Chapter 2866

Schiller successfully negotiated terms with the Wei En couple of the Lego world, primarily for the Waynes to start up their factory to produce enough plastic Lego components for them to use as building materials to construct houses at the base in the Battleworld.

The specific quantity wasn't discussed in detail, because with the raw material recovery technology, once they found better materials for building houses, they could completely return these components to the Lego universe, allowing them to be reduced to plastic raw materials for constructing their own universe. So, it could only be considered a rental, naturally just enough to suffice.

The trade items naturally weren't ordinary money, nor mechanical technology, because the technology in the Lego world wasn't very compatible with the real world. So, what was exchanged was actually materials science technology.

Previously, the Batman had discovered that by adding some special substances to plastic raw materials, one could increase the strength of the plastic or change its properties. Thomas took a fancy to this technology and hoped the Batman and Schiller could get them some factors not found in their universe that could be added to plastic raw materials.

Schiller thought Vibranium would be a good choice, but that required trading with Wakanda, so he let Thomas first try if Molten Steel would work; he happened to have a ready-made batch on hand.

The Batman provided Apokoliptian metal, which came with the equipment moved back from Apokolips last time. Tim didn't have any ready-made materials on hand, so he had to go back and study with his companions, but in any case, they could still provide the Amber Gold mixed into Gotham's architecture.

After the negotiation, the Wei En Group's factory started production and churned out a batch of standard building parts; to be precise, standard square Lego bricks.

These standard building parts had their advantages: the things built might not be aesthetically pleasing, but they were definitely sturdy, because these were the type of Lego bricks with the longest production history, and the fit of the molds could be made the most seamless.

Everyone felt there was no problem, so they found a time and opened a portal at the airport.

Naturally, the local Batman also found the invitation, and fortunately, it wasn't too late. He walked into the portal along with the transport vehicles behind him and the main universe Batman.

The process of passing through the portal was actually just a flash of white light before the eyes. After about two seconds of loading, the main universe Batman's vision recovered.

Out of safety considerations, Thomas and Martha weren't brought along for the time being, and the main universe Batman almost immediately realized how correct this decision was.

Because almost everyone had overlooked one problem—Lego people were really only as big as Lego bricks.

The main universe Batman, who had recovered his normal human stature, looked back, looked again, and looked once more; there was no one behind him.

It wasn't until he lowered his head to look at his feet that he saw the Lego universe Batman staring blankly up at him—not even as tall as his heel.

The main universe Batman lowered his head and bent down to pick him up from the ground. Those two short little legs were kicking and struggling; the resistance wasn't even as intense as a cockroach's.

Looking at the Lego Batman standing in his palm, the main universe Batman was speechless.

As the saying goes, even a wise man makes a mistake. The main universe Batman only now remembered that while Legos could be used to build houses, if they were really toy-scale Legos, how many would it take to build a house that humans could live in in reality?

Even taking a step back, even if quantity wasn't a problem, how many years would it take to piece them together one by one?

And more importantly, Lego people were only palm-sized. Even if he were the Batman, he could at most fight a cockroach; mice were equivalent to Godzilla to him. Was it really a good idea to pull him into the Batman team?

The Batman couldn't help but suspect this was Schiller's conspiracy.

And the Lego Batman had already started yelling, "My God, why are you so big? Is this some kind of Giant Kingdom?!"

"It's not that we're too big, it's that you're too small," the Batman said, leaning his eyes in. "I'm afraid we have to reconsider the plan to build a base with Legos."

"And we have to reconsider the matter of the Lego Wei En couple joining the Batman team. Such tiny Lego people could easily be stepped on if one isn't careful. If they weren't kidnapped by criminals but instead stepped into pieces by their own son, that would be a true family tragedy."

Soon, Schiller and Tim, who had brought Dick along, also returned to the Lego world. The three of them stood before the portal, speechless.

Schiller touched his nose a bit awkwardly and said, "It wasn't entirely my plan; you all agreed to it, right?"

"I can't take a Dick like this back to our base," Tim said. "I might be able to lock him in a hamster cage; of course, my relationship with Dick isn't that bad, but you can't expect every one of us to resist doing that. I mean, can you resist?"

Schiller looked at the Joker he was holding in his hand. He sighed and said, "I'm afraid I really have to build him a cage first. What if he runs off to some corner and gets eaten by a mouse? We're in the forest!"

The Wei En couple walked up, puzzled, because after returning, they had turned back into Lego people, with no difference in size, so it was hard for them to understand what they were struggling with.

Fortunately, the main universe Batman still remembered this matter. He said, "We discovered that our estimation of the Lego size might have had some problems. What I want to know is, how big can you make the Lego components at most?"

