[Comprehensive Anglo-American] Gem Merchant

In the following days, Alphonse settled in the Avengers Building in this way.Clint and Natasha are often assigned to the S.H.I.E.L.D. missions, and Tony Stark has disappeared without a trace these days. Bruce Banner is often left in the mansion an active member.

Fortunately, the cooperation between the team of medical staff and the smart housekeeper is still extremely hard-core. This time, the "healing" process is much more comfortable than any previous one.

"Although you thought magic was amazing when you sold me the spinel, I never expected that the world you live in would be like this."

Dr. Banner put a cup of hot cocoa in front of Alphonse's hospital bed, and casually threw a few marshmallows into the cup: "That black-and-white-haired magician has gone back?"

"Gu Yi died in the battle to protect them. Now the magicians of Weishan Emperor's origin are in chaos and leaderless. If you think about it, he is in a mess."

Alphonse sighed: "The Law and Political Department of the Clock Tower will not let it go, but this is not the part I can help with. I hope he can handle it well."

Although he sent letters to both his sister and El-Melloi II, it is up to the beholder to see what role these letters can play and how much they can help in the turbulent power flow of the clock tower.But now, he is lying too leisurely on the hospital bed in the Avengers Building, and outside the window is the endless street scene in the center of New York City.

The little clerk also came to visit once or twice, and one of them was even tearful: "Boss, I plan to get married in two years, you must persist in living until then!"

Alphonse: "..."

No, I feel that I am still far away from death?

In short, this ward has been bustling with activity for the past few days.Alphonse once said that he wanted to go back to the Magic Workshop or the supply of goods would be cut off. As a result, the clerk sent back a detailed supply record on the same day, sincerely saying that the forecast in the next month would not be common. Order, if there is a guest visiting, he will record it and contact him.

"Aren't you quite afraid of those guys..."

Alphonse was a little puzzled: "The last time I saw Crowley, I kept hiding."

"I'm fine!"

The other party stood upright with his chest straight, like the soldiers who were inspected when the US team came to the army: "I have been working in the store for so long, and they are all your customers, the boss, so I will definitely not kill them for real. I'm already familiar with the process, and it will definitely help you generate income, boss!"

Alphonse: "..."

Do you remember when you were an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D....

I always feel that after waking up, the whole world becomes a little weird.

Alphonse stayed in the hospital bed for another two days, during which time he received excellent care. According to his request, the clerk brought two books with blank pages from the bookshelf of the Magic Workshop. If the book does not activate the code in the correct form of magic power, the contents of the book cannot be seen by the naked eye. In the eyes of most people who visit through the door of the room, whenever they look at the ward, the blond alchemist sits in front of him. Looking at the thick wordless book motionless on the bed, turning over a page every once in a while, reading slowly and carefully.

Captain America even feels special admiration and concern for this attitude of learning even though he is sick - it doesn't look like he is reading some entertainment publication, even if he has not had much contact with the research of magicians, it takes only 10 minutes to turn a page The content will definitely not be a light-hearted read.

Coupled with the thick cowhide cover and the bookmarks filled with it, he thinks that it may be a magician's tome in all likelihood.

So, on a fine afternoon, Steve Rogers plucked up the courage to approach the ward, and asked inadvertently, "What are you looking at? What your physical condition needs now is rest, if not what If the content is too important, you can read it after you recover from your illness."

They all try to avoid the scary-sounding description of "broken soul", but use another way of saying-you are sick now, you need to take a good rest, and you can go to the hospital after you get well. deal with.

"A magic book for recreation."

Alphonse put down the book in his hand, and smiled lightly at Captain America, who still didn't believe it: "Soul magic, although I can't use these spells, and the knowledge in the book doesn't apply to my situation, But it's not bad to pass the time. The research on the alienation characteristics of the human soul is relatively cutting-edge, and the book also quotes the new report written by the Spiritual Division. It may be used as a reference when I meet Strange and the others next time. A new topic for chatting."

So the US team nodded, and left again with question marks in his head, not because he was worried that he would steal the secrets of the mysterious world, he couldn't understand a word of these contents, and the principle of Stark's Ark reactor sounded to him exactly the same.

Although it has been a good change so far, Alphonse still rocks his wheelchair and walks around every corner of the entire Avengers Building.Most of the areas here use dual identification of badges and irises. As long as one of them complies with the rules of passage, it is enough to enter and exit different areas. Therefore, the nuclear-powered wheelchair equipped with the Ark reactor can move unimpeded in the entire building.

