Chapter 402: Gotham Lord Batman
Edkin and his friends were working for their own pension, completely unaware that his profile had been laid out in front of David.
"Edgin Dalves, a bard, claims to have come from far away, and is good at communicating, talking, and gathering information......"
David looked at the document in front of him and did not list the bard, who seemed to be plotting something, as a high-threat figure.
He knew that the bard and his team wanted to steal something in Winterfell at best, and they would never hurt anyone else - until the red-robed witch joined.
After the red-robed witch joined this small team, Edkin was arrested and imprisoned for two years, and immediately after escaping, there was a series of events (plot), and he had no time to be a thief at that time.
Edkin will have his sights on Winterfell, meaning he hasn't experienced those things yet. This is also in line with the law of visitors from the other world, who all come to Winterfell before the plot begins.
"Faren Continent, ......"
For that magical world, David has seven tricks and six tricks, and his understanding of the worldview of Dungeons & Dragons is limited to literal, and all kinds of settings, rules, races, and professional characteristics are not clear.
"I don't know what the real world of Ferron is like?"
He wasn't prepared to banish Edkin, the bard wasn't bad in nature, and he knew that Edkin valued his daughter so much that he could make Edkin work for him as long as he provided her with a secure place to live.
"When the time comes to send Edkin to the DC Universe, I wonder how Diana will react when she sees him? It should be more interesting than when Bruce met Maggie, right? ”
After all this time, Bruce finally made up his mind to visit Winterfell after being in contact with Clark long enough.
From being a little wary at the beginning, to now gradually knowing enough about Winterfell and David, Bruce really discovered Maggie's existence.
At this time, Bruce suddenly understood why David had that expression when he invited him: this Lord of Winterfell did not have any ill will towards him, nor did he arrange any traps for him, this Duke who was definitely not an angel just wanted to see the excitement.
But even if he knew the truth, Bruce couldn't control himself.
He's been going to Winterfell more and more often, and each time he's going to come to the little coffee shop that doesn't even have a name, order a cup of coffee and be in a daze......
Since Bruce doesn't have any property in Winterfell, and he doesn't work for Lord Glamorgan in Winterfell, he is an absolute poor man in Winterfell.
So every time he came, he would call Clark and Clark would pay for the coffee.
Occasionally, he would go to Fort Glamorganorgan's tea to drink David's tea, and after figuring out David's character, Bruce gave up his original tentative way and chose a more direct way of communication: if he had any questions, he would ask David himself.
Now, for example, when he saw the bard named Edkin, who looked exactly like the one in Diana's photo, he knew what the duke had in mind.
"I don't think it's a good idea."
"I didn't say it was a good idea."
“……”
David is purely watching the excitement and not thinking it's a big deal, who made Diana look unpleasant to her at the beginning.
Thinking of this, David suspected that Edkin's appearance was because he wanted to make trouble for Diana in his heart? That's why the bard came to Winterfell from the continent of Faeron?
However, compared to this incident, David is more concerned about another point: as Winterfell develops, it is becoming more and more difficult for visitors from other worlds to be detected in the first place.
Sansa happened to be out of town when she appeared, and he wouldn't have known Sansa was here if it hadn't been for Madison's hello.
Clark wandered around Winterfell by himself for a long time, only to be bumped into by David.
When Rick came, he didn't even know that he was met by Laura.
He didn't know when Edkin came this time, but fortunately, the intelligence department was quite reliable, and when he noticed that someone was constantly collecting information and intelligence, he immediately put it on the watchlist, and with Shirley's report, Edkin became a key target of surveillance, which made David realize that there was a newcomer from another world.
Thinking of this, David began to ponder, should he simply post a multilingual announcement in Winterfell so that visitors from the other world could consciously go to a special location to register?
It doesn't seem impossible? However, the situation is not yet ripe, and David thinks that this order will be easier to implement when multi-tools are fully implemented in Winterfell, and everyone relies on multi-tools to store personal information and make payment transactions.
Because when the newcomers to the other world find that it is impossible to move an inch without a multi-tool here in Winterfall, and it can even become particularly eye-catching, they will consciously register and receive a multi-tool with personal information.
