9. Just an ark of doom? No! Don't underestimate your opponents
Mason went straight to the point and told Luthor that he really wanted to mix in the attack on Council rule by the rebels in this world.
It sounds very casual, if ordinary people say this, they would probably be blasted out by Luthor, and suddenly have an idea to risk being knocked out to participate in the rebellion?
Your whimsical idea is a bit awesome.
So if it's time to take a whim and you don't plan to participate, what will we do?
This is not a dinner invitation, it is a real fight! And if an operation is not successful, it means that all previous preparations will be in vain.
What's more, he was not familiar with the young man in front of him, who was full of interest and fame, and those hearsay information could not be used as a basis for the planning of the operation.
No matter how you look at it, working with Mason is too risky.
Elderly Luthor instinctively refused, but before he could say anything, he glanced at Mason again.
He knew what this young man had done in the last few months, and although it was the equivalent of being trapped in the core world of the council, whether a person was important to an organization or not could be judged by a few clues.
Especially for a smart guy like Luther, just by looking at the surge in the frequency with which the name Mason Cooper appears in the Council's internal documents, you know that this guy has definitely become an absolute enemy in the minds of the top members of the current shaky Council of Hope.
What such a person says and does is absolutely impossible to be as improvised, as he says.
Maybe Mason really had a whole idea and plan?
Thinking of this, Luthor pressed the thought of refusing again, and he made a "please" gesture, which meant to ask Mason to specify his plan for his own reference.
It doesn't hurt to listen to it anyway.
By the way, if there are additional conditions, you can also say it together.
For a wise man like Old Luthor, who has seen strong winds and waves, experienced nine deaths, and even raised a Kryptonian with his own hands, he believes in the exchange of interests more than his enthusiasm.
As realistic as it sounds, after stripping away the emotional influence, the things that are really beneficial to both parties are worth doing without worrying about being stabbed in the back.
"My idea is simple, so simple that I can finish it in one sentence."
Mason lit a cigarette, pulled out a chair and sat down across from Luther, and said:
"I'm now an envoy to the Garden World under the Council, and I'm invited to tomorrow's World Meeting, and while I've never been to a similar high-profile meeting, I've heard that it's a very high-profile and time-wasting affair.
However, the point is that such regular meetings often involve many emissaries from the garden world, and they are either one of the main groups of the various garden worlds, or they are inextricably linked to those groups.
Through their relationship, they can quickly connect to the vast world system under the control of the Council, directly affecting trillions of lives.
I have my business and it's progressing steadily, and while I'm here alone to settle these grievances myself, I'm not stingy to add to my cause if I can help.
And I think that a great rebellion in the heart of the Council would be more visible to the envoys than verbal pleas, to the decay and decay of the system they serve.
This is much more effective than wasting my saliva to come up with a small essay of tens of thousands of words. ”
"Well, the reason is reasonable, and if I were in your place, I don't think I would have missed this opportunity either."
Luthor nodded and commented.
Mason probably saw his suspicions, so he deliberately explained the reason for his actions.
He didn't have to, the honorary leader of the neo-utopia project that was currently in full swing was very different from his status as a man who was cowering in a world to rebel, but Mason's willingness to explain made Luthor feel a little respectful.
It's nice to have that attitude.
Old Luthor took a sip of wine, he thought for a moment, and said:
"If we decide to act, I will do everything possible to ensure that the envoys do not harm you, who will pass on your thoughts and ideas to distant worlds.
This is the most sincere guarantee I can give, so let's talk about some pragmatic things, what about your plan? ”
"It's simple."
Mason snapped his fingers and said:
"I'm going to the council tomorrow and making some moves there to help you get the garrison of Hope City, so that you can communicate with the outside world and move around the city.
Whether you want to blow up this place or burn it, occupy it or overthrow it.
I have only one request.
Don't kill too many people.
The elites who can be gathered on this planet are the elites selected by the Council from various earths, and it is no exaggeration to say that they are all the pride of the sky, the dragon and the phoenix among the people.
I hope they can participate in a more correct cause, instead of giving up their lives in a mess.
As for whether or not you are loyal to the concept of the council, it is not particularly important, this is already the fifth shock, and it is conservatively estimated that there will be a change of era after a maximum of two shocks.
Their loyalty and their ideas don't change the big picture.
