"Huh"

A day and a night later, the Black Pearl had seen the outline of the continent beneath the gloomy sky in the distance.

The Kite Man swept low in the sea breeze at dawn, and the small and reliable Falcon Backpack behind him retracted the mechanical wings in a dashing gesture, allowing him to land precisely next to Mason, who was in a good mood.

"Boss, Barbossa and a few pirate kings are in the harbor to welcome you back."

Charles reported to Mason with a fluttering eyebrow:

"They made a big show, and they all wore gold and silver like fancy chiefs, but one of them was a strange woman.

Barbossa says it's his 'royal' witch, but I suspect that's probably the one we're trying to find.

The human body of the female sea goddess Colypso. ”

"Hmm."

Mason nodded, squinting his eyes at the pier ahead where the outline of the city could already be seen, he thought for a moment, turned his head and whispered to the kite man:

"You go back to Gotham, Charles, and bring my letter to Selena and Lady Elizabeth, I need them to go to Osborne Tower to help me with something.

You don't have to come here afterwards to accompany Poison Ivy in the Hogwarts Forbidden Forest.

If things don't go well

I mean, if the world of Hogwarts is also affected by the impact, bring her and the resources we harvested there back to Gotham.

It's important, I have to have someone I trust to do it, you know. ”

"Okay, boss, I'll do it!"

The Kite Man patted his chest vigorously, but then asked in a low voice:

"It's just that you guys can stay here, okay? If it weren't for my help."

"What if you're a scout?"

Mason looked at Charles with a strange look in his eyes and said:

"What? Are you ready to change careers and charge forward with the second barrel? Seriously, if you're really going to show your prowess in front of a god and a group of cleaners, then I don't mind giving you a chance. ”

"Huh"

The kite man laughed awkwardly.

Although he has been honed by many battles, he knows that his combat effectiveness is completely at the bottom of Team K.

Especially after Barbara Gordon, a hacker girl, joined the team to take over the drone and firepower suppression, Charles felt marginalized.

It's a little sad, but lack of ability is always a big problem that can't be solved.

Although he himself doesn't hate this kind of safe life that slowly turns into logistics, he still has to brush up on his presence in front of the boss occasionally, and he is the first dog leg under Mason Cooper after all.

After driving away the Kite Man, Mason returned to the cabin and rolled up his sleeves to continue his beloved alchemy, he had been feeling like he was about to "break through" for a while, and there was no room for any more wasted time.

"Remember what I told you last night, Jack, you went and talked to Barbossa on behalf of Team K."

Mason took out the Hufflepuff cup and placed it in front of him, and as he added to it, he said to Captain Jack, who was leaning against the door and drinking a heavy drink:

"I now appoint you as my plenipotentiary, and I will grant them whatever they ask, and get a feel for the situation as much as possible, and I would like to see the Poseidon Trident up close.

Let's see if you can arrange it for me. ”

"Okay."

Jack drained the flask in his hand, wiped his mouth again, and said:

"I suspect Colypso might be wooing me. You see, an immortal like my dad sensed that something was wrong, and she, a genuine sea god, must have foreseen the danger.

Maybe she'll strike first.

Mason, we need to be careful. ”

"Careful? Why? ”

Mason glanced at the hourglass on the table, where there was little grit left, and it was less than three days before the impact had arrived after the voyage was complete.

He shook his head and said:

"Don't worry too much, Jack, if she's really as wise as the sea, she'll know she's in trouble.

We can even be her collaborators. ”

"What are you kidding?"

Jack was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically:

"We're here to kill her!"

"No, our mission is to make sure her divinity doesn't fall into the hands of the Cleanup, Jack, killing her is only a means to get the job done, not the only one."

Mason stopped cutting herbs in his hand, raised his head and explained to Captain Jack seriously:

"Remember the years when Colypso was sealed as a swamp witch? Even without divinity, she can still live as a mortal.

But if she falls into the hands of the cleaners.

I don't know what those mad dogs will do to her, but I can be sure that compared to their methods, we people are as gentle as we have never seen a woman. Male the same.

So, be bold and don't be afraid.

We have all decided to save your world, and it is not too bad to save one more god out of the sea of suffering, so the initiative has always been in our hands. ”

"Well, I'll get it when you say that."

The pirate nodded thoughtfully.

Ten minutes later, the Black Pearl slowly entered the port, and Captain Jack and his very "trendy" crew were bragging to their old friends who greeted them on the dock.

Not seeing the K-Team made Barbossa a little disappointed and a little glad at the same time.

Especially now that the deal of the magic medicine has been completed, before the next delivery of the magic medicine, to be honest, he doesn't want to have too much intersection with these mysterious guys.

But Mason and the others did not show up, much to the disappointment of the black-haired witch in the crowd.

And Captain Jack was observing her, although she had changed the appearance of a white-skinned and red-haired girl, but those eyes were definitely the eyes of Colypso, who had some "intersections" with Jack back then.

As deep as the sea, as cold as a storm, as unpredictable as the tide.

"Yo."

