Chapter 712 10. Everything is cute as long as it is small, but when they grow up
The resistance base was already underground, but Old Luther felt that it was obviously not safe, so he dug a secret darkroom further down in his underground office.
It's like an insect that doesn't have much resistance to external dangers. When it predicts that danger is coming, it will always dig downwards, trying to protect itself with the tenacity of the thick earth.
Although it is clumsy to use this primitive method to preserve some secrets, it is quite suitable. The current depth of hiding can already isolate all mechanical and life signal searches in Hope City, which is enough to ensure that most activities will not disturb the surface.
In fact, digging a hole to hide oneself in times of danger is not only what insects do, it is also a human instinct for survival.
Mason originally thought so, but when he actually saw what Old Luther had hidden here, he suddenly realized that he might not be hiding underground with the rebels just for the sake of hiding.
"What kind of weird thing is this?"
Harley exclaimed while hugging her cute face.
The well-informed captain also widened his eyes, and even Kevin, the ooze monster, poked his head out from Mason's shoulder and looked forward, his face shaped by the mud full of surprise and disbelief.
Quinn, who was the most vigilant, had already pulled out the clown pistol and loaded it with a click, while the dogs at his feet were also grinning and preparing to pounce.
In front of them, Old Luther was holding a small humanoid creature in his arms.
His body shape is no different from that of a child of several years old.
But his skin is blue, not the blue of Avatar, but closer to the blue plume that is emitted when energy reaches the ionic state.
Such skin is eye-catching enough, but in addition to the skin, the child's forehead, shoulders, arms and legs also have technological devices similar to crystal attachments. Judging from the appearance, they should be used to gather and adjust energy. The diffractator, paired with his small body, adds a lot of "industrial beauty" to this child.
These are not the most surprising features. The left hand of this blue-skinned child does not have five fingers extending from the wrist, but slender mechanical tentacles that can flexibly float in the air like the tentacles of an octopus.
The tops of its tentacles also have arc light spots that erupt when the energy beats and comes into contact with the air.
The latter is obviously intelligent.
He was very close to Old Luther, but when he saw Mason and several strangers, he showed obvious fear and vigilance. He kept hiding in Old Luther's arms and looked at several people with his big blue eyes. , you can see the panic in those clear pupils.
He seems to realize that he is different from normal people, so he seems a little shy to see others.
If just the strange appearance and mechanical body were not enough to make Mason feel strange and surprised, the energy level radiating from the little guy being held by Luther in front of him really made people feel that it came from the bottom of his heart. fear.
The energy reading detected from the watch has exceeded the limit of atomic energy explosion that a standard nuclear bomb would release at the core of the explosion.
This is when the little blue boy is in a calm and stable state. Once he is frightened and explodes or the energy in his body is out of control, it is conservatively estimated that his energy release can destroy the entire underground base and all existence inside within a thousandth of a second. If sex is wiped out, it is estimated that only beings like Chao in the windbreaker and Beka in the white clothes that cannot be understood by ordinary people will survive.
"Harley, Quinn, wait for me outside the door with your dog."
Mason pushed the frame on the bridge of his nose and said to the cuties in a serious tone.
Harley had already taken out the clown camera and planned to take a photo as a souvenir, but the energy interference of the little guy made it impossible for the camera to operate at all. The surprise on her face was as strange as seeing a giant panda doing Kunquan in the zoo.
She snorted at the sweetheart's instructions, but still dragged the grinning dogs and turned away, leaving only Mason, Old Luther and the strange blue-skinned little boy here.
"Did you recognize him?"
Old Luther asked, then reached out and took out a strange metal Rubik's Cube and placed it in front of the blue-skinned child.
The latter used only willpower to make the thing levitate and rotate in the air, as if playing a boring game, and the whole Rubik's Cube returned to its place in less than a second.
It seems that this is not challenging, so he broke the Rubik's Cube into small squares in the blink of an eye, and then chaotically formed them into a strange metal mass in the next moment.
This scene allowed Mason to see the boy's ability to influence matter in more detail.
He pursed his lips and said:
"Is this the larval form of Brainiac? How did you make him?"
"Using artificial intelligence plus some biotechnology from Krypton, and generating cognition through AI's deep self-learning, we can create a mechanical life that can manipulate huge energy and has great potential."
