Chapter 298: Old Tang Became a Disciple, and the "King" Made Alchemy Armor
In a certain room deep inside the Gaotingen family clan.
The old patriarch sat up from the large recliner with a blank look on his face. He didn't even have time to pay attention to his granddaughter who was still sleeping on the chair not far away. He raised his hands tremblingly and clenched them into fists. He had been doing this for several years. The feeling of weakness disappeared, replaced by a long-lost healthy body and abundant strength.
I don't even know if it's an illusion that he's been weak for too long, but the old patriarch always feels that his body is in better shape now than before his bones were metalized.
"You...you really eliminated the metallization of my bones?" The old patriarch looked at Lu Mingfei with wide eyes.
When the metallization of his body was not that severe, he had already approached Master Flamel to ask if there was a way to cure him, but even the strongest alchemist in Europe said he was powerless.
Therefore, although he had never shown resistance to treatment before, and could even be said to have actively cooperated, the old patriarch did not really believe that Lu Mingfei could cure him. He just felt that instead of lying down and waiting for death, it was better to give it a try.
Now it seems that the freshman student in front of him is probably no less accomplished in some aspects of alchemy than that tutor Flamel.
"Eliminate?" Lu Mingfei shook his head, "Strictly speaking, it has not been eliminated."
"Is it just that the disease is under control?" the old patriarch nodded, "it is already very serious. Even if it cannot be cured, as long as it does not have a big impact on the body, it is no different from being eliminated..."
"To be precise, I helped you metallize the bone." Lu Mingfei said.
"Completed?" The old patriarch was confused.
"Well, it's almost equivalent to the state you originally envisioned, letting alchemical metals replace human bones to gain stronger strength." Lu Mingfei said.
Anyway, they were repaired with the regeneration cradle. Lu Mingfei set up a program so that when the regeneration cradle was running, it would transfer all the metallization in the old patriarch's body to the bones, replace all the bones in the body, and help him complete the bone metal. Transformation can also be regarded as making the efforts of the elderly not in vain.
In fact, with the current technological level of the Regeneration Cradle, he could completely help the old patriarch transform his muscles, turning them into a mixture of metal and flesh and blood tissue, which could greatly increase strength and explosive power. However, this would be a bit too shocking. That's why he only helped the old patriarch transform his skeleton.
"It's...finished? But isn't that the technology of the King of Bronze and Fire? Have you studied this technology before?" The old patriarch didn't know what expression to use to express his feelings.
"No, I have never seen this technology, but I heard Charlotte mention it to me before," Lu Mingfei said, "I used some other methods to make your bone metallization controllable. "
Old patriarch:...
Taking back his previous thoughts, he now felt that the young boy in front of him might have surpassed Master Flamel in most aspects of alchemy.
"By the way, although the metallization of bones has been controlled, there will still be some side effects when bones are replaced with alchemical metals," Lu Mingfei said, "You'd better eat more food rich in metal ions in the future, and Eat more calcium tablets, otherwise you won’t be able to keep up with your nutrition, which may lead to osteoporosis.”
"You mean, not only have my bones been replaced with alchemical metal, but they can also be metabolized like normal bones?" The old patriarch instantly realized that Lu Mingfei wanted him to take more calcium.
Lu Mingfei nodded: "Of course, if the bones are only converted into alchemical metals and not participate in metabolism like normal bones, then even if there is no rejection reaction, there is nothing we can do if we are injured in battle one day. Recover?"
What scale of battle can damage bones made of alchemical metal? The corners of the old patriarch's eyes twitched.
"Thank you for your help, Mr. Lu Mingfei," the old patriarch said sternly, "The entire Gaotingen family owes you a favor. Whatever you need, we will try our best to provide it."
"Uh... As I said before, all I need is some Philosopher's Stone," Lu Mingfei scratched his hair and subconsciously glanced in Charlotte's direction, "But... to be honest, I do have a problem. Please give me love."
"Oh?" The old patriarch's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously glanced at Charlotte, who was not awake yet, not far away, and then looked at Lu Mingfei, "But it doesn't matter!"
