Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 367 1. Top Secret Mission

"Raven? Are you awake?"

Merlin, holding a breakfast, knocked on his sister's door, and asked outside the door:

"May I come in?"

At this time, it was 7 o'clock in the morning, the sun had already shone into the room along the window, and Merlin had already completed a series of activities in the morning run, sword practice and cleaning the room according to his own schedule, and made himself breakfast. By the way, I planned the content of today's work.

At this point, his newly moved sister should have just woken up.

It stands to reason that Ruiwen, as a magical girl, should also have a healthy schedule, but the problem is that she is in a weak state and needs enough sleep every day to keep her consciousness clear.

"come in."

Ruiwen's tired voice sounded in the room, and Merlin pushed open the door, only to see Ruiwen getting up from the bed.

The child's beautiful long hair is now messy, and his eyes are full of tiredness, as if he didn't sleep well last night.

"what happened to you?"

Merlin put the breakfast on the table, he frowned, looked at Ruiwen's slightly painful expression, and asked:

"Have another nightmare?"

"Ah."

Ruiwen nodded, this indifferent girl rubbed the rhombus-shaped jewel on her forehead, and said with a haggard face:

"It affects me, even when isolated, it still calls me."

"Original sin?"

Merlin was sitting by Ruiwen's bed. He stretched out his fingers, trying to touch Ruiwen's forehead, but the girl avoided him.She grabbed the quilt, covered her body, looked at Merlin with a wary look, and said fiercely:

"What do you want to do?"

"Don't make trouble!"

Merlin accentuated his tone, stretched his fingers forward, and touched the gemstone on Ruiwen's forehead. With a burst of magic power seeping into Ruiwen's forehead, the haggard face of the girl and the pain caused by the headache eased little by little.

After a while, Merlin withdrew his fingers, looked at Ruiwen, and said:

"It should be fine now, go wash up, and then have breakfast. I'll send you to Elsa in a moment. I'm going on a business trip for a few days, and she will take care of you for me."

"What happened to the magic just now?"

Rui Wen, whose complexion became a little more ruddy, looked at Merlin's fingers curiously, and she said:

"What kind of magic is that? How did you learn it?"

"I'm currently researching a super-order spell."

Merlin stood up, picked up a few dolls on the ground in the room, put them on a shelf beside him, and said casually:

"That spell can stabilize the physical and mental conditions of special energy users like us very well. If you are good enough for a while, I will consider teaching you this spell after I come back."

"I'm not a child! Merlin."

Ruiwen said dissatisfied:

"Don't talk to me like a child!"

"Ok."

Merlin raised his hand, looked at the time, and said to Ruiwen:

"You change your clothes first, we will leave in 30 minutes, by the way, what do you want to drink? Strawberry milk? Or hot chocolate?"

"Um..."

Raven poked her face with her fingers, looking undecided, and after a few seconds, she said:

"I want both!"

"Okay, I'll do it for you."

Merlin glanced at the comic book Ruiwen put beside the bed, a fleeting smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, then he opened the door and walked out.

She is still a child after all.

The little girl likes to disguise herself as an adult, but she doesn't have much resistance to these things that children like.

After getting along for a while, Merlin has already figured out Ruiwen's slightly weird character.

She is the kind of hedgehog child who has been trying to isolate herself from others, has her own small world, her own set of outlook on life and values, but as long as she doesn't touch a few taboo topics, as long as she has a good command of speaking It's easy to get along with her because she can bear her always indifferent look.

"Well, it's surprisingly similar to Damian."

As Merlin took out the ingredients for the drink from the refrigerator, he thought:

"But my sister is much better than that guy Damian, at least she won't rush out recklessly and screw everything up...Speaking of which, I don't know how Damian is doing recently? The awkwardness between him and Bruce The father-son relationship must be very interesting."

Thirty minutes later, Merlin took the car keys from the table and said to Raven, who was drinking hot chocolate:

"You go and pack your things. I'll go drive. You'll be living in the House of Blood for a few days. Bring all your toiletries."