I just need them to actually do something useful, and if our actions go well, those garden worlds will need resources and unified scheduling for the preparation of the fusion. ”
Mason spat out a smoke ring and explained:
"Instead of wasting time and effort to rebuild a system, why don't you just borrow the current one, don't you think?"
"I'm noncommittal."
Old Luthor was also very frank and said:
"The rebels are so small, and it is not up to me to hope that the people in the city will survive or not, and when the army of the sixth sequence is overwhelmed, it will be up to the accuser Ronan and the interest groups around him to decide.
Personally, I don't want to see a river of blood flowing.
We are rebels, we are not slaughterers, and we are not madmen who just want to see the world burn.
And I doubt you'll be able to single-handedly hold back the entire Hope City garrison than to discuss what to do with the captives? Even if the Conquerors of the Twelve Sequences had defected, that would be a terrifying number. ”
"Hey, bald old man, how do you talk!"
Before Mason could say anything, the cuties around him were not satisfied.
Harley crossed her waist and said unhappily:
"Sitting in front of you are the Turnaround of the Dark Ages, the Sage of Hope, the Honorary Leader of All the Rebels, the Destroyer of the Emperor of the Universe, the Absolute Enemy of the Invincible Star-Swallower, the Superhero who single-handedly destroyed at least five conqueror sequences and liberated many worlds, and the most handsome and dashing Honorable Robin.
I don't doubt what my sweetheart can do, and you shouldn't! ”
"You've lost a lot of titles! And the order is not right. ”
Quinn added next to the table:
"Mr. K is also the Messiah of mutants, the Doomsday Beast of Hogwarts, the Storm Ripper of the Endless Sea, the Devil Slayer, and the Lord of Twilight of the Star Society, to name a few.
All in all, it's amazing!
Super awesome! ”
The two cuties praised Mason as rare in the sky and on earth.
Mason himself was embarrassed by this rainbow fart, he waved his hand to signal the cuties to calm down, and coughed again and said to old Luther:
"Don't listen to them, I haven't heard of many of these nicknames and titles myself, but I don't think you should have such doubts.
If the real power directors were all there, I might have to weigh it up, but the current situation is that I heard that many real power directors have disappeared, and after the death of Old A, the chief arbitrator in your mouth, that small group has essentially broken up.
Hopefully, the Council may seem like a behemoth, but in reality it is only a power organization built around the coterie at the top, and when its core has been lost, it can only maintain a seemingly large but in fact prostrated shell, like a dilapidated house with a gorgeous exterior but a collapsed interior.
As soon as we go up and kick it, it will collapse.
Although the symbolism of this kick is greater than the practical meaning in the current situation, someone has to do it.
I am confident that I will fight for you a chance, depending on whether you are willing to bet everything and fight with me.
I'll put that in front of you. ”
Mason knocked on the table and said to Old Luther:
"Whether you join or not, I will carry out my plan tomorrow, the difference is only that without your cooperation, I guess I will have to rack my brains to write a touching persuasion essay when I go back tonight."
"In less than twenty-four hours, I was a little reluctant to contact the sixth sequence, let alone organize a large-scale assault landing."
Old Luthermo rubbed his chin to express his doubts, but Mason did not care about them, and waved his hand and said:
"That's Ronan's concern, it's not your trouble, you have to keep up with the situation, Luther. Now that you have my help, Ronan, who wants to reap the fruits of victory, is no longer necessary to resist victory.
In fact, even without him I could conjure up an army that is not inferior to the Sixth Sequence to support you, I mean, from now on, you have to realize that you are the dominant players in this partnership!
You don't have to look at Ronan's eyes anymore.
I don't care what he thinks about it or what he will do, and I'll have to calculate the probability of winning or losing against Doom.
But if it's Ronan and his sixth series, then I can tell you we're going to win.
The trend has come!
The wheels of history are rolling forward, and he can either join in it, or hide far away, and if he wants to drive backwards, the only way is to be run over. ”
"Hmm."
Luthor nodded, signaling that he would consider it, and then he raised another question, saying:
"You say you're here to destroy the Council's Doom Star? Do you know where that thing is? ”
"That's exactly what I want to ask you."
Mason narrowed his eyes and said:
"I'm sure it's been minted in this world, but the people I sent out searched the whole world and even the entire web without any clues.
They hid it.
And the Divine Monarch Doom!
That guy has been hiding in the shadows of the Council, and he's carefully erased all traces of his movements, making it difficult for me to trace, can you give me some useful information? ”
"All I know is that Doom and his forces are hidden in the Fighting Realm."
