Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

It wasn't that he was picky, but Alfred had always done it this way. No matter what, Alfred would always fulfill the upper limit of a butler's responsibilities in all aspects. Sometimes even Bruce didn't understand how Alfred managed to do it.

The food wasn't the hottest, which wasn't important, but it meant that Alfred's condition today was definitely different from usual.

Could it be that while he was doing his research, someone sneaked in and killed Alfred?

Almost instantly, Bruce made the worst assumption. His eyes sharpened, and he nervously grabbed his gear to sneak out and investigate. The next second, he bumped into Alfred, who was coming in from outside.

Bruce: "?"

Alfred: "?"

"You're not dead?"

Bruce was a little confused and asked instinctively.

“Sir, I never knew you longed for my passing so much.”

Alfred looked at the ailing old man and sighed deeply.

"You understand that's not what I meant."

Bruce didn't respond; compared to the witty butler, he had absolutely no sense of humor.

Alfred smiled; he actually knew what the master was worried about, and led him directly to the place that was affecting his work efficiency.

Bruce looked closely and saw that it was a television, which was playing a disc that had already played the opening theme of the new episode of Leo TV, which was the scene of the explosion of Planet L77.

He remembered that since it wasn't a confidential item, he had left it there after reading it and hadn't paid any attention to it.

"Sir, where did you find these things? They're quite beautiful."

Alfred didn't find these things childish; on the contrary, he enjoyed them immensely. The older he got, the more he appreciated the preciousness and value of the truth, goodness, and beauty conveyed in Ultraman, especially since he lived in Gotham, this hell on earth.

Bruce said calmly, "That's not something you should be concerned about, Alfred."

"really."

Alfred wasn't hurt by those words. He suggested, "Should we also make a Batman tokusatsu series?"

"Excessive entertainment will only diminish its mystery and deterrent effect."

Bruce flatly rejected the idea, saying that allowing a certain amount of Batman-themed costumes and toys to circulate in the city was already a great act of tolerance.

Of course, the idea of ​​reducing one's fear of this monster in Gotham's night sky by structuring Batman has also been considered before. Oswald, the Penguin, once thought of making a TV series called "Batman v Gay" so that he would no longer be afraid of this damn freak.

But the idea failed before it even began, when Oswald witnessed another darkness in Gotham.

He discovered that the "Batman" patent had been directly registered under Wayne Enterprises for a long time, and not only "Batman," but also everything related to Batman was a Wayne Enterprises patent.

Want to make a Batman TV series, or even some Batman raunchy jokes? You'll have to get past Wayne Enterprises first, you silly kid!

In short, Bruce Wayne went to great lengths to maintain Batman's intimidating presence.

The so-called Batman doesn't need any idols, worship, or even to be understood by anyone.

Once the mystery hidden in the darkness is lost, Batman's intimidating presence will be dissected and deconstructed, which is not what he wants. What he pursues is only endless fear.

Gotham only needs to fear Batman's existence.

Yes, fear alone is enough.

"Zi..."

Fear, fear...

"What kind of expression is that? What kind of look is that? And what are those tears...? Can your tears defeat that guy? Can they save this world?!"

On the television, Dan Moroboshi's loud voice suddenly rang out, and Bruce suddenly shuddered. He looked at Alfred, feeling as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"What's wrong, sir?"

Alfred was very concerned.

"You...no."

Bruce swallowed his words back. Although he thought he had heard some sounds and seen a giant bat, he knew it was just a hallucination. He was too tired, working 84 hours straight, so it was normal to have some hallucinations.

She shouldn't have been poisoned; if she had any health problems, the surrounding medical equipment would have sounded alarms long ago.

Despite his thoughts, he still asked anyway, just to be on the safe side: "Did you hear anything just now?"

"If you mean besides yourself, me, and television, I think there isn't anyone else."

Alfred asked worriedly, "Should we get a test done? Maybe there's some lingering poison gas in your body?"

"Need not."

Bruce thought for a moment, then gave in and ordered Alfred, "In the name of Wayne Corporation, launch the Ultraman series. Do more charity screenings, and when showing it in orphanages and poor areas, bundle it with charity bread so that people can eat the bread while watching."

"There's no need to rush to release all the episodes at once. Let's start with the original Ultraman and gradually increase the frequency one by one."

“This is a wise move, sir. I think this thing might at least reduce the crime rate among some children.”

Alfred couldn't help but praise it.

Bruce did not comment on this.

He certainly hoped that the Ultraman series could cleanse the souls of Gotham's people, but he knew even more deeply that it was far from that simple. Let alone reducing the crime rate, even reducing it by one percent would be a blessing.

In fact, rather than cleansing people's minds, the more crucial reason he launched the Ultraman series was to give people a basic understanding of the various monsters and aliens in Ultraman, so that if they were to encounter them someday, they wouldn't be completely clueless and not even know who their enemy was.

It's always good to be prepared.

Many things are like cockroaches; once you find one, it means there are countless others lurking in the shadows. Since there's already a way to travel between worlds like chat groups, who knows, others might come to this world through other means in the future.

Thinking of this, Bruce turned his attention to the chat group he hadn't paid much attention to for several days while eating, and browsed through the records in it.

Most of the conversation consisted of Yuta Hibiki and Hachiman Hikigaya's daily chats, with occasional mentions of Miko Yotsuya. As for Kasa, just as he had said before, he was busy with something and disappeared; he hadn't been seen for a while.

It's worth noting that Miko Yotsuya reports on her progress every day, and today was no exception.

