Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 54 12. Preparation and Partner

At dusk, Merlin drove back to his home in Hell's Kitchen.

It took him some time to find a place, replace the windows and locks on Fury's car, fill up the car with gas, and do a final maintenance.

Now the classic Ford muscle car Galaxie 500 looks like new.

The feeling of driving this tough car is completely different from the feeling Merlin used to drive Lola, but after losing Lola, after more than two years, Merlin finally has his own car again.

It made him very happy.

Back in the house with almost no furniture, Merlin sat alone in the dark, he didn't choose to turn on the light, but lit a cigarette, recalling what happened in the past few days in the hazy smoke rising.

Skydiving in the dark with Barton, sneaking into Sokovia at night, chasing the crafty Natasha down the street, and knocking Natasha down with a last-minute shot in an alley, and dozens of others The red house killer who was buried under the ruins by a magic explosion.

And what Natasha the Black Widow told him...

About Fury, about the wizard, about those secrets.The daily life of an agent is really wonderful.

And now, that was his life too.

Merlin sat on the chair, letting the darkness wrap him.

After adapting and learning to use the evil power in his body, he began to love darkness and resist sunlight.

This is a bad phenomenon, and it represents a certain will shift at the symbolic level.But every time he was wrapped in darkness, Merlin would feel a sense of relief, as if he had truly returned to his own home.

With the peace of mind brought about by hiding in the darkness, Merlin began to think about the task he was going to do next.

Long before entering the secret service academy, Fury told him that after he entered the job, he would start searching several blocks in New York.He needs to rely on Merlin's sense of dark creatures to create a "monitoring list of aliens".

This matter is not difficult to say, as long as Merlin drives around in the big and small alleys of New York, he can basically find 70% of the strange creatures in the city.

But it is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface.

As early as when Merlin had spiritual vision, he knew a truth, facing aliens, especially dark creatures.It can see you when you see it, and dark creatures are notoriously ill-tempered and vengeful.

Now Merlin is going to pull them out one by one from the darkness where they hide...

Those guys are unlikely to be willing to cooperate with Merlin's work.

After being strengthened by the super serum, able to withstand more dark magic power, and able to self-atomize, Merlin is still a little confident in dealing with those weak, third-rate dark creatures.But once he faced a relatively strong alien, such as the heir to the great demon power like him, or simply a human being disguised as a dark creature that crossed the border, Merlin's confidence was much smaller.

He has the ability to ensure his own safety, but once he strikes the grass and scares the snake, he can easily cause trouble.Driven by this kind of thinking, Merlin suddenly felt that it was really necessary for him to strengthen his own strength.

However, internal factors cannot be resolved at present.

Merlin didn't intend to continue to explore the power of darkness until he found a wizard who had researched black magic.

So he can only start with external factors to solve the problems he faces.

Merlin stood up and took off his coat. Outside the casual shirt, there was a black hanging holster.He took out his own gun and the silver pistol he bought from the arms dealer Yuri, put them on the table, and then took out all the magazines in the backpack.

Merlin looked at the weapons and dozens of bullets in front of him, and he suddenly felt a headache.

"Using these things to deal with those devil's sons is like sending them to death."

Merlin complained, he felt that he needed to increase the firepower level of his self-defense weapons.

After thinking about it, Merlin stood up, stood on the chair again, lifted the ceiling above his head, and took out something from it.

It was a black phone.

Like the kind of brick Fury used, the thing weighing more than 600 grams is not the same.The thing in Merlin's hand looked very light, weighing no more than 350 grams.

Merlin awkwardly opened the flip cover of this advanced communication tool, and there was a pre-stored number on the screen glowing with blue light.It was the butler of Wayne Manor, Alfred's personal phone, and this ultra-advanced communication phone itself was also sent to Merlin by Alfred.

The old butler, who had never seen his face before, was worried that Merlin would expose his relationship with the Wayne family, so he specifically sent Merlin an encrypted mobile phone, which was said to be something that would never be tracked by others.

Merlin pressed a series of numbers according to memory, and a moment later, a man's voice with a slight accent rang from the phone:

"Hello. Who is this?"

"Is it Yuri Orlov?"

Merlin whispered in the dark:

"I'm a friend of Fury's, and I took your boat a few days ago."

"Oh, I remembered. Then what can I do for you?"

