How wizards learn science and technology

Cypher's plan was straightforward.

Duhovic attacked her because of Cypher's research, so why not just go to her door.

How many people wanted to bring down Duhovic, but they never succeeded.His autocratic rule is closed and strict, and it will take a lot of trouble just to get in.

Since it is difficult to sneak in, just knock on the door openly with a knocking brick.

That formula was still missing from the research, and until Merlin recovered it, they were all safe.And entering Duhovic's country, there are a lot of opportunities to get evidence of his crime.Duhovic has committed many crimes, and as long as one of them can be confirmed, it is enough for him to be sentenced to life imprisonment by the International Court of Justice.

So Merlin followed Cypher out of London and headed for Europe.

Cypher's wand had been confiscated by the Ministry of Magic, and she wouldn't dare lead someone on a long-distance apparition without a wand.

Merlin had to forge a false identity, and the two of them caught up with the plane before the wanted one was released, and after getting off the plane, they transferred to the train and headed to the unknown small country of Duhovic.

Merlin fell asleep for a while on the train.

He dreamed of Phoebe, and the bloody scene of the previous few days reappeared in the dream.His girl was lying in his arms, stained with blood, no matter how hard he pressed the wound, he couldn't stop the blood.

The assailant's blurry face turned into Duhovich, then Cypher, and even Miss Poppy and Valentine, and Merlin jolted awake.

The blond woman sat opposite, her exquisite face indifferent: "We are here."

The train just stopped.

The outside of the car window was covered in silver, the white snow and the gray sky were connected together, and the cold wind blowing through the cracks in the window alone was enough to be cold.

Today, he really misses the warm spring-like temperature in the headquarters and the coffee cup that is always on the right hand side - of course, Phoebe's bragging hug and the white cat's coquettishness.

After getting off the train, a "Russian-style mercenary" who looked like a textbook stopped him and Cypher, and abruptly stuffed the two of them into the car. After another drive, Merlin came to the computer screen. I've seen it before, Duhovic's mansion.

Merlin walked beside Seve, and followed a group of mercenaries into Duhovic's palace.

Seriously, is it necessary to be so exaggerated?Visiting the scene in person, Merlin finally understood Eggsy's feelings: three steps with a monitor, five with a fully armed bodyguard.Living in this environment, I really don't know whether it is terrible or pitiful.

Vladislav Duhovich sat in his "throne", behind a wide desk.

When he turned around, Merlin was slightly startled.

Mr. Sirius Black was handsome, if he looked like Duhovich.

Merlin felt that his thinking was really misled by Phoebe and Eggsy, and he was still thinking about this kind of problem at this juncture.

There is no doubt that Duhovic almost has the word "villain" written on his face, but he is indeed very imposing, with a dignified face under his gray hair.He narrowed his eyes when he saw Cypher.

"Ah, Ms. Cypher."

The dictator's voice sounded surprisingly gentle.

"I didn't expect that we would have a chance to meet again," Duhovic said falsely. "I heard that you were attacked in London. I hope there are no casualties."

Screw you.

Merlin cursed in his heart.

And Cypher just twitched the corners of her mouth symbolically, she was too lazy to talk to the dictator: "What you want is my research and the formula of the poison | medicine, I brought the research, and the poison | The formula of the medicine depends on him."

Only then did Duhovic turn his gaze to Merlin, as if he had just noticed a man standing next to Seve, who was nearly 1.9 meters tall.

"You perfected Miss Poppy's recipe," he asked.

"It was me," Merlin said, "but Cypher once wiped my memory, and it all had to start over."

"That's okay, I have plenty of patience."

After speaking, Duhovic looked back at Cypher: "Your research?"

Cypher lifted the book in his hand.

She wanted to deliver it to the dictator herself, but just as she took a step, the guns of the entire room were aimed at her.Cypher opened her mouth soundlessly, and Merlin bet she was swearing.

The mercenary closest to Cypher snatched the book and handed it to Duhovic.

He took the book, flipped through a few pages, and then smiled with an unknown meaning: "Mysterious text, you gave me a problem, Ms. Cypher."

Merlin probably understood what a dictator meant.

"gentlemen……"

"Call me Merlin."

Duhovic paused subtly: "Merlin, do you understand the words in this book?"

Merlin: "Rooney, I know something."

Duhovic: "That's great."

He turned his head towards the mercenary, and handed a gun to Merlin.

"I think, since it is not necessary, there is no need to keep two people, what do you think?"

"..."

It is a typical entry test and establishes a reputation.

Merlin has been sitting on a computer screen for more than ten years, and has dealt with many guys similar to Duhovic.Of course he understands what the dictator means.

The man was silent for a moment, then took the pistol/gun.

The crisp clicking sound of the bullet being loaded was out of place in the silent room.

Merlin turned to look at Cypher, who knew what was going to happen next, but she still maintained a cold expression.It's just the humiliated anger bursting out of those blue eyes.

