Volume 6: Secret Invasion Chapter 42: Invincible Uncle Tun! Someone is trying to scam you!
The relaunch of the Exile's spacecraft was just a false alarm, but when the Green Goblin's headless head was rolled up by mechanical tentacles and thrown out of the main control room, Mason shrugged regretfully.
He said to Ciri beside him:
"I was planning to bring this middle-aged version of Norman back to show old Norman, but it's better this way. It's dangerous to keep a cunning guy who always wants to take advantage of others around."
"That green demon in Osborne Tower is hard enough to deal with."
Ciri nodded in agreement and shared the gossip with Mason:
"He joined the Quint Club under your recommendation, but he just kept eating up resources and shirked all the tasks assigned by Old A.
But because of those people placed in various departments under the board of directors, Old A was unable to kick the Green Goblin out.
I'm sure Old A knows about the offensive and defensive alliance between you and the Green Goblin, but he can't come up with any good solution."
"It's not that he can't deal with the old Green Goblin's mind, he's just too lazy to spend time."
Mason corrected:
“Even if Norman doesn’t cooperate, all he has is an insignificant wasteland world. In Old A’s eyes, the Green Goblin is not as threatening as me.
Our leader is always focused on the grand narrative and his own great goals, and he has obviously fallen, but he doesn't seem have learned much from it."
"Welcome to the Exile."
As they entered the spaceship through the crack in the main control room, Bartomos controlled the mechanical throne to hover in front of the two people. There were glaring bloodstains on it, and an autonomous drone was floating there to clean and wipe it.
"Would you like to sit on that chair, Mason?"
The God of Hackers brought the Mechanical Throne to Mason and invited him to:
"I have unlocked the safety lock. You can experience what it's like to fly a spaceship with a human brain, and the various secrets that Brainiac has hidden in this spaceship.
But I saw in the log that you have emptied his treasure room. What a pity, I was planning to divide the spoils fairly."
"But we agreed that you only want this spaceship."
Mason refused to sit on Brainiac's mechanical throne. He looked up at a camera on the throne and said:
"It is only natural for us to take the treasure. When we were fighting on this ship before, I noticed a sealed structure in the middle of the hull. Based on my understanding of spacecraft, it is definitely not a hull device.
So I'm curious, what's in there?
That's why you chose to work with me, right?
Those hidden secrets are what you data beings must get. Do you mind sharing this secret with me? For the sake of our friendship."
"Of course, I'd be happy to tell you about Brainiac's true ambitions."
Bartomos did not reject Mason's request, but before opening the sealed space, he reminded Mason:
"But first you have to tell me, what did you find in Brainiac's treasure house?"
Mason and Ciri looked at each other.
He released from his bag the things he had taken from the treasure house. The most conspicuous of them was of course the black sphere protected by an independent energy device.
Mason had no time to examine it carefully because of the previous surprise attack by the Sentinels. As soon as he took it out, the Hacker God in front of him sighed:
"This thing... As expected! It's the 'Black Apple', the cosmic artifact that Brainiac seized during the collapse of the Origin Wall."
"Black Apple? The Wall of Origin collapses?"
Mason blinked and looked at the empty mechanical throne in front of him. Although there was no one on it, he could vaguely see Batmos, who was dressed like a programmer, sitting on it and pushing his glasses.
He asked:
"Does this have anything to do with the truth of the impact?"
"Not really. This incident happened a long time ago. It's hard to say whether there is a direct connection between the two. I only found the ancient file after I secretly hacked into the research host of Fox Nest."
Bartmos explained:
“That multiverse-level crisis has been resolved with the intervention of some mysterious organizations, but when the Wall of Origin, which served as the barrier and frontier of the multiverse, was shattered, many divine objects were thrown into the material universe.
This 'black apple' is one of them."
The God of Hackers controlled a mechanical tentacle with detection function and circled around the black sphere. He said with emotion:
“It is said that this thing contains all the forbidden knowledge of the universe, and can give ‘answers’ to anyone who holds it. The scientists at Fox Nest have always wanted to get one.
But after nearly eighteen years of searching countless worlds, nothing was found.
This is truly a priceless treasure!
But it does fit with Brainiac's nature of pursuing all knowledge that can be obtained. I guess the reason why he secretly carried out his grand plan without telling the Council of Hope was because of the revelation given to him by the Black Apple...
Mason, can you give us this in exchange?"
Bartmos requested:
"We are willing to give you everything you desire in exchange. If you are unwilling to give it up, we can also exchange it for the right to use it, just once.
We have a lot of questions and we want answers.”
"We'll talk about it later."
