34. The Avengers' Last Treasure
"Mason, this is my review, I've written it very carefully, maybe you should. Hmm, isn't this His Majesty the Black Bolt? You're coming along? β
Upon returning to the palace residence, a frustrated Batgirl handed Mason a piece of paper full of inner review, and then she noticed the Black Bolt King walking into the room after Mason.
This prompted Barbara to immediately make a very polite greeting.
The king in front of him is a real guy in a caste country, and the city and all the people in it are subjects.
Although the members of the bat family are well-informed, this kind of big man is not something that can be seen casually.
The others who were writing reviews in the room also got up when they saw the Black Bolt King coming, and Zod and Bizarro teleported over to guard Mason.
They all knew very well how powerful this seemingly gentle and weak old man in front of them was.
"Safety! Mason, it's safe to be with him! You're behind me, and I'll put you in danger. β
Bizarro grabbed Mason's arm and tried to pull him behind him, and Superman looked at Black Bolt with undisguised wariness, but the old king didn't care.
In the eyes of the silent but clear-hearted old king, Mason's minions were full of potential, but they were too immature to threaten now.
"Well, folks, this is not our enemy."
Mason explained to his teammates:
"His Majesty the Black Bolt King is our new friend, he will join us in our ultimate mission in this world, and besides, be kind to him, in a sense, he is also my 'adoptive father'."
"Huh?"
This answer stunned everyone, including Barbara.
Everyone knows that Mason came to this wasteland to find his background, and everyone knows that Mason is a guy who is suspected of being a mutant, but why is there suddenly an extra Inhuman adoptive father?
Bite? It's a combination of your bloodline and a combination of mutants and Inhumans, right?
Super skewers, right?
Looking at the strange stares of the others, Mason knew that it would take many, many brain cells to explain these things to them, so he simply left them alone and let them think about it.
"Professor Stein, and Jacks, come with me! I have something to keep you busy. β
Mason snapped his fingers and asked the old professor, who was studying the kryptonite materials on his desk, and Jakes, the little black football player who was sad because the 4,000-word review was difficult to complete, to follow him upstairs, and told Barbara to take care of the rest with his eyes.
The royal residence was naturally large and divided into different rooms for different purposes, so Mason casually found a living room, and then said to Professor Stein and Jakes behind him:
"There's something you need to see if you can replicate it in an atomic arrangement, and now let's merge it."
"But I'm not done yet."
Xiao Hei rubbed his head and said to Mason:
"You're going to have to give me some grace time for this kind of sudden task, right? Captain. β
"If you can make this substance, you don't have to write a review."
Mason rolled his eyes, and in Professor Stein's helpless shake of his head, the two activated the Firestorm Matrix to complete the merger in the flames.
The superman in the state of Firestorm has long flaming hair fluttering, and his eyes are burning with atomic flames, which looks very cool.
The silent Black Bolt King frowned and looked at this strange individual, he hadn't noticed the strangeness of this guy when he had defeated them with his voice before, and then at the signal of Mason's eyes, Lao Wang took out a small black box from his personal pocket.
He stroked the box affectionately, then opened it and placed it on the table.
Inside is an irregular special crystal, only the size of a thumb but emitting strange energy, this is the Terrigan Crystal, which is an indispensable catalyst for the awakening of Inhuman genes.
As a superpower race that is very similar to mutants, but in fact has a completely different origin, the awakening of Inhumans is impossible to achieve through their own efforts.
Terrigan crystals are an extremely important part.
Without this thing, no matter how great the potential of an alien is, he can spend his life as an ordinary person, and even hurt himself and others in extreme pain in the precursor of genetic awakening.
The Terrigan Crystal of this world has been destroyed in the Great War of Doom, and this small piece of hedron in front of him is the last "memorial" that Black Bolt has tried his best to keep.
Its few crystals are not enough to awaken an Inhuman.
"Don't touch it with your fingers."
Mason told Firestorm:
"The Terrigen Crystal is the key to the Inhuman's genes, but it's lethal to other gene sequences, and I don't know if it can break your genes, but it's best not to risk it.
Feel the atomic arrangement and chemistry of this thing. β
He said:
"Just like you made the kryptonite element out of thin air, it's best to complete the reshaping of the Terrigan Crystal."
"I advise you not to expect that."
Firestorm sighed and looked at the special crystal in front of him.
He tilted his head to listen to the voice of the other person in his head, and then said to Mason:
"Professor Stein told me that it would take a long time for both of us to make a stable kryptonite, and that the crystal in front of me was a little more complex than kryptonite just from the outside.
