Volume 3: The Nameless Chapter 23 I, Mason Cooper, did not cheat!
The Sorting Hat said it would give Mason a gift, and of course the young man was very happy.
But when he actually took the thing out of the "belly" of the Sorting Hat, the smile on Mason's face completely disappeared.
"It's all broken into pieces..."
He sat in his basement alchemy room, looking at the fragments piled on the table in front of him, and his face was filled with worry for a moment. It's not that this thing is bad.
It's actually very good, but it's really unusable after being broken into pieces like this.
"Stop being so picky."
The Sorting Hat that Mason placed on the table had a vague human face carved out of it. The mouth moved and said:
"Rowena Ravenclaw has attached a very powerful wisdom-enlightening magic to this crown, and that magic is maintained based on the crown.
So as long as the crown is intact, it will still work.
All you have to do is to re-melt it with your magical fire from Hell."
That being said, the originally very beautiful silver eagle crown on the table in front of Mason had been shattered into pieces, as if it had been shattered from the outside by some huge force.
Not only was the crown itself twisted like a broken iron bar, but even the huge emerald and fourteen magic diamonds that were supposed to embellish it were shattered beyond recognition.
The iconic flying eagle decoration was even burned by some kind of flame.
This makes the relic of the great wizard look worthless. Mason previously complained that the Sorting Hat was a "king of rubbish", and now it seems that the young man's complaint was absolutely accurate.
Perhaps he felt that what he had brought out was a bit shabby, so the Sorting Hat coughed violently a few times, then lowered his voice and advised:
"You are considered an accomplished alchemist and a member of the magic circle. Don't just look at the appearance of things; the essence is the most important.
Melt it and take it with you. It will definitely be good for you."
At its urging, Mason reached out and grasped the horrific crown fragments in his left hand, but did not call for the magic fire immediately. Instead, he waited for the information tag to pop up.
He would make sure that this thing was harmless to him before melting it.
Soon, what Mason wanted to see jumped into his eyes:
Ravenclaw's Diadem/Crown of Wisdom/Crown of Enlightenment
Quality: Legendary Alchemy/Enchanting/Jewelcrafting Items·Perfect Craftsmanship
Condition: Severely damaged and cannot be repaired
Item Effect:
1. Crown of Wisdom:
Lady Rowena Ravenclaw is a pure spellcaster who has spent her life pursuing magical wisdom, and she sees the blessing of wisdom as the greatest gift she can give to others.
She made the crown herself in her later years with the help of her friend Helga Hufflepuff.
The legendary wizard used his lifelong knowledge of magic to cast a mysterious spell on this crown. Anyone who wears the crown will be enlightened with personal wisdom.
When wearing the Ravenclaw's crown, all manufacturing proficiency enhancement effects are doubled. The chance of manufacturing skills producing [Excellent] and above quality items increases.
After the branch skill reaches Lv6, the chance of producing [Ultimate] and above crafted items increases.
Notice:
Because Ms. Ravenclaw hates fighting all her life, this enhancement effect can only be applied to manufacturing branch skills, and is ineffective for combat skills.
2. Invisible Blessings:
The item has been severely damaged and cannot be repaired, but Ms. Ravenclaw's "Wisdom and Enlightenment" blessing only uses the golden crown as a carrier of magic, so reshaping the item will not cause the blessing to become invalid.
Creators: Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff
Item Description: That hat is right, the inside of some things is ten thousand times more important than the outside! You big fool who judges people by their appearance!
Tip: The remains of the crown can be shaped into any form.
"I'm a huge idiot!"
After seeing the simple but powerful effect of this unremarkable pile of debris, Mason decisively admitted his mistake. He solemnly apologized to the Sorting Hat, which was sighing and lamenting the poor vision of young people today:
"Please forgive my poor eyesight for almost missing this rare treasure. Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Hat."
"That's more like it."
Seeing Mason's sincere apology, the Sorting Hat didn't want to pursue the matter any further. It laughed, "This is a teachable kid," and quickly fell into a peaceful sleep.
Mason looked at the pile of crown debris in his palm. After thinking for a moment, he called upon the magic fire to reshape the metal fragments in his palm.
Relying on the talent of precise shaping granted by Flame Manipulation Lv2, in less than two minutes the broken crown debris was reshaped into a pair of golden round-frame glasses in Mason's hands.
It looks very much like the kind of dainty glasses that scholars often wear.
Of course, there are only frames. Mason plans to pick a few pieces of jewelry from his own hands to grind lenses and practice jewelry processing at the same time.
There is an ancient inscription on the left side of the gold-rimmed glasses. It is in Old English, and translated into Ravenclaw's crown, it is the advice left by the great wizard to future generations:
"Extraordinary wisdom is the greatest wealth of a human being."
"Thanks, Great Wizard."
Mason looked at his work with satisfaction.
