The Great Arcanist Who Traveled Through the World of American Variety Shows.

Chapter 404 Red Bat, Red Superman, and Red Clown

Gotham City is in chaos, with looting and vandalism everywhere. Even if Batman had ten bodies, he couldn't stop so many crimes. This chaos in the city has completely destroyed the Gotham law and order that Batman has been maintaining.

Looking at the chaotic Gotham City, Batman didn't know where to go for rescue. For the first time, he began to doubt the justice he insisted on.

Why does he work so hard to fight crime every day, but the number of crimes in Gotham is increasing, until today, the entire city is full of crime?
"Why?" Batman's rock-hard will was shaken today.

“Why doesn’t anyone want to live a normal life?”

"What happened to this world? Why did it become like this?"

"Am I wrong or is this world wrong?"

"Is there a possibility? You and the world are both wrong?" A voice suddenly sounded behind him. Batman turned around suddenly and saw Richard looking at him from behind.

"Are you here to laugh at me? If so, then let me tell you, you've already won!" Batman said dejectedly.

Richard looked at Batman and said casually, "Can't you handle the current situation?"

"Tsk tsk!"

"The Joker won so easily." Richard shook his head.

"Do you want to know why you lost?"

Batman instantly raised his head and looked at Richard and said, "How did the Joker win, and how did I lose?"

Richard smiled and said, "It's very simple. The Joker was born in the lower class. He has experienced almost all the hardships that the lower class people have experienced. He understands what the lower class people should want. He knows the greed of those upper class people, and he knows the injustice of the law."

"So, he doesn't even need to instigate anything, the people will spontaneously stand by him."

"Don't think that these people are all bad people and criminals." Seeing Batman's expression, Richard sneered and said, "If you and the American government did something, there wouldn't be so many crimes."

"You look like you don't believe it, right?" Richard snapped his fingers and teleported Batman to the slums of Metropolis. He then used magic to cut the surrounding space. The two of them were no longer in the same space as the world, so no matter what happened outside, this place would not be affected at all.

"That man's name is John, a very ordinary American." Richard said, pointing at a homeless man.

"What does this mean? You want me to see his wandering life? He has hands and feet, but he doesn't go to work. Isn't it his own fault that he lies here wandering?" Batman said with a frown.

"Haha." Richard said expressionlessly, "Half a year ago, his annual income was 60,000 US dollars. He had a wife and two children, and his life was pretty good."

"If that's the case, then why did he become a homeless person?" Batman asked.

"Simply because he lost his job."

"He was fired and had no income, but he still had to pay for social security, medical care, insurance, credit card loans, etc. The compensation from the company was gone in less than three months."

"Then he defaulted on his credit card, his house was taken away by the insurance company, his wife divorced him, and he had to pay alimony to his wife and son, so he had no choice but to become a homeless person," said Richard.

"Why doesn't he get a job?" Batman asked.

“Because I can’t find it.”

"If he wants to make a living, he must have a job with a monthly salary of no less than four thousand so that he can repay various loans, medical insurance, etc., but no one is willing to spend so much money to hire him." Richard said.

"Since he's bankrupt and doesn't have those loans, why doesn't he find some lower-paying job?"

"Because he has no place to live!" Richard glanced at him and said, "According to American law, he needs to provide his residential address before he can get a job."

“And, those low-paying jobs, where a lot of illegal immigrants work, they prefer to use illegal immigrants who make less money.”

"It's a vicious circle! If you want a job, you need a place to live, and if you want a place to live, you need money to rent or buy a house, and if you want money, you need a job."

"Isn't it fun?" Richard said to Batman who was silent.

"Basically, the middle class in America will immediately become homeless if anything unexpected happens! And there is almost no chance of turning things around!"

“Now can you tell me why they became homeless?”

"I don't know." Batman said after a moment of silence.

Richard did not ask further questions, but continued: "What you saw is only part of it. There are more reasons that make them continue to fall to the bottom."

"Even the simplest medical treatment, a serious illness can kill him. Don't even mention medical insurance. If you want to know, you can check the information yourself and you will know that medical insurance won't cover anything."

"As for these people at the bottom of society, is it because they don't work hard enough? No, it's because the rules of this country prevent them from saving a penny."

"The IRS will use sting operations to plunder the wealth of those people. They will not tell you how much tax you need to pay each year. Even if you pay less tax, they will not remind you immediately, but will wait for a few months or a year. The tax that was originally only tens of dollars will directly become thousands of dollars in fines and interest."

“All the laws in this country are constantly creating various barriers to prevent the lower class and the so-called middle class from moving up.”

"And the various things the government does are also causing the middle class to slide to the bottom."

"Do you think it's normal for a country to desperately make its people poor and homeless?"

"There is a very good saying in the ancient East, which goes, 'When the granaries are full, people will know etiquette.' The meaning is very simple, that is, only when people meet their basic needs in life, the crime rate will drop, and at this time, the laws will be seriously enforced."

"If the lower-class people are living a precarious life day by day, what do you think they will do?"

"Do you think they'll rob?"

"I'm almost starving. Do you want to go back and grab something to eat?" "I should." Batman said in a low voice.

As Richard spoke, he brought Batman to a high-end club. At this moment, the club was full of lights and wine, and all kinds of businessmen and congressmen were conducting fair transactions here.

Through various means, they make the government introduce policies that are beneficial to them and exploit the lower classes in various ways.

