"The Kerry War between 1994 and 1995 has taken the cooperation between us and S.H.E.L.D.."
Z, who looks steady and mature, actually has the potential to chatter, just like a chatty old man next door.
While he was walking in the hall of M.i.b, he looked at the black-clothed agents beside him busy with his own affairs and said to Merlin:
"When the Kerry invaded, I was appointed as the envoy of the Earth civilization. I was ready to communicate with the Kerry commander in person. To be honest, it was a life-threatening task and I was very nervous at the time."
"You know, the Kerry people have a bad reputation in the Milky Way. They are full of aggressiveness and a kind of pride that is inappropriate at any time."
Z casually greeted a big bug walking upright beside her, and then continued to say to Merlin:
"But before I could set off, the fleet of the Kerry Empire fell into a slump outside our world. Their defeat was as fast as their arrival, so fast that it was almost impossible to react."
"It was also at that time that I suddenly realized that since the establishment of m.i.b, his eyes have been placed among the stars, so that we have ignored it. There are still many unsolved mysteries in our world. When I approached me, I heard that my good friend Nick Fury established s.d.o.l.d., who has always been so keen."
Z looked back at Meilin and found that Meilin was trying to touch a small dwarf alien with three eyes.
"Hi, don't touch it."
Z hurriedly reached out and knocked off Merlin's hand that touched the alien, he said:
"Narcos' skin is poisonous. It will make you lie in the hospital for 2 months, and maybe it will make you a fool who can only drink porridge for the rest of your life."
"Uh, curious, just curious."
Merlin withdrew his hand as if he were kind, and he waved to the jumping little alien, and then followed Z to continue moving forward.
Merlin looked at the bizarre aliens around him and whispered:
"You say that the news about me among the stars is about me, let me tell you in detail."
"Also, z, is this your code name? I heard that the agents in m.i.b are code names with letters. The later the letters, the higher the level, that is, you are actually the person in charge of m.i.b in New York?"
"You know a lot."
Agent Z nodded, he waved to Merlin, signaling him to follow, and the talkative old man explained:
"I just caught up with a good time. When I joined the company, we didn't have so many agents. That era was in the Cold War, and the whole world was always shrouded in the shadow of civil war destruction. m.i.b's activities were not active at that time, and we were not as busy as we are now."
"I spent most of my life in this department. After those capable seniors either retired or died, I was in my current position, but to be honest, in recent years, m.i.b, like you S.H.I.D, has been expanding at an extremely fast speed, and I feel a little overwhelmed."
"As far as I know, your Director Fury has the same idea as me. Well, we often go out to drink together, and there are always many common topics among the old men."
"Speaking of this, Agent Merlin, in recent times, there has been a lot of intersections between m.i.b and your s.d.o.l.d.. Every time after you fight with aliens, our agents will be busy for a while, cleaning the endgame, cleaning memories, etc."
Agent Z with a weird beard said to Merlin:
"The guys under my command are complaining, they mean that the next time you fight against aliens, such as the vampire war, it is best to choose a place without so many bystanders."
"Are you doing these things?"
Merlin said in surprise:
"I thought it was the wizards doing it."
"Stop making trouble."
Z curled his lips with some disdain:
"How many wizards are there? Can they be busy with such a big scene?"
"The wizard is only responsible for solving small scenes. If there are too many ordinary people involved in supernatural events and the wizards are too busy, then we have to take action. In 1998, the fire dragon appeared in New York. The large-scale memory removal operation after that incident was the responsibility of m.i.b. That period of time made me exhausted."
"Also, the ordinary people who are trying to start a new life in SHIELD's 'Supernatural Contact Protection Ordinance' must undergo the memory modification of m.i.b. Of course, only your director knows this."
"I have another question, Agent z."
After hearing Agent Z's words, Merlin asked in a low voice:
"I always feel that you look familiar. Have we ever seen each other?"
"I've seen you, but you haven't seen me."
z smiled mysteriously, he said:
"I am old and rarely go out for field operations, but my young men have seen you leave the crime scene several times. To be honest, I admire you very much. As a mortal, dealing with those aliens is much more dangerous than dealing with these aliens."
