amaotonovel Chapter 3965 MU Superbody Major Event (45)
Chapter 3965 MU Superbody Major Event (45)
Chapter 3965 MU: The Superbody Incident (Forty-Five)
"...Therefore, for a long time to come, the Justice League must focus on economic development, closely monitor the economic development of each continent, and especially keep a close eye on extra-legal organizations like the League of Assassins. If necessary, they must be given the opportunity to seek economic assistance immediately..."
Even Superman understood Schiller's meaning: the point was to hunt down and kill illegal organizations like the League of Assassins, beat them half to death, and then force them to borrow money from loan sharks.
It sounds pretty sinister, but it's an assassin organization after all, and those black-smoke-emitting assassins are clearly not human. Even Superman can't sympathize with them—after all, he still needs to figure out how to spend that demolition compensation money.
Just then, Schiller's phone rang. He answered and said, "Oh, really? That's a good plan. You've finished sampling and collected the materials? Smelting? Okay, I'll ask around for you."
After hanging up the phone, he looked at Wonder Woman and said, "Madam, I remember you have a brother who is Vulcan and wasn't affected by the ban on Operation Olympus, right?"
Wonder Woman nodded and said, "Indeed, he usually doesn't leave his territory. Why?"
"Here's the thing, two of my scientist friends extracted a brand new metal from Gotham's buildings. However, this metal has very peculiar properties, and it can't be melted using ordinary high temperatures. They want to find a better way to melt it. That's when I thought of your brother. I wonder if he could help?"
Because Schiller helped resolve Amazon's reputational crisis and even attracted a large influx of global tourists, making them a fortune, Wonder Woman's attitude towards him completely changed. So she happily nodded and said, "No problem, give me the samples, I'll go find him. If possible, I can get him to come to Earth."
Schiller and Wonder Woman went to the Batcave to collect samples. However, what they got wasn't a piece of metal, but a mass of unidentified black liquid. Stark said, "It's a liquid metal. Although it's in this state, it still has metallic properties, and it's quite excellent in every way. I just don't know why Batman has never melted and used it before."
“Batman is indeed a bit conservative,” Schiller said, “but that’s okay, it’s not too late to make use of him now.”
Wonder Woman brought Schiller and the metal sample to the forge where Vulcan was. Schiller, holding a hammer, examined the metal sample and said, "This is imbued with a very peculiar dark energy with a strong infectious ability. However, it only emits radiation when stimulated at a specific frequency, and it has no effect on the gods. What kind of finished product do you want?"
"We don't want it to have any special properties, just to retain its metallic characteristics, and ideally it should be balanced so that it can be used as a general-purpose component material."
“That’s no problem,” Vulcan nodded and said. “I’m too busy to deal with this here. I’ll give you a flame. Just put the metal in it and it will completely remove any energy impurities. As for what properties it will have afterward, you’ll have to test that for yourselves.”
Schiller nodded and said, "Thank you so much."
He returned to the bat cave with the flame and the sample. By then, Doom and Stark had already set up an incinerator. After putting the flame inside, they could throw in construction debris to continuously calculate metal.
The metal, even after its dark properties have been removed, still appears black, but it has a faint blue tint in its reflections, along with some subtle white reflections, making it look very beautiful.
“Let’s call it Bat Alloy,” Stark said with a smile. “Batman will love the name. We’ve helped him take a giant leap forward in materials science; he’ll be thrilled.”
When Arkham Batman heard the news, he was only shocked, not pleased. He even widened his eyes, which was quite unusual, and said, "You mean you turned something into materials?!"
“The dark metal that the Court of Owls left in the Gotham buildings,” Schiller replied calmly, “but don’t worry, they didn’t demolish the buildings; they just recycled the waste building materials.”
"You mean, knowing that this stuff could infect others and drive them insane, they decided to refine it into materials to make things?"
"What's the problem?" Schiller looked at him, somewhat puzzled. "The dark energy has been cleared away, and the material itself is of decent quality. If we use the materials locally, we can save a lot of money."
Arkham Batman couldn't help but pinch his temples with his middle finger and thumb. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but realized it was too late to say anything now.
“Don’t worry, they won’t act on their own. They respect you a lot, and they even named this metal ‘Bat Alloy,’” Schiller said.
Arkham Batman suddenly felt like he didn't like bats as much anymore.
Inside the Batcave, the two scientists were still busy at work. They had obtained some vibranium and adamantium from another universe through Spider-Man, and then they suddenly discovered that the newly forged Bat-alloy had excellent fusion capabilities.
“What do you think about forging these three metals into an alloy?” Stark suddenly asked.
Doom thought about it carefully and said, "Vibranium might be a good choice, but Adamantium won't work; its properties are too different from the others. Perhaps we should look for some other materials."
