Shadow of the Beautiful World

Pegasus Base, Precision Physics Laboratory, Dr. Bill Foster is doing his own work.

As a partner of S.H.I.E.L.D., he and Dr. Hall are currently the hosts of this physics laboratory. Not long ago, they just cooperated to complete the upgrade and first large-scale application of the Gaia system.

This doctor has been spending the past few years at the Pegasus Base, and his life is pretty good. Since he is a single person, he has no emotional entanglements, but with more and more experimental results, His hair was also thinning.

This is probably the nightmare that all scientific and technological research workers cannot escape.

Crack, crack

There was a low knock on the door of the laboratory, and Dr. Foster, who was wearing protective glasses, looked up and saw Merlin standing at the door. He took off his glasses, stopped the precision equipment that was still running, and said to Merlin:

Merlin, why do you have time to come here when you are so busy?

Ha, of course I didn't come to see you, Bill.

Merlin walked into the laboratory, he shrugged at Dr. Foster, and said:

I'm here to see Ava.

His expression was a little heavy, and he said:

I heard that Ava's recent situation is a bit bad?

yes.

Dr. Foster was not in a high mood, and there was a trace of unconcealable sadness in his eyes.

He motioned for Merlin to follow him, and the two walked through the interior of the laboratory to the other side, where the young girl Ava was lying in a large, honeycomb-like quantum restraint device.

Merlin could feel the strong and orderly energy in the restraint, like a high-concentration reactor, and through the thick glass, Merlin could also see little Ava's paler and thinner body. cheek.

She was resting and appeared to be asleep, but her expression was pained.

Her figure is somewhat illusory. It is not an illusion, but a real existence. This child is experiencing an active period of quantum activity in her body. During this period, she cannot control her body and can only be in a quantum state that is difficult to stabilize. torment.

The restraint that Pym designed is nearly useless.

Dr. Foster put his hand on the surface of the restraint device, he looked at Ava with eyes like his daughter, and he said to Merlin:

The quantum energy in Ava's body is becoming more active every day. Dr. Hall helped me design this large confinement chamber. We can only use this slightly stupid method to maintain her in a relatively stable state. , If I don’t do this, I’m afraid this child will only need a few months to completely fall into the quantum sea, and that process is irreversible.”

Once she falls into it, it is basically impossible to return to the present world.

Merlin put his hands on the restraint shell, and he looked at Ava in the restraint device. He still remembers that in 1998, he and Hill lifted Ava, who was a little girl at that time, from the ruins of the Argentine laboratory. The scene brought back.

He knew that Hill had often visited Ava secretly recently, and the relationship between her and Ava was also very close, and she was also concerned about this little girl who was rescued by her.

This 17-year-old girl was suffering unimaginable pain. The feeling of tearing and healing was enough to defeat the will of a truly determined fighter, but the child was not defeated.

She is a strong girl.

According to the current situation, how long will she have?

Merlin moved his fingers, he asked.

Dr. Foster whispered:

If the quantum activity in her body continues to intensify, I'm afraid it will take another year at most. Our previous predictions were too optimistic.

Um.

Merlin nodded, looked at Dr. Foster beside him, and asked:

I came today because I actually have a few questions to ask you. Do you know that Hank Pym has a daughter?

Ok, I know.

Dr Foster said:

That's the daughter of Hank and Jennifer. I saw her when she was born. But then SHIELD blocked the girl's information to protect the privacy of superheroes, and they moved.

I found her.

Merlin flicked his fingers and said:

That girl's name is Hope, and she's working in Hank Pym's company now.

What are you going to do? Merlin.

Dr. Foster turned his head abruptly, looked at Merlin, and said:

Are you going to start with Hope and go find Hank?

Um.

Merlin nodded.

With all due respect, if you can think of it, Hank must have thought of it a long time ago. If he really wants to hide his existence, then he will definitely hide his own daughter. Hank's way of thinking is different from other people's. It's different, I guess, poor Hope may not even know where his father is.

Dr. Foster gritted his teeth and said:

As for Pym Technology, it's just a company established by Hank in his own name. I doubt it's a target Pym uses to attract the attention of the outside world.

A few years ago, for Ava's affairs, I went to that company specifically to find Hank, but as I expected, even Hank's apprentice, that talented Darren K. Rouse doesn't even know where his mentor went.

That bastard remotely controls his company through encrypted emails and communications, and he seems to be busy with other things.

No no no.

Merlin shook his head, and said softly:

I'm not going to ask Miss Hope about her father's whereabouts. I just need her help to lure Dr. Pym out of hiding.

But before that, I need to know a few things, Dr. Foster, and what you know about Dr. Pym, you think, if I mean if, if his daughter disappeared, I mean, by' Kidnapped, do you think he'll show up?

this

Dr. Foster frowned, he was not an idiot, he could hear what Merlin meant from what Merlin said.

He turned his head and glanced at the painful Ava in the restraint. He thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth, and said:

Maybe, but it's more likely that you won't be able to take Hope away.

Um?

Merlin narrowed his eyes, he was waiting for Dr. Foster's explanation.

Pim used to be a superhero, Merlin, he knew how to protect his loved ones, especially after Janet passed away in an accident. Although he hid, I believe, he will definitely arrange many, many things around her daughter 'protective measures'.

Dr. Foster said to Merlin:

You have to be very careful.

