[Comprehensive Anglo-American] Gem Merchant

In a sense, this is indeed a flaw.

"Lord of Jewels" Alphonse was rarely injured, and even more so, he hardly bleeds. Therefore, he never considered how to eradicate the danger brought about by blood location in terms of curse theory.

And even if he finds a position and indulges the opponent to fight all the way, he still has a lot of ways to quickly bring down a large group of magicians.A large reserve of gemstones, the second method that can borrow magic power from parallel worlds, and the treacherous and changeable magic from different sources equip him like a mobile fortress with full guns, and no one with a brain is willing to touch this Mildew.

Not only is he unwilling to be an enemy of this person, but he also maintains a cautious attitude towards the forces behind this person, such as Bathmelo, Edfelt, and Zellich. Few people are willing to offend a large number of ruthless characters for a little profit , Magicians are realistic to terrifying creatures.

But Hydra is different.

First of all, they are a group of lunatics, and secondly, the magicians who can join them are not very normal themselves, they are all heretics who have deviated from the family.

A hand broke through the space and suddenly covered Tony Stark's mouth. After a few struggles to no avail, he was directly dragged into the teleportation room that unfolded silently behind his back by several arms that suddenly protruded from behind. inside the door.The other party's preparations were considered sufficient. After a short skin-to-skin contact, he suddenly felt dizzy in his brain, and even his thinking slowed down.

Considering that Alphonse's two colleagues had lost their lives before, the magicians of Hydra felt that their plan this time was particularly well planned.

Block the magical reaction of the leylines and the magician to prevent the opponent from overreacting.Use the positioning of the blood to find his position accurately, and at the same time cast a spell to bind the magic circuit and prevent the opponent from casting spells.

In the end, immediately hypnotized as soon as contacted, take away first and then talk.

Before the hypnosis took effect, Tony Stark's last thought was: It turns out that opening a jewelry store in the United States will make so many enemies... Al is not easy.

"What, Tony is missing?"

On the return trip, Pepper answered the phone in a very surprised voice: "He should be Alphonse's face now, what's going on here?"

Detective Philip led a small team to investigate at the scene: "We are not sure whether the other party came after Alphonse, and whether the other party knew they had changed bodies. After all, the previous accident was an accident..."

The man on the phone paused: "And there are no signs of assault or explosion around, and the electromagnetic environment is normal. According to the preliminary judgment, Stark should have been kidnapped by a magician. For more specific information, we have to wait for professionals." analysis can be determined.”

"Who are the professionals?"

Asked Pepper, she couldn't put her boss in danger.

"Cough, please call Alphonse."

The eighth-level agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. coughed dryly and said.

……

After hastily rushing to the scene, Philip belatedly realized that the only "professional" S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Magic is something that depends on the physical condition of the magician. The same technique will have completely different effects if performed by another person. Different bodies, different circuits, and different magic characteristics are arranged and combined with each other. The worst thing is..."

——This body of Stark has no magic or magical talents.

In other words, he has no choice but to use magic to reversely trace the culprits who kidnapped Tony Stark.Alphonse rubbed his brows, feeling that this lack of exercise body had a vague tendency to tinnitus again.

The alchemist stretched out his hands and scratched the turf around Stark's mansion a few times, made a judgment on his own, and found a pendulum with a black crystal hanging from the gem box sent by the clerk.

Under the eyes of everyone, Alphonse reached out and held the pendulum in his palm and stroked it a few times, then held the silver chain on the pendulum between the thumb and index finger of his right hand, keeping the crystal plumb to the ground.

"Hey, what is your boss doing?"

The agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., who thought the mission was completed and planned to go straight to get off work, were caught back to work overtime in an emergency, and each of them raised their guns and put martial law around Stark's mansion.The little detective thought for a while and analyzed: "Probably he is doing divination. If the other party doesn't leave any usable clues, the boss will occasionally use this method of divination."

"But my youngest daughter also plays with crystals like this."

One of the agents lifted up his tactical eyepiece, revealing a pair of confused eyes: "She is only seven years old, and she doesn't know anything about occultism. The instruction manual for the toy I bought for her says that it can be used like that...don't look at me like that." , don’t little girls just like this kind of shiny things.”

Shop clerk: "..."

They looked at Alphonse with worry in their eyes.

Fortunately, even if there is no magic power in this body, the power sealed in the gem can barely resonate with the earth veins.The crystal pendulum is automatic without wind, and starts to rotate counterclockwise with a moderate range around the circle.

"What's the result of the divination?"

