Volume 2 Honoring Robin Chapter 12: Lord Mason declares himself to have brought hope back to the world
Mason barely left the house in the two days since he'd looted Batman's design and production lab.
Not even sleeping.
He spent all his time on those three machines.
Although his lack of "scientific literacy" prevented him from using professional instruments to design what he wanted, fortunately, the thing's database contained many drawings left by Lucius Fox, a talented designer from Wayne Industries.
Mason used these drawings and an industrial printer to make four sets of clothes.
They are all based on the basic bat suit as the prototype, and the different needs of the members of Team K are met by adding and deleting details.
For example, the rebound suit made for Zha Kang was made with magic silk threads obtained from Turtle Island, and the battle suit made for the kite man who needed to fly was reinforced with tough and lightweight aerospace alloy materials.
His own battle suit is equipped with an additional multi-functional belt specifically for storing a variety of potions.
As for Lady Catwoman, he doesn't need to worry about her.
It turned out that the printer's database already contained a variety of concept suit blueprints designed specifically for Catwoman. It could only be said that the future mistress of the Wayne family was treated differently from others.
Mason played two main roles in this process.
First, the bat logo on the chest of the suit was removed and replaced with a K icon, and the other obvious bat features were also replaced.
Secondly, he spent a few minutes deciding on a uniform color scheme for the clothing, using his favorite industrial minimalist gray as the base tone, and then fine-tuning it based on the characteristics of different team members.
The rest of the work is done by the instrument itself.
Mason actually wanted to add some of his own ideas to the finished product during this process.
However, he had no idea how to design it, and Lucius had already made very complete drawings of the basic suit. Even after the complete drawings were included on the character card, there were not many details that could be enhanced.
Fortunately, after Mason operated the instruments to complete the production of four sets of combat suits, he was still rewarded with a significant increase in his engineering proficiency.
This is probably because these instruments themselves are relatively complex and require professionals to operate.
The next night, Mason put on his battle suit and stood in front of the dressing mirror in the shop.
He looked at himself in the mirror. He was wearing a grey battle suit that fit tightly to his body but did not have the texture of a tight-fitting garment. Instead, it looked thick and heavy, like a light helmet.
There is a strap similar to a bullet chain on his chest, which is covered with hardened protective slots to place the test tubes of medicine. A black multi-functional belt is also fastened around his waist.
The buckle is polished into a prismatic shape and has a K logo printed on it.
Hagrid's hunting knife is buckled in the left weapon slot and fixed tightly without affecting movement.
The explosive shotgun is stuck in the weapon slot behind the chest strap and can be removed by just raising your hand. The double-barreled hand cannon and talon gun are fixed on the right belt.
The silver-gray invisibility cloak tied on the shoulders like a cloak perfectly matched the color of the battle suit. The remaining blood stains on the cloak also added a touch of temperament to him, as if he had walked down from the battlefield.
Mason crossed his arms and slapped each other.
A shark-tooth combat knife popped out from the combat arm armor on the left hand. The original design of the bat suit has not been changed. When necessary, this sharp blade can be ejected to hurt people.
Mason made the most changes to the arm armor on his right hand. The shark-tooth combat knife was replaced with a catapult that could fire sixteen darts in a row.
This needle-like injection dart is also one of Batman's combat accessories. Normally, the master would put sedatives in it, but Mason, the alchemist, has a lot of room for choice.
He loaded it with four petrification darts, four poison darts, four stun darts, and four healing darts.
The poison in the poison darts was extracted from the venom sac of the giant eight-eyed spider Aragog. Mason was sure that once this thing pierced someone's body, there would be no antidote in this world.
"It feels pretty good. It feels like Batman, which has faded after being rolled around in the washing tub for a few times."
The young man twisted his body left and right in front of the mirror and commented:
"When I become a master tailor in the future, I will definitely design a set of clothes with attributes. Now that my career has just started, I don't have the conditions, so I can only make do with this."
He shrugged, picked up a silver-gray helmet from his hand and put it on his head.
Unlike Batman's helmet with his mouth exposed to laugh at his enemies, Mason's helmet is full-coverage.
A gas-proof shield-shaped respirator is also installed at the mouth, and the eyes are red multi-functional goggles, the same as the ones Catwoman is using now.
