Early the next morning, Merlin arrived at his office in the Trident Building on time.

Ah, it's great to be able to teleport to work, without the stress of commuting and being late.

However, this also made Merlin seem elusive in the eyes of ordinary agents, and in the office area near his office, some gossip had begun to circulate among those internal agents.

Merlin dealt with a few documents first, all related to the Smart Machine Project.

Hill's work efficiency is very high, in just a few days, several companies that were invited before have sent back replies, Lex Group and Stark Industries have agreed to the idea of forming the Oneica Consortium, Wayne Industries is still considering, but it should be able to get a reply soon.

The only thing that is more troublesome is the country of Wakanda.

The last meeting between Merlin and Prince T'Challa and Princess Suri was not very pleasant, Wakanda's technology is developed, and the humanistic concept is relatively open, they have adopted a lot of intelligent machines, and intend to give those intelligent machines citizenship, which is not at all in line with the planning of the intelligent machine grand plan.

Agent Hill is currently engaged in difficult negotiations with the Wakanda royal family in order to incorporate Wakanda's intelligence into the Grand Plan.

According to the World Security Council, the first intellectual center of the Ornik consortium is to be established in Africa, where the territory is sparsely populated, and the news there is less likely to be noticed by the mainstream world, and even if there is a problem, it can be covered up in time.

The area they chose was a small city called Nubani, which was located on the borders of the Nigerian savannah, and was very well-known and suitable as a site for clandestine work.

And there, very close to Wakanda, if the royal family of Wakanda can give a positive answer, then the construction of the first intelligence center of the Onenika consortium is bound to be fast.

Although in the current world situation, Wakanda still appears as a poor and backward third world country, among several members of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the World Security Council, Wakanda, which is so advanced in science and technology that it is almost out of touch with the world, is undoubtedly a country that must be paid attention to.

"Maybe it's time to meet Auroro."

Merlin looked at the transcript of the conversation sent back by Agent Hill, and he frowned and said:

"Influence T'Challa's thoughts through Auroro... Well, Madame diplomacy? ”

He shook his head, feeling that his idea was a little strange, but when he thought about it, the success rate was actually quite high.

After all, since ancient times, heroes have been sad to pass the beauty pass, and if they can convince Auroro, then relying on the pillow wind of the future Queen of Wakanda, maybe Prince T'Challa can change his insistence.

"Well, it's worth trying."

Merlin put down the file, pushed his glasses, and said to Icarus:

"Help me contact Ms. Auroro to see when she has time and invite her out for dinner. Also, about the monitoring of that Hydra communication program, is there any result? ”

"Yes."

Icarus quickly pasted the communications he had monitored over the past few days on Merlin's lenses, and she said:

"Probably because of the 'Speaker' Gideon. Malik's unexpected death has put the pressure on the remnants of the Hydra, and in the past few days, their internal connections have been very active, and I have locked down 1,383 different communication signals, the nodes of which are distributed throughout the world. ”

A map of the world appeared on the lens in front of Merlin's eyes, with dense red dots marked in different locations.

Those are the Hydra elements who are in contact with each other through the Hydra Liaison Program.

Merlin's gaze fell on the northeast of the world map, he zoomed in on the map of North America, and saw that there were many red dots on the east coast, he narrowed his eyes, and after a moment, he said:

"How many communications are there in S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

"Not much, but not much more."

Icarus marked the S.H.I.E.L.D. branches around the world in red on the map, and then marked the Hydra communication signal within S.H.I.E.L.D. with a green dot, saying:

"At present, there are 74 internal signals monitored by S.H.I.E.L.D., and 58 Hydra elements have been identified, including 33 agents above level 4, almost in every system of S.H.I.E.L.D... Based on the current frequency of data collection and the internal structure of S.H.I.E.L.D., there are at least 1,500 Hydra elements hidden in every 20,000 employees of S.H.I.E.L.D. ”

"Oops..."

Merlin sighed helplessly:

"It's really infiltrated into a sieve. Can you find a way to 'lure' them out all at once? ”

"You can try."

