"It seems that you are very interested in the plan that this genius named Tony Stark is preparing behind the scenes." Batman's tone is always calm, but it also has a kind of tone that makes people want to listen carefully.
magic.
"Of course I'm interested."
In the lounge of Stark Tower, Schiller was half leaning on the bedside. It could be seen from his expression that his thoughts were very complicated and his brain was running at full speed. While thinking, he said: "Maybe you don't know, this famous
Iron Man is much more powerful than what you see."
"Let me give you a simple and easy-to-understand example. For you smart people, the human body limits your wisdom, and if you and him can borrow endless energy to fully unleash the wisdom contained in your brains,
,What do you think that scene will be like?"
"Did he do it?"
"Of course, he has been elevated above the universe and has experienced the state of overlooking the entire universe and even all universes. The infinite wisdom is no longer limited to the form of life and has reached the limit of wisdom that life can reach..."
"Then he is no longer human." Batman commented: "The incarnation of pure wisdom has no meaning. If wisdom is not used by humans, it is no different from non-existence."
"And what makes him powerful is that he did not incarnate into a god, but chose to continue to be a human being. So although the Iron Demon God is very strong, it is still within the scope of understanding. He is not a god. You can understand it as
, above man, below God."
"What I mean is..." Schiller changed his posture, leaning back further and relaxing more. He waved his hands and said, "He is actually not omniscient and omnipotent. Even if he is, there are things that cannot be changed... There must be.
"
"And I spy on his plan not just to satisfy my curiosity, but I also don't intend to interfere with him. It's just that I know that limited knowledge will make him focus more on a certain aspect that he is good at."
"But in fact, the plan he came up with may have greater potential than he imagined. And if I knew what kind of arrangement he made, I might be able to use the same plan to make greater profits, no.
?"
Schiller spread out his hands and explained: "Why don't we do this? Why don't we pursue more efficient ways of utilization? Why don't we check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps, exploit strengths and avoid weaknesses, and cooperate with each other?"
After saying that, he shook his head and sighed and said: "I admit that my previous behavior may have scared them, making them overcorrect for my current treatment. They don't want me to participate in anything that may make them feel uncomfortable."
In my painstaking planning, I felt that this would be able to control my condition."
"But I feel that this is actually a complete waste. The plans they are working on can achieve greater results. Just let me take a look. I don't even need to participate, or only know part of the truth. It is enough.
Already..."
"The more you act like this, the more I think they are right." Batman pointedly pointed out: "We generally call the unrestrained pursuit of maximum profits the 'gambler's mentality.'"
"In fact, there is no maximum benefit at all. It's all your fantasy. We can set a bottom line for a plan's effectiveness, but we shouldn't pursue the upper limit. This is heading towards destruction."
"Maybe I should be more greedy and set my sights on the broader universe to see if there are other stars willing to shine on Gotham."
"But this doesn't mean that when I think about this, I just fantasize that I can definitely find such a star, and then I feel that there is no need for the sun to exist, so I blow up the sun. With a small and broad mind,
People will always be led to do that.”
"Focus too much on the final perfect result, constantly wanting to get it right in one step. Before the first step is taken, we assume that every step can achieve the maximum benefit. Based on this, we will touch
The final goal will only result in a complete defeat."
Batman rarely says such a long list of words in a row, but maybe it's because Greed talked a lot when trying to persuade him, so it's rare for him to explain his thoughts in detail. But the reason why Greed is Greed is that it features an oily person.
No salt enters.
"That's because you don't control enough, and the control isn't deep enough. I never imagined that every step I take can achieve the greatest effect, but I firmly believe that every step I take is under my control."
"I can calculate the benefits achieved at each step, so why can't I just look forward to the end point?"
"But in the process, you will also be in pain." Batman's words exceeded Greedy's expectations. He once again pointed out like a blessed soul: "Actually, you are afraid of the end. You are very afraid of the 'end'."
"But you know one fact, that is, everything in this world will eventually end. The sun will go out, the planets will break, people will die, and the universe will be destroyed..."
"Because of fear, you keep accelerating the process, because you feel that the long-term pain is not as good as the short-term pain. Jump directly to the end, so you don't have to be delayed. Even though you know that the end is the thing you fear the most, you still have to go step by step."
Greedy was silent for a rare moment. He was actually not as taciturn as Arrogance. No matter what the situation, he could come up with a few wisecracks. He was not someone who cherished his words like gold at all.
"You're shocked." Like a true mind-reader, Batman once again hit the nail on the head. He continued: "You're shocked by why I understand greed so well. Of course you know that this won't be the case.
Arrogance told me because you didn't tell him."
"But it was exactly what you said to me before that made me take a look into a forgotten cage. Then, I remembered why I wanted to seal up my greed in the first place, because I also became obsessed with it.
Feeling pain."
"My current life is unsatisfactory, but when I think that this unsatisfactory life will end one day, and everything around me will end one day, my greed will produce endless pessimism. What greed wants is forever.
', instead of 'nothing' sooner or later."
Suddenly, Batman paused, and then said something that made Greedy feel his heart tremble.
"But now, I think of this cage, and I can open it without any burden, release a part of the greed that can be controlled, and do what I want to do better."
