Chapter 2994 The green trees are dense and the summer is long (2)
Chapter 2968 The green trees are dense and the summer is long (2)
It was such a rare visitor that Schiller opened the door for him, and Gordon was not polite. He walked to the refrigerator and got a bottle of iced drink. The front and back of his shirt were soaked with sweat.
"Don't you have air conditioning in your car?" Schiller asked with some confusion.
"Don't mention it. Halfway through, an asphalt road melted and a car got stuck in it. I helped clean it up for a long time and felt like I was almost dehydrated."
Gordon finished a whole can of iced drinks, wiped his mouth and said, "I didn't expect carbonated drinks to appear in your refrigerator."
"It was bought by those kids." Schiller went to the kitchen, poured some water, put it on the table and said, "Fortunately, the residents in this community pay great attention to health and no one is trying to compete with them. Otherwise, that's what you came here for."
Stop the ice coke wars."
Gordon laughed, "They always do this. I heard Alfred complain about the children drinking too many carbonated drinks before. I thought you would also restrict them."
"It's really not good for Dick and the others to drink too much, because they are ordinary people, but these are different. I don't think carbonated drinks will do any harm to them." Schiller sat down and said.
In fact, he thought so too. These members of the New Warriors team basically all have superpowers. Drinking a drink is nothing. More importantly, the weather is too hot. Even with air conditioning, people sweating profusely from outside
Come in and have a sip of iced drinks.
Although he said this, Schiller didn't try it because he didn't go out at all.
Without the fog, he couldn't adjust the temperature. It was too hot outside and he would never go out unless he had to go to work.
"How are Wanda and the others?" Schiller asked out of politeness. Gordon waved his hand and said, "That girl is very capable. She can even adjust the temperature. Without her, I don't know what to do this month."
How much does it cost for electricity?”
Having said this, Schiller felt a little headache. Last month's electricity bill was already staggering, and this month it may reach a new high.
At this moment, a pair of furry ears appeared outside the window, and then the head stuck out from the crack in the door. The squirrel girl shouted to Helen in the kitchen: "Come on! Helen, we found a super big big one."
Tree! You can definitely build the most perfect tree house in the world!"
Helen put down the glass full of ice cubes, ran to the door again, and followed Squirrel Girl out.
"What do they want?" Gordon asked.
"It seems like they want to build a tree house." Schiller shook his head and said, "The land is public land, but I think they can convince the neighbors."
"You have to watch them and prevent them from getting heat stroke. There are too many people suffering from heat stroke now, and the hospital has no beds at all."
Gordon sighed softly and continued: "Even the killers have stopped working recently, which shows how terrible this unlucky weather is."
"How do you know they're not working anymore?"
"In this kind of weather, the body started to rot in less than half an hour. How could they do anything?" Gordon squeaked, took a sip of ice water, exhaled and said, "The new young police officer even stood on the roadside.
I picked up an unlucky guy who suffered from heatstroke due to dumping his body."
Schiller thought it was funny when he imagined that scene, but Gordon was right. Even he didn't want to do anything in this weather, unless he could ensure that all the processes from killing to dumping the body were completed in an air-conditioned room.
A disaster.
“What’s the crime rate like?”
"It's too low." Gordon finally showed a relieved expression and said: "No one has the energy to commit crimes anymore. Even the arrogant and recidivist criminals are more willing to stay at home and blow on the air conditioner recently."
"This is a good thing, but the death rate should be much higher."
Gordon let out a long sigh and said, "You should have called the mayor, right? Things are indeed a bit troublesome. The number of deaths from heat stroke has reached a record high, and it seems that it will reach a new high.
Hospitals are full and medical resources are in short supply."
"He said he was preparing for artificial rainfall, but the technical conditions were not mature enough." Schiller said about the news he got from Roy.
Gordon also shook his head and said: "Artificial rainfall requires the right time, place and people. Even if the cannonballs are fired, there may not be rain. Who would have thought that one day we would start to miss the original Gotham?"
At this point, Schiller was silent. When he stood in front of the thermometer, he thought about almost all the problems. To improve the high temperature situation, relying on artificial rainfall and other methods can only cure the root cause. In the end, the urban environment must be improved.
Increase greening and water systems.
But the amount of this project is no less than another Gotham building renovation project, and it is not something that Mayor Roy can handle at all.
"I'll call and ask Bruce." Schiller gave an answer that satisfied Gordon. He knew that this was what Gordon came here for this time. This kind of problem that was obviously not humanly capable would ultimately depend on Batman.
"What has he been doing lately?" Gordon asked.
"I'm not sure either." Schiller shook his head and said, "It's probably those things."
"You must tell me when he comes back." Gordon paused and then said, "Roy and I are waiting to take care of him."
"I will," Schiller said.
They had nothing to do next, so Schiller invited Gordon to go for a walk by the lake. Gordon didn't understand it at first, but after walking through the hot lawn, there was a breeze blowing by the lake, and he could even feel a little cool.
