The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 926 Schiller's Garden
Batman's equipment has one of the biggest advantages, that is, the quality is particularly good, and the same is true for the cloak. If it is an ordinary fabric, when it is penetrated by the canopy and an adult male falls underneath, it should directly split into strips , Batman can come down.

Unfortunately, the quality of Batman's cloak is so good that it is impossible for the canopy bracket to pass through this fabric, but at a strange angle, it hangs on this piece of fabric and under the fabric Batman.

Of course Batman has a way to get down, but among the tactics in his mind, the postures of getting rid of and landing are somewhat unseemly, and in front of him is Schiller with a look of watching the excitement.

Batman, who was hanging on the spot, sighed. In the next second, his muscles exerted force and he sank down. With the help of the inertia of the bounce, he rolled over the support and jumped to the ground.

In the next second, the feet sank into the plowed land, half of the boots stepped into the mud, and the other half tripped over the overturned plant roots.

Batman almost wondered if Aisha had reported him to Schiller again, so that the professor stayed up most of the night, set up these traps, and waited for him here.

Finally, he walked out of the chaotic garden with a deep foot and a shallow foot. Just as Batman was about to enter the door, he saw Schiller walking over with a water gun. He had a bad premonition. In the next second, Schiller Point the water gun at him.

With a "whoosh", a bat dart passed by and hit the metal nozzle of the water gun, preventing him from being attacked by the water flow.

Schiller didn't hold on to the water gun tightly, but let go of his hand, and 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 over. After he entered the reception room, he took a deep breath and looked at the floor-to-ceiling windows. In the chaotic garden outside, he heard Schiller say:
"Look, this is the consequence of not going through the front door."

Just as Batman was about to speak, he saw Schiller's butler, Merkel, coming over and said, "The gardener's staff is too tight. Many people have already made appointments with familiar gardeners when it first rained tonight." Gardener, come and take care of the garden."

Merkel shook her head and said: "Papa Bigfoot told me that the gardeners may not be able to cope with our situation. The best way is to rebuild the garden and transplant plants from the local garden shop."

"What happened to your garden?" Batman asked, looking like Schiller.

"Don't you have to hang it on the canopy for a while to find out what happened to it?" Schiller picked up the umbrella again, pushed open the door and walked under the eaves, looking at the entire big garden.

Merkel stood inside the French window, but Batman followed. Schiller looked at the mess in the garden and sighed.

The faint light emitted by the garden lamp became weaker through the rain and fog. The light shone on the plants that were blown by the typhoon, and the shadows cast on the ground looked like some kind of terrible monster.

The water surface of the pond is no longer calm. When the strong wind blows, the water splashes out from the edge of the pond, and when it hits the stacked stone chips, it looks like a huge wave hitting the shore.

The only huge oak tree that seems to be relatively stable, the strong wind and heavy rain made its leaf-falling period not so decent. Many leaves were blown down before they fell naturally, and fell to every corner of the garden, renewing for other plants. Add a heavy burden.

No matter from which angle you look at it, the problem of Schiller's garden cannot be solved by a few gardeners pruning shrubs. The entire large garden needs to be renovated, and before the renovation, it needs to be redesigned.

After watching for a while, Schiller put away the 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 and design?"

"If you want to redesign the garden, I suggest you find Alfred, he knows several very good British garden designers." Batman said: "The garden of Wayne Manor was designed by them."

"I know the garden at Wayne Manor is not broken, you don't need to stress this to me." Schiller sat on the sofa, picked up the book again, and said while reading: "We already have a gardener from England The designer did it, but his methods didn't quite work."

Schiller glanced at Merkel and said: "Any plant transplanted in other places has a very low survival rate in Gotham. The design drawings given by those garden designers can't wait to use two hundred different European plants in one flowerbed. plant."

Schiller shook his head and said: "If you plan to use this method to enter my house all the time, then you'd better not recommend foreign designers to me, otherwise, it is very likely that when you land, I will guard my house all night Between flowerbeds, hang you with a garden spade."

"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. I was in the middle of the renovation project, I once wanted to increase the greening rate of Gotham, and then I found that there are many difficulties in it.”

"The greening rate in Gotham itself is not high, except for the private gardens in the manor area, there are even fewer. I hope to expand the public green area, 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 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 improve the greening rate because greening plants can improve the air, or gardening landscapes can relieve the mood of citizens, but there is no need to pursue any standard."

