Volume 8: The Fourth Impact Chapter 92: Star Castle: The City of Reflections That Has Lost Its Splendor
"The Heart of the Star Emperor is running well, and the engine power has increased to 157%! We are crossing another plane rift, and the impact will make the next journey a little bumpy.
But good news everyone!
Next stop is the New World!
Just wait for fifteen minutes and we will arrive at our destination."
Barbara's voice echoed through the Fox Nest's communication system in various areas of the astral spacecraft, drawing waves of cheers.
The experimental assistants who had just been released from their respective detention areas did not understand what was happening, but this did not prevent them from realizing that the situation had been reversed through the cabins still filled with smoke and the rebellious machines returning to the mechanical center.
As a comprehensive research facility, Fox Nest certainly cannot have only a scientific research team composed of geniuses from various worlds, but also a whole logistical force to provide various assistance to these researchers.
The Council took away almost everything they could when they evacuated Fox's Lair, leaving these loyal and hardworking servants behind in their respective dormitories.
The meaning is self-explanatory.
In this chaotic era, human life is indeed worthless.
"Everyone has been released and everyone is in high spirits. We have selected several highly respected researchers to form a temporary management team. They are organizing manpower to repair the deliberately damaged power cabin and restore the connection between the core engine and various functional areas."
Natasha Stark walked into the now sealed medical area. She immediately saw Mason examining the rescued prisoners, holding a cup of instant coffee that he had missed for several days.
The Stark Army poster girl leaned against the door and said to Mason:
"Of course, many energy researchers have shown great interest in the temporary core you use, but I guess that thing should n't be something that can be used for research casually, right?"
“As long as the brave researchers are not afraid of being captured by Unicron’s will of destruction and becoming oil men who call upon the mechanical gods, I don’t mind forming a professional team to crack the mystery of the core spark.
But that’s not the most important thing right now.”
Mason stood up straight, and with skillful movements, he prepared a small bottle of medicine and injected it into the glucose solution in the bottle beside him, then walked to the next bed where M.O.D.O.K. 4 was lying on the bed with only a few breaths left.
Without turning his head, he said to Natasha:
“The thought extraction devices remaining in these people’s brains are becoming ineffective. If we can’t remove the gadgets before the situation gets worse, these guys will be in danger of losing their lives.
They need to perform surgery immediately. I guess the doctors in Fox Den are not busy right now? Or do you plan to let me be in charge of such a huge operation alone?"
"I'll call the medical team immediately to come and take over the shift."
Natasha stood up straight and saluted with her heels touching, fully demonstrating her informal character as a member of Stark. However, before she left, she whispered:
"How are you going to accommodate us?
Some colleagues who like to overthink have been asking me about this matter. Although the entire Stark family trusts you absolutely, smart guys always like to overthink. This is their nature. "
"I'm not going to house you."
Mason turned around and said:
"You are all adults with IQs far exceeding those of ordinary people. You should learn how to find a job that can support your family in the new world.
The K Corps is not the Hope Council, we don’t have the resources to support you.”
"Um?"
Natasha was really surprised this time. She widened her eyes and said:
"So you 're saying you're going to let us go? No way, are you so generous?
Although everyone is extremely angry after knowing the truth that the Hope Council treats us like pigs in order to monopolize the development of technology in the Dark Ages, to be honest, if they are working for you as a savior, I don't think many people will really refuse.
You should understand that if you put an entire Fox Nest under your command, you will gain considerable benefits, right? "
"Well, I think it's necessary to give you a brief introduction to the operation mode of the K Corps."
Mason rubbed his forehead and said to Natasha Stark:
“I am the leader of the K Corps, but I am only responsible for making plans and ensuring logistics. I will not interfere in adjustments involving the organizational structure, so if the world rulers of the Resistance Alliance want to recruit you, I will not say yes or no.
That's between you and them.
Do you understand?
This is just a loose alliance of interests.
Also, what did you mean by that just now?
Are you all willing to serve me , when most of you don't even know who I am? Are you willing to sell your careers just for a favor or a favor?
This doesn't fit my impression of the cold and arrogant nature of highly intelligent people."
"Indeed, if it was just to rescue us from the cage, most of the guys wouldn't bow down to us. I know the tempers of us researchers very well.
To say someone is arrogant because of his talent is a sign of high emotional intelligence, while to say someone with low emotional intelligence is simply to call him an idiot is not an exaggeration. "
Natasha brushed her proud golden hair and winked at Mason.
“However, your situation is not within the normal range.
You see, so many of us have been in this planetary fortress for seventeen years. Although the topics and projects we study every day are different, all the research results are for the same purpose.
Impact!
This is the only reason that brought all of us together here from countless worlds, and something that so many of us have been studying for seventeen years and invested countless manpower and resources to no avail, but was solved by an eighteen-year-old young man in just a few months.
