Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 189 36. Hall's "Gaia"

New York, Columbia University, Dr. Bill Foster's physics laboratory.

The chubby doctor was researching something in the laboratory, and the little girl Ava was sitting on a chair beside her, holding a glass of Coke and watching children's animation.

Dr. Foster likes this little girl very much. Ava is not only well-behaved and polite, she is also the child of Dr. Foster's good friend. Therefore, Dr. Foster, a stubborn celibate, also took Ava Take care of her as her own child.

He modeled on the twisted hive laboratory that Merlin discovered in Argentina, and made a suppression chamber for Ava, which could suppress the child's quantum state activities to the lowest point, so that she could sleep peacefully every night.

The laboratory is very quiet, and little Ava wears earphones when watching animations. This sensible girl will not disturb Uncle Bill's scientific research.She grew up in the scientist's father's laboratory since she was a child, and she knew that she must keep quiet when doing experiments.

But at the next moment, Ava suddenly felt a strange energy fluctuation. She turned her head and saw a sneaky figure appearing in the corner of Bill's experiment. When she saw that figure, Ava's The eyes widened.

She saw a strange creature.

Short stature, bat-like ears, pointy nose, big head and eyes, looks like a leprechaun in cartoons.

The most surprising thing was that the little leprechaun was still wearing a black suit, shiny leather shoes, a pair of sunglasses on his nose, and a dark wooden stick hanging from his waist.

Ava immediately covered her mouth to keep herself from making a sound.

That weird little goblin didn't seem to notice Ava's gaze, it appeared in the corner of the laboratory on tiptoe, and then took out a big package from its own pocket, lifted it up with some difficulty, and put it on the On the lab bench behind Bill.

And just when it turned around, it saw the little girl Ava staring at it with wide-eyed eyes.

It was found!

This made Dobby, who was performing the mission for the first time, immediately feel a little frustrated.

It clearly promised Chief Merlin that it would not be discovered...Damn it, it's really difficult for secret agents to operate. Also, how did that little girl discover it?

It stands to reason that Muggle children can't see it!

But Dobby didn't run away immediately in a panic. On the contrary, he pointed to the package above his head, then pointed to Dr. Bill who was immersed in the research, and then waved to Ava friendly.

The next moment, the Transfiguration Charm was activated, Dobby's body twisted, and disappeared in the laboratory in the blink of an eye.

"Bill! Bill! There's something there!"

After Dobby disappeared, Ava jumped off the chair and shouted to Dr. Foster who was doing the experiment:

"It's a leprechaun! A leprechaun with magic!"

"???"

Dr. Foster, who was awakened from the research state, took off his goggles. He glanced at Ava beside him. He shook his head:

"Stop watching cartoons, Ava, there is no... er, what is this?"

Dr. Foster turned his head and saw the package placed in the corner of the laboratory table.As a quantum physicist, he has a very good memory. He clearly remembered that there should be nothing on the test bench before.

He walked over, and Ava followed behind him.

Dr. Foster picked up the package, put it in front of his eyes and shook his head, then he opened the package.

Inside are two pieces of clothing, a black trench coat and a children's dress.On two pieces of clothing, there is a card.

"I have troubled you recently, Dr. Foster. It must be difficult to take care of little Ava, so I have prepared a gift for you. ——Merlin Riley."

"Ha, you really have a heart."

Dr. Foster smiled, and he put down the card. He is one of the official researchers of S.H.I.E.L.D. He had worked for Ms. Carter as early as the Strategic Science Corps era.

He knew that agents always had weird ways to deliver things.And according to Ava, Agent Merlin is special, and he seems to be able to use legendary magic.

"It's amazing."

Dr. Foster picked up the windbreaker and put it in front of his eyes. It was a coat that fit the aesthetics of a man in his 30s, so he was very satisfied.

"Ava, this is your gift. Merlin sent it."

He took out the black dress again and handed it to little Ava.

"Wow! Hooray!"

The little girl who got the gift forgot about seeing the leprechaun in a blink of an eye, hugged her new clothes happily, and went back to the chair to watch her own cartoon.

And under the two clothes, at the bottom of the package, Dr. Foster also found stacked drawings.

He unfolded the blueprint, only glanced at it, and then frowned.

