Chapter 1286 Greedy Cicada Catching (Part 2)

Spider-Man 2099's status can only be described as "If you don't think ahead, you will have immediate worries." He can't foresee what kind of changes this technology exchange will bring to his world. He doesn't know whether it is good or bad, but the technology Peter brought directly draws energy from the sun. 鴁

Does he have a choice? Actually, no.

Of course, the space stations of those rich people also have solar technology, but it is far from being so efficient and low-cost. The important thing is that it is low-cost. Peter, the Iron Man of the universe, will do everything to lower the cost of Mercury's solar energy extraction machine and make more funds for his research on materials science.

How much money is needed to study materials, how much money the Mercury outpost has to save. What's more terrifying is that a certain Eastern country has made this technology not only save money, but also easy to assemble and quickly build. It's best that when others are still doing the first round of development, they have already speed-passed the fifth round. There is nothing else, just one main goal is speed.

Of course, countries on Earth have also taken different paths. Some think it should be bigger, some think it should be lighter, some think the sun should be deeply explored, and some have changed their feelings and set their eyes on other stars.

But no matter what, technology progresses through trial and error, and when it reaches Spider-Man 2099, it has become a delicious meal that people cannot refuse, and the cost of the meal is just some space station technology. Even if the poor people keep this technology, they have no energy to operate it.

In this case, why not exchange it? As for the technical barriers or post-maintenance issues, the fire has burned to the eyebrows, who cares about the nose?

In this way, the first step of the multiverse dispatch plan was successfully taken. Just as Peter Parker was introducing the plan to Stark and Strange, Batman said in Schiller's mind: "So, you have landed on Mercury, established a series of bases there, and started to extract energy from the sun?" "You are not accurate, we have done more than that." Schiller replied: "We not only extract energy from the sun, but also have begun to study the technology of artificial stars. The Andromeda Galaxy is a good experimental field. Did I tell you what they had encountered before?" "Unfortunately, this poor galaxy once lost a star. Of course, it has nothing to do with us. It's just a terrible natural disaster, but it doesn't 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 research this technology before ordinary humans, and then sell this technology to us in exchange for greater benefits for mutants." "Can I go to the Mercury base to take a look?" Batman asked It was not an excessive request, but Schiller felt a little embarrassed. He could only say to Batman: "Look at their attitude towards me now. Do they seem to let me take risks 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 hesitation: "You are a friend of Arrogance, but not mine. You should understand why I am called Greedy. You went to the Mercury base just because you were jealous of our technology."

"You are very confused about how Arrogance can bring Gotham back to the sun, and 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 the iterations of human development achievements have been for energy, more energy, cleaner energy, more controllable energy, and even forever sustainable energy."

The greedy tone revealed a madness that Batman could not understand, which was completely different from the madness of Arrogance, but it was equally frightening.

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

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

"What I have done in this world, and what I am most proud of, is to let humans touch the sun."

"For thousands of years, the sun has been the most beloved planet of mankind. We have written countless romantic poems for it, and with an extremely sincere heart, we thank it for its gift."

"But humans 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 concerns and fears about the sun - what if one day, it doesn't shine?"

"Our love for the sun has long turned into hatred and desire for control. We want to completely control the sun, let it shine for us, let it must shine for us, and if it is not bright enough, then change it to shine."

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

"One day, we will tell the sun that it was not it that created us, but we will create it. We will understand the truth of the universe more thoroughly than a naturally formed star, and we will be able to control it thoroughly and deeply. We will no longer be afraid of any natural disasters in the universe, or in other words, let us become the real natural disasters."

Although Schiller was lying on the bed, blinking his eyes constantly, as if he was about to fall asleep, another figure sat next to Batman in the theater. The way they communicated was completely different from Arrogance and Batman. They were not communicating, but Greed was infecting Batman with his madness.

It was amazing that Batman could be infected by another kind of madness. 鴁

But the fact is that Batman's depth and darkness are far from the end. Greed Schiller kept reminding him of this - the so-called darkness is not the control of a certain city or a certain group, but the control of all things and all concepts in the entire universe. The real darkness should be greed.

"Humans once cruelly killed God." Greedy's tone fluctuated, as if he was drunk, and he kept blinking his eyes and said: "This is what humans are best at, using something boiling to kill the mystery that exists in the concept. The more boiling, the more cruel it is."

"In my universe, no one has any awe of 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 will go out, but we will still move forward."

"Why should we be afraid of something that is generated by coincidence? You and I 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 suffer a series of tragedies, but that is not the end."

