Chapter 1485 Children’s League to Save the World
Beast Girl's eyes widened when she heard the words "make a name for herself." The other Teen Titans members were also quite moved. Even Raven, who always had a cold image, couldn't help but look expectantly.
The Teen Titans are a fringe superhero team with poor popularity. They are not very popular in Jump City. Citizens of Jump City often complain about why their city's superhero team is made up of a group of children. This group of children is not as perfect as Perfect. Compared to the Orc Rescue Team in Rescue Mission, it's a long way from the adult superheroes of the Justice League.
Although the superheroes of the Justice League have flaws in their rescue, they are at least more mature and stable, and they are more thoughtful in their rescue. However, the teenage superheroes of the Teen Titans really rely on their interest to save people, because they are impulsive or reckless. The error rate is extremely high, and occasionally he will act stupidly and completely screw up the mission.
Although the mission they messed up did not cause any casualties to the citizens, it did cause tens of millions of dollars in property damage. If Wayne Group hadn't helped compensate, the angry citizens would have killed this naughty superhero who was always causing trouble. The team rushes out of Jump City.
When Damian began to deploy the orc rescue team in All Hope, the Justice League's business was completely deserted, let alone a third-rate fringe team like the Teen Titans. Starfire's previous statement that they were almost out of food was not an exaggeration. Without the help of Wayne Group to compensate citizens for property losses, the team's account was almost wiped out and they still owed a lot of damage repair fees.
The business war started by Damian against Wayne Group has greatly affected the daily life of the superheroes in Hope Country. The most critical thing is that the superheroes destroyed people's property during the rescue mission, and there is no Batman fund to compensate. , the hero responsible for the incident must pay out of his own pocket.
Superheroes usually hide their identities and live normal lives. The Flash works as a forensic examiner, Superman works as a reporter, and Shazam is simply a poor student. Their salary and pocket money from their jobs only range from a hundred to a few thousand dollars a month. , and the value of just one car destroyed during a rescue mission ranges from tens of thousands to millions of dollars.
In the Hope Country, personal property is protected by law and is sacred and inviolable. Even if it is smashed by a superhero to save someone, he can claim compensation through civil litigation. From a legal perspective in the Hope Country, vigilante behavior is not encouraged at all. Acting as a hero. Ordinary people may be sued by the criminal's family to claim huge alimony even if they think they have killed the criminal and saved their lives.
The Earth of the DC Universe does not have a weird legal clause that says "superheroes can smash citizens' finances without accompanying them". If Wayne Group hadn't paid for the superheroes, they would have lost so much that they couldn't even afford to wear red underwear.
The Wayne Group was hit hard by the Bradlow Group's golden bullet offensive and its stock price plummeted. It was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. It could not even protect itself. It was almost unable to pay its employees' salaries. There was no spare money to allocate to the superheroes, so much so that the Justice League had already Stuck in a vicious cycle, even if some superheroes see a crime scene while walking on the street, they must first consider whether the rescue is sure or not, whether it will cause property damage and they will lose money and cannot afford breakfast tomorrow.
In the martial arts side world, the heroes who do nothing but have no shortage of money at least have a way of making money by robbing the rich and giving to the poor. However, the superheroes in the DC universe dare not challenge the evil lords in the Kingdom of Hope. When capitalists take action, poverty is inevitable.
The Teen Titans team has been in a very embarrassing situation during this period, and their popularity has hit rock bottom. At first, they wanted to line up to kneel and lick them just to please their only fan. Now, even if they want to kneel and lick them, no fans are willing to accept it.
Therefore, the four words "fame" are as attractive to them as catnip is to cats and cheese is to mice.
"What kind of fame will it be like?" Beast Girl clasped her hands together and asked with bright eyes: "Will we be famous all over the world? Like Superman and Batman? Walking on the street, there will be Many, many fans came around to ask for autographs and take photos?”
"Look at your ambition! What does a mere earth mean?"
