American comics: Starting with Luke the Maker

Stacker Pentecost acted with extreme speed. While everyone was still immersed in the plan he proposed, trying to refine it, he had already obtained the answer.

"Newton's conjecture was correct. These Kaiju are not simply driven by wild instincts, not just hunting and gathering. They are here on a mission! They are biological weapons! Not natural products! Their masters, or rather, their creators, are a colonizing civilization in the universe. They occupy a planet like locusts, and after exhausting everything, they look for the next target.

Our planet is one of the targets they have chosen.

Surprisingly, according to the intelligence obtained from this drift, they have been eyeing this planet far longer than humans have existed. They came here during the age of dinosaurs! But at that time, the planet's environment and air were not suitable for them to survive. Due to other considerations, they returned. But they have always maintained a certain level of attention to this planet.

Now that the ozone is depleted, carbon monoxide is rising, and the water is polluted, they have smelled the ripening of sweet fruit, so they have returned. They believe that the current environment, even with the limitations of the Breach, is now suitable for them to transform this planet and then immigrate here. The waves of Kaiju they have sent over the past decade are not meant to kill us, but to gradually attack and pollute the most severely affected areas, gradually transforming them into a habitat suitable for them!

As for wiping us out? Once the environmental transformation is successful, at least more than half of our population will have to die. Eventually, they will send reapers even more powerful than the first to fourth generations to completely harvest us. At that point, the new house will be cleaned, and the new tenants can move in."

"I knew it!" Newton Geiszler jumped up excitedly, clenching his right fist and punching the air.

"This is impossible!" Hermann Gottlieb looked lost.

"That's the truth, Dr. Hermann," Stacker Pentecost said with a serious face. "Like you, I don't want to believe this, but the truth is the truth, as undeniable as mathematics."

"Forget him, he's just a loser's lament! Let's talk about this colonizing civilization. Is there more information?" Newton Geiszler pushed Hermann Gottlieb aside, his face close to Stacker's, flushed and excited. He was not a calm and experienced person who hid his emotions.

In the original story, because no one believed him, he impulsively took it upon himself to dismantle and modify the Shao Lin Rogue's drift system, and drifted with a damaged, dying Kaiju brain. When Hannibal Chau asked why he had to use a monster's brain, he first said it was confidential, and then, without waiting for Hannibal Chau to ask again, he proactively and ostentatiously revealed everything he had done.

In essence, he, like Hermann Gottlieb, was a relatively pure researcher, with all his joys and sorrows on his face, with no hidden agendas. Of course, this was different from the state he was in after being brainwashed and controlled by the Precursor consciousness in the following years.

"Precursor civilization. The ones who created these Kaiju are called Engineers. The Kaiju's DNA comes from the genes of these Precursor Engineers. They clone various forms of Kaiju through toxic chemicals and biological mutation technology. The higher the level of the Precursor Engineer, the greater the power and toxicity of the cloned Kaiju.

In addition, the Breach is indeed as Dr. Luke said. If we want to enter, we must obtain part of the Kaiju's genes, or bring a monster with us. Only in this way will the Breach recognize us and allow us to pass smoothly," Stacker Pentecost said.

"So much information. It seems you've put in a lot of effort these past few days," Herc Hansen patted Stacker on the shoulder.

"The Alexis couple helped a lot. Using the single-person drift system created by Dr. Luke, and having three people simultaneously drift with a Kaiju's secondary brain, we obtained this valuable information," Stacker Pentecost rubbed his forehead.

"Are the three people okay?" Raleigh Becket asked.

"Three death row inmates, one of whom has a doctorate, participated in the experiment in exchange for a reduced sentence," Stacker Pentecost glanced at Raleigh Becket, who asked the question, and finally added, "They are still alive, but they will have to stay in prison for the rest of their lives."

"Dr. Luke, is there a way for us to obtain the key to enter the Breach?" Stacker's gaze fell on Luke Field, who was standing nearby.