Um.

Merlin nodded, and he said to Dr. Foster:

I'll do the 'invitation' to Miss Hope, and I'll leave it to you to contact Pym. Little Ava is running out of time, we have to take a risk.

When does it begin?

Dr. Foster clenched his fists. He is not a bad person, but as Merlin said, Ava may not have time to wait for the eccentric Hank Pym to show mercy.

Merlin took out his pocket watch to check the time, then turned his head to look at the open space behind him, and said:

Now!

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Pym Technologies headquarters in California.

The young and beautiful chief laboratory assistant, Ms. Hope, is sitting in her office. She is making an experimental report, which is an overview of artificial intelligence technology and the current research results of Pym Technology in this area.

In the past week, without knowing why, a discussion about artificial intelligence and robots has suddenly sprung up around the world.

In the past few days, many extremely valuable papers have been posted on the Internet, sparking one controversy after another.

As a technology company, if you want to achieve profitability, you must always pay attention to the news of competition among these peers. According to the current CEO of Pym Technology, Darren Krauss, artificial intelligence is likely to be an upcoming technology. The outlet, if Pim Technology can seize this opportunity, then they will get a lot of profits.

But to be honest, Miss Hope herself is not interested in things like artificial intelligence.

On the one hand, she herself is not an expert in this field.

On the other hand, her father, Hank Pym, was good at data science, so she hated the project.

She hates everything about her father.

Miss Hope, there is your courier at the front desk, and I'll bring it for you.

A familiar researcher put a small box on Hope's desk. Hope thanked his colleagues, and looked curiously at the courier sent to the company.

She wasn't worried that there was a problem with the courier. Anyone or anything entering the Pym Technology Building had to go through 4 different tests to ensure safety. Such as bombs, bugs, or other security risks, as well as strangers who have not been granted access, are absolutely impossible to be sent into the company.

As a technology company with certain ties to the military and government departments, there are heavily armed security personnel patrolling the interior of the Pym Technology Building day and night.

In fact, even the Pym Technology Building itself was designed by Dr. Hank Pym, who has been missing for a long time. This building is full of various advanced monitors and security measures. may be hacked.

Many previous failed infiltrations have proved that no matter who it is, it is basically impossible to enter this building to do something.

Although Hope hated her father's eccentric character and inhuman thinking, she still recognized his father's wisdom very much, and she also felt very safe staying in the building designed by her father.

After finishing the experiment report, Miss Hope picked up the water glass and stretched out her hand while drinking, and opened the beautifully packaged small box.

Well?

Miss Hope looked at the contents of the box in astonishment. She suspected that this was a goddamn prank.

Because in the box, there is a black leather glove.

Although the workmanship is exquisite and the appearance is elegant, it is obvious that someone else has worn it. Hope didn't understand what this meant. She picked up the glove with two fingers with a trace of disgust, and was about to throw it into the trash can.

But the moment her fingers touched the glove, a sudden force was exerted on her body.

It was as if an invisible hook was slamming on her lower abdomen, that huge force pulled Hope forward, and in front of her body, a rapidly rotating light curtain was opening, like It's like a weird passage.

The next moment, Miss Hope felt as if her body was thrown into a washing machine that was spinning crazily, and it seemed to spin thousands of times in a second. That feeling made her dizzy and she couldn't help it There was a scream.

Snapped

The black glove fell to the floor in front of Hope.

Extremely embarrassed, Miss Hope, who was lying on the ground in an indecent posture, raised her head in severe dizziness, and saw a pair of clean black leather shoes appearing in front of her eyes.

But she didn't care to see who was in front of her. The stomach-shattering feeling made Miss Hope get up and cover her mouth. Staggering, he rushed to the trash can that was set aside.

vomit

Well

Merlin and Dr. Foster looked at Miss Hope lying beside the trash can, and both men had expressions of concern on their faces.

Come, have a glass of water, miss.

Merlin waved his hand, and a glass of water landed beside Miss Hope. He said softly:

Relax, take a deep breath, yes, take a deep breath, it will make you feel better.

Googling

Miss Hope ignored Merlin's reassurance at all. She grabbed the hanging water glass and drank the water in one gulp. After the cold liquid fell into her stomach, she felt a little better.

But the head still hurts, like being hit with a stick in the face.

The beautiful Bingshan lady was weakly supporting the table next to her. She looked vigilantly at the man in the windbreaker with loose hair, who was slowly putting on the damn gloves.

Beside him, there was a bald black man in a researcher's uniform, looking at her with surprise and scrutiny.

Miss Hope took a step back, she sensed that something was wrong, she asked in a cold tone:

You, who are you? Where is this?

Calm down, little Hope.

Merlin flicked her fingers, and Hope immediately lost control of her limbs, and even her expression became sluggish.

She is trapped!

She was trapped in her own body.

We are kidnappers.

Merlin walked up to Miss Hope, stretched out his hand, and gently helped her straighten her messy hair. He looked into Hope's eyes and said softly:

I'm sorry to inform you that you have been kidnapped, Little Hope. I have some small, uh, disputes with this Mr. Bill, who doesn't want to be named, and your father, which needs to be dealt with. But we can't find him

So I thought, you might be able to help

By the way, don't struggle, don't be afraid, I don't need you to talk, I just need you to stay here quietly to contact your father, we will do it.

Just take it as it is, just watch a play.