Volume 7: Da Mu Da Mu Chapter 63 Although the leader died unexpectedly, don’t we still have to continue working?
"These are the coordinates of all the worlds that contain the Speed Force. They have all been reorganized. Theoretically, there is at least one Speedster in each of these worlds.
If he had established a family of lightning, then perhaps there would be more.”
In Ciri's office, after a few minutes of hugging in a vulnerable state of mind, the "reborn" hunter, who had been full of energy, returned to his former efficiency.
She handed Mason a set of coordinates, picked up her coffee cup, and said:
"But the problem now is that if the speedsters don't want to be found by you, things will become very troublesome, and if the Fourth Impact is imminent, those speedsters should be busy dealing with the situation.
There is no one in this world who can survive the first three impacts to the present day. We have already tested it in the third impact, and the previous "byes" will not happen again.
In other words, the world that can survive now has at least one life on its hands. Do you understand what I mean?"
"certainly."
Mason looked at the document in his hand. After confirming that there was no problem, he looked up at his female boss who had regained her composure and said:
"A world that has experienced a life-and-death struggle will turn to barbarism. This is exactly what the Council of Hope wants to see. A group of stars that speak with violence has already formed. It is difficult to have friendly discussions with them.
Maybe you need to use some tricks, or choose the right target."
He stroked his chin, moved his fingers on the document, and then pointed to one of the coordinates and said to Ciri:
"This world... you marked it as being in a long-term war? What is this situation?"
“That’s literally the case.”
Ciri took a sip of coffee, stroked her long silver hair and said:
“You are no longer a rookie, and you should know something about the conquerors.
They don't keep such a huge military force to waste time. When there is no assembly mission, each conqueror army has its own "war needs" to solve.
In most cases, these invasion wars will end within a few months, but there are exceptions, such as the world you chose, which we codenamed "Lord" in the parallel world system..."
"Ah, I've heard that name!"
Mason remembered it all at once.
He nodded and said:
“Zha Kang’s pet Emilia is a vassal of the Star Society in a plane world very close to this world.
She said the Scavengers had set up troop transports on her world to sustain a long war, and that the Overlord world had thwarted several Conqueror attacks.
They look like they can really fight.”
“That being said, in fact, that world has always been solely managed by the First Conqueror Sequence, so the scale of the invasion they encountered was far less than that of the Gotham world.
Although it is not a low-intensity war, it is certainly not as severe as you think. The long-term fighting has exhausted them, so it is quite appropriate to use this world as a breakthrough point."
The hunter nodded and said:
"Since you have a guide, there is no need for me to make special arrangements, right? You can go there by yourselves, and I will not be responsible for it. As before, please contact me in time if you encounter any trouble.
Now it's time for you to go. The warlock is dead, and all his work has been handed over to me and the swordsman, but I dare not entrust these matters to Liana.
Something’s going to happen.”
She waved her hand to signal Mason to leave, and then returned to her desk.
Mason watched the hunter regain his composure and pick up the documents. He smiled, waved goodbye, walked to the door, and just as he opened the office door, he heard a flash of wind behind him.
As a result, when I turned around, I saw a sky full of silver hair spreading out in front of me, and cold lips pressed against my mouth.
The hunter's expression at this moment is like this:
(づ￣3￣)づ╭.
The female boss had already done this, and it would be impolite to push her away at this time, so Mason shrugged, leaned down and kissed her firmly.
Two minutes later, Mason panted slightly and said:
"I should leave now. If I don't leave now, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave."
"You might as well make your words clearer!"
Ciri patted her red cheeks and said through gritted teeth:
"Are you hinting at me to proceed to the next step? You little idiot, I still have such self-control... You can go away now! Don't show up in front of me recently. I will find you when I am not calm enough."
With that, Mason was pushed out of the office, the mahogany door slammed shut, and the hunter leaned against the closed door, breathing heavily.
She rubbed her hot cheeks and whispered:
"That was close, it was almost... Shiri, Shiri, it's not like you haven't seen a man before, look at what a loser you are! I really want to punch you twice to wake you up."
She said this to herself, then stood up. After taking just two steps, she twisted her waist uncomfortably.
Damn it!
I need to change my pants.
…
"Haha, young people's energy is really enviable."
