Mason and Jack spent the whole night completing the "temporal disturbance" shielding of the World Gate. At the moment when the entire project was completed, several consecutive prompts appeared in front of Mason: Successfully completed an outstanding craftsmanship, multiple complex, high-level enchantment array production, enchantment branch skill proficiency increased by X200, currently at Level 2.

Character trait unlocked: [Accurate Enchanter: Speed and accuracy increase when performing complex and above enchantment crafts]

Mysterious side talent unlocked: [Rapid Spiritualization: Can temporarily enchant ordinary items using enchantment techniques, giving them magical effects for a short period of time. Low-quality items may be damaged, and the proficiency of enchantment techniques is doubled when this talent is in effect.]

Successfully completed an outstanding craftsmanship, multiple complex, high-level inscription array production, inscription branch skill proficiency increased by X200, currently at Level 2.

Character trait unlocked: [Efficient Inscriptionist: Significantly increases the speed of low-level inscription production]

Mysterious side talent unlocked: [Photographic Memory: Quickly memorizes unknown inscriptions and accelerates the analysis of blueprints when in contact with physical objects for production]

Inscription item [Mysterious Card] unlocked.

This series of prompts made the young man reveal an undisguised smile.

The promotion of enchantment skills was expected, as Mason had been using enchantment magic to process materials before every alchemy, which naturally led to rapid improvement.

However, the direct promotion of inscription skills from Level 0 to Level 2 without much practice was a pleasant surprise.

"Why are you suddenly smiling so brightly?"

Jack smirked and said, "Did you find some money?"

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"No, something even better."

Mason stretched his tired body and stood up, ignoring the exhaustion from the busy night.

He glanced at the rising sun outside the window and took out the strange-shaped cold weapons he had made with magical metal during his practice of forging techniques from his suitcase.

After taking a sip of a refreshing potion and wiping his mouth, Mason said to Jack, "I just realized that the K Team can add another item to the ones they can sell at the trade fair. Maybe D-rank personnel don't need it, but those E-rank newcomers will definitely be eager for 'magic weapons,' right?

Don't disturb me today and tomorrow!

I'm going to mass-produce these 'rookie-special' things."

Seeing Mason's energetic appearance, Jack smirked and reminded him, "I suggest you take it easy, Mason. The refreshing potion is indeed useful, but it doesn't mean you can exempt yourself from the accumulating fatigue of your body.

If you keep pushing yourself like this, you'll eventually collapse.

Of course, I'm not worried about you. It's mainly because if you want to collect gifts for Little Zha in the future..."

"Bang!" Mason slapped a bottle of healing potion infused with a trace of unicorn blood on the table. The potion reflected a beautiful light in the dawn.

He stared at Jack and said, "What did you say? I'll collapse? Are you kidding me?"

This bold move left Constantine speechless.

After a few seconds, the dark magician raised his hand in surrender and said, "Alright, alright, the future alchemy master speaks with confidence. I'll shut up, okay?"

"Wait, John." Just as Constantine was about to leave, Mason called him again and said, "About the little unicorn, Bolly, that you gave to your girlfriend, I read in a book that unicorns change their teeth twice as they grow. They naturally bleed when changing teeth. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Damn it! I knew you had ulterior motives for letting me raise that mischievous unicorn!"

Constantine walked out of the office while turning back to give Mason the middle finger, blowing smoke rings and saying, "I want half!"

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Two days later, at night.

The disaster-prone Iceberg Bar finally began its trial operation.

As the owner, Kite Man used his "connections" in the henchmen guild to invite many friends to support the opening, and Catwoman also arrived on time with a group of female friends.

Of course, they were all ordinary people.

But because of her "special status" in the Wayne family, Catwoman's circle of ordinary people had a high social status, and they were all wealthy and leisurely local upper-class ladies.

This directly raised the level of the Iceberg Bar's business.

Mason also mixed a wonderful cocktail with elation and refreshment potions, making every guest who came tonight very satisfied and enjoyed themselves.

While the bar manager, Jack Sparr, accompanied by his assistants, Angelina Titch and Elizabeth Swan, dealt with the customers in the bar, the members of the K Team in the top-floor office were already prepared to set off.

"Charles, I'm counting on you this time."

Mason whispered to Kite Man, who was dressed like a successful businessman and holding a glass of wine, "After we leave, you will be in charge of guarding this door."

"I'm actually quite interested in that trade fair."