Thinking about the enthronement of personal information: "How are you thinking about it?" Throwing Edkin's profile aside, David looked at Bruce Wayne in front of him.
This Batman has been coming to Winterfell more and more often lately, and he has been coming over every day lately, so he must have made a decision in his heart, right?
"Join Winterfell? Or join the Avengers? ”
"With your wisdom, you should understand that it makes no difference."
When Winterfell began to open up to Bruce Wayne, David didn't think about continuing to fool the other party with any nonsense.
Playing that set in front of Batman is purely an axe!
"I think it's still a little bit different." Bruce took a sip of tea, David's tea here was the best in Winterfell, and he wanted to pack some back: "Joining the Avengers means that I only need to focus on my own world, just like the Martian Manhunter you invited earlier." ”
The identity of Martian Manhunter has long been pierced by David, even if he himself is very unhappy, he has nothing to do with David.
Bruce also learned from David and Clark that the military top brass was hiding a Martian, and was surprised and felt that it seemed reasonable: no one stipulated that only Clark, an alien, could be hidden on Earth.
"You are much stronger than him, and with such great abilities, you deserve more responsibility."
David doesn't care much about Martian Manhunter in his heart, although Martian Manhunter has strong physical fitness and a variety of superpowers, his personality is too troublesome to give any reaction if he is not pushed to the extreme.
What's even more painful is that when you think he is completely lying flat, he still has to mix everything, and then he won't end up in person, always fooling others to the front......
So he just said casually about Martian Manhunter's solicitation, and didn't even invite Martian Manhunter to Winterland.
Bruce looked at David in front of him, he was surprised that the other party had such a high opinion of himself?
"I'm just a normal human."
"You're underestimating your abilities."
"I'm almost fifty years old."
"So?"
"You don't want the person you've worked so hard to recruit to die in a few years, do you?" In Bruce's view, David's power is still in its infancy, and it's understandable that he wants to recruit more talent, but he should target those who are in the prime of life and are in the prime of life.
An old bat like himself who is about to lose his ability to beat is not much of a help to David and Winterfell - after such a long period of observation, Batman knows more than just that David is not an 'angel'.
"Fifty years old, as long as you want, life has just begun."
Bruce didn't answer, quietly took a few sips of tea, and the office became quiet, except for the sound of cups and saucers clashing.
After a long silence, Bruce did not answer David's question directly, but instead asked the question.
"Winterfell is very safe, and if it weren't for the recent influx of outsiders, even thieves and pickpockets wouldn't be visible." Bruce longs for Winterfell, and Winterfell, which has not had a few crimes in months, is simply the city of his dreams: "Do you think Gotham can become like this?" ”
"Yes."
"How?"
"It's up to you to be the Lord of Gotham, and with an armed force that is completely loyal to you, you will strictly enforce every law."
“……”
Bruce thinks David is joking, but he can only tell from David's face that the other party is serious, not telling jokes to fool himself.
"Do you think that by doing this, you can completely eradicate crime?"
"I can't."
Winterfell's low crime rate is due to the fact that the Brenians of Winterfell are relatively uninformed and simple-minded. They don't face all kinds of temptations like people in modern cities.
But even if Winterfell develops to a more advanced level in the future, it won't be like Gotham.
After all, Gotham is notoriously disorderly, the law is not much stronger than toilet paper, the credibility is about zero, the cost of crime is negligible, and crime is naturally rampant.
Winterfell is different, Winterfell's laws have been perfectly enforced so far, and Elizabeth's men have shown enough deterrence.
The letter of the law has credibility and deterrence, the people are willing or forced to obey the law, and the residents of Winterfell are currently living a stable and good life, or are about to have a stable and good life, they don't want a bright future to suddenly leave them.
The combination of these elements is the real reason why Winterfell is so safe.
Bruce's attempt to turn Gotham into a second Winterfell was much more difficult than the new city that David had built out of the wilderness.
Considering the intricacies of interests within Gotham, the simplest and crude way David could think of was to carry out a purge.
David felt as if he had become a ninja master, and Bruce Wayne wouldn't suddenly turn his face on himself and blow up Fort Glamorgan, right?
(End of chapter)