Outside the hunter's office, Mason was still slapping his face and planning to smoke a cigarette to calm down, when he heard an old man's laughing voice coming from the side.
He turned his head and saw the new logistics mentor, old man "Thunder" Shazam, wearing a great wizard robe, leaning on his lightning staff and looking at him with a smile not far away.
The old man had met Mason before.
He was also the first buyer when he was practicing making Dark Moon Cards. The talismans that he is using very smoothly now were also obtained from this old man.
It can be said that he was the "noble man" of Team K in the early stage.
"Greetings, Grand Master."
Mason took off his cigarette and bowed to old man Shazam.
The latter shrugged, walked over to Mason and did a tacit gesture among old smokers. The young man immediately handed over the Silka cigarettes in his bag and lit them for the old man with the lights-out device.
"Nice lighter."
As expected of an old veteran, he had a sharp eye and saw at a glance that Mason's De-Lighter was unusual. He asked for it to play with while leaning his staff against the window and complained to Mason:
"It's not good to be a Grand Master. They forced me to give myself a new nickname to distinguish myself. I wanted to continue to be called 'Thunder', but they said it didn't fit the style.
There is no other choice but to change my name to 'Wizard'."
"This is Mephisto's habit. He is a devil. He always pays special attention to details like these. It's like he has obsessive-compulsive disorder."
Mason laughed, blew out a smoke ring, and said to the white-bearded old man in front of him:
"You are taking over the position of a warlock, and you may even be considered a confidant by Mephisto. You have a bright future. I congratulate you in advance."
"You are being sarcastic. You are not envious at all. You are just testing my opinion of you, old man ."
The old wizard snorted, flicked the ash out of the window in a very social way, and said:
"My opinion is that I have no opinion. The hunter who kissed you just now should have told you before that I represent the camp and interests of the Ronin in the Star Society. It has been like this before and it will be like this in the future.
Don't worry.
The reason why the Ronin are called Ronin is because they don't want to get involved in the mess of the Star Society. My existence is just to ensure that bad things like this time will not spread to them.
You don't have to worry about my taking office having any impact on your career. Although we are not friends or fellow travelers, at least we can watch the fire from the other side of the river and not add insult to injury."
"That makes me feel relieved."
Mason flicked the ash off his cigarette. He actually had a pretty good impression of Mr. Shazam. This old man fits his image of a "sage".
He thought for a moment and then said:
"This war was able to advance to victory so quickly, thanks to your role. We all know what happened in Kandak. The establishment of the neutral zone was truly a stroke of genius..."
"Hey, hey, hey, boy, you can't say something without evidence! Even though we are acquaintances, I will still tell you that you are slandering me if you say something nonsense."
Old Shazam, who had a calm expression just now, immediately waved his hands and said:
"I just did what I should do as a neutral. I know that many pioneers joined the Star Society just to make a living, and they don't really support this organization.
It's fine for these people who just eat and work to boost their morale, but if we really force them to die, something bad will happen. And I'm trying my best to prevent the situation from getting out of control.
Mason, I actually know what you're trying to say by talking to me here.
But I'm telling you, it's not time yet."
The old wizard waved his hand and said to Mason:
"Your ambition to overthrow the Star Society has moved many Ronin. They cheer for you loudly, but you must not lose yourself in the calls of 'hero'.
If you want to get their support, you must first understand the demands of this group.
Let me ask you, do you know what these wanderers outside the Star Society want most? "
The question silenced Mason.
He thought for a moment and said:
"I used to think it should be freedom, but later I realized that in this era, the so-called freedom is just a synonym for the law of the jungle. However, the wanderers don't like the constraints of rules. They are a very complex group.
So if you ask me to give you an answer, I would say that what they actually want is the 'past'.
To put it simply, they want to return to their past stable lives.
You no longer have to worry about an impact that will destroy everything you have worked so hard to accumulate, nor do you have to face the distress of being forced outside the system.
They don't really care who is in power.
They just hope that these bad things will not spread to them and interfere with everyone's happy life with their wives and children.
Am I right?
"More or less."
The old wizard curled his lips. It was obvious that Mason did not give the answer that he most agreed with, but this answer was barely enough.
After enjoying the tobacco, the old man stretched his body and picked up his lightning staff again.