"I know."

Rui Wen returned to that icy state again, she patted the small bag by her hand without raising her head, and said to Merlin:

"And I've packed it up."

"Alright then, I'll wait for you outside the door."

Merlin opened the door and walked towards the garage. Watching Merlin leave the living room, Ruiwen put down the spoon in her hand. She looked around, like a little fox stealing a chicken, and then quietly took the bag from her waist. , take out one thing.

That is an envelope.

Ruiwen found it in the corner of Merlin's underground laboratory a few days ago.

This should belong to Merlin, and there are a few spells attached to the envelope.

"This looks like a magic letter?"

Raven's eyes blinked, she turned the envelope over, looked at the sign on the corner of the envelope, she whispered:

"The Violet Pen Pal Club? A small group of earth wizards?"

"Well, it looks interesting, maybe I can exchange some magical wonders from other wizards..."

"Merlin doesn't use it anyway, it's covered with dust, if I use it, he shouldn't mind?"

There was the sound of a car honking outside the door. Ruiwen stuffed the envelope into her bag, drank the hot chocolate in her hand, and then carried her small bag with the moon and stars on it, and put on another envelope. Soft hat, pushed open the door and went out.

She opened Merlin's rear door and sat on the back seat. Merlin started the car and drove towards the House of Blood several blocks away.

Elsa's mysterious item shop is still deserted, and the female shopkeeper doesn't care much about it. The remuneration brought by the big deal with S.H.I.E.L.D. plus the monthly fixed allowance from SDOLD makes her now No need to worry about money at all.

When Merlin arrived here, Elsa was already waiting for him at the door of the shop.

To be precise, he was waiting for Ruiwen.

"Yo, little Raven."

Miss Bloodstone happily took Rui Wen's small bag, and took the child's hand.Elsa really likes Ruiwen, and Ruiwen is quite willing to get along with Elsa.

Merlin rolled down the car window, pushed his glasses, and said to Elsa:

"I'm going to trouble you again these days."

"no problem, no problem."

Elsa said to Merlin:

"Xiao Ruiwen can live with me as long as she wants. I always wanted a younger sister when I was young, but unfortunately my parents don't plan to continue having one. But then again, you don't need me to go with you this time Can you handle it by yourself?"

"If I can't figure it out, I will contact you as soon as possible, my Lord Aegis Advisor."

Merlin laughed. He glanced at Ruiwen standing behind Elsa, and said:

"Don't give her too much ice cream, she's still very weak, and don't take her out for a run, she doesn't have the ability to protect herself now. You can take Daisy over, she and Daisy play very well. "

After a few words of advice, Merlin restarted his car and drove towards the 21st Century Bell Telephone Company.

Before he set off to find the missing mutants, he had one more important job to do.

Ten minutes later, Merlin came to his office. Agent Coulson, whom he hadn't seen for more than a month, was waiting for him in the office.

"Hello, sir."

Coulson looked at Merlin who walked into the office, he said:

"You look good. I heard you found your sister?"

"Huh? Has the news spread by now?"

Merlin smiled and sat on the chair, he said to Coulson:

"How's it going in Philadelphia? Is it going well?"

"It's just a district office, sir, and it's not a difficult thing to do."

When talking about work, Coulson's expression became a little more serious. He took out a report from the briefcase he was carrying and put it on Merlin's desk. He said:

"The heterogeneous environment in Philadelphia is much more relaxed than in New York. Except for some werewolves hiding in the suburbs, there are not many stubborn forces there. But the further to the northwest, the more complicated the situation, especially near the inland areas, because The reason for the economic decline has caused the social environment there to be a bit chaotic, and the activities of the less law-abiding heterogeneous people there are more rampant."

"Well, what are you going to do?"

While flipping through the work report, Merlin asked:

"Do you need assistance from the headquarters?"

"not necessary for now."

