Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 969 23. Peter. Journey to East Africa

"Aunt Mei, I won the lottery, and I can travel to East Africa!"

After school that day, Peter returned home, and he excitedly said to Aunt May who was making dinner:

"You can come with me too."

"What? East Africa?"

Aunt Mei looked back at Peter in surprise, she was still a little confused about the situation, she said:

"Did Eric invite you to Wakanda?"

"No, it's not."

Peter waved the full set of travel tickets in his hand, and he explained to Aunt May:

"I bought a charity coupon with my pocket money a few days ago, do you remember? Aunt Mei."

"remember."

While chopping vegetables, Mei said:

"Ben went to buy it with you, and he also bought one, and finally won a newest omnic butler, and the robot will be delivered in a few days. Did you win the lottery too?"

"Yes, the highest prize!"

Peter lay down on the table and spread out the winning certificate.

He looked at the seal of the Onika Consortium under the certificate, and the child smiled happily.

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"They said they would provide me and my classmates with travel expenses, air tickets, and accommodation. Everything is free."

"We can also go to the Nigerian grasslands to see lions and wild animals. Oh, yes, Aunt May, we will also visit the Numbani Industrial Park on the last day! Harry is also very excited. He went to his father to borrow a camera and a car gone."

"is it?"

Aunt May was not happy.

She put down the knife in her hand, wiped her hands with her apron, walked out of the kitchen, and looked at the certificate and travel package in Peter's hand.

Everything looks normal.

But Aunt Mei felt a little uneasy.

After a while, while Peter was watching TV and having dinner, Aunt May quietly went back to the bedroom.

She picked up her phone and dialed a number.

"Hello? Is that Coulson?"

Aunt Mei said to the other end of the phone:

"Something happened on Peter's side, like this, he hit the lottery, and..."

"Oh."

Far away in Raccoon City, Coulson, who was about to perform a city exploration mission, heard Aunt May's concerns.

He thought for a few seconds, and said to Aunt May:

"I went to check the charity event of the Onika Consortium, but I think it might not be too dangerous."

"Peter should also go out for a walk and learn a lot. He can't be kept at home all the time."

"If you're worried, you can actually go with him."

Coulson said:

"I'll let Lola protect you."

"Protection is unnecessary."

Aunt May said:

"It doesn't seem very far from Wakanda, and Eric should have enough ability to protect Peter there, but I always feel that... alas, he is too far away from home this time."

"He's twelve, May."

Coulson said:

"It's been too long since Merlin, it's not bad for him to take this opportunity to relax."

"What you said makes sense."

Aunt May thought for a moment, then she looked back at Peter who was eating through the crack of the open door, and said:

"Okay then, I'll go with him."

Two days later, the day of departure arrived.

The Onika Consortium is already one of the largest consortiums in the world. This group has made untold money by relying on the monopoly omnibus industry.

Best of all, it is itself a corporation controlled by the World Security Council.

The agency officially used to advance the omnic program, it is a disguised corporation that is actually a genuine multinational government department.

Its work efficiency is fast beyond imagination.

A caravan provided by the Onika Consortium stopped at the gate of the school to pick up the children who were about to go to East Africa.

Standing next to Peter was Aunt Mei in a long dress. Although she was no longer young, Aunt Mei, who took good care of herself, still looked charming.

Standing there, she attracted the attention of many men.

And Peter is waving to his good friend.

"Harry, Harry! Come on!"

On the side of the street in front of him, in a low-key black Phantom, the helm of the Osborne Consortium, the well-known bioscience tycoon Norman Osborn, looked at Little Peter waving at them through the glass.

He looked again at his son Harry, who smiled and said:

"Go, your friend is calling you."

"Dad, don't you object to my making friends with Peter?"

Harry Osborn inherited his father's good genes, and he was a talent at a young age.

More importantly, he doesn't have the sharp temperament that the rich second generation should have.

He was gentle, gentle with others, never overbearing.

In a sense, Harry and Peter are really like the same kind of people, they are about the same age.

