A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 136 Did I run into a gay guy? Are they talking about pork knuckle here?

"Thank you, senior!" In the video classroom, through the specially constructed network in Kassel, Xia Mi, in a lively and sweet voice, thanked Fingel via the transoceanic video.

In order to drive away 'Huang Tao' and rescue her brother, Xia Mi plans to make contact with Nicholas, the top alchemist in the human camp.

This was used to inquire about some alchemical questions concerning the soul.

While Xia Mi possessed the pride of a dragon king, believing that the wisdom of dragons could easily solve most problems, she was also one of the eight kings who valued human wisdom the most.

Learning from others' experiences can be beneficial; by drawing parallels and applying the same principles, we might just have a flash of inspiration and find a way to get rid of 'Huang Tao'.

Therefore, Xia Mi began to stand out after entering her senior year of high school, demonstrating extremely high talent in alchemy.

The preparatory class was very excited and reported it to the Kassel headquarters. After reviewing it, the relevant alchemy professors all agreed that Xia Mi was exceptionally talented.

He may even very well inherit the hereditary title of Master Alchemist from Vice Principal Nicholas Naframel.

Therefore, Nicholas specially sent his student Fingel to meet his junior sister remotely to see if she could be his successor.

If Fingel were still a reader, he certainly wouldn't have wanted to waste time and would still have preferred to spend time in the library. But after becoming a Guardian of Knowledge, he became passionate about sharing knowledge.

He readily accepted the task and began discussing alchemy with Xia Mi via remote video.

However, in Xia Mi's view, what Fingel was talking about was some superficial and meaningless alchemical knowledge.

It's a complete waste of time. In order to maintain her image as an 'alchemy genius,' Xia Mi pretended to be enthusiastic and actively discussed things. Now, she finally expressed her gratitude from the bottom of her heart, and she was eager to end the discussion as soon as possible.

Fingel was also aware of the situation: "Junior sister, please don't say that. Your talent in alchemy is beyond the realm of common sense."

"There are many questions that I find difficult to answer. Even my teacher Nicholas, at your age, probably didn't have as many or as profound insights into alchemy."

"I hope to see my junior sister at the academy soon." The implication was that there was nothing more to discuss later; she should just enroll and become Nicholas's apprentice as soon as possible.

Xia Mi's alchemical skills did indeed shock Fingel, but what left Fingel speechless was that the Guardian Potion was not digested at all!
It's worth noting that Fingel was able to digest the potion when he shared his German sausage recipe with Lu Mingfei, but when he talked to Xia Mi about so much professional alchemy knowledge, he couldn't digest it at all.

This means that Xia Mi already possessed the knowledge he shared, so it cannot be considered inheritance, let alone protection.

Based on the feedback from the potion, Fingel understood that Xia Mi's alchemy was far superior to his own, and that further discussion would only lead to humiliation.

Xia Mi had no idea that Fingel had such a cheat code.
She was still foolishly and sweetly pretending: "No, no, no, there are still many things I don't understand, and I need my senior brother to give me more guidance."

"..." Is this junior sister addicted to acting?

Finger has moved past the phase of idling and letting himself go. In his previous decadent state, he wouldn't have minded wasting time acting alongside his junior sister and vying for the Best Actor award.

That won't work now, but there is hope for reviving EVA.

Instead of scheming against my junior sister here, I should seize the opportunity to go back and share my knowledge with Lu Mingfei, or use that knowledge to create talismans to speed up the digestion of the potion.

Without a word, Fingel simply nodded, clicked the "X" in the upper right corner, and ended the call. This caused Xia Mi, who was smiling on the other end, to freeze, staring at the black screen in front of her, speechless for a long time.

Holy crap, did I run into a gay guy?

Unaware of Xia Mi's inner thoughts, Fingel quickened his pace back to the dormitory, ready to share his culinary knowledge about German pork knuckle with Lu Mingfei again.

He also sent a text message to Nicholas, saying that Xia Mi, a senior high school girl in the preparatory class in the capital, was exceptionally talented, far surpassing him.

