Shadow of the Beautiful World

Are you going to deal with the spokesperson of the Crimson Lord?

At Merlin's home, Ruiwen, who was home for the weekend, asked Merlin while helping Merlin prepare potions in the alchemy laboratory:

You want to get the deep ruby?

Um.

Merlin held the grinder and carefully ground the herbs, and said to his sister:

The things were all delivered to the door. It would be a pity if we just refused.

You look very confident.

Ruiwen stuck her finger in the bowl containing the potion, and used magic to vibrate the potion to fuse the substances inside. She said to her brother:

Have you found a way to win? I have seen that rude red tank. Although he is a bit clumsy, he is not so easy to deal with. The crimson power is all over every corner of his body. Before the Crimson Ruby, he was almost impossible to kill.

He's lived with that gemstone for decades, and he's very connected to it.

Little Ruiwen glanced at the calm-faced Merlin, and she said seriously:

Your ability is to restrain all brute force users, but it is only restraint. You can't break his defense head-on, and you can't stop his impact. You don't want to take down that crimson gem. Let me tell you, Cytorak Although it is low-key, it is a real ancient evil god, it likes to see bloody head-to-head fights, and it will not give gems to a 'thief'.

You told me about this, and I've also learned about it from other sources.

Merlin took the potion from Ruiwen's hand, and poured the potion powder he had ground into it. A green gas rose from the contact between the two, and there was an unpleasant smell.

With a normal expression, Merlin poured the viscous, glue-like liquid into the triangular crystal bottle of the potion. While closing the lid, he patted his sister's hair, and said gently:

Don't worry, little Ruiwen.

If the Crimson Lord wants to see a peak duel of power, then it is destined not to be disappointed.

I am not stupid enough to challenge the red tank alone, I have already found a helper.

Ruiwen looked at her brother suspiciously, but did not avoid Merlin's stroking her hair. Although the little girl was still as proud as ever, she exchanged sincerity for sincerity. The relationship between the two has indeed become much closer in the past few years. .

You mean the lunatic prisoner? And Colossus?

Raven says:

It's true that an undead man and a man with a body of steel can both entangle the red tank, but with all due respect, if we only rely on the two of them to win, it's probably not close.

I know.

Merlin pushed his glasses, he smiled at Ruiwen, and said with confidence:

Wade and Piot are in charge of fighting. The two of them, including me, are not responsible for fighting the red tank head-on. The three of us are just trying to prevent Cain Ma from escaping when he sees that the situation is not good.

As for the real opponent of the red tank

I've already found it.

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That afternoon, there were still 2 days left before the battle between Red Tank and Professor Charles.

Merlin came to Kansas. After dealing with some decision-making affairs of the ghost base, Merlin drove a car from the base and headed towards the small town of Smallville in the northwest of the base.

His destination was the Kent farm on the outskirts of the small town of Smallwell.

The old Kent family is considered a small celebrity in the small town of Smallwell, and almost everyone in the small town knows their family.

On the one hand, Old Kent and Mrs. Martha are kind-hearted couples all their lives, and they will help people in everything. Over time, they become friends of the whole town, and everyone knows that they are a kind-hearted couple.

On the other hand, the lonely young man in the old Kent family, Kent and Martha's only son Clark, who is very troublesome, also made the Kent couple household names in the town.

It is said that Clark was a troublemaker when he was a child. When he was in school, he had to change schools every two months, which broke the hearts of old Kent and Martha.

As an adult, he still causes a lot of trouble.

The child went out to be a sailor, and he ran around the world all day long, and occasionally some strange strangers would come to the small town of Smallville to ask the people in the town about Clark.

There are journalists, there are public officials, and there are some guys who don't look like good people.

And Clark's child is handsome and strong, and many girls are very interested in him, but Clark rarely stays at home as an adult, which disappoints girls of his age.

Because of the old Kent couple, everyone has nothing against the young Clark, but pointing and pointing behind him must be indispensable. Occasionally, parents will use Clark to teach their misbehaving children.

Hey, if you don't do your school work and do your homework, you're already in trouble like Clark

Well, for Clark, who could easily hear the whispers of everyone in Kansas, such words really made him a little sad.

But in recent months, the life of the Clark family has become very smooth. Those inexplicable visitors seem to have disappeared overnight. After being integrated into a huge system, Clark's privacy has been extremely well protected. All traces of him were erased overnight.

Under the shelter of .b's official background, this young man longing for a peaceful life can finally stay quietly and help out on his family's farm. Of course, occasionally they will come forward to deal with some things that the police can't do, flying around in the dark to rescue some people in need.

Clark doesn't want to cause trouble, he wants to keep a low profile like his parents

However, strength does not allow it.

He can hear those crimes, he is capable enough to fight those crimes and protect the innocent.

If he doesn't do it and let those crimes continue to happen, it will be difficult for Clark to get over the level in his heart. Old Kent and Martha educated him very well. He believed that he had a responsibility to this society, and he believed that he had contributed to maintaining order.

What's more, he's not like other superheroes, he doesn't like to show off much

Every good thing is to keep a low profile as much as possible.

