Shadow of the Beautiful World

I just knew that every time you call me, nothing good happens.

The next morning, when Merlin opened the door of the house, he saw Miss Elsa, a S.H.I.E.L.D. consultant with a displeased face. The latter was wearing her trench coat and hunting suit for work, and she seemed ready to go.

Never mind, Elsa.

Merlin replied:

The agents under my command are very busy recently, I have to find myself a trustworthy partner.

Wait, don't talk yet.

Elsa's straight nose twitched. She approached Merlin and sniffed his clothes. The female agent said playfully:

You smell of perfume, it seems that you had a good night last night. Is there a girl in your bed who is still awake? Do you want me to guess who it is?

Don't make trouble.

Merlin took a step back expressionlessly, and he explained:

I just sent my colleague home last night, uh, she had a little too much to drink.

Just send it home? Did nothing else?

Elsa asked gossipingly:

Tell me, Merlin, why don't I know that you, a guy who doesn't lie to all women, still have such a wonderful nightlife? Why don't you talk to your colleagues? Rabbits don't eat grass by the side of their nests, Mr. Merlin, if I don't Remember correctly, in S.H.I.E.L.D., it is forbidden to fall in love among employees, right?

If I say no, there is no!

The corners of Merlin's eyes twitched, and he grabbed Elsa's wrist roughly. Amidst the witcher's scream, the two of them disappeared from Merlin's house under the flash of the Displacement Curse.

As for last night, things were really simple, not as complicated as Elsa thought.

After dinner, he and Hill went to Hell's Kitchen to listen to the famous Josie Bar. The two drank some wine, and then Merlin sent Hill home.

That's all there is to the story.

swish

With the light distorted, Merlin brought Elsa to appear in the slightly scorching desert, probably to punish Elsa for being unrestrained, and Merlin used a super-long-distance transfer spell this time.

Straight from New York to the depths of the Nevada desert.

This kind of long-distance teleportation brings terrible physical and mental oppression. At the moment of landing, Elsa shook off Merlin's hand, and in the unbearable dizziness, rushed to the ground. Step aside and retch.

The girl with long orange hair viciously stretched out her hand behind her and made a rude gesture to Merlin.

She knew that this must have been intentional by the wicked Merlin.

Be careful next time you speak, my Elsa, you are a girl after all, don't talk like those rude men.

Merlin Shiran stood beside Elsa, he took out a handkerchief and handed it to Elsa.

The latter took it in her hands and wiped her cheeks. She raised her head and stared at Merlin. She almost screamed and said:

I hate teleportation! Do you hear me? Merlin, I hate teleportation! Especially your teleportation! You evil bastard!

This is a small punishment, so you learn not to care too much about your boss's private life, and respect your friends' personal privacy.

Merlin looked around at the harsh environment around him, and he said to Elsa:

Let's go, let's go a few kilometers further.

Where are you going?

Elsa asked with a look of displeasure:

Where is this damn desert? Did you send us to Africa?

This is Nevada.

Merlin says:

There's a S.H.I.E.L.D. base here. I'm going to find something in it. Your search senses will come in handy.

Hate you!

Elsa kicked the stones under her feet, as if taking the stones was Merlin.

But when Merlin stretched out his hand, she still hugged Merlin's arm as before, and then amidst the rolling black mist, the two quickly rushed in the direction of Base 084.

Base 084, this is not an unfamiliar place.

Merlin has been here several times. A few years ago, when S.H.I.E.L.D. was first established, he and Fury came here together to receive this base that stored too many secrets from the Ministry of Defense.

With Merlin's current level of secrecy, he knows that SHIELD still has at least three secret bases like base 084.

In the desert of North Africa, near the Atlantic Ocean, there is a base called Sandbox. One of Ray's trusted Level 7 Agent Commanders.

But compared to Gartler and Ms. Victoria Hand, Merlin's understanding and contact with Agent Felix is ​​not much.

Also, in Barrow, Alaska, there is a heterogeneous shelter base, where some dangerous but not deadly heterogeneous prisoners are held.

Finally, there is the isolated island prison in the center of the Atlantic Ocean. While sl.d.'s management of aliens is becoming more and more strict, the isolated island prison is said to be overcrowded.

However, after reading Jiaying's letter, Merlin was basically sure that the obelisk recovered from the World War II battlefield by Ms. Peggy Carter should be stored in Base 084.

This is the first secret base established during the period of the Strategic Science Corps. If sorted by time, the No. 084 item recovered in 1945 should be the first batch of deposits to be placed here.

Merlin took out his secret agent ID and the pass issued by Fury. With little effort, he entered the warehouse of Base 084 under the escort of several heavily armed secret agents.

This is an underground warehouse with 4 floors. The interior is exactly the same as when Merlin came last time. Each warehouse is filled with metal brackets and iron cabinets, and the brackets are filled with various Outlandish stuff.

These are item 084

S.H.I.E.L.D. has inherited a system from the Strategic Science Corps. They call all incomprehensible, dangerous, and things that should not flow into the civilian population as Item 084.

But to be honest, the vast majority of items No. 084 are actually not as dangerous as they appear on the surface, and most of them are just things with some mysterious colors attached to them. But that being said, during the usual containment process, the special containment team of SHIELD will occasionally encounter some very dangerous things.