"Can you sell me the bone metallization technology you got from the King of Bronze and Fire?" Lu Mingfei asked.
The old patriarch was stunned for a moment, and two questions appeared in his eyes - you want bone metal, why did you just look at my granddaughter?
Lu Mingfei didn't know what the old patriarch was wondering about, and thought he was just hesitating. As for the fact that he seemed to have glanced at Charlotte secretly just now... this meant that the old patriarch had misunderstood. He had just glanced at the original The location of the regeneration cradle.
When the regeneration cradle was repairing the old patriarch, Lu Mingfei looked at the scanned parameters and was surprised to find that the extra alchemical metals in the old patriarch's body due to the loss of control of bone metallization technology actually had a high affinity with biological molecules. Harmony, and because of this, will continue to corrode the body and spread.
In other words, this kind of alchemical metal is very suitable for combining with biological tissues. If they can get this technology and study the properties of this alchemical metal with Dr. Zhao, they can definitely improve the technology of regenerative cradle to another level. , one step closer to Transformers.
As for why he didn't ask Norton... Lu Mingfei had already asked Norton about the bone metalization technology before he came. According to Norton, the old patriarch's path had obviously gone astray, and it would be strange if he didn't die.
In other words, this alchemical metal that is quite compatible with biomolecules should be a product accidentally created by the old patriarch during his groping research.
"The technology of turning bone into metal," the old patriarch hesitated, "I have been researching it for so many years, but not only was it ineffective, but it almost killed me. Since Mr. Lu needs it, just take it. If you can get it, Turning it into a controllable technology can be regarded as fulfilling one of my wishes."
Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up, and he suddenly felt that the old patriarch was becoming more and more amiable - he was indeed an old man, he was indeed upright and generous!
"As for the reward for treatment, although Mr. Lu is very upright and only needs a few Philosopher's Stones, if word spreads, it will inevitably make people think that the Gaotingen family is stingy. They only use a few Philosopher's Stones in return for saving the patriarch." ..." The old patriarch muttered.
Lu Mingfei blinked, thinking that he was indeed from a family of alchemists. They were extremely rich. It was the first time he met him and he even offered to pay more for medical treatment.
"Well, I heard from Charlotte, the child, that there is an attendant and assistant who came with you, right?" the old patriarch said, "Is your attendant a student of the academy? He also studied alchemy. Technique?"
Lu Mingfei nodded: "Well... he is my friend, his name is Ronald Tang. He just entered school not long ago. He probably knows a little about alchemy, but not much. He mainly serves as a helper."
This is not a lie. Norton is the one who understands alchemy. Old Tang is indeed a second-hand in this area, which means he is a good hand when drawing the alchemical matrix.
"That's it," the old patriarch nodded, "If Mr. Lu doesn't object, I want to accept him as a disciple, what do you think?"
"You accept Old Tang as your disciple?" Lu Mingfei was a little surprised.
The old patriarch smiled and nodded: "That friend of yours is also from the college. In this way, I have more contact with the college."
Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, then realized immediately - the dignified school director naturally does not need to accept a student from Cassel College to "deepen ties" with the college. The subtext of the old patriarch's words is actually that, with him The Gaotingen family's relationship with Old Tang as master and disciple was equivalent to standing on the same front with him, a bit like forming an alliance.
It's just that other people's alliances are all about marriage. At first glance, it seems a bit strange to form an alliance here to recruit disciples.
But it’s normal to think about it. Other families form marriage alliances because they have many collateral descendants. It doesn’t matter if they marry off a few. The Gaotingen family only has Charlotte, so they can’t marry off their only heir just to form an alliance.
After figuring this out, Lu Mingfei nodded decisively: "No problem, from now on, you will be his master."
"But do you still want to ask your friend's opinion?" the old patriarch asked.
"No," Lu Mingfei waved his hand and said firmly, "I agreed on his behalf!"
Seeing that Lu Mingfei was so confident, the old patriarch didn't know what to say and just nodded.
