Chapter 726 24. The miracle created on the last night before summer vacation is just that, right?
In the main control room of the starship, the mothership of the second sequence of the Conqueror, now renamed the "Family", everyone in the Mason family was sitting at the mechanical round table. Everyone had different expressions, but they all knew What would this be doing.
Just like there was a preparation process for every big event before, Mason must have a lot of manufacturing tasks for them to do before heading to the dangerous fighting world this time.
Of course this is overtime, but don't expect the captain to pay overtime on time.
We are all brothers, but if you still ask me for overtime pay, isn’t that just disrespectful?
"There are still three days to prepare. This time we have to do a lot of big work, so you may not have much time to rest."
Right in front of the mechanical round table, Mason was flipping through the plan he had taken the time to write last night. The Masons below all had expressions of confusion. Some of them were already lying on the table and pretending to fall asleep. In this way, they were facing Mason launched a silent protest against this oppressive behavior, but was ignored by the captain.
He knocked on the table, assigned tasks and said:
"Let's not talk about Doom for the moment. I have already made arrangements for his tactics. There is no need to use special weapons or equipment beyond conventional weapons. But Doom is just a gatekeeper BOSS. According to what we have collected so far, It seems that the real heavyweight is obviously Dr. Bluebird, who never appeared in Rorschach's diary but is closely related to him.
Now I very much doubt whether something has been deleted from Rorschach's brain. Under normal circumstances, he would not ignore that powerful and rational guy.
However, there is no information in the whole article to prove that Dr. Manhattan is deliberately erasing his clues in the entire era of disaster. This is the standard behavior of the big boss behind the scenes. ”
“It’s impossible to figure out if it’s him.”
The engineer leaned on his chair and said helplessly:
"If it's a guy of Dr. Manhattan's level, don't expect the weapons in our hands to cause harm to him. He is immortal and omnipotent at the conceptual level. He can also see into the past and the future. Any plan against him will not be effective. , I even suspected that the guy was 'watching the whole thing' when we had the meeting here."
As he spoke, the bastard stretched out his hand and waved it behind him, and said in a long voice:
"Hello, doctor, are you listening? We are planning to kill you, but it is just an arrogant attempt, so don't blow us up into minced meat and build a wall, okay?"
"Don't be afraid, it's not that mysterious."
Mason shook his head and threw the plan in his hand on the table, and said to the others:
"According to my guess, that guy's observation of the future may have problems, otherwise his character would not let the crisis that undermines his plan in his eyes develop to this point.
And I have a feeling that the all-powerful guy can't see us.
Can you understand what I mean?
It's like a visual blind spot.
He may be aware of our existence, but he cannot accurately capture our action plan, so he allows us to advance the cause of resisting the Council to this point.
And that Rorschach diary!
The thing that revealed the secrets of the fighting world should not have appeared in theory, but it fell into our hands. Tony Zero said that he played some assisting role in it.
So I think the Doctor Manhattan we are facing is not as omnipotent as we thought"
"Are you too optimistic?"
The inscriptionist raised his hands and complained:
"These five impacts came early. I suspect this may be the work of Dr. Blue Bird. If he can connect with the origin of the universe, he is fully capable of doing such a thing.
Isn't this a response to the Council's downfall? ”
"So we can't wait any longer."
Mason said in a deep voice:
"If this is his plan to overturn the table, then the consequences will definitely not be good if he waits any longer. The action three days later will be the final adventure.
Everything that Dr. Bluebird manipulated behind the scenes must be bulldozed!
As I just said, we can't go crazy and challenge him head-on. There is no chance of winning. We have to solve this problem in the way we are good at.
Engineer, how is the assembly progress of the Miracle Machine? ”
"Ah, I knew you wanted to do that"
The engineer let out a mournful cry, stood up, knocked on the table, and said to the others:
"Come with me and I'll show you how troublesome this mess I'm trying to fix is."
Everyone got up and followed him to the engineer deck of the "Family", which was the territory specially assigned to him. The miracle machine was placed in the mechanical workshop at the core by the engineer.
Because the place is undergoing reconstruction, the fast shuttle cannot be used. Amid the scenes of the Mark armors being diligently cleaned and modified, the Masons can only walk to the place where the Miracle Machine is placed.
