Shadow of the Beautiful World

The confluence of the celestial sphere and the invasion of monsters instantly turned the order of the entire world into a mess.

Although officials in various countries have launched public refuge programs as quickly as possible, the number of shelters built around the world is limited after all.

It is impossible for those deep underground shelters to protect all human beings in the face of such a global disaster.

Although the mages of Karma Taj constantly refresh the dimensional mirror covering the entire earth, they do their best to confine the current crises and battles to the dimensional mirror.

But such a method is only a palliative, not a permanent cure.

Dimensional mirrors also have an upper limit. Casters like Doom and Merlin may be able to maintain the stability of dimensional mirrors in multi-party conflicts.

But it's hard for the remaining mages to do that.

Therefore, although the current situation can still be controlled, under the contact of the Sky Eye Society and the World Security Council, the officials are still taking all the time to find other temporary refuges for the people who cannot enter the refuge.

At this critical juncture, many forces extended a helping hand.

Wakanda, the hidden country in Africa, is finally no longer hidden. All the countries on the continent of Africa are sending their citizens into the border of Wakanda at the fastest speed.

Several alien demiplanes on the North American side, including Sulfur Harbor, have also opened their doors to the public.

In Europe, nearly 10 magical demiplanes, including Hogwarts College, that have been closed by traditional wizards have also begun to gather civilians who have nowhere to go.

Not to mention the Asian side.

The ancient eastern country does not need help from other forces at all. That country is the only force that can send all its citizens to shelters when a disaster occurs.

The refuges under that country are not only sufficient for its own citizens, but also capable of receiving refugees from surrounding countries.

It is said that the mysterious Kunlun Secret Realm was also opened at this time, protecting civilians from Siberia and Central Asia.

Of course, the most powerful one is m.i.b.

This deeply hidden official organization dealing with extraterrestrial affairs opened several super-giant refuge facilities at one time.

In a matter of hours, tens of millions of civilians were transferred to those facilities.

In addition to these officially familiar forces, at this critical juncture, another force also extended a helping hand to the civilization of the land people.

the sea.

To be precise, under the sea.

Under the call of Ms. Atlanna, the mother of Arthur Curry, the king of the seven seas, and the former queen of Atlantis, the four countries of the deep sea have opened their borders to land people.

The storm breakers and Naga wizards of Nerou Kingdom separated the oceans in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean, and used magic to create a large area under the sea where land people can hide.

According to official estimates, at least 1 billion people were able to escape the ravages of war after the deep-sea kingdom extended a helping hand.

But this transfer will take time.

Compared with the speed of information received by ordinary people, some well-informed people have already obtained the news that the deep sea kingdom will be opened for land people in advance.

Come on! Come on! Jump over!

In the small port of Hell's Kitchen in New York City, Mr. Tucker is standing beside his luxury cruise ship, waving to a panic-stricken woman with a child in her arms.

Tucker, who had already washed himself white, was now wearing a fancy shirt and big shorts, dressed like a vacationer.

He yelled at the woman, who struggled up the wobbly steps and was pulled by Tucker's arm to the cruise ship.

The luxurious cruise ship was already full of people, and Tucker's men were maintaining order and distributing food and water to those who panicked. This small port, where no one came at all in the past, is already crowded with ships at this time.

Under the command of Mr. Tucker, a well-known man in Hell's Kitchen, these ships are doing their best to carry more local people.

Ten minutes later, seeing everyone in the port boarded the boat, and under the eager gaze of his subordinates, Mr. Tucker took out a strange-looking mobile phone from his pocket and dialed a number.

He spoke a strange language and said to the person on the other side of the phone:

Hey, Gray Fin, my side is ready, come and pick us up.

There was a hasty answering sound from the phone, and a few minutes later, on the sea outside the small port, amidst the exclamation of everyone, an underwater vortex quickly appeared.

