Chapter 281: Building a Starship (Two Chapters in One)
A few days later.
"Dr. Lawson, you're awake, the experiment was successful, you're a boy now."
In a ward at the Hydra base, Merlin looked at Dr. Lawson on the hospital bed with a smile on his face and said in a slightly joking tone.
"Where is this...... Hell...... Is there a Merlin in Hell too?
Lightspeed Engine ...... I don't know if Carol left alive, but alas, it has failed. ”
Dr. Lawson was still immersed in the time when she was hit by the Kree spaceship and couldn't hold on to thinking she was dead.
"Your contract hasn't expired yet, you won't die, all the Kree who hunted you have been arrested, and Carol is fine, but the situation is a bit special."
Merlin took out a square iron box with his backhand, and the top was covered with all kinds of strange magic text patterns, and Yong Rogge and others could be seen locked inside.
This is a magic cage that Merlin borrowed from Kama Taj, specially used to lock up people's magic weapons, and it can also be carried around, and it can be released and closed without magic, which is very convenient.
"Is that so, then thank you Master Merlin for your help...... Carol, what's wrong with her? ”
Dr. Lawson also came to his senses as he looked at the familiar Kree warrior in the box in Merlin's hand.
She was normal that Merlin would be able to pull her back from death, but she was still a little worried when she heard that something was wrong with Carol.
"She destroyed the lightspeed engine at your request, but was also infused with the burst of energy.
Not only did he not die, but he had the power to surpass mortals, but he was still in the period of adaptation and had not yet woken up. ”
Merlin is now certain that in the Captain Marvel movie, Carol was blown up and lost his memory was fake.
The truth should be that Supreme Wisdom brainwashed Carol to erase her memories and make her not remember what happened on Earth.
He used soul spells to probe Carol's soul and found that except for the fact that he was a little fragile when he had just received the power of the rules, there was no problem with his memory.
Moreover, the soul will also become stronger and stronger under the erosion of the power of the rules, so as to reach the strength of the same state as the body.
It's no wonder that Carol is able to flash back some memories later in the movie, in addition to the help of the Skrulls, but also related to her growing soul.
“…… Is it so, I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse for Carol...... Where is she now? ”
Dr. Lawson gradually relieved himself when he heard that Carol was fine, but he couldn't help but worry about her when he remembered that it was because he helped her test fly.
"Don't worry, she'll like it the way she is now, and now we should get down to business.
I need you to rebuild a ship capable of interstellar voyages, at least larger than a Marauder ship. ”
Merlin had already given Yongdu the task of finding the cosmic spirit orb, and handed over Star-Lord to him, and returned the spaceship to him.
However, whether it was the star map or the design of the Marauder spaceship, Merlin arranged for Howard and other scientists to copy it.
Originally, Merlin wanted to settle and start interstellar travel with Yongdu's Marauder spaceship.
But he observed on the spot that the spaceships where the marauders gathered were too uncomfortable, whether it was the living habits of those aliens or the living environment of the spaceships, they were all rotten.
Merlin felt unhappy living with this group of interstellar pirates, and silently eliminated the plan to take the Marauder spaceship.
Anyway, he doesn't plan to stay on Earth to develop, Hydra has been operating for so many years, and he will definitely take some of it away, so he is simply ready to build his own spaceship.
With the technological prowess of Wakanda, plus Dr. Lawson's light-speed engine, the financial resources of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra, and the backing of scientists.
Won't you be able to build a spaceship capable of interstellar voyages in three or five years?
However, in order to maximize the benefits, Merlin also planted a World Tree clone on Yondu's ship.
As long as Yongdu makes progress in finding the power gem, Merlin will be able to rush to the scene immediately, get the gem and leave.
"Build a spaceship for interstellar voyages? Is it bigger than a Marauder ship?
Lord Merlin, you're probably kidding, the Pegasus base can build a spaceship like an aerospace plane, piloted by a few people.
It would be better to rebuild the lightspeed engine, install it in my lab, and sail my lab. ”
Hearing Merlin's words, Dr. Lawson couldn't help but hold his forehead, as if he had a headache with this question and didn't know how to respond.
Because the construction of that kind of large spaceship cannot be completed by a Pegasus base, this kind of technology cannot be completed by a backward civilization.
