33. Onboarding of new people
Merlin slept for almost three hours, and at 5:55 a.m., he opened his eyes punctually.
Merlin sat up on the edge of the bed, and according to the habit he had cultivated for many years, he first took the glass of water at the head of the bed and drank it down. The feeling of the cold liquid flowing through his throat made him feel comfortable.
With his arms outstretched, he went downstairs to wash up, and by the way, he prepared breakfast for the early Lord Goo, and when he was done, he went back to his bedroom and stood in front of the closet.
The wardrobe is still the same clothes, casual suits in various colors, trench coats, and a few sets of men's hunting suits in a very medieval style.
Merlin's fingers slid over the clothes in the closet, and he finally chose a gray suit with a light blue shirt.
In the dressing mirror, Merlin buttoned up, then looked left and right, and after confirming that there was no problem, he picked up his glasses on the table. This wasn't his original rimless glasses, his glasses had been given to Winston the Gorilla, and this one was a brown sunglasse that Merlin had bought at a street stall.
But fortunately, with the help of Princess Su Rui here, she will probably make another pair of glasses for Merlin soon, so this overused pair of sunglasses is estimated to not last long.
"Click"
With a soft sound, Merlin's golden pocket watch case was flipped, he looked at the time, and then walked downstairs, cut a few pieces of bread and red sausage, and prepared himself a glass of juice with ice.
Ten minutes later, Merlin reached out and patted Gollum's head as he was napping on the couch, telling Gollum to take care of his home, and then disappeared into the living room.
He didn't go to the ghost base.
He came to the 21st Century Bell Telephone Company basement of S. L.D. headquarters, he has a special business to attend to today.
"Sir, someone is visiting you."
Just as Merlin was sitting in his office and signing a few papers, Agent Lincoln's voice rang from the telephone set on Merlin's desk, and he said to Merlin:
"It's a man named Pamela. Lillian. Miss Easley, she said, was here to apply. ”
At the end, there was a hint of doubt in Lincoln's tone.
It is clear that the young man is suspicious, like S. Is it true that a secret organization like L.D. would openly recruit for certain positions?
"Bring her in, Lincoln."
Merlin reached out and pressed the call button, and he said to his assistant at headquarters:
"She's my guest."
"Well, okay, sir, please wait a minute."
Lincoln hung up the communication, and a few minutes later, there was a knock on the door of Merlin's office, and Lincoln walked into Merlin's office with a young lady in a long green dress, a handbag, and large-rimmed glasses.
The young lady was very young, she looked like she was only in her 20s.
She is impressive, because she has beautiful long fiery red hair, and she is beautiful in appearance, and she has a good figure, and the sunglasses on her face that almost cover most of her face also give her a mysterious feeling.
This is a woman who can easily attract the attention of men.
But she was a little nervous at this time, she held her resume in her hand, and she looked a little lacking in confidence.
This tension is not just due to S. The seriousness and darkness that characterizes L.D., a government secret service, comes from the person who recommended her for the new job.
Miss Pamela was born in Gotham and knows everything about Gotham, and like other young girls, she occasionally fantasizes about Bruce, the son of Gotham, who is rich and rich. Wayne appears in her life.
As a result, a few days ago, her dream came true.
The handsome Mr. Bruce really shows up, he drives a luxury car, takes his mysterious son, invites Miss Pamela to dinner at the most luxurious restaurant in Gotham, and then offers a job for Miss Pamela, who has just lost her job.
Although she didn't like to work in a secret service, today, she took the Wayne family's private jet to New York to participate in this special "recruitment".
"Huh?"
Merlin, who was reading the document, felt Miss Pamela in front of him freeze in place for several seconds, he raised his head with some confusion, looked at the young girl in front of him, and said:
"Why don't you sit?"
"Uh, I'm sorry, I got distracted."
Pamela was pulled back from her memories by Merlin, and the young lady apologized a little awkwardly, and then sat down in her chair very ladylikely.
She looked at Merlin, and began to habitually observe the Agent in front of her again.
