Becoming Stronger After Death: I Keep Seeking Death in the World of the Universe.

Chapter 351 Batman: The Truman Show

Steve turned his head and glanced at Xu Wang in surprise. His eyes seemed to be looking at an alien: "You know they are Homelander and Maeve, but you don't know who they are?"

Xu Wang recalled the plot of the American TV series "The Boys" and spoke tentatively: "Homelander is a psychopath, a giant baby who kills without blinking an eye. Although Maeve works under Homelander, she still has a bit of kindness in her heart. Can she be considered an ordinary person?"

After hearing this comment, Steve looked at Xu Wang with even more surprise.

After a long while, the old man finally spoke: "I didn't misjudge you, you are really not a good person! Homelander and Queen Maeve are such good people, but you can say such a bad thing about them!
There are no bad guys in the Super Seven! "

Before, it was Steve who was surprised, but after the old man said this, it was Xu Wang who was surprised!

He stared at the old man with eyes wide open in disbelief, and raised his hand to touch his forehead: "You don't have a fever, do you? You are Captain America, how can you say such a thing? Oh! I forgot, you are a fake Captain America, then it's okay."

The old man pushed Xu Wang's hand away in annoyance, turned around and walked towards the stairs on the overpass.

Above the elevated road is the Gotham Metro, which runs through Gotham City.

This is a public facility operated by the Wayne family to facilitate transportation.

"Where are you going?"

Xu Wang saw the old man leaving, and he hurriedly followed him.

Steve didn't even turn his head: "Shouldn't I be asking you this? Where is your restaurant?"

Xu Wang was surprised when he heard this: "Aren't we going to your house?"

After all, it was Steve who had been leading the way.

Steve then stopped and turned to look at Xu Wang: "Are you stupid? I am being asked to pay back by the Falconet family. How can I just go back?"

Xu Wang thought it made sense, so he suddenly had an idea and said, "Hey! Why don't we go find Batman directly? I know Falcone, but he is just an ordinary gangster crime family. He can't even rank in Gotham City, which is full of talented people."

Steve refused without even thinking: "That's no different from committing suicide. I might as well go find Falcone."

As he spoke, Steve had already limped onto the platform.

There is a row of security checks and ticket machines in front.

It just looks like it has been abandoned for a long time.

Not only was there no one to supervise and maintain the machine, but the machines and the surrounding walls were also covered in colorful graffiti.

Most of the graffiti are superheroes in various styles.

Xu Wang walked aside and wanted to buy a ticket.

Steve sneered when he saw this: "Outsider!"

Then he flipped in through the gate.

Not only him, but other citizens on the light rail train also fell over as soon as they took a step, just like Steve.

No one bought tickets at all.

Xu Wang puffed up his chest proudly: "I am a law-abiding citizen! How could I possibly evade fares like you guys? If the Gotham Metro fails, you will be the ones who suffer."

After saying that, under the gazes of everyone around him, Xu Wang took out a banknote and put it into the ticket machine.

Then the ticket machine flashed and went silent.

The proud smile on Xu Wang’s face froze instantly.

"Hahahaha!"

Steve at the gate saw this and laughed without hesitation: "Are you stupid? The ticket machine has been broken for a long time! It won't even refund your money."

Other citizens who were riding the light rail nearby also laughed as they watched the fun.

Xu Wang reached out and clicked it, then patted it at a 45-degree angle.

I found out that the machine was really broken.

All income but no expenditure, just like a rich landlord.

So he went around to the other side and turned the ticket machine over.

The old man saw Xu Wang's action and said, "Don't waste your energy. It can't be poured out. There is an anti-theft device inside."

However, Xu Wang ignored him, simply pulled out the wires, carried the ticket machine and climbed over the gate.

Seeing Steve and the surrounding citizens staring at him in amazement, Xu Wang raised his head and shook his bangs! As a matter of course, he said, "Why? I gave the money, but it didn't give me the ticket. But I know there is a ticket in the machine, so it's reasonable for me to just move the machine, right?"

Everyone watched Xu Wang easily lift the 200-pound ticket machine and knew that the boy was very strong, so no one had any objections and everyone shook their heads.

Only Steve gave Xu Wang a thumbs up and said, "You are such a genius! We will share it in half when we meet. Don't forget my share."

"No problem! Here's your salary. Remember to help me clean the toilet later."

Xu Wang agreed very "generously".

Upon hearing this, Steve raised his hand and raised his middle finger, cursing: "You really don't want to suffer any loss!"

"Suffering a loss is a blessing. I respect the old and love the young. Please eat more."

Xu Wang also responded with a middle finger with a smile.

I didn't have to wait long on the platform before the light rail arrived at the station.

