Chapter 637 4. The time has come to test whether you are plastic sisters [210 extra for monthly pass]
On the operating table in the prison room, Queen Gollum's injury was close to healing thanks to Mason's amazing first aid skills, but of course the lack of energy was not so easy to fill.
Although the Predators are much stronger than humans in all aspects, they are still carbon-based creatures and must follow the recovery mode of organisms. They must rest for at least a few days and eat a good meal to regain some strength.
After all, Queen Gulu was on the verge of death several times this time, so she was extremely lucky to survive.
But although she escaped the fate of death, she was not happy.
After Mason sutured her wounds and injected various therapeutic drugs so that she could move freely, the once arrogant and tyrannical queen showed herself extremely lost and stood blankly by the window holding the time ball in her arms. Looking at the blue sea and sky outside the island where the new Osborne Tower is located.
Her whole body exuded a kind of decadence and despair, and even the black bundle of nerves on the back of her head drooped listlessly.
Such emotional changes cannot be disguised. In fact, the Predators are not a race with delicate emotions. Being able to show such a state proves that Queen Gollum is really, really desperate.
"What happened to her?"
While cleaning the blood on his fingers, the old hat on Mason's head looked like he was making an observation report on alien creatures. He looked at the Iron Queen curiously with a concave face and asked Mason spiritually:
"Why is the pressure so low? I even gave up my plan of revenge against you, as if I have lost the only meaning of existence in my life."
"Because she has really lost the meaning of life, my poor hat, who knows very little about aliens."
Mason responded casually in his mind:
"The civilization system of the Predator is a very martial civilization. It is basically equivalent to a crazy enhanced version of the interstellar Spartan Kingdom. These ethnic groups that show their strength and glory through hunting and fighting have a very low regard for such illusory things as a sense of honor. Yes, that is the totem of civilization engraved in their inheritance.
Even the Predator recruits will take great risks of death and try to hunt dangerous natural enemy monsters such as xenomorphs alone, just to test their strength and try to use the trophies to gain respect among their tribesmen.
For such a civilization, once captured, it means that all dignity will disappear, and Gollum's situation is even more serious.
She is the queen!
She is not only the nominal leader of the Predators, but also the real strongest person in the Iron-Blooded Kingdom. Her strength is already strong, but her self-esteem is several levels higher than her own strength.
She survived and was parasitized by aliens, which meant that she had a scar that represented shame and would be abandoned again even if she returned to the tribe.
She was no longer a queen, or even a warrior. ”
The captain recalled the class divisions of the Predator in his mind, and after a few seconds used a very professional vocabulary to explain:
"She became an outcast, a lost, a fallen, a deserter, and could no longer even regain her dignity and prestige by becoming a recruit again and hunting alone.
Basically equivalent to social death.
For the Predators who value their sense of honor extremely, this is much more uncomfortable than killing them.
What’s even more terrifying is that the existence of the special alien in her hand will cause her to be judged by an arbitrator sent by the Predators. The lone wolf, falcon, lion face, scar and other iron-blooded classes in the star sea will spontaneously come to hunt. Kill her to remove the shame of the clan.
Even if she could evade or defeat these young warriors, she would still alert the more powerful Iron-Blooded Guards. The Iron-Blooded Elders and even the Ancient Iron-Bloodeds would wake up from their slumber and regard her as prey.
From being a queen to being an exile overnight, the fact that she is not crazy yet already shows that she has a strong mind. ”
"Ha, this is what stupid power civilization is like. It obviously has super high technology, but it still uses the wild rules of the clan to rule the civilization."
Hat sarcastically said:
"When they are unwilling to modify their 'ancient sacred' laws, this result is already expected. But this situation is not a bad thing for you, right?
You can convince her, who is isolated and helpless, to join your cause, or even directly influence the eighth sequence of conquerors.
It was an iron-blooded legion, and it was just right for Gulu to deal with them.
This is called professional dialogue. ”
"That's what I say, but the stubbornness of the Predators is as incomprehensible as their self-esteem. To be honest, I don't have the confidence to convince her."
After finishing washing, Mason looked at his watch. There were still five hours left before tonight's action. Considering that he had nothing serious to do next, he decided to give it a try.
"Gulu."
Mason simply organized his thoughts, turned around and said to the Iron-Blooded Queen, who was exuding low pressure:
"How have you considered what I just told you? Regarding your best friend Madeleine, do you need me to introduce you to her current situation?"
"Gulu!"
The Queen let out a hoarse roar without looking back.
Although he still didn't understand Iron Blood, Mason guessed it was a curse word.
