Shadow of the Beautiful World

30. Transformation

Because of the mysterious blood of the elders, during the time she was in the Brotherhood of the Holy Shield, Ciriya was responsible for opening the rift to different time and space for the members of the Brotherhood.

So that the agents of the Brotherhood of the Holy Shield can enter a different era to perform tasks.

They maintain the balance and integrity of the timeline.

This is a very great mission, although it was later proved that these were all false and false.

There are not so many factors that interfere with the timeline in this shaped pocket universe. Even if the Holy Shield Brotherhood does not exist, the timeline of the universe will not have too many waves.

The only purpose of that organization's existence is a trap set by the old gambling dog for Merlin.

But that's all in the past.

The blood of the elders is a very mysterious ability. According to Shiriya, as long as she wants, she can travel back and forth between different timelines and different eras.

Not only can you see endless landscapes of civilization, but you can also interact with famous figures in history.

Cilia has friends in all ages. Of course, according to the secret history passed down by the family, Cilia will never take the initiative to use the blood of the elders to disrupt the mysterious connection of time and space.

That's a very dangerous thing.

In short, after being re-accepted, according to Merlin's request, Ciri has been traveling in different time and space, searching for the mother box preserved by humans for Merlin.

After learning from Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, when the mother box first appeared on Earth, Ciriya set off to an era 5,000 years ago.

That was the first stop of her trip.

At that time, I was standing on the hill on the edge of the battlefield, watching the battle from the beginning to the end.

In the Central City laboratory, Ciri sat on a chair with her legs crossed, her elbows resting on the armrest. This sitting posture undoubtedly showed Ciri's graceful figure.

Beside the white-haired girl, the girl with glasses is handling Victor's body fused with the machine, and Tony Stark is helping her.

And Merlin hovered in front of Shiriya, with his hands behind his back, listening with great interest to Shiriya's story from the perspective of a bystander.

That battle sounded powerful, but it actually lasted very short, just a few hours.

Xi Liya was holding an apple in her hand, and while biting, she said:

The intensity of the battle was very high. The allied forces of all races rushed towards the demons like a tide. They were knocked to the ground, and new warriors joined the battle. It was very tragic.

Her eyebrows were beaming, reminiscent of those drunkards bragging in taverns.

I also saw the gods, Zeus, Ra, Osiris

They also participated in that battle. Zeus threw lightning at the intruders, like fire from the sky. Every time a bolt of lightning flew by, a large area of demons would be emptied.

But that intruder is also very powerful.

Ciri frowned, took a bite of the apple, played with her white bangs, and said to Merlin:

It's tall and strong. It stood against Zeus's lightning and shattered Osiris' carriage. It almost found me who was watching the show while hiding.

However, under the obstruction of those flying Green Lanterns, it failed to escape from the battlefield until it was finally sealed.

It's sealed in the tunnel where the three mother boxes were opened.

The white-haired female swordsman shrugged, she said to Merlin:

Those gods wanted to destroy the three boxes, but they couldn't, so they had to adopt the safest way and keep them separately.

The silver box, the one in front of you, was given to the warriors of ancient Egypt.

Oh, by the way, that invulnerable warrior with a shield and spear is called Imhotep, and he is the founder of the Brotherhood of the Holy Shield.

Shirley explained:

So in theory, the mother box was actually kept by us at the beginning, but there were some minor problems later.

After Imhotep's death, his follower, the first mutant, Apocalypse, violently ingested the dominion of ancient Egypt, and that box was placed in his hands.

But soon, the mutants of Commander Apocalypse and the aliens of Commander Hive had a big battle.

Apocalypse was conspired by the clansmen of the hive, and he also encountered a rebellion, as well as the hero chosen by the wizards of the Rock of Eternity, that guy named Black Adam also participated in the rebellion, Apocalypse was sealed, and the mother box was lost in the desert. .”

etc!

Merlin stretched out his finger and interrupted Shiriya's story. He asked:

Apocalypse is just sealed, the original mutant is alive, right?