"Size isn't really a problem," Thomas shook his head and said. "If you want, we can also directly cast Lego bricks as big as a building, but are you sure that won't cause any problems for assembly? Too many cantilevers and cranes might affect construction scheduling."

"I'm afraid we won't even need cranes," the main universe Batman estimated the size in his mind and then said, "I think Lego blocks about the size of the Wei En Tower would be about right, and then combined with some smaller blocks, preferably black..."

"No, I want colorful ones," Schiller said. "Preferably natural tones; camouflage would work too."

The base where the Tims were was also by the sea, so he said, "I want transparent ones, is that okay? I've long wanted to build an underwater crystal palace."

The Wei En couple didn't refuse, but they were also curious about what the universe where the Batman and the others lived was really like, so they immediately arranged for the factory to start production and manufactured everything in an enlarged scale.

Under the guidance of the main universe Batman, they finally built vehicles with proportions similar to the real world, used for loading Lego blocks that were just about the right size to be held in one hand in the real world.

The Wei En couple stood on the roof of the magnificent giant truck and passed through the portal along with the vehicle.

This caused quite a stir; almost all the Batmen who remained in the cave gathered around.

Thus, the Wei En couple saw more than a dozen pitch-black giants' faces leaning toward them.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!"

Martha let out a scream. The main universe Batman hurriedly pushed the others away and introduced the situation of the Lego universe at the fastest speed.

Then Thomas and Martha saw more than a dozen pairs of blue eyes lighting up simultaneously.

"Are you serious?" one of the Batmen looked at the main universe Batman and said, "They are Thomas and Martha? But... I mean... um..."

The other Batmen also showed suspicious gazes, because very unsurprisingly, the Lego people's expressions were drawn on, and basically, there were no facial features that could be used to identify characteristics.

If you dyed the Joker's green hair back and wiped off the lipstick, facing the two eyes and one nose on the cylindrical head, you couldn't say he wasn't the Batman.

After experiencing the initial shock, Thomas and Martha also reacted, because after all, compared to the Batman identifying whether this was his parents, it was much less difficult for them to identify whether this group of people in front of them was the Batman.

Anyway, most Batmen looked pitch-black, with two pointed ears on top of their heads and a long cape behind them; these could also be reflected in the Lego world.

So they easily saw that this room was full of their sons. Martha let out another short scream and said, "My God, I really can't imagine what kind of mother could give birth to you. How on earth is she supposed to manage such giants? If you were all like little Bruce, insisting on rocking in a rocking chair while reading, causing you to fall headfirst onto the ground, how would she save you?"

Most of the Batmen's movements paused for a moment, because they all had such experiences when they were young and all left a scar on their scalps.

More than a dozen pairs of blue eyes leaned closer. Thomas hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Scatter, all scatter! You look just like the monsters in those horror movies. If you have anything to say, say it one by one!"

Thus, a scene rarely seen in thousands of years appeared: the Batmen lined up honestly, leaning their nose tips toward the Lego people, their blue eyes, which were always as calm as an ancient well, carrying thirty percent excitement and thirty percent nostalgia.

The impact of the Lego parents was indeed not as strong as real people, but relatively speaking, they wouldn't age like real people, and there wouldn't be the sorrowful scene of "meeting each other but not recognizing." This world didn't have any bitter and deep disasters, so there weren't so many heart-to-heart talks about life and death to be had.

In fact, Thomas and Martha from the Lego world were much more optimistic than the parents in many Batmen's impressions. Martha was more emotionally volatile and liked to talk and laugh loudly; Thomas was also very cheerful, unlike the hurried and busy ones little Bruce often saw.

Many Batmen were actually very unaccustomed to this. As mentioned before, the vast majority of Bruce Waynes were gloomy people from a young age. Even without the tragedy of their parents' death, they couldn't be considered very cheerful.

Although some of it was due to nature, family education was also an important influencing factor.

Thomas wasn't the kind of romantic and dissolute youth; he was a slightly serious father with high demands, a middle-aged man who valued responsibility more than feelings. Martha was a noblewoman with rich cultivation, a steady mindset, and was decisive. So, most little Bruces rarely saw their parents have very emotionally volatile moments when they were young.

The Waynes' way of solving problems was to sit down and talk, rational communication, and equal cooperation, rather than smashing pots and pans. There were also almost no moments when you told a joke and I cheered.

Therefore, when the Lego parents started joking about little Bruce's embarrassing moments, they all tacitly looked at the sky and the ground, quietly dodging away.

Even the main universe Batman, who had seen his parents argue, really couldn't find anything to say. They were no longer children who could get more and more excited as they followed their parents' topics.

Except for two—one was naturally the bastard, and the other, according to the main universe Batman's estimation, should be the Batman of the universe where that Tim was.