In the next few days, in order not to arouse the suspicion of others, mainly Carter, Duanmu Ruifeng stayed at home very peacefully, pretending to be deeply shocked.

After all, everyone knows that he has a good relationship with Erskine, so he has to show a very sad appearance.

It wasn't until a week later, when he saw Steve on the tour, on television, that he regained his spirits and returned to the New York branch of the Strategic Science Corps.

But when he arrived, he got the news.

Colonel Phillips, as well as Carter and the others, had already gone to the main battlefield in Europe, and before leaving, they left a message for themselves, and after they recovered, they went to them.

After getting the news, Duanmu Ruifeng did not rush to Europe, but secretly came to a secret laboratory.

"Dr. Erskine, how are you feeling?"

Duanmu Ruifeng sat beside the hospital bed, looked at Erskine, who was still very weak, but had regained consciousness, picked up the apple casually, took a bite, and asked with a smile.

"Where the hell is this?" Erskine's voice was weak.

"This is a secret base of mine!" Duanmu Ruifeng shrugged his shoulders and said calmly.

"You saved me?"

"Not bad!"

Erskine nodded, closed his somewhat tired eyes, and said in a trembling voice, "Why on earth are you doing this?" ”

In fact, Erskine had regained his consciousness three days earlier.

During these three days, he also learned some information, and through speculation, he has roughly restored what happened after he fell into a coma.

But he couldn't figure out why Duanmu Ruifeng did this!

He had suspected that Duanmu Ruifeng was the man of Hydra, but in the end he overturned this idea.

If Duanmu Ruifeng was really a Hydra person, then he would have been sent to Hydra a long time ago.

He was well aware of Schmidt's covetousness for the Super Soldier Serum.

And if Duanmu Ruifeng is really a Hydra person, Schmidt will definitely not arrange him to be an undercover agent in the Strategic Science Corps.

Think about it, if Hydra really had a mage like Duanmu Ruifeng, how would they use his abilities?

Using the portal, Hydra can quickly send the best army to the White House, the headquarters of the high-level commanders of the Allied front, or any front, forming a short-term, local force advantage, and rapidly expanding the results.

And if Hydra did do this, it would be an absolute nightmare for the Allies.

However, Hydra did not do this, and the only explanation was that Duanmu Ruifeng had nothing to do with Hydra.

Then Erskine couldn't figure it out, what was Duanmu Ruifeng trying his best to hide himself for?

"Erskine, I guess I saved your life!" Duanmu Ruifeng rubbed his hands together and said with a shy face.

"There's something to say, there's a fart!" Erskine said angrily.

No matter what the reason for Duanmu Ruifeng was, and whether he saved his life or not, being treated like this, Erskine was still a little unhappy in his heart.

"Hehe, when you're healed, how about doing me a favor?" Duanmu Ruifeng didn't care about Erskine's attitude, but showed a flattering smile.

"What's the matter?"

Erskine didn't agree directly, but asked vigilantly.

"Help me research a potion that can prolong my life!" Speaking of this, Duanmu Ruifeng's face became unusually serious.

"Life Extension Elixir?"

He thought about many possibilities, but when he heard Duanmu Ruifeng's request, he was still very surprised and shocked.

"Not bad!"

"Not to mention whether I can do it, just say that you don't have to let me fake my death at all for this kind of thing!"

Erskine is not wrong, immortality has been an eternal topic since ancient times, especially for those who are in high positions or have a lot of wealth, not to mention immortality, even if it can only increase the life span by one year, it will make countless people rush to it.

If Erskine really had any hope of succeeding in the longevity enhancement potion, he would not have to fake his death at all, and he would have received the full support of countless consortia and high-ranking government officials.

It can be said that the effect of conducting such experiments in the Strategic Science Corps is definitely much higher than the chance of success in feigning death in secret.

"Erskine, you can't imagine what will happen to those politicians and conglomerates' long lives!" Duanmu Ruifeng rolled his eyes and said unceremoniously.

Hearing Duanmu Ruifeng's words, Erskine fell into deep thought.

Soon, he figured out the key.

If those politicians really have a long life, they will inevitably occupy high positions for a long time, and then use their influence and network resources to monopolize the path to advancement.

The poorer the poor, the richer the rich, the increase in social contradictions, and even the creation of real class divisions, moreover, an elite class that is almost impossible to break.

Thinking of this, Erskine's whole body couldn't help but shudder, and there was a look of horror in his eyes.

If that were the case, he would be a sinner in history.

"Now that you know, why do you want to do it? Is it just for your own immortality? Erskine asked hoarsely.

Duanmu Ruifeng was silent for a while, and instead of answering Erskine's question directly, he said a topic that seemed to have nothing to do with it.

"Did you know that our Kama Taj mages have been passed down for thousands of years, and we have our own mission."

"We must not die until this mission is accomplished, or until a suitable heir is found."

"It's not for ourselves, it's for the whole world!"

"And in order to achieve this goal, in the last years of life, when we have no choice, we will absorb the magic of the dark dimension and use it to increase our own lifespan."

"But this method has side effects, the dark magic will continue to erode our will, and make us fall into darkness without even realizing it."

"In order to avoid a complete fall into the abyss, countless mages from ancient times to the present have chosen to understand their lives on their own before they completely fall."

"Of course, there are mages in the future, and if they make this decision, they will be completely swallowed up by the darkness."

"And whenever this happens, we can only take action to end the lives of our companions."

After telling this story that seemed to be true and false, Duanmu Ruifeng straightened his chest violently and said proudly.

"And I want to completely end the tragic fate of the mages, and achieve this goal through scientific means without side effects."

"That's why I'm leaving Kama Taj to find a way out for the mages!"

Erskine looked at Duanmu Ruifeng dumbfounded, and the whole person fell into a daze.

Duanmu Ruifeng, on the other hand, felt good about himself, and felt that his body seemed to be lit up with a dazzling holy light.

Hey, I'm so great!

Duanmu Ruifeng's words deceived Erskine or not, I don't know, but he definitely deceived himself.