Volume 7: Da Mu Da Mu Chapter 56 I admit that I spoke a little loudly before, and I apologize to you now
The meeting between the Divine Envoy Team and Mason was arranged long ago.
The timing was flawless, the location was no problem, both parties were punctual and polite. The only flaw was that the current environment has undergone what could be described as "subtle" changes.
According to Moon Knight's original idea, the meeting time at this place and time should be the time when the Gotham world is under double attack by the Warlock and the Conqueror, and it is also the time when Mason and others need help the most.
In that situation, if he showed up with a powerful A-level team to negotiate terms and get Mason to switch sides or provide secret support, he could easily control Mason and make a deal that would definitely not be a loss.
As Mason expected, this "messenger of the gods" was not a pioneer who stood firmly on the side of the warlocks. He had his own little thoughts and the gods behind him also had quite "flexible" ethics that authorized him to act according to circumstances.
The interests of the divine team and the interests of the warlock are by no means consistent.
Although they ostensibly helped Warlock get the invasion plan proposal passed by the council, they obviously wanted to do something tricky, such as hedging risks by betting on both sides. The best outcome would be that Warlock would step into the quagmire and have the invasion progress slowed down by the Gotham world.
In this way, sorcerers who need external assistance will have to give up their interests to the forces of the gods.
In short, it's all a game.
The plan was great and feasible, but there was one bad thing: the gods and their messengers all made an empirical mistake.
Change is happening too fast.
The Gotham world was caught in the most critical moment by the wild laughter a second ago.
Guess what happened the next second?
They made a comeback.
Not only did they kill the Warlock swiftly and efficiently, but there are currently three big guys who are eliminating the remaining Cleaners and Conquerors in the world like they are playing Candy Crush.
The battle situation changed so quickly that the gods could not keep up with the decision-making speed. Naturally, they had no time to adjust their strategy. When they saw that the meeting time was up, they could only bite the bullet and push the messenger out.
Without giving any strategy, he asked Moonlight Knight to come over to discuss things.
They say that the decision-making power will be decentralized, but in fact they are just looking for someone to take the blame.
"I guess, if we can't reach a good agreement here today, maybe in a few days, your head will be sent to my desk in the name of 'apology'."
Mason was very relaxed after jumping off the flying motorcycle. He walked forward and looked at the Moonlight Knight whose face was covered by a strange white mask. He stretched out his hand and whispered:
"They were scared, right? They wanted to use me or the warlock to help their camp get involved in the command of the Star Society, but they didn't expect that they would go too far.
Maybe I, this 'bug', showed too much aggressiveness and frightened the gods above the clouds?"
"hehe"
Moonlight Knight smiled awkwardly, held Mason's hand, and said dryly:
"Don't think too much about it. It's just a meeting between colleagues of the Star Society. It's not as complicated as you say. Speaking of which, isn't it a hostage exchange?
Why can’t I see Black Adam…”
"I changed my mind. It's too risky to hand over the traitor to a stranger whose enemy is unknown."
Mason's expression turned cold. He pulled his hand away from Moonlight Knight and said:
"What? Are you unhappy to see me change my mind at the last minute?"
How the hell could I be happy?
Do you see any happiness on my face?
Hey, if you don’t need your eyes, you can donate them to someone in need!
The Moonlight Knight, who was furious, really wanted to draw out his Moon Wheel Blade and cut the bastard in front of him into pieces and add cartilage to the lunch box, but he had no choice but to speak with confidence.
The tragic death of the warlock had served as a wake-up call for him.
Just looking at the suspicious attitudes of the players behind him, you can tell that they are under great pressure, fearing that Mason will whistle and call over an extraordinary boss to crush them here like bugs.
Then, the god's envoy laughed dryly again from under his mask without any expression:
"Haha, think about it carefully. My previous request was indeed a bit unreasonable. You should consider it carefully. Here, I brought your people..."
He waved his hand, and the magical Mary, Shazam's sister from another world, grabbed the bruised and battered Skrull Queen Vikrant from the air with a casual stroke.
The latter had obviously been tortured and lost 70% of his life.
But she was obviously given proper first aid and regained consciousness, and her injuries were not serious enough to cause her death. She was even given a festive red dress to cover the blood on her body.
The Skrull Queen's green face was also full of confusion at this moment.
As a prisoner who failed in her ambush, she had no idea what was going on. Thirty minutes ago, she was hanging in a dark cell waiting to die, and then these bastards rushed in, spoke nice words to her, treated her, and brought her here.
"He's seriously injured."
Mason frowned as he looked at the Skrull Queen who was brought before him. He glanced at the Moonlight Knight beside him and said:
“Is this how the gods treat their guests? I sent my servants to you to discuss cooperation matters, and you were unwilling to pay attention, but you actually tortured my messenger.
