"From here, it takes 6 hours to get to Mona."

In the cabin of the plane taking off, Vivian. Graham, while offering tea to Merlin and Ciel, said to them:

"Dr. Serizawa asked me to take advantage of this time to introduce the Imperial Organization and the Imperial Project to the two of you. We've been in contact with the NSA before, and a lot of the information is confidential, so I hope you both try not to spread the word. ”

The pretty lady said with some concern:

"There are a lot of things that can't be known to the outside world. The secrets we have discovered, once they reach the people, can easily cause fear and confusion among people. ”

"We can understand."

Merlin pushed his glasses, and he said softly, gently:

"When we received this assessment mission from the World Security Council, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents warned us that everything we saw was to be kept secret... Actually, from the perspective of a heterogeneous biologist, I'm more concerned about the research goals of the Emperor Project than your secrets. ”

He said sincerely:

"Believe me, I'm not interested in political and security secrets."

"That's good."

Vivien seemed relieved.

But Merlin knew it wasn't that simple.

An organization that has been around for almost 60 years would never trust two outsiders so easily.

Even if Merlin and Hill have a mandate from the World Security Council, it is useless, if they think that Merlin is not trustworthy, then Merlin will not want to see anything really valuable when he evaluates it this time.

Vivien handed Merlin and Ciel several papers, and began to tell the story of the Imperial Order.

Merlin glanced at the document, which was full of information about the Imperial Organization, but there was no new information in it, and it was even less than the information Merlin had obtained from Fury.

This left Merlin uninterested.

Hill beside him listened with relish, and he didn't know if it was Agent Hill's ability to disguise too much, or if women were naturally interested in these things.

"What a group of scientists who know how to hide, just like the old fox."

Merlin commented on Vivien in front of her. Graham.

These guys obviously don't trust Merlin and Ciel, and the reason why they are willing to make a dispute with Merlin is nothing more than what Vivien said, and they want more resources from the World Security Council to continue their research.

The relationship between the Imperial, the NSA, and now the World Security Council, is the simplest relationship between an investor and a researcher.

Although during the Cold War, the Imperial Organization was nominally co-opted by the National Security Agency. But this kind of project related to obscure academic research, no matter how elite the NSA agents are, don't want to get involved in it.

For more than a decade, the Imperial Organization was nominally a subordinate project of the National Security Agency, but in fact, this group of scientists still maintained a fairly high degree of independence.

Don't underestimate the vigilance of scientists, whether from the perspective of their own survival, or from the perspective of protecting dangerous secrets from being leaked so as not to poison the world, they have enough reasons to hide the truth about danger.

And these scientists, who specialize in biological research, also have enough means to hide the truth. They only need to concoct some false research results, which is enough to fool the vast majority of laymen.

Knowledge, obscure and invaluable, is the true passport of the Imperial Order, and their best defensive camouflage.

Merlin wants to see the true results of the Emperor's Project and complete the evaluation task that Fury has given him. He had to first convince the scientists who were studying ancient creatures to trust him and join the community.

For a high-level agent who was forced to wander the world after graduating from high school, this can be difficult.

But Merlin has his own way.

He was well prepared before he set off.

Ten minutes later, Vivien finished speaking, Merlin and Ciel thanked her very politely, and the three of them began to talk about some other things, and slowly became acquainted.

Then Vivien looked at Merlin and asked:

"Speaking of which, Dr. Merlin, what institution did you do research at before? Why is it that in the circle of biologists, we have hardly heard of your name? ”

Merlin's fingers moved, and he knew that the real test was coming.

He didn't answer immediately, and the expression on his face seemed to be hesitant. Under Vivien's gaze, he stretched out his fingers, pushed his glasses, and looked at Vivien seriously.

He said:

"Can I trust you?"

“？”

Vivien's eyes widened, she had indeed been sent by her mentor, Dr. Serizawa, to get to know the details of the two assessors.

But the current situation, as if the young Dr. Merlin in front of him seems to have some secrets that cannot be disclosed, just like them.

Vivien had been working in the Imperial Order since she was a graduate student, and she had a lot of experience working with secrecy and investigation. So after a few seconds, she nodded her head and said to Merlin:

"Of course you can trust us, Doctor."

"Okay."

Merlin rubbed his forehead, and he snapped his fingers at Ciel:

"Dorys, give me my research."

No matter how well Hill trained as a newcomer, this was also his first mission. She didn't react for a while, and Dawreth was actually calling her, but this second of sluggishness made Merlin glare at her fiercely.

That's when Hill realized, she knew she had made a mistake.

She hurriedly lowered her head, picked up the suitcase at her feet, opened it, and handed Merlin one of the thick notes.

Merlin took the note, and he stroked it with his fingers a little gloomily, as if it were the most important thing. After a few seconds, he handed the note to Vivien, a full-fledged doctor of biology.

The latter took it in his hand, only glanced at it, and raised his head with a strange expression.

"Wouldn't it? Dr. Merlin... You're studying, vampires? ”

"It's not just vampires."

Merlin picked up his teacup and took a sip of water, and he said:

"All the fantastical creatures of our human legends, vampires, werewolves, elves, goblins, and those legends that have been lost... Yeqi, Phoenix and even... Dragon. ”

Merlin's words not only surprised Vivien, but even Ciel's eyes widened when he heard it.

His own commander is really good at bragging... It's all blown away.

But can this fool these real biologists?

