"You just said Barbara made a 'sacrifice'?"

In Miss Judy's messy studio, Two-Barrels, wearing a helmet, walked quickly behind Mason and asked in a low voice, "What does that mean, Mason?"

"Don't worry, Barbara won't get hurt. Miss Judy is a good person in all aspects. She is passionate and impulsive, always believing in the existence of friendship. She is a true rationalist. Everyone desires to have such a kind and beautiful girl as a friend."...

Mason reached out and touched the wall in front of him, which was hung with more than thirty guns of different styles. He whispered, "But nobody is perfect. Her only problem is... you noticed it just now, right? She doesn't like men that much."

"Ah!" Barbara's scream came from the depths of the warehouse in the studio, somewhat unexpected. Two-Barrels was about to rush in to save her, but Mason stopped him.

Captain shook his head and said, "Don't worry. Judy is a tasteful person and won't act so quickly. It should be a small accident."

"You damn captain!"

Two-Barrels cursed, "Do you let your team members sell their bodies for trivial benefits? Barbara is a normal person! Damn it, Grayson is still waiting for her. Don't mess around!"

"Then why don't you go? Rush in and beat Judy up?"

Mason said in a low voice without looking back, "Don't blame me for not reminding you. There are at least five military-grade androids and one 'big guy' in this house that are currently shut down. Of course, you can kill them. I have confidence in your skills. But listen to me, Two-Barrels. We don't need to do that. The Afterlife Squad is our friend, and I am now very sure of that. Don't worry, Judy won't do anything bad to Barbara, I promise."

"You should bring Selina here."

Two-Barrels listened to the noise in the warehouse and could hear Barbara and Judy's laughter, which made him feel relieved. He looked at Mason, who was touching the guns on the wall, and said sarcastically, "Catwoman can definitely handle this situation. I heard that when she escaped from marriage before, she had a relationship with Poison Ivy for a while."

"Ah, that was a mistake."

Mason also regretted, "If I had known Judy was here, I would have definitely brought Selina. If she came, Judy would probably be tamed like a 'little kitten'. But it's okay, we still have a long way to go."

As soon as he finished speaking, a prompt appeared on the screen in front of Mason: "Kinetic Revolver 'Prelude' blueprint analysis completed! Note that this weapon can be modified in multiple stages and extended to create a [Legendary·Immortal] quality."

"Cool."

Mason grinned and moved his finger to the pistol next to it.

He touched the slender and low-key gun body like appreciating it, and whispered to Two-Barrels beside him, "Do you like any of them?"

"Hmm?"

Jason Todd hesitated as he looked at the wall full of weapons in front of him.

As a weapons master, his eyes were very picky, but each of these weapons hanging on the wall had its own characteristics.

With his experience, it was not difficult to infer that these were all deadly weapons, just like the celestial bodies Mason had shown before, they were "gifts" from a high-tech world.

"What's the use of me liking them?"

While admiring these weapons in front of him, Jason complained with a tough tone, "That annoying girl won't give us these good things, or do you just know how to replicate them by just looking at them?"

"Congratulations, you guessed it."

Mason shrugged. In the next moment, another prompt appeared before his eyes:

"Ultra-precision kinetic sniper rifle 'Ice Storm' blueprint analysis completed! Note that this weapon can be modified in multiple stages and extended to create a [Legendary·Immortal] quality."

"Pick one for yourself."

Immersed in the happiness and joy of collecting rare blueprints with his 'money-spending dog eyes', Mason urged in a low voice, "Hurry up, Two-Barrels. This shop won't be here after this village. I'm in a good mood today, so I'll give you this privilege."

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"Can you really do it?"

Jason looked at his captain in surprise.

After receiving a slight nod in response, Two-Barrels also became excited.

After experiencing the disaster of life and being reborn, he liked these cold weapons. They could bring him a sense of security.

Even more than staying by that man's side, it made him feel at ease.

He looked at the wall full of weapons like he was shopping in a supermarket, and finally pointed to a silver large-caliber revolver and said, "I think it's good, what do you think?"

Mason looked at the gun selected by Two-Barrels, with a silver body, blood-red wood guard, and a gold trigger with a missing part of the finger guard. It had a kind of beauty in its incompleteness. The thick gun body shell of the classic revolver design was engraved with unique patterns, and the muzzle was stained with blood-red color, which looked very cool.

It seemed to imply the turmoil in Jason's heart.

"Uh, 'Archangel'."

Captain rubbed his chin and said its name, then praised, "Not bad, you have a good eye! When I have time, I will help you make two. Now go and keep watch for me. I still need some time."

