A hand with sharp bones passed over one book after another. Suddenly, it stopped on a book called "The Construction History of Gotham City". His index finger clasped the spine of the book and pulled it from the bookshelf.
Taken it down.
The other hand gently touched the dust on the cover. After opening the book, he searched down according to the table of contents and index. A voice sighed softly:
"Gotham Cathedral...found."
Outside the rows of bookshelves, a meticulously dressed old butler walked over with a tray. He stood between the two rows of bookshelves, looked at the fascinated Bruce who was standing in front of the bookshelves, and said, "Master,
It’s tea time, do you want me to bring the tea?”
"No...thank you, Alfred." Bruce did not raise his head, and was still looking at the introduction about Gotham Cathedral in the book. After a pause, he said: "Put it on the table over there for me."
OK, I'll be there later."
Bruce stood there and looked at it for a while. He felt that the lights here were a little dim and the details of the drawings on some pictures could not be seen clearly. So, he took the book and walked out of the bookshelf, went to the rest area aside, and sat down.
Arrived on the chair.
Alfred stood at the table, took out the meal from the cart nearby, and then took out the teapot and started making tea. Bruce kept his head down while reading, and the sound of tea being poured into the cup was accompanied by Alfred's
De's voice sounded together:
"Sir, you seem to be obsessed with research related to magic and occult science recently?"
"Yeah." Bruce responded. In private, he spoke less, but when facing Alfred alone, his tone was more relaxed and he was willing to explain some things.
"Constantine showed me another possibility of magic. The clone he used looked more like a technology. I was thinking, could magic also be a kind of energy that can be harnessed? Like
Heat energy and kinetic energy are like that..."
When he heard the name Constantine, Alfred frowned slightly, and Bruce was keenly aware of his expression. He said: "I know there is nothing redeeming about Constantine, except for
The knowledge of magic in his head."
"It's good to be curious and thirsty for knowledge, sir." Alfred just replied with some unclear meaning, and then he said: "But I'm not sure whether he thinks you have any merit..."
This sentence uses several particles to weaken the tone. Bruce understands that Alfred is tactfully reminding him that Constantine may have evil intentions against him. As Batman, of course he knows that just by looking at Constantine
What he did before was enough for him to be vigilant.
Although this scumbag does not have any advantages in life habits, there is no doubt that his brain is very useful. He made several plans and then let them proceed together. Not only did they not interfere with each other, but they all progressed.
Very quickly, if there hadn't been an accident at the end, every one of his goals would have been achieved.
It was also the first time that Bruce faced such a person head-on. He had to admit that in addition to magic, he was also quite interested in Constantine's style of conduct.
"And, sir, you have to consider Elsa and Dick. They are still young and still need the care of their elders." Alfred said meaningfully: "At this age, the guidance and protection of children is very important.
Yes, once there is a mistake, it may cause serious consequences."
Bruce nodded. He thought what Alfred said made sense, but he didn't take it to heart. Not to mention that Elsa and Dick were not ordinary children. The security system of Wayne Manor alone protected the two.
Children are enough.
Bruce had been holding the book and reading it. He pointed to a line of words in the book and murmured in a low voice: "It is recorded here that a priest once raised funds for the repair of the church. Not only Falcone and him
His gangster families have donated a lot of wealth, and the Wayne family has also been involved. In addition, there are also Gotham's major business families..."
He frowned and said to himself: "What is so special about the cathedral? Is it related to the underground wine pool?"
Apart from Constantine, the only thing he could come into contact with that was related to magic was the church and the wine pool under the church. Therefore, after being unable to follow Constantine all the time due to work and rest reasons, Bruce switched to
After understanding the perspective, we started to investigate locally in Gotham.
The Wayne family has a large number of books, including books that record the history of Gotham's founding. Among these books, Bruce found many clues, but they could not be connected together, so he decided to conduct an on-site investigation.
After spending the afternoon tea time somewhat absent-mindedly, Bruce left in a hurry, and he put the book on the table.
Alfred, who was putting away the tea and tableware, fell on the cover of the book.
The font on the book cover is a relatively simple cursive script, usually used to write store signs and names. At this time, the curve of the strokes slowly changed and turned into a very short name - "Hal Jordan".
As the pen was lifted up to write the last stroke, Schiller capped the pen and put the pen back into the pen holder.
In the deserted study, Schiller looked at the medical records he had just written and smiled.
The abnormality shown by Elsa just now should be enough to arouse Hal's curiosity and worry.
He continued following Hal's name:
"...I have a strong sense of identification with the will of the Green Lantern Corps. I transferred the anxiety caused by the failure of my flight dream to the Green Lantern career. I want to complete every mission as perfectly as possible and don't want to repeat it again."
Make the same mistakes as before..."
"It is speculated that the tasks that the Green Lantern Corps may assign include investigating the situation of Parallax, investigating the situation of Sinestro, and investigating the situation in Gotham..."
Hal, who had just left Schiller's manor, had no idea that his condition had been recorded in a medical record.
Having just drank some wine, Hal was a little drunk. He held on to the tree trunk on the side of the road and coughed twice, sniffed hard, then wrapped his clothes tighter and walked quickly across the road.