Coulson said very methodically:

"Ross is in contact with those aliens. Now it is the stage of finding out the truth, and there is no rush to take action. Moreover, the new agents still need a period of time to adapt. According to my estimation, if we cannot reach an agreement with them, then at the latest in 3 months Afterwards, I will conduct a 'clean-up' operation in that area."

"Are you going to kill them all?"

Merlin looked at Coulson, who shook his head and said:

"I'm going to drive them into the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and set up a couple of exotic reservations there."

"It really is your style."

Merlin shook his head, put down the file, and said to Coulson:

"Melinda has wiped out four alien gangs in Atlanta, and Sharon has also taken several forced evictions in Miami. Their work has achieved remarkable results. The alien ecology in those two areas is recovering rapidly. Perhaps, you should ask them Let's learn both."

"Violence is not the only solution, sir."

Coulson replied a little stubbornly:

"I believe that we can always find a better way to get along with aliens. Blind suppression will lead to backlash, and backlash will cause conflict. That is not a good thing for us or them."

Merlin stared at Coulson, and after a few seconds, he shrugged:

"What you want to do is your business. I just need a good result. Well, let's talk about work here."

Merlin leaned back on the chair, playing with a cigarette in his hand, he said to Coulson:

"Before you came, did you receive the order from the Trident headquarters?"

"Ah."

Coulson nodded, and he asked with some doubts:

"Agent Hill told me that there is a half-month top-secret mission that I need to participate in, but she didn't make it clear what I need to do..."

"Snapped"

Merlin took out a document from his magic pocket and put it on the table. He said to Coulson:

"This is it!"

Coulson reached out and picked up the document. On the cover of the document, a special code was marked.

"Change clothes?"

He raised his head and looked at Merlin, who said to him while lighting a cigarette:

"Look at the content first. Of course, you have the right to refuse to participate, Coulson."

Coulson flipped through the document in his hand, but only read one page, and stood up from the chair in surprise. He flipped through a few pages quickly, then raised his head and said to Merlin:

"Is this true? Sir, does this 'mutant transformation' technology really exist?"

"It exists, and technically, it's mature."

Merlin flicked the cigarette ash, and he slowly explained to Coulson:

"Engagement in contact with aliens is risky. As a commander, I must find a way to reduce your casualty rate. After all, it takes more than time to train a qualified occult agent. The loss of every old agent is very important to the department Coming is heavy.”

"In the face of all kinds of weird and strange species, it is not enough to just improve your equipment. I not only need to equip you with the best weapons, but I also need to turn you into weapons!"

Merlin blew a smoke ring, and he said to Coulson:

"This is the significance of the 'dress change' plan. After completing the mutation transformation, you will have an extraordinary body that can stand shoulder to shoulder with other people, and you will be able to deal with most emergencies, and in most cases, you will be able to protect yourself safety of life."

"You can understand it as a special 'life preservation' measure."

Merlin put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, crossed his fingers, and put it on the table. He said to Coulson:

"Regarding the experiment itself, we have completed the stage of human trials. At present, we can basically guarantee a 100% success rate. Of course, there are also hidden dangers. The last part of the document introduces in detail the possible sequelae of the experiment."

"Colson, you are my most trusted secret agent."

Merlin stood up, and he said to Coulson:

"So I will give you the first place in the 'Costume Change' project. If you refuse, then Advisor Elsa will take over from you as the No. 1 test subject. I have already asked her...Elsa Advisors didn't say no."

"I..."

Coulson looked at the top-secret document in his hand, he hesitated.

This is normal. Anyone who faces a dangerous-sounding biological modification experiment will hesitate.

Merlin walked up to Coulson, he reached out and patted Coulson on the shoulder, he said:

"Don't you admire Captain America Steve Rogers?"

"You can interpret this experiment as the transformation of super soldiers that Steve once received... In fact, in principle, this process of mutation transformation is safer than the transformation of super soldiers."

"Think about it, Coulson."

Merlin raised his wrist, looked at the time, and said:

"I'll give you 3 hours. After 3 hours, I will leave here and go to the 'dress-up' point."

"I can go there alone, but I hope you can walk with me."

(End of this chapter)