Bay, ferry.

Russell stood beside the ship, looking across the sea at Manhattan, New York, and could see a forest of high-rise buildings, in addition to the striking Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty was also faintly visible.

In 42 years, Manhattan was the area with the highest concentration of high-rise buildings in the world at that time, and the economy was also very developed. Because the whole world is at war, the relatively safe geographical location of US imperialism has attracted many Europeans to take refuge, and almost all the best scientists and scientists in the world have been recruited.

One of them was Dr. Erskine, a German scientist who was a colleague of Schmidt. The latter forcibly injected the serum, and the inflated ambition made Erskine deeply frightened, and he also discovered the disadvantages of the super soldier serum, strengthening the various indicators of the human body at the same time, even the spirit was strengthened.

The good guys get better, and the bad guys get worse.

As soon as Russell got off the boat, a black sedan pulled up in front of him, and the man driving the car was wearing a suit and tie, looking like a scholar of Sven, and it was hard to imagine that he was a Hydra agent.

Russell sat in the passenger seat, the car started slowly, and the streets were full of laughter and laughter, and the life of singing and dancing did not feel at all that it was in the middle of World War II.

After ten minutes of driving, the car stopped in front of an unopened bar, and Russell magically pulled a document out of his arms and handed it over.

"Sir, I'm Fred, and I work for the State Department now." Fred respectfully returned the document to Russell, and Schmidt's autograph made him not dare to take it lightly.

"You don't need to call me sir, my current identity is your personal assistant and bodyguard, just call me Russell, and your attitude is more real." Russell retrieved the papers, stuffed them into his arms, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Yes, Mr. Russell."

Fred nodded secretly, and said in his heart that he was worthy of being the person next to the leader, and just this ability to hide things in his hand would not be able to be practiced for ten years.

"By the way, I'm new and don't know anything about the plan, so where are we now?"

Schmidt sees Erskine as his henchman and fears that another super-soldier will appear, so the assassination plan against Dr. Erskine has long been established. He sent Russell to New York, it was a matter of convenience, and if Russell really planned to betray, he just took the opportunity to clear a hidden danger around him.

Russell himself knew in his heart that in order to take root in Hydra and dispel Schmidt's doubts, he was determined to obtain the Super Soldier Serum.

"There are some twists and turns, but they don't affect the overall situation!" Fred said confidently: "I met Congressman Brandt through my identity in the State Department, and three days later I joined him in the Super Soldier Enhancement Experiment. ”

Russell frowned: "There are only three days left......

"Yes, the Strategic Science Corps suddenly announced that it was secretly conducting experiments, and I was also very passive." Fred had a headache and said, if he had more time, he didn't mind waiting for Russell to get familiar with the handover of command, after all, Russell was a person close to Schmidt, and he couldn't seize power.

But there are only three days left, and if Russell insists on forcibly taking over, I am afraid it will have the opposite effect. But he didn't let go of his power, let Russell come to New York for a three-day trip, and when Russell returned to the headquarters and said a bad word in front of Schmidt, his life would be difficult.

Fred was very entangled, and he parachuted a leader, so that he could neither advance nor retreat.

"Fred, don't worry about my face, the leader trusts your ability very much, and sent me here just to gild, everything goes according to the original plan, and you are still in charge." Russell was very generous and had no idea of grabbing power.

A large rock fell on Fred's chest, and he asked tentatively, "Is this ...... Is it really good? ”

Russell's face straightened: "Remember, Fred, it doesn't matter how you and I are. All for the leader, long live the hydra! ”

Fred's face suddenly turned red, and his eyes were full of fanaticism: "Yes, long live Hydra!" ”

"By the way, I can be your driver without participating in the plan, but there is one thing I must remind you......" Russell changed his words and looked Fred in the eye: "The leader doesn't want to see Erskine live, but the sample of the super soldier serum must be brought back, which cannot be missed." ”

The difference in spirit was reflected in the momentum, Fred looked into Russell's eyes, only felt that he was like a sheep hunted by a lion, and hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, I will definitely complete the task." ”

"Then it's no problem, let's go, you tell me the plan on the way, and I'll see if there's anything that needs to be added."

"Okay!"

Fred wiped the sweat from his head, and for the first time faced Russell squarely, he didn't dare to hide anything, and told his plan and plan.

Russell sat in the passenger seat and closed his eyes and listened, the speed of the sedan in the 40s of the twentieth century was not fast, and the crowd of people on the wide streets of Manhattan could not increase the speed, he was tired from the journey, and suddenly sat down a little sleepy.

Fred closed his mouth and concentrated on driving, and at that moment, Russell opened his eyes suddenly.

"Fred, park!"

Whew!

