Chapter 166: 14. The Mysterious Old Man [89/100]

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Steve's cooking is really good.
The pies he made were almost the most delicious that Mei Lin had eaten, and the delicious seafood chowder and hand-made desserts all made Mei Lin have a good time on this usual afternoon.
And this old man is very talkative.
He and Merlin had a good conversation during the meal time with three people.
It can be seen that he is knowledgeable and has experienced many things. He even has a deep understanding of magic. Especially after Ms. Carter told him that Merlin was a rare wizard, the mysterious Steve told the story of his past.
"Magic, this thing does exist."
He sat in a chair and talked to Merlin:
"When I was in World War II, I saw the magicians who served the , they would use strange witchcraft to curse our soldiers, but they are very mysterious, and the number is very small. During the period when Hitler was about to defeat, They abandoned him. After the war, I never heard about them again."
"However, I have never heard of the US Magic Congress."
Old Steve said to Merlin:
"I know there is a strong mage living in New York, but he should be different from you."
"Oh?"
Merlin was interested. He looked at the old Steve. The old man did not seem to be bragging, so Merlin asked:
"How is it different?"
"In my memory, he does not need a magic wand to cast spells. He always claims to be a mystic mage, and the magic he releases is indeed powerful."
Old Steve said with a look of memory:
"We have faced the horrible enemy that ordinary people can't imagine together. He is a very powerful person. I have seen it with his own eyes. He used magic to block millions of tons of torrential floods. It was very easy, just like it was done. A trivial thing is the same."
"What is the name of that powerful mage?"
Merlin says:
"Maybe I still know him."
"No, no, you can't know him."
Old Steve smiled. He said to Merlin:
"At least at this point in time, you have never seen him. Oh, yes, I heard Peggy say, do you know Tony?"
Merlin felt keenly that the old man was shifting the subject, but he nodded and answered:
"Yes, I know Tony, an annoying rich kid, a young man who has experienced pain, and a wandering man in the newspaper, but he hasn't bothered me much recently."
Merlin shrugged and said to old Steve:
"He is really an annoying guy."
"Yes, Tony does."
Old Steve seemed to be familiar with Tony Stark. He drank a cup of tea and said to Merlin:
"But believe me, Tony hides a kind soul under that annoying appearance. He just hasn't encountered the destiny of the ordeal, hasn't been polished by time, like a rough stone, without carving. , Can’t be a dazzling treasure. But he is indeed a trustworthy person and a good friend."
"Fate is destined?"
Merlin looked at Old Steve and he said:
"Do you mean that Tony will suffer a disaster in the future? Are you also a wizard? Or, will you predict things like prophecy?"
"No, I'm just an ordinary person, Merlin."
Old Steve didn't change his face, he said with a smile:
"But people like Tony always get into trouble, one after another, until they get into trouble that they can't solve. It doesn't require any prediction to know, this is just the wisdom of a weather-beaten old man."
"Well, that's what you said."
Merlin nodded. He always felt that the old man in front of him was a little mysterious, and he always thought his face was familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
"Okay, gentlemen, the chat time is over."
Ms. Carter finished her lunch, she said like a hostess:
"I'm going to take a nap. Can the two of you clean up the table and tableware?"
"of course."
Merlin stood up immediately, picked up the tableware on the table, and old Steve helped Ms. Carter back to the room.
After a few minutes, Merlin was washing the dishes in the kitchen, and Old Steve took two bottles of beer from the refrigerator and stood at the door of the kitchen and said to Merlin:
"Do you want to go for a walk? Young people, you need to exercise after you eat to keep yourself healthy. Put those plates there, I will clean them up, and Peggy is really. reason."
"Okay."
Merlin smiled back at Old Steve. He wiped his fingers clean, and then took the wine bottle from Old Steve. The two men walked out of the house and walked in the garden of Ms. Carter’s manor under the sunlight. Walking, continuing their topic just now.
