Chapter 2278: Late Autumn in Golden City (Part 42)

In the reception room, Schiller and Batman sat on two single sofas respectively. Schiller poured Batman a glass of whiskey that had just been opened. Batman looked at the golden liquid and said, "I didn't expect you to like whiskey."

"It was sent by Alberto." Schiller shook the glass and said, "The ornamental value is greater than the taste. This wine is too strong."

"How are you recently?"

"Not bad, but it seems that you have encountered some problems, related to family."

"You are still so professional, Doctor, but I can't say anything about the specific situation. Everything is too noisy and chaotic."

"You know that this is not the case. It's just that your Bat Cave is quiet all year round, so you are not used to the bustle of Wayne Manor at this time."

"Maybe so." Batman took a sip of the wine. The ice melted very slowly, so it was almost puree, and it could even chisel his expression that had been motionless for thousands of years.

"I told you that this wine is very strong." Schiller said with a smile. He only shook the glass without taking a sip.

"Why do you want to hold such a banquet?" Batman asked.

"It seems that you don't have the energy to beat around the bush." ​​Schiller changed the subject first, and when Batman frowned slightly, he said: "Recently, Gotham here is going to hold a grand event, but it's not a traditional celebration. It's too noisy and chaotic for our generation."

"Let me guess, rock, rap, postmodern art exhibitions and nudism?"

Schiller laughed again, at Batman's accurate and metaphorical description, he put down his glass and continued: "That's about it."

"Teenagers usually can't understand why we stay away from such a carnival that they are addicted to."

"Because we are all used to loneliness."

"It's quiet. There are always some things in life that don't need to be changed. It's not good from the legal, moral and emotional point of view. You must be hindered by this reason. Full commitment. "

"Even if this will make you more and more off track?"

"Society is the track, but life is not. If you want, you can jump out of it at any time, as long as you can afford the price. For you, is loneliness a real enjoyment, or is it a price you are willing to pay for something?"

"What about you?"

Schiller picked up the wine glass, put the rim of the glass on his lower lip, and after thinking for a while in silence, he said: "In fact, I don't enjoy loneliness, but I need it. Being in a noisy environment for a long time will dull my senses. Now you know another weakness of mine."

"You want to be an ordinary person, but your talent allows you to perceive too many things that others cannot perceive when living in society, so you naturally feel more noisy."

"So I will regard loneliness as A kind of adjustment, this is a rare quiet time. "

"What about the other way around?"

"You hope to use the bustle as a change. So, you really enjoy loneliness, but if you withdraw yourself for too long, maybe one day you will not regard the bustle as a time to relax, but rather feel that it is a burden and trouble."

"Be good at grasping the scale."

"Accept the test."

"Maintain balance."

The cup wall collided with a crisp sound, Schiller retracted his hand and said: "I have no doubt that your willpower will never fall into the abyss of depression due to loneliness, but enjoyment and efficiency are often in conflict, you are destined to give up something."

"If it is only for myself, I will not give up anything, but if what I give up is both enjoyable for me and sympathetic to the children If you can't bear it, then you can consider it. "

"It seems that you don't know whether the children need your company."

"They are all too big. Each of them is strong, independent, and has their own ideas. They should have flown out long ago."

"But you can't kick them off the cliff when they are not ready to spread their wings."

"I never tried to do that."

"You went to the other extreme. You kept them in the nest. When they wanted to fly out because of rebellion and curiosity, they always realized the excessive danger through you."

"The world outside is indeed very dangerous."

"This makes them start looking for the gaps in your wings and sneak out in a rebellious manner. In this case, the world is ten times more dangerous."

"I have taken them to practice flying."

"But you don't let them participate in your flying."

"That's very dangerous."

"It's ten times more dangerous to keep them in the nest and let them sneak out. "

Batman had to pick up the glass and take another sip of wine, shook his head and said: "I'm afraid I can never defeat you with words, doctor, this is not my specialty."

"It's not my specialty either. If they feel defeated, it proves that my words point out their failures."

"Too sharp."

Schiller shook the glass, listened to the crisp sound of ice cubes hitting the wall of the glass and said: "Maybe you should start flight formation training, but don't fly high above them, but join their flight and become the leader of the team."

"There is no evidence that they no longer need my protection."

"But there is a lot of evidence that you need them to love you."

Batman was silent again.

"This is the only way. If they love you like a strict father, you will never be able to tell whether they are afraid of you because of patriarchy or give you back because of paternal love."

Schiller put down his glass, leaned forward and looked into Batman's eyes and said, "In this world, I only believe that Batman will not be the kind of person who gets the pleasure of control and manipulation by exercising patriarchy. Others have more or less."

"I believe you are also suffering in this process, because you have controlled too many things that you should not control in your life. You have gained more power than you should bear, but you can't refuse to take responsibility like ordinary people."

"Therefore, adding another layer of power will not make you feel happy about your power like ordinary people. You are more numb and passive to accept and use it, silently bearing all the consequences. You will never feel happy about it, and all your actions are due to inertia."

"Do you think I should jump out?"

"You have already jumped out, this is you The source of the maladjustment is that the one who manipulates your children and exercises power becomes your parent. Losing power always makes people feel empty. "

"But you said that I don't enjoy this right."

