As we entered June 2002, Merlin's affairs became busier.

The operation to deal with the radical mutants is getting closer, and Merlin's department is going to join the massive operation that is sweeping North America. According to the resolution made by the World Security Council, Fury is to join forces with the Sky Eye Society and the National Security Agency, with the assistance of the Department of Defense, to "clean up" several militant mutant bases.

It's a large-scale operation, and the preparations are so complex that coordination and assignment alone will keep Fury and his think tank busy, not to mention working with the Department of Defense this time.

Because of the previous conflicts, the relationship between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Ministry of Defense is not good at all.

But the good thing is that S. L.D. is not tasked with the main attack, as a department specializing in the management of paranormal phenomena, Merlin and his subordinates have to prepare for the containment and handling of the battle after the battle, to put it simply, they need to prepare a prison in advance that will not be escaped by the guilty radical mutants.

"The island prison is no longer full, it is now full of aliens who are harmful to society."

In the conference room on the third basement floor of the base, Merlin said to his subordinates:

"We need to re-select the place where this group of radical mutants will be held, ensure that there is an energy-shielded barrier inside this detention facility, and prepare a plan to deal with special situations."

"Sir, those radicals aren't all villains."

Lincoln opened his mouth and said:

"Isn't it a little too inhumane to just stuff them in prison like that?"

Agent Mike, who was like an iron tower next to Lincoln, also nodded approvingly, this big man with a fierce appearance but a gentle heart also felt that this one-size-fits-all approach did not seem to be good.

"It's up to us to decide whether they're villains or not, Lincoln, and Mike."

Merlin said to the others with a calm face:

"I know you want us not to wronged a good person, but guys, we're not the Judges, we're the Defenses. Our task is to arrest those who do not want to get along with ordinary people, and it is up to the judge to decide whether they are guilty or not, whether they need to be tried or not. ”

He knocked on the table and said to his subordinates:

"I repeat that after these radical mutants are captured, they will be assessed by a team of lawyers from the World Security Council, and those mutants who have no blood on their hands, whose thinking is not so extreme, and who have the possibility of transformation, will be handed over to the moderate mutants to manage. So if you really help those who have gone astray, then don't think of letting them go when you arrest them. ”

"Especially you, Lincoln."

Merlin looked at the embarrassed Inhuman agent, and he accentuated his tone, saying:

"I know your past is somewhat similar to those mutants, but don't forget your duty, I don't want to take you to court-martial!"

"This time the operation will take place in 1-3 months, so you all have plenty of time to prepare, S. L.D. is in charge of the work in general, but you will be divided into three echelons, each led by a commander from another region, whom you should have all seen. ”

"Coulson, Melinda, and Sharon, the three senior regional commanders, will take you to different mission locations when the time comes, I hope you are ready, don't embarrass the headquarters, and don't embarrass me."

"Got it, sir."

Several rookie commanders in the conference room replied in unison, and Merlin was very satisfied with that kind of spirit.

He threw the papers in his hand to his assistant Barbie, who said:

"Barbie, you choose a few competent assistants from the internal agents, and act together with Agent Hill at Trident headquarters, go to several surveillance locations we have selected, check the factors around those places, and choose the most suitable place to build a large detention prison."

He looked at the map and said to Barbie:

"Personally, I prefer Kansas, but it's up to Agent Hill to help her do her job."

"yes, I know."

Barbie brushed her long blond hair behind her ears, and the maturing agent nodded, but underneath the calm exterior, Barbie was also curious about something.

It is said that her commander, Lord Merlin, has some unclear relationship with Agent Hill at the headquarters, and there are some gossip scandals between them that are very popular within S.H.I.E.L.D.

It is said that agents have seen Merlin and Hill go to a bar together at night, and Chief Merlin has sent a drunken Agent Hill home or something.

But these words were not dared to be said in front of Merlin.

S.. The staff inside the L.D. knew that their commander, Lord Merlin, was most likely an ascetic, and that Lord Merlin was said to have been alone for more than a decade since joining S.H.I.E.L.D.

There had been suspicions about the chief's sexuality, but the guy was transferred to the Barrow base in Alaska the next day, and he hasn't been transferred back yet.

Well, Chief Merlin is also a very cautious man.

