Volume 4: The Last Day Chapter 26 When I was 18, I would jump for joy if you gave me this.
Mason has to take Dr. Zola to Gotham and hand him over to the Justice League in three hours, so he doesn't have much time.
He borrowed Green Goblin Osborn's laboratory and moved a high-energy laser generator from Judy, and then began to tinker with the kryptonite information he got from Dr. Zola.
The seriously injured zombie Superman Bizarro is being placed in a platinum-level trauma team medical cabin, which is the epitome of emergency technology in the 2077 era. According to Judy, even a person with only one breath left can survive for several more days in it, but the charge is extremely expensive.
In Night City, only the real upper class can afford this kind of medical package.
Although the trauma teams or emergency medical experts in the 2077 era have always been known for their strong firepower and well-trained personnel, it cannot be ignored that the things produced in that damn place are indeed worth the money.
"His brain tissue is dying, my brother, you have to speed up."
The Isu ghost Consus was suspended beside Mason. The biologist connected his consciousness signal to the medical cabin through the shroud cloak and described Bizarro's condition to Mason in real time.
Mason nodded.
The high-energy laser generator next to him was warming up, and he was using jewelry processing tools to clean a large pure color diamond that he had just taken from Catwoman's collection.
This thing is the raw material he is going to transform into "temporary kryptonite".
Next to Mason was Judy, who was serving as an experimental assistant. The tech girl had just gone to see her good friend Barbara, and only came over to help Mason after making sure she was okay.
She was chewing gum and looking through Dr. Zora's experimental data, and she sighed as she read:
"This bad guy is really a talent. He actually simulated the entire process of Krypton's destruction with just a mathematical model. By simulating this process in the laboratory, he gave high-density carbon crystals various temporary effects of kryptonite.
Although it’s only a one-time effect and only lasts for a short time, it’s still pretty impressive.”
"Don't be intimidated by Zora."
Mason was cutting a diamond on the workbench, polishing it into a date-stone shape, and then he said to Judy:
"A large part of those research materials were obtained after he joined the Cleaner Corps. They are not all his own research results. That guy has a very bad personality and is not a respectable researcher.
However, this information also confirms that the Cleaners were well aware of the Kryptonians' weaknesses and had made detailed preparations.
I need to share this news with my hometown so that they can also take it to heart.”
As he spoke, he held the polished diamond in front of his eyes and looked at it.
After confirming that the raw materials were correct, they were placed in a high-energy laser generator. The parameters were input according to the experimental process given by Dr. Zola, and various radioactive chemical materials were put together and placed in the machine. Then the experiment began under the personal operation of Judy wearing engineering glasses.
Laser beams of completely different frequencies, wavelengths and powers continuously bombard the diamond from all directions in an ultra-intensive manner, and then assisted by gamma rays of various frequencies to cause chemical materials to decay, in order to simulate the environment when Krypton was destroyed.
Kryptonite, which can cause various effects on the physique of Kryptonians, is a special substance created in the process of the destruction of this world.
The experiment in front of him looked very complicated, but Mason was sure that someone in his world had mastered a similar method to make kryptonite. For example, Lex Luthor, the genius bald man who troubled Superman the most, had a lot of kryptonite in his hands, and the amount of kryptonite in the old man's hands was probably an astronomical figure.
I just wonder if they have mastered the method of making mutant kryptonite?
At present, this method of laser radiation plus chemical material decay can temporarily change the chemical properties of diamonds to produce a kryptonite-like effect, but if you want to mass-produce real kryptonite, you have to use a more complicated process.
However, Mason estimated that as long as he figured out the rules of how this thing was generated, he should be able to use alchemy to simulate something with a similar effect.
“It’s turning green!”
Five minutes into the experiment, Judy, who had been observing the changes in the diamond, reported it. Mason, who was preparing the tools for craniotomy, looked back and saw that the diamond placed in the center of the laser generator had turned green under the bombardment of various rays.
This is exactly what the most common green kryptonite looks like.
"Stop the laser bombardment, Judy. Increase the frequency of gamma rays and mix them with decaying isotopes to heat them. Then proceed to the second stage of production according to the blue kryptonite plan."
Mason shouted, and the tech girl said it was really cool while quickly changing the mode to enhance the highly penetrating gamma rays. Soon, the green temporary kryptonite underwent miraculous changes.
Its color faded and changed, becoming a faint blue and emitting a fluorescent glow.
"This thing must be horribly radioactive."
Judy stepped back and said to Mason:
"You'd better put on some protective clothing and at least take a few radiation protection pills."
“I’ve eaten it before.”
Mason replied, then used long tweezers to take the dark blue object out of the experimental chamber, held it in front of his eyes for a closer look, and soon an information label popped up:
Kryptonite Isotope Blue
Quality: Fine Engineering/Jewelcrafting Material
Features: Disposable·Fragile structure·Fast failure [Countdown 29 minutes 50 seconds]
Producer: Mason Cooper/Judy Alvarez
Item Description: Kryptonite with different external appearances is just a collection of various isotopes of the krypton element itself. Once you understand this, it is not difficult to make the gadgets you want in a specific way, provided that you have real permanent kryptonite as the raw material.
