Shadow of the Beautiful World

In the biological laboratory of the ghost base, Merlin stood in front of a fully enclosed training cabin. In front of his eyes, there was a long glass cabin with various obstacles arranged inside, as if simulating All kinds of terrain are the same in reality.

On the other side of the glass cabin, Ms. Lillian was carrying a special hamster cage, and connected the hamster cage to the glass cabin through a complicated connecting device.

Moira, holding the timer in her hand, gestured to Merlin, then reached out and pressed the button outside the glass cabin.

A piece of cheese was placed at the end of the glass cabin, and at the same time, a weird little white mouse also entered the glass cabin through the passage.

It is very weird, and it still maintains the size of a small white mouse, but it is wrapped in a layer of swaying black mist, like wearing a cloak. Under Merlin's gaze, the small white mouse is attracted by the aroma of cheese and quickly flies on the glass. Running in the cabin.

Those obstacles can't hinder its action at all.

It jumps up and down, its fast-moving body is like a flash of mist, and it nimbly passes through those obstacles, but there is the last obstacle between it and the cheese, which is a wooden board that completely seals off the passage , There is no gap left for the mouse to atomize through.

The little guy scratched his ears and squeaked anxiously, but he couldn't resist the temptation of food. Under Merlin's watchful eyes, the little white mouse quickly dissipated into a black mist, just like the ghost Ava's Like penetrating, it moved its own black mist through the fully enclosed wooden boards to the end of the glass cabin with difficulty, and got the fragrant cheese as it wished.

This atomization seems to be more perfect than before?

Merlin turned to Moira and Lillian and said:

The last time I saw this black mist mutant, it didn't have the ability to penetrate real objects.

Actually it has.

Lillian reached out to remove the protective glasses from her eyes, and she explained to Merlin:

This ability to penetrate objects seems very unscientific, but in fact it is very scientific. After complete atomization, the mutant only needs to change the vibration frequency of its atomized body and the vibration of the obstacle itself. If the frequency remains the same, it can theoretically pass through all obstacles. Of course, this is easy to say, but difficult to do.”

It took us a month and stimulated its brain many times before this little white mouse learned to 'travel' through real objects.

Moira complained regretfully:

And looking at me, it's more of an instinct to crave for food. Of course, if I had a human experiment subject with a normal IQ, I might be able to teach him to use his abilities rationally in just a few days.

Merlin didn't answer.

He raised his finger, let it atomize, and then tapped it on the surface of the glass cabin. He took a deep breath and spread his perception on his fingertips, just like Lilian said, feeling the glass Item-specific vibration frequency.

From a physical point of view, everything in the world has its own specific vibration frequency. If it can be consistent with the vibration frequency of a certain object, it will form a resonance response. This is a very simple scientific principle.

It's a pity that Merlin paid too much attention to magic, but ignored the knowledge of technology.

Under the watchful eyes of Moira and Lillian, Merlin's foggy fingers vibrated rapidly under the impetus of magic power, and then seeped into the fully enclosed glass cabin bit by bit, and the tumbling black mist would A guinea pig eating cheese is wrapped up.

A few seconds later, Merlin withdrew the black mist he had spread, and then opened his left hand. The little white mouse that could be atomized was lying in his palm, motionless.

Ah, knowledge is power.

Merlin couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Today, under the 'teaching' of Lillian and Moira, he has mastered another way of using atomization. This made Merlin realize that atomization, the most basic ability that appeared with his new life, seemed to have a lot of room for exploration.

Look, you've learned.

Moira watched Merlin use the previous method of fog resonance to return the mouse to the glass cabin. She folded her arms and said calmly:

It's easy, right? It only takes a few minutes.

I can learn it so easily because I have a perception beyond ordinary people, and I can clearly perceive the vibration of objects, but for other people, just feeling the vibration frequency is enough trouble.

Merlin said frankly to Moira and Lillian:

So, even if I really give you a test subject, you will still need to spend a lot of time teaching him to use his own power. But before that, I have a question that I must understand.

Merlin looked at Moira, and he asked seriously:

The mutant I saw last time was mentally unstable and had a serious tendency to self-destruct. I think it is a sequela of the atomized mutant. How do you plan to solve this problem?

Let Lillian explain this to you.

Moira turned her body sideways, revealing Miss Lillian behind her. The latter pointed to the transformation room behind her, and she said:

Sister Moira and I have studied a.i.m's 'Reaper' project in detail, and we have come to the conclusion that the reason why the last atomized mutant lost his sanity was not actually a problem with the experiment itself, but because of pain.

Imagine, Director Merlin, every cell in your body is constantly being torn and weakened all the time, and new cells are born at the same speed. Through this transformation of weakening and new life, the body maintains in a

Quantum state!

Lillian's description reminded Merlin of little Ava. He said the word, which stunned Lillian and Moira for a moment.

Well, it's very similar to a quantum state, but it's actually a completely different situation.

Lilian glanced at her chief with a strange expression, and she continued:

In short, the 'Reaper' project artificially creates this unstable state to allow the experimental subject to disintegrate and heal the body. The external manifestation is controllable atomization. This process is very painful. The most terrifying thing is that this This kind of pain is continuous, never decays, never heals, and it is difficult for normal people to maintain reason in such pain.

The human body has a self-protection mechanism. Once the pain exceeds the limit that the human body can bear, the self-protection mechanism will start.

