Chapter 305 4. Sad! Iceberg Bar closed down due to poor management
Going to the Fort of Stars and not seeing the true master did not make Mason feel uncomfortable, because his gains far outweighed the unhappiness in his heart.
After returning to Osborne Tower from the evil Stargathering headquarters, he locked himself in the alchemy laboratory and was busy making things that K-team needed most at the moment.
That is, a little baby who can guarantee that everyone can act covertly in Gotham.
Given the current situation where Mason cannot often return to his home world and the Stars Club has already targeted the Gotham world, it is a certainty that Team K will maintain a two-sided battle in the coming time. 1.0 split into two groups for convenience.
My team can guarantee safety in the new base world of Osborne Tower, but the team members sent back to their hometown and the group of people who are active there must have a stronghold that will not be randomly detected and attacked.
Put people first in everything, which is the principle of Mason.
However, for alchemists who are already very skilled, it is still a first time to make cursed items, especially when holding a piece of "starry sky creation" as a raw material, which seems so strange.
"Snapped"
He carefully cut out the old stone slab in his hand with jewelry processing tools, repaired it along the outline of the abstract big eyeball, and got rid of the excess stone to get the fist-sized main material.
During the whole process, Mason blindfolded his eyes with a black cloth to avoid the mental shock caused by looking directly at him. He completed this delicate work completely relying on his production instinct as a craftsman.
Subsequent steps are much simpler.
The material presented by the great warlock mentor has quite magical properties. No matter how hard Mason makes it, the final product must be a standard quality whiteboard item.
In this case there is no need to do much decoration.
Its magic comes from itself, which can be described as "naturally made", and does not require craftsmen to add more things to the snake.
Mason used alchemy techniques to endow the stone slab with "solid" and "hidden" characteristics, and then used jewelry processing techniques to create an outer frame for it.
The final product is like a quaint plate, with a pale gold frame inlaid with a slate painted in dark colors or an abstract sun in the center.
If you don’t tell the truth, others will definitely think that this is some kind of arty old cultural relic.
"It's done!"
Mason held it in front of his eyes to observe, and the information label quickly popped up:
The Eye of the Starry Sky·The Protection of Outer Gods
Quality: Standard Alchemy/Jewelry Processing Item Standard Craft
Traits: Solid · Stealth · Space Expansion · Invisible Counterattack
Effect: slight
Produced by: Mason Cooper
Item description: San value-1, San value-1, San value-1 Congratulations! You are crazy!
"Look carefully. Hiss, it's really evil."
Mason deeply agrees with the unscrupulous item description's evaluation of this item this time. After all, even he, the creator, doesn't dare to look directly at the grain in the center of this old plate.
"If you really put this thing on Gotham Street, it is estimated that there will be a batch of difficult doomsday worship psychopaths in your cesspit hometown in a few days."
The hat on Mason's forehead complained:
"Although the effect is definitely very good, I suggest you bury it deep under the glacier bar, and don't let anyone dig it out. It's a crime."
"Isn't there no way?"
Mason sighed, put the disc of the eye of the starry sky into a closed box, held it in his hand, and said:
"As it is now, there is really no way to suppress the situation without this kind of alien creation. Just a Doctor of Fate calling the door is enough to wipe out the people I sent there overnight.
Those of us who were street rats back home couldn't ask for more, right? "
"They will be wooed, just like that gloomy warlock."
Hat reminded:
"Most spellcasters are emotional and stubborn, and they are more likely to be affected by the environment where the dark stars are heading towards catastrophe.
After realizing that persistence is difficult to obtain results, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will turn to darkness, and their instinct of advocating knowledge also makes them easy to fall into the trap deliberately set for them.
You can track down the superheroes by sending Thomas Wayne, but you have to prepare in advance for the magic circle. Zatana alone is not enough to deal with this kind of secret change.
Although she is sharp and has a promising future, she is no match for four hands. "
"I know, I'm already preparing."
Mason took out a set of more formal clothes from his luggage, and while changing, he said:
"Although we can't send Kang Kang back to preside over major events in the magic circle, we still have another option at hand.
Jason Brad has been wandering the wasteland long enough that there was nothing he could do before, but now with Flash as a messenger, he can find a way home safely.
I believe the old knight will be on our side. "
"Mr. K!"
The door of the alchemy room was pushed open, and Harley, who was wearing a long red dress, shouted at the door:
"Everyone is about to leave, Selena asked me to call you, I heard that it will be very lively there tonight, I don't want to miss it, and we have to bring Ivy back quickly.
I miss her. "
"Here we come."
Mason straightened his collar, buttoned it up and took the box with him, and was dragged by Harry's arm to the top floor of Osborne Tower.