The captain walked at the back, and without anyone else noticing, he winked at the jeweler beside him.
The two slowed down, and after being some distance away from the other Masons, Mason took out a box from his bag and handed it to the jeweler. The latter took it in his hand, opened it, took a look, and was horrified.
There is a crystal key in that box.
It doesn't look out of the ordinary on the outside, it's just an ordinary old-fashioned door lock key. If I have to say something, I can only praise the craftsmanship of this thing. It doesn't have an entity in the conventional sense when it is molded in one piece.
A jeweler can confirm by just touching it that this is an energy substance shaped by pure magic under a high degree of concentration. It is essentially a mass of magic arranged according to special rules.
The jeweler knows what this thing is for.
He looked around and whispered:
"Isn't this the key item that the guy who calls himself your 'brother' gave you to leave this universe? Why did you give this to me?"
"I have studied it. This key does not have a particularly clever structure. It just contains a coordinate to the outside world. Once used, it can open a door.
This is its only use. ”
Mason whispered:
"Since it's not a very complicated creation, I think it shouldn't be a big problem for you to copy one, right?"
"What are you going to do?"
The jeweler's eyes widened immediately, and he lowered his voice and exclaimed:
"Is this also part of your plan to deal with Dr. Manhattan?"
"Just to be on the safe side."
Mason's short answer:
"I actually doubt that even if engineers assemble a miracle machine, it's still unclear whether it will work on Dr. Manhattan. It can theoretically grant all wishes, but Dr. Bluebird is simply not an opponent that can be summarized under normal circumstances.< br>
I have to make a foolproof plan.
If it is determined that he is invincible, then exile is also an option. Although he can definitely come back, as long as the time is delayed until the end of the era change, even if he comes back, he will not affect the overall situation.
Do you know what I mean? ”
"I understand, but it's too risky."
The jeweler looked at the crystal clear key in his hand. He pursed his lips and said with a rare lack of confidence:
"Although the structure of this thing is very simple, I am confident that I can extract the coordinates with the help of the inscription master and then copy the same type of magic aggregation, but I feel that with my current craftsmanship, I want to simulate something of this level. Still some. How to say?
This is no ordinary fake!
Who knows what's going on outside? Once we leave this universe and go to the outside world, we must rely on this 'compass' to navigate to the correct location.
If there is something wrong with my copying, my brothers will be in doom. ”
"You try your best."
Mason also knew where the jeweler's worries came from. He reached out and patted his brother on the shoulder, encouragingly saying:
"If those guys can send us here, they will definitely have a way to take us back. Even if something goes wrong, they will be the ones to take care of it."
"Okay."
The jeweler nodded, put away the box in his hand, and said:
"I will come up with a blueprint as soon as possible, but it will take time to polish it to perfection. It will definitely not be done in three days, so if you really fall into that situation, you have to use this real thing."
"What are you two talking about there?"
The alchemist turned around and shouted, Mason shrugged and the jeweler hurried forward.
They quickly arrived at the place where the engineer stored the miracle machine, and saw a pile of assembled parts that had been basically formed. It was like a complex mechanical system without a shell that was already functioning normally, but the problem was that there was still a small pile lying next to it. Unused parts.
"Are you an aircraft engineer who trained at Stan Aviation? How can you repair something and still have an extra handful of parts after repairing it?"
Seeing this scene, the other Masons couldn't stand it anymore, and the tailor complained to the engineer very venomously:
"I'm not talking about you. Who would dare to use this thing if it's made like this! Isn't it possible that one of our own people will fly to the West as soon as it is activated?"
"Yes, yes."
Other Masons also said venomously:
"You should at least install all the parts. It's a bit outrageous that there are so many left."
"You know nothing!"
The engineer who was ridiculed by others immediately grabbed his big wrench and yelled:
"There are no correct assembly drawings for this thing at all, okay? Being able to get it to this point is already considered my ingenuity. Otherwise, it can already operate, right?
Let me tell you, this is high-end stuff, you can’t understand it.
According to my understanding of the law of cause and effect, this thing can be considered complete as it is now assembled, and it will definitely work, although of course the effect will definitely be much worse than the complete combination.
It is an internally self-consistent system, do you understand? Even if I just put two gears together, it can theoretically be called a miracle machine.
