Looking at Mr. Zang's smiling but serious face, Merlin's eyes were filled with his grandfather's old face, although the two old men were different in age and appearance, but they both planned the same path for Merlin, and they all had the same expectations for Merlin.

Merlin still remembers his grandfather's wrinkled and deeply sorrowful face very clearly, and when the cloudy eyes that were hidden under the extra-thick lenses looked at him, he could shoot bursts of sorrow through the lenses, and the depth that would pass over his face from time to time made the young Merlin feel frightened and uneasy. Immature, he instinctively wanted to make his grandfather smile, and instinctively wanted to stay by the side of the only person he could rely on.

So Merlin naturally set his sights on the thick book that never left his hand. Although he was completely illiterate and could not read the mottled images at all, he knew that his grandfather would be surprised and happy when he paid attention to these books. As a result, Merlin, who was still learning to crawl, also began to learn to "read" by the way, and received an ancient education by the way.

While other children's childhoods revolve around fairy tales, cartoons, games, toys, Merlin's childhood revolves around heavy books, obscure texts, stale pictures, intricate drawings...... and an old man with ambition to nurture his grandchildren to inherit the mantle.

While other children's childhoods are colorful, Merlin's childhood is black and white. Other children's childhoods are full of pictures and texts, but Merlin's childhood is similar but completely different.

Although it was very boring and boring, the young Merlin felt very happy to see his grandfather's smiling face and hear his grandfather's praise. Even if your eyes are blurry when you leave your glasses, even if you need to hang a drip at least two-thirds of the day.

It can be said that the reason why Merlin dabbled in ancient times was entirely to please his grandfather.

Until one day, when the old letter leaned on the magnifying glass and his already rickety body to interpret the ancient text on the rubbings of the inscription that had just been faxed, Merlin also showed a difference of his own. The translation of the letter compared with the strange words on the rubbings of the inscription, but Merlin was strangely aware of the words that he should not know at all, or more accurately, the exact meaning of the words.

Looking at those unfamiliar words, Merlin's eyes appeared with ancient images, and words with unknown tones lingered in his ears, which he couldn't read or understand, but he really understood the meaning.

Merlin was careful to hide his strange talent and didn't tell anyone. However, under the pretext of being interested in these different characters, he began to learn ancient characters and ancient ornaments from his grandfather, and at the same time compared what he learned with the information he received, confirming his own correctness and the mistakes of modern human beings. He has also gradually realized the specific use of his new ability.

The old man didn't think much about it, but thought that his grandson had a rare genius in this area, and he began to teach Merlin's ancient knowledge more deeply and systematically, and slowly began to faintly regard Merlin as an equal discussant in academics, and finally even regarded Merlin as his mentor and friend.

At that time, Merlin's name began to appear frequently in the papers and research books published in the letter, and although his name was only printed as a co-author at the end of the list at Merlin's strong request, the names of "genius" and "supernatural power" still spread far and wide. Scholars of ancient civilizations soon learned that the grandson of Xinxin, who was an important figure in the academic world, was able to assist him in writing reports at a young age, and even helped him organize and translate many dead texts that had not been known before.

Merlin was only five years old that year, and his skinny body was not even comparable to that of a baby. That year, Merlin received a letter to him as a birthday present, a collection of essays that he and his grandfather had published, and a large egg, a Pokémon egg, and an egg with brown markings on a yellow background.

The letter told Sù Merlin that inside the egg was a rival of mankind since ancient times, and a close comrade-in-arms of mankind since ancient times. Merlin knew that inside the egg was a living life, a weak voice in his head, and that small voice was very scared and timid, and kept saying that it was cold...... Merlin hurriedly ran over and hugged it into his arms, feeling the beating of the living heartbeat in the hard eggshell, feeling the breath of life inside, and the frequencies of the two of them gradually unified.

The letter has been telling Sù Merlin that if you want to live, you must have enough capital. He has been telling Merlin that the world adheres to several basic laws: "the law of the jungle", "survival of the fittest", and "equivalent exchange", if you want to live, you must make yourself stronger, you must make yourself more suitable for today's world, and you must pay the necessary price.

Grandpa planned the trajectory of Merlin's life early on, and gradually accumulated the necessary popularity and contacts in the academic world by publishing books with him, and gradually gained the necessary academic status. Then slowly, Merlin began to publish his own papers and publish professional academic books on his own, so that the name of this prodigy could be completely established in the academic world, so that there could be no shortage of Merlin in the decipherment of ancient civilizations. At that time, even if his biological mother and biological father wanted to get rid of him as an eyesore, then they would have to take into account the attitude and reaction of the alliance that had always attached great importance to this aspect of research.

But it was clear that Merlin had let him down in the end.

Originally, when he took Merlin to the Ouray region, the letter planned to let Merlin see the brutal arena and bloody gladiatorial arena, so that Merlin, who had been obsessed with watching battle videos and live broadcasts of the event, would be shocked and change his interest, but in the end, it backfired, and Merlin personally joined the arena and even the gladiatorial arena and mixed well.

When Merlin reached the age of fourteen, when he used Rainbow University to deliver his certificate of honor, the letter once again forced Merlin to make a choice on the path of trainer and scholar, and Merlin still disappointed him that time. Affected by this, Xinyi could not afford to fall ill, and Merlin had to stay at his sickbed and take care of him for more than two years.