Shouldn't be dead.

Ciri finished eating the apple, poked her cheek with her finger, and said incredulously:

At that time, I was only focused on tracking down the whereabouts of the mother box. I didn't go to the collapsed tomb of Tianqi, but he should still be alive. That tomb is still in Egypt. How about I take you to see it?

never mind.

Merlin waved his hand and said:

I don't have that much time to spare. Let the mutants handle their internal affairs. Go ahead and say, the mother box was lost in ancient Egypt, but why was it found in an ancient tomb in Europe?

Because of Alexander!

Ciri said:

When Alexander conquered Egypt, he plundered many precious things from the treasure house of the pharaohs, including this mother box.

Having said that, Ciri stretched out her fingers excitedly, and she said to Merlin:

Guess who put the mother box in that treasure house?

Merlin narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, then he said:

Judging from the time, it should be Ms. Cassandra?

wrong!

Ciri snorted, shaking her slender waist, and slowly revealed the answer.

It's not Cassandra, it's her descendants who also inherited the power of the assassin. During a certain expedition, they found the mother box from an abandoned pyramid and hid it.

In short, this mother box was brought back to Europe by Alexander, and later fell into the hands of Caesar. He regarded it as a gift from the gods and tried to unravel the mystery in it to conquer the world.

Shiriya curled her lips and said with disdain:

Because of this thing, he caused a fatal disaster. After Caesar was assassinated, the mother box was taken away from Rome by his confidants, and fell into the hands of some wizards.

Later, when Genghis Khan invaded Europe, he was taken into the cemetery by wizards.

It was unearthed a few months ago.

Ciri raised her finger and pointed to Dr. Silas Stone behind Merlin. She said:

It fell into their hands, and then things turned into what it is now. I'm still one step too late. If I can be faster, this box can fall into your hands intact.

It's not your fault.

Merlin shook his head. He turned around and looked at Victor Stone who was being transformed mechanically. He said:

In less than a week, you have spanned 5,000 years. You have done your best to make it this far.

During the big explosion last night, I was estimated to be less than 1,000 meters away from the box, but I still didn't find it.

Speaking of this, Merlin thought of his poor nephew, and this young man who was destined to be no longer ordinary.

He said softly:

Maybe, this is fate.

Go and rest, Ciri.

The Maharaja said to his right-hand assistant:

Go to the mystery house, or go back to the wasteland. Take a good rest, sleep, and relieve fatigue. There will be new things to do soon.

No.

Ciri jumped off the chair, stretched himself, and then said to Merlin full of vigor:

I'm going to see my mother. I heard that she and my father's lover are having a lot of trouble in the past two days. I'll go back to see the excitement and contact me if I have anything.

If you're going to find Elsa, remember to take me with you.

Maharaja nodded.

He watched as Ciri opened the rift. The slender female swordsman was about to walk into the rift, but she suddenly looked back at Merlin, and she said:

One more thing.

About Ms. Carter and old Steve, they're two back in the day and they're living in Brooklyn now. But they had no intention of disturbing young Steve's life in the day, so

I understand.

Merlin nodded and said:

I'll pay attention.

Then it's ok.

Ciri made an ok gesture and stepped into the crack.

Is everything she said true?

Behind Merlin, Dr. Silas Stone pushed his glasses. He watched the rift opened by Siria close in the air. This rather unscientific scene made the old doctor frown.

He asked:

Those untold stories about gods and ancient history sound like the plot of a third-rate fantasy novel.

Trust me, Doctor.

With his hands behind his back, the Maharaja gently said to Dr. Stone:

The more you understand the real history, the more you will find that this world that seems to conform to scientific rules is actually based on chaos and disorder.

Under the world you are accustomed to, there is a bizarre truth hidden. You can try to explain this world with science, but that is not necessarily correct.

Science is not the only truth.

Merlin turned around, looked at Victor Stone who was undergoing mechanical transformation surgery, and said:

But it's also really the path to truth.

