In the middle of the night, the whole earth fell silent.

After being swallowed up by the darkness that seemed like eternal night, the people who lived here regained their fear of darkness and the unknown.

Because of Dr. Doom's feat, although it bought precious time for the survival of the earth, at the same time, it also brought mankind back to the 'semi-primitive' era of drilling wood for fire.

In the Bloodnest's technology workshop, a glow of fluorescent light emerged from the cracks in the building, and now in this world, except for some special transcendent beings, it seems that only the most primitive oil lamps can be used to expel the darkness.

"Barbara, I need you to adjust the parameter difference of the capacitor a little smaller, from 65-35 to 55-45, there is still a lot of error between this world and our previous parameters."

Batman Bruce Wayne, who had completely taken off his suit at this time, plunged headlong into the ocean of technology after the two of them arrived at the blood nest with Barbara.

He knows what he needs to do at the moment, and he always does, and in any situation, Bruce Wayne will always do the closest thing to the right choice.

"Okay."

Barbara replied casually, then yawned coquettishly.

The two have been working here for three days and three nights, and although they have had a break in between, this kind of high-intensity work is really a huge torment for their spirits.

Every now and then, Barbara couldn't help but think of Cyborg, who would not be difficult to restart the entire Earth's network and electricity with his ability if Cyborg was present.

With enough time, Cyborg could even rebuild a 'watchtower' outside of this earth.

It's a pity.

Sighing silently, Barbara looked at Bruce Wayne not far away as she went about her work.

"I heard that Dick and they spent a lot of effort to wake you up."

Bruce Wayne's screw-twisting hand paused, and then continued to act as if nothing had happened, and said in a flat voice.

"They're the best heroes, unlike Robin, and now they're completely on their own, and I'm glad to see how they're changing, especially when it comes to me."

"Yes, yes, you do that every time, please Bruce, there are no cameras pointing at you here, no reporters or other members of the Justice League, just the two of us, can't you just put up these stinky shelves?"

Barbara shook her head helplessly.

Although he has only debuted for a few years, after being in contact with Bruce Wayne for a long time, Barbara found that this person's 'idol baggage' is huge, especially in front of young heroes.

I don't know why, whether he wants to leave a serious impression in the hearts of young heroes, or to highlight his unsmiling character.

"Then what do you want me to say?" Bruce turned his head and showed Barbara's eyes, which were still a little blue. "Acceptance speech?"

Barbara couldn't hold back her laughter, and at the same time, her mental exhaustion was swept away.

"I just wanted you to comment on their combat effectiveness, haha, Bruce, you know Jason is a super soldier now, how does it feel to fight him?"

"Jason."

Bruce Wayne felt nothing but a dull pain in his ribs.

Jason really deserves to be a street gangster, Batman's various fighting and finishing skills, as well as some bottomless means, let him understand what he is.

If Dick was a gymnast as a kid and his fighting style was geared towards dexterity and speed, Jason's style was entirely a Demoman or an assaulter.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with his character, Jason is not a person who likes to use his brain, but this does not mean that he is not smart, in the combat strategy and combat reaction, Jason's brain spins very fast.

So in this case, most of Jason's habit is to go straight to the point and wait until the actual fight to start thinking about how to improvise next.

This strategy often leads to an extraordinary result, and this is still Jason back then.

Today, Jason's personal style has been fully strengthened after receiving the power of the Super Soldier Serum.

Without adequate preparation, even Batman now does not dare to guarantee that he will be able to take down Jason, and now Jason's threat is much greater than that of Bane.

"I'm not disgusted with him being injected with Super Soldier Serum, Jason is a good boy, but it was just a detour, and now that he's back, that's enough."

"It's not like you, aren't you the most repulsive to these things, I remember when you taught us before, you always kept us away from these things." Barbara spoke.

"That's because you were just children at the time, and you hadn't yet established mature three views and values."

Bruce Wayne raised his head and said seriously, word by word.

"Whether it's a super soldier serum or other transcendent items, these things often bring great power to people, but you have to understand that these powers are imaginary, and they are not earned by your actual training.

In this case, your state of mind will be completely different, and you will not feel that 'power is hard-won, I want to do something meaningful with it', but you will waste these superpowers wantonly.