Merlin didn't care about the strange stares of the two women, he leaned back on the couch and raised his hand to Vivian:

"I know, you're going to think I'm a liar... But the results don't lie, Ms. Vivian. Your emperor organization has researched super giant creatures, and has discovered at least three ancient Titans that really exist, since these impossible creatures are all living on Earth, then why can't the legendary aliens exist? ”

Merlin smiled and said:

"Read it. We real researchers don't disguise ourselves with words, so the best way to tell if I'm a liar is to judge whether my research is credible or not based on your vast knowledge of biology. ”

Vivien didn't answer, for she was already drawn to what was written in the note.

"Vampires - this is a creature born from legends. But according to my research, the birth of a vampire is not as magical as the legend suggests, it can be explained in a scientific way. ”

"The phenomenon of vampires is a special kind of 'hemophilia', and they are very likely to be a special case in the long evolutionary process of human beings, because of some unexpected factors, they can no longer produce heme themselves, so they have to suck the blood of others to supplement this essential element of the body."

"And the perennial blood predation has caused the vampires' genes to mutate again, and after my observations, their DNA fragments are only about 3% different from human DNA fragments, and this mutation has greatly increased their strength, obvious canine teeth, and agile movements."

"Based on my research on Subjects 1-3, I've found that vampires' pupils have also mutated, giving them frog-like dynamic vision. And the reason why vampires hate sunlight is also because of their frequent hemophilia, which has been verified by modern science. ”

"The following are the characteristics and ranks of vampires that I have collected:"

In Merlin's notes, in a rather rigorous tone, in almost 4,000 words, he outlines for Vivien, a true biologist, a more direct and credible system of vampire society and the reasons for their mutations.

Vivien was soon fascinated.

With the vision of a Ph.D. in biology, she knew that the Dr. Merlin's notebook in front of her was a conclusion that had been truly drawn through tedious research.

Even though her sanity told her that it wasn't credible, but... The facts are right in front of you.

She couldn't overturn these conclusions, the facts they described were self-consistent, and if there really were vampires, then their secrets must be the contents of this notebook.

This is a very mature, self-consistent theory of internal logic, so mature that Vivien can't find any point to refute it at all.

This is normal, as this is what Merlin learned from the book "Where Are the Fantastic Creatures".

This is the knowledge of wizards, and like Newt Wizard who wrote this book, his understanding and research of magical creatures, even in human society, is enough to win him several Nobel Prizes.

When Vivien finished reading the vampire, she flipped another page and found something even more incredible, which was Dr. Merlin's research on the Norwegian Spine.

She wanted to keep watching, but she restrained her desire.

She looked up and politely handed Merlin the research notes, and she said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Dr. Merlin. I apologize to you for my shallow insight... If those aliens do exist, then you..."

"They really exist!"

Merlin was like a real researcher at this moment, and when he was questioned by others about his research results, he showed his "anger" appropriately.

He put away his notebook with an indifferent face, and said to Vivian in front of him:

"Of course you can't believe it, but they're there!"

"London, New York, Paris, Romania... Where you don't know it, they exist in the guise of darkness. Actually, I'm suspicious of you right now, Vivien. Graham, and your mentor, Dr. Serizawa. ”

"I suspect you're not working on any mega-creatures at all, it's just a scam for funding! I've seen a lot! ”

Merlin stared at Vivien, and he said in a cold tone:

"If you are really studying these incredible creatures, your mind should have expanded enough to accept the existence of aliens. If you're still suspicious of these fantastical creatures, prove it... You liars! I have never seen the real secrets of the world at all! ”

"Dowris! Let's go! ”

Merlin stood up and walked to the cab huffing. Ciel gave Vivien an apologetic expression, and followed Merlin with the suitcase.

Dr. Vivien, on the other hand, sat in her chair a little bewildered.

She could guess that her suspicions had deeply hurt the talented doctor in front of her who was doing the project evaluation on behalf of the World Security Council, which made Vivien a little scared.

She screwed up.

And just as Merlin shouted at the pilot to turn around and return to Florida, a low, somewhat hoarse, and somewhat tired voice rang out behind Merlin:

"Dr. Merlin, I apologize for my apprentice's suspicion of your rudeness."

The voice made Merlin's heart move, and he knew that the real person in charge hidden in the cabin room, which he had felt when he got on the plane, had finally appeared.

He pretended to turn his head sharply, and in the cabin behind him, an Oriental man in a black suit and glasses was standing there, and said sincerely:

"I'm Serizawa Shiro, the current manager of the Imperial Organization... Please forgive our caution, but there are some things that we have to be cautious. ”

He said to Merlin:

"Can you show me the results of your research?"

Merlin snorted, looking unhappy.

But Ciel whispered a few words to Merlin at this moment, Merlin's expression was a little hesitant, and after a few seconds, he handed his note to Dr. Serizawa.

He said:

"I hope you are really as talented and excellent as the legend says, and don't be as ignorant as your disciples!"

This was said very politely, but Vivien did not show any anger, on the contrary, she also kept apologizing to Merlin and Ciel with a sincere face.

Seeing this scene, a gleam flashed in Merlin's eyes.

He knows...

I got through it myself.

And Hill next to him also realized this, the rookie agent looked at his chief with a kind of admiration, just a few seconds, she really thought that Merlin couldn't play anymore.

But I didn't expect that Chief Merlin really won the trust of this cunning imperial organization in this way.

This also gave Hill a new suspicion...

If the best biologists in both worlds believe that what Merlin's notes are written is true, doesn't that mean that...

Vampires, werewolves, these things...

Does it really exist in this world?

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