Old Luthor didn't hide it.
He said very directly:
"I don't have a clue how to enter the half-plane attached to the material world, and as you said, there is very little information on this.
As for the 'Last Star', I do have some news, but if you think so much, I can only tell you that even at the top of the Council, there are very few people who have seen it in person.
Although it is indeed a project that many people know, it is like a veil that makes people feel uncomfortable. ”
"Yes, at first I thought it was just a plan to get through the apocalypse, like an ark of doom, and its meaning should be similar to the integration promoted by the neo-utopia project.
But the more I looked into the plan, the more I realized that something wasn't quite right. ”
Mason rubbed his forehead and said:
"Its existence has been kept secret to such an extent that it is far beyond what a salvation plan should be, and I have to wonder if there is something more profound behind this project that the Council is promoting.
And Doom's reaction was also peculiar.
It stands to reason that if he is just trying to survive the apocalypse, then there is no need for him to continue to stubbornly promote the progress of the end star after the death of old A.
He has seen the success of the fusion project firsthand, and he only needs to hide in a corner and wait to follow our actions into an era.
But looking at him now, he will never give up until he completes the whole project, he is a really smart person, and the fact that he can be so stubbornly invested seems to show that the Endstar has something else to offer.
maybe
Surviving the apocalypse is only part of that plan, not even the main one. ”
Old Luthor didn't speak for a long time.
He stared at Mason with a strange look until, after nearly half a minute, he put down the glass in his hand and asked very seriously:
"Are you all surmising from the current situation?"
"It's not just speculation, I have some evidence to back it up."
Mason took the mutilated Rorschach diary from his bag, placed it on the table, and said to Old Luther:
"This is something that old A left me.
I'll admit that guy is an absolute bastard, the kind of hopeless person who can't be atoned for his sins in a hundred kills, but he probably meant something else when he left this thing for me before he died.
Of course, it's possible to use me to get rid of some of the guys he doesn't like, but I think the former is more likely.
Project Endstar has secrets.
It's a secret that old A has to be treated with caution. ”
"This thing"
Old Luthor stared at the Rorschach diary in front of him, and after turning a few pages and looking at it, he hesitated for a moment, got up and said to Mason with his cane:
"I also have one, come with me, since I have decided to cooperate, then I have to show you something."
"Huh? Do you have that too? ”
Mason was stunned when he heard Luther's words.
He got up and followed the bald old man to a secret door in the office that led to the lower part of the office, and asked:
"Where did your share come from? So is this thing still a collection task? Or is it something important to clear the game or something? ”
"It was just an accident."
Luthor explains:
"It was when I first came into this world that the local rebels were cut by the Tribunal and the population was gone, so I took advantage of the situation to take over the organization, and found it in the relics of the previous leader.
It's hard for me to read some of the contents of the journal because you don't have the first half of it, but it does record some of the findings of this Rorschach's plan to track down the Star of the End, and it should be useful to you. ”
"Who was the last leader of the rebels?"
Mason asked, and Luthor said without looking back:
"A woman named 'Silk Soul', who died at the hands of the tribunal's pursuers two months before I arrived, according to some old rebels, was just a code name, and she was the last member of a long-outdated rebel hero group.
It is said that it was because her boyfriend died at the hands of the council more than ten years ago that she vowed to resist. ”
"Night Stalker."
Mason sighed and said the name, he touched the Rorschach diary in his hand, and whispered:
"A good old man who was evaluated by Rorschach as weak, it seems that the night stalker who chose not to pay attention to good and evil was finally involved in this by the obstinate Rorschach."
"When the edifice is about to fall, how can one of the many beings escape the catastrophe when the darkness falls? A grain of sand in the apocalyptic era falls on ordinary people as heavy as a mountain that cannot be moved. ”
Old Luthor limped open an encrypted mechanical door, and he coughed and said:
"Even a superhero is just the stronger of all the ants, well, you're going to see something more 'weird' next, and I hope you don't be surprised so you don't scare it.
It's a bit timid.
And once you get intimidated, things get very troublesome. ”
"Ha, we're well-informed! How can it be intimidated? ”
Hallie followed nonchalantly, followed by Mason, and a few seconds later, the three of them stood blankly staring at the "thing" that was picked up by old Luthor.
Rao is captain is well-informed, and at this moment, he couldn't help but ask:
"The one in your arms. What the hell is that!! ”
(End of chapter)