Miss Serena's daily rent collection in American comics

After spending five minutes clearing out all the monsters that were teleported over, Gel once again stepped into the conference hall that he had not been to for almost 70 years. Sitting around him were the current leaders of the country.

"But this shouldn't be the case. The time stream I intercepted from them shows that they have only been away from this world for a little over a year. But what these people do and what they think are no different from those reactionaries who were overthrown back then. Logically speaking, without any national hatred or family feuds, and just possessing superhuman powers, this kind of crazy situation shouldn't occur. And I didn't find the 'Kang' you mentioned among this group of people. If I'm not mistaken, he might have already left this universe."

Listening to Geer's fluent Chinese, everyone present couldn't help but frown. To be honest, they had already exercised enough restraint before the whole conflict broke out. Even many elderly people, after a life of poverty, suddenly became wealthy and powerful, and would swell to a pulp in a short period of time, not to mention young people. After this group of people traveled to another world, not only did nothing happen, but they occupied the whole place. No matter who it was, they would definitely have the capital to be arrogant. If the young people want to show off, let them show off. There is no law prohibiting pride and bragging.

But no one could have expected that things would turn out like this. Even the leaders in high positions were puzzled. Why did their concessions, on the contrary, be regarded as cowardice and weakness by this group of people? You know, after the conflict broke out, the rocket army's antimatter warheads were ready. As long as the group dared to come out of the city, they would be hit in the face by a gigaton-level bomb.

"I have some doubts. This may be a problem with our propaganda work. Chinese people have always believed that wealth should not be exposed to the public, otherwise it will be envied by villains and bring unnecessary troubles to oneself. But these young people obviously have different ideas from us. Or, our ideas are out of touch with the mainstream voice below. As the only superpower in the world, I didn't even know that young people still have this kind of winner-takes-all mentality of changing dynasties. This must be a problem caused by our carelessness in our daily work. We must review this problem."

Hearing this, the person sitting on Gel's right couldn't help but sigh.

"Born in hardship, die in comfort. Our party did not experience many storms at the beginning of its construction. Without a direction and motivation to move forward, it is easy for bad thoughts to arise among the people. Living in comfort for too long will make people numb. They think they can win or lose after this trip, and they regard themselves as another high-level existence from the bottom of their hearts. This idea is not good, and it is also very dangerous."

However, Gear clearly does not see it that way when it comes to leaders' self-examination.

"No, although what you said makes sense, it is not entirely correct. Because some of them are not actually from this world. And in my understanding, this kind of collective time travel often involves some bad things. For example, in the world I used to live in, there was an evil god named Set. The way it bewitched ordinary people and wizards was to use a dark creation called the 'Snake Crown'. At the beginning, it would ask you to complete some things within your ability. Such as washing clothes, boiling water and cooking, but it would give you generous rewards."

At this point, Gel paused. He found that something else had begun to cross the timeline and teleport here. However, it seemed that it had hit some kind of wall and was blocked outside...

"Then, it will start asking you to kill chickens, fish, or other small animals. Such requests will gradually become larger, slowly lowering the psychological defenses of the holders of the snake crown. Under the continuous temptation of rewards, some insignificant things can be exchanged for money, power, and endless life. As the bottom line is further lowered, the holder will accept more and more of Set's power. Until one day, he began to find that he could no longer control his body. From then on, he has become part of the snake group."

Hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but gasp.

"So I suspect that their time travel may also be related to some ambitious people from the multiverse, and I did find something similar to the snake crown in these people's bodies. But the highlight must be the man named 'Kang'. The time energy controlled by those travelers comes from him, and his name also makes me think of something bad. If he really has something to do with the 'Kang' I know, I'm afraid the problem of this matter is far more serious than we thought before."

Gel frowned, and the leaders noticed his worry, so they asked.

"So who is this Kang?"

At least in their knowledge, there has never been a life as powerful as Gur in this universe. Humanity's technological level is completely incomprehensible, how could a being that can wrestle with a black hole and blow out a star with a sneeze come into being...

