Volume 1 Hello, Lu Mingfei Chapter 49: Fire Prevention, Theft Prevention, and Senior Brother Prevention (Part 2)
Before today, Lu Mingfei had always firmly believed that there was no one in the world who was as directionally challenged as Zoro in One Piece. Even though the map sign clearly said to go straight north, he still insisted on running east, making many detours and going in the completely opposite direction.
“Why do I feel like we’re going around in circles?” This was the third time he had seen the same block. Even the dog taking a nap on the lawn was the same one. Lu Mingfei couldn’t help it any longer and turned to look at the idiot with the word “awesome” written on his face, who was immersed in the dream of becoming a driving god.
"No, we just drive along this road, right?" Old Tang said without any awareness. "We'll be there in 5 minutes."
"You said the same thing 15 minutes ago!" Lu Mingfei was almost going crazy. "Classmate, don't you realize that you are going in circles? I am beginning to wonder how you drove from New York to Chicago! Where is the navigation system? Turn it on and have a look!"
"Do you think this antique car will have the kind of gadgets that only appeared in the new century?" Old Tang shrugged. "Don't worry, I will definitely take you there if I say I will!"
"...Let me get out of the car." Lu Mingfei couldn't stand this self-absorbed person with poor sense of direction. Being poor in direction is not scary. What is scary is that you are not even aware of your poor sense of direction. If you continue like this, it seems that this car will drive into Lake Michigan sooner or later.
"You don't trust my driving skills?" Old Tang looked frustrated. "Everyone says that men who drive are the most handsome."
"I'm not interested in you even if you're a Daniel Wu. I don't have much time to play the driving-around-in-circles game with you. The good news is that at least I know you're a complete road idiot. Next time you go out to play, don't drive your Fujiwara Tofu Shop. It's safer to take the bus together!" The trust that had been established when they just got off the plane disappeared in an instant. To be honest, if Old Tang hadn't opened the car door, Lu Mingfei once thought that he might be selling her to some unknown place.
"Be careful on the road!" Old Tang waved from the car, "Remember to come and play StarCraft with me!"
"I will definitely beat you down next time we meet!" Lu Mingfei has always been a girl who holds grudges.
So Lu Mingfei chose to walk the last five minutes of the journey with her suitcase, but she didn't know how to get there, because she didn't take the subway according to the route in the Idiot's Guide, so she had to bravely find a girl who looked like a student to ask for directions. Fortunately, the girl was very enthusiastic because she was dragging her luggage. Not only did she draw a route map with a sticky note, but she also took out a piece of candy from her bag and stuffed it into her before parting.
When Lu Mingfei finally arrived at the Chicago train station following the arrows , she felt a surge of sadness in her heart. She wanted to turn around and grab Old Tang by the collar and strangle him to death, because the place where he took Lu Mingfei around in circles was only three blocks away from the train station!
But the problem did not end there. Lu Mingfei looked up at the church-like dome of the train station, her mind wandering, and she felt that something might have gone wrong in her life - her ticket passed the card verification gate, but there was no corresponding entrance.
"CC1000 express? Never heard of it. Maybe it's some branch line train? But the number you mentioned isn't quite right. The new version of the train timetable contains all the information about the train. Go check it again. The ticket seems to be real, but I really don't know about this train." This was the answer given by the station attendant after he checked her ticket over and over again. The other party also looked skeptical, and even claimed that he could recite the information of all the trains within 24 hours, but CC1000 was the only one not included.
Lu Mingfei once suspected that Norma might have made a mistake, because this ticket was also sent to her by Norma. From boarding the plane in China to landing in America, and then to arriving at this station, Norma had no problems throughout the whole process. Could it be that she made a mistake in such a critical matter as the ticket and sent her a fake ticket?
She took out her cell phone and planned to send a message to Ling to ask what was going on. However, to make matters worse, the last bit of battery in her cell phone was completely exhausted a few seconds after she turned on the screen, turning it into a brick that could not respond. If she hadn't felt sorry for the price of this thing, she would have almost thrown this unreliable brick away.
What to do? Going back to look for Old Tang was out of the question. My phone was dead and I couldn't get in touch with him. Maybe I could hope that the person with poor sense of direction was still wandering around a nearby block? But the possibility of meeting him directly was close to zero.