Damian shook his finger disdainfully: "When I say become famous, I mean that all intelligent life in the universe will worship and admire your achievements! Not just one earth, but the entire universe, not just one Parallel universes, but multi-parallel universes, infinite worlds, infinite earths, infinite dimensions will all praise the name of your heroes, because without your bloody battle, darkness will cover everything, and the master of the evil universe will use Infinite fear rules everything!"
"Really?" Blue Beetle said in disbelief: "But how can we, just fledgling teenagers, defeat such a powerful existence?"
Starfire also tilted his head and said hesitantly: "Yes, Damian, if the devil you are talking about is really that powerful, why don't you go to Superman, Flash, Batman, and Wonder Woman from the Justice League?" What about us teenage superheroes who are far less powerful and less experienced than they are when they ask for help?”
Damian said with a serious expression: "I came to you precisely because you have excellent qualities that middle-aged and elderly superheroes do not have, and this quality is a weapon to restrain the devil."
The members of the Teen Titans looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what excellent qualities Damian was talking about. In their opinion, there seemed to be no advantages in themselves that could make them more outstanding than the superheroes of the Justice League.
"Uh..." Beast Girl asked softly: "Damian, can you give me a hint, what do you like in us?"
"Courage!"
Damian said matter-of-factly: "Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Although you have little experience, low strength, and insufficient stability in doing things, you have the unique entrepreneurial spirit of young people, which is the so-called 'courage'. Perhaps in the eyes of middle-aged and elderly superheroes, Here, your courage is just impulsive recklessness, but in my opinion, it is extremely sharp, much stronger than those old-fashioned uncles, aunts and superheroes who always look forward and backward!"
"Damian, you don't think you are lying to us because we are young and ignorant and easy to incite, do you?" Raven frowned: "As a black magic expert, I have read all the demon books and have never heard of any demons. Kings fear the courage of young men."
"Oh?" Damian raised his eyebrows and rolled his eyes: "Have you read the legend of Barbatos in the classics?"
When the raven heard that name, he was suddenly startled and said in a trembling voice: "Barbatos, the God of Darkness! Oh my god, is he about to invade our dimension? If it is really him, we have no chance of winning. Only by escaping from this dimension and hiding in a universe that he has not yet touched can he save his life."
"The source of Barbatos' power is 'fear', and the thing that fights against fear is undoubtedly 'courage'. Fear comes from the unknown, and you are the ignorant and fearless. When you encounter mysterious things you don't understand, you will not be afraid but will initiate Isn’t charging the enemy of the Dread Lord?”
Damian said seriously: "Courage is the beautiful quality that young superheroes have never lost compared to middle-aged and elderly superheroes. Your courage is not mixed with any bleak past, and does not need a tragic life experience or noble birth to prove it, nor does it need Always sharpen and alert yourself to avoid being worn down by a bad life. When encountering problems, you will not think twice about weighing the pros and cons and rely solely on the impulse of youth. This is the purest essence of primitive courage. Only by gathering brave teenagers like you can we defeat Barbatos’ chance!”
The Teen Titans felt that Damian's words seemed to make some sense. Even Raven, who knew Barbatos' identity, was thoughtful. It was difficult to judge whether Damian was just talking nonsense.
Of course Damian was talking nonsense, otherwise how could he possibly trick these half-grown children into working for him?
He took advantage of the fact that several teenagers had no time to think deeply, and quickly urged: "Don't hesitate any more, there are already signs of the invasion of the dark multiverse in our universe. If you are still hesitant, you will soon fall into panic, and your Fear has become the energy that nourishes and strengthens Barbatos! Everyone, pick up your mobile phone, look through your friends' address books, and contact your teenage superhero friends. We teenagers must unite and form a team based on the power of 'courage'. Fulcrum’s Salvation Children’s Alliance!”
The members of the Teen Titans all have many friends. Birds of a feather flock together, and most of their friends are teenagers with extraordinary powers. Some teenagers have already debuted as heroes, and some have not yet. Damian just wants to They must use their connections and their popularity among teenagers to build a team in order to achieve the goal of quickly forming an army.