Chapter 484: Code Name Jade (I)
In the core center of the headquarters with the lights flashing green, Hal sat quietly in front of the screen, looking at the information.
Just now, his ring reminded him that he could download the information he needed into his ring, and call on the green light energy at any time to transmit it to his brain.
But Harr didn't press the confirmation button.
From birth to growth, Hal felt that he was a good person, although he was not the kind of mother who always and everywhere thought about others, and did not care about his own feelings at all, sometimes he would be willful and bent on going his own way, and he would quarrel with his parents and friends, but the belief in helping the weak and saving people from fire and water has always been engraved in his bones.
Since childhood, many people have accepted his help, he has saved children who have fallen into the water, he has also stopped robbers on the street, and when he was not rich, he helped beggars living on the streets.
Therefore, when faced with many important choices, he also feels hesitant and hesitant.
In his opinion, the earth is his homeland, where everything he loves, and he should give all his efforts to protect it.
During the time when he first became Green Lantern, because of the excitement of just gaining superpowers, he was enthusiastic, so he transmitted a lot of information to the Green Lantern network, and when he came back to his senses, he also found the abnormality in it, so he began to feel a little guilty.
So, when Schiller approached him, hoping that he would cooperate with the plan and get some energy from the green light, he agreed.
As a Green Lantern, he knows better than Schiller that Green Light energy is not a non-renewable energy source, even if Schiller drains half of the energy of the Green Light Headquarters, as long as it is long enough, the energy will still slowly rise back.
And now, standing in front of the classified information of the core center, Hal realizes that Schiller wants much more than just energy.
He wants the whole Green Lantern Corps.
It wasn't until now that Hal had figured everything out.
At first, Schiller told Hal to go to the Green Lantern Corps for help, and bring back a squad as much as possible, so that the Green Lanterns could see the dangers of Gotham and be trapped here.
When they are mired in the quagmire and their energy is about to run out, they will definitely choose to call for help.
In this way, most of the combat power in the headquarters will be mobilized to Gotham, and when they arrive, Schiller will use some other methods to shoot them all down, and then put all the Green Lanterns, including the Captain of the Green Lantern Corps, in danger of being wiped out.
At this time, Hal stood up, turned the tide, helped the building to collapse, and saved everyone from fire and water.
This is equivalent to Schiller bringing in countless powerful supporting roles, but in the end it is only to foil the protagonist Hal and give him a great credit.
This credit will not only allow him to directly pass the novice stage of Green Lantern and become an official Lantern Hero, but also allow him to rise to the top in the Green Lantern Army, directly skip the long process of accumulating combat merits, sending out for further study, etc., and step into the core.
Thinking of this, Hal sighed inwardly, and he thought of what Alfred had said in the mayor's manor.
"When we need to put a spy in a high position, we generally do three things."
"The first is to destabilize the region so that most of the people at the top are busy quelling the chaos."
"Second, let the other agents create some troubles that only the spy has the power to settle and give him a chance to ascend."
"Third, take advantage of the chaos to kill one or several important people in the top management, so that the position will be vacant and make room for him."
"In the end, we no longer need to use forceful means to get them to accept the spy's position, but go with the flow."
"If it doesn't work out this time, then we're going to wait for the next opportunity, and in a big organization with complex human relationships, there's always that opportunity for us to put the right people in the right places."
Hal suddenly realized that what struck him as ridiculous was that Alfred had told him about it long before it had begun.
Everything Schiller did has traces to follow, or rather, in their field, these are theorems like mathematical formulas, which have been practiced, improved, summarized, and condensed into the essence of countless people.
Hal doesn't know if the Green Lanterns will do the same, but there's no doubt that Schiller's plan has worked.
And the only variable is his choice.
Hal sat at his desk, looking at the sleek table top reflecting the cold light of the screen, on which the data flowed and the light flickered, like a lake reflecting starlight.
He knew that the reason why Schiller didn't tell him all this in advance was because he was given a choice.
Hal couldn't understand why Schiller did this, why he had tied the results of such a great investment of human and material resources to his thoughts.
Can he really make such an important decision? Can he really be expected to choose the future of the planet?
Batman has the same doubt.
In the middle of the manor, he still sat on the sofa with his back straight, refusing to let his back touch the back of the sofa, and he asked:
"Actually, you can do all this by yourself, you also have the Green Lantern Ring, you are also a member of the Lantern Troupe, your acting skills and abilities are better than that person named Howl, and more importantly, you will definitely choose Earth."
"Why are you so sure?" Schiller asked rhetorically.