Icarus replied:

"I can use Gideon. Malik's supreme authority to issue a special directive to S.H.I.E.L.D. employees in the communication system, but this attempt can only take effect once, and it may not be able to trick all Hydra elements out. ”

"Still, there's another, more secure way to take the risk."

The young lady of artificial intelligence suggested to Merlin:

"There is a core database in any communication system, and theoretically speaking, the information of any member who joins this communication system will be stored in the database of this communication program, so if we can find the location of that database and back it up before the data self-destructs, then we can find and eliminate all the Hydra elements that still exist at once."

"Well, that sounds good."

Merlin played with the pen on the table, and said:

"The question is, Miss Icarus, who can do anything, can you tell me where that database is?"

"Sokovia!"

On Icarus's lens, the map of the world moved rapidly, and finally locked in the direction of Sokovia, a small city in Eastern Europe, and she said to Merlin:

"Through the return and location of the data, I can be sure that the database of the Hydra communication system is hidden in the mountains near Sokovia, where the remnants of Hydra, who are still being pursued by the European Branch, are entrenched, and are under the command and management of Dr. Liszt, who has escaped many pursuits."

Icarus also thoughtfully placed Dr. Liszt's photo in front of Merlin's eyes, which surprised Merlin a little.

"I remember giving the order to hunt this guy down years ago... Is he still alive? I can really escape. But now that the location of the database has been determined, there is no need to wait. ”

Merlin moved his fingers and said:

"Let's carry out a targeted elimination operation, this time, let's dig up the remaining hydras by the roots!"

"Hmm... It just so happens that the 'Grim Reaper' project has also made some progress, so let me see how powerful this monkey version of Merlin, which Fury has high hopes for, can be. ”

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Ghost Base, a biological laboratory.

With a grim face, Ms. Moira held a special tablet and an ID card, and after a triple identity test, she went to the deepest part of the laboratory.

In front of her, there was a hive-like test chamber, similar in shape to the quantum bind chamber that Ava was using, both by the same designer, with Dr. Hall, a mechanical engineering expert, also involved in the design.

In short, this experimental cabin was specially customized for the "Reaper" project, which was officially established a month ago, and after a month of testing and strengthening, the strengthening phase of the first "Reaper" experimental subject has been preliminarily completed.

"Smack, smack"

Dr. Moira glanced at the man lying in the chamber, who was a test subject in his 30s, a man in his mid-30s, wearing a black bodysuit, with a tough, muscular and super-awesome build.

But this guy is also pitiful, he suffered from an incurable cancer in his prime, and he had to join the "Grim Reaper" project in order to survive the death.

"Number 24!"

Dr. Moira, who wears a special communicator on her ear, said:

"Get up!"

"Huh"

In the midst of the black mist, the subject who received the order resembled Merlin's posture when he moved in battle, and between the black fog rolling, he stood in the test cabin in a standard military posture.

He looked at Dr. Moira, his eyes were full of the spirit of a soldier, and after the terrible disease was completely removed, this once fateful and incomplete fellow was full of confidence in life.

He folded his hands behind his back and replied loudly:

"Soldier 24 is on standby! Sir. ”

"Hmm."

Dr. Moira didn't look at him, and in the eyes of this slightly perverted doctor of biology, anything in her lab was a test subject, even her lovely assistant, Miss Lillian.

"Start the cognitive ability test..."

Connecting the tablet to the chamber and checking Subject 24's physical condition and the frequency of mental activity in his brain, Moira stated:

"Tell me a little bit about your life, soldier."

"My name is Gabriel. Reyes. ”

Subject 24 undergoes cognitive ability tests and mood tests every few days to prevent him from developing cognitive impairment due to the enhancement of the Reaper Project, after all, the bad ending of the last Black Mist mutant is still fresh in my mind, and although Lillian has filled in the flaws of the Reaper Project with her own research, it is not foolproof.

If the project had produced a mad agent with the ability to avail of black mist, there would be no doubt that the experiment would have failed.

Fury and Merlin have a traditional understanding of this, believing that forces that cannot be controlled, should not be wanted.