At the ensuing banquet to welcome the guests, Captain Jack and his "old fellows" drank a round of wine and took time to approach the witch, and whispered:

"My captain is a very suspicious fellow, and you may have to talk to me before you meet him, ma'am."

"Excuse me, Jack."

The witch said with no interest:

"The rats who escaped from this world before they were in danger are still a bit self-aware, and I only talk to people who can really do things. You're a dogleg now instead of a captain, and the rudder wheel is out of your hands.

If you dare to talk nonsense, you will be whipped like those sailors who pout their butts and wipe the deck. ”

"Huhuhu, what a good temper."

Captain Jack sneered.

He lowered his head and picked up a silk cigarette and said:

"I wish you could be so tough when you're approached by those mad dogs from outside, Colypso, you don't know what you're going to face, but I know, I've seen it with my own eyes.

I walked through another apocalypse, and crawled all the way from hell back to my hometown.

So, now for a moment? ”

Faced with Jack's invitation, the witch hesitated and looked up at the dark sky without stars and moonlight, and she could barely hide the fear in her eyes.

As the pirate captain waited and watched, the avatar of the sea god who had raised waves and buried countless fleets and travelers finally nodded.

She whispered:

"Let's talk about it then, before the 'mad dogs' in your mouth arrive."

——

The Black Pearl was still parked at the docks, the ship had been cordoned off, and several black heavy drones were flying back and forth around the ship, not allowing anyone to approach.

This once legendary battleship has become the home of Team K, and the first mate, Mr. Gibbs, personally carries two modified and strengthened AK47s on his back and leads people on patrol, so as not to disturb the captain's manufacturing business.

"That's it!"

In the cabin, Mason finished sketching the last line of the golden inscription, dropped the golden rod and took a few steps back to admire the second set of Isu Vanguard armor he had just made.

The black armor glistened in the dim place, and the pale circles of light on its arms, chest, and leg armor, as well as on its boots, shone brightly, and looked extremely cool.

"It's sassy."

The slag kang next to him gave an accurate evaluation.

He would be wearing the barely stitched cloak of the Devil's Float, a bright red cloak that obscured his figure, making him look very Gandalf-like.

He pouted and said to Mason:

"I don't want this thing, it's too shiny and doesn't fit my low-key and luxurious style, don't do it for me."

"You think you want it."

Mason snorted and said:

"This is what I made for myself, don't you see the data interface reserved on the armor and the link to the power armor? But if you don't need it, you'll have your gear done later, John. ”

"Don't!"

Zakang immediately jumped up and pleaded with a hippie smile:

"Where can I, a poor third-rate spellcaster, find something powerful, and I expect you to quickly become a craftsman and help me fix the Elder Wand.

Those gravity rings and earrings you made are also good, hurry up and practice well, I have relied on you as a craftsman in my life. Belch?

Someone's coming! ”

Before he finished his flattering words, he immediately turned his head to look at the end of the cabin, and he was manipulated by enhanced magic to clearly feel the disturbance of time and space, and was about to cast a spell to seal it but was held down by Mason's reach.

The young man said:

"It's okay, it's a friend coming, you avoid it first, no matter who comes, I think you'd better participate in the next conversation. Here's for you, go ashore and find a few people to try the medicine. ”

Mason handed several vials of blood-colored liquid to Zakang and instructed:

"This is the 'beastial' drug I concocted last night with the biotechnology of the Isu, which are samples of the Minotaur and the snake man, you must not drink it yourself, the effect is not stable."

"Who would drink something like this that seems to come from an unknown source at first glance? Do you really think I'm you? Like you, you dare to throw anything into your veins. ”

Zakang pursed his lips and rolled his eyes, picked up his cigarette and waved his cloak coquettishly, letting the Demon Floating Cloak, which still had ugly traces of stitching, drag him off from the spot and staggered out of the cabin.

This thoughtful guy didn't forget to close the hatch.

A few seconds after he left, the unprovoked space-time disturbance quickly turned into a silver streamer and bloomed, and the hunter walked out of it.

"Hello, Mr. Hunter."

Mason stopped pretending, and got up and greeted him in an exaggerated manner:

"Greetings to Her Royal Highness Princess Nilfgaard, the Lion Cub of Sintra, Jivielle of Kylemohan, and Her Highness Siria Fiona Ellen Rian Len, daughter of the White Wolf, aboard the Black Pearl.

Your arrival has brought this wrecked ship to life. ”

As soon as Mr. Hunter wanted to speak, he was stopped by this long list of exaggerated titles that the dragon mother had to call her an expert, and then she stomped her feet a little angrily and helplessly.

Slip away.

The identity is missing.

"How did you know my true identity?"

She didn't waste any time, she reached out to hold the sword and was cold, and asked directly:

"Who told you that? Isn't it the old K? ”

"Actually, Lord Geralt gave me a dream, the night I entered the Star Castle."

Mason, who washed the golden cup again and prepared for the next round of production, said without raising his head:

"The old witcher, who won the Holy Sword of the Lake Maiden with his five virtues, told me that if his daughter turned into that disgusting hound, let me scold you for him.

