After Logan's visit, Merlin's life goes back into normal mode.

Having a little child in the family didn't affect the rhythm of Merlin's life, although Laura's situation was a bit special, but Teacher Xuanlan said that she had no problem taking care of one more child, and Mei liked Laura as much as she liked other children in her family.

With the help of Xuanlan and May, Merlin doesn't need to worry too much about Laura's new life, and other things are progressing in an orderly manner.

With the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Unlawful Tests by the World Security Council, S.H.I.E.L.D. has one more responsibility, and they need to start processing test applications from all over the world, especially those large tests that would cause dangerous consequences, which need to be reviewed by the World Security Council, which is the job of Fury's agents who operate in public.

And looking around for illegal experiments that are still going on, and intervening in them, this is the work of Merlin's side of the agent, who always does some shady work.

This kept Merlin's agents busy again, and S. L.D. The Eye Society, which had completed the data sharing, seemed to have some interest in the work, so Merlin handed over some of the work to them.

The fact that the two departments are starting to work together on a limited basis is a good thing for both parties, at least at this stage when there is no direct conflict of interest.

"Director Merlin, Dr. Reid and his fiancée are visiting."

One day in September 2005, when the hottest day of the year had subsided, Merlin, who had just finished his rounds of several hazmat containment bases, was returning to his office when he heard Assistant Sharon's instructions.

Merlin pressed the communicator on the table, and he said:

"Invite them in."

Moments later, Sharon took Reed, the smartest man in the world. Dr. Richards and his beautiful fiancée, Susan. Dr. Stone entered Merlin's office.

"I haven't seen you in months, and Dr. Reed seems to be in a good mood."

Merlin put his hands on the table and joked:

"It's like she's radiant, and Lady Susan is still as beautiful as ever, and it seems that the two of you have had a good time this time... But I guess you guys bring something that makes me feel good, right? ”

"You're still so direct, Merlin."

Dr. Reed sat on the couch, and he pointed to the suitcase in his hand, and said to Merlin:

"But it is true, we have completed the design of the intelligent machine center required for the intelligent machine project and the 'enlightenment' process of internal operation."

He said to Merlin:

"Thanks to the addition of Dr. Banner, whose research and novel ideas in the field of artificial intelligence have greatly improved our progress."

"Really? So fast? ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Merlin's eyes, the smart machinery plan has been carried out so far, the smart machinery industrial zone on the savannah of Nigeria has long been built, the hardware facilities have been in place, and even the external publicity has been ready, but the most important smart machinery center is still the biggest problem hindering the continuation of the plan.

Merlin thought it would take years for this complex design to be completed, but now it seems that he underestimated the creative power of the scientists.

He took the suitcase handed by Reed and opened it, inside was a heavy set of blueprints, as well as a chip in a small box, probably because of the use of Cybertron technology, the chip shone blue, and looked very futuristic sci-fi.

Merlin unfolded the blueprints, which he couldn't read, but Icarus could.

Along with the physical scanning, soon, a simulation of a large manufacturing center appeared on Merlin's lens, Icarus needed to theoretically test this model, which would take a little time, so Merlin temporarily took his attention off the drawing, he looked at Reed and Susan in front of him, and said:

"The design is complete, which means that the work of the two of you is over, and I'm curious, what are you two going to do next?"

Merlin Says:

"Are you going to get married? Don't forget to send me an invitation. ”

"No, no, no."

Dr. Susan brushed her hair, and she said to Merlin very decently:

"Reid and I have no plans to get married yet, and we're still quite young, so we plan to spend our time in our respective fields of study. Some of the research that had previously been disrupted by the sudden Robotics Program could now be continued. ”

"Hmm."

Reed held his fiancée's hand, and he said to Merlin:

"Next, Susan and I, along with the rest of the lab, are going on a trip to outer space."

“？？？”

Merlin's eyes widened, and he asked:

"Outer space?"

"Yes, an integrated research project with a lot of sub-projects."

Reed pointed to the sky, and he said optimistically to Merlin:

"And we've found people who are willing to invest in these projects, and if all goes well, we'll be launching in a few months. We'll be in outer space for about 2-3 years, so you probably won't see us again for a long time, Mr. Merlin. ”

"I don't doubt that you can design a spaceship to stay in outer space, after all, you smart people have amazing things in their heads."

Merlin replied:

"But 2-3 years, that's too long, right?"

"That's an optimistic estimate, Merlin."

Reed had a good temper, and he patiently explained to Merlin:

"There may be more than 200 of our own projects, and there are also projects that investors need us to do, some of which still need to go into deep space, and the investors of the Life Foundation also want us to launch their design exploration ships in space to explore comets beyond the solar system."

Susan, a beautiful female doctor, answered:

"According to their original blueprints, that plan would take at least five years, and Reed modified the ship with the help of Cybertron Technology so that it could travel faster than light for a short time, but even then, the exploration ship of the research project would take at least two years to return."

"If you need funds, S.H.I.E.L.D. can help."

Merlin moved his fingers as he said to Dr. Reed and his fiancée:

"The Smart Machine Project will soon enter a new phase, and to be honest, I don't feel comfortable keeping you in space for that long... You can give up the Life Foundation's investment, and if it will bring you back sooner, then I'm willing to help you get enough money. ”

"No, it's not just an investor's problem, Merlin."

