Shadow of the Beautiful World

I always feel like I'm helping you do something bad.

At the experimental table, Vivienne took off the crow mask, she looked back at Gartler who was suffering behind her, and said:

I can't even imagine how it would feel if I was lying there

The biologist sighed:

I'm probably going to break down soon.

That's Gartler's own choice, Vivian.

Merlin leaned against the test bench, and while sensing the changes in the vitality in Gartler's body with his dark perception, he said:

He has a dark wound, a dark wound that wizards can't cure. If he wants to live longer, he can only take a risk. Don't look at him in pain now, but believe me, he is actually thanking you.

You gave him the hope of a healthy life.

Having said that.

Vivienne hooked her fingers at the monkey at her feet, and the terrified Hanuman swiftly jumped into the arms of the hostess. He stretched out his hands and covered his eyes, as if he was afraid of seeing Gatler Struggling, and experiencing the tragedy of mutation.

This monkey is really smart, it seems to remember that it has experienced the same pain, and those memories make its whole body tremble.

But I still feel a little uneasy in my heart. This kind of mutation and transformation is too inhumane. Even in order to survive, the price he paid is too heavy.

The sentimental biologist sighed, and she said:

Maybe I can continue to improve it and reduce the pain of the experimenter.

This is changing the life form, Vivian.

Merlin says:

It's not treating colds or other minor symptoms. We'll turn Gartler from a mortal into a superhuman. In the eyes of those superstitious people in ancient times, this is something that only gods can do. In my opinion, this kind of The pain that comes with a mutation is actually, uh, necessary.

Rubbing his chin, he said:

Evolution is always accompanied by pain. Conversely, without pain, how can one be strong?

Heretics!

Vivian glared at Merlin, she said with some dissatisfaction:

Evolution is a very sacred thing, don't use this kind of idealism to evaluate it. Well, the mutation process lasts for a week, we can't stay here forever, can we?

how?

Merlin glanced at the biologist beside him, and said with great interest:

Missing Serizawa?

You! Hate!

Vivian reached out her hand in shame and anger, pinched Merlin's arm fiercely, and said:

Don't joke about it! I never laughed at you for being single.

I'm just, um, concerned about my friend.

Merlin shrugged, and he said to Vivian:

It's okay for the two of you to keep procrastinating. Serizawa is so much older than you. If you don't hurry up, he will grow old.

well.

Vivian also sighed, holding her pet monkey in a daze, she said:

The tutor actually thinks the same way. He doesn't want to delay my life, but I don't think it has anything to do with it, you know? I'm the kind of person who pursues spiritual enjoyment. As a biologist, I don't care about desire, which is controlled by hormones. There’s not much pursuit of the feeling of push.”

Then you should be more proactive.

Merlin whispered:

Find a time, pour those two bottles of wine over him, and all problems will be solved. Serizawa is a very traditional man, he will accept you.

Yo

Vivian squinted her eyes and looked at Merlin with disdain:

You, who don't even have a girlfriend, actually started teaching me to chase men.

hehe

Merlin responded with an indifferent smile, and he said:

Little girl, the feelings I experienced are beyond your imagination. My ex-girlfriend is the kind who can dismantle a starship with her bare hands.

But how did I hear that it was the lady who took the initiative?

Vivienne flicked her fingers, and Feng Yun lightly pierced Merlin's cowhide, she said:

Don't forget, Merlin, I also have friends in S.H.I.E.L.D., and I know all about your scandals.

cough cough

Merlin coughed twice in embarrassment. He pretended to check on Gartler's situation and took a few steps forward. He turned back and said to Vivian:

Girls with sharp teeth are not flattering, Vivienne, you have to review yourself, maybe Serizawa is afraid of you mocking him? Well, Dobby, send her back to Skull Island, if there is any problem, I will talk to you again call yours.

The little leprechaun, the agent who had been hiding in the laboratory, got the order, realized that the officer was in an awkward state, and immediately reached out to hold Vivienne's arm, who was about to refute, and then screamed at Vivienne's In the middle, the transfer spell was activated, and the biologist and her pet monkey were sent back to the other side of the world.

The lab fell silent.

