"Hmm, don't you even have a beer at home?"

The next morning, when Merlin had just opened a copy of the Illustrated Book of Creatures from Hell, a guest from afar visited Merlin.

It was an old friend I hadn't seen for a long time, John. Agent Gatler, he's going back to New York today to report on his work, so he'll stop by Merlin and sit down here.

The spirited old cowboy reached out to open Merlin's refrigerator, and then took out a bottle of juice from it with a little disgust, and he looked back at Merlin, and said:

"Your life seems less and less interesting, my brother."

"I have children at home."

Merlin, dressed in his pajamas, sat on the couch and read a book, and replied:

"So even if you have beer, it's actually good to drink juice and milk, at least it's healthy."

"Health... Well, good reason. ”

Gatler twisted the cap of the juice bottle, took a sip, and sat down next to Merlin.

The old cowboy's outfit has changed a bit compared to before, and his style of dressing is still the same as before, but on the bridge of his nose, he also wears a pair of glasses like Merlin.

However, unlike Merlin's urbane rimless glasses, Gatler's brown glasses look more like reading glasses, with wide lenses and tortoiseshell frames that cover the eyes and are full of the atmosphere of the previous era.

The brown glasses are magical items that Gatler's wife bought for him in Diagon Alley to hide the anomaly in his eyes.

After all, with a pair of yellow cat's eyes, people will be noticed everywhere they go, which is very inconsistent with the secret principles of agents.

Sitting on the couch drinking juice, Gatler reached for the TV, lowered his voice, and while watching the ball game, he also took out a thin book from his pocket, he had recently made up some traditional witcher textbooks, which Elsa had acquired through the witcher's connections.

It contains information about all the aliens that the witchers have encountered over a thousand years, their characteristics, and how to deal with them. Of course, the biggest headache for Gatler is not memorizing this obscure knowledge, but the alchemy that a good witcher must learn.

The process of mixing the ingredients of various potions like wizards, and then making those strange-tasting magic hunting potions and sword oil by himself in the rented magic alchemy room, made Gatler grow up in the world of science a little miserable.

And finally, the French seal for battle... This one is not that difficult.

After all, Gatler's wife is a half-breed girl, and Lady Liv is a spellcaster herself, and she can teach her husband to use simple magic little by little.

Ten minutes later, Gatler finished watching a ball game highlights, he closed the book in his hand, looked at the time, and then turned to Merlin and said:

"Let's get down to business."

"Hmm."

Merlin nodded, he tucked the bookmark between the book in his hand, and then looked at Gatler, and he asked:

"How's it going over there in Eastern Europe?"

"It didn't go well."

Gatler touched his shiny hair, and he said with some regret:

"Since I took out a Hydra base in Poland a month ago, their activities there have become more and more low-key."

"I know they're moving to the Sokovia area, where there are a lot of medieval castles, as well as bunkers from World War II, and the place has been very closed, so the search is going very slowly, but I've learned something."

Gatler lowered his voice and said to Merlin:

"In that base I destroyed, I caught a boss who called himself 'Clairvoyant.'"

"Clairvoyance?"

Merlin's eyes narrowed, and he said:

"I've heard the name, he's the commander in charge of commanding the Hydra military forces, he's a big guy."

Gatler's eyes blinked, and he said quietly:

"That was before."

"Huh? What do you mean? ”

Merlin asked rhetorically, and Gatler waved his hand, and he leaned back on the couch to relax himself, saying:

"After you slashed one of the Hydra factions, Mr. Clairvoyant lost his power, and when I found him, he was devastated. Hiding in that remote base, he seemed to have lost faith in Hydra's future and wanted to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, but I killed him anyway. ”

The old cowboy snorted and made a downward cut.

He said to Merlin:

"I know something from him that might be of interest to you."

"Clairvoyant told me that he had a direct supervisor in S.H.I.E.L.D., codenamed 'Speaker.'"

"Speaker?"

Merlin read the name, and he asked with a hint of murderous intent:

"Did he tell you who the Speaker really is?"

"Unfortunately, no."

Gatler spread his hands and said calmly to Merlin:

Or rather, he didn't know. The Speaker has maintained a rather cautious one-way relationship with the clairvoyant, with each mission being sent by phone or email, with physical encryption that makes it almost impossible to trace backwards. On top of that, after the hydra hibernated again, the connection between the speaker and clairvoyance was completely severed. ”

"That cunning fellow, probably aware of the change in the situation, is trying to hide himself deeper... It seems that what you did really scared him. ”

"Well, that's a matter of course."

Merlin Says:

"If the Speaker is really the leader of Hydra, then his hiding will certainly be difficult for us to know. Let's not mention this for a moment, but talk about your actions over there in Eastern Europe, the base you destroyed, what did you do? ”

"It's a lab."

Gatler took a few pictures from his pocket, put them in front of Merlin's eyes, and said with a look of disgust:

"It's a disgusting lab, where they conduct human experiments, including mutants and Inhumans. I rescued the test subjects in the official name, and the Inhumans were picked up by the 'afterlife', but the mutants... No one came to pick them up, and they still live on a farm on the outskirts of Paris. ”

"It seems that the Eastern European branch of Hydra is in charge of scientific research projects."

Merlin looked at the blood-filled photographs and said:

"This is consistent with the information we have gathered so far, the head of Hydra in charge of Eastern European affairs is codenamed 'Baron', and he has a scientist named Dr. Lister under his command, and these two guys look like real researchers compared to the other Hydras who are wreaking havoc."

"But you're not going to let them go, are you?"

Gatler laughed and said:

"What about you? Do you have any new clues on this side of North America? ”

"Yes."

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief, and he said:

"I found an organization that seems to be related to Hydra. M。 ”

"Pioneer?"

