Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 321 2. The Secret of the Obelisk

Inhumans, this is a very mysterious race.

The alien Gordon once told Merlin himself that their system and civilization are completely different from the mutants that are already well known to the public.

Regarding the cause of mutants, after decades of research and deduction by biologists, there is already a relatively clear explanation.It is said that there is a peculiar gene fragment called "X gene" in the genes of mutants. It is because of the existence of X genes that mutants can evolve all kinds of strange abilities.

However, the first generation of mutants recorded in history existed almost before the formation of human history. However, after the same long period of development as the main body of human civilization, mutants still have not developed their own civilization and political system.

To put it bluntly, mutants are like nomads living in modern society, without their own culture, inheritance, or history, and they have nothing except those weird abilities.

But aliens are completely different.

Although the cause of aliens is also because they have an extra human part in their genes, compared to the unstable and uncontrollable mutation of mutants, the transformation process of aliens is much more orderly.

In the communication between Merlin and Gordon 2 years ago, he knew from Gordon that all aliens need the support of a special medium if they want to transform. If there is no such medium, then even the aliens in the body Ordinary people, no matter how huge their genes are, can only live in the form of ordinary people throughout their lives.

And it is precisely because of the existence of this medium that aliens are hidden deeper and safer in human civilization than mutants.

Inhumans are more fortunate than mutants in that they have their own complete inheritance and social form.

Just like a closed kingdom, aliens rarely have the same bewildered outlook on life as mutants. As long as they are transformed, there will be seniors who will lead them to adapt to their own abilities and teach them about the traditions of aliens and customs and taboos.

In Merlin's view, aliens are closer to the main body of human civilization, and their existence is like a minority belonging to human civilization.

Compared with mutants with extremely chaotic ideologies, aliens are obviously more suitable to integrate into human civilization.

If Merlin is asked to choose one of mutants and aliens to form an alliance, then Merlin will definitely choose aliens... You know, among mutants, there are many extremists, and they are not even willing to regard themselves as normal people. They feel that they are more noble than ordinary people.

This kind of thinking alone determines that it is difficult for mutants as a whole to coexist peacefully with humans.

As for Merlin, although he is not a normal person in the true sense, whether it is his duty or his cognition, it is determined that when faced with choices, he will stand on the side of ordinary people.

In fact, apart from Psylocke, Merlin didn't have any affection for other mutants.

Not to mention, more than a year ago, a mutant invaded his consciousness when he was unconscious.

Although it was to save him.But as an agent, exposing all the secrets in his mind to a stranger is more uncomfortable than killing him.

Merlin spread out the letter and placed it on the table in front of him.

The handwriting on the letter was quite graceful, and at first glance it was not written by a rough man like Gordon. What's more, Gordon was born without eyes, so it was too difficult for him to write the letter.

This should be written by Jiaying, the alien leader who claims to be immortal.

To be honest, Merlin is more willing to deal with the straightforward Gordon than Jiaying, whom he can't see through.

If Gordon is the tiger who protects other aliens in the "Afterlife" organization, then Jiaying... should be the fox who stands behind the tiger, advises the tiger, and even directs the tiger to fight.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Meilin always feels that this woman Jiaying... has an inexplicable gloom in her body, like a soul shrouded in darkness.

Even though he was also walking in the dark, Merlin didn't like to cooperate with such people.

No one would like it.

"Dear Mr. Merlin:"

"Please forgive us for taking so long to share this information with you."

"It has been delayed for so long, first of all, because this information is recorded in ancient documents, we need time to read, search, and transcribe. Secondly, about whether to share the secrets of the Terrigen Mist with you, this is in the 'afterlife' It also sparked intense discussions."

"You have to understand that 'Afterlife' is not an organization that Gordon and I can say arbitrarily. In our organization, there are also elders. They... like the elders in other stories, are more stubborn. It took a lot of energy and time for them to share this secret."

"Fortunately, this matter finally got a good result."

"The next thing I want to talk about is the oldest and most important secret about the inheritance of aliens. Mr. Merlin, I hope you can help us keep this secret that is a matter of life and death for aliens."

