Shadow of the Beautiful World

It takes six hours to get to Mona Island from here.

In the cabin of the plane taking off, Vivienne Graham brought tea to Merlin and Hill, and said to them:

Dr. Serizawa asked me to take advantage of this time to introduce the Emperor Organization and the Emperor Plan to the two of you. We have been in touch with the US National Security Agency before, and a lot of information is confidential, so I hope that the two of you will try not to spread it to the outside world. The news.

The beautiful lady said with some concern:

There are many things that cannot be known to the outside world. Once the secrets we discover are spread to the people, they will easily cause people's fear and confusion.

We understand.

Merlin pushed his glasses, he said softly and gently:

When we got this assessment mission from the World Security Council, the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. warned us that everything we saw in the mission should be kept secret. In fact, from the perspective of a heterobiologist, I In fact, I am more concerned about the research goals of the emperor's plan, rather than your secrets.

He said sincerely:

Trust me, I'm not interested in those political and security secrets.

That's good.

Vivienne seemed relieved.

But Merlin knew it wasn't that simple.

An organization that has existed for nearly 60 years will never trust two outsiders so easily.

Even if Merlin and Hill have the authorization of the World Security Council on their bodies, if they think that Merlin is not trustworthy, then Merlin will not be able to see something of real value if he evaluates it this time.

Vivian handed several documents to Merlin and Hill, and then began to tell the information about the Emperor's organization.

Merlin glanced at the document. It was full of information about the Emperor's organization, but there was no new information in it, even less than the information Merlin got from Fury.

This made Merlin uninterested.

Hill beside him listened with gusto, and he didn't know whether Agent Hill's ability to disguise was too strong, or women were naturally interested in these things.

It's really a group of scientists who know how to hide, just like the old fox.

Merlin commented on Vivian Graham in front of him like this.

These guys obviously don't trust Merlin and Hill. The reason why they are still willing to fight with Merlin is nothing more than what Vivienne said. They hope to get more resources from the World Security Council to continue their own research.

The relationship between the Imperial Organization and the National Security Agency, and even the current World Security Council, is the simplest relationship between investors and researchers.

Although during the Cold War, the Emperor Organization had already been incorporated by the National Security Agency in name. But this kind of project related to obscure academic research, the agents of the National Security Agency, no matter how elite they are, would not even think about intervening in it.

In the past ten years, the imperial organization was nominally a subordinate project of the National Security Agency, but in fact, this group of scientists still maintained a high degree of independence.

Don't underestimate the vigilance of scientists. Whether it is from the perspective of their own survival or from the perspective of protecting dangerous secrets from being leaked and poisoning the world, they have sufficient reasons to conceal the dangerous truth.

And these scientists who specialize in biological research also have enough means to hide the truth. They only need to carefully concoct some false research results, which is enough to fool most laymen.

Knowledge, obscure and precious knowledge, is the true passport of the Emperor's organization and their best defensive disguise.

Merlin wants to see the real research results of the Emperor's Project and complete the evaluation task given to him by Fury. He must first let these scientists who study ancient creatures trust him and integrate into this group.

For a senior agent who was forced to wander the world after graduating from high school, this was very difficult.

But Merlin has his own way.

Before leaving, he was already well prepared.

Ten minutes later, Vivienne finished her narration, and Merlin and Hill thanked her very politely. The three of them started chatting about other things and gradually became familiar with each other.

Then Vivian looked at Merlin and asked:

Speaking of which, Dr. Merlin, what institution did you do research in before? Why have you hardly heard of your name in the circle of biologists?

When Merlin moved his finger, he knew that the real test was coming.

He didn't answer immediately, and the expression on his face seemed to be hesitant. Under Vivian's gaze, he stretched out his fingers, pushed his glasses, and looked at Vivian seriously.

He said:

Can I trust you?

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Vivian's eyes widened. She was indeed sent by her mentor, Dr. Serizawa, to find out the details of these two evaluators.

But in the current situation, it seems that the young Dr. Merlin in front of him seems to have some secrets that cannot be made public just like them.

When Vivian was a graduate student, she worked in the Emperor's organization. She has rich experience in secrecy and investigation. So after a few seconds, she nodded and said to Merlin:

Of course you can trust us, Doctor.

All right.

Merlin rubbed his forehead, and he snapped his fingers at Hill:

Doris, give me my research materials.

No matter how well trained the rookie Hill was, this was his first mission. She didn't realize for a while that Doris was actually calling her, but Merlin glared at her fiercely after this second of sluggishness.

Only then did Hill realize that she knew she had made a mistake.

She hurriedly lowered her head, picked up the suitcase at her feet, opened it, and handed one of the thick notebooks to Merlin.

Merlin took the note, and he stroked the note with his fingers dejectedly, as if it was the most important thing. A few seconds later, he handed the notes to Vivienne, a genuine doctor of biology.

The latter took it in his hand, and after only looking at it, he raised his head with a strange expression.

No way? Dr. Merlin, you are studying vampires?

Not just vampires.

Merlin picked up his teacup, took a sip of water, and said:

It's all the fantasy creatures in our human legends, vampires, werewolves, elves, goblins, and those legendary Ye Qi, phoenixes and even dragons that have been lost.

Merlin's remarks not only surprised Vivienne, but even Hill's eyes widened.

His own chief is really good at bragging, this is all bragging.

But can this fool these real biologists?