"Of course," Luke Field replied easily. "Just a part of the monster's tissue, and a slight modification to the Jaeger. If you need it, I can also give you a monster gene coating to make it look real. A double insurance."

"Then let's begin. Time is of the essence," Stacker Pentecost clapped his hands, signaling the meeting to end.

...

"I see that Dr. Luke has a very high status in this base?" Raleigh Becket caught up with Mako Mori in front of him and walked shoulder to shoulder with her, asking curiously. He found it hard to imagine that even General Stacker, who was difficult to deal with in his memory, actually respected Luke. Especially in the past few days since he came to the PPDC main base, he discovered that Luke seemed to have the same decisive power as General Stacker here.

"Of course. During the most difficult time for the PPDC, Dr. Luke and Shaw Industries behind him provided assistance," Mako Mori walked quickly, explaining to Raleigh Becket, "Dr. Luke brought a lot of Shaw Industries' unique technology, which greatly helped the PPDC, such as Jaeger modification. The combat power of the Jaeger pilots modified by Dr. Luke is incomparable to what it was before.

At the same time, he also modified the base along the way."

"The base?" Raleigh Becket was a little confused.

"Some industrial machinery to improve the Jaeger's maintenance time. Since the member countries drastically reduced and cut off the PPDC's funding, it has been difficult for us to afford too many Jaeger maintenance teams. Except for some who volunteered to stay, most of the others were transferred away by their respective member countries. Dr. Luke once developed a set of unmanned factory technology for Shaw Industries. He modified that set of technology and used it on the PPDC. Recently, General Stacker has been picking up discarded Jaegers for repair because he discovered that after applying this technology, the existing number of Jaeger pilots has not reached the limit of this technology at all. It can completely add some Jaeger pilots to the existing maintenance team."

Mako Mori counted them off one by one for Raleigh Becket, "In addition to the unmanned factory technology, the PPDC's energy system has also been upgraded by Dr. Luke. In his words, the PPDC's existing funds can only be upgraded to this extent, but in fact, if the upgraded energy system is released, it will not only be enough to run the PPDC's main base at full power, but also provide enough energy for this island."

"The base's protection measures have also been upgraded. When the base was built before, it was designed to target Kaiju, so it was somewhat lacking in defending against weapons such as electromagnetic pulses. Dr. Luke turned it into a super-large Faraday cage. Although General Stacker thinks this is unnecessary, he didn't say anything because Shaw Industries was helping out of friendship.

Finally, Dr. Luke and Shaw Industries behind him have the support of a country. His connections and influence in this country are very large. All of our PPDC bases in other member countries have been closed and transferred, and only this main base remains. Apart from the fact that this country believes that the PPDC needs to be retained until the monster wall has been verified, Dr. Luke and Shaw Industries have also contributed a lot to this. General Stacker, including us, are very grateful to him."

"I see, so he's a good person," Raleigh Becket smiled.

Mako Mori pursed her lips and smiled. The two came to their respective rest rooms in the base, with doors facing each other.

"I heard you're a pilot?" Raleigh Becket suddenly turned around and asked as he entered the house.

Mako Mori also turned around when she heard the words, holding the folder and looking at Raleigh Becket: "Yes, I just became a pilot not long ago, but I haven't experienced a battle yet."

"What about the simulator scores?" Raleigh Becket asked. The training and effort required to become a Jaeger pilot are quite high, and some talent is also required! When Raleigh Becket joined the Ranger Academy, he saw many people being eliminated due to factors such as failing training, failing simulator training, and unstable psychological qualities.

"51 sorties, 51 kills," Mako Mori replied softly.

Mako Mori's simulator record made Raleigh Becket, an old hunter, raise his eyebrows in surprise. "That's very good. Which Jaeger pilot are you assigned to? Maybe we will fight together in the future."

"Coyote Tango," Mako Mori's expression was rarely a little girlish. This was the first time Raleigh Becket had seen this expression on the other person's face since he met her.