"Every day when I fall asleep, I die. When I wake up the next day, I am reborn."

Hearing this, Gel pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"This is Nathaniel Richards, or... Kang the Conqueror."

After these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.

"Conqueror... Kang? So Kang is just a code name, and the man who teleported the monsters here is named Nathaniel Richards?"

A leader who was familiar with English immediately realized the meaning of this name. The word Nathaniel comes from Hebrew, which means "gift from God". A very famous American pioneer of psychoanalytic novels, the author of "The Scarlet Letter" and "The House of the Seven Gables", is named Nathaniel Hawthorne.

"I'm afraid not. Nathaniel Richards cannot directly represent Kang the Conqueror, but this is indeed the name of Kang the Conqueror in many worlds. And from what I saw in the memories of those time travelers, I know that the 'Kang' who led the team was actually an Asian."

After saying that, Gel's frown deepened.

And things...also became more complicated.

(PS: So this time the collision with the Earth was most likely caused by several multiverses colliding together!)

(PS2: Then he stretched out a hand, put it in the bowl and started waiting for the tickets...)

Chapter 114 Two Barry Allens

Barry Allen is lost in the Speed ​​Force, and it's awkward and, frankly, a little bit uncomfortable.

Because he didn't know where he would appear next, the Speed ​​Force took him to travel in the multiverse of various timelines. Every time he was captured by the current timeline, he entered a different development stage in the universe. Some worlds were ruled by Kryptonians, and in some worlds, Batman was Thomas. He even met many of the legendary Old Ones and Outer Gods, and even witnessed the world of the popular singer Azathoth and the star producer Nyako. But the most strange thing for him was that he had traveled through countless worlds, but he had never seen a comic or any other work that recorded his current experience in the world related to the origin earth.

He seems to be a person forgotten by the world. Every universe has its own Barry Allen, but he doesn't know where he belongs. Even though he can appear freely in any comic book, even if he breaks the fourth wall and touches the world outside the multiverse. But that subtle feeling is still confusing, it's like a belated awakening from a dream. He got up from the bed in a daze, but couldn't recognize the world in front of him. It seems that everything here is an ancient collection of books written in an unknown foreign language...

"So now, here's the question. Now that I can go faster than light, I'm going on a week-long trip around the world, and it takes seven days. When I return to my current frequency, what time will I be at?"

Barry, who is running wildly in the speed force, will always move in one direction. Because he knows that everything in the world is actually in motion. Nothing can achieve true relative stillness. If you are standing still and feel very strange, I am obviously not moving, why does the speedster think I am moving?

This question is actually very simple because you are actually moving.

The earth is carrying you around and rotating, and the speed is so fast that you can't even feel it, so you feel like you are not moving. For speedsters, the world is like this. Because it is faster than you, you feel that the earth is still. Speedsters are faster than the planet's rotation and revolution, so they can feel that you are actually moving...

If a human living in another dimension came to Earth, he would be very shocked. Because in his eyes, this planet that keeps spinning like a spinning top is definitely not suitable for living. It's just like when you were a kid and asked your teacher why the Earth is round and people don't fall off. Why is this planet spinning so fast? Wouldn't the people on it feel dizzy?

Because there are no 'rotating' planets in the dimension they live in, and their world may even be round, or even a hypercube structure...

But this is also because humans are too small. All matter has force, and the size and mass determine the magnitude of this force. Just like a bug can crawl on your basketball, and if you want to stand on it, you have to work hard to keep your balance, otherwise you can't even move.

Now think about the Earth, and then look at yourself...

Why do you think you weren't flung into space?

To be honest, the Speed ​​Force is a very strange thing. Objectively speaking, it is impossible for it to exist. But if you try to analyze its properties theoretically, you will find that it is really amazing.

Just like...

It is the same scene that Barry Allen sees now that he chooses to stop here and gain his foothold.

"That's the Wonder Woman of your world? Oh my God..."

