Chapter 3606
Clark only felt funny, but thinking of the plan Bruce had told him before, he still said very patiently: "Actually, I haven't seen many Wonder Women from other universes, most of them are about the same as Diana. I'm also a bit curious, the Superman and Batman of this universe have broken up, will this make you change?"
"Of course, this also caused me unrecoverable damage." Wonder Woman sighed, turned around and leaned on the window sill, saying, "They are both my good friends, if there is anyone who least wants to see them like this, it is me."
"Yes, I completely understand, you must be very sad. Sometimes Bruce and I quarrel, before we two do anything, Diana is already very anxious. Sometimes we feel she is a bit anxious, what do you think?"
"I think no one can point fingers at the relationship between you two." Wonder Woman cleared her throat and said, "Things between you two shouldn't be judged by outsiders, if she takes the initiative to do so, then she has no sense of proportion."
"She might just be too kind," Clark said, "She is much older than us, her experience is definitely wider than ours. Sometimes I have to admit that listening to the words of the elderly has benefits."
"Do you think... I mean, does the Wonder Woman in your universe appear very old-fashioned?"
"She is much more mature than us." Clark made a look of recollection, smiled and said, "Many times she reminds me of my mother. Of course, I definitely don't mean she is old, she is a beautiful and very respectable lady."
Wonder Woman's expression gradually became cold, she obviously didn't realize it herself, and Clark just smiled in his heart.
He didn't feel angry, just felt that the Wonder Woman of this universe was a bit pitiful, as if the Superman and Batman of this universe didn't have long mouths. Had she never heard such praise before?
Taking this opportunity, Clark increased his strength, he said: "Thinking that there are so many respectable ladies in the universe like Diana, I feel much more at ease. As the backbone of the Justice League, she can definitely lead the Justice League to make more worlds better."
"The leader of the Justice League is Batman!" Wonder Woman emphasized.
"What?" Clark made a very surprised look, he said, "Leader? You mean you have a head?"
"Oh, how could I forget." Clark patted his head lightly and said, "The situation in each universe is different, maybe this universe of yours is like this. But we are a bit different, Bruce said before that we don't have any specialized leader, everyone discusses it."
"As the oldest among us, Diana can often put forward many constructive suggestions. Just like today, she was the first to propose dividing forces, which can be considered saving us headless flies from the confused swamp."
Clark's tone was light, he said: "We can always count on her, at any time and on any matter. Of course, there is you, ma'am. After all, you are one person, I think you have the same insight and are equally respected."
Wonder Woman's face was already very ugly, she of course is not, and she also knows she is not.
When Batman and Superman hadn't broken up, the only leader who said one thing and one thing in this team was Batman. Usually, Batman would refer to Superman's opinions, but Batman had never adopted the opinions she put forward before.
Wonder Woman wouldn't reflect on whether she was too stupid, she would only feel that the teammates of this universe were not understanding enough.
They neither paid attention to her like Bruce, nor praised her as straightforwardly as Clark. Without actual leadership in the team, let alone being respected.
And the Wonder Woman of another universe has it, and almost all Wonder Women in the universe have it.
Wonder Woman was jealous to the point of going crazy.
Thinking that in the endless multiverse, countless Wonder Women are like Diana in Clark's universe, accepting such praise every day, being valued for whatever they say, whether it is Batman or Superman, they value her opinions very much, and are called "respectable ladies" wherever they go, she was jealous to the point of going crazy.
Seeing Wonder Woman's slightly distorted expression, Clark felt even more disdain, because he knew that the Diana in his universe didn't like this title at all. She would scold those who called her that as "completely hypocritical hypocrites who cover up their prejudiced hearts with a gentleman's appearance."
Generally speaking, being respected is a good thing, but if someone says to you "you are always respected," slightly sensitive people will feel it's a bit strange. This is because, in essence, this is a gaze at the object.
When you praise a person for being powerful, smart, and capable, you treat this person as a subject; but if you say a person is respected, welcomed, and valued, in essence, you still treat the other party as an object that accepts something passively, and some people with strong subjectivity will feel disgusted.
Because whether it is respect, welcome, or value, it depends on others, not oneself. Qualities like being smart and powerful can be cultivated by oneself, but things given by others can be easily taken back by them at any time. This is unreliable, dependent, and weak.
Diana is obviously the leader among them, she hates those judgments that treat her as an object, and even if someone praises her for being beautiful, she is not that happy. Because whether it is beautiful or not is still judged by others, aesthetics is always a subjective thing starting from the evaluator, not an indisputable fact like "powerful warrior."