"Because if it weren't, you wouldn't have orchestrated it all."
Batman's answer was a perfect correct answer, and Schiller took so much effort to go around in such a big circle to put Hal on the throne because he wanted someone to control the Green Lantern Corps and make the Green Lantern Corps stand on the side of the earth.
But Batman's question is also very reasonable, Schiller can do it all by himself, he can plan such a big event by himself, make himself the protagonist, shine when all the Green Lanterns are beaten, become a hero who saves them from the dire situation, and then accept the favor of everyone and step into the core of power of the Green Lantern Army.
Batman also has no doubt that Schiller will do better, although Schiller often says that he is just an ordinary person, and when facing Hal, he will also say that Hal is the most willpower in the world, and he is far inferior to Hal.
But his way of doing things is doomed, he doesn't need such strong force, on the contrary, those tricks of deceit and intrigue are more important.
Batman felt that if Schiller managed to enter the leadership core of the Green Lantern Corps, then soon, O'Astar would become the Earth Ball.
"Batman, I think, I've told you before, you're a little too efficiency-oriented, so goal-oriented that you sometimes ignore the side gains."
Schiller put down his glass, and then explained: "Indeed, if I go on my own, it will be much more efficient, and I don't even have to direct this play, I just need to follow the normal process, go to Ou Ah Star to report, train, and then very quickly, I can climb to the top of the Green Lantern Army." ”
"But if that's the case, I'm still me, it's just a task for me, it's not a grinding effect, it's boring, I'm already on the side of the earth, and this matter won't change me anything."
"But Hal is different, although he is still very young, he has unlimited potential, and more importantly, he has not been brainwashed by the green light so-called belief in peace and justice, and there is still room for transformation."
"Since you can take this opportunity to train a hardcore faction who stands on the side of the earth, why not?"
Konstantin on the other side of the sofa asked, "The question is, how can you be so sure that Hal will choose Earth?" Even if he is an earthling, but the ability of the green light is so strong but he doesn't have to pay the price, what if he is tempted? ”
"If I'm not mistaken, he should be in the headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps right now, and he may have found some confidential information, but why did he suddenly change his stance when he believed the Green Lantern Corps' rhetoric before?"
Schiller smiled, took the bottle and poured himself wine, and watched the golden wine slowly flow into the glass, and he said in a calm tone, "Don't tell me, you think you are born perfect." ”
"Of course I ......" Konstantin was about to admit when he saw Batman squint his eyes at him, and the words came to his lips and were swallowed back.
To hide his embarrassment, Konstantin coughed twice and said, "Well, even if we weren't born perfect, what are you going to say?" ”
"I would say that we can give him a little time, and when he realizes what the problem is, he will stand with his fellow citizens more firmly than anyone else."
"The nature of the problem ......" Batman dragged his tail note slightly, which was not common, apparently because he had something in mind, he said, "I remember, the last time you told a story, shortly after the birth of the universe, a race called the Guardians of the Universe appeared......"
"That's right, I remember, I should have told you too, that they are a race of intelligence, although there are many times when they are not so intelligent."
Batman seemed to understand something, saying, "No intelligent creature can be absolutely selfless." ”
"To some extent, the smarter you are, the more self-interested you are, and this sentence is true, because smart people can analyze the benefits and disadvantages of something more clearly, and then get the maximum result at the minimum cost."
"However, upholding justice, maintaining peace, and helping the weak are in themselves things that involve a lot of investment, but they have little to no effect."
"A lot of people call heroes who are willing to do these things 'fools' because they do look stupid."
"Spending your own money, energy, and time on the weak who should have nothing to do with them is not at all in line with the requirements of venture capital theory."
"Because that's not an investment in itself." Batman continued, "If you want something in return, then don't be a hero." ”
Konstantin paused, shrugged his shoulders, and said as if talking to himself: "Well, you are all heroes, only I am a rotten person...... I'm just a, and I just want something back. ”
"Of course......" Schiller said, "Although this spirit is admirable, it is not worth advocating for complete hard work, and the reward can motivate the heroes to exert greater strength, so my job is to talk about practical ...... behind this great spirit."
"It's far away." Schiller took a sip of his wine, and then said, "I don't need to do anything to guide Hal to exclude the other party, because that group of people represents never justice, and it is not just at all." ”
"There is no true justice in the universe, only power, and since everyone is a power, I hope that we are stronger."
In the Green Lantern Legion headquarters, Hal didn't press the confirmation button in the end, he just stood up, stared at everything on the Oa Star in front of the window, and then turned around and left the core center.