I'm doing bidirectional science popularization in American comics

He said to the Iceman in the video, "Hey, little Bobby!"

Bobby Drake was startled by this and asked, "Who are you? How do you know my name?"

“Who I am doesn’t matter,” Depp said, flipping the video to show Mr. Freeze: “I’d rather introduce you to this blue guy lying on the ground than myself.”

"Then...who is he?" Little Bobby added curiously, "His color looks a lot like mine when I use my powers."

Depp nodded and praised, "That's right. His name is Mr. Freeze, and his real name is Victor Frith. He can only survive in sub-zero temperatures. Although he can't control water and ice like you do with your talent, he can release ultra-low temperature freezing rays using special weapons he has developed."

"Wow!" Little Bobby exclaimed in surprise, "Using the power of technology? That's really cool! But he's definitely no match for me!"

As she spoke, Little Bobby conjured a beautiful, translucent ice flower in her hand.

"That's natural. How could an external object be stronger than one's own power? Besides, he can only use weapons to fire freezing rays, not truly control water and ice. He's far inferior to you."

Depp delivered a small compliment, which Bobby Drake clearly appreciated, immediately increasing his favorability towards Depp by ten percentage points.

“You really do love to tell the truth,” Bobby said. “I have to go make some iced cola for my classmates now. We can talk again another time.”

After saying that, he sent his social media account to Depp and then put his phone back on the ground.

After Depp added Bobby as a friend, he took out an icebox full of ice from the refrigerator.

He walked over to the unconscious Mr. Freeze with the ice box, first taking away the man's freeze ray gun, and then pouring the entire box of ice into his broken glass dome.

As ice was poured in, the temperature around Mr. Freeze dropped again, and he slowly opened his eyes.

He remained remarkably calm when he discovered that Depp had taken his ray gun.

After all, if Depp wanted to kill himself, he wouldn't have put ice on himself to save his life.

However, he still asked, puzzled, "Why did you save me? What's your purpose?"

Depp held up a screenshot from the video to Mr. Freeze's face, pointing to Bobby Drake in the photo and saying:

"I need to introduce you to someone first. This little boy is called Bobby Drake. He's a mutant with the ability to freely control ice, water, and steam, and besides that..."

Just as he finished speaking, Depp heard the notification sound indicating that the science popularization session was complete.

"Two-way popular science communication successful. Obtained one fragment of the Mirror of Introduction and randomly selected two special abilities."

"Gain the water molecule transfer skill of Poppy Drake, the Iceman, and knowledge of the freezing rays of Mr. Freeze."

"Win a week's travel time in the Marvel universe."

Upon hearing the reward notification, Depp's introduction of Mr. Freeze came to an abrupt halt.

Mr. Freeze waited for ages, but Depp didn't continue.

This situation of only saying half of what you mean makes people very uncomfortable.

He said, "Besides that? What else is there?"

Depp glanced down at the guy again and calmly said, "Besides that, I'll report you to the Gotham Police Department and send you to Arkham Asylum."

Mr. Freeze: "......"

Depp has no sympathy for supervillains who have no connection with him.

However, since the other party did not do anything to harm him, there was no need to kill him.

While Depp doesn't mind killing, he doesn't have a blood fetish and isn't a psychopathic killer.

Depp took out his phone and dialed Gordon's number. After the call connected, he heard a woman's panting on the other end. Somewhat embarrassed, Depp said, "Is this Gordon?"

After he finished speaking, he could clearly feel the man on the other end of the phone sigh helplessly.

"Yes, Depp, it's me. What can I do for you so late?"

“I think you might have to bring your people over,” Depp said.

"What happened again? Can't we talk about it tomorrow morning?"

Gordon's tone carried a hint of impatience. Since arriving in Gotham, he had been under immense pressure, especially after Maroney's assassination attempt yesterday. He almost wanted to resign and leave Gotham immediately.

However, thinking of his wife and children, and the sense of justice in his heart, he persevered.

When he answered the phone, he was making his final thrusts with the woman on the bed.

So it's no wonder he's in a bad mood right now. If it weren't for something important, he really would have decided to come see Depp again tomorrow morning.

Depp said somewhat helplessly, "I mean, Mr. Freeze is right here in my shop."

"What?" Gordon exclaimed in surprise, "You'd better not confront him head-on. Try to meet his demands as much as possible. That guy is wearing bulletproof armor. He can't be dealt with by just a cup of water. Mr. Freeze is much harder to deal with than Electrocute!"

Depp heard Gordon getting dressed over the phone. After learning that Depp might be in danger, the downtrodden middle-aged man wanted to help as quickly as possible.

What a kind person!

"Actually... he's being pinned to the ground right now. You'd better bring plenty of ice with you when you come; I think he's about to die from the heat!"

Gordon was initially incredulous upon hearing this, but then immediately understood.

After all, it was Depp on the other end of the phone, so it was normal for things to go astray.

About half an hour later, Gordon arrived at the antique shop in a police car.

Accompanying him was a beautiful blonde woman. After a brief introduction, Depp learned that this woman was also a police officer in the Gotham City Police Department.

"Where's the ice?" Depp asked.

