The Light of Beauty

After half an hour.

Lane sat in the office with the chief.

The director's name is Red Varner, and Ryan's mother is called Sally Varner. They are brothers and sisters.

"Uncle, the branch office is going to be abolished, what are your plans next?"

Reid smoked a cigarette and said lazily, "I have no plans. I have saved a lot of money over the years and plan to buy a ranch. I will raise cattle and herd horses with your aunt in the future."

Ryan picked up the document in front of him, "Then what does this mean?"

This document was the main reason Read had called him into his office alone after the meeting.

The content of the file is very simple.

[S.H.I.E.L.D.'s third-level agent Ryan Lee of New Friendship Town Branch, Alamo Fortress, Texas, has been promoted to level-four authority due to serious work and outstanding ability, and has been transferred to the New York headquarters to temporarily act as the deputy of the Ninth Special Operations Group. Captain, you can be formally appointed after passing the assessment. 】

Ryan wanted to laugh when he saw the evaluation of himself in it.

He doesn't know if he is serious about his work, but he is very serious when he fishes anyway; it's hard to say whether his ability is outstanding, but his sleep quality is really outstanding anyway.

Red sat up straight and smiled.

"This is the benefit I have won for you. Of course they can lay off staff if they want to, but it is not so easy to lay off an entire branch. If they don't have some blood, I will definitely not take the lead in agreeing, and I will even Take everyone to fight against them!"

Of course, Ryan heard that there was a lot of bragging in this statement, but after thinking about it, it seems that it is not impossible to use Red's temper.

Although he is a chubby Mediterranean director, no one can ignore the prestige he has accumulated in the bureau for many years.

Ryan shook his head: "Uncle, I know that you are doing it for my own good, but there are dozens of people in the whole situation. I don't think I can accept such an appointment for you alone. It's not that I have to reject your kindness, but because of this This matter will be known to other colleagues sooner or later. We all know very well that the reason why everyone accepts layoffs is because of their trust in you for a long time. Therefore, this transfer order is only a short-term gain, and long-term losses and future troubles will be extremely serious. Uncle , you should think about it again."

His expression is very serious.

Layoffs are never an easy task.

Especially when the object of abolition is a group of agents, technicians, or even an entire branch office, the difficulty of the work will naturally rise sharply.

S.H.I.E.L.D. naturally clearly recognized this, so they gave enough compensation.But this "enough" is only what the people in the headquarters think.

No matter how much compensation there is, it's impossible to get more compensation and benefits than they would get if they continued to work. Otherwise, why bother to abolish the branch office?

However, because of Red Varner, although everyone was excited at the beginning, and the content of the noise in the conference room was also soaring, no matter what, everyone finally accepted and signed.

This is all because of their trust in Red over the years, and Red has promised that they will never become homeless without a job.

Although Ryan and these colleagues have only been in contact for less than a month, their care for Ryan is real. It is impossible for Ryan to accept the condition of their layoffs in exchange for the opportunity to be transferred to the headquarters.

Is S.H.I.E.L.D. great?

Looking at it now, it is indeed very powerful, but no matter how powerful it is, it is not mine.

But these colleagues who have been laid off now are very likely to become Ryan's future accomplices... No, companions.

This is not a multiple choice question at all.

"Uncle, take it back." Ryan returned the document to Red. "It's just layoffs. Although we are destined to be unable to do certain jobs in the future as agents, I should be able to learn how to raise cattle and herd horses."

Only a fool would really raise cattle and herd horses, and Ryan didn't believe in Red's ranch plan, but he had to be firm in expressing his position at this time.

Reid grabbed the documents, raised his eyebrows and asked, "You really don't want to go?"

"No!" Ryan said firmly.

Reid explained: "This is not an ordinary S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, but the deputy captain of the Special Operations Team. I have inquired about this team. All members of the team were killed during the last mission and have not recovered yet. Also That is to say, as long as you go, you are not only the vice-captain holding all the rights, but you can also choose the right man to fill the vacancy according to your own preferences. In other words, although you go alone, you will soon You can have your own manpower.”

Ryan smiled softly when he heard it, and he was able to find the loophole without thinking deeply, "Uncle, you also said that you are the vice-captain, so even if I have the right now, if the higher-ups want to intervene in the future, they only need to drop a captain to get me It sounds good to let me pick someone myself, but who do I know or understand? Don’t end up finding someone else’s confidant, it’s really a joke.”

Reid laughed: "You're pretty smart, kid?"

"My uncle taught me well."

Red couldn't help laughing, and for a moment, he pushed the file back.

Before Ryan spoke, he preemptively said: "Take it, it's not that I only consider you alone, but that the headquarters has already given similar conditions, and everyone can choose to join other branches, but I know in my heart, They won't leave, so in the end all compensation falls on you alone."

Lane frowned.

"Don't ask me why I know, anyway, I know very well that they can't leave here. But you are different, you are still young, and you are not a local, and I know you have goals and ideals, so you should not refuse this Moreover, while it will help you, it will also become our future reliance." Speaking of this, Reid suddenly laughed, and whispered: "In case I want to do something important in the future, say Maybe I need your help. If you stay with me, we will have no backing in S.H.I.E.L.D."

Ryan looked at the file, lost in thought.

Seeing this, Reid struck while the iron was hot: "Don't worry, I know the people in the bureau better than you, and I know their abilities better than you, so I won't offend them, let alone let you offend them. This transfer order is important to you and For us, there are only advantages and no disadvantages!"

The room was silent for a long time.

Eventually, Lane picked up the file.

"Thank you uncle, I will not disappoint your expectations."

Red happily stubbed out the cigarette butt, and patted Ryan on the shoulder vigorously.

Leaving the director's office, Ryan wanted to find John, his friend, but he pushed open the door of the conference room and found that everyone had already left, so he could only drive home.

When it was noon, he was a little hungry, but instead of cooking or ordering, he took off his formal clothes, put on a pair of shorts, and walked up to the roof barefoot.

A chaise longue sits in the center of the roof.

Ryan lay down, facing the blazing sun at noon, without blinking.

Soon, the blood vessels under his skin became clear, but the blood vessels were not red or blue, but milky white like pure light.

He is absorbing light, his power is light, and more specifically, light control.

Subdividing "control" further includes creation, control, absorption, release, annihilation, etc.

What Lane is currently involved in is control, absorption and release.

For him, the biggest advantage of controlling light energy is that wherever there is light, he will never starve to death, and even his body will become stronger and stronger.

Of course, he is not Superman, the two are completely different biological types and ability forms.

As for release, since he has been using most of the absorbed light energy to strengthen his body, the light energy available for him to release at present is even laborious to light a fire.

To be honest, not as good as a lighter.

This sun, the time soon came to night.

Strange to say.

We all know that moonlight is actually reflected sunlight, but Ryan's efficiency in absorbing moonlight is several times that of sunlight.

So since he discovered this feature, he never slept in bed again. Even on rainy nights, he would lie on the floor of the attic and receive the faint moonlight shining through the dark clouds.

The good news is that he never had a bloodthirsty desire, even if he secretly wiped human blood into his mouth, there was only an unpleasant smell of rust.He never grew fangs, and he was never afraid of the sun.If not, he might have suspected that he was a mutated vampire.

Vampires have no future in this world unless you are Dracula.

However, in addition to the fact that Dracula can't kill even death is indeed very powerful, he also has too many weaknesses.

But if you ask Ryan if he is willing to become Dracula, then he must be willing. After all, no matter how many weaknesses he has, he is stronger than he is now.

At least, Dracula won't be cut.