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Nine dishes filled the table completely, but some extra ingredients were put into the refrigerator.
Xia Mi placed a chicken leg on Panpan's plate as she ate her rice with her head down, and asked cheerfully, "How is it? Isn't the food that your brother Lu and I made delicious?"
"Delicious!" Panpan nodded.
Having received her affirmation, Xia Mi said triumphantly, "If it's delicious, eat more!"
Lu Mingfei glanced at Xia Mi, sensing that she was being a little smug. While she did contribute to the dish, she certainly didn't do much in the most crucial part: its preparation.
However, since the other person was bragging in front of the child, he didn't argue or refute him. Exposing Xia Mi's "lie" at this moment would not do him any good.
After lunch, Xia Mi went back to take a nap, but said she would come to teach Panpan in the afternoon.
Lu Mingfei also went to take a nap, while the system continued to analyze the alchemy matrix without shutting down.
With the previous "Advanced Guide to Alchemy Summary" as a foundation, the analysis speed of the Alchemy Matrix is quite fast.
So when Lu Mingfei finished his afternoon nap, the system was already preparing to get started with a simple alchemy matrix.
After Xia Mi woke up, she came over and knocked on the door to keep Panpan company while she studied.
The system went into the study, locked the door, and began alchemy.
Other alchemical matrix characteristics are still being analyzed, but regarding the inscription of incantations, it's almost done, because the proficiency with "Incantation: Emperor" is high enough.
"Word of Power: Emperor" requires sound as a medium. Theoretically, recording the dragon script chanted by the caster on a phonograph could achieve the same effect, but in practice, the effect would be greatly reduced.
Without the circulation of bloodlines as a foundation, the dragon runes recorded by the phonograph are merely sounds, allowing hybrids to see the runes but not the might of the ancient dragon emperor.
However, using alchemical inscriptions to create a matrix before speaking is different; the alchemical matrix can reproduce the "Emperor's" imperial majesty to the greatest extent possible...
However, there is still a problem: Lu Mingfei does not have the corresponding alchemical materials.
Since it's about replicating the caster's incantation to the greatest extent possible, dragon blood is definitely required as a foundation. But Lu Mingfei doesn't have dragon blood, and he's not even a hybrid...
We haven't even taken the Dragon Blood Resource System that Panpan might bring yet. Although we're using Panpan as a tool, we still have to give her the treatment she deserves.
Asking about dragon blood before cultivating a relationship is different from cultivating a relationship first and then asking about dragon blood when encountering difficulties.
However, the system didn't care about all that and just did it anyway. What if it could give Lu Mingfei's characteristics to the Alchemy Matrix?
Chapter 70 He Learned Real Alchemy
Music boxes first appeared more than two hundred years ago. In 1796, the Swiss Antoine Fabre developed a cylindrical music box, which is the oldest music box in the world.
The metal parts of a music box can be customized or require skilled craftsmen to complete, but in the hands of the system, under the scorching heat of the Samadhi Fire, alchemical materials are arbitrarily molded into the shape he needs.
After the music box parts were completed, the alchemical matrix began to be engraved.
"Praise the awakening of our king. Destruction is rebirth!"
With a calm expression, Lu Mingfei spoke, and the emperor's will, along with his voice, swept into every corner of the study.
The silver music box with shimmering gilded patterns is exquisite, and the gold patterns, like the unfolding branches of flowers, give the music box a dreamy, hazy quality.
It doesn't look like a cheap product mass-produced in a factory; it looks more like a priceless treasure described in words...
……
"boom!"
The wine glass in his hand was crushed, but the young and handsome man remained expressionless.
The mere sight of a wine glass couldn't hurt him; what caused his emotional turmoil was Lu Mingfei, who was still in the study.
The sound of the wine glass shattering jolted the three women awake.
Something big seems to have happened!
This morning, Potato Chips delivered an advanced alchemy manual to Lu Mingfei, and in less than ten hours, the boss has become like this.
Lu Mingfei's ordinary success wouldn't have caused such a strong emotional reaction from the boss. Lu Mingfei's common failure wouldn't have elicited such a reaction from the boss either.
Clearly, Lu Mingfei had done something earth-shattering again, leaving even the boss dumbfounded.
The three women exchanged glances, seemingly discussing who should ask what was going on.
Before the three women could ask any questions, the handsome young man calmly wiped the remaining red wine from his hands with a towel and said expressionlessly, "Surprisingly, he actually learned alchemy."
The three women stared at each other, none of them being alchemists, so they didn't know what this "real alchemy" meant.
But they could tell that Lu Mingfei had clearly taken alchemy to a whole new level.
"Alchemy, in a broad sense, refers to turning base metals into gold; its main goal is to transform base metals into precious metals, especially gold. Later, different areas of research developed, such as..."
After Zero finished explaining the general situation of human alchemy and dragon alchemy, he asked the handsome young man, "So Lu Mingfei, can turn lead into gold?"
The essence of alchemy is not an equivalent exchange.
Whether among humans or dragons, alchemy is about moving things from a lower level to a higher level, like turning sand into a chip.
The handsome man remained silent, thinking he should have a cigar so that his worries would dissipate with the smoke.
But his deep sorrow prevented him from having any desire to smoke a cigar.
Seeing that her boss remained silent, Su Enxi didn't ask about Lu Mingfei's current situation, but instead asked, "What should we do next?"
