The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 418 Metropolis Suspicion ([-])

Many people should have not forgotten that in the last battle with the Laughing Demon in the dream, Schiller used the characteristics of the light ring to amplify the emotions of Victor, Gordon and others in certain aspects, and then attracted Light rings of many colors.

As mentioned before, because this battle took place in a dream, those Lantern Rings who were called over found that the host they wanted to make a contract with was unconscious, and the Lantern Ring was in the process of contracting, if they did not get this A person's positive response will not leave directly.

Therefore, the lamp ring abandoned its material body, let the energy enter the body of the host, and wanted to awaken the consciousness of these hosts, and then came to the dream space where the fearful laughing demon was fighting, providing energy for several people .

However, the physical lamp rings are still waiting outside. Due to the loss of energy, these lamp rings have become ordinary metal rings, and there is no way to send them back to the lamp group.

After the battle, the people who woke up found a brightly colored metal ring beside them. Schiller had greeted them in advance, so they collected the ring and finally handed it over to the Schiller.

Schiller has no interest in the ring of lights. In his opinion, the so-called "emotional spectrum" is almost the same as explaining the truth of the world with simple materialism, so he put these rings in a box and threw them to Batman .

It is also well known that as long as anything enters the Batcave as a collectible, it is the king of heaven and Laozi, and there is no need to take it back.

As Batman dumped the box of rings on the table, Hal's eyeballs almost popped out. After wearing the Green Lantern ring for so long, of course he could tell that these were not fake souvenirs, but A genuine lantern ring.

"Where did you get so many??? You..." Hal was at a loss for words for a moment, looking at Batman as if he was looking at a pervert with a special collection habit.

Looking at the light rings of different colors, he found that there was no green light ring in them. In other words, there were so many color light rings, only the green light ring was missing. Suddenly, Hal seemed to have discovered some truth by himself.

At the beginning, when facing the battle of the Scary Laughing Demon, Hal had doubts in his heart, because at the beginning, the monster's head looked a bit like Batman's, but the battle was too fierce at that time, and he didn't have enough Time to think about this question, and now it seems that all this is Batman's conspiracy?

Deliberately create a monster to attract the yellow lanterns to come, summon all kinds of lantern rings, use their energy for their own use, and then leave the rings, deliberately transform the yellow lantern beast parallax monsters into humans, and then seduce themselves, Then let yourself fall into the trap...

Hal tightened the windbreaker jacket he was wearing with his hands. Although the jacket was as thick and warm as usual, and the fireplace in the hall of Wayne Manor was also burning hotly, the firewood was crackling, but he couldn't help it. Let him feel a little warmth.

Batman fiddled with those lantern rings, and asked Hal about the principle of the lantern rings and the history of the lantern group, but unfortunately, Hal didn't know much about this aspect. From the current point of view, Hal is just an unintentional The lucky one who obtained the energy of the green light, he and the light group did not have a deep connection, and he did not know any important information.

"I'm going to do an analysis of the composition of these rings." Batman turned his head to look at Hal expressionlessly, and Hal immediately said: "I will stay here, my ring is still in that kid's hand .”

"Also, I don't want him to have any accidents, so I'll just watch him here until he gets back to normal."

Batman doesn't care about Hal's guarantee, he just needs an attitude, Hal without the lantern ring is just an ordinary person, if Batman doesn't allow it, he will never leave Wayne Manor.

And judging from Hal's attitude, he is considered a mature and sensible person, which means that he is still useful to Batman.

A few minutes later, in the underground laboratory of Wayne Manor, Bruce, who had replaced his bat suit, was fiddling with an instrument. He was trying to use scientific methods to analyze the metal structure of the lamp ring.

The laboratory located underground in Wayne Manor is not as large as the newly-built Batcave, but it is also fully equipped, and Batman himself does not know why, when faced with those cumbersome and complicated experimental data, he stays here. , making it easier for him to calm down.

Although it is not far from the Wayne Manor on the ground, and you can still hear some noises from the ground, it is far less remote and quiet than the Bat Cave in the suburbs, but whenever Bruce wants to calm down and think about something When there is a problem, he still prefers to choose here.

In the dimly lit laboratory, Bruce's fingers were placed on the operation panel, and the cold light cast by the screen was like circles of water patterns. The sudden cold feeling when the skin touched the buttons could make people more sober.

"Da, da, da." The light sound of leather shoes hitting the metal stairs came from behind Bruce, and he didn't look back. A familiar voice rang in his ears: "Master, it's dawn, go back and rest for a while."

Bruce's finger that was about to press the next button paused slightly, while the data on the screen was still changing.

Underground, time seems to slow down, and day and night are less important to Batman when there are no windows to discern the changing light.

But Alfred obviously didn't think so, he walked behind Bruce, handed him a glass of water, and said, "Master Dick is a little tired, that strange energy seems to weaken when he's depressed , so he too went upstairs to bed."

