"Tomorrow is the first meeting of the Justice League...why are you so interested?"
Refreshing night.
Wonder Woman Diana and Chen Tao in casual clothes walked together in the Hall of Justice Square in Xinjian City.
This new landmark building is located in the center of the metropolis, facing south and north. It is majestic and grand, and every inch of the land exudes the atmosphere of banknotes.
The square was built like a football field, but its area was more than ten times larger.
"I'm just a little confused, Diana." Chen Tao kicked the newly planted grass on the ground and said, "About myself."
"Oh?" Chen Tao saw Diana turning around and walking backwards: "I never thought that Batman, who is as busy as a top all day long, would also feel confused."
"This is not what I want." Chen Tao shook his head.
He said to Diana: "You know I promised Alfred that I would retire with him in Fiji. But now?"
"Darkseid, Meditation Mite, Blackest Night, one thing after another, never ending."
He said: "I doubt this, doubt that, and think about it all day long, either while fighting or on the way to a fight."
"Is this kind of life really what I want?"
Wonder Woman doesn't speak. She stretched out a hand and put it on Chen Tao's shoulder.
Then she saw Chen Tao push something like a remote control into her hand.
"What's this?"
she asked.
"Magic prop." Chen Tao told her: "With this thing, you can almost counterattack most people in the Justice League. Just press this button lightly."
Wonder Woman burst out laughing.
"Sounds like a cheat code for some game."
She saw Chen Tao raise his eyebrows.
"Hmm, by accident, do I know the game?" said the princess of Paradise Island: "Don't think of me as an old antique who has never changed. I am no different from an ordinary modern person now."
She held up the remote control: "Okay, okay. But I don't quite understand how this works."
"As long as you press it, they will tremble and become weak and lose their fighting ability."
"This is the effect, I'm asking about the principle."
"I can't tell you, Diana. Some things are better left in your heart." Chen Tao said:
"It's just some little... backup plan. You're the only one I can trust, Diana."
"Okay..." Diana said: "Should I be honored to be one of Batman's backup plans?"
"I don't think preparing for the worst is extreme. A military operation requires multiple backup plans," Chen Tao said: "Only by considering the worst outcome can we ensure that the team will not be completely defeated. We need..."
"Shh..." But before he could finish his words, he was blocked by a green finger.
Wonder Woman Diana made a shushing gesture.
"You don't have to explain this to me, Batman," she said.
When Chen Tao turned his head, Wonder Woman had already walked away with a gust of fragrance.
"I am indeed honored to be your backup plan..."
"Don't tell anyone that I gave you this remote control. I only gave it to you and I only believe in you." Chen Tao said.
Diana's steps paused, and then she took a deep breath, almost groaning.
Chen Tao watched her and waved her hand, indicating that he understood, and then slowly walked away.
Chen Tao murmured silently.
"I'm sorry, Diana...but I can't tell you anything. I suspect that we have a traitor, not Billy's father, not the mechanical superman, but a third party hidden among us. I have every reason to doubt anyone but myself."
"Everything seems to have been arranged. Why did Billy repeatedly fail his missions, and even accidentally killed civilians? Why was the mechanical superman able to say so accurately when he first met Supergirl Kara Zor-El? So much information about Krypton and Kara’s family situation?”
"Do you know that Robot Superman really absorbed the knowledge from the Kryptonian spaceship like in the comics?"
"Also, why are my enemies able to grasp my whereabouts so accurately? I have been wary of the Mechanical Superman in every possible way. There is absolutely no way he will be able to get my itinerary, not to mention that I clearly made an impromptu decision to go back and meet Alf Red had dinner and was a day late to meet with Waller and Green Lantern."
"Why was the Meditation Mite able to make such a time lag when I was dealing with the Green Lantern matter and lead Billy into a trap so accurately?"
"Who is secretly selling this information to my enemies?"
