Volume 1 Hello, Lu Mingfei Chapter 54 S-level (IV)
Lu Mingfei opened her eyes and found herself still at the Chicago train station. Facing the glass curtain wall, she vaguely saw the cold sweat on her forehead. In that real and fake time in the past, she seemed to have fallen asleep standing here.
The sound of bells and train whistles came closer and closer, and Fingle, who was snotty, was suddenly awakened. He rolled off his seat and looked left and right vigilantly, like a groundhog who had just come out of a hole to look for food.
"The car is coming! The car is coming!" Finkel wiped his saliva with the back of his hand, "Hurry up and take your luggage!"
He was right. A train had just entered the station and the light of its headlights flashed on the platform. Lu Mingfei glanced at the clock in the waiting hall. It was 4:55 in the morning. The train timetable showed that train CC1000 had arrived. This should have been a night without an overtime train.
Before Lu Mingfei had time to take her own suitcase, Finger had already rushed to the ticket gate without saying a word, dragging two suitcases, one on each side, and walking as fast and strong as a bull in the arena. It seemed that this senior brother was quite reliable in physical work, and he also understood the principle of being grateful to someone who had helped him. Facing the delicate and easily pushed down junior sister, it was his duty as a senior brother to help take down the suitcases.
The lights in the train station suddenly went out at the same time, startling Lu Mingfei and causing her steps to tremble. She stood there, not knowing what to do. A soft bell rang from the front, and a faint light flickered around the ticket gate. A dark figure appeared at the empty ticket gate. It was a man in a dark green conductor's uniform. He kept shaking a small golden bell in his hand, with a golden conductor badge on his hat. He held a flashlight in one hand and a card machine in the other.
"CC1000 express train, passengers please prepare to board, passengers please prepare to board." The conductor's voice echoed in the hall. The only lights in the entire station were the green emergency lights and his flashlight.
The homeless man on the recliner next to him was still sleeping soundly. No one questioned the sudden power outage. The hall was silent except for the happy Finkel and the conductor's calm announcement. Lu Mingfei was not even sure whether she should go over. It was too weird, as if the train was not going to Kassel, but to hell.
"What are you standing there for? Do you want to wait until late at night?" Finkel turned his head and glanced at Lu Mingfei.
"Why do I feel like... this is like a train from hell?" Lu Mingfei said tremblingly.
"It's just the effect of his words. Although it is called a ghost, it actually just reduces his presence in the perception of everything in this world. This is a special case of the CC1000 express, so that no one except us will notice this special train." Finkel said.
"It's just going to school, why do you have to be so secretive?"
"You don't want to find a drug-addled homeless person sitting in the back seat when you arrive at the academy, do you?" Finkel shrugged. "Here he is! I'll be there soon!"
Finger waited for Lu Mingfei for a while, so that the little sister who was experiencing this train for the first time could have a companion and would not be so scared. Lu Mingfei grabbed Finger's sleeve and walked towards the ticket gate. In the increasingly bright light of the flashlight, she finally saw the face of the conductor clearly, and then she believed what Finger said. The guy did not look like a ghost. He was chewing gum and blowing bubbles, very leisurely.
"I thought I wouldn't see you this year, Finkel." The conductor took Finkel's ticket and swiped it through the ticket machine. He looked very familiar, and it seemed that he and Finkel were even very familiar with each other.
"I am a person who can finish what I start." Finkel puffed out his chest with pride, although being in the eighth grade was not something to be proud of. "The bus arrived so late, has my class been downgraded again?"
"No, but you are the first F-class in history, and your rank is even getting lower and lower. The academy is discussing whether to add a G-class for you." The conductor said, "You were demoted from A-class. You have gone from heaven to hell."
Lu Mingfei's ticket swiped through the ticket machine, the green light flashed, the cheerful music suddenly broke the ghostly silence, and the conductor's eyes lit up.
"Lu Mingfei? S-level?" He was very surprised. It had been a long time since Kassel College had had someone of such a high class. Until now, the admission of S-level freshmen was still an open secret, but Lu Mingfei's special ticket would not lie.
