Chapter 3522: Research on Cats and Dogs (End)

Superman placed a cup of coffee in front of Batman, which interrupted his contemplation. He glanced at Superman and returned to his own thoughts. Superman smiled helplessly.

"I'm thinking... Clark, have you ever thought about rebuilding Krypton?"

"Why ask this suddenly?" Superman looked at him and said.

"I'm just talking about a possibility," Batman said, his fingers rubbing the coffee cup. "You've also used the Codex, perhaps we can also try Krypton's method to help you reproduce your people..."

"Bruce, I don't know what you mean by saying this. If you want me to emphasize again 'you are my family,' I'd be very happy to..."

"No, I'm serious," Batman said. "I'm not discussing the identity recognition of humans or Kryptonians with you. I'm saying, why don't we revive Krypton?"

"God, I really should record what you said and play it on a loop on the big screen of the Luthor Group building. That way he should change to another building."

Batman stretched out a hand to press on Superman's shoulder and said, "This doesn't have any disadvantages for us, right?"

"But there are no benefits either," Superman said. "You spend so much manpower and material resources to help the revival of aliens on an incomparably distant planet, what's the benefit?"

"If I help you, you will help me. Will you?"

Superman opened his mouth and then said, "If it's the children, they might thank you. Maybe those fanatics who want to revive Krypton will also thank you."

Batman slowly turned back, holding the coffee cup with both hands, and fell into contemplation again. After a long while, he said, "I was thinking about this before."

"Thinking about what?"

"You said, why does China help Africa?"

The topic changed too quickly, and Superman didn't react for a moment, looking at Batman blankly.

"I mean, we can make an analogy like this," Batman gestured and said. "Earth is like China, and Krypton is like Africa. Over several decades, that Eastern power, which actually wasn't very rich, invested huge financial and energy resources in Africa. Why did they do this?"

"Uh, for UN votes?"

"Maybe that's one reason, or one of the immediate benefits, but there are also many long-term benefits."

"For example?"

"For example, finding something for many people to do," Batman said after taking a sip of coffee. "For example, selling their own goods there, for example, buying raw materials from there, and then providing their own citizens with cheaper and better goods."

"If you put it that way, it makes some sense, but humans and Kryptonians probably can't conduct trade, right?"

"Now, of course, it's impossible, but didn't you used to be able to fly all over the universe? Humans will always be able to one day."

Superman didn't speak, seemingly persuaded. But soon he spoke again, "What if Kryptonians aren't that friendly?"

"I believe your nature is kind, and if you know who helped you, you will also be willing to remain friendly. And I didn't expect you to return to your peak overnight and give us much feedback. As long as Earth itself becomes strong, those few unfriendly individuals among you won't be able to stir up any waves."

"This is no small matter," Superman said. "The human lifespan is too short; maybe by the time you die, Krypton won't have any significant changes. And what you have to invest might be the rest of your life."

"Not me, but us," Batman said. "We can find something for the Justice League to do, helping our members restore their former homes. No matter how you look at it, there's no reason to refuse to help, right?"

"That's what you want to restore, not what I want to restore," Superman sighed and said. "Actually, sometimes I also wonder what it would be like if I grew up on Krypton. But obviously, the result imagined isn't very beautiful, or rather, it's far from as beautiful as it is now."

Batman smiled at him, pressed the coffee cup to his lips, and said, "I just think it's worth considering, perhaps you wouldn't mind raising another group of children."

Then, Batman suddenly put the cup down and said, "And Hal, I mean the Hal from our universe, he's just too unreliable. I once asked him if there was any assessment system within the Green Lanterns and if he could be promoted, but he always brushed me off. This time he won't be able to brush it off."

"Of course, and our dear Amazon princess, what's going on with that family on Mount Olympus? She's clearly a princess, why doesn't she seem to like going back?"

"This is bad," Superman said. "It looks like for the next period of time, you'll make us as busy as a spinning top."

"I just think it's unfair!" Batman hammered the table hard and said, "I never thought my Justice League would be the strongest in the universe, but I also don't want to be the last!"

"I think you should know that the vast majority of Justice Leagues in the universe are about the same as ours, this universe is the exception."

"Yes, but if they had been to this universe, they would definitely take some action. They might have started long ago, we should already be considered late!" Batman raised his voice and said.

"Alright, alright, Bruce, calm down," Superman patted his back and said. "I believe we are definitely not late. If you must do this, I will support you."

Looking at Superman's deep blue eyes, Batman sighed long and said, "What did you just say?"

"What? I will support you?"

"Before that..."

"You know I don't want to discuss UN votes."

"I mean before that, did you say 'I am your family'? Can you say it again?"

"No, I didn't."

"Were you about to cry then?"

"I was not!"