Merlin walked to the suffering Gartler. He looked at Gartler's body that had begun to deform under the induction of the mutation inducer. He said:

Well, anyone can make fun of me now, Gartler

I really narrowed the road. If I knew it, I should have persuaded Carol to stay. Maybe now they have children. What a headache.

While complaining to himself and expressing his inner melancholy, he stretched out his hand and used magic power to detect the changes in Gattler's body.

Although he was forced to sleep, judging from the constant sweat on the old cowboy's forehead and his grim expression, even in his sleep, he still couldn't completely avoid the erosion of pain.

The blood is becoming thicker, the gastric parietal cells are changing the shape of the wound, let me see, the old wound is healing, and the damaged kidney is growing again.

Merlin carefully examined the changes in Gartler's body, and he finally came to a conclusion.

Well, the mutation is proceeding in an orderly manner, and the rate of loss of vitality is acceptable.

After speaking, he picked up the syringe at hand and injected some concentrated nutrient solution into Gartler's body to provide enough nutrients for the mutation of his body.

He looked back at the silver-gray metal placed on the experimental table behind him, and shook his head:

You can rely on yourself to survive the best thing like Dionysus Gold. If you can use it, it's best not to use it.

Merlin raised his wrist and looked at the time. He estimated the progress of the mutation, then looked back at Gartler with a painful face, and said:

About 37 hours later, the mutation progress will enter the key node of 50%. It depends on the wave whether it is dead or alive.

Gattler, you must hold on!

Your Veela wife is still waiting for you to come home

Gartler's mutation transformation process will last for 7 days, and it is naturally impossible for Merlin to stay with the old cowboy all the time. S.D.O.L.D. still has a lot of things to deal with, the training of new agents is coming to an end, and Coulson, Melinda and Sharon will soon leave the headquarters and go to other cities on the east coast to establish branch departments.

Merlin has not forgotten that he still has a task of exploring Bleecker Street at hand.

And, he promised Yong Rogge before, to help Minerva, a Kree female warrior who has been imprisoned for 6 years, to submit an application for asylum in exile to m.i.b.

So Merlin got rid of his friends Harry and little Hermione to help take turns looking after Gartler, and he returned to New York by himself to deal with some affairs.

He is now standing at the entrance of M.I.B, ​​which is the official institution on Earth that manages aliens and related affairs and is responsible for interstellar diplomacy.

Uh, this can be said to be a very magical department.

Merlin had heard about this mysterious department on the first day he joined the job as an agent. There was a time when the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. were under the name of m.i.b because of the extremely high level of secrecy. , higher than S.H.I.E.L.D.

Of course, during the subsequent work process, Merlin also heard some gossip about m.i.b from Fury.

This department was founded in the 1950s, shortly after the end of World War II. It is said that the reason for its establishment was a contact event with an alien civilization.

This incident was recorded in the documents Merlin obtained from Ms. Carter.

It was a group of exiles who landed on the earth from other planets in the Milky Way. They asked the earth civilization for refuge in exile. This almost never happened in the previous history. After discussions with the governments of several major powers, the asylum requests of these aliens were accepted.

m.i.b was established at that time.

The original intention of its establishment is very simple, that is to contact with alien civilizations in order to obtain more advanced technology and allow human civilization to develop faster.

It is said that alien technology was involved in the moon landing projects of the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War.

After the time entered the 1970s, the earth, as a shelter for some aliens in distress, has gained a reputation in the surrounding galaxies. More and more alien exiles came to the earth, and the scale of m.i.b began to expand rapidly. Today, it has branches all over the world, and it is also a department directly under the World Security Council. Like S.H.I.E.L.D., it is a worldwide organization, and its management power does not belong to any country.

But what to say.

In matters such as interstellar diplomacy, the strength of a civilization is very important. The earth civilization has not yet entered the interstellar era, so those powerful extraterrestrial civilizations actually don't care much about the existence of the earth as a shelter in exile.

Those who can find refuge on the earth are some really down-and-out aliens. Even if these down-and-outs gather together, it is difficult to affect the environment of the surrounding galaxies. In other words, in the eyes of those powerful civilizations, the earth, but It's just a 'garbage dump' that receives all kinds of 'garbage'.

