Chapter 3469
Schiller—a name that should have been familiar in the Battleworld.
To be precise, what should have been familiar to people in the Battleworld was "Greed." It's just that most superheroes couldn't figure out the difference between them and didn't know they were different personality traits of one person, thinking they were counterparts from different universes. But all in all, Schiller was quite famous.
However, after the Battleworld opened, not everyone went online for the first time. Basically, only players who had participated in the internal test would accept the invitation letter without any defense and enter this mysterious space, and rank into the game for the first time.
The vast majority of people who had not participated in such games would have a sense of vigilance about this. Even most Batmen would choose to find a safe enough place to save the invitation letter to prevent some evil creature from jumping out of this thing one day.
Gaining the trust of so many Batmen was a quite difficult job, which had always been the direction the founder of Battleworld worked toward. Because they were indeed very capable, the work had made considerable progress.
In fact, the most important thing was that the Batman of any universe could be called disaster-ridden. When the universe encountered an unsolvable problem, they would try any method. Injustice Batman was like this.
However, this also led to the fact that the time for players to enter the Battleworld was early or late, and it was not completely consistent.
And after discovering that he was already famous throughout the multiverse, "Greed" also deliberately controlled the frequency of entering the game. This indeed relatively well restored his reputation and also made him a character who only existed in legends.
Batman is not the kind of person who will take the initiative to share information with others, even if the object is themselves from other universes. They will definitely have reservations, even if the other party asks. If they cannot exchange with information of sufficient value, they will never speak in detail.
Other internal test players are about the same. Although they all understand what is going on, they will not shout everywhere. After all, offending Schiller also has risks.
This led to the fact that players who entered the Battleworld later did not know enough about Schiller. The two teams of Batman and Superman who came to this universe just happened to have entered the Battleworld recently.
Then again, if it weren't for their lack of understanding of Schiller, they wouldn't have chosen this universe as a dungeon.
Since the public beta of Battleworld opened, everyone has ranked quite a few times. It stands to reason that every universe should have been rotated once. But Schiller's universe hasn't, also because those who know the truth mostly go around it, and even if they draw it, they won't use it, just treat the points as feeding the dog.
Compared to "Greed," "Arrogance" actually doesn't want the universe he is in to be disturbed. To take a step back, he also doesn't want his life to be disturbed by various visitors from other worlds.
However, as more and more players join the Battleworld, this is basically impossible. When he agreed to let the Battleworld run in this mode, he had already anticipated the result.
Then he can only take the second best, and let these visitors from other worlds not focus on him.
This is actually very difficult. Not to mention that he has some entanglements with everyone in the Justice League, just the influence on Cat Getan for so long cannot be easily covered up. Visitors from other worlds will hear his name sooner or later, and then appear in his life in various ways.
Others are fine, the key is Batman. These people will not stop until they get information. If they are targeted by them, it is not that the rhythm of life is disrupted, but that there is no time for life at all.
However, after a period of investigation and thinking, Schiller can be considered to have barely found a way to crack it.
Schiller is not a superhero, nor is he a supervillain, but he does have a codename.
Although Marvel also calls him "Greed" and "Doctor," because the words "Doctor" are the same, and the Marvel universe has many doctors, such as Dr. Connors, Dr. Otto, Dr. Yin Sen, so if you only use the word "Doctor," the pointing is not that strong.
And in the Marvel universe, when talking about "Professor," it refers to Professor X.
And for DC people, especially the Gothamites in the universe where Schiller is, once "Professor" is mentioned, the default is Professor Rodriguez.
However, this is only aimed at those who know the truth. Most people only know that there is such a professor, but don't know who it is specifically. After all, Schiller didn't stand up specifically to talk about his contribution to the change of Cat Getan.
And those who know the truth of his era have either left Cat Getan, such as the old Godfather and Alberto; or they won't talk nonsense, such as Gordon and Cobblepot.
So in fact, as long as Schiller himself doesn't say it, most people have no evidence to prove that he is that mysterious "Professor."
And in this regard, Schiller has another advantage, which is that he has no counterpart and does not exist in the vast majority of universes.
Compared to an ordinary person who has never heard of in his own universe, of course, those villains who make trouble in Cat Getan all year round are easier to enter Batman's field of vision.
If you ask most Batmen who a villain codenamed "Professor" might be, they will definitely think of Professor Pyg first, and then think of other supervillains with high academic qualifications or who have been professors, such as Scarecrow and Mr. Freeze, and not a strange name that popped out of nowhere.
This can't blame Batman for his stereotypes. Although Cat Getan has talent emerging, these few evergreen trees who can have as many appearances as the Joker definitely have two brushes.
With the help of this principle, Schiller can easily divert the attention of visitors from other worlds. Jonathan Crane, who has just returned to Cat Getan University, is a good candidate for a scapegoat.
However, this has a premise, and that is to make Bruce shut up first.
As the one who knows the truth among those who know the truth, if he insists on shouting all over the world, then this plan will basically be ruined.
But fortunately, although Bruce is occasionally crazy, overall his mind is still clear. Knowing that in the case of hopeless academic level, if he offends his doctoral tutor in such matters again, he will never graduate in this life. He was very sensible and didn't tear down the stage, allowing Schiller's plan to proceed smoothly.
