[Comprehensive] The painting style of time travel is wrong

In the middle of the night, the dark clouds over Gotham City covered the bright moonlight. At this moment, darkness enveloped the earth. Even the endless chirping of insects seemed to sense danger at this moment, and disappeared without a trace.

And they, those people wearing gorgeous evening dresses and owl half-face masks, gathered together from the darkness as if their bodies had been condensed from the darkness.

They are the legends of Gotham City for a long time, the rumors passed down from ear to ear, and the horror stories told to children.

But now, they are no longer those illusory shadows, they show a terrifying and deadly truth.

They call themselves the Owl Council (Note 1).

After they consciously besieged the city, a female member quickly walked to the center of the circle with suspicious eyes.

"Sorry, but before everyone starts discussing today's topic, I would like to interrupt you a little..."

The woman took off her mask as she spoke, and showed her appearance as a black-haired girl in front of everyone in the Owl Council:

"I've been told that to change Gotham, your support -- or at least your acquiescence -- is needed, so here I am."

"Then Miss Tang—please forgive our impoliteness, but your act of holding a sign downstairs in Luthor is more eye-catching than you imagined."

An old man wearing a mask walked out under the gaze of other people, and it could be seen that he had considerable authority among these people.

"So, what do you want to change?"

"Change everything in Gotham now."

Tang Xuening calmly waved her arms.

"Miss Tang, please don't think that if Lex Luthor approves of you, we will also recognize you—after all, this is our city, not Metropolis."

The old man didn't have the self-cultivation like Superman or Luther, and the girl's behavior seemed to make him a little angry, so he stomped the civilization weapon in his hand heavily.

At that moment, indescribable, ominous voices came from the surrounding darkness.

The old man raised his voice and asked back.

"If you want our support, yes. But can you give us a reason to help you?"

"Wouldn't it be good for you to take this city from the Wayne Group?"

The girl tilted her head and asked:

"In the chaos brought about by the replacement of the old and the new, there are plenty of opportunities for local snakes with sufficient resources. You can even go one step further and become a force under the sun. Could it be..."

"Take it from the Wayne Group?"

Regarding the girl's words, the old man trembled slightly, as if trying to hold back a smile, his tone was full of sarcasm:

"Miss Tang, being able to say something like this shows that you don't understand us at all—why do we want to take this city from ourselves?"

"your selves?"

Tang Xuening was stunned by the old man's unexpected answer, she asked the old man dumbfounded:

"But I heard that you and the Wayne family have a deep blood feud with each other (Note 3)—but you mean that you are all members of the Wayne Group?"

"The Wayne Group is not the Wayne family! Those bloody traitors!"

A slightly immature voice sounded from one side.

"What qualifications do you have to speak here!

okay.You all stand back, today's meeting has been rescheduled, I would like to have a private talk with Miss Tang now. "

The old man frowned and scolded the onlookers' scolding back severely.

The scolded person seemed to want to argue at first, but was stopped by the people around him. After a moment of silence, he finally lowered his head and started to back away.

It wasn't until the others disappeared into the darkness led by this slightly younger "owl" that the old man grinned and complained:

"Young people nowadays..."

"Young people are like that."

Tang Xuening echoed the old man's words, without even noticing that she was also a young man in the eyes of the other party.

"With fewer people, the conversation can be easier.

After all, when there are too many people, it is necessary to maintain the dignity of the council at all times and consider other people's opinions. Otherwise, some people inside will think you are weak, and some people will think that they can replace you...

Miss Tang, you should be able to understand the difficulties of the old man. "

After the crowd dispersed, the originally majestic old man became smiling, and he bowed slightly to the girl with a smile.

"First of all, a huge tribute to Mr. Lex for rebuilding Gotham.

Secondly, although we have not met him, and we are not afraid of his power, our owl council still respects the strong.

Miss Tang, please be sure to convey our respect. "

"Okay, I will pass on your respect."

"Then, let's talk about Gotham...

I'm sorry, when people get old, they are always a bit long-winded, and they always like nostalgia...

Don't mind me, an old man, take a seat. "

After receiving the girl's "please leave" gesture, the old man found a large stone and sat down.

"Where did we just talk about...

Oh yes, nostalgia.

Miss Tang, do you know who the earliest colonizers of this country were? "

"The Mayflower?"

Tang Xuening thought about it and gave the answer in the textbook.

In [-], the [-] colonists who came to Plymouth, England, came to the New World on the Mayflower, opened up the first colony on this land, and opened the legend of the founding of the United States. prelude.

"No, the first travelers to the East settled here more than 200 years before those people - even though it wasn't called Gotham back then."

