mtl008 Chapter 2871: The Battle of the Brick People! (25)
Chapter 2871: The Battle of the Brick People! (25)
Chapter 2871: The Battle of the Brick People! (Twenty-Five)
Looking at Batman's expression, Schiller knew that he definitely had not given up his plan and was still planning to continue doing something seriously, but judging from the style of this world, it was unlikely that he would succeed, and he would only add to the jokes.
They do have to consider a realistic problem now, which is whether this group of people can reach the 13th floor. If not, they may have to apply some external force.
Now they have been trapped in the ordinary maze on the 4th floor for a long time. This is Schiller's own fault. With Batman's intelligence, it should not be difficult for him to walk through a maze. Even if there is no map and he cannot fly to see it, he would not be trapped for so long.
However, Schiller's teaching of social skills made Batman a little overly worried about the opinions of his teammates. When Superman told him which way to go, he didn't directly refute him, but let them try it. When Wonder Woman said she had passed a certain intersection, he didn't deny it either, and tried his best to take care of his teammates' emotions.
The teammate's emotions were taken into consideration, but the problem was not solved at all. Instead, under the chaotic leadership of those guys, the team went further and further astray, turning the originally simple route into a mess.
Although there was no lack of the world's will at work, Schiller thought about it and felt that he had made a lot of contributions, so he still had to add a think tank-type figure to the team.
Not long after, an echo was heard in the originally empty maze. Everyone concentrated and listened carefully. The voice of Martian Hunter rang in everyone's ears, "I'm coming to find you. There is a door near me. Where are you now?"
Superman was as if he had been pardoned. He said, "Great, Ron, let's go find you. Where should we go?"
"I'm not sure, but I think that if those cultists have passed through the maze, then there must be less moss on the floor in places where people are often active. You may be able to use this clue."
Everyone suddenly realized what was going on. Batman took the lead and walked forward, saying, "So that's how it is. Let's go."
At this time, Superman also felt something was wrong. He looked at Batman with some confusion and said, "You actually saw it a long time ago, right? Then why didn't you remind us?"
"I just think what you said makes sense." Batman shook his head slightly and said, "How can I not give you a chance to try?"
Wonder Woman spread her hands helplessly and said, "Come on, Batman, you can just say what you want to say. The problem is solved and everyone is happy."
"I hope so."
Superman and Wonder Woman looked at each other, and Superman cleared his throat and said, "I know we may have done something wrong in the past, such as not inviting you to some parties..."
"some?"
"Only a few times." Superman said frankly: "On the one hand, we always called you before, but you didn't want to come. Every time you said you had something to do, we didn't want to disturb you. On the other hand, we did have some things to discuss behind your back..."
Wonder Woman gently pushed Superman and said, "Who to leave behind is the result of a joint choice made by the previous generation and us. It seems that we have many choices, but in fact we have no choice."
Batman snorted twice and did not comment. Wonder Woman and Superman could only hope to convince him next time.
They quickly found the Martian Hunter by following the traces on the ground. The intersection behind the Martian Hunter was the gate. They fumbled around the gate and found that it had no mechanism and could be opened by just pushing it open.
They found the way to the fifth floor. After opening the door, a wide underground river appeared in front of them. A suspension bridge stretched across the river bank, but there were countless mechanisms for launching flying knives on both sides. It seemed that this level would be a test of physical skills.
Schiller and Tim in the Batcave looked at the instruction manual for a long time and found that this level was the most perfect level they had assembled. All the mechanisms were in place, no parts were missing, and there would be no trouble caused by the tightness of the blocks.
It's boring to watch this group of people break through. Even though Green Lantern's green light energy is out of power again, Superman's biological stance doesn't seem to be working well, so they can only rely on their own abilities, and no one can take Batman through.
But after all, this level of physical skills is not difficult for Batman, it is just a little thrilling.
Taking this opportunity, the three of them began to discuss what to do next. Before that, Batman asked Schiller, "Where's the guy with the two knives? What did you ask him to do?"
"He has something important to do." Schiller said, "If we want to transport raw materials out in large quantities, we have to find a wide area and open a portal. I asked him to explore the map."
Batman nodded. He felt that having Schiller as a teammate had its advantages. No matter whether it was true or false, the other party could always give an answer and would not play tricks by saying half the answer.
"Then let's discuss our next plan seriously." Batman said, "Logically speaking, the Batman of this universe is also on the invitation list of the fighting world. Why do you think he didn't go?"
