In the incubation room of the Kryptonian immigrant ship, Merlin and Joe. The apparitions of the El are confronted.

Of course, it is not a confrontation at the level of power, in the face of Merlin, Joe's illusion lacks the strength to confront him, and this ship cannot trap Merlin. This kind of confrontation is more of a conflict of ideas.

And the source of their dispute came from Clark. Kent's "mission".

"It's touching how much you care about your friends."

Joe's phantom said expressionlessly:

"But this is the internal affairs of the Kryptonians, earthlings, you shouldn't interfere."

"This is happening on Earth!"

Merlin retorted without backing down:

"Carl in your mouth. Al, he also has a legal identity as an earthling, I call him Clark, that's his name! He's a peripheral member of S.H.I.E.L.D., about to join the group defending this world, and he's choosing whether to be a hero rather than being pushed and forced to make a decision! ”

"Then it's not your turn to tell me this!"

Joe's phantom tone became unceremoniously:

"If you're really as great as you claim to be, get out of the way and let Carl tell me his decision for himself!"

"He's only 23 years old, you bad old man!"

Merlin said without giving an inch:

"All the world he lived in was his family's farm, and before he met me, he imagined a future that would be to inherit his father's terrible farm and become a farmer. Faced with such a choice related to his life, he did not have enough insight and experience to make a correct judgment. ”

"You didn't give him time to think at all!"

Merlin pushed his glasses and said:

"Young people are always attracted to what sounds great, they are impulsive and not good at thinking, and you want to use that to achieve your ends, to force Clark into the future you have prepared for him."

"What about you? Earthling. ”

Joe's apparition snorted, and he said:

"What do you want my Carl to do for you?"

"Carl carries the master key with him, I see everything he does, and you are just using my Carl to dedicate himself to your defense... Do you dare to admit that there is no element in your friendship with Carl that is exploited? You keep saying that you give him a choice, but in reality? Didn't you plan a future for him too? ”

"At least I'm not going to force him to do something he doesn't want to do!"

Merlin said expressionlessly:

"I gave him all the options, and you should do the same, you wandering ghost of the past..."

"He's a Kryptonite!"

Joe's apparition whispered:

"He carries the hope of Krypton, and there are some things that he must do! It's not about choice or freedom, Merlin, Earthling, it's like there are some things you have to do... Before your superiors gave you orders, did they ask you if you would accept them in those moments when disasters appeared in your world? ”

"So Clark is happier than me."

Merlin shrugged:

"I don't have a choice, but I'll give him a choice."

"Alright, don't make any noise!"

Between Merlin and Joe's apparition, Clark held out his hands to stop their argument, the young man reached out and put his finger on the black master key that was inserted into the console, he looked at Joe's apparition, and said:

"I can't give you an answer right now, Joe..."

He said:

"I need to think about it, Merlin is right, you need to give me time in this matter."

"Earthlings' loose thinking has affected you, Carl."

Joe's apparition did not stop Clarke's movements, he maintained the movement of his hands on his abdomen, and he said to Clark:

"But since you need time, then I'll give you time. Karl, Kryptonians have a long lifespan, and I have enough time to wait for your answer, and I am confident that you will eventually take on this great mission. ”

"In the ship's storage room 129, there's a Kryptonian combat suit that's still in good condition, and I've made some modifications to it during the time we've been talking."

Joe's apparition said to Clark:

"Wear it, it will protect you from harm. And, hurry up and discover your potential, Carl, Joe's initial judgment is slightly wrong, this world is not as peaceful as he thought, and some of the forces that exist in this world are fatal to you now. ”

"You need to get stronger to be able to cope with them. You need to be more deterrent to protect those you want to protect. ”

"Thanks for the reminder, I will."

Clark reached out and pulled out the black master key, and the moment the master key left the console, Joe's phantom suddenly dissipated in the beating of data sparks, and the light of the entire ship became a little dim, but the ship did not stop completely.

Presumably Joe's apparition, it gave Clark control over the ship.

The artificial intelligence, left behind by Clarke's real father, gave Clark a gift, and despite the ship's lack of firepower, she could become a private castle that belonged to Clark in a secluded enough way.

"As soon as I knew you were the last Kryptonian, I guessed that you might be destined to make a career."

Merlin reached out and patted Clark on the shoulder, and he said to the 23-year-old:

"But I didn't expect that there would be such a heavy future in you, a world of recovery, Clark, you will be busy in the future."

"You say, should I take it? Merlin. ”

Clark bent down and sat on the steps of the incubation room, the silent young man looking a little dazed for a moment.

As Merlin said, no matter how wise Clark was, he was only a 23-year-old who had never experienced such a scene in his past life.

Truth be told, not everyone is lucky enough to see their birth, and the meaning behind it.

Clark, the last Kryptonite, was born with all the expectations of a destroyed world, and for a young man, such a burden was too heavy.

And in the face of Clark's question, Merlin did not give a definite answer.

Leaning against the bulkhead of this ship, he said to Clark:

"If you ask me what to do, I'll answer the same way I did, the choice is yours, Clark."

"You can choose to continue to be an ordinary person, no one will blame you for escaping, this can't be called an escape, because you have existed as an earthling since you were born, you have the blood of Krypton, but your soul is a real earthling, from this point of view, you have every reason to reject all this."