[Actor]: "The situation is getting more and more serious. Although not everyone can see it yet, almost half the world's population can see it now."

[Actor]: "The United Nations has publicly announced that it acknowledges the existence of evil spirits. Recently, many shops and convenience stores outside have temporarily closed, and the prices of various supplies have skyrocketed to a frightening level. Everyone is complaining."

[Actor]: "Mr. Rom said that although the evil spirits have deteriorated to this extent, physical weapons still seem to be of little use to them. Only when a large number of guns and cannons are fired at a certain area at the same time, causing the magnetic field there to be slightly confused, will the evil spirits be unwilling to enter that place, but they still cannot be harmed. After the magnetic field is restored, the evil spirits will wander in again."

[Coward]: "Won't the ordinary residents be doomed?"

[Coward]: "According to what you said before, even if you stay at home, evil spirits can come in at any time, right?"

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "No, let me guess."

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "Citizens should actually be quite safe now, at least in countries with advanced technology, right?

[Actor]: "Hmm, Hachiman is right!"

[Coward]: "Hey, what's going on? Ordinary citizens don't seem to have enough guns and cannons, do they?"

[Actor]: "Well, how should I put it? Although there really isn't any, the United Nations has come up with a solution. Now, civilians in various cities are bringing their own supplies, rushing out of their homes, and heading to designated centralized shelters."

[Actor]: "Near these refuge sites, there are special troops stationed, firing a large number of guns and cannons into the air 24 hours a day."

[Actor]: "Although the large number of people gathering in these shelters now attracts evil spirits, and the chaotic magnetic field cannot prevent all evil spirits from entering these places, the current victimization rate is much lower than a few days ago."

Is this like drinking poison to quench thirst?

Bruce frowned as he looked at Yotsuya Miko's solution; this method couldn't last.

Although the number of guns and cannons accumulated and stored during peacetime is enough to do this for at least several years, the problem lies in the air quality. If this is done in a fixed place for too long, the air will become unsuitable for human life.

But that's not the most important thing. More importantly, this approach can no longer prevent all evil spirits from entering the refuge. When evil spirits are attracted to the humans here after seeing that most other places are empty, the casualty rate will definitely rise to an unbearable level again.

If there are no other options and we continue with this method, it is tantamount to slowly heading towards destruction.

Bruce shook his head helplessly.

Based on his previous intelligence gathering on Yotsuya Miko's world while Kasa was away, it was far too mediocre. Without a single outstanding genius, it was impossible to achieve technological iteration in a short period of time, and even after decades, it could only make some progress. It was simply impossible to create technological products that could target evil spirits.

With his current skill level, although he is not yet able to create technology to eliminate evil spirits, now that he knows that evil spirits are affected by magnetic fields, he can create a corresponding magnetic field disruption machine as long as he figurees out which magnetic field range the evil spirits hate the most.

Using the prototype he created as a template, he sent it to the world of Yotsuya Miko, so that he could gain the help of an entire world in the future.

It's not that Bruce didn't want to strangle the technology, add technological shackles, and prevent them from copying, forcing them to rely on their own magnetic fields to disrupt the machines.

The problem is that even with Wayne Enterprises' size, they simply can't supply enough production for an entire world. Weighing the pros and cons, it's better to leave mass production to the other party.

The prerequisite for achieving this perfect plan is to first collect magnetic field information.

【I am Batman】: "(Red envelope)".

【I am Batman】: "See, put away the new drone. Release it and bring it back to me tomorrow. Maybe I can help you then."

[Actor]: "Okay, okay, thank you, Uncle Luther!"

[Actor]: "By the way, has Uncle Luther finished verifying his own world? Are there any evil spirits? If not, well, although it's a bit shameless, could I borrow Uncle Luther's crystals for a few days? I want to protect Xiaohua and the others!"

We're just ordinary netizens, we're not close at all. You've crossed the line, Yotsuya Miko!

Bruce wanted to yell at her, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.

It's all Hibiki Yuta and Hikigaya Hachiman's fault. Now he's the only seemingly heartless and dirty adult in the whole group. But what can he do? He had made a plan to do Yotsuya Miko a favor after he finished researching the crystal. Who knew that the crystal would be used up as soon as he got it?

What should we do now?

Chapter Sixty-Four: Black Mist? This Strange Air…

Bruce was conflicted.

On one hand, he was actually quite terrified. The thought that Gotham might be hiding a terrifying darkness that could easily extinguish the advanced technology of the Ultraman made him restless and insecure. He wanted to turn the whole of Gotham upside down and explain the situation to Kassadin, asking for reinforcements.

On the other hand, reason tells him not to reveal his weaknesses to anyone he cannot fully control.

And the fact that Gotham hasn't had any major incidents for so many years suggests that we are currently in a period of balance.

It's best not to touch a piece of code when it's working. If you interfere without being sure, you're more likely to disrupt the original balance and gain nothing in return.

At least one thing is clear now: no matter how many crystals Kassar gives, they probably won't be enough to deal with the darkness in Gotham.

Can Nagasa do it by himself? It's hard to say.

If he fails to do so and instead angers the darkness of balance, then Bruce will become Gotham City's greatest sinner.

Furthermore, there is no evidence to prove that Kasa would go to great lengths for other people's affairs or safety.

Whether or not to confront him in the chat group is a question that will determine how he should respond to Yotsuya Miko.

But before Bruce could dwell on it for long, a new opportunity quickly arose, pulling him out of the awkward situation.