Just like the Kree people before, they didn't declare war on the earth before they decided to attack the earth, which also shows the embarrassing situation of m.i.b.

According to Fury, there are many dangerous black technologies in this sector, but these black technologies are not enough to save the earth from interstellar wars in critical moments. Coupled with the special nature of m.i.b itself, it has always been outside of politics, and it is difficult for the vast majority of people in the world to realize the existence of this department.

However, Fury said that m.i.b has a small star port in a hidden place on the earth, which is used to receive or send those exiled alien immigrants, and as a node of a remote space route.

Bridge and Tunnel Authority

Merlin raised his head and looked at the low-key sign above his head that was easily overlooked. He stretched out his hand and took out his disguised ID, looked at the sign again, and shook his head.

Well, I'm back to 'report'.

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand and pushed open the dilapidated door in front of him, and walked into the narrow aisle. A large fan covered with dust was blowing wind into the aisle. The floor tiles were worn out badly, and above him, the lights in the aisle were also dim, dimmed every now and then, and electric sparks were dancing.

To be honest, the exterior decoration of the New York branch of the m.i.b department is really chilling. Even the 21st Century Bell Telephone Company that s.d.o.l.d. uses to disguise itself is much more majestic than this appearance.

Hello.

Merlin walked in the narrow aisle, and he said hello to the janitor who was sitting on a chair beside him, holding a newspaper, covering his face, and dressed like a security guard.

The latter raised his head, put down the newspaper, glanced at Merlin, and said:

Go to the 7th floor of the basement, Z is waiting for you. Just to remind you, Z's temper has not been very good recently.

Thanks for reminding.

Merlin reached out and pressed the button on the elevator in front of him. He said:

I have a good temper.

Ding

The silver elevator opened in front of Merlin's eyes. He walked into the elevator and pressed the button for the 7th floor as the doorman reminded him.

The elevator descended rapidly, very smoothly, but at an extremely fast speed. A few seconds later, the elevator door opened again, and what Merlin saw was an extremely wide white hall like an underground city.

Pure white without a trace of variegation, it looks very neat, and the beating geometric pattern gives people a feeling of entering the future.

It's like a vast, endless new world.

Before Merlin's eyes, in the extremely wide three-story hall filled with various advanced gadgets, there was a busy scene.

All kinds of aliens that Merlin could imagine or couldn't imagine, just like human beings, dragging their luggage, talking to each other, queuing up at various windows to handle business.

Green-skinned big-headed aliens, gray bug-like aliens, octopus-like aliens, uh-huh aliens disguised as big-bodied models, two-headed aliens, only-headed aliens , headless aliens, etc., what's that?

Merlin stretched out his hand and pushed his glasses. He stood on the small platform at the exit of the elevator, leaning on the solid-colored railing, and looked down. In a neat underground hall, he saw a weird guy.

It was a fish, to be exact, a guy with a fish head and a human body, wearing a hood that looked like a fish tank, it looked like a legendary mermaid whose upper body and lower body just turned upside down.

It's a race on a liquid planet 3.2 million light-years away from Earth. We call it the 'big murloc' to distinguish it from the murlocs on Earth.

A voice sounded beside Merlin, and when Merlin turned around, he saw behind him a middle-aged man wearing a black suit and tie, his hair combed meticulously, and showing signs of baldness.

He had a well-groomed beard and was holding a cup of coffee in his hand, looking very leisurely.

Are you Z?

Merlin pushed his glasses, and he said to the black man behind him:

I'm Merlin. I made an appointment yesterday for an asylum application from a Cree, but your staff asked me to come to you directly.

I know, the famous Merlin agent.

Agent Z said something in a strange tone. He picked up the coffee, took a sip, and then said to Merlin slowly:

It's the first time for us to apply for exile from the Cree, so I'm here to handle this application in person, and by the way, discuss some news about you that we just received.

Is it related to me?

Merlin says:

You mean, news about me from among the stars?

right

Z threw the coffee cup in his hand into the trash can, and there was a gleam in his eyes:

We were also surprised when we got the news. I discussed it with your Director Fury for the first time, and he suggested that I ask you to verify these things. Well, some private matters.

Anyway, come with me! I'll tell you slowly.