Gordon opened the trunk of the police car, revealing a whole box of ice inside.

Upon seeing the box of ice, Depp remarked with a touch of morbid humor, "I think it would be more convenient to just strip it naked and throw it directly into the ice box."

Gordon chuckled and said, "I think so too."

The two men stripped Mr. Freeze of all his equipment to prevent him from having any weapons on his clothes that he could use to escape, and then stuffed the emaciated, dying man into the icebox.

“Hey, isn’t your wife about to give birth? Why are you still doing that?” Depp joked to the righteous police officer.

Upon hearing this, Gordon casually remarked, "Who said I was with Barbara...?"

Depp looked at the blonde policewoman patrolling the antique shop in shock, and pursed his lips.

Gordon sighed, "I was just under too much pressure. People always need a way to release it."

Depp neither confirmed nor denied this, but at that moment he also recalled a small episode from "Batman: Year One," in which Gordon did indeed have an affair with a female colleague.

However, Gordon soon had a change of heart, ended the relationship with the blonde policewoman, and confessed his mistake to his wife Barbara.

Watching Gordon and his lover drive away,

Depp thought that people are always contradictory and imperfect, and even a beacon of justice like Gordon in Gotham cannot guarantee that he will never make a mistake.

Chapter 46 Gotham Horror Legends [Seeking monthly tickets and recommendations]

Back at the antique shop, Depp began to study his newly acquired abilities and knowledge.

Although he didn't acquire Iceman Poppy's full abilities, his water molecule transfer is still pretty good.

As the name suggests, the ability to transfer water molecules allows one to transform oneself into a water element and then recombine it in another place where water molecules exist. It is equivalent to a teleport skill with special conditions, or a teleportation skill with extremely fast channeling speed.

And because it needs to reassemble in places with water, Depp can now clearly sense the content and purity of water molecules in various locations within the transmission range.

Fortunately, Gotham's weather is often overcast and rainy, so the air contains a high amount of water vapor, which allows Depp to coalesce almost anywhere.

Of course, if there is less moisture in the surrounding area, then it will take longer for the vapor to coalesce after transmission.

This skill is very useful for Depp. With his armor incomplete, he desperately needs a way to quickly escape the battlefield.

After further research, Depp discovered that the ability to transfer water means that as long as he completely transforms into water molecules, whether in ice, water, or steam mode, he is almost invincible, and then officially transfers to his destination after 0.5 seconds.

Furthermore, after long-term training and development, it can teleport between almost any two places containing water molecules, and can carry items and people that it can touch with it.

Of course, Depp's current maximum teleportation distance is only 500 meters, and he can only carry items weighing the entire Iron Man suit at once.

As for teleporting living beings, that requires even more energy, and Depp is currently unable to do so no matter how light the other party is.

In addition, another benefit of gaining the new superpower is that Depp's mental strength limit has been increased by about 30%.

We're one step closer to truly being able to command the wind and rain, and witness thunder and lightning.

After studying it for a long time, Depp immediately prepared to test the water molecule transfer capability.

He first went back to his bedroom, locked the door, and drew the curtains tightly to avoid being seen by others.

Depp then selected his destination by sensing the distribution of water molecules around him: a park pond about 400 meters away from the antique shop.

When the ability was activated, Depp immediately felt as if he were melting.

In fact, he did melt. First, his whole body turned into solid ice with a pale blue halo, and then he melted into a puddle of water that fell to the ground.

0.5 seconds later, Depp reunited by the park's pool.

Because the water vapor here is exceptionally abundant, it gathers very quickly, almost instantly.

“That’s a really cool ability!” Depp said.

During the teleportation, he clearly felt himself melting, and then instantly teleported to the edge of the pool in an incomprehensible way.

During the transfer, he felt himself enveloped in a ball of dark blue light, and the entire teleportation experience was very mysterious.

After Depp finished his reunion, he saw a naked young couple passionately kissing on the bench opposite him, staring blankly at him.

The young couple originally planned to have a secret rendezvous at night, thinking that since no one would come to the park so late, they decided to do something exciting.

Who knew that they had only gotten halfway through when they saw a puddle of water by the park pond rapidly wriggle and turn into a man.

Depp gave an awkward smile and immediately used the water molecule transfer technique to return to the antique shop.

Hopefully, this hasn't left any particular trauma or lasting effects on the young couple, especially the boy.

The ability to transfer water molecules is quite practical, and it can have a surprising effect whether in attack or retreat.

After studying water molecule transfer, Depp closed his eyes and recalled some knowledge about cryogenic radiation.

Depp discovered that cryogenic rays actually require very little energy, and there is absolutely no need for an energy storage backpack and a bunch of messy tubes like those used in Mr. Freeze.

He speculated that the energy storage backpack that Mr. Freeze actually installed was to maintain his own needs in low-temperature environments.

Its primary function is to provide the cold environment it needs, rather than the energy for the ray gun.

Although Depp did not acquire the Iceman's full ability to control and create ice, the freezing ray gave him a way to use cold to attack.

He planned to add the freezing ray to his version of the armor as well, and the materials he ordered for making the second robotic arm would arrive tomorrow, allowing him to add the freezing ray to the new robotic arm.