Hearing "Master of Time", the Waverider's expression immediately became solemn and solemn.
"He is the 'God' of all 'life in the mother river of time', and the guardian is the knight who serves Him. We all regard pleasing Him as the highest honor!"
"He is so powerful, why didn't he stop this time crisis?" Bateman asked doubtfully.
The Waverider shook his head slightly and muttered: "Heavy rains caused floods and floods drowned countless believers, but God never appeared to stop the rains from coming.
In the eyes of the Lord, maybe the time disaster at this time is just a 'natural and man-made disaster' that conforms to the laws of nature?"
His expression was pious and his tone was firm, "I firmly believe that even if Cunmo really returns the river of time to zero, it will not affect the master!"
"Okay, who is Cunmo? The mastermind?" Harley asked.
Da Chao glanced at her with a complicated expression, "You guessed wrong, the black hand is not Hal. But you seem to have guessed right again, he may be an acquaintance of ours."
He turned to look at the God of Knowledge suspended in mid-air, "Metron, can your chair replay what happened?"
Metron nodded slightly and projected a 300-inch giant screen in mid-air.
The battle was extremely brief. They only shot a beam of light wave at them. Some reacted quickly and dodged in time, while others reacted slowly and did not dodge.
Then Metron saw that the situation was wrong and decisively led his men to run away.
However, the conversation between several people before the fight did reveal a lot of information and was replayed more than a dozen times.
"Cunmo is indeed not Hal Jordan," Harley said slowly.
"How are you sure?" Now Dachao was surprised.
"Hal Jordan wouldn't wear a mask or choose black and red as his uniform colors.
If Cunmo were Hal, even if he hid his identity, he would only wear eye patches and green clothes. This small habit represents his identification with his previous identity and is difficult to change.
He just wants to go back to the past, not deny his life.
In addition, from his tone and attitude, it can be seen that he only has anger in his heart, not that kind."
Harley tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "Hal should be mostly sad and regretful. He may act arrogant, but he won't be furious with you."
"Is it some super villain? That's why he hates us?" Wonder Woman said.
Harley shook her head and said: "It can't be a villain. I have two guesses. Either he is an ordinary person who believed in superheroes but had his life ruined by heroes. Maybe he thinks so, such as Hank Shaw.
It may also be a superhero who has experienced some unfortunate event, and similar to Hal, lost a very important part of his life.
Eighty percent of the 'unfortunate incident' is related to other superheroes, just related, but the responsibility does not lie with the hero, otherwise he will definitely take revenge if he gains such power today."
"After this analysis, the scope seems to have been narrowed down a lot." Neptune looked at Cyborg thoughtfully, "Check it in your database and search for heroes that meet the above conditions first."
Cyborg's electronic eye flashed a few times and said: "The number is a bit large."
"How many?" Bateman asked.
"There are 328 people who have been superheroes but lost an 'important part' of their lives after becoming heroes. This is just in North America. The scope has expanded to the whole world, and the number is probably close to 500!" Cyborg said slowly.
"Why are there so many of them?" All the heroes were shocked.
Wonder Woman doubted: "Cyborg, are you right? There are only so many superheroes in North America, how come there are more than 300 heroes who have suffered 'Hal-like' misfortunes? Are our superheroes so unlucky?"
Cyborg said: "I started counting from the 'Watchmen' era many years ago. Most of the heroes of the older generation are in bad shape in their old age.
If Harley were announced as the 'Mayor Man', the number would be reduced to 215.
Later, after the establishment of the Justice League, the number dropped to 186."
"Even 186 people are still too many. How many years have it been?" Dachao frowned.
"It's been almost six years since the Justice League was established." Cyborg said seriously.
"It's still too many. How many American superheroes are there?" Da Chao said.
Harley glanced at Kyle Rayner. Judging from his experience, 186 cases in six years was not an exaggeration.
Even the super-S-level Green Lantern has been screwed, and the living conditions of other heroes are probably far less glorious than those of the eight giants of the Zhenglian Alliance.
Then she recalled her experience in high school. She was sent to a church orphanage, met a perverted administrator, offended the forces behind the church, and killed many people.
Now that she has become a big shot, the scandalous things in society can no longer be blamed on her, but it does not mean that those things have disappeared.
The world has not changed, it has become her.
Cyborg said seriously: "This is a fact. You think there are not many superheroes because there are very few heroes who can truly stand up and become famous.
Last year, a total of 323 new heroes announced their debut, an increase of 30% from the year before. However, only 5% have persisted until now. This proportion will definitely continue to decrease in the future.
Not to mention anything else, the hero talent show now renamed "I am a Young Hero" has been launched into its fifth episode, with at least 10 young heroes being introduced in each episode.
The key is that behind the ten proud men, there are thousands of young boys and girls who aspire to become heroes.
Even if they are eliminated, as long as they show a certain amount of talent on stage, there will still be agencies willing to train them.
That is to say, in each issue of 'I Am a Young Hero', in addition to the dozen or so heroes who are determined to debut, there are nearly ten times more heroes who have been packaged by the agency and made their debut on the streets."
A small number of heroes were thoughtful, but most of them were dumbfounded.
"So exaggerated?"
Cyborg sighed with a complicated expression and said: "I used to be a rugby player, and I pay close attention to sports events.
Just last year, football, the world's number one sport, abolished the Champions League and officially announced the establishment of the European Super League to cope with the massive loss of fans.
Well, compared with superhero videos and programs, football matches between non-rich clubs seemed ‘boring and uninteresting’, so the Europeans formed a league with all rich clubs.
However, the effect is not very effective. Outside of the rich and powerful games, people are more willing to watch puppy videos or watch hero talent shows.