The time is from September 1945 to July 1946.

Merlin said to Elsa:

The things I'm looking for are put in a black box with the standard gray eagle emblem. You can find them in chronological order and wait for me here after you find them.

What about you? What are you going to do?

Elsa asked.

I, go get some things left here.

Merlin's expression became a little sad at this moment. He told Elsa a few words, and then returned to the surface. Under the leadership of the base staff, he came to the storage room in the test area.

He still hadn't forgotten that when Richard and Mary told him that they left some things in their daily life here, they couldn't take them out in time, and they asked Merlin to tell them to bring them back to May and Ben's house.

Merlin has never had time to fetch these things. He has time now. Unfortunately, his family is no longer here.

A few minutes later, the staff brought out what Richard and Mary had left behind.

A black handbag, a little dusty.

In that handbag, there are a few books, a few documents, and a few gadgets.

These have been checked by the staff here, and there is no danger of leaking the secrets. Merlin intends to take these things back and hand them over to little Peter when he grows up.

After a while, Merlin returned to the underground warehouse. Elsa seemed to have found what Merlin needed, but the girl was standing in front of the black box, with her head lowered, frowning, looking at the box in front of her.

What's wrong?

Merlin stepped forward and asked.

This is what you asked for, 45084-7.

Elsa pointed to the box under her feet and said to Merlin:

But it's kind of quirky.

How to say?

Merlin squatted down and looked at the box in front of him. This box was made of metal, and it seemed that there was a special interlayer substance inside, which could shield Merlin's perception of darkness.

Facing his question, Elsa also squatted down. She stretched out her hand and touched the welded joint of the box. She said to Merlin:

It seems to be sealed well, but if you look closely, you will find that this layer of sealing has been opened and these traces of welding have been re-sealed later. You see! According to the degree of oxidation contrast of this metal layer , it was opened, at least 5 years ago.

Um?

Hearing Elsa's words, Merlin immediately stretched out his hand and felt around the fully sealed welding joint. Sure enough, as Elsa said, although on the surface, the welded interface this time seems to be seamless, but the touch from the fingertips told Merlin that the slightly thick welded layer is indeed the two. Traces left after the first welding.

Merlin's expression immediately became ugly. He stood up and yelled at the agents standing by:

Call the director of the base! Lock down the warehouse immediately!

A few minutes later, under the filming of a video camera recording the whole process, under the watchful eyes of several high-level agents throughout the base, an agent with a crowbar stepped forward and opened the box a little roughly. The moment the metal box was uncovered, there were several exclamations from the scene.

Elsa guessed right.

The chest that was supposed to hold the dangerous obelisk was empty!

Things, where did they go?

Merlin's face was so gloomy that it made people fearful. He turned his head to look at the several secret service executives behind him. They also looked at each other, their faces full of surprise and innocence.

Mr. Merlin, we can use all the monitoring data to prove that no one has touched this box in the few years before you!

A female agent supervisor explained:

It is placed on the lowest floor of the base. There is a layer of steel plates in the concrete walls around the warehouse. The warehouse is supervised 24 hours a day. There are 27 cameras inside. The pictures are directly synchronized with the monitoring department of the headquarters. Unless it is a ghost, there is no one. People can take that thing away, unless the contents of this box are lost before we take over the base again.

Let's wait until the review is complete to blame the blame! Everyone, you have made a terrible mistake in your work, and I hope this mistake can be made up for!

Merlin waved his hand to interrupt the female agent's explanation. He stepped aside, took out his cell phone, and informed Fury about the matter.

Contrary to Merlin's expectations, Fury did not show a very angry tone.

Merlin, Agent Tracy entered S.H.I.E.L.D. for a year with you. She has any reason to betray our secrets, and I think what she said should be right. The time when the obelisk was stolen should indeed be at What happened when the Ministry of Defense took over the base. Of course, the review still needs to be done, so let Hill take charge of this matter.

No, Fury, that's not the only thing I'm worried about.

Merlin said to Fury:

To be honest, I'm not too worried about the obelisk. No matter who took it, there has been no movement for several years, which means that they haven't found a way to open it. We still have time to make up for this mistake.

What I'm really worried about is the other things that this incident leads to.

Merlin said in a serious tone:

A 084 item is lost, does it mean that we have lost other 084 items at the same time? I don't believe that those guys will only take away an obelisk Fury, give me a permission!

I'm going to personally go through all the 084 items we have in our possession

A gleam of light flashed in Merlin's eyes, and he said softly:

I want to confirm how many precious things have been taken away from us in a daze.

On the phone, Fury hesitated, and after a few seconds, he said:

Okay, I'll give you permission. But don't make a fuss, you have to do it privately.

Well, Hill will take care of this with me.

Merlin says:

I would also welcome other colleagues to act as overseers for this internal review, if necessary.

Four hours later, Hill entered Base 084 with an operational team and took over control of the base from Merlin. When Hill entered the underground warehouse, Merlin was already waiting for her with a list.

When the two met, it was a little awkward, but Hill was a mature agent after all. She quickly adjusted her mood and accepted the list from Merlin.

With just one glance, Hill frowned.

Except for the obelisk of 45084-7, 65084-2, 87084-1, and 89084-1 were all stolen?