22. As we all know, alliances are an advanced form of cooperation
"Capturing a few fortresses, crushing their warriors, and expelling their forces is not the end of the struggle, and the conquerors can return to this world in a few hours and bring a larger army if they wish.
The situation in the world has not yet been effectively pacified, and the recruits of the conquerors have fled to all parts of the world, and they are die-hard invaders who do not succumb so easily.
These are all hidden dangers.
But Team K has promised you that the war will end, and we've always done what we say. ”
After watching a pleasurable vampire incineration ceremony, the meeting moved to a secret hall inside the Crimson Keep, where Mason was chatting to get the alliance off to a good start.
But as soon as he finished his open and honest speech, the gray bat, who was standing by the window with his cloak in his body, interrupted him.
"But for now, there is no end to this situation, it is more like an end, and everything is in your plan, and the Lords of Justice have been led by your nose since you entered our world.
If you are acting from a dark point of view, you are taking advantage of the very present threat of war to force us into your union.
Maybe that's what you were going to do.
Am I right? ”
The sharp question caused Miss Emilia next to Mason to blink, and she looked at Mason, whose expression hadn't changed much, apparently anticipating such an interrogation.
And judging from the silent posture of Lord Chao and Queen Justice sitting next to him, it is obvious that the Gray Bat is speaking on behalf of the entire Lord of Justice and their world.
His attitude represents the attitude of the lord world.
This makes Mason have to sigh that Batman's leadership in any world is so outstanding, and he can always say his judgment of the situation from a rational point of view, and you have to admit that he is very correct most of the time.
Indeed, this was a game from the start.
With the Fourth Impact on the horizon, Mason had no intention of convincing the Righteous Lords with truth, goodness, and beauty.
"You need help, we are willing to help and have the ability to help, and in-depth cooperation is a good choice for both parties."
Mason avoided the topic, spread his hands, and said very sincerely:
"Besides, as you asked us last time, we have expressed enough sincerity, we have a common enemy, and we have fought side by side to achieve victory.
The handshake was born out of victory.
So what we think in our hearts doesn't matter right now, as long as we know what to do. I brought a plan, would you like to take a look? ”
"Of course, that's what we're here for."
The gray Batman didn't dwell too much on this issue either, he nodded and said in a rather pragmatic manner:
"Come up with your proposal, Mason, we need to assess the feasibility."
"Before I go any further, I have to emphasize that this conversation is not just about the relationship between Team K and the world of Lords, but also about the opinions of other worlds that have already participated in the union.
Speakers from other worlds are coming here, and perhaps you will meet them in a moment, and the real agreement of union is up to them and you.
Those are very professional people.
All I can offer is a proposal.
As for the customs of other worlds, you may believe your own observations. ”
Mason turned his head to watch Wally West make a "please" motion.
The Flash Justice Lord was standing at Dachao's side with his arms crossed, and when he noticed Mason's gaze, White Wally pouted, and he guessed that the previous "trip" must have been purposeful.
The speedy one turned to his companions and said:
"I've seen the World League formed by Mason firsthand, and I've had preliminary conversations with the principals there on behalf of the Lords of Justice, and they do have a plan for the impact event and are working hard to push it forward.
Due to time constraints, I couldn't see them all.
But as far as I can see, it's really shocking, it's a scene of many worlds working together for the same goal, and it's very infectious.
They have also put forward their ideas in a step-by-step plan that they have put into practice, and they have promised that if we have our own solutions, we can do it at the same time, as long as it does not interfere with everyone's collective action.
From my point of view, there really isn't a clear conflict of interest in this alliance right now. ”
The Flash Lord is also unambiguous, he has no embellishments or concealments, and tells everything he has seen and heard in the world of Osborne and Gotham.
Dachao and the Queen of Justice listened very seriously, and the gray bat next to them also nodded slightly.
Wally also mentions the simultaneous construction of the magnetic field equipment that is being buried in the center of the earth in several worlds, as well as the transformation process of the Divine Speed Force Matrix and the Cosmic Treadmill that he has seen, and he has a long chat with another Barry Allen, and the relationship between the two seems to be good.
In short, although Wally's current description does not imply a personal position, judging by his expression at this time, it is clear that he is supporting Mason.
Such a large-scale collective action simply cannot be just a gimmick, and although Wally inherited the simplicity of the Flash, he is not stupid.
He could feel the sincerity of the other party.
While Wally spoke, Mason took out a revised drawing and handed it to Lord Chao.