Reed politely declined:

"I'm also interested in that project, and I'm looking forward to discovering new and curious knowledge in the stars, I have so many ideas that need to be put into practice, and many of them can't be put into our world. As for the scientific problems that may be encountered in the Smart Machine Project, I believe that Tony, Luther, or Dr. Banner can solve them for you instead of us. ”

"Oh, I see."

Merlin pushed his glasses, and he heard a hint of something out of Dr. Reed's words, saying:

"Looks like you've lost interest in the Robotics Project, aren't you going to get involved anymore?"

Reed and his fiancée looked at each other, and after a few seconds, the clever man calmly said to Merlin:

"That's true, now that the science and technology part of the Smart Machine Project is over, the next thing to move forward is more like the realm of sociology and politics, which is not interesting to me, maybe it will make you feel unwelcome to say so, but for me, my time is precious, and I don't intend to waste it on these things."

Reed looked at Merlin, and he said seriously:

"I'm sure you can take care of the rest."

"Okay."

Merlin looked at the resoluteness in Reed's eyes, and he knew that no matter how much he tried to redeem it, this smart man had already made up his mind.

He nodded, and said to Dr. Reed and Susan:

"I'll approve your departure from the project, and we've had a great time working together, but I still have to remind you about the Smart Machines program..."

"We know the rules."

Reed smiled at Merlin:

"If you don't worry, you can use 'magic' to erase our memories, I know you have this ability, and I have found time to study it, but unfortunately, the nature of those energies is something I have never seen before, maybe I need more time, and I need enough samples to study the mysteries of magic."

"You don't have to clean your memories."

Merlin waved his hand, and he said calmly:

"For a transcendent intelligence like you, amnestics are just a farce that can be restored at any time, and you may have had some special device in place before you came, and you only need to use a light to restore your memory... I know how terrible your intelligence is, but I also believe that you are sane enough to persuade you to keep this project a secret. ”

Merlin Says:

"I think I can trust you."

Reid nodded, looking relieved as well. His fiancée, Dr. Susan, reached out and took Reed's finger, and she said to Merlin:

"There are still a few months before we go to outer space, Director Merlin, this should be enough for the prototype of this design to be produced, if there are any problems, we will be happy to help you solve them, as after-sales service."

"It looks like it's working perfectly."

Merlin looked at the ongoing data simulation on the lenses and said:

"But you really don't know if there's a problem until the prototype is ready... Speaking of which, I've heard a few other things lately that don't have much to do with you, but maybe you can help me out. ”

Merlin found a document from the European branch in his drawer, and looking at the contents, he said to Reed and Susan:

"You two, do you know one named Victor? Feng. The people of Doom? According to the information we found, he and Reid were classmates at the State University of New York, and it seems that they are still Reed's rivals..."

Merlin glanced at Susan, whose face changed slightly, and said:

"He seems to have a crush on you, Lady Susan."

"I know Doom, but that was a long time ago."

Reed did not shy away from this embarrassing question, he shook his head, and said:

"Doom isn't a person who can be comforted, he does things in a very extreme way, I guess he can appear in the documents of the deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D., probably because he has done something that can be called 'crazy', right?"

"It depends on what you think."

Merlin looked at the account of events in the papers, and said:

"His Excellency Doom appeared two years ago in Latvia, a small country in Eastern Europe, where is his hometown, a small backward country surrounded by Hungary and Serbia, which still maintains a feudal system. A week after his return to his homeland, a coup d'état took place in Latvia, the previous king was killed, the cabinet was brutally purged, and the whole country was thrown into chaos for half a month. ”

"But soon, a shadow government was established, they elected a new prime minister, they reorganized the government structure, and soon ended the war, but closed the borders to the outside world, expelled all the diplomats... Guess who is behind this coup? ”

Merlin put down the papers, he looked at Dr. Reed, and he said:

"And according to some of my friends in the wizarding world, Latvia is one of the most important places for wizards in Eastern Europe, and Lord Doom seems to be a powerful spellcaster, and in that coup d'état, our agents detected a wide range of remnants of psychic spells."

"What I want to ask is, Reed, was he a wizard during the years you and Doom were acquainted?"

"This..."

Reed said to Merlin with some hesitation:

"I don't know, because I hadn't been exposed to magic at the time, but now that I think about it, when we were students, there were some strange things that did happen around Doom from time to time, and when we were not enemies, I heard Doom say that he left his hometown and came to New York to learn the power of technology and save his mother's soul..."

"He said his mother's soul had fallen into the hands of a great demon."

Reed shook his head:

"I was just because it was a bad joke, and now that I think about it, maybe it was true. But I misunderstood him... My recklessness has cost Doom a terrible price. ”

"Perhaps, I should have been more sensible and not so young and vigorous."

The smartest man in the world looked up at Merlin, and he said:

"I'm not friends with Doom, but we were competitors, and after something unfortunate happened, we became enemies, and Doom was nowhere to be found. What you just said is the first time I've heard anything about Doom in so many years. ”

"Let's talk about it."

Merlin looked at the data simulation on the lenses that would take a while to come to the conclusion, and he made a "please" gesture to Dr. Reed and Susan, saying:

"Tell me about Victor you know. Feng. Doom, we know too little about him, and any intelligence is important. ”

"And I'm also interested in the wizarding king of Latvia."

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