Click"

With a soft sound, the pocket-sized data card was placed in a special card reader, which was connected to Icarus via a special Bluetooth frequency band, and on the lens in front of Merlin's eyes, some very complex data was beating.

A login screen appeared on the mirror, and during the operation of Icarus' data processor, a line of account numbers and passwords was entered, but it was quickly rewritten, and the interface kept jumping, as if there was some kind of data error.

Merlin can do a lot of things, he's good at a lot of things, but alas, he's not a genius when it comes to data processing.

He could only stare dryly, and he couldn't help Icarus in any way.

"George told me that you are his proudest invention, and he used his wisdom to develop 70% of his brain to write the basic program for you... He said you can learn on your own to make yourself 'smarter'... I'm curious, Icarus, how long will you need to learn to catch up with your maker? ”

Merlin leaned his head back on the comfortable cushion and asked softly, while Icarus, who was busy unlocking the data card, quickly replied:

"If Mr. George's brain were to be considered a database, then I would need to study at my current learning rate for 3 years to reach the amount of data his brain currently has in store. And if I want to really catch up with Mr. George's brain computing speed, then I need to replace some hardware. ”

"Hmm..."

Merlin rubbed his chin and said:

"So it seems that I've been underestimating George, probably because he's too low-key? I've heard him say before that he doesn't think he's as good as Reed. Richards, so, what do you think, George and Tony. Stark vs. who is smarter? ”

"I can't answer that question because the two comparators don't specialize in different areas."

Icarus said calmly:

"Plus, there's a complex, ever-changing security module in the card, and it's constantly rewriting itself to block my cracking. I mean, Mr. Merlin, I need to mobilize a lot of computing power to maintain this cracking speed, so please don't waste my computing power with these pointless questions. ”

"In other words, I'm too busy to have time to make small talk with you... Why don't you find a magic book that I can't understand and keep reading? ”

"Uh, okay."

Merlin pushed his glasses and said:

"Looks like you've regained your personality and aren't getting along well, Miss Icarus."

"I said, I don't have the 'emotional personality' you understand, don't continue to test me, Mr. Merlin, it doesn't make sense, you should know that I was formatted once on a physical level, and now I am not the 'me' you know."

Icarus Says:

"I'm going to close the messaging interface for now, and if you're not going to ask Mr. George for help, the cracking process may take about a week. Also, I don't think it's normal to communicate with a lady while being naked... In your human parlance, this is called 'sexual harassment,' and next time please be careful, Lord Merlin. ”

"Huh"

The next moment, the complex data operations on the Merlin lenses disappeared, leaving only the basic functional modules.

Well, it seems that Miss Icarus was annoyed by Merlin's questioning, and she pulled Merlin into the "blacklist".

"Tsk."

Merlin flicked his tongue, he stretched out his hand, got up from the bathtub, wrapped himself in a bath towel, and said:

"What a cold girl..."

A few minutes later, Merlin, who had changed into a dark shirt, walked out of the bathroom and beckoned to the black slim-fitting trench coat hanging on the hanger, and the symbiote Beowulf made a cooing sound, nimbly jumped up from the hanger, landed on Merlin's body, and soon changed into a well-fitting trench coat again.

Merlin reached out and inserted the key to the mystery house into the lock in front of him, twisted it slightly, and walked into the mystery house.

Xuanlan stood by the door as before, greeting Merlin's arrival.

"Where's Clark?"

Merlin asked.

"Your Excellency Superman undergoes combat training at the borders of hell."

Xuanlan replied:

"In the last fight, he felt his inadequacy, and Ms. Liana is also happy to help Mr. Clark improve his fighting skills against energy attacks, they fought fiercely, do you want to check it out?"

"Nope."

Merlin Says:

"I have more important things to do... How are the guests? ”

"To be honest, it's not good."

