Twenty-six hours after the fusion was completed, at 7:50 p.m. in Osborne Tower, the entire floor of the Grand Chamber was silent.

Tonight, this floor is under martial law for unknown reasons, even the elevators are set not to stop on this floor, and all stairs are completely sealed by mechanical locks.

It's basically the equivalent of isolating this layer.

This kind of thing has basically never happened in the previous Osborne Tower, so the staff who are still in the tower in this new world are all very curious.

But no one dared to open that layer of surveillance to get a glimpse of the truth.

Because the order of the blockade was passed directly from Lord Norman Osborne, as the absolute leader of the Osborne Tower, a pole of the New World destined to conquer and rule the world and even extend its power to the stars, the authority of the Old Green Goblin is at least an untouchable realm in this tower.

But even if someone actually ran to check on the situation at the risk of angering the Green Goblin and being thrown into the Forbidden Forest to feed the dogs, it would be a huge disappointment.

There was no conspiracy, no cult rituals at night, not even any scary and eerie horror elements.

This floor is brightly lit, the corridors are lined with balloons and streamers, and at the end of the large conference hall there is a large banner and a large round table.

Mason, wearing a chef's hat, was looking at the seven-tiered cake in front of him, and he was very satisfied with what he had made.

Although it is true that there was no special water body to be a chef at the beginning, the main Mason felt that he might be able to make a cameo appearance as a chef Mason.

Although he has been shuttling back and forth between worlds and fighting against different enemies, he has never let go of his cooking skills.

"A little more embellishment will do."

Mason opened the mold behind him, picked up the shaped chocolate doll and placed it on the top layer of the cake.

These dolls are also made by Mason himself, and they are the characters of the clones, an engineer dressed as a batboy, an alchemist dressed as a wizard, a blacksmith dressed as a miner, a first aid in a white coat, and so on.

Each one is very delicately shaped and circled around the top of the cake.

"!"

Just as Mason was finishing the cake, a shout rang out from outside the large conference hall decorated for a birthday party, and the earliest inscriptionist who had arrived hid in the doorway to peek out his brain.

After making sure he was on the wrong track, he shouted:

"Who's going to celebrate your birthday, bastard subject! Don't tell me it's Ciri or Hallie's birthday, hey, you're so busy, how can you have time to help your sister? So what's on the cake? ”

The guy shouted, stepped forward and froze as if he had been struck by lightning.

Rao is doppelganger has a strange personality, and he can always understand it when he sees the puppets listed on the cake, and the inscription master wearing an Isu style robe bites his lip.

He glanced back at the smiling subject Mason and said:

"This is for us? But today is not the day you made us, how can this be said to be a birthday? While it is indeed impressive, I must point out your mistakes! ”

"It is true that today is not the day of your birth."

Mason took off his chef's hat, changed back into his trench coat in the water conversion, and put the hat on top of his head, and then said to the inscriptionist:

"But you are the day when you have your own independent real life, and I think that today should be more important to you than to be pinched into human form from a ball of water, right?

What about the others?

Haven't come yet? ”

He glanced down at his watch, and there were only two minutes left until eight o'clock, when a cacophony rang out in the hallway, and from afar he heard the Engineer's broken gong shouting:

"Bastard! Bastard! I thought there was some surprise, but I didn't expect to call us over for a birthday for an unknown bastard! Hell, I don't know him, why should I spend my time at that bastard's birthday party!

Don't let me catch him!

Otherwise I'm going to kick him in the ass. ”

"Oh, the main body still has to give face, although I also think it's a waste of time."

There are still people who are chiming in.

Apparently the dogs were upset that the sudden gathering had interrupted their work, and only the jewellers and collectors were the only ones who did not participate in the speech to the subject.

The former is to know the truth, and the latter is pure social fear.

"Come, help!"

Mason rolled up his sleeves and said to the inscriptionist who was wiping tears from his eyes, and the two pushed up the huge cake and turned off the lights in the conference hall.

As the other distractions walked in, the wild phoenix Fawkes, who had been prepared for a long time, suddenly appeared, and a mouthful of phoenix fire sprayed on the huge candle in the center of the cake.

As the firelight lit up and the phoenix flew with light feathers falling down, Kevin, who had been rehearsing all afternoon, coughed a few times, turned around and made a dozen girls with hot bodies and cool clothes dancing on both sides in the firelight.

Carrying a big gourd, it transforms into Elvis Presley, grabs the microphone and sings a happy birthday.

Don't say it, although Kevin usually doesn't like to talk and always shows his superb acting skills in the form of pantomime, his singing voice is really good.