"Today's items are unexpectedly formal and serious, just like the tone of approaching science. Is this a change of personnel?"
Mason whispered in confusion, but didn't waste any time. He quickly fixed the temporary kryptonite in his hand, which was like a blue ice cube, above the medical cabin with a bracket.
Under the shining blue light, Bizarro, who was lying in the medical cabin with his life or death unknown, had flesh and blood that was as hard as titanium alloy, which was rapidly becoming fragile.
Two minutes later, Mason personally performed the operation using the Urugin scalpel enchanted with [Sharpness] to cut open his scalp, and the subsequent craniotomy process was handed over to the treatment program-controlled robotic arm of the platinum medical cabin to complete.
Removing the remaining metal fragments from the zombie superman's brain is an extremely sophisticated process just by the name. Fortunately, Mason, whose engineering skills have reached Lv5+1 and first aid skills have reached Lv4, has a pair of super dexterous hands that are fully capable of doing the job.
A full twenty-five minutes.
With the rest of his body completely still, he only moved his forearms, wrists and fingers to remove the metal pieces that were burned by Barbara from Bizarro's now very fragile brain structure piece by piece.
The whole process was error-free.
Judy, who was watching the whole process, said that Mason had a pair of hands that were more precise than medical prostheses. For people living in 2077, this is a very remarkable evaluation.
"clang"
The last of the twisted little pieces of metal were placed on the surgical tray, and Mason stepped back and breathed a sigh of relief.
He removed the now faintly glowing blue kryptonite and handed it to Judy, who immediately placed it in a sealed container and took it away from the lab.
After the blue kryptonite left, Bizarro's body quickly recovered to super self-healing level, and he didn't even need stitches. His cut skull and scalp healed themselves within a few minutes.
This scene made Mason wipe the sweat from his forehead and glance at the translucent character card. There was a tip on it that made him smile:
Successfully completed a high-level difficulty, fatal injury, ultimate craftsmanship emergency surgery. The proficiency of first aid skills increased by X2X10X20=X400 and is currently at Lv5.
Unlock the First Aid Talent [Rescuer: When the First Aid Completion Degree is above "Excellent Craftsmanship", the patient's injury recovery speed +100%]
"Congratulations, my brother, you have completed an operation that even I consider a miracle."
The Isu ghost Consus floated beside Mason and congratulated him. He glanced at the zombie superman Bizarro who was in a deep coma in the treatment cabin and said:
"Everything from now on will depend on the self-healing power of this special life. According to my estimation, he will be able to recover to his full potential in a week at most.
But when you were performing the operation just now, I found that the brain development of this creature seemed abnormal, and it was not a disease, but seemed to be a problem at the genetic level?
There was significant brain shrinkage.”
"Bizarro is a genetic clone."
Mason took off his medical gloves and explained:
"I'm still unclear about the origin of this Alien Superman, but what is certain is that his intelligence level is very limited. However, it is said that a certain strength of blue kryptonite can improve his intelligence.
We will have to wait until he wakes up before we can do the test again."
"You've got to trap him somehow, Mason."
A vague face in the recess of the hat placed aside warned Mason:
"He may be able to recover his sanity, but his brute strength is a threat to everyone, especially in this withered world. We cannot let him act freely."
"Judy will be here watching him and will make a blue kryptonite when he is about to wake up."
Mason stroked his chin and said:
"I have other plans for Bizarro. If he can be used by us, it will be a great help. It's a pity that he can't make it in time for the fight against the Justice League this time, but he can still be used as a secret weapon."
"Mason, Dr. Zora's meeting with Ott is over."
Judy walked back from outside the laboratory and reported to Mason:
"Your team members are also ready to set off for Wayne Manor. Do you need to equip that guy with a special 'data prison' type sandbox robot?
I'm afraid you can't trap him there.
Although his data life form is not complete, it still exceeds the scope of normal technology."
"I think with Zora's scientific literacy, he may not be able to escape the constraints of Mother Box technology, but your concerns are reasonable. Prepare one for him."
Mason thought for a moment and said to Judy:
"Don't do anything too fancy, just any one will do. Also, when is your captain available? I have something I want to talk to him about in person."
"Him? He's so busy."
Judy curled her lips and said:
"He would rather spend time running around in parallel worlds than come for a special appointment. I guess you'll wait and wait and finally it'll be old aunt Rogge who will come instead of the captain."
"No, he must do this in person."
Mason stressed:
"I have enough patience to wait, but please tell Morgan that this is about Mr. Hunter and our secret organization. I really need to talk to him."
"Uh, okay, I'll tell you the truth."
Judy nodded and looked Mason up and down with a rather strange look in her eyes.
Mason noticed her gaze, put his hat on his head, turned around and asked:
"What's wrong? Is there something dirty on my face?"
