Chapter 2849: The Great Battle of the Lego Minifigures! (Part 14)

Looking at the clear fine wine poured into the cup, Shiler was somewhat flattered.

It's not that no one has invited him to drink, but this is Batman! Never mind whether this Batman is authentic or not, but he is Batman! How many people have been invited to drink by Batman?!

This is a life achievement of the same difficulty as seeing Iron Man cry and hearing Spider-Man curse! Arrogance doesn't even have these two achievements!

Shiler coughed twice, slightly restrained his excitement, picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Batman. Batman winked at him and said, "Then in your opinion, how to solve this situation?"

"The ears are almost standing higher than a Doberman, and still acting pretentious here." Shiler laughed in his heart and said, "Actually, it's not a difficult task. Compared to those extreme cases I've seen, it's just a piece of cake."

"Tell me quickly." Batman's body sat straighter and straighter.

"But before that, you have to tell me the things you've been hiding from me." Shiler waved his hand and said, "This is not a transaction, but I must know if my previous guesses about some people's original families are accurate. This is conducive to my judgment of the condition and proposing solutions. Not too much, right?"

Batman's movement paused significantly, and the hand shaking the wine glass also stopped. He turned his head to one side, seemingly recalling something, but soon shook his head again and said, "Of course not too much, but I don't think you will believe it. No one believes me."

"Since you know we are visitors from other universes, you should be able to think that there are countless strange things happening in the myriad universes. How can you be sure that what you say will be so strange that we dare not believe it?"

Batman opened his mouth, seemingly unable to organize better language for refutation, so he said, "Then I have to tell you this great secret."

Batman's tone was not one of complacency or guilt, but more like self-mockery, as if he had told this secret to everyone countless times, but no one believed him.

"We can assemble our limbs infinitely, but it's not without a price," Batman said. "Parts will wear out, but a mysterious force repaired our wear and tear, but this mysterious force is also limited."

Batman's expressive face rarely showed a trace of seriousness and darkness like other Batmen. He said, "Every part of our limbs contains this mysterious force. Limbs that have never been damaged have the most power, and the more they are repaired, the less power remains, until there is none at all."

"How many times does it have to be assembled to exhaust it?"

"No one knows." Batman shook his head and said, "No one has done such a cruel experiment, but some unlucky guys who are often damaged have discovered that they cannot install a part of their limbs, which proves that the mysterious force in their bodies is about to be exhausted."

"So what?"

"A group of people are thinking of ways to replenish this mysterious force," Batman said, supporting his chin with his hands together, and then said, "They found a method that can make the mysterious force return to its source. In that case, the consumption of power can be delayed."

"Your parents went to do this?"

Batman's hands tightened, and he nodded, changing the subject, saying, "Yes, they are fighting for this cause."

"My meaning is, they let the power in their bodies return to the source?"

Batman finally couldn't hold it anymore. He picked up the wine glass and poured the wine into his mouth all at once. He didn't know how he was choked and coughed several times.

"They must do this. This is what they told me before they left. I can probably understand what's going on. If this plan was proposed by them, then if even they cannot lead by example, no one will follow."

"Who are those others?"

"The previous generation of superheroes," Batman said. "They seemed to have lived in a place called New York before, but they have also disappeared one after another in the year my parents went missing."

"Sounds like a sad story."

"But their sacrifice is meaningful," Batman said. "The lack of mysterious power at the source is a very fatal problem, and it didn't appear in recent years. Because of the sacrifice of the previous generation of superheroes, this problem has been delayed for decades, but there is no way to delay it forever."

"So Barbara and Gordon are also executing this plan? Is it through recruiting volunteers?"

"Not that ideal," Batman said. "Most people think we are alarmist, and even the others in the Justice League are the same. They think that the days like this can go on forever."

"So I feel lost because I can't unite them. My parents did it, but now not only do they not believe me, they don't need me at all. I don't know how to convince them to... when the crisis comes that day... I don't want to do this..."

"I completely understand you," Shiler said. "It seems my speculation is correct. Your parents also immersed themselves in this state all year round. They both want to save the world and are reluctant to part with those old friends, presenting a duality like schizophrenia."

Batman agreed deeply and said, "The two words I heard most often when I was a child were 'must' and 'don't want'. They broke out into countless quarrels for this. One moment they told me some things they must do, and the next moment they said some things they didn't want to do. I don't understand what they meant."

"They are also worried that you will fall into the same entanglement as them one day, so they tried their best to drag this time back," Shiler explained this from another angle and said, "At least their sacrifice is meaningful, because you are a capable adult now. If the crisis came when you were a child, it would be even more hopeless."

Batman nodded, acknowledging this statement. He poured himself some more wine. Of course, this thing called wine is actually grape juice. Shiler tasted it just now. As a happy-ending episode, it is impossible for real wine to appear in this universe, so Batman wants to drink more, and he doesn't stop him.