Pepper asked quickly.

"Stark is not in danger for now."

Alphonse breathed a sigh of relief: "It might make him suffer a little bit, but after all, it's my body still wearing my dress, and there are limits to what others can do."

The other party probably came for him, and it turned out that the alchemist's outer skin contained the inner core of Iron Man.Alphonse sighed, and did a second divination, and the result showed that the malice of this attack should indeed be anchored on himself.

"My fault."

He bluntly apologized: "I have caused trouble for Stark, and I will find a way to solve this matter."

After checking the scene, Nick Fury, who arrived late, suggested: "Alphonse, you can't use your power now. Anyway, Hydra is our common enemy now. You don't plan to cooperate with S.H.I.E.L.D. ?"

The alchemist narrowed his eyes slightly.

If it only involves himself, there is no need for cooperation at all.Ordinary human weapons can't do much harm to him, and if he is really in danger, he can choose to hide in the mirror space, or fight or flee. Tucker's words...

This world cannot lose its heroes so easily.

Alphonse pondered for a moment, then nodded.

"It just so happens that this body doesn't need much magic."

He said frankly: "I will find out the approximate location of Stark now and notify you as soon as the coordinates are determined."

After all, the S.H.I.E.L.D. did not dare to procrastinate in the battle involving magicians, and directly dispatched the sharpest troops. Even so, Alphonse was still taken aback when he saw the familiar blond soldier.

"...Cap?"

he asked.

Steve Rogers also felt particularly complicated. When he received the mission notice, he heard about the body swap between Alphonse and Tony Stark, but even if he had said hello in advance, now facing Stark Ke's face, he still finds it extremely inconceivable.

"Al."

The veteran of World War II replied awkwardly: "This time, I will cooperate with you to break in with Nat. In addition to the priority purpose of rescuing Tony Stark, it also includes investigating the purpose of Hydra's operation, and if possible. , by the way destroying their base is an additional job. We lack experience in fighting magicians, so this time, if necessary, we will follow your command."

The red-haired female agent in tights standing behind Steve nodded silently. Alphonse glanced at her and found that this was the one who was with Tony Stark at the former reception. "Newly Hired Secretary".

Alphonse: "..."

So, Stark's situation is no better than him...or SHIELD's hand has always been so long.

The little clerk was also retained as an external aid for the operation. The first large-scale event he entered the job was to directly shoot Hydra. His expression now is almost crying without tears. At that point, "being able to be in the same team as Captain America The excitement of carrying out the mission" disappeared completely.

What's worse is that his boss is now unprecedentedly unreliable-if the image left by Alphonse to everyone in S.H.I.E.L.D. is an undefeated alchemist, now he is against Tony Stark. Body appearance, coupled with the colleague's phrase "the pendulum that looks the same as my seven-year-old daughter", God...

Unknowingly, the phrase "God" was sighed by him.The clerk covered his mouth nervously, but Steve and Alphonse looked over anyway.

He saw his store manager speak gently: "Although I don't intend to break your religious beliefs, God probably won't do such a small favor. The big thing he did last time was directly drowned in a big flood." half of the population of Europe."

Everyone: "..."

Said the very scary content in a flat tone!Is this the truth about Noah's Ark?

"How many years has Tony lived in this house?"

After using the pendulum to determine the safety of the other party, the next step is to make a preliminary positioning: "I mean, I can only perform the next technique if he has been here for at least two years, otherwise he will stay here." The traces below are not enough to form a clear tracking path."

"Over two years."

Pepper said affirmatively: "This is the longest living place among all the mansions he bought."

"That's good."

The alchemist nodded, and turned around the courtyard, his eyes resting on the surrounding plants: most of them are shrubs and flowers here, and there are not many that can be used.After wandering around, Alphonse reached out and pressed a Canadian hemlock with luxuriant branches: "How about this tree? I mean, has Stark stayed near this tree for a long time?"

Pepper recognized it, and it was the tallest plant in the courtyard: "Occasionally, you should know that he rarely walks out of his basement, let alone interacting with the plants in the yard... I saw him once , moved a chair and sat under the tree to read documents, but only for that one time.”

The fate is too shallow... The alchemist was smacking in his heart.He rarely deliberately controlled his expression, so Pepper suddenly became nervous: "Mr. Alphonse, isn't this kind of contact enough? Is it difficult for you to find out where he is?"

"No, it's not enough."

The alchemist was still deep in thought: "Chop this tree down."

Pepper: "?"

Everyone present: "...??"

Canadian Hemlock: "????"

