Chapter 232: Re-Arming

Chapter 232: Re-Arming

Dylan went to work adding materials into his disassembler while thinking about Cass's new arm. The butler needed something that fit his servile image but also something that would keep him safe in a fight. Dylan didn't want a repeat of the fear he felt when Skyline fell. He couldn't bear to lose Cass after losing Mabel.

While he worked, Dylan thought about how to rebuild Cass's arm. It wouldn't do to replace the component with a replica of the old one. No, Cass needed a new arm that would let him be a powerhouse like Mabel. That way, the butler could fight back against stronger opponents.

Of course, a powerful arm would also require powerful materials. Which in turn would require phlebotinium and other MacGuffins. And at the moment, Dylan had only what his power generated. Losing Skyline meant losing all of his stored Sciencium. As the storage boxes weren't indestructible.

Dylan still had funds, as money was easy to come by when you were a villain of Dr. Zlo's reknown. Players had been asking if he could make them items, which Dylan agreed to as long as they sounded interesting. He left it to Saul to sort everything out, leaving Dr. Zlo free to plan more crimes. Plus, stealing from banks and shops added up.

So Dylan knew he could probably purchase everything he needed for Cass's new arm, now that Vert had fixed their money problems, but it would eat into his savings. Not to mention Phlebotinium would cost an arm and a leg.

"Heh," Dylan chuckled. "An arm and a leg."

"What's that, boss?" Cass asked, lugging over another wooden beam.

"Just thinking about your new arm," Dr. Zlo said. "It needs to be strong enough to fight off anything. Especially right now."

"I'm fine with any old arm, boss," Cass said.

"Nonsense, Cass!" Dr. Zlo exclaimed. "You're my most trusted minion! If I lose you, I'll lose more than just a butler."

Cass's jaw dropped, "You mean that, boss?"

Dr. Zlo whirled, "Cass, I have meant every word I've ever said. Now, don't make me repeat myself."

"No, no!" Cass said. "I'd never!"

The minion fed the wooden beam into the disassembler, smiling from ear to ear the whole time. Dylan turned away so Cass couldn't see his face. It wouldn't do for the butler to see Dr. Zlo smiling. The villain had an image to keep.

"Getting you a powerful arm won't be easy," Dr. Zlo said. "I'll need more materials than ever."

"I'm sure you can do it, boss," Cass said. "After all, there's loads of fancy gizmos just sitting around. I even found some depleted Phlebotinium in the corner."

Dylan turned, "That's it, Cass!"

"What's it, boss?"

"We'll use the depleted Phlebotinium! I'm sure that someone of my genius will be able to charge the material!"

Dr. Zlo stomped over to his butler, "Where did you see it last?"

"Oh, I made sure to pick it up," Cass said, pulling the piece out of his pocket, "Here you are."

"Yes!" Dr. Zlo cheered. "Quickly, see if there's more!"

Cass dropped the piece of debris he was holding and saluted,

"Yes, boss!"

The butler rushed off to find more of the depleted substance while Dylan selected the Phlebotinium from his inventory.

"Now, how to charge you," Dylan said. He turned the dull stone in his hands, "I suppose I should look to see if I can make a charger for you."

Dylan stored the item and opened up his power, typing in the gadget he wanted.

Phlebotinium Charger

This device, built by the brilliant Dr. Zlo, is his way of reusing any depleted Phlebotinium. Just stick the rock into the chamber and watch it do its magic!

Microwave (1)

Laser Pointer (3)

Diamond Ring (1)

Sciencium (1g)

Phlebotinium (1g)Swiss-Army Arm

Nanomachines (3 jars)

Coffee Maker (1)

Skull (1)

Poisonous Mushroom (1)

Cobra Venom (1 vial)

Lockpicks (1)

3D Printer (1)

Prosthetic Arm (1)

Sciencium (300g) or Phlebotinium (3g)

Dr. Zlo stood and cackled. It was the perfect item for his butler! Cass could create whatever he needed with this new arm, making him better at butlering than ever before! Plus, the object would form to his thoughts, giving him the protection he needed against stronger heroes.

"I'll need to upgrade it a bit, of course," Dr. Zlo said. "We can't have Cass's new arm falling off from an EMP blast."

He ordered the parts he needed, then threw two more grams of depleted Phlebotinium into the charger with his Sciencium and settled in to wait. While he waited, Dylan messaged Dextra, deciding that it would be an excellent time to start planning out Menagerie's revenge against the heroes.

Superfan39526:

Yo. You think about Menagerie's revenge any?

D.Black:

Yes.

I think it would be good if we timed it with your expansion release.

Dylan raised an eyebrow.

Superfan39526:

Why's that?

D.Black:

Partly because I think it will take a while to set things up.

And partly because I think it would be a bit of poetic justice.

And finally, it would make for a good story.

It was actually a Zlobot performing all your wacky tasks while the real Dr. Zlo planned his revenge against the heroes guild.

Dylan nodded. He liked that idea, and it felt like something Dr. Zlo would do.

Superfan39526:

I love it.

And we can reveal the new Skyline at the same time! Make it a giant battle between the heroes guild and our faction.

D.Black:

It'll be hard, but I think we can do it.

We'll need a ton of Phlebotinium, but I think I've got that covered.