However, unlike Peter who was promoted to Imperial High School in advance by relying on his own grades, Harry was stuffed into this school by his father through his relationship.

"How could I object? Silly boy."

Norman patted his son on the shoulder, he said:

"I was too hard on you, boy, and meddled in your social life, but I realize my mistake, and now I want you to have real friends."

Norman glanced at Peter, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes:

"Peter is all right. He'll be a good friend of yours."

"Go, get along with him, and I will pick you up when you go home. But this time I can't go with you, I still have work to do."

"I understand, father."

There was also a smile on Harry's face. The young man picked up his schoolbag, opened the car door, and waved to his father. He said:

"Go ahead, I'll take care of myself."

"Well, goodbye, son."

Norman watched his son run towards Peter, and he waved to Aunt May who was standing beside Peter, and then rolled up the window.

The car quickly disappeared at the intersection.

"My silly son is finally lucky once."

In the speeding car, Norman Osborn shrugged his tie, and said in a cheerful tone:

"The Raven is gone, but his legacy lives on."

"We can't hope to take it, but as long as we share it, it will be enough for my son to enter that world..."

"Do you think you can do whatever you want without the raven? Stupid..."

Norman picked up a glass of wine, he looked at the sloshing liquid, and said softly:

"A new order has been established...so many are guarding it."

"Money? What is money?"

Norman drank a glass of wine, a gleam flashed in his eyes:

"Power, power is the most precious thing in the next era!"

"Harry, my silly son, I am old, but you still have a chance, grab it!"

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"Is she your Aunt May?"

On the van heading to the airport, Harry looked at Aunt May sitting in front of the two of them, listening to a song and resting her eyes with her eyes closed. He whispered to Peter beside him:

"Are you kidding me? God, she looks like your sister..."

"A lot of people say that."

Peter waved his hand indifferently, he focused on the game console in his hand, and said:

"But Aunt Mei is Aunt Mei, and I still have a few older sisters. We can have dinner together some other day."

"Well, well, I know!"

Harry said excitedly:

"Last time I saw them sending you to school, some with black hair, some with green hair, and a girl with a knife! Are those all your sisters?"

"There are three more!"

Peter snorted:

"My sister is very powerful."

"Peter!"

Icarus' voice rang in Peter's ear.

Little Peter froze for a moment, then yawned pretendingly, he handed the game console in his hand to Harry, and said:

"I'll sleep for a while, I'm a little sleepy, you play first."

After speaking, he took out a pair of sunglasses that had changed his shape from his pocket, and buckled it on his face, as if he had fallen asleep.

"Sister Icarus?"

Peter did not speak, but with the help of Icarus' neural connection, he can communicate with Icarus in terms of thinking, he said:

"Is there a problem?"

"The child next to you."

Icarus projected Harry's identity information in front of Peter, and she said:

"His background is not simple. Now I suspect that he was sent by his father, Norman Osborn, to get close to you. You have to be careful of him."

"Ok?"

Peter said in surprise:

"No, I don't have anything valuable on me. The most valuable thing is you, Sister Icarus. Besides, Harry won't be that kind of person."

"He probably won't, after all he's a silly kid like you."

Icarus said persuasively:

"But his father is not an ordinary person. Norman Osborn is famous for his precise vision and bold actions in business activities."

"He's an opportunist, and when SHIELD existed before, the Osborne Group had exchanges with SHIELD."

"He knows about Merlin's existence, and most likely knows about your relationship with Merlin."

"His kid could have gone to a better school, but he came to Imperial High School at the beginning of the term, and he was in the same class as you... What a coincidence."

"You can keep playing with him, Peter."

Icarus exhorts:

"But remember, don't tell him about Merlin. In addition, the things Merlin left behind, those legacy...must be kept secret."

"The things left by your uncle are very dangerous. You can't touch them, including the people around you."

"Ok."

Little Peter nodded obediently, and said:

"Those things are stored in the mysterious room. Sister Xuanlan is watching them. Also, Sister Icarus, why don't you let me tell other people the news of your waking up?"

"Not yet, Peter."

Icarus was silent for a moment, then she said to Peter:

"I still have to do something, something for your uncle."

