Shadow of the Beautiful World

Early the next morning, Clark Kent, wearing a light gray casual suit, carrying a handbag, and changing his hairstyle, appeared on time at the gate of the headquarters of the Daily Planet in New York.

The clothes on him were kindly sponsored by Merlin. The two were about the same height, but compared to Merlin's thin and slender body, Clark seemed a little stronger.

Therefore, this magic suit, which can slightly change the appearance according to the user's body shape, looks a little tight when worn on Clark, but it shows Clark's perfect muscle lines.

Standing in front of the newspaper office, he looked like a bodybuilder, attracting the attention of many girls.

There were also a few carnivore girls who even took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Clark, making the innocent little brother a little flustered. To be honest, Clark was a little nervous. After all, this was his first job besides being a farmer.

He stretched out his hand and pushed the eyes on the bridge of his nose. It was a pair of glasses similar to Merlin's Icarus. The frame of the glasses was black, which really added a sense of stability to the young Clark.

This pair of seemingly ordinary glasses is actually not ordinary. It was made by the super brain man George. In addition to changing Clark's pupils from black to gray-brown, he also used the principle of light distortion to change his face. part.

This made Clark appear slightly different before and after taking off his glasses.

If you are not an acquaintance, it is difficult to connect two people in the first place.

A few minutes later, Clark followed the staff of the newspaper and stepped into the headquarters of the Daily Planet. He politely asked the lady at the front desk about the entry procedures, and then walked up to the third floor.

The onboarding process went very smoothly, even beyond Clark's imagination.

I don't know what Merlin added to his resume, and what kind of job seeker he packaged him as, which made Clark start thinking wildly again.

He sat on the office chair he had assigned, and just as he put his handbag on the table, he heard a nice female voice.

You are Clark Kent? That war correspondent who just came back from Afghanistan?

???

Clark raised his head and looked at the girl in front of him.

She has long, wavy black hair and a cold but pretty face. She wears a white shirt and black skirt, with a press card pinned to her chest. She crossed her arms and looked down at Clark from above, and a breath of a mature big sister came over her face.

Still, the woman seemed to be finding fault.

Yes, I'm Clark.

Clark was also beating his heart. He could imagine that Merlin must have tampered with his resume in order to get him into the job, but he didn't expect that Merlin would actually set him up as a war reporter.

No wonder getting hired so smoothly

I read some of your previous reports. People who dare to go deep into the rebel base for interviews must be very courageous. I personally admire such colleagues.

The lady stared at Clark, as if she wanted to see Clark's heart from his calm face, she said slowly:

Speaking of which, 2 years ago, I also reported on the war in Afghanistan that has continued until now, but I don't seem to have heard of your name

swish

On the lens of the glasses in front of Clark, a group of words suddenly appeared, including the identity information of the beautiful reporter in front of him, as well as some knowledge about the battlefield in Afghanistan. This sudden assist made Clark's eyes narrow, and he coughed lightly. Looking at the words on the lens, he replied calmly:

Louise Lane, 2-time Pulitzer Prize winner, the most famous female reporter in New York, the real uncrowned king, I really admire her name for a long time, and I personally feel sorry for you for exposing .m's internal corruption and The report on the crime was appreciated.

As for why you didn't hear about me on the battlefield in Afghanistan, it was because I used a pseudonym at the time. After all, we always have to protect ourselves and our loved ones when we work.

You just need to know, Miss Lane, that the report on the Ten Rings leading the civil strife in Afghanistan contains part of the information I provided. As for why I left there, you can understand it as me. I hate war and I have seen war Cruel, I want to do something easier now.

Clark pushed his glasses, and while taking out his notebook from his handbag, he said:

Besides, Miss Lane, if there is nothing else, I will start working.

snort.

Miss Lane snorted, and she took a photo of a press card on the table in front of Clark. The indifference on her face quickly turned into a gentle smile, and she said to Clark:

Never mind my tentativeness, Mr. Clark, but I don't want an imposter on my newsgroup.

Your team?

Clark looked at the document, he raised his head, and said to reporter Louise:

You mean, I'm a member of your group now?

right.

Miss Lane tousled her hair, stretched out her hand towards Clark, and said:

Welcome to the best news team in New York. During your probationary period, I will be your temporary leader. Of course, I asked the editor-in-chief to transfer you to my team, not for an excellent former war reporter like you. Some meaningless copywriting work, now get the tools and follow me, let's find the real big news!

What big news?

Clark picked up his handbag, and he followed the curvaceous Miss Lane out of the office. The latter said to Clark mysteriously:

As an excellent reporter, you must maintain sharp senses and judgment. Recently, the discussion on artificial intelligence and robots in society has been too rapid. There must be other forces behind this. Find out who is driving this matter People, that's our job. It's big news, I feel it already.

swish

A line of words appeared on Clark's glasses again, it was a message from Merlin.

After a while, Clark picked up the video camera and some other equipment effortlessly, and followed Lynn into the parking lot. He said to Lynn:

Lian En, I just thought about it. I think you said a lot. There are indeed many doubts in the discussion of artificial intelligence, but I don't think it will be useful for us to interview those scientists. I think we should focus on the key points.

oh?

Reporter Lian En turned her head to see the former war correspondent Clark, she said curiously:

Do you have any idea?

My idea is very simple.