"Let's go with each other."
Merlin glanced at the aliens around him who could be called a gang of demons and said to Z:
“They look quite dangerous.”
"No, they are simply ugly."
Z continued to lead Merlin through the hall, he and Merlin walked side by side, and said in a low voice:
"Those who can fall on Earth are all losers who cannot survive on other planets. Most of them cherish their second life on Earth and will not easily cause trouble. Of course, because of different customs, they often create some weird problems."
"This is also the daily routine of m.i.b. It is basically wiping the butts of this group of aliens hiding in the crowd. Those big and explosive events are not happening every day. In fact, for me, I think the more peaceful days, the better."
z shrugged:
"But to be honest, this kind of work of wiping your butt for a long time is also quite boring."
"About the news that came back from the stars"
After a few minutes of silence, Merlin turned his gaze away from the strange aliens around him, and he asked:
“Is there anything I can tell me?”
"Go to my office and say."
Z took Merlin up the stairs to his office, then pushed open the glass door and invited Merlin into the office, where he sat in his strange-shaped seat.
"In recent times, the number of aliens applying for asylum in exile has increased several times more than before."
The printer at hand made a crackling sound. While waiting for the paper application documents to be printed, he leaned on the chair, raised his legs and said to Merlin:
"This is probably because the war between the Kerry and the Scolus has escalated again, forcing many weak aliens to embark on the road to exile. I have been in m.i.b for so long and have never seen so many asylum applications. It is like snowflakes flying in."
Speaking of this, Z rubbed his forehead with some headaches, and he said to Merlin:
"Although the Kerry tried his best to block the news, the news of their fleet's failure on Earth had almost spread throughout the Southern Galaxy at this time. Therefore, many aliens in this exile had chosen their destinations to be remote, backward and barren earth."
The agent supervisor spread his hands and said helplessly:
"I really don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing."
"The war between the Kerry and the Scroogren escalates?"
Merlin turned his head, his expression became a little serious, he looked at z and asked:
“Is this news reliable?”
“Very reliable.”
z pointed to the alien tourists in the hall who were crossing the earth, he said:
"Since 1986, the Earth has become a stop on the interstellar route through the solar system, the ways we collect star information have become diverse. Alien people traveling from south to north will bring a lot of information. One of the job responsibilities of m.i.b is to collect and analyze this information."
"We have heard of the escalation of the war between the Kerry and the Scolu, from 57 aliens of different civilizations, so it is true. But how to say it? I heard that during the war between them this time, a third party appeared, a powerful force called the Sia Empire, who seemed to have plans to interfere in the war."
"That's also an alien civilization that we don't know, so we don't rule out that this war will completely evolve into the interstellar war of the Southern Galaxy. We will keep paying close attention."
Z shrugged helplessly:
"Of course, judging from the current situation, we can only keep our attention."
"Swish"
Agent z put a stack of paper that had just been printed in his hand in front of Merlin. He supported his chin and said to Merlin:
"Fill this document and I will arrange for the agent to go to the Kerry to collect evidence. If she is determined to be suitable for long-term living on Earth and is willing to comply with the laws and customs of the Earth, then we will send her a certificate of residence and give her a new identity."
"Of course, before that, I want to talk to you about the situation of the Kerry."
"Her name is Minerva."
Merlin picked up the pen and filled in the information on the application while saying to Agent Z:
"I was a member of the Kerry Star Warriors. I was an excellent Kerry soldier. I was captured by agents from S.H.E.L.D. during the Kerry invasion in 1994. I have been locked up in an island prison. She refused to compromise with us. But a few days ago, the situation changed."
"The other Kree who was captured with her, the commander of Minerva, Yong Roger, asked me to release Minerva from the state of imprisonment. I went to see the situation of Minerva, to be honest, it was quite bad. The long-term imprisonment life gave her some psychological illness and looked very depressed. I seriously doubt that if she keeps this in check, she might die."
