New Puppet

Gotham.

Shimizu's new identity was named Flash Wade.

Translated, it also meant Shimizu.

A Gotham native, twenty-five years old. His parents had died when he was young, but his academic performance had been excellent, so he had received charitable sponsorship from the Cobblepot family to attend university.

At eighteen, he went to Central City to study. He completed both his bachelor's and master's degrees there and held a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Central City University. His credentials could be verified, and his nominal advisor, Harrison Wells, had happened to die two months ago. As long as the documents in Central City matched up, it would be very difficult to uncover any problems.

"Harrison Wells?"

Shimizu frowned and searched the name on his computer.

Harrison Wells had earned his doctorate from Star City University before becoming a professor at Central City University. He was the founder of Stellar Labs, a high-energy physicist, and the creator of the new-generation particle accelerator. An experimental accident a year ago had left his legs paralyzed, and another laboratory accident had claimed his life two months ago.

Hiss...

Why had Penguin arranged such an advisor for his identity?

If he remembered correctly, wasn't this guy Reverse Flash?

Fortunately, he was already dead. Even if there were remnants of timeline disturbances in the future, they would probably focus their attention on The Flash. It shouldn't cause trouble for him.

Besides, whatever happened in Central City shouldn't affect Gotham.

He should just honestly build his puppet first.

After studying for a while and drawing on his foundation in Puppet Technique from the Naruto World, Shimizu felt that he could finally begin making a puppet.

It couldn't be helped. The more one learned, the more there was to learn, and the difficulty only increased further down the line. His current abilities could already ensure that the puppet he made would surpass his previous level, so there was no reason not to begin.

Another reason was that things had been a little unsettled around here lately.

This was not one of those wealthy neighborhoods with excellent security. It was only an ordinary residential district. While it was not a slum, it was not all that far from one either.

Just yesterday, two gangs had exchanged fire on the next street over, and a stray bullet had even struck his window.

Because he had the System Panel, designing the new puppet was actually the easiest part.

The tungsten alloy and aluminum alloy sheets that would serve as the framework and main body had been delivered to his home yesterday.

In the corner of the room stood an integrated machine tool that combined a milling machine, drilling machine, bending machine, and other components.

This was not one of those high-end machine tools worth hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, because Shimizu had no need for anything that precise right now.

Besides, Puppeteers had their own ways of accomplishing many tasks.

He had the tools, materials, design, and technical skill. All that remained was to get to work.

First, he cut the alloy sheets, then placed them into the bending machine for the initial rough processing, shaping them into rough forms. Next came drilling and precision processing with the drilling machine and milling machine, ensuring that every component could be accurately installed and connected.

Hard, dense, and heavy tungsten alloy served as the framework, while lightweight aluminum alloy formed the main body. The other sections in between were attached and connected with conductive metal wires such as gold and copper. Electronic components such as Sensors, cameras, and miniature radar units connected to the Microcontroller were also arranged according to the System Panel's modeled layout.

These little things were not meant for combat, but for support. If those electronic components were interfered with and became unusable, Shimizu could still use Chakra Thread to control the puppet and bring out its combat power.

In the end, he was not trying to create a high-tech combat suit like Iron Man's. He was combining civilian-grade technological capabilities with his own Puppet Technique to form combat power, so he did not currently need an especially high level of technology.

Once those internal structures were completed, he attached a Ceramic composite material shell and high-strength stainless steel to the exterior with resin adhesive, creating the puppet's external protective armor. Finally, he welded it with argon arc welding, and the puppet's main body was basically complete.

It was worth mentioning that the puppet's arms contained Chakra-powered Pneumatic devices.

Chakra Thread drove the Pneumatic pistons, compressing air and storing it inside the cylinders.

Whenever he needed to use them, Shimizu only had to move his Chakra Thread slightly to activate the air pump.

With the boost from the Pneumatic devices combined with the puppet's own performance, the power of a punch would be absolutely astonishing.

Moreover, since it was driven by Chakra Thread, Shimizu himself could regulate the device to a certain extent, ensuring sufficient safety as well.

The last part was the weapons.

Shimizu made a number of modifications to the Harding revolver and PMX submachine gun he had purchased.

The submachine gun was mounted at the front of the puppet's right arm, with its muzzle facing forward. The magazine was removed, and a high-capacity ammunition belt was instead connected along the inner side of the puppet's right arm, expanding its original thirty-round magazine capacity to one hundred and fifty rounds.

The Harding revolver was positioned on the shoulder. It could automatically extend when necessary and rotate three hundred and sixty degrees forward and backward. Its bullets possessed tremendous kinetic energy, and its ammunition capacity had also been increased several times over, making it practically a miniature Gatling gun.

Shimizu worked nonstop in the workshop for a full week. He even ordered takeout for every meal before finally completing the puppet.

"Black Secret Technique: One Machine Operation."

Ten Chakra Threads shot from Shimizu's hands and connected to the puppet's components, arranging and assembling them.

The crisp, forceful sounds of metal colliding and scraping rang out. Within a dozen seconds, the pieces had assembled into a tall, imposing metal puppet.

Black paint with a metallic sheen coated its steel muscles, which were full of raw power. Standing roughly two meters tall, it forced most people to look up at it.

Shimizu had great confidence in this puppet's power.

Puppet Name: Unnamed

Overall Parameters:

Height: 2.01 meters

Weight: 188 kilograms

Materials: Industrial alloy, ceramic composite fiber, silver, copper...

Energy: None

Control Method: Chakra Thread

Puppet Rating: B- (B)

Overall Evaluation: An armored combat puppet, a product of the preliminary fusion of Puppet Technique and modern engineering. It possesses excellent performance, powerful close-range destructive force, and a certain degree of long-range attack capability. When combined with the Puppeteer, its combat power can be further enhanced.

Shimizu controlled the puppet and had it perform a few simple movements in the workshop. It did not feel particularly strenuous, so he pulled on the Chakra Threads again, disassembling the puppet back into its individual components. They flew through the air and equipped themselves onto his body.

"The smell of machine oil is a little strong. I can consider adding an air circulation system later. My field of vision hasn't been noticeably affected, but I could also consider making a double-layered face guard. One layer could be bulletproof glass for normal use, while the other could be a sliding projection display for showing the view behind me."

He clenched his fist, flexed his hand again, and then controlled Black Gold as it walked around the workshop converted from the rear hall on this floor.