"Chair, act as a translator."
Mason let the Möbius chair suspended next to him act as a translator. This super intelligence has a language analysis module. As long as it collects part of the sound characteristics, it can accurately and speechlessly translate the other party's meaning.
"She said that you are an evil creature and that you did not kill her just to let her experience true despair. She also said that everything that happened in the land of Utopia was just the survival of the fittest through natural selection.
Your anger towards her is pointless.
Because even if the Eighth Conqueror does not go, other sequences will be sent there, and the survival of those civilians depends entirely on the noble character of the Predator!
They disdained the use of force against civilians and took the initiative to release some people into underground fortresses. ”
The chair quickly translated these and reminded:
"All the above translations have been processed with silenced words, but the queen's curse skills are really poor"
"I don't want to discuss with you whether the destruction of Utopia is justified in your opinion. We are only discussing Madeleine."
Mason sat on the Mobius chair, hanging behind the Iron-Blooded Queen. He said slowly:
"You should have seen before that Madeline has absorbed too much Phoenix Force, but her control ability is obviously insufficient and she has begun to be controlled by the Phoenix Force in reverse. Even with the psychic protection that the Supreme Professor finally applied to her, the situation cannot be changed. , it’s just a matter of time before she becomes the Dark Phoenix
Do you know what the Dark Phoenix represents to the Phoenix host? ”
Facing Mason's question, the Queen hesitated and shook her head.
It seems that her relationship with Madeleine is indeed very good. This question can even help her temporarily get rid of the despair of losing everything. However, with Madeleine's character, she probably will not take the initiative to talk about the Phoenix Force to the Queen. weakness.
She didn't know this was normal.
Mason explained:
"All hosts selected by the Phoenix Force are called 'Phoenix Apostles'. This is the first stage. The individual's will merges with the Phoenix fragments to control the power of creation.
In this case, the power of the Phoenix fragments is small and not enough to change the host's character and personality, but it has begun to amplify their inner emotions.
Good things turn bad and bad things get worse.
In the second stage, as the power of the Phoenix is absorbed from the outside world, the apostles begin to transform into a more powerful stage. They have two transformation directions.
If his will is firm and supported by a clear goal, and he can resist the Phoenix Force's amplification of the dark side of the soul with help from the outside world, then he may use his own will to overcome the chaotic nature of the Phoenix Force, and use him as The leader transforms his form into the 'White Phoenix'.
This is the most perfect evolution!
The final white phoenix is omnipotent, because the host's perfect control of the power of creation allows him to become the strongest person born in the universe, equivalent to the god of the universe.
However, this happens as rarely as having a double queen alien in your hands.
Basically it only exists in legends.
The fate of all Phoenix Apostles under normal circumstances is to become the Dark Phoenix. After all, there are very few people who can resist the spiritual echo of the Phoenix Power with their will. ”
Mason sighed and said:
"Compared with the perfect White Phoenix, the Black Phoenix is a complete disaster. The host's will is completely eroded by the chaos of the Phoenix Force, causing him to become a puppet of the Phoenix Force.
When high-dimensional life is bound to an individual, it will naturally produce a rebellious instinct that destroys everything. As the apostle continues to grow stronger, this instinct will turn wherever he goes into the chaotic state before the birth of the universe.
If it only destroys other things, it can only be regarded as an uncontrollable weapon at best, but the fatal thing about Dark Phoenix is that it can destroy itself while spreading destruction.
Just like Madeleine's current state.
She is very powerful, but also extremely fragile. When her body cannot withstand the energy of self-annihilation, she will turn into the humblest particle in the world and disappear forever from your memory.
There will be no trace of her existence, and no one will be able to remember her after walking through this miserable world.
This is your best friend's situation now, she is only one step away from death. ”
"Grrrrrrrrrr!"
The Queen turned her head and roared with claws and teeth, and the Mobius Chair immediately translated:
"She said that Madeleine was a dark miracle born from pain and despair. She never bowed to fate and survived one crisis and another.
She believed Madeleine could turn danger into disaster.
She also thinks that you want to use her as bait to lure Madeleine back and imprison Madeleine as you imprisoned her. Although she doesn’t know how you want to defeat Madeleine, she believes that the cunning and evil You must already have a complete plan.
She will not be your tool to harm her bestie. ”
"It's such a touching friendship. It's rare to see such pure emotion between girls."
Mason shrugged.