Tsk, don't you understand the principle of not killing the envoys when two armies are at war?"
"Accidents! They were all accidents."
Moonlight Knight waved his hands and explained forcefully:
"We regret this embarrassing 'diplomatic incident' and have paid Ms. Vikram adequate compensation and obtained her forgiveness...
Madam, can you please say something? Your silence now seems like we are bullying you."
He glanced at Vikrant.
The Skrull Queen touched the several full bags around her waist and nodded to Mason, indicating that with the "full-paid and wholehearted" and "close-to-people" apology from the God's Messenger Team, the two sides had indeed reached a "reconciliation agreement."
"Well, since the parties involved are not pursuing the matter, it would be rude for me to continue to pester them."
Mason snorted, took the Super Skrull Psychic Beacon from his right hand and threw it to Queen Vikran, as they had agreed on before.
The latter immediately held the divine object that was enough to dominate the fate of all Skrulls in his hand, and very obediently handed over all the bags around his waist to the captain, and then silently stepped aside.
For her, this matter has ended perfectly.
Although I was caught and beaten, and although I still don’t know what happened in the middle to change the situation, the result is good now and everything is good.
"Now that the misunderstandings have been cleared up, let's get down to business."
Moonlight Knight rubbed his hands together, and no longer mentioned the "hostage exchange" that he had mentioned before, just as if he had farted more than ten hours ago. He looked at Mason and said:
"We need to discuss two things. The first is the existence of the God's Envoy Team in the Star Society... uh, I mean, the New Star Society. The second is to convey the congratulations of the gods to the future master of the Star Society!"
"I'm guessing you said the same thing to the warlock thirty minutes ago?"
Mason interrupted him with his hand and asked Moon Knight meaningfully. The latter sighed awkwardly and felt that it was really unpleasant to deal with Mason, this little clever guy.
At the same time, he also realized that it would be difficult for him to gain the upper hand in the verbal battle with Mason with his own wisdom, so he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and decided to pass the job to someone more suitable.
"Stephen! Come here!"
He shouted to himself.
The next moment, the moon-colored cloth strips that had been wrapped around his body like a battle suit quickly pulled out and spun around, completing his "transformation" under the cover of the moonlight cloak.
The warrior-like Moonlight Knight transformed into a well-mannered guy in a suit and tie.
This guy no longer wore a hood or a cape. He was wearing a flashy moon-white suit with a red rose in his shirt pocket. His face was still wrapped in white gauze, but his facial lines were obviously softer.
"Hey, hello, Mr. Mason."
This guy who looked very familiar with the place changed his awkward posture, moved his body very relaxedly, and stretched out his hand to Mason again and said:
“Let me introduce myself again. My name is Stephen Grant, the one who is best at thinking and negotiating among the many personalities of Moonlight Knight. The person you were talking to just now was Mark.
You can tell from the guy's appearance that he is a violent person. He is incapable of doing delicate work like negotiating terms.
I told you, the moment things changed he should have let me take control."
"Wow! Two personalities!"
Mason crossed his arms behind his back, trying to pretend to be a tough bodyguard, but Harley, who was blowing pink bubble gum out of boredom, widened her eyes, looked at her head and screamed:
"Look! Quinn, our fellow patient!"
"Well, it seems this lady also has multiple personalities. What a pleasure to meet you."
Stephen Grant, who called himself "Mr. Knight", politely took off the flowers from his chest and handed them to Harley to express his goodwill. He explained:
"But I don't just have two personalities. I have another very, very scary bastard who Mark and I have locked deep in our hearts. We dare not let him out easily to prevent any bad things from happening."
"Yeah, I did that to Quinn before!"
Harley's eyes lit up, and she said to Mr. Knight, just like a "patient communication":
"Quinn is a bad person. She has always tempted me to do terrible things. I was able to suppress her only because of my passionate love for Mr. K.
But then we reconciled.
Harley is cute and cunning, Quinn is cunning and cute, and when the two of us join forces, I am the most powerful.
You should give it a try too!"
“We tried, and it was terrible.”
Mr. Knight sighed.
Although he really wanted to talk more with Harley, his "fellow patient", and share each other's patterns and experiences of getting along with the secondary personalities, he obviously knew that the real business was more important.
"It's okay, you can continue talking."
Mason next to him waved his hands and said:
"I'm not in a hurry at all! No kidding, listening to you guys talk about the happy things between these mentally ill people is much more interesting than negotiating with the fence-sitter gods who are always looking for benefits.
How about we change places?
I know a great cafe in Gotham that you and Mark will love. If Jack pops up, don't worry! I have a way to deal with that cold-blooded scumbag."
As he spoke, Mason touched the Black Death Sword, Ragnarok Spear at his waist and gave a gentle smile to the knight in front of him.
But it was this smile that made Mr. Knight Stephen swallow.