About your son, after he wakes up, I need him to do something for me.

Lord Raven said to Dr. Stone beside him:

It may be a little dangerous, but if he doesn't finish these things, the result will be very troublesome. It will bring endless risks to himself and you.

Dr. Stone still has some doubts.

But looking at the son who was being transformed and assimilated at an accelerated rate, the scene where flesh and blood merged with unknown technology, the old doctor finally did not speak out to refute.

The scene in front of him has surpassed the world he knew. In this unknown situation, it was the right choice to listen to the advice of a person who has the ability to solve troubles.

Actually, there is no need to be so desperate.

The spectacled lady in a white coat said to Old Stone without looking back:

Over the past few months, the Adeptus Mechanicus has performed operations similar to your son's on hundreds of people.

Or transformation. For those who are seriously ill and have lost hope, continuing to live with a mechanical body is not an unacceptable outcome.

Victor's body organs have been damaged by 40%, his leg bones are comminuted, his biological circulatory system is completely destroyed, his kidneys are failing, and his spine is twisted

Icarus said calmly:

If you want him to live, you have to give up this hopeless body.

In other words, you can let your son die as a pure human, or let him continue to accompany you in the form of a cyborg life

Of course, I heard from Tony that Victor doesn't like machinery.

The glasses girl pushed her black-rimmed glasses, and she was a little rough, and put the kidney of a pair of omnic prosthetics into Vidok's broken body.

She looked back at Dr. Stone with a slightly odd smile on her face.

she says:

After waking up, facing his new body, he may have some persistent psychological problems, unable to accept reality, and even have a tendency to self-destruct. These are problems that existed in past operations.

So Dr. Stone, I suggest you here. The mechanical priests who can give your son to us for a period of time are very strong in persuasion. We will persuade your son to accept and adapt to the new life.

Maybe in a month, you will be able to get a wonderful son who is full of hope for the future. By the way, there is another problem.

The glasses girl asked seriously:

Do we need to keep his reproductive system? His genitals are slightly damaged, but mostly intact. Maybe we can use bionic materials to restore them.

do not talk!

Maybe it was the glasses lady's words that made Dr. Stone unacceptable, or maybe the old doctor's mentality had collapsed at this time.

In short, looking at his modified, unrecognizable son, he sighed and said:

Try your best to cure him with the omnic method, I only want him to live! No matter what he becomes, he is my only son!

oh.

Icarus nodded.

She turned her head and looked at Victor Stone, who had been more than half of the mechanical symbiosis, she said:

Since he is your only son, the reproductive system must be preserved. After all, the blood of the Stone family depends on him to continue. Tony, he is going to have a kidney replacement operation.

As she spoke, Icarus' fingertips split open, and a shiny silver scalpel appeared on her finger.

While she cut open Victor's wound with precision, she touched the mechanical tentacles of the omnic prosthetic and the mother box together, allowing the two to fuse quickly.

She said to the pale Tony:

If you can't adapt, let Jarvis help. Speaking of which, Tony, haven't you considered changing yourself to a real man of steel? Look, you call yourself Iron Man

What's the point of always hiding in the battle armor and showing off your prestige? You are such a wise person, you can completely modify yourself into an invincible, true Iron Man.

Don't pollute me with your radical thoughts!

Tony glanced at Icarus and said:

I think the human body is great. My body is strong and pure

Well, it's just a little kidney deficiency, right?

Before Tony could finish his sentence, he was robbed by the sharp-tongued glasses lady, who said:

When I was young, I was too indulgent. Now I have to add goji berries to my water. I often chat with Jarvis, Tony, you can't hide it from me.

Shut up! You mechanical woman! You know how to keep in good health!

Tony turned his head to look at Merlin a little angrily, and he shouted:

Merlin! Take care of your women!

The Maharaja shrugged and did not intervene.

To be honest, watching the glasses girl and Tony quarreling is quite interesting

But soon, Merlin remembered another thing.