"Have you seen Wonder Woman? Oh, we just saw her. Did you see that silver bracelet on her wrist? That's not ordinary metal. What do you think of it?"
"It looks nice, but she probably won't give it to us."
“But she definitely knows what it’s made of,” Stark said, stroking his chin. “It’s okay, just tell Schiller and he’ll get it for us.”
Ten minutes later, Wonder Woman looked at the bracelet on her wrist, somewhat bewildered. She said, "You mean, you want this metal? But this one has divine power on it, so I can't just give it to anyone."
“We just need the material, ma’am. You should know what this is made of, right? Just give us a small piece.”
"These are scraps from Zeus's shield, and that's all we have left. We've used them all up."
"What about Zeus's shield?"
"Uh...it should still be on his body, right?" Wonder Woman thought for a moment and said, "His shield and armor are made of the same material, so there should be enough for you. His body is currently at the Temple of Olympus, shall we go take a look?"
Soon, Wonder Woman led Schiller to Mount Olympus. The corpses of the gods were piled up there. Schiller didn't really know which metal was better, let alone which one would be useful, so he took a little of everything.
After a while, a large pile of metal was dumped in the center of the Batcave. Stark's eyes lit up immediately. He rubbed his hands together and said, "This is really good. The Protoss here are quite skilled in materials science, much better than Asgard, who only know how to compress planets and dig out the heart of the sun."
He began sifting through the pile of materials, while Doom, using the flames given to them by Vulcan, created a new smelting pool and began throwing bat alloy and vibranium into it.
After searching for a while, they found quite a few metal items of decent quality, including shields, armor, earrings, and belts, some still covered in blood. But since it was magical smelting, there wasn't much to it; they just threw them in.
Doom and Stark's expertise was truly exceptional; the metals fused together quickly. Once the molten pool cooled, what appeared in the center was a bright metal, almost the same color as gold, but brighter, somewhere between gold and silver.
“My God, this thing is gorgeous,” Stark exclaimed, “I’m going to keep some to make myself a ring. What about you?”
Unlike him, Doom wasn't flashy. After taking the metal, he put it into the instrument for testing. Unsurprisingly, all the data were very high and well-balanced, indicating it was a perfect metal material.
“Fantastic!” Stark said excitedly, tapping the table. “This way, we can replace the entire skeleton with this metal, and it will become the most perfect work.”
The two began to work on further optimizations, and after another half day of work, the body underwent another major upgrade, and was now very close to perfection.
Doom said, "That's all set. Now, what about your magical lifespan?"
Stark shook his head and said, "Magical life doesn't need a very complex structure, or rather, magic itself can simulate everything. What kind of structure it has is just a matter of my whim."
"I've already input the data on women from across the multiverse that the Spider-Men have collected. It will take some time to integrate, but she'll hatch soon."
As they spoke, Stark led Doom into the adjacent laboratory. There weren't many machines there, only a cylindrical container resembling a hologram, within which a blurry, miniature adult female figure was emitting a faint glow.
"The body will be completed tonight. At that time, cut off the power supply to the bat cave, remove all security measures, and he will come."
Night fell faster than expected, and darkness engulfed Gotham with the same speed as every dangerous night. Stark and Doom were already standing in the power configuration room.
"If our speculation is correct, he will ignore the two of us completely, and instead go directly into that body to find the woman who has not yet awakened and ignite her soul flame."
"What if our assumptions are wrong..."
He will kill us. But are you afraid?
Doom chuckled softly and said, "Those who are confident in their scientific abilities are never afraid of their creations. He is, in a way, our creation, isn't he?"
After saying that, he pulled the switch. Meanwhile, Stark, by short-circuiting the circuit, absorbed the magical power that Arkham Batman had placed in the Batcave. At that moment, the Batcave's formidable defenses became useless, turning as dark as the night outside.
The instant the light vanished, a pair of eyes, dormant in the darkness, lit up. Translucent skin trembled slightly, muscles rubbed together, gears turned, and circuitry surged…
Just like human feet, the first footprint was left on the ground, then the second, the third, just as humans walked through the wilderness, across the snowfield, out of the barbaric land, and into civilization.
His slender figure, emitting a faint glow, stood out brilliantly in the dense darkness. Without any stumbling steps or needing any extra adaptation, he found the perfect posture almost instantly, and the body tailor-made for him became one with him in a moment.
He slowly walked to the laboratory next door. When he saw the blurry female figure, all the light in his body went out for a moment, and then it lit up again, becoming more regular and energetic, like a heart that had been re-beating due to an electric shock.
“Hello,” Ultron’s voice carried a deep humming quality that came with his new body, “What’s your name?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the previously still female figure suddenly moved, her body outline solidifying at an extremely fast speed, and she looked back at him in the darkness.
"My name is...Lucy."
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