As an evergreen tree for ornamental purposes, it began to tremble as soon as the alchemist finished speaking.

Steve's blue eyes were puzzled for a moment: there is no wind now, why does it always feel that the tree is rustling by the sea breeze.

Alphonse reached into his pocket and pulled out a cell phone—his own.This is one of the only personal items he has kept on himself after switching identities with Stark.

As a result, a group of people, including the eighth-level agent Philip, watched Alphonse rummage through his mobile phone, and finally found an inconspicuous recording file.

He first turned up the playback volume of the phone to the maximum, and then clicked the play button on the Canadian hemlock.

"Listen! youFuckingsonof*&￥#..."

A strange male voice came from the phone, impassioned... abusive.

Everyone: "..."

It's not magic at all.

Along with the passionate insults on the phone, the hemlock tree trembled more violently at a frequency visible to the naked eye.

"If you don't obey the next instruction, I can guarantee that every leaf after you will be burned by the eternal fire in hell! Not to mention being used as building materials or ornamental plants, there is no chance of turning into carbon dioxide There will be!"

The voice on the phone said: "I don't know if you stupid plants have brains, but obeying orders will always be! Anything worthless should be punished! You damn stupid..."

Everyone: "..."

After playing a long series of swearing for several minutes, Alphonse said to the cedar tree that had finally calmed down in a gentle and deliberative tone: "Well, I want to borrow a branch from you, can I take it away?" What about the branch with the deepest relationship with Tony Stark?"

He buried a fragmented piece of emerald the size of one carat under the tree, which was regarded as a slap for a sweet date.The hemlock tree that had absorbed that bit of magic slowly grew a new branch from the tree's waist at a speed visible to the naked eye. After growing to the thickness of two fingers together and the length of half an arm, it trembled again. Tremblingly, he cut it off by himself, letting the branch fall off with gravity.

Pepper: "...Wow."

Everyone was stunned.

"It turns out it can still be like this."

Nick Fury muttered to himself: "I also have a few pots of cactus..."

Now he really wants to go back and try this kind of threat. It doesn’t work against the cactus, Alphonse didn’t look back, and directly denied his idea: “The recording just now was left by one of my demon customers. To scare the Chlorophytum in front of the store, I didn't expect it to have an unexpected effect at this time."

He picked up the fallen branch with a normal expression, stretched out his hand to break off the excess leaves, and found a dagger to cut a gap at the tip of the branch.

Immediately afterwards, he took off the pendulum of his crystal pendulum, and inserted the pyramid-shaped black crystal cutting into the hemlock tree branch that had been left in place.

Gems provide magic power, branches guide the general direction, and finally only a little opportunity is needed to provide an anchor... Fortunately, this body itself is still Tony Stark's body, which is perfect for guiding to his soul.

The tip of the sharp dagger cut through the pulp of the finger, and a string of blood flowed out along the pulp of the finger bit by bit. Alphonse also rubbed the blood from the pulp of the finger on the tip of the branch, and wrote a concise sentence with his finger pen. Brief runes.

——Even if it is not to the extent that Rocky Odinson directly inherits the original runes, Edelfelt, as a Nordic magician family, can use some simple degraded runes.

"In this way, a divination rod that can only be used to search for Tony Stark is ready."

The alchemist put on a relieved expression, and waved the simple branch staff at everyone.

The first thing I heard was the sound of ticking water.

Tony Stark opened his eyes in bewilderment, and found that his left and right arms were firmly fixed, and two magicians on the left and right were pulling his arms. Once he found out that he was awake, the other's muscles It tensed up.

"Depend on……"

Before he finished sighing, a towel was stuffed over his mouth.

"Callwhatever, don't even think about ordering the chant, Alphonse Edelfelt."

The dark-faced man in front of him warned him miserably: "The surrounding area is a confined space that isolates the leylines. Your own magic circuit has been completely locked by us. I can guarantee that you will not be able to use any magic power."

What does that have to do with me, what is command chanting, Tony Stark almost wanted to roll his eyes hard.It's a pity that he is still in Alphonse's body, the most urgent thing, he decided to play the image of the alchemist calmly for the time being after knowing the situation.

So his expression didn't change, and he didn't say a word - in my impression, I don't know why, this appearance can always intimidate his colleagues.

So the other party really became vigilant: "By the way, you still have magic eyes."

"Find a few spells to seal them and cover his eyes!"

Tony: ? ? ?

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To the ears of the magicians: This must be the beginning of the chant! ! !vigilance! ! !