Chapter 342 I Am Your Savior Whom You Have Never Met!
In the Asgard Treasure House.
Lu Mingfei held the Silver Oak Sword, and the power of the Eternal Fire completely disappeared from the sword, and the red sword returned to its original silver-white color with a little crimson luster.
But a moment later, another flame rose from the sword - different from the power of the Eternal Fire before, this flame came from the soul sleeping in the sword.
As Lu Mingfei held the sword horizontally, the flame burning on the Silver Oak Sword broke away from it and turned into a lifelike fire man in front of Lu Mingfei - or from another perspective, he was indeed alive, but he had no entity.
"You are..." The fire man looked around first, and then looked at Lu Mingfei, like a child who had just woken up and saw a stranger breaking into his home.
Although he could not see the pupils and whites of the eyes like humans, and could only barely see the shape and outline of the eyes, but Lu Mingfei seemed to be able to read a pure confusion in the eyes of this fire man.
Lu Mingfei was also confused - is this the look that the King of Bronze and Fire should have?
Isn't it said that the Bronze and Fire King is the most tyrannical of the four monarchs? Although the twins' personalities are definitely not exactly the same, they can't be so different, right?
He has indeed seen his brother Norton's temper. Although he had previously speculated that Constantine might be a little gentler than Norton, it can't be considered gentle now, right?
This look looks like a kidnapped child!
"Who are you?" Constantine asked again, politely like a high school student asking for directions on the street.
Lu Mingfei's brain was working fast - he was analyzing whether the Constantine in front of him was really not very smart, or was too smart to react to the situation just after waking up, and disguised himself as the not-so-smart one now.
Lu Mingfei felt that it was most likely the latter. After all, the higher the bloodline of the dragon, the less willing to think, especially a dragon king.
And taking a step back, even if Constantine, as the king of alchemy, is indeed an outlier among the dragon kings who likes to think, then with his wisdom, combined with the powerful strength of him and Norton, and the advantage of weapons brought by alchemy, how could he lose twice in a row to Huangdi and Liu Xiu?
So after a brief balance, Lu Mingfei did not answer Constantine, but asked him: "Constantine, do you remember what happened?"
"Happened..." Constantine was stunned for a moment, thinking, "I can't remember clearly, I seem to have come out of the egg, and then fought, and then was... killed?"
At this point, Constantine looked at Lu Mingfei with a clearer look: "I seem to have fought with you, and then you killed me."
"Yes," Lu Mingfei nodded calmly, "I had to use this method to save you at the time."
"Save me?" Constantine was a little confused.
"Yeah, have you forgotten? You came out of the egg before you fully recovered, and your body was in a state of collapse at any time, and you certainly didn't have time to make a new egg in your state at that time," Lu Mingfei said, "Once your body collapses and there is no new egg to revive, you will die completely, right?"
Constantine nodded - even the Dragon King would die without eggs and body. Although the spiritual power would remain in the remains, the consciousness would not be revived.
"And I used a special method to destroy your body, but kept your soul in my sword," Lu Mingfei said, "You see, although you have no entity now, your consciousness is completely awake, which is actually no different from being alive, right?"
Constantine thought for a moment, nodded, and said to Lu Mingfei seriously: "I understand, thank you."
Hiss... Why do I feel a little guilty for fooling a child who is ignorant of the world?
Lu Mingfei blinked: "You're welcome. Your brother and I are good friends, so I naturally want to save you."
"You know my brother? Do you know where he is?" Constantine was instantly excited, and the appearance of the original fire man even began to fluctuate violently.
"He's fine, I can take you to see him soon," Lu Mingfei said, "But you have to be mentally prepared. Something went wrong when he came out of the egg. He lost his memory and lived among humans for many years. He thought of himself as a hybrid. He has not recovered his memory so far. No matter how he stimulated it, it was useless."
Constantine was stunned for a moment-even with his knowledge reserve, he had never seen a similar situation. Although it was normal to have a short-term amnesia when he just came out of the egg, it was strange that he couldn't recover at all.
"I have been looking for a way to recover him, and by the way, I am also looking for a way to revive you," Lu Mingfei said, "Although I saved your soul before, you have been sleeping, and it was not until now that I found a way to wake you up."
As he spoke, Lu Mingfei secretly mobilized the eternal fire in the sword, allowing Constantine to feel the power of it.
Constantine was indeed attracted, showing an expression of a person who encountered a difficult test: "This is... a very strong fire, and it is beyond my control... This power of rebirth, no wonder I can wake up..."
After a long time, Constantine returned to normal and looked at Lu Mingfei: "I understand, thank you for saving me, and you paid such a high price."
Without waiting for Lu Mingfei to say anything, Constantine suddenly leaned over and bowed to Lu Mingfei, his movements were solemn and strict, as if he was an ancient person who suddenly traveled through time: "My benefactor, please accept my bow."
Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment before he realized that although this person was a dragon, he also fought for the throne in the Central Plains in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. It seemed normal for him to know some ancient etiquette.
"You're welcome," Lu Mingfei said, "but due to some special reasons, I can't take you to see your brother right now. You may have to wait for a while."
Constantine showed a hesitant expression, and nodded after a long time. His expression was like a primary school student who sat alone in the classroom on a rainy day when his parents didn't come to pick him up after school.
"And you can't get out of this sword for the time being," Lu Mingfei said, "Before finding a way to make your soul exist alone, or helping you find a new body that can be used, you can only be wronged to stay in it for the time being."
"It's okay," Constantine shook his head, "I'm used to this feeling, it's similar to the cocooning, and it's even more comfortable."
Lu Mingfei nodded: "Now I have something to do, you go back to the sword to rest first, and when everything is done, I will take you to find your brother immediately."