This very serious agent is probably in his 30s, about 2 meters tall, and slightly emaciated, but from the perspective of a biologist like Pamela, Merlin has a very well-proportioned body, and at first glance he exercises regularly.
His sitting posture is standard, his hand holding the pen is strong and powerful, and although he wears strange brown glasses, he can still feel that he is an energetic person.
And he has that special temperament in him, just like Bruce. Wayne, like that, seems to belong to the kind of man who has a story.
Well, if you look closely, it's still a bit handsome.
However, Pamela soon noticed that Merlin's forehead had a slight strange bulge, like an extra bone spur, and that his fingers were somewhat slender and did not look like a man's hand, and that his fingers would unconsciously curl up in a special position when he thought.
For an ordinary person, that posture is awkward, but the agent in front of him behaves naturally, which proves that he often uses this particular gesture.
"Is there anything on my face? Miss Pamela? ”
Merlin picked up the pen and signed his name on the paper, and said without raising his head:
"Why do you keep staring at me?"
"Uh, I'm sorry."
Miss Pamela, who had been called to break the small action, apologized again, and she said with some embarrassment:
"Hello sir, Mr. Bruce asked me to recommend this job and he told me that your organization needs the involvement of a biologist."
"Hmm."
Merlin reached out and took the resume that Pamela handed him, he opened it and looked at it, and he said:
"It's not just Bruce, it's others who have recommended you to me, they're all real heavyweights in the biologist's circle, and they're all very recognizable to you for your abilities and insight, Miss Pamela..."
"You can call me Lillian, sir."
Pamela folded her hands on her abdomen, and she took off her sunglasses, revealing her flexible, beautiful green eyes.
She said to Merlin:
"I am also honored to be so highly praised by my predecessors."
"You haven't gotten a Ph.D. in biology yet?"
Merlin looked at the resume, he frowned and said:
"No, judging by the time, you should have been from Jason. Dr. Wood graduated from there. ”
"You know Jason. Dr. Wood? ”
Pamela's eyes widened in surprise, but then, she was relieved.
She's dealing with a secret service chief, and it would be abnormal if the organization didn't investigate herself before accepting her on board.
Pamela's face changed slightly, and she explained:
"I was indeed supposed to graduate last month, but... Something not so good happened, and anyway, I resigned from Dr. Jason's lab and fell out with Dr. Jason because of it. ”
"I've heard that Dr. Jason doesn't have a good reputation in biologists' circles?"
Merlin asked casually:
"He's got some anti-human tendencies?"
"This... I don't have a good opinion of my previous mentors. ”
Pamela replied with some embarrassment:
"But it turns out that the rumors aren't all false, and on the third day of my departure, Dr. Jason was caught by Batman for conducting illegal, inhumane human experiments, and then thrown into Gotham City Jail by the police."
The girl looked up, and she said to Merlin with some trepidation:
"Actually, I'd have to be glad I left early, otherwise I might have been the subject of that biological experiment. My friend who remained in the lab, another of Dr. Jason's students, biology graduate John, was injected with an overdose of plant toxins by Dr. Jason, and by the time Batman arrived, John had died tragically. ”
"Looks like you're in luck, Lillian."
Merlin put down his resume, and he said to Pamela in front of him:
"It's good, we need people with good luck in this department... Okay, I'm just kidding, don't be afraid, Lillian, I don't need you and the agents to die with guns, I just need you to finish our project in a well-guarded lab. ”
"That's... Sir, may I ask what are the projects you need me to complete? ”
Pamela asked:
"So I can prepare in advance."
"It's biofortification."
Merlin said calmly:
"You've probably heard of Vivien. Dr. Graham's name, right? ”
"Well, I've heard that."
Pamela nodded, and said to Merlin:
"Actually, I admire Dr. Vivien, whose research in paleontology is world-class, and she has published several papers in recent years that have caused a stir in the industry. But Dr. Vivien seems to work for the government, so she doesn't have a lot of connections with the industry and hasn't held seminars, which is very disappointing. ”
"That's good."
