Shadow of the Beautiful World

Merlin has not been to Sulfur Harbor for a long time.

Wearing a long hood, he walked slowly amidst the cries of strange vendors on the street.

It is obvious that the outside world has entered the 21st century, but in this underground city, there is still a medieval charm left.

There are cool sports cars and old carriages running side by side on the narrow streets.

There are mottled iron signboards on both sides of the street, but next to the weather-beaten signboards are street screens dotted with neon lights.

The werewolf who was blind in one eye squatted in the corner, and there were some strange things on the small table in front of him.

But above its head, on the projected three-dimensional projection, there are a group of succubus girls with long legs dancing wildly.

It was an expensive ad for a nightclub.

In addition to the traditional succubi, dark elves and goblins, I heard that there are also special services from mysterious races

In the bustling streets full of life, last night the hangover horned devil was dragged into a dark alley by a few goblins.

Not far from them, several young people in popular shirts were holding up their cameras to take pictures.

A magic carpet collided with a drone in the sky. The magic carpet was still floating, but its owner had already landed on the ground, bleeding head and blood.

And beside the half-demon, there were sparks that splashed when the drone crashed.

This strange city under Manhattan is full of weird vitality, and it is still as prosperous and complex as he remembers.

Merlin glanced at the road sign on the side of the street. Under the road sign, there was a redstone mark of the supreme family.

The city is ruled by the vampires of the Supreme family, who have completely abandoned their stronghold in the Bronx and transferred all their power to Sulfur Harbor.

They gave up the ground, apparently because they didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the heterogeneous society that is currently chaotic on the east coast, and even the entire North American continent.

Although ravens are a thing of the past.

But this group of old-fashioned vampires are still living according to the advice left by the Raven era.

It looked out of place.

Nissa

Merlin reached out to touch the sign on the road sign, and under the hood, he showed a slight smile.

Sure enough, she is a smart woman.

Grand Duchess Nissa.

She is almost an outlier who has witnessed the rise and fall of Merlin and S.H.I.E.L.D. Merlin can still remember the first time the Grand Duchess appeared at his door.

She was wearing a long black dress, and she was extremely beautiful.

Well, at that time, the Supreme Grand Duke was indeed planning to send his daughter to Merlin's bed

Ahem, I won't mention the past.

Anyway, Nissa backstabbed her father during the incident at Brimstone Harbor.

Because of hatred.

Or maybe he has seen through the cold-blooded essence hidden under his father's warm appearance.

With Merlin's intervention, Nissa successfully took over the ruling power of the Supreme Family.

That female grand duchess is not as forbearing as her father, she likes to deal with everything she encounters with thunderous means.

When Merlin was still there, the Supreme Family was attached to S.H.I.E.L.D.

After the demise of S.H.I.E.L.D., there were several disturbances in Port Brimstone, but they were all easily resolved by Nissa.

She has new allies.

Of course not the eye of the sky

It is already a headache enough for Tianyan to manage the strange affairs on the ground, and they are not yet able to reach out to Sulfur Harbor.

The new friends of the supreme family are monsters.

Those special aliens who also abide by the ancient principles and act within the scope delineated by the Nightcrawler Treaty.

They are rooted in Sulfur Harbor, almost watching the city build from nothing with their own eyes.

They are extremely low-key and never claim to be the masters of this city, but people with a little background in this city know

In Brimstone Harbor, no one can do anything he wants without the monster's permission.

The Supreme Family and the Monsters have had a great time getting along in the past few years.

But in recent days, there has been some not-so-nice friction between the two.

Rumors on the street said that there was a new boss on the monster side, and he didn't seem to deal with Grand Duke Nissa very much.

The two sides are very likely to part ways, or even fire and the like.

But what does that have to do with me?

Merlin stood in front of a small street shop, he no longer listened to the voices of the strange people around him.

He had heard enough gossip from them.

He reached out to play with the precious collection that the antique store owner, an old goblin with golden eyes, had placed on the counter.