Merlin didn't care about the strange gazes of the two women. He leaned on the sofa and raised his hand to Vivian:

I know, you'll think I'm a liar, but the research results won't lie, Ms. Vivienne. Your imperial organization has discovered at least three ancient Titans that really existed, since they couldn't have appeared at all. All creatures live on the earth, so why can't the legendary aliens exist?

Merlin smiled and said:

Read it. We real researchers don't pretend to be false, so the best way to tell if I'm a liar is to use your rich biological knowledge to judge whether my research results are credible.

Vivian didn't answer, because she was already attracted by the content recorded in the notes.

Vampires are creatures that were born in legends. But according to my research, the birth of vampires is not as magical as the legends say. It can be explained in a scientific way.

The phenomenon of vampires is a special kind of 'bloodthirsty'. They are very likely to be a special case in the long evolution of human beings. Due to some unexpected factors, they can no longer produce hemoglobin themselves, so they have to pass Suck other people's blood to supplement this essential element of the body.

The perennial blood hunting has caused the genes of vampires to mutate again. According to my observations, their dna fragments are only about 3% different from human dna fragments. This mutation greatly increases their strength and has obvious canine teeth. Quick to move.

According to my research on experimental subjects 1-3, I found that the pupils of vampires have also mutated, which allows them to have dynamic vision like a frog. And the reason why vampires in the legend hate sunlight is precisely because they This has been verified by modern science.”

The following are the racial characteristics and rank divisions of vampires I have collected:

In Merlin's notes, in a very rigorous tone and in about 4,000 words, Vivienne, a true biologist, outlined a more direct and more credible social system of vampires and the reasons for their mutation than legends.

Vivienne was soon fascinated.

With the vision of her genuine doctor of biology, she knew that the notebook of Dr. Merlin in front of her was the conclusion drawn through tedious research.

Although her rationality told her that this thing was not credible, the truth was right in front of her eyes.

She couldn't overturn these conclusions. The facts they described were self-consistent. If vampires really existed, then their secrets must be the contents of this notebook.

This is a very mature theory with self-consistent internal logic, so mature that Vivian can't find any point to refute it.

This is normal, because this is what Merlin learned from the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

This is the knowledge of wizards, and Wizard Newt who wrote this book, his understanding and research on magical creatures, even in human society, is enough to win him several Nobel Prizes.

After Vivienne finished reading the vampire, she turned another page and found something even more incredible, which was Dr. Merlin's research on the Norwegian Ridgeback.

She wanted to keep watching, but she restrained her desire.

She raised her head, politely handed the research notes to Merlin, and said apologetically:

I'm sorry, Dr. Merlin. I apologize for my shallow knowledge. If those aliens really exist, then you

They really exist!

At this moment, Merlin was like a real researcher. When he encountered other people's doubts about his research results, he showed anger just right.

He put away his notebook indifferently, and said to Vivian in front of him:

Of course you don't have to believe it, but they are there!

London, New York, Paris, and Romania are places you don't know, and they exist in a dark disguise. In fact, I also doubt you now, Vivienne Graham, and your mentor Serizawa PhD.

I suspect that you are not studying any super-giant creatures at all. This is just a scam for funding! I have seen a lot!

Merlin stared at Vivian, and said in a cold tone:

If you are really studying these incredible creatures, then your thinking should have expanded enough to accept the existence of aliens. If you still have doubts about these fantastic creatures, it proves you liars! You have never tried it The real secret under the world!

Doris! Let's go!

Merlin stood up and angrily walked towards the cab. Hill made an apologetic expression to Vivienne, carried the suitcase, and followed Merlin over.

Dr. Vivienne sat on the chair at a loss.

She could guess that her doubts had deeply hurt the talented doctor in front of her who was doing project evaluation on behalf of the World Security Council, which made Vivian a little panicked.

She screwed up.

And just as Merlin yelled at the pilot to turn around and return to Florida, a deep, hoarse, and somewhat tired voice sounded behind Merlin:

Dr. Merlin, I apologize for my apprentice's suspicion of being rude to you.

This voice moved Merlin's heart. He knew that the real person in charge who was hidden in the cabin room had finally appeared.

He pretended to turn his head suddenly, and in the cabin behind him, an oriental man in a black suit and glasses was standing there, and said sincerely:

I am Shiro Serizawa, the current manager of the Emperor Organization, please forgive us for being cautious, but there are some things that we have to be cautious about.

He said to Merlin:

Can you let me see the results of your research?

Merlin snorted, looking unhappy.

But Hill whispered a few words to Merlin at this moment. Merlin's expression hesitated. After a few seconds, he handed his notes to Dr. Serizawa.

He said:

I hope you are really as talented and outstanding as the legend says, and don't be as ignorant as your disciple!

This was very blunt, but Vivienne didn't show any anger. On the contrary, she kept apologizing to Merlin and Hill sincerely.

Seeing this scene, a gleam of light flashed in Merlin's eyes.

he knows

Passed by myself.

And Hill next to him also realized this, the rookie agent looked at her chief with adoring eyes, just a few seconds ago, she really thought it was Merlin who couldn't continue acting.

But unexpectedly, Chief Merlin actually used this method to win the trust of this cunning imperial organization.

This also gave Hill a new doubt.

If the best biologists in both worlds agree that what Merlin wrote in his notes is true, doesn't that mean that

Vampires, werewolves, stuff like that

Does it really exist in this world?