This is not the first time Steve has come to Europe. As early as 1809, he was assigned by the U.S. federal government to come to Europe to investigate a transnational terrorist attack case. At that time, the United States was more of a bystander and understood the series of terrorist attacks that occurred in Europe. At that time (including the time of the story), the United States did not have the status of the world's policeman, nor did it have the foundation of a superpower after World War II. It was only a marginal country at best. Although it was a big country, Europe looked down on them at all. Therefore, the United States does not mean to be overly involved. Steve is equivalent to an investigator or intelligence collector.
As a result, Steve tracked down the Specter by mistake, and then joined Cotman and his team who were under private investigation by the British Empire. So back and forth, Steve joined Coatman and the others to investigate the Specter.
The members of the investigation team at that time were:
Legendary adventurer, immortal-Alan Coatman;
Captain Nemo, the Nautilus is a giant submarine that is decades ahead of contemporary technology. Its various black technologies are jaw-dropping. The ship is driven entirely by electricity, which is obtained by extracting sodium from seawater, mixing the sodium with mercury to form an alloy that is used to replace the zinc element in the Bunsen battery unit, and then converting it into electricity, which is stored in the battery. inside.
Dr. Jekyll-Hyde, a schizophrenic scientific madman, Doctor, developed a transformation potion that can transform into a powerful monster.
Vampire Queen - Mina Harker, this one needs no introduction.
The Invisible Man - Skinner, his ability is just like his name, he is invisible.
The immortal handsome man——Dorian Gray, has the power to never die, but he is afraid to see his own portrait.
They call themselves the League of Gentlemen, and only Steve is a standard ordinary person.
They gradually discovered the conspiracy of Spectre. The Spectre wanted to provoke wars between countries, and then sell arms to various countries to make profits, and ultimately achieve the goal of controlling the world. But in the later stage, Dorian Gray betrayed them and copied their respective abilities scientifically.
In the end, Kottman embarked on the most dangerous adventure. They found the lair of Spectre, went straight to Huanglong to destroy this evil organization, and finally blew up various high-tech weapons collected by Spectre.
It was also during this operation that Cotman was 'sacrificed'. In addition to Coatman, Dorian Gray was sealed in the portrait. The invisible man Skinner finally died of subsequent complications one year after the mission ended due to extensive burns all over his body.
The others also went their separate ways, and it was not until today that Steve met everyone in the League of Gentlemen again. So it was inevitable that I was a little excited, so much so that I forgot that there was a beautiful woman next to me. The old gentleman Coatman was more attentive. He deliberately pulled Diana into their conversation during the conversation.
"Steve, is this beautiful lady...?"
"Oh, let me introduce to you, this is..." Steve woke up from his excitement at this time and hurriedly introduced Diana to everyone. This was the reason why Mina wanted to break up with Steve. He had a common problem among all men in this era, machismo. Although he likes Diana very much, he still unknowingly regards Diana as his accessory. This is not because of ability, but because of gender.
It's a pity that Diana didn't accept his tactics at all. She is an Amazon princess and a born feminist. She can understand that Steve ignored her because he reunited with old friends. But now she didn't need Steve to introduce herself. As a warrior, she wasn't so timid that she couldn't even say her own name.
So Diana interrupted Steve directly and introduced herself. "My name is Diana Prince, I come to Paradise Island, an Amazon female warrior!"
Steve breathed a sigh of relief on the side. At least Diana didn't pull out her sword and say that she was the daughter of Queen Hippolyta, which was a lot of progress.
The others looked at each other in confusion because they had never heard of Paradise Island.
"Paradise Island? Amazon? Um... I have been to many places in my life and met many peoples. Forgive me for being rude, but I have never heard of these two names." Coatman has been adventuring around the world throughout his life. It can be said that my footprints are all over the world, and it is really rare to find a place or a nation that I have never heard of.
Diana was about to explain, but Steve immediately interrupted.
"This is very complicated to say, and very... how should I put it, unbelievable..." Diana is different from other people. Many things that she takes for granted don't sound that way to others. In order to avoid The scene turned into a hundred thousand whys, and Steve decided to explain the matter to others according to his own understanding.
But even so, after listening to Steve's narration, others still looked confused, and even Mina, who had always been full of resentment, looked over in surprise.
After a while, Dr. Jekyll asked: "Is this true? I mean, are the Amazons and the Olympus gods real?"
Steve made a helpless expression. "Amazon? That's true. I know it's hard to believe, but it's true. I saw with my own eyes a group of female warriors riding horses and holding bows and arrows to kill a group of Germans on the beach. As for the Olympics The gods..."
"Olympus is real!" Diana disliked Steve questioning his race's history and beliefs. "Paradise Island is the sanctuary given to Amazon by Zeus! And our enemy is Ares, the God of War!"
Diana seemed very serious, and the others were all well-educated gentlemen. Even if they didn't believe it at all, they wouldn't show it.
Kourtman even brought up a bunch of questions about Greek mythology to discuss with Diana, which made Diana very comfortable. At least Kourtman was much better than Steve's disapproval. Although others didn't believe it, Diana's erudition also interested them, and even Mina couldn't help but chat with Diana.
Just when they were talking about being busy, a nun walked in.
The nun's clothing is very strange. Although the overall color is still black, the collar and brim of the hat are white. But the details are very different from traditional nuns. First of all, this nun's uniform is very close-fitting. Even the cuffs have been shrunk, and it even feels a little tight. It highlights the nun's lines, is very suitable for sports, and looks very neat. Secondly, the nun's hood and cloak is very long and large, almost dragging to the ground. At the same time, the cloak wraps the whole body of the nun, only the face is exposed, and even the hands are tightly hidden.
"Everyone, Pastor Dalton invites you." The nun did not greet them after she came in, but simply asked them to follow her.
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The group of people followed the nun to the back of the chapel, where there was a small altar and an old priest was doing the aftermath of the ceremony.
After seeing Steve and his party, the old priest did not stop what he was doing, but asked the nun to help deal with the aftermath as soon as possible.
"Catherine, help clean up."
With the help of Sister Catherine, they quickly put the sacred objects used in the ceremony into storage boxes. Sister Catherine then moved the relics away alone.
"Okay, everyone seems to have talked about old times, let's get down to business."
After speaking, Pastor Dalton took out a letter of appointment signed by King George V from a small secret compartment on the altar and handed it to Cotterman.
"Before that, you must sign a legally binding letter of appointment, and we need you to keep it strictly confidential."
