In the flashing green light headquarters core center, Hal sat quietly in front of the screen, looking at the information.
Just now, his ring reminded him that he could download the information he needed into his ring, and call up the green light energy at any time to transmit it to his brain.
But Hal did not press the confirm button.
From birth to growing up, Hal felt that he was a good person, although he was not the kind of saint who always considered others at any time and did not care about his own feelings. Sometimes he would act impulsively and insist on his own way. He would also quarrel with his parents and quarrel with his friends. However, the belief of helping the weak and rescuing people from fire and water has always been engraved in his bones.
Growing up, many people received his help. He once saved a child who fell into the water, stopped a robber on the street, and when he was not rich, he helped a beggar wandering the street. He was not The Holy Mother who saves the world is just an ordinary good person with a conscience.
Therefore, when faced with many important decisions, he will also feel hesitant and hesitant.
In his opinion, the earth is his hometown, where everything he loves is there, and he should devote all his efforts to protecting the earth.
During the time when he first became the Green Lantern, he was so excited about gaining superpowers that he sent a lot of information to the Green Lantern network. When he came back to his senses, he also discovered that abnormal, so I started to feel a little guilty.
So, when Schiller approached him and hoped that he could cooperate with the plan and get some energy from Green Lantern, he agreed.
As a Green Lantern, he knows better than Schiller that Green Lantern energy is not a non-renewable energy source. Even if Schiller drains half of the energy of Green Lantern headquarters, as long as time is long enough, the energy will slowly increase back.
But now, standing in front of the confidential information of the core center, Hal realized that Schiller wanted far more than just energy.
He wants the entire Green Lantern Corps.
Only now did Hal figure out the context of everything.
At the beginning, Schiller asked Hal to go to the Green Lantern Corps for help and bring back as many teams as possible, just to let these Green Lanterns see the dangers of Gotham and be trapped here.
When they are stuck in a quagmire and their energy is about to run out, they will definitely choose to ask for help.
In this way, most of the combat forces in the headquarters will be mobilized to Gotham. After they arrive, Schiller will use some other methods to shoot them all down, and then let all the Green Lanterns, including the commander of the Green Lantern Corps, , all of them are in danger of being wiped out by the group.
At this time, Hal stood up, turned the tide, helped the building to collapse, and saved everyone from the fire and water.
This is equivalent to Schiller recruiting countless powerful supporting characters, but in the end they only serve to set off the protagonist Hal and give him a huge credit.
This credit will not only allow him to directly skip the novice stage of Green Lantern and become an official Lantern, it will also allow him to rise to the top of the Green Lantern Corps, directly skipping the long process of accumulating military exploits, going out for further studies, etc., and step into core.
Thinking of this, Hal sighed in his heart, and he thought of what Alfred said in the mayor's manor.
"When we need to put a spy in a high position, we generally do three things."
"First, it destabilizes the region and leaves most of the people at the top trying to quell the chaos."
"Second, let other agents create some troubles that only the spy can resolve, providing him with opportunities to rise to the top."
"Third, take advantage of the chaos to kill one or a few important figures among the top management, leaving positions vacant to make room for him."
"In the end, we no longer need to use strong methods to get them to accept the spy's rise, but let nature take its course."
"If it doesn't succeed this time, then we will wait patiently for the next opportunity. In a huge organization with complex human relations, there will always be such an opportunity for us to put the right people in the right positions."
Hal suddenly discovered that what made him feel ridiculous was that Alfred had already told him the answer before all these events began.
Everything Schiller did is traceable, or in other words, in their field, these are the same theorems as mathematical formulas, which have been practiced, improved, summarized and condensed into essence by countless people.
Hal didn't know if the Green Lanterns would do this, but there was no doubt that Schiller's plan had succeeded.
The only variable left is his choice.
Hal sat in front of the table and looked at the cold light of the screen reflected on the smooth tabletop. The data on it was flowing and light spots flickering, like a lake reflecting starlight.
He knew that the reason why Schiller did not tell him all this in advance was to give him the opportunity to choose.
Hal didn't understand why Schiller would do this, why he would tie the results of so much manpower and material resources to his one thought.
Can he really make such an important decision? Can he really be expected to choose the future of the earth?
Batman has the same question.
In the manor, he was still sitting on the sofa with his back straight, refusing to let his back touch the back of the sofa at all. He asked:
"Actually, you can do all this by yourself. You also have a Green Lantern ring, you are also a member of the Lantern Corps, your acting skills and abilities are better than that person named Hal, and more importantly, you will definitely choose Earth. "
"Why are you so sure?" Schiller asked.