Lu Mingfei's guess was correct. The old patriarch accepted Old Tang as his disciple because he hoped to form an alliance with Lu Mingfei in another form. In fact, generally speaking, he should have accepted Lu Mingfei as his disciple, so that the relationship would be closer. , but after comparing the alchemy gap between the two sides, the old patriarch felt that it was enough to accept Lu Mingfei as his disciple.
So he could only settle for the next best thing and accept the old Tang brought by Lu Mingfei as his disciple. Being able to serve as an assistant to someone like Lu Mingfei, it seems that Ronald Tang's talent should not be bad. The old patriarch thought.
"Well..." Charlotte seemed to be disturbed by Lu Mingfei's voice, and she opened her eyes in confusion - she hadn't slept for nearly nineteen hours, and now she only squinted for a while, and she still hadn't recovered.
After a few seconds, Charlotte's eyes fell on her grandfather who was standing up. She suddenly woke up and screamed in surprise: "Grandpa! Are you okay?!"
Almost at the same time as screaming, Charlotte jumped up from the chair. Without caring about the so-called aristocratic image, she ran all the way to her grandfather. She wanted to throw herself into his arms, but she was worried that her grandfather had just recovered from a serious illness. Still very weak, he just stood in front of his grandfather with red eyes.
"Haha... It's okay, Grandpa is okay," the old patriarch reached out and patted Charlotte on the head, "Charlotte, good child, I have worked hard for you these years..."
"Grandpa, that's great, Grandpa...Grandpa..." Charlotte's nose was sore and she bit her lips hard, but tears still flowed down uncontrollably.
"It's okay, kid, it's okay..." the old patriarch comforted Charlotte.
Lu Mingfei took out the tissue he had brought with him and handed it to Charlotte - most mixed-race people were aristocratic and liked to wear silk handkerchiefs to look elegant, but Lu Mingfei felt that tissue paper was more practical and cleaner.
Charlotte looked down at the tissue handed by Lu Mingfei, then looked up at Lu Mingfei with tearful eyes.
Then he rushed over and hugged Lu Mingfei, burying his head on his chest: "Thank you, Lu Mingfei..."
In front of Grandpa Charlotte, Lu Mingfei immediately raised his hands to express his innocence.
Feeling the moist warmth spreading from the tears as the girl buried her head in his chest, Lu Mingfei looked down at Charlotte's blond hair and couldn't help but blink--
Girl, you are repaying kindness with hatred.
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The next morning, Lu Mingfei got up from his bed.
Probably because she didn't get enough rest, yesterday Charlotte fell asleep crying in his arms. Lu Mingfei originally wanted Charlotte's grandfather to take her back to the room to sleep, but the old patriarch Helplessly waving his hands to indicate that he might not be able to muster the strength now because he had just been cured, he asked Lu Mingfei to help carry Charlotte out and handed her to her maid to take her back to her room to rest.
So Lu Mingfei had no choice but to take Charlotte out with full of doubts - it didn't make sense. According to the repair ability of the regeneration cradle, the old patriarch should have been in the best condition when he woke up.
Unable to figure out this problem, Lu Mingfei could only attribute it to physical differences, or maybe the effect of the anesthetic had not completely worn off.
After all, the old patriarch is not a tough guy like Fury who endured the entire treatment process without anesthetic. In order to prevent the old patriarch from waking up early during the repair process, Lu Mingfei even slightly increased the dose of anesthetic. It is not impossible that some of the medicinal effects may still remain afterward.
Lu Mingfei got up from his bed, went out, said hello to the maid who bowed to him, then walked to another guest room, stretched out his hand and slammed the door: "Old Tang, get up! Don't sleep! This is Why are you still sleeping? I have something to ask you!"
After banging on the door for a long time, there was no response from inside. Lu Mingfei put his ear against the door, and a slight snore came from inside.
Lu Mingfei's face darkened.
"Miss, can I borrow your hairpin?" Lu Mingfei turned to the maid and asked.