He said to Mason:
"The various matters left by the warlock are still piled up there. I have to get back to work. Oh, by the way, don't worry about your office romance with the hunter being exposed. I'm a very tight-lipped person."
After saying that, the old pervert grinned, turned around and was about to leave.
Behind him, Mason put out his cigarette and said:
"If I can find a way to end the impact, will I be able to gain the full support of the Ronin? Will they follow me to face the darkness beyond the crisis?"
"They will lead the way for you, they will flatten everything in front of them for you, they will kill their way to heaven and destroy hell for you, they will bury all darkness and extinguish all light for you."
The old wizard did not turn around. As his staff tapped the ground, he whispered:
"As long as you can give them a little hope, they will give you the whole world in return. We don't ask for much, Mason, but unfortunately in this era, no one will pay attention to our humble desires.
Mephisto thought that by appointing me he could indirectly control those ronin.
But it can't.
That devil is not the man we need, so the question now is, Mason, are you the man we expect to see? Behold, an army is ready, dear Mason Cooper.
It is waiting for its commander.
Do you want this kind of power?"
“Who wouldn’t want to?”
Mason laughed, and then he saw the old man with white beard turned around and glared at him, shouting:
"Then what are you still standing there for? If you want something, go get it! Are you free now? Do you have time to stay here and play the Riddler game with me?
Go back to work, okay?"
"As you command, Master Wizard."
Mason leaned over to say goodbye, and as he turned to leave, something was thrown to him. Mason caught it with his backhand and looked down, and found it was a strange little card.
It's like a business card.
But there was only a simple line of words on it: "All sins are forgiven" on the front and "Save from hell" on the back.
"I like this lighter very much. It's mine."
The old wizard waved Mason's Deluminator shamelessly and said to him:
"Consider that card a gift from me to you. If you really can't find a way to save the person who is already in your heart, then remember to let her take this card when you say goodbye to her for the last time.
I don’t know where it will send souls, but it’s probably good to be able to avoid the embarrassment of falling into hell.”
This is really good stuff!
Mason looked at the card in his hand. If he remembered correctly, this thing should be a treasure of Doctor Fate in a certain world. Somehow, it ended up in the hands of old Shazam.
Its information tag popped up before Mason's eyes:
Get out of hell card/get out of hell card/pass to heaven
Quality: Inscribed Artifact·Immortal Craftsmanship
Effect: Burning the card will forgive all sins. If the concept of "heaven" exists on the plane, the soul will be sent to the entrance of heaven where the soul believes. If the concept of "heaven" does not exist on the plane, the soul will be sent to a random dimension other than hell.
Producer: Nabu, the God of Order
Item Description: Now do you know where the inspiration for the church's "Indulgence" came from?
hint!
The blueprints of the Pardon Card are included. You need to be at Inscription Level 10 and have perfect mastery of any pantheon's divine inscriptions before you can attempt to make it.
"Thank you, Master Wizard."
Mason put the card away. He knew that this was actually a "colleague gift" that the old wizard had asked him to pass on to Ciri. However, when the old wizard turned to leave, Mason suddenly remembered something.
He quickly stepped forward and asked:
"The talisman you gave me last time..."
"No."
Old Shazan blew his beard and glared and scolded:
"What's wrong with you, young man? Are you trying to plot against the last fortune of an old and lonely wizard?"
"No, I mean, I was planning to practice making a set."
Mason curled his lips and said:
"I just wanted to ask if you need it. If you do, I'll get you a set some other day. Now you're my boss, so you should really build some connections.
Do you have any hobbies? How about I give you a purple clay teapot or something so you can drink tea when you are free? "
"Oh my, you are such a sensible young man."
The old wizard immediately smiled and said:
"Of course, I really need it. A set of spells is very useful in low-intensity fights.
But let me give you a suggestion. When the whole set of that thing takes effect, it will summon an evil god to wreak havoc, so you have to plan its source of power in advance when making it.
Find some powerful creatures and give it magical powers.
Or use divinity to transform them... Well, forget it, you are a 'divine insulator', don't bother those poor weak gods. "
He patted Mason on the shoulder and said:
"Young man, do your job well. Your uncle will not treat you unfairly. If you do well this time, you will be greatly rewarded!"
