Merlin mentioned S.H.E.L.D. to Gordon, naturally hoped that these hidden aliens could establish connections with S.H.E.L.D.

It is his duty, as the leader of sl.d., to monitor and manage these supernatural forces, which is his job.

Although the aliens are far from the range of power that SHIELD can currently radiate, there is no bad effect of establishing connections in advance.

In particular, Gordon mentioned that those IVs with few IV genes will be uncontrollable during the final awakening period. If the IVs' organization "The Afterlife" can cooperate with S.H.E.L.D., the innocent people who suffer from pain can also get effective help.

Moreover, although this alien force calls itself "exiles", they are an alien organization after all, with great potential and rarely adhere to the principle of friendship.

This means that if they can be assimilated, then the power that SHIELD can use will be greatly improved.

The most important thing is that Merlin could feel that the organization was very weak, and Gordon, the eyeless man, said that they were just huddling together to keep warm.

This means that as long as the contact method is appropriate, the two parties have the possibility of cooperation.

But for an organization that is used to being isolated from the world, it will definitely not be so easy to get them to cooperate with the official.

Because of the pain they suffered in the past, they have instinctive distrust of the outside world. To eliminate this distrust, it will naturally take time and maintenance between both parties.

When facing Merlin's suggestion, Gordon was very hesitant.

This seemingly tough alien is not actually a reckless person. He obviously knows the benefits of cooperation between the two parties, but he is not the leader of the "afterlife".

He did not refuse Merlin's kindness to release. When Lincoln was voluntarily taken away, Gordon, the Eyeless Man, promised Merlin that he would convey Merlin's kindness to his leader.

If his leader agrees to contact both sides, then Gordon will find some time to visit Merlin.

For this alien who can travel back and forth around the world, no matter where Merlin is in the world, as long as Merlin is willing to be found, he can find him.

Merlin believes that the two sides will eventually contact, and they already have a bond of contact between them.

That is Lincoln Campbell.

At Merlin's request, Gordon promised that if Lincoln was willing to awaken, he would advise the leader to send him back to Merlin's department after Lincoln completed his awakening.

As long as Lincoln can keep the secret about the 'afterlife'.

From this point of view, although this contact has some unharmonious things, overall, it is quite successful.

After watching Gordon leave the hidden foothills with five aliens at once, Merlin also used the Transformation Spell to return to Kandahar.

When meeting Lincoln and helping him solve the problem, it was just Merlin's casual move. He had not forgotten his real task.

Lincoln's problem has been solved now, so it's time to start exploring the mysterious Ten Ring Gang.

Merlin already knew the specific location of the organization hiding, and it was time to go around the canyon hidden in the desert.

"Swish"

Merlin returned directly to his tavern through the shapeshift spell. Under the dim light, he turned around and looked at the soldier lying on the set table. Merlin realized that there was still a problem in his hand.

He had to find a way to send the soldier who saved his life back without attracting attention.

However, this guy had just finished the operation and was still hung with nutrient solution. His body was very weak. Using the shapeshift curse in this state would definitely kill him. So Merlin had to wait.

He picked up the soldier's dog card from the table, which had an uncomplicated name on it.

"Frank Casol? Marines?"

Meilin pronounced that name, looked at the guy with a strong face, and he said:

"It turns out that he is a fourth-class Ma Run. He can be selected to carry out such subversive actions from other countries. It seems that you are still an elite, no wonder you can survive."

As he spoke, he changed the nutrient solution for the soldier, then checked his condition, turned around and returned to the inner room. Meilin was about to take a break and find some time tomorrow to go around the canyon base of the Ten Rings Gang.

The next morning, Merlin made all preparations. He walked out of the inner room and saw the awakened soldiers trying to sit up.

"Hey, don't move."

Meilin leaned against the wall with a teacup on his back and said to the soldier:

"The wound will break."

"Who are you? Where is this?"