In the end, his finger landed on a quaint round metal piece covered in copper-green rust.

Seeing that Merlin seemed to be interested, the old goblin immediately chattered:

The guest has a good eye. This thing is the most precious thing in my collection. I bought it from some cavemen for a lot of money.

Having said that, the goblin looked around, deliberately lowered his voice, and said to Merlin mysteriously:

Those cavemen said that they were dug up in an ancient tomb in England. I heard that they have something to do with King Arthur. Maybe, this is the legend.

King Arthur?

Merlin chuckled lightly, picked up the metal piece, glanced at the old goblin, and said:

How dare you blow it

Seeing the playful light in Merlin's blue eyes, the old goblin suddenly smiled awkwardly.

Well, this is meeting an expert.

It didn't say anything anymore, stretched out its hand with only 4 fingers, and waved it in front of Merlin's eyes:

20 gold coins, take them away.

Snapped

Two gold coins from Port of Brimstone were thrown on the counter. The old goblin looked embarrassed, but instead of getting angry, he shrugged his shoulders and put away the two gold coins calmly.

It said to Merlin:

Forget it, I'll sell it at a loss

Don't forget your change, boss.

Merlin played with the metal piece in his hand, flicked the counter, and said to the old goblin solemnly:

You bought it with 1 gold coin, I paid 20 more silver coins

The old goblin instinctively wanted to refute, but he raised his head and looked at Merlin's eyes that seemed to see everything.

It shuddered, stopped talking, turned around and took a handful of silver coins.

But when it turned around, Merlin was no longer in sight.

It lowered its head blankly, and saw a line of glowing text on the counter.

Just kidding, I'll give you 100% profit, you'll make a lot of money.

Those jumping words disappeared in the next moment. Among the crowd, Merlin flicked the rusted metal piece on his fingertips.

This thing has no magic power at all, and it is estimated that no one will pick it up if it is thrown on the ground.

But it gave Merlin the feeling that it was very similar to the breath of those Cybertronians

This thing does have secrets.

Although it must have nothing to do with the old goblin's nonsense King Arthur.

Ten minutes later, in the Midnight bar in the north area of ​​Sulphur Harbor, after a crazy night last night, the succubus Mandy, who was dozing off, put on makeup listlessly.

As the manager of this bar, she supposedly doesn't need to do the job of serving drinks, but the person who came to have fun last night was a big shot.

Mandy had to go out on her own.

Well, the job of a courtesan is not easy either.

The little succubus sighed. She flicked her tail carefully decorated with a jewel, and then opened the closet, preparing to choose a dress for herself that suited her mood.

But just as Mandy took off the pajamas with SpongeBob's face on it, the sound of knocking on the table suddenly sounded behind her, and Mandy was taken aback.

The little succubus pulled up a piece of clothing and stood in front of her. She turned her head, expecting to see an unknown person, but she only saw a blurry figure.

It's like looking at a person through a water curtain, and you can't see clearly clearly.

I'll bring a word.

Merlin was leaning against a stuffed toy of My Little Pony, who had no use for it, and was almost 1:1 restored in Mandy's room.

He blurs Mandy's vision with the force of his vanity.

He looked at this succubus who was getting hotter and hotter, and he could still remember the scene when he went to Midnight to ask for help when sl.d.

Merlin would be very happy every time he thought of the scene where Mandy, who was working at Midnight, chose to use her body to suppress a grenade that would never explode for a job.

Speaking of which, after so many years, Mandy, a little succubus who is not yet an adult, is still in a mess of poor strength, and her brain doesn't seem to have become very good.

But she was the most comfortable one among all the aliens Merlin knew.

After so many years, she is still working for Midnight, but she has changed from the girl at the front desk to the manager of a chain store.

He has no ambition, no interest in power, no need to consider the influence of the general situation of the heterogeneous society, and no need to consider the disturbance of the outside world, so he hides in Sulfur Harbor and guards this bar to live.