"Martian Manhunter? Although he is a master of mental manipulation, people who play with the mind are often controlled in the opposite direction. His suspicion cannot be ruled out."
"Amanda Waller? She is just an ordinary person, and it is easy to mentally manipulate her."
"Alfred? If someone manipulates his mind..."
"The Flash? With his super speed and ability to walk through walls, he has the opportunity to steal any information from Amanda Waller without anyone noticing, and notify anyone, or fake the death of civilians before Billy can react. Make Billy think it was him.”
"Or... Wonder Woman Diana? Although it is difficult for demigods to be controlled by thoughts, it is not absolutely impossible."
"Green Lantern Hal? He knows that I have decided to come back to him the next day, and Amanda Waller will definitely inform him."
"All the gangsters? They are only loyal to money. Although they are united, they have no organization or discipline. If someone..."
"Poison Ivy Ivy? My royal scientist Lucius?"
"Killer Croc? Or maybe someone invaded Clayface and other parts of his body and manipulated him?"
All kinds of doubts and thoughts came one after another, stirring up waves and storms in Chen Tao's heart.
Chen Tao made another call.
Not long after, with a burst of yellow light, the Flash appeared in the square: "Batman, what do you want from me?"
Then he saw Batman take out the same remote control from his pocket that was exactly the same as the one he gave to Wonder Woman just now.
"...As long as you press it, they will tremble and become weak, losing their fighting ability..."
"...This is just a little backup plan. Only you, Barry Allen, you are the only one I can trust..."
"Woooooo!" Barry was so moved that he almost cried: "Batman! I will never betray your trust! I will definitely be your best backup plan, and you can definitely trust me!"
Chen Tao watched the moved Flash leave, and then dialed the next number.
"Hey, Martian Manhunter?"
"Yes, yes, come to the square."
"You Just Click"
"I Only Trust You"
"Little Backup Plan"
"I understand, Batman. Don't worry, I won't ask any more questions." Martian Manhunter nodded seriously: "Thank you for your trust, I promise..."
Next person.
"I can't believe you trust me so much, Batman!" Green Lantern Hal said with a shocked face, and then said seriously: "Don't worry, I won't let you down. Trust me with your big things, absolutely. It is the most correct choice you have ever made in your life. The members of the Green Lantern Corps will protect..."
Chen Tao waved his hand impatiently.
Next.
"Hey, hey, I will always be ready." Super Girl Kara said: "But what is the use of this iron lump?"
Next.
"Are you mistaken? I was so moved that I almost cried." Captain Leng said.
Next.
Killer Crocodile hugged Chen Tao directly, stuck out his tongue, and licked his face wildly: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Batman! I will always be your most loyal Robin!"
Chen Tao wiped the saliva from his face expressionlessly.
continue.
"Earthling, I didn't expect you to entrust things to me." Sinestro said: "I will return the things to you before leaving Earth."
"Oh." Chen Tao said, "Okay, you're OK, you can go back. Hurry up."
"You're afraid of being seen by others, right? You're quite thoughtful."
"Ah, yes, yes."
Damn it, why do I have so many people?
After Sinestro left, Chen Tao gathered together for a while. You have to block the time well. If someone who comes here meets someone who is going back, and they chat together, it will be a Shura field.
But now it's almost done. Oh, by the way, there is another one. Chen Tao turned to look at the clay face next to him.
Clayface: "Abba?"
Chen Tao: "Swallow this thing into your stomach."
Clayface: "Ah!"
Gudu!
This is the easiest.
It was late at night, the moon was high in the sky, and Chen Tao let out a sigh of relief after dealing with everyone.
Finally finished. Tomorrow is the first meeting of the Justice League.
He took out a small remote control from his arms, and then slowly flew into the sky, flying to a height where others could not hear the sound.
Under the control of the metal spirit, the little remote control seemed to come alive, boiling and boiling in the moonlight.
"Shazam!" Chen Tao roared, and then a bolt of lightning struck him, causing his whole body to change color.
