Chapter 630 96. Cheers to a happy family, family members

   On the 26th hour after the fusion was completed, at Osborne Tower, at 7:50 p.m., the entire floor where the large conference hall was located was dead silent.

  Tonight, this floor was under martial law for unknown reasons. Even the elevators were set so that they would not stop on this floor, and all the stairs were completely sealed off by mechanical locks.

   is basically equivalent to isolating this layer.

  This kind of thing has basically never happened in the Osborne Tower in the past, so all the staff who are still staying in the tower in this new world are very curious.

  But no one dared to open the surveillance on that floor to get a glimpse of the truth.

Because this blockade order was passed down directly from Sir Norman Osborn, as the former absolute leader of Osborne Tower, one pole of the New World and destined to conquer and rule the world and even expand his power to the stars in the future Hero-level characters, the authority of the old green goblin is at least an absolutely untouchable area in this tower.

   But even if someone actually came to check it out and risked the wrath of the Goblin and the dreaded end of being thrown into the Forbidden Forest to be fed to the dogs, they would be disappointed.

   There is no conspiracy, no nightly cult rituals, or even any gruesome and eerie horror elements.

  The lights on this floor are bright, the corridors are covered with balloons and colorful ribbons, and there are large banners and a large round table hanging in the large conference hall at the end.

  Mason, wearing a chef's hat, is now looking at the seven-layer cake, which is one person tall, with his hands on his hips. He is very satisfied with what he made with his own hands.

  Although it was true that a dedicated water body was not assigned to be a chef at the beginning, the main body Mason felt that he might also be a guest chef Mason.

  Although he has been traveling back and forth between different worlds, fighting against different enemies, but when it comes to cooking, he has never given up.

   "A little more embellishment and you're done."

  Mason opened the mold behind him, picked up the shaped chocolate doll and placed it on the top layer of the cake.

  These dolls are also made by Mason himself. They are the characters of the clones, such as an engineer dressed as a bat boy, an alchemist dressed as a wizard, a blacksmith dressed as a miner, a first responder in a white coat, and so on.

  Each one is shaped very delicately, forming a circle on the top of the cake.

"grass!"

   Just as Mason was finishing the cake, a shout sounded from outside the large conference hall that was decorated as a birthday party, and the earliest inscriber who came hid at the door and peeped his head.

   After confirming that he did not go the wrong way, he shouted:

"Whose birthday is this for, **** subject! Don't tell me that today is Ciri's or Harry's birthday, hey, everyone is so busy, how can I have time to help your sister? What is that thing on the cake?" ?”

   This guy yelled, stepped forward and took a look, then froze in place as if struck by lightning.

   No matter how weird the avatar's personality is, he can always understand it when he sees the dolls listed on the cake. The inscriber in an Isu-style robe bit his lip.

  He glanced back at the smiling subject Mason and said:

   "This is for us? But today is not the day you created us. How can this be called a birthday? Although it is really touching, I must point out your mistake!"

   "Today is indeed not the day you were born."

  Mason took off the chef's hat, changed back to his windbreaker during the water body change, and put the hat on his head again, and then said to the inscriber:

   "But you are the day when you have your own independent real life. I think today should be more important to you than being squeezed into human form from a ball of water, right?

What about the rest?

   Isn't it here yet? "

  He glanced down at his watch, and there were only two minutes left before eight o'clock, and then there was a noisy sound in the corridor, and he could hear the engineer's broken voice yelling from a long distance:

"Asshole! Asshole! I thought it was a surprise, but I didn't expect to call us over to celebrate the birthday of a **** who doesn't know the so-called! Damn, I don't know him, why should I spend my time to participate in that Asshole's birthday party!

   Don't let me catch him!

  Otherwise I must kick his **** hard. "

   "Oh, the face of the subject should be given, although I also think it is a waste of time."

   There are still people echoing.

   Obviously, this group of curly dogs felt very upset that this sudden meeting interrupted their work process. Among the crowd who came to meet, only jewelers and collectors followed at the end and did not participate in the speech to the main body.

  The former is knowing the truth, while the latter is pure social fear.

   "Come on, help!"

  Mason rolled up his sleeves and said something to the inscriber who was wiping tears beside him. The two pushed up the huge cake and turned off the lights in the conference hall.

  When other distracted people came in cursing, Fox, the wild phoenix that had been prepared for a long time, suddenly appeared, and sprayed a mouthful of phoenix fire on the huge candle in the center of the cake.

  As the fire lighted up and the light feathers of the phoenix fluttered down, Kevin, who had been rehearsing all afternoon, coughed a few times, turned around and made a dozen girls with hot bodies and cool clothes dance on both sides in the firelight.

   Carrying a big gourd, it turned into Elvis Presley, grabbed the microphone and sang Happy Birthday.

