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Chapter 1,286 Greedy Hunting for Cicadas (Part 2)

 And the state of Spider-Man 2099 can only be described as "people have no long-term worries, but short-term worries." He cannot foresee what kind of changes this technology exchange will bring to his world. I don't know if this is a good thing.

It's bad, but the technology Peter brought can draw energy directly from the sun.

Does he have a choice? Actually, he doesn't.

Of course, the space stations of the rich also have solar energy technology, but it is far from as efficient and low-cost. The most important thing is the low cost. Peter, the Iron Man of the universe, will do whatever it takes to keep the cost of the Mercury solar energy extraction machine down and make more room for his research on materials science.

More funds.

As expensive as the research materials are, the Mercury Outpost will have to save money. What's even more frightening is that a certain Eastern country has made this technology not only save money, but also easy to set up and quickly built. It is best to do it when others are doing it.

When the first game was opened, they had already speed passed the fifth game, and nothing else, focusing on one speed.

Of course, all countries on the earth have also embarked on different paths. Some think it should be bigger, some think it should be lighter, some think the sun should be dug deeper, and some have moved on and have fallen in love with other stars.

But no matter what, technology progresses through trial and error. By the time Spider-Man 2099 is in the hands of Spider-Man 2099, it has become a delicious meal that no one can refuse. The cost of the meal is just some space station technology. Even if the poor people stay

With this technology, there is no energy to run it.

In this case, why not exchange? As for the technical barriers or later maintenance issues, the fire is burning to the eyebrows, who cares about the nose?

In this way, the first step of the multiverse dispatch plan was successfully taken. Just when Peter Parker introduced what this plan was to Stark and Strange, Batman was in Schiller's room.

He said in his heart: "So, you have landed on Mercury, established a series of bases there, and started extracting energy from the sun?"

"What you said is not accurate. We have done more than that." Schiller replied: "Not only have we extracted the energy of the sun, we have even begun to study the technology of artificial stars. The Andromeda Galaxy is a good experimental site. I

Have you ever told you what happened to them before?"

"It is very unfortunate that this poor galaxy once lost a star. Of course, it has nothing to do with us. It was just a terrible natural disaster, but this does not prevent us from being kind and rebuilding a star for them.

"

"Magneto, the leader among mutants, is already trying this. They hope to be able to develop this technology before ordinary humans can, and then sell this technology to us in exchange for greater benefits for mutants."

"Can I go and have a look at the Mercury base?" Batman made a request that was not too much, but Schiller felt a little embarrassed. He could only say to Batman: "Look at their attitude towards me now, like

Are you going to let me go on an adventure on Mercury?"

"So how sick are you?"

"I'm not sick at all."

"Do you believe it yourself?"

"Batman, now is not the time for you to be aggressive." Schiller pointed this out without any scruples: "You are an arrogant friend, but not mine. You should understand why I am called greedy. You go to Mercury Base

, is nothing more than greedy for our technology."

"You are very confused about how Pride allowed Gotham to see the sun again, and you are confused about whether this technology can be learned and copied, but I can tell you that the answer is yes, and the key lies in energy."

"For tens of thousands of years, all human development achievements have been iterated for energy, more energy, cleaner energy, more controllable energy, and even energy that is always sustainable."

The greedy tone revealed a madness that Batman couldn't understand. It was completely different from the arrogant madness, but it was equally terrifying.

Batman has already seen Schiller's madness, so he also has an uncontrollable curiosity about another kind of madness.

If greed and arrogance are equally crazy, and the madness of arrogance can even make the clown collapse, then what can the madness of greed do?

"What I have accomplished in this world, the achievement that I am most proud of, is allowing humans to touch the sun." Xun

"For thousands of years, the sun has been mankind's favorite planet. We have written countless romantic poems for it. With extremely sincere feelings, we thank it for its gifts."

"But human beings have never been a kind and sincere race. These disgusting negative emotions are our origin. Everything we have done to this day contains our most fundamental worries and fears about the sun - if

What if one day it stops lighting up?"

