"Not to mention why you want me to destroy yours along the way, our hometown, you should at least tell me what's going on there, and why did I have this card on me when I was sent to Gotham?"

Mason, who was bound by the submission lasso, sat on the chair and looked at the swordsman master in front of him, who was also wrapped around his wrist by the lasso, as if the two were playing a somewhat perverted game.

He didn't show too much surprise when he heard the latter's request, but asked very calmly:

"And what do you mean by 'recycling action'? This matter is full of suspicions, and I really don't dare to act immediately if you don't make it clear. ”

"Oh, how did you have a mother-in-law as a man?"

The swordsman was a little annoyed.

But Mason's request was reasonable, so she thought about it and replied:

"It's not that I don't tell you, and I don't know the specific situation. Don't put on that look, I didn't lie to you! I was still on the border of hell on the night of the incident.

By the time I received the news and rushed back to the human world, a nuclear war had already broken out.

Eighty percent of the world was plowed by nuclear bombs, and the devils and demons in charge of collecting people in hell that night were almost exhausted.

Every layer of hell is full, and I heard that the same is true on the side of Heavenly Mountain. And in the chaotic days after the war, before I could gather my compatriots together, people from another world suddenly appeared.

And they call themselves the 'Council of Hope', a disaster relief organization from another world, and some of our 'otherworldly compatriots' among them. ”

Liana sighed.

She didn't hide what happened to her, she grabbed a ball of black energy and turned into flying ghost claws, grabbed the wine she had half-drunk on the desk, and took a big sip.

Under Mason's gaze, she quickly said what happened next:

"The world was in chaos, and no one knew what those people were doing here, and when we called for men to prepare for a possible conflict, they first expressed their goodwill.

Another Professor X stepped forward and stopped the chaos in the world with her psychic powers, and I also met another self, who had a completely different life trajectory from me, and actually became a nun.

I hate her.

But after she died in a special operation a few years ago, I realized that I didn't really hate her that much.

In short, after a series of contacts between the two sides, we were transferred as refugees out of the world that had been abandoned by the war, which we call the 'Great Transfer'.

It lasted a full five months before it finally ended.

At that time, there was no convenient door to the world, and there was no constellation meeting.

That was the first time I learned about the existence of the Council of Hope, and then I was selected by my clan to be a representative of the Stars Society, which was later formally formed, and rose all the way up to my current position.

Well, that was seventeen years ago, just half a year before the first shock, and according to the history of our parent organization, it was still in the period of their creation, and Operation Great Diversion was their most successful attempt since the beginning of the Doomsday Era.

That's when I met Hunters.

Tsk, she was still very young at that time, and like a little heel behind her parents, she rescued some young mutants, namely Anna, from the ruins.

Later, Anna took the mutants who were rescued that year to join the Star Society and work with her. ”

"Do you really believe in this kind of 'apocalypse' story?"

Mason narrowed his eyes and asked rhetorically:

"You didn't suspect them?"

"I know what you mean."

The swordsman took a sip of wine, shook his head, and said:

"But it really doesn't matter if our hometown has entered the end of civilization and the Council of Hope, the nuclear war that destroyed order and civilization was not provoked by them.

At that time, the World Gate itself had not yet been cast, and they couldn't intervene on a large scale, they didn't have the ability, you know?

At that time, they used the Infinity Gauntlet to cooperate with many superhumans who could travel through the world, and they barely opened a transfer channel between the two worlds.

I've also been secretly investigating over the years.

What happened in their hometown fits well with the Stars' definition of an 'intraplanetary war', and they did play the role of 'savior' seventeen years ago.

At least on the surface.

The data was lost during the Great Transfer, Mason, and your suspicions cannot be confirmed without evidence. ”

"Okay."

Mason frowned, and after a moment of thought, he asked:

"As for the organization behind you, you said earlier that you don't accept the old Green Goblin's request for contact because he is not one of his own, so this organization only accepts mutants, right?

Do you have any countermeasures in the event of an impact?

I mean, you can't just just gather everyone and wait to die, right? I'm going to have to find a way to save myself or something. ”

"Yes, and we've been pushing forward."

The swordsman waved her hand, she stood up and said:

"But I can't tell you right now, your X gene is still recessive, theoretically you are just an ordinary person at the moment, and I can't take you to 'utopia' until you really become 'your own person'.

As for the 'recovery operation' that you were sent away during the nuclear war and the establishment of Utopia, I am not responsible for that.

I just knew there was such a thing.

But as far as I know, the Hunter's team on the other side, Anna, and they carried out a recovery operation more than a decade ago, and I will help you contact her and prove your identity.

She'll tell you more.