It's better to wake you up.

Lo and behold, so many disasters are happening before our eyes.

If we have the ability to intervene, and if we sit idly by, then so much blood buried under the end will stain our hearts. ”

"Don't be stupid, Mason."

Ciri didn't care about Mason's nonsense, what kind of dreams and stuff were nonsense, she saw her adoptive parents banished to the Broken World and die along with the World Core, and there was no way there would be anything left in that situation.

But she's not here to argue with Mason about that.

She said:

"Gentry 7, Norman Osborne, who has just joined, reported to the top that you have sent someone to contact him at Osborne Tower and get him ready to accept about a million refugees.

It came back to me in full circle, and they asked me to see what the hell you're up to.

You don't have a diversion door, and you can't get everyone here before the onslaught arrives, either you're posturing, or you're getting help from the unknown.

From what I know of you, the latter is a little more likely. ”

She stared at Mason and said very unhappily:

"Someone is secretly helping you? And not our people, you called the Justice League? ”

"Guess."

Mason grinned mysteriously, and the angry Ciri wanted to draw her sword and hack to death the guy who was almost angry with her yesterday for playing dumb riddles, but in the end she suppressed her anger.

Say:

"My application was approved this time, they tentatively agreed to your action, and I brought the components of the Transfer Gate."

"No need."

Mason waved his hand and said:

"Bring it back to those who need it more, I've got it done here. I don't need the help of the Quint to do this myself, so they should never try to control me as much as they control you. ”

"Bang"

A magic bag was smashed on the table, and Ciri took off her mask to reveal her silver hair, and she stared at Mason viciously, gritting her teeth:

"Don't go too far, Mason! Don't keep saying that I'm like a marionette in chains, and what you're saying now is a terrible beating, you know?

Especially after I helped you. ”

"I apologize, my boss, don't be angry, I'm just kidding."

Mason immediately got up, smiled and brought a chair for the Hunter to sit down, and offered her a cup of hot tea, but Ciri looked at it suspiciously.

Since the last time she was knocked unconscious by Mason with a stun needle, she is now wary of anything Mason sends her.

Who knows what this crazy young man will do?

This guy is simply more daring than even the legendary whale shark.

Seeing that Ciri didn't drink and didn't waste it, Mason leaned aside with his teacup and helped his boss analyze:

"They didn't use this transfer door to help me, Ciri, they realized when they received Norman's report that I didn't need them anymore, but they needed the Isu drawings in my head, so they sent you to send me the transfer door to try to save it.

Sober up, Ciri.

It's not because you begged them twice, it's because we still have value, and they can't give up on me at the risk of detachment.

The fact that you can bring the Diversion Gate so easily shows that they are more than capable of doing it.

But they don't want to do it at all.

They don't care what you and I think, and you thought you were important to them before, listen to my advice, my boss, if you really want to avenge your adoptive parents and your own world, if you really want to bring down the Stars Club, you have to do it with me!

We're on our own.

Those bastards with ulterior motives can't believe it.

And now it's time for you to go, a big mentor suddenly coming here will attract a lot of attention, and I only realized last night that someone was monitoring Team K. ”

Mason picked up the magic bag from the table, shoved it into Ciri's hand, and said to her:

"Don't think about it, you're still a trusted friend and good superior of Team K, and this won't affect our fateful friendship, but discuss it with me before they ask you to do anything in the future.

You're lacking an 'external brain', and I'd be happy to nominate yourself. ”

Ciri, the Hunter, bowed his head and put on his mask, Mason's words were brief, but completely heartfelt, and some of the details he pointed out did make Ciri feel a little creepy.

It's not that she's unaware of these details, she just hasn't thought about them before.

So she hesitated for a moment, and whispered:

"They decided to promote you to B-class, I only thought it was because you brought back the Golden Apple reward"

"They're bribing me or trying to warn me about this not-so-peaceful little guy."

Mason winked and said:

"If I'm not mistaken, it takes a very difficult task to get promoted to B-rank, and with my current ability, I can't pass it safely, right?

Don't make a noise, pretend you don't know anything, and continue to play your marionette role.

I'll take care of all the troubles.

But when that's done, we need to talk. ”

Mason said to Ciri:

"You and I, just the two of us! You'll have to tell me everything you know, so I can see the whole picture, and of course, you can report me.

The choice is yours.

They just want to take advantage of you, but I'm different, my dear boss, like Gotham City's big bad guys who know who to turn to for help when they're in trouble.

You see, I am not willing to give up even such a broken world, which fully proves that my character is strong.

Therefore, when you need it most, I will do my best to help you as much as I do to help the world, so why don't you think about it when you go back to the bath.

Who is your friend and who is your enemy? ”

Watching the silent hunter Ciri disappear into the cabin, Mason turned his head to see that the second pot of medicine in the golden cup was already boiling, and he walked to the window of the cabin to look at the brightly lit pirate city in front of him, and let out two smug nasal sounds.

He said:

"If you all survive, thank Lord Mason for your kindness, fools."