After the end of World War II, no researcher with the title of a biologist had never heard of the "Super Soldier Project".

Even now 55 years after the end of World War II, Merlin knew around the world that there were several biological laboratories trying to replicate the super soldier serum that made Captain America Steve Rogers back then.

But it is too difficult to copy this thing. In decades, so many biologists in the world have not come up with a practical solution, which has proved how complicated the secret of the super soldier serum is.

It has almost surpassed the scope of pure biology.

Merlin had seen information about the super soldier serum in some confidential information of SHIELD. He knew that for the Super Soldier Project that year, serum was just the basic element of that huge plan. In the experiment of creating the greatest legendary hero, a certain energy conversion device designed by Howard Stark was also a very important part.

In the absence of that special energy conversion method, even if you get the Super Soldier Serum, its transformation of the human body is far less amazing than Steve Rogers's back then.

Merlin is a real example of this.

He also injected super soldier serum, although the measurements injected into the body did not reach the theoretical optimal value.

But Merlin did not accept the complete process of super soldier transformation. He used his magic power as energy to strengthen his body. As a result, Merlin is still considered a half-baked super soldier.

The super soldier serum has the effect of strengthening his body that has not achieved the legendary effect of "turning decay into magic".

However, humans' transformation of their own body spirit and discovery of potential is an instinct engraved in their bones. Therefore, today, the theory of body reinforcement is still a very hot discussion point in the circle of biologists.

As one of the top biologists and an important member of the Imperial Project, Miss Vivian Graham, the master of Dr. Serizawa, is naturally not unfamiliar with this theory.

But as an elite who has received materialist education since childhood and has grown up with cold data, even though she has learned Merlin's true identity from her mentor and spiritual partner, she still has certain doubts about magic.

This is normal, and people will subconsciously stay away from things they don’t understand.

"Fork Tail Dragon Spinal Fertilizer Flying Lion Vicious Glands, and this one? What is this thing? The tongue of the albino banshee? Hey, it's so disgusting."

Vivian, in a picky tone, read the recipe Merlin gave her, she said:

"I know you are a wizard, Mr. Merlin, but I am bluntly speaking, I have never heard of 90% of the materials on it, but I have seen this potato root."

"That's not potatoes, Vivian."

Meilin drank watermelon juice and he corrected:

"That is Ou Potato root, and it is completely different from potatoes. Ou Potato is a common alchemy material. It grows in dark caves that are not seen all year round and are damp and dark. It will absorb trace amounts of magic to bloom and bear fruit. Therefore, where Ou Potato exists, it is usually where magic power naturally gathers."

"Of course, I won't let you find these materials."

Merlin took out a small wooden box from her pocket and pushed it to Vivian, saying:

"I have found this material, two test parts, and the combination process of mutation agents does not require magic, but you'd better make it strictly according to the formula requirements."

"You mean, we have to prepare two silver crucibles and a 13-tube spiral still?"

Vivian looked at the wooden box in front of her and said:

"Can't we replace it with a centrifuge and beaker alcohol lamp? I'm a biologist after all, not a witch who cooks potions"

"I don't know either."

Merlin shrugged, and he said:

"So you can give it a try. I will send you enough materials for your experiments in the next few months. I have only one requirement to figure out the secrets used in this potion to strengthen the body, and to keep it confidential! It is best if only you and Dr. Kotozawa know."

"I don't know what this thing is?"

Vivian put the wooden box into her handbag, she folded the recipe, placed it close to her body, then stretched out her fingers and picked up a fragrant pizza. She rolled the thin pizza up, like eating a burrito, took a bite, satisfying her stomach, and asked curiously:

"You ask me and the tutor to help you do experiments. At least you should tell us the purpose of the experiment and the principle of reinforcement. We are scientists, and our understanding of magic only comes from the bedside stories when we were young. Even if I am now responsible for helping you tame a group of flying and fire-breathing dragons, it is still difficult for me to accept magic that is not scientific at all."

"Okay. I'll explain it to you in detail."

Merlin also picked up a piece of pizza, he took a bite, and then whispered:

"This thing is called a mutation potion or a green herb potion. Don't care about the name, it was not what I called it. In short, it comes from a rather ancient heritage. The first green herb potion appeared around the 1st century AD. It was made by a group of witches and warlocks. It was used to strengthen some warriors and allow them to transcend the physiological shackles of ordinary people to gain strength and fight against the monsters that were rampant in the world at that time."

"But the original formula of this agent is very um, cruel."

Merlin frowned and said:

"In some of the information I found, it shows that at the beginning, this drug could only act on underage children, and its success rate of inducing mutations was only 30%. Among the 10 children, only 3 survived, sometimes less than 3. And even if the induction was successful, those children would lose their emotions and even fertility."