Luther stroked the head of little Brainiac in his arms as gently as he treated his own grandson. He explained in a low tone:
"This plan has been verified in our world before the impact. In the vanilla era when there was no need to worry about the end of the stars, some of our radicals even produced prototypes under the orders of the president.
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Unfortunately, the prototype unexpectedly went out of control.
It was a terrible accident. In just two hours from the time the prototype produced intelligence to its demise, it flattened a tenth of the East Coast in a completely uncontrollable manner, and that was just because it was just born. There was a problem with the structure of the prototype that caused him to feel extreme pain and unable to suppress the energy in his body.
After that, the plan was shelved until I picked it up again and improved the drawings.
The little cloth in my arms is unit number two.
He was born one year and seven months ago and has been raised here by me. With the help of the deep learning of the advanced technology of the Kree people in the sixth sequence, he can already control his energy and super intelligence very well.
I haven't met other Brainiacs, but I heard you killed an adult? ”
"Yes, that was a war that no one wanted to see."
Mason stepped forward, and under the gaze of Xiao Bu's eyes, he stretched out his hand and tried to touch him, but when he got closer, he could feel an invisible energy field hindering his fingers.
It seems that this little guy doesn't like beings touching him except old Luther, especially Mason.
Probably because the captain had killed a Brainiac with his own hands. If the mechanical life also had a space-time alien body, it would be equivalent to Mason killing another him.
This is enough to scare an intelligent child.
"Is he the final weapon you have prepared for this resistance?"
The captain took a step back and asked:
"I have no doubt about his destructive power, but is he sure he can undertake such a mission? His mind seems immature. If we use Lao Bu's standard for detecting life intelligence, this little guy can reach level nine at most. Or tenth level of intelligence, which is still far from the complete twelve-level intelligence.
Moreover, he lacks many of Lao Bu's attack methods, but a simple energy burst is not very destructive when facing the council's elite troops. ”
"This is also what I'm worried about. Originally, it was planned for Xiao Bu to follow Superman and his teammates, but the target of this life-creating plan was chosen to suppress Superman at the beginning."
Old Luther sighed and said:
"In the world of the vanilla era, because of my adopted son's uncontrollable personality and the unstable violence factor in his bloodline, he became a guardian, and at the same time, he became a threat in the eyes of many people.
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It turns out that the prototype cannot achieve the purpose of suppressing Superman, which is another reason why the project was abandoned. Although I modified the cognitive program so that he is no longer hostile to Superman, it is still very difficult to get them to cooperate.
I even planned to give up Xiao Bu and send him out of this crisis-ridden world.
But without his strength and ability, what we can do will be greatly limited, but your appearance gives Xiaobu another place to use. ”
The bald leader of the resistance handed the small cloth in his arms to Mason and said:
"Let him accompany you tomorrow morning.
I know you may be able to deal with those threats on your own without any help from us, but if this is a common cause, then I guess we should do our part.
Xiaobu will protect you. ”
"I don't think I need a blue-skinned mechanical elf to protect me, let alone that I have killed him in adult form."
Mason bent down and looked into the eyes of little Brainiac, who was levitating from the old Luther's arms.
He tilted his head and blinked and made a turtle face at the silent but absolutely smart mechanical kid in front of him. The latter seemed to be startled and shrank back, but he quickly realized that this was Mason's expression of kindness.
So he hesitated for a moment and put a stiff smile on his face. As a result, the captain's uncanny valley effect was triggered, making the latter scratch his head.
After thinking for a moment, Mason took out the silver activation key, pressed the switch, and the Lord of the Universe's Power Armor, which was stored in time and space, suddenly appeared next to him.
This "decisive weapon" belonging to the elder Brainiac immediately attracted the attention of the younger Brainiac as soon as it appeared. The latter's eyes widened, with undisguised love and yearning reflected in his clear eyes.
Obviously, although he has not had any contact with other Brainiacs, the common aesthetics and preferences between time and space aliens still make him curious about this set of power armor.
"Perhaps you can control it for me when I don't need it."
Mason handed the silver key in his hand to Xiaobu in front of him and said:
"This thing is a 'wheelchair armor' developed by Lao Bu for himself. Its underlying structural framework is set up for cyborgs like you. Although my brothers have tried their best to transform it, its original interfaces have still been retained. , you can manipulate it in Brainiac's way
By the way, help me maintain the power armor system. ”
The little blue cloth floating in the air nodded vigorously, and reached out to receive Mason's activation key, but the latter retracted his fingers, and as if playing a game, he stretched out his hand and flicked the energy diffractator on Xiao Bu's forehead. After a while, the latter held his head and let out a cry of pain.