Whether it is the ultra-high-tech process required in it, the process that the earth cannot meet, or the funds needed to transport a spaceship of this level out of the earth, the whole world may not be able to complete it combined.
Not to mention the most important technology for building such a large interstellar spacecraft, and it is also the material technology that Earth is most unlikely to have.
According to the earth technology she is familiar with, at most she can build some spaceships that can fly regularly in the solar system and are not prone to problems.
If it is placed in the environment of the light-speed engine accelerating through space and jumping wormholes, it will definitely fall apart, and the plane will be destroyed and people will die.
"Who said we were going to build a spaceship at the Pegasus base now? It's time for you to get a glimpse of what Hydra is all about. ”
Merlin snapped his fingers slightly, and one of the windows in the hospital room suddenly became transparent, revealing the scene outside to Dr. Lawson.
The room was above an empty base, so Dr. Lawson could see what was going on below.
Countless 'humans' have lifted huge boxes from transport ships and stacked them in a corner of the base.
Dr. Lawson's suspicion that the men weren't human was because the boxes they were carrying were larger than their size.
All she could see was a silver, purple ore that she had never seen before.
But there's no doubt that even if those ores were weighted as ordinary stones, those people were stronger than S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, and even better than their Kree physique.
If she was not mistaken, it was likely that these were the super soldiers of Hydra, the humans she and Merlin had caught a glimpse of when they were recruiting the Skuruls.
Soon, she was caught by something else, and just as the super-soldiers had moved the ore, the transport plane took off with a strong air current, and the hatch to the outside world opened.
The transport plane glowed purple-blue throughout, and disappeared in front of her in the blink of an eye, even faster than the light-speed engine when it first started.
At the same time, she couldn't help but wonder a little that an ordinary transport plane had accelerated so fast in a short period of time without any problems.
She knew that even the most advanced fighter of the US Air Force would not dare to accelerate to several times the speed of sound as soon as it was started.
Because accelerating to such a fast is not only a problem with the engine, but also a problem with the materials used to build the aircraft.
If the materials are not up to par and the construction technology is not up to par, there is only one consequence if it accelerates to such a fast rate, that is, the plane is destroyed and people are killed.
"Your Excellency Merlin, the scientific and technological strength shown by your hydra seems to be stronger than that of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Also, you are hiding too much, and told me and Howard that the lightspeed engine you want has been developed a long time ago. ”
Dr. Lawson was puzzled, and he was destined not to want to, so he turned to look at Merlin and asked with a little emotion.
She couldn't help but feel a lot of strange emotions in her heart, if Merlin had given her this technology earlier, maybe the lightspeed engine would have been done a long time ago.
"No, these are spin-offs of the kind of special ore below, and S.H.I.E.L.D....... No, it's not the same as Earth's technology, at most I can barely refer to it.
What I'm trying to say is that you're going to spend your time building a starship using vibranium technology and your light-speed engine.
At the same time, all of Hydra's scientists, including S.H.I.E.L.D., Wakanda, and my exclusive mage, will work unconditionally as you ask.
As for ending the war between the Kree and the Skrulls, this is the first mission that Starship completes.
Good job, Dr. Lawson, your future is bright, don't let me down. ”
Merlin patted Dr. Lawson on the shoulder, and after saying that he was unfathomable, he was about to leave.
He had just received a signal from Frete, who was helping him find his way, to go and see what was going on.
"Hey, Lord Merlin, wait a minute, I need Howard's help, he's a great assistant, and I need his help in building the ship."
Dr. Lawson was thrilled, as if she had found the feeling of contributing her wisdom to the Kree Empire, and she was eager to start working immediately.
Therefore, she plans to transfer her old partner Howard from the Pegasus base to continue the research and construction of the starship.
"It's been brought, he's in the next ward, you can go and have a look, oh yes, it's recommended to go later, he's very emotional now."
In fact, in addition to Howard, including Dr. Pym and Zola, these are also S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists in the official eyes.
Merlin has all used various means to make them reasonably 'disappear' from the world, and then transferred to the Hydra base.
And Howard is the worst, Merlin went to the Harry Potter world to bring the Winter Soldier back in order for Iron Man to appear in the future.