Three world gates are lined up on the wall of the large lounge.
Two of them were temporarily unusable because they were sealed by the spellcasters in Gotham, and the World Gate from the Hydra team became their only channel to travel between the two worlds.
All members of Team K are here.
Including the second barrel, they all changed into formal clothes for the opening ceremony. Tonight they are going back to Gotham for a visit. Almost everyone has their own things to hurry up and finish.
"You guys get ready."
Mason looks at several other people in the lounge, including Supergirl Kara-El, Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes, and Professor Jakes Jackson and Martin Stein who make up Firestorm.
He said to these new reserve members of the K team who were "kidnapped":
"We both need to talk after I come back. I know that you are both upset, but now that you are here, perhaps the more urgent thing for you now is to look forward to the future than to miss the past."
"Ah, bad enemies, you want to stay? I don't want to be with you."
As soon as the captain finished speaking, a big man next to him, wearing a Superman uniform but with an inverted S on his chest, stepped forward, and said provocative words with a look of reluctance, which made the members of the K team laugh.
The powerful but poor-minded Zombie Superman shook Mason's wrist. He was obviously a super big man, but the expression on his face at this time was very much like a sad child.
Mason looked at the scary-looking guy with gray skin still cracked everywhere, he sighed and said:
"Stay here, Bizarro, you're going to make trouble in the past. Zod will play with you, okay?"
"Zod is a bad enemy, but Mason is stupid, Bizarro hates playing with Mason, you can make me stupid! I like stupid! Everyone in K team is stupid!"
After saying this, not only the members of Team K couldn't help laughing, but even the four reserve members who were very hostile to Mason covered their mouths.
Bizarro always listened to the opposite of what he said.
If you are not familiar with his style, you will think that he is deliberately provocative, but this clumsy but innocent guy is just trying to show his goodwill.
He has been very close to Mason since he was rescued by Mason, but his reckless style made Mason really afraid to bring him into his alchemy room or workshop.
That was a disaster.
"This is for you, it may make you smarter."
Mason took out a bottle of intelligence enhancer from his luggage and handed it to Bizarro. This potion from the Hogwarts Potion inheritance can make the drinker "smarter" in a short time.
But this is just an illusion.
Its real effect is to clear one's mind from the interference of enchanting magic.
"Yay! Stupid! Stupid! Zod, bad enemy, quick! Let's do the crossword puzzle! I'm going to lose this time!"
He cheered and pulled the helpless Far Zod towards the door.
The helpless Zod gestured to Mason before leaving, telling him not to worry, he would stay here to take care of Bizarro and take care of the four restless reserve members.
This Kryptonian from the dead world has a strong distrust of human beings because of his experience in the first half of his life. He also behaved very withdrawn when he came to Osborne Tower.
But I only get along very well with Bizarro, who has no heart and no brains.
Maybe it's because of the ulterior motives, Zod obviously prefers to play with fools, at least fools won't hurt him with bad intentions, and just like Bizaro, who is crazy about his shots, Zord is the only one in the K team. De Neng could barely keep an eye on him.
"I've always wanted to ask you, what happened to that lonely Kryptonian?"
When Mason and his friends opened the door to the world, the super girl who was floating in the air with her arms folded suddenly asked:
"Especially the family crest on his body"
"You can ask him yourself, or you can be patient and wait for me to come back."
Mason said without looking back:
"Stop messing around in Osborne Tower. The old Green Goblin endures your misconduct just for my sake. If you annoy him, you won't have any good fruit."
After finishing speaking, his figure disappeared into the rotating starry light curtain, and the gate of the world was closed with a bang.
The four people in the lounge look at me and I look at you. Finally, Jakes took the initiative to say:
"Do it?"
"Walk!"
Kara gave an order.
I rushed out of the lounge window first, and disappeared into the sky with an acceleration.
Little Black Jakes and the gray-haired Professor Stein held hands to activate the fire storm matrix in their chests, turning into an elemental man in the raging fire, grabbed the main weapon and the sealed blue beetle rushed into the sky with cheers.
Obviously, they didn't plan to stay here honestly according to Mason's instructions, they were still thinking about how to get rid of the **** K team.
And this scene was clearly seen by Norman Osborn in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of his office.
The old green goblin gave a sinister smile, turned around and told the secretary standing behind him:
"Notify those warlike Amazons that there are dangerous things breaking free from the Osborne Tower, and ask them to help hunt them down. As a reward, we will support them with materials to rebuild Paradise Island.
Tell the group of female wolves to act harder!