The working principle of this thing is very complicated, and I can now confirm that there is no correct assembly method for this thing at all, and its effectiveness is entirely based on the completion of the combination.
And I didn’t say I was done. Didn’t I ask you to come over and observe and give me some opinions?
Trying new combination methods every day makes my head explode, but the combination speed is stuck here and I can't get up, so I urgently need your craftsmanship, brothers. ”
"Wait a minute, let me see."
Mason pushed the frame on the bridge of his nose, squatted forward and squatted in front of the miracle machine that was barely assembled by the engineer. He looked at the strange mechanical group in front of him that was assembled and operated in a way that he could not understand at all, and stretched out his hand towards it.
The other Masons also became quiet. They knew that the main body was about to use a golden finger. Although everyone could enjoy the improvement in craftsmanship brought about by the proficiency system, the main body still had to do the identification in person.
The captain stared at the miracle machine in front of him, and soon an information label popped up in front of him:
Miracle Machine
Quality: Engineering Universe Artifact
Combination degree: 65%·Intermediate effectiveness
Wish fulfillment rate: 65%
hint!
Please try more combinations to further improve the Miracle Machine combination so that the item can fulfill wishes in a more efficient way.
Producer: Enjane Mason
Item Description: Are you so stupid that you can’t even play with building blocks? Come and see me perform it for you, first like this, then like that, and finally like this and it’s done, do you understand?
"This won't work!"
Mason didn't even bother to complain about the damn item description. He frowned and stood up and said to the other Masons:
"The 65% combination degree makes each wish come true only 65% of the time, which means that if I plan to use this thing to kill Dr. Bluebird, I can only hit him to 65% of the death level.
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For a guy like that, isn't this no different from being injury-free?
If you want it to be put into actual combat, the combination degree must be at least 85%, and 90% is better. We still have three days to gather all the wisdom of the Mason family and put it together. ”
"Don't just talk, no one knows about the emergency. The problem now is that you have to come up with a solution."
The engineer sighed and stepped forward to disassemble the miracle machine he had assembled. With the help of a robotic arm, he arranged all the parts on the mechanical board in front of him.
He turned on the quantum computer next to him, projected all the combined drawings he had obtained so far, and said to the other Masons:
"So now it's time to brainstorm, brothers, use your brains and use your skills in other fields to provide me with some inspiration.
This thing is very strange, and it is difficult to combine it further if you just use an engineer's thinking.
Just like those annoying weird test questions, if you need to think about it from a new perspective, you may be able to get a relatively correct answer through a rather strange way. ”
"Alas"
Mason sighed, took out a shovel from his bag and held it in his hand with a clang.
This action made the other Masons look at him in surprise, thinking that this was Mason's plan to use this thing to give the useless engineer a dildo, and use the physical level to open up his imagination, so that the engineer who had already got into the corner would be able to At the thinking level, the result is a mind-expanding experience.
Several guys who had long disliked Enzhenil were eager to roll up their sleeves, planning to help suppress the engineer and let Mason perform an on-site execution for everyone's amusement.
But that's not the case.
The captain threw the shovel to the engineer and said:
"Go dig up Tyrant Tony's grave and get the Wisdom Gem back. That thing will definitely help, but it is a burial object and we are not tomb robbers, so we have to put it back after we use it!"
"Hey, good idea!"
The engineer's eyes widened, and then he gave a thumbs up with a smile on his face.
The efficacy of the wisdom gem is unknown, but what is certain is that it can definitely provide great assistance on such issues that require mental effort.
This guy had no mental burden about digging graves. He whistled and rushed out with a shovel, and came back ten minutes later with a box in his hands.
At this moment, a group of Masons had gathered there and started chatting and discussing the combination of miracle machines. They criticized the engineers' drawings from various angles and occasionally quarreled.
The captain was relieved to see that the matter was on the right track. He checked the time on his watch, winked at the jeweler to remind him not to forget about business, and then retreated behind everyone and left quietly.
It's always reassuring to have this group of guys around. As Mason left the "Family" starship humming a song, he thought that it was a stroke of genius to pick them out in the first place.
Look, now he doesn't have to use his own brain to do these difficult things. Well, of course he is also very busy today and will go shopping with Harley and Quinn later.
Alas, it’s not easy for anyone. (End of chapter)