Those who are family know their own situation. Nicholas had long wanted to pass on the title of Flamel, and when he took Fingel as his student, he already regarded Fingel as his successor.

Unfortunately, after the Greenland ice sea incident, Fingel wasted several years and his alchemical skills did not improve, making him clearly unable to take on this heavy responsibility.

Now that Nicholas sees Fingel's progress, he signals to Fingel to continue his studies so he can take over the business. However, Fingel has never focused on alchemy; he only hopes to revive his lover using ancient mysticism.

If he could have a junior sister, his teacher would have a successor, and he wouldn't be limited to alchemy—a win-win-win situation.

Ignoring Nicholas's reply to the text message, Fingel returned to his dorm and immediately offered to treat everyone: "Mingfei, let's go! Tonight, I'll treat you to a meal of our German-style pork knuckle at the cafeteria."

As usual, Lu Mingfei didn't rush over with tears of gratitude and say things like, "Thank you so much, senior brother. I have no way to repay your kindness but to offer myself in marriage."

Instead, he seemed both guilty and expectant, cautiously making a request: "Senior Brother Fingel, could you... could you help me?"

"The principal gave me a task: to go out and find something with a few senior students. The principal also allowed us to each invite an assistant. I would like to ask you, senior student, to be my assistant."

Finger outwardly didn't mind and pulled out a chair to sit down, but inwardly he wondered what Angers was up to.

"What mission?"

Seeing that his academically gifted senior did not immediately refuse, Lu Mingfei became enthusiastic again, fawning over him as he picked up a can of cola and some snacks and placed them in front of Fingel. Lu Mingfei then massaged Fingel's shoulders, saying, "It's just a mural."

"It's about a post by someone with the ID 'Crown Prince'..."

"Kacha."

As if Lu Mingfei had hit a sore spot, Fingel suddenly stood up with a jerk, the chair sliding backward and scraping against the floor, bumping into Lu Mingfei, who secretly cried out in pain.

"Who did you say posted this? The 'Crown Prince'?"

Lu Mingfei, ignoring the need to rub his knees, hurriedly nodded frantically like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, that's what the principal said."

Don't think that Lu Mingfei is clueless. Having lived with his uncle and aunt since childhood, Lu Mingfei has developed a keen eye for atmosphere and can tell that Fingel's current state is not right.

Just like hearing the name of a certain enemy, Fingel, who was usually carefree and playful, was now exuding a terrifying murderous aura.

Ling Lumingfei didn't dare to ask any more questions and could only obediently answer whatever was asked, cooperating completely.

Although he didn't understand why his senior brother Fingel attached so much importance to the 'Prince', he still recounted Principal Angers' mission in its entirety.

It included details such as Caesar possibly inviting Chen Motong to be his assistant, and Chu Zihang possibly inviting Su Xi to be his assistant; it was a very complete account.

"Senior brother? Senior brother Fingel?"

Forcibly suppressing his anger towards the 'Crown Prince' and gradually calming down, Fingel frightened Lu Mingfei even more. He called out to Fingel several times, but to no avail.

Fingel quickly considered whether there was a problem here.

Is it really just a coincidence?

Caesar invited Chen Motong, Chu Zihang invited Su Xi, and Lu Mingfei invited himself. If we examine the details of their daily lives, everything is normal and logical.

But it's still too much of a coincidence, so coincidental that it seems off!
All the members of the old church who had infiltrated Kassel were assigned to this mission, which made Fingel think twice.

Was this the work of that 'Crown Prince'?

Is there still someone using the name of the "Crown Prince" for ulterior motives?
Regardless, since the 'Crown Prince' is involved, Fingel is determined to see for himself: "When to assemble? When to depart?"

"Um, meet at the school gate at 7 PM tonight."

Fingel glanced at the time, a sense of unease creeping into his heart: "Come on, your senior brother will accompany you on this mission."

"Huh? It's only six o'clock in the evening, there's still an hour left."

"Let's go to the cafeteria and eat pork knuckle first. I'll tell you how to make German-style pork knuckle while I'm at it."

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"Senior, is this the time to discuss German-style pork knuckle?!"

(End of this chapter)