We can only do our best.
But now I'm going to ask you to leave, perceiving the arrangement of atoms is a very delicate process, and I can't be disturbed. β
The Black Bolt nodded, got up in silence and followed Mason out of the room, and as the door closed, a special energy gathered in Jakes himself and his own arguments.
It was Firestorm parsing the structure of the Terrigen Crystal.
This is the "correct usage" of the fire storm in Mason's heart.
For an "atomic alchemist" who can disrupt the arrangement of atoms and create new creations, it is simply a tyrannical thing to let such a person go to war on the battlefield.
Firestorm's creative abilities are definitely something that all alchemists dream of.
It's a pity that his origin process can't be simulated at all, otherwise Mason really has the idea to repeat it and accidentally let himself have this atomic-level energy manipulation.
The king gave Mason a sign language, meaning that he was leaving to inspect the city.
Mason nodded, and was about to send the Black Bolt out of the place, when he heard a few noises behind him.
Then the door opened, and Hallie, who was only wearing clown pajamas, rubbed her eyes and poked her head out, and when she saw Mason in a daze, she immediately cheered, and rushed out barefoot and jumped behind Mason.
"Oh, normal, someone's here."
Mason chases Harley down like a koala, and introduces Harley to the identity of Black Bolt, and Hallie is shocked to hear the outrageous identity of the "adoptive father".
She ran back to her room and changed into a very decent dress and ran back, trying her best to show her proper side, so as not to make the "elders" resentful of her.
Who would have thought that the scene where she had watched Selena and Talia's joke before would be repeated on herself, but Harley had walked out of the room with a suitcase.
It is the "cargo" that Hawkeye transported.
The strange silver-gray mechanical box, which Hallie carried to Mason, said:
"This thing keeps ringing, and I suspect there's a bomb in it! To be on the safe side, Mr. K, we're going to have to throw it away. β
"It's not going to be a bomb"
Mason was about to explain, when he saw the Black Bolt King next to him suddenly reach out and make a stop movement, and the silent old king stepped forward to take the box from Harley and put it on the table at hand.
He glanced at Mason, then took a special ID card from his personal pocket, inserted it somewhere in the silver-gray mechanical box, and took a step back.
Under the gaze of the three of them, with the small sound of mechanical gear colliding, the sealed silver-gray mechanical box in front of them "stretched" in an unimaginable way.
The cabinet itself is part of this engineering creation, not a detached cabinet in the traditional sense.
"It's a one-piece design, no wonder my dwarf saber can't open it."
Mason stepped forward to inspect the working chest, and its ingenious design looked like it had been created by a master.
While it unfolds in a complex trajectory, the large S.H.I.E.L.D. and Stark Industries logos inside the box also represent its origins.
This is a creation of S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Ashley Parker says her father left their mother and daughter to travel in South America to find a mysterious legacy!"
Hallie hugged Mason's arm and whispered:
"So, is this the treasure of the shield bureau?"
"It's S.H.I.E.L.D."
Mason corrected his little girlfriend's wrong speech, and after the box in front of him was fully unfolded, several layers of sealed metal strips in it also formed a fairly complete preservation structure.
He reached out and twisted the top of one of the silver-gray metal columns, and a special syringe containing the blue liquid popped out in the icy nitrogen.
Based on Mason's attainments in the field of alchemy, he could tell at a glance that this thing was just enough to complete a single injection.
No more, no less.
He looked back at the Black Bolt King who had opened the box for him, who retrieved his ID card from the Illuminati, made a "please" gesture, and then turned away without any attachment.
The silent old king really didn't care about the contents of the box at all, maybe it was just a small favor for him to help his "adopted son".
"This looks like some kind of wonderful potion, little sweetheart."
Harley breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her adoptive father leave, staring at the blue cold liquid in front of her, and whispered to Mason:
"Take a look at your magical alchemy, maybe it's something very powerful."
"I'm working on it."
Mason placed the delicate liquid wrapped in the delicate and fragile looking but in fact easily withstanding the pound in front of his eyes, and after a few seconds, the information label popped up:
Super Soldier Serum [Perfect Remastered]
Quality: Legendary Alchemy Creation, Perfect Craftsmanship
Effect: Injected with serum, allowing the injector to break through the limits of humanity and enter a superhuman life form within six hours, and continue to unlock power according to subsequent enhancements until the super soldier is fully formed.
Prompt!
The alchemy has been perfected to adapt to all known standard humanoids, and special ingredients have been added to the alchemy, so that the otherwise cumbersome process of activating it no longer has to rely on external energy sources.
Warn!