"What are you thinking? Barbie? ”

Merlin's voice suddenly woke Agent Barbie awake, she looked up, and saw the eyes that seemed to be perceptive to people's hearts behind the long officer's glasses, which made Barbie a little panicked for a while.

"Don't get distracted at the next meeting."

Merlin pushed his glasses with a calm face, and he said casually:

"During working hours, don't think about something boring..."

A few minutes later, Merlin, who had finished arranging the general work of the month, took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, and said:

"If there is no problem, now, adjournment!"

The agents put away the folders in their hands and walked out of the conference room one after another, and after everyone had left, Lincoln looked left and right, and said to Merlin:

"Sir, there's something I have to tell you."

"Huh?"

Merlin looked at Lincoln and said:

"What's the matter? Is it official business? ”

"Nope."

Lincoln shook his head, and he said:

"It's the 'afterlife' side. The last time I came back to see Instructor Gordon see the changes in my abilities, I stayed there for a few days and found something weird. ”

The young man frowned, and said to Merlin:

"The elders in the 'afterlife' are gone, and Instructor Gordon is vague about it, he just says that there are important guests in the 'afterlife'. I asked a few friends, and they said that the guest arrived in the afterlife one night last month... The guest came in a strange flying machine. ”

"Huh?"

Merlin's eyes narrowed, and he asked:

"What kind of flying machine?"

"It's the same as the boat."

Lincoln took out a photograph and handed it to Merlin, who said:

"It doesn't look like it was made by Earth Technology... I suspect that the Inhuman Dynasty that has left Earth may have sent emissaries, which would explain the disappearance of the Elders, and that they may have come to Earth on some mission, but I have no evidence of this. ”

"Well, I'll find a way to talk to Gordon about it."

Merlin looked at the strange blue ship in his photograph and said to Lincoln:

"The relationship between you and the afterlife is complicated, so don't interfere."

"yes, I know."

Lincoln nodded and left the conference room with the folder.

Merlin took the picture in his arms, he didn't have time to deal with it now, he had more important things to do.

Merlin took out the key to the mystery house, inserted it into the lock of the conference room, then twisted the door open, and walked into the mystery room, where Xuanlan greeted him at the door as before.

"Miss Elsa's transformation is complete, master."

Xuanlan said to Merlin:

"She's in the guest room on the second floor right now, and she'll be awake at any moment."

"Hmm."

Merlin nodded, he and Xuanlan walked to the room on the second floor, and he asked:

"Is she getting better?"

"That force has obviously calmed down a lot."

Xuanlan Says:

"The cold is no longer leaking out, but is entrenched in Miss Elsa's body, but we can't be sure if this is because of the changes brought about by the Demon Hunter's transformation ritual, or because the force voluntarily retreated, we must wait until Miss Elsa actually wakes up."

"Well, a month."

Merlin sighed, and he said to Xuanlan:

"Ask the chef to prepare some pastries, she may need to eat something when she wakes up."

"It's ready, master."

Xuanlan Says:

"Miss Elsa can deliver it at any time if she needs it."

"Hmm."

Merlin stretched out her hand and pushed open the door, and then saw Elsa lying on the bed, Xuanlan, the intimate housekeeper, changed Elsa's clothes, and looked like she had taken a shower, she now looked radiant, her face was no longer pale, her lips were bloody, and her long orange hair was scattered on the bed, looking like a quiet sleeping beauty.

In Merlin's eyes, Elsa's vital signs were very stable, and after the witcher's breakthrough ritual, her vitality almost doubled, like a burning flame.

And in that flame, there was a cold breath beating.

At least on the surface, that power has merged with Elsa.

That's a good sign.

Merlin walked over to the bed, and he reached out and touched Elsa's arm. It was cold, like ice, but it was much better than the self-freezing state before, and the pulse was beating, and it was beating strongly.

"Bang"

Merlin knocked on the head of the bed with a blank face, and said:

"When you wake up, open your eyes... How old are you that you still learn to pretend to sleep as a child? ”

"Huh"

Elsa, who was lying on the bed, opened her eyes suddenly.

Her beautiful, lake-blue eyes were gone, replaced by cat-like pupils.

But the problem is that she is not the same as the yellow cat eyes of other witchers, the color of her pupils is green, just like green cat's eyes, and like green gems.

Frankly, it's a little weird, but it's really beautiful.