"Thank you for your hard work." Constantine looked at Lu Mingfei with gratitude, and even used honorifics.
Immediately, Constantine turned into a ball of fire and surged back into the sword.
Blocking Constantine's perception of the outside world, Lu Mingfei silently observed Constantine in the sword for a long time, and confirmed that he entered a state similar to half-sleep and half-wake after returning to the sword.
He certainly couldn't let Constantine know that he could come to this universe. As for getting alchemy from Constantine, he would wait until he returned to his own world.
When Lu Mingfei shifted his attention from the sword, a not-so-bright light emerged, and Odin almost walked out of the light with the Spear of Eternity as a crutch.
"God Odin, you are here?" Lu Mingfei retracted the sword and said, "I have chosen what I want, let's go get the space battleship you mentioned."
"What you chose..." Odin's one eye stared at the empty brazier - where Surtur's eternal fire was originally burning.
"Uh..." Lu Mingfei blinked, "That... Is the eternal fire not for sale?"
"No, it's not." Odin shook his head.
Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief.
"The eternal fire is the source of power for the fire giant Surtur. I took away this fire when I was young, causing Surtur to lose most of his power. The prophecy of Ragnarok says that after Surtur regains the eternal fire, he will destroy Asgard with the flaming sword in his hand called the Branch of Destruction." Odin explained.
The eternal fire... is actually the source of Surtur's power?
Lu Mingfei was stunned - the myths about Ragnarok that he knew only recorded that Surtur would destroy Asgard, but there was no mention of the word "eternal fire".
Perhaps guessing Lu Mingfei's thoughts, Odin immediately explained: "Our myths and the prophecy of Ragnarok are also circulated on Earth, but there are many fallacies and omissions. There is no record of anything related to the eternal fire. It's normal that you don't know."
Lu Mingfei: ...
"So... this eternal fire is actually one of the fuses in the prophecy of Ragnarok?" Lu Mingfei asked with a twitch in his mouth.
Damn it, I was so busy asking the little devil to recommend the best treasure that I forgot to ask him where this treasure came from!
The little devil must have deliberately not reminded him. Next time they meet, he will turn him into a curvy blonde lady and then put on a bikini! Lu Mingfei silently weaved the process of concocting the little devil in his mind.
But at the same time, he was relieved - the eternal fire would make Surtur stronger and destroy Asgard in Ragnarok, and now the eternal fire was absorbed by him, which means that Surtur has no ability to destroy Asgard.
Wait... Lu Mingfei suddenly realized another problem.
If Surtur destroyed Asgard by relying on him to absorb it, doesn't it mean that the one who has the ability to destroy Asgard has become... himself? !
Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei looked up suddenly and saw Odin looking at him dimly.
Lu Mingfei's heart skipped a beat - although he was not a fire giant, he had not forgotten that the last time he came to this world, he used Fimbulwinter and Constantine's authority to combine a poor version of the sword of destruction "Branch of Destruction" under the reminder of the little devil, and now the poor version of the branch of destruction plus the eternal fire...
Now who can tell which branch of destruction is real?
"Oh... God Odin?" Lu Mingfei smiled at Odin as harmlessly as possible, pretending that he had no destructive power.
No, he had no destructive power to begin with, and the whole world knew that he, Lu Mingfei, was a peace lover!
"Ah..." Odin sighed, "Let's go, let's go get the warship."
Lu Mingfei followed Odin obediently.
"By the way, in order to avoid panic, Prince Nidhogg, you'd better not mention the eternal fire to too many Asgardians." Odin reminded.
Lu Mingfei nodded decisively.
Are you kidding? Who can he mention it to? Should I tell some Asgardian that "I may be able to destroy all the weapons in Asgard"?
...
Standing in front of the huge warship, Lu Mingfei was full of questions.
This warship of Odin when he was young was not huge. Lu Mingfei felt that it was about the same size as an aircraft carrier on Earth, or even a little smaller.
But its dark silver body, with occasional blue light flowing through its surface, still proved its specialness.
"This warship is full of the most elite warriors, so it doesn't need a large load," Odin explained, "and quite a few of its important parts are made of Uru metal, which is the most precious metal in Asgard. It is rare, which also limits the size of the warship."
Lu Mingfei suddenly realized.
He knew the preciousness of Uru metal. Thor's hammer, Odin's eternal spear, and his silver sword were all made of Uru metal as the main body.
Although they used the most advanced treasures of Uru metal, and ordinary Uru metal was not so rare in comparison, it was definitely not enough to build a warship.
"In addition, there is a small problem," Odin said, "Although the maintenance has never been interrupted, the performance of this battleship has not been affected too much by time, but... Asgard no longer has experienced warriors who can control it."
Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Asgard has not had many spaceships and battleships for so many years, and almost all of them are placed in museums. Even if Asgard still has knowledge or even courses about driving spaceships or battleships, where can people who learn these go to practice?
Although he has always been a quick learner, it should not be difficult to learn to drive a battleship, but no matter how fast he learns, he can't operate a battleship by himself. To do this, he needs not only knowledge, but also multiple shadow clones that can divide himself into hundreds of people.
After hesitating for a long time, Lu Mingfei still didn't dare to say "God Odin, please drive this battleship back to Earth for me."
Suddenly, Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up and he asked, "God Odin, does this warship use artificial intelligence as the control center?"
"In the words of Earthlings, it can be considered artificial intelligence, but artificial intelligence alone is not enough, and it still requires a considerable number of operators." God Odin nodded.
Although Asgard technology and Earth technology have taken different directions, they are not completely without similarities.
"That's easy. I'll use the Rainbow Bridge to go back to Earth and bring someone who can drive a warship." Lu Mingfei said.
Odin: ? ? ?
One person? How can one person drive a warship?