Most importantly, you not only proposed the plan, but also designed the experimental process without our participation and completed the experiment successfully.
You even thoughtfully set up 4 different observation samples and all achieved 100% success.
How do you think they would view you in this situation?"
At this point, Tony No. 6 shook her head and said with a curled lip:
"It's no exaggeration to say that in the eyes of some radical guys, you are the incarnation of the absolute 'God on Earth', Mason, let alone serving you.
If you just say that the next goal is to overthrow the council, do you believe that they will immediately pick up guns and join the army?
Don't think that people with high IQs are necessarily rational. The more talented a person is, the more likely he or she is to get stuck in a rut.
So, think about my suggestion again. As long as you open your mouth, I can't guarantee 100%, but at least 90% of the researchers are willing to join you without salary."
"Um……"
Mason thought about it, shook his head and said:
"I still refuse. It sounds too troublesome. Besides, my research career has come to an end. The fusion project has been a great success. Hopes of reversing the dark ages have been created. The rest of the work can be handed over to more professional people.
I have to focus on the rest of my tasks.
So, can you keep it a secret that I'm on this ship? I don't want to be followed by crazy fans or anything. Also, get the doctors!
Didn't you see Bruce Banner No. 13 start vomiting blood? "
"Okay, okay."
Natasha left quickly, and Mason stepped forward to stop the bleeding of the skinny Dr. Banner. After waiting for the first group of doctors to change their clothes and rush over, Mason hid in the crowd and left quickly.
But he didn't go far, instead he came to a small cubicle in the medical area.
Zod and Kara were standing guard here like gate gods, and when they saw Mason coming, they made way. Kara whispered to him:
"The situation in there is pretty bad. You have a lot to do."
"I know. I guessed it."
Mason complained, pushing the door open to see two supermen placed on either side of the room.
Not only was Injustice Superman, who was placed in the Red Sun Lamp Biological Chamber, beaten half to death and unconscious, but Big Chao was also in a bad condition. However, he was lucky enough not to be unconscious, only a small part of his bones were broken.
Right now he was lying there with his teeth bared, under the yellow sunlight.
"You just like to show off, don't you?"
Mason stepped forward and took out the bone-setting and suturing tools. He said to Dachao:
"Why don't you just let the Lord come up? He defeated that little jerk with just three punches and two kicks. Judging from your behavior, you must have used the 'Sun Fist' again.
I said, when I gave you the solar ray, I made it clear that it was for emergency use, not for you to use as a combat power amplifier. "
"Lord Superman can't stop. He will definitely kill Unjust Superman. In his eyes, this guy who has abandoned all his bottom lines is the source of evil and the darkness that must be purified."
Dachao bared his teeth and said:
"But I don't think he's hopelessly bad. It's just that the pain of loss has driven him crazy. I'm going to exile him to the Phantom Dimension. Maybe a few thousand years will be enough for him to calm down and reflect on his life that has been dominated by violence."
"Wake up! Your crappy place can't hold anyone!"
Mason used a kryptonite scalpel to cut open the bruised wound and said:
"Be careful that another villain will pop out and give you a hard time. Then there will be another massacre of people."
"Won't!"
Dachao shook his head and said:
"I will hand it over to Lord Superman to look after it. The two of us have agreed to form a 'Kryptonian Mutual Aid Group'. Zod, Kara, Bizarro, and Joe will all be members.
We all have our own psychological problems and maybe we can help each other, and he was the first person the mutual aid group helped.”
Clark looked across the room at Unjust Superman, who was enveloped in a red sun light.
He said:
"I believe there is still a fire in his heart, and I believe I will not sink to the point of being hopeless."
"I think this is a bad idea because a group of people with psychological problems getting together doesn't tend to make things better, but then again, you Kryptonians should sort out your own affairs."
Mason shrugged and said:
"Don't forget, General Zod and his gang are still roaming freely in the Gotham world. Now that the worlds have merged, the continental shelf has been deformed, and there are so many folded spaces. It may not be that easy for you to find them."
"That's not my job, Mason."
Dachao stretched his body, closed his eyes and whispered:
"Your Zod will be happy to do it for you, and my cousin will help him, but when I defeated Injustice Superman just now, he revealed a piece of news to me.
He was not the leader of the Twelfth Order of Conquerors, but their leader was indeed another superman, one who was stronger and more dangerous than him.
The leader's think tank is a vampire Batman, and his lieutenant, Wonder Woman, who was born from the New Gods.
To be honest, sometimes I can't help but wonder, how many chaotic combinations of the three of us will there be in so many parallel worlds? And in so many worlds, no matter what our identities and backgrounds are, will the three of us eventually become partners and friends?
Is this also a predetermined fate? "
"Your question is too profound. I'm sorry I can't answer it."