The old man shook his head, and said slowly and proudly:

"Those who were mysteriously called came here to find that which called them, and some of them were recognized as the chosen ones, and others became conscious of its guardians-know why 'God Bless America'? (Note 2)

Because back then, this country was a tool created by the chosen ones for better protection!

Otherwise, why did Washington defeat the British army led by the paladins?

How did Lincoln defeat the south controlled by vampires?

This country would not exist without our help! "

Like a flash of light across her mind, after listening to the old man's words, Tang Xuening suddenly remembered another Gotham legend that was circulated with the Owl Council.

"The thing you're talking about is the pool of regeneration in Gotham legend?"

"Yes, we call it Lazarus' Pool (Note 4)..."

Instead of denying it, the old man nodded in approval.

"Because of it, our ancestors came here and established the earliest towns - because of us, there is Gotham Town. Because of Gotham Town, there is the Wayne family."

"The Wayne family came to you?"

Tang Xuening said that this answer is too hard to believe.

"But……"

"It should be said that the earliest Wayne family is the part of our Owl Council shown to ordinary people. He represents us and manages Gotham in the light.

Find enough cover for our identities and enough funding for our protection.Find enough backup force for us, this is why the Wayne family appeared in this city, we are one

But unfortunately, for some reason, there were some small conflicts between us..."

The old man interrupted the girl and said in a deep voice:

"But that's not a big problem, although Bruce Wayne doesn't know this history, let alone what kind of power the Batman he controls is facing.

But none of what he's done has jeopardized our guardianship - even in my own opinion, the city is working fine now, why should we change it? "

"So what's up with the clown?"

However, Tang Xuening found something suspicious in the old man's words, and she asked back:

"His madness is of no benefit to this city, and a threat to you, but why is he still alive?"

"That's a special case..."

This time, the old man hesitated a little before explaining:

"Some of us believe that the Joker's weird resilience is because he's also the Chosen..."

"and many more……"

The young girl keenly deduced an unbelievable thing from the old man's words.

"That means you don't actually know the exact location of the Lazarus Pool, do you?

Otherwise, there should be no disagreement among you whether the clown got that power! "

"...Yes, Miss Tang, we believe that only the inspired can find it—only the chosen can use it.

For unknown reasons, the chosen ones chose to hide their figures, while the new generation has been corrupted by corruption. We have lost the favor of that great existence, although the predecessors left some spring water as a guardian force (Note 5), but the location of the spring is indeed unknown..."

This time, the old man was silent for a long time, as if hesitating to tell the girl the truth, but then the old man became more and more excited:

"But we believe that, one day, a new candidate will emerge again.

And this time, we will follow the Chosen One to eternal life and put him on the throne of the king of mankind.

And our main job is to eliminate those who may endanger this goal before the chosen one appears. "

"So the clown's weird resilience comes from that weird pool, and his personnel, intelligence and technical support all come from you?"

Tang Xuening didn't care about the spring of eternal life, or the king of human beings, what she cared about was the information revealed in the words of the old man.

"Is this how you guard?"

"We have enough reasons to believe that the Joker found and used the Lazarus Pool, and gained some kind of power from it.

Our internal disagreement is that we can't be sure if the Joker is the chosen one we were prophesied to be waiting for.

——But this is also normal. No organization has only one voice, and we are no exception. "

The old man responded helplessly:

"You just saw that young people are always so full of rebellious emotions, they are so immature and stupid, they never know how to be humble until they are tempered by difficulties.

Similarly, they also have power in their hands that we old people can't match.

There is also a huge divide between young people and us old people when it comes to dealing with clowns.

But for the sake of internal unity, we have to make some compromises, such as acquiescing or even providing various supports to those games of the clown. "

Tang Xuening looked at the old man and sneered secretly in her heart.

——It’s not that I want to follow him, but I want to gain the power of immortality——

But all of this has nothing to do with me. It is enough to know that the old-fashioned ambition of the Owl Council does not conflict with the purpose of transforming Gotham.

But no conflict does not mean that you will support it. After a little thought, the girl smiled and offered the price to the old man:

"So, if I can prove that the Joker is not the 'chosen man,' can you support me in changing Gotham?"

"Miss Tang, if you can really prove this point, then we don't mind making Gotham a city that can make a good impression on real candidates."

The old man also smiled and nodded.

"However, what are you going to do?"

——From ancient times to the present, those in power would not want anyone to share with them, and this old man in the owl council is no exception. ——

"If it is a chosen person who is favored by a great existence, he must not be killed by others~"

Tang Xuening asked for advice with a grim smile.

"Look, we can have a lot of time to take our time, can't we?"