Batman's equipment has one of the biggest advantages, and that is that the quality is very good, and the same is true for the cape. If it is an ordinary cloth, when it is penetrated by the awning and an adult male falls underneath, it should directly split into cloth.
Now, Batman can come down.
But unfortunately, the quality of Batman's cape is so good that it is impossible for the awning bracket to pass through this kind of fabric, but at a strange angle, it catches the piece of fabric and the bottom of the fabric.
of Batman.
Of course Batman has a way to get down, but among the tactics that appeared in his mind, the posture of getting rid of and landing was somewhat unseemly, and in front of him was Schiller, who looked like he was watching the fun.
Batman, who was hanging in place, sighed. In the next second, his muscles exerted force and he sank down. With the inertia of the bounce, he flipped to the top of the support, and then jumped to the ground.
The next second, his feet sank into the plowed earth, half of his boots were stuck in the mud, and the other half stumbled on the roots of plants that had been dug up.
Batman almost wondered if Elsa had reported him to Schiller again, so that the professor stayed up most of the night, setting up these traps and waiting for him here.
Finally, he walked out of the chaotic garden. Just as Batman was about to enter, he saw Schiller walking over with a water gun. He had a bad feeling. The next second, Schiller came over.
Then he pointed the water gun at him.
With a "swish", a batarang passed by and hit the metal nozzle of the water gun, preventing him from being attacked by the water flow.
Schiller did not hold on to the water gun tightly, but let go of the water gun. The water from the water gun that fell to the ground washed away the mud on Batman's boots.
Schiller turned around and walked into the manor. Batman followed him. The next second, he stepped on another pebble that was blown away. After he entered the reception room, he took a deep breath and looked at the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Outside in the chaotic garden, he heard Schiller say:
"See, this is what happens if you don't go through the right door."
Just as Batman was about to speak, he saw Schiller's housekeeper Merkel coming over and said: "The gardener's manpower is really tight. Many people have already made appointments with people they know well when it just rained tonight."
Gardener, come and take care of the garden."
Merkel shook her head and said: "Bigfoot told me that the gardener may not be able to cope with our situation. The best way is to renovate the garden and transplant the plants from the local gardening store."
"What happened to your garden?" Batman looked like Schiller asked.
"Do you have to hang it on the awning support for a while to find out what's wrong with it?" Schiller picked up the umbrella again, opened the door and walked under the eaves, looking at the entire large garden.
Merkel stood inside the floor-to-ceiling window, but Batman followed him out. Schiller looked at the mess in the garden and sighed.
The faint light emitted by the garden lamp became even weaker through the rain and fog. The light shone on the snarling plants blown by the typhoon, and the shadow cast on the ground looked like some kind of terrifying monster.
The water surface of the pond is no longer calm. When a strong wind blows, the water splashes out from the edge of the pond and hits the stacked stones like huge waves hitting the shore.
The only huge oak tree that seemed to be relatively stable, the strong wind and heavy rain made its leaf-falling period look not so decent. Many leaves were blown down before they could fall naturally, and fell to every corner of the garden, creating a new environment for other plants.
Add a heavy burden.
No matter how you look at it, the problems in Schiller's garden cannot be solved by a few gardeners pruning shrubs. The entire garden needs to be renovated, and before renovation, it needs to be redesigned.
After watching for a while, Schiller put away his umbrella and returned indoors. He turned to Batman and asked: "Gotham University should have an art department, right? Do you know any students majoring in environmental art design?"
"If you want to redesign the garden, I suggest you find Alfred. He knows some great British garden designers." Batman said, "They designed the garden of Wayne Manor."
"I know the garden at Wayne Manor is not broken. You don't have to stress it to me." Schiller sat on the sofa, picked up the book again, and said while reading: "We already have a gardener from the UK.
I’m a designer, but his method doesn’t quite work.”
Schiller glanced at Merkel and said: "The survival rate of any transplanted plants in Gotham is very low. The design drawings given by those garden designers wish they could use two hundred different European plants in one flower bed.
plant."
Schiller shook his head and said: "If you plan to always use this method to enter my home, then you'd better not recommend foreign designers to me. Otherwise, I will probably guard you all night when you land.
Use a garden shovel to hang you up in the gap between the flower beds."
"I came to you because of this matter." Batman came and sat down on the sofa opposite. He said: "After the last heavy rain, many gardening landscapes in Gotham were destroyed. During the renovation project, I
I once wanted to increase the greening rate of Gotham, but then I found that there were many difficulties in doing so."
"The greening rate in Gotham itself is not high, except for the private gardens in the manor area, and even less. I hope to expand the area of public green space, but Mayor Luo Yi said that Gotham people don't care about greening at all."
"You don't have to make Gotham normal." Schiller put down the book, took a sip of water, and then said: "I agree with Harvey that the standards of any other city do not apply to Gotham. Gotham City and
The citizens of Gotham adapt to each other."
"You can increase the greening rate because green plants can improve the air, or gardening can soothe the mood of citizens, but there is no need to pursue certain standards."