"Your persuasion has had some effect, but more importantly, I have confirmed that there is indeed a group of people who want my universe to reach the end they planned, and that end is not what I want."
"So, I should be more proactive..." Batman's voice was very soft, not like he was talking, but more like he was talking.
But Greed looked at him anxiously and asked: "Since you already know that greed will bring terrible pessimism, then why can you release it, and why do you think you can control it?"
"Because I found something that is truly never-ending." Batman's tone suddenly gained a hint of lightness, which was very rare. Greed felt his heart was in his throat.
At this time, Greed became wary. He felt that Batman had been guiding his thoughts. Of course Greed knew that the gap between this mature bat and that little bat was like a mountain and an abyss.
In a sense, Batman is also a master of psychology. He may not be good at theoretical knowledge, but he is definitely good at practice.
He is always able to persuade the people he wants to persuade at the right time, in the right place, and in an extremely clever way. This is actually a master of the application of psychology.
Just like Jason from the main universe said, the significance of the application of psychology is to convince others, or to understand why others can convince themselves.
But even though he knew this, Greed was still curious. He thought, if Batman gave a ridiculous answer, he wouldn't believe it. Of course he has such a sense of right and wrong.
"What is the never-ending thing you are talking about?"
"Knowledge."
Greedy was stunned for a moment.
Batman held on to the armrests with both hands, stood up from the theater seat, walked to the front, and started pacing in the center of the room like a teacher.
He doesn't look cold at all, and even has a kind of elegance and stability full of knowledge, which makes people unconsciously look forward to his explanation of the answer.
"Stars will one day burn out, the universe will one day be destroyed, and people will die. We all know that this day will come."
"But I think, as a psychiatrist, you must have heard the saying that the day a human being truly dies is the day the world forgets him."
"We can deduce in reverse that all the traces a human being leaves in the world when he is alive are him."
"After the body ends, the social value he realizes will have a lasting impact on the changes in the world."
"Of course, these changes will eventually come to an end, but the knowledge that we can read, dig out, and pass on from these changes will never end and will never be exhausted." Li
"We can always obtain information and find the truth from the operation of the universe. It can be as small as what the changes made by one person mean, or as large as what kind of path a group of people has taken because of their behavior. This knowledge is endless.
of."
"The search for the truth about how everything operates has no end. Even those gods who can restart the universe at will have not mastered the truth. What they have mastered is power, not knowledge."
Greedy really felt that he was a little obsessed. He seemed to see a road spreading in front of him. This was the first time that he didn't see the hazy end point when a certain road appeared in front of him.
He knows that the God of the DC world has endless power, and he also knows that the OAA of the Marvel world can control everything. So, do these beings know where their power comes from?
From the reader's perspective, their power comes from the editor, so where does the editor's inspiration come from? Social humanities? Artistic creativity? So where do these things come from? Human history? Brain evolution? So where does this process come from?
Where? Stars rotate? Life is born?
If you extrapolate endlessly forward, you can only get one answer. No one has mastered the truth now. Even if they master part of it, it is not all. No formula can explain the whole world.
"You may feel that there is not much left to explore in the field of psychology. Your theories and applications are at their peak and are enough to answer the questions of you and the people around you."
Batman spoke again, stating an obvious fact, but he suddenly changed the topic, looked at Greed and said: "But you only need to make a small change now, not only can you establish a never-ending sense of security, but also
It can solve the problem you are facing now.”
Greedy looked at him blankly.
Batman stretched out his hands and spread them, and then said: "If you can come up with research results that make Iron Man excited, he will naturally be willing to exchange the content of his plan, right?"
"you mean……"
"How good are you at math?"
"Uh...I can count."
"Does it count?"
"If the unit is money, yes."
"So now, you have an extremely precious opportunity." Batman strode up the steps, came to Greed again, and said:
"The door to another track is opening to you. Even with the wisdom of Iron Man and I, we cannot grasp one ten thousandth of the truth. The magnificent world of science has endless knowledge, waiting for you to explore."
Greed stared directly at him and swallowed. He felt that he was making a dangerous decision, but he still felt endless greed for the road with no end.
He is just greedy, he just can't refuse, and he doesn't want to refuse. The degree of danger is simply not within his scope of consideration.
"So, can you..."
"Of course I can." Li
Batman narrowed his eyes, and the lightness in his tone was not an illusion. He said in this tone: "After the souls are synchronized, we can decide whether to share the knowledge in our minds with each other. I have obtained permission... let
let us start."
Greedy opened his mouth and was about to resist when Batman snapped his fingers and with a "crash", countless shadows descended from the sky above the theater.
In an instant, the entire theater was flooded with endless books and papers, and Batman's voice sounded again:
"We can start with basic math..."
A hand stretched out from the pile of books piled as high as a mountain. Greedy climbed out of the pile of books with some difficulty, and asked with difficulty: "...Is this basic mathematics???"
"The catalog of..." Batman continued,
Greedy was stunned. He grabbed the book closest to him and opened the first page.
Soon, Arrogance, who was resting in his room, slowly raised the corners of his mouth because he heard a familiar wailing echoing in the tower of thought.