In the end, however, Shin relented, and Shin, who knew that his life would not last long, finally agreed to Merlin's trip as a trainer, and he made Merlin voluntarily give up his surname, his identity, and what he could give up in exchange for his only freedom. Merlin's parents were overjoyed, and very considerately rewarded Merlin with a lot of money, and then quickly swept him out of the house, even depriving Merlin of the right to see his grandfather again, just urging him to get out of the family territory quickly.

In this way, Merlin left that "home" with guilt for his grandfather. Only occasionally in the dead of night would he dream back there, not for anything else, but to see the frail and clear face of his grandfather in his dreams.

And this time, Mr. Zhuang said the words of déjà vu in a different tone, which made Merlin instantly fall into nostalgia for the past and long-term guilt for his grandfather. Finally stood up and retreated, but Merlin's eyes moistened uncontrollably.

Pushing away his glasses and kneading the Tianying acupoint fiercely, he wiped the water droplets that kept oozing with the back of his fingers, and Merlin choked.

Mr. Zang stood quietly in front of Merlin, calmly looking at Merlin who was in a fluctuating mood with his hands behind his back.

Hudi and the Horned Deer silently walked up behind Merlin, one holding his shoulder with his hand, the other with his head against his waist...... More of his friends rushed forward, touching Merlin's twitching body.

"It may be cruel to say that, but Merlin boy, you should recognize this reality and accept it sooner rather than later. You didn't grow up in the illusory beauty of the alliance like the children of the commoners, so you should be more comfortable and more comfortable with this cold, bloody world. But you little bastard has chosen the most unproductive path! Mr. Zang's tone suddenly became stern, "Do you plan to make soy sauce and water for a lifetime?!" ”

Merlin, who had wiped away his tears, bit his lip and hesitated for a moment.

"Haven't you thought about the preferential treatment that the Alliance can give you after you have established your unshakable position in the academic world? Haven't you thought that when you've contributed enough to the Alliance, you can drive the behemoth of the Alliance to serve you? It's just a dying old aristocratic family, although I don't dare to say that I overthrew them for you, but it's easy to let them learn a lesson or even collapse. There was a hint of blood in Mr. Zang's tone, "Although I am also against the use of public weapons for private purposes, there are times when special things need to be done......" He winked at Merlin.

"Besides, you don't have to give up on your beloved path as a trainer." Mr. Zang began to knock on the side, "As a scholar, you have the basic elements of a trainer and a Pokémon that has a tacit understanding and has a certain combat power, this is a rare combination. In addition, you are a capable person, you can attack and retreat, and you can run, which invisibly adds the last layer of protection for you when you get involved in danger in the future......"

Merlin let out a long sigh, "Mr. Zang, please tell me your true purpose." He raised his head and looked directly into Mr. Zang's face.

"Hehe, you guessed it." Mr. Zang flicked his sleeves, then reached out and took out a folded paper from his arms, stretched it out and handed it to Merlin, "The alliance has recently harvested this thing, and the decipherment work has not been going very smoothly. When I was chatting with the junior, I learned about it, and I remembered that you guys were on my side, so I asked for a copy by the way for you to try to decipher it. ”

Merlin reached out and took the small piece of paper, glanced at it quickly, and then handed it to Mr. Zang.

"So fast?" Mr. Zhuang looked incredulous.

"It reads: '...... Dreamy eyelashes are a blessing given to us by a fantastic figure ......'. Merlin blinked, thinking for a moment, "It's a text from the rainforest, it's partially torn and partially missing. He then added.

"Are you sure?" Mr. Zhuang asked.

"I'm pretty sure." Merlin nodded, "It's not difficult to decipher this kind of text, and my grandfather and I have published a dictionary that compares to the common script, and we can completely decipher this thing by comparing it." At the mention of academics, Merlin immediately assumed the posture of an old pedant, with a clear eye.

Mr. Zhuang nodded, grabbed the piece of paper and walked away, "You warm up first......" he added with some uneasiness.

"It's really strange......" Looking at Mr. Zang's departing figure, Merlin muttered to himself, "But...... What is Fantasy? Lash? Dream? Judging by the age of the text, even if there were eyelashes, I am afraid they would have become fossils a long time ago......"

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Mr. Zang disappeared for a long time and did not reappear until the afternoon. When he strode to the vicinity of Merlin's team, which was in the midst of a group fishing, everyone was nervous.

As a result, Mr. Zang just walked quickly to Merlin, bent down and patted Merlin on the shoulder, and said vigorously: "Not bad, not bad!" Attaboy! Attaboy! ”

It made Merlin suffer on the ** and confused in his heart.

"I'm giving you a day off today!" Mr. Zang, who seemed to be in a good mood, announced a piece of good news with a wave of his hand, but this good news had been secretly implemented by Merlin and his party for most of the day, "You! He pointed at Merlin, "You kid is an absolute monster, you can see at a glance what so many crumpled old fellows can't decipher!" You're good! Very good! He praised Merlin in a threatening tone, "In the future, the alliance is expected to give you similar tasks, and if you continue to complete it well, all your ambitions will be realized." The old man looked at Merlin with a dangerous glint in his eyes.

Merlin, who didn't dare to refuse, had no choice but to nod his head with a bitter face.

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Question in this issue: Guess what's eyelashes used for~~

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