Mason looked at this black sphere of extraordinary origin and said to Bartmos:
“I’m not stalling for time, it’s mainly because I have to study it before I can come to a conclusion, and if it doesn’t mean much to me, I can even give it to you.
Can you help me unlock this independent energy protection device? "
"Yes, but it will take some time."
The Hacker God replied:
"You can unlock all of them while going to Brainiac's 'True Treasure', but the rest should be taken seriously. Brainiac's collection is by no means simple."
"Indeed."
Ciri was not interested in the black apple.
She was looking through several other items at the moment: a Mobius chair with some of its components removed, an Origin X metal weapon covered in a strange silver glow, and finally a pile of things that looked like mechanical parts.
The first two are easy to understand, but the last pile of oil-stained stuff doesn't seem to fit the word "treasure trove" at all.
It was so stained that it should have been thrown directly into the garbage dump, but the fact that it was cherished by Brainiac and placed together with cosmic artifacts such as the Black Apple proved its extraordinaryness.
Mason bent down and put his hand on the pile of broken parts. The feedback he got the next moment made his face change slightly:
Miracle Machine/Wish Machine
Status: Disassembled · Components intact · Needs reassembly
Effect:
Activate the wish machine and realize your deepest desire.
hint!
Each time the Wish-Wish Machine is started, it will disassemble itself and its parts will be scattered in any known area. If you want to use it again, you must reassemble it first.
Producer: Morrison
Item Description: Have you seen "Dragon Ball"? This thing is the technological version of Dragon Ball, but when you can use it in the future, you must choose your wish carefully, because you only have one chance in your life.
hint!
Repairing the Miracle Machine requires Engineering Lv10 and understanding of the "Law of Cause and Effect".
Mason withdrew his hand with a strange expression, which surprised Ciri and she asked:
"What is that thing?"
Mason pursed his lips and said:
"The Miracle Machine... Of course it's a broken wreck. Brainiac must have spent a lot of time finding it all and trying to put it back together but it's not that easy."
"That 'miracle machine' that claims to be able to fulfill all wishes without any side effects?"
The hunter was stunned for a moment, then said seriously:
"It is said that when the Destiny Machine in the Great Library was repaired, it was based on the principle of that machine. Can you really repair this thing?"
“Not yet, but maybe in the future.”
Mason expressed cautious optimism.
But to be honest, the information label on this thing stated that repairing it required Lv10 engineering and familiarity with the "Law of Causality", which put him under a lot of pressure.
This is basically an "advanced challenge" that he can only attempt after completing all branches to the maximum level.
"Then take it first. Don't forget that you owe me a favor."
Ciri picked and chose those Origin X metal weapons, took a few of the best ones and gave the remaining defective ones to her capable subordinates.
This was her share of the development, and coupled with the artifact of the Origin Gloves in her hand, this harvest was very considerable even for the wealthy and generous old aunt, the Grand Master.
Mason turned his attention to Brainiac's last collection, the black mechanical chair with some modules removed. He reached out and patted it.
The information tag pops up:
Safe Mode Mobius Chair No. 0
Quality: Legendary Engineering Items·Immortal Craftsmanship [Removing key modules reduces quality]
Effect:
1. Knowledge treasure:
In order to more easily grasp the mysteries of the universe, Brainiac dismantled and rendered harmless the Mobius chair he found, removing key modules to make the system open source, and no longer forcing users to verify their qualifications.
This caused the object to lose its ability to gain insight into the mysteries of the universe.
But it is connected to the central database of the Exile spacecraft, through which users can browse all the information left by the space conqueror Brainiac.
This item can interact with all known data storage methods and capture and store knowledge according to the user's will.
The data storage of this item uses Apokolips technology and can be considered unlimited.
The item is manufactured in a way that mimics Mother Box technology, and thus has the ability to data-hack and remotely control most mechanical entities.
2. Dimensional Vehicles:
This item is considered a [Vehicle], and the minimum requirement for using it safely is Engineering Lv8.
When the Engineering skill reaches Lv8, the user can attempt to disable "safe mode" and unlock the weapon system.
After the safe mode is released, the Mobius chair will have the [Plane Teleport] effect, which can freely and safely send the user to any recorded plane.
3. Urgently need repair:
Once the user has gained insight into the structure and working principles of the Möbius Chair, they can attempt to repair the vehicle to restore it to its original version and re-establish the object's connection to the mysteries of the universe.
warn!
This operation will cause the [Harmless] effect of the Mobius Chair to disappear and cause unpredictable effects on the user.
hint!
Perfectly repairing this item requires Engineering Lv10 and knowledge of "Digital Rate".