Lillian sighed, and the gentle botanist stroked her hair and said to Merlin:

Madness, confusion, self-destruction, etc., these are the products of pain, and they are very inhuman experiment sequelae. It is actually very similar to the transformation process of the demon hunter. Therefore, after solving the problem of the transformation of the demon hunter, we It is also equivalent to solving the most difficult problem of the 'Reaper' project.

Through the neutralizer containing the plant regeneration gene, we can greatly reduce the pain suffered by the subject of the 'Reaper' project when atomized. The special neutralizer for the experiment also contains a leaf-green mutant substance, which can be absorbed by sunlight , can provide the experimental subject with enough energy to temporarily heal the body.

Lilian said to Merlin seriously:

That is to say, the improved version of 'Reaper' will only feel pain that can be endured when it is atomized.

This kind of pain will not destroy his mental stability, but having said that, the long-standing weak stimulating pain will still change people's will slightly, so if you want to advance the 'Reaper' project, our The suggestion is that it is best to choose elite soldiers or agents with strong will as test subjects.

Well, I'll think about it.

Merlin didn't answer Lillian and Moira immediately.

After all, this project is different from the 'dress-up' project. The transformation system of the demon hunter has been fully mature after thousands of years of inheritance and scientific research, but the black mist mutant

This one doesn't sound so safe and reliable.

But Merlin thinks that Fury will definitely pass this project proposal. After all, a super 'ghost agent' who comes and goes without a trace and can infiltrate any confidential location at will, a super ghost agent with combat bodyguards, one or many monkey versions of Merlin, absolutely It's what Fury wanted.

You guys sort out the information first.

Merlin to Moira and Lillian:

Submit the information to my office in the Trident Building. I want to discuss it with relevant people. If the plan is approved, you may be busy.

Also, Merlin, before you leave, you'd better take a look at the engineering lab.

When Merlin turned to leave, Moira reminded:

That orangutan, Winston, has been obsessed with studying Cybertron's technology recently, and he hasn't left the laboratory for almost half a month. I mean, if it is insane and loses its value, it can be sent directly to Come to me, I have some experiments and need some special 'experiments'.

I suppose everyone around you is a potential guinea pig, right? Moira.

Merlin complained:

Even George?

George is the number one test subject!

Moira said indifferently:

You don't even know how much I want to cut open his brain and have a look. It is said that 70% of George's brain has been developed by the lunatics of a.i.m. This really makes me very, very curious about his internal structure. Oh, in addition Let me just say, Chief Merlin, if you die unfortunately, then your corpse must, must be dissected by me!

Okay, I agree.

Merlin waved his hand without looking back, and said:

You wait slowly, until the day I die, you can get your wish.

Leaving the biology laboratory, Merlin walked all the way up. He didn't take the elevator, and he didn't use the transfer spell. During the walk, Icarus' lens was constantly performing some kind of complicated calculation.

It wasn't until he came to the engineering laboratory that the calculation was declared over.

How? How did it turn out?

Merlin pushed his glasses and asked.

According to the data given by Moira and Lillian, the success rate of the 'Reaper' project experiment is very high.

Icarus' voice echoed in Merlin's ears:

In the case of being equipped with special weapons, the black mist mutant born from the Reaper Project will have 20%-30% of your combat power in normal form, depending on the potential and combat power of the experimental body itself. In espionage operations or special terrain Among them, the effect that the black mist mutant can exert is magnified many times.

Personal emotional factors aside, I suggest that you approve this pilot project. Reaper's agents can provide a lot of fault tolerance for s.d.o.l.d.'s future tactical system, and in the face of a possible future omnic crisis, Reaper's agents who are almost completely immune to physical damage are also It can be used in many ways.”

Well, let me think about it.

Merlin said something to Icarus, then stretched out his hand and pushed open the door of the laboratory, only to be greeted by an unpleasant smell.

The pungent smell of wild beasts, as well as the strange smell of rusted machinery and various engine oils made Merlin frown. He threw a large-scale cleansing spell towards the laboratory, and aroused the wind composed of magic to sweep away the breath in the laboratory. Only then did he feel better.

Winston! What are you doing?

Merlin asked loudly, but the next moment he heard a low snoring sound.

He walked into the laboratory, and under the test bench at the back, he found the gorilla Winston who was sleeping soundly. The research clothes on this guy were full of various oil stains, and he didn't know what he was doing recently.

Merlin didn't disturb it, but looked back at the things placed on the experimental table.

A golden, strange-looking cane composed of many mechanical modules.

There is also a set of white flying devices with metal wings that look very simple.

Next to the test bench, there were a bunch of disassembled parts and a half-dismantled defense robot. Merlin felt that the robot looked familiar. He took a closer look and found that it was brought back from the a.i.m laboratory. That defense robot.

fortress!

This guy Winston actually took apart Merlin's favorite fortress!

And it added a lot of Cybertronian-specific parts to it, heck!

Snapped

Merlin slapped the sleeping Winston on the big face. He folded his hips and looked at the bewildered orangutan. He said:

You better explain it to me

Oh, Merlin!

Winston blinked his eyes. Instead of being angry, he jumped up happily. He said to Merlin:

You came just in time, take off your pants!

???

Uh, don't get me wrong, I mean, bring me your Accelerator belt, I found the appropriate deformation gear from Cybertronian parts, the miniaturization of the Time Accelerator, and it's done!