Chapter 3822: The Nameless Bat (III)

Schiller sat on the sofa nearby, watching the interaction between the two. He thought it was quite interesting.

Actually, before, Jason had grown a lot, and because Arkham Batman always felt guilty inside, Jason could even faintly suppress him. But now, Jason clearly didn't dare to talk back to Arkham Batman at all, probably because he hadn't been beaten less recently. More importantly, Arkham Batman, who had become president, had also evolved; even without resorting to violent means, he could hold the people around him firmly.

Before coming, Schiller had learned about the situation in this universe from him, mainly the situation of the Justice League. The Justice League in their universe was also quite young, and it hadn't been established for long, but everyone who should be there was there.

Currently, among the Big Three, Superman had basically been handled by him, but not through violent means, but by lowering agricultural taxes, providing subsidies for the purchase and maintenance of agricultural machinery, improving medical levels in rural towns in agricultural states, and so on, gaining Superman's trust. It couldn't be said that he pointed where to hit, but he basically wouldn't oppose Batman's decisions.

Wonder Woman was more troublesome. Arkham Batman deliberately lowered Amazon's diplomatic status in the US, missed two routine visits, and even didn't pass the other party's special plane to borrow the route; anyway, he was suppressing her to a certain extent in the diplomatic field. Wonder Woman was quite angry about this.

Wonder Woman's identity as an Amazon princess was public. Because of her princess identity and her own appearance and temperament, she was widely recognized in the international community, and every move would trigger a wide range of discussions.

She and Amazon's diplomatic status complemented each other: previously, the United States attached great importance to Amazon, this little brother, so Wonder Woman's international status was very high; and because Wonder Woman was popular, Amazon also rose with the tide and could get more attention from the United States.

However, since Arkham Batman took office, he had been quite cold to this loyal little brother—to be precise, he wasn't very good to the little brothers of the past, but instead frequently interacted with some former opponents and competitors. This had already caused dissatisfaction in many countries.

Wonder Woman would definitely feel that she was wronged; after all, for so many years, Amazon had been conscientious and had no second thoughts, and she herself didn't know how much international public opinion support she had helped the United States win. As a result, Arkham Batman killed the donkey the moment he took office, and Wonder Woman would not accept it no matter what.

After all, if it were a strange president, that would be fine; Justice League members all regarded Batman as their own. Why didn't you take care of your own people when you took office? Even if you don't take care of them, you can't suppress them, right?

But Arkham Batman had always adhered to the "don't open your mouth" principle on this issue. Anyone in the Justice League asking him about presidential matters would get a "no comment," which led to some uneven voices within the League.

Schiller knew that introducing himself as a variable was nothing more than dragging time. To be precise, it was to shift the eyes and firepower of the Justice League to himself, so that Arkham Batman could have time to do more important things. Although being a target definitely wouldn't be very comfortable, even Superman, who had a good relationship with Batman, wouldn't welcome himself, this newcomer who was stuffed in. But who let Arkham Batman pay so much?

Moreover, their attitude wasn't friendly; was Schiller a good person? He wouldn't be beaten without fighting back, or scolded without scolding back. Rather than bringing the Justice League people to Cat Getan and then letting the Batman family watch them, it was better to let the Batman family watch Schiller, so he wouldn't really play the Justice League apart.

Schiller stood up and shook hands with Arkham Knight. Feeling the real touch from his hand, Arkham Knight breathed a sigh of relief. The encounter on the rooftop before was indeed a bit weird, and he was also doubting whether what he encountered was a person.

Then Arkham Knight looked at Schiller, seemingly unable to see his depth, so he turned his gaze to Arkham Batman.

"Alright, after the Justice League members come, we will hold a welcome party. You must ensure that you and other Cat Getan locals attend in grand attire. And, if that lady comes to talk to you about something, don't agree or refuse, just muddle through." Arkham Batman said.

This made Arkham Knight somewhat puzzled; he stared at Arkham Batman and said, "What the hell are you doing? Wonder Woman, she..."

"Don't ask so much; you'll know soon." Arkham Batman said.

Although there were doubts in his heart, Arkham Knight didn't pursue the question. He knew in his heart that Dick was right: things Batman wanted you to know, you would know sooner or later, but if he didn't want you to know, no matter how you asked, you wouldn't be able to find out.

The welcome banquet was set for the evening of the second day. Accompanied by the helicopter landing on the roof of Wayne Tower, the superheroes of the Justice League walked out of the plane one after another. Even those who could fly got off the plane and walked in with their feet on the ground.

Schiller stood on the roof far away and saw this scene. He thought, Arkham Batman's presidency was really quite enjoyable; the fifty states of the Federation all submitted, and the Justice League was also very obedient. No matter what they thought in their hearts, at least the surface work was done sufficiently.

The members of the Justice League seemed to be a bit nervous, and no one noticed the bright moon hanging high over Cat Getan until Arkham Batman began to introduce Moon Knight.