The latter took it in his hand and took a quick look at it before handing it to the gray bat, the supermaster of this world had obviously put his super intelligence to good use for some personal reasons.
He could read the device on the drawing, but was skeptical about its usefulness.
"This aurora device."
He stared at Mason and said:
"I don't know much about the field of engineering, and in terms of my current knowledge of Krypton, I admit that it can have an impact on space systems.
But blocking everything to locate and teleport the target plane after activation sounds too rosy to be realistic. ”
"You don't have to worry about this technology, this device has helped a world to hide perfectly in the last seventeen years.
They even used this device to make a surprise counterattack against the Stellar Society.
You can rely on the results of the Aurora device. ”
Mason explains:
"Its disadvantage is that it can only be blocked and concealed passively, and once the conquerors are determined to invest a lot of manpower and material resources to accurately search for the enemy, then it will most likely be breached.
But I don't believe there will be such a large-scale operation in the Conqueror sequence in the near future.
The fourth impact is at hand, and the Conquerors are tasked with protecting the Garden World under the command of the Council of Hope, in other words, you will be safe for the next twenty days or so.
But do you have any ideas on how to survive this onslaught? ”
"If you have a way, then do it your way. If you don't have one, destroy it! ”
Without hesitation, the Queen of Justice said:
"As we have made in the previous three shocks, we do not expect to destroy the worlds that share our own problems, but we will have to take some necessary measures to protect our existence."
"The first collision world is a planet full of infected bodies, the second is the nest world of the cleaners, and the third time."
The lord said:
"When the third shock occurred, the opposing world was embroiled in a massive confrontation between us and the conquerors, and that time the situation turned into a three-way melee in seven hours.
That was the closest our world came to destruction.
That's when the dangerous Black Lantern Ring was activated, and our friend and brother John Stewart sacrificed himself to become the human embodiment of the Black Death.
He covered the world that collided with us with the power of death, eliminating the crisis invisibly, at the cost of losing himself forever and becoming a puppet of death.
Mason!
Our resistance and wariness of outsiders is precisely because the last experience was so memorable that I will not blame the other side for making war choices in order to survive.
But the truth is that if the same situation were to play out, this time the Lords of Justice would only act more decisively and quickly. ”
"It was a tragic sacrifice indeed."
Mason nodded, not accusing of the behavior.
Compared to his disappointment and anger at witnessing the Justice League destroy Hogwarts, he now clearly understands better how much it means to survive in a world.
He was not in that position to criticize them for doing something destructive, because he had done the same.
Growth, not only the rest of the K-team is growing, Mason also has his own growth.
He may still be unaccustomed to some things.
But he will choose to keep his thoughts in his heart rather than let his emotions erupt and destroy the union that both sides have worked hard to do.
"The Aurora device is only part of this self-rescue plan, and I am already working on improving this Isu technology, but I still need further data and theoretical support.
Don't worry about that, I've entrusted this task to a group of the smartest people you can imagine. ”
Mason didn't hide the current situation, he took out the description of the remaining works from his bag and handed them to the Lords of Justice for evaluation.
It contains all of the options that Team K has collected so far to survive the apocalypse, and Mason himself has marked the pros and cons of the apocalypse.
is a very realistic and useful doomsday survival material.
Even the most demanding gray bat, after reading it, has to admit that Mason is indeed professional enough in this area, but he talks to his companions and asks his own questions:
"You still can't decide which option to choose?"
He said:
"Is it because every plan is not 100% sure? With the plan I've seen so far, do you intend to use world integration as the main means, and the others are all auxiliary and back-up means? ”
"That's the perfect solution, to turn your opponent into a friend, I won't change my mind until I'm sure it won't work, as for sure, how dare I expect to be 100% safe?"
Mason was quite candid:
"Actually, if the success rate is 50%, I will bet everything on it, and the problem is that even the world fusion plan, which seems to have the highest success rate at the moment, has fatal problems that are difficult to solve.
After leaving you, I reckon I'll spend the rest of my time on it.
But if you agree to join our alliance, then your world will also have a complete shock response system, including the Earth's magnetic field amplifier, the backup host to connect to the world of Divine Opinion, and the development and operation of the Speed Force Matrix in charge of the lightning family.
We have calculated that these preliminary preparations will take at least twenty days if all goes well.
Most importantly, your world plane and Lady Emilia's plane are fit together, which means that the next time you impact, you will most likely face the squeeze collision of each other's planes.
So what I ask of you is that you not only complete the preparations for your own world, but also help the vampires complete the preparations on this side.
