I, V, Gotham Legend

Helena had only played with sand castles when she was very young. Seeing Valerie's childlike appearance, she couldn't help but feel at ease.

Until she realized that the sand castle Valerie was making seemed to have glass walls.

"V, aren't you too conspicuous like this?" Helena trotted to Valerie and said with a strange expression.

This sand castle seems to be designed to look like a space station, with several pieces of high-quality glass inserted in the sand foundation.

"I'm thinking about something very important." Valerie kept moving her hands, obviously enjoying it. "I can make sand into glass, so theoretically my hands should be able to emit high temperatures, right?"

However, Valerie did not have the relevant ability, and her little hands were even a little cold, which was why she was puzzled.

All I can say is, don’t worry too much about super powers.

Helena didn't have super powers, and didn't understand much about this. She tilted her head and said, "But your sand castle is still too conspicuous. Aren't we supposed to be low-key?"

Fortunately, there weren’t many people at the beach on weekdays, and Valerie’s building wasn’t very big, so it didn’t attract much attention, but that’s only for now.

"So this is not a sand castle, but a rigorous scientific experiment!" Valerie emphasized, "Give up, I will not tear down my crystal palace."

Have you picked out the names?

Helena was just reminding her, but when she saw Valerie's resistance, she gave up and handed the ice cream in her left hand to Valerie: "Would you like one?"

"Wait a minute." Valerie took out a wet wipe from her pocket, wiped her hands, and then took the mango-flavored ice cream.

"Selling ice cream in February is quite courageous... Things sold at this kind of tourist attraction must be more expensive, right? They love to rip off customers." Valerie stuck out her tongue, licked it and said.

"Now is not the tourist season, so the prices should not be at their most expensive, but they are definitely not cheap." Helena said as she looked up and saw the tender buds sticking out from the branches.

Anyway, Helena is a rich woman.

Valerie licked it again, and felt that it was a bit too troublesome to eat it like this, so she opened her mouth wide, bit off half of it in one bite, and then her scalp was numbed by the ice.

Despite hanging out with Mr. Freeze all the time, she had never experienced the feeling of chewing ice directly.

I remember that V in the game was frozen in ice water and his voice trembled, which seemed to be when Taipingzhou entered the black wall.

"Click!" The shutter sound suddenly rang out, startling the two girls who were still eating ice cream.

Valerie looked up and saw a tall but hunchbacked man holding a camera and smiling at her gently.

"Sorry, ma'am, I took the photo without your permission, but your expression fits our theme very well." The man adjusted his black-framed glasses and said apologetically.

As a big star, Valerie didn't care about being photographed, but the man's deliberate emphasis aroused her rebellious psychology. She blinked and simply opened the box.

The results of the scan were surprising. Valerie took a breath and said, "It turned out to be you."

"Is there any resident information in your eyes?" The man realized that he was recognized. He looked at Valerie's glowing eyes through his sunglasses with interest.

"That's about right. I didn't expect to see you here." Valerie stood up from the ground and kicked over the Crystal Palace sand castle.

Helena looked back and forth between Valerie and the man who suddenly broke in, confused, not knowing what was going on for a moment.

It seems like Miss V knows a lot of people behind her back.

Seeing Helena's confused look, Valerie raised her finger and pointed at the man, "This is Clark Kent, a reporter for the Daily Planet."

"This is my follower, you've seen him before." Valerie pointed at Helena again and said to Clark.

"Clark..." Helena remembered hearing this name not long ago, her eyes widened: "You are!"

Helena swallowed half of her surprised cry. As someone who also lived a double life, she understood the importance of Superman's hidden identity.

Looking closely at Clark's face, he does look very similar to the Superman I saw before, but for some reason I just can't connect them together in my mind, and it doesn't seem to be just because he wears glasses.

"By the way, how do you have time to take pictures of beautiful girls here? I heard that the mayor is considering arresting you." Valerie was also looking at Clark's glasses. She wanted to try to rub one for herself.

"That won't be true. The mayor knows what he is talking about." Clark added in his heart, "Mayor."

"You are the strongest person I have ever met, but your life is more frustrating than mine." Valerie said with some emotion.

"In fact, my daily life is very peaceful. The only one who is excluded by everyone is Superman, and Superman can quickly integrate into this society." No matter what, Clark is always willing to believe in people's kindness.

"You really are a good person in the literal sense. I hope you won't fall into evil."

"I hope so," Clark smiled.

"By the way, where did you go yesterday? It seems that a lot of things happened in the metropolis." Valerie suddenly remembered.

Yesterday, the Suicide Squad was besieged by Luthor's men and several rockets were detonated. Although Superman cannot catch up with everything, yesterday's incident was a big deal no matter how you think about it.

"Sorry, I was in the Arctic." Clark lowered his head.