“S?” Finger’s eyes widened, and he looked at Lu Mingfei as if she were some rare and exotic animal. “Junior sister, you are so talented! You are actually in the same class as the principal!”
"I just found out about this too..." Lu Mingfei scratched his head and laughed, "Are the principal and I the only ones in the school who are S-level?"
"More than that, but no more than ten people. Some of them have become secrets buried in archives, and are still active in some corner of the world." The conductor said lightly. Lu Mingfei noticed the wrinkles on his face. It seemed that this person had been working as a dedicated conductor of the CC1000 express for a long time. If he was the one who contacted everyone every time, then he must have met everyone who enrolled in Kassel College, whether it was Chu Zihang or Chu Tianjiao.
Old Maffinger took his new horse Lu Mingfei and followed the conductor onto the platform. The CC1000 train stopped on the track with dazzling headlights on, a black streamlined body, and silver-white vine patterns unfolding on the paint surface, eventually forming Kassel's iconic silver world tree.
After getting on the only sliding door, Lu Mingfei entered the elegant European-style carriage, with walls decorated with Victorian-style wallpaper and leather sofas embroidered with gold thread. She had a feeling that she was not boarding a train, but rather arriving at the old house of a duke.
From the moment she first came into contact with Kassel Academy, Lu Mingfei had vaguely felt that this academy had a kind of classical nobility. Now even the train they run has been transformed with great effort to highlight the presence of Kassel. The words "wealthy and powerful" are almost written on the front of the train.
The first guest to arrive was sitting next to the eye-catching oak table. Hearing the sound of someone coming in, Ling retracted his gaze and looked at them. Steam was rising from the hot coffee in his hand, and there was black tea and cake in front of him.
"Why are you here?" Lu Mingfei was dumbfounded. Logically, Ling should be sleeping well in the new dormitory and adapting to the new living environment. Staying up late is the enemy of girls.
"Considering that you overslept even before boarding, I think it's normal for you to miss the train." Ling said calmly, "I was planning to wake you up in the waiting hall, but I was surprised that you were able to board the train by yourself."
Lu Mingfei blushed, "I just slept with him once by chance, please don't think of me as a pig that eats and sleeps, okay!"
Ling seemed to have bad intentions and he choked Lu Mingfei as soon as he opened the door. But on second thought, she, Lu Mingfei, and Ling had only known each other for a short time, yet Ling would come to pick her up in the middle of the night and even thoughtfully prepare a midnight snack for her. This kind of relationship had surpassed that of best friends and Lu Mingfei even felt touched that he was worthy of her.
This is called loyalty!
"The quality of the junior sisters this year is very high!" Within just a few seconds of their first meeting, Finkel had completed a comprehensive review of Zero's measurements and concluded that although she was a short loli-type, her appearance and curves were top-notch, enough to rank her among the top ten girls in Kassel that most people want to be girlfriends.
Before Lu Mingfei could sit next to Ling, Finkel pushed her aside with his butt.
"Hello, junior sister! Finkel von Frings, nice to meet you?" Finkel's eyes sparkled like peach blossoms.
Zero glanced at him and placed a prepared fork on the table between the two of them.
"Are you treating me to cake?!" Finkel was flattered. There were only two pieces of cake on the table, one in front of Ling and one was naturally prepared for Lu Mingfei. But now the junior sister took the initiative to give up her fork. It was obvious that she understood the ethics of the martial arts world and knew that she had to honor her senior brother first so that she could have a smoother path in the academy. Her emotional intelligence was 100%!
"No, what I mean is that if you continue to sit here, this fork will be at your throat," Zero said calmly.
Lu Mingfei, who had just sat down opposite, almost laughed to death. This was the true way of killing without shedding blood. Ling was obviously a veteran in this world, and he was quite skilled in dealing with the big-tailed wolf.
So the Big Tail Wolf could only obediently sit opposite the two girls and watch the exquisite cake being cut to reveal the truffle candy inside. It seemed that Finkel cared more about the food than the beautiful girl.
Lu Mingfei divided her cake into two and pushed one to Finkel: "Come on, you're welcome, senior brother!"