"Speaking of that, Steve, how did you know Ms. Carter?"
Merlin took a sip of wine and he asked:
"Have you seen Captain America Steve Rogers? Do you know the past of the legendary hero and Ms. Carter?"
"Yes, I have seen it."
Old Steve was basking in the sun, he answered slowly:
"You know that Rogers has a roaring commando, right? I am also one of them. I have performed missions with Silver Bullet, Bucky, and Steve. After the war, Steve disappeared..."
Old Steve stopped. He looked to the north sky, he said:
"It was a very bad time. Carter lost his love and was at a loss. Fortunately, God gave me a chance to take Rogers with her... I accompanied her until now, we support each other, but I She still owes her a lot."
Merlin did not speak. After a few minutes, he suddenly said:
"I now doubt you are Captain America Steve Rogers, who has been missing for almost 60 years, but I have no evidence."
"Me? Hahahaha."
Old Steve turned his head and laughed and patted Merlin on the shoulder. He said:
"Trust me, Merlin, I’m not him. Not to mention, Agent Frey has been secretly looking for Steve Rogers? Their expedition on the Arctic Ocean has almost traversed the entire Greenland, maybe... they are very There will be a discovery soon. By that time, you will know that I am really not the Captain America you imagined, that legendary hero."
Old Steve took a sip and said to Merlin:
"I'm just an ordinary old man, I just experienced more than others."
"Ok."
Merlin shrugged:
"I just doubt it."
"Doubt is the nature of the agents, which proves that you are a good agent."
Old Steve said:
"Just as Carter told me, you are the new star of SHIELD. You may succeed Fury's class in the future. But I am also curious about some things. Merlin, I heard that a few years ago, you were in Auckland killed the Winter Soldier?"
"I'm not sure if he is really dead."
Merlin sat on the garden steps, raised his head calmly, and said to old Steve:
"At the time I only found the Winter Warrior's torn right arm in the exploding ruins. It was a metal arm. I thought he was dead at that time, but with my understanding of the Super Warrior Serum getting deeper and deeper, I now have a feeling , Maybe he had escaped that devastating explosion at the time and is now hiding in a corner of the world."
"Ok."
Old Steve nodded, a glint in his eyes, he said:
"The Winter Soldier is actually a very sad person. During the Cold War, Peggy and I met him more than once. He was brainwashed by that organization and turned into a ruthless war machine. In fact, if you are really in Auckland Killing him gave him real relief...after all, he did a lot of wrong things, and his hands were covered with the blood of the innocent."
The old man took a sip of wine, he said:
"If he is really dead, it is deserved."
"You said you once faced the organization that controls the Winter Soldier?"
Merlin's eyes became sharper at this moment, he asked:
"Can you tell me more? Regarding that organization, although they have not appeared since the Auckland incident, I can feel that they are still there!"
"They are indeed still there, Merlin."
Old Steve’s expression also became serious, he said to Merlin:
"That organization, called Hydra, used to be an intelligence agency. A madman named Red Skull Schmidt controlled it and confronted the Strategic Science Corps for almost the entire World War II. After the war, they failed not only Withering away, they have passed on through more secretive methods. Their eyes are spreading in every corner of the world...even in SHIELD,..."
Speaking of which, old Steve stopped suddenly, and he seemed to tell something incredible.
"what?"
Merlin looked at Old Steve and he said:
"What's wrong with SHIELD?"
"It's nothing."
Old Steve was drinking, he casually said:
"I just said that S.H.I.E.L.D. may not be safe. The organization's penetration ability is very, very strong. Merlin, if you decide to track them down, then you'd better keep an eye on, maybe some familiar people around you are Their members."
"Hydra..."
Merlin nodded, he solemnly said:
"Thank you for your reminder, I will pay attention. However, I still think you are mysterious, Steve, who are you?"
"I am an old agent."