  Don’t tell me, although Kevin usually doesn’t like to talk and always shows off his superb acting skills in the form of pantomime, but its singing voice is really good.

  All clones were stunned by this scene.

  They stared dumbfounded at the subject Mason pushing the big cake and standing in the light feathers sprinkled by Fox's wings in front of him. The inscriber next to him was already crying like a fool, and couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

  They all inherited Mason's character.

  Although they are different in some details, they are all gentlemen, the kind of personality who can't help but cry when watching movies and seeing sensational plots.

   Even the loudest engineer fell silent when he saw the vivid figures on the cake.

The inscriber next to him was waiting for his compatriots with red eyes, and he had quietly grabbed the table knife that Mason used to make the cake just now, holding it in his hand like holding a dagger backwards, glaring at the group of people who couldn't read Air jerk.

  What are you still doing?

  Cry!

   Cry for me!

   If you cry badly, I will kill you!

"Depend on!"

  The engineer who originally said that he would bring his family but finally came alone scolded him. He covered his face and said:

   "You are going to die if you are so sensational, you, everyone is a water man, bastard, if you cry too much, you will die."

   "Is this unbearable?"

  The subject Mason looked at the group of silent avatars in front of him, he shook his head, surprised that this step is enough, after all, he is not a professional in this line of work, as long as he is interested.

  He picked up the pocket at hand, lifted those "crystal hearts" with the water flow and sent them to each clone, saying:

   "Come on, put it into your body, this energy core made with the cutting method of the infinite gem can restrain your water flow and complete the separation with me on the physical and thinking levels.

   Unless you are so unlucky that you are shot to death and even the core is destroyed, you no longer need to rely on me to survive in the world, but even if you die, you will be reborn on my side.

  This is what I promise you.

  From now on, except for the sharing of manufacturing skills, everyone is an independent individual.

  Put it on quickly. "

  Mason urged:

   "After wearing it, I made a wish and blew out candles and then ate cake. I have to go back to Gotham after I'm done. Gordon has already exploded because I haven't been home for a long time.

  I can’t escape the family dinner at ten o’clock tonight. It is said that Dr. Leslie will also be there. Barbara keeps urging me, and I have to drop by to pick up Emma. "

   "Fuck, is it so realistic? Can't you let the emotion stay a little longer?"

  The blacksmith cursed and pushed the engineer who was wiping his tears. The latter pouted, took out an activation key similar to Fenrir's armor from his waist, and handed it to Mason.

He said:

   "This is a gift from me and the blacksmith."

   "Huh? Didn't you send it before?"

  Mason patted the pistol on his waist in surprise, and said to the engineer:

   "This gun is very good, and what's the matter with this gift? Why did you suddenly give me a gift? Wait! I haven't noticed it just now, why are you all carrying gifts in your hands?

   All for me? "

"Um."

  The alchemist lit his pipe, took another look at the cake in front of him and the crystal heart core suspended in front of him, he sighed and said:

  "Everyone wanted to give you a surprise without telling you, because the incident with Mason of Nothingness made us realize that the relationship between us and you is not a simple relationship between the subject and the clone.

   There is a deeper bond connecting you and us.

  Everyone decided to take advantage of the auspicious day of the fusion project to show their attitude by sending gifts.

   Mason

  Our existence comes from you. We are like a family. Even outside of manufacturing, our relationship is not as full of exploitation and uncertainty as others think.

  What I’m trying to say is that in your story, it’s not just Batman who finds his family, you find your own family in the process.

  Closer than clones, more real than Madeleine the little bitch, more open family than Emma.

   I just didn't expect you to be so decisive. "

"yes!"

  The enchanter pouted and said:

   "At first, I thought you would at least do this after you defeated Mephisto and old A, but you didn't talk about martial arts and came up with a shameless sneak attack, which caught everyone off guard.

   Now this gift is not easy to send out, it is like a transaction.

   But it's not.

  We don't want to make the relationship between you and us a transaction, everyone's name is Mason, right? We are all born to take care of each other. "

   "I don't think it's a big deal, as long as you want it, it's just a matter of doing things."

  The tailor grinned and handed a set of folded clothes to Mason. He said:

  "Just treat it as a gift between family members. Mason gave us freedom, and we give back with our hearts. May our strength always be with you.

   I made this suit with the Enchanter and Inscriber.

  Based on the principle of the anti-phoenix cloak last time, you no longer have to worry about unexpected energy attacks even when you are wearing a battle armor.

  It can also heal your life and help you resist the invasion and pollution of nothingness on the spiritual level. Most importantly, it is made according to your favorite style, so wear it generously. "

   "It's too dishonest to give away a piece of ragged clothes after working on it for a long time."