"I arranged a well-equipped and thoughtful guest room for Mr. Hal, and I think he should be asleep by now."

"Miss Aisha has been asleep for a few hours, and she may wake up in a while. I have called and invited Miss Selena to come over. If you go up in half an hour, you should have time to have breakfast with them."

Bruce stood there, still looking silent and withdrawn, his thoughts suddenly returned to the dark cathedral, thinking of the photo in the somewhat dilapidated living room that was beyond his expectations.

He turned around and saw Alfred's old face with ravines and ravines. In his field of vision, time flowed back rapidly. Alfred's face became younger, and his face shrunk in his field of vision. A young man with a cap and a shotgun was standing next to a pile of straw in front of a wheat field, and took a photo with two other young friends.

When they saw this photo, Bruce had doubts, because the three people in the photo looked a little too young. At this age, they shouldn't have met together.

Bruce remembered hearing his father say, when he was very young, that the Pennyworth family was a hereditary family of stewards of the Wayne family, and that the eldest son of the Pennyworth family would be steward to the heirs of the Wayne family.

He once heard his grandfather complain that this Pennyworth family child was a bit out of line and didn't want to inherit the career of the housekeeper. At that time, Bruce didn't know who he was referring to, and he didn't understand until he grew up. Actually it was Alfred Pennyworth.

When meeting Alfred for the first time, Bruce felt a unique temperament from him. He didn't know whether it was an alarm from his always accurate intuition or just a fleeting illusion, but He was sure that when he first met Alfred, his first emotion was not shyness, but fear.

Standing by the experimental table, Bruce quietly recalled those years that he didn't want to recall, but he found many clues from these memories, which showed that this old butler he was very familiar with still had many others. Do not know the secret.

Bruce knows what kind of person he is. Facing all secrets, he wants an answer. This kind of paranoia has almost become a part of his life, except for Alfred.

Still, he was curious about that photo, about Alfred's life before he came to Wayne Manor.

He opened his mouth, as if he didn't know how to ask the question, the old butler stood quietly behind him, his eyes did not stay on the screen with constantly flowing data, but looked forward, staring at the open space of the underground experimental base .

Alfred always seemed to be like this, Bruce thought, from the time he learned to do experiments, whenever he entered the laboratory, the old housekeeper used to stare at the blank walls or open space, never taking a look at those delicate instruments .

But Bruce remembered that he once saw Alfred glance at some data, and he was sure that Alfred should understand it.

Therefore, he planned to start from this angle. He turned slightly and asked, "Alfred, are you from London?"

"Yes, sir, the Pennyworths have lived in London for generations."

"You..." Bruce wanted to ask Alfred if he also went to school like a normal person, but he felt that this question was not smart enough, so he asked, "Which university did you study in? What major?"

"Sir, I graduated from King's College, Cambridge University, and studied in the Department of Mathematics of Cambridge University, majoring in pure mathematics and mathematical statistics."

Bruce's hand on the button froze, for some reason, he instinctively looked at the string of data on the screen, glanced from top to bottom, and after confirming that there were no mistakes, he was relieved.

Then he was stunned by his own action.

He took his hand away from the operation panel, rubbed the space between his brows, and asked, "This major...I mean..."

"No, it's not as complicated as you think, sir, I don't have any extra interest in mathematics." Alfred smiled, his voice made Bruce relax a lot, Alfred explained:

"Everyone in the Pennyworth family has a fixed route to higher education. They study at Eton College, and then go to Oxford University. They can choose literature or philosophy. At most, they can only study art or drama. Everyone has nothing to do with science. .”

"Because majors such as mathematics, chemistry, or physics are not very helpful for becoming a housekeeper. On the contrary, a housekeeper needs to have sufficient literary and artistic accomplishments to chat with employers."

"So, why do you..."

“At that time, my relationship with my family was not good. I refused to study at Eton College, and I didn’t want to go to Oxford at all. be opposed to."

"So, I thought, I'm going to do something amazing and surprise everyone, and I went to a grammar school, where I stayed for a year and a half before going on to Cambridge on a full scholarship. University Mathematics Department."

"My family was really taken aback by this, but not because of my rebellious behavior, but because of my talent for learning."

"After entering university, my relationship with my family became more harmonious. Although they still did not accept my dream of being an actor, they also recognized my idea of ​​not inheriting the hereditary butler profession."

"Then why did you..."

Alfred lowered his head and smiled, "The process is a bit complicated, but it's actually very simple..."

Bruce heard that Alfred said something that surprised him in a very nostalgic tone:

"Because of my excellent grades, in the fall of my sophomore year, I was specially recruited by the British Army Intelligence Bureau and became an agent of D Division of MI[-]..."

(End of this chapter)