All the doppelgangers were stunned by this scene.

They watched in amazement as Mason stood in front of him pushing a large cake in the light feathers that fell from Fawkes's wings, and the inscriptionist next to him was already crying like a fool, unable to utter even a complete sentence.

They all inherited Mason's character.

Although they are not quite the same in some details, they are all temperamental people, and they are the kind of personalities who can't help but cry when they see sensational scenes when they watch movies.

When it came to seeing the vivid figures on the cake, even the noisiest engineer kept his mouth shut.

The inscription master next to him, a group of compatriots who were waiting for him with red eyes, had already quietly grabbed the knife that Mason had just used to make the cake, and grabbed it in his hand like a dagger in his hand, glaring angrily at this group of bastards who couldn't read the air.

What are you still doing?

Cry!

Cry to Lao Tzu!

If you cry unsightly, I'll kill you!

"Damn!"

Ben said that he wanted to bring his family, but in the end he came alone, the engineer scolded, he covered his face and said:

"It's going to die if you're so sensational, you, everyone is a water man, bastard, and you'll hang up if you have too many tears."

"Can't stand it?"

The main body Mason looked at the group of silent doppelgangers in front of him, he shook his head, it is enough to be surprised to do this step, after all, it is not a professional in this business, just get the meaning.

He lifted the pocket in his hand, lifted those "crystal hearts" with a stream of water and sent them to each doppelganger, and said:

"Come, put it in your body, this core of energy made with the cutting method of the Infinity Stone can restrain your water and complete the cutting with me on both the physical and mental planes.

Unless you are unlucky enough to be killed by someone and destroy your core, you no longer need to rely on me to survive in the world, but even if you die, you will be reborn on my side.

This is what I promised you.

From now on, except for the sharing of manufacturing skills, everyone will be independent.

Put it on. ”

Mason urged:

"After putting it on, I made a wish, blew out the candles, and ate the cake, and I had to go back to Gotham after that, Gordon had a break out because I hadn't been home for a long time.

I can't escape the family dinner at ten o'clock tonight, and Dr. Leslie is said to be coming too, and Barbara is constantly urging, and I'll have to pick up Emma on the way. ”

"Damn, is that realistic? Can't you just let the emotion linger a little longer? ”

The smith cursed and nudged the Engineer, who was wiping tears from his eyes, pouted, took a activation key from his waist that resembled a Fenrir Warframe, and handed it to Mason.

He said:

"This is a gift from me and the blacksmith."

"Huh? Haven't you sent it before? ”

Mason patted the pistol on his waist in surprise and said to the engineer:

"This gun is very good, and what's the matter with this gift? Why are you giving me a gift all of a sudden? Wait a minute! I didn't notice just now, why do you all have gifts in your hands?

It's all for me? ”

"Hmm."

The alchemist lit his pipe, looked at the cake in front of him and the core of the crystal heart suspended in front of him, and sighed:

"Everyone is hiding that you want to surprise you, because the Void Mason incident makes us realize that the relationship between us and you is not simply a subject and a doppelganger.

There is a deeper bond that connects you to us.

Everyone decided to take advantage of the good day of the integration project to send gifts to show their attitude.

Mason

We all exist because of you, we are like a family, and even outside of manufacturing, our relationship is by no means as full of utilization and uncertainty as others think.

I want to say that in your story it's not just Batman who finds his family, you also find your own family in the process.

Closer than the clones, closer than Madeleine's little. The son is more real, and the family is more estranged than Emma.

I just didn't expect you to be so decisive. ”

"yes!"

The enchanter pouted and said:

"I thought I would do this at least after you defeated Mephisto and Old A, but you didn't talk about martial arts and came to a shameless sneak attack, which caught everyone off guard.

Now this gift is not easy to give, it is like a transaction.

But no.

We don't want to make your relationship with us like a deal, everybody's called Mason, right? It's all inherently important to take care of each other. ”

"I don't think it matters, as long as the heart is there, it's just a matter of acting."

The tailor grinned and handed Mason a set of folded garments, saying:

"It's just a gift from family, Mason gives us freedom, and we give back with our hearts, and may our strength always be with you.

I made this outfit with the Enchanter and the Inscriptionist.

Based on the principle of the anti-phoenix cloak last time, you don't have to worry about unexpected energy attacks even when you're wearing a battle armor.

It also heals your life and helps you resist the spiritual invasion and contamination of nothingness, and most importantly, it's made in your favorite style, so wear it generously. ”

"It's too insincere to send a torn dress after a long time."