"The birth of mankind is also a tragedy. When the first human set foot on the continent, , surrounded by wild beasts and powerful enemies, and we were powerless, and had no advantage at all compared to those enemies with sharp teeth and claws. "

"Then, we began to learn to collect sticks, began to drill wood to make fire, and lit the first fire. What does this mean? It means that we finally control our own destiny, and that we have something that other beasts don't have. "鴁

"The first fire that was lit is what you have that others don't have. It's called-'wisdom'."

"But you seem to be ashamed of it, thinking 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 light in such a deep and rich darkness, so that those damned, so-called destined curses will be completely burned out, and the gods will cry and tremble for it, but you didn't do it, just because you are not greedy enough."

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

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

"If you have a burning ambition that is so vigorous that it burns everything in the world, then no matter how dark it is, it can't trap the flames of greed."

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

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

"Arrogance has proved 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, worship you forever, fall for 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 against Sitting on the chair, he said in a gentle and soft tone: "Don't let these woods burn out in the dark night, let them condense into a bigger flame to burn through the destined dark clouds and darkness."

"How greedy are you to not let go of a group of mental patients?" Batman turned his head and stared at Greedy's eyes and said: "You don't even let yourself go, and even want to burn yourself."

"This is greed!" Greedy raised his tone and said: "We are not arrogant to regard everyone as firewood, but we like that kind of fire too much, and we are intoxicated and overwhelmed by it, so we don't care about throwing ourselves into it and fighting for a bright future for everyone."

"Batman, don't tell me that you are such a coward." Schiller began to chant again, but his tone was completely different from arrogance. He was not indifferent, and even full of enthusiasm and passion. 鴁

It can be heard that he loves everyone. If it weren't for such a vibrant love, no one could say such crazy words.

"You are afraid to let the firewood you left in the dark burn for a greater purpose because of your shame and sense of morality. Arrogant friend, you should not be such a coward."

"You should let them enter your heart, integrate into your heart, and be in the things you desire most. Light a fire, burn yourself, and dispel the dark clouds over Gotham, and let those damn curses go to hell."

"You knew what to do. You knew that when the Joker blew up the chemical plant, some compounds in the bomb could react with chemical materials to create unparalleled chemical agents. You knew that he came for this and was secretly delighted by it, but you just ignored him..."

"You knew that Mr. Freeze's ice could even freeze the sun. You knew that he was so eager for you to throw yourself into the sun so that he could shoot the star down."

"You knew that Scarecrow could change the atmosphere of the entire earth, allowing humans to evolve into more powerful creatures, allowing them to have bodies that are easier to absorb oxygen, allowing their brains to move faster, and making everyone an unparalleled genius. You knew that he was looking forward to you doing this."

"You knew that Gotham was not your obstacle, but your treasure house, just like this earth is my treasure house, but you were so cruel and cowardly that you ignored their talents and only treated them as criminals."

"No, no, no, it's not because you hate them, and it's definitely not because you are kind and capable enough. Moral sense, just because you are not ambitious enough - you are not greedy enough. "

"This is the only reason why Pride brought you here." Greed took a deep breath and said in a crying tone: "You should be greedier than Greed, but you acted like a coward, making all Greed cry for 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 hall, let me cry helplessly and desperately."

"Now, go open the door of the cell, hug him, hug what you should have done under his drive, love him, and merge with him, just like you and Pride do. "

"Don't abandon me so superficially, don't treat me as original sin as the world knows me, you can identify with Pride, and you can identify with me..."

"...will definitely identify with me!"

When Greed's voice echoed in the theater, Batman realized that Schiller was not the Joker, he was something else, something more rational, something more crazy.鴁

If Batman is asked to give a definite answer now, it will be like the game 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 at any time and anywhere, and cannot be restricted at all.

How much Batman loves the sun, how many times he has imagined the intoxicating warmth of the sun shining on him, how much he hates the sun, hates this star that was born only because of luck, and has never shone on him.

But greed tells him, not Schiller's greed, but his own greed tells him that he has the wisdom and ability to make the sun bend for him and let the sun be under his control.

He wants the sun to shine on Gotham, and the sun must shine on Gotham, because if it is not bright enough, then Batman will change a star.

This is not difficult at all, because he is Batman.

His principles of only circling around a city, not killing people, and not being cruel to the end, which were ridiculed and criticized by everyone, were finally attributed to a light sentence: he was not greedy enough. 鴁

All attributed to his lack of ambition, his lack of desire, and his inability to release the greed imprisoned in the corner of his heart, which was considered the original sin by the world, like Schiller.

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

That represented the terrible greed that he had never lost, but never indulged.

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