In the box at Mick's Restaurant, Old Stan's buddies brought freshly baked pizza, some cut fruit, and snacks.The four people in the box were no different from the other guests, but when the waiter put down the food, he still looked at them curiously, and on this big night, the three young people in the box were still wearing sunglasses, as if they were blind, which seemed somewhat strange.But the guest is God, and how God wants to dress up is God's business, and as a servant, he will not take the initiative to ask.After the waiter left, Merlin pushed his glasses, he looked at the three young people in front of him, and he said, "It's still too conspicuous." ”"Yes."
The more lively Bud stretched out her hand and took off her sunglasses, her pale yellow snake eyes looking very strange, and she said to Merlin, "Lady Talia has tested us several times, and she seems to be interested in the legacy of the witchers.However, we have found another alternative to sunglasses. ”"This!"
Miss Victoria, who was sitting next to Layla, pulled out a small box from her pocket and said, "I found this in a cosmetics store when I was shopping with Layla yesterday, and it should help us hide the mutation of our pupils." ”"Beauty—" Merlin took the box from Miss Victoria, and opened it to look at it.It was a cosmetic product that became popular several years ago, derived from contact lenses, which can turn the eyes of young girls into a variety of colors.It seems that this thing can indeed solve the problem of the witcher's anomaly, but in fact, back in the early days of the birth of the Aegis Witcher, Merlin had considered using such a thing to disguise the hunters' unusual eyes.Unfortunately, it turned out that this tricky method was not feasible."
It affects the pace of your fight."
Merlin returned the contact lenses to Victoria, saying, "And in many cases, it interferes with your vision...
It's a destabilizing factor when encountering an enemy that can manipulate energy, whether it's hot or cold, and I don't recommend wearing it in combat. ”"No, Master."
Sitting on the other side, Miles, the former down-and-out bartender slicing the pizza with an elegant dinner knife, said to Merlin, "We're just using it to disguise the anomaly, we'll take it down when we fight."
And seriously..."
The guy picked up the pizza and took a bite, he said in a casual tone: "As assassins, we should quietly take the enemy's head in the shadows, if the assassination fails and leads to chaos, it can only show that we are not good at learning." ”"Are you embarrassed?"
Layla snorted dissatisfiedly, and the lady with Arab characteristics picked up a berry and put it in her mouth, and she said dissatisfiedly: "Who was exposed at the last moment of yesterday's mission?"
And who carried a short sword and a pistol to fight his way out surrounded by more than 30 mercenaries?
Hehe, still an assassin?
I think Berserker is pretty much the same!
”"Ugh."
Miles' disguised elegance was broken at this moment, and he retorted with some embarrassment: "Am I not here to cover the retreat of the two of you?"
Besides, the matter of assassins, how can it be called berserkers...
Kill all the people who see me, it's the perfect infiltration!
”"Fallacious reasoning!"
Miss Victoria, the military doctor, snorted slowly, but even after surviving the painful transformation, and the crazy training camp of the Assassin Alliance, she was still a little afraid of Merlin, so she didn't say anything more."
Yesterday's mission..."
Merlin looked at the three disciples in front of him, and he asked, "I smell the residual smell of blood from you, and Talia sent you to carry out the assassination?"
”"Not really."
Layla explains, "Our mission was to get a hard drive on a ship, but we accidentally hit a target who was abusing some imprisoned girls...""
Well, needless to say."
Merlin waved his hand, he probably guessed what had happened last night, but he didn't care.The three young people in front of him belonged to the kind of young people who had a stubborn sense of justice, otherwise they would not have been pursued by Abstergo and resolutely pursued the path of assassins.The death of a trafficker is not worthy of sympathy, and from Merlin's side, he hopes that the more such people die, the better.After all the scum is cleaned up, a better order will come, but unfortunately, justice will not enforce itself, someone must enforce it."
You've been in the League of Assassins for almost a year, and you're coming to the end of your basic training."
