I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 524 The Bat Cave Nearing Completion
"It looks like it's straight out of a tokusatsu (special effects) movie."

"The mechanical dinosaur in the bat cave should be a completely realistic Tyrannosaurus Rex, right? It has nothing to do with this thing. Why would Jirokichi Suzuki choose to put such a mechanical dinosaur in the bat cave?"

Ai Haibara returned to the side of the Type-3 Ryuki.

She looked up at the enormous thing, which was enormous for her current height, and muttered something to herself.
"If you're after thrills, why not go all the way with the real thing?"

Hearing this, Chen En, standing next to Ai Haibara, stroked his chin and said,

"It's possible that they deliberately retained a bit of Japanese style so that you would know this is Batman from the Japanese region."

"However, the Type 3 Dragon is quite cool. Moreover, it is amazing that such a huge machine can be built and made to move without any external support."

"The person who built this Type 3 Dragon is no ordinary person; he may be no less capable than Professor Agasa in terms of scientific research."

Chen En didn't find this strange at all.

In the movie "Lupin III vs. Detective Conan", Lupin III and his friends praised the gadgets used by the Detective Boys as masterpieces, but they didn't show much surprise.

This suggests that there are probably other scientists in the Detective Conan universe who are no less capable than Professor Agasa.

Moreover, he had previously learned that the Edo-era mechanical master, Misui Kichiemon, was able to create movable humanoid mechanical puppets during the Edo period. It is not surprising that someone in modern times has improved the technology and gone even further.

However, he decided that after seeing the Bat Cave, he would visit the designer who created the Type 3 Dragon.

Chen En believed himself to have the ambitions of Cao Cao.

Of course, this refers to the eagerness to find talented people, not to the desire for married women.

After all, Professor Agasa couldn't possibly create weapons or gadgets that would be lethal to ordinary people, and the weapons dealer could only manufacture various special bullets. He now needed a design master who could provide assistance in this area.

Sometimes, it's like dealing with something like Hawke, which can hardly be considered human in the conventional sense.

He can't do any damage by relying solely on weapons and tools that aren't lethal to ordinary people. He needs something more substantial, something he might not use regularly, but he can't be without.

Just like Batman in the comics always carries around kryptonite that he doesn't want to use, and even the styles are all different.

"What are you planning to put in this bat cave?"

"If it's just for a base, I don't think there's any need to prepare a Batcave. After all, you have the ability to send a Batmobile the size of a minecart to places that are normally inaccessible."

"What is it that absolutely has to be made into a bat cave?"

Ai Haibara stared at the Type 3 Dragon machine in front of her for a while, then suddenly asked a question.

Although she didn't know what Chen En was going to put there, if she followed the example of the Black Organization, the Black Organization usually built bases near cities to store weapons and aircraft that were inconvenient to bring into the city.

—Could it be that Chen En is going to build a bat-shaped airplane?
Thinking of this, a hint of surprise appeared in Ai Haibara's eyes.

However, before Ai Haibara could ask the question, Chen En had already passed the Type-3 Dragon and officially entered the Bat Cave area, forcing Ai Haibara to jog to catch up.

It served as his base in the bat cave.

The place is still somewhat empty. After all, it is not yet in use as a real bat cave; it has only been reserved for workshops, garages, hangars, laboratories, studies, and other spaces.

Inside the hidden rooms of the Bat Cave, there are also special rooms prepared to house supercomputers.

"...It seems that Uncle Suzuki has put a lot of effort into the construction of the Batcave. It has everything that is needed. Once the Batmobile and Batplane are installed, it can be put into use immediately."

Chen En said calmly.

He led Ai Haibara on a tour of the Batcave, and what caught her attention most was a room with many monitors, which looked like the Batcomputer that Batman used to monitor Gotham City in the comics.

If Ai Haibara were to ask this, Chen En would answer directly.

It's not just a resemblance; it's the Batcomputer used to monitor Gotham City.

Once the surveillance system covering the entire city of Tokyo is put into use, all the lines will be connected to this computer, making it a veritable "Bat computer" capable of monitoring the streets and some alleys of the entire city of Tokyo.

At least there won't be a situation where a child and their parents are robbed and murdered while walking in an alley, and the robbers can't be caught.

Just to clarify, no Batman was harmed during this conversation.

The entire bat cave—the laboratory, workshop, and study—was already filled with things.

The workshop contained tools for repair and manufacturing, while the laboratory was filled with bottles and jars—like a more powerful version of Ai Haibara's experimental equipment. As for the study—

The study was filled with DC comics.

Although it's not very useful, it has great sentimental value.

Chen En randomly picked up a magazine and saw a publication related to the "Infinite Crisis" event in DC Comics.

At the same time, Ai Haibara also noticed the DC comic book in Chen En's hand. At this moment, she paused for a moment and finally asked the question she had wanted to ask before, but hadn't.

"Chen En, the teacher you found for me named 'Noah' is actually Noah's Ark, right?"

"Although His computer skills far surpass mine, His mental and language abilities are still at the level of a ten- to fifteen-year-old. It wouldn't be difficult for me to discover His true identity through conversation."

Ai Haibara warned,
"Many scientists have warned that artificial intelligence will be the last invention of mankind."

"Sometimes, overly advanced technology can be the beginning of the destruction of a civilization. Do you really think you can control a truly super artificial intelligence? If Noah's Ark were to fall into the hands of someone else, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Hearing this, Chen En glanced at Ai Haibara and then said,
"I did not control Noah's Ark; I merely entered into a cooperative relationship with it."

"However, if someone really is controlling Noah's Ark, then that person can only be me—I have already taken all necessary precautions, so stop worrying unnecessarily."

"Although you and Noah's Ark have communicated online before, you haven't actually met in person yet."

"I happen to need to talk to Noah's Ark about something. How about it, do you want to come along?"

Hearing this, Ai Haibara paused for a moment before replying.
"Okay."

(End of this chapter)