Chapter 1235: The Farm of Justice (Part 34)

Schiller is searching for data in the Batcave's archive room. Barry is like someone with nails growing under his feet, completely unable to stand still. He circles behind the shelves for a while, walks to the door for a while, shaking Schiller until he feels dizzy.

"If you really can't stay still, go wait at the door." Schiller says to Barry while pulling open a drawer.

Barry looks both terrified and excited. He looks up at the row of switches on the wall, rubs his hands, and says: "I've long known that Batman has a database containing various data. In it are plans and schemes to deal with villains from all over the world and even the entire universe, including plans to deal with himself."

"Batman doesn't let anyone get close to that database, and doesn't even let others take an extra look at it. Alright, actually, I'm just very curious. Oh my God! This is my first time moving so freely in the Batcave..."

Barry is like a young man from a small town who has just entered the city and hasn't seen the world. His head keeps turning to look at the environment in this archive room. Schiller says while looking down at the data:

"I guess after you go back, you will definitely brag to the Batman of your world. You will tell him that even though he has made such tight protective measures, you still found a loophole from the Batman of another universe."

"But I advise you best not to do so. As his friend, you don't need to aggravate his condition." Schiller shakes his head gently.

"But the fact is just like this." Barry spreads his hands and says: "I am now in the Batcave of another Batman. These data are displayed before my eyes without any defense. Even if the Batman of my world has made more defenses, I still obtained his secrets through other channels."

"I'm not showing off how strong I am, I just want to tell him that many of his worries are unnecessary. I want to let him relax a bit." Barry explains.

"He won't feel more relaxed; he will only feel more anxious and painful. He will know that there are many counterparts of him in the universe, and some of their styles of conduct are completely inconsistent with his, which might lead to his secrets being leaked as well." Schiller flips through a page of data.

"This is a reality he cannot change for the time being, but it will constantly affect his life and might bring him danger. For a patient with anxiety disorder, this is a fatal blow. Stop stimulating him."

Barry is just about to say something when Schiller turns around, looks into Barry's eyes, and says: "I know, you admire Batman very much and have always regarded yourself as his good partner. The friends of Batman in your world are all like this."

"You think that as long as you make him recognize the fact that there are realities in this world he cannot change, you can make him put down those unnecessary worries and put away his excessive suspicion. You think that doing so can make him normal."

"Isn't this right?" Barry puts his hands on his hips, also looks into Schiller's eyes, and says: "This is originally the fact. Even if Batman is strong again, he cannot control everything in all universes, but he insists on doing so. This makes him very painful, and makes the people around him very painful too."

Facing Barry, Schiller seems to have extra patience. He stretches out his hand, puts the document he finished reading back on the shelf, and says in a calm and powerful tone: "Yes, this kind of pain comes from his excessive desire for control, and the desire for control comes from a sense of insecurity."

"You repeatedly emphasize to him the insecure factors beyond his control, which cannot weaken this sense of insecurity, nor can it give him a sense of security."

"It's like facing a drowning person. You should throw him a lifebuoy, instead of standing on the shore and shouting at him, 'The tide is about to rise. If you don't swim up quickly, you will be drowned'."

Barry stands on the spot and falls into deep thought. Schiller picks up a new document and says while reading: "Mental illness is like a heavy stone tied to a person's ankle. When people are still on the shore, this will only make them feel tired and walk slower than others."

"But once they fall into the water, this will become a fatal drag. But in the eyes of you normal people, the water isn't deep, and he knows how to swim, but he just struggles powerlessly on the edge of drowning."

"You think that in common sense, he has the ability to break free from the current situation, so his choice to struggle in the water is his own willingness, or just a kind of performance. You feel worried, but you also feel that maybe he has his own arrangements, so dragging it on like this is fine, and there is no need for immediate rescue."

"But in reality, the stone tied to his feet won't disappear out of thin air. The pain and struggle you feel on him at all times are not hallucinations, let alone performances. Your intuitive judgment is correct; he just needs to be saved, and it's immediate. He needs a lifebuoy."

Barry opens his mouth. In the darkness, he sees the micro-light flickering in Schiller's eyes. He is like a moth attracted by a light source, taking two steps forward, closer to Schiller.

"Then how do I create a lifebuoy for him?"

"That depends on what kind of lifebuoy you hope to get when you are drowning."

Just as he finishes speaking, Schiller throws a stack of documents into Barry's hands and says: "Alright, Lex should need these. Let's send the data back to him first."