I'm sure you've seen that, Mason, I'm basically a hands-off shopkeeper, and unlike hunters who are incapable but have to do big things, I'm pretty sure about my situation.

I don't get involved in anything I can't control, so I've had a pretty good time so far. ”

The swordsman, letting go of the lasso that bound Mason, patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Go back and prepare, and when you're ready, I'll send you to our hometown.

Also, I've heard that the Warlock has placed an A-class on duty in our home world, and the real identity of the other party is unknown, but the code name is 'Commander', so you need to be careful.

Bring your guns!

The more the merrier, do you need me to find you some people to go with you? ”

The swordsman flicked his long golden hair and said enthusiastically:

"I can gather a team of three A-class members, this time it's our own business, there's no reason why they shouldn't show up."

"Three of us in the Council of Twelve?"

Mason raised his eyebrows and said in surprise:

"How powerful are mutants in the stars? According to this ratio, we also have a say in the higher institutions, right? ”

"Well, well, so-so."

The swordsman pouted and said:

"It's not really good, maybe it's just because we joined early? As a veteran-level force, there must be some preferential treatment, and there are two of us in the council, but they are both in the hands of the X royal family.

People and us are not all the way.

In the mutant circle, those of us who have lost our hometowns, lost their leaders, and even the X-Men have completely disappeared, can't compare with other people's 'regular army'. ”

"I have one last question!"

The hat on Mason's head moved, he stretched out his hand to soothe him, and then looked at the swordsman in front of him and asked very seriously:

"A year ago, a year or seven months ago, to be exact, did you go on a private mission to invade a wizarding world and search for something called the Philosopher's Stone?

According to the notes left by the parties, Scarlet Witch and Storm Girl should have been involved. ”

"I don't know about that."

The swordsman spread his hands without changing his face and said:

"You've given me so little information, there are too many mutants from all worlds in Utopia, and there are no less than five Scarlet Witches of all ages and mental states.

The number of Storm Girls is even higher.

We have Black Storm, White Storm, Short Hair Storm, Sexy Storm, Granny Storm, Girly Storm, and Baby Storm.

Some of them were placed in the Conqueror sequence as War Inspectors, a privilege that the X royal family had earned, but there and the stars would be two systems, so I don't usually bother with these things.

If you really care about this, can I help you look it up? ”

"Forget it, it's not a big deal."

Mason smiled, waved his hand and said:

"The world has been ruined in the third shock, I'm just casually asking, so be it, I'll go back and get ready and wait for Miss Anna's visit by the way, and then find you to send me there."

"Hmm."

The swordsman nodded in satisfaction, personally sent Mason to the door of the office, and said:

"Remember to keep it secret, although our existence is not a secret in the whole organization, but you must have a special identity, and it is good to be able to reduce the attention of a little bit.

I've heard you're very troublesome, and while I'm not afraid of it, you'll try to keep a low profile. ”

She reminded:

"It's like the kind of thing in the Isu world that is rarely done, you don't know, that thing has left a psychological shadow on me."

"That's not something I can control, I'm not very lucky in this area."

Mason was deeply helpless, and then said goodbye to the swordsman, and left the top floor of the Star Castle as usual and walked into the elevator, and the moment the elevator door closed, the hat on his head said in a dumb voice:

"She's lying! She knew that! As you ask her, her magic from hell has changed slightly, and it's secret, but I can feel it.

It's the mutants who do it!

Mason, it's your compatriots who ruined my world! Just for a few Philosopher's Stones! ”

"Shh

Mason made a silent motion, narrowed his eyes, and whispered:

"Low-key, hat, let's investigate this matter slowly later."

The swordsman who sent Mason away opened his drawer in the office with an ugly face, took out a hedron for communication, and after connecting a certain communication, she yelled at the other side:

"Look at what you're doing over there! As I said at the beginning, the X royal family is an extreme bunger of warmongers, and I should be responsible for the search for things.

I have a lot of people who steal chickens and dogs, you have to do it yourself!

Now that there is a mess, it seems that our new compatriots have a good relationship with the world that you ruined, and the old lady almost leaked the stuffing just now, but fortunately I hid it well. ”

"Swordsman, you know the situation."

A hoarse man's voice came from the other side of the spar, and he said:

"We can't afford to waste our time in that situation, Professor Supreme's situation has just stabilized, this matter is absolutely secret, don't talk nonsense everywhere with a big mouth.

Don't stress him any more.

If this new compatriot insists on resisting us because of this, then let him go, utopia is not inferior to him. You know, it's in the interest of our species, and in this day and age we don't have that much energy to pay attention to the feelings of others. ”

"Hmph, he's different from everyone else, he's my little compatriot, he's from the same place as me, I won't let you bully him!"