Charles, with a pretentious demeanor, held a glass of wine and sighed, "But since I'm a member of the team, I naturally have to serve the team. Don't worry, boss, I will keep an eye on the situation in Gotham."

"Make sure to keep an eye on Jack and don't let him mess around in my name."

Mason handed a box to Kite Man.

When he opened it, he saw nearly fifty test tubes neatly arranged inside. The terrifying quantity made Charles twitch his mouth.

It seemed that Mason intended to let Captain Jack play this "role-playing game" frequently in the future.

Hmm, thinking from this perspective, perhaps the boss brought Jack, who is good at socializing, back from the Caribbean world for this purpose?

"The taste of this stuff is disgusting."

Kite Man put away the box and whispered to Mason, "I think you need to compensate him more, boss. I think a set of cool pirate armor should be enough to appease our Captain. He complained yesterday that he didn't have armor and felt like he was being excluded by the team."

"Deal. I'll fulfill the promise when I come back."Mason touched his black eye circles full of immortal energy, then turned back to look at the ready Scarecrow, Two-Face, and Catwoman, who were changing out of their luxurious evening gowns in the compartment.

While drinking the tonic, he said to Kite Man, "Guard the rear, Charles. I will bring you a gift."

"Good luck, guys," Kite Man raised his glass to Mason and the others, and the members of the K Squad who passed through the World Gate did not enter a specific world as before.

When the Trading Day of the Star Convention opened, all the World Gates would provide an extra opportunity for world travel, with the destination being the headquarters of the Star Convention.

The legendary Star Castle.

What they saw was a staircase road emitting a halo, with another door at the end.

"Very clever space-time magic."

Scarecrow looked around for a few seconds and gave the answer, "The caster is slightly more powerful than me."

"As expected, if they didn't have this ability, they wouldn't be able to create such a large organization that spans countless worlds." Mason pushed the black gentleman's hat on his forehead and walked forward with a penguin umbrella, saying, "Smile, don't be so serious. Especially you, Two-Face. Although we are carrying out the tasks of underground workers, a gentle smile obviously makes it easier for others to accept your questions."

Jason Todd, who was named by Mason, still had no expression on his face.

When Mason turned back for the second time, this indifferent guy simply took out the helmet that Mason made for him with Batman's equipment and put it on with a click.

The round red helmet covered Two-Face's head completely, leaving only two white observation holes. Now no one could see his indifferent and unapproachable expression.

"Don't mind Jason's coldness, Mason."

Barbara Gordon, who had a bat mask covering her cheeks, was in a good mood. This girl seemed to have returned to her sunny and gentle attitude during the Caribbean trip a few days ago.

She whispered to Mason, "Jason's personality has also been affected after his resurrection. He doesn't seem to be targeting you with that look of owing him money. He treats me the same way usually."

"The damn League of Assassins is good at turning good kids into lunatics."

Catwoman commented on the side, "Jason is like that, and Damian is like that too. That kid finally put down the katana he always carried with him in the past few days under Afuo's persuasion. I was planning to talk to him last night, but that little bastard put sleeping pills in my dinner wine! Bruce is almost driven crazy by his uncooperativeness. But surprisingly, he has a good relationship with Afuo. Maybe Alfred gave him the feeling of a 'kind grandfather'?"

"Cough, this talkative mom, please restrain your complaints. No one here wants to hear your 'parenting experience'." Scarecrow said with a smirk, immediately attracting Catwoman's angry gaze. Barbara also laughed, Mason's mouth curled up with a fleeting smile, and Two-Face still had that cold look.

In short, the team was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Until Mason held the doorknob at the end of the halo road, he turned back to look at his team members and twisted it down.

"Wow!" Barbara exclaimed, and Catwoman beside her widened her eyes.

What appeared in front of the K Squad was a valley under the distant mountains covered with green grass.

The surrounding snow-capped mountains rose one after another, and the blue sky seemed within reach, as if the world in front of them had suddenly been set to "highest quality", like opening a unique Disney fairy tale filter.

At the end of the valley, there was a huge medieval castle or city, which was very large and surrounded by emerald lakes, with a view of the distant sea.

From their current position, they could even see pedestrians coming and going in the large city built on the mountains.

Mason was also admiring this picturesque scenery.

Since stepping into this place, he felt a sense of "peace" from the depths of his soul, as if coming here could isolate all the disturbances from the outside world.

This was not normal at all!

Mason secretly glanced at Two-Face beside him, even this cold guy seemed to be attracted by the exotic scenery in front of him.