These little **** destroyed half of my building before. Do you really think that my resources are all blown by the wind? Now that their guardian is away, it's time to let them know the rules of the adult world. "
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"boom"
The huge fireworks exploded in the sky above the Iceberg Bar, attracting the cheers of the passers-by around. Tonight, the bar was crowded with guests from all walks of life who were invited.
Luxury cars stopped one by one, and distinguished guests appeared.
The camera flashes on both sides of the red carpet were dazzling, and even a local reporter broadcast the opening ceremony in fact.
However, the once-iconic Iceberg Bar sign has been ripped off and replaced with the "Afterlife" logo in a very ethereal artistic font.
That's right!
The bar originally run by the kiteman Charles Brown has closed down due to multiple damages in a short period of time, resulting in poor management. It re-opened tonight after a complete renovation.
Tsk, just look at the social celebrities who are smiling like they are attending a charity dinner at Wayne's house, and you will know that this new boss must be another person with all-hands and eyes.
"As for being so exaggerated?"
In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows on the top floor of the bar, Mason looked down at the lively scene below, and he said:
"I originally wanted to open the business in a low-key manner. After all, what is being done here is a shady business."
"So, you are really not suitable for intelligence gathering and concealment, Mason."
Talia al Ghul's calm voice sounded behind the captain.
Tonight's assassin leader is wearing a gorgeous black evening dress, outlining the perfect body line of this cunning fox-like woman, adding a bit of cold temptation to the already beautiful appearance.
To be honest, after being reborn for so long, this Thalia is indeed the only woman who can match the Catwoman in terms of temperament. Unfortunately, she is a fairy and focuses on the master.
Holding a glass of wine, she walked up to Mason and whispered:
"In a chaotic place like Gotham, if you want to live in peace, you have to show your skills and strength. These so-called celebrities are meaningless in the eyes of the Assassin League.
But the resources they represent will keep the bar safe and sound.
Charles Brown just doesn’t understand this, so he manages this golden egg bar so badly. I just went to see the accounts, tsk tsk, it’s flattering him to say that he can’t make ends meet.
It's just that I don't understand, why do you have to use this name?
afterlife
It sounds ominous. "
"Because the owner of this bar is not me, nor you."
Mason looked at the time on his watch. The moment he turned around, the secret door to the secret area in the office compartment on the top floor of the bar was pushed open.
The chic old aunt Rogge in a leather jacket walked out with a team of bionics.
She looked around and nodded to Mason, then snapped her fingers, and the bionics in formal suits behind her immediately dispersed to take over various departments of the bar.
In the compartment behind him, more business talents and security personnel from the 2077 world came out.
"Is this the position you chose?"
Aunt Roger strode forward and stood in front of the French window to observe the surroundings. After a few seconds, she nodded and said:
"Yes, it's a good place to open a bar. I can't stay here for a long time, but I will leave a few people to run the business. Girl Zhu Di will set up the communication network database here. I have selected fifty smart and capable people from the mikoshi. The mercenaries stayed behind.
Send a bionic human production line over in a while, and it will be blended with it. If necessary, you can quickly download the personality data of the 500-person violent terrorist mobile team through the data interface of Mikoto.
But you have to provide the supporting weapons. "
After finishing speaking, the old aunt glanced at Thalia beside her. She looked the woman up and down, nodded and said:
"That's right, he's a good candidate to be a mercenary. Are you interested in registering with the Afterlife Squad? We're short of good players right now. I can reserve a spot for you."
"This is my man, Roger."
Mason shook his head and said:
"You poach a corner too blatantly, don't you?"
"Ha, just kidding, anyway, the relationship between the two of you seems to be inseparable, digging around casually, maybe there will be unexpected gains."
The old aunt laughed, took the wine offered by Mason and drank it in one gulp, then looked around, the blue light in her pupils swirled.
After a moment, say:
"The time-space disturbance when the gate of the world was opened was completely smoothed out, and there was no energy leakage. It seems that you got something good?"
"That is."
Mason picked up the bottle and poured a glass of wine for his partner. He picked up the glass and touched it lightly. He glanced at the eye of the starry sky in the office showcase and said softly:
"This is the base of operations of the K team and the afterlife team in this world, wouldn't it make you look down on me if I don't make it safer?
But even things like the Mikoshi interface are put here, it seems that Captain Morgan has made up his mind. Are you sure you want to participate in the upcoming disputes in this world? "
"We are allies, Mason, don't say such unreasonable things, it will affect the relationship."
Aunt Roger looked at the brightly lit city in front of her.
She raised her glass again, and said in a deep voice against the background that resembled Night City in front of her eyes:
"I'm **** here for the stars! Cheers."
(end of this chapter)