  The engineer commented disdainfully:

   "Look at the things that the blacksmith and I sent out, right? We got the X metal! The main power armor of the universe is no longer a product that can only be used for three minutes.

  As long as you want in the future, you can wear it even when you sleep and go to the toilet. I also made an overload slot for the power armor, which perfectly fits the heart of the star emperor.

   That's a MAX-level invincible mode!

  After the two are combined, there are very few things in this group of stars that can hurt you. "

"and this."

  The blacksmith opened the box in his hand, and there was a full-faced battle helmet inside, which was very similar to the style of the active power armor of the universe, and it was dotted with ruby ​​nodes.

   "I used the remaining X metal to make this helmet for you. In this way, the last defect of the main power armor of the universe is also filled. Except for the lack of flight and teleportation, it is almost perfect.

   But after wearing it, you don’t need to fly anymore, the whole sky, earth and even the world will make way for you! "

   "Uh, I don't have anything good to give you."

  The jeweler shrugged, took out a replica of the Infinity Gauntlet and handed it over, saying:

   "Just use the more stable charging version of the Infinity Gauntlet as a gift, this time there will never be a situation where it breaks in the middle, and it can take effect stably until you complete at least one super energy release.

  It can be reused, and it is OK to charge it with the energy of swallowing stars or the heart of the star emperor. "

   "I have nothing to send"

  The lonely collector blushed, bowed his head and said:

   "But the materials of the things they sent were given to me, so it can be regarded as a gift from me. If you don't dislike it, my skinning knife can be given to you. It can be used as a throwing knife!"

  He handed over the black skinning knife in his belt.

   That thing is in the style of a bat knife, with a dragon leather thread wrapped around the handle. It is simple and elegant, and it is really suitable for throwing weapons.

  Mason looked at the gift in front of him, with a big smile on his face, and then he accepted it. Finally, he turned his head to look at the first responder. He was wearing a white coat and was already clasping his hands to make a wish.

  After noticing Mason's expectant eyes, the first responder spread his hands and said:

   "I really have nothing to give you, how about I give you a free medical examination here? Or give you half a medical card or something?"

   "Forget it, your field is really not suitable for giving gifts."

  Mason waved his hand, looked at the clones in front of him, and said:

"But I accepted your gift, and you should accept mine. Let's get started, guys, and complete this separation ceremony. The subordination between the main body and the clone is not the way family members should get along. I hope you can enjoy your own Life, just like you wish me a happy ending.

bring it on.

   Let's truly be family. "

   While he was watching, the avatars held the crystal core hanging in front of them with both hands, and put it into their hearts in a rather terrifying way.

   It's like being put into a stone in the beating of water waves. As the energy restriction of the crystal heart takes effect, the body of the avatar first melts into the water flow and then reshape after a short beating.

  Mason also closed his eyes.

  He can feel that he is losing control of the clones, but he can still feel the existence of the clones.

  As for the changes at the spiritual level, they are not as completely isolated as he imagined, and he can still feel the emotions of the avatar. Just like the alchemist said, there is a deeper force that connects them together under the emotions.

   It's like a bond or a bond of affection.

  It’s like family members who can’t read each other’s minds but still choose to trust unconditionally and give back the trust of others. It’s a more reassuring feeling than being completely controlled by one person’s life and existence in another person’s hands.

  Only a free personality can shape true emotions, after all, there will never be friendship between slaves and masters.

"so weird!"

  The engineer covered his head and screamed:

   "I can't feel you anymore, I don't know what you're thinking, hell! Now I can't hear you scolding me behind my back.

  Uh, maybe that's a good thing? "

   "I can't feel what everyone is thinking."

  The alchemist touched his heart and felt the crystal core beating in the water flow. This strange touch made him a little at a loss, but the next moment, he raised his head, looked at the others, and looked at Mason.

He said:

   "But even if I don't feel it, I can confirm that I can trust you without reservation."

   “My concerns were wrong.”

  The jeweler held Mason's hand with his left hand, and the alchemist's hand with his right hand, and he said:

  "We will not fall apart just because we have independent consciousness, those deeper things have already bound us together.

   Mind-to-heart telepathy is just an aid, but we don't need it to be united, even more united than before, because the seeds of trust have already been planted.

  It is bearing fruit today. "

"We are a family."

   Mason shrugged, he smiled relaxedly, and said:

   "Believe it or not, I never worried that you would leave me."

   "Well, who are the four assassin Masons prepared for?"

  The hat suddenly asked a question in Mason's mind, causing the captain to curl his lips. While picking up the knife to cut the cake amidst Kevin's singing, Fox's tweeting and the booing of the clones, he said in his heart:

   "Shut up, you can't see other people's good hat! Look at the Mason family in front of you, how touched you are."

  (end of this chapter)