24. "Cold" sedative
Merlin's girlfriend has the power of hoarfrost, which is a magical and terrifying power.
According to Her Royal Highness Princess Siria, Merlin's girlfriend's best friend, hoarfrost is only morphologically similar to frozen frost, but in essence, it is a manifestation of a higher death symbol on a realistic level.
When the hoarfrost is added, all the temperatures that represent life will be quickly absorbed, and the severe cold will soon extinguish the fire of life.
The hive world is covered in the power of the hoarfrost, and although the hoarfrost has left this world, the cold air of this world is still more dangerous than the winter days of the real world.
Walking in the Hive World will lose heat much faster than in the real world, and theoretically even a super creature like Kryptonian Clark will fall into a near-death situation if he stays in the Hive World long enough.
Of course, that's just theoretical.
This small world is very unstable, it is held together by the glacier of hoarfrost, and if Clark is really thrown into it, I am afraid that Superman will choose to dismantle this world directly.
He could survive in space anyway.
But others... Not really.
Twenty-five minutes later, the dimensional rift opened again, and Merlin stepped into the hive world with a cane, this world was not gentle to him, the cold wind blew his trench coat and hair, taking away the heat from his body, but as a half-demon, Merlin always supported him for a longer time than others.
He took a few steps forward, and saw a terrifying depression in the originally flat ice field, and there were smashed ice blocks everywhere, as if some wild beast had wreaked havoc here.
And at the bottom of that big pit, Bruce. Banner was lying in the shattered ice, covered in a fast-growing layer of frost.
"He should be calm enough by now."
Merlin jumps into the pit and grabs Bruce. Banner's arm, then opened the rift, and returned to the present base.
Thirty minutes later, Dr. Banner opened his eyes as he lay in the interrogation room, he felt warm, and he turned his head to see a flame fluttering around his body, and he was wearing only a black shorts, not a single wisp.
Merlin, who was standing not far away watching him, still holding a half-eaten apple in his hand.
"I'm out of control again?"
Dr. Banner rubbed his aching head and sat up from the bed, and he looked at Merlin, and he said:
"Hulk again?"
"Yes."
Merlin nodded, and as he nibbled on the apple, he said:
"He also told me a lot of things, for example, he was woken up by you, and the reason why he appeared was to protect you, and the reason why you woke up Hulk was not only to save yourself, but also to see your lover again... Well, I'm almost touched. ”
"But Dr. Banner, while the Hulk explained all of this to me, it still can't explain how you survived the radiation of that gamma ray that can kill you instantly?"
Merlin said firmly:
"I don't think a split personality has such an amazing ability to absorb such a huge amount of radiation, and you must have a secret that you haven't told me, a secret about your body."
"That's not the kind of secret you think it is."
Banner sat weakly cross-legged on the bed, letting the warm flame swirl around him, and said to Merlin:
"I told you I didn't have a good time when I was a kid, right?"
"Well, I've been abused."
Merlin picked up the file at hand, flipped through a few pages, and said:
"Before you were sent to a welfare organization, you seem to have suffered a long period of abuse from your father, who is really a scumbag."
"No, he's not just scumbag."
Banner explained in a low voice:
"He was also a scientist, and although he was stripped of all his honor during the Cold War for some inappropriate behavior, he was indeed my initiator in the field of science."
"Actually, I'm also thinking about how I survived, I guess because of what my father did to me when I was a kid... I remember a time when he would inject me with some weird drugs. ”
Banner looked up at Merlin, and he pulled out an ugly smile, and he whispered:
"I still don't know what those drugs are, but now it seems that I may have to thank my crazy father, whose crazy experiments saved my life more than 20 years later."
"Well, that's an acceptable explanation."
Merlin nodded, and he said to Banner:
"We're going to take some of your blood and cells for study, okay?"
"Nope."
Banner looked at Merlin, and the light of wisdom in his eyes was beating, and he said:
"I can't say no either, can I?"
"Don't be so pessimistic, Banner."
Merlin stepped forward, took an apple out of his pocket and handed it to Dr. Banner, he patted Banner on the shoulder, and then sat down beside Banner, saying:
"I'm not going to lock you up like a beast, as long as you can control your emotions, then you'll have the freedom to be restricted, and I can even transfer Miss Betty to you, and you can continue your research in a place where you won't be disturbed."
"No, don't let Betty come over."
Banner bit on the apple, he rubbed his chest, and he said:
"Hulk has a consciousness of his own, I can't control him yet, I love Betty, but to Hulk, Betty is just a stranger... He's going to hurt her, and that's something I can't stand anymore. ”
"You're going to have to lock me up! Mr. Merlin. ”
Banner said to Merlin:
"I ask you to do this, and you must do the same, lock me up in a sealed area and set up several defenses, or the world just now, throw me in and give me some supplies and research equipment."
He looked at his hands and said:
"I'll figure out how to fix this, I don't want to hurt anyone else."
"Self-exile?"
Merlin pursed his lips and said:
"But you don't really need to do that, as far as I've observed, the Hulk only shows up when you're out of control, right? As long as you keep your emotions calm..."
"It's not that easy, Mr. Merlin."
Dr. Banner was pessimistic:
"Hulk is an emotional destabilizing factor in my mind, he is like a rift in my spirit, some things are not something I can control, not to mention, Hulk does not want to be locked up, a living experience instinctively pursues freedom. He would induce my emotions and make me lose control and I would have to fight with myself, but worst of all, I couldn't guarantee that I would win every time. ”
"Then use this."