The engineer commented dismissively:

"Look at what I and the forge are giving away, right? We've got X Metal! The Cosmic Main Power Armor is no longer a three-minute commodity.

As long as you want in the future, you can wear it even when you sleep and go to the toilet, and I also made an overload slot for the power armor, which perfectly fits the heart of the Star Emperor.

That's MAX-level invincibility mode!

When the two are combined, there are very few things in this group of stars that can hurt you. ”

"And this."

The forge opened the box in his hand, revealing a fully covered helmet, very similar to the style of the Cosmic Main Power Armor, embellished with ruby nodes.

"I made this helmet for you with the rest of the X metal, and in this way, the last flaws of the Cosmic Main Force Armor have also been completed, except for the lack of teleportation function that cannot fly, it is almost perfect.

But after putting it on, you don't need to fly, the whole sky, the earth and even the world will make way for you! ”

"Well, I don't have anything good to give you."

The jeweler shrugged his shoulders, pulled out a replica of the Infinity Gauntlet, handed it over, and said:

"Use the more stable Charged Infinity Gauntlet as a gift, this time it won't shatter in the middle of the process, and it will be stable until you complete at least one Super Energy Release.

It can be reused, and it is OK to charge it with Star Devouring Energy or Star Emperor's Heart. ”

"I don't have anything to give"

The withdrawn collector blushed, and he bowed his head and said:

"But the materials they gave me were all given to me, so I gave them a gift, and if you don't dislike it, my skinning knife can be. can be given to you when. When throwing knives are used! ”

He handed over the black stripping knife from his belt.

It was in the style of a bat knife, with dragon skin thread wrapped around the handle, and it was simple and atmospheric, and it was really suitable for throwing weapons.

Mason looked at the gift in front of him, he smiled widely, then accepted it all, and finally turned to look at the first responder, who was already folding his hands in a white lab coat to make a wish.

After noticing Mason's expectant look, the first responder spread his hands and said:

"I really don't have anything to give you, why don't I give you a free medical check-up here?" Or give you half a medical card or something? ”

"Forget it, your realm is really not suitable for gift-giving."

Mason waved his hand, looked at the clones in front of him, and said:

"But I have received your gifts, and you ought to accept mine. Let's begin, guys, complete this separation ritual, the subordination between the main body and the doppelganger is not the way a family should get along, I want you to enjoy your life as you wish me a happy ending.

Come on.

Let's truly become a family. ”

As he watched, the clones held the crystal core hanging in front of them with both hands, and in a rather terrifying way, they put it into their hearts.

It is like being put into a stone in the beating of water, and as the energy constraint of the crystal heart takes effect, the body of the clone first melts into a stream of water and then reforms after a brief beat.

Mason closed his eyes as well.

He could feel that he was losing control of the clones, but he could still feel their presence.

As for the changes in the psychic level, which were not completely isolated as he had imagined, he could still feel the emotions of the doppelgangers, as the alchemist said, there was a deeper power that connected them to each other under the joys, sorrows, and sorrows.

It's like a bond or an emotional bond.

Just as family members can't read each other's hearts and minds, but still choose to trust unconditionally and reciprocate the trust of others, it is a more reassuring feeling than having one's life and existence in the hands of another.

Only a free personality can shape true feelings, after all, there is never friendship between slave and master.

"It's weird!"

The Engineer clutched his head and screamed:

"I can't feel you anymore, I don't know what's going on in your minds, hell! Now you are scolding me behind my back, and I can't hear you.

Uh, maybe that's a good thing? ”

"I don't feel what people are thinking."

The alchemist touched his heart and felt the crystal core beating in the water, the unfamiliar touch made him a little confused, but the next moment, he raised his head and looked at the others, looking at Mason.

He said:

"But even if I don't feel it, I can be sure that I can trust you unreservedly."

"My fears were wrong."

The jeweler, holding Mason's hand in his left hand and the alchemist's hand in his right hand, said:

"We don't fall apart just because we have an independent consciousness, and those deeper things have bound us together.

Heart-to-heart induction is only an aid, but we don't need it to be united, even more so than before, because the seeds of trust have already been planted.

It bears fruit today. ”

"We're family."

Mason shrugged his shoulders, he smiled relaxedly, and said:

"Believe it or not, but I never had any fear that you would leave me."

"Hmm, who are those four assassination Masons for?"

The hat suddenly asked Mason in his heart, causing the captain to pout, and while picking up the dinner knife and cutting the cake in Kevin's singing and Fawkes's chirping, and the coaxing of the clones, he said in his heart:

"Shut up, you bad hat that doesn't see the good of others! Look at the Mason family in front of me, how touching. ”