"Our love for the sun has long turned into hatred and desire for control. We must completely control the sun and make it shine for us. It must shine for us. If it is not bright enough, then change it to another one.

"

The arrogance revealed in Greedy's tone surprised Batman, and he even felt that greed was the real arrogance.

"One day, we will tell the sun that it did not create us, but we will create it. We will understand the truth of the universe more thoroughly than a naturally formed star, and control it thoroughly and deeply.

We are no longer afraid of any natural disasters in the universe, or in other words, let us become real natural disasters."

Although Schiller was lying on the hospital bed, blinking constantly as if he was about to fall asleep, another figure sat next to Batman in the theater. Their way of communicating was completely different from that of Pride and Batman.

It's not communication, but greed infecting Batman with his madness.

What's surprising is that Batman can be infected by another kind of madness.

But the fact is that Batman's depth and darkness are far from over. Greedy Schiller constantly reminds him of this - the so-called darkness is not the control of a certain city or certain groups, but the control of the entire

The real darkness that controls all things in the universe and all concepts within reach should be greed.

"Humans once cruelly killed gods." Greedy's ups and downs tone, as if he was drunk, kept blinking his eyes and said: "This is what humans are best at, killing with something boiling.

The mystery that exists in the concept, the more it boils, the more cruel it becomes."

"No one in my universe has any respect for the sun anymore, because they all know that it is just a large energy engine. Now, we are extracting energy from it for our own use, and one day

, the sun goes out, but we will still move forward."

"Why should we be afraid of things that are created by coincidence? You and I both know that the birth of all stars in the universe comes from coincidence, and the city you are in is the same."

"Indeed, it is so unfortunate that it has become the source of darkness in the universe, and you are so unfortunate to be born here and encounter a series of tragedies, but that is not the end."

"The birth of human beings is also a tragedy. When the first human set foot on the mainland, we were surrounded by wild beasts and powerful enemies. However, we were powerless. Compared with those enemies with sharp teeth and claws, we were no match for them.

There’s no advantage.”

"Then we started to learn to collect sticks, drilled wood to make fire, and ignited the first flame. What did this mean? It meant that we finally took control of our own destiny, and it meant that we had something that other beasts did not have."

"The fire that was lit for the first time is what you have that no one else has. It's called - 'wisdom'."

"But you seem to have been ashamed of this. You feel that you have stolen something. If you don't give it back to society in the most straightforward and violent way, you will look like a complete coward."

"You obviously have the ability to light a fire that no one else can ignite in such a deep and rich darkness, so that those damn, so-called destined curses can be completely burned out, and make the gods cry and tremble over it, but you can

You didn't do this because you weren't greedy enough."

"Batman, Batman..." The greedy voice kept echoing in the theater.

Batman found that he was always fascinated by Schiller's tone of voice, every word he said, and every point he made. This shouldn't be because Schiller is the Joker, and Batman shouldn't listen to the Joker.

say.

"If you have a burning ambition that is so strong that it will burn everything in the world, then no matter how rich the darkness is, it will not be able to trap the flame ignited by greed."

"You have to think more, want more, feel that the fire lit in front of you will never have enough firewood, and then make more firewood."

"Don't think of those criminals as enemies, think of them as necessary fuel in the flames. Their madness is not as good as their wisdom, so they burn brightly."

"Arrogance has proven to you that this path is feasible. Ask them to burn themselves for you. They are obviously willing to do so..."

"They are obviously willing to follow you, always worship you, fall in love with you, and always regard you as a god, but you just left them in the snowy night."

"Don't be so cruel, Batman." Schiller closed his eyes and leaned on the chair, saying in a soft and gentle tone: "Don't let these wood burn out in the dark night, let them condense into a bigger flame, and burn

Through those destined clouds and darkness."