"But you have pulled out the nail in your flesh, and the wound will hurt for a while. You can only adapt as much as possible."

Schiller picked up the wine glass again and said, "You think the excitement in Wayne Manor should be a beneficial adjustment for you, but you don't know how to join them without using certain powers. This is too new for you and you have no experience."

"Because your wisdom and strength make you naturally endowed with power and corresponding responsibilities when you join certain groups. You haven't learned how to be an irresponsible person. In short, you haven't learned to enjoy it."

"It seems that you are good at this."

"Because I have no morals." Schiller smiled and shook his head and said, "I can be more thorough than ordinary people in wanting power and abandoning responsibility."

"Is it the same for your students?"

Schiller was silent.

"You have your own morality." Batman said, "Although it is different from social morality, it is obviously highly overlapped in some aspects. I don't need more of your weaknesses."

Schiller took a sip of wine.

"You think I should try to teach them more." Batman said: "Use a more equal attitude with them, guide them in a closer way, but the problem is that Thomas and Martha hate Batman."

"Do you want to teach them to be Batman?"

"There will be one of them, but not all of them. I think it is necessary to teach them some basic skills."

"The basic skills for you may be what ordinary people learn in their lifetime... Forget it, then maybe you can try to paralyze them."

Schiller thought and said: "In terms of knowledge reserves, academic level, and language skills, which teacher can compare with you?"

"But I'm not good at teaching."

"There is no free lunch in the world. If you want to enjoy something, you must pay a price. This is what I said that enjoyment and efficiency must conflict."

"If you want to enjoy the excitement in Wayne Manor to a certain extent, you must spend time and energy to learn how to be a good teacher that they can accept."

Batman thought silently.

"Again, will they need this?"

"No matter how much, it's not too much." Schiller said: "This is how love is. A person needs infinite security throughout his life. No matter how much you give, there is no end."

"You may not be as important as you think, but no towering tree will not need an extra root in the process of growth."

Batman let out a long breath, he stood up and said: "Thank you, Doctor. I came in a hurry this time and didn't bring any decent gifts, but there is one thing I must tell you."

"What?"

"There have been several plant murders in Gotham where I live. After Gordon and I investigated, we found that this is likely to be a supernatural event. The victims have one thing in common-they are all fanatical fans of some nocturnal birds."

Schiller smiled knowingly He said, "Since it is a supernatural event, it must be solved by the mysterious world. Have you consulted Constantine?"

"Of course, he gave me a name."

"No need to say it. I think this is probably some kind of internal conflict in the gods. You know how fierce the struggle for believers is among the gods. Maybe there is a plant god who wants to make Gotham his territory."

Schiller sent Batman to the door. Batman walked out and turned around and said, "Then I can only wish him good luck. I hope he can bring some green plants that don't hurt people to the city."

"He will. The gods will always reward his most loyal believers. As long as you pray sincerely, miracles will always come."

Watching Batman leave, Schiller smiled. He looked down at his watch. There were only five minutes left before the banquet officially started.

"Wait a minute, why can't I understand what they are saying?" Pamela, who was peeking at the stairs in the corridor, looked down at the head below her and said, "What owl, what plant, what pious prayer?"

"This is their style of speaking." Bruce, the top head, said, "Don't pay attention to the way mental patients communicate."

Pamela rolled her eyes and looked at him and said, "How dare you say that? Who dragged us here to eavesdrop on the conversation between two mental patients?"

"I was just bored. If I stayed with Selena, she would ask me to check her clothes again and again. She will also discuss with me the styles of jewelry on other guests. "

"You don't even want to discuss with her?"

"I'm afraid the focus of our discussion is different. She can always summarize how to get it faster."

"Stop talking, you two." Natasha interrupted them and looked at Clark at the bottom and said, "Are you sure they didn't say anything else? What does the last sentence mean?"

"I don't know." Clark shook his head, then frowned and looked at the three heads above and said, "We can't eavesdrop here. It's immoral."

"I didn't really hear anything." Bruce said.

"What else do you want to hear? You are just watching the fun... Wait a minute, I have a phone call."

Everyone looked at Pamela who spoke. Pamela held her breath and concentrated. After a while, her face became more and more strange.

"What did you say? Let me do greening for Batman's Gotham?! Your brain..."

"What?! He prayed to you?! But where did he get your name... Well, because he is Batman, but I am very busy now!!!"

"What do you mean by busy eavesdropping?! How many times have I told you not to spy on me!... Okay, okay, why can't I think of becoming your believer? I will find time to talk to him later."

After hanging up the phone, Pamela said unhappily: "Batman made a wish to the Green of All Things to rebuild the ecosystem of Gotham plants. He didn't know where he got the name of the Green of All Things and called his prayer phone. Now I have to go."

Natasha waved her hand and said, "Go."

What she thought was that Batman was so strong that he should be able to keep an eye on this overly excited super-powered teenager more easily than she could.

As a result, when Pamela appeared on the balcony of Batman's guest bedroom, she happened to see Batman changing clothes - he was changing to pants.

"Ah!!!!!!!!!!!!"