How can this be a succubus who likes to stir up flames and make unreasonable troubles?

This is clearly the life trajectory of a human office worker with no ambitions.

Well, this is probably because stupid people have stupid blessings.

Merlin took another look at Mandy's seductive waistline and swaying little tail. He didn't plan to show up here to meet each other.

Based on what he is planning now, if a smart little fool like Mandy gets involved, he can only end up dead.

Just let her live this peaceful but interesting life.

Let me bring a sentence

Merlin repeated again. He pointed to the chair beside him, and the little succubus, who covered his body with his clothes, nodded his head and sat obediently on that chair.

She is also afraid.

There may be many guys who can jump out so casually in Sulfur Harbor to scare people, but there are definitely very few stunned young men who dare to make trouble in the midnight bar.

This is a tough character.

Well, she definitely can't beat her, so it's better to be cowardly.

Rocket, the raccoon, remember?

Merlin looked at Mandy and said:

It said that it bought the purest diamond in the universe, and it plans to propose to you the next time it comes back to Earth. I mean, you probably have had enough fun. If you can meet such an honest and honest person, you might as well just let it go.

ah?

Mandy was a little dazed.

She frowned and thought for a few seconds before raising her head expectantly.

She looked at Merlin, and asked with a trace of fear:

Rocket, who is that? And diamonds? What diamonds? Is someone giving me diamonds? Why?

Merlin looked at the little succubus in front of him speechlessly.

All right.

Rocket guy, this trip is considered a failure.

But it was inconvenient for Merlin to intervene in other people's emotional affairs.

He shrugged and said:

Anyway, I've brought my words to you, so you can figure out what to do.

After speaking, he will leave here.

But after walking a few steps, he thought of another thing. When Carol rushed back from the stars, it was the rocket that helped him.

And when Carol took Superman and Supergirl to exterminate the group of Skrulls, it was Rocket who risked his life.

Although the raccoon was very social in speech, his behavior was not very correct.

But it is a friend.

Um

Still help.

Merlin turned his head. He looked at the little succubus who was putting on clothes behind him, and his ears moved.

voice of soul

He wanted to see if Mandy was playing dumb, or if she really didn't remember Rocket at all.

Wow, I'm so scared, so scared, fortunately that guy was tricked by me.

What's the matter with that bastard Rocket? It's just passing on a message, do you need to find such a damned person? And diamonds bah! A diamond just wants to trick my old lady into becoming a good person. How can there be such a good thing?

But it has a heart, so it's not that we can't play with it anymore. That wild little mouse is quite interesting.

A steady stream of thoughts in Mandy's heart reached Merlin's ears.

the little succubus

It's fun.

But it seems that she and the Rockets do have a bit of a romantic relationship, and this matter can be done here, and the Rockets are not without a chance.

But to subdue a succubus and make sure that the hat on his head is not green, then Rocket probably will suffer in his life.

Merlin shook his head, planning to leave.

But at the next moment, a thought flashed in Mandy's mind that made Merlin stop.

Oh, there's been a lot going on recently.

The little succubus complained in her heart:

That monster princess looks stupid. She is definitely not the opponent of the wily and calculating Nissa. I still won't participate, but Papa Midnight seems to be determined to take advantage of the fire.

To disrupt the 19 reserved areas of New York in one go, and then profit from it, he is going to rebel!

Mandy sighed inwardly:

Is the title of East Coast Voodoo King really that important?

Oh, I can't figure it out. This job seems impossible to keep. I don't want to go crazy with him. How about going to Nisha's nightclub and asking?

With my old lady's qualifications, how can I be a manager again?

Snapped

Mandy was having a lot of inner drama at the moment, and a hand suddenly patted her on the shoulder.

Mandy's tail straightened up with a bang, like a cat's fur frowned.

Mandy, you want a new job, don't you?

A familiar voice sounded behind the little succubus who was about to cry from fright. The voice said softly:

I'll give you a job.

The location at midnight, are you interested?

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