Soon, the light of the Speed Force covers Schiller's body again, and the two return to the room in the Rodriguez Manor basement where the Ark Reactor is stored.

Lex has already dismantled the parts that need adjustment. He spreads the Ark Reactor data brought by Schiller on the ground and starts to adjust the interface specifications against the design drawings.

In the process of waiting for Lex to adjust, Schiller walks to the side of the bookcase in the room and sits in a chair to start reading academic journals. Suddenly, he feels a shadow covering the ground beside him.

Schiller doesn't look up, just reading the words on the book intently. A voice comes from his ear: "You know how to help Batman, right?"

"You must be very close to him, perhaps someone he trusts very much. But unfortunately, in my world, Batman doesn't have such an elder. I can feel that he is sinking deeper and deeper." Barry's voice reveals a kind of helplessness and desolation.

"So can you tell me, how did you do it? How did you create a lifebuoy and throw it to him?"

Schiller pushes his glasses, turns his head to glance at Barry, leans his body toward the armrest of the chair where Barry is, looks at Barry from bottom to top, and says: "Of course I am very happy to tell you, but now I am facing a trouble. Are you willing to do your best to help me solve it?"

"... Of course, the Flash is happy to serve you."

Soon, the three stand before the massive Ark Reactor again. Lex gestures and says:

"This massive reaction device was originally supposed to be used for power supply, just like now, it is supplying power to all the buildings in the Cat Getan building renovation project."

"But at the same time, it is also an energy reaction device that can store huge amounts of energy, compress them, change their properties, and concentrate them at one point to explode. And I am precisely trying to use this function."

"After a long investigation, I discovered that the dark clouds hovering over Cat Getan have nothing to do with natural weather phenomena. It is more like a product of the concretization of a special rule. Its essence should still be energy, but the nature of the energy is not something that humans at the current stage can understand."

"But whether it can be understood is not important. Humans have actually never truly understood the world they live in, but we know how to use violent means to destroy it. The only solution to destruction is sufficient magnitude."

"I think the mysterious energy covering Cat Getan cannot be cracked by human science at the current stage. Even if it can be cracked, it will take a long time. So rather than cracking it, it's better to just blow it up."

"The Ark Reactor is essentially still a big bomb, but its energy output is too stable, making it very suitable for power supply, but not suitable for blasting."

"So, I have been looking for the fuse of the bomb. Simply put, I need a kind of energy with sufficient attack power and breakthrough capability to serve as the spark to ignite the Ark Reactor's energy."

"Originally, I was considering Green Lantern energy..." Lex turns to look at Schiller, then shakes his head gently and says: "But Green Lantern energy is more inclined to shaping, and it doesn't belong to instantaneous explosive energy."

"However, fortunately, we have a new friend." Lex casts his gaze on Barry again. Barry frowns and says: "So, you think the Speed Force is the kind of energy you want?"

Lex nods and says: "Although because of the interface problem before, the two kinds of energy didn't connect well, it can still be seen that the Speed Force you output can cause changes in the Ark Reactor's energy."

Barry nods. At this time, Schiller asks: "You want to use the Ark Reactor to blow up the dark clouds over Cat Getan? I don't understand the principle, but there are two questions. First, how to ensure the safety of the city? Second, how to maintain the effect for a long time with a short-term explosion?"

"These two are actually one question." Lex answers: "This is precisely what I need your help with. I need a medium."

"A medium?"

"The halo on your head."

Schiller widens his eyes slightly and looks at Lex. Lex takes out a document from behind and says: "Before, I saw it in the data provided by Bruce. He conducted detailed research on the light circle on your head. The research shows that this is a material very suitable for energy maintenance and conduction."

"At the same time, because it can be enlarged or reduced at will, the size is enough to cover the entire Cat Getan City, and it can be maintained at a certain height without spending any power. Moreover, the material strength is sufficient, it is not afraid of being attacked, and it comes with its own brightness, which can provide illumination."

"Simply put, after the initial explosion, I will conduct a large amount of energy to the light circle, forming a new energy layer in the center of the light circle, replacing the original dark cloud energy layer, and then let it maintain a suitable height to cover Cat Getan, making it impossible for the dark clouds to invade here again."

Schiller thinks for a moment, then nods and says: "Sounds effective. Then let's try it."

Barry is confused listening from the side. Just as he is thinking about whether the "halo" in Lex's mouth is some kind of slang, he sees a light circle "zeng" up on Schiller's head.

In Barry's shocked gaze, Schiller takes off that light circle and throws it to Lex. ===== CHAPTER 1236 =====