Chapter 2439: Battle for the Cloak (Twenty-Six)
Chapter 2470: The Battle for the Cape (Twenty-Six)
At first, Robin King didn't listen at all, but later he found that there was some information about other universes in Bruce's words, such as which universe was at war, what was going on with Batman in which universe, and each piece of information was very detailed, which was much easier than collecting it himself.
So he began to filter out the nonsense in Bruce's complaints and only wrote down the situations of certain universes he mentioned.
But to remember this information, you can't just let these complaints go in one ear and out the other. You have to think about it, but as time went by, Robin King couldn't help but listen to some of it.
In fact, Robin King's work journey was also a bitter tear.
In the original comics, Robin King was recruited by Crazy Laugh after slaughtering the superheroes in his own universe, but when he was recruited, he didn't know that he was going to be transformed, so that after that, he found out that he was cheated.
At that time, Crazy Laugh made a big pool and threw all the Robins caught from all over the universe into the pool to transform them into Crazy Robins. What he said before, such as right-hand man, generals, etc., were all nonsense. The captured Robin King was no different from other Robins. They were all transformed on the assembly line.
And the transformed Robin had no consciousness of his own. He would be completely controlled by Crazy Laugh and turned into a monster like a mad dog.
But although Robin King was called Robin King, he just liked the sound of the robin, not really the Robin of some Batman. He was Bruce Wayne. How could he allow others to control him?
So he made a small pill. As long as he took this small pill, he could keep his independent consciousness after being transformed, but it was soon discovered by Crazy Laugh, so he was thrown into the pool before he completely swallowed the pill.
In anger, Robin King spit the pill into the pool, which made all the Robins transformed after Crazy Laugh retain a certain self-awareness.
The most annoying thing is that Kuangxiao clearly saw King Robin's actions, but he did not stop him. He just said in a calm tone that it was meaningless for you to do this, and Robin would only listen to me.
Just tell me if this is infuriating or not. Every time King Robin thought of this, his blood pressure would rise.
He had to admit that he felt bored after slaughtering superheroes in the universe. When Kuangxiao came to recruit him, he was also thinking of using Kuangxiao to go to other universes.
But isn't this how job hunting works in this world? You want to use my labor, I want to use your resources, can I still be your slave without asking for anything?
And Kuangxiao said it well at that time, now these universes are going to be destroyed, everything you do is meaningless, it's better to follow me.
Anyone who hears this means that your current company has no future, if you follow me, I can give you better conditions, more favorable treatment, and broader development opportunities.
As a result, after deceiving people, they have to be transformed into unconscious puppets. Aren't you just deceiving pigs to kill?
It is impossible to say that King Robin has no resentment about this. Even if his universe is really going to be destroyed, at least before the destruction, I am a tyrant king in my own land. I can do whatever I want, and I will be happy even if I die.
As a result, I came to you. It’s okay that you didn’t give me the agreed position, but you also wanted to brainwash and control me directly. This is not an unscrupulous company, it’s simply a pyramid scheme gang.
But after all, I came here, and King Robin also admitted that he was one step short of making a joke, but I was only one step short of making a joke. I didn’t say anything, didn’t expose you, and ran away quietly. As a result, Robins in so many universes are not enough for you to cause trouble, and you have to hold me here.
You didn’t let me run, and I was ready to take everyone with me in a rage. As a result, you said indifferently, "It’s useless for you to encourage them, they only listen to me." Who wouldn’t be crazy?
And the most outrageous thing is that even though he knew that King Robin wanted to run away, Crazy Laugh didn't care and still sent him out to collect intelligence. His attitude was similar to "Little guy, can you still run out of my Five Fingers Mountain?"
Which Bruce Wayne couldn't stand this kind of humiliation, King Robin certainly wanted to make a big move, so he ran to the universe of Arkham Knight to study what was going on with the Joker and Batman's fusion, with the purpose of getting back at Crazy Laugh one day.
As a result, now, this matter is not going smoothly. Maybe not only will he not achieve his goal, but he will also be ridiculed by Crazy Laugh when he returns. King Robin is getting angrier and angrier.
He really couldn't help it and sighed deeply. Bruce finally stopped his complaints and looked at King Robin with an inquiring expression.
King Robin is not a person who is good at complaining, or to say, since he was born, there is nothing worth complaining about except this matter, but the more so, the more fierce these dissatisfied emotions burst out.
Although King Robin had never done such a thing, Bruce had set a good example for him. The so-called complaints were nothing more than talking about all the weird things in his eyes from his own perspective, mixed with some stereotypes that were not difficult to hear, but who cares, why can't someone judge his experience?
King Robin cleared his throat after hearing this. He didn't directly say the name of the Laughing Bat, or in fact he was a little embarrassed to say it, because he thought the name was really lame.
So he also complained about the whole thing like Bruce, using a relationship between bosses and employees that ordinary people can more easily understand. Although he wanted to complain, he didn't lose his mind and didn't reveal any important plans. He just talked about his experience in general.