Fred was startled by the sudden situation and hurriedly stepped on the brakes: "Mr. Russell, what's wrong?" ”

"You wait for me in the car, I'll go back to ......"

After Russell finished speaking, he pushed the car door and walked out, ignoring Fred's shouting, and disappeared around the corner of the street in a few steps. As the car was driving just now, he sensed the aura of magic power, which was exactly the ripples emitted by the magic array.

It's very faint, but it is extremely conspicuous to people with magical powers, especially Russell. He had just arrived in Manhattan, and he hadn't noticed the slightest trace of magic along the way, but it was very eye-catching, and there must be something wrong with it.

Russell rounded the corner and saw a four-story building with a dome on all sides, with a round window at the top that seemed to be some kind of mysterious symbol. The striking building is out of step with its surroundings, but passers-by are not in the slightest interested in it, and they don't even want to stop and take a look.

"New York Temple!"

Russell's eyes flashed, and the sign on the round window was 'Eye of Agomoto', and this building, which was subconsciously ignored by everyone, was the New York Temple, one of the three major temples.

Russell walked quickly to the temple gate, and paused when he raised his hand to push the door, his current identity was not honorable, and he didn't know if he would be kicked out if he rushed in.

After a moment's hesitation, Russell pushed the door open and walked in, no mage could resist the temptation of Kama Taj. Especially for a novice like him with half a bucket of water, Kama Taj has a large number of magic books stored and an astonishing amount of knowledge, which is a holy place to upgrade to broaden your horizons.

The main body of the empty hall is decorated in European style, which seems to have a complex structure, but the decoration is very simple. In the center of the hall is a red-carpeted wooden staircase that leads to the second floor in two columns, and strangely speaking, the temple is so quiet that not even a single figure can be seen.

"Young man, this is not the place to explore, and it's rude that you didn't knock on the door just now."

The voice came from the second floor, and Russell looked intently and found that it was an old man in a robe, with a white beard that reached to his chest, trimmed into an inverted triangle, and he was very old, and his eyes were almost impossible to open with wrinkles.

"I'm sorry, I was abrupt, I noticed the fluctuation of magic power, so I came in to take a look......" Russell bowed slightly, got up and asked, "Excuse me, this mage, are you the supreme mage?" ”

Russell couldn't detect anything from the other party, and he looked like an ordinary old man, but the New York Temple was very important, not a university dormitory, and it was impossible for an ordinary old man to watch the door. If you can't see through it, it can only mean that the other party's magic attainments are higher than him, or they have a hidden aura of magic props, either way, he should be polite.

"No, I'm not a Supreme Mage, I'm just an old man waiting to retire." The white-bearded old man pointed to his feet: "If you are looking for the Supreme Mage, then I can only say that you have come to the wrong place, this is New York, not Kama Taj." ”

Russell took a deep breath: "Mage, may I ask where is Kama Taj?" Himalayas, or Nepal? ”

There is a reason for asking, if Kama Taj is in the Himalayas, then the Supreme Master is a white-bearded old man, and if Kama Taj is in Nepal, then the Supreme Master is a female bald head. It's important to see if the world is a comic book or a movie version.

"Excuse me, young man, I am not obligated to answer this question. If you really want to know where Kama Taj is, I can only say that some people have been looking for a lifetime and have not found it, and some people are traveling and looking for a public toilet and come across it. ”

Russell: "......"

The metaphor is so sober and unworldly, and Kama Taj instantly becomes flavorful.

"Alright, young man, the mages are not here today, and if you want to solve your doubts, it would be more appropriate to go to the church two blocks away, where the priests are much more professional than me." After the white-bearded old man finished speaking, he shook his head and left.

"Wait a minute......"

Russell did not give up on catching up, but he ran on the spot like a ghost, never being able to get close to the stairs, but as soon as he took a step back, the door behind him opened without warning.

The other party issued an eviction order, and Russell was not easy to break through, the meaning of the whitebeard mage was obvious, the Supreme mage was not in New York, and he needed to find it himself if he wanted to see the other party.

"I seem to have seen this kind of sincerity and spirit anywhere......" Russell left the temple, looked at the door that closed automatically, and said to himself, I will be back.

"System, use 'Item Card: World Anchor'."

【Ding】

[The host uses the world anchor to permanently locate the world node, and can enter this world as many times as you like]

The card effect is very powerful, but the actual operation is extremely mediocre, there is no magnificent sound effect, there is no giant anchor phantom smashed to the ground, and there are no ripples and fluctuations in the space, so flat and indifferent to locate the world, if the system does not prompt, he does not know that he has succeeded.

"System, can I return to the original world now?"

"No, you have to complete the mission to get in and out freely."

"It's not a big problem, the main thing is that I can stay safe for 24 hours this time......"