Schiller and Victor didn't stay in the reception room for too long, and soon they returned to the police station hall, where they saw the principal of Cat Getan University, Sivana, who was chatting with Gordon.
He looked very anxious, but when he saw Schiller coming over, he raised his eyebrows slightly. Gordon immediately realized that for this collective poisoning incident of faculty and staff, the two of them were hard to blame.
But because of this, Gordon completely let go of his heart. He glanced at the interrogation room where Jonathan was, and then took Sivana, Schiller, and Victor to his office.
Jonathan in the interrogation room was bored.
He knew that with the technical level of the Cat Getan Police Station, there was absolutely no possibility of mastering the key evidence of his poisoning. Let alone James Gordon, even if all the members of the Justice League came together, it would be useless. No one could beat him in the professional field of chemistry.
But what he didn't expect was that the person who walked in was Batman.
Jonathan wasn't stupid either; at a glance, he knew that this wasn't the Bruce Wayne who had recovered from his illness in their universe, but another strange Batman.
But even if it was a Batman from another universe, Jonathan wasn't afraid at all. You just look for this evidence; if you can find it, the position of the strongest chemist will be yours.
"Professor Crane," Batman said.
Jonathan was still a bit surprised: this Batman is quite polite? Much better than that bastard in this universe. Bruce didn't call him Professor once when he was in school.
"I know you were wronged," Batman continued.
Jonathan was just about to nod, but suddenly looked at Batman with some doubt and said: "What did you say? Are you saying you suspect that I did this?"
"No, I suspect you were wronged," Batman sat down on the other side of the table and said, "I know you are a famous chemist and wouldn't adopt such a flawed way of poisoning. The whole thing looks very suspicious, and I am still investigating."
Jonathan opened his mouth and closed it again.
It must be said, this Batman has quite a vision, knowing how high his technical level is. Poisoning food and drinking water is indeed the most inferior method; generally speaking, he doesn't use it.
But you say it's a coincidence, Jonathan didn't want to kill them at all, nor did he want to see them make a fool of themselves; he just wanted to make a prank and say hello to them in his own unique way.
Mentioning this, Jonathan was also very helpless.
To be honest, it's not that he didn't want to use more high-end means. The key is that the professors at Cat Getan University are not the thugs on the streets of Cat Getan, one by one thick and strong, with a very good body.
This group of clerical staff are all fragile; no one poisons them, and they can get sick every three days. When the temperature changes, they take turns asking for leave; when the flu comes, they go to the doctor collectively.
As everyone knows, whether it is vomiting or diarrhea, it is actually the body's rejection reaction to toxins, which is the self-rescue instinct evolved by gastrointestinal organs for thousands of years, which can discharge toxins out of the body at the fastest speed, significantly reducing the impact of toxins on the body.
If you really make a blood toxin or nerve gas, there is no chance to discharge it out of the body. With the fragility of this group of faculty and staff, no matter how small the dose, someone will insist on dying for you to see. Jonathan doesn't intend to carry out a massacre, so of course he doesn't dare to use this high-end means.
So, it's not that Jonathan's attack power is low, but that the opposite blood bar is too short. In the case of not intending to kill, he doesn't even dare to use basic attacks casually, and can only use passive skills to rub some damage.
But this accidentally made this Batman from another world, who didn't know where he came from, feel that he was not the murderer.
Jonathan felt a bit difficult: do you say he should explain or not?
He originally had the idea that the Cat Getan Police Station definitely couldn't find evidence, at most he would be locked up for one night, and then he would have to be released, at worst he would pay some bail.
But if he explained to Batman, it would be equivalent to admitting it himself. Then the time he was locked up here would have to be extended to at least a week, and in the case of major suspicion, the amount of bail would also be very terrifying, and he couldn't afford it at all.
Jonathan thought about it and felt that it was better not to explain. He finally returned to Cat Getan University to teach, and didn't want to be thrown back into Arkham Asylum.
Most importantly, he listened to James Gordon's suggestion before and bought a house before the land price on the southeast beach of Cat Getan rose. If he was fired by Cat Getan University again because he went to prison, and couldn't afford property tax and property management fees, then his house would be taken away.
Still that sentence, no matter if it is a mental patient or an antisocial personality, everyone has to go home to buy vegetables and cook after committing a crime. Since Cat Getan became a tourist city, the rent has risen, and the land price is more expensive day by day. If you don't have your own house, supervillains have to sleep on the street.
It just so happens that Jonathan himself is also fragile. Winter is coming soon, if he is taken away from his house and sleeps on the street, he will definitely not survive this winter.
However, Jonathan didn't intend to let Batman participate. Although he also had confidence that Batman couldn't find any evidence, if he was stared at by this guy, it would be troublesome if his old background was found out.
So, Jonathan cleared his throat and said: "I really didn't expect you to be willing to believe me, Mr. Batman. This food poisoning incident really has nothing to do with me."
"I don't know who wants to do this at my banquet. But I will make him pay the price. Before that, I want to remind you that this is my own business and has nothing to do with you. You'd better not participate, otherwise don't blame me for being impolite."
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