To be honest, Merlin likes such obscure superheroes who do good deeds purely for the sake of doing good deeds without fame or gain. He hates those hypocrites who rush out to help in order to win praise and benefits, those bastards with ulterior motives .

From the bottom of his heart, Merlin thinks what those guys have done has tarnished the word hero.

Not everything is a business of fame and fortune. Deep down in people's hearts, they should always retain the expectation and yearning for a good disappointment.

At least, Merlin thought so.

And Clark Kent, this young man, also thinks so.

From this point of view, two men who are ten years apart can become real good friends.

Hi Martha.

Merlin parked the car on the edge of the Kent farm. He grew up on the farm. He looked at the sheep grazing on the Kent farm and the sheepdogs running around driving the flock. heart love.

He pushed open the fence gate of the farm and greeted Mrs. Kent, Clark's mother, Ms. Martha, who was doing laundry.

The latter looked up and saw Merlin walking into the farm, a smile appeared on her no longer young face.

In recent months, Merlin occasionally visited their family. From her husband, Mrs. Martha knew that Merlin was a mysterious public official. He helped her precious son hide his identity and indirectly helped them The family escaped those troubles that entangled them.

Merlin was already a friend of the Kents.

Hello, Mr. Merlin.

Mrs. Martha stood up, shook off the water drops on her hands, and said to Merlin:

Clark and his dad are out selling and he may not be back for hours. Are you here again to try to persuade my son to join your department?

Of course, Martha. Your darling son is a very useful talent, and I should be blind to see his talent.

Merlin threw a cleaning spell casually, helping Martha clean up the soaked clothes in an instant, and hung them to dry on the hangers.

This action did not frighten Mrs. Martha.

People like them are called supernatural affairs contacts in the SHIELD system. If they are not driven crazy by those supernatural phenomena, then their ability to accept must be very strong.

Fortunately, the Martha couple is the latter, because their son is a superhuman, they have long been familiar with these strange things.

But my Clark is not very willing to go into government work.

Martha brought some dried fruits from the farm for Merlin, and at the same time moved two chairs. They sat under the vines, basking in the sun and chatting. This kind and gentle lady said to Merlin:

He's wary of the government because of the rude behavior of those agents.

I can understand.

Merlin drank the not-so-tasty black tea, and said to Martha:

I didn't force him, I just need Clark's help with some things. Speaking of which, Martha, are the banks in the city still calling for money?

Merlin glanced at the slightly dilapidated house on the Kent farm, and asked another question.

Martha sighed, she looked at the flock of sheep in the farm, and said to Merlin a little bit uninterestedly:

Yeah, Kent's investment failed again. He raised a flock of sheep with confidence, saying that he would definitely make a lot of money, but the price of mutton this year is much cheaper than in previous years. He always does this. His vision is very bad. Every investment You will fail, but you will never get tired of it.”

Merlin was a little silent.

Old Kent, the man he saved from the tornado, was a good man, that's for sure.

But he is also a true business genius.

During the more than 20 years since Clark was a child, the old Kent managed to turn the originally prosperous farm into the dilapidated one through his precise business vision.

To be honest, old Kent's business vision is far worse than that of James.

This can be seen from the worn-out pickup truck that Clark drives every time he travels. It is said that this car has not been replaced since Clark was a child until he became an adult.

But then again, in such a poor state, the old Kent couple can still educate Clark so well, which already shows that the two of them are truly kind people.

In this day and age, there are really not many good people like them.

Take this.

Merlin took out a bank card from his pocket and placed it on the table in front of Martha.

Seeing that Martha was about to refuse, Merlin whispered:

It's not a charity, Martha, listen to me.

Do you remember a few months ago when your son Clark caught two thugs who broke into your farm and sent them to our base?

Martha nodded. That incident really terrified her.

Those two guys are wanted criminals.

Merlin explained:

The two of them are officially wanted by many countries, and the bounty is quite generous. I wanted to give Clark the reward he deserved, but he refused. He thought he just did a trivial thing, but in fact, For us, he really did us a favor.

Merlin pushed his glasses and said to Martha:

Good deeds must be rewarded. This is a very normal thing. Clark can pretend that this has never happened, but I can't do this. My duty is to protect the innocent. The help of citizens who are enthusiastic about fighting crime needs to be praised. .”

He pushed the card in front of Martha, and said sincerely:

It's not a lot of money, but it's enough for you to pay off the bank's debts, and there is still some left over. I mean, if you don't plan to persuade old Kent to stop and invest rashly, then you'd better accept it. Prepare a little more insurance money for your home.

Besides, Clark is not young anymore. It's time for you to prepare for his marriage. No matter which country you are in, getting married is a big event for young people without money.

He said to the hesitant Martha:

This is the money Clark earned, Martha, it's clean and you deserve it. I don't want to see another owner of this farm when I come next time. I actually like it here.

Looking back at the farm behind him, he said:

It reminds me of where I grew up and it feels very close to me.

Martha still hesitated, and Merlin probably guessed what the old lady was worried about. He said softly:

Don't be afraid, Martha, I won't use it to blackmail you, let you help me persuade your son to help me, in fact, Clark and I have already agreed, I will give him a chance

He looked into Martha's eyes, and he said seriously:

A chance to be a hero, to be a savior.

And now, the time has come.