"No, you don't have to apologize...it's not your obligation." Valerie was shocked by Superman's reaction.

"I have the ability to stop it, and that is my duty."

"Just listen to the rumors against you, don't let yourself be morally kidnapped." Valerie waved her hand, "The most important thing in life is yourself...but as long as you are happy."

"Yes, being happy is the most important thing." Superman seemed to agree.

The wind blew across the sea, creating a layer of waves on the beach and breaking up the clumps of silt.

"I've almost finished collecting the materials. It's time for me to leave." Clark took a few more photos of the sea and then said goodbye to Valerie.

"Come to my hotel when you have time. The New Year is coming soon. I'll let you try the dumplings I made." Valerie also said politely.

NO42. It came so fast

Out of courtesy, Valerie invited Clark to come to the O'Neill Hotel, which she runs, to eat dumplings when he had time. At first, Valerie didn't take it seriously, after all, there was still some time before the New Year, and Superman didn't seem like someone who liked to eat for free.

Therefore, when Valerie returned to the hotel at night and had just finished taking a shower when she received a report from the front desk claiming that a reporter named Clark had arrived, she was very shocked.

She quickly put on her clothes and passed Helena who had taken over into the bathroom. Helena was holding a towel and looked at Valerie strangely as she hurried out of the room.

The O'Neill Hotel has more than thirty floors. Valerie took the elevator to the lobby on the first floor. On the expensive-looking decoration and red carpet, she saw a tall, hunchbacked man and a brown-haired woman beside him.

"How come you got here so quickly?" Valerie walked to Clark helplessly and glanced at the familiar woman following him.

She had long brown hair that fell to her shoulders and a pair of green eyes. Although she looked very different from the last time they met, Valerie still recognized who she was by observation.

"Are you the reporter who interviewed me that day?" Valerie asked in surprise.

"It seems you recognized me. I was wearing a wig that day." Louise Lane said embarrassedly.

Valerie came up to Clark and said, "Okay, just bring your girlfriend over for dinner."

"No...we're not yet..." Clark said shyly.

After meeting Valerie this afternoon, Clark finally decided to be willful and asked out Miss Ryan, with whom he had not had much communication before.

Although he had admired Lois before, the impact of the anti-Superman wave in recent days made him worry that Lois also had a bad attitude towards Superman.

Although Lois has been trying to speak up for the extraordinary people including Superman, Clark's emotional anxiety makes him decide to slowly get in touch with them first and deal with the rest later.

It just so happened that Clark had an interview assignment tonight, and he invited Louise on the grounds that a newcomer needed guidance. It didn't matter who they interviewed, what was important was to make an appointment.

But after going out, Clark suddenly received the news that they were stood up. The original interviewee changed his mind and refused the interview that was originally scheduled.

This not only caused great trouble to the work of the two reporters, but also almost ruined Clark's date plan. He had only been out of the house with Lois for less than ten minutes.

In order to make this hard-earned cooperation not go in vain, Clark thought of another big shot he had met recently.

Honestly speaking, in this world and at this time, Valerie is much more famous than Superman. Even without mentioning her superhuman identity, her identity as the owner of the O'Neill Hotel alone is worth an interview.

When Clark was Superman, he had made eye contact with Valerie who had just arrived at the hotel, so he was familiar with the route to this hotel. He took Lois here in a taxi and asked the front desk to meet V.

Not everyone knows that V is the boss behind the O'Neill Hotel. Only big shots like Luther and the government who know about it are known to everyone.

Although their attire reminded them of reporters, the front desk staff did not dare to kick them out on their own initiative, so they sent a message to V.

The result was reassuring. After receiving the report, Valerie quickly went downstairs and talked to the two reporters like old friends.

The clerk at the front desk was glad that she didn't annoy the boss. She secretly glanced at Valerie, who had a delicate face and water-stained hair. She sat up straight in silence, as if she had been working very hard.

"Miss..., I didn't expect that we would meet again. When Clark told me you were here, I was a little skeptical." Louise said with a smile.

"Haha, then where do you think I will live?" Valerie also laughed.

"I thought it would be a very high-tech secret base, like an ark in the glacier or a space station on Mars." Louise said fancifully.

"That's a good idea." Valerie nodded thoughtfully, then pointed to the stairs. "The restaurant is upstairs. Shall we go over there and talk?"

Clark and Lois naturally would not refuse. They followed Valerie and walked leisurely towards the restaurant.

"When did you buy this hotel?" Louise asked Valerie as they walked.

"Ms. Reporter, are you still going to interview me?" Valerie had just been interviewed by Louise and appeared in the newspaper a few days ago.

"If Miss V is willing to reveal her identity, she can be on the front page." Louise said seriously.