Merlin didn't leave an explanation for this blueprint, er, actually, he didn't need an explanation either.For a professional like Dr. Foster, he can understand the purpose of this complicated device just by looking at it.

He subconsciously looked at the lower right corner of the drawing, and sure enough, there was a slightly invisible mark there.

Seems like someone's personal sign.

"Hank...is it really your research result?"

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"Swish"

Under the magical twist of the Displacement Curse, Dobby returned to his chief.

Merlin was leaning against the door of his Ford, drinking a Coke through a straw.In front of his eyes was the newly built Secret Service Academy of S.H.I.E.L.D. Of course, in order to distinguish it from the previous Secret Service Academy, everyone now called it "S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy".

Compared with the Secret Service Academy that Merlin had been in, the new Aegis Academy not only has a new campus, but also has an extremely clear internal system.

Although Merlin has never stayed here, he has heard from Coulson and Melinda that the new Secret Service Academy has four different school districts, corresponding to the combat department for training field agents and operation experts, logistics support agents and technology departments. The Communication Engineering Department that supports the training of agents, the Science and Technology Department that is responsible for theoretical research, dangerous goods containment and the development of new combat equipment, and finally the Special Affairs Department that trains internal agents and special affairs agents, and is responsible for recruiting and reviewing new recruits.

All in all, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy established under the promotion of Fury is the most powerful support for the currently expanding S.H.I.E.L.D. The void left by the Shield expansion.

It is precisely because of the existence of SHIELD Academy that Fury can regain control and integrate the resources of SHIELD in the shortest time.

"The agents trained here fall into two categories."

Merlin looked at his watch, and while leading Dobby into the Aegis Academy where the location was kept secret, he introduced to his new advisor:

"One category is trainee agents like you, who are generally all kinds of capable people recruited from the society. They only need to go through 6 months of training before they can enter the work. Of course, this type of agents are generally peripheral to the organization. People will only enter the internal promotion system after they have proved their ability and loyalty at work."

"The other type is the 'insiders' specially trained by SHIELD Academy. They are absorbed into SHIELD Academy after graduating from university or high school. In the internal system of the SHIELD. However, it has only been 3 years since the establishment of the SHIELD Academy, which means that the first batch of "self-men" who have been trained in the true sense have just graduated."

Dobby followed behind Merlin, his two short legs were moving fast.

It looked at the surrounding scene curiously. Dobby, who grew up in the wizarding world, had never seen such a huge Muggle creation.In fact, not just Dobby, anyone coming to S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy for the first time will be surprised.

This is no different from a real comprehensive university.

It has a large area, about twice the size of an ordinary small town, and it takes nearly 20 minutes to drive from one end to the other.

"Your dormitory is in the warehouse on the top floor of Building 12, Dobby, here's the key."

Merlin turned around and handed a key and a bank card to Dobby who was following behind him. He said:

"There is also your salary card. Six months' salary has been put in this bank card in advance, and you can control it freely. And during these six months, I will not interfere with your study, but you need to take the training exam, Your results will be sent directly to me at that time. I look forward to seeing your results."

Dobby took the key and the bank card, and looked curiously at the plastic card in his hand. He knew that Muggles used this weird card to keep money.

It puts its own bank card close to its body. It has never had so much money of its own that can be freely disposed of in its entire life.

Dobby nodded to Merlin, and then used the Displacement Charm to go to the dormitory of SHIELD Academy.

Muggles, that is, ordinary people, cannot see house elves. That is to say, from this moment to six months later, there will be one more "invisible person" in S.H.I.E.L.D.

"I don't know if any rookie agents can find it."

Merlin watched Dobby's disappearing figure, rubbed his chin, and said softly:

"I hope it doesn't cause any trouble."

Ten minutes later, Merlin drove to the Science and Technology Building of the Science and Technology Department of Aegis Academy.It was time for get out of class to end, and when Merlin opened the car door, he saw many young people walking out of the building next to them with books in their arms.

To be honest, if Merlin hadn't seen the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo on the building, he would have felt that this was a real university district.

At least on the side of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Merlin couldn't feel any trace of a spy organization at all.

Under the curious or envious gazes of those young people, Merlin carried the handbag, hung his Level 5 agent's ID card in his chest pocket, and walked into the science and technology building in front of him.