"...So, that's what happened. Do you think that's his real thought? Does he really think his brainwashing method will always work? Or does he think he can conquer the entire universe with those crazy people he brainwashed?"
This is King Robin's real thought. He actually never figured out why Crazy Laugh brainwashed so many Robins. Since the pool is so powerful, throwing people in it for a dip can make them completely without self-consciousness, so why not throw some powerful people in?
So he raised his question, but Bruce did not make a well-reasoned analysis, just said: "Aren't all bosses like this? You talk to him about efficiency, he talks to you about feelings, you talk to him about culture, he asks you for profits, you ask him about specific plans, he tells you about lofty ambitions, you ask him about the overall goal, he tells you that details determine success or failure."
King Robin almost applauded Bruce, because in his eyes, Crazy Laugh is like this.
Crazy Laugh made a super big plan, so King Robin would definitely ask him what the purpose of this plan is, and then Crazy Laugh told him that the existence of all universes now is meaningless.
King Robin naturally speculated that the purpose of this plan might be to destroy the universe, so he naturally asked how you plan to destroy the universe. As a result, Crazy Laugh began to say that there is a unique Batman in each universe.
King Robin speculated that Crazy Laugh might want to use Batman to destroy the universe. Since he wanted to deal with Batman, he must be prepared. King Robin prepared a whole belt of props to deal with the superheroes in their universe. He must be concerned about what Crazy Laugh has prepared.
As a result, he saw that all the preparations of Crazy Laugh so far were to catch Robins all over the world and throw them into the pool. He couldn't expect Batman to break down after seeing these transformed Robins, right?
Crazy Laugh's current operations were completely inconsistent with the grand goal he proposed. When King Robin asked, Crazy Laugh said "Do your own job well". If King Robin had to describe it, Crazy Laugh was now the biggest headless fly in the universe.
So Robin King nodded fiercely and said, "I think your summary is right. He is simply unreasonable..."
Schiller and Bruce Jr. were sitting on the top floor of Wayne Tower, watching their conversation through the screen of the brainwave intrusion machine.
Bruce Jr. turned his head and found that Schiller was lost in thought. In fact, he was also very interested in the boss mentioned by Robin King, but it seemed that Schiller was very secretive about it. Should he ask?
In fact, Schiller was also thinking. Since the members of the Dark Knights should have fallen almost completely by now, according to the timeline, the plans of Kuangxiao should also be carried out step by step, but from the current performance, he seemed to be still strolling.
But Schiller had a rough guess. In fact, it was still because of him, to be precise, it was Dr. Anatoly and him, and Bruce.
As mentioned before, Kuangxiao could not predict the new files Schiller came in from the outside in advance, and did not know more about it for the time being, so naturally he had no way to understand Bruce who was deeply influenced by Schiller.
Crazy Laugh could not have predicted that Schiller was a psychology professor, and that he and Bruce had tortured each other for so many years, and had almost reshaped his personality, so naturally he could not have predicted the extraordinary behaviors Bruce would do.
One of the representatives is that Crazy Laugh is myself. He is a Batman with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He stopped being a superhero and became a lackey of Barbatos.
Then the question is, Bruce became a lackey of Barbatos, so what did Crazy Laugh do in the early stage?
As we all know, Crazy Laugh appeared as an apostle of Barbatos, rushed into the main universe through the channel opened by Batman and Metal, and began his massacre.
If Barbatos had not arranged it in advance, the portal to the main universe would not have been opened, and Crazy Laugh would not have had the opportunity to appear.
Now Bruce is the sweetheart of Barbatos, and Barbatos' plan for the bright universe has long changed from sneaky and furtive to step-by-step and orderly.
The Barbatos company has been transformed into a very formal one by Bruce. Barbatos is equivalent to the big boss, Bruce is equivalent to the president, the dark Batman or priests in each universe are equivalent to the regional managers, the members of the Court of Owls are equivalent to the department heads, and the strengthened claws are equivalent to the company employees.
Over such a long time, Bruce has sorted out the entire company system very clearly. Barbatos has even gradually adapted to this modern company operation system. All things are reported and summarized layer by layer. Everyone makes the necessary decisions at the level, and Barbatos controls the final direction.
It should be said that the company system created by humans cannot be said to be first-class in terms of efficiency, but in terms of mutual dragging - in a civilized way, it is called checks and balances. This has a benefit, that is, it looks very formal. This kind of company machine does not run fast, but the parts and gears are tightly fitted and extremely beautiful.
Barbatos is very satisfied with this, because it makes him feel that he has a very large team, with a wide network and deep penetration, which is much better than the previous grass-roots team.
The system of the Barbatos Group has been very complete, and the entire company seems to be running smoothly, which results in no vacant positions for newcomers.
This newcomer specifically refers to Madness. That's right, Bruce went crazy too early, which resulted in there being no place for Madness under Barbatos.