Chapter 43: 1. Waiting for time

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On September 17, 1992, the Special Academy Library affiliated with the Strategic Science Corps.
Merlin sat quietly on a table by the window, with an open book in front of him.
Although reading books with sunglasses in the library always seems a bit strange, but considering Merlin's special circumstances, such a dress is actually justifiable.
Today is not a special day. The way he spends today is no different from the past 6 months.
Wake up early in the morning and eat breakfast, then began to participate in ultra-high load physical training.
After a lunch, under the guidance of several instructors, special combat training.
Evening training is the easiest, with 1 hour of shooting training and 30 minutes of weapon disassembly and maintenance practice, 1 hour of tracking and anti-tracking courses, and then there is an optional field survival knowledge course.
It is now 9 o'clock in the evening, a rare free time of the day. After another 2 hours, the whole college will turn off the lights on time.
In 2 hours, it should be enough to finish reading the book in front of him.
Merlin's left hand was placed on the table, and the right hand turned over the pages in front of him, his body leaned naturally on the chair. As you can see, he is reading this book very seriously.
Compared with him 6 months ago, Merlin now has a little less liberalism and a more calm temperament.
This is a change brought about by a lot of knowledge. During these 6 months, he was not only receiving the super soldier training that Ms. Carter developed for him, but also learning how to become an excellent field agent. His current learning progress is satisfactory.
After 22 minutes, Merlin finished reading the book in front of him. He stretched out and stood up.
Putting this latest issue of Playboy magazine back on the shelf, then picked a copy of "The Art of Disguise" and sat back at the table.
"End of relaxation time."
Merlin moved his ten fingers, and he said softly:
"Start learning."
Turning over the first page, after the sunglasses, the pupil of Merlin's eyes changed, the state of spiritual vision turned on, and darkness perception turned on.
Under the blessing of such keen senses, his thinking will also become active, which will allow him to receive information from the outside world with higher efficiency and make him learn more efficiently.
But unfortunately, before Merlin realized the joy of learning, the watch on his left wrist shook slightly.
This made Merlin frown, and he stood up, walked to the front of the library, picked up the phone on the desk, and dialed a number. After a moment, Fury's deep voice sounded:
"Merlin, how is campus life?"
"I want to say I like it here."
Merlin leaned against the wall, he sighed and said softly:
"But actually, it's terrible here."
"I train all day long with a group of children who aspire to life as an agent, but they haven't even felt the guns and bullets. In order not to let their optimism and childishness infect me, I even had to hide in the library to pick up the lights and read at night. I hope Your call can get me out of here... My dear Fury, will my humble wish come true?"
"That's right."
Fury said ambiguously:
"I am now given a task to go to Europe and find someone. Your sharp perception can help a lot, but I am not sure if you are ready."
"I heard that they sent you my transcript?"
Merlin suddenly asked an irrelevant question. On the other end of the phone, Fury looked at a pile of transcripts on the desk and said:
"It's true, it's all in my hands. But seriously, in the field of agents, the results can't explain the problem."
"Oh?"
Merlin snorted:
"Well, if 9 S and 2 A+ still can't explain the problem, then let's discuss what happened 6 months ago."
"Stop!"
Fury said slowly:
"There is a lot of luck in defeating the Winter Soldier, and you obviously conceal a lot of things. At least I know that there was definitely more than you in that factory that day... Merlin, you haven't understood what I mean."
"Whether I understand it depends on what you want me to understand."
Merlin calmly retorted:
"In your heart, what qualities do I still lack?"
"You are missing more, but those can accumulate slowly through time."
Fury said bluntly:
"My biggest uncertainty is whether you are ready and whether you have made up your mind."
"When facing the Winter Soldier, you behaved very bravely and fearlessly. That's because if you are not brave, you will probably die. You have no choice. But now the situation is that maybe you only need one command and your hands will be Stained with blood."
"Every bullet you shoot is likely to hit others. Every decision you make may make you regret for life. And most importantly, what kind of person is your heart, you are better than me More clearly."
Fury's tone became more cautious, and he asked:
"Are you really sure, are you ready?"
"I confirm."
Merlin's tone became colder, he said:
"I hope I don’t need to prove this to you in various boring ways. No matter what your decision is, I will wait patiently...until you think I can."
"Very good, coming tomorrow morning to go through the onboarding procedures, we will leave at midnight the next day."
Fury said simply:
"This time there is a new teammate walking with us. You will see him by then."
"it is good."
Merlin nodded and was about to hang up. He was very relaxed now. He couldn't wait to leave the secret service school.
And at this time, Fury talked about an important thing:
"The new identity will be delivered to your dormitory tomorrow morning, and a letter will also be sent to May Riley by the Social Security Bureau. If there is no accident, you can go to Queens tomorrow to meet her. But you better be in See you in front of you, remember your new identity and control your emotions, so as not to reveal it."
"..."
Hearing Fury, Merlin was speechless for a while. After a few seconds, he said sincerely:
"Thank you for your help, Fury."
"Don't thank me first, there is one more thing."
Fury's tone became a little impatient, he said:
"The child you brought back, Eric Stevenson. During the period of your training, he has rotated 3 host families, but each of them has not been able to stay for a month. They even called the phone. When I came to my wife...the child was not very willing to communicate with us, he asked you to be his guardian, he only trusted you."
"I now put him in the St. Agnes Orphanage, where there is a school where he can finish elementary school, and it is very close to your new house. I mean, after dinner with your cousin tomorrow , Remember to take the child back."
After listening to Fury, Merlin responded:
"Two questions. First, can't you even handle a child? Second, when will I have a house?"
"Two answers."
Fury said:
"First, I have my things to do, and my time is precious, so you are in trouble yourself to get it done."