Although the feeling of hugging himself back to back was not very good at first, Barry from Earth 0 and Barry who had finally stopped, successfully met in the main world at this moment when the multiverse was about to be in trouble.

"Shocked? Of course I was shocked. When I learned about this, I felt terrible."

Sitting in the Heroes' Cafeteria in the Hall of Justice, Barry from Earth-0 warmly entertained himself who had come from some unknown universe. They had met once before in the meeting room of Justice Incarnate, when many speedsters had gathered together, trying to figure out how to solve the other party's unfortunate problem of getting lost in the Speed ​​Force from time to time.

"Indeed, the shock of this news is no less than when I learned that Diana in our world was actually a clay figurine."

Barry pouted, unable to stop eating, and then lowered his head to take a bite of the hot dog in his hand. The red garlic sweet sauce and maple syrup with a hint of Mexican flavor, paired with the crispy and juicy German black pepper sausage. This was his favorite lunch when he was doing justice in Central City.

"Is this what you usually do? Talk bad about others behind a lady's back?"

Diana, who was passing by the restaurant entrance, ruthlessly glared at the two Barries inside. Ever since she believed in Cerberus's evil and changed into a black gothic style outfit, people throughout the alliance have been talking about her all day and night. Somehow, she suddenly became the topic of gossip for others after dinner...

"Sorry, my bad."

Barry of Earth 0 clasped his hands together. He knew that Diana had become much more irritable recently after her hair turned white. In order to avoid being beaten, he backed off very quickly.

"I think her personality is more like a super queen..."

Barry, who couldn't stop, secretly leaned close to the ear of Barry in the main world and whispered softly.

Thanks to the Speed ​​Force storm that has taken him to many worlds, Barry Allen actually knows a lot of things that the N52 alliance doesn't know. For example, the current Big Three, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, were actually born in three different comic companies.

Superman first appeared in 1934 in the first comic book published by National Allied Publications, founded by Major Malcolm Wheeler Nicholson, 'New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine', which later became 'Multi-Fun Comics'. Long before Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster published their debut 'Henry Duvall', they had already discussed the idea of ​​Superman with Multi-Fun Comics. In the Multi-Fun Comics at that time, there was a cowboy named Jack Woods who was extremely powerful. He was actually the prototype of Superman.

In the first issue of the comic, both of them kicked down the door of the local official's house and forced him to deal with the town's problems...

(PS: More strange knowledge has been added!)

(PS2: Then he stretched out a hand, put it in the bowl and started waiting for the tickets...)

Chapter 115 The upcoming metal event

As for Batman, his situation is even more special.

Because he did not appear in the first issue of Batman, but in Detective Comics No. 1939 in 27. Before that, Detective Comics did not have a fixed character as a story carrier. However, after screenwriter Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane jointly created Batman, Detective Comics also became the longest-running comic in the history of American comics, longer than Captain America by Marvel next door. It is also the third comic, reaching more than 1000 issues. It is second only to the Action and Four Color comics of Dell Comics in cooperation with Western Publishing.

Of course, if no one knows what Western Publishing and Dell Comics are, then Tom and Jerry should be clear...

By the way, the beginning of today's DC comics is actually taken from Detective Comics.

Wonder Woman came from another very well-known comic book company at the time - All-American Publications.

As the predecessor of DC's Million and All-Star series, the character of Wonder Woman first appeared in All-Star Comics No. 1941, launched by All-American Publishing in 8. It was not until then that the Big Three of the Alliance, known to later generations, officially debuted...

"Um... that's not what I said."

Hearing Barry's whispers, Barry of Earth-0 quickly moved aside to keep some distance from him. He kept looking towards the cafeteria door, fearing that the white-haired Diana in a queen's costume would suddenly appear and whip him with her small whip covered with barbs and thorns. After all, Superman was hit by that thing when he said something wrong, and he rolled on the ground in pain...

"Why on earth did you ask me to do this?"