"Uh, is that cruel?"

Vivian stopped eating and said in disgust:

"It's simply a careless person!"

“Yes, in our opinion, this is a very irresponsible act.”

Merlin nodded and agreed:

"But we cannot understand the situation back then. In short, although the birth of those warriors was accompanied by absolute pain, their appearance gave the Middle Ages ravaged by monsters a light that belonged to human civilization. It was a war that ordinary people could hardly know again. The inheritance has continued until now. After humans had the power to fight against monsters and even crush, those inheritances withdrew from the stage of history."

"And the formula in your hand is an improved product that has been obtained after thousands of years of research and experiments."

Merlin said:

"This improved formula will allow adults to accept mutation induction and will no longer forcefully cut off fertility. Although it will still deprive the emotions, it no longer turns the experimenter into an emotionally unsensical war machine like before. Most importantly, its success rate has been increased to 50%.

“That doesn’t make sense.”

The authentic biologist Vivian said disdainfully:

"When it comes to life issues, 1% and 99% are no different."

"That's what I think, Vivian."

Merlin said:

"This is also the reason why I need you and Dr. Kotozawa to help me. Before putting this potion into use, I must ensure that its induction success rate reaches 100%! Or let's say that, to do our best to improve the induction success rate of this potion."

“It sounds like a very difficult job.”

Vivian frowned and she said:

"It can take years, or even a dozen years to work. After all, we know almost nothing about this thing. We can't even understand the principle that it can strengthen the body."

"Oh, I can explain it to you about this."

Merlin stretched out his fingers and drew two interlaced rings on the table. He said to Vivian:

"The ring on the left represents humans, and the ring on the right represents aliens."

"The principle of mutant agents is to use some heterogeneous extracts to reshape the human body. You can understand it as a compulsory strengthening, or conversion."

Merlin pointed to the part interlaced between the two rings and said to Vivian:

"The final result is a new creature that is compatible with the characteristics of both. It not only retains the human soul, but also has some alien abilities. And the specific principle of the mutant agent Well, I think, in the simplest terms, it is to tear the originally stable physiological system of the human body, just like opening a door of blocked potential, let the body be completely 'opened', and then use alien mutants to induce the human body to strengthen and remodel."

Merlin moved his fingers and said to Vivian:

"It's like plasticine, do you understand?"

"Reshape the originally weak body into an extraordinary body in this two-stage way."

"Tsk"

Vivian made a weird nasal sound, she said:

“It sounds very painful.”

"Yes, it hurts a lot."

Although Merlin had never taken mutant potion, he had heard about the pain of the mutation process from Elsa and White Wolf, saying:

"The emotional loss of those experimenters is not entirely due to a large part of the results of physical remodeling, and is lost in the fight against pain. Do you know what is the cruelest?"

"The kind of pain that is applied to the human body, which is torn and bridged, is not a one-time thing, nor can it be accomplished in just a few minutes."

Merlin shook his head and said sadly:

"It is said that the process will last for a week, or even longer. Can you imagine spending a week in that pain that is far beyond the limits of ordinary people?"

"That would leave indelible damage to the body and will of a normal person."

Vivian pushed her glasses and she said to Merlin seriously:

"I regret promising you to help now. This is a very inhumane research, Merlin, which makes me feel full of sin."

"But that's why I asked you for help, Vivian."

Merlin picked up a cold chip and told the biologist in front of him:

"I can distribute this mutation agent to those experimenters without passing you. You should know that in today's society, as long as you have money, everything can be done. But I didn't do that, I didn't care about human life. I seek your help in hopes that with your expertise, we can ensure that the defects of this agent are perfectly supplemented."

“I hope it becomes a harmless, or, in other words, an auxiliary material.”

"But is this really necessary? Merlin."

Vivian was still hesitant, she asked:

"In this era, peace"

"Don't talk to me about peace, Miss Vivian."

Meilin shook his head, and he looked at the people coming and going outside the window under the night, the lights of the red and wine, he said:

"Just 3 days ago, we just finished the battle with a group of vampires. The martial law on Staten Island is still under martial law. There is a legendary vampire. Well, you can understand it as a terrifying monster similar to a Titan. If no one stops it, the whole of New York will become a dead city within a week. We stopped it, and fortunately no one died in this war."

"But even if I sent my most elite agents to the edge of the battlefield, there were inevitable losses in the battle. Many people would never be able to pick up guns in their lives, and there were still a few unlucky ones who might have to rely on crutches to spend the second half of their lives."
To be continued...