"God, if I were you, I would stay here and never leave." Gordon sighed: "Sure enough, no matter how big the garden is, it can't compare to the natural lake. This place is great."
Schiller and Gordon stood in the shade of the trees and looked at the lake in the sun. The sparkling light was like a bright mirror. The woods on the other side of the lake had thick shadows, and the dense leaves blocked the sky. From time to time, water fell from the gaps in the leaves.
The sunlight makes the shrubs and lawn below sparkle.
"Are you really not going to have another party?" Gordon asked, "I swear there will be a lot of people who would love to come here to escape the heat."
Schiller shook his head and said: "Although I also hope to provide you with a summer resort, I really have no way to purchase various supplies in such weather. It is too hot."
Gordon did not force it, but looked at the woods opposite. He saw a few dazed black figures, and Schiller said aloud: "Let's go over there."
The two of them stepped through the scattered bushes, walked around the lake, and came to the woods on the opposite side. They soon saw the young people of the New Warriors team going about their business.
The woods here are even cooler, and they don't even feel the heat outside at all. They are surrounding a big tree in the middle of the woods. This is a huge maple tree, with a short and thick trunk, which makes
What is surprising is that the branches above are not weak at all, but are very strong, and twist and spread out in all directions.
"Do you plan to build a tree house on this tree?" Schiller looked up at the tall maple tree. The dense leaves blocked the sky and the sun. The occasional sunlight that leaked through was not dazzling at all, but made the land reflect warm light.
It presents a warm scene.
"Yes, originally we wanted to build a tree house on a redwood tree, but then we found that the branches were too straight, and the most we could do was build a house around the branches. This was different."
Squirrel Girl pointed to the twisted branches above her head and said: "This can be used to build a villa with different heights."
Gordon had already greeted him enthusiastically and said: "This is a great idea. Let's do it. After it is completed, be sure to leave a room for me. Jenny will be very happy."
Schiller knew that he was talking about his daughter, Jane's nickname was Jenny, but Gordon's daughter was not Barbara, which still made him a little uncomfortable.
Helen let out a cheer, and then said: "I will draw the design drawings, and I will definitely be able to design the most beautiful tree house villa!"
"Don't be anxious yet." Night Thrush, who has a more calm personality, said: "This land should be public land. I'm afraid it can't be cut down randomly. It may also be illegal to build it. Professor, what do you think?"
"This land really doesn't belong to me." Schiller said: "It's just because it's very close to my house and relatively primitive that no one wants to come. But if someone finds out that it's so cool here, I'm afraid it will soon become
Well-known attractions.”
Helen rushed over, threw herself on Schiller and said, "No, Professor, you can't just give up this good place. Let's buy it! Please, Professor!"
Helen was wrapped around Schiller's body like an octopus. Schiller patted her head helplessly, asking her to let go, and then said: "Of course I have thought about it, but it is actually very difficult. First of all, the price of this land
It’s very high. My house is at a discount, which is not available in other places. Such a large piece of land is very expensive and I can’t afford it.”
"Besides, my own house is enough for one person to live in. What do I need such a large piece of land for? Just for viewing the scenery?"
"Professor, you are so different from a doctor." Helen pouted and said, "If I were a doctor, I would definitely buy this lake and this land immediately."
"No, don't expect me to be tempted." Schiller shook his head and said, "It's useless to provoke the generals. I won't buy it."
Helen seemed a little disappointed, but they did not give up. They seemed to be planning to raise money to buy the land, but after hearing Gordon tell them the price of the houses, they were all a little desperate.
Helen is right. If it were Dr. Schiller, he would definitely buy this land, but the problem is that he is the only one who can afford it.
Gotham's urban positioning is equivalent to New York. Needless to say, the land prices in New York are very high. Moreover, the green spaces in this kind of community are usually public green spaces bought by developers. In order to guarantee the land price in the community, it is not about buying
You can buy it.
Just when Schiller and Gordon had almost cooled down and were about to go back, they suddenly saw a few people wandering outside the woods. The leader was wearing a plaid shirt and a beer belly. He was a very typical old white man.
Gordon and Schiller walked up, and the other party looked at them warily. Gordon didn't talk nonsense to him and said, "You are not residents here, are you? What are you doing here?"
His tone was so obvious that the other party almost immediately said impatiently: "I'm not one of those niggas, what do you care about me? Get away, blue dog."
Gordon wasn't angry either. He stood there with his arms crossed and looked down the hillside, "The woods over there are very nice and there are a lot of fish in the lake. Are you here to fish?"
"Ha, can such a good lake be used for fishing?" The old white man crossed his arms and said, "The temperature here is the lowest within more than a hundred kilometers nearby. I will change this place into a perfect summer resort, just
For high-end consumption, haha, Pete, get the measuring equipment and let’s go!”
After saying that, he ignored Gordon and the two and walked directly down the slope. His assistant was carrying a toolbox, while Schiller looked at their backs.
"You don't like people interrupting your life, Professor." Gordon suddenly said: "But you know that throwing corpses in this season will cause heat stroke, right?"