Volume 1: Welcoming Gotham Chapter 7: Someone is crossing here illegally! Where is the Justice League? You guys should take care of it.
In the afternoon, after eating his afternoon dessert, Old K walked silently into the basement.
He saw the broken glass of his cabinet and was immediately furious. But when he turned around, he saw Mason Cooper, a young man with a bandage wrapped around his eyes, using his hands to dismantle an anti-material sniper rifle.
Old K immediately became interested.
The mysterious villain leaned against the wall and watched with interest as Mason covered his eyes and spent several minutes reassembling the gun.
The young man repeated the process mechanically, and by the third time, the assembly speed had been increased to within two minutes.
"What are you doing?"
Old K suddenly asked, causing Mason to pause for a moment.
"I doubt if your eyes are ornamental. I am of course selecting weapons for action."
Mason said without turning his head.
"But you are clearly dismantling my collection."
The evil man said in a bad tone:
"Although you have good skills, I spent a lot of time collecting them from many different places. You'd better not damage them."
"Don't worry, Mr. K."
Mason once again disassembled the sniper rifle in his hand and said with two minds at the same time:
"I like guns, and guns like me. I will find the one that suits me best, and then help you complete this operation, and I hope you can give me freedom at the end."
"I will, Mason. I'm always a man of my words."
Old K turned and walked up the stairs, saying quietly:
"That's assuming you can come back alive... Here's a suggestion. Bring a few more guns. There will be a lot of enemies. As for the bullets, don't worry about them. There will be plenty."
"call."
After Old K left, Mason breathed a sigh of relief. It was really uncomfortable dealing with this guy.
But there is good news.
Just as Mason finished assembling the gun at hand, the translucent light screen in front of him suddenly flashed, and then two new drawings jumped into his sight.
"Successfully completed an outstanding craft and quick assembly, and the proficiency of engineering skills increased by X10, currently at Lv1, and professional drawings are available.
The 'Critical Shotgun' series of blueprints are unlocked, the 'Engineering Explosives' formula is unlocked, and the 'Engineering Bomb' series of blueprints are unlocked."
The young man was immediately filled with sudden surprise. He rubbed his arms and fingers, which were a little numb, and checked the production diagram of the newly unlocked equipment in front of him.
Blueprint description: Explosive shotgun [classical double-barreled shotgun]
Creation quality: Determined by the craftsmanship of the creator, the upper limit of creation quality is [Epic]
Creation characteristics:
Using different materials will provide different enhanced properties for the Critical Shotgun, but the finished product made according to the blueprint will definitely include the [Critical] effect.
The weapon can be equipped with a variety of engineering parts and ammunition, and has three transformation paths: [Pump-Action Blast Shotgun], [Precision-Calibrated Blast Shotgun], and [Short-Barreled Blast Hand Cannon]
Item Description: I want your titanium dog eyes, the explosive shotgun in your hand, and the Adi King on your feet!
Tip: Entry-level firearm modification blueprints have been unlocked.
“Newbie benefits?”
Mason looked at the four gun drawings and fell into a long silence. To be honest, he couldn't understand how these four guns of completely different styles came from the same drawing?
But this does not prevent young people from feeling happy about getting a "new toy".
He looked back at the guns in Old K's collection cabinet that had all been disassembled by him, sneered, walked forward and took down the guns that he had disassembled at least thirty times.
You don't even need to look at them, you can easily take them apart with a few clicks, and then choose the available accessories according to the drawings in front of you.
The smooth movements were very similar to those of an old gun dealer who had been in this business for many years.
In the box next to him, there are already many firearm components of "excellent" quality that he has selected. These components that exceed ordinary quality were all picked from Old K's collection. Mason doesn't feel bad about using them.
While he was assembling these guns according to the drawings as his future sidekicks, he looked at the other two unlocked drawings.
Recipe Description: Engineering Explosives
Creation characteristics: By adding different raw materials, the explosive power of explosives can be increased and different effects can be produced.
Currently unlocked: High Explosive/Fragmentation/Incendiary explosives recipes
Item Description: In some fantasy worlds this thing is called "Goblin Sapper Explosives", so promise me that you'll be careful when handling it, okay?
Mason's heart warmed when he saw this formula. This was exactly what he needed in his current situation, and the formula for the "engineering bomb" was a series.
Rather than a specific type of explosive, it is more of a "design idea".
This set of design drawings covers everything from conventional grenades to unconventional simple rockets, and even goblin mines, suicide sheep, and 'clockwork suicide squirrels', which are fantasy gadgets that look very unscientific.
Even if Mason equips it with a power system, it can form an intelligent blasting mode similar to a drone swarm.
The moment Mason saw the blueprint, he took out two bat darts from his "collection" from his belt. These things just happened to have space for explosives inside, which was a perfect match for this nearly universal engineering bomb.
