Shadow of the Beautiful World

In the evening, Merlin was cooking for the family.

Probably because of the long vacation, the pace of life of Mr. Deputy Director has also entered into a rather relaxed state.

He spent most of the day today studying the Detailed Explanation of Runes from the Asgard Astrology Tower in his hand.

It was an introductory book on the rune spellcasting system, which introduced the origin and usage of rune magic in detail.

That is new knowledge that is completely different from Earth's spellcasting system and the mystical knowledge that Merlin has dabbled in.

Seeing something new is always a joy and an excitement.

As a very high-level spellcaster, after having experience in studying super-level magic, Merlin's learning of rune magic was also very smooth.

But it will take some time for him to fully master this new magic.

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Fresh vegetables were thrown into the hot oil, and Merlin was stirring the vegetables with a shovel in his hand.

Because many years ago, he had to cook for the children in the family. Over the years, Merlin had acquired very good cooking skills.

Of course, there is still some gap with the chef.

But Merlin occasionally uses magic to process some ingredients, which adds a lot of flavor to the food.

Outside the kitchen, in the living room, Laura was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, holding the handle, staring intently at the TV in front of her.

After Eric sent her a ps3 game console as a birthday present, the psp that Laura never left her hand fell out of favor.

Fortunately, the little girl Laura has a special constitution, and Merlin doesn't need to worry about her eyes hurting after playing games for too long.

Beside Laura, Lorna, who was holding the cat, was also staring at the game screen in front of her, yelling and making random ideas from time to time, but after Laura was fooled a few times, she stopped talking to her.

The eldest girl, Ruiwen, was as quiet as ever.

She was reclining on the sofa, holding Merlin's Hogarth's Ancient Body in her hand and reading, frowning from time to time.

She had already memorized this book by heart a long time ago, and now she is in a state of review.

The theory of ultra-level magic is not difficult for Ruiwen, what is really difficult is the magic power sealed in her body.

She has been sealed by the Supreme Mage for a long time. Although she has already adapted to the weak state, it is not easy to release a complete super-level magic under the current spell-casting ability.

The magical girl has recently been trying to break through the limits without resorting to dark magic.

But this effort has so far been elusive under Merlin's check.

Hungry!

Lorna hugged Goo Goo, the green-haired girl stared furtively at the handle in Laura's hand while rubbing her stomach, and shouted without looking back:

When is dinner ready?

Wait a little longer.

Merlin glanced at the menu floating in front of his eyes, he rarely had free time, and he was going to try a new dish.

But just when Merlin was about to pour seasoning into the pot, a new communication request suddenly popped up on Icarus' lens.

Merlin hesitated.

Go ahead.

Icarus said softly:

I just commissioned George to upgrade the communication module for me. In a special frequency band, it will not be monitored.

Um.

Merlin nodded inaudibly while tapping the seasoning bottle in his hand.

The next moment, the communication was connected.

Reed?

Merlin's mouth didn't move, but the silver pendant hanging around his neck trembled.

The external tongue that was used when practicing Animagus a long time ago transmitted sound into Icarus' communicator through vibration.

Is there a problem?

is it safe?

There also appears to be some encryption on Reed's side.

On Icarus' projection, Merlin could only see Reed waving his rubber-like elongated hands in the laboratory, carrying out several experimental projects at the same time.

He seemed to be in a hurry, but there was order in the chaos.

He was alone in the lab, but it was as if there was a team working together.

Safety.

Merlin says:

Have you met Zatanna?

Zatana?

Reed said suspiciously:

Who is that? I just met a mysterious person who can pull people into dreams at noon...She claimed to be the 'Voice of the Raven', and then told me something, and I will verify it.

Hey, shouldn't he be worthy of being a world-class stage magician?

Merlin complained dryly:

The desire to perform is really strong...

That's right, what she told you is true, I think you should know how powerful your unborn son is?

Um.

Reed said with a hint of pride:

Although he is still pregnant, my son has already shown characteristics different from ordinary people. Some energy is moving in Susan's body. It should be that little Franklin's talent is being activated...

He's a mutant, we already know that.

Susan and I estimate that this may be due to the influence of cosmic ray energy that exists in our body as a symbiosis...In short, my son will definitely inherit the superb wisdom of the Richards family.

All right.

Merlin stretched out his hand and pushed his glasses, his arms moved, and he stir-fried the fragrant dishes back and forth, his external tongue said:

In short, someone is eyeing Franklin Jr.'s talent. I can't tell you more, but I can confirm the authenticity of this matter... We need your help, that bottle of blood is very important.

I'm purifying it.

Reed's tone also became serious, and he said:

It's mixed in 17 reagent tubes with different effects. If the monitor is not a professional chemist, it's hard for him to understand what I'm doing even if he's watching... so you don't need to worry.

It will take me 3-5 days to complete the purification. The gene in the blood is particularly interesting. It belongs to the genes of mutants and has gene fragments that are different from ordinary people.

The most peculiar thing is that that special gene segment is different from the gene segments of all the mutants I've seen. It has...

Reed!

Seeing that Reed had entered the professional state of a researcher again, Merlin reminded while putting the fried dishes on the plate:

You don't need to tell me this, I don't understand, and I'm not interested.

You just need to purify the blood to the point where it can be used to make a neutralizing agent. Zatanna will pull you into the dream again after 5 days, and then give the purified result to her. You can do the rest. There is no need to intervene...

Merlin says:

But since this matter is closely related to your child, I hope you can complete it as a qualified father... do your best, ok?

