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Chapter 375 The Road Ahead (Subscribe, read, comment)
When Martin and Batman walked out of the asylum gate, the sun had just disappeared, and the last ray of light remaining on the earth was gradually eroded by darkness.

Arkham Asylum is located in a very remote area. When the sun sets, it is shrouded in night.

Standing here and looking out, the night seems to have run out of a madhouse, swallowing up the lights on the earth.

Martin and Batman stood side by side, speechless for a moment, and something seemed to be brewing in the silence.

The only ones who can be considered leaders of the entire Justice League now are Martin and Batman.

Superman is a good person, and everyone wants to be his friend. But this kind of kindness in a general sense can only unite people in daily life. Once faced with a choice of a certain stance, it will make people stay away from him.

Because everyone knows that Superman is too kind, so he can't make a decision between different positions, and in the end he can only go with the flow.

As the princess of Paradise Island and a demigod who has lived for thousands of years, Diana is qualified to be the leader of a faction in every way. But she doesn't like this kind of fighting and supports Martin unconditionally.

Needless to say, the biggest problem with the Flash is that he is too young and not even qualified to discuss these things.

Arthur's personality is a bit weird, and since the issues between him and Atlantis have not been resolved yet, he has no intention of fighting for anything in the Justice League.

In addition to these six people, there are also young heroes such as Nightwing Dick, Batgirl Barbara, Raven Rachel, etc., who gradually emerged after the Battle of Los Angeles.

But their problem is the same as that of the Flash, either they are too young and lack prestige, or they have to come up with a complete route and theory to convince others.

Not to mention that most young superhumans are brainwashed with liberalism and are unwilling to accept even the most basic organization and discipline. They usually just have a nominal membership in the Justice League.

All in all, only Martin and Batman have a plan for the future of the Justice League in their minds, and they have the firm will to carry out their own plans.

The problem is that Martin and Batman have different ideas, and some clues can be seen from how they deal with Gotham.

In short, Martin has been running around in different worlds since he was a child, so he pays more attention to people and we think what this alliance should have to do with the United States.

Batman prefers a certain kind of localism. In his opinion, the personnel and resources of the Justice League all come from the United States, so it is normal to have some bias.

Martin is not an idealist. He knows very well that the realization of ideals must be achieved through realistic means, so he did not blame Batman's behavior too much. It is not a bad thing to maintain a tacit attitude with the US authorities.

"I just want you to know that I will not allow the league to remain like this for much longer."

Martin looked at the earth being completely covered by the darkness of the night and spoke first, breaking the silence between the two.

"In order to fight against the evil in the universe, it is inevitable to unite the power of the entire earth, so we must keep our distance from the US authorities."

"What are you going to do?"

Batman did not confront Martin directly, and he was also dissatisfied with the current state of the League.

The most important ten years of his life were spent in East Asia, so he was inevitably influenced by collectivism and totalitarianism.

The current loose state of the league, where people gather together for some kind of hobby, can satisfy Superman and the Flash, but it is unacceptable to Batman.

The young superhuman's mentality, which was similar to playing house, gradually eroded Batman's idea of local protection, but he didn't know how to set a limit.

It is the 21st century. People simply cannot live the turbulent, war-torn life of the 20th century, nor can they withstand extreme violence.

"After all, the Alliance is not an army. It is unrealistic to use a law to force young superhumans to change themselves."

Martin had no intention of militarizing the Justice League. He didn't even need to think about it, because he knew what the consequences would be.

"I plan to use Diana to persuade the Amazons on Paradise Island to come forward and help Arthur resolve the issues in the underwater kingdom of Atlantis.

When these two races begin to integrate into human society, the Justice League can play the role of a bridge, and we can also organize young superhumans in the form of clubs and slowly guide them to create a model themselves. "

Batman thought for a while and said slowly, "With Diana, I believe you can convince the Amazons on Paradise Island. The matter of Atlantis is also easy to solve. Just help Arthur find his mother.

It’s a good idea to have a superhuman bridge, but it’s unclear how long it will take for that to work.”

“Even by the most optimistic estimates, it will take a decade to see effective transformation.”

There was some helplessness in Martin's words, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with doing so.

"It is now the 21st century. In several regions around the world, especially in the United States, it is not difficult for ordinary people to survive. Under such circumstances, it is impossible to change society by the totalitarian war method of the early 20th century.

People now have too many ways to achieve a stable life, so naturally they will not express their demands through extremely violent means such as war.

Even if someone does this, I don’t recommend that the alliance absorb them, because people who have this idea now are likely to have bad intentions and want to fish in troubled waters.”

"I understand your idea."

Batman initially agreed with Martin's idea. As one of the biggest violent men in Gotham, he had suppressed the city for nearly 10 years, but the result was corruption.

He tried his best but could only stop the Gotham carriage at the edge of the cliff, and the horses' hooves pulling the carriage were still half extended, so there was a risk of falling off and being smashed to pieces at any time.

"Ten years is ten years. I have been fighting alone in Gotham for ten years and have managed to hold on. Now that I have the support and help of the Alliance, I am retreating. Wouldn't that make people laugh?"

Batman takes off his helmet, revealing the face of Bruce Wayne.

He is already over thirty, and after removing all the maintenance items, there are already a few wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, but his expression is as resolute as ever.

"But will the aliens outside allow us to continue like this in peace and security?"

"Of course not! To be honest, after General Zod's invasion and the International Gang incident, I am surprised that the forces in the universe that are spying on the Earth have not made any moves until now."

Afterwards, Martin asked the alliance to investigate these two incidents, hoping to find some clues, even just signs to determine the identity of the person behind the scenes.

It's a pity that General Zod and his men were all killed, and the International Gang had nothing left except a Mother Box.