Yuri was indeed a shrewd businessman, he didn't ask Merlin's name at all, but asked his purpose directly.Merlin says:

"I need something powerful for self-defense, but not too expensive, and I'm in New York now, can it be delivered to my door?"

"New York? Where exactly?"

"Hell's Kitchen Seventh Street."

"That hellish place in Hell's Kitchen? Yes! No problem. I happen to have a friend there. For Fury's sake, I'll give you another 2% off this time. But friend, next time, it's real business. "

Yuri simply agreed to Merlin, as last time, with a box of grenades as a gift.

This time, Merlin didn't refuse.

After the phone call, Merlin finally felt a little safe.

He checked the time, it was exactly 8 o'clock in the evening.He thought for a while, then pushed open the door and walked out. A moment later, the sound of the car engine starting, and Merlin drove the car and left his home.

He was going to pick up Eric and have dinner with his cousin and brother-in-law.

Consider it a celebration of the successful completion of your first field mission.

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Early the next morning, at eight o'clock in the morning, Merlin had just finished a morning jog when he saw a black pickup truck parked in front of his house. A young black man in a floral shirt and jeans was standing beside the car smoking a cigarette, as if It was waiting for Merlin to return.

The young man was tall and thin. He looked like he might only be 20 years old, and there was still a trace of greenness on his facial features.

But judging from his skillful smoking and bad taste in dressing, this guy should have been out of society for a long time.

"Hey man, what are you doing here?"

Merlin, who was wearing a fitness vest, stepped forward, and the pressure brought by his angular muscles made the young man take a step back.

He looked at Merlin, pointed to the house in front of him, and said:

"Excuse me, are you Boss Yuri's friend?"

"Yes, I am."

Merlin nodded, he knew what the guy in front of him was doing.

Yuri told him last night that there was a guy in Hell's Kitchen who would deliver things to Merlin and receive payment at the same time, and that should be the guy in front of him.

"I'm entrusted by Boss Yuri to send you something."

The black guy pointed to his pickup with a flattering face. In the compartment of the pickup, there was a big box that looked like a box for furniture.

He knew what was in this box, and based on his years of experience in the streets, the black boy realized that the muscular man in front of him must be a ruthless character that he could not afford to mess with.

"it is good."

Merlin nodded. He stretched out his hands and easily moved the box out of the pickup, and then moved it into the house.

The black guy who watched this scene was dumbfounded.

The box was full of dangerous steel products, and its weight was at least 100 pounds. He also specially prepared a small cart, but Merlin lifted the box with one hand, just like lifting ordinary furniture.

Hell, how strong is this guy?Is he still human?

A few minutes later, Merlin came out with the wallet, counted out $900, and handed it to the black guy.

When the guy took the money, Merlin keenly saw the awe in that guy's eyes. He stood in front of Merlin, as if he was facing some great big shot.

"What's your name?"

Merlin asked suddenly, and the black boy immediately replied:

"My name is Tucker."

While talking, he took out a crumpled business card from his pocket, handed it to Merlin with both hands, and said flatteringly:

"I'm not as powerful as Boss Yuri, but I know everyone in Hell's Kitchen very well. If you need anything, find someone, or buy similar 'self-defense supplies', you can call me."

"Well, Tucker, I made a note."

Merlin took the business card, and then watched the enthusiastic little brother leave.

The departing black Tucker was driving the car while trying to figure out Merlin's identity.

This guy has been hanging out in Hell's Kitchen since he was a child, and he has a good eye for people.He was sure that Merlin was a man of considerable background, because even the boss Yuri Orlov wanted to call him personally to arrange today's deal.

The things in that box are worth at most 5000 US dollars, which is not even a fraction in the eyes of Boss Yuri.

But Boss Yuri paid so much attention to this transaction that couldn't be smaller, which made Tucker, who is a pony, realize something.Even Boss Yuri, who has great powers, values ​​this young man so much, which means that if he can get in touch with Merlin, he will definitely not suffer.

This is the survival wisdom of street people like Tucker. It is not so superb, but it is definitely practical.

Merlin noticed Tucker's awe, but he didn't delve into it. Instead, he was interested in what the box contained.

The box was divided into three layers, separated from each other by plastic foam.

On the top is a brand new black assault rifle, which can be mounted with a grenade launcher. Tucker thoughtfully equipped him with three magazines and ten boxed grenades.

