Chapter 381 I Will Call You The Smartest Woman In The World
"It's a novel idea that Joan and Dr. Manhattan are two sides of the same coin, and are observers of their respective quantum states."
After hearing Harley’s explanation of the state of Manhattan, Pharaoh frowned and thought for a moment, then slowly said: “But your theory still needs two pieces of evidence. First, it proves that Joan cannot live forever in time.
You can't use Joan's three marriages to prove that he is getting older and senile.
For example, I did have a passionate love affair when I was young.
But middle-aged and elderly people have never been attracted by young and energetic girls.
Now, almost a hundred years old, I still don’t feel like a poor old man in need of care.
Second, you must see Manhattan again.
What you said is the true Manhattan where the two states of Joan and Manhattan collapsed into one.
If you can’t see him, you can never prove that he really exists.”
Harley said: "First, I did pass him three times. Strictly speaking, it was twice. At that time, I didn't know that Uncle Carl was him.
I infer from his marriage that he is getting older.
But the focus is not on the person he married, but on his gradually changing emotions.
His feelings for Jenny disappeared, and he suddenly fell in love with Laurie, and it was love at first sight.
Is this kind of emotional change something that the eternal and consistent ‘one above time’ should have?”
The Pharaoh was startled, and his expression became solemn.
Halley continued: "He fell in love with Laurie in an instant, so passionately that he lost his temper in front of his wife Jenny."
“Joan was not the only one who lost her composure at that time,” Pharaoh glanced at Old Laurie, “15-year-old Miss Jupiter, wearing high heels, a miniskirt, and a bright yellow transparent gauze dress, like a pink laser light.
Except for Captain Washington and me, all the other men were glancing at her long, snow-white legs that shone in the light from the corner of their eyes."
Old Laurie straightened out his withered chest, and a look of pride and reminiscence appeared on his old face.
“Why didn’t you and Captain Washington peek at her?” Harley asked.
“Because the captain likes men, of course, I don’t reject men who like me, but I was attracted by God on earth and all my attention was taken away.”
The corners of Harley's mouth twitched slightly.
Laurie and Angela were also shocked: Could this old man have been their love rival?
The old man saw the expressions of the women and immediately said: "Don't get me wrong, I pay attention to Qiong because I want to study his abilities.
In fact, not long after that day, I started the alien octopus project against Joan.”
“Miss Quinn, please continue,” he said again.
“Blue Manhattan and Laurie’s acquaintance, love and separation, the biggest feeling that gave me was that he was changing.
Emotions, mentality, personality, and hobbies are all changing.
This is not a characteristic of an eternal being in time.
Since the reality does not match the speculation, it means that the guess is wrong and he is not an Eternal One.
But he does exist above time and theoretically will not die of old age.
Two contradictory conclusions are combined to form a Manhattan with two sides.
After this new conclusion was drawn, it immediately explained many phenomena.
For example, why can Dr. Manhattan in a quantum superposition state act like an ordinary person?
Because he has been observed by another person.”
“You have better luck.” Pharaoh said with a slightly sour tone.
“Good luck?” Harley was puzzled.
“In my time, quantum theory was very immature. Otherwise, I would have discovered Joan’s secret long ago.” Pharaoh Wang said.
Harley smiled, "You agree with my point of view now?"
“After a little reminder from you, I discovered the truth.”
Harry chuckled and said, "You can go and monopolize the glory of defeating Manhattan.
I didn’t even think about defeating him, I just wanted his strength.”
“You can’t escape the fate arranged by him until you crack his ability to predict.
Facts have also proved that you can’t use any of his divine power.
You are so confident that you really have his power, why?" Pharaoh asked.
Harry said: "Because the current result was originally the result of his choice."
“He chose to give you his power?”
“Alas, you have been paying attention to power, but Black Manhattan only cares about love.” Harley looked at the black aunt, “Aunt Angela, I don’t have any guilt about Uncle Carl’s death.
There is no need for you to blame me.
From the day you met, his death became inevitable."
“If you don’t steal his power, will he die?” Angela said excitedly.
“First of all, even the Pharaoh agreed with the view that Jonathan Osterman and Dr. Manhattan were two sides of the same body, observing each other, and Jonathan was a mortal.
He is definitely not my accomplice and will not deliberately help me lie."
“What does this have to do with your murder of Joan?” Angela asked.
"Of course it's relevant. I want to explain that Uncle Carl is Jonathan, and as a mortal, he will inevitably die of old age one day. Even if no one steals his power."
Harley thought for a while and said: "I guess that if no one attempts to kill him, his intrinsic field will disintegrate as time goes by, and his body will dissolve in the quantum space.
However, this ending of dying alone is what he tried his best to avoid.”
Angela was stunned. Joan did say something similar before she died.
He said this was the ending he chose.
He has had countless endings. Except for this one, the others all died alone.
Harley continued: "First of all, Uncle Carl is a mortal and is destined to die; secondly, since you met twenty years ago, his ending of having his power stolen by mortals and dying has been doomed.
Like a book, he has already written the ending.”
"You said he committed suicide? That's ridiculous! I know how reluctant he is to leave me and the child. He doesn't want to die." Angela shouted.
“When did he fall in love with you?” Harley asked.
“He has never met her since then” Angela suddenly fell silent.
Harley sighed: "It seems you have remembered that he fell in love with you when you were still fighting for him with your mortal body in the desperate situation where he was bound to die.
Witt is right when he says that if Dr. Manhattan’s omniscience is not interfered with, he will never be able to escape the fate arranged by him.
All results are his choices.
I understand this, but I still agree to Joseph’s invitation to join the ‘Cyclops Project’.
Because I have no intention of changing the ending of his writing.