Old Steve calmly said to Merlin:
"An old agent who followed Peggy Carter and accompanied her all the time. You think I am mysterious, just because I have experienced a lot of things. From decades ago to now, I have experienced those weird encounters. It’s like these things the SHIELD is trying to deal with, supernatural events, supernatural events, war lunatics, mutants, Asgard, Cree, etc."
Old Steve shook his head:
"What you have experienced is like a portrayal of those things I have experienced. As a member of SHIELD, in our lives, these embellishments will always be indispensable."
"Wait, Asgard?"
Merlin raised his head and looked at the old Steve, a hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes:
"The Asgards, do they really exist? I thought they were just characters from myths and legends?"
"They do exist, Merlin."
Old Steve said firmly:
"More than a thousand years ago, when the Asgard God Realm and the earth were still open, those people in the God Realm often traveled between the two worlds as gods. The characters who left a story in the legend are actually from In another world... well, you can understand it as an alien. Although in their civilization, they do have the concepts of "divine personality" and "divine power."
"But in this era, the communication channel between the earth and the realm has been closed."
The old man said to Merlin:
"You can find traces left by the Asgards, some magic items, some books, or some problems...in some ancient, undiscovered ruins... wait for you What is it?"
As old Steve spoke, he saw Merlin put on his gloves and took out a silver cane that was about 1 meter long from that small pocket.
"This is something I found following an ancient legend."
Merlin placed the cane of the Berserker in front of Old Steve. He said:
"Look at the text above."
"This thing looks incomplete?"
Old Steve squatted in front of the cane. He was careful not to reach out to touch it. He took a pair of reading glasses from his pocket and put them on his eyes. He carefully looked at the pattern on the cane. After a while, He said to Merlin:
"It is indeed the Rune Rune, a script that only the Asgards and their admirers will use. This thing is a magical item, look at the colorful light it emits in the sun, Merlin, this is the black Lujin, even in the Asgardian civilization, is a very rare magic metal. It should indeed come from the hands of the legendary blacksmiths of the gods."
"Can you understand these words?"
Merlin asked. Old Steve nodded and shook his head again. He said:
"I am not a full-time linguist, I can only barely distinguish the meaning of these words through my past experience."
"It tells a story about the Legion of the Rage, but the rune above is incomplete. Unless you find the full cane, I can't understand what the story is about...but I can tell you , Merlin, this walking stick is not as simple as it seems on the surface."
Old Steve said solemnly:
"During the Cold War, Peggy and I discovered and contained or destroyed a lot of dangerous magic items. This cane gave me the same feeling as those items. Once it became complete, it would be difficult for mortals to control.. You may not know it, but from my experience, Asgardian weapons have their own will..."
"Those people in God Territory like to play such tricks."
Old Steve stood up and said helplessly:
"They always like to set up a lot of trials, and only those who pass those tests are eligible to use such a thing. This is a powerful item. I think you better find it. It may become your help in the future. "
"That's the problem, Steve."
Merlin regretted to put the broken cane back in his pocket. He said to the old man:
"The clue in my hand is a broken body. I can't find the remaining two things."
"Well, that's really regrettable."
Old Steve was also helpless. He looked back at the mansion and said to Merlin:
"It's not early, I have to go back and pack those plates. Otherwise, Peggy, who loves to clean up, will yell at me again after waking up. Her temper is actually quite bad."
"Also, recently, Peggy and I are preparing for a long journey around the world."
Old Steve said to Merlin:
"We are not young, we have to seize the last good times, so in recent years, we may not be in New York. Please tell this matter to Fury, of course, if you can, please conceal my existence."
"Why? Old Steve."
Merlin looked at him and asked:
"Why don't you want to be known?"
"Because of the secret."
Old Steve pointed at his own heart, and at Merlin's heart. He said:
"We are all secret people. Only by protecting the secrets can we better protect our loved ones and loved ones. Carter left you some past materials in the garage, which may help you..."
"Merlin, be careful of those around you."
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