In the afternoon, Merlin's furniture was finally delivered, and when the arrangement was complete, the empty house finally felt like a home.Merlin used the bank card Fury had given him to withdraw some money from the mission's allocation, and then took his new partner Hilvert out for a spin to buy some necessities and some food.Hilvet was given an extra brand new computer for his work.He quickly assembled the computer in Merlin's garage and cleaned up a simple office for himself.Fortunately, Merlin is still a bit of a conscientious boss and does not let Hilvert take care of his own food."
This is my work allowance that I have advanced to you."
Merlin stood beside Hilvert and placed a few hundred dollars on his desk.He pointed to the house next to him and said to the energetic Hilvet, "Your room is on the second floor, so if you want to eat, go to the kitchen and cook it."
Occasionally one of my distant cousins will come home and I'll take you to have a meal with him another day and get to know each other. ”"Oh, yes, and this!"
Merlin took out his chest holster and his matching gun from his car, put it in Hilvet's eyes, and said, "Remember to take this with you every time you go out." ”"Uh, sir, I'm not an official agent yet."
Hilvert stroked his thinning hair, and he said to Merlin, "According to the rules, I can't hold a gun yet." ”"Listen, Hilvet, it's for your own good."
Merlin said earnestly, "Hell's Kitchen is a terrible place, the security here is very poor, and there is no comparison to the environment when you were at the Secret Service Academy.I don't want to get the news that you've been robbed and injured while I'm out on a mission. ”"You're also a public official now, and if you work for me, I'll have to keep you safe.This thing is not meant to hurt you, but for your own self-preservation. ”"Okay, then."
Rookie Hilvet put the holster and pistol in the drawer of the second-hand desk, and said to Merlin, "Sir, when are we going to start our mission?"
”"Tonight."
Merlin looked at the time of his watch, and he said to Hilvet, "I'm going out now, and I'll be back around midnight." ”"What about me?
What do I do?
”Hilvert was stunned for a moment, and he cautiously asked, "I don't need to go out with you, do I?"
”"What?
Are you afraid of going out into the field?
”Merlin asked rhetorically, and Hilvert smiled wryly.Merlin opened the car door and said to his partner behind him, "You can go rest first, make yourself dinner, and start searching and sorting out the information tomorrow."
Or...
You can clean my room for me, if you really don't have anything to do. ”"Hum" Merlin started the car, he lowered the window, and told Hilvert behind him: "Call me if you have any questions." ”With that, the black car rushed out of the garage, turned onto the road in front of it, and quickly disappeared into the neighborhood.As Merlin departed, Agent Hilvert stood in the garage with his waist crossed.He looked at the somewhat shabby office in front of him, and said to himself: "It's not difficult to deal with, although it seems to be a little picky."
So what do I do now?
”The trainee thought about it, and after a few minutes, he picked up the vacuum cleaner and walked into the room.Well, let's make cleaning the first task of his upcoming secret service career!
————————————— Merlin drove his car and wandered in the darkness of Hell's Kitchen.The speed of the car was not fast, and as the vehicle moved forward, Merlin's dark perception swept over the remote street like a moving alien radar.He's using this search to find hidden aliens.It's inefficient, but it's the best Merlin can think of at the moment.The aliens are very good at disguising themselves, like the guys Merlin met in Hell's Kitchen before, but they weren't really dark creatures.Many of them have been infected by ghosts or little devils, who are still human in nature, but have crossed the boundaries of supernatural events and have more or less strange abilities.These people are the destabilizing factors in Fury's eyes, and they are also the targets that Merlin needs to find out from the vast sea of people in New York.And in addition to these weak outliers, there are some more powerful ones.Some dark creatures that have rushed into the human realm from Hell or elsewhere, such as pure-blooded demons and demons that exist in entities.Some fantastical creatures hidden among humans, such as vampires and werewolves who often wander around in the dark.Theoretically, an undersea man like Vico is also the target of Merlin's mission.But there is a risk in making rash contact with these guys.Merlin must hide himself, then quietly approach and observe them.Finally, there are some dangerous creatures that Merlin needs to dodge for a while, and some very powerful guys.For example, in the Wall Street neighborhood of Manhattan, Merlin once found a very dangerous half-demon.That guy gave Merlin the feeling that he was facing a real super-level demon, and the demonic aura exuded by that guy even faintly enveloped the entire Wall Street.It does not hide its existence at all, indicating that it is confident in its own power, as if to warn its fellow citizens not to provoke it.Merlin had gathered information about the guy, and he knew that the half-demon was called Damon.On the surface, he is the owner of an investment firm on Wall Street and often goes in and out of New York high society.And there are several powerful half-demons like Dimon in Manhattan, and they are clearly distinguished, and the river water does not interfere with the well water, and it seems that they all have their own fixed sphere of influence.There was a soft "click", and the camera disguised as a cigarette case in Merlin's hand was retracted.On the street to his side, there was a couple kissing passionately, and the lady in that couple looked beautiful, but in Merlin's dark perception, the dark magic she exuded was obvious, it was supposed to be a juvenile succubus disguised as a human."
Well, good luck, brother."
Merlin glanced at the fluttering man with pity, shook his head, spun the wheel, and left the crossroads.He is only responsible for recording, not for saving people.And judging from Merlin's personal experience, most of the people who can have something to do with the devil are not worth saving.On the next block, near the edge of Manhattan, Merlin had never been before.But here, he made an unexpected discovery.He parked on the side of the road and looked ahead at the bar or nightclub that sat on the edge of the block.In Merlin's eyes, this place was almost filled with all kinds of strange magic, and more importantly, Merlin could faintly see that a layer of green fluorescent aura restrained those dark magics and prevented them from escaping."