The vortex was getting bigger and bigger, and after more than ten seconds, a hole leading to the bottom of the sea was opened from the sea surface.

Then, a ghostly murloc with gray fins and a robe made of sharkskin poked his head out of the hole and waved to Tucker standing on the cruise ship.

That was a sign that they could sail.

What are you still doing? Let's go!

Tucker patted the sluggish men around him, and amidst his shouts, the dozens of ships started one after another.

They drove under the sea along the passage opened by some murlocs with water magic.

Some ordinary people standing on the deck instinctively closed their eyes and held their breath after the boat entered the water, but the expected submersion did not come.

When they opened their eyes suspiciously, they saw that their boat had been molded with a bubble-like water film. The flowing water film had air in it, so that the ordinary people on the ship would not be suffocated and drowned.

This miraculous scene made many people exclaim, and some bold children even tried to reach out and touch the water film.

But this kind of reckless behavior will soon be chased away by the murlocs swimming outside the water membrane.

These murlocs are Tucker's partners in business.

After the kingdom of Atlantis was taken over by Namor, the contact between the deep sea kingdom and the land began.

Tucker is a very keen businessman. He paid a black wizard to help him find some murlocs doing business in the deep sea.

The leader is Gray Fin who just opened the waterway and took Tucker into the water.

That's a cunning murloc.

Although they have similar appearances to the Trench Clan, these murlocs are not crazy, and they also have their own circle of life.

Relying on the contact with Tucker, the gray fin murrels first resold the pornographic CDs of land people, and then developed to resell supplies and enjoyment.

Finally, even large-scale procurement of human weapons and industrial products.

This kind of sound like smuggling made these murlocs a lot of money.

On Tucker's side, relying on the deal with the murlocs, he quickly accumulated enviable wealth.

Of course, making money is secondary. After the money reaches a limit, connections are much more valuable than any money.

For example, now, Tucker has a channel to communicate with the people of the seabed, so he can take his men and the neighbors of Hell's Kitchen to the seabed to take refuge in advance before the official announcement.

swish

The leader of this group of smuggled murlocs, the cunning murloc who called himself Gray Fin, jumped out of the water onto Tucker's cruise ship nimbly, and the two guys hugged enthusiastically.

Tucker took out his collection of cigars and shared them with his murloc friends, and the two were still chatting.

While puffing out the smoke skillfully, Murloc Gray Fin looked at the humans behind Tucker who were afraid of him with his own dead fish eyes.

It also made a grimace on purpose to scare the children.

The murloc said to Tucker:

You don't know... the Pacific Ocean is shaking the sky! The King of the Seven Seas is driving the invincible beast Kraken, and is fighting the monsters that rushed out from the bottom of the sea.

The murloc used his own language, and Rory talked to Tucker about the news he heard from other people. It waved its hands exaggeratedly and said:

Those monsters are as huge as the trench, and their power can easily set off a terrifying tide covering the underwater world, but fortunately His Majesty Arthur trapped those monsters in the Pacific Ocean, and they can't come here!

Yeah?

Tucker can also understand murloc language, and because of business, he can also speak some inauthentic underwater dialect.

He leaned on his cruise ship, and while admiring the strange scenery of the seabed through the water film, he said to the murloc:

I'm more concerned about the undersea shelter you told me about... are you sure it's safe there?

very safe!

The murloc took a sip of his cigar, gestured at the fish fins stuck to his fingers, and said to Tucker:

That place is in a trench. It's where we usually put our goods. My people are patrolling nearby. There won't be any problems...

Speaking of which, Tucker, I don't understand, why do you take these people who have nothing to do with you to take refuge?

The murloc blinked, and asked curiously:

Are they your relatives? Your subordinates? Or your slaves?

No no.

Tucker shrugged and said:

I'm just... how should I put it, I was able to get to where I am today and have my own small business because I was lucky enough to be appreciated by a big man.

Tucker thought back to his first meeting with Merlin, and he said with a nostalgic tone:

Although that big man may not have regarded me as a friend, he is kind to me.