Most Dianas in the universe are like this, they have a near-obsessive requirement for independence. Because most people find it difficult to praise them accurately, it makes them appear a bit picky about praise.
But the Wonder Woman in this universe is different, she not only accepts praise, but she is also very willing to be judged as an object. Words like "welcomed" are simply poison to her, she wants this.
Until Clark was silent for a while, Wonder Woman reacted that she might be a bit out of state. Clark pretended not to know anything and asked: "I see your complexion is not good, ma'am, is the research on the plan to fight Brainiac too tiring?"
"Ah, yes." Wonder Woman took a deep breath, trying not to let the surging negative emotions in her heart show on her face.
"Actually, I'm quite interested." Clark said, "You seem to have not expressed many opinions at today's meeting, are you still hesitant? Or do you have any plans of your own?"
Wonder Woman was simply going crazy, what plans could she have? Facing such a powerful enemy, she had no way at all, otherwise she would have told Superman long ago.
When there were no outsiders, Superman was the only source of her attention. But if she could come up with some ideas to attract his attention, she would definitely have told him long ago.
Her not-so-smart brain couldn't think of any constructive suggestions, but this was also the first time someone asked her so solemnly. If she could really talk eloquently, maybe she could also become a respectable lady in Clark's words.
She of course wanted this so much she was going crazy, but she really couldn't think of anything. She felt her brain was held by a big hand, twisted and squeezed, painful and blank.
At this time, she saw Diana talking to Bruce at the door of the conference room again. Diana's expression was relatively serious, and Bruce listened and nodded frequently.
Wonder Woman pricked up her ears, she heard Diana say:
"... The base might be under Brainiac's monitoring, even if he can't hear it, the Batman of this universe might be able to hear it. So you must pay attention, when studying the images, don't tell anyone the specific plan, keep the plan in your mind, this can be safer."
"Of course I think, the Batman of this universe is still reliable. From his performance when he went to our universe before, it can be seen that he also doesn't want his universe to be destroyed. People in this universe have some grudges with him, but that has nothing to do with us. You'd better be clear-headed, don't be influenced by those extreme views, have your own judgment on the attitude toward the Batman of this universe. It's not that we can't borrow his power when necessary, we must unite every bit of power..."
"Also, in my opinion, the Superman of this universe has a risk of losing control. Although we cooperate with him temporarily, we must also keep a close eye on him. You go tell Oliver, because he has a more delicate perception of emotions. Once you find that Superman has any emotional problems, you must prepare early, don't cause any big trouble."
"As for the Wonder Woman of this universe, I still have that view..."
Speaking of this, Bruce seemed to suddenly realize something, he hurriedly pulled Diana, signaling with his eyes that there were still people in the room.
Diana looked over, frowned slightly, and seemed to notice that someone was eavesdropping. She wanted to say something, but was quickly pulled away by Bruce.
Wonder Woman was even more anxious: So what was Diana's evaluation of her?
She must be speaking ill of her! Wonder Woman's anger almost turned into substance, she must be fiercely belittling and mocking her to Bruce, and Bruce values her opinion so much. Then what should she do?!
"Wait, Diana seems to be discussing the combat plan with Bruce, I have to go over." Clark walked toward that side in a hurry, and then said, "Sorry, ma'am, but I really have to go listen, what she wants to say must be very important, it will be troublesome if I miss it."
Clark also slipped away.
Thinking that Diana's bad evaluation of her would be heard by Bruce and Clark, and completely affect their judgment, making them feel that she is not special, or even stupid and ugly, Wonder Woman was on the verge of collapse.
People with regressive lesions are like this, their brains are not as chaotic as children's. They possess an adult's normal IQ and logic, from a rational point of view they can recognize how wrong the things they do are, which means they can recognize how ugly and stupid they are.
Those thoughts used to paralyze themselves and deceive themselves will be pierced by a knife named anxiety.
Compared to maintaining hypocritical happiness, they are more worried that these ugly faces of theirs will be discovered, because this may make them have no way to obtain those pleasant attentions again.
In order to ensure that everyone can continue to be deceived in this childish game and continue to provide her with pleasure, these idiots pushed to the edge often erupt with amazing action, doing some stupid things that are difficult to understand with human logic.
This is what Bruce wants.
?? Some people say the Batman written by the author loves to complain, but Batman's inner drama in the comics is very rich! Really! Batman just doesn't open his mouth occasionally!
? Even that Arkham Knight Batman who grows on stereotypes, if he hits a head-removal mod, his small expressions are very frequent, sometimes very aggrieved, super cute.
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