Merlin raised his head and said to Agent Z:
"And Minerva was born into a civilian family of Kerry, and her value to us was limited to the information in her mind about the Kerry Empire. I mean, I have a way to extract that information. In this way, she will be useless to us, and through the memory modification and long-term monitoring of m.i.b, this prisoner can save at least one life."
"What's more, she now has no third way to go besides being a prisoner and compromise. The Kerry's view of the defeated is very extreme. Once she is discovered by the Kerry, she will have only one way to die."
"About this, I think we should give her a way out. After all, we are not a demon."
"Um."
After listening to Merlin's description, Agent Z nodded slowly, and he pondered:
"I don't mind accepting her application for exile if she can be guaranteed harmless. She can also serve as a sample of our observation of Kerry's physiological morphology."
“But, speaking of it”
Z looked at Merlin who was filling out the documents and suddenly said:
"Agent Merlin, what is your relationship with Ms. Carol Danvers?"
"Uh, friend"
Merlin was stunned for a moment, and he quickly replied:
"Just an ordinary friend."
"On average friend? Not that."
Z showed a strange smile, and he knocked on the table and said softly:
"According to the news we got from some of our 'alien friends', Miss Carol Danvers destroyed a starship of the Kerry Empire seven months ago on the interstellar channel of the South Galaxy. The destination of that starship is Earth. What are the purpose of those Kerry warriors coming to Earth?"
"Agent z, stop playing the puzzle."
Merlin's heart beat violently, and he asked quietly on the surface:
"I'm just an ordinary earthling, how could I know this?"
"Well, it seems you don't like to reveal your love life to others."
Z smiled and patted Meilin on the shoulder in a way that he had experienced it. He said:
"You guys are so lucky. There is such a powerful guy, well, my friend, protecting you from such a distant place outside the stars."
"The purpose of those Kerry warriors seems to be to capture some Earthlings who have participated in the invasion counterattack, including the names of you and Fury."
Merlin nodded and asked again:
"Well, Carol, how is she doing recently?"
"As for Ms. Carol's current situation, sorry, I may not be able to answer your question."
Z shrugged, he took the filled-in form and looked at it while saying:
"m.i.b is not as powerful as possible to establish its own information network on the South Galaxy. These messages have been heard from some aliens who have transited from the Earth. However, it is said that she is also very low-key there and has not provoked a very powerful enemy."
"That's it"
Merlin nodded with regret, he looked at Agent Z and said:
"If you can still receive news about Carol in the future, please tell me."
“Is this a private request?”
Z looked up at Merlin, and after a moment, he picked up the seal at hand, pressed it on the form, and said to Merlin:
"Your level of confidentiality is not enough, Agent Merlin, this does not fit our workflow. But if you can help us a little, I can agree to your request. After all, you are a person who has had 'contact' with aliens."
“What’s the busy thing?”
Merlin asked.
"Help us find an alien who has been missing for 21 years."
Z looked around and said in a low voice:
"He fell into the earth in 1980. This incident caused some small sensation at that time, but the search technology was still very backward at that time, and we couldn't find him as soon as possible."
"This kind of thing is not uncommon. Aliens always have some strange abilities. In addition, we have given up looking for it for too long. But some time ago, he seemed to have become active again. There were several supernatural phenomena in the area where he fell that year, which attracted our attention. I sent two of my best agents K and J to search for him, but the results were very little."
"He seems to be hiding from us, and m.i.b is not essentially a combat department. Last month, when Fury and I were at the World Security Council meeting, he recommended you to me and said you are good at dealing with these weird things. In a sense, m.i.b and S.H.E.D are brother departments, and helping each other is the right thing to do."
z looked at Merlin and said:
"So, you can think of it as a secondment mission. I need you to help us find this 'ghost' who does not do bad things and persuade him to have further contact with m.i.b. Don't be too anxious. He has been 'hidden' on the earth for 21 years, which proves that he is not the kind of bad guy who does evil casually, so you have plenty of time and can slowly find him."
“Well, where is his activity area?”
Merlin asked, pointing at the red dot mark on the map hanging on the wall, he said:
“Kansas.”
Merlin looked at the red dots on the map, he thought for a few minutes, and then said to Z:
Chapter completed!