Alas, I don’t blame them, ordinary heroes’ little tricks are more exciting than Messi’s trick of beating four people in a row.”
Bateman said solemnly: "What kind of misfortunes do most heroes encounter?"
“Losing loved ones is the main trend in ‘misfortunes’, when someone’s identity is exposed and they are blatantly retaliated by the enemy.
There are also inexplicable accidents, and the hero’s relatives are also part of the superhero team.”
Cyborg glanced around at the heroes and said, "It's very common among us to let relatives and friends join your logistics team.
You yourself should feel deeply that the closer you are to a superhero, the more dangerous your relatives and friends will be."
"Oh, so many people died, I didn't notice it before." Dachao blamed himself.
"There are too many new heroes and many have left the scene, but the media and the public have paid very little attention." Cyborg sighed.
"No matter what they have experienced, superheroes are not considered a vulnerable group in society. What extra attention do they need?" Harley said lightly: "When making a choice, you should be aware of the corresponding costs.
Superheroes enjoy public praise and receive high endorsement fees.
The gains from fame and fortune have even squeezed the living space of sports stars.
These huge benefits naturally come with huge risks.”
"So many heroes have died, and you still make sarcastic remarks." A hero muttered in a low voice.
Harry turned around to look, but it was Firestorm standing behind the crowd with his head shrunk.
"Firestorm"
As soon as she called her name, Firestorm defended loudly like a reflex: "I have never received any endorsements, participated in any variety shows, and have never been a mentor for hero talent shows.
I didn’t make half a dime of profit as a hero, I still make a living as a car mechanic.”
Harley said calmly: "You look down on Wonder Woman who shoots commercials, you think Aquaman shouldn't participate in variety shows, and you think it's wrong for Animal Man to direct 'Young Heroes'?"
"I didn't, you said it." Firestorm said immediately.
Harley said with a straight face: "I only said that benefits come with risks. You specifically pointed out that you did not get endorsements, participate in variety shows, or be a talent show mentor to prove that you are noble and arrogant and a well-deserved superhero.
But this also shows that your subconscious looks down on superheroes who have the above behaviors.
What do you think heroes do that don’t deserve to be called heroes?”
"No, I didn't. You're talking nonsense."
Firestorm turned to the heroes who were getting endorsements, participating in variety shows, and being draft mentors, and said quickly: "Don't get me wrong, if a businessman comes to me, I will probably accept the invitation.
It’s just that my image is not very good and the money they gave me was too little.”
"Oh, you think the money is too little." Harley smiled.
"No matter how small the money is, it is still more than my salary. I just don't want to ruin my reputation for that little money." Huofeng said anxiously.
"It's even more hypocritical." Harry smiled lightly.
Neptune touched his beard and raised his voice to remind: "Don't go too far, we are looking for Cunmo's identity."
Then he turned to Cyborg and said: "There are too many people, 180 people. Please sort them out and rank them according to their abilities. Who is number one?"
Cyborg said: "Of course Hal Jordan."
"Cunmo is not Hal, where is the second place?" Poseidon said.
Cyborg looked at Kyle Rayner.
Everyone also followed his gaze.
Kyle was embarrassed and sad, and wished he could fly away immediately.
"Okay, what about third place?" Neptune was a little embarrassed.
"War Eagle."
"Which War Eagle?" Neptune didn't remember who it was for a moment.
"The elder brother of War Eagle and White Dove, they are a brother team. The younger brother White Dove died in the early stages of Crisis on Infinite Earths. War Eagle was so heartbroken that he even lost his fighting spirit and gave up on the path of a superhero." Cyborg said.
"So it's him." Dachao sighed and said doubtfully: "I remember that he is just an ordinary person, and his power comes from the gods. In other words, without the blessing of the gods, he is not very powerful."
"Is that so?" Cyborg's electronic eyes flashed again and he said, "Then he can only be ranked 178th, and Star Man will take the third place.
Different from the Justice Society’s ‘original Star Hero’, he came from the Earth-0 universe. After his death in battle, his girlfriend ‘Star Girl’ was devastated and even suffered from mental illness.”
"Let's go find the Star Girl." Da Chao said immediately.
"Cunmo is not a woman at all, who are you looking for?" Harley rolled her eyes.
"Uh, what about fourth place?" Dachao was very embarrassed.
"Fourth place is"
"Wait!" Harley raised her hand to interrupt him, "Search for information about War Eagle first to see if he can be found on Earth."
"He is just an ordinary person, but Cun Mo is extraordinary and powerful." The heroes were puzzled.
Harry sneered: "Is it possible that in your eyes, the gods are all idiots?"
"What do you mean?" The heroes became more and more confused.
Harry said: "The gods are not stupid, but very cunning and snobbish. They will never do anything that is not beneficial.
When you are gifted $10 by the gods one day, don’t rush to thank Him, but think carefully about whether you have possessions worth $1,000 hidden in your body.”
"Why do you say that? Is it possible that the gods can get something else from the war eagle?" Dachao asked strangely.
Wonder Woman looked complicated and said: "She is a god. That's probably what she thinks and does."
Da Chao was stunned and all the heroes were speechless.
Neptune felt uncomfortable all over. Could it be that he also had 1,000 US dollars hidden in his body?
Seeming to sense his worries, Harley quietly sent a message: "What do you have to worry about? We are old friends. In order to compensate for your efforts, I gave you my divine power."
By the way, I see that your vitality is extremely full. Has your vitality returned to its original state?
After the meeting is over, let’s chat privately. Well, I have something good for you.”
"No, no, I don't want good things." Neptune trembled and refused quickly.