"Next?" The handsome man's lips twitched slightly, as if he had outsmarted everyone but they had taken a roundabout route.
Moreover, given Lu Mingfei's rapid development, things change every thirty years.
Some of them are multiplied by ten, right?
No one could be more extraordinary than this.
Some people seem to be born to do this kind of thing, easily accomplishing what others can't do in a lifetime.
The saying "When fortune smiles, heaven and earth lend their strength; when fortune turns, even heroes are powerless" doesn't apply to Lu Mingfei at all. It's as if he is simply luck, with good fortune following him wherever he goes.
Or rather, with his abilities, he doesn't need luck at all...
Su Enxi didn't look at her boss, but her eyes darted around. It wasn't that she wanted to become a traitorous ninja, but mainly she was considering her boss's situation.
It is certainly commendable that Lu Mingfei has been able to grow up on his own, after all, their goal was to help Lu Mingfei grow.
But as the saying goes, "your position determines your perspective," and they're on the boss's side. They're not children anymore; they understand the principle of following whoever's job you're on.
What if Lu Mingfei's independent growth doesn't align with the boss's interests? The saying goes, "It's fine to make the pie bigger, but I have to get a slice..."
The handsome guy also felt that he was in a dilemma. Fortunately, Su Enxi and the others made a move to contact Lu Mingfei in advance, otherwise he would not have had a suitable opportunity to intervene.
Mai Shude remembered her previous suggestion and said, "How about we have Lu Mingfei kill a dragon king to test the waters?"
This time, the handsome guy didn't refuse outright. Instead, he thought for a moment and said, "Apart from the one next to him, the others aren't easy to bring over... But if he goes there on his own initiative, then there might be..."
As he was talking, the handsome man suddenly remembered something, opened his palm, and flipped it open casually. As if by magic, a book appeared in his hand.
The book was not new; it was made of dark parchment, but inlaid with some mysterious dark gold patterns belonging to alchemy.
Clearly, this wasn't something the handsome guy made up on the spot, but rather something he extracted from a certain memory.
"The Origins of Alchemy?" Zero read the ancient English on the cover aloud in a low voice, seemingly a little puzzled.
"Zero, do you know this book?" Mai Shude asked quickly.
She couldn't read the words because the English in the book wasn't modern English. She could only determine, based on her first impression, that it was a book about alchemy.
Unlike Chinese characters, English is different. If you take out Chinese characters from one or two thousand years ago, modern Chinese people might still be able to recognize some of the ancient characters.
But English is not an option; the interoperability is extremely low.
"I don't know." Zero shook her head honestly; she only knew some Old English characters.
"What kind of book is this?" Su Enxi asked the shopkeeper who conjured the book.
"The essential path to advancing from advanced alchemy to master alchemy cannot be achieved without this book..."
The handsome man clearly wanted to emphasize the importance of the book, saying that without it, one would not be able to even begin to grasp the basics of top-level alchemy.
However, considering Lu Mingfei's mysterious and unpredictable abilities, he swallowed his words. What if Lu Mingfei really could do it? This wasn't the first time Lu Mingfei had acted unpredictably.
“This book will open a door to a new world for my brother,” he said. “Isn’t my brother short of people? Let’s send him a batch.”
Su Enxi, who was in charge of logistics, shook her head: "He is probably quite picky about manpower. He needs to consider factors such as mixed-race individuals and loyalty."
It seemed that it was easy to get close to Lu Mingfei; Chu Zihang, Xia Mi, and Panpan all went directly to his side.
However, Chu Zihang and Xia Mi were quite familiar with him, and his character was widely praised at Shilan Middle School. When Panpan joined, she was still a child whose values were not yet fully developed, but she had never done anything wrong.
More importantly, there are fewer people, so many things can be discussed slowly.
It won't work if there are too many people.
Now that Chu Zihang and Xia Mi have a sufficient understanding of this world, they can start working for their boss.
"Loyalty isn't an issue as long as your brother gives you enough." The handsome man shook his head: "If you were sentenced to death, or even if your dear brothers and sisters were sentenced to death, would anyone be able to save you, or even save your brothers and sisters?"
"Oh~"
At this point, Su Enxi and Ling immediately understood and looked at Jiu De Mai.
Mai Shude looked at the two people staring at her, puzzled, and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
But then she realized something and widened her eyes, asking, "Isn't that a bad idea? Lu Mingfei... is a pure Chinese."
The handsome guy stroked his chin and said, "So it's even easier to find out what's on your brother's mind."
Chapter 71 Dragon Pattern Alchemy Book
The exquisite music box emitted rhythmic sounds, and the emperor's will spread with the sounds to every corner they reached.
Lu Mingfei calmly picked at his ear.
He couldn't discern how much of the Emperor's power remained in the alchemical music box, because the Emperor had no effect on him...
However, the sound produced by the music box does have a certain charm.
"Hmm, we need to find someone to test the effect, right? Who should we ask? But it's not good to just pull it out directly." Lu Mingfei asked the system.
[...It's normal to find other treasures while searching for Panpan's dragon blood resource...]
Of course, the system readily shifted the blame to Panpan, seeing it as a waste that she wouldn't take the blame when she could.
[…Panpan has already grasped the basics of alchemy; we can subtly guide her to ask for more advanced alchemical materials…]