The swordsman replied, and then she hesitated for a moment and said:

"The third shock is over then the Supreme Professor they have been advancing the experiment. The result? ”

There was silence for a moment, and then he said:

"Failed.

It's clear that world convergence isn't just about magnetic fields and planetary reshaping, and we've lost a Magneto and many of our fellow citizens who manipulate the earth.

Alas, may their sacrifice bring a future to the calamitous mutants. ”

——

"I've heard you've made big news again, Mason, Mr. Hunter's vassal team was all dispatched, and even the staff of the Star Castle were deployed to support the covert operation.

I only found out that it had something to do with you.

Are you born troublemaker? ”

In the alchemy factory on the second floor of the Star Castle, Edward Elric, a short blond man, held a glass of juice and said in a mocking tone to Mason, who was sitting opposite him and looking through a stack of drawings:

"Al and I haven't seen anyone so capable of making trouble in all these years."

"The most powerful thing is that you actually retreat again and again!"

The ghostly brother in armor brought Mason freshly squeezed juice, and he was very surprised and said:

"You've had a lot of luck with your escapes, and it only took you a little over two months to go from D-class to C-class to B-class, which is a remarkable achievement.

Team K's reputation among the ronin is already growing by the day, and many of our friends have asked us to ask if we can join you. ”

"Team K has no plans to recruit new recruits at this time."

Mason smiled humbly, picked up the blueprint in front of him, and said to the Elric brothers:

"I want all of these, although they are ordinary objects, but it's not bad to use them to practice my hands. But don't tell me that's all you have to collect?

Something awesome to show me. ”

"You want something awesome? Okay, we have it in our hands, so please take it and ask you to palm it. ”

Edward and his brother looked at each other, and the two brothers mysteriously took a small box from the secret compartment of the alchemy factory and placed it in front of Mason's eyes.

The moment the box was opened, Mason's eyes widened.

He almost jumped up when he looked at the blood-red irregular hedron in it, but he was calm in his mind, and under the gaze of the two brothers, he reached out and touched the surface of the hedron and picked it up to examine it carefully.

The information tab pops up quickly:

Philosopher's Stone/Weak Magic Stone

Quality: Epic Alchemy Product, Exquisite Craftsmanship

Traits: Unstable, low-level reality rewrite, alchemical touch

Maker: Edward Elric

Item description: Despite its resemblance, the gap between it and the genuine Philosopher's Stone is as desperately large as the gap between the stupid Mason Cooper and the Great Me.

Prompt!

This item is a downgraded product of the Magic Stone, and although it can also be considered a top-level transformation medium, its ability to add to the alchemy process is weakened and the number of uses is reduced to [1/1].

Contains the blueprint of the Weak Magic Stone, and Alchemy Lv7 is required to craft this item.

"This is a downgraded?"

Mason put the blood-colored crystal in his hand into the box, he looked at the Elric brothers, and said with surprise:

"You actually made this level of magic stone in less than a month, you really deserve to be a genius alchemist, compared to you, I really have a pair of pig's trotters."

"Don't say that, Mason, without the drawings and samples you provided, the two of us would not be able to cross the stage of technical reserves out of thin air, and from this point of view, this thing can be regarded as the three of us making together."

Edward didn't hide anything.

He motioned for his brother to hand over the complete alchemy transformation drawings to Mason, and said to him:

"This philosopher's stone made at the cost of human life is a dream of ours, but it is expensive to make, and the attempt during this period of time has almost ruined both of us.

Next, I have to figure out the process of immortal medicine, but it is a headache that I can't collect materials because I am shy in my pocket. ”

Speaking of this, Al Bang put a large number of orders in front of Mason's eyes, saying:

"So, these orders will trouble you, Mason, although you will have to borrow your labor, but the money earned through the orders will be used to explore the recipe, and we will share these mysteries with you."

"So much!"

Mason looked at the order in front of him that reached his waist, and said with a headache:

"It will take me at least half a month to finish this, so I don't have time for anything else."

"Isn't it paid?"

Edward smiled sheepishly, reached out and pushed the weak Philosopher's Stone in front of him to Mason's side, and said:

"I know you're stressed, so you can use it first, remember to make a good test record and send it back, I'll see if I can modify the process or something."

"Damn."

Mason rubbed his head, put away the huge business order in front of him, and glanced at the two brothers again.

He rolled his eyes and said:

"You don't like Star Castle, what are you doing here all day? Why don't you go somewhere with me? It's not mandatory for you to join Team K, but we're already friends.

Let's go.

Go to me? ”

(End of chapter)