"I can have my own exploding batarang, and I just throw it out, and boom!"
Mason grinned, but then shook his head.
Are you kidding? The cost of one of these things is as much as that of a luxury car. He would have to be crazy to use this thing to throw darts like Bruce Wayne.
Whose money came from the wind?
Besides, doesn’t he have Mr. K’s collection of various intelligent drones and explosives on hand?
Not only can you get enough engineering parts by dismantling all those things, but you can also assemble at least thirty engineering bombs for yourself, which is more than enough.
It would be so embarrassing if I don't know how to use something I picked up for free.
A few hours later, with a slight click, the black barrel was installed into the slender rifle in Mason's hand.
The appearance is very similar to the SVD light sniper. It is equipped with a dark wooden buttstock. The overall appearance is compact and slender. It is assembled by modifying and polishing the components of several guns.
The built-in box magazine is loaded with standard sniper bullets and has 12 rounds of ammunition.
However, this weapon used for long-range sniping is not equipped with a scope. Mason, who has combat assistance, obviously does not need that thing when shooting within a thousand meters.
The moment the gun was assembled , Mason saw its information tag:
Precision Calibrated Explosive Shotgun Unnamed
Quality: Excellent product, excellent craftsmanship
Features: Precision Calibration (improved accuracy) · Critical Hit (increased destructive power, with a chance to cause double damage) · Durability (using a large number of excellent accessories, reducing gun wear and tear, and reducing the chance of explosion)
Producer: Mason Cooper
Item review: From this moment on, you are no longer a simple 17-year-old boy, and as your novice work, you should probably give it a decent name.
Successfully completed the first excellent craftsmanship and excellent quality engineering creation, and the engineering skill proficiency increased by X10.
"unnamed?"
Mason blinked.
He stroked the gun in his hand, which was assembled entirely from materials of his own choice, just like a craftsman stroking his first work, just like a parent stroking his first child.
The young man smiled coldly, patted the simple gun body, and said:
"I'm going to call you 'Old K'. I think you understand what this name means. Anyway, please take care of the rest!"
The young man put his new gun aside and looked at the time again. It was now nine o'clock in the evening, and there were still fifteen hours before Lao K's mission started.
He was indeed a little sleepy, and then Mason picked up a knife and stabbed the back of his hand.
The burst of pain suddenly woke him up.
He skillfully picked up the first aid box at hand to stop the bleeding, disinfect and bandage himself, then walked to the explosives piled in the corner and picked up a standard C4 explosive and a sophisticated drone.
Follow up on your victory and complete the engineering bomb, and strive to get a few more 10-fold proficiency increases.
He also needs to make another shotgun and a hand cannon.
Time is tight and the task is heavy, so Mason doesn't plan to sleep tonight.
He touched the small wound on the back of his neck. He was under great pressure because there was a bomb buried there that could blow his brain apart.
My life is almost gone!
What kind of sleep is this!
Whether or not he could push engineering to Level 2 depended on this one gamble. Once Lao K's exploration mission began, he probably wouldn't have that much time to leisurely assemble these things.
As for such a trivial matter as fatigue ...
Mason glanced at the bloody knife and the roll of gauze bandage on the table, shrugged his shoulders, and practiced first aid at the same time.
This wave is not a loss.
At 11 o'clock the next day, the basement door was pushed open.
Old K, wearing what looked like a hunter's leather armor and riding boots, walked down.
This guy had a one-handed sword hanging from his waist, a weird crossbow on his back, a mask on and his hair tied into a ponytail, making him look like a knight going to war.
This dress is somewhat strange in this era.
But considering that this is Gotham, there are too many guys in strange costumes walking around the city, so it’s okay for Old K to go out on the street dressed like this.
"Your teammates are already gathering, go upstairs and have something to eat and get ready to go."
Old K shouted, Mason yawned, and said without turning his head:
"Wait a moment, I'll finish assembling this flying bomb."
"Um?"
Old K walked over and took a look in surprise, and was almost angry to the point of having a cerebral hemorrhage on the spot.
All those exquisite drones and devices in my collection were dismantled so badly that my mother couldn't recognize them anymore.
On the table in front of Mason, there were more than thirty strange-shaped flying vehicles neatly arranged, and some of them had "legs" that looked like small mechanical reptiles.
It looks very strange but has a certain feel to it, and doesn't look like some junk thing that a naughty kid casually assembled.
Old K picked up one of them and looked around. After a few seconds, he looked at Mason in a strange tone and said:
"You know this? Are you really just a 17-year-old high school dropout?"
"Gotham locals generally have a special preference for bombs, and most of them are versatile ."
The young man, who had cultivated himself too much and whose face was full of immortality, replied weakly:
"If you give me enough materials, I can even make you a bat suit... What? You don't believe it? The blueprints are all in my mind."