"To re-evaluate it, it's the beggar's version of the Black Panther suit... Yeah, it really looks like it."
Mason finished his last rant.
He pulled up the hood of the invisibility cloak and disappeared in front of the mirror. He was going back to the Caribbean world tonight, but of course there was still the most important thing to do before going back.
He is going to "receive the goods".
An hour later, in the medical laboratory in the basement of Wayne Building, it was as busy as it had been for some time, but the researchers were now in a much more relaxed state of mind than before.
Perhaps because the mission was completed, some people were still sitting on the chairs chatting.
They have completed the second round of human trials, and the zombie vaccine has proven to be still effective for the human body. The vaccine can enter the large-scale production process only after the third round of clinical trials, which lasts for a week is completed.
Mr. Lucius's blonde assistant was checking the vaccines that had just been delivered for the third round of experiments in the reserve room. She had finished the inventory, and when she was about to leave, she unexpectedly discovered that several boxes she had just counted had "disappeared."
"You were here just now!"
The long-legged assistant rubbed his eyes, and after making sure that he was not dreaming, he immediately reacted by taking out his cell phone and calling his superior.
"Mr. Lucius, there is a problem in the laboratory... The mysterious thief who stole your laboratory seems to have come back again. This time he took away 500 experimental vaccines and matching syringes."
"Let him be."
Mr. Lucius was very calm.
He even had the mood to joke:
"Faced with a 'Phantom Thief' who can clear out an entire floor in five minutes, our security system is indeed not up to par. This is not your fault.
Don't be afraid, your salary will not be deducted.
If the remaining vaccines are enough to complete the clinical trials, don’t make it public, so as not to affect everyone’s mood. After all, Mr. Wayne can save only 500 vaccines by dating one less female star. "
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"Buzz"
After replacing the energy stone and reopening the world door to the secret room on the top floor of the Iceberg Bar, Mason returned to Turtle Island after four days.
When he walked out of the door carrying the briefcase, what he saw were two black gun muzzles, a sword blade shining with cold light, and three green fireballs floating in front of him.
"Very good, my teammates, your reaction speed is really good."
Mason's slightly distorted voice came from under his helmet.
He raised his hands to show that he meant no harm, and the three people in front of him finally realized that this guy dressed like the faded Batman was actually Mason?
"Where did you get those clothes?"
Big sister Selina took back the Sujie Eagle in her hand and looked up and down at Mason's new equipment in surprise. The young man even turned around so that she could see it more clearly.
But for Catwoman, who is well versed in clothing matching and design, even if she is blind, she can see that Mason's suit is a poor imitation of the Batsuit.
"Don't you have your own costume designer?"
Catwoman reached out and knocked Mason on the head, complaining:
"Have you paid the copyright fee to my boyfriend? You just secretly used... Hey, wait, this material! This is the material of the Batsuit! There is no mistake, I have touched it many times in various occasions.
You robbed the Batcave single-handedly?"
“It’s not that exaggerated.”
Mason took off his helmet and put the briefcase on the table with a broken leg. He took off his invisibility cloak, folded it and put it in the box. He explained to the curious team members who gathered around him and poked him:
"Just doing Batman a small favor and taking a design production lab from him, which I call 'the gift of doing good'.
It's not just me who has new clothes, you all do.
bring it on.
Don’t be shy.”
He took out three sets of combat uniforms from his briefcase and handed them to the team members. Both Kite Man and Zha Kang were very happy to have cool and practical new clothes to wear.
But Catwoman fell into a strange silence as she looked at the clothes in her hand that fit her figure perfectly.
A few seconds later, Selina grabbed Mason's ear and pulled him out of the house, whispering:
"Where did you get my measurements? Also, the style of this suit is completely different from the styles of the three of you. This was designed specifically for me, and it's the same style as the suit I'm wearing!"
"Well, this is a concept suit stored in the production database. Its name is 'Cat'."
Mason rubbed his ears and whispered:
"This was the surprise gift Bruce wanted to give you on your birthday this year, but unfortunately, the surprise was ruined by me."
"It doesn't matter. He's so rich that he can always find a better gift."