"Is this what your grandfather taught you? What do you say when someone gives you a toy?"
The captain asked with his hands on his hips. Little Brainiac, who was suspended in the air, was obviously a little angry. The mechanical tentacles on his left arm had been extended like a group of predatory snakes, trying to wrap up Mason and beat him up. .
But as old Luther coughed slightly behind him, Xiao Bu immediately became obedient.
He stared at Mason, lowered his head rather reluctantly and said in a mosquito-like voice:
"Thank you, uncle."
"Call 'brother', I'm not that old yet."
Mason grinned, threw the activation key to Xiaobu, and watched the other person float into the pop-up cockpit. Instead of using normal access, he connected the mechanical tentacles of his left hand to the Master of the Universe without any instructions. In various original interfaces of power armor.
He was a little unskilled at first, and was frequently blocked by firewalls written by engineers, but his eyes reflected a huge waterfall of blue data, and he used an almost exhaustive hard cracking method to empower himself in a few minutes and become He became the second driver of the Master of the Universe Power Armor. After the silver armor in the cockpit was closed, the Silver Armor began to move as if it had life.
"Ha, the genius kid drives a Gundam. This scene is really awesome."
Mason folded his arms and groaned, and the Lord of the Universe's power armor in front of him also imitated his movements and completed the movement of folding his arms. The flexibility was smoother than when Mason was operating.
This is also normal.
This is Boo's legacy, so it's quite appropriate for another Brainiac to drive it.
"This set of power armor can stabilize his immature mind and ensure that he can suppress his own destruction in the event of a possible energy rampage."
Mason said to Old Luther, who was leaning on a cane beside him:
"You taught little Bu well. He didn't try to take control of this power armor away from me. He is a polite child."
"He won't always be so sweet."
Luther sighed and said:
"Actually, my wisdom is already somewhat inadequate to deal with his rapidly growing mind. I entrust him to you because you may be the only one who can suppress his life.
After all, he is the child I created with my own hands, and I don’t want to see him follow the same path as other Brainiacs in the future.
This is also a request. ”
After saying that, the leader of the resistance turned around and took out the fragment of Rorschach's diary in his hand from the safe in the secret room, and handed it to Mason.
He said:
"This contains the content of Rorschach's plan to find the End Star. Maybe it can give you some inspiration between the lines. It has little meaning to us rebels who just want to overthrow the Council's rule. The End Star is us Things that I have no ability to touch.”
"Don't belittle yourself so much."
Mason took the diary but did not open it immediately. He said to the old Luther who was looking down in front of him but with a straight back:
"Maybe you should think about how to take over the planet and incorporate it into the system of the new utopia plan after occupying and controlling Hope City.
I believe that you have your own understanding of the direction and planning of the future world. After waiting for what I have to do last night, you can discuss this issue in depth with some of my companions who are obsessed with the art of domination and conquest plans. ”
"I'm old."
Old Luther shook his head. He looked at little Brainiac driving the Master of the Universe power armor and jumping around in the secret room. He said softly:
"I was supposed to be on the day my world was occupied and plundered, and every day I am alive now is a heavy blessing to me.
Just like you have your own firm goals and put them into practice, although my companions and I cannot achieve a career like yours, we also have our own pursuits.
Seeing the collapse and demise of the organization that single-handedly disrupted the apocalyptic era and led it to barbarism is probably the best and most outstanding achievement we can do under these dark stars.
As for the future
The future does not belong to me.
Anyone who is interested can participate and kick off the competition again. If I can see the day when the council collapses, then returning to my world and dying is the best ending I can get. ”
After saying that, the lame old man stepped forward with a cane and helped young Brainiac, who had ejected the cockpit, to adjust some connection parameters of the power armor.
As for Mason, the captain looked back at the busyness of the strange grandfather and grandson. He shrugged and left the secret room with the fragment of Rorschach's diary in his hand.
It's time to read the sociopath's diary, uncover the mystery of the Final Star, and prepare to advance on your final mission.
Hey, hidden Doom, just wait, I will visit you soon. (End of chapter)