But to be honest, Soldier 24 performed very well, he did not have any confusion at the level of thinking or will, he was an elite warrior, his will was as strong as steel.

He reported his past loudly and articulate to Dr. Moira as a way to prove that he was sober.

"He served in the 107th Army Corps, participated in the Gulf War and the Afghan War, carried out 35 secret missions in the Middle East, with a 100% mission completion rate, and entered the 7th Special Response Force of S.H.I.E.L.D. after retirement, and participated in the Vampire War and the Brimstone Harbor War."

"I found out I had cancer 2 years ago, but unfortunately I was on a mission in Europe at the time and I missed the selection test for the 'Dress Up' program. I thought I was going to die..."

24 soldiers shrugged:

"But I got another chance to test the selection of the 'Grim Reaper' project, uh, I've always been single, I had a girlfriend before, but then we broke up... That's my previous story, sir. ”

"Well, I'm glad to see you're still sober."

Moira nodded, and she said:

"24th, how are you feeling today? Do you still have the nightmare situation from the last feedback? ”

"No, no, sir."

Subject 24 replied succinctly:

"I'm healthy now, the pain in my body is gone, Dr. Lillian's neutralizer has worked, and I'm ready to take part in any military action, sir! Actually, I can't wait to get back to the battlefield. ”

"It's not up to you whether you can join the operation or not, soldier."

Moira snorted, and she said:

"Don't you think, I want me to think... Don't forget, you're not done yet. ”

She took a step back, turned on the laboratory's defenses, and said to Soldier 24:

"Experiment with the 'ghost' form again!"

"Take orders!"

Nodding his head, 24 moved his arm for a moment, then took a deep breath as the lean soldier reached out, his arm quickly dissipating into a billowing black mist, a sign of unstable cell division.

The corners of his mouth twitched as he entered the atomization.

The plant regeneration gene neutralizer that Dr. Lillian injected into him would keep his body stable, but in the atomized state, the neutralizer would temporarily fail, and 24 would still feel a sting pain coming from his body.

But not intolerable.

He pressed his atomized left hand against the heavy glass of the biocracy in front of him, and the fog began to vibrate rapidly, and after a few seconds, the fog passed through the entity's barrier and escaped outside the test chamber.

Moira nodded in satisfaction, she tapped the tablet in her hand, and said to Soldier 24:

"Now it's starting to be ghosted... I know it's harder, but if you can't pass this test, I can't get you out of this lab. ”

"Huh?"

Soldier 24 jerked his head up, he looked at Dr. Moira, and he said:

"Sir, have I been tasked with it?"

"yes, just 10 minutes ago."

Moira held up her tablet, which had a dancing S.H.I.E.L.D. insignia on the screen, and she said to Soldier 24:

"A big man wants to see the actual combat ability of the 'Reaper' test subject, he has formed a temporary action team, in addition to you, the best performance in the 'Dress-up' plan No. 76 has also been seconded, but compared to his ability to stabilize and be put into actual combat, No. 24, you are a little worse."

"If you can't complete the overall ghosting, then unfortunately, I will have to refuse this mission in your place."

"No, don't say no!"

Soldier No. 24 withdrew his left hand, which had leaned out of the test site, and he touched the glass in front of him, and said:

"It's just a ghost, it's very simple, I paid so much, but I didn't want to be a guinea pig in a cage."

"Give me another 10 minutes, Doctor, and I'll prove myself!"

"Okay."

Standing outside the chamber with her arms crossed, Moira said:

"You have 10 minutes, prove to me, you can control your power."

Fifteen minutes later, Dr. Moira entered Winston's engineering lab with Soldier 24, who had changed into a combat suit, and said to the gorillas:

"Winston, give this guy a suit of armor and some weapons."

"He passed the test, he's going to war."

Soldier 24 also looked at the strange orangutan with glasses in front of him, and he said loudly:

"Yes! Gabriel. Reyes, codenamed 'Grim Reaper', I'm joining the fray! ”

PS：

Add a countdown of 16 hours ~ the code word machine is starting ~