This is different from the last time when it was just an individual interview. The famous superhuman V is actually the owner of a luxury hotel in Metropolis. This kind of news would cause a stir no matter where it goes.

Valerie was a little tempted. Even though she was already a big star, she would still pursue making herself more famous. Having said that, she was traveling with Helena after all: "I will announce it after I return to Gotham after my vacation."

"In that case, it's okay for me to interview you in advance, right? This time I'll be interviewing you from your personal perspective and only about your deeds." Louise said sympathetically.

While the last interview with Valerie was more about her values ​​and views on society, this one is more about entertainment news, focusing on her hobbies and personality.

"Hmm? That's fine, the sooner the interview is over, the sooner it's over." Valerie agreed. She raised her head and looked at Clark who was following behind her: "You seem to be very silent? Is there something on your mind?"

It was obviously Clark who brought Louise to see Valerie, but Clark himself remained silent and it was Louise who was asking questions.

"Nothing, just daydreaming for a while. There aren't many opportunities to daydream like this after coming to the big city." Clark pretended to come to his senses and shook his head gently.

This was just an excuse. In fact, he heard a group of people talking outside the hotel. They seemed to be waiting for someone, but they didn't see their target for more than a day.

It doesn't sound very gentle, and the direction and number of people are a bit too large. They should have surrounded the place, but no one entered the hotel, as if they were afraid of something.

He wasn't sure if it was going to be bad, but Clark still kept it in mind.

"It's not a good idea to be in a daze during working hours, comrade reporter." Valerie was amused. Looking at the seriousness between Superman's brows, she guessed that he must be using some means to find out where someone was in trouble.

Although Valerie herself is not a hero, she is quite tolerant of those who are willing to sacrifice themselves, so after pushing open the door of the restaurant, Valerie first pointed to the bathroom.

"That's the toilet. If you want to change clothes, you can go there." Valerie hinted.

"You're really humorous, but I don't think anyone has the time to change clothes in the hotel bathroom." Louise thought Valerie was joking.

NO43. Buffet meals are also available for takeaway (two-in-one)

Holding a glass of milk, Harin sat down at the seat she had chosen in the restaurant. In this cold and indifferent society, only this warm and sticky white liquid could bring a little comfort to her troubled life.

She planned to have dinner in the hotel restaurant, which was also the privilege she won in the lottery. After dinner, she would also bring food to Deathstroke and others who had difficulty moving.

For some reason, after bringing the criminal agents back to the hotel this time, Deathstroke treated Harlin as his accomplice and often ordered her to do this and that.

In her free time, besides thinking about life, Ha Lin often wondered why things turned out like this when she was just here for a trip.

Harlin took a sip of warm milk. Fresh milk has a fishy smell. She likes this smell that other people avoid. It is also the psychologist's weird way to relieve stress.

There were not many people in the hotel's buffet restaurant. Besides the fact that no one would book a hotel room during non-holidays, the hotel's buffet price was calculated separately, and not everyone was eligible for a discount like Harlin, so few people would choose to have dinner here.

Harlin finished a glass of milk and was considering whether to get another one when she suddenly heard familiar conversation and three people walked in from outside the restaurant.

Valerie had taken off her usual sunglasses, revealing her lavender eyes, and was wearing a very homely white shirt and teal pants.

Harlin felt that V's eye color seemed to be different every time she saw her, and she was sure that her memory was fine.

Valerie took Clark and Lois to their seats and instinctively wanted to pour a drink for the guests, but was declined by the two reporters.

"Just help yourself to whatever you want to eat. Consider it my treat." Valerie had no choice but to say.

"Your hotel still uses LCD TVs?" Louise said in surprise when she saw the TV with Tom and Jerry hanging on the wall.

"I made it myself." Valerie was very proud. "The technology I master is absolutely ahead of this planet and this era."

"Are you an alien too?" Lois asked the question that had been hidden in her heart. As she spoke, she squinted her eyes and glanced at Clark beside her, "Just like Superman."

Clark kept his facial expressions under control.

"I was born and raised on Earth... I think I said that?" Valerie felt that this conversation was very familiar.

Looking at Louise's interested expression, Valerie felt that Louise seemed to have suspected Clark's identity for a long time, but Clark didn't seem to notice.

And there’s something wrong with the way this woman looks at Superman!

Although Clark acted like a reserved man chasing a goddess, in fact the goddess had been interested in him for a long time. In other words, being asked out this time was essentially a high-end tactic of the hunter!

Valerie's unintelligent little brain guessed that the two might have feelings for each other, but she was not sure, so she asked directly: "You two look very compatible, do you want me to bring you together?"

This sudden statement made the two of them stunned for a moment. They looked at each other, then looked away awkwardly. Even the talkative Louise was a little speechless: "You really like to make jokes like this."