"Coyote Tango? That sixth-generation?"

Raleigh Becket, who had been at the PPDC main base for almost a week, naturally knew the Jaeger in the center of the base that was as special as Crimson Typhoon. He also obtained some information from his old friend Herc Hansen, knowing that it was the latest and only sixth-generation Jaeger, just like the only fifth-generation Jaeger, Striker Eureka.

"Yes, it's very powerful. When I drive it, I can feel its vast and endless energy. It has six energy cores..." Mako Mori obviously liked Coyote Tango very much.

"Wait, I heard that this is Dr. Luke's Jaeger?" Raleigh Becket frowned, carefully recalling the information he had obtained from Herc Hansen about Coyote Tango.

Mako Mori paused, and the fingers holding the folder tightened. "Dr. Luke is a researcher. His safety is something that everyone in the base, including Shaw Industries and the country behind it, attaches great importance to. We can't treat him as a warrior. What's more, Dr. Luke is immersed in research and Jaeger modification technology every day. To him, Coyote Tango is just a work that he created."

"Is that so?" Raleigh Becket nodded as if he had been persuaded.

Mako Mori was a little discouraged. Coyote Tango, as the most advanced and perhaps even the most powerful sixth-generation Jaeger in the world, no Jaeger pilot in the wild would not want to become its pilot. However, this powerful Jaeger was only evaluated as a big toy in Dr. Luke's mouth. A work used to verify and prove his technology. When it was successfully launched, Dr. Luke's interest in it had already disappeared for the most part.

Thinking of the answer she received when she asked Dr. Luke why he gave her the position of pilot when Dr. Luke handed over the control of Coyote Tango to her, she felt incomprehensible. But this did not delay her joy at becoming the pilot of Coyote Tango. She has been familiarizing herself with the various functions of Coyote Tango for the past few months. She is not only an excellent combatant, but also an excellent researcher of Jaeger technology, which helps her to figure out the technology contained in Coyote Tango faster.

...

When the countdown of the war clock came to the last day, the atmosphere of the entire base became tense.

23:53.

The energy of the emerging wormhole triggered the PPDC alarm.

Tamsin Sevier quickly sat down in his seat, looked at the data sliding down the screen, and made a report.

"Three signals! Signal strength level, fourth generation! One of them is a fifth generation!"

Looking at Raleigh Becket and others who rushed over because of the alarm, Tamsin Sevier said under Stacker's instructions.

"Their code names are Otachi and Leatherback, and the first fifth-generation species is code-named Scunner. They will arrive in Xianggang within an hour."

"Sound the alarm, evacuate all the city's citizens, and close the bridge. The official will arrange for every citizen to enter the shelter. The rest is our job. The incident of Cherno Alpha's fall cannot be staged here. Crimson Typhoon, Shao Lin Rogue, Cherno Alpha..." General Stacker took over Tamsin Sevier's words.

"Shao Lin Rogue may not be able to dispatch temporarily. Dr. Luke just disassembled it for experimental modification." Chen Kesheng, the Shao Lin Rogue's repairman, raised his hand helplessly: "Dr. Luke said that it is just a third-generation Jaeger anyway, and it is just right to use it for experiments. Even if it fails, it will only lose a third-generation Jaeger."

The other members of the Shao Lin Rogue maintenance team looked helpless when they heard the words. Boss, the Shao Lin Rogue after the previous upgrade has met the standards of a fourth-generation Jaeger!

"Then," Stacker glanced around, saw his adopted daughter Mako Mori standing next to Raleigh Becket, with a look of eagerness to try, and said: "Plus Gipsy Danger, Coyote Tango, the four of you will go to stop the monsters. My goal is only one, don't let them get close to the base and the city. Striker Eureka, you are responsible for guarding the coastline. If a Kaiju breaks through the blockade, you will stop it. Any questions?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"Then start preparing. Keep the monster's corpse as intact as possible, Dr. Luke will need it." Stacker waved his hand, signaling everyone to prepare.