Mason was speechless. He left a few bottles of medicine and told Superman to take them on time, then turned around to check on Injustice Superman.
However, before he could start checking, the Fox Nest spacecraft, which was traveling at curvature superluminal speed, suddenly began to slow down. After crossing another eye of time and space in front of it, the new Osborne Tower planet bloomed before its eyes.
Of course, it is impossible for this moon-sized planetary spacecraft to directly enter the Earth's atmosphere. Even if it gets close, it will cause gravitational imbalance and cause catastrophic consequences.
However, this high-tech fortress has a gravity constant device covering the hull, allowing it to dock smoothly in the lunar orbit without interfering with the Earth-Moon system.
Before the Fox Nest Fortress came to a complete stop, a large group of fanatical researchers had already gathered in the starport and got on their shuttles, shouting and yelling, to conduct a field investigation on the fused Earth.
"Sweetheart, we found the folded space where the Star Castle is located!"
After entering the communication range, Harley's communication rang immediately, causing Mason to smile and ask:
"This is good news. Didn't you go in and take a look?"
"I don't dare go in."
Harry shrieked:
"Come back soon, Star Castle is different now, it feels like it's haunted, Zha Kang said it must be some sinister magic of Mephisto.
But the old wizard Shazam and many people haven't come out yet, and the World Gate can't connect to the interior of the Star Castle. We are preparing to send some fearless cannon fodder... uh, I mean, warriors!
We need to select a group of fearless warriors to go in and take a look at the situation. Ciri said she would take the lead and we couldn't persuade her."
"Wait till I get there."
Mason listened to the news with a frown on his face.
When the old devil threw the Star Fortress to knock down the city of Attilan, he felt that this action was not as simple as it seemed. Now it seems that his prediction has come true.
The Captain told the Kryptonian trio about the situation on the ground and asked them to send Superman back to Gotham to recuperate and serve as a jailer to guard Injustice Superman. Then he twisted a hatch and set it as a projection of the World Gate. After opening the door and entering, a flash of starlight sent Mason outside the Star Castle.
There was already a large group of people gathered here, all members of the Star Society, from the Grand Master to C-level members. Mason soon discovered Ciri, Liana and the members of Team K.
As he walked over, he glanced at the Star Castle.
In this folded space, the castle on the hillside and the surrounding snow-capped mountains were placed on the vast ocean, becoming an isolated island in the sea. The main body of the castle was not damaged much, and the fairy-tale scenery around it remained unchanged.
But it does lose something, making it look awkward at first glance.
"Is it a shadow?"
Mason walked to Harry's side, nodded slightly to Ciri, then looked at Zha Kang and said:
"This castle has lost its shadow?"
"As expected of you, Captain. Your eyes are so sharp."
Zha Kang, who was measuring the rotation of the surrounding magic power, patted his horse slightly, and then said seriously:
“It was some kind of very advanced magic. Mephisto threw the entity of Star Castle into this world, but the shadow of Star Castle still remained in its original place.
If I'm not mistaken, there must be some connection between these two areas.
It is not yet certain whether this is the conspiracy of the old devil, but if you want to find out the situation, you must venture in and take a look. "
"We can't get through to old Shazam."
Shiri said beside him:
"He must still be alive. He and the other eight A-class teams and some B-class teams are still in the Star Castle. They may also be trapped."
"Have you asked Hei Qiyi to come over and take a look?"
Mason glanced at Zha Kang, who curled his lips and said:
"I invited him, but he told me not to bother him with such trivial matters. He almost ate me up. I suspect that the lonely guy had already discovered the abnormality of Star Castle, but he just didn't intend to care.
So I don’t think it’s that dangerous.”
"Then let's go in and take a look."
Hearing Hei Qiyi say that this was a "small matter" that did not require his intervention, Mason felt relieved. He looked around and said to the people around him:
"Don't go with too many people. It will be troublesome if it is a trap. Choose a strong character to go in with me."
"Sweetheart, your injury is not healed yet."
Harry said this with concern, but Mason stared at the castle that had lost its shadow in front of him, and he shook his head and said:
"This is a message Mephisto conveyed to me. I must go and see it myself to find out what the old devil wants to do. Instead, you have to stay here.
If anything happens to me, I'll depend on you to get me out.
I don’t trust the others.”
"Uh-huh!"
Harley was immediately moved when she heard this. She and Quinn looked at each other, then patted her chest and said:
"You can absolutely trust me on this, sweetheart! Take the Deadpool team with you. They are all first-class cannon fodder, and then...then let Ciri go with you."
"Um?"
Mason and the Hunter were both stunned, and then they heard Harry say seriously:
"If anything happens to you, I'm sure Ciri will do everything she can to get you out, but that's not necessarily the case for others. You must take her with you, otherwise I won't be at ease."