This alchemy will affect the user's personality when infused.
Maker: S.H.I.E.L.D. has the "Dawn Project" biological research and development department
Item Description: This is the original, and it's much better than the third-rate potion made by some people's monkey hands, so don't you consider getting one for yourself?
Hint, Super Soldier Serum Perfect Craft Recipe has been included! You can now craft this booster with a more precise process.
"While the mutants are restarting Project Weapon X, the rest of the Illuminati are doing their best to contribute to the survival of the world.
And the box in front of me probably represents the efforts made by S.H.I.E.L.D. for this. β
Mason sighed, took out a homemade syringe and filled it with serum, motioned for Harley to reach out and put a needle on her wrist, and then injected Harley with life and death water to put her into a slumber to make the super soldier serum work better.
As Harley fell asleep in Mason's arms with the same chirp as a kitten, the captain glanced back at the unfolded mechanical box behind him.
He'd just injected Harley with a booster, and now, there's a full 98 boosters of the same effect in the chest.
No wonder Hawkeye abandoned his wife and children to explore South America, which was already a desert ruin, and no wonder he would rather spend ten years rediscovering the box.
The old guy must know what's in this box.
And he went all the way to get this box into the hands of the Neo-Babylonian rebels because he knew that this box was enough to rebuild a superhuman army of 99 Captain America in this world.
Hawkeye is eager to bring order back to this chaotic world in this way.
"Barbara, come up."
Mason speaks to Batgirl in the team comms, and soon she is found in Hallie's room, where Mason is standing next to Hallie's bed and helping his girlfriend with the quilt.
The latter was still talking nonsense in her sleep, "Little sweetheart don't want it", who knows what kind of nonsense is going on in her little brain.
"Here's for you."
Mason took out two Super Soldier serums, handed them to Barbara, and said:
"Use one for yourself, take one with you, and wait until the Blue Beetle unlocks the Scarab's third-stage combat system, and then use it for him.
Two Barrels, Charles and Selena, and the Captain Jack trio's share I'll give to them when I get back.
Speaking of which, do Grayson and Gordon need it? β
He pointed to the open case and said:
"I've got a lot of them here."
"Grayson probably not, my fiancΓ© inherited the same strange beliefs as Bruce, and they both believed that only the strength they had trained was worth relying on."
Barbara sighed and said:
"But my dad, he's going to want it.
I know he's always envied the superhero abilities, and given how often he's been dating Dr. Leslie lately, I think the old man needs this thing desperately.
But, Mason, I don't need it, right? β
As she popped out the well-constructed mantis knife in her arm, she said:
"This thing doesn't work for me, I eat with my brain like you."
"But it can strengthen your physical fitness and reduce the health risks that a prosthetic transplant brings to you, and the biggest advantage of this serum is 'fit strengthening'."
Mason Says:
"It will be self-reinforcing according to what you need most, and after using it, your brain will be redeveloped, which is equivalent to unlocking an additional RAM creature cache, and it is estimated that it will not suddenly overheat at every turn.
Considering that you'll definitely need more advanced hacking programs and brain components in the future, I suggest you lay the groundwork now. β
"Okay, then I'm welcome."
Barbara no longer refused, and after putting away the two boosters, she asked:
"How long are we going to have to stay here? While it's good that you've suddenly found your 'parents', as a team navigator, I have to regret to inform you that progress has fallen seriously behind. β
"I'll leave tonight."
Mason glanced at Hallie, who was still talking nonsense, then looked at the time of his watch, and said:
"Six hours later, we left Attillan. By the way, help me bring over Hawkeye, who doesn't know where else he is, and I'll have to talk to him. β
The Batgirl turned to leave, and Mason flicked his shoulders and opened his suitcase factory, freeing one of the people bound in it.
The moment Ashley Parker was thrown out, she assumed a confrontational posture.
She looked at Mason and Hallie, who was asleep on the bed next to him, with a scumbag look, and she screamed in disdain:
"Disgusting crumbs! You've been fucking me for five hours, it's nasty! β
"Huh?"
Hearing Ashley's scolding, Mason glanced at Hallie, who was particularly sleepy today, and seemed to finally understand what had happened to him in his sleep.
It turned out that he really had a fight with "She-Hulk".
He sighed tiredly and said:
"Believe it or not, I'm a victim too, okay, Spider-Man's granddaughter, we're going to talk about you now."
Mason sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the fierce Ashley in front of him.
He said:
"You're a crooked kid, but you seem to admire your grandfather, so would you be interested in going with us to another world to meet him for yourself?"
(End of chapter)