"Nothing, I just had a remote chat with Panam. I told her what Team K had just done. Panam said that if you were born in Night City, you would be a legend at least."
Judy brushed her hair and said:
"I think she's right. You're definitely the stuff of a legendary mercenary."
"Hey, we have such a good relationship, why are you cursing me?"
Mason curled his lips, picked up the penguin umbrella, and said:
"There are no living legends in Night City. You are cursing me to death."
"You better keep quiet, Mason."
Judy snorted and crossed her arms to remind:
“You’ve already attracted a lot of attention. If you continue like this, it will be difficult for you to survive. But V will probably like you very much.
You both are the type who feel uncomfortable unless you cause trouble.
By the way, you guys are going to fight the Justice League, do you need me to help you get some help?"
She looked around and whispered:
"I can help you contact Aunt Rogge without the captain's knowledge, and ask her to secretly recruit a few legendary mercenaries for you to fight in the Shenyu server, just to give them some warning.
Those guys just wanted it.
I also have a production line for androids here, so it's not a big problem to make a few disposable bodies for them. But this service is quite expensive, and you have to talk to Rogge about it."
Mason was a little moved, but then shook his head and said:
"Forget it. This is our 'civil war'. Once outsiders get involved, the nature of the war will change. If you really want to help, help Barbara get some good prosthetics.
I can't stop her from transforming herself, but I don't want to see her turn herself into someone like Ghost in the Shell."
"What are you talking about! She's my good sister, would I cheat her?"
Judy punched Mason on the shoulder, and then saw Mason turning to leave. The kind-hearted girl bit her lip, called Mason, and took out a box from her bag and handed it to him.
Mason opened it and saw a super cool silver pistol in the box.
The gun has a compact silver body, a mid-magazine design, a kinetic bullet accelerator at the front of the gun, and a blood-red translucent handle made of special material that looks like blood crystal.
Mason recognized the gun at a glance. He looked at Judy in surprise and said:
"Johnny Silverhand's gun? Isn't this legendary gun in V's hands?"
“This is a 1:1 replica that I made myself for my collection. I originally wanted to give it to Sister Selina as a gift, but now it seems like you need it more.
Besides, isn’t it your birthday today? I don’t have anything good to give you.”
Judy whispered:
“You can use it. I used a high-purity scandium alloy to make the gun body, which greatly increases its destructive power. Don’t die, Mason. The last time V died, I was heartbroken for more than a year.
I don’t want to lose any more friends.”
"Tsk, Judy, I really want to talk to Morgan and ask you to join Team K. I'm willing to pay any price to have you as my partner."
Judy had said so much, so Mason didn't hesitate to pick up the legendary gun of Night City.
It feels heavy in the hand, and the scandium alloy material makes it very weighty. As a melee weapon, this thing is no less powerful than a war hammer when hitting the enemy's head.
And its information label did not disappoint Mason:
Mallorian 3516【Replica】
Weapon quality: Legendary engineering creation, perfect craftsmanship
Weapon characteristics: Indestructible, Double Bounce, Burning Fist, Extended Transformation
Weapon Effects:
1. Infinite penetration:
The gun body made of scandium alloy can withstand shooting with bullets with greater kinetic energy, and the carefully adjusted accelerator can give the bullets super kinetic energy far exceeding similar weapons.
When the weapon is held and fired accurately, any obstacle within a range of 300 yards will be penetrated.
hint!
Judy implanted a weapon component into the weapon, and when using a special shooting technique, the bullet can ricochet twice without reducing its destructive power.
2. Patients cured of cancer:
The weapon's excellent bionic grip and gun body design make it feel perfect for shooting, and it can cause considerable damage even in the hands of users with little shooting experience.
When shooting with this weapon, accuracy is improved and reloading speed is increased.
The last bullet in this weapon's magazine always deals double damage.
3. Burn them to ashes:
The weapon has a flamethrower hidden in the handle, which will emit high-intensity flames when used in close combat, causing surrounding enemies to suffer [Blindness] and [Intense Burning] status.
hint!
This weapon failed to reach immortality due to Judy's crafting skills. It can be transformed again to improve its quality, which requires Engineering Lv7.
Producer: Judy Alvarez
Item Description: This gun was custom-made by Mallorian Company for the legendary singer Johnny Silverhand, who died; the second owner of this gun was the legendary mercenary V in Night City, who also died.
Now, you are its third owner, how long do you think you can survive?
"I just praised you for being serious, but that annoying guy came back again, right?"
Mason snorted, and under Judy's surprised gaze, he rotated the legendary gun horizontally, inserted the 9-round magazine with a very cool "exclusive reloading action", then whistled, inserted it into the weapon slot on his belt, and hid it with his gray windbreaker.
"Thanks, Judy."
He turned around and took off his hat to the tech girl, winking at her and saying:
"I will try my best to survive to the end, we all will. I will do everything in my power to ensure that this is a happy story, and you will not lose any friends again."