Schiller put down his water glass and said: "If you plan to catch up with the Metropolis, the people of Gotham may not only not appreciate you, but also think you are a psychopath. The green area of ​​the Metropolis is second to none on the entire East Coast. If you really follow this standard To reform, the gains outweigh the losses.”

Batman paused and said, "You all see that?"

"You're almost writing the word Metropolis on your face, how can you not see it?" Schiller leaned on the sofa, shook his head and said, "You want Gotham to catch up with Metropolis in every aspect, and then Let’s talk about transcendence, but it’s not exactly the same as the Mets, it’s good.”

"However, the greening rate must be improved. Gotham's greening rate is ranked last in the entire East China Sea, and it is 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 go around, you always mind what I said 'Gotham is The 'can't be saved' thing."

"You think that Constantine and I are too arbitrary, and we never believe in the 'fated' statement in our mouths. You believe in science more, and think that the curse of rain in Gotham may be a problem with the water cycle."

Batman shook his head and said, "No. After I saw the Court of Owls, I already knew that there really are mysterious forces in this world."

"But what makes me wonder is that the court of owls has been erased from history, so all the things about them reforming Gotham's rainwater and cursing the citizens of Gotham 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 essence of occultism. After the owl court was erased, their influence has not disappeared. You think this may be a paradox, but in fact, this is what maintains it. Causality does not produce paradox means."

"The Court of Owls does not exist, but many events and memories left by it will not be completely reversed, so the easiest way to solve this problem is not to change all the details and memories, Instead, let all effects 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 that Lucifer is the savior?"

"Not to mention, he is already a fallen angel, and he is no longer the most shining and noble morning star in heaven. Even when he was an angel, he never thought of saving anyone."

"He erased the existence of the Owl Court just because he thought the mosquitoes flying around his ears were annoying, so he slapped the mosquito to death, but that doesn't mean he was going to cure the mosquito He didn't have the kindness or the patience for all the wounds he caused."

"That is to say, 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 reason. Your previous thinking is very good. As long as everyone lives in the building physics and all activities are carried out in a room with a ceiling, then the rain The damage caused by the rain has been minimized."

"But it only solves part of the problem." Batman propped his elbows on his knees, put his hands under his nose, and said, "The water cycle is a problem that must be solved. Domestic water, irrigation water, industrial water... water is a city. top priority."

"Actually, you can solve these things. You can build a large-scale water purifier for front-end purification of domestic water. The same is true for irrigation water, or use seawater desalination technology. If you are worried about plants being exposed to rain, you can directly cultivate them indoors. The water can be filtered by circulation, and it will not be too wasteful..."

Schiller debunked Batman's true thoughts, saying: "It's just that you don't feel at ease when you can't find the real reason for this curse.·

Just as Batman was about to speak, Schiller went on to say: "However, I can also understand your psychology. You have spent so much energy and cost so much to transform this city, but there is a mastermind behind the scenes." Hiding in the corner, peeking at all of this."

"Once he really destroys all of this, the consequences may be more serious than not starting the transformation, because once people see hope, they will not be able to return to their original dark life."

Schiller turned his head to look at the rainy night outside the window, and said: "If now, let those children go back to the leaky cellar again, scoop water out with buckets and basins all night, and sleep on the wet ground and straw mats, they It is absolutely unacceptable.”

"After getting the life you have now, if you fall into the abyss again and can't climb up again, then even if the rain doesn't bring madness, you will see the real crazy side of this city."

Batman also turned his head 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 house was still very warm, and he couldn't feel it. A little cold.

The heavier the rain outside the window, the warmer it seemed in the room. Jason, who was wearing a blanket, leaned against the cabinet, listening to the sound of the rain in a daze.

At this time, Fatty Tire came in and stuffed a thermos into Jason's arms, he said: "Here, my mother just boiled the hot milk, he said let me thank you, and help us move during the day. "

"If it weren't for you, we might have to be like the group of people in the back street. If we can't finish moving today, we can only make do with the old house for another night."

Tire sat next to Jason and said, "You don't know how dilapidated the old house over there is. Every typhoon night, I worry that the house will collapse."

"However, it's better now." Tire smiled and said, "I moved to the house in the second phase of the project, which is not far from here, and it takes less than 10 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 in the rainy night of a typhoon?"

(End of this chapter)