Schiller put down the water glass and said: "If you plan to catch up with Metropolis, the people of Gotham may not only not appreciate you, but also think you are a lunatic. The green area of Metropolis is second to none on the entire East Coast. If you really follow this standard
If you try to reform, you will only lose more than you gain."
Batman paused and said, "You all see it?"
"You almost have the word Metropolis written on your face, how could you not see it?" Schiller leaned on the sofa, shook his head and said, "You want Gotham to catch up with Metropolis in all aspects, and then
Let’s talk about transcendence again, but it doesn’t have to be exactly the same as Metropolis to be good.”
"However, the greening rate must be improved. Gotham's greening rate is at the bottom in the entire East China Sea, and also in the entire United States. This situation must be improved." Batman emphasized.
"I guess you think that increasing the greening rate can improve Gotham's rainwater problem, right?" Schiller looked at Batman and said: "You don't have to beat around the bush, you have always cared about what I said, 'Gotham is
This thing that cannot be saved'."
"You think that Constantine and I are too arbitrary and never believe in our claims of 'fate'. You believe in science more and think that Gotham's rain curse may be a problem with the water cycle."
Batman shook his head and said, "No. After I saw the Court of Owls, I already know that there really are mysterious powers in this world."
"But what puzzles me is that the Court of Owls has been erased from history. So, all the things about them transforming Gotham's rainwater and cursing Gotham citizens should not have happened. So why is there still a problem with Gotham's rainwater?
?”
Schiller sighed and said: "You still haven't understood the nature of occultism. After the Owl Court was wiped out, their influence has not disappeared. You think this may be a paradox, but in fact, this is what maintains
Causality does not create paradoxical means.”
"The Court of Owls does not exist, but many of the things that happened and the memories left because of its existence will not be completely reversed. So, the easiest way to solve this problem is not to change all the details and memories.
But let all results have other causes."
"Wouldn't that mean nothing has changed?" Batman asked.
"It's true that nothing has changed." Schiller nodded and said, "Don't you think Lucifer is the savior?"
"Not to mention, he is already a fallen angel and has long ceased to be the most shining and noble morning star in heaven. Even when he was still an angel, he never thought about saving anyone."
"He erased the existence of the Court of Owls just because he found the mosquito flying in his ear annoying, so he swatted the mosquito to death, but this does not mean that he has to cure the mosquito.
For all the wounds caused, he did not have such kindness, nor such patience."
"In other words, I have to rediscover the cause of Gotham's rain curse?" Batman asked.
Schiller shook his head and said: "Actually, some things can be solved without knowing the cause. Your previous idea was very good. As long as everyone lives in building physics and all activities are carried out indoors with ceilings, then the shower
The damage caused by the rain has been minimized."
"But this can only solve part of the problem." Batman put his elbows on his knees and put his hands under his nose, saying: "Water circulation is a problem that must be solved, domestic water, irrigation water, industrial water... Water is a city
top priority.”
"Actually, you have solutions for these things. You can build a large water purifier for domestic water for front-end purification. The same is true for irrigation water, or use seawater desalination technology. If you are worried about plants being exposed to rain, then just cultivate indoors directly. Industrial
You can use recycling filtration to use water, and it won’t be too wasteful..."
Schiller exposed Batman's true thoughts, saying: "It's just that you feel uneasy when you can't find the real reason for this curse.·
Just as Batman was about to speak, Schiller continued: "However, I can also understand your mentality. You have spent so much energy and cost so much to transform this city, but there is a mastermind behind the scenes.
Hidden in the corner, peeking at all this."
"Once he really destroys all of this, the consequences may be more serious than if he had not started reforming, because once a person sees hope, he cannot go back to his original dark life."
Schiller turned to look out the window at the rainy night and said: "If now, those children were allowed to return to the leaky cellar again, scooping water out with buckets and basins all night, and sleep on the wet ground and straw mats, they would
It’s absolutely unacceptable.”
"After you have achieved the life you have now, if you fall into the abyss again and can never climb back up, then even if the rain does not bring madness, you will realize the real crazy side of this city."
Batman also turned to look out the window. He saw that as the night got darker and darker, the wind and rain became stronger and stronger, but because of the solid walls and airtight windows, the room was still very warm and could not be felt.
A little bit cold.
The heavier the rain outside the window, the warmer the room seemed. Jason, wrapped in a blanket, leaned against the cabinet, listening to the sound of rain in a daze.
At this time, Fat Tire came in and stuffed a thermos flask into Jason's arms. He said, "Here, the hot milk my mother just boiled. He asked me to thank you and help us move during the day."
"
"If it weren't for you, we might have been like that group of people in the back streets. We couldn't finish moving today, so we would have to make do with one more night in the old house."
Tire sat next to Jason and said, "You don't know how dilapidated the old houses over there are. Every night during a typhoon, I worry about the house collapsing."
"But it's better now." Tire showed a smile and said: "I moved to the house in the second phase of the project. It's not far from here. It takes less than ten minutes to come here."
"That's why I can come to you in the middle of the night. Otherwise, who would dare to walk at night on a rainy night during a typhoon?"