Gatler's eyes widened, and he said:

"That famous multinational research group? Are they involved? ”

"It should be."

Merlin Says:

"They have stolen 084 items, and it's most likely our hidden Hydra, stolen from the base and handed it over to them. Plus, they're working on mutants, and their copying technology is amazing... They're trying to replicate Steve. Rogers, perhaps, wanted to make an evil version of Captain America. ”

"That's a behemoth."

Gatler frowned and said:

"It's not like other hidden rats, it's well-known around the world, and it has an officially supported background in many countries, so it's hard for S.H.I.E.L.D. to find them."

"Yes, Fury told me that."

Merlin Says:

"He's going to help me, he's going to give me opportunities, and I've got to figure out what they're going to do. In addition, there is one more thing, I would like to ask you to use the resources of the European branch to help me find a woman named Hale. ”

Merlin explains:

"That woman used to be a major in the Department of Defense, and those 084 items were lost when she was managing the 084 base, and I now suspect that Hale may be a dark line for Hydra to break into the interior of the Ministry of Defense, but the problem is that Fury used his connections in North America to search for months, but he couldn't find her."

"Fury didn't find it?"

Gatler blinked:

"That sounds a bit bad."

"yes, that's bad."

Merlin Says:

"A few days ago, Fury used those not-so-'formal' methods to obtain Hale's personnel file, which recorded that Colonel Hale had been sent to the Middle East one year earlier as Air Force Commander for a base there... But the problem is, Fury sent people there, but found no trace of Hale, she didn't go there at all! ”

"Hydra is now diving as a whole, and Hale's disappearance is likely to be part of this deep dive, which proves that she is most likely a snake too, and it is a very important one."

"Give me her message."

Gatler said with a serious expression:

"I'll arrange it as soon as possible."

"Well, be careful."

Merlin took a file from his pocket and handed it to Gatler, who instructed:

"Fury's search has aroused dissatisfaction and vigilance in the Ministry of Defense, and on this line, it is difficult for us to make a breakthrough at least on the surface, so we can only continue to search in secret."

"I know, I'll take notice."

Gatler put the file away, he raised his hand, looked at the time, and said:

"It's time for me to go to a meeting... Those annoying meetings, by the way, last time I heard you say, another brother is going to join us? ”

"Yes."

A smile also appeared on Merlin's face at the mention of this, and he said to Gatler:

"He'll wake up soon, another Aegis Witcher."

"Who is it?"

Gatler Says:

"Do I know?"

"I'm sure you've seen him."

Merlin stood up and waved at Gatler, motioning for him to follow.

The two walked up to the second floor, and in Merlin's bedroom, Phil, who had completed the painful mutation transformation. Coulson was lying in bed, and he would soon wake up.

"Phil?"

When Gatler saw the man on the bed, he was surprised and said:

"I thought you'd pick two of your top men, Melinda or Sharon, whose personalities might be more suitable for our organization. I didn't expect you to choose the more gentle Agent Coulson. ”

"Melinda and Sharon's transformation sequence has been arranged."

Merlin whispered:

"After the first stage of transformation is complete, counting you and me, we will have 22 brothers... Of course, this is not enough, but it will take time for them to grow, and after they have completed their xenohunting training and become qualified Aegis Demon Hunters, I will immediately begin the second stage of transformation, and at that time, the Aegis Demon Hunter organization will truly take shape. ”

He looked at Gatler and said:

"Speaking of which, are you sure about the direction of your inheritance?"

"Hmm."

Gatler nodded, and the old cowboy said:

"I spent some time comparing them, and I found that I was still more suitable for the Bear School."

"Bear?"

Merlin shrugged his shoulders and said:

"I thought you'd choose a cat, after all, cats' fighting style is more suitable for us agents."

"I can't use your sword dancing skills."

Gatler complained:

"That kind of swordsmanship takes a lot of time to practice, and my time is precious, so I'll just learn the simpler Fury Sword Technique."

"Simple?"

Merlin snorted:

"Do you really think the Fury Sword Technique is simple? It took Blade years, countless battles, to truly grasp the essence of the outburst of rage, and that kind of swordplay is only as simple as it seems, and it takes a lot less effort to truly master it than a sword dance. Besides, the fighting posture of the Fury Sword Technique is too ugly, where is the elegance of the sword dance? ”

"You name it."

Gatler said indifferently:

"Anyway, I've already received the inheritance of the Fury Sword Technique from Master Whistler, and I have also obtained my own silver sword. Three days ago, I personally cut off a pure-blood vampire hiding near my house to open the blade for Silver Sword, and in short, I'm now an official Bear School witcher. ”

The old cowboy glanced back at Phil who was lying on the bed. Coulson, he said with interest:

"Guess what, which one will the Fürth choose?"

"Do you still need to choose?"

Merlin took something out of his pocket and said to Gatler:

"He'll definitely follow me to inherit the Wolf School's combat skills... It's boring to wait like this, let's play Quint, right? ”

"Okay!"

Gatler, who was about to rush to the meeting, took out his Gwent cards from his pocket with great interest, and while shuffling the cards, he said proudly:

"I bought a whole set of monster cards from a passing witcher in Marseille last week, and you're definitely no match for me this time!"

"Anyone can say big things."

Merlin snorted, holding the silver-trimmed Gwent card in his hand, and he glanced at Victor, the Raven Spirit, who had quietly landed on the table behind Gatler and remained hidden, and then said defiantly:

"So far, on the New York side, no one has been able to win against the Northern Realm in my hands, not even the extremely flexible Squirrel Party in Elsa's hands!"

"Play cards, play cards, don't talk nonsense!"

Gatler took his wallet out of his pocket, and without looking at it, pulled out several pieces of money, threw them on the table in front of him, and said:

"Where's your bet?"

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