Catwoman showed no reaction on the surface, but in fact she was happily stroking the clothes in her hands and glaring at Mason, saying:
"After you left, I took Angelina and my ship to Port-au-Prince, where we found Blackbeard's treasure. I gave the voodoo encyclopedia to Zha Kang.
Here is Jack Sparrow's voodoo doll."
She took out a puppet that looked very similar to Old K's voodoo doll from her waist bag and handed it to Mason. The young man took it and put it in his multi-purpose belt, and whispered:
"What about that female pirate? Do you think she's suitable to be one of us?"
“It’s hard to say.”
Selina unbuttoned her black tights and said to Mason:
“Although Angelina has the inherent superstition of people of this era, she is a very smart girl, resourceful and scheming, and knows how to conceal herself while being ambitious.
She obeyed me almost as well as a maid, and even offered to massage my shoulders while I was bathing, but I was sure that she would escape from us if she had the chance.
She has her own goals, Mason.
She wants her father's boat and revenge on her lover."
"Ah, ah, ah! Be careful."
Seeing that Catwoman was about to take off her shirt, Mason quickly stretched out his hand to stop her and whispered:
"We're outside, aren't you afraid of being seen?"
"It's dark, and I'm in my underwear."
Selina rolled her eyes, smiled like an older sister, and touched Mason's chin frivolously. She whispered:
"You're really a very innocent boy. What's wrong? Haven't you ever seen a girl undressing in front of you before?"
"Be serious, this is business."
The captain of Team K obviously had no good way to deal with the big sister in his team. He could only turn his head away from Catwoman changing her clothes and said:
"I have my own plans for the future development of Team K. I think the four of us have the right to choose our own followers, so if possible, I hope you will continue to observe Angelina Tichy.
After this operation is over, if you think she's capable, I'll allow her to join Team K as a follower.
If our team wants to develop rapidly, it must not only have fighters, but also a complete intelligence and logistics system, as well as a small but sufficiently elite vassal army."
"Yes, this is what it means to be a leader."
Selina changed into her new uniform.
Although I don't agree with Mason's industrial minimalist gray aesthetic, she has a good figure and looks good in anything. Especially since Mason specially added some cat decorations to her battle suit, making her look sexy and cute.
Catwoman was very satisfied with this. She held the full-coverage helmet made in the shape of cat ears, threw the tights she took off in the other hand to Mason, and said:
“Please help me get rid of it. This suit has been somewhat damaged during my adventure in Port-au-Prince, and I don’t like wearing the same suit too many times.
However, I haven't had any clean clothes these days so this battle suit is original.
I'm warning you, little one.
Don't do anything obscene with my old clothes."
Selina raised her left hand and waved it gently. Five silver-gray claws popped out from her fingertips like cat claws. She grabbed Mason and said something with a teasing tone of a queen.
Rather than a warning...
It's more like an instigation.
Enough of these nasty big sisters who enjoy teasing little boys!
"Be careful!"
Mason dodged three steps away and said to Catwoman:
"Your 'cat claws' are made of magic metal by me. The claws on both hands can temporarily petrify the enemy. Don't play with them casually. It's very dangerous."
"Ah? Is it that powerful?"
Selina flexed her ten fingers and became even happier.
"Mason, did you bring back what we need? Barbossa will be back tomorrow morning."
As he was talking, Zha Kang, wearing his "new clothes", was leaning against the door smugly.
This coquettish fellow even made a red cape for his light battle suit made of magic silk thread. He flicked the devil gold coin in his hand, puffed out smoke rings and said:
"If we hadn't brought back the antidote, the four of us would have had to face the Barbossa Pirates head-on... Wait, you brought back the suits specifically for us, are you planning on robbing them?
good!
This is how a space-time thief should feel, but give me some time to summon an army of hell servants from another world."
"Don't think too much!"
Mason glanced at Zha Kang, folded Catwoman's "original suit" and put it in his bag, and said to him:
"Everything went well. I brought back 500 doses of preventive vaccines. Charles will accompany me to meet Barbossa tomorrow morning. You and Selena will spread the news on Turtle Island."
The young man flexed his fingers and a light flashed in his eyes.
He clenched his fist and said:
"We have brought back the medicine called 'hope' for this doomsday, so the time has come. This tempting treasure can be harvested!"