"Junior Sister Lu!" Finkel was so moved that he almost cried. He recalled that he was a famous girl in Kassel and there were many girls chasing after him. Now he is in a desperate situation and only Junior Sister Lu is generous and kind to him. The kindness of this meal is worth more than a thousand gold!
"Thank you." The slightly cool cake melted in her mouth. This special sweetness can only be appreciated in a foreign country. Lu Mingfei leaned close to Ling's ear and whispered in a voice that only they could hear.
"For me, the effect of these two words is not as good as a midnight snack." Ling said, "I went to the cafeteria to do some research during the day. Their 24-hour delivery service is more extensive than I thought. It is almost the same as dine-in, and they even provide additional dishes."
Lu Mingfei thought to herself, "I didn't expect that you have such a big appetite despite your short stature. You are a complete foodie. Tsundere is not popular these days. Cute girls who love to eat and play are the most precious treasures in the world!" From this point of view, she and Ling should be a very compatible partner. Although Lu Mingfei has never had much money, she has always been a master in eating and drinking well. She knows the alley behind Shilan Middle School, where she can eat the most delicious side dishes at the cheapest price.
"Okay, okay! I can't say anything else, but I'll definitely make sure you eat and drink well!" Lu Mingfei patted her chest boldly and promised. Wasn't the money she saved from playing in the StarCraft Arena in the past few years for times like this? Socializing is an important part of college life. Zero has been so nice to me before I even entered school, so of course I can't let him down. What's wrong with giving Zero a few midnight snacks? With her lolita figure, how could she really eat up her wallet?
"Your gift." Ling handed a black leather bag to Lu Mingfei.
Lu Mingfei was just about to say that you are too polite. You are so nice to me and give me gifts. How can I afford it? But when she touched the surface of the leather bag, her words were stuck in her throat. The feeling seemed familiar.
"Nono promised to give it to you. When I went to the dormitory, this was placed on the bed. The nameplate at the end of the bed said Charlotte S. Lu." Ling said.
There was a Walter PPK pistol in it. This was the school admission gift that Nuonuo promised to give to Lu Mingfei. She said that when you come to Kassel, you will become a Guns N' Rose who will sleep with a weapon under her pillow.
Now these words have really come true. Lu Mingfei seems to be able to feel the cold touch of the weapon through the leather bag. She truly understands that the life she was accustomed to in the past is drifting away from her, and she is about to become a Cassel-style dragon slayer.
"Come to think of it, tomorrow seems to be a free day." The half cake quickly slid into Finkel's stomach. After having a full meal and drinking, he leaned comfortably on the leather sofa, looking at the two young sisters opposite him. He suddenly felt that life was just so comfortable. With delicious cakes and beautiful women to eat, what higher pursuit could there be?
"Brother, are you going to participate too?" Lu Mingfei perked up when she heard this. Nuo Nuo said that it was a simulated war, and the generous reward for the winner made Lu Mingfei drool. Three months was enough for her to move her senior brother and turn him into a little puppy who would obey her orders, as long as she was willing to do whatever it takes!
"Come on, a harmless and beautiful boy like me is not suitable for such brutal war games." Finkel shrank his shoulders, as if he was some fragile young man who would fall down at the slightest touch.
Lu Mingfei thought to herself, "Can you please look at your muscles before you speak?" She could feel Finger's strong physique through his clothes. No fitness coach Lu Mingfei had ever seen in China was as strong as Finger. Although he tried his best to disguise himself and reduce the visual effect as much as possible through his clothes, his muscle lines still betrayed that he must have worked hard to keep fit.
"Will a day of freedom be barbaric?" Ling was rarely willing to take the initiative to talk to Finkel.
"For any game, if there is only one winner and the means of the participants are not restricted, then this game will gradually exceed the originally prescribed circle in the desire for victory." Finkel said, "I can't describe to you how they fight, I can only say that it is essentially a simulation of the Dragon War, so everyone spared no effort, using everything except the Word Spirit. Every year after the Freedom Day, the campus is full of bullet shells and bullet holes. The school board has to pay a high repair fee for this, so they have wanted to stop this activity several times. Fortunately, the principal firmly supports the Freedom Day as a reward for students, so this activity can be preserved to this day."
