"Won't you invite me in and sit down?" Wesker asked, tilting his head to look at the scene in the lab.

"No way, you're dressed like a bodyguard, I'm afraid you'll smash my store." Merlin smiled, then leaned sideways into the lab lounge.

I have to say that Wesker wears sunglasses, a black trench coat, and a haughty chin, which always gives people a sense of domineering.

"My paper was taken down, you did?" Merlin sat down across from him and got down to business.

"Yes, Mr. Spencer has read that paper, so let me invite you, and he is willing to invest in your research." Wesker nodded.

Merlin's research paper on lizard agents is not perfect, but there has been great progress in experiments with mice.

Therefore, Spencer quickly became aware of the research on this lizard agent that was different from the progenitor virus.

So when the paper was not yet famous, it was bought off by insiders to take the paper down.

Merlin pinched his chin and thought for a moment, then nodded in response: "Yes, my research just happened to have encountered a bottleneck, but what about the conditions?" ”

Wesker was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect the other party to be so easy to speak, after all, their company took down the other party's paper privately, and to put it bluntly, it was to use power and money to oppress people.

However, he was wearing sunglasses, and he couldn't see his expression, and he stood up as coldly as ever.

"As long as Mr. Merlin agrees, Mr. Spencer will discuss the specific conditions with you in detail, and promise to satisfy you."

He came this time to bring a message, and if Merlin didn't know what to do, he would use forceful means to bring him back.

But now that the other party is interested, he doesn't need it.

After all, it is to recruit talents, not to attract enemies, and it is best to be able to negotiate peacefully.

"I'm going to take something from here." Wesker said, pointing to his lab.

"No problem, take whatever." Merlin waved his hand indifferently.

After the Umbrella staff emptied all the things in the laboratory, Merlin was led by Wesker to the Umbrella headquarters.

Resident Evil is still in its infancy, so the situation doesn't look very tense yet, and with the deaths of the two founders, Spencer is now in charge of the entire company.

In a vast conference room, Merlin slowly pushed open the door, and an old man with sparse white hair sitting in a wheelchair sat on the opposite side.

"I really didn't expect Dr. Merlin to be so young from the lizard cross-species research paper, what a young and promising person." Spencer's slightly aged face showed a hint of a smile, and he praised Merlin as he entered the door.

At the same time, there was also a secret pity in my heart, when the team was assembled, it would be nice if Merlin could be as old as Wesker and them when he was a few years older.

"I've read your paper, are you interested in joining our company?"

"As you know, our company is currently the largest multinational biomedical company in the world, and we can provide you with countless resources and knowledge."

"You can mention anything you want." Spencer handed over the proposed contract.

Merlin took it and looked at it, but it was all the highest standard treatment, full of sincerity, but there was not much real power.

"The government can also give me these things, but since I'm here, it means that the umbrella company has what I want." Merlin didn't dwell on it, and said his purpose.

"What do you want?" Spencer's expression remained unchanged when he heard this, but a hint of clarity flashed in his cloudy eyes, and he obviously guessed something.

Sure enough, Merlin's words were no different from his guesses.

"T-Virus!"

The T-virus is no secret to many people, as information can be obtained with a little check-up, and Marcus relied on T-virus research to obtain a lot of profits, threatening Spencer's rule, and was killed by the spy Wesker who sent him.

"I've also hit a bottleneck in my research, and I hope to be able to break that bottleneck from the T-virus."

Spencer was silent for a moment, and stared at Merlin for a long time with an inexplicable expression.

He has always wanted to study the immortal virus, but so far, whether it is a virus or a parasite, the defects are serious, and his immortality is far away.

However, Merlin's cross-species research is a very good direction, even if he can't live forever, it is possible to rejuvenate his body.

And it won't be like the T virus, which will become a monster that accelerates metabolism, burns out the brain, and only has the instinct of protein.

"Yes, I can provide you with equipment, funding, research materials, and even human experiments." Spencer thought for a long time and agreed, but after he finished speaking, his voice also changed.

"I'll send an assistant to assist you with your research."

It's more like assistance than surveillance, after all, Spencer couldn't have handed over the research materials of the umbrella so easily.

"No problem, happy cooperation!"

"Happy working together!" Spencer secretly sneered, this is not cooperation!

Merlin's research was important to his plan to become a god and lead humanity to evolution, and he didn't mind some arrogance on the other side.

…………

After signing a new contract with Spencer, the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Merlin left the conference room with his assistant and went to the beehive underground in Raccoon City.

When he arrived at the elevator, a woman with curly blond hair, wearing a white suit, with a capable temperament, delicate facial features, and personality charm appeared in front of him.

"Hello, Mr. Merlin, I'm Alex Wesker, your assistant."

"I'll lead you in the rest." Alex smiled at Merlin and held out her hand.

Alex Wesker, like Albert Wesker, was a surviving member of the Wesker Project.

However, unlike Albert Wesker, who became Superman, she has just become an ordinary survivor and has been researching Spencer's immortal virus.

Of course, like Albert Wesker, he also inherited Spencer's selfishness and cold-bloodedness, betraying Spencer at the end.

"Thank you!" Merlin thanked him, and then led by the other party through layers of defense, and took the elevator to the underground hive research institute.

"Record the iris and fingerprints first, your permission is level three, and you can freely enter and exit the various laboratories of the hive, but you need to report to leave the hive." Once inside the hive, Alex took out her staff badge and scanned it at Merlin.

Immediately after taking out various devices to record Merlin's iris and fingerprints, he took him to the T Virus Research Institute.

On the way, Alex explained Merlin's duties again.

"It's going to take some time for your lab to be freed up, so you can familiarize yourself with T-virus research before that."

(End of chapter)