"How greedy are you to not let go of a group of mentally ill people?" Batman turned around and stared into greedy eyes and said, "You don't even let yourself go, and you even want to burn yourself."

"This is greed!" Greedy said with a higher tone: "We are not arrogant and regard everyone as firewood, but we like that kind of flame too much, and are intoxicated and fascinated by it, so we don't care at all about investing ourselves in it.

Let’s all strive for a bright future.”

"Batman, don't tell me you are such a coward." Schiller began to sing again, but his tone was completely different from arrogance. He was not indifferent, but even enthusiastic and passionate.

It can be heard that he loves everyone. If he didn't love such a dynamic emotion, no one would be able to say such crazy things.

"Because of your own shame and sense of morality, you dare not let the firewood you left in the darkness burn yourself for a greater goal. An arrogant friend should not be such a coward."

"You should let them come into your heart, merge into your heart, among the things you desire most. Light a fire, burn yourself out, and at the same time disperse the dark clouds over Gotham, let those damn curses,

Go to hell."

"You know what to do. You know that when the clown blows up the chemical plant, certain compounds in the bomb can react with chemical materials to create unparalleled chemical agents. You know that he is here for this,

And it made me secretly happy, but you just ignored him..."

"You know that Mr. Freeze's ice can even freeze the sun. You know that he is so eager for you to throw yourself into the sun so that he can shoot the stars and make them fall."

"You know that Scarecrow can change the entire earth's atmosphere, allowing humans to evolve into more powerful creatures, giving them bodies that can more easily absorb oxygen, allowing their brains to move faster, and turning everyone into unparalleled geniuses.

, you clearly know that he expects you to do this."

"You know that Gotham is not your obstacle, but your treasure house, just like this earth is my treasure house, but you are so cruel and cowardly that you ignore their talents and only regard them as criminals."

"No, no, no, it's not because you hate them, nor is it because you are kind and moral enough, it's just because you are not ambitious enough - you are not greedy enough."

"This is the only reason why arrogance brought you here." Greedy took a deep breath and said in a tearful tone: "You should have been more greedy than Greedy, but you acted like a coward and made all greedy

Weep over it."

"Don't do this, Batman, don't do this, don't destroy me in your heart, don't lock me in a small corner of your mind palace, and make me cry helplessly and desperately."

"Now, open the cell door, embrace him, embrace what you are supposed to be able to do with him, love him, become one with him, just as you did with Pride.

.”

"Don't abandon me so superficially. Don't regard me as original sin as the world knows me. You can identify with arrogance and you can also identify with me..."

"...you will definitely agree with me!"

When the voice of greed echoed in the theater, Batman realized that Schiller was not the Joker, he was something else, something more sane, something even crazier.

If Batman were to give a definite answer now, it would be like in the games he has played with the Joker countless times, just like the Joker has tortured him countless times. Schiller is not the Joker himself, but human nature itself.

Schiller represents the side of human nature that can burst out from the bottom of the heart anytime and anywhere and cannot be restricted at all.

As much as Batman loves the sun, and how many times he has fantasized about the intoxicating warmth of the sun shining on him, he hates the sun, and hates that this star, which was only born due to luck, never shines on him.

But greed told him, not Schiller's greed, but his own greed that told him that he had the wisdom and the ability to make the sun bend for him and let the sun be controlled by him.

He wants the sun to shine on Gotham, and the sun must shine on Gotham, because if it's not bright enough, then Batman will find another star.

It's not difficult at all, because he is Batman.

He was ridiculed and criticized by everyone for his principle of only wandering around one city, not killing people, and not being ruthless to the end. In the end, it all came down to a frivolous saying that he was not greedy enough.

It all comes down to the fact that his ambition is not big enough, he doesn't want enough, and he cannot, like Schiller, release the greed that is imprisoned in the corner of his heart and is considered by the world to be the original sin.

In the theater, Batman turned his head and saw not Schiller's greed, but another version of himself.

That represents the terrible greed that he has never lost, but has never condoned.

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