Chapter 602 The Bat Family Gathers
Outside the wasteland universe, the house of mystery.
Mastering the portal magic, Tony Stark can freely travel to various locations in the universe, which makes his hero gathering plan a lot more convenient.
When he went to Attilan to look for Batman, several heroes on his invitation list had already gathered in the conference room and waited for a long time.
In the dim conference room, the tall and muscular Jason was leaning on his seat with his feet on the table. He didn't look like a hero at all.
"I said, we brothers haven't seen each other for a while."
Listening to Jason breaking the silence, Nightwing Dick nodded slightly. He picked up the cup and took a sip before answering. "There's so much work in the wasteland, so busy."
"Busy?" Jason frowned. "I remember that you, the Justice League, have been stationed next to the Hulk Gang. I heard that you work as overseers for those bastards. You usually have nothing to do and only eat small dishes."
"That's right." Upon hearing this, Damian couldn't help but say.
"There is no Hulk Gang anymore. The green-skinned monsters clashed with Clark last time and many people died. Now the rest are scared to death. Dick, you really found a 'good job'." ”
"Do you two really believe these rumors?"
Listening to the sarcasm in the words of his two brothers, Dick also complained helplessly.
“We agreed to re-form the Justice League, but as a result, Quicksilver and Venom Woman went to work as regulators, and they usually don’t see people at all.
It's just the two of them. After all, the job of the regulator is more important, but not long after, Shazam also ran to become the guardian of the temple. Now that the seven giants can't form a group, where can I reason with them? "
Dick said while shaking his head. "Now that I heard that magic is back, the female Thor is also going to rebuild the wasteland of Asgard. You guys, tell me, how should I lead this team?"
Hearing this, Jason curled his lips with a sneer. "Come on, why don't you just take advantage of this and act like a good boy? The guy Luther loves the most is Superboy Connor.
Don't think I don't know. The job of supervising the Hulk clan was originally prepared for Hawkman, but Luther transferred you all forcefully. Do I still need to clarify the purpose? "
"If you say that, then we should talk about your Avengers." Dick looked at Jason and said. "Mrs. Siwa and Colossus have previously agreed on the candidates to join our Justice League. Tell me, why did they end up with you?"
"Nonsense, don't even look at what I have under my hands."
When he mentioned this, Jason became so angry that his teeth started to itch.
"Guess how old that Ant Talent is? He's the same age as me when Bruce adopted me. What does it mean that I, the majestic Red Hood, come here to take care of the child, as well as the female warrior and Nova, all newbies with no experience at all.
Only Hawkeye still has some skills, but do you know what she used to do? She was the captain of the second-generation Hawkeye's escort team. Good guy, she has a bigger reputation than me, and she always picks on me. Four. "
"It's meaningless for you to say this. At least you can lead the team in person, what about me?"
Damian supported his chin with one hand and clasped the table with the other, and said without tears.
"I asked you to intercede for me before to see if you could let me stay in the wasteland, even if it means forming a Titan. But the result was not good, and they just threw me on the watchtower."
"The watchtower isn't that bad. Even though many people want to go there, they can't go there." Jason said casually.
"How about we switch?" Damian immediately looked at Jason.
Seeing this, Jason immediately turned his head away, pretending that he didn't hear Damian's words.
Seeing Jason's reaction, Damian rolled his eyes at him and continued.
"I engage in diplomacy with various aliens every day, and I have to learn the etiquette and culture of each civilization. Tell me, is this what I should do? I am Robin! Crime buster, okay! Now let me be one Bullshit diplomat."
"Okay Damian, your responsibilities were set by Bruce himself. I think this is also training for you. You can't be Robin all your life. I think Bruce also wants to train you." Dick said.
"That's right." Jason also spoke. "Now the wasteland is pursuing stability and progress, and superheroes like us are slowly being eliminated. What you have to do now is to find a place of your own before the new era arrives."
Listening to the words of his two brothers, Damian's expression became even weirder.
What new era, what elimination?
Damian's suspicious eyes roamed back and forth between Dick and Jason for a while, and then he couldn't help but ask. "You guys must have gotten some news, right?"
Hearing this, Dick and Jason looked at each other, and then looked at Damian together.
"You've been in the watchtower, so it's normal that you don't know. Luther is preparing to incorporate superheroes into the planetary defense plan. In the future, the distance between heroes and ordinary people will become farther and farther."
"What do you mean? Aren't we supposed to protect the people? Why are we getting further and further away from them?" Damian frowned in confusion.