She just stared at Merlin, and Merlin stared at her, and after a few seconds, Elsa said to Merlin:

"When I was unconscious... My consciousness is still clear, what you said to my mother... I heard it all. ”

"Oh?"

Merlin's expression was a little flustered at this moment, but it quickly returned to normal, he looked at Elsa, pursed his lips, and then he said:

"What do you think?"

"I... I do not know. ”

Elsa said calmly:

"I've never been in a relationship, I don't know if our relationship is normal, and I haven't thought much about going any further, I mean, or... Go with the flow? ”

"Okay."

Merlin didn't have much rebuttal, as he said to Raven, he thought that feelings were such things as something that could not be forced.

Presumably, Elsa didn't want her relationship with Merlin to be mixed with anything else.

Such as guilt, such as coercion, etc.

"Don't listen to my mom."

Elsa tried to sit up, but Merlin reached out to help her lean against the head of the bed, and put a pillow behind her, and said to Merlin:

"My mother's emotional outlook is still stuck in the last century, and her relationship model with my father completely follows the thinking of the older generation, which is not suitable for us. Also, I heard that you were hiding something from me about my father. ”

"I didn't mean to."

Merlin gave Xuanlan a look, and the latter quietly exited the room and closed the door.

Merlin said to Elsa:

"That's what your father asked, and Master White Wolf also told me not to let you get involved in things related to Dracula, things that your father can't handle, you can only add to the chaos if you go."

"I'll just say I look at the Hidden Blade in your hand so familiar."

Elsa puffed out her face and said with a dissatisfied expression:

"It turned out to be really my father's... Do you still have contact with him? ”

"Nope."

Merlin said with some regret:

"I haven't heard from Master Ulysses since Master White Wolf left, but he should still be alive."

"I'm going to find him."

Elsa said in a calm tone:

"I'm already an official witcher, and I have abilities that other witchers don't have."

She spread out her fingers, and a crystal clear ice flower bloomed in the palm of her hand, the ice flower shone with cold air, and it looked very beautiful.

"You're just trying to get away from me."

Merlin whispered:

"You're just giving yourself a reason to get out of here for a while... Right? ”

"That's right."

Elsa glanced at Merlin, and she secretly and quietly rested her head on Merlin's shoulder, and she whispered:

"It's embarrassing, Merlin, mom is really... This kind of thing is suddenly provoked, how can it be regarded as nothing? ”

"I've got to go out for a walk and think about what's going on between us... I don't hate you, but I don't seem to like you to the point of dying. ”

Her voice grew softer:

"Also, you've always had Carol in your heart, I haven't met her, but judging from the records in those archives, she seems to be a very chic person... Maybe I have to learn from her so that you can really remember me. ”

"Okay."

Merlin did not hold back, and he said to Elsa:

"Let's go again after a while, there's a big mission ahead, and by the way, I'll help you train the witcher's swordsmanship and your new abilities."

"Okay."

Elsa rubbed her belly and said:

"Is there anything to eat? I'm so hungry. ”

"Yes, wait a minute."

Merlin picked up the rattle at hand, which was quietly put down by the intimate Xuanlan, he shook the bell, and in a moment a ghost servant brought pastries.

He held that position, and then asked:

"Speaking of which, which faction are you going to learn swordsmanship? Is it to be a griffon witcher, like your father? ”

"No, don't!"

Elsa closed her eyes and said:

"I want to be like you, to become a wolf demon hunter, I worshipped the white wolf master when I was a child... Now that I finally have the opportunity to become his inheritor, I will not give up. ”

"Speaking of which, you've met Master Geralt, right? What does he look like? Tell me about it, and his wife, Yennepha, who is said to be the most beautiful sorceress of the Middle Ages, have you ever seen her? ”

"No, Lady Yennefer didn't show up, I've only seen Master Geralt. He has white hair and a scar on his face, which is very similar to the character drawn on that card, but it's not particularly memorable, if you have to say it... The biggest impression he made on me was..."

"He's really good at playing cards."

PS：

This is the end of this update~ I really don't have any manuscripts left, and I've been completely squeezed dry... Let me rest for a few days, recuperate, and continue to add until next month... Finally, ask for a monthly pass, brothers, I wish you all a happy day~ In addition, I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival in advance~