Not only that, I will also do my best to ensure that the ending he arranged will not be modified by others.
After Uncle Carl was hit by a tachyon cannon, you struggled with Kasapa on the pickup truck outside your home.
You were exhausted from the previous gunfight and were shot several times in the body; however, Kasapa is always getting stronger and waiting for work.
He was only hit once by your sneak attack, and then he knocked you over, pushed you to the ground and choked you.
You were almost unconscious at that time, and then old Kasapa's body twitched a few times, as if he had a sudden stroke, and he lay on the ground motionless."
Angela exclaimed: “You did that?”
“It’s me!” Ivy grinned, “I paralyzed his nerves with plant toxins, and secretly fed you the juice of a devil fruit to make you strong, energetic, agile, and responsive.
You even licked your lips at that time, and the salty taste made you think it was blood, right?"
The old priest also turned around and said with a smile: "I also secretly used holy light magic to help you heal your injuries."
The armored man in the driver's seat said: "I didn't even protect Bo SS. Instead, I guarded you every minute to make sure you weren't killed by the powerful being who suddenly lifted the table."
“You” Angela was stunned.
“Why?” Pharaoh was also shocked and confused.
“Twenty years ago, from the time Dr. Manhattan and Aunt Angela met and fell in love, to the time Uncle Carl was hit by the tachyon cannon, the whole process was like a book, written by Dr. Manhattan.
As of last night, it had entered the final stage, and I had to ensure that the ending would not change.
Because the finale is that Dr. Manhattan is drained of his strength and dies happily in the company of his lover.
The focus is on his lover Aunt Angela.
I have to make sure that she can be there, and I have to make sure that in the last stage of his life, she continues to show her love for him by fighting for him life and death.
The truth is revealed in times of crisis.
So, while I summoned the cavalry regiment to form a three-layer defense line to put her in a desperate situation, I also arranged for Ivy and the others to protect her from death.
As long as he ensures that he is accompanied by his lover when he dies, and that his lover loves him extremely sincerely, Black Manhattan will definitely be happy to choose this ending and die happily.”
Looking at the dumbfounded people, Harley smiled, "I'm not a good person. I didn't do this to fulfill the love between Uncle Carl and Aunt Angela.
I do it for myself.
The ending where Uncle Carl is drained of energy and dies is what I want.
After he dies, the energy is extracted, and I can use my means to rob him."
As long as she encounters the power of Manhattan and activates the fifth defense specialty, it will be impossible for Dr. Manhattan to think about this ending.
“You are a devil!” Angela trembled.
"Maybe, but you've also seen it, Auntie. I haven't done anything to feel sorry for you or Uncle Carl." Harley looked at the shocked Pharaoh, "I don't have a tachyon generator, and I can't interfere with Dr. Manhattan's
Prophecy, unable to escape the fate arranged by him.
I just guessed his thoughts and followed his plot to get benefits.
In the incident of hunting for the power of Manhattan, of course I had some intrigues and deceptions, but those tricks were all used on other people.
For example, Joseph and the Cavalry, from the beginning, I never thought about sharing the power of Manhattan with them.”
Her beautiful face showed undisguised sarcasm, "Are they worthy?"
“After the cavalry regiment’s converter was activated, Zhao Yu’s centrifuge had a system failure. Is it you who is causing trouble?” Pharaoh said in a seductive voice.
“Of course it’s me, I need time to steal the power of Black Manhattan. The later she arrives, the later I will be noticed in the cabin.
She appeared when Joseph was about to close the gate.
Just as she was about to activate her perfect converter, Steppenwolf appeared.
I let Steppenwolf temporarily take control of the whole place, letting him show off and brag. Others were shocked and inexplicable, while I hid aside and secretly absorbed the "power of the hydrogen bomb".
When Steppenwolf finished pretending and was about to activate the perfect converter, I helped Zhao Yu regain control of the energy tower."
At this point, Harley couldn't help but smile proudly, "God is also taking care of me. Before I could send a text message to remind her, Zhao Yu thought of the housekeeper dog.
The next step will be smoother.
Even the 'enhanced' version of the Watchdog (Rich himself went into battle) could not hack Steppenwolf's mother box in a short period of time, but Zhao Yu just wanted to send out a signal and turn on the energy tower, without having to worry about controlling the mother box.
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Wait for Steppenwolf to be killed.
I still resisted the temptation to jump out and show off and slap ‘idiot Zhao Yu’ in the face.”
Pharaoh’s old face twitched, as if he had been beaten several times. Aren’t you just pretending to slap him in the face now? Zhao Yu called you ‘fool Halli’ before, so you call her ‘fool Zhao Yu’ in front of her father.
Harry continued: "I'm still waiting for other stupid guys to jump out and pick peaches!
Anyway, idiot Zhao Yu’s host was invaded by Steppenwolf, and I crashed her system by the way. She thought it was the dead Steppenwolf who did it.
Then, I continued to quietly absorb the power of Manhattan, while the fool Zhao Yu stood aside, relying on the terrifying energy tower to block any monsters and monsters approaching this place for me.
Sigh, I'm a little disappointed. When it was clear that I had turned into blood, those angels, demons, gods and wizards didn't jump out to seek death."
Pharaoh sighed: "The cavalry regiment is on the first floor, Zhao Yu is on the second floor, and Steppenwolf is on the third floor.
You came from behind and were the last to join, but with your wisdom you immediately climbed to the top of the building and saw them clearly.
You know what Qiong needs and what the cavalry regiment and Zhao Yu plan to do.
Even if you don’t know that the person standing on the third floor is Steppenwolf, you can still guess who will do something great and when.
Harley Quinn, I would like to call you the smartest woman in the world.”