In the middle of the box is a grass-green light sniper rifle with three sights for different occasions, two magazines and 50 rounds of pointed bullets.

Finally, there is a box of grenades that Yuri gave as a gift. These unremarkable green gadgets are real military supplies. If not in a critical situation, Merlin would not use these things in the city frantically.

There were also two suitcases specially used to hold weapons in the box. Merlin put the newly arrived weapons into the suitcases and packed a few grenades into them.He put all these things in the mezzanine of the trunk of his car, and put the silver pistol under the driver's seat, leaving only one for himself.

After clearing everything up, Merlin's inner panic of insufficient firepower was finally relieved a bit.

Just when he was about to go out and walk around again, the doorbell rang again, and Merlin's dark perception penetrated the door, and he saw an ordinary young man.

A young man of Indian origin, wearing a backpack and dressed like a foreign student, was standing at his door.

This guy wears rimless glasses, and his face is slightly tense, but the most distinctive features of him are in his head.

His hair is very thin...

It's so sparse that it doesn't look like a haircut for a man his age.

And when he saw Merlin open the door, the young man subconsciously straightened his body, and he said in a tense and serious voice:

"Mr. Merlin! The second-year student of the Secret Service Academy of the Strategic Danger Intervention and Espionage Logistics Department, Jasper Sylvet, is reporting to you! I was ordered to come to support your..."

"OK OK!"

The nervous young man announced his house loudly, making Merlin subconsciously stretch out his hand to stop him.

Merlin considered himself a real rookie, but unexpectedly, Fury assigned him another rookie.

Better than him!

"Come in."

Merlin brought Silvette into the room, but the furniture he ordered hadn't been delivered yet, so he could only let Silvette sit on the chair first, and then poured him a glass of water.

While Sylvester was looking around, Merlin leaned against the wall, and he looked at Sylvester.From this young man, he once again felt the temperament of those young people in the Secret Service Academy, the expectation for the secret service career, the tension in his heart, and the urgency to express himself.

Well, this guy must have just graduated from the Secret Service Academy, or even before he graduated, he was tricked by Fury into using Merlin as an "intern" through some method.

"Don't be nervous, Sylvester."

Merlin said something to Sylvester, who hurriedly stood up and said to Merlin:

"Yes, sir, I..."

"Don't call me sir, call me Merlin."

Merlin pushed Sylvester back on the chair, and he said to Sylvester:

"I'm just a first-level agent, so you don't have to be so nervous. Let's talk about the mission we are about to start. What did Fury tell you about this mission?"

"It's the task that Chief Victoria Hand told me."

Seeing Merlin's kind face, Sylvester relaxed his nervousness, took a sip of water, and said to Merlin:

"Officer Hand told me that you are conducting a large-scale assessment of the underground forces in New York City, and I need to assist you in completing this assessment. She said that I don't need to go out to the field, but I just need to help you summarize and summarize the data. , and the final upload."

"Well...that's pretty much it. What else?"

When Merlin heard Sylvet's words, he knew that Fury probably didn't tell others about his mission, but used the general term "assessing the underground forces" as a generalization, which made Merlin heave a sigh of relief.

The young man in front of him is a real ordinary person. Once he is involved in those supernatural events, there is a high probability that he will die.

Facing Merlin's questioning, Agent Sylvet, who had not yet graduated from the Secret Service Academy, scratched his thinning hair, and said with some embarrassment:

"Agent Hand also said that if my work is approved by you, then I can graduate from the academy early and be admitted to work in the Strategic Dangerous Intervention and Espionage Logistics Division."

"Well, very good, it seems that you have understood the content of your job."

Merlin liked the young man in front of him who knew what he was going to do. Following Fury's example, he patted Sylvester on the shoulder and said to him:

"Then let's arrange the work procedures. Every Monday, I will give you the names and photos of some of the targets I collected. You will be responsible for collecting their social relations and various background information. Every Saturday you will Pass the summarized information to me for review, you have a day off on Sunday, and then the next week will repeat the cycle."

"This work is long-term work. According to my estimation, it may take several months, or even more than a year to come to an end. Well, let me think again, let's run 1 Yue, if you perform well enough, then I will recommend you to Agent Hand! Any questions?"

"No! Sir!"

Sylvester said to Merlin confidently:

"I will definitely complete the task! By the way, sir, where do I work?"

"For the sake of convenience and safety...you can live in my garage first."

(End of this chapter)