The lightning symbol entwined with thunder and lightning merged with the Batman symbol to appear on his chest, and the mask that originally covered half of his face became a cloak with two pointed ears.
The thief of the power of thunder and lightning stood at a height of more than a thousand meters, looking at the entire land wantonly. Immediately afterwards, something like a remote control in Chen Tao's hand suddenly reacted in some way under the action of thunder and lightning, and instantly turned into countless objects. The fine black sand merged and intertwined with the thunder and lightning wrapped around Chen Tao's body. Instead of helping him resist the shackles of the so-called remote control, the thunder and lightning on his body joined in with joy and tied himself up.
Chen Tao groaned and dispersed the power of the metal spirit.
For most of DC's magic, power is like a piece of substantial cake. When you share it with others, it is absolutely impossible to take it back. Just as the Red of All Beings cannot take back Animal Man's superpowers out of thin air, it can only give it to others. He grabbed it, then carefully broke it into pieces, and then took it away bit by bit.
But this law is a special case for Billy: unlike the direct seizure that Black Adam wants, when Billy takes the initiative to share his magic, it is essentially a kind of borrowing. Billy himself is the one who truly masters the Thunder Sand. The host of Zan's power cannot even be taken away by the wizard Shazam who gave this power to him.
It seems that Billy can take back the power shared by himself at will, but the problem is that this sharing comes from the love for his family.
This is exactly why the Meditation Mite chose to control Billy's father: no matter how angry Billy is because Old Batson abandoned him, Billy will eventually love him, and Billy will always be connected to him heart to heart, because he is Billy 's father, and there was nothing Billy could do about it.
So why can't we try to think differently.
Using the power of the Bat Mage's irony magic, Chen Tao can completely make Billy share his magic power with him even if he doesn't treat him as family. The price that needs to be paid is that as long as Billy wants, he can take back the power of Shazam lent to Chen Tao at any time. But no matter what, Chen Tao has become Shazam, and there is a lot of room for maneuver.
For example, it can mix the power of Metal Spirit with Billy's power of Shazam and then share it with others, just like a liquor distributor.
Billy gave him white wine in its purest form, with nothing else in it. Chen Tao, a black-hearted businessman, mixed a large amount of alien magical energy called "Metal Spirit" into it, and what was even more crazy was that he also added a lot of control magic.
Not only does he want to give this blended "wine" to others to drink, he also gives everyone a so-called remote control.
This thing is called a remote control on the surface, but it is actually the accelerating reactor of the Metal Spirit. It can react with the power of Shazam that is mixed with the Metal Spirit, greatly accelerating the Metal Spirit's ability to control the host, which is equivalent to letting the Metal Spirit control the host again. It is extremely unethical for people to drink fake wine and put betel nuts in it.
The next step is to share Shazam's magical energy with several important members at tomorrow's meeting.
Chen Tao thought this while turning on the communicator.
Immediately afterwards, a message from Lucius attracted his attention.
"Batman, you have to take a look at this. Clark also mentioned this to me before. But you were very busy, and he didn't bother you in the end."
Chen Tao clicked on the email and entered the news link.
The reporter reporting the story was, unsurprisingly, Lois Lane.
"Lex Luthor Group launches new Superman? But people prefer to call him Superboy"
“Superboy Night Out Bar”
"Superboy says Batman is trash"
There is a hot word next to this entry.
"emmm..."
Chen Tao touched his chin.
"I didn't notice, but Luthor really got Superboy out. I have to deal with this matter as well."
He held his head with a headache.
"There are so many things... I'm so busy that I can't stop for a moment."
Ahhhhhhhhhhh I want to retire!
Then he deflated like a ball.
"Never mind that for now, Lucius." He replied to Lucius.
"How are you doing with the Batman superhero movie I asked you to come up with for me?"
Chen Tao wrote.
"I have to let everyone know about Batman and expand the influence of this name as much as possible."
(End of chapter)