Batman knew about the various situations in the government before, so he was naturally very clear about what was happening now, but he did not know that these actions would cause such great damage to the grassroots.

Next, Richard took Batman to see the life of the lower class in society. Although Batman had traveled to many countries before, he had never lived among the lower class and did not know how hard life was.

His thinking is still focused on simply fighting crime and upholding justice, and he doesn't realize that the criminals he fights are always just superficial, and the justice he upholds is also ridiculous.

After following Richard and observing for a few days, he seemed to understand a little, but he was still more confused.

He didn't know if Batman would eventually find the answer, or if he would do it after finding it.

Of course, Richard doesn't care about these issues at all. Not to mention Amelica in the DC universe, even in the Marvel world and Amelica in his previous life, Richard doesn't care about their life or death.

He came to Batman today to teach Batman a lesson, just to have fun. Anyway, there are few normal heroes in the DC universe, so let's make them more chaotic.

As for whether Batman will change, Richard doesn't know. If Batman really changes, then the world will be full of fun.

When he thought of this, he was very much looking forward to what such a group of superheroes and super criminals would eventually bring to the world.

Richard gave the books he prepared to Batman and asked him to find the answers from these books. As for what enlightenment he could get, it depends on his own understanding. Richard thought that America should have its own red hero and Gotham should have its own red bat.

After Batman got the books, he hesitated for a moment but did not refuse, then took them back to read them.

He knew about these books before, but had never seen them. After all, the education he received since childhood was almost completely opposite to these books.

Coupled with decades of smear campaigns and fabrications by the American government, Batman simply doesn't believe in these things and has never done any research on them.

But his observations over the past few days have allowed him to see the real side of this world.

It was also the experience of the past few days that made him understand why all kinds of crimes in Gotham City were endless and there were more and more problems. Why he cracked down on so many gangsters, but the gangsters not only did not disappear, but became more and more numerous.

He also completely understood the details of these gangs. The reason why gangs can continue to grow and emerge in an endless stream is because those in power and those powerful people need them to act as black gloves and need them to handle some dirty things.

A large number of people who have no jobs and have difficulty in life are the best source of personnel for gangs. They only need to pay a little money to get a large number of thugs and cannon fodder.

With the deliberate connivance of those powerful people, even if Batman eliminates one gang, two or three more gangs will pop up right after, and he will never be able to deal with them all even if he dies of exhaustion.

If we want to get rid of these gangs, the first step is to truly take control of the power of this city, rather than acting as vigilantes like we do now.

After following Richard for a few days, he had come to understand that a vigilante could never change Gotham.

In the end, Batman's ideals finally prevailed, and he began to carefully read the books Richard gave him. It was also this time of carefully reading the books that allowed Batman to see another side of the world.

It gave him a way to solve Gotham's problems, and also made him realize that vigilantes and superheroes could not save Gotham, let alone Amelica.

Seeing Batman start to study those materials, Richard knew that Batman had made a choice. Batman is a very smart person. After reading those books, he will naturally understand the problems of Gotham. It's just that I don't know if he is determined to change.

Richard is still very much looking forward to the bat.

With Bats and the Joker around, Gotham will definitely not be peaceful in the future. However, no matter what, it will not be worse than it is now.

After giving Batman some instructions, Richard went straight into the laboratory and began to refine Superman serotonin. While Superman had not yet been resurrected, Richard would go back every once in a while to draw some of Superman's blood.

Anyway, with the supplement of sunlight, some blood superman's body will be replenished quickly. At most, it will take longer to absorb sunlight, which is not a big problem. If it doesn't work, he can also help superman replenish energy.

The Superman serum made with Superman blood as the main material was quickly completed. Richard then modified the Superman serum and added mental shackles into it.

At the same time, Richard also began to study the anti-life equation of this world, which contained a lot of negative emotions in this universe. Richard found that when studying this anti-life equation, he would be infected by the negative emotions above if he was not careful.

It will have a serious impact on oneself and may even lead to evil.

Therefore, when Richard is studying these, he will directly turn on the [Mechanized Mind]! In this state of absolute rationality, Richard can concentrate on learning without being affected by those negative emotions.

The final powers of the Anti-Life Equation include destruction, control, and slavery, and these powers are very important to Richard. Richard integrated the powers of these fields into the realm of death.

The destructive power of the Anti-Life Equation can strengthen the power of the Death Realm.

Richard has mastered the realms of death, sun, elements, time, and space. Adding to the realms of creation and life that he is currently mastering, he is now getting closer and closer to the God of Creation.

At the same time, if Richard is willing, he can also take another path that is no less than the God of Creation, that is, the Lord of the End. The end of everything, including the end of time, space, life, and death.

The last time Richard brought Doomsday to the End of the World, he killed Doomsday completely, which made him see the power of the End of the World. The End of the World is the final destination of everything.

The power Richard possesses now makes it possible for him to become the Lord of the End, but if he really becomes the Lord of the End, it would be basically impossible for him to travel through the world.

No universe would welcome the arrival of the Lord of the End. Although Richard had seen the power of the Lord of the End, he did not dare to touch it.

In his view, the realm of death only represents death, not the end of everything.

In fact, most of the gods of death or those favored by the god of death who control the realm of death have no intention of becoming the end of everything, because this also includes the death of death, which means that death itself is also dead.

(End of this chapter)