“I actually think this is a very suitable place for a secret base of operations.”
Green Arrow pulled back his hood, observing the layout of the Batcave.
The style was very similar to his own base; it could only be said that they were taught by the same teacher.
“Is there any booze? If not, let’s wrap this up quickly; those elders don’t know I’ve snuck out.”
Arthur sat boisterously on the table, clamoring.
“Mr. Arthur, because Master believes that alcohol affects his judgment, there isn’t much liquor stocked in the Batcave, but if you’d like, I can prepare some for you to take back; they’re all good wines.”
Alfred chuckled as he carried tea, walking out from a corner.
Qingshui didn't look around like the others; he simply scanned the layout of the Batcave with his 'Worldly Insight,' then sized up the others present.
Because Arthur had limited time, the eight people didn't drag things out for too long.
“Form an alliance?”
Wonder Woman crossed her slender legs, glancing at everyone.
“I have no objections.”
Arthur shrugged.
Before leaving, he had discussed it with Mera and his teacher, Vulko.
It was best for him to join this alliance, as it could serve as external support; although he couldn't directly participate in Atlantis' internal affairs, he could use this powerful alliance as a force multiplier in external matters.
Arthur didn't really care about these things, but Mera was the woman he loved, and Vulko was his teacher; since these two asked for it and were smarter than him, he would listen to his external brains and just do as they said.
The others had even fewer objections.
Superman and Flash, with their sunny dispositions, felt that everyone was a friend; Batman was the advocate; Green Arrow believed that many troublesome things couldn't be solved by himself and needed these powerful allies; and Qingshui simply wanted this luck.
The only one who needed convincing was Diana.
“We don’t force members to do anything, there are no constraints, Diana.”
Batman said to Wonder Woman.
“All actions are voluntary; the purpose of forming this alliance is simply to bring together a group of like-minded people; no matter how strong an individual’s power is, there will always be dangers that they cannot cope with, so we gather together to confront those events that threaten Earth and humanity.”
“Sounds good, as long as it really is as you say, then I’ll join.”
Diana spread out her palm.
Batman nodded heavily to her.
In Batman's view, everyone present was a threat.
But protecting Earth required these powerful allies.
At least Batman believed that he needed a way to reasonably monitor, guide, unite, and understand these powerful beings.
And to develop several contingency plans for each of them.
Only then could he feel slightly more at ease.
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… …
By the time the basic charter of the alliance had been discussed, it was more than an hour later.
After discussion, the alliance would first establish a secret Hall of Justice in Gotham, as the alliance's headquarters, providing necessary logistical resources for some members.
This would be jointly funded by Qingshui and Batman.
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Vought Tower, Qingshui's personal office.
“Space Watchtower? Jointly developed by Wayne Enterprises, Vought Corporation, and Queen Industries for human space projects…”
Qingshui flipped through the plan in his hand.
“I plan to use this Watchtower as the true base of the alliance, with the one on the ground as a facade.”
Bruce Wayne had now changed out of his Batsuit, wearing a custom-tailored high-end suit, sitting in Qingshui's office.
“There will be threats from other races in the ocean, and humanity will also face threats from other races in space, such as the diplomatic envoys sent by the ancient Eastern country to participate in the negotiations, so we must also develop space power as a response.
In my vision, the Watchtower will serve as the first line of defense when Earth faces space threats.”
Bruce said to Qingshui, who was flipping through the plan.
“Ancient Eastern country?”
Qingshui closed the plan, curious.
“Yes, this time, the Atlanteans also sent some forces to land along the southeastern coast of Asia, but they only faced feints; the main force of defense was their local army and an official organization from the ancient Eastern country called the Self-Strengthening Department, as well as some of their cultivation sects.”
“Do you have relevant information?”
“Yes, the data I collected is all in here.”
Batman took out a USB drive.
Qingshui didn't dare take it.
If he used this USB drive, VoughtOS would probably be infected with a virus.
“You should just tell me directly.”
“The places are too far apart, and we don’t have much interaction with them, so I’ll just mention some of the more important things, such as the Self-Strengthening Department, which is the official response department established by the ancient Eastern country to deal with supernatural disasters.
Among them, there are two forces that are worth noting: one is called Kong Kenan, from a sect called the I Ching School; you can regard him as the Superman of the ancient Eastern country, with Yin and Yang forms; the combination of all the abilities of the two forms is the power to control the Eight Trigrams; do you know the Eight Trigrams? It is…”
“I know, it’s eight symbols that the ancient Eastern country summarized to explain the composition of this world.”
Qingshui interrupted.
He was quite clear about this stuff.
Not only did he have the memories of his previous life, but it was also related to sealing techniques—there were quite a few things about the Four Symbols, Five Elements, and Eight Trigrams in sealing techniques; it is said that the Gentle Fist technique of the Hyuga clan in Konoha is also used with the Byakugan according to the Eight Trigrams positions.
“Besides him, the Self-Strengthening Department also has a woman named Peng Dai Lan and the Ten Heroes; Peng Dai Lan is said to be a human transformed from a legendary Green Snake; as for the Ten Heroes, you can ask Oliver when you have time; one of his teachers is Yao Fei, one of the Ten Heroes.
The representatives sent by the ancient Eastern country to participate in the talks with the Atlanteans this time are two of the Ten Heroes, Fang Zhifu and Chen Nuo; both of them are from the ancient Eastern country’s army; the former is a general, and the latter is an air force pilot; in a mission, they came into contact with extraterrestrial forces and gained superpowers.”
“Okay, there’s no need to talk about so many things; I have no objection to developing space technology; as for building this Watchtower, we have Superman, it should be relatively easy.”
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