"Before I share the secrets about Terrigen crystals, it is necessary for me to reorganize the origin of the Inhumans for you from the stories I know. I know, Gordon talked to you about this topic, but Gordon knows Yes, not all."

"First of all, the birth time of the Inhumans was during the Mayan civilization. The awakening process of the No.1 Inhumans is still a mystery, but what is certain is that our birth was interfered by external forces, and the No.1 Inhumans, It is the beginning of the Inhuman Dynasty, but unfortunately, it is an out-and-out monster and tyrant."

"It's a story from a very ancient time. Few words have been handed down. I also know some details from my ancestors."

"It is said that the Inhuman Dynasty called that period the 'First Era'."

"The end of the first era was in ancient Egypt. With the help of some powerful human heroes, the alien nobles overthrew the tyrant's rule and exiled him to another world. Since then, the aliens have gained true freedom."

This is the end of the first page of letter paper, and Merlin opened the second page of letter paper, and he continued to browse the brief history story about aliens told by Jiaying.

"After the tyrant disappeared, the second era of the Inhumans officially came. Our ancestors surrendered to the royal family of the Inhuman Dynasty, and we have our own set of social systems, although I have never lived under the rule of the Inhuman Dynasty, But my ancestor was one of them, and in the letters he left behind, I can see the history of the changes of the Inhuman dynasty."

"The transformation of aliens requires the participation of Terrigen crystal, and this crystal appeared together with the origin of aliens. It is a strange, naturally born spar, but it will only be found in the special city of aliens, Atti. It appeared from the spar mines in the Land of Land, and after a long time, our ancestors summed up the mysterious connection between Inhumans and Terrigen crystals."

"Put a solid spar into water with a suitable temperature, and the spar will produce Terrigen mist, and through contact with Terrigen mist, humans with alien genes will awaken themselves after a period of time. Special power. But if you don’t have alien genes, but if you come into contact with the Terrigen mist rashly, you will be sucked by the terrifying virus attached to that mist, and the infected human body will be transformed into inorganic matter in a very short period of time.”

"The Yiren Dynasty made a decision thousands of years ago. The royal family took their loyal subjects and manipulated the city of Attilan with advanced technology to live alone. As far as I know, they should no longer be on Earth. But The amount of Terrigen crystals that have remained on Earth over thousands of years is equally astonishing."

"My ancestors tried their best to collect some lost Terrigen crystals, and the rest were collected by other alien families. The obelisk is the container used to store Terrigen crystals."

"It is a sealed object produced by the advanced technology of the Inhuman Dynasty. It is made of a special alloy and has no cracks on the surface. There is the power of the Terrigen crystal in the obelisk. Once it is turned on incorrectly, it will stimulate the power of the Terrigen crystal. Destructive power, turning any life form that comes into contact with it into inorganic matter."

"Therefore, when you find the obelisk, be sure to remember the correct way to hold it."

"The proper way to hold it is as follows:"

"First of all, make sure that the first place where your fingers touch is the centermost rune circle of the three planes of the obelisk. Secondly, the remaining fingers must be buckled on the corresponding ones that are located on different planes. On the rune circle, this is the only way to ensure that the destructive power of the obelisk is not activated."

Jiaying is a very careful person. In order to prevent Meilin from remembering wrongly, she even used stick figures to draw a three-dimensional view of the obelisk and the correct contact steps.

On the last page of the letter, Jiaying used a few hundred words to explain the connection between the Obelisk and SHIELD.

"This lost obelisk fell into the hands of the Germans at the end of World War II. Before they had time to study the secrets, the obelisk was taken away by the agents of the Allies."

"This is the truth of what I saw with my own eyes, that Ms. Carter took the obelisk. What I say is true because I saw it with my own eyes. At that time, I was imprisoned in the concentration camp of the Germans in Austria. Here, if the agents of the Allied countries enter the concentration camp one day later, I am afraid that at that time, I will encounter misfortune."

"But unfortunately, I thought I escaped the disaster, but the disaster has always been behind me. In 1991, I fell into the hands of those gangsters again, and this time, I failed to escape." The fate of being dissected, if not for my special ability, I am afraid that I will really die at the end of the experiment."

