Lucifer stared at the countless crystals filled with green light energy. His jaw slowly opened and closed, but then he lowered his head and rubbed his eyes. Then he raised his head and pointed at the mountain and asked.
:炂
"You have emptied all the green light energy in the universe??!!"
"That's not the case." Schiller shook his head and said, "It's just the energy of a dozen total lamps, right? The emotional spectrum energy in the universe shouldn't be that small, right?"
Lucifer gestured with his hand between Schiller, Hal and the green mountain, meaning "How did you do it?"
"I remember that the rules and regulations of the legion are very strict? Moreover, those blue-skinned little men regard the emotional spectrum as their own property and will not let anyone mess around. How can you do it under their noses..."
Lucifer was hesitant to speak, but finally his eyes fell on Schiller's face. He didn't even have to think about it. It must have been his own pope who did something good.
"Let me introduce." Schiller stood up, pointed at Hal, and said: "The Supreme Green Lantern Leader of the Green Lantern Military Police Organization, Minister of Integrity Department of the Green Lantern Corps, General Manager of the Green Lantern Corps Logistics Department, Honorary Principal of the Green Lantern Training School, Green Lantern Energy
Chief Theft Investigator and the greatest Green Lantern candidate of all time - Hal Jordan!"
Lucifer slapped him on the forehead.
"I didn't want to be like this." Hal's expression was very innocent: "It's really the brothers who are looking up to me, and besides, they really can't find anyone else."
Looking at Hal's expression, Lucifer realized that this did not seem to be entirely Schiller and Hal's problem. The biggest flaw of the Green Lantern Corps was that all their members were and could only be users of Green Lantern energy.
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Logically speaking, after important items are stolen, the victim should immediately contact an authoritative third party to conduct an investigation, but the problem is that there is no third party in the Corps of Lanterns.
Those who can't use the light ring can't understand the energy, and those who can use the light ring are all suspects. The little blue man doesn't trust other cosmic organizations, so in the end he can only choose the less suspicious ones among the suspects. It's established.
The investigation team conducts an investigation.
As we all know, throughout the ages, no results can be obtained by checking oneself.
Hal disguised himself very well and showed complete loyalty in front of the little blue man. He acted like a captain of the gendarmerie and fought wherever he pointed. The little blue man suspected him and had to use him because he needed to set an example.
So in just one or two years, Hal and his colleagues who had been instigated to rebel were working together to create accidents, quell the accidents, stir up troubles, and conduct investigations, which brought Hal to the forefront.
High position, and in such a short period of time, almost all the energy gathered by the main lamp furnace was emptied.
And according to the previous thinking, they secretly poured green light energy into certain weapons and machinery, locked them and sold them to other civilizations, allowing them to renew their subscriptions upon expiration, earning a lot of resources from other civilizations.
But because I didn’t dare to make too much noise, I always retailed on a small scale, so I had so much energy left for Hal.
Schiller tapped the table with the bottom of the wine bottle and said: "You should know how powerful the Green Lantern energy is for ordinary people. Even a Green Lantern as talented as Hal, after seeing so many
After gaining energy, it is inevitable to be tempted.”
"I still have a lot of things to do, so I don't have time to supervise this energy, but it would be a waste to let it sit here. We all hope that these precious energies can contribute to the construction of the universe as soon as possible, and at this time
, we need an authoritative and impartial third party to supervise who can use it and who cannot."
Lucifer covered his forehead and said: "Can you remember that you are my pope?! And you are also an angel??? Even if you do this kind of thing secretly yourself, you actually want to drag me into the pirate ship?
!… Considering the good relationship between the two of us, I pretended not to hear it.”
Schiller ignored him at all, but continued smoothly: "This job is so hard and busy, almost all year round, so this third party must be very hardworking and dedicated."
"Moreover, it is best for him to get to know the big figures in various forces in heaven, hell, and the world, understand their preferences, temperament, character, be knowledgeable, and read widely."
"Of course, he also has to have some industry in the human world. To cover up this kind of underground transaction that cannot be brought to the table, this requires a certain amount of financial resources and a certain amount of courage. After all, those blue-skinned people are not vegetarians."
"Of course, after harvesting such a cherished and precious resource, there will be many people who want to beg for it. He must also have a firm willpower. He must not be lascivious in wealth, nor can he be submissive in power. He must be realistic and fair enough."
"Stop talking!" Lucifer covered one eye and said, "It's useless no matter how much you compliment me! Isn't this just selling stolen goods to a thief?!"
Schiller showed a smile, and Hal immediately knew what he was going to say, so before Schiller could speak, he spoke first:
"Actually, those blue-skinned guys who call themselves the guardians of the universe are the real thieves. They have completely monopolized the emotional spectrum energy that exists in nature."
"Originally, this naturally occurring energy can be mined and utilized by various races, but they created a lamp furnace, extracted all the energy, and locked it up. No one is allowed to use it except the people they designated."
"It would be fine if they could make good use of this energy. But the Legion is nominally maintaining the security of the universe, but in fact it is completely a reflection of their private will. They are only maintaining the security of the universe they want, not what they really want.
Let those races have a better life."
"For example, some time ago, we sold a reactor. It was actually very crude, and it was only a little more advanced than human industrial civilization. I'm not kidding. It was essentially an internal combustion engine."