Xuanlan led Merlin up the stairs to the second floor, and she said to Merlin:

"The Hive is dead, and it stands to reason that its control over the Inhumans should have been lifted, but it turns out that after being manipulated once, those dark minds always leave some mark on the minds of the manipulated... It may dissipate on its own with the problems of time, but until it dissipates, those who have experienced control will still live in a state of instability. ”

"It's not about physical control, it's purely mentally tough."

Xuanlan stretched out her hand and opened the door to the guest room on the second floor for Merlin, and she whispered:

"His Excellency Black Bolt and his queen are doing slightly better, but Miss Crystal... Unfortunately, she is in a rather bad situation. ”

Merlin nodded, and he stepped into the room in front of him with a blood-red cane. Because of Merlin's profession, he prefers some classical decorations, so the room decoration of the mystery house is maintained. Characteristic of Mr. Finch's era.

There are ornate carpets, frescoes, domes.

Curtains adorned with various gemstone tassels, velvet chairs, mahogany bookshelves, and a royal dressing table with a large comfortable bed.

In front of Merlin's eyes, Crystal was lying on the bed, as if she was stupid, her eyes were staring at the dome painted with all kinds of myths, but she was not looking, in fact, her gaze was glazed, as if a soul was missing from her body.

Next to the bed, Queen Medusa, dressed in a homely robe, was sitting, and she herself was in a bad situation, in the previous hive world, in order to isolate their influence on the battle, Merlin struck hard.

The queen's beautiful long hair had been almost completely burned by the fires of hell, and she was now pale, and her long maroon hair, which had reached her heels and was like a cloak, now grew to the base of her ears.

But such short hair also brought a different kind of beauty to the queen.

Thanks to the "eugenics" of the Inhuman Dynasty that lasted for thousands of years, at least the royals of this generation are real handsome guys and beautiful girls, Medusa and her sister Crystal, placed on the earth, even if it only depends on that face, there are countless rich men and women who are willing to wave money to support them.

Of course, independent women like them don't need to sell their posture to make a living.

"I heard what happened to Crystal..."

Merlin stood at the door of the bedroom with his cane, and he whispered:

"I regret that."

"Ah, Mr. Merlin."

Medusa turned around and gave Merlin a weak and gentle smile, the queen was a charismatic person who knew what to do to make the best impression on strangers.

"Thank you for taking us in when we needed it most, and thank you for providing us with the best treatment and help regardless of our previous suspicions."

The queen stood up and thanked Merlin with the courtesy of the Inhuman dynasty.

Thankfully, judging by what happened to each other, Merlin had every reason to throw them in jail, or simply kill them with the Hive.

After all, when the world was barren, they were indeed accomplices of the hive, and if Merlin could block the hive's attack, I am afraid that the whole world would have been ruined by now.

In other words, Black Bolt, Medusa, and Crystal almost became the real villains.

Merlin not only saved their lives, but also their reputations, and most importantly, Merlin wiped out the hive, completely ending the most terrible shackles of the Inhuman race, and he saved all of Medusa's compatriots.

From this point of view, even if the Inhuman Dynasty awarded Merlin a 2-ton pure gold medal, it is not an exaggeration at all.

He is the hero who unleashed an entire race.

"I know how bad it feels to be controlled."

Merlin stretched out his hand to lift Queen Medusa, and with a certain glint in his eyes danced, he said without pretense:

"I also know how precious freedom is, and I'd love to see you get it... As for those conflicts between us, it's just some meaningless past, forget about it. ”

He looked at the crystal lying on the bed, as if it had lost its soul, and said:

"You and His Majesty the Black Bolt King are strong-willed, and you can completely rely on yourself to heal your mental illness, but is there anything I can do to help the Crystal Girl?"

"Ugh..."

