The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 1221 The Farm of Justice ([-])
Thomas looked at Elsa's face, which looked like Bruce, but also half like himself, and opened his mouth, unable to say anything.

As a fairly orthodox Batman, it is impossible for Thomas to think of the tortuous and bizarre birth process of Aisha.

Everyone insisted that she was born by Bruce, so Thomas could only understand that his son did some assholes, resulting in a young daughter ahead of schedule.

After accepting this fact, Thomas couldn't help thinking of the phone call Schiller had made to him. He had to admit that he had paid the price for his gullibility and recklessness, and that this deception didn't start with the Joker, it was probably Professor Speed.

In the world where Thomas lives, the Flash Barry found Thomas in order to hunt down Professor Speed. Thomas injured Professor Speed, but Professor Speed ​​took him out of the universe with a backhand.

When being kidnapped by Professor Extreme Speed, Thomas discovered that Professor Extreme Speed ​​had encountered some troubles. It seemed that the destination he was planning to go to could not be found for some reason. He was affected by a mysterious force and accidentally landed in this place. universe.

Batman Thomas knew that none of these villains was reliable, but the cruel words that Professor Speed ​​said before he left still made him feel worried. This guy who always opposes the Flash threatened to show Thomas What happened to Bruce after his resurrection.

When looking for help from Barry the Flash, Thomas knew that if Bruce was resurrected, he would also become Batman, and Thomas really didn't want his son to go this way.

The implication of Professor Speed ​​is that Bruce is still on this path, and according to him, the universe where Thomas is in is an example. In most universes, it is Bruce Wayne who becomes Batman.

This is a devastating fact for Thomas, since his wife-turned-clown Martha has just collapsed and died because of this dire prophecy.

So, after Thomas landed, he was a little confused. He followed Batman's instinct and found Schiller who was still in prison. What Thomas was thinking was not a difficult question. Any father's worry about his son, will be written on the face.

Schiller didn't actually lie to Thomas, he just acted as a black-hearted tour guide, emphasizing that the scope of Bruce's activities is mainly in Wayne Building and Wayne Manor, perfectly avoiding the East and North Districts where Gotham has undergone the most changes.

So, as soon as Thomas came to Gotham, he went straight to the Wayne Building, and as expected, he saw Batman there as a tourist attraction.

Thomas didn't know that Bruce was going to take pictures of people. He thought of his own experience and felt that his son must be like himself, standing on the top of the building and thinking about when this sinful city will be saved.

Immediately afterwards, he met Dick again. Dick ran out because of a quarrel with Bruce, and there was inevitably some emotional output in his words.

Bruce in Thomas's world died young, and he didn't even have any chance to enjoy family happiness with his children, and Bruce in this world just gave up such a great opportunity, which made Thomas heartbroken.

This led him to make one of the worst decisions of the whole thing, which was to go back to Schiller.

Just because Thomas knew that Schiller was a clown, he felt that Schiller must have a way to deal with the Batman of this world, so that he would stop being Batman and take this hopeless path.

Thomas didn't know Bruce well enough, but Schiller knew Bruce too well. He accurately grasped that after Bruce saw Thomas, he would definitely experience ups and downs, and he might lose control of his emotions. Sure enough, he expected it well.

In general, this matter is that Wayne and his son were fooled, but the bigger problem now is that Bruce left without looking back, without any preparations, arrangements, or any defenses against Thomas. , Just walk away like this, Thomas will not be able to fix it.

According to his logic, if Bruce became Batman, he would never let another stranger enter Wayne Manor like this, Thomas or not.

From himself to others, Thomas knew that if one day, the Bruce of his world was resurrected, he would never allow his son to approach his family members, even teammates and acquaintances without any special reason , because he is Batman.

But Bruce left too fast, like a tornado. If it wasn't his long-lost lover who took him away, it might be the Batman of this world, and he was completely screwed.

Before Thomas thought deeply about this question, Alfred's voice came from the door: "Master Thomas, there is a visitor. It is Roy, the mayor of Gotham City. May I ask him to come in?"

Thomas narrowed his eyes instinctively. He reached out and touched his face subconsciously, and then touched Batman's mask. He didn't change his clothes, he was still dressed as Batman.