Merlin flicked his fingers and said:

"Or, you can also choose to become a scumbag, socialize with different girls every day, play some ambiguous games, and achieve your mission to revive Krypton, of course, you have to take protective measures and choose your targets carefully, I'm not sure if some infectious diseases on Earth will also work on Kryptonite."

He said to Clark in a relaxed tone:

"In fact, to be honest, the latter choice is not unacceptable, it is the dream of many men, and the best thing is that you have a high-sounding reason to do it, and you don't even need to have any psychological burden on the beginning and the end."

"No, I wouldn't do that."

Clark shook his head, he stroked the black key in his hand, and said:

"That's not in line with my moral code... That's not what my parents taught me. ”

"Very well, then it looks like you've made your decision."

Merlin snapped his fingers, and he said to Clark:

"Then come with me, I have something to tell you."

"Wait, Merlin."

Clark called out to Merlin, who had turned to leave, and said to Merlin seriously, solemnly:

"I just won't do what Joe has planned, and that doesn't mean I'm going to give up on rebuilding Krypton... Merlin, if possible, I might do what my biological parents wanted me to do in my own way... That's a world after all. ”

He wiped his chest and said:

"If I had any hope of saving it, I would do it."

"What are you saying this to me?"

Merlin asked suspiciously:

"Do you think I'm going to stop you? No, Clark, I won't stop you from saving your homeland, as long as you're not on Earth, I won't stop you from doing whatever you want, remember... As long as it's not on Earth. ”

"Hmm."

Clark understood what Merlin meant, and he nodded.

"Okay, follow me."

Merlin stretched out his hand and inserted the key to the mystery house behind Clark, and in the hatch of the cultivation room, when the hatch was opened again, what appeared in front of the two of them was no longer the dried cultivation tree, but the warm hall of the mystery house.

Xuanlan stood at the door as always, welcoming the return of her master.

"Here... I have an impression. ”

Clark followed Merlin into the Mystery House, and when he looked at the somewhat quaint decorations around the Mystery House, he said to Merlin:

"After the last coma, I... I seem to have stayed here for a while. ”

"Yes."

Merlin Says:

"You slept in my guest room for hours, and Lan sent you back to Kent Farm just when you were about to wake up, and you should say thank you to Lan for taking care of you while you were unconscious."

"Thank you, ma'am."

Clark politely thanked Xuanlan, and the housekeeper waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need to be so polite.

"Come, Clark, sit down."

Merlin sat by the burning fireplace, and in the beating warm flame, he crossed his legs, and in a relaxed gesture, said to Clark:

"I have something to tell you."

Xuanlan stood beside Merlin, the housekeeper waved the handbell on her waist, and soon a ghost servant brought tea and pastries to the host and guests.

"You should remember, Clark, when we first met, I told you that I would give you a chance to be a hero if you wished."

Merlin took a document from his pocket, which he placed on the coffee table in front of Clark's eyes, and said to the young man:

"Now here's your chance."

"I invite you to join an organization that aims to protect the order of the planet."

Clark reached for the papers on the table, and Merlin explained to him:

"This organization is a loose group, made up of a number of superheroes with various abilities, it is not a standing combat unit, it is only called up when the world is in great crisis."

"The Avengers?"

Clark looked at the code name on the Chinese piece on his hand, and the young farmer raised his head, his eyes full of doubt:

"The name..."

"Don't care about that bad name, it doesn't mean anything."

Merlin waved his hand a little awkwardly, and said:

"If you want, you can call it the Earth Defense Corps, or more literally the 'Justice League' or something, I mean, the name doesn't make sense, it's what these heroes do when they come together."

"After the Kree invasion in 1994, some people of insight became aware of the threat that existed in the stars."

Merlin crossed his fingers and said to Clark, who was looking at the file carefully:

"The prototype of the Avengers emerged after realizing that the normal ordinary army, including the supreme force possessed by human civilization, could not cope with those crises. You should know that in that battle, it was many superpowers including Captain Marvel, Magneto, and Professor Charles who joined together to help the world survive the crisis, and this was the prototype of the Avengers. ”

"Yes, I know."

Clark whispered:

"I was 14 years old at the time, and I was on a camp organized by the school, and that day I saw the blonde lady soaring through the air, and it was really cool when she smashed Kerry's weapon with her fist."

"Hmm... Carol is really cool. ”

A hint of nostalgia flashed in Merlin's eyes, and he paused and said to Clark:

"It seems to me that you might be a second her, even stronger than her. Joe's artificial intelligence also said that only a tiny part of the potential in your body has been developed, and after systematic training, I believe that your true strength will definitely be liberated. ”

"Of course, what we're going to talk about today is about you officially joining the Avengers."

Merlin said to Clark:

"Clark. Kent, as a Level 9 Agent and Deputy Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., once again sincerely invites you to join this defense organization and join us in contributing to the protection of the order of the earth. ”

He looked at Clark and said:

"As far as I can see, you've got all the ingredients to be a hero, I mean, real heroes, not jesters jumping up and down, vying for fame. Clark, you're the best of all the young people I've ever met, and I really want you to be great. ”

"Of course, I don't need you to answer right away, Clark, my young friend, you have enough time to think and make a choice."

"We are patient enough to wait for your reply."

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