OBS Chapter 3250 Visit (Part )
Chapter 3250 Visit (Part )
Chapter 3250 Visit (Part )
Pamela was standing under the thick shade of the trees, but the sunlight outside still made her squint. Seeing Harley coming over, she couldn't help but complain, "I'm beginning to miss the dark clouds in Gotham."
"You have to get used to this kind of life." Harley said: "The most fashionable American girls should sunbathe every day."
"Haha, I'm more suited to staying in the laboratory under fluorescent lights."
"I'm afraid you'll have to use your vines to move these things to the warehouse first. It will take a few days for their car to be repaired, and there's a hurricane coming soon."
"I knew we should spend more on the car." Although Pamela said this, she still called Vine to drag the furniture that was hanging in the open space into the warehouse.
The land nearby was given to them by Schiller for transformation. It was one of the three farms at the time and also the oldest of the three. It was built during the period of the great development of the American West and is full of strong Western style.
It can be said that everything here is in ruins. The warehouses are old, the houses are dilapidated, the furniture is unusable, there are no cars, and the vegetable fields are barren.
The only advantage is that the trees are old enough, so at least they are not exposed to the sun so much.
Yesterday they went to the flea market here and bought a lot of useful things at low prices. Apart from the car, the most important thing was the furniture.
The second-hand industry in the United States is very prosperous. All kinds of second-hand items can be bought, and it is relatively complete, with mature references for the valuation of various items.
Cars in the United States are not expensive to begin with, and used cars are even cheaper. Cars in good condition generally cost several thousand dollars, while cars with serious accidents or cars in particularly bad condition can cost hundreds of dollars. However, these are usually refurbishment costs, which are more expensive than the cost of the car.
Jason picked out a wrecked pickup truck with a keen eye at a very cheap price. Although the body of the truck was badly damaged, they were only using it on the farm and didn't drive long distances, so it would be no problem if they maintained and repaired it frequently.
Harry and his friends picked out a lot of furniture, most of which needed to be cleaned and some needed to be repaired.
Pamela is a person with super powers, so she works quickly. In about an entire morning, she controlled the vines and cleaned all the furniture that needed to be cleaned.
The sun was shining brightly today, and after hanging it out to dry for the whole afternoon, it was basically dry. We should have pulled it back into the house, but the car hasn't been repaired yet, and it can't be started yet, so we have to put it back in the warehouse.
Blue Beetle Ted is also a superpower, but he obviously wants to play this farm simulation game more than them. He and Cassandra clean up the old house together.
Instead of buying new carpets, they bought a second-hand carpet cleaning machine and a high-pressure water gun, and spent a whole morning cleaning the carpet on the first floor, basically making it look as good as new.
Ted lay at the door of the kitchen cabinet, stretched his head to look inside, coughed twice when he stood up, then turned back to Cassandra and said, "You are not afraid of cockroaches, are you?"
Cassandra looked at him silently and shook her head.
"Well, we have to cheat on this one." Ted took two steps back and said, "I'm going to drive all the cockroaches out. The scene might be a little scary, so you can stay away."
Cassandra had no intention of hiding. She just walked to the stairs leading to the second floor and sat down, as if she wanted to rest for a while.
Ted called Blue Beetle out and asked him to find a way to use laser to drive away the cockroaches. Then, a blue light flashed, and dense black spots ran out from the other end of the cupboard and ran into the living room in groups.
Hallie and Pamela just walked in through the door.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"
Harley let out an earth-shattering scream, and Pamela quickly summoned vines to kill all the cockroaches that rushed over, but after all, the incident happened suddenly and some of them still escaped.
Ted ran out and said, "Sorry, we didn't know you were coming. We were cleaning up the bugs..."
Harley has reached the second floor.
Pamela looked at the brand new carpet, nodded and said, "Not bad."
"It's all thanks to Miss Cain." Ted scratched his head and smiled, "I'm not very good at using the carpet cleaning machine, luckily I didn't break it."
At this time, Pamela felt the phone vibrating in her pocket. She took it out and pressed the answer button, then said, "Yes, yes, it's not bad, but the car doesn't work...Okay, I'll tell them, we'll be back in a while."
"What's wrong?" Harry looked down from the second floor stairs.
"The doctor wants us to return to the Stone House now, because there may be a hurricane tonight, and this house may not be able to withstand the ravages of the storm. It is too dangerous to stay here overnight."
"He's so thoughtful." After the cockroach crisis was resolved, Harley came down from upstairs again and said, "We should make this our base, but first we really have to avoid the hurricane."
"The doctor also said he picked some fresh vegetables so we can have salad for lunch and asked us to go back as soon as possible."
"Okay, but Jason and the others definitely don't want to leave. Let's go back first and come pick them up later."