"Enjoy your journey, Peter, you don't need to worry about these things, everything will be fine."

"Trust me, I will protect you, just like Merlin protects you."

Icarus' voice faded.

In the world of data, Icarus quietly looked at the picture in front of him.

Those pictures of her getting along with Merlin...

Just like a person who has lost everything and can only live with memories.

On another screen, there is also a battle scene copied by Icarus from Edith.

That's Tony Stark's point of view, from his fight with Batman, to being knocked down by the Batmobile-morphing robot, to everyone being merged into that shifting dimensional mirror.

Icarus saw it.

She saw Tony and Bruce bombard Merlin with the combined robot.

She saw Superman descending from the sky and pounding heavily on Merlin's body.

She saw Wonder Woman lasso the wounded Merlin.

She saw the roar of the Hulk when he went berserk.

She saw those...

Those people are hurting Merlin.

She didn't know the source of those orange lights, and she didn't know that the final battle was arranged by Merlin.

she doesn't care...

They hurt him.

Those whom Merlin trusted betrayed him.

They wounded him, weakened him like a cornered animal, and they showed no mercy.

One by one, the red logos were placed by Icarus on those jumping pictures. In the transformed soul, the cold will emerged.

Merlin is dead...

These traitors...why...

"You have longed for world peace..."

Icarus turned her head to look at those warm pictures, and she said softly:

"You've always wanted the world to be free from chaos..."

"Chaos begets them, power begets challenge, challenge begets conflict."

"You always knew they were the source of the unease and they shouldn't be there."

"Let me finish what you haven't done... and the omnic plan you've been pushing forward, I'll finish it..."

"Merlin..."

"I..."

"I miss you so much..."

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"Smart towers in Numbani Industrial Park issued a security warning."

In the Raccoon City base, Commander Hill projected a letter from the World Security Council in front of the scientists in front of him.

she says:

"George went there, and Dr. Reed, they discovered that there were traces left by the breach in the smart tower system."

"They're calling all the designers to go there."

"So, I have a new mission?"

Dr. Bruce Banner, who was sitting at the table, looked at Betty beside him. He pushed his glasses helplessly, and said:

"Is everyone going?"

"Yes, the situation should be very unclear."

Hill also frowned and looked at the electronic letter in front of her. She said:

"It is said that the locked authority seems to have the possibility of being unlocked. The World Security Council attaches great importance to this matter, so Banner and Betty, you may need to go there."

"Well, I can understand."

Dr. Banner explained to his wife helplessly:

"Part of the program core of the smart tower was designed by me. After the physical encryption is turned on in that place, the outside world cannot remotely control it at all. I have to go there, Betty."

"I know too."

Betty shook Banner's hand, and she said:

"I'm just a little worried. It was hard for us to calm Hulk down. The complete loss of control last time has made him a little unable to communicate."

"I don't think it's a good choice for us to leave at this time."

"Can't you give your data information to Tony Stark and those people?"

"Tony Stark has already set off."

Hill glanced at the radar sign beside her, and she said:

"Furthermore, you all know about the Smart Tower system. Without personal permission, Tony can't open the part of the module written by Banner."

"But because of your special situation, I will let Steve accompany you there."

"He alone is not enough."

Banner touched his heart, and he said to Hill:

"Can Clark be contacted? Ask him to come with me."

"I'll give it a try."

Hill said:

"Clark has been busy with work since he got married and basically stopped contacting us. It is difficult to find him, but I happen to know where he will go after work."

"Drip, drop"

Hill's computer beeped, and when she looked back, her expression became strange.

"what happened?"

Banner asked.

"Sky Eye... well, Amanda Waller sent a message."

Hill frowned and said:

"She said she would invite Lady Diana to come with you."

"Diana?"

Banner touched his chin, and under Betty's glare, he said:

"Diana can indeed, when Hulk goes berserk, she and Clark are both present, and can suppress Hulk in a very short period of time."

"Row."

Hill typed a few times on the keyboard, and she said to Banner:

"After 2 days, you set off."

(End of this chapter)