A gathering place for aliens?"
Merlin casually closed the car door, and he narrowed his eyes: "And that aura...
Is it some kind of magic?
”Merlin became interested, he looked left and right, then put on his baseball cap and walked towards the bar in front of him.But at the entrance to the nightclub, Merlin was stopped.A bald man in a white vest looked at Merlin and asked in a deep voice, "Is it your first time?"
”"Yes."
Merlin nodded, and the strong man took out a strange card from the box in his hand and held it up in front of Merlin's eyes.He asked, "What's on the card?"
”Merlin narrowed his eyes, and there was a faint glow on the strange card.And in the state of vision, the card with his back to him seems to show some kind of reflection, which can be seen clearly by Merlin.On that card, there was an image of a demon."
Demons."
Merlin answered, and the strong man smiled, and he turned to Merlin and said, "Please, sir."
Had a great show tonight. ”A young man behind Merlin saw Merlin walk in, and he also took a step forward eagerly.The strong man in the vest held the same card and asked, "What's on it?"
”The young man followed Merlin's tone and said, "Devil!
”The card was turned over, and the result was a funny frog, which made the young man's eyes widen.He clearly saw that the strong man in front of him had not changed cards at all."
You're cheating!"
He screamed and tried to break into the nightclub, but the next moment, he was dragged out by the arms of two indifferent strong men.Merlin, who had already entered the nightclub, did not notice the episode.He walked down the blood-red carpet on the ground towards the interior of the nightclub, accompanied by the sound of loud music melted into his ears, and in front of Merlin's eyes, under the chaotic light of the crazy transformation, a scene of demons dancing wildly was exposed.It's full of fun-seekers.Their appearance is no different from ordinary people, but this is only the appearance.In Merlin's eyes, the nightclub was like an exhibition hall for alien creatures.Dancing corpses manipulated by ghosts, girls with devils, drunken vampires, demons with wings on their backs and wrestling with werewolves, beautiful creatures like legendary goblins, and other strange creatures that Merlin has never seen and can't name.Merlin even saw a dwarf with his beard on the ground, drinking with the elves.Merlin, who was barely well-informed, was completely stunned at this moment.He'd never seen so many aliens come together before, and he told Fury that there weren't many aliens in New York City.But now it seems that it was just Merlin's delusion.He hadn't found a gathering place for these aliens before, but now it seemed that there were a considerable number of aliens in the city, and they did have their own circles, provided that they found the right place.At this moment, Merlin's head began to hurt.In hindsight, he realized that he was a little too blindly optimistic about his mission.He told Hilvert that the task could be completed in a year at most.But now it seems that the outlier watch list that Fury needs will probably take several years before there is a preliminary result."
Hey, handsome guy, would you like to have a drink?"
Behind Merlin, a very coolly dressed beauty reached out and grabbed Merlin's arm and issued an ambiguous invitation.Merlin glanced back at her, then shook his head, politely letting go of his hand, and whispered, "I'm sorry...
I don't have much interest in ghosts. ”With that, he got rid of the corpse lady and walked into the chaotic crowd in front of him, as if he had merged into a sea of aliens.He's not here for fun, he's here on a mission!
20 minutes later..."
Uh" Merlin drank a large glass of strange cocktail, he felt that the wine tasted very good, so he put the glass on the table, and said to the half-angel bartender in front of him, "One more glass!"
By the way, give my friends a drink too!
”As soon as Merlin's words fell, several of the aliens around him suddenly let out a cheer.It's that easy to make friends in a bar, Merlin pulls out a camera disguised as a cigarette case, and says to the people around him, "Marty, come and smoke a cigarette." ”"No, brother, I don't like the smell."
The handsome guy in the ghost's disguise rejected Merlin's offer, who shrugged his shoulders and withdrew the cigarette case, the soft "click" sound that would not go unnoticed under the cover of the loud music around him.And in this camera, at least 30 heterogeneous photos have been saved, which is the result of Merlin's 20 minutes of work."
Bring me a cigarette."
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Just as Merlin was about to put the camera back in his pocket, on the other side of his body, a lazy voice said, "I came out in a hurry, I forgot to bring it." ”Merlin turned his head, and beside him, there was a young man in a yellow trench coat, with messy hair, a pale complexion, somewhat handsome, and a dissolute look.And to Merlin's surprise, this guy is not an anomaly, he is a human!
A genuine human being, not infected by demons or the breath of the devil, but he has the breath of magic flowing through him.Merlin's eyes narrowed."
Here, brother."
Merlin took his cigarette case from his other pocket and handed it to the lazy fellow, who took it in his hand, looked at it, and whistled: "Silk cigarettes, my favorite!"
”After speaking, he skillfully took out one and held it in his mouth.Merlin duly handed over the lighter, and when the guy lit the cigarette, Merlin asked softly, "What's your name, brother?"
Are you a wizard?
”"Uh" The guy spat out a beautiful smoke ring, he gestured to the bartender in front of him, then supported his body with his arms, turned his head to look at Merlin, and in the smoke obscured, the strange young man replied: "Call me Constantine, the wizard's words...
Sort of, barely. ”"Also, brother, your candid action is so obvious that many people have already noticed you.Are you looking for something here?
”Merlin's face changed slightly, and he looked left and right, spreading the dark perception that had been suppressed.Sure enough, in the corners around the bar, there were indeed a few unkind eyes staring at him.However, Merlin was not too flustered, he reached out to take the cocktail that the bartender had made, and said to Konstantin beside him, "I was indeed looking for something, and I have found it." ”He raised his glass to the young man in front of him, and said, "The first Mr.
Wizard I met, would you like to talk alone?"
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