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Chapter 59 Could he really be an angel?

Depp's muscles were taut as he steadily pushed the ray emitter.

The powerful, pale blue high-energy particle beam swept through everything in its path, cutting everything in its way in two.

Upon seeing this, Lucius's disdain gradually froze.

Because he discovered that this laser emitter was not an ordinary, mass-produced product.

It's obvious that this is a modified, custom-made version.

As for who modified it, it goes without saying that it was Iron Fist, who was right beside him.

She does have some skill...

Lucius thought to himself, but that wasn't enough to change his previous opinion.

After all, he could easily modify a laser emitter of this caliber.

At the same time, following the path of the sweeping rays, he also discovered what should be the true target of the high-energy particle rays.

A triangular piece of silver metal was fixed inside a hollow, heavy mechanical disc.

Upon seeing this, Lucius, a top-notch researcher, keenly sensed that something was amiss.

He looked at Depp, and for no reason felt a tightness in his chest.

This guy... could he really be planning something weird with the collider?

impossible!

This thing is basically used for measurement in most countries; I've never heard of anyone using it to create anything new!

This is also the fundamental reason why Lucius believes Depp is taking kickbacks.

Could it be that he wanted to...?

As the rays drew ever closer to the silver triangular piece of metal, Lucius suddenly realized something.

The next moment, the pale blue high-energy particle beams made intimate contact with the disc supported by the metal triangle.

Finally, it hit the silver triangle accurately!

The instant the particle beam came into contact with the metal triangle, a strong energy fluctuation emerged accompanied by a burst of blue light.

As high-energy particle beams continued to be input, Depp finally shut down the beam emitter after a burst of pale blue light.

The light gradually subsided, and the originally silvery-white metal triangle now emitted a dazzling blue-white light.

Upon seeing this, Lucius swallowed hard in disbelief.

Could Iron Fist have actually created a new element using a collider?

Although Lucius was arrogant, he was quite knowledgeable in his area of ​​expertise.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have become Batman's only Chief Technology Officer in decades in the comics.

"It's done!" Depp, covered in sweat, was overjoyed at the sight of the triangular metal object.

Each of these things requires many precious materials to make, and each reactor core represents a lot of money.

Therefore, Depp did not want any experiment to fail.

Once the first reactor core was completed, Depp used tweezers to remove it from the disc.

Having seen the reactor core before, he admired it for a few seconds before casually placing it on the table and turning back to prepare for the creation of the next reactor core.

After all, there are five people in the team, and both of his gloves require reactors, so he needs to make five more reactor cores.

"You're just going to leave it on the table like that?"

Lucius was surprised by Depp's action of simply throwing the reactor core onto the table. If his guess was correct, this was a creation that could cause a sensation all over the world!

At this point, Lucius was no longer the arrogant man he once was.

Depp rolled his eyes at Lucius, not forgetting how the guy had just spoken to him: "You're making a fuss over nothing."

Lucius, no longer caring about Depp's taunts, picked up the reactor core on the table with tweezers and examined it closely.

"Although this seems to be true, I think we should still measure it from all angles!"

Unwilling to give up, Lucius found all the measuring equipment in the research base and then checked and measured each component of the reactor core.

The more Lucius measured, the more astonished he became, from the number of protons to the number of neutrons in the atomic nucleus.

Tekken... he really created a new element?!

To be honest, creating new elements is theoretically possible, but with human capabilities, we can only create extremely unstable elements at best.

These man-made elements have very short half-lives and decay rapidly into other natural elements in a short time, often accompanied by a large amount of radiation.

However, after checking the last item, Lucius stood there dumbfounded.

His dejected appearance was a stark contrast to his initial arrogance.

Lucius simply couldn't understand how humans could create such stable new elements.

Isn't this something only a god could do?!

He looked at Depp and inexplicably felt that this man with the handsome mask was radiating a holy and dazzling light.

Depp was at that moment installing five freshly produced reactor cores one by one into the already prepared Arc Reactor.

With only one reactor missing its core remaining, Depp turned to look at the handsome black man who had been standing there staring at him blankly.

"Hey! Ruby, throw me the reactor core you're holding!"

"Throw it over?!" Lucius was inexplicably angry. "How can you just throw something so precious over? Of course, you have to deliver it yourself!"