On the roof of the Luthor building, two figures stood on the edge of the roof. Injustice Batman stepped on the edge step with one foot, looked into the distance and said, "I'm starting to be able to understand you a little."

Injustice Superman turned his head abruptly, but he felt his heart empty. The surprise, anger, unwillingness, and joy that should have appeared didn't know where they went.

His emotional system was like using a scoop net to fish in a pond with no fish at all; there was nothing, and nothing could be caught. So he could only stiffly turn his head back, pretending nothing had happened.

"But you didn't do well enough," Injustice Batman said. "If we take your ruling of Earth as a given fact, you did a terrible job."

More emotions that should have appeared didn't appear, and Injustice Superman felt he was going crazy.

"Do you feel uncomfortable?" Injustice Batman's mouth raised slightly and said, "Don't be so childish, Clark. Don't play that ridiculous game of 'if I'm angry, I'll keep my back to you'."

"Do you think I'm ridiculous?"

"I didn't say that. I just think that hiding your feelings isn't conducive to our conversation."

"Not conducive to you, is not conducive to us. You've always had this logic."

"This is a fact," Injustice Batman said. "Not conducive to me, and it will never be conducive to us."

"Then what about me? Not conducive to me, can it be conducive to us?"

"No, Clark, no," Injustice Batman shook his head lightly and said. "Nothing that is not conducive to you can be conducive to us. Don't you already know this?"

Injustice Superman's heart slowly sank, but it couldn't sink to the bottom no matter what; there was nothingness underneath, and nothing could be touched.

"I still want to say this," Injustice Batman turned around to look at him. "If you take your ruling of Earth as a given fact, you didn't do well enough."

"Are you going to say that what you oppose is actually this?"

"I'm going to say that when we first met, what convinced me to acknowledge that you are a person worthy of my respect was your strength. And at this moment, what can prove that your various actions are correct is a more beautiful Earth. And you didn't give it to me, so what can I use to convince myself?"

Injustice Superman was defeated almost in an instant, but he had nothing that could be defeated. He was just there, like a piece of ice that began to melt before it shattered, his brain flowing down his spine, and his heart spreading into his internal organs.

"It was you who said I shouldn't have killed the Joker! You said I was wrong! Even though I experienced such a tragedy, you refused to stand on my side."

"But you also didn't stand on my side," Injustice Batman said. "Even though I experienced such a tragedy decades earlier than you."

Injustice Superman was suddenly speechless.

"Neither of us stood on the other's side, so we are opponents now. Just like when we first met, I suspected you, and you guarded against me. But this time you didn't give me something to calm me down, just like the shock of the first time I saw lasers firing from your eyes. Have you ever done that?"

Injustice Superman suddenly flew up, flew in front of Injustice Batman, faced him, and looked at Batman with those particularly indifferent light blue eyes and said:

"If I give it to you, will you accept it? Or will you still stand on the side of others and accuse me of being a tyrant?"

"Stand on whose side?"

"... Those opponents."

"Why are there opponents?" Injustice Batman looked into his eyes and said. "If you did well enough, whose side would I stand on to oppose you?"

"Clark, you never realized that I am just an ordinary human. It is precisely your actions that gave me the opportunity to stand here and oppose you properly, and even have a group of supporters."

Injustice Superman slowly clenched his fists and said, "That's because you are good at bewitching people, Batman."

"Then why didn't I rule Earth?"

Injustice Superman slowly closed his eyes and let out a breath, then he opened his eyes and stared at Injustice Batman and said: "If I could be a good ruler, would you stand on my side?"

"Don't count on my promise, but leave me no choice."

Inside the Luthor building, Hal was telling Oliver the result of his negotiation with Zod.

"... After he recovers, I will take out the Codex, then go to the Phantom Zone to pick up his family, take the breeding equipment, return to Krypton, and choose a good place to set up a base."

"We will set up a Green Lantern Corps outpost on the nearest satellite to help them alert. He will first find a way to clean and repair the breeding center controlled by the Council, maybe he can find the maturation technology."

"Once he cultivates suitable Kryptonian warriors, I will find a way to issue them Green Lantern spots..."

Oliver nodded frequently as he listened, and he also felt that this was a very cost-effective deal. After listening, he said: "Then it seems that this invasion event ends here. Call everyone later, we'll have a summary meeting..."

As soon as the words fell, an extremely sharp and piercing alarm sound rang from Hal's communication equipment:

"Warning—Warning—"

"Mercury base is under attack! Mercury base is under attack! Comprehensive defense system has been activated..."

"Outer energy shield has been breached! Middle defense shield has been breached! Gravity maintenance system has failed!"

"Core energy is under attack! Core energy efficiency 95%... 51%... 9%..."

"Mercury base energy interrupted. Comprehensive gravity disorder detected. Base disintegration countdown 3... 2... 1... Base has disintegrated."

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