Chapter 36

A few days later, Atom showed up in town with his temporary girlfriend, felicity smoke. This meant that I might soon be able to have fun. After all, if I remember correctly, then Oliver will soon get into the League and they will have a major conflict there. Even Barry will be part of it, so I can't miss it. All this is good for me, and I'll check out one of my ideas at the same time...

The Queen bee, or whatever Her name was, was easy enough for them. I wish it was meta, so it was useless to me. Her computer skills were good, as was her appearance, but I didn't care about that right now. I didn't need her as an assistant, she had too many problems with her head. Maybe after prison, her brain will fall into place, but in the meantime, let her think about her behavior. Fortunately, she was not completely useless, I liked her bees, and I was able to steal a couple during their fight with the Atom. I'm not sure how to use them, but there is no such technology on the market, so it may be profitable to have it. It's a pity I'm not an engineer, so I understood their device only superficially and only from the computer scientist, then how to connect to them and use it was not difficult to understand. But everything else, unfortunately, was alien to me... It's a pity the bees were slightly damaged because of the Atom, the poem needs to be repaired... Well, I have Hartley, maybe he'll do something. If everything works out, you can create a few for your needs, or you can remake the technology and start producing something similar to these bees. They are mostly good for good kills, but you can change them and use them for something useful, and make money on it. I certainly don't mind squeezing someone else's business, but I would like to open my own company, and in a world with superheroes and meta people, the best company is a company related to technology. Palmer became a billionaire because of his developments, why don't I steal a couple of technologies from someone, and my engineers will make them. It would be nice, and it would bring money.

With that in mind, I headed for Hartley's cell. We had to break down several walls and connect a couple of rooms, one of which led to an old toilet. The guy almost tearfully asked for this, so I decided to help him. He didn't seem to have escaped yet, which was good. I thought he might try to use the sewer to escape, but I decided to believe him. It won't run far anyway... In addition, trust is the key to the success of a good relationship. If you do not trust anyone and constantly shake, you can not achieve anything. He now has all the conditions, even a TV and quite tolerable food, and a warm bed. The only thing I don't let him do is go outside. But if he performs well, he will earn money for it.

*Skiip*

I opened the door and went inside. Hartley was sitting at the table, mixing something in test tubes.

- How is the work progressing?- I asked, looking at his Desk.

Hartley put down the test tubes and said:

- Quite well, the helmet is ready, look for yourself...- The guy took out his helmet and handed it to me.

Yes, he looked great... Not one open place and a lot of sharp corners, but it's even better, it looked pretty nice. It was also surprisingly light and felt very strong. I can't imagine how good the armor will be.

Hartley smiled and said:

- Put it on, you'll be even more surprised.-

I looked at him suspiciously, but decided to wear a helmet anyway.

*Bleep*

As soon as the helmet touched my head, it tightened slightly around my neck and held on. But the main thing was what appeared before my eyes. Perfect view, like I wasn't wearing a helmet at all. There was a faint blurry redness at the edges of the view, but that was probably because of that red stripe in the eye area.

I looked at Hartley and he nodded:

- Great, the lens spectrum works.-

- What is it?-

- Well, in simple terms, it's a kind of special lens that helps to improve the view. It is very difficult to see in helmets of this size, but thanks to this lens, I was able to remove this disadvantage. I really had to add some electronics for the necessary work, but this is not a problem. Unfortunately, it will need power to work, but it is too small, and I was able to find an excellent power source. It will last for decades, the energy consumption is even invisible. I'll add a few other useful features to the suit that will make it much easier to use. Of course, I won't make it dependent on electronics, even without a power source, you can use it quite safely. It will just be less convenient, for example, the view in the helmet will become worse again. Since it's a little inconvenient to use the suit functions on the buttons, I'll probably install a small operating system to control it, so it's even more convenient.-

I nodded:

- Good job, but you don't have to write the program, just give me the entire system diagram and install it in the most secure area of the suit. I can write the program myself.-

Hartley was surprised and asked:

- Do you know anything about it?-

- Yes, the internal structure of systems, computers and networks is my specialty, you can say that I'm a Pro at it. But quite complex things like this...- I took out the bee and passed it to the guy:

- They are incomprehensible to me. I understand the basic mechanisms and how to work with it, but of course I can't make an exact copy. This is for an engineer like you.-

The guy took the bee and examined it:

- Hmm, not a bad thing, were they controlled remotely?-

- Yes, the girl used a swarm of these things to kill.-

Hartley chuckled:

- Not bad, such small details, jewelry work... she's good...-

I nodded:

- Okay, deal with it, I'll go.-

Then I left and started preparing for another case. Soon there will be a meta person who interests me. Faceless, his abilities were as desirable to me as those of a Weather Wizard. If I can use them correctly, I will have a very great opportunity... They will be very useful if I want to get rich or get the necessary technology and information.

***

When I had everything ready, I decided to rest. But I was not allowed to enjoy a well-deserved rest and drink for a long time, suddenly someone called me. Only a few people knew my number, mostly from work, but when I saw the caller's number, I was a little surprised. Even though I gave it to her, I didn't think she would call...

I picked up the phone and answered:

- Hi, Caitlin, how are you?-

- Can we meet? I want to discuss something.-

I looked at my watch, then nodded and said:

- Sure, come to Jitters in an hour.-

- Well...-