He found Dr. Hall who was inspecting a silver-white instrument in the research room on the 16th floor.

Compared with 6 years ago, Dr. Hall is now a little older, and it can be seen from his head that is becoming more and more bald. In the past few years, he has lived a very "full life".

"Hi, Dr. Hall."

Merlin knocked on the door, waking up the busy doctor.The latter raised his head, pushed his glasses, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Ah, Merlin, here you come."

He stepped forward, took off his gloves, shook hands with Merlin, then looked at the card on Merlin's chest, and said jokingly:

"Perhaps now, I should call you, sir?"

"Ha, stop joking, Dr. Hall."

Merlin and this doctor were neighbors when he was training in the academy six years ago. During those six months, he often helped Dr. Hall make some things and helped Dr. Hall in the laboratory. The relationship between the two is still good.

Although the two basically had no contact after entering work, Merlin could still see Dr. Hall occasionally when SDOLD needed technical support.

This doctor designed a lot of equipment for Merlin's department to capture and monitor aliens. He is a very wise and professional engineering researcher, and he is also one of the few veterans in the SHIELD Academy.

Of course, he is a purely technological agent, so the agent level is not too high.

"Is this the result of your research?"

Merlin exchanged pleasantries with Dr. Hall for a few minutes, and his eyes fell on the instrument behind the doctor.The appearance of the instrument is a bit strange, it looks like a silver-white metal egg, outside the egg shell, there are four guide rails that can rotate and stagger.

And under the instrument, there is a metal bracket. At the bottom of the bracket, there are bundles of black cables, and the final external packaging is not carried out.

The instrument as a whole looks full of futuristic technology.

"Yes, this is my achievement. From my student days to the present, a full 22 years. I call it 'Gaia'."

Dr. Hall patted the instrument, looked at Merlin, and said with emotion:

"Actually, I have to thank you. The technological level of the earth is not enough to support me to make Gaia's energy control interface, but the force field generator you seized from those Kree warriors provided me with much-needed Inspired, I imitated the way they bind energy, and after hundreds of experiments, I finally created an energy device that can drive Gaia."

"Gaia? The goddess of the earth?"

Merlin looked at Dr. Hall suspiciously, and said:

"Why this name?"

"Because the ability of this machine is the divine power that belongs to the goddess of the earth in mythology."

Dr. Hall put on protective goggles, and he pointed to the other side of the laboratory to Merlin, where there was a simple wooden chair.He gestured for Merlin to sit on the chair, and while starting the instrument, he said to Merlin:

"That's why I can only ask you to help me with the application experiment. I dare not let my assistants try it, it is too dangerous, and you are the only superhuman I know."

"Well, I don't know if it's an honor."

Merlin put down his handbag and walked towards the chair, saying to Dr. Hall:

"Sounds like this experiment might be dangerous... Seriously, Doctor, are you sure it's safe?"

"It's certainly safe for you."

Dr. Hall replied without raising his head:

"Even if it explodes, you can forcibly terminate its activities before it destroys the building. But for others, it is not so safe. After all, Gaia's blueprints are only conceptual, unless the experiment Success, otherwise I will not be able to give you a definite answer."

"Sit down, Merlin."

Hall raised his head, glanced at Merlin, and reached out his hand to press the start button of the instrument.

"buzzing"

Merlin sat on the wooden chair, and he watched the metal rails of the silver-white instrument move at a speed that made the scalp tingle, and soon formed a wave outside the silver-white eggshell. Afterimages, the blue current flows in the afterimages of the guide rail, which seems to have a dangerous feeling.

Merlin could feel that the instrument in front of him was emitting dangerous energy in the constant current.

But at the next moment, when Dr. Hall twisted the last valve, the chair Merlin was sitting on suddenly shook, and then, under Merlin's surprised gaze, his body, together with his own chair, slowly rose from the ground rise.

Also, all the things placed in the laboratory in front of the instrument "Gaia" rose from their original positions at this moment, as if they had lost weight.

This scene is extremely fantastic.

Looking at Dr. Hall's satisfied smile, Merlin finally understood why this instrument was called Gaia.

it...

Gravity can be manipulated!

(End of this chapter)