"Because if it weren't for that, you wouldn't be planning this."
Batman's answer is the perfect correct answer. Schiller spent so much effort and went in such a big circle to promote Hal to the top because he hopes that someone can control the Green Lantern Corps and let the Green Lantern Corps stand on the side of the earth. .
But Batman's question is also very reasonable. Schiller can do all this by himself. He can plan such a big event by himself, let himself be the protagonist, and make a shining appearance when all the Green Lanterns are beaten to pieces. Become a hero who saves them from dire straits, and then accept the pursuit of everyone and step into the core of power of the Green Lantern Corps.
Batman also has no doubt that Schiller will do better. Although Schiller often says that he is just an ordinary person, when facing Hal, he will also say that Hal is the strongest willpower in the world. Man, he is far inferior to Hal.
But the way he does things is doomed. He does not need such strong force. On the contrary, the intrigues and intrigues are more important.
Batman feels that if Schiller succeeds in entering the leadership core of the Green Lantern Corps, then Oa will soon become an Earth ball.
"Batman, I think I have told you before that you are a little too efficient and goal-oriented, so much so that you sometimes ignore the side benefits."
Schiller put the glass down and explained: "Indeed, if I do it myself, it will be much more efficient. I don't even have to direct the play. I just need to follow the normal process and go to Oua Star to report, train, and then... Quickly, you can climb to the top of the Green Lantern Corps."
"But if that happens, I am still me. For me, this is just a task. It has no training effect and is boring. I am already on the side of the earth. This matter will not let me Something has changed."
"But Hal is different. Although he is still very young, he has unlimited potential. More importantly, he has not been brainwashed by Green Lantern's so-called belief in peace and justice, and there is still room for transformation."
"Since we can take this opportunity to develop a hardcore person who stands on this side of the earth, why not?"
Constantine on the other side of the sofa asked again: "The question is, how can you be so sure that Hal will choose Earth? Even if he is an Earthling, Green Lantern has such a strong ability without paying a price. What if he is tempted? ?”
"If I guessed correctly, he should be in the headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps now, and may have found some confidential information. But he believed in the Green Lantern Corps' rhetoric before, so why did he suddenly change his position?"
Schiller smiled, took the wine bottle and poured himself a drink, watching the golden wine slowly flow into the glass, he said calmly: "Don't tell me, you think you are born perfect. "
"Of course..." Constantine was about to admit, when he saw Batman narrowing his eyes and looking at him. The words came to his lips and were swallowed back.
In order to cover up his embarrassment, Constantine coughed twice, and then said: "Okay, even if we are not born perfect, what do you want to express?"
"I want to say that we can give him some time. When he realizes what the essence of the problem is, he will stand with his compatriots more firmly than anyone else."
"The essence of the problem..." Batman trailed off slightly, which was not common, obviously because he had thought of something. He said: "I remember, you told a story last time, not long after the birth of the universe. , a group of races called the Guardians of the Universe appeared..."
"Yes, I remember that I should have told you that they are an intelligent race, although many times they are not so intelligent."
Batman seemed to understand something. He said: "No intelligent creature can be absolutely selfless."
"To a certain extent, it is true that the smarter you are, the more self-interested you are, because smart people can more clearly analyze the pros and cons of something, and then obtain the maximum results at the minimum cost."
"However, upholding justice, maintaining peace, and helping the weak are things that require a lot of investment but have almost no results."
"A lot of people call heroes who do these things 'fools' because their actions look really silly."
"To spend your money, energy, and time on weak people who should have nothing to do with them is simply not in line with the requirements of venture capital theory."
"Because it's not an investment in itself." Batman continued: "If you want something in return, don't be a hero."
These words made Constantine look at him sideways. He paused, shrugged, and said as if talking to himself: "Okay, you are all heroes, only I am a bad person... I am just a bad person. , I just want to give back.”
"Of course..." Schiller changed the topic: "Although this spirit is worthy of admiration, a complete journey of hardship is not worth advocating. Rewards can inspire heroes to exert greater power. Therefore, my job is to Behind this great spirit, let’s talk about practicality..."
"It's too far away." Schiller took a sip of wine, and then said: "I don't need to do anything to lead Hal to exclude the other party, because what that group of people represents has never been justice, and it is not unfair at all."
"There is no real justice in the universe, only power. And since everyone is powerful, I hope we are stronger."
In the Green Lantern Corps headquarters, Hal did not press the confirmation button in the end. He just stood up, stared at everything on Oa in front of the window, then turned around and left the core center.