I will.

Reed's steady voice came from the other end of the communicator, and he said to Merlin:

I don't know what materials you plan to use to match the purification liquid to make the 'Mutation Ability Eliminator', but I have a small suggestion.

Combine the DNA of the leech with the special gene fragment in this blood, Merlin.

The unique dna of that creature will increase the effect of the neutralizer by at least 5 times, and the process of taking effect will be faster, just like the deadliest virus!

There seemed to be a touch of coldness in Reed's voice, as if he had become another person at this moment.

He said slowly:

As long as the 'leech' potion is injected into the mutant, it will dissolve in the blood within 1 second. While erasing the mutant's ability, it will also make the target weak...

I can also make it contagious if you want, it's not hard to do.

And, I can also design a 'gene lock' for you. If there is no corresponding medicine... this weak state will continue forever, like a cage imposed on the genetic level.

And it only needs to change the position of a few molecular chains, this weakening effect can also be transformed into the decomposition of the X gene fragment, at the genetic level!

It will cause the mutant's x-gene to collapse, which in turn will trigger the collapse of the genetic system of the entire living body.

The coldness in Dr. Reed's words became more and more serious, and he whispered:

This kind of rapid genetic collapse is fatal, it is enough to turn those damn bastards into a disgusting bloody mud within 10 minutes!

Reed!

Merlin blinked his eyes, and he interrupted Reed's increasingly horrified words, saying:

I feel like you're doing something dangerous.

I only need a neutralizing agent, but you have designed a weapon for me against all mutants... a weapon of extinction, what do you want?

The end of the communicator fell silent, and Dr. Reed, who was immersed in the fantasy of destruction, seemed to be awakened by Merlin's words.

After a moment, he said softly:

I just...I just want to protect my child, sorry, I lost my composure.

So, you smart people are really scary.

Merlin shook his head, he brought the prepared dishes into the living room, and said:

The thought of designing a weapon of genocide is already quite scary, but now, you have a perfect reason to let your destructive thinking go wild...

But it's dangerous, Reed, your thinking is dangerous.

I'm now starting to appreciate that I made the right choice.

Merlin says:

If you really allow that villain to take your son...you might destroy the world in anger. Your wisdom has given you this ability.

Wake up, Reed...

Merlin patted his sister on the head and asked them to wash their hands and eat, and then he said to Reed:

I only need the neutralizer. Of course, the leech DNA and the gene lock can be added, but the infectivity is not necessary...

I assure you, as long as I'm here, no one can hurt your son, so let Reed the Destroyer stay in your prison of thought.

Keep being a good guy, Reed, and don't let him out...

I beg you, the world has enough disasters.

On the other end of the communicator, Reed Richards, who hung up the communication, glanced at the fast-running centrifuge. He pressed the pause button, walked forward, and put the prepared test tubes containing special liquids in hand.

He looked at the test tubes.

After a while, he shook his head and threw those test tubes into the strictly sealed destruction box.

The smartest man in the world washed his hands, then reached out and turned off the lights and instruments in the laboratory. He quietly walked into the bedroom, where his wife had already fallen asleep on the sofa.

In the dark, Reed looked at Susan with loving eyes. He lay beside her and put his ear on his wife's belly.

In this quiet night, he could hear little Franklin talking to him...

Of course, this is just a beautiful illusion of a father.

Reed gently picked up his wife, put her on the bed, and then fell asleep peacefully with his wife in his arms.

life is brilliant...

There is a group of people protecting them, and they don't need to be forced to take up arms for survival and the maliciousness that comes.

But if it's really necessary...

Reed whispered in his wife's ear:

I will still destroy the world for you...

I can't live in a world...without you guys, I can't accept that future...

the other side...

Ah, what's the matter with this dish?

Lorna coughed profusely, then grabbed her cat's head water glass and gurgled to fill it, as if she had eaten some dark food with a strange taste.

She turned to stare at Merlin, and she said:

Say! Don't you love us anymore! So you deliberately use this bad dish to send us away?

Well...

Merlin looked speechlessly at the other two younger sisters who were fairly reliable.

Ruiwen picked up a piece of meat with a fork and put it in her mouth, the eldest sister's expression immediately became weird.

Laura puffed her cheeks, and she didn't seem to like the taste of today's dinner either.

But because Merlin made it, she was chewing hard, trying to swallow them.

I'll try...

Merlin still had confidence in his cooking skills. He skillfully picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of meat into his mouth. The next moment, Merlin's expression became numb.

You just had a nice chat with Reed, so I didn't remind you.

Icarus played back the scene of Merlin cooking on the lens, and she said in a strange tone:

You added salt twice...you put 17% more soy sauce than in the recipe and you used the wrong hot sauce...

Sigh... It seems that dual-use is not suitable for the field of cooking. It's really difficult.

Merlin sighed, he stood up, dumped all the dishes that failed tonight into the trash can, and said to the three younger sisters:

Let's go and eat outside.

yeah!

Lorna was the first to jump up, and she raised two fingers full of energy, shaking them in front of Merlin's eyes, she said:

I want seafood pizza! 2 servings!

Moments later, Horus, driven by Merlin, rushed out of Hell's Kitchen and sped towards Mick's Restaurant in Queens.

In the car, Merlin listened to Lorna and Ruiwen chatting about girls, what lipstick, what eye shadow.

He doesn't know these things, so he doesn't comment.

He had another thing on his mind...

Tonight's dish was a failure.

But I don't know what kind of dish Chef Reed will prepare for Kuanggong in the end?