"When did he get my iris information?"

Alphonse complained half-truthfully to his wheelchair, and the smart butler on board quickly replied: "It's the week when Sir and you exchanged bodies."

So the jeweler nodded, and continued to wander around in various areas of the entire building in his wheelchair.Now his magic circuit is seriously damaged, and it will take a period of warming to restore it to its former state. The degree of magic power retention is almost compressed to the point where it can only pry gem magic. It seems that someone gave it to the staff in this building. After saying hello, every time you wander around to a place, a staff member will come forward in a timely manner and gently remind you "do you need help".

"Thank you, I don't need it for now."

After declining the fifth person who wanted to help with handing things or pushing the wheelchair, Alphonse still returned to the hall where the members of the Avengers usually gather, and saw Banner typing in front of the computer without knowing what he was writing.

Alphonse stretched his neck curiously, and gave up after 30 seconds: he could understand every single word, but he couldn't comprehend the whole meaning after connecting them together.

Seeing the other party's curiosity, Dr. Banner also explained in a good-tempered manner: "You also know that my previous research direction was biased towards gamma rays, which belonged to the field of high-energy physics, but in this situation, it is definitely impossible to continue the previous research. , I have also lost contact with the former laboratory... So I recently thought about changing the direction and studying positron collisions. It just so happens that I am free these days, so I want to organize my papers."

Alphonse nodded. The guy with seven PhDs gathered in one body actually had the same brains as Stark, but his overly gentle personality always made him less obtrusive in the whole team, at least No one is more poignant than Tony Stark himself.

He knows yoga, and occasionally cooks and eats in the communal kitchen of the Avengers Building. Recently, Tai Chi has been added to his hobbies, and he always conducts his own research quietly, no matter how you look at it. , are all characters who are too kind and even dull.

Alphonse sat next to Dr. Banner in a wheelchair, his lake green eyes stared at this young man with gentle facial features, if it wasn't for the fact that the other party was wearing a bracelet made of spinel on his wrist, no one would have thought of it Such a person can turn into a manic monster when he can't restrain his emotions.

Noticing the alchemist's gaze, Banner smiled again with a good temper: "What's the matter, Mr. Al? If you have anything to say, you can just say it directly. The hero who saves the world deserves everyone's respect, as long as it is What you want to know, as long as I can answer, I will tell you as much as possible."

"..."

This attitude made Alphonse look at the other person a few more times, and finally, after a little hesitation, Alphonse said: "Doctor, you know, because of my own situation... I have a little research on soul magic."

The blond alchemist sat in a wheelchair and explained very seriously: "In the history of the research of magicians, some people once created a monster called 'Chimera' which is a suture monster of the soul. Frankenstein's stitched artificial human, such creatures tend to show instability of character and soul, and even multiple personalities."

Bruce Banner nodded. Although he knew nothing about mysticism, his understanding was enough to understand what Alphonse said.

"I used to think that the state of 'Hulk' was a similar sign. At that time, I didn't have a deep understanding of the science side. I thought that the gamma rays you studied were things that could even split the soul and bond with foreign objects... Now that I know more about it, I think that this kind of ray should not have similar power."

Just like the steel armor stored in the ark reactor can't harm the existence of the dark dimension in another dimension, gamma rays should not have the ability to interfere from the real world to the soul in theory. However, this trait of Bruce Banner may be related to the gamma ray inducement, but it will definitely not be the whole reason.

For example, the journey to Afghanistan is very important to Iron Man, but going to that place for another person might just die in the desert.The birth of Hulk is indeed due to the credit of gamma rays, but for anyone else, it may not produce the current results.

"What I'm about to say may be offensive."

Alphonse lowered his eyes, and his eyelashes cast a small shadow on his cheek: "Your soul does not have any traces of being chiseled, that is to say, gamma rays are just some kind of opportunity to make you stronger, Hulk Hulk's anger is your anger, and Hulk's mania is a sign of your mood. You may try to ignore and suppress these things, but if you don't face and solve them head-on, they will always exist, gather together, Induced by some miraculous effects, it becomes a mind monster that even you cannot control yourself."