He pointed Two-Barrels to guard between the studio and the warehouse.

He kept reaching out to collect various blueprints of these rare weapons, not only the production diagrams of the firearms themselves, but also some additional accessories.

These weapons were all Judy's collection.

Or it could be said that they were the last memorial of the entire Afterlife Squad to the world they had destroyed. These collections were excellent, and now their power belonged to Mason in another way.After nearly ten minutes, Er Tong whispered, "They're coming out, hurry!"

"Shh, don't rush, there's only one left."

Mason placed his hand on the last silver compact rifle. He could also hear the sound of Judy's shoes and the ground colliding, but he wasn't in a hurry.

The mysterious talent "Photographic Memory" bestowed by reaching Lv2 in Inscriptions truly was a divine skill. With its blessing, Mason's speed in analyzing these blueprints had increased by at least five times.

However, the complex structure of the compact assault rifle in front of him had caused Mason to spend a little more time.

Finally, when Judy and Barbara returned to the workshop, Mason also obtained its blueprint.

"The blueprint for the super-precise intelligent submachine gun 'Winged Dragon' has been analyzed! Note that this weapon falls under the category of fantasy firearms and intelligent weapons, and requires the installation of special implanted cyborgs to unlock its use. It can undergo multiple modifications at Engineering Skill Lv6, and can be extended to create a 'Legendary Immortal' quality weapon."

"Hey! You, Mason! Stay away from my collection!"

Judy, who walked out with a box and Barbara, changed her expression instantly when she saw Mason. She said coldly, "Don't touch them! Be careful, my captain will cut off your claws."

"I'm just admiring these works of slaughter, Judy, I didn't mean any offense."

Mason retracted his hand and turned to the fierce girl, saying, "I have to say, your weapon collection really opened my eyes. But I heard from Mr. Sandstorm that besides these individual weapons, you specializing in technology also possess even more powerful combat tools. Can you show me those legendary intelligent power armor, heavy vehicles, and mass destruction weapons?"

"Shut up."

Judy was obviously displeased with Mason's behavior.

She placed the box in her hand on the workbench and said coldly, "Those are 'non-saleable' items that require the captain's approval to be displayed! But it's very difficult to meet him, even if we have Mr. Hunter's recommendation, we don't necessarily have to treat you as a friend. Now, take your reward and leave! You're not welcome here."

"Er Tong, Barbara, take the things and go back first. We'll meet tonight."

Mason didn't care about Judy's cold attitude and gave instructions to his team members.

Er Tong picked up the small box and walked towards the door, while Barbara quietly bid farewell to her new friend and received something similar to a communicator from Judy before leaving the team's base room.

When only Mason and Judy were left, the young man finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at Miss Judy, who had an unhappy expression, and said, "There was a star invasion in my base world some time ago. I guess you should know what I mean by 'invasion.'"

Barbara also joined my team after that."

"So what?" Judy pouted and said, "If you're really a good person, you shouldn't have dragged a good girl like Barbara into this mess! Her kind-hearted nature that can't stand seeing others suffer is simply not suitable for this hellhole."

"All the people in my team are like this, and don't worry, let me finish. Do you have anti-eavesdropping devices here? What I'm about to say may be dangerous. I don't want it to be heard by someone with ill intentions, especially someone like the Grand Master."

Mason waved his hand and asked.

Judy hesitated for a moment and walked to her cool-looking computer, entering a command.

In the next instant, certain electromagnetic devices similar to magical creations were activated under a faint red light, and a mind-boggling magnetic field was applied, causing Mason's vision to blur, but he quickly adapted.

"Go ahead, this device can interfere with all monitoring methods, including those strange magic ones."

Judy crossed her arms and shook her cool hair, saying, "The Archmage Grand Master is not in Star Castle now, and there is no one in charge of the monitoring barrier. You don't have to worry about being eavesdropped."

"Mm." Mason nodded and explained everything that happened in Gotham City, including his role in the incident, without omitting any details.

Upon hearing the young man say that he had killed twenty-seven Level 12 personnel in one fell swoop and caused the complete annihilation of four advanced exploration teams, even Judy, who had seen a lot, was stunned in place.

She looked at Mason suspiciously and said, "Wait a minute! I need to confirm your words with the captain."

After speaking, she turned and rushed into her messy bedroom.

A few minutes later, she came out again. Although her face, which was covered in heavy makeup, still retained some resistance towards men, her attitude had clearly become much friendlier.

Even when Mason reached out to touch the firearms collection on the wall, she no longer scolded him.