All the materials and equipment were provided by Osborne Tower, and you were responsible for the installation and commissioning, no problem, right? ”
"No, if we want to unite, that's what we have to do."
The Queen of Justice nodded and said, then looked at the thick collapse of various documents in her hand, and she sighed:
"To be honest, I thought you would just throw a plan outline to us, but I didn't expect you to be so honest and admit that after seeing these plans that have taken a lot of effort to produce, although I know that there will still be risks, I am personally relieved.
We've been at war all these years, and conflict has taken up most of our energy, and we don't have much time to think about it. The device you perceive in BatInsight is Batman's final preparation.
It's extreme.
But we can't do it better. ”
"Learning from the enemy is a very extreme strategy, and all I can say is that it's good that you met us before you put it into practice."
Mason glanced at his watch, got up and said:
"Everyone, please come with me, the representatives of the other worlds are here, and you have to talk to them about the specific joint plan."
The four Righteous Lords immediately got up, and as Mason walked out of the meeting room, they saw others teleported through the cosmic treadmill in the teleportation hall not far away.
As soon as the two sides looked at each other, they were stunned.
How so?
It's like looking in a mirror.
Here are the Big Three, and there are also the Big Three, except for some details that are not quite the same, the two sides are completely carved out of the same mold.
In addition to waving to each other in a friendly manner, the master, the supersuper, and the woman were all looking at each other.
The young K team stood aside eating melons and watching the play, and Damian bumped Xiao Qiao who was watching left and right with his elbow and whispered:
"If you were given a choice, who would you choose to be your father?"
"My dad, of course!"
Little Joe crossed his arms and snorted, saying:
"Superman, the righteous lord, didn't even protect my mother, and my dad was the best! Mason said that in all parallel worlds, my father and mother are a happy couple.
What about you?
Who do you prefer? ”
"That."
Damian pointed to the gray bat and grinned:
"This guy looks a little more vicious, and he doesn't with Selena."
"Bang"
Catwoman, who appeared behind Damian at some point, waved her hand expressionlessly and knocked the little madman's head, apparently hearing what he had just complained.
The triumvirate of the two sides approached each other, first staring at each other, and then reaching out in unison to shake their hands with their other worldly selves.
"You look so thin, little girl."
The Queen of Justice said to Wonder Woman in front of her:
"Is it because there is no nourishment of love?"
"Maybe it's because I'm younger, and of course I'm not as good as you to capture the hearts of these two difficult guys at the same time."
Not to be outdone, Wonder Woman replied.
This made the hands of the two female gods of war clasped together make a clicking sound, compared to the girls' "open and secret fighting", the men's conversation with themselves was simple and clear.
"Is Louise happy in another world?"
The lord Chao asked, and Da Chao looked at his own gray hair on his temples in the other world, and then at his eyes that went straight to his heart but were calm to the ancient well.
He nodded and said:
"Before I came, Wally told me the story about you, and it wasn't your fault, Clark, and I'm sure Louise won't blame you either."
"You remind me of myself all those years ago."
The lord Chao glanced at Xiao Qiao, who was still playing with Damian while holding a camera next to him, and he whispered with emotion:
"I had the same soft heart as you did, but anyway, you protected what I couldn't, Clark, and you're better than me.
It's so much stronger than me.
I crossed the line we had drawn for ourselves, I persuaded myself to dedicate myself to order and justice, but in the end I was alone. ”
"Not anymore."
Da Chao stepped forward and gave his other self a hug, he patted Lord Chao's shoulder and said:
"We stand together, and we will go to the end."
Finally, there is the conversation between the lord and the lord.
The two old silver coins had nothing to say, or rather, they wouldn't say what was in their hearts in public, the two just kept exchanging glances, agreed on the time and place of the secret meeting in a wordless manner, and then shook hands very perfunctorily.
When they turned around with each other, they shook their hands secretly, as if they had touched something dirty.
"I said, what happened to you before?"
Mason, who was watching this scene with a weird smile on the side, was just about to leave when he was blocked by Sister Ka, and the god-killing hero looked him up and down, and then said:
"You've died once before, haven't you? I could feel that Emma was crying and she wanted me to make sure you were okay. ”
"It's a bit strange to say that, it's hard to explain the specifics, but maybe I really died once? But it's fine now. ”
Mason patted his head and said to Sister Ka:
"You reminded me that I need to give Emma a call.
Considering that the maternal genes used in our clones came from her, she now has another daughter, and according to her theory, this is the child she had with Jean Grey.
Madeleine has two moms, which is cool. ”
(End of chapter)