Like the walls outside, this light rail was also covered with graffiti.

Colorful and particularly eye-catching.

When Xu Wang carried the ticket machine in, he smelled a strong odor of urine.

There was also a homeless person lying on the ground and snoring.

After taking two steps inside, Xu Wang felt the soles of his shoes were sticky.

It's like spilling a can of Coke on the ground without having time to clean it up, which makes people feel extremely uncomfortable.

The two rows of seats in the car were not clean either, with yellow and white unknown dirt on them.

Xu Wang was a little scared when he saw such sanitary conditions.

Steve didn't dislike it at all. He sat on it directly, and glanced at Xu Wang with disdain, saying sarcastically: "Oh, you are not a spoiled young man, are you? We don't have such good conditions to entertain you here."

Xu Wang smiled when he heard this, and directly pulled the old man's windbreaker over the seat, then sat down on the hem of his windbreaker to avoid direct contact with the seat.

Steve's face darkened.

But he couldn't even pull the clothes out.

If he pulls it hard, it will definitely be torn. He still needs to wear the clothes.

There was no choice but Steve could only glare at Xu Wang.

Xu Wang pretended not to see it and just admired the scenery of Gotham City outside through the colorful car window glass.

The place they are in now should be Gotham's most prosperous diamond district.

The light rail runs along the elevated road, crossing the neon-lit skyscrapers and heading west.

Gotham City's Diamond District has a cyberpunk-style high-tech urban aesthetic.

Even late at night, the neon signs on both sides of the road are enough to make the Diamond District as bright as day.

Most of the pedestrians on the street are dressed in suits and designer clothes, looking like elite upper-class people.

But soon.

As the light rail crosses a street.

The surrounding buildings suddenly became much shorter.

Xu Wang seemed to have come from one world to another.

Even the light outside the window was obscured by the deep night, and there were only dim street lights on the roadside.

The citizens living here are like rats living in a dark sewer.

Hiding in the darkness, with only a pair of eyes exposed, watching the light rail passing by overhead.

This is the old town.

It's only one street away.

The Diamond District and the Old Town feel like two completely different places.

Soon, the light rail arrived at the station and slowly stopped.

Xu Wang has the approximate identity information given by [World Identity] in his mind.

If you think about it carefully, you can find out where his home address is.

Therefore, without being reminded, Xu Wang knew that he should get off here.

Gotham Metro has been in operation for more than two decades.

Without anyone to maintain it carefully, it is obviously in a bad state.

After arriving at the station, the door cannot open by itself.

Xu Wang still has to step in to give a hand.

Fortunately, it feels good and slides to the side easily when pulled, quite smooth.

The homeless man in the car was still sleeping and no one paid any attention to him.

Passengers should get on the bus when they should, and get off when they should.

Just like this unmaintained Gotham Metro.

Maybe one day I will quietly disappear in this magical metropolis and no one will care.

Xu Wang carried the ticket machine off the light rail and walked towards his family’s Chinese restaurant with Steve.

The old man was leaning on crutches and still limping when he walked, but he did not look to the side.

Xu Wangze walked and looked along the way.

Like a tourist, everything he sees is curious.

The Old Town was the first district established in Gotham City and is also the concentration of Gothic buildings.

This also gives this urban area a sense of oppression brought by its dark history.

Xu Wang's carefree look around obviously made the surrounding citizens unhappy.

More than one group of people have been looking at them unkindly.

But until Xu Wang returned to his restaurant, no one came up to cause trouble for them.

Xu Wang smashed the 200-pound ticket machine to the ground with a bang, and smiled happily at Steve: "Don't people say Gotham is a mess and the crime rate is very high? I feel pretty good. No one bothered us all the way home."

The old man looked at Xu Wang, then looked at the 200-pound ticket machine next to Xu Wang, rolled his eyes and said nothing.

I was afraid that Xu Wang would lower my IQ.

Criminals are bad but not stupid.

If you see a man walking on the street carrying a 200-pound load easily, and he gets hit on the head by Batman, he will come up and seek death.

Xu Wang ignored Steve's look.

He put his hands on his hips, looked up at the sign of his restaurant, and read out the words word by word with his eyes wide open: "Iron Bull Beef Noodles! What a great name!"

Tieniu is a chain brand.

But that was outside of Gotham City.

Xu Wang still didn’t understand why the people here made such a clear distinction between Gotham City and the rest of Gotham.

So he took out his keys, opened the door, and took Steve in.

Because Steve had an injury on his buttocks and couldn't sit on the stool normally.

Xu Wang was also very considerate and let the old man sit on the toilet.

He was talking to Steve in the toilet next to him: "Old man, we are home now, you can work here with me from now on, it is better than going out to collect corpses and pick up garbage.