The soldier ignored Merlin's warning. He sat cross-legged on the table with difficulty and weakness. This action caused blood to seep out of the gauze on his abdomen, but the guy seemed to have not felt any pain.

He looked at Merlin, a trace of alertness shining in his weak eyes, he said:

"You saved me?"

"Um."

Meilin nodded, took a sip of tea, and said slowly:

"I went to Camille Town to deliver goods yesterday. I saw your battle on the way. The militants thought they had killed all of you, so they left. As a result, I found you in the pile of corpses."

"Don't look at me as a bar owner now."

Merlin said:

"I was a skilled surgeon before, and you were lucky, so I survived."

"Thank you."

The soldier was silent for a few seconds, and he tried to climb down with difficulty. But he was rescued from the god of death yesterday, and this action was too difficult for him.

Meilin put down the teacup, walked over, and held down the struggling soldier. He said seriously:

"You'd better take a break now."

“No time to rest.”

Soldier Frank said in a low tone:

"I have to go back, my companions will be worried about my identity and will be shameful."

"Tsk, I'm pretty cautious."

Merlin sighed:

"But I don't think you are suitable for action now, so let's ease the revenge."

"We are Ma Run"

Frank closed his eyes and said, gritting his teeth:

“We can solve our own troubles.”

"But no one should die here, proud Ma Run."

Merlin said while helping Frank disassemble the gauze and re-sew the torn wound:

"You shouldn't even show up here. You all should stay home honestly, instead of rushing to this remote countryside to help a group of armed madmen fighting a civil war. It's wrong to provoke the war casually. Oh, by the way, I'm in your pocket. Are you just getting married?"

“It’s been 3 years.”

Although Merlin didn't have much contact with Frank, he could see from these few words that this guy was a typical soldier. He was indifferent, violent, stubborn, firm, and did not bow his head in the face of death.

But when talking about his family, Ma Run, who had just crawled out of hell, had a hint of gentleness in his tone.

As Merlin stitched his wound, he reached out to take out the golden ring from his pocket. He looked at his ring, and after a moment he said to Merlin:

"Thank you."

This time I thanked me a lot more sincerity, he said:

"Thank you for giving me the chance to reunite with them."

"they?"

Merlin stitched the wound, and he asked without raising his head:

"Not just a wife? And a daughter?"

"Yes."

A real smile finally appeared on Frank's face:

"Before I left home, my Maria had just given birth to a little princess for me, and I actually wanted to have another son."

"You guy is so happy, you still have everything."

Merlin glanced at him, then cut the suture, he patted Frank's wound, causing a trace of pain to appear on Ma Run's face. He smiled and said:

"Then protect yourself and don't let yourself die on the battlefield. There are still people at home waiting for you to go back."

"Of course, the war will always end."

Frank said:

"I just come here to complete my mission. After the mission is over, I will go home and stay with my relatives forever."

"Can you talk about your mission?"

Merlin picked up his teacup again, and he added hot water to it, and he said:

"Why didn't I know that there were Marines in Afghanistan? I thought there were only some Cia agents responsible for subversion here."

"Military secrets, nothing can be told!"

Frank lay on the table, turned his head to look at Merlin, and he said:

"Besides, you don't look like an ordinary bar owner. I often go to bars when I was young, and I have never seen a boss like you."

"Why don't I look like it anymore?"

Merlin snorted:

"How many people have you seen? Soldiers."

"Anyway, I just can't tell you that this is for your own good. In addition, if possible, leave Kandahar quickly. The peace of this city will not last long. The failure of the government forces is inevitable. They are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of number of people and firepower. This city is about to change hands."

Frank whispered:

"By the way, what's your name?"

"Yuri, call me Yuri."

Merlin drank tea and said:

"A failed investor from New York."

"And then run to a **** country and open a bar?"

Frank laughed:

"Do you think I'm a fool?"

"You're just a fool."

Merlin said:

"Your life is now in the hands of me, a doctor, so you'd better not ask these weird questions."