"Second, that house is not for you to live in, but for work. Do you remember the task I gave you? After returning from Europe this time, you would check it out from New York’s most chaotic kitchen.. . As the first pilot of a heterogeneous monitoring project, I have also found the partner you need. Are there any questions?"
"No more."
Merlin replied that Fury's voice followed:
"So, see you tomorrow morning, Agent Merlin."
"Well, good night, Sir Fury."
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Fury hung up the phone, and in his office, his boss Alexander Pierce listened to the conversation between Fury and Merlin.
After the call, Pierce in a black suit was playing with his cigar. He sat on the sofa and pondered for a few minutes, then said:
"Are you sure, is this Merlin suitable for joining us?"
Facing the inquiry of the boss, Frey said frankly:
"He is still very young, and past events have proved that Merlin can withstand pressure, and he has a strong plasticity. Besides, although Ms. Carter has retired, Merlin is after all the last person she recruited before retiring... "
"I understand your idea."
Pierce narrowed his eyes. The left arm and right arm of Ms. Carter said helplessly:
"As long as Chief Carter's influence remains, Merlin's entry into the Strategic Science Corps will be a complete matter. But I always feel that this young man has some escapes and some bulging. He and you, and I, and even this organization The others are different. He lacks a... well, a sense of mission! Don’t you think?"
"It's hard to tell, Pierce."
Fury put his hands on the table, he said to his boss and friend Pierce:
"You have also read Merlin's dossier. If I experienced the same thing as him, I would also long for true freedom."
"From my contacts with me, Merlin is very depressed every day, he is disguising himself every day, protecting his secrets every day...For us, disguise is a skill, for him , Pretending to be his life."
"From this point of view, he is really suitable for the agent's line. The most important thing is that the knowledge he has about aliens and the power, for us who are currently seeking transformation, is equivalent to adding one. Very big whiteboard."
"He may not be suitable, but he is very important, he is very valuable."
Fury said in a serious tone:
"Things that are valuable should be used reasonably. This is what you taught me, Pierce."
"Well, what you said makes sense."
Pierce nodded slowly, he said to Fury:
"I will pay attention to him, Fury. But he must be brought by you personally, so that I can rest assured that you are a true believer, and I hope that you can turn that young man with potential and strength into A person with faith... I hope you don’t let your guard down!"
"Merlin has said that if he can't hold his will, he will really fall into darkness. Even with the power he has now, once he falls into darkness, he will cause damage and will far exceed ordinary criminals. Even Will result in a disaster."
Pierce lit the cigar, and he warned Fury:
"I don't want me to come next time, just to hunt him down or execute him."
"I'm also worried about this, so I tied him two ropes."
Fury looked at the two photos on the table in front of him, which were May Riley and Eric Stevenson. He said softly:
"One represents Merlin’s longing for affection, and the other represents his gratitude. To fight against the darkness of the heart, you must hold the light of the soul. I believe that having these two people by Merlin’s side will let him go. More stable and firmer."
"You're right, Pierce, everyone needs faith. If Merlin doesn't, then we will find him one!"
"Well, smart tricks."
Pierce applauded. Fry in front of him was once his subordinate on the battlefield of Vietnam War. Fry was an excellent and brave soldier. Now, Fry has become an excellent agent supervisor.
Unfortunately, he has to leave this place where he has worked for more than 20 years.
Last month, after Ms. Peggy Carter, who founded the Strategic Science Corps, officially retired, the aides formed by her first team also officially disintegrated. At the recommendation of Ms. Carter, Pierce will enter the work of the recently established World Security Council, which can be regarded as a return to Pierce's hard work for more than 20 years.
As for Nick Fury, he will stay in the agency to take over Pierce's job.
However, the Strategic Science Corps will be changed to a new organization recently.
So Fury may not be able to immediately enter the command of the new organization. Leaders of institutions such as the Strategic Science Corps will only emerge after a period of political game play.
"I heard from some old friends, Fury."
Before leaving, Pierce lowered his voice and said to Nick Fury:
"The Strategic Science Corps will be split, and the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency will separate some of our projects, but they will also transfer some of the projects to us. The newly split and merged organization is called Strategic Hazard Intervention and Intelligence Service (Strategic, HazardIntervention, EspionageLogisticsDirectorat)."
"Shet! What a broken name!"
When Fury heard the news, he suddenly burst out.
And Pierce's bad news was not finished yet. He reached out and took Fry's shoulder and said to Fry:
"There is even worse news. Listen to me. I heard about it. The new director is probably Kohler."
"Kohler? Kohler the incompetent?"
Fury's eyes widened. He said incredulously to Pierce:
"That ten years ago, because of the wrong message, he almost turned the Cold War into a hot third-party agent Kohler? Are the members of Congress crazy? How could they hand over such an important institution to Kohler to manage? Are you determined to destroy the Strategic Science Corps?"
"I also find it incredible."
Pierce's narrowed eyes flashed a bit of doubt, and he said to Fury:
"I think there must be other organizations working behind this. The Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, and even the Secret Service, have been greedy for the resources we have been in for a long time. We swallowed it in one breath. But don’t worry, Fury, I’m trying to find a way. It takes time. Don’t care too much about Kohler. He’s just the nameless that these guys pushed out.

"Hear me out..."
Pierce patted Fury's shoulder, giving his subordinate a chance:
"Don't clash with Kohler this time, it's easy to fool that incompetent person. Before I find a way, you have to protect some of our most elite and core forces in the dark, protect those excellent agents, collect more The power is like a seed like Merlin."
"For us, people! Talent! It is the most important thing."
"The harder the current situation, the more we must cooperate as before. Once the opportunity comes..."
Pierce said in a sharp tone:
"Once we seized the opportunity, those took away from us..."
"I will let them double back!"
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