So Harley and the others went back to the Stone House first. Schiller was chopping vegetables and mixing salad. He glanced at them and said, "What about the boys? Are they still obsessed with repairing cars?"
"You should have thought of that." Harry took a bite of a half-ripe tomato and retched because of the bitterness. Pamela came over to check the condition of the vegetables and said, "Doctor, you are better at growing vegetables than the professor."
"The main reason is that my housekeeper is not called Merkel, and the climate in California is better," Schiller said very modestly.
Schiller put the cut vegetables into the salad bowl, and before he poured the sauce in it, he heard the phone ringing upstairs.
He walked around the island counter and went upstairs to answer the phone. When he came down a moment later, he clapped his hands and said, "Hey, girls, you have to go get your companions. Bruce is coming over."
"Bruce?" Harley turned around while changing the TV channel and asked in confusion, "Didn't he follow a clown to another universe? Why is he coming here at this time?"
"They may have run into some trouble." Schiller walked over and continued to mix the salad. Not long after, the door of the Stone House was pushed open.
Bruce appeared at the door. He smiled and greeted the people around him. Soon, Jason and the others came back, looking exhausted. They were surprised to see Bruce.
"Why are you here?" Dick was indeed a little surprised. He said, "Didn't you say you were going on a business trip to another universe for a while?"
"Yes, that was my original plan, but now there are some changes." Bruce walked to the side of the kitchen and said, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Nothing, we're just going to have salad for lunch, do you want anything else?"
"What? Why no full Chinese food?"
"It's too hot." Harley yawned and complained, "We had a big meal when we first arrived, and we haven't digested it yet. We unanimously decided to eat something light."
"Okay." Bruce was a little disappointed. He said, "But I still want something spicy. Did you put chili in it, doctor?"
"No, if you want to eat it, just mix it yourself." Schiller put down the salad bowl and went to wash his hands. Bruce had to mix the salad himself.
When it was time to eat, everyone had a plate of salad each, but they all ate it with gusto. On the one hand, it was because the weather was hot and they really couldn't eat anything else. On the other hand, the freshly picked vegetables tasted really good, and the sauce was just right, so even the salad was delicious.
Bruce was obviously not satisfied with the meal standard, but he could only blame himself for arriving at an untimely time.
After lunch, he said he had some serious business to discuss with Dr. Schiller, but he didn't kick him out.
At this time, dark clouds had begun to gather in the sky, and the storm seemed to be coming soon, so the others did not leave the Stone House, but sat together in front of the TV and started playing games.
Schiller and Bruce sat by the back door, watching the thick dark clouds moving over while talking about the Pale Knight Universe.
"...The situation in that universe is better than I thought, but it's only better. Problems keep popping up. It's simply fatal. His own situation is also not good."
"What's up with him?"
"He relies on drugs to keep himself mentally sane, but there is not much of that drug left. I'm not sure if he has a reliable channel to get new drugs, but if not, I'm afraid the city's stability will not last long."
"Why is this happening?"
"He saved the city entirely with his own ability, which means he also has to rely on his own ability to keep the city running. Once he's gone, everything will probably go back to the way it was."
“It’s hard to imagine,” Schiller said sincerely. “He doesn’t solve problems systematically.”
"Yes, there is no system. He solved the surface problems and maybe some mid-level development problems, but there is no way to go deeper."
"Where's the Batman from his universe?"
"Same old." Bruce shook his head and said, "He's still relatively young, actively fighting crime, a typical vigilante."
Schiller sighed softly and said, "Of course, because he is not like you, who has invested almost all of his wealth in the transformation of Gotham."
"He can't afford that price either. You know, my money in the later period almost all came from the military. In order to curb the development of the situation in Mexico, they purchased arms and production lines in large quantities. I even sold a lot of patents to barely maintain operations."
"That universe's Batman can't do that?"
"He just can't understand the meaning of doing this." Bruce lowered his head and said, "He can't let us start a revolution in Mexico just for money and use it to threaten the military and Congress. In his opinion, this is unreasonable. In fact, in the opinion of the Pale Knight, this is too much."
“They lack the revolutionary spirit.”
"Yes, it's too compromising." Bruce took a deep breath and said, "Because their reforms are quite effective, they think they can still maintain it, but in fact it's just a castle in the air."
"He was elected mayor of Gotham City. He used some means to control the most lethal criminals. He established a charity foundation to provide welfare for the slums and children. He also formed a special police team to maintain city law and order."
Hearing this, Schiller also shook his head and said, "This is a typical reformist approach, but it only eases the contradiction, not resolves it. This will not work."
"Yes, in fact the city's financial situation is very bad, because a lot of financial expenditure has been invested in slums, and the entire city's operating system is already in jeopardy."
"I'm afraid it's more than that?"
"Yes, the greatest danger is precisely those who stand behind Batman's fight against super criminals, the elites who have always been in the upper class."