He put the pair of lensless gold-rimmed glasses on his nose and pushed them with his hand. After making sure that they would not suddenly slip off, he felt itchy and decided to try out the effect of this manufacturing artifact.
He opened his briefcase and took out a few pieces of magic metal with the property of [Toughness], and then called up the blueprints of future firearms that he had collected in Judy's studio on the light screen of the character card.
He plans to complete the weapons upgrade for Team K in the next few days.
Let's start with the "exclusive weapon" that he promised to give to Ertong. Of course, the reason for choosing this gun is because it is the easiest weapon to complete among all the drawings that Mason got from Judy for free.
This is not a rechargeable technological weapon, nor is it the kind of intelligent weapon that Judy most advocates, which requires the implantation of an intelligent prosthesis to be perfectly controlled.
It is a kinetic weapon.
According to the classification of the technological system in Judy's world, it is actually the product of the next stage of development of gunpowder weapons under the current technology.
This weapon contains almost no high-tech components, but only uses sophisticated design and special structure to extend the system of converting gunpowder into kinetic energy to generate lethality to the extreme.
But such weapons are also difficult to use.
Because its production drawings specifically indicate that this type of weapon needs to be made of composite metal to avoid the huge kinetic energy when it is activated which may cause the gun to disintegrate and accidentally injure the gun holder.
Materials Science...
As we all know, it is a bottomless pit in any civilization and any system. Under other circumstances, Mason can only slowly try to make composite metals.
But he was lucky enough to have obtained Will's forging notes from Will Turner, the famous ghost ship captain, legendary pirate and master blacksmith in the Caribbean world.
That 18th century notebook recorded a special metal made by fusing multiple magical metals. That was the material used in the Flying Dutchman's triple ghost main gun!
If this is not enough, the metal refining array of the two alchemist brothers also records all kinds of magical metals they encountered while wandering in various worlds.
With so much good stuff, it’s more than enough to make a good gun.
"Get started, man."
Mason stretched his hands and used magic fire to burn several kinds of metals to complete the shaping. During this process, Mason suddenly thought of another thing.
With a pout, he took the phoenix egg out of the suitcase and placed it on the shelf in front of the alchemical crucible that had "fallen out of favor", then lit a fire to burn the huge egg.
Although it is certainly not as satisfying as the magic flame.
But the giant egg still vibrated slightly while being burned, as if it was enjoying it.
Because kinetic weapons contain almost no high-tech components, it only took Mason thirty minutes to melt and shape all the components needed for this kinetic pistol.
After waiting for the components to cool down, he began to assemble them according to a design concept that was very different from that of modern firearms, and found a piece of dragon blood wood from the Hogwarts woods to make a handle.
The finished gun is very beautiful.
The silver gun body has the appearance of a traditional revolver.
However, the gun body is very thick and has a rectangular structure. The built-in cylinder fits tightly into the barrel when it is inserted into the gun body, minimizing the kinetic energy loss when the gunpowder is ignited.
The trigger guard is only half broken, and the golden trigger creates a sense of "missing" beauty.
The red dragon blood wood handle adds a bloodthirsty feel to this silver heavy pistol.
This gun is heavy.
Even with Mason's enhanced strength, it would feel heavy when he picked it up, but it was very well balanced and not top-heavy.
It is just right for Ertong's close-range "gun fighting" style of combat, and when necessary, he can even use this thing as a war hammer.
In addition to the fact that the gun looks very beautiful and is like a killing work of art, during the entire production process Mason could clearly feel a "power" constantly coming from the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose.
In addition to keeping my mind focused throughout the whole process, there is also a feeling of "inspiration burst" that constantly drives my thinking into activity.
It can be said that this production process is the most perfect one since Mason unlocked the manufacturing skills.
Even before the gun body was assembled, Mason had a vague feeling that he would make a real "masterpiece" this time.
At this time, the young man put the gun in front of his eyes and wiped it carefully with a rag. The message note also popped up at this time:
Archangel [Precision Kinetic Revolver]
Quality: Epic Engineering Item, Excellent Craftsmanship
Weapon characteristics: Critical hit, increased damage, heavy hammer stun, weak recoil, indestructible (provided by weapon materials), bleeding (provided by dragon blood wood handle accessories)
Weapon status: Can be further modified to improve quality. Requires Engineering Level 6
Producer: Mason Cooper
Item Description: Did you really make such a fine weapon? You must have used a cheat, right?
Successfully complete the production of an epic quality , outstanding engineering item. The wisdom enlightenment effect takes effect and the engineering skill proficiency increases by X120.
"Yes, I used the cheating device. If you don't agree, bite me!"
Mason had long been annoyed with this damn item description that was always provoking him.
He pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose with satisfaction, smiled proudly, grabbed the stimulant next to him and took a sip.
Since he was in such a good shape tonight, he decided to press on and make a few more weapons.