Jiaying's words were understated, but when Mei Lin recalled the horrible, stitched wound on Jiaying's face, he could basically think of the terrible treatment Jiaying suffered in 1991.

She was skinned and cramped by a scalpel, and she experienced all this while she was conscious... To be honest, Merlin couldn't imagine that after going through that situation, she would be as open-minded as Jiaying...

But how do you say it?

After all, Merlin still didn't believe that there were such broad-minded people in this world.Perhaps Jiaying's vaguely gloomy temperament is also derived from this incident.

She said she didn't hate humans, but Merlin had learned one thing a long time ago... It was stupid to trust strangers blindly, especially for his profession.

People will instinctively disguise themselves... So, Jiaying, this woman needs to continue to observe.

Merlin looked at the last paragraph of the letter again.

In the previous paragraphs, Jiaying revealed the secret to Merlin as the leader of the "Afterlife" organization, but in the last paragraph, she made a request to Merlin as a mother.

"I am a person who has died once, Mr. Merlin. People who have experienced death are always more open-minded. I don't care about the pain that humans inflict on me. Now I only care about the children in the 'afterlife' can have a bright future, no A life in hiding again, and I hope to see my daughter... my Daisy before my mission is done."

"please help me!"

It can be seen that the last sentence was written very forcefully, which caused some distortions in the graceful handwriting.

Merlin stroked the letter paper, he seemed to feel Jiaying's helplessness and longing when she wrote this sentence.

He felt that he should help her.

If the news that Jiaying gave him before is true, it means that Merlin can indeed help.

But the problem is that Merlin still can't figure out why Ms. Peggy Carter, who was over 91 years old in 60, traveled across the ocean to a remote mountain village in an ancient eastern country just to take away a Baby in swaddling.

Could it be that there is something extraordinary about this baby?Even old Steve, who was worth hiding for decades, was exposed for this.Or were they there for other reasons, and meeting baby Daisy was just an accident?

"boom"

Just as Merlin was thinking, the door of his office was pushed open again, and Merlin subconsciously grabbed the three pieces of letter paper. As the mist dissipated, the high temperature burned the letter paper into a ball of ashes, and Merlin conveniently grabbed the three pieces of paper. Spill it in the trash.

Walking into his office was Fury's assistant, Maria Hill.

"Sill, did you enter the office without knocking on the door at Fury?"

Merlin complained:

"If that's the case, why haven't people like Fury fired you yet?"

"Uh, I overlooked it."

Hill said to Merlin with some embarrassment:

"Just because there is a good thing, so I hope to tell you as soon as possible."

"Good thing?"

Merlin looked at Hill, and he said:

"Did Fury give you a raise?"

"Indeed it has increased a bit, but what I want to say is about you, Mr. Merlin."

Hill took out a black ID folder from her handbag and handed it to Merlin. She said solemnly:

"I just got this from Hitwell, and I'm also the second to know about it."

"Oh?"

Merlin took the ID folder, opened it and took a look, and found that it was his new ID, and the other information was the same as before, except for the special agent rank, the Roman numeral 7 was replaced with an 8.

In other words, from now on, Merlin will be promoted to a level 8 agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Well, this was indeed a pleasant surprise.

But Merlin didn't have a very happy expression. He frowned and looked at the documents in his hand. After a while, he said to Hill:

"Who issued this document? Didn't Fury go to Europe this morning?"

"It was instructed by His Excellency Alexander Pierce."

Hill replied:

"The results of the handling of the vampire incident on the east coast satisfied the directors of the World Security Council. Therefore, His Excellency Pierce issued an order for your promotion in order to show the rewards for those who have meritorious deeds."

"It's not in line with organizational process, Hill."

Merlin glanced at the certificate, he shook his head, and said to Hill:

"Although S.H.I.E.L.D. is a department directly under the World Security Council, and although Chief Pierce is already the chairman of the World Security Council, he does not have the right to directly intervene in the appointment and dismissal of S.H.I.E.L.D."

"So don't make this matter public for now, wait until Fury comes back..."

"Also, Hill, I've asked you for a lot of help recently, let's have a meal together tonight, my treat."

(End of this chapter)