Arkham Batman picked up his wine glass, walked to the front of the crowd alone, and said, "Since I took office, you have made quite a few contributions to federal security. Although this is the case, sometimes I feel that power is insufficient. It just so happens that a friend of mine is willing to come over to help, and I introduced him to join the Justice League. Today, I officially introduce him to everyone."

He said so, but there was no one beside him, not even a shadow. Superman looked around, but Wonder Woman seemed to have reacted; he turned to look out the window.

Just at this moment, a ray of moonlight shone in from outside the window, and the entire banquet hall became excessively bright. The hazy white light blurred the vision, and a slender figure suddenly appeared beside Batman, but it seemed as if he had been standing there from the beginning.

Superman paused for a moment, took the lead in expressing goodwill, walked up and shook hands with Moon Knight, saying, "Hello, welcome."

Schiller nodded slightly to him. Wonder Woman frowned, looking not resistant, just a bit suspicious. But she looked at Arkham Batman and didn't intend to find trouble on this occasion, so she nodded to Schiller, and Schiller also responded to her.

The others were relatively straightforward. Flash asked Arkham Batman directly, "When did this guy join? What does he do?"

"Just yesterday." Arkham Batman said. "I registered him on the member list. Whatever you do, he does."

Mentioning this, not only Flash, but Green Lantern also sighed.

Originally, the Justice League should have been a social organization spontaneously organized by superheroes and completely uncontrolled by the federal government. But ever since Arkham Batman ascended the throne, this had become an official organization.

Actually, it wasn't that they wanted to change; the key was that if you didn't change, it wouldn't be legal. In the past, the people didn't report and the officials didn't investigate; now, whether anyone reported or not, Batman would investigate. Then, besides accepting the recruitment, what other way was there?

Of course, one could also give up on this and simply not run this social organization. But unfortunately, Batman gave too much.

Since it was an official organization, there must be government funding, and because it was a security organization, it came from military spending. Arkham Batman approved a lot of military spending, and they took it according to a percentage; who could withstand this?

It would be fine if it were all money; after all, they didn't maintain public order for money. But if it involved "power," then really few people could withstand it.

Everyone in the Justice League became a "Federal Security Consultant" for the city he maintained. Don't look at the name of this position as if it didn't mean anything, but in reality, the power was very great: not only could they mobilize the city police, but they could also mobilize state police, federal guards, and even the army; the municipal system and the military system cooperated unconditionally in handling cases, basically possessing unlimited law enforcement power.

For example, if Superman wanted to investigate a criminal, then whether it was the police station or the state police, they had to unconditionally share data with him; after the investigation, if they were preparing to arrest, the mayor had to cooperate with him in blocking roads and evacuating the public; after catching the person, the trial and imprisonment had the highest priority, basically judged on the same day they were caught; all the trouble caused afterwards was cleaned up by organizations like the FBI.

When they hadn't enjoyed these treatments before, they didn't feel anything. But once they enjoyed it, they absolutely couldn't go back to the past.

Superman was still that kind of all-around superhero; investigation and arrest were effortless. For people like Green Arrow who had no superpowers but wanted to uphold justice, this kind of authorization from the government was too important, equivalent to holding a decree in hand, arresting whoever they wanted to kill.

Moreover, the logistical support the Justice League could get was also exaggerated. Now there were six bases alone, spread across the United States. Besides the headquarters in Washington, there were branches in major cities on the East and West Coasts; if this one in Cat Getan was built, there would be seven.

Don't look at the many bases, but in fact, their functions were all different: some were specially responsible for providing them with information and intelligence help, some were responsible for researching equipment for them, some were responsible for planning resources, and some were responsible for providing them with convenience in life; anyway, everyone in the Justice League was arranged clearly from life to work.

In short, the entire Justice League was now raised by the president. So even if they had some dissatisfaction with certain aspects of this president, they didn't dare to make a sound; after all, they took people's money and were short-handed.

Just like this matter of members, normally speaking, if they wanted to welcome a new member, they needed a vote by all members. But here it was Batman's one-man show: whoever he registered as an official member was an official member, and others couldn't manage it. After all, it was Batman who paid the salary; if others were willing to pay an extra salary and provide an extra employee benefit, you couldn't do anything about it. If it were someone else, they couldn't afford it, so it could only be like this.

Although they hadn't heard of the superhero Moon Knight before, Schiller's appearance and his appearance were indeed quite bluffing. And humans on Earth still had many romantic fantasies about the moon. Not long after the banquet started, Flash leaned over and began to chat with Schiller.

"Hello, I'm Flash. My hometown is Central City; where are you from?"

"I'm from New York." Schiller didn't hide it either; after all, this universe also had a New York, just relatively small.

"Oh, I know, that's the station of the Justice Society. I heard the public order there is not bad."

"Can't compare to Central City." Schiller was sincere. The public order in Central City was really too good; the degree of not closing doors at night was almost catching up with Asian countries.

Hearing someone praise his hometown, Flash was also very happy. He chatted with Schiller for two more sentences, but soon saw Wonder Woman's look. Obviously, this lady was also very interested in the newcomer and couldn't wait to chat.

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