Merlin slowly picked up a grape from the fruit basket in front of him, put it in his mouth, and then placed the very intact grape skin on the table in front of him, and said to his three disciples, "Tell me how you feel about that organization, and what you are planning to do. ”This question made the three young men in front of them stop what they were doing, and they looked at each other, and finally Miles spoke first.The young man, who always liked to wear white clothes, said to Merlin with a serious face: "The Assassin League is thriving under the leadership of Lady Thalia, the Continental Hotel has opened to South Africa and Brazil, they have changed their ways, combining ancient traditions with modern commerce, and with the support of the official covert, they are reclaiming the areas they once controlled at a very fast pace, but...
They have also become no longer pure. ”"It's been transformed into a commercial organization."
Layla continued: "The client pays, the Assassin sells his life, the organization makes a profit, it's a whole business system, and Lady Talia is a good operator, but unfortunately, she is not a person of faith, she is not a real Assassin."
Her actions were at odds with the duties and missions of the ancient Brotherhood of Assassins. ”"And even the traditional Assassins of the League of Assassins have changed over time."
Victoria whispered, "We met practitioners who followed the ancient hidden path in the training camp in Nandarbat, and we were happy at first, thinking that we had found like-minded people, but in reality, it was not. ”"They have no power, but no purpose, Master."
Miles sighed, and he said regretfully, "In the former head of the demons, the ninja master Lars.
Al.
After Gul's death, the League of Assassins had split and lost the leadership of the Master Ninja, and the traditionalist Assassins had experienced a split in their faith, and they were also degenerating, presumably because of Lars.
Al.
Gul did not share the Brotherhood's idea of protecting freedom with his followers. ”"They also aspire to do what is really right, and they aspire to regain their noble creed, but unfortunately, they lack strong leadership, and many of the old Assassins have joined the new system under the influence of Lady Talia's money...""
After all, Assassins are not desireless saints."
Disciples, you and I gave you a word of feedback, Merlin just listened carefully and did not answer.He never saw the Assassin League under Talia's leadership as the basis for the resurgence of the Assassin Brotherhood.Talia's woman, he couldn't know better, once Merlin revealed this idea, Talia would immediately fight to the death with Merlin and S.H.I.E.L.D. behind him.This woman's desire to control is too strong, and she is very realistic, very decisive, and vicious.Unlike her father, she belonged to the millennial heritage of the Assassin Brotherhood, and the idealism of protecting freedom and the world had never taken root in Talia's heart.As Layla said, Thalia was more of a businessman than an Assassin."
At the end of the contract, we will leave the Assassin League."
Layla said to Merlin, "Master, we will go to find the other legacies of the Assassin Brotherhood in the world, follow the path of our ancestors, and follow the trajectory of fate to find those who are like-minded with us...
We don't need to resort to the Assassin Alliance, which has deteriorated, and we don't need to rekindle the flames in a cloud of cold ashes. ”"So, you have chosen the most difficult path."
Merlin staggered his hands on the table, he looked at the three young men in front of him, and said, "You are ready to start from scratch, you are ready to rebuild the old tradition from nothing...
This makes me commend you for your courage. ”"But understand that once you are out of the confines of the Assassins, the Templars, Abstergo's pursuers, will be able to hunt you down as they have done before, and you may die in pursuit of your ideals, and you will not even see the darkness before dawn, after all...
There are only three of you. ”"We've made our decision, Master."
Miles stood up, leaning slightly over Merlin and saying, "Abstergo's threat is terrifying, but we're all different, thank you for your care and guidance, so we can truly understand what darkness means to the Assassins...
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We will respond to the provocations of the Templars in the dark hunting grounds, just as our ancestors did. ”"I didn't teach you anything."
Merlin shook his head, and he said, "You have learned the most basic skills in the League of Assassins, and you have obtained a transcendent body in the transformation of the witcher, but this is not enough, it is not enough for you to gain the upper hand in the night fight, surrounded by wolves, there is too little you can do." ”"Starting next week," Merlin said, "you follow me for real training, and at that point, I'll give you back your Animus." ”"Master."
Layla whispered, "After going through the brutal training camp of the Assassin League, Miles and I understood why you took back the Animus in the first place, and how unreal the 'training' in those memories was compared to the actual experience of brushing shoulders with death...
