Shadow of the Beautiful World

George told Merlin that .m's laboratory in Montana is a biological transformation base. The mad scientists of .m are conducting biological transformation experiments that are not recognized by the outside world.

Among the many experimental projects, there is an experimental project specifically aimed at, or in other words, trying to replicate Merlin's black mist ability.

The m scientists named the project Reaper.

It's really hard to say what the brain circuits of those scientists are thinking, but Merlin is standing in front of the cylindrical confinement facility at this moment. He looks at the black mist experimental subjects that are constantly gathering and dispersing in the glass container, and he feels that this thing is real. It's far from Reaper.

Aw!

The experimental subject in the glass container also seemed to feel Merlin's gaze. He quickly gathered into the image of a strong man wearing only boxers, lying on the side of the glass cabin, and smashed his fists into the glass cabin like a beast. Merlin outside the cabin roared and growled.

Looks like he's lost his mind.

Merlin frowned, looking at the biological modification test in front of him.

Probably because of the preliminary completion of the experiment, some text materials about the plan of the Grim Reaper are still stored in the storage box next to the glass cabin.

Merlin stretched out his hand, took out the documents, and flipped through a few pages.

By maintaining the state of cell tearing of the experimental subject, the body of the subject can be rendered particle-like and have the characteristics of atomization in a short period of time. However, in the state of extreme cell tearing, the experimental subject will suffer far more than ordinary The extreme pain of human beings made the experimental subjects of the 'Reaper' project completely lose their minds after several trials.

The pain drove him crazy.

If we can't solve this problem, then it means that the 'Reaper' project has entered a bottleneck. But I have a new idea, if pain is inevitable, then why don't we design a special device that can What about temporarily paralyzing the pain-sensing nerves of the subject during the atomization process? Or simply destroying the pain-sensing nerves of the subject through experiments.”

That might be a good idea.

This document looks like a log of an experiment summary, with the time marked at the end of the document.

The first phase of the Reaper project was completed a week ago, and according to their plan, after half a month, they will start the second phase of the experiment.

Pain beyond biological limits

Merlin looked at the experimental subject who was roaring at him in the glass cabin, and said:

That sounds miserable, maybe I should end your misery.

After speaking, he stretched out his hand and tried to open the glass cabin in front of him.

But just when Merlin raised his hand, something was suddenly thrown from the side, like a hidden weapon.

Snapped

Merlin accurately took the thing in his hand. He took a look and found that it was a banana, to be precise, it was a banana peel.

He turned his head and looked at the corner on the other side of the storage room, where there was a large black cage.

In the center of the cage, a black-gray gorilla wearing a silver vest squatted on a small stool like a human being, holding a peeled banana in one hand and feeding it to his mouth, while looking at Merlin expressionlessly.

That posture, like a real bystander.

What surprised Merlin was that in the orangutan's cage, there were not only beds like humans, but also a washbasin, bathtub, curtains, and even a toilet specially designed for orangutans.

What does that mean, man?

Merlin pinched the banana peel with two fingers, looked at the orangutan in the cage, and said:

Is this an expression of goodwill? Or a manifestation of malice?

Facing his question, the orangutan tilted his head, stuffed the banana into his mouth, and then scratched his head. His gesture was very similar to that of a real orangutan. It seemed that he couldn't understand Merlin's words.

Stop pretending!

Merlin said blankly:

This is the storage of .m. Those scientists wouldn't put an ordinary orangutan here. I guess, you must be able to talk, right?

Well, it seems that my acting skills are really bad.

The orangutan shrugged humanely. It took another banana from the plate on the table next to it. While peeling the banana flexibly, it said to Merlin in a very pure accent:

My code name here is x-39, but I prefer to be called Winston. How about you? Stranger.

Winston?

Merlin showed a very interested expression. He walked to the side of the cage, looked at the orangutan, and asked:

Why Winston? Not Paul, George or something like that?

Because the scientist who saved me and brought me here was named Winston.

Gorilla Winston scratched his head and said to Merlin:

According to your human tradition, it shouldn't be a problem for me to inherit his surname, right?

No, no, that's not what I meant.

Merlin threw the banana peel into the trash can of the cage, and he said to the gorilla in front of him:

I mean, why would you want to give yourself a human name?

This is it.

When the gorilla finished eating the second banana, he clapped his hands and said to Merlin:

It was Gerud who taught me. It told me that since there is wisdom, it is no longer a pure beast. With wisdom, there is a real soul, and a soul needs a code name, a name. Gerud It thinks that the code names given to us by those scientists are very insulting, so it suggested that I give myself a human name.

Winston looked at Merlin, and it said solemnly:

According to Gerud, on the soul level, we are no different from you, and you are no more noble than us. Uh, although it and I still maintain the tradition of gorillas and like to eat bananas, this is also nothing.

Grudd? Who's that?

Merlin asked:

Sounds like your friend?

Yes, it's my friend.

Winston, sitting on his little stool, winked at Merlin and said:

Grud was born in this base. It is different from me. It is a product of natural genetic modification. It has extremely high intelligence since childhood. But a year ago, Grod escaped from prison. It doesn't like this. place, it longs for freedom, longs to find more compatriots with wisdom, and for this reason, it also stole some medicines from the base.

It almost failed, but it was really lucky and escaped the base in the end. It promised to come back to save me, but it's been a year and Grodd still hasn't come back.

Having said that, Winston shrugged regretfully, and said to Merlin:

That cunning guy has a great chance to release my pigeon. Uh, of course, it may have died outside. After all, I have seen from those news that humans are actually not friendly to animals like us.

Grudd is also an orangutan?

Merlin asked:

Just like you?

