Marvel Magic Case Files

Chapter 716 The Secret of Mars (Second Update)

The bloodline of Zero, the Guardian, is a secret. Salomon can only trace it back to Theodora, the youngest daughter of Constantine VIII, the empress described in history as beautiful, stubborn, and stern. It can be said that Laura Crawford's discovery of the Undead Prophet, the Divine Source, and even the lost city of Kitt are all related to that bloodline. One of the most important tasks of the Undead Prophet's mission is to perpetuate that bloodline. The marriages of that child's ancestors were all controlled by the Prophet, perpetuating the hidden secrets within that bloodline through the tragic sin of incest—the secret among the countless secrets of the Lost City that must never be known.

Salomon had no idea what happened after his time jump, resulting in Guard Zero having a soul connection with him. However, this didn't prevent him from performing genetic alchemy on Zero, using Zero's body to house his superhuman strength. He succeeded, replicating the technology obtained from the Guard's corpse into Guard Zero. Now, Salomon needed to thoroughly train Guard Zero's abilities and give him a name after his training was complete.

The trial he gave to Zero of the Royal Guard was no easier than the twelve trials of Hercules in mythology. Similarly, he eagerly awaited Zero's completion of the trial, and he was ready to give Zero a true name.

A true name is not a fixed concept; people at different times possess different true names. "Salomon Damonette, master of the Immortal City" or "Salomon Damonette, master of XXX Manor in Oxfordshire," while both can represent Salomon, are neither accurate. His true name, ███·███·███, taken together, is a series of precise concepts pointing to him, representing his destiny in a sense. The same applies to the true name he intends to give Zero; ordinary people can only refer to a part of it, the remaining part representing Zero's current mission and future fate.

Salomon moved the bookshelves in his office, revealing a narrow, deep tunnel.

The dim light barely illuminated the steps beneath his feet, and the temperature dropped as he descended. He walked for more than ten minutes, entering the depths of the Immortal City, and arrived at a massive, heavy alloy door that reeked of engine oil. After undergoing authentication through genetics, electronic access, iris scanning, and fingerprints, the door slowly opened, releasing icy air that quickly condensed into a layer of frost in the concrete tunnel.

This facility wasn't built by the Wakanda construction team, but rather it was a secret chamber built by a Hydra construction team after he recruited Malbus, used to transfer items previously stored elsewhere to this location. These included precious magical materials, terrifying bio-viruses, and horrific creatures from other planets and dimensions.

All the construction workers underwent deep brainwashing after completing the underground facility and were then taken to Mars to work. The sorcerer strode forward calmly into the darkness, and with each step, countless small lights illuminated the darkness, their faint glow revealing something waiting in the room.

"Is the power armor ready?" he asked a heavily modified human body. The thing could no longer be called human, because its blood had been replaced with machine oil and nutrient solution, its internal organs had been replaced with more durable machinery, and even part of its brain had been removed and filled with a large number of electronic devices.

"Yes, my lord." The modified prosthetic eye lit up, and an annoying buzzing sound constantly rubbed against Salomon's senses on a spiritual level. A foul odor of ionized air emanated from the human body. After a while, Malbashi's voice came from the loudspeaker, and faint flashes of electricity occasionally crossed the withered skin, emitting a foul burning smell.

A projection device popped out from the human chest cavity, and Malbus was in high spirits, intending to explain his work to Salomon.

This was a tool made by Malbus for him to use to communicate with Salomon while he was on Mars.

Not long after Halloween, the Fifth Priest, a fervent mechanic, had already begun mechanizing himself. In Hell, he was only responsible for forging armor and swords; only at the Martian foundry could he freely unleash his talents, installing various electronic devices on himself. When Salomon returned to Mars to summon him, he had already completed the modification of his upper limbs—his fingers could fold, extend, and connect to electronic ports. In addition, he had secretly installed some magical technology devices on himself, the specifics of which Salomon was unaware. Salomon wouldn't be surprised if one day Malbus transformed himself into a cannon with mechanical arms.

Malbus was enthusiastic about the tasks Salomon assigned him, one of which was equipping the Royal Guard's golden armor with servo systems. He even manufactured a batch of vibranium alloys for the joints of the power armor. The Wakanda, as the largest vibranium supplier, were initially reluctant, until Salomon offered Antarctic vibranium mines in exchange, at which point they agreed to a one-to-one exchange of vibranium for anti-vibranium. Prince T'Challa and Princess Shuri played a significant role in this, persuading the King to allow the deal to proceed. "Princess Shuri is incredibly talented; she often has extremely brilliant ideas when creating the power armor's energy systems," Malbus said. "But unfortunately, she's not very willing to modify herself to improve efficiency."

"Not everyone is a candidate for cybernetic enhancements. How is the cybernetic enhancement program on Mars progressing?"

"Oh! Excellent, Your Majesty!" Marbaes commanded the human body. "Through the knowledge input machines, many have already abandoned their foolish beliefs. The most extreme and radical ones have begun to undergo cybernetic modifications, intending to abandon their flesh and blood, while those who abandoned their beliefs but could not comprehend much knowledge have also undergone war-oriented modifications. I have promoted some trustworthy individuals to oversee the foundry's operations, and the production lines for tanks and assault transport ships are already operational. The sound of steel being forged in the furnace has become their only belief. Soon, you will have to worry about not having enough drivers."

"Very good. I hope Mars can train a group of accompanying pilots and maintenance personnel. These people must be modified and possess a great deal of expertise. I think if we want to increase the adoption rate of cybernetic modifications, we should install bionic skin shells during mechanical modifications. That would be much more acceptable."

"Like the alien robot prostitute you brought back? That would certainly be a nice gift."

Salomon rolled his eyes.

Ever since Malbus modified himself, this guy seems to have become increasingly simplistic due to his lack of flesh and blood.

"There's one more thing," Salomon lowered his voice, "…buried deep within Mars…"

"Only I know, my Lord. No one knows where the material I asked them to analyze came from. It came from the information department personnel in the Immortal City who underwent the transformation and the rituals I taught them, which gave them the ability to exorcise electronic evil spirits. They will become the guardians of secrets deep within Mars, overseeing the entire confidentiality process for all future high-ranking Martian officials, ensuring that no one knows what they shouldn't know."

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