"You said there is a way to solve my current interpersonal communication problems. If you can really do it, the consultation fee is up to you."

"It's a pity that I can't use the money in your universe. It's fine to get some for collection. Too much is forget it." Shiler tapped the wine glass with his finger and then said, "But you are Batman, your promise is worth a thousand gold. If you promise to help me with a favor in the future."

"That has to be after we have a future," Batman agreed readily and said, "If you can really solve this problem, even if it's another delay, before I am completely worn out and unable to assemble, I can help you with a favor."

"For example, when mentioning this later, you can directly sigh, if you had studied hard in university, you could have entered a better company, so you wouldn't have to suffer this oppression, or if you had seen through the character of the boss and subordinates earlier and didn't make these mistakes, you would definitely not have missed the wonderful moment."

"Then let's correct behavior first. I believe your willpower should be able to persist. In the later stage, behavior can also reverse-correct the spirit."

"First of all, although my principle is that if it doesn't hurt, there's no need for treatment, considering that the vast majority of patients with feelings of loneliness are unwilling to describe themselves that way, often avoiding the doctor out of fear and stubbornly insisting they are fine, I will just assume you are suffering because of loneliness."

Batman instinctively moved his mouth wanting to refute, but Shiler blocked his words well. Shiler continued.

"First, change the subject of two out of every three sentences you say to someone else, instead of yourself. Don't emphasize how you are now, but ask how others are."

"Give an example." Shiler stretched out his hand and said, "After you finish saying 'hello', take the initiative to ask how others are. When others talk about how they are, you must hold back, don't lead the topic to yourself."

"The wrong example is, if someone says I'm not doing well recently, don't say I'm also not doing well, and then start talking about how you are, but insist on asking why they are not doing well and what difficulties they encountered."

"When they start describing their difficulties, don't talk eloquently about your solution, or how you solved it when you encountered this difficulty, unless they seriously ask for your opinion. You just listen."

Batman blocked his mouth with a wine glass. The behavior improvement method Shiler proposed was really hitting the nail on the head, because he was such a person. He recalled all the communication with all members of the Justice League in the past, basically not exceeding three sentences, the topic must be turned to himself.

For example, when Superman talked about the recent improvement of the Fortress of Solitude facilities, Batman would immediately talk about how he recently changed the layout of the Batcave. When Wonder Woman talked about the mess on Mount Olympus, Batman would talk about his feelings when watching mythology.

Therefore, the topics of all people who communicated with him had never been deepened. Basically, they only said that there was this thing, but didn't say what on earth this thing was, because what they wanted to say was all blocked back, and the next was Batman's long talk time.

"I just want to give them advice..." Batman muttered in a low voice.

"Humans don't need advice and suggestions, because humans never humbly accept them," Shiler said. "Even if they accept them, they will feel that they are humbly accepting advice and have a clear mind, not how wise you are and how helpful you are to them."

Batman couldn't refute.

"Second, when talking about yourself, don't attribute everything to your own ideas," Shiler frowned and said. "If you cannot participate in something, say that someone else held you back, and don't say that you don't want to go yourself."

Batman just wanted to open his mouth, but Shiler said, "I know this is lying, but what humans need most is lies. They only listen to what they want to hear. Your real thoughts are not listened to, and even if they are heard, they cannot be understood, and even if they are understood, they cannot be accepted."

Batman pursed his mouth again and didn't speak. Obviously, he had deep feelings about not being understood.

The situation Shiler mentioned was also encountered by him. Superman invited him to a party, he said he didn't want to go, and there was only silence on the opposite side. That kind of silence seemed as if the other party couldn't find any excuse to explain for him, and it seemed that there was no obligation to explain for him.

"You can not care about the society behind you, but they still have to care," Shiler said. "You need to give them a reason to prevaricate the people behind them. If you find a reason yourself, you don't need others to rack their brains to help you find a reason. They can rack their brains once or twice, but people will get tired."

Batman seemed to have listened and nodded.

Shiler sighed and continued, "Third, when others mention you in an occasion where you are not present, don't try to reverse the image of you in their words to anyone who has heard this, and don't go to explain and refute."

"Why?" Batman narrowed his eyes and said, "Should I let them smear me?"

"Humans will only believe what they want to believe. If they don't believe you are that kind of person, then no matter how much others say, it's useless. If they believe you are that kind of person, then no matter how much you explain, it's useless."

"I know you are very confused," Shiler drank a sip of grape juice and then said, "But smart people understand that so-called explanation and clarification only exist at the level of axioms, and for a specific person, removing prejudice is as difficult as ascending to heaven."

"There is nothing wrong with being obsessed with revealing the truth, but in the social field, the desire you show will become a knife that others hold in their hands to stab you. Once others know how to stimulate you, then what awaits you will be a mountain of knives and a sea of fire."

"If you want to achieve social suppression, you have to appear to not care about anything, so that you can be invincible and win every battle." ===== CHAPTER 2850 =====