"It's more likely that the invitation from the fighting world disappeared for all sorts of funny reasons," Schiller said very soberly. "Maybe the postman fell into the ditch, or maybe a dog took it away."
Batman was speechless.
"I must point out that even the universe where Batman is already participating in the competition has the potential to become a copy. You will receive an invitation in the mail when the time comes."
"In order to prevent your world from being messed up by these people, you must go back and become the gatekeeper and decide what to let these strange visitors from other worlds do in your universe."
Schiller revealed an unprecedented piece of news, which was not written in any introduction, and the Batman of the main universe did not see any situation in the copy that was similar to that in his own universe.
"But your situation is special." Schiller changed the subject and said, "Your universe cannot be messed with, otherwise it will easily cause big problems, so they may not have added your universe to the card pool. You and all the contestants in your universe should not have to guard the gate."
Batman frowned slightly, this was a good thing out of caution, but in fact he was at a loss, because if a group of powerful visitors from other worlds appeared in his universe, he could use them to do things that he couldn't do or couldn't do.
"But that's not fair to you," Schiller said, clearly agreeing with Batman. He shook his head and continued, "So you might get a compensation email."
"Is it just me, or do all the contestants in our universe have it?"
"It should be both." Schiller said, "The big world across the way also has a universe that cannot be messed with. The compensation you received is the same."
Batman began to think about the information revealed by Schiller. If there was compensation, it would be acceptable, but it depends on what the compensation is. Batman didn't think it would be ordinary supplies, otherwise Schiller would not have to bring this up separately. Since he brought it up, he must have something to ask for.
"I don't know the specific compensation now. In order to avoid suspicion, it was formulated by other people who did not participate in the game." Schiller said, "But I suspect it will not be ordinary materials, but some kind of authority."
"Authority?" Batman seemed very interested in this word.
"You may think that it is unfair for us, as game constructors, to participate in the competition. After all, we know the structure of the entire game and even the situations of many dungeons, so our starting point is naturally much higher than others."
"But in fact, it's not that simple. Each copy is not just a game, it's a real universe. What they can get from a universe is much more than many people imagine, and the most important thing is permission."
“Suppose a Batman who has never left Earth comes into contact with the administrator of this universe in a copy game and obtains some cosmic authority from this administrator. Can he be called a god in this universe?”
Batman seemed to realize something immediately. He said, "So, the contestants will soon realize this. Their goal will change from obtaining resources and benefiting their own universe to fighting for power and becoming gods of other universes."
"Yes, in order to prevent this kind of situation from happening, there are rules for guarding the gate. The gatekeeper needs to prevent the situation from escalating and maintain the order of his own universe."
"This wouldn't happen in my universe, which should be a good thing, but I received compensation, which means being a gatekeeper must have its benefits," Batman whispered.
"Besides the fact that you can't use them to do something, the most important point is that they can't become the enemy of your universe. Note, they can't become the enemy of the entire universe."
Batman suddenly realized something and his expression became solemn. He thought, yes, visitors from other worlds are almost enemies of the entire universe. Even Darkseid would not allow these outsiders to mess around in his territory.
This means one thing, that is, all other universes that can be invaded will face a common enemy of the entire universe at some point in time, and these enemies come from a variety of different universes and have various magical abilities. They are obviously very powerful and cannot be dealt with by one or two forces alone.
This will certainly force all kinds of creatures in the universe to unite, whether it is the Earth, Apocalypse, Mount Olympus, or those strange planes of the magical world. Once they feel the threat from outsiders, they will have to choose to join forces whether they like it or not.
This will lead to a reshuffle of forces within the universe, and there may be cooperation and upgrades in technology, integration and changes in the structure, and even changes in the level of power.
If there were no such external enemies, the evolution of the universe might be much slower. At least Batman can't think of anything else that would make him and Darkseid choose to cooperate with him except these outsiders.
From this perspective, he suffered a huge loss.
That's why compensation is such an important thing as cosmic authority. Batman thought that Schiller should be reminding him explicitly or implicitly that the authority given to him should be quite useful, otherwise it would not be able to make up for his huge loss.
So he is bringing this up now because he wants to cooperate?
Batman looked at Schiller and said, "What do you want me to do? Name your price."
"Don't worry. I don't know what the permissions are yet. I just have one request. Once you receive the compensation email, send me a message as soon as possible."
(End of this chapter)