Two barrels cannot go into battle with just one gun, and no matter how powerful a revolver is, its six-round capacity means it cannot fight alone.
Mason also needs new weapons to replace the initial weapons in the critical shotgun series that can no longer keep up with the pace. The kite man responsible for reconnaissance and fire suppression also needs a real heavy weapon to realize his "life value".
There are also Jack, Angelina and Lady Elizabeth who are going to see the world together and hunt down Mr. Sandstorm. They also need their own weapons to protect themselves.
The only good news is that the spellcaster Zha Kang is very resistant to firearms, so Mason doesn't need to worry about his weapon.
This inadvertently reduced Mason's workload.
Wait, you said there's another member in Team K?
Yes, there is.
But when Mason left Star Castle, he clearly saw Judy secretly put a few things into the hands of Barbara, who got along well with her.
So naturally, Captain doesn't need to worry about Batgirl's weapons.
Well, she has learned this valuable skill of "living off a gigolo" at such a young age. I can only say that Barbara Gordon has a bright future.
——
The next morning, while Harley, who had been drunk the night before, was still sleeping soundly, Poison Ivy had already woken up, yawned, and went into the basement to practice alchemy.
She is a really good student.
With the help of the alchemy notebook of Old K left by Mason, he can now make his own healing potion. To be honest, Mason's shop can still be open thanks to Poison Ivy's hard work.
However, when Poison Ivy pushed open the door, she was startled.
Nothing else.
The entire basement was filled with various waste materials from smelting metals, and a large egg was placed on the fire where the alchemical crucible was originally placed.
His alchemy "mentor" Sir Mason, with dark circles under his eyes, was muttering to himself as he assembled a very strange-looking rifle.
On the workbench behind him, there was a complex and intimidating light machine gun and three pistols of different shapes and colors.
These things made the basement look like a black gun gang's stronghold.
But Poison Ivy has also seen and eaten it.
As Gotham's top villain, she is no stranger to these killing weapons, but the guns made by Mason are different from the gunpowder weapons she knows just by looking at their appearance.
This aroused Poison Ivy's interest.
She glanced at Mason, who was already a little crazy, tiptoed to the workbench, and reached out to try to pick up the black and gray heavy pistol.
But it sank so much that I almost dropped it on the ground.
Good job!
This gun is almost as big as a block of iron of the same size. Is it really for ordinary people?
"Buzz buzz buzz"
Just as Poison Ivy was looking at the simple and elegant kinetic revolver, a strange sound like that of a microwave heating suddenly sounded behind her.
She turned her head sharply.
Mason, with two panda eyes, had picked up the assembled complex rifle in his hand, and the strange sound came from the gun body.
It sounds like the charging sound of some dangerous item.
The black muzzle was aimed at him. The almost straight lines of the gun body and the modular structure made the weapon full of a cold feeling unique to metal creations.
The bullpup gun rested against Mason's shoulder, and the unique design of the grip and gun body made it look like a giant poisonous snake ready to bite anyone.
The best part is that the gun feels alive.
The moment it is activated, the charging acceleration module of the gun body pops outward like the guide rail of an electromagnetic gun and then closes again under the action of the adaptive ballistic correction module, eventually forming a shooting posture with both wings spread out.
This immersive technological experience alone is enough to prove that this thing is extraordinary.
"Snap"
The fully charged rifle made a dull thud as the firing pin moved forward when Mason pulled the trigger, but without a bullet loaded, it was not lethal.
But the fierce momentum still came towards him.
"Don't touch these new guns."
Mason put down his rifle, pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses without lenses, glanced at the pistol in Ivy's hand, and said:
"This 'King Kong' is not finished yet. I will come back after work in the afternoon to complete the process of enchanting and breaking the spirit. If possible, you can help me deal with the raw materials after the alchemy is completed.
I put them all in a drawer and wrote down the specific process on a piece of paper.”
"OK."
Ivy looked at Mason with some worry, as he looked like a fairy and shaky. She then saw him skillfully take out a bottle of stimulant and drink it.
After a few seconds, she said:
"These weapons...are not for normal people? And was your gun charging just now? Is this a new weapon you developed?"
"I'm just copying what others have said, but they're really quite good."
Mason said modestly:
"Don't tell anyone else, or it might cause trouble."
After saying that, he took a look at the "Epic Technical Precision Rifle Widowmaker" in his hand, smiled, and put it among the pile of guns behind him.
Finally, Mason took a look at the shining Lv5 Engineering on the character card and had to admit that he really got a real "cheat device".
He picked up his hat and put it on his head, straightened his clothes and prepared to go to work.
The moment he opened the door, he said in his heart:
"Thanks, Mr. Hat.
To express my sincere gratitude, I decided to put the task of hunting down those traitors on the agenda as soon as I finish dealing with the current affairs!
I promise, we will all get what we want.”