This was obviously a sign that her goodwill had been unlocked.

Chewing gum, Judy looked at Mason, the rookie, with a gaze that seemed to be looking at a monster. She said, "The captain has confirmed your words and said that you can be our alternative ally. But you're really bold, daring to say such things in Star Castle. Aren't you afraid that I'll report it to the Level Twelve Council?"

"Will you betray Mr. Hunter?"

Mason admired the weapons hanging on the wall as he said without turning his head, "Now that I've confirmed she's also one of us, a rebel hidden among the high ranks of the Star Society, she won't blame K Team's actions. If she doesn't care, why should I fear the unmasked Level Twelve Council?"

"That makes sense."Judy nodded, then she looked at Mason with a strange look and said, "But it's rare to see newcomers as talented as you. You probably haven't done your first exploration mission yet, right? In theory, you are still in the 'novice protection period', but you have achieved something that requires careful planning. But I'm curious why you let Mr. Sandstorm go."

Her expression became colder as she said, "The city we live in, Night City, was once attacked by the Hydra organization with biochemical weapons. Watson District fell overnight, and some of my best friends... I appreciate that you helped us eliminate the Hydra squad, but you really shouldn't have let that scum go."

"I couldn't keep him either. Letting him go was the best choice given the circumstances. K Squad is in a special situation, and we need to maintain our network in the base world."

Mason glanced at Judy and said, "But now that we are already friends, can you tell me more about Mr. Hunter? Or about our 'rebel group'? To be honest, although K Squad has already taken the heads of their teammates as their first kills, my team and I are still confused about what we are supposed to do."

"It's not my place to tell you, Mason."

Judy shook her head firmly and said, "You have to ask Mr. Hunter about Mr. Hunter's business. He doesn't like people talking behind his back. Someone did that before, and they mysteriously 'disappeared' during the subsequent missions. Of course, I'm not implying that Mr. Hunter is petty. But let's not take unnecessary risks, okay? As for what we are supposed to do, it depends on the secret missions assigned by Mr. Hunter. The Life Squad has always been responsible for protective patrols in various worlds and occasionally participates in dangerous exploration missions. I heard that Mr. Hunter also has a team called Xex Squad specifically for handling some shady matters, and she herself has a mysterious team that only obeys her orders. They are members of the 'Guard' and are not included in the Star Society's organization. I feel that our organization is similar to the mercenaries in Night City, we get paid to do things without asking too many questions. Of course, no one is paying us now in this situation."

As she spoke, Judy walked to the wall where her collection was displayed. She turned back and looked at Mason, saying, "The captain just said that, in return for wiping out the Hydra squad, we can give you a few items from our collection as a thank you. Come on, choose one to take with you. These are all top-notch goods. Someone once offered a D-level vassal world to buy these weapons, but the captain ignored them. But if you want to use the fully intelligent weapons, you may need to implant a control prosthesis. I can help you with the implant surgery for free, and you may also need to replace an artificial eye. Don't make that expression. Don't worry, the process is not as terrifying as you think. The artificial eye is grown from your own DN, except for some optical components, it is completely your eye."

"No need, thank you." Mason shook his head and politely declined the gift.

He looked at the dazzling array of firearms and said, "By appreciating and understanding them, I have gained something more valuable. I realized my previous misconceptions about engineering. I can't confine myself to my own world and skills. I need to constantly absorb external wisdom, learn from others' experiences, and learn different concepts to make my skills grow faster. But since you insist on giving gifts, it would be impolite for me not to accept."

The captain's gaze shifted around Judy's workshop, and finally shook his head and said, "But there's really nothing here that I urgently want. How about this, please help me solve a problem that has been bothering me, as an excellent future technology engineer."

"Sure." Judy crossed her arms and hummed, with the pride of a craftsman, "Let me see what has been troubling you."

"Then I'll release it, don't blink." Mason opened his suitcase with a smile.

Soon, the heavy and huge Fenrir battle armor appeared in Judy's workshop.

When this Batman's personal war weapon landed, the entire workshop shook, and the weapons hanging on the wall fell, leaving the young girl in awe.

She had seen various powered armors in her world, both intelligent and non-intelligent, and had some experience in operating them. But this fierce and gloomy giant, like a mechanical giant, still exceeded her imagination.

She was certain that this was definitely not designed for ordinary warfare!

"Some guy told me that this thing is bound to his DN to persuade me to let go, but to be honest, I really don't want to miss out on this."

Mason patted the strong and powerful arm of the Fenrir battle armor and said, "So, please help me crack it, Judy. I have a feeling that I might need it soon."