He took out a storage box from his luggage. After opening it, there was a twisted needle inside. He handed the thing to Gulu and said:
"Well, since we can't convince you on a perceptual level, we will use practical evidence to explain the situation she is facing at this time. The god Lord Doum has the power of the goblin who is eager to swallow all the energy in the world. This should be a good idea for you. Not a secret.
The needle in your hand is the weapon that Hank, the Supreme Beast, used to sneak attack Doom before he died. I can confirm that it was inserted into Doom's body and injected some particles into the god.
After my recovery research, Hank injected him with the Phoenix factor.
It was a special injection containing a weak sample of the Phoenix Force, possibly a fringe creation of the experiment Madeline participated in back then.
Obviously, Hank already knows the truth about the destruction of Utopia, and he wants to provoke a fight between the two enemies to achieve the goal of turning them against each other and dying together.
Worthy of being a symbol of wisdom in utopia, this assassination was very successful.
At the cost of his own life, Hank allowed the goblin power in Doom to taste the delicious taste of the Phoenix Power. For that evil and greedy ancient power, tasting it means longing for it.
It will drive God Lord Doom to constantly search for more Phoenix Power to feed it. Currently, in this broken parallel world system, who has the most Phoenix Power? ”
Mason stared at the Iron Queen with round eyes in front of him, and he said quietly:
"I'm not hinting to you about some terrible future for Madeleine, but the fact is that if she wants to cooperate with the god Lord Doom in order to save you or hate me, that is tantamount to a sheep. Tiger's mouth.
If I were Doom, I would pioneer her to fulfill her duty as a weapon and aim the first sequence of blades at my enemies. After she succeeds or fails, after she loses her use value, she will become a satisfied fairy. Delicious food.
With the energy of the Phoenix Force currently in Madeline's body, Doom can use her as a long-term 'reserve'.
Look, Guru.
Even if you don't take my factors into account, your best friend's current situation can be described as desperate. The most terrible thing is that she may not be aware of her situation.
I admit that her life was full of pain and darkness, and she was almost never treated kindly by others, but I also had to make a conclusion that my sister was not a smart person who was good at detecting dangers and making preparations in advance.
She is being taken advantage of all the time!
In addition to her ill-fated fate, this is also related to the fact that she has never learned enough lessons from the painful experiences in the past. She is not a person who is good at learning.
This is the biggest flaw in her character.
I reminded her, but she thought I was mocking her.”
At this point, Mason felt that he no longer needed to persuade. He said to the former Iron-Blooded Queen who crushed the twisted needle in front of him:
"I'm deeply sorry for what you're going through personally and call it your own fault, but if you really want to help your bestie, you need to know who your trusted allies are now.
You can no longer return to the eighth sequence of conquerors or your kingdom, because your 'ancient and sacred' laws have caused you to become a shame that must be washed away in the eyes of your people.
You have nowhere to go.
And Doom happens to be one of the enemies I will definitely kill.
So, your answer? ”
Looking at Mason who was waiting for an answer in front of him, looking at the expressionless face that was actually a sure winner, Gulu wanted to use his claws to claw this damn face into a pile of minced meat.
But she couldn't do that.
She felt like a puppet played by the devil in human legend. The bastard in front of her could clearly control her and become a weapon of war, but he had to use this soul-destroying method to convince her.
She knew that she had countless reasons to refuse Mason's solicitation, but when she thought of Madeleine's delicate face that contained sadness and pain, the queen could not make up her mind to leave her little girl behind.
She once had to make compromises and sacrifices for her people and civilization, but now that the burden of civilization leadership has been removed by an unexpected disaster, losing the shackles of the leader may not be such a bad thing.
At least now, she can ignore those laws and make her own choices.
After two minutes of silent thinking, Gulu stretched out her hand and pulled out three blood marks on her broad cheek and forehead bone plate. They were the signs of fallen iron-blooded or exiled iron-blooded people, and represented the decision she had finally made.
"Gulu! (I need weapons! Armor and my vehicle!)"
She stared at Mason and said:
"Grrrrrr! (I will hunt with you until Madeleine is rescued, but I will not turn my weapons on my people.)"
"It's up to you. That's your choice. I won't interfere. I hope you can still be so determined when your people hunt you down."
Mason jotted down a list of weapons and war preparations that the Queen needed, handed it to her and instructed her to go to the engineering laboratory in Osborne Tower to make and test these gadgets.
Engineer Mason opened his own shop there, where he could get everything.
"You'd better let it out."
As Gollum limped away, Mason reminded:
"If you can tame it. No, you definitely can. It is theoretically your child, and it should obey its mother's orders."
"Gulu! (Shut up! You damn devil!)" (End of this chapter)