In The DC World With Marvel Chat Group Chapter 415: Metropolis Suspect (1)
"The Days of Being a Spiritual Mentor in Meiman"
, the days when I was a spiritual mentor in Meiman
I think many people have not forgotten that in the last battle with the Laughing Devil in the dream, Schiller used the characteristics of the lamp ring to magnify some aspects of the hearts of Victor, Gordon and others emotions, and then attracted many colors of rings.
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. If you don't get a positive response from this person, you won't leave directly.
Therefore, the lamp ring abandoned its material body, let the energy enter the host's body, and wanted to awaken the consciousness of these hosts, and then came to the dream space where the fearful laughing demon was fighting. Provides energy.
However, the physical light rings are still waiting outside. Due to the loss of energy, these light rings have become ordinary metal rings, and there is no way to send them back to the light 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 to Schiller.
Schiller has no interest in lantern rings. 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 all. 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, he can certainly tell that these are not fake souvenirs , but a genuine lantern ring.
"Where did you get so many??? You..." Hal was momentarily at a loss for words, 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, or in other words, with so many color light rings, only the green light ring was missing. Suddenly, Hal seemed to have discovered something. some truth.
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, but the battle was too fierce at that time, and he also had doubts. There is not 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 parallax monsters into humans, and then transform themselves Seduce you, and 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, the fireplace in the hall of Wayne Manor was also burning vigorously, and the firewood was crackling. But it couldn't make him feel any 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 It's just a lucky guy who accidentally obtained the energy of the green light. He doesn't have a deep connection with the light group, and he doesn't 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 In hand."
"Also, I don't want him to have any accidents, so I will watch him here until he recovers."
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.
From Hal's attitude, he is considered a mature and wise 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.
Although the laboratory located underground in Wayne Manor is not as large as the newly-built Batcave, it is also fully equipped, and Batman himself does not know why, when faced with those cumbersome and complicated experimental data, Staying here makes 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 When thinking about certain issues, 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. 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 will weaken the effect, so he also went upstairs to sleep."
"I arranged a well-equipped and thoughtful guest room for Mr. Hal, and I think he should have fallen asleep by now."
"Miss Aisha has been asleep for a few hours, and she may wake up in a while. I have already called and invited Miss Selena to come over. If you go up in half an hour, you should have time to eat with them Breakfast."
Bruce stood where he was, still looking silent and lonely. His thoughts suddenly returned to the dark cathedral, and he remembered the unexpected photo in the somewhat dilapidated living room.
He turned his head and saw Alfred's old face with ravines and ravines. In his vision, time flowed back rapidly. Alfred's face became younger, and his face shrunk in his field of vision. A young man wearing a beret and holding a shotgun is standing next to a pile of straw in front of a wheat field, taking a photo with two other young friends.
When they saw this photo, the Bruces had doubts, because the three people in the photo looked a little too young. At this age, they shouldn't have met together.
Bruce remembers that when he was very young, he heard his father say that the Pennyworth family is the hereditary butler family of the Wayne family, and the eldest son of the Pennyworth family will become the heir of the Wayne family housekeeper.
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 housekeeper. At that time, Bruce didn't know who he was referring to, until he grew up, Only then did I realize that it was actually referring to Alfred Pennyworth.
When meeting Alfred for the first time, Bruce sensed a unique aura from him. He didn't know whether it was the alarm from his always accurate intuition or just a flash. It was an illusion, but he was sure that when he saw Alfred for the first time, his first emotion was not shyness, but fear.
Bruce stood by the experimental table, quietly recalling those years that he didn't want to recall, but he found many clues from these memories, showing that this old butler he was very familiar with was still alive. There are many secrets that he does not know.
Bruce knows what kind of person he is. Facing all the secrets, he wants an answer. This kind of paranoia has almost become a part of his life, except for Alfred.
Even so, he was still curious about that photo, and about Alfred's life before he came to Wayne Manor.
He opened his mouth for a while, 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 this underground experiment The open space of the base.
Alfred always seems to be like this, Bruce thought, from the time he learned how to do experiments, whenever he entered the laboratory, the old housekeeper used to stare at the blank walls or open spaces, never looking at those delicate instruments Take a look.
But Bruce remembered that he once saw Alfred's expression when he glanced at some data, and he was sure that Alfred should understand it.
So, he planned to start from this angle, he turned slightly and asked, "Alfred, are you from London?"
"Yes, sir, the Pennyworth family has 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? What major? "
"Master, 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 froze at the action himself.
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 study ~IndoMTL.com~ to study at Inton College, and then go to Oxford University. You can choose the Department of Literature or Philosophy, and at most you 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 did you..."
“At that time, my relationship with my family was not good. I refused to study at Inton College, and I didn’t want to go to Oxford at all. There is strong opposition from the family."
“So, I thought, I’m going to do something amazing and surprise everyone, so I went to a grammar school, where I spent a year and a half, on a full scholarship. Progressed to the Department of Mathematics, University of Cambridge."
"My family was really surprised 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, and said, "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 MI6 D Division..."