Starting from scratch, Batman crushed my dream of getting rich

Chapter 604 How to describe heavy rain (Seeking votes at the end of the month)

What is an Arkham Knight?

Ma Zhaodi asked subconsciously.

[The name of this current time period in our universe—from your perspective, it can be called the game universe]

"never play it"

Ma Zhaodi's understanding of DC is similar to that of most casual observers: he has seen the movies, knows a little about the TV series, and his knowledge of the comics is limited to what he's heard about and has only seen snippets of. As for derivative works like games and anime, they're not shown on TV or promoted on websites. It's not that he doesn't want to get involved; he simply has no idea such things exist.

The algorithm only knew that he was an ordinary otaku, and initially it would only push all kinds of otaku dance videos to him.

Well, later, thanks to his efforts in cultivating the account, the two characters "形形" were officially removed.

[Intelligence gathering complete. Attempting formal communication with this universe.]

"Is this done?"

Ma Zhaodi's hand was still unconsciously pressing the buttons on his phone. He wanted to try to check the situation in Metropolis and call Superman to ask, but he couldn't get through no matter what he did, and the search engine didn't show anything either. This made him somewhat suspicious—when did Scarecrow's technology become so powerful that it could cut off all the city's external communication signals?
【Ding】

The system notification sounded, and Ma Zhaodi subconsciously looked over. He was all too familiar with this notification sound; every time it sounded, it basically meant that he was about to be called upon.

Sure enough, the system immediately popped up a part-time job request.

[Communication complete. With the assistance of the Arkham Universe, the system will issue you a task.]

You have a new part-time job available. Please check your inbox.

A Tale of Two Cities
Mission Description: What were you doing during the apocalypse? Are you free? Can you come and save the world?
Although the apocalypse was just a joke, and the Scarecrow explosion was limited to the entire city of Gotham, and the all-powerful Batman has saved this war-torn city countless times, in any case—at least it really needs a hero to step in again now, and you've never liked just watching something like this happen without doing anything.

Even if we take a step back and think about it the worst, where else could we find another Bruce Wayne with such a generous land and such a lavish employer?

If you consider Gotham your world, then save another one.

Note: Please note that the same thing can mean different things to different people. The Arkham Universe seems to have a special perspective on this intersection, and it is making a request to you.

In exchange for assisting you in completing the separation of the two universes, it hopes to reach an agreement with your universe, with you and the system acting as intermediaries, to establish a permanent fixed channel after the two universes are separated. This channel will gradually raise the upper limit of the power and strength of this universe until it is on par with the Arkham universe.

It hopes to use this channel to carry out long-term modifications to its own event flow, with Gotham City in this universe as the reference template.

This request is a non-mandatory, optional task; you are free to choose whether or not to agree.

Status: Pending (0%)

Reward: Allows this universe to escape its overlapping state and avoid merging; grants a basic Arkham Batmobile. [Detected that you have a small Cybertronian companion, the reward can be changed to a Batmobile template *1]

This mission is definitely one we have to take, without a doubt—the first task, the separation of the universe, is of course the most important thing, but to be fair, practically no one can refuse the second task, the Batmobile.

Ma Zhaodi has seen the Batmobile from the movie version countless times. Each one has a different design, but they all have one thing in common: they are extremely stylish and cool.

Handsome is a lifetime thing.

“But,” Ma Zhaodi carefully examined the note, “why is the Arkham Universe so eager to establish a fixed connection with us? Shouldn’t it be inconsequential for a universe to consider whether a mere Gotham region is good or bad? Rather, most universes should be like this, with Gotham being the same.”

[According to the Arkham Universe, its pressure stems from a future narrative collapse that would disrupt the entire universe's logical operation—such a future would be devastating for it. This cosmic convergence presents it with a rare opportunity for self-preservation, a chance to rewrite the established storyline.] "Oh."

Ma Zhaodi understood: "It means that if the sequel is bad, the IP value of the entire universe will be ruined in the future. It can't help but want to change its fate, so it finds someone to change the direction of its story."

【correct】

"That doesn't mean we can't help—Arkham Universe, Arkham Universe."

Ma Zhaodi muttered a few words to himself, his mind racing. Now that the task was clear and the system had given him the mission, all he needed to do was find the starting point.

"The two Gotham universes are quite different. But no matter what, one thing is certain."

He raised his head and looked at the sky.

The light from the Bat-shaped lights pierced through the torrential rain and mist, standing upright above the Gotham Police Department building.

The damp, chilly air gave the light shape, and the Tyndall effect, shrouded in mist, revealed a hazy and mysterious beauty, just like the character summoned by the giant bat icon.

"Barbara, have you left the city yet?"

The blond-haired old Gordon was making a phone call on the rooftop. As the sheriff of the Gotham City Police Department, he hadn't actually planned to make this call while waiting for Batman, but the Scarecrow had just replayed the news on TV, making him uneasy.

"I'm already gone, Dad." A spirited young girl's voice came through the phone: "Don't worry about me. You just need to be careful while you're on your mission. Scarecrow's new poison gas looks very dangerous."

"I'm already very happy that you got away unscathed." Gordon smiled bitterly to himself, but he couldn't say the rest of his thoughts to his daughter.

That means, "If I die in the line of duty, at least you will survive."

Amid the sound of rain, there was a whooshing sound of wind breaking through the curtain of water in the sky, like some giant bird spreading its wings and gliding through the night sky, but Sheriff Gordon could not hear anything.

The rain is too heavy.

Ding, swish—

The grappling hook struck the rooftop railing, and the high-strength zipline rapidly contracted, pulling the nocturnal creature's body directly from a hundred meters away.

Batman nimbly slipped under the railing and landed silently behind Gordon. He had been doing this for years; appearing and disappearing without a trace was his instinct.

But he did not initiate a conversation.

"No, there's someone there."

His azure pupils contracted sharply as he turned to look at the other side of the rooftop—an equally dark figure was using a rope hook to climb onto the rooftop, equally silent and equally concealed.

Their eyes met, and a look of surprise flashed in each of their eyes. Before they could think, they instinctively reached for the tool bags at their waists.

The two Batmen made the same decision the moment they met.

First, bring down the imposter in front of us before trying him.

(End of this chapter)