He is not Mason. In a one-on-one fight, the enhanced Moon Knight and the full-state Mason are probably 40-60 to one. But the gun on Mason's waist is too tricky.
If that weapon specifically used to fight against divinity were really used, the entire team of gods could be easily wiped out.
Obviously, Mason didn't show his true ability at all in the last brief confrontation. This guy is simply the "natural enemy" of all those who use divine power but are not strong enough.
"Now, now, put your little scary pistol on your hip and stop terrorizing us poor people, Mr. Mason."
Mr. Knight made a gesture, and his team members left the Eternal Rock through the World Gate. It was obvious that the conversation that followed was not what they were supposed to hear.
This is not a strict hierarchy rule, but a proper protection.
For these messengers of the gods, knowing too many secrets of the gods would never end well.
"Although Mark is an asshole who doesn't understand the art of language, he did make clear the two most important things today."
Mr. Knight whispered:
"You are right, Lord Mason. The victory of this world shocked the gods. The military and strategic victories are secondary. The main thing is that the three extraordinary strong men you summoned cannot be ignored.
They would have been strong enough to enter the Council of Hope in their own right, but now they are being used by you.
This situation has surpassed the significance of winning or losing this war. My Lord, I came here to find out the truth. The gods behind me are eager to know your purpose. "
"Is Odin one of your people?"
Mason answered the question irrelevantly. His question made Moonlight Knight hesitate for a moment, then he nodded and said:
"All the gods that you know of in legends, those powerful creatures that have been born and are named 'God' in the past, present and future , are our members.
But there is no need to be surprised by this.
Just like how the Star Society, with only three grand masters, was able to engage in shocking internal strife on such a scale, the gods are all arrogant fellows and will not be so willing to obey the command and control of their own kind.
We are very disunited.
The extent of the internal divisions far exceeds the scale of the Star Council and the Council of Hope. In fact, due to the existence of the Divine Power Network in different worlds and planes, we could have become a similar large organization. However, from the moment the concept of "we" appeared, true unity has never been achieved.
It is us who helped the Warlock pass the war resolution in the Council, it is us who hoped to seek a balance between the Warlock and you to gain benefits, it is us who expect to see rivers of blood and chaos, and it is us who are the rebels who are eager to overthrow the existing order of the Star Society. "
Mr. Knight sighed and said:
“Our biggest enemy is never outside of us. Our biggest enemy is ourselves. This collection of gods that sounds so powerful was hopeless from the beginning.
The God Envoy Squad represents those who are truly eager to do something and have the strongest execution capabilities among the concept of "Gods". "
"Thank you for your explanation."
Mason kept this important information in mind, then looked at Moonlight Knight and said:
"If you want to know my purpose, you have to tell me yours first, right? I think this is the prerequisite for a frank conversation."
"exist!"
Knight Steve raised a finger and said in a serious tone:
"Everything is for existence, and existence is everything. The purpose of the power we represent has always been simple. Even ants try to survive, let alone a life that is naturally powerful and immortal?
We are all struggling, and on a cosmic level, the gods are not so different from us.
You don't have to doubt the correctness of this statement, this is what old man Kong Su told me himself.
The autistic person is ugly and cunning, but he is generally not a good liar.
Therefore, in order to survive, we can help the evil, we can be cold-blooded and ruthless, we can turn from darkness to light, and we can also stab others in the back.
Your power is about to be established inside and outside the Star Club. For us who are trying to survive, it won’t hurt to have a good relationship with you. One more friend means one more way forward.”
"A very reasonable reason."
Mason nodded, then looked at Moonlight Knight and said:
"I will destroy the Star Society and end the Dark Ages."
"hiss……"
This straightforward answer made Moonlight Knight gasp. He hesitated for nearly ten seconds before speaking:
"It's a terrifying and extremely ambitious ideal, but... it's not unacceptable. After all, only when the stars fall can the gods use their web of divine power to replace them."
"It doesn't matter. Who will be in power in the post-Star Club era is not my concern."
Mason shook his head and said:
"I don't care what will happen in the era after the stars are destroyed. I don't have the ability to plan so far into the future.
You just need to answer me whether you and the gods behind you can help me?"
"Can."
Moonlight Knight nodded and said:
"But you and I both know that the real problem is not the Star Meeting, but the impact... Do you have any refreshing solution to this core problem?"
"I'm still trying. I'm not sure."
Mason shook his head and said:
“But if I really did it, you would have no choice but to weld the car doors shut and follow me to the end... Go back and think about it carefully, and discuss it with your friends.
After all, this is a big deal, so don’t jump to conclusions.”
The captain stretched out his hand, placed it on Mr. Knight's shoulder, and whispered:
"I will look forward to our next meeting, Mr. Ugly and Sly Kongsu."