Those who supported the International Gang disappeared without a trace, and there was no movement on Apocalypse Star.

But this was not a good thing. Instead, it made Martin feel that a storm was about to come.

Those guys must be planning something in the criminal record, otherwise they would never be willing to just stay silent like this.

Batman was often worried about this. He frowned and said, "I asked the Wayne Group's aviation division to strengthen cooperation with NASA. In the name of business, we launched several satellites to the moon and Mars in order to build a defense network." "But due to technical and material problems, this plan is full of difficulties. You can only detect the situation near the moon at best. If you are a little further away, you are no different from a blind man."

Martin frowned and said, "The United States uses the Sky Eye as a white glove. How much alien technology and magic props have they collected over the years? If they don't use them now, are they waiting to produce offspring?

And Clark, his Fortress of Solitude and the wreckage of Black Zero store a lot of Kryptonian technology, why not use them all? Why keep them?"

"Clark is worried that the Earth will repeat Krypton's mistakes, so he wants to screen all the technologies before releasing them. I agree with him."

Bruce knew that Martin's two questions showed a resolute attitude, which meant that he did not want the alliance to compromise completely.

"As for the Red House and Black House set up by the Sky Eye, I went to discuss cooperation with them several times, but they rejected me on the grounds that it was a state secret."

Martin's answer was not surprising. He smiled and said, "I think you are a tycoon in vain. Even the Sky Eye Society doesn't dare to be afraid of you. What's the secret? Isn't the United States owned by you tycoons? What secrets can't you, Master Wayne, see?"

"Come on, now my identity as Batman is semi-public. Everyone knows my relationship with the League, so of course they see me as a thorn in their side."

Bruce is no longer as nervous as he was in the past when talking about his identity.

"If the Americans don't cooperate, then we will find someone else to cooperate with."

Martin didn't take it to heart at all: "Whether it's technology or magic, they can hide it if they want. It's better to keep hiding it. Sooner or later, I will turn those things into worthless junk."

In Martin's prediction, the alliance will sooner or later have a head-on conflict with the US authorities in order to make its position clear to the world.

However, Martin's initial plan was to control this inevitable conflict to occur after an interstellar war.

But the US authorities are not Martin's worms. Even if they know what Martin is thinking, they will not act accordingly.

Bruce was surprised and asked, "You're not asking me to be a traitor, are you?"

There are only a few major powers in the world now. If the United States does not cooperate, it goes without saying that the alliance will change its cooperation partner.

"Don't worry, I won't let you do such a thing."

Martin shook his head, indicating that Bruce had misunderstood. "I mean that you should demonstrate your capitalist character and use your technological advantages to monopolize the American market."

Bruce didn't understand what Martin meant at first.

Wayne Group's current level of scientific theory and practice is not much higher than that of its competitors.

There has been no major progress in technical theory, and everyone is in the same state. If you want to occupy a larger market share, it all depends on who has more financial resources.

But on second thought, Bruce understood what he meant. The Wayne Group's technology could not advance by leaps and bounds in a short period of time, but they still had Kryptonian technology, magic, and superhumans.

"Oh, you finally got it!"

Martin and Bruce looked at each other and smiled knowingly: "Those bastards of the Sky Eye Society want to hide, right? Then let them hide. I want to see how long they can hide after the Wayne Group spreads these technologies in a commercial way."

As a secret agency, the Sky Eye holds some public power and can ignore certain pressures.

But the big capitalists and big companies competing with the Wayne family cannot go against the laws of the market. Once they are crushed by alien technology, their stocks will begin to depreciate wildly and their assets will shrink rapidly. By then, they will be the ones who are anxious to ask the government to disclose the black technology.

"I don't object to your plan, but you have overestimated the shamelessness of those masters in Congress. What if they insist on going all the way?"

Bruce has seen too much shamelessness. It is not impossible for those people to cling to the technology in their hands and become some kind of technological aristocracy.

"It would be best if the government did not rescue those journalists. After they become technological aristocrats, they will no longer be able to maintain the current international financial system. They will only die faster."

Martin said this, but he didn't think it was an important matter.

He also hopes that the dissemination of technology can disrupt the current unjust international financial order and give third world countries an opportunity to develop themselves.

But the final result is not something he can decide. The only things he can decide are the core people of the alliance.

"Our goal is to foster an alliance that can resist extraterrestrial invasion. There is no need to hide this from both enemies and friends."

Martin mentioned a fairly pragmatic goal.

Although this goal is already very mysterious for ordinary people, for the alliance, this is what they have to do.

"This goal is not excessive. I just hope they can be more sober and not regard us as crazy alarmists."

Bruce was very satisfied with Martin's decision to set up the alliance as a mediator.

“Before taking action, everyone in the alliance must reach a consensus so that we can act better.”

Although Martin did not intend to set up the alliance into a particularly strict organization, that was only for peripheral members.

"You go talk to Diana and Arthur, I'll convince Clark and Barry."

Bruce knew that Martin had good intentions in making this arrangement.

Diana and Martin have a close relationship, and Arthur is considered Martin's follower. They will not object to the consensus reached between Martin and Bruce.

But the situation is not certain for Clark and Barry. They both value so-called freedom too much, and it is not certain whether they can distance themselves from the authorities.

Although Martin, Bruce, Diana and Arthur have an overwhelming advantage over the two of them, it is uncertain whether the other party can accept it, and it is not impossible for them to withdraw from the alliance.

"I appreciate your kindness, but let me be the bad guy!"

Martin rejected Bruce: "It's not necessary. Clark and Barry are not stubborn rocks. Let's just chat. There's no need to make things tense."

Martin said this, and Bruce had no choice but to accept it.

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