Merlin took out a metal syringe from his pocket with a silver liquid in it, and he shoved it into Banner's hand, saying:
"The sedatives used by the demon hunters on the aliens are so effective that they can take down an elephant in an instant, and inject it into your veins when you realize that you are emotionally unstable, and a few minutes is enough time for me to get over."
"And this."
Merlin took out another thin notebook and threw it in Dr. Banner's hand, and said:
"This is my experience of learning meditation when I first got involved in magic, it is a kind of psychological adjustment similar to yoga, including all kinds of psychological suggestion techniques and methods, I don't expect you to learn magic, but meditating for a while every night before going to bed will keep you away from the danger of losing control."
"Thank you."
Banner looked at the syringe and notebook in his hand, he was silent for a moment, and then he said to Merlin:
"I don't know why you're helping me so much, but thank you anyway."
"You smart people, you always like to think cranky."
Merlin shook his head, and he said to Banner:
"I just see a struggling soul craving peace, so give it a hand, plus your wisdom is important to us, we need you, Dr. Banner, not to develop lethal weapons for us, or to continue some bioaugmentation research, neither..."
Merlin lowered his voice and said to Banner:
"You were absent from the last meeting of the Future Science and Technology Foundation, so you are not clear about the main points of our current work, and I want to invite you to enter a project to maintain world order and promote the development of civilization, and I need you to use your wisdom to eliminate the crises that may arise in the future."
"Wisdom, have you ever heard of that word?"
Dr. Banner hesitated for a moment when met with Merlin's inquiry, then nodded, and said:
"I've read the documents of the Ministry of Defense on this, and they have also had certain projects on smart machines, but then it seems that they were canceled because of pressure from above."
"Well, the pressure we put on them."
Merlin Says:
"The project plan for smart machines is currently led by the World Security Council, and many smart people like you have joined the project, but we still need more wisdom to work together, especially on certain issues related to artificial intelligence... It's tricky. ”
He patted Banner on the shoulder and said to him:
"You're going to have new labs, you're going to have special grants, you're going to have new assignments, you're going to have colleagues, you're going to have assistants... Betty. Rose, this young lady had been a member of Project Robotics 15 minutes ago, and I think the reason she said yes so readily is because she is looking forward to continuing to work with you. ”
Merlin winked at Banner and said:
"I don't know much about that girl, but she's supposed to be a good girl, so you'd better not miss her."
"But the Hulk..."
Banner was still a little hesitant, Merlin shook his head, and said:
"Forget Hulk, if you want to win the endless battle with him, you need a pillar of your heart. You can't venture alone, listen to me, Banner, solitude is the path to madness, especially for you. ”
"I think it's actually a good thing that Betty is by your side..."
Merlin said earnestly:
"Every time you see her, you know what it means to keep going, everything you need to fight Hulk... Your love will be given to you. Of course, that girl is also a powerful researcher, and she can help you inject sedatives before you get out of control, so her presence is also a must. ”
"Betty is the cooler you need most right now, and we'll put in place a protective mechanism to keep that girl safe."
Merlin took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, and he said:
"Oh, of course, I wouldn't recommend you two play some exciting 'games' until you fully understand the mechanics of Hulk's appearance, you know what I mean, right?"
"Okay, now are there any questions?"
"Nope."
Dr. Banner nibbled on an apple and said,
"That's fine for now, and I'll bring it up again if I need to."
"Hmm."
Merlin took a step back, and he said to Banner:
"Well, from now on, 05084-2 is your codename, Bruce. Banner, you will be escorted to your quarantine area, which is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, where you will stay for 3-5 months, and we will choose a more suitable quarantine area for you. ”
He took an ID card out of his pocket and handed it to Banner, saying:
"As of today, you will resign from the Department of Defense's experimental team to join the Intelligent Machinery Project, and your first assignment will be to assist Reed. Richards has developed a 'amnestic and recombination program' that works on all sapient devices, or as it is more sinisterly called, a 'brainwashing program'. ”
"Also, Banner, if you want to escape, I mean, your body's other self is going to escape..."
Merlin said solemnly:
"Be sure to let me know in advance."
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Merlin returned to the Trident Building, and when he opened the office door, he saw Fury sitting on the couch, eating a sandwich with a glass of Coke, looking quite laid-back.
"Hulk's thing settled?"
The director looked up at Merlin, who pointed to the grocery bag on the table, and said:
"Remember to take the garbage away in a while, and the preliminary solution is preliminary."
He walked up to Fury, sat down on the couch, and said to Fury:
"Bruce. Banner is actually a very good talker, he has a very good temper, and he is not very good at saying no, he belongs to the kind of good man in the true sense of the word. It was a pleasure to talk to him, he was willing to be quarantined and monitored, and agreed to join the Smart Machines project and use his wits to serve the project. ”
"Well, you've always been good at convincing people."
Fury bit down on the food, and he slurred his words:
"Thaddeus's side has also dealt with it, he was forced to retire by the Ministry of Defense, and all the data about the 'biological cell technology enhancement project' has also been recovered, this matter is almost over here, but there are some follow-up matters."
The director looked at the watch on his wrist and said:
"You and I will go to Washington in a moment, there is a meeting of the World Security Council that we need to attend."
"About what?"
Merlin asked:
"Let me guess that the Hulk thing is finally pushing the limits of the Councillors' patience?"
"Almost."
Fury shoved the last sip of the sandwich into his mouth and took a sip of Coke, saying:
"They're going to have a new rule about these bioaugmentation experiments, and the 'superheroes' who have been active lately, who think they're doing good, but that's a challenge to the overall order, and they're really causing some chaos."
"It's time for us to respond, and Pierce needs to give a report to the councillors about the recent experiments on dangerous creatures that we've gathered."
"So you'd better prepare in advance."
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