"One dollar, Just one dollar..." A weak voice came from behind. Just one dollar. Lu Mingfei could imagine that it was a guy who hadn't eaten for several days and was as hungry as a zombie, stretching out his trembling hand to her to beg for food.
The angel 's kindness came out, and Lu Mingfei quickly took out a ten-dollar bill from her bag. She would not be willing to spend the money on herself, but she was very generous to help others. Maybe it was because she was such an unlucky child before and no one cared about her. Now that she has grown up, she wants to help more when she can. From this point of view, she and her senior brother are quite similar.
She turned her head and was about to hand over the money, but was stunned, because the beggar was tall and burly, almost 1.9 meters tall, and Lu Mingfei had to crane her neck to look at the young man. His face buried in his beard was handsome, and his shining eyes were fixed on the ten-dollar bill. He hadn't changed his dark green plaid shirt and dragging trousers for a long time, and he looked like he had just dug for food in the garbage dump. Fortunately, he didn't smell, otherwise he would definitely stink.
"Chinese, or a Japanese girl?" The other party was not sure about Lu Mingfei's internationality, so he tried to test her in fluent Chinese, "Hello, beautiful lady? Can you give me a dollar to buy a Coke? I'm not a beggar, I just accidentally lost my wallet."
"You are quite a professional beggar. You are so familiar with both Chinese and English." Lu Mingfei thought that American beggars are awesome. They even speak foreign languages fluently. Maybe after cheating Americans, they can still go after Chinese tourists. The whole world knows that Chinese people are all kind-hearted!
"I'm really not a beggar, I'm Finkel von Frings, a college student." In order to prove his identity, the young man took out a student ID from the bag on his back. On the cover was a mixture of English and ancient Latin, with a giant silver tree unfolding grandly. Lu Mingfei's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Are you from Kassel College?" Lu Mingfei asked.
Both parties took out a magnetic card ticket from their pockets. They were identical tickets. On the black ticket surface was a silver pattern of a giant tree with turning branches and leaves. That was the logo of Kassel.
“Wow, it’s a good junior sister who is as pretty as a fairy and so approachable! Finally I don’t have to starve here anymore!” Finkel opened his arms, as if he wanted to rush over and give Lu Mingfei a bear hug.
Lu Mingfei was shocked. Although she knew that Americans were very open-minded and didn't mind physical contact, as a Chinese, she was still very conservative at heart. She had already decided to remain a virgin for her senior brother. Not to mention her first hug with the opposite sex, even her first kiss, first hand and even first night had to be with her senior brother. How could she let a beggar take advantage of her in such a place!
The anti-wolf skills that the instructor had taught her suddenly reappeared in her mind. Lu Mingfei did not retreat but took a step forward and raised her knee, hitting Fingel in the abdomen. Fingel's face was distorted after being hit by this move. He covered his stomach, took a few steps back and half squatted.
"Oh, I'm sorry, senior brother! This is a stress reaction!" Lu Mingfei then realized that he had gone too far and quickly bowed his head to apologize.
"Junior sister... great kung fu!" Unexpectedly, Finkel was not angry at all. Instead, he was in the mood to continue chatting with her. "As expected of a Chinese, you are born with the kung fu of a hero. It's okay! I can still handle it, but if I had a cup of Coke now... that would be even better..."
After saying that, he tilted his head and fainted. Lu Mingfei was so scared that her heart jumped up and down. She went over to check and found that Finkel was pointing a finger at the fast food restaurant in the station. Then she realized that he was targeting Flower of Hope. She kicked him angrily and amusedly before walking towards the fast food restaurant with the banknote.
"Junior sister, I admire you very much! You are a master of martial arts, a righteous man, and you have the demeanor of a female hero!" Finger's name sounds like a German, but his Chinese is surprisingly good, and he seems to understand the philosophy of Jin Yong. He leaned on the bench with his legs spread out, eating a sandwich and drinking Coke, with a few chicken legs at hand. As an apology and as a token of loyalty for their first meeting, Lu Mingfei spent extra money to order more for him.
Although the appearance of the senior brother whom she met for the first time was not very good, Lu Mingfei liked his shameless character. In comparison, academic research men were not Lu Mingfei's type. It was more relaxing and pleasant to stay with such people, except for one senior brother named Chu.
