[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel":3,"chapter-my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-chapter-119":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","My Life as a Mental Mentor in Marvel",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2322687,4544,"Chapter 119: Gotham in Progress (Part 2)","my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-chapter-119",119,"\u003Cp>As Stark spoke, a model of a future city gradually took shape in Schiller’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Stark said, this truly suited Gotham.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main problem with Gotham now is that no matter how much the logistics system is improved, it will always remain in a state of extreme saturation, leaving no redundancy for emergencies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t forget, the future Gotham stage is plagued by constant accidents, villains taking turns to appear, natural disasters and human calamities following one after another—if one accident paralyzes the city for half a day, it might as well give up development altogether; everyone would be exhausted from constant patching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Stark has boldly proposed a concept of a three-dimensional city—though “three-dimensional city” isn’t quite accurate; it’s a brand-new hive city, where each honeycomb is an independent structure with its own ecosystem, like a living hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To achieve this, building one structure after another on a flat plane is insufficient; space cannot be fully utilized, so a three-dimensional structure must be created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roads need not be confined to the ground—they can weave through the city; parking lots and parks can be suspended in midair; apartments and residences can be stacked vertically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This concept had been proposed before, but as Stark said, Gotham is a perfect testing ground, because due to historical development, many areas of Gotham have spontaneously formed this pattern—such as Living Hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Living Hell is a slum, filthy and chaotic, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t part of a three-dimensional city; Living Hell has already preliminarily achieved the three most critical features Stark described: regional independence, extremely high space utilization, and an independent urban ecosystem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This means that once water supply, electricity, and living conditions are resolved, one small honeycomb is already complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same applies to other areas of Gotham—by transforming them one by one, each becomes a honeycomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, simply combine these honeycombs and connect them with a citywide transportation system, and Gotham will become a true three-dimensional city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is Gotham’s unique advantage; other cities would need to demolish and rebuild entirely to achieve such a structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bruce’s proposed plan was already extremely advanced; in his version, he designed a modern city where the urban ecosystem and logistics system were nearly perfect—the only problem was achieving this