"It's not the civilization in the universe that's causing trouble. After the battle with the Church of Truth and Galactus, the eyes of the whole universe are focused on the earth. Luther judged that the earth will have more challenges in the future."
Dick said in a deep voice. "So in this case, we must push the heroes to the front line. From now on, our battlefield will not be the wasteland, but outside the earth."
Jason next to him also followed Dick's words and said. “As for the interior of the earth, that is, the wasteland, Luther will establish some new organizations, which are what we commonly call the ‘Hero Reserve’.
Luther will select some outstanding children from the wasteland to train. They may be fighting masters like us, or they may be mutants or other people with super powers.
When we go to the universe to deal with various problems, these people are responsible for protecting the stability of the wasteland. When they grow up, they will come to the universe to take over from us. "
"Although this is just a proposal and does not even have a specific course of action, I think there is a high probability that this plan will be implemented in the future."
Dick said, casting his gaze on Damian. "So Damian, you should know how important the work you are doing now is. It can be said that what you are doing at this time is what we will do in the future."
"Is that so?" Damian opened his mouth.
He really didn't expect that things would develop to this point. How should I put it? The times are advancing so fast, even for young people like them - they are afraid that they will be eliminated by this era if they are not careful.
Although Damian is also an experienced 'old' hero, it is not a small span for him to go from a street hero wandering around Gotham to the universe all of a sudden.
"Look at how many places Kate has traveled with the Guardians of the Galaxy. It can also be seen from this that only Kate and you in our Bat-family have this kind of talent. Damian, you have to work hard and play well. Head."
Hearing this, Damian nodded seriously.
He had never known it before and often complained, but now after listening to the words of his two brothers, Damian realized how important his work was.
This is likely to lay the foundation for the future work principles of superheroes in the new era. After all, after the wasteland is rebuilt, the earth will definitely enter a state of ultra-high-speed development, and it is not impossible to even open up the territory of the universe.
But thinking of this, Damian showed a doubtful look again, and he asked curiously.
"Since my job is so important, and you two are also the leaders of the two most powerful organizations in the wasteland, why did Tony Stark suddenly call us here?"
After the words fell, before Dick and Jason could answer, the door to the conference room was pushed open from the outside.
"That's because you have a more important task to do now."
Tony Stark pushed open the door and walked in, looked around, his eyes passed over Damian, Dick, and Jason one by one, and then walked into the conference room.
Also coming in with Tony Stark was Batman Bruce Wayne, who had just left Attilan and didn't even have time to take off his suit.
Seeing the person coming, Dick and Damian both stood up subconsciously. Only Jason still maintained his posture regardless of image.
After leading Batman to the conference room, Tony Stark quickly walked to the center of the conference room. He asked everyone to sit down, and then cleared his throat.
"I have already told Batman the reason why I called you here this time, and I will reiterate it again in order to prepare you three."
Listening to Tony Stark's words, Dick, Jason and Damian all pricked up their ears and turned their attention to Tony Stark.
I was afraid that I would miss some important news.
Tony Stark was also very satisfied with the reaction of the three of them, so he continued.
"You also understand that the wasteland universe is currently very short of supplies. In order to keep everything on track, under the leadership and instruction of Zhang Yi, the wasteland will conduct long-term cross-universe trade with a parallel universe called 'Flashpoint One' .
In other words, from now on, the two universes will form a complete alliance and carry out trade and exchange for a long period of time. In order to express their sincerity, the other side has shipped two batches of materials to support the wasteland.
Logically speaking, this was supposed to be a win-win cooperation, but something unexpected happened in the other party's universe recently - they were targeted by Darkseid. "
"Darkseid?!"
In an instant, all three Robins sat up straight.
"Yes, in the first battle with Apokolips, the Batman of that universe was seriously injured and fell into coma. The other heroes were also injured. In this case, the probability that they could block Apokolips' attack was almost zero."
"so."
Tony Stark nodded. He changed his usual casual attitude and said quite seriously.
"In order to ensure future material supply and the safety of our allies, the Federation and the regulators have now decided after discussion that we hope that the four of you can take over Pietro and Carla's positions and be stationed in that universe.
Your mission is, after taking over the responsibilities of Pietro, Carla and others, stay in Gotham City in that universe and relay messages to the wasteland at all times.
Once there are signs that Darkseid is about to attack, report it immediately and make all response measures. While cooperating with the heroes of the Justice Society to defend, stand firm and wait for the support of the heroes of the Wasteland."