"It's not an illusion."

Scarecrow whispered in Mason's ear, "The surrounding snow-capped mountains, lakes, and grasslands are all real. We are likely to have come to a real world, but they must have set up some magic to eliminate hostility and soothe the mind."

"Of course, this place is real."

Mason held the Cat School Witcher emblem that he always carried with him and muttered, "I even know that this place used to be called 'Tausend', the legendary fairy tale and virtue country. Damn it, that windmill in the distance is exactly the same as in my memory. I just don't know if the 'Crane Mountain Bank' is still there."

"What did you say?"

Constantine asked.

Mason shook his head and said to his team members, "The main gate of the Trading Day should directly lead to the palace of the Star Castle, where there is a room belonging to the K Squad. But because of Old K's death, the positioning has gone wrong. It seems that we have to walk there."

He took out the flying motorcycle, and Scarecrow was ready to release the flying dragon but was stopped by Mason. It's better not to bring such malicious creatures in the headquarters of the Star Convention to avoid trouble.

While the K Squad was discussing how to set off, something that didn't match the magnificent natural scenery in front of them flew at an extremely fast speed and finally stopped in front of them.

It was a very futuristic hovercar.

The silver-gray color was quite simple, without wheels, and it looked like a flying bathtub as a whole.

And a guy with long ears like an elf sat in the driver's seat. He politely aimed his weapon at the K Squad members in front of him and said as a matter of routine:"Following Mr. Hunter's instructions, I have come here specifically to welcome you to the Star Castle. Please don't waste time showing your hostility, Team K. The trading event has already begun, and if you don't hurry, the good things will be taken by others."

"Are you his servant?"

Mason put down the penguin umbrella that was already sparking with electricity and asked. The elf holding the steering wheel shrugged his shoulders and said impatiently in a tone that did not match his racial appearance, "No, I am a staff member at the Star Castle reception. I am currently working overtime without pay, so you better hurry up before I get angry, rookies!

I don't want to miss the Viking feast held by the Asgardians tonight because of answering your questions.

The Asgardian girls are so beautiful. If I can meet an Amazon tonight, I will be grateful. What are you waiting for?

There's no time to explain now.

Get in the car!"

Under the urging of the elf whose mind was filled with Asgardian girls, Team K climbed onto this strange floating car. Mason sat in the passenger seat and reached out to touch the control panel in front of him, which was covered with buttons.

In the next instant, an information label popped up: Fantasticar

Quality: Epic Engineering Creation, Standard Craftsmanship

Features: Supersonic flight, interstellar travel, energy protection, precise transformation

Designer: Mr. Fantastic, Reed Richardson

Manufacturer: Third Production Workshop of the Star Castle Logistics Department

Item Description: Stan Lee said he really likes the design of this car, but the truth is, he was probably drunk or high when he created it.

Tip: Blueprint analysis in progress. The talent [Photographic Memory] is effective, and the analysis speed is increased!

"Is this car for sale?"

As the "flying bathtub" approached the city in the valley at an extremely fast speed, Mason, sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly asked.

The elf driving the car glanced at him and said, "Not for sale! But it can be given. C-level members can apply at the Star Castle and patiently wait for a few months through a bureaucratic process to get the car. But no one will apply for this thing. On the one hand, it requires a high level of technological literacy to drive it perfectly, and on the other hand, most applicants who don't understand it won't live long enough to receive their car. Besides, members who can be promoted to C-level won't lack means of transportation, right?"

This inelegant elf worker seemed lazy to say more to these pioneers of the Star Castle, so he sent Team K to the entrance of the castle and prepared to leave.

However, before leaving, this bad-tempered bastard, while holding a cigar and exhaling smoke, said to Mason, "Mr. Hunter asked me to pass on a message to you. After settling down, remember to go to the top floor of the castle to find him. He has something important to tell you. Oh, and this!"

The elf worker threw a business card with a room number and a special gear logo to Mason.

He said to Mason, "Mr. Hunter asked you to find these people. He said you sold him the blueprints at a good price before and said they are his people and won't rip off rookies like you."

After speaking, the elf who was smoking the cigar started the flying car and disappeared into the sky with a swoosh.

"His people?"

Mason looked at the business card in his hand and pondered the words Mr. Hunter had sent.

In that instant, he felt that he finally got some response from Mr. Hunter's two tests. So, that guy is really "one of us"?

(End of this chapter)