Banner froze for a moment, pushed his glasses, smiled awkwardly, and subconsciously wanted to ease the atmosphere, but the blond alchemist was sitting upright on the wheelchair, with his knees covered by the medical staff. Coral fleece blanket with a solemn and serious expression.

"The spinel in your hand is used to deal with fantasy species and even monsters. I don't think you can always use it to deal with yourself."

Alphonse stared at the yellow spinel on Dr. Banner's wrist that never left his body: "Everyone's soul may have defects, the cracks torn by magic power and the soul damage caused by others who are also human beings are irrelevant. There is no difference, except that the power I use comes from Fairy Township, and Hulk's power...I don't know, but they are all signs of a defect in the soul."

"Doctor, I am very grateful for your concern for me these days, but please also take care of yourself."

Human beings are a race that hurts each other, but it is a pity that Alphonse came to Fairyland early before he could understand this kind of "harm".Although I don't understand what happened to Bruce Banner, it is clear that under the gentle, friendly, wise and introverted character, there are many other things hidden in this person-enough to make the reef under the abyss feel uneasy. Grow into a Hulk who roars and destroys everything without order.

Reason and chaos, mildness and anger, something... and invincibility.

Bruce's lips moved, and he stared at Alphonse with wide eyes for a long time, and then he stretched out a hand to cover his face and smiled wryly: "If an ordinary psychiatrist told me these words, I would never Will believe it, but you are known to never lie, and always speak so sharply."

He closed his laptop, obviously unable to finish his thesis in today's state of mind: "Al, you may not understand, after all, your relationship with your family is not deep, so it may be unimaginable, domestic violence And how a deformed growth environment will change a person."

This is really a strange thing, Banner thought. It is impossible for anyone to reveal the story that he does not want to mention in his heart so smoothly, but Alphonse is different. Excessive kindness or malice, the overall characteristics tend to be more inhuman, and there is a clear lack of concern for other things except "what should be done".

He won't be overly sympathetic, won't be overly deplored, won't hate, and won't regret, it's just such a guy who doesn't seem to have a single gap, that gives off a "very reliable" aura from his whole body.

Banner took a deep breath: "You live in the world of magicians, and you seldom have in-depth communication with ordinary humans... Humans themselves will constantly eliminate dissidents, especially when they are not strong enough. Parts of the group that are out of line are vulnerable to suppression and destruction.”

One of the world's smartest people had an uneven childhood.In other words, most of the people who are dubbed geniuses have experienced ups and downs in their growth process.

Some people's enemies come from all over the world, and some people's enemies come from themselves.

"It's hard to get understood by other people."

Banner arched his waist on the sofa, clasped his hands, and rubbed his thumbs against the bases of his fingers repeatedly: "Especially after Hulk appeared... If this can restrain the damage I caused, I think this is enough now .”

"—why should it be understood?"

Alphonse asked.

Most magicians are on the path of pursuing the root, and other people's eyes and thoughts have long been left behind. Even though Alphonse is not very interested in the root, such a thinking mode has long been engraved into it. got used to it.

Banner has read several reports of the agent in Alphonse's store, and it seems that Fury did it on purpose. The information about Alphonse is not a particularly high-level secret among the members of the Avengers. In the past few days, both Steve and Banner have read the relevant literature of an unnamed blond gem dealer.

The coffee shop far away from the world, the goblin town in the world, the Animsfiya who almost never pays attention to the secular world, and the Kama Taj hidden in Kathmandu, these stories are like fairy tales one after another in terms of nouns, Separated from the world in which they live.

"If it wasn't understood, would it have changed your research and your life?"

Banner was stunned for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "Every time I think, Mr. Al, you are really a magical person. For ordinary human beings, it is almost instinctive to seek understanding and help, and to draw warmth and comfort from each other. After all, Humans are essentially social animals."

"..."

This answer made Alphonse think seriously for a long time.

Just when Banner began to doubt whether he had instilled some strange things in the other party, Alphonse sat up straight from the wheelchair, and asked with a strange expression: "So, the same person with a very good mind Genius, is Stark the same?"

"...?"

Banner looked up.

"I mean, he hasn't been in the mansion these days."

Al patted the wheelchair: "Besides sending this...does he also need to be understood by other humans like you?"

Banner: "..."

He said with some incredulity: "Big, maybe?"

The author has something to say: The birth of Hulk followed one of the comics, after all, the official book + parallel world.

Alphonse's Journey to Explore Humanity_(:з」∠)_