Overworld, Wayne Manor, Bat Cave.

"Are you sure it's a special event tonight, sir?"

Alfred came up behind Bruce with his plate.

"Yes, Alfred." Bruce got up and began to get fit.

"But we just took down the pig-faced man, and there are no more maniacs in the city who are still active for the time being." Alfred said, "Most of the remaining gangsters from Gotham's old days have been cleared.

I thought we promised to at least get a break today."

"Batman never rests, Alfred, you should know."

There was a brief silence, followed by a slight softening of Bruce's voice.

"Is there anything you didn't tell me about?"

Alfred was silent for a few seconds and sighed softly.

It's a girl, young master. I want you to meet her. "I've known her since I was a teenager." Her name is Julie Madison, and she said you were dating for a while."

"Julie." Bruce said calmly.

"There's nothing to lose in reconnecting, young master. I hope "

"Nope." Before he could finish speaking, Bruce interrupted mercilessly, "That was before Batman." You know I'm not going to compromise. ”

Alfred took a deep breath, as if expecting this response, and began to take out the words he had already prepared: "You are still young, young master. You should have heard what I said when I was young that I wanted to act, and I swore I would never do it."

However, before he could come up with the first law of pluralism, the "true fragrance" law, Bruce interrupted again: "There are some things you don't know, Alfred. ”

He groaned for a few seconds.

"After their dad and mom and they died, there was a long time for me. Had a terrible time. Well, that's probably an understatement. I looked everywhere, and I saw them everywhere. I can't live a normal life, the world is like a hall of mirrors in some kind of nightmare.

So I paid someone to pretend to be you, Alfred. I got the paperwork and I paid Arkham's doctor."

This was the first time Alfred had heard of it. He took a deep breath: "If you need treatment, young master"

"No, I didn't want a cure then, Alfred. I don't want to be myself anymore. I want to start over, to restart my life, and I want them to keep electrocuting until I'm no longer myself, until I become someone else. I almost made it, and I was just a few seconds away from knowing I was going to make it.

But at the last minute I stopped them. ”

Bruce patted Alfred on the shoulder.

"I knew I had to find a way to beat it, I had to find something crazy to keep me from going crazy. I succeeded, I found it. "The purpose of Batman's existence is to tell the people of Gotham to stop being afraid, and that's the only way to make me happy." ”

"You say that because you don't understand it yet." Alfred still refuses to give up, "And the pleasure you haven't experienced, the deeper joy." ”

Bruce smiled. By this time he had put on his uniform and cloak, and had the bat's helmet in his hand.

"Not for me, Alfred. That's not for me. ”

The Batmobile's tail spewed flames and rushed out of the narrow tunnel with a sharp whistle. The gate was closed, and the old man and the bat were the only ones left in the great cavern.

Alfred sat back in his chair and let out a long sigh.

Five minutes later, Julie Madison called.

"Alfred? What do you think? Chances? ”

"Miss Julie. I'm so sorry. ”

Alfred paused, glancing at the Batmobile that was racing wildly in the Batcomputer's positioning.

I'm afraid he already has a partner."

Hanging up the phone, the old man let out a long sigh again, as if he had aged a few years in a moment.

Until a sudden wind swept up in the empty cavern, and a transparent vortex rolled up out of thin air. Alfred was so startled that he jumped up from his chair, and when he looked back, he saw that the first person to emerge from the whirlpool was a young, beautiful, casually dressed girl.

Alfred recognized her. She had been to the Bat Cave, her name was Helena Wayne, and she was the daughter of the young master from the next earth.

And what surprised him even more was yet to come.

When he saw the white-haired, old-looking but somewhat familiar face that appeared next, Alfred couldn't help but slowly open his mouth wide, and his jaw felt like it was about to fall to the ground.

"Thomas???

Stahl Company.

"Ms. Starr, the Minister of Finance says there is an important problem"

"We have access to Dr. Mark's unpublished paper on stabilizing parallel universes"

"Time magazine reporters have camped out and they have made appointments"

A group of men and women in suits and leather shoes had surrounded Carla in the center from early in the morning, chattering and chattering. Kara only listened dizzily.

At first, she only thought it was fun to prostitute a company and become a celebrity from her otherworldly isotope, but after three minutes of heat, she began to find it less interesting.

Finally getting rid of these noisy guys, she leaned in the office in a daze.

"If only I could make a lot of money without having to work"

Her assistant stood by and flipped through the memo.

"Mr. Star informed us that the rare earth cargo we sell is about to bottom out, if we can't replenish it as soon as possible."

"Ha, that's easy." The hairs on Kara's head stood on end, and she jumped up directly from her chair, "Let them wait a while, and make up for it tonight." ”

With that, the man jumped out and went out.

A few minutes later, Kara, dressed in a cool summer swimsuit, plunged into the sea.

Towards the depths of the ocean, the super line of sight activated, and across the dark and dark sea, all the way to the lowest level, structurally facing the entire seabed.

"Mud, clay, and. Ha, found it. ”

Kara's eyes lit up.

"Dysprosium."

Behind her, she dragged a long trail of blisters to the bottom, cut her eyes with heat, and then lifted the mountain-like boulder with her bare hands, and rushed out of the sea with a clatter, setting the boulder aside.

"That's it." Kara looked at her masterpiece and nodded in satisfaction and clapped her hands twice.

It's not that hard to make money.

"The chairman is personally responsible for the supply collection?"

The sudden sound startled Kara. She looked up and let out a sigh of relief when she found that it was Shen You who appeared at some point.

Fortunately, it was not seen by others.

"That's right."

Ka stretched her arms so that the sun was shining on her white skin that was driozed with droplets.

"Why are you here?"

"Oh, I've been doing some research lately, and I'm going to dig something too." Shen Lobby.

"Huh?" Kara tilted her head, "Are you going to dig for rare earth elements too?" ”

"Not really."

Shen You smiled.

"I'm going to dig it. It's life. ”

(End of chapter)