"You know," Merlin said, looking at Cypher, "she tortured me once, President Duhovic?"

Hopefully Cypher gets his mind from the brief eye contact.

Duhovic: "Oh?"

He was answered by a burst of gunshots.

Cypher swore and fell to the ground.Merlin maintained a calm posture, watching her tightly clutching her bloody left knee.

"Her subordinates tried to threaten me with smashing my knees," Merlin's gun muzzle moved up slightly, "but I have already lost my legs."

The second shot hit her in the elbow.

Until this point, Cypher hadn't screamed.On the contrary, the woman on the ground raised her head angrily, and shot a few rather ugly words at Duhovic and Merlin.

Merlin forced himself to laugh.

"Then her subordinates said that human beings not only have knee joints, but also thanks for his reminder."

He fiddled with the pistol on purpose, and then continued to move the muzzle up: "I also have to thank you, President Duhovic, for giving me a chance to take revenge."

Duhovic: "Okay."

The dictator stopped Merlin expressionlessly.

I don't know what the president, who originally intended to scare Merlin, thought of his shooting without hesitation.He just waved his hand indifferently: "Take her down, Cypher is still useful."

Two mercenaries dragged Cypher away, leaving only a bloodstain and Merlin with a gun.

The atmosphere in the room was heavier than before, and Merlin could clearly feel the changes in the attitudes of the soldiers around him—after all, not everyone can shoot at their comrades without blinking their eyes.

"Mr. Merlin," Duhovic said when the door closed again, "I'm glad you can cooperate with us. I will provide you with the laboratory and materials, and of course, suitable accommodation."

"Thank you." Merlin nodded.

He unloaded the pistol and was about to return it to the mercenary beside him when Duhovic continued, "You can keep it."

Well, his performance was successful.

It was just Cypher's bad luck, but Merlin had no sympathy for her.Regardless of how many crimes the hacker had committed before this, if Duhovic had given her the gun, Merlin believed that Cypher would have pulled the trigger faster than she could.

"The journey is exhausting, please go and rest, Mr. Merlin."

The person standing beside Duhovic took a step forward.

Merlin noticed that he was wearing a black windbreaker. The man walked forward and stretched out his hand to Merlin: "Please."

The man was not carrying any weapons.

He couldn't help but think back to the wizard who appeared out of thin air in the video Eggsy took.

"Thank you."

But Merlin didn't say anything, he just turned around and left Duhovic's mansion with the black windbreaker.

Duhovic gave Merlin an apartment.

Located in a desolate town, only 10 minutes away from the laboratory, it is quiet and warm.The black windbreaker gave him a few simple instructions, and Merlin tentatively raised a topic related to potions, but the black windbreaker curled his lips indifferently and did not answer.

After the black windbreaker left, Merlin immediately checked the entire apartment.

There were no monitors or pinhole cameras, but Merlin had found quite a few monitors in the corners of every room.

He barely touched them, except for the one in the bedroom.

Then the doorbell rang, and a woman in her mid-40s came in with dinner, which she said was ordered by the president's people.

Merlin thanked him politely, and then asked about the location of the convenience store in the town.

He still prefers to prepare his own food, especially in this environment.

The first night of "joining" Duhović passed like this: Merlin finished his meal, took a shower, changed the clothes he hadn't changed during his journey for several days, and lay on the bed.

His phone lights up, and it's an encrypted email from Cypher.

[You wait after this. ]

Merlin laughed.

He could almost imagine Cypher lying on the operating table gnashing his teeth and typing.

Cypher herself is proficient in potions, and she will take care of her own flesh and blood.Merlin wasn't worried about her gunshot wound at all, let alone her threats.He didn't reply to Cypher, just put the phone on the nightstand.

There is a time difference of several hours between London and Eastern Europe.

Wonder if Phoebe fell asleep?Merlin remembered the look on her face when he left.He was able to confirm that Phoebe had regained her sight at the time, and she had seen him leave the headquarters.

It wasn't shock, but it wasn't calm either.Her gray eyes were filled with tears from the last injury, but Phoebe wasn't sad, she didn't seem to understand what happened, or... she had understood his behavior.

Hope so.

Merlin sighed.

After traveling day and night and performing such a play in front of Duhovic, he was a little tired.Merlin closed his eyes and soon fell asleep.

There was still Phoebe in the dream, and he admitted that he missed her—it was only a day since she was shot when Merlin left, and he couldn't let it go.

It's just that the task is more important. All he can do is to solve everything as soon as possible and return early.

But Merlin didn't expect that he would meet Phoebe soon.

Right in this icy and snowy Eastern Europe, right in front of the guns of Duhovic's mercenaries.

The author has something to say: Teacher Mei has paid back the debt of torture!Phoebe will appear in the next chapter! !

Thanks to the young master Ah Qi, the landmine of the passing years, and the reader "Jiu Jiu Meow Meow Meow" for irrigating the nutrient solution, so heartfelt!