No no no no.

Winston yawned, and he said lazily:

Grud is a silverback gorilla, and I'm a chimpanzee. We just look alike. But Grod is bigger and fiercer than me, and he hates humans more. He has been subjected to biological experiments by scientists in this base since he was a child. , it has super strength, super speed, extremely strong perception, and the ability to control other people's mind.

Generally speaking, Gerud is very dangerous, much more dangerous than me. This is probably because the scientists in the base often read books to it, which not only contain knowledge, but also some unique ideas. The idea of ​​freedom is fascinating, and I feel like it's become addicted.

The orangutan looked at Merlin and said:

But as you can see, I'm not interested in those things. I'm just an ordinary talking orangutan. Compared with Gerud, I'm not at all remarkable.

All right.

Merlin nodded, he pushed his glasses, and said to the orangutan in front of him:

Then why did you throw me with a banana peel just now?

He said:

I don't think you're joking, do you?

Because you're doing something dangerous.

Winston looked at Merlin, and it said:

The black mist experimental subject is very dangerous. I heard that it lost control several times, and every time it lost control, many D-level researchers would die. You shouldn't release him so hastily without energy constraints, he has gone completely crazy Sigh, what a pitiful person, sometimes I feel that when you humans treat your compatriots, you are much more cruel than us.

The orangutan sighed, looked up at Merlin, and said:

Why can't we get along well and have to hurt each other? Oh, by the way, your glasses are very good, I like them very much. I always wanted a pair of glasses that belonged to me, but those researchers refused to give it to me, probably because of my glasses. Eyesight is always good.

Oh, is that so?

Merlin reached out to take off his glasses, handed them to the gorilla in the cage, and said:

Then I'll give it to you. Anyway, I'm going to have a new one, but you may not be able to wear it. Your forehead is too wide.

It's okay, just a little modification.

Winston took the glasses carefully, and the orangutan seemed very happy until it saw Merlin's lava-like eyes again, and it staggered back a step in fright.

From the animal's instinct for danger, it exploded the mane on its neck, and then bared its teeth at Merlin.

But soon, it quieted down again.

You are unique.

The orangutan said to Merlin:

I've never seen a human like you. You are dangerous, even more dangerous than the crazy Grodd.

You are quite interesting.

Merlin tossed his hair and said to Winston:

Wait here, after I'm done, I'll take you out together. I think your wisdom should be useful in my base. Are you willing to go out?

Yes.

Winston took up his spectacles, looked at them before his eyes, and said:

Why not? I'm tired of staying here anyway. You must use me. Those scientists say that my intelligence exceeds 90% of humans in this world.

Merlin returned to the front of the biological cabin that restrained the black mist experiment subject, and he stretched out his hand to open the experimental cabin. Under the worried gaze of the orangutan Winston, Merlin was instantly enveloped by the howling black mist.

But the next moment, a denser and more gloomy black mist exploded, and almost instantly, Merlin broke free from the restraints. In his left hand, he was holding a cloud of smoke that was swarming and screaming endlessly, as if he was choking a invisible enemy.

rest in peace.

Merlin said something in a low voice.

The next moment, his fingers tightened, like iron clamps tightened.

click

With a crisp sound, under the gaze of the gorilla Winston, all the struggles of the maddened black mist experimental subject stopped, and a corpse fell to Merlin's feet, and was soon ignited by the sudden flames. Burned to ashes in seconds.

Done.

Merlin put away all the materials in the storage box at hand, then he looked back at the gorilla Winston, and he asked:

You've lived here for a long time, right? Can you tell me, what's the use of these things in this storage?

certainly.

Winston squeezed the glasses in his hand, and it said to Merlin in a rambling voice:

You can look at the first box, which stores samples of the individual armed system that . The pulse gun, those are the crystallization of .m mechanical technology, it can turn a powerless person into the best soldier in an instant.

The second box contains the research materials of the individual armed system.

In the third box is a set of armor, which seems to be custom-made by a German family here in .m. It is a very traditional armor style, just like your human arms in the middle ages, but it also has high-tech power.

The fourth box is a set of flight armor, which was a research project of the military, but it seems to be shelved now, so only one set of prototypes has been made for that set of flight armor.

The fifth box contains an experimental body of a high-tech defense robot, they call it 'Fortress', it is an upgraded version of the defense robot used inside . It is powerful, and the most important thing is that it is equipped with the most advanced artificial intelligence chip and has its own personality traits. Of course, it is also very scary when it is fired.

The sixth box is a pair of frost pulse pistols, which can quickly freeze the enemy and be powered by energy, but it is not perfect at present and is still in the stage of further research and experiments.

The seventh box is really powerful.

The gorilla pursed its lips, and said to Merlin excitedly:

That's one of .m's important research results. It's a small photon engine. I call it a 'time accelerator'. It allows the wearer to move forward at the speed of light in a short period of time, which is equivalent to changing time.

There was a gleam in Winston's eye, and it said softly:

It's worth mentioning that the design of this photon engine was completed by Gerud and I.

Um?

Merlin looked back at the gorilla in surprise, and said:

You never told me that you're still a scientist?

There's nothing surprising about that.

Winston said indifferently:

The scientists genetically engineered me so that I could help them with complex designs. I'm an orangutan. I'm a beast. I have a unique imagination that humans don't have, and they need my imagination every now and then. force.

What about this one?

Merlin patted the eighth and last box beside him. He looked back at Winston, who thought for a while and said:

That's the most common thing.

It contains a map and a frozen compass. I don't know what it is for, but I remember that when these two things were brought back, the chief officer in the base was very happy. He also said

The mysterious super soldier serum is no longer a secret.

Sogou