Perhaps, you are right, maybe, we don't need those illusory memories anymore. ”"Spending a month in the Animus created an illusion is not as much as an actual assassination mission.I now feel that our childish attempt to defeat the Templars with the help of technology was a waste of time. ”"No, Layla."
Merlin shook his head, and he whispered, "The world needs innovation once in a while, and that's true.But for those of you who are special, what you need is not to move forward, not to blindly walk into a strange road that no one has ever walked, you need to go back...
To discover the ancient powers and wisdom. ”"Only what has been tempered by time is the most reliable, and that is the best blessing that your ancestors have bestowed on future generations...
I took your Animus because you weren't warriors, you couldn't understand life and death, and you didn't learn to fear power. ”"But now, having experienced the real battle, you are qualified to re-enter the life of a legendary assassin in search of a legacy, which will allow you to truly understand those powers, those that are hidden deep in your blood, and have not been liberated."
Merlin stood up, he looked at Victoria, and he said, "As for you, Victoria, you don't have a legendary Assassin ancestor, but that doesn't mean you'll be weaker than Layla and Miles.You have come alive from the training camp in Nandarbat in mortal form, and you have proven that you also have a gift for walking in the dark. ”"Therefore, I will train you personally!"
Merlin's serious gaze made Victoria shrink her neck, this girl had always been afraid of Merlin, but now, she might not be able to escape Merlin's personal teachings.This frustrated Victoria a little."
One more thing!"
With his hands propped on the table, Merlin said to the three young men in front of him who were about to do something big, "You have recognized the transformation of the Assassin League, and it is enough for you to realize how difficult it is to find truly trustworthy friends.Therefore, I will give you new tasks. ”"As far as I know, there are not many bloodlines left behind by legendary assassins who have been active in various eras in the past, and the glory of ancestors may have been forgotten, but those special bloodlines are still worth paying attention to, because they are all your potential brothers and sisters.""
They can't escape the war between the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templars, and if you don't look for them, they'll end up being drawn into another camp by Abstergo.""
Your contract with the League of Assassins expires in one month, and in this month, I want you to find people like you among the excellent assassins of the League of Assassins!"
Merlin said, "People who have friends never fail...
So, go make friends, my disciples. ”"The new Animus Virtual Instrument will soon be in your possession to find more descendants of legendary Assassins, and then guide them as I have guided you.""
They will become your followers, your comrades-in-arms, your blades, and eventually, they will join you in this era to rekindle the fire of protecting freedom and the world!"
A twinkle flashed in Merlin's eyes, and he said, "And this time, I assure you, my disciples, that no one else can extinguish it!"
”————————————— calls and speeches, incitement and guidance, these are all good qualities that a leader must have.Merlin knew this, and he used slightly exaggerated words to push the ideals in the hearts of the three young people forward again, and in the face of such an old fox, the three young people could not resist at all.At night, on the streets of New York, three young people wearing sunglasses walked slowly in the dark, their hearts full of expectations for the future and ideals."
Miles, what are you thinking?"
Layla, who was holding Victoria's wrist, suddenly asked, "You're silent."
You've also heard about the new tasks that the Master has assigned to us...
You seem, already have a goal?
”"Yes."
Miles' fingers moved, a butterfly knife jumped around in his hand like a dancing elf, he reached out and put the hood of his white clothes on his head, he said to his companion, "I met a man at the Continental Hotel the other day...
A young man, a little younger than us, looks like a newcomer, but he has a lot of potential and has already completed several assassination missions on his own. ”"He's not a good communicator, but I can feel that he has a temperament, a sharp temperament, just like us.I guess he's probably the guy we're looking for, someone who, like us, has legendary assassin blood in his veins. ”"What's his name?
New York is so big, can you still find him?
”Layla asked with interest, Miles' eyes flashed with a strange blue light, and he whispered, "Don't forget that I activated Hawkeye Perception before I received the training, I wrote down all his characteristics, and I know his name...""
His name...
John.
Wick!
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