Chapter 45 Omniscient and Omnipotent, please call the player the God of Light Bat!
"Why me?" Wen Yue couldn't hold back anymore.
[Because you are the pillar of the world, a being of a lower dimension. Theoretically speaking, you are on the same dimensional level as me and God.] The world consciousness says there's nothing that can be done about it.
【…Okay.】A choice of three, what else can you choose? In the end, the player has to bear it all. It's come to this, so we have no choice but to accept it.
Why work so hard? For a few coins, for childhood dreams. Of course, the most fundamental reason is the responsibility and commitment players shoulder for the entire world. God may not be real, but the energy is real! Let's do it!
The player decisively chose to cosplay as God for a while, letting Him have a go.
The more you top up someone's account, the more powerful they become. Wen Yue recalled that she used to be the top-up Batman account, then she logged into the World Consciousness account from another location, and now she's directly the top-up God account.
Originally, Wen Yue was able to do whatever she wanted under the boundless power of the world consciousness, and now she can completely let loose. There's even a tendency for her to escalate into the fourth catastrophe. The players' current situation is entirely due to their efforts; the world consciousness is an accomplice, and God is the main patron. The three pillars of this universe are all bad; this world is beyond saving, without a doubt.
From now on, please stop calling the player Batman and start calling the player Light Bat God!
"I've become God, so how can I possibly defeat Barbatos?" The player, emboldened, expressed his ambition.
[Theoretically, it's possible, provided you have enough stored magic power. With your current rank, you can collect magic power infinitely and it will never be full.]
【Magic?】Wen Yue noticed a new word.
[Magic is the same as magic; all forms of magic are, to you, the most basic rules and energy.]
"Does that mean all magical attacks are ineffective against me?" This is how players interpret the situation.
Yes, magic is essentially just a set of connectable symbols casually conjured by God. In reality, all the most fundamental forces of the universe are merely symbols that you can arrange and utilize, and are ultimately ineffective against you.
"That's good. Wait, why don't you just fight Barbatos directly? Why make me fight him?" Wen Yue suddenly realized something was wrong.
The World Consciousness rattled off a bunch of obscure terms that Wen Yue couldn't understand, basically saying that it simply couldn't spare the time. The World Consciousness is like the driver, and Barbatos is the intruder trying to illegally board the vehicle. The world needs to keep driving; it can't take its hands off the steering wheel to deal with the intruder. That's where the player, the brave, fearless, and righteous guardian, comes in to take action.
[And God?] What role does God, one of the three pillars of the universe, play? Just a symbolic role?
The more extreme the predicament and despair, the more people turn to gods and Buddhas. An invisible, grand will departs, leaving behind a profound statement.
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A global consciousness slowly rises, overlooking the world from the heavens. Clouds drift and ripple like waves on the sea, revealing the exquisite beauty of all things. Layer upon layer of civilizations and histories stretch from the past into the future, endless and boundless, a tapestry of myriad phenomena.
This universe has a flaw, so players come to fill in and become one of the pillars to maintain the stability of this world.
Barbatos's hunting of this imperfect world is itself governed by rules and has its reasons. But who sets the rules and standards for judging imperfection?
Imperfection is the truest form of life; perfection is merely a mirage of imagination. All things in the world exist in harmony, opposites complementing each other; perfection is simply another extreme. The moon wanes after it is full, a vessel overflows when full, a bowstring breaks when fully drawn—too much is as bad as too little. Imperfection and flaws are the norm in all things.
So-called standards and rules cannot create perfect life: a superman, nor can they create perfect coincidences: miracles.
The rules sentenced him to death, but civilization proved his innocence.
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The player dog has gained administrator privileges, but only the privileges; it possesses the status of a god but lacks real power. Wen Yue currently has no real power; she can know everything, but she is not omnipotent.
But this didn't stump Wen Yue. With the energy and friendly guidance sponsored by the World Consciousness, the player used their omnipotent authority to create a Robin Bird for Tim, which could share the host's perspective. They gave Tim a fake bird and a real camera; Jason and Dick both had Robin Birds, so Tim couldn't be left behind.
The Omniscient Authority can analyze all magic. Magic is the outward manifestation of magical power, so theoretically all magic is a consumable for players, a source of power for the cheat's battery. This is also the only known way for players to obtain energy.
Wen Yue specially borrowed Jason's High Caste Blade, the only magical weapon she had, to study it. In the eyes of the players, this blade was composed of densely packed symbolic equations and code characters, which were the most basic forms of magic.
After a moment of silent contemplation, the player tentatively created an object class in the magic database using object-oriented programming, defining entity attributes and creating objects:
class Object:
def __init__(self, name, id):
self.name = name;
self.id = id;
object = Object(\"knife", 1);
print(object.name);
print(object.id);
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After adding it, the player was stunned and suddenly remembered: Wasn't Jason's sword supposed to be able to cut through other swords? He had seen Jason cut through Deathstroke's sword before, so he should add some other magical swords that couldn't normally cut through other things, preferably with a wide range and strong comprehensiveness and inclusiveness.
In a flash of inspiration, the player directly inserted the periodic table, and the God's position and the player's "Power of My Thoughts" generated a high-energy magical nuclear transformation, emitting an effect that devoured everything like an abyss.
As soon as the last character was inserted, the Great Caste Blade seemed unable to withstand the immense pressure and began to tremble violently. Cracks spread across the blade, and it faced the imminent threat of shattering.