"Brother, what grade are you in?" While enjoying his meal, Lu Mingfei began to inquire about things happening in the academy.
"Eighth grade."
"Eighth grade?!" Lu Mingfei choked on her Coke.
"Strictly speaking, it's the fourth grade, but I stayed for four consecutive years, so it's the eighth grade." Finkel reached out and patted his junior sister on the back.
Lu Mingfei suddenly felt worried about her future. This showed that the graduation requirements of Kassel Academy were quite strict. Although it was a place where dragon slaying was the main occupation, it was definitely not a subject that could be passed easily. Just as Professor Guderian said, what was trained here were dragon slaying soldiers, not Wall Street business elites.
I couldn't help but imagine myself in a dark green military uniform. When I graduate, do I have to kill a dragon or something to prove myself? The college tests in online novels are all written like this. The protagonist has to use the strength of the second stage to fight the fifth stage monster. Otherwise, no one will notice and it won't be considered as the protagonist's awesomeness.
Lu Mingfei didn't know how to kill this dragon, but she was sure that the academy would teach her. She hoped that in the future she would not become the kind of yandere who would stand with blood all over her face and turn her head 45 degrees and laugh at her senior brother.
"Why is train number CC1000 not in the train timetable?" Lu Mingfei asked.
"The college is deep in the mountains, and there is only this train connecting it to the outside world. There is no other way, otherwise you have to take a helicopter. In order to avoid interference from outsiders, the departure time of CC1000 train is not fixed. It will only come when someone needs it, and of course it will not appear in the timetable." Finkel said, "This train is said to have been running since before World War II, and there has never been any problem. What is supposed to come will always come, but people of low class have to wait for the train."
"Class? What class?"
"The academy divides each freshman into different levels, just like your Chinese immortal cultivation novels."
"Are you talking about bloodline level?" Lu Mingfei reacted.
"You've done preparatory counseling? That's great, I don't have to hide it." Finkel stretched comfortably. It seemed that he really enjoyed being a good senior brother to his junior sister and teaching her the knowledge in the academy. "People with high bloodline have many privileges in the academy. For example, the academy will provide you with a free credit card. The highest level people have an overdraft limit of $100,000. The card is free for you to use. The train will also be arranged according to your arrival time. Just tell Norma in advance. People with low bloodline are very unlucky. Not only do they not have that kind of card, but the trains will not be specially prepared for them. They will only depart at fixed times. If they miss the train, they have to find a way themselves. Their status is comparable to that of a mule in the hands of a medieval serf."
Lu Mingfei thought that the reason why there was no car to pick her up was probably because she missed the agreed time. Originally, she didn't have to wait for the car. She would arrive at the station with Ling and take the train directly to the college. But now, because her boarding was delayed for a day and she hadn't communicated with Norma, the college had forgotten about her, an S-level student.
However, I really didn't expect that S-level was such a powerful status in the academy. In order to get me in, the academy not only arranged a show interview, but even Professor Nono Guderian, Ye Shengjiu, and De Yaji had to be busy for me for a while. So, isn't it that I have been treated as the child of destiny before I even entered the school? Cinderella turned over and became Snow White!
"So, what class are you in, senior brother?" Lu Mingfei expressed her curiosity.
The light on Mr. Finger's face suddenly dimmed, and he was so depressed that even the chicken drumstick in his hand was no longer fragrant. "F-grade... I am the mule... There is no one in the academy with a lower bloodline class than me."
The happy teaching time seemed to be frozen at this moment. Lu Mingfei was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to say. After holding it in for a long time, she could only say "My condolences."
In this way, S-level is not always S-level. It's like when you are given an S-level weapon at the beginning of the game, and you kill monsters with it like chopping melons and vegetables, so of course you think it is an S-level weapon. But later, as you go further and further in the game and get higher and higher levels, the new weapon also has an S-level symbol, but its attack power is much higher than the original S-level. The initial weapon that performs worse than the later one is abandoned in the corner of your warehouse, and the presence of that initial weapon becomes lower and lower. The ridiculous S-level symbol is actually worse than the F-level one.
Lu Mingfei could only hope that she was a good product with a price tag of S, and that others would use her and then find out that she was just for show. There must be some kind of bloodline test in the academy, and whether she could maintain her face depended on herself.