"It's just that we stuffed a mini lamp furnace inside, which turned the reactor into a veritable perpetual motion machine. This race purchased this machine to solve the catastrophic cold wave on their only planet."
"Before, when the cold wave broke out, they asked the Green Lantern Corps for help, but were rejected. The reason was that their sector was too remote and there was no responsible Green Lantern at all. The other Green Lanterns performed their duties and could not leave their posts without permission.
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"But we all know that this is just an excuse. The real reason is that the place where this race lives is very desolate, and there is no possibility of developing interstellar civilization. The population on the entire planet is less than 1 billion, and it has no special abilities and average intelligence.
, his willpower is also average, and he has never produced any lanterns."
"They are worthless." Hal's tone was a little sad. He pursed his lips and said, "The Guardians of the Universe say they want to maintain security in the universe, but they only maintain valuable security."
“What’s even more unacceptable to me is that the definition of ‘valuable’ includes not only prosperity and strength, but also ‘obedience’. In other words, obedience is the most important thing.”
"You must allow a weirdo with powerful energy to fly around at will within your territory, deal with the consequences of any accidents he may cause, and endure the consequences when he causes disasters for some reason.
Only by praising him in the interstellar world can he be worthy of being protected. Otherwise, he will be abandoned."
"This is not true justice, nor is it the peace I pursue." Hal shook his head and said: "Because obviously, humans are not valuable enough, and humans will never surrender to them, and once we resist, they will be eliminated.
At that time, we will become sinners who destroy the peace of the universe, and we must prepare for this in advance."
Schiller continued: "We hope to find malleable talents among pan-human civilization, that is, among all groups and races that interact with humans, to use weapons or equipment enhanced by green light energy.
Leave it to them to organize our own armed forces."
"But the problem is that this energy is too powerful. So far, no one is confident that they can maintain all the energy after the news spreads."
As soon as Lucifer opened his mouth to speak, Schiller spoke in advance: "I know, you want to say Batman, but have you ever thought that this energy might be contaminated if placed in Gotham?... Gotham is
special."
Lucifer thought for a moment and then said: "You want me to help you watch this energy?"
"In fact, we hope that if we can put this energy in your bar, people who know about this will recommend him to your bar if they meet someone who may be a suitable candidate, and you can conduct another investigation on him.
and sift and give that energy to him in the appropriate way.”
"At the same time, you have to test whether he can make good use of this energy, such as asking him to do something."
"This can very well solve the problem of your bar having off-season. You need to find the people we like among the guests who go to your bar."
"Not only do you have to give him equipment, you also have to give him tasks. You will meet all kinds of people and see how their lives have a turning point with you. They may move towards light or darkness."
"Their lives are not entirely determined by you, but they are also related to you. You are not responsible for them, but you can watch them have fun."
"I've told you, I hate psychologists." Lucifer took a sip of wine, put the glass on the table, glanced at Hal and said, "Take me around the town tomorrow and pick something for my bar.
A good corner.”
As night fell, the temperature in Beach City dropped significantly. Hal squatted in front of the fireplace to extinguish the flames. Schiller came down the stairs. Hal looked up and asked him: "What's wrong? Professor, why didn't you go to bed?"
?”
"Oh, I want to make a phone call."
Hal pointed to the telephone station next to him. After Schiller walked over, he raised his hand and glanced at his watch. When the minute hand turned to a mark, he picked up the receiver and dialed the phone.
As soon as the call was connected, in addition to Alfred's cordial greetings, there was also a cry of pain that was deeper than Bruce's, Elsa's whimpering and the roar squeezed out of her throat.
The little boy screamed, and the furniture collapsed and crackled.
Schiller lowered his head and observed his nails. After waiting for a while, a low but breathless voice came from the other end of the phone: "...Hello?"
"Hello, Mr. Thomas, I guess the arm you're holding the phone on is bleeding. You'd better go and bandage it quickly."
"I have nothing important to say. I just want to say that you should have discovered that you were completely deceived by me. This Gotham is completely different from what you imagined. Batman has failed miserably, sir."
"Then why are you so serious?...Good night."
Thomas was in a daze as he listened to the busy tone coming from the phone receiver. He couldn't bear it anymore, hung up the phone hard, and stood there and took a few deep breaths.
No matter how many times he loses to the Joker, Batman will still be so angry that his eyes turn black.
Then, Thomas lowered his head and looked at the series of tooth marks on his arm that were so deep that he could see the bones. He took a breath and looked at the three little boys who were pressing Elsa on the sofa. He gritted his teeth and said:
"Can anyone explain to me what's going on? How could Bruce have an illegitimate daughter? And...why are her teeth so sharp?!"
"Oh, I was born with deformed teeth. I am too young to correct them. I have a diagnosis from the dentist..." Dick looked around and said.
"Then why do her eyes have vertical pupils???"
"Heterochromia iridis has a diagnosis issued by an ophthalmologist." Jason folded his arms and said confidently.
"How come she only yells and can't speak?"
"Children with autism have a diagnosis issued by a psychiatrist." Tim said with an innocent face.
"Okay, last question, who is her mother?"
At this time, Alfred stepped forward, looked at Thomas sincerely and said.
"Master, to put it simply, a passionate youthful joy, an accident, a heartbroken mother, an innocent illegitimate daughter..."