He held the reactor core in both hands, eagerly handing it to Depp, and respectfully said:

“Mr. Iron Fist, here is the reactor core you requested.”

Depp took the core and placed it in the reactor, saying calmly, "Ruby, I still prefer your defiant attitude from earlier."

Upon hearing this, Lucius scratched his head awkwardly, but ultimately couldn't resist and leaned over to look at the five Arc Reactors on the table with a cheeky grin.

"What is this?" Lucius asked.

Upon hearing this, Depp explained to the young black man who admitted his mistake, "This is the Arc Reactor I was talking about earlier. It will become the core of our team's equipment energy supply."

As he spoke, Depp took over a modified robotic arm.

With a light touch of the button, the metal on the back of the robotic arm rotated open, revealing the recess in the middle that belonged to the Ark Reactor.

After trying on the robotic arm, Depp finally smiled.

Now, even if ten more mud-faced people come, a single robotic arm can take care of them all.

The four arc reactors were installed onto the robotic arms in sequence. This time, there was no longer any worry about insufficient energy. Gordon and Harvey's robotic arms were now the same model as their own.

Compared to the robotic arm, Depp made a special set of equipment specifically for Selena.

This is a new Catwoman suit. Compared to previous styles, it uses special materials, which adds the function of self-adjusting the external display fabric, allowing users to freely choose between leather or linen and other materials.

Furthermore, the design better accentuates Selena's figure and curves compared to the previous generation.

In terms of weaponry, in addition to being equipped with the same offensive methods as themselves, they also have retractable cat claw blades on their hands and feet.

Furthermore, the accompanying goggles have the same brainwave scanning and other functions as the helmet itself.

Of course, the iconic cat ear headphones are indispensable. In addition to the four missiles, two miniature ray emitters have been added to the tips of the cat ears, at the location of the clever fur.

It can be used to emit both freezing and heating rays.

The reactor was placed on the back and virtually camouflaged to avoid being a prime target for the enemy.

After doing all this, Depp handed the last reactor core to Lucius and said something that Lucius never expected:

"Here, take this. You'll be in charge of making Batman's suits, since you're his chief technician."

Depp didn't want to take away Lucius's position and authority with Bruce, and he didn't actually dislike Lucius, a tech geek focused on research and development.

Furthermore, given the other party's absolute loyalty to Bruce, Depp felt comfortable entrusting the reactor to him.

Lucius, who was already prepared to assist Iron Fist, trembled slightly as he held the Arc Reactor, his lips pursed and his eyes red-rimmed.

"A real man doesn't cry! Although Iron Fist has a sharp tongue, could he really be an angel?"

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After witnessing Depp's abilities and vision, Lucius completely shed his arrogance and prejudice.

Similarly, Depp stopped mocking the tech geek.

For the next half day, Depp continued to adjust the equipment, while Lucius began to think about what kind of suit to make for Bruce.

At 5 p.m. sharp, the two "left work".

Back at the antique shop, Wellen, holding Dog Egg, sat at the counter with an eager look on his face.

Now, he has become friends with Gou Dan'er and is no longer afraid of the little cat that once terrified him.

"Boss, can we begin today's combat class?"

For the past few days, Depp has been practicing fighting techniques with Wellen every night.

On one hand, it was about teaching Wayne; on the other hand, fighting against someone with Wayne's freakish physical strength greatly improved Depp himself.

After all, if it were just a matter of physical strength going head-to-head, Depp would only get utterly crushed by Wellen.

The mutated scales, capable of blocking bullets, would be difficult for even an average person like Depp to penetrate.

However, Depp's absolute advantage in fighting skills often allowed him to find openings in intense confrontations and attack Wellen's joints, thus securing victory.

In Wellen's eyes, it was unbelievable that his physically weak boss could defeat him without even using his lightning powers.

Of the many fighting techniques he learned from Bruce, Depp chose to teach Wayne the Tongbei Fist.

To be honest, for a muscular man like Wellen, who is over two meters tall and weighs nearly four hundred kilograms, it doesn't really matter what kind of boxing he practices.

This kind of physical ability gives them an almost invincible advantage in hand-to-hand combat.

Moreover, Wellen has a high level of fighting talent, and his progress in the past few days has been astonishing.