Wen Yue broke out in a cold sweat instantly: Damn it, she'd ruined Jason's knife. If she really shattered that magic sword, the player might as well start thinking about where to bury it.
Without time to think too much, Wen Yue quickly turned the tide, stuffing a portion of the only useful and somewhat repairable Omnipotent Authority into the blade. Fortunately, the Omnipotent Authority was remarkably effective; the Great Caste Blade's durability increased dramatically, and the numerous cracks stopped rapidly at a visible speed, restoring it to its original, pristine state.
Wiping away a cold sweat, Wen Yue dared not act recklessly anymore and quickly returned Jason's magic sword intact.
Jason, who was retrieving the High Caste Blade, noticed the player's shifty eyes and barely concealed guilty expression. He asked suspiciously, "What have you been doing behind my back?"
"No, no, how could that be?" Controlling her expression, Wen Yue handed the new Robin Bird to Tim, leaving behind the words "Apprenticeship Gift!" and quickly slipped away.
Fearing that Jason would catch up and investigate, Wen Yue stepped on the gas and ran away from home to avoid trouble at Wayne Group.
With the Titan base construction project proposal on the agenda, the research and construction of the watchtower couldn't be neglected either. There was no time like the present, so Wen Yue went to see Lucius Fox first, giving the research data Batman had given her to this scientist who was Batman's personal assistant, and discussing the details of the base's internal construction and layout.
There was still a procedure to go through with the secretary, but Wen Yue directly handed over the documents that Batman had helped write, and the base project and planning design were finalized with extremely high efficiency.
The elite-looking female secretary held the documents, her expression strained. Ever since Bruce Wayne's real appearance, he's been spending money like water, with hundreds of millions every minute (the expenses when he was impersonating Red Robin and forming the villain team). She worries every day that the group will go bankrupt at any moment, especially this month when the daily expenditures are tens of millions or even hundreds of millions (Deathstroke's hiring fee and Harley's team's funding).
Now, Wayne, the tycoon, has reappeared at the corporation, spending billions on the construction of three bases, one of which will even utilize futuristic levitation technology. Even the female secretary wonders if the world is about to end; the wealthy are using vast sums of money to build fortresses.
Having successfully spent the money, the player felt relieved. He briefly activated his omniscient cheat, signed all the documents that could be approved, and left Wayne Corporation feeling relaxed and carefree.
Jason is still in the gang, Dick is visiting Tim's house, Wayne Manor is now empty, and Wen Yue goes straight to the Batcave.
The Batcave was now completely transformed. The Batcomputer, which occupied an entire wall, had been repaired and upgraded, and the player had just had it installed by Lucius. After Barbatos destroyed the player's computer, Lucius was commissioned to work overtime to manufacture the second-generation Batcomputer, which was now ready for immediate installation.
Chairman Wayne's work is finished; now it's Batman's vigilante's turn to work.
The main boss players currently face is Bane, a melee tank and tactical mastermind, a supervillain possessing both strength and intelligence. He gains superhuman strength through continuous injections of GL11 venom, but this immense power depends on periodic injections. Therefore, Bane's weakness is obvious: cutting off his venom supply will drastically reduce his strength.
Bane is also a master of physical combat, so we can deploy our strongest melee fighter, Jason, when the time comes. With the general plan in place, the players' next objective is to find the hiding Bane.
Before the player returns to their original world, Bane releases a large number of Batman's nemesis and Arkham criminals, using a calculated move to keep Batman busy chasing criminals and weaken his fighting power. The player will certainly not get involved. As for those escaped criminals, their freedom is only temporary; justice will take them where they belong, but it won't be Batman's job.
The player plans to first muddy the waters of Gotham.
Arkham Patients escape en masse? No problem, not a big deal. Fortunately, Deathstroke, as a mercenary, still has some professional ethics and has dealt with most of the escapees for the player, capturing them all. The remaining fugitives can simply form groups outside; they can't escape the player's grasp.
It's time for the Red Robin villain team to strike again. Wen Yue sent Harley a congratulatory message: "Good afternoon, Harley. Congratulations! Gotham has returned to chaos, and Batman is stretched thin and unable to handle everything. Gotham is our territory now!"
After delivering this wicked villainous speech, the player proposed to rebuild the villainous squad and make a name for themselves in the criminal world, promising to cover all the funding.
Harley hesitated on the other end of the phone: "Isn't this a little too evil?"
"What is evil? Is pursuing our freedom and self-expression evil? Harley, don't let worldly constraints limit us. We should denounce those dogmatic, bland, and rigid rules! To tell you the truth, I've always had a dream: I want us to become well-known villains in Gotham. I want us to form a crime squad that everyone in Gotham knows. Now is the perfect opportunity for us to show off our skills. While that damned Batman is distracted, let's quietly work our way up and amaze everyone. Becoming a household name as a major villain isn't just a dream; this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
The player's words, so elegant and refined, struck a chord with Harley, who listened with great passion and immediately agreed: "Sweetheart, you're my soulmate! You've spoken my mind!"
Harley Quinn has been depicted in many DC works as wanting to form her own villainous team, and she actually did, with her team achieving considerable success. Therefore, this comment from the player was specifically designed to target Harley herself; it would be strange if she weren't tempted.
Harley, who was tricked by the players, is still kept in the dark today.
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Author's Note: *Shi Tiesheng
Only this kind of uncertainty and randomness is the norm in the world.
Morality sentences me to death, but philosophy proves me innocent.
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