The maid was a little confused, but she still quickly took off a slender hairpin from her head.
Lu Mingfei took the hairpin, poked it into the keyhole, and the locked door opened with a click.
"Thank you." Lu Mingfei returned the hairpin to the surprised maid, strode into Old Tang's room, and raised his hand, a large piece of ice mist crawled into Old Tang's bed as if it was alive.
"Ouch——"
Earth-shattering screams resounded throughout half of the Gaotinggen tribe.
…
On the way to the hall, Old Tang shrank his neck with a look of resentment on his face: "I just stayed in bed for a while. Brother Fei, why don't you use ice to wake me up?"
"You slept until ten o'clock in the morning, and it's already the agreed time to accept a disciple. I can't keep your master waiting," Lu Mingfei said.
"When is the time to accept a disciple? Master?" Old Tang was confused, "Brother Fei, why can't I understand what you are talking about?"
"Oh, I helped you recognize a master, who is the clan leader here." Lu Mingfei said.
"What?!" Old Tang's eyes widened, "Brother Fei, why don't you ask me for my opinion? The Chinese say that once you are a teacher, you will always be a father. Becoming a teacher is something you should be very cautious about. How can you decide casually? …”
"He is the director of Kassel College and comes from a family of alchemists. His family's assets should be among the top ten in Europe." Lu Mingfei said.
"Brother Fei, where is my master? Let's go see him quickly and don't keep him waiting." Old Tang held his head high and his chest high, with a serious look on his face. ‘
Lu Mingfei:......
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The main hall of the Gottingen family.
When Lu Mingfei and Old Tang came in, Charlotte and the old patriarch were already waiting for them.
Seeing Lu Mingfei and Old Tang come in, the old patriarch greeted them enthusiastically. Charlotte followed behind her grandfather, with elegant steps and dignified manners, but she was a little afraid to look at Lu Mingfei.
She was probably feeling guilty for soiling my clothes yesterday. Lu Mingfei glanced at Charlotte and complained in his heart.
"Master!" Old Tang was the first to speak, and before the old patriarch could speak, he rushed towards the old patriarch, startling the old patriarch who came to greet him.
When he got close to the old patriarch, Old Tang bent his knees and knelt silkily on the red carpet. He slid in front of the old patriarch as smoothly as a piece of yellow fish in a hot pot.
"Master! Please bow to me, disciple!" Old Tang raised his hands in the air and then bowed to the ground.
The old patriarch was at a loss.
"Ahem," Lu Mingfei coughed twice and explained, "This is the Chinese apprenticeship etiquette."
The old patriarch lowered his head and looked at Old Tang, who had a flattering look on his face, with "Master, please give me a red envelope" and "Master, please give me some greeting gifts" written all over his face. Then he looked at Lu Mingfei, who couldn't help covering his face and turning his head. He suddenly stopped to himself. The disciple's decision felt a little doubtful.
In Old Tang's conscious space, Norton was allowed to obtain external information. Witnessing all this, Norton's eyes widened and he roared loudly.
…
The apprenticeship ceremony between Old Tang and the old patriarch went very smoothly, and could even be said to be a bit impatient - mainly referring to Old Tang.
After the apprenticeship ceremony was over, the old patriarch mysteriously pulled Lu Mingfei towards another room.
"Clan leader, is there anything else?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously.
"Besides the Philosopher's Stone and the recruitment of disciples, I have one last piece of medical money to give you." The old patriarch stopped in front of a door and turned the switch. After a moment, the stone door slowly opened, "It's right here. .”
Lu Mingfei looked up and saw that the stone door was empty except for a mighty full-body armor in the middle. It was made of dark silver metal and inlaid with a large number of fluorescent gems. The helmet part extended into and out of the crown-like spines on the top of the head, faintly Silver light flows down from the crown.
"This is..." Lu Mingfei was puzzled.
"The most powerful weapon of the Gaotingen family, the leader of the kingdom's knights," the old patriarch took a deep breath, "the alchemy armor - the king."