If it weren't for his handy hand, I might have died in a street fight or worry about eating every day. Where would I be where I am today?

This black man who used to be one of the low-level punks in Hell's Kitchen, but is now a big businessman pursed his lips.

He glanced at the dozens of boats entering the water behind him, as well as the ordinary people on board.

He said softly:

People learn to be grateful. As for me, I can't help that big man too much, but I know that he cares about the whole world. In this situation, I take these neighbors to take refuge and protect them from harm. A little help.

What's more, they will remember that I helped them in times of crisis and I saved their lives.

Things are impermanent. If I fall into disaster in the future, they will help me in turn.

It's a never-losing business.

After listening to Tucker's description, the murloc Grayfin shrugged like a human, then plucked some cracked scales on its own arm, and said to Tucker:

Well, I don't understand.

But business is business, Tucker, we agreed before. We give you shelter, food and supplies for you guys, and it all costs money...

It's okay, buddy.

Tucker crossed his arms and blew out the smoke ring. He said to the murloc:

I'll pay, as long as you don't take the opportunity to kill me.

Hehe, how could it be?

Murloc Gray Fin rubbed its paws, its dead fish eyes rolled, and it suddenly whispered to Tucker:

Speaking of which, just a few hours ago, some of my subordinates discovered a very interesting thing on the bottom of the sea... Do you want to go and see it? It's a very good collection.

Oh, is it so?

Tucker became interested.

People, after they have money, they will always be arty.

Tucker also likes to collect some unusual collectibles to show his status.

Ten minutes later, the neighbors of Hell's Kitchen brought by Tucker were placed in the murloc's shelter in the trench of the Atlantic Ocean, and Tucker himself, led by the murloc, followed Gray Fin to the depths of the trench. place.

He came to see the so-called collection.

As a result, after the murloc pushed open the door of the storage room, Tucker was really taken aback.

In the trench cave in front of him, there is a head that looks like a dragon.

Golden, extremely ferocious, a pair of yellow snake pupils have lost the brilliance of life, but the frozen ferocity can still be seen.

The head seemed to have been bitten off by some kind of sharp weapon, and strange, foul-smelling blood was still flowing out from the stubble of the neck.

And the most peculiar thing is that on this huge dragon-shaped head, around the golden scales, there are still blue electric arcs dancing.

This is the severed head of the monster Ghidorah.

The murloc hunched over and said to the terrified Tucker beside him:

Some of my friends found it in the deep sea. We originally planned to sell it to the Storm Rippers, but the situation on the bottom of the sea is a bit chaotic right now. This thing is rotting fast... I may not be able to wait that long.

Gray Fin rubbed its fin-like hands treacherously, and said to Tucker:

If you are interested, this thing is yours, and we can help you remove its flesh and blood, the head of an evil dragon, tsk tsk, your land wizards must be interested, and it can be sold for a high price.

Yes, it's sure to fetch a fortune.

After Tucker stabilized his mind, the businessman's mind immediately started to run fast. He circled the big head like a mountain of meat in amazement, and a good idea immediately came to mind.

He said to the murloc:

I want this thing, but the price is right. Of course, we can talk about it later.

Tucker also rubbed his hands in a philistine manner, and he said to the murloc:

I know that there is an organization that will definitely be willing to pay any price to buy this thing. It just so happens that, thanks to Lord Merlin, I have also dealt with Ms. Vivienne... Wait a minute, I'll give her a call.

After finishing speaking, Tucker took out his mobile phone and called Vivian Graham who was far away in the ancient eastern country.

A few minutes later, Tucker put away the phone, and said to the Murloc Gray Fin behind him in a strange tone:

They want it, and the asking price is very high.

But as a condition of the transaction, we need to send this thing to the Indian Ocean as quickly as possible, to a place called Skull Island...

So please, Grayfin, don't worry, I will pay.