Merlin knocked on the table and said:
"This project was previously in Vivien's charge, and she recommended you to me. She thinks you're up to the job. ”
"In addition, this bioaugmentation trial has entered the human trial stage, and Vivian helped us design a protocol for the trial."
Merlin said to Pamela in front of him:
"I need you to refine the process and simplify it if you can... What I mean by this is that it's best to keep the strengthening results and shorten the time of the experiment. ”
"Of course, you need to be hired before I can tell you what this plan is about."
Merlin lay his hands staggered on the table, and he said to Pamela:
"Let's start by talking about your treatment... Don't be so nervous, Miss Pamela, I know that working with the Secret Service is a terrible thing in the eyes of ordinary people, but I can assure you that these are just nonsense rumors. ”
"You're going to get a lab of your own in Kansas, and the first phase of the study is funded around $5 million, and you have free reins at your disposal. Plus, we'll assign you a colleague... You've heard of Moira. Dr. O'Delion? ”
"Hmm."
Pamela nodded, and she said:
"Dr. Moira is as powerful in genetics as Dr. Vivien is in the field of paleontology. She was also a world-renowned female biologist, and her focused and dispassionate research style was admired by those of us who came after her. But alas, Dr. Moira is just like Dr. Jason, they're the kind of people who can do anything to experiment, and... It's a shame that she ruined her reputation herself, and then mysteriously disappeared again. ”
"Very well, she's your colleague for the rest of the year."
Merlin said to Pamela:
"I hope you can get along well and work together."
“???”
Pamela's eyes suddenly appeared with a series of doubts.
She looked at Merlin suspiciously, as if suspecting that Dr. Moira's mysterious disappearance a few years ago had been kidnapped by this secret service organization.
This girl... The power of association is really powerful.
Merlin saw Pamela's expression, and he guessed what the girl was thinking, and he said:
"Don't think about it, Moira's story is a little more complicated than you think, and all I can tell you is that she volunteered to work with us."
Merlin's phone suddenly vibrated at this time, and he glanced at it and realized that it was a message from Su Rui.
Merlin took out his pocket watch, looked at the time, and said to Miss Pamela in front of him:
"So, you have 3 days to consider whether to accept the job."
"Lillian, I'll arrange for Agent Lincoln to take you to your future workplace, but if you ultimately refuse, then we'll use some special methods to erase all your memories of S.H.I.E.L.D... Rest assured, this will not affect your cognition and other memories. ”
He stood up, straightened his cuffs, and said to Pamela in front of him:
"Finally... You can call me Merlin, or you can call me Sir. ”
"We are in great need of good people to join us and work together to keep the lives of ordinary people from being disturbed by those mysterious affairs, and I hope you will join in this right and great cause."
"I have a small request, Chief Merlin."
Pamela also stood up, and she said to Merlin:
"Before I came, Mr. Bruce had already told me about S. I'm also interested in L.D.'s job for those who only exist in legends, and I'm willing to accept this job. ”
"However, I still want to find time to finish my doctoral dissertation, so I may need to do some other experiments in the lab outside of work, and I can be sure that it won't affect my productivity."
"Oh?"
Merlin asked curiously:
"What is the experiment? I heard Vivian say, you and Dr. Jason are collaborating on some secrets about plants? ”
"Yes."
After talking about her profession, Pamela appeared to be in high spirits, and she said to Merlin:
"That's about a special plant toxin that can parasitize with living organisms under certain conditions, and form chlorophyll similar to plants in living organisms, and give organisms the ability to manipulate plants weakly."
"I regret that Dr. Jason misused my research to harm others."
"But believe me, Sir Merlin, once I have completed my experiment, humanity's relentless quest to conquer death will once again take a big step forward!"
"Uh, okay."
Merlin had a feeling of confusion about the explanations of these professions, and he didn't care about them, and he stretched out his hand at Pami, and he said gently:
"You can do whatever you want, Lillian, I just need to see the results."
"And, welcome to S.. L.D.。 ”
"Welcome to S.H.I.E.L.D."
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