And then...... casually found a name, asked Howard to come out with his wife, bang, and crashed into half death in front of Merlin.
Because Howard was strengthened by heart-shaped herbs, it was not so easy to lie down, and he was dragged out and beaten violently, which was simply not human-shaped.
Merlin successfully took a precious image and stored it in the S.H.I.E.L.D. archives.
The Winter Soldier said that he did everything and had nothing to do with Merlin, that he was not threatened, and that it was all voluntary.
On the other hand, although Howard was healed by Merlin, he was in a car accident and was beaten up, so he was autistic.
Silently hugged my wife who had already learned that her husband was a Hydra who was undercover in S.H.I.E.L.D., and even knew that she was also a Hydra, and some of her mentality collapsed.
The two snuggled tightly into the ward, hugged the small quilt, and sternly warned Merlin not to appear in front of them, otherwise he would commit suicide.
Merlin also understands this, after all, there is a little stress disorder reaction when there is a car accident.
Of course, this is to avoid ruining the plot and to reasonably complete Merlin's approach to taking them away, and it is definitely not out of interest.
"Well, well, Lord Merlin, go slowly, I'll start the construction of the starship as soon as possible."
Dr. Lawson looked at Merlin's somewhat smiling face and felt that there seemed to be something hidden in it, but he wisely chose to shut up, so he had to silently bless his old partner Howard in his heart.
"Well, if you have something, you can go to the head of the base, Mage Hores, and you can find him if you encounter anything that you can't do.
I'll bring the mage team in two days, and you'll talk to a mage named Alfonso about enchanting the ship. ”
Merlin gave a brief order, and disappeared into the room without waiting for Dr. Lawson to ask.
The location of this base is under a desert near Wakanda, and it was the same one that Horeth arranged for the Wakandans to build in recent years.
Originally, it was not actually used to build a starship, and the original purpose of this base was actually to train mage apprentices.
It's just that it was later arranged by Merlin nearby, and it was directly changed to a place for building starships.
Asking Alfonso to come over and enchant the ship was Merlin's inspiration from the Storm King.
His power is not only technology, but also the power from the mysterious side of the mage, and it would be a pity not to use it.
On the Storm King, every inch of the ship's board is engraved with magical symbols, and each piece is equivalent to a part of the magic weapon.
This made Merlin also want to engrave magic symbols on the starship and enchant the spaceship so that it could also exert magical effects.
It just so happens that vibranium is a super high-grade magic material, 'Eternal Adamantite', and there is no metal more suitable for enchantment.
Moreover, Alfonso is also taking the dwarven alchemy apprentices on Middle-earth to try to engrave magic enchantments on the Pacific Rim mecha, which is just in time to bring it over to practice and see how it works.
Merlin is going to see what new things Frett has discovered, and then go to Middle-earth to bring the mage team over.
The next moment, the World Tree communicates with the bubbles of one of the strange worlds, opening a passage across the plane, and Merlin walks over without looking back.
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S.H.I.E.L.D. sub-base.
"That's all we've gathered, Director Fury!"
A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent in a suit reports to a young black man while standing in front of a large pile of 'garbage'.
"Well, you go down first."
Nick Fury, then head of the S.H.I.E.L.D. regional bureau, looked at the pile of garbage in front of him and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
A few days ago, he was on a routine mission when he saw a spaceship appear in the sky and then explode in a matter of seconds.
As a high-ranking agent, Nick Fury can see very sharply that this is not a spaceship owned by any power on Earth.
Therefore, he immediately assembled a team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to set off at the scene of the explosion to collect the wreckage of this strange spaceship.
But alas, the spaceship exploded so completely that he only collected a large pile of unformed garbage, which he couldn't even see.
Luckily, however, he soon found another, smaller spaceship near the site of the explosion, and the wreckage was still intact.
This kind of spaceship that is not a fraction of a fraction of the technology stronger than Earth makes him sure that it is technology from aliens.
This also made him worry about the safety of the earth, and a thought came to his mind at this moment, that is, the crisis did not necessarily come from the inside of the earth, but from the heavens.
Nick Fury's apprehension soon found a fragment of English symbols printed on it from the wreckage of the ship, with only one word on it:
"Avengers!"
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To be continued