Elsa showed some unusual scenes at the dinner party just now, which kept circling in his mind. Hal began to become a little anxious. His reason told him that what Victor said at the time made sense. Now love
Sarah is a human little girl, not the terrifying Parallax monster.
Although there were some abnormalities, she did not show any signs of attacking people at all. On the contrary, from her movements and expressions, Hal could see that she was constantly learning human communication methods, just like a real
Same as young children.
But another possibility lingers in his mind. Once he leaves Elsa alone, if she causes any trouble in the future, will the Green Lantern Corps blame him for this? Will they take back his Green Lantern ring and let him lose it?
Such a powerful force?
Whenever he thinks of this, Hal feels that his mind is in a mess. He failed to become the fighter pilot of his dream. The reasons are very complicated, but there is no doubt that Hal has a deep understanding of himself as an ordinary person.
life is unsatisfactory.
Now, the power of the green light has brought him changes, and he sees new hope in this change. He does not want his other career to end in failure because of his negligence.
What would he do if the Green Lantern Corps sent him a mission to kill Elsa?
If he doesn't deal with the issue about Aisha now, what will he do if Aisha breaks out in the future and endangers ordinary people?
If...if...Hal thought about too many what-ifs. As a fledgling, he was not yet the greatest Green Lantern in the future. Although he already had the potential to have an invincible will, he still felt entangled and confused.
Harsi thought about it, and he felt that the only solution was to talk to Elsa in person. If Parallax monsters cannot communicate and are destined to be the enemies of Green Lantern, then Elsa, who has now become a human little girl, may be able to
communicative.
With this thought in mind, Hal changed the direction of his walking, found an alley where there was no one around, then activated his Green Lantern ability and teleported to the vicinity of Wayne Manor.
When he walked to the main entrance of Wayne Manor, Hal hesitated. The first reason was because he felt that Bruce Wayne must be very difficult to deal with, and he would probably not let him in. If the negotiation could not be reached,
There might even be a fight, which is not the outcome Hal wants.
Second, he felt that matters between the lantern groups should be resolved by the lanterns, and matters between the yellow lanterns and green lanterns should be resolved by themselves.
In this way, Hal convinced himself not to take the front door, but similarly, he didn't plan to take the side door. To put it simply, he didn't plan to take the door. Instead, he planned to determine Aisha's location and then teleport directly in front of her.
.
The investigation of Elsa these days was not in vain. Based on the time Elsa returned home and the time the lights were turned on in the Wayne Manor room, Hal knew that Elsa's bedroom was most likely on the second floor.
When it got dark, Hal discovered that a light came on in a room on the second floor.
Although he was doing a good deed, for some reason, Hal felt a little guilty. He kept convincing himself in his mind that this was actually for the safety of the earth and the safety of the citizens of Gotham.
He took a few deep breaths, and then a green light lit up on the ring. The green light spread from his fingers to his whole body. In an instant, Hal's figure disappeared.
With a "thud", he landed on the wooden floor of the manor. In front of him was a princess bed that looked like a little girl's. The quilt was slightly raised, and Aisha seemed to be sleeping soundly.
But Hal did not step forward. Instead, he took two steps back, and then shouted in a low voice: "Elsa, Elsa, are you there?"
"Parallax monster? Parallax monster?"
None of the figures on the bed responded. Hal showed an extremely embarrassed expression, but he still did not step forward and stood there with his hands on his hips, as if he didn't know what to do.
At this moment, he suddenly felt a hard object pressing against his back.
Hal's whole body stiffened and he slowly raised his arms. In the shadow behind him, a white-haired figure appeared. No one had ever seen Alfred with such a cold expression.
No one has ever seen the shotgun he held.
Following Alfred's gaze and looking out the window, the moonlight was shining brightly.
The moonlight shone on the broken spire of the old church, and a black figure with pointed ears landed on it, and then jumped down along the eaves.
Walking through the cloister of the church, he came to the worship room, then turned right, entered the side corridor, passed the confessional, and kept walking in. Batman recalled the architectural structure diagram he had seen in the book.
Soon, he stopped in front of a door. The old padlock did not stop the unlocking master. With a very subtle "click", the old wooden door slowly opened.
, and behind it is the priest's living room.
It seems that no one has used it for a long time. Following the last riot, the entire cathedral was closed and the old priest moved to another place.
When Batman walked into the room, the first thing he saw was a table facing the door. At this time, the moonlight shone in from the window on the table, and the tabletop gave off a hazy white light. There were many books and files on it.
In addition, there is also a small photo frame.
The hand covered in black gauntlets picked up the picture frame and gently wiped away the dust on it with his thumb.
There are three young people in the photo. They are dressed like people from the previous generation.
The faces of two of them are familiar to Batman.
Wearing a black suit, a tie, and a red poppy in his pocket, he is the Godfather of Gotham, Falcone. Wearing a black robe and looking benevolent, he is the priest of this cathedral.
The last man is more familiar to Batman. He wears a long trench coat and a beret, and holds an old-fashioned shotgun in his hand.
That's Alfred Pennyworth.
It’s time to guess the plot again...
Many people have guessed Marvel's plot, but no one at DC has guessed the big plot, which is what Detective Comics readers have said!