"hehe"
Old K let out his signature sarcastic laugh.
But he didn't say much. He just frowned and looked at Mason's terrible condition. Then he took a slender glass bottle from his belt full of small bottles of strange colors, handed it to Mason, and said:
"Drink it. In order not to affect your condition, this bottle is on me. But you owe me a favor."
"Um?"
Mason took the strange dark purple vial and said:
"Do you really think I'm going to swallow this thing? It looks poisonous, right?"
That being said, the moment young people come into contact with this thing, the character card gives them information tags:
Unknown alchemical compound detected, analyzing in progress... This item is the "Owl Potion", which can quickly replenish the drinker's energy and vitality, but it is somewhat toxic.
The Alchemy skill knowledge is too low to obtain the complete formula.
The recipe for "Vitality Potion - Primary" has been included.
"If I want you to die, I only need to press a button. There's no need to use poison to go through all the trouble."
Old K sneered and showed the young man the exquisite golden controller in his hand, patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Finish your drink! Get your things together and go upstairs."
After saying that, he turned and left, and Mason killed the thing without hesitation.
The moment the cold liquid flowed into his throat, it was like a ball of fire exploded in Mason's throat and stomach, warming him and making him dry heave as if he had swallowed a piece of charcoal.
But a few seconds dispelled Mason's weakness caused by staying up late, and he suddenly became energetic.
"Old K is still a pharmacist? No, an alchemist?"
Mason stared at the vitality potion formula analyzed in front of him, blinking and thinking:
"Competitors are enemies. Great! One more reason to kill him."
A few minutes later, Mason slung his service pistol "Old K" over his shoulder, and put the converted pump-action explosive shotgun on his back. He took a military backpack and put all 35 engineering bombs into the backpack.
He also took some components for repairing firearms, found a belt and inserted a large-caliber blaster cannon with a sawed-off barrel around his waist.
Finally, he picked up the Penguin's armed umbrella on the table, and walked up the stairs in a fully armed posture, humming a tune.
On the screen in front of him, his own data was clearly visible:
Name: Mason Cooper
Traits: Dexterous Engineer (Hands are as precise as machines and can be uninterrupted when making or rescuing), Self-harming Rescuer (Speed increases when performing self-rescue)
Combat skills: Shooting Lv1, Fighting Lv0
Manufacturing skills: Alchemy Lv0, Engineering Lv2, Forging Lv0, Tailoring Lv0, First Aid Lv1
He was so satisfied with his engineering level 2 and first aid level 1.
It's a pity that this upgrade did not unlock any new professional drawings. It seems that professional drawings are only occasional rewards, and the really powerful drawings have to be studied and collected by yourself.
But it doesn’t matter, there is a future to look forward to!
When he stepped into the top floor of the house, Old K was already waiting for him.
Mason didn't pay attention to the other people in strange costumes. He just stared at Old K, who was busy at a strange wooden door embedded in the wall.
He placed a black stone into the peephole of this door which was theoretically impossible to open.
Then he glanced at the people behind him, grinned, turned the brass door handle down three notches, and then pushed the door forward as everyone stared at him with wide eyes.
With a swish, the door embedded in the wall was pushed open.
A rotating curtain of starlight appeared before their eyes.
Old K was very satisfied with the shocked and ignorant look on his new team member's face. He felt very accomplished and made a "please" gesture like a stage magician, saying to the person in front of him:
"Please, everyone. The new world awaits."
"New...new world?"
A strange man wearing a strange green tights and carrying a large brown backpack on his back stammered:
"what does that mean?"
“That’s what it means.”
Old K was playing with the golden bomb remote control in his hand, and the threat was self-evident.
He snorted and said:
"The place we are going to explore is another world... I have told each of you that the Star Society is not just any cat or dog, and all our actions are completed in another world.
Understand?
Now, who will show us some courage?"
Mason shrugged his shoulders, carrying his backpack and stepped into the light gate in front of him first without any psychological pressure, and behaved very cooperatively.
Almost at the same time, Mr. Bruce, who was feeding his old lover lunch at Wayne Manor, saw his butler walking towards him in a hurry.
The old master smiled at the catwoman lying on the bed, then stood up and walked towards Ah Fu. The old butler whispered:
"The pheromone signal has been captured, Master. Mason is on Naihe Island, but there is something wrong with that area."
"question?"
Batman frowned and said:
"Do you mean?"
“If the pheromone signal hadn’t suddenly appeared, we wouldn’t have even noticed that there was such a building in the slums of Naihe Island.
You passed by it several times during your night patrols but always overlooked its existence."
Alfred said softly:
"It's 'hidden'! It must be some kind of... um, magic?
Master, it seems that in order to save that young man, you may need to temporarily break your solitary rule and look for your pitifully few friends in the magic circle.
But Mason Cooper, is it worth it?"