What's more, there are extremely serious consequences, isn't there enough of the lessons of Gotham? ”

Putting down the wrench in his hand, Bruce Wayne picked up the electromagnetic device on the bat belt again and continued to speak calmly.

"Therefore, I keep you away from these things in order to protect you, not to restrict you, and when you really become heroes in your own right, you can naturally choose different paths."

"I'd better forget it, I'm still used to supporting you than fighting all kinds of monsters, besides, there are still a lot of unknown pasts waiting for me to explore on this new earth."

Barbara clenched her fists and pulled herself together.

"When the power system is repaired, I will study all the history of this world, including the origin stories of mutants, Inhumans, and Avengers and other superheroes!"

"That's a good idea, but it takes a lot of time, and we have a lot of work to do, so your 'retirement' plan may have to be pushed back."

"Superman and Jason, what about them? And the rest of the Suicide Squad, what are they doing now? Barbara asked again.

Hearing this, Bruce Wayne's originally flabby brow furrowed.

"The Justice League has more tricky problems to deal with right now, and the quicker we get our work done, the more it will help them."

"Can't you tell me something, I'm not a kid anymore, Kate and I stuck to Gotham for two years, remember?"

Barbara can't help but complain a little about Batman's habitual concealment of missions.

While it's true that she's not yet a member of the Justice League, as a member of the Bat Family and a hero who has made a significant contribution to the Endgame, she feels entitled to know what's next.

When Bruce Wayne heard this, he also began to reflect on himself.

It is true that for him, little guys like Barbara have been juniors all their lives, but it is undeniable that they are no longer the 'followers' of the past.

They are writing their own stories, and slowly there is even a momentum that is better than blue.

Thinking of this, Bruce Wayne nodded slightly.

"The members of the Justice League are looking around to protect the people who have come to this place, as you already know, Louise and Harley Quinn are counting the losses of the Suicide Squad while also controlling the supercriminals."

"Don't tell me, those criminals are ready to go back to their old ways."

"That's exactly what we're worried about, and while we're all united against an enemy like Darkseid, when this is over, and when they come to the New World, their personalities can easily cause chaos in the wasteland."

It's not that Batman is unfounded, but those villains have a lot of lessons from the past.

After two years of desperate life on Earth in the Apocalypse War universe, and now in the wasteland, a new 'lawless' Earth, it's hard to imagine what those supercriminals will do.

"It's a pity, I heard that the suicide squad sacrificed a lot of people in the battle for Luther Tower, and I was very sorry at the time, but now that I think about it, if those people were still alive, I guess this place would be even more 'lively'."

Barbara shook her head in a complicated way, a bitterness welling up in her heart.

"By the way, what about Luther?"

Hearing Barbara's question, Bruce Wayne replied flatly.

"Lex Luthor is preparing to establish a new regime in the wasteland, and he is currently negotiating with various forces, and the Black Canary is with him."

"Huh?"

Seeing Bruce say such a powerful thing easily, Barbara couldn't help it for a moment.

"You don't know that Luthor is a wolf with ambitions, he wants to be the ruler of the wasteland, do you agree to that?!"

"He's part of the Justice League."

"He's a wall-to-wall traitor."

Barbara said dissatisfied.

"But he's a really good leader, and he's very smart." Bruce Wayne said calmly. "I know you'll be surprised and incomprehensible about this, and that's normal, but the reality is, we need Luther."

After looking around, turning on the low-frequency soundproofing, and making sure that the busy members of the Bloodline in the distance would not hear him, Bruce Wayne spoke.

"I've been in contact with the heroes of this world, Clint Barton, Kate Bishop, Blood Baron, Frank, etc., and you have to admit that they are old, and some of them even have problems with their old spirits.

I know they're not a threat, but they're not good rulers either, and these bigoted, hideous personalities will never give people hope, they will only polarize the wasteland.

I talked briefly about this with Clark, and we hope that the two civilizations can really come together, and this will take a lot of time, even our whole lives.

But no matter how you start, the wasteland can't be left in a state of scattered sand. ”

Bruce Wayne groaned and said solemnly.

"For real change, the wasteland has to have only one voice."

(End of chapter)