Clark pushed the black-rimmed glasses, he said:

Let's go to find the real breaking news. Let's go to Tony Stark. That playboy also released his opinion on the development of artificial intelligence a few days ago.

He doesn't seem to agree with the current mainstream views in the scientific community, and most importantly, Tony Stark is a person who carries scandals with him and often can't control his mouth. It is more difficult to interview him than to interview those The old-fashioned scientist is simpler, and more useful.

Um

Miss Lane opened the car door, she frowned and thought for several minutes, and finally she nodded to Clark:

You have a point, but we don't have time to go to California.

No.

Clark shook his head. He said:

Tony isn't in California right now, he's in New York.

???

Lynn looked back at Clark in surprise, and she said:

how do you know?

Clark smiled confidently and said:

As an excellent former war reporter, I have my own news channel. In short, just follow me.

—

Western reporter Clark's first day at work came to an end quickly. At 8 o'clock in the afternoon, he took a taxi to Hell's Kitchen and arrived at Merlin's house.

Huh?

It was the green-haired girl Lorna who opened the door for Clark. She looked at Clark in front of her, and she quickly recognized the suit on Clark. She said in surprise:

Who are you? Why are you wearing your brother's clothes?

Uh, I'm Clark Kent, and I'm Merlin's friend.

Clark knelt down and said to Lorna:

You are Merlin's sister, I guess, your name is Ruiwen?

No, my name is Lorna.

Lorna looked at Clark in front of her vigilantly. At her feet, the silly dog ​​Frank was also baring his teeth at Clark. Unlike Lorna, the alien dog Frank could easily feel Clark's strength.

Meow

Goo Goo, who was dozing on the stairs, also jumped down from the second floor, and quickly landed on Lorna's shoulder. It stared at Clark, licking its paws and wagging its tail.

Anyone who is familiar with Cuckoo knows that this is a sign that Cuckoo is about to pounce.

Huh? Clark, are you leaving get off work so late?

Merlin's voice came from the house, he walked quickly to the door, hugged Googo, then patted Lorna on the head, and said to her:

Let's go and play with Ruiwen. This is my friend. You can call him brother, or just Clark. He works in New York and will visit us often in the future.

All right.

Lorna looked at Clark again, then waved at him, and ran back to the basement with Frank, where Raven prepared some potions, and Lorna couldn't wait to make trouble.

Your house is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Clark looked at Goo Goo being held in Merlin's arms. His Kryptonian senses made him feel threatened like a needle prick when he was close to Goo Goo.

do not mind.

Merlin waved his hand and said:

With kids at home, I had to do a little bit more preparation, and speaking of which, how was your first day at work?

not bad.

Clark put the handbag on the sofa, he took the beer from Merlin, and said:

Miss Lian En is an actionist. I followed her around half of New York, but it's a pity that I happened to miss the itinerary with Mr. Tony Stark.

It doesn't matter.

Merlin says:

You will have a lot of opportunities to interview him in the future, as long as that chick no longer doubts you. Speaking of which, Miss Lian En is also a very good girl. She has many suitors, don't you think you won't be tempted?

Intrigued? No.

Clark and Merlin were chatting, and he complained:

As long as I'm a little more serious, I can see the large pores on Miss Lane's skin, I can smell her body odor, and hear the sound of her stomach moving. Of course I don't hate her, it's just

The young Kryptonian sighed helplessly, and said:

Merlin, I didn't find a girlfriend because of this. No matter how beautiful a girl is, she is full of flaws in my eyes. I'm not a person who pursues perfection, but I really am

I can understand.

Merlin put Goo Goo in his arms on the ground, then leaned against the refrigerator, and said empathetically:

When I was young, I used to pay attention to those beautiful skins, but as my senses became more and more acute, it was difficult for those beautiful appearances to attract me again.

As you said, what is perfect in the eyes of ordinary people is full of flaws in our eyes. But occasionally you have to let go of those prejudices and look directly at the soul under the skin. That's what I do.

Merlin shrugged, and he said to Clark with a little satisfaction:

But I'm luckier than you because my ex-girlfriend and current girlfriend belong to the kind of women whose flaws are hard to find.

Oh, I don't want to talk about it.

Clark pouted, he thought Merlin was showing off.

The Kryptonian's super perception, no matter how beautiful an ordinary woman is in front of them, the perfect body is full of flaws. In layman's terms, even when two people get along, Clark has to restrain his strength. Enough to tear apart the body of a partner next to you.

In other words, it's no fun for him to maintain this restraint even when engaging in some intimate acts.

To use an inappropriate term to describe it, it is not durable.

He pushed back his sleeve and looked at his watch, which was given to him by Merlin. Like the watches of other Avengers members, it has positioning and life signal monitoring devices.

Didn't you say to start training tonight?

Clark said:

It's almost 8:30, do you still have to wait?

Yes, there is one more person to wait.

Merlin says:

But we can go there first. Xuanlan should have prepared the training ground, let's go, let's go to warm up first.

As he walked to the bathroom, he inserted the key of the mystery house into the door lock, and said to Clark:

I hope you are ready to be beaten

whispering sound.

Clark snorted disdainfully. He reached out and took off his black-rimmed glasses. He said to Merlin:

Don't be so confident, Merlin, my friend, I have also been training privately this year, maybe you are the one who got beaten.