If you really want to pick up trash, I will go out with you later. This is a hobby.

Tell me first, what's going on in this city?

Why can't I be exposed in front of Batman? Why did the police want to get rid of me when I was almost exposed? "

Steve was very surprised that Xu Wang really didn't know this. He squatted on the toilet and exclaimed, "This is common knowledge. Almost everyone in Gotham City knows it, except Batman! Why don't you know it?"

Xu Wang was also shocked when he heard this: "What?! You know everything! Could it be possible!"

Steve: “Is it possible?”

Xu Wang: "Could it be that I am Batman?!"

Steve: "..."

Oh shit!

Although I really want to complain, it sounds quite reasonable at first glance.

However, Steve came from outside Gotham City, so he knew very well who Batman's true identity was and was not led into the ditch by Xu Wang.

After pondering for a while, the foul-mouthed old man rarely stopped talking foul-mouthed, although he didn't know who Xu Wang was and why he knew nothing about common sense.

But he really needs an ally like Xu Wang now.

What's more, the news about Gotham City and Batman is an open secret, so there's nothing wrong in sharing it with Xu Wang.

So, across the wooden cubicle, listening to the echo in the toilet, Steve began to popularize common sense about this city to Xu Wang: "Gotham City, to be precise, should be called Gotham City Studios.

This was originally a small island, which was later acquired by the Water Company, which used the most advanced technology to build the world's largest studio.

Since Bruce Wayne was born 30 years ago, the entire Gotham studio has been revolving around him. "

Hearing this, Xu Wang suddenly understood why the sense of déjà vu was so strong!

Isn't this the Batman version of "The Truman Show"?

It’s just that Truman, who lived in the studio, became Batman.

Do not!
To be precise, the Batman in this world cannot be considered Batman.

He was just an unwitting, chosen, live-action actor playing Batman.

He thought he was Batman.

But everyone knows that he is just a reality show actor who provides entertainment for people.

This truth was undoubtedly cruel to him.

No wonder the police didn't let Xu Wang be exposed in front of Batman.

Once Bruce knows the truth about Gotham City, this Batman reality show may no longer be able to continue.

Xu Wang asked again: "Gotham City is so big, with at least hundreds of thousands of residents. So many people just to act with Bruce alone?"

Steve explained: "Not all of them, but pretty much. There were a lot of indigenous people on this island, but they didn't know much.

But after so many years, I have a general understanding of the environment of Gotham City.

Ever since Walt started building the studio, Gotham City has been closed to anyone entering or leaving at will.

Therefore, although many indigenous people have heard about it from others, they have never seen what a live-action Batman show is like with their own eyes.

These natives live their normal lives and serve as NPCs throughout the city.

If they want to leave, they can, but if they want to enter Gotham City again, they will be strictly controlled and even have subcutaneous chips implanted to prevent the reality show from getting out of control.

Most of the people who need to come into contact with Batman are professional actors who know the truth.

These people have chips implanted in them and have to follow the arrangements of the director team.

Anyone who approaches Batman will be captured by hidden cameras throughout the city and then seen by a global audience outside of Gotham City.

Therefore, everyone should be careful about their words and actions when they are close to Batman.

If one is not good, it will be dealt with.”

Through Steve's introduction, Xu Wang roughly understood.

Gotham City is made up of three types of people.

The majority are the native residents of Gotham City. They live a normal life and are also controlled by Vought Corporation, but they rarely deal with Batman.

So the director team only needs to control their general actions.

The second type of personnel are professional actors. They are specially arranged by Vought Company. They live around Batman and have more rival scenes with Batman.

There are relatively few people in this category, about a thousand or so.

The third type is the avid fans of the Batman live-action show.

He voluntarily paid money and gave up his life in the outside world just to come to Gotham City to get close to his idol Batman.

There are probably about 10,000 to 20,000 people like these, and Xu Wang’s world identity is one of them.

They usually lead normal lives like the indigenous people, but occasionally they have the opportunity to get roles like extras or extras, and have close contact with Batman.

The director team will also coordinate the whole process.

If they act recklessly, Vought Company has the right to get rid of them.

Everyone signed a consent form before entering the studio.

The police station and gangs in Gotham City are the violent organizations of the director team.

As long as someone in Gotham City disrupts the filming of a reality show, they will be the first to come out and deal with it.

Then it's up to people like Steve to deal with the bodies.

This was the situation Xu Wang encountered when he just traveled through time.

After listening to the old man's story, Xu Wang exclaimed: "Is this Water Company really awesome?"

Steve sneered when he heard this: "The people of the motherland have ruled the world, what do you think?"

Xu Wang was immediately shocked: "What?! He can rule the world?!"

(End of this chapter)