But now Diana obviously didn't have her mind on Barry Allen. She returned to her dormitory and found Cerberus, who was adjusting a strange-looking instrument.

“It’s simple. It makes you more in line with your role.”

Hearing her words, Cerberus answered without turning his head.

"You were once caught between the Justice League and the gods, so you thought you were just a compromise between the League and those false gods. Their power comes from witchcraft and magic, while your power comes from the concept itself. If your thoughts and actions are not pure enough, the concept you represent will be distorted into another form. Believe me, you definitely don't want to know what the concept of the universe itself looks like after being distorted. In order to prevent these forces from getting out of control, you must always maintain that state. After all, the darkness wants a queen who is absolutely fair and will not favor any party, and you are currently just an ordinary Amazon warrior who is wavering."

Hearing this, Diana frowned. Having experienced that kind of power herself, she knew very well that she must not let this power get out of control on Earth. Otherwise, the entire planet would turn into dust in the universe, and everything would cease to exist. But the problem was that now she didn't dare to reject this power, even if she didn't want it. But every time her heart wavered, the terrible energy that was enough to tear apart reality would overflow. She knew that this was a sign that the power wanted to find a new host. But if it really went out, the Earth would disappear with it.

"Don't worry too much. The source chose you, which means you have the qualifications."

As if he noticed that Diana was still wavering, Cerberus lied again.

"But...I don't like this feeling."

Diana's voice trembled a little. She could feel that in recent days, her friends were slowly distancing themselves from her. They were afraid of her, afraid of themselves who controlled the Omega Effect and the Anti-Life Equation.

"So you like them when they appear on Darkseid? If you don't want these powers, you can just find an uninhabited star field and give them up completely. But if the entire multiverse has any problems because of Darkseid, that's none of my business."

After these words came out, Diana, who was about to argue a few more words, instantly withered. She was like a defeated rooster, with her head down, her hands tightly grasping the edge of her skirt, her eyes full of panic and entanglement. Even the darkness surrounding her body was stirring under the stimulation of this emotion.

"Think about it carefully. There are several candidates for the source. But whether it is Darkseid or Eclipso, after they obtain this power, they will definitely bring unimaginable damage to the multiverse. Even on the list of the least favored ones, there are also Sangong and Nairon."

According to the comics that Selina had read in her bedroom, Cerberus, who was lying like crazy, had frightened Diana from the main world.

After hearing about Darkseid and Eclipse, Diana still had some luck and thought that the power might not necessarily find them. But when the names of Sangong and Neilong appeared, she instantly gave up the idea of ​​letting the power go out to find a new owner. After all, she couldn't afford to gamble. No matter which of the above four people was chosen, the multiverse would definitely be severely damaged. This is not a problem that can be solved by comparing the worst. There are such heavyweights among the alternatives. If she doesn't keep a close eye on it, it would be a real idiocy...

"I understand."

Finally, Diana, who had adjusted her mood, gritted her teeth. In order to protect the multiverse from being invaded by super villains, she decided to sacrifice herself to preserve the survival of the entire multiverse.

"But then again, you've been guarding my room since before...what are you doing?"

Diana took a few deep breaths, then suddenly raised her eyebrows and walked straight to Cerberus. She looked at the strange instrument in his hand, and then looked at the map with strange patterns on it...

"Me? I'm adjusting the state of the multiverse so that it doesn't collide with another multiverse."

Cerberus still didn't look back, but his hands were still operating the strange instrument.

"What multiverse? Could it be that... apart from the fifty-two Earths, there are other multiverses?"

Diana was stunned for a moment. Historical experience told her that this was definitely not a trivial matter.

"The Batman of your world has disappeared. It seems that someone wants to use her as a benchmark to pull your world into the dark multiverse, causing a man-made collision between heaven and earth."

Facts have proven that historical experience is extremely correct.

But this matter...is obviously even more exaggerated than she had previously imagined.

(PS: I reached out my hand secretly, then put it in the bowl and started waiting for the tickets.)