"Well, before I lost consciousness"

Frank recalled yesterday's firefight, and in that painful expression, he whispered:

"I might be dazzled, but I saw a flying, burning car. That's not what you did, right?"

"Believe me, you're dazzled."

Merlin pulled out his wand openly in front of Frank. He put down the teacup, waved his hand, and held down the arm of the soldier who realized something was wrong and was about to fight back.

He held the wand, like a gun, pointed at Frank's fierce eyes, and said to the soldier in front of him:

"Sleep a night, and you will recover soon."

"obliviate!(Forgetful Spell)"

"stupefy! (Sleeping Spell)"

Accompanied by the shining of magic light, two magics were thrown on the struggling soldier, making him lose consciousness almost immediately, lying on the table, snoring in a low voice.

Merlin took back his wand, and he looked at the soldier in front of him. He regretfully picked up the teacup and whispered:

"I've said it all, why are you just unwilling to listen?"

"You guys who are too curious are really annoying."

As he spoke, Merlin pushed away Frank's eyelids and threw a soul-catching spell on Ma Run's body. But as Merlin expected, for these determined guys, the effect of the soul-catching spell was too poor.

Merlin found little valuable news except to know that Frank's army was recently operating secretly near Kandahar.

More than ten minutes later, Merlin woke up the sleeping soldier. He looked at Frank Casol with a confused look on his face and said:

"I rescued you in the war zone yesterday. Your comrades were dead. I had surgery on you, but you'd better tell me the contact information of your camp and I can notify your comrades to pick you up."

Merlin shrugged and said to the soldier in front of him:

"You can't stay here all the time. I still have to open the door to do business."

Frank, who was still in a daze with memory loss, issued a string of numbers, and Merlin called his camp to explain the situation.

Half an hour later, a military vehicle carrying several soldiers stopped at the door of Merlin's bar. A tall medical soldier walked into the bar, checked Frank's physical condition first, and then thanked Merlin repeatedly.

"Thank you, Mr. Yuri."

The tall black medical soldier said to Merlin:

"My name is Cote, I'm a military doctor in the Frank team. I have to thank you for saving my friend."

As an experienced military doctor, he realized that his friend Frank would have died long ago without Merlin's help.

Moreover, the bar owner's surgical operation was very successful, so he, the military doctor, didn't need to do more treatment.

There was also a soldier who was a little thin but handsome faced with a military doctor named Cote.

He looks like he has a very good relationship with Frank.

"My name is Billy, Billy Russo."

He glanced at Frank who was being carried out of the bar by several soldiers on stretchers. He placed a stack of banknotes on Merlin's bar counter and said sincerely to Merlin:

"Frank is my best friend, this is my personal wish, please don't refuse."

"I won't refuse the money I've got."

Merlin seemed very philanthropically to pick up the pile of money, and he said to Billy Russo in front of him:

"You are much better than your irritable friend. Oh, by the way, when I performed the surgery on him yesterday, I found that it might be because of the serious injury that his memory was missing."

Merlin reminded:

"You'd better find a doctor to show him. I mean, based on my surgical experience, he may not be suitable to stay on the battlefield. It's better to send him back."

"Yeah?"

Billy nodded with a serious expression and said to Merlin:

"I will tell you about this to my superiors, thank you again, Mr. Yuri."

"Yeah, okay, go and go."

Meilin waved his hand and said to the soldier in front of him:

"Take your people away quickly, I'm going to open the door to do business."

Because Frank's injury required subsequent treatment, the soldiers left quickly.

After they left, Merlin looked at the watch. He picked up the Cybertron weapon module in the dark grid of the bar, and disappeared into the bar in the light of the shifting spell.

In a flash, Merlin came to a scorching desert area. He stretched out his hand to block the raging sandstorm in front of him. The Raven Spirit Victor rushed into the sky quickly and began to investigate around him.

The base of the Ten Rings Gang is nearby. In the hot wind in the desert, Meilin could feel that he was only one step away from the key node of this mission.
Chapter completed!