Queen Medusa let out a long sigh and said:

"Crystal, my sister, she has the power to control the elements, and her potential is endless, but unfortunately, this power is also a shackle for her. She was easily polluted by the filthy forces of the worlds, and to make matters worse, the hive had controlled her longer than we all did, and the demon had left a terrible vision of disaster in her spirit. ”

"It's highly likely that he copied his past into my sister's memory... I didn't even dare to revive the Crystal, for the Hive was dead, but I feared that she would become the vehicle of the Hive's terrifying will to bring the tyrant back from the dead. ”

"My husband is looking for a solution to this problem."

Medusa brushed her short hair, and she said to Merlin:

"But I can probably guess the only way... Whiplash, the Inhuman who never really appeared. ”

The queen said,

"According to the ancient legend of the Inhuman, the Whiplash is not only immune to the control of the Hive, but also has special powers, and is also a 'purifying agent' that can completely purify all the effects left by the Hive on any Inhuman..."

"Finding an alien among billions of people who has not yet been transformed is really looking for a needle in a haystack without any information to draw on."

Merlin looked at the weak crystal, he hesitated for a moment, and then he said:

"Actually... I've got a way to get you to find the 'whip' right away. ”

Merlin looked at Medusa, whose eyes were filled with surprise, and he warned:

"But don't get too excited, Your Majesty... The news you want will also cost you dearly. ”

"What do you mean?"

Medusa looked at Merlin suspiciously, after Merlin defeated the Hive, in the eyes of this queen, this mysterious wizard of the earth has become synonymous with omnipotence.

She didn't doubt that Merlin would be able to do what he promised.

"Follow me."

Merlin turned around, and he said to Queen Medusa:

"It's best to bring your husband with you, and if you decide to use my method, then both of you, husband and wife, preferably be present at the same time."

Moments later, in the hall of the mystery house, Black Bolt and Medusa sat on the couch, and in front of the couple's eyes, a spread of parchment was placed.

"The rules for this thing are simple."

Merlin sat on the other side of the sofa, in the warm fireplace flame, rubbing his forehead, and said to the couple in front of him:

It can tell you all the answers you want, but you have to pay the price to get them. It's like a dangerous balance that has to be balanced. ”

"Plus, it's a bad taste."

Merlin said helplessly:

"If it gives you some terrible options, I suggest you give up asking now..."

"I'm just giving you a choice, it's up to you whether you want to adopt it, in fact, I think that the crystal situation is not just a way to find a way to whip, we can find a master of spirit and soul, and completely 'wash' the soul of the crystal."

"We've thought about it too."

Medusa glanced at her husband, who could not speak casually, and said to Merlin:

"But the crystal's current state is defenseless against external energy, and her extremely sensitive physique to foreign energy will have a more serious impact on her body, and the sequelae of being invaded by the withered polluting elements in the hive world before are far from gone."

"Maybe her spirit will be healed by this, but her body..."

"Well, that's a real problem."

Merlin shook his head, he stopped talking, and in front of him, Black Bolt and Medusa made eye contact.

The couple's way of getting along is interesting, and Merlin knows that there is a special telepathy between them, but to others, the beautiful Medusa is like following a mute husband who doesn't understand the amorous feelings.

Well, although the face of the Black Bolt King under the helmet is enough to be called handsome.

These damn aliens, each of them is so good-looking!

After a few minutes of eye contact, Medusa reached for the parchment, well, it looked like they had made their choice.

Black Bolt picked up the pen and scribbled a question on the parchment, Merlin glanced at it, but the chicken thief's parchment was blank, apparently, the strange thing was not intended for Merlin to see it and the Black Bolt and Medusa's interactions.

Before Merlin's eyes, the couple's expressions became strange, and they hesitated for a few minutes, and finally the Black Bolt reached out and drew a circle on the parchment, and the next moment, their eyes widened.

"We've found the whipping..."

Queen Medusa looked up, she looked at Merlin, and she said:

"Lord Merlin, do you recognize it, a man named Andrew. People from Ghana? ”

"Uh..."

Merlin's expression changed for a moment, he hesitated for several seconds, as if hesitating, thinking, and finally, he nodded:

"Yes, I do."