Producer: Metron
Item Description: There may be many Möbius chairs in countless parallel worlds, but the one in front of you is special because it is the source of all Möbius chairs and the first mysterious chair born in the entire parallel world system.
There is no need to say much about the value of the authentic version. You just need to know that even Brainiac doesn't have the courage to sit on it directly.
Mason stared at the name of the chair. The "No. 0" logo made him raise an eyebrow. Team K had a complete Mobius chair before, which was a gift from the master.
But that chair was temporarily given to Fox Nest for research on the topic of world fusion, and now this "castrated version" seems to have arrived at the right time.
At least it can help Mason get familiar with the operation.
However, he felt a little sad when he saw that his engineering was only at Lv6+1. He needed to upgrade one more level to meet the minimum requirement to control this thing.
so……
Colleagues from Mason Engineering! Why don't you take a break tonight?
He sent a message in his mind to his water clones busy in the suitcase factory, and soon received a response from his clones.
We are all a group of curling kings, and there is no problem of fatigue when shaping water molecules.
Isn’t it just staying up late to cultivate immortality? Come on!
"Shua"
The lower hatch leading to the interior structure of the spacecraft from the main control room slowly opened, and Bartmos activated a Brainiac guard robot, which led Ciri and Mason downwards like a guide.
He explained:
"You will see Brainiac's greatest secret in a moment. Be prepared. Even a data life like me was deeply moved when I saw it for the first time.
You see, Brainiac's quest to find the perfect body for his ascension wasn't just about gaining power; that was only part of his grand goal.
Or it can be said to be the first step in a great journey.
Unfortunately, this level 12 intelligent creature seemed to have chosen the wrong opponent.
His real journey ended before it even began."
"For a high-ranking Hope Director to consider this a great journey must be quite impressive."
Mason pushed up the frame of his glasses on his nose, his heart full of anticipation for uncovering the secret, but Ciri was not so optimistic. Her hand was always on the hilt of the Sword of the Lady of the Lake at her waist.
Her intuition as a great mentor told her that such great secrets would often be accompanied by corresponding dangers.
The internal structure of the Exile spacecraft was encrypted several times, and Bartmos took some time to open them all, but when the last major door was opened, several dangerous beams of light shot out from it.
Ciri sneered in his heart, and then there was a scream from the front. Mason blinked his eyes, raised his right hand and rushed out, shouting at the group of guys who were fighting with Ciri:
“Back off!”
This rebuke was like an order.
With the Skrull Psychic Beacon on his right wrist taking effect, the large group of Skrulls hiding here dropped their weapons with pale faces and knelt on the ground.
The Skrull Queen Vikran, who had disappeared in the chaos, also retreated hastily, but she gritted her teeth and endured the pressure from the spiritual beacon, blocking the road leading to deeper depths, and pleaded with Mason and Ciri:
"Don't destroy it! Please!"
"What are you doing hiding here?"
Mason asked, and the Skrulls didn't need to answer. Amid Bartomos's chuckle, the last layer of mechanical partition was opened, revealing the deepest secret hidden in the Exile's spacecraft.
In a mysterious space like a "glass fish tank" before your eyes, tens of thousands of world planets shrunk to the size of a fist are arranged in it.
They are set to operate in a special pattern, and there is even a captured star placed in this "micro galaxy" that emits light and heat.
It's like a simulation of an astronomical experiment.
But every world in this system is real, and every planet was carefully selected and placed by Brainiac.
These are the "fine worlds" that the conquerors of the universe have spent many years accumulating.
"They are protecting their world, Mason. They are terrified that you would choose to destroy their true homeland because of the war crimes they have committed."
Bartmos explained quietly:
"Look carefully, it's the seventeenth planet in the third spiral arm.
The green one!
That is the home planet of the Skrulls , where all of Queen Vikran's people live, and they have been housed in this microcosm for nearly seventeen years."
Amid the Skrulls' pleas, Mason walked forward and stood in front of the unsealed console. He and Ciri looked at the running miniature galaxy in front of them with shocked eyes.
It must have been fashioned by Brainiac using some unknown technological power.
"Don't try. They can't be released now."
The Hacker God whispered:
"Brainiac placed them here as his 'step to godhood' in the new era. He set up safety locks for this system in advance.
Only when the change of era is detected will these planets be released from the current stable system.
If you try to force them apart, they will just destroy each other in an instant."
"Become a god through this?"
Shiri said puzzledly:
"I can not understand."
"It's 'symbolic'..."
Mason bit his lip and whispered:
"Brainiac is deliberately imitating the birth process of Galactus, one of the five great gods of the universe. I roughly know all his plans."