So when Alfred asked Roy to come in, Roy was taken aback for a moment, he looked Thomas up and down, and said, "Bruce, what's wrong with you? Why do you seem to be getting older?...Hey, wait a minute, You're not Bruce."

Roy subconsciously took two steps back, vigilantly touched the pistol on his waist, Alfred put the towel aside and explained: "Mr. Mayor, this is another Batman, don't worry."

Roy's eyes widened slowly, and he said in disbelief: "So, Batman is not an identity but a profession, and there are more than one of you?!"

Just as Thomas was about to answer, the expression on the face of the Italian-Italian man in front of him instantly turned into surprise, and his face was covered with creases derived from a smile, obviously happy.

Roy stepped forward very enthusiastically, grabbed Thomas's hands vigorously, shook them vigorously, and said, "Welcome, new Batman, how many of you do you have? Do you have ten?"

"Really, Bruce didn't tell me earlier, if I knew you were a group, I would still chase him every day?" Roy pretended to complain.

"Uh, let me say, sir, I think you are approaching retirement age, and you should be more free, so at 7 o'clock tonight, we will be waiting for our superstar to appear on the roof of the Wayne Building on time, don't Oh late!"

Roy made an ok gesture, turned around and walked away with cheerful steps, while Thomas was still in place, understanding what he said before.

After Roy left, Alfred said while cleaning the vase with a feather duster:

"Master Bruce, he has a part-time public welfare job from the city government. He mainly uses his personal image to improve Gotham City's tourism image, and has made outstanding contributions to the land price and rent near Wayne Building..."

"Wait a minute, Alfred," Thomas interrupted, holding out a hand. "This is America, speaking American English."

"Okay, sir, to put it simply, every weekend at 8 o'clock in the evening, Batman will go to the roof of Wayne Building on time, so that tourists who come here can experience the charm of Gotham's urban legend for themselves."

"You mean, his part-time job is a model?" Thomas frowned deeply and said, "The job is to stand on the roof of the Wayne Building and let tourists take pictures???"

"In general, sir."

"What does he think of Batman?" Thomas held his forehead, but he was stunned for a second. Isn't this exactly his purpose?Standing guard on the roof is safer than flying down to fight crime, right?
But why did he feel that something was wrong?

Shouldn't the image of Batman be the kind that everyone is afraid of and wants to run away after seeing it?Didn't the Bruce of this universe design a funny image for Batman? ? ?
This is not because Thomas has a strong association ability. The main reason is that in his era, most of the more popular celebrities and entertainers were more funny and friendly to the people.

At that time, the cultural trend was still biased towards the mainstream culture. Some subcultures and punk culture had not yet fully developed, and the country's cultural propaganda was also mainly positive.

However, in Bruce's era, punk was popular, and the desperate process of the gradual collapse of the golden age made people think more deeply about non-mainstream art that was biased towards death and darkness.

Rap and singing mixed with all kinds of dirty words and slang is popular, and Hollywood stars who go to nightclubs every day and get drunk are more popular. The dark tone of Batman can only show the unique aesthetics of young people, and thus be sought after.

Although Thomas is also Batman, he is also limited by his age and vision. He really doesn't understand why some people pursue dark heroes.

This is why he is very pessimistic about the future of Batman. In his opinion, heroes in the dark are not heroes, and they will never be understood by anyone.

So he shook his head helplessly, looked at Afu and said, "Can I go to the underground of the manor to have a look?"

Thomas wanted to go to the Batcave to see what his son had made of Batman's uniform. When Bruce chased him that day, he ran away too busy to look carefully.

What Thomas didn't expect was that Alfred didn't show any intention of refusing, but readily agreed, nodded and took the initiative to lead the way.

On the way down the stairs, Thomas thought that there might be some unbreakable combination lock in the underground bat cave, so Bruce was so confident that he threw such an important place to a person he had just met.

As a result, the stairs leading to the basement did not have any traps or traps, and there were not even a few cameras. The stairs were in disrepair, and the ground was a little wet. It didn't look like it could stop the enemy.

After the basement door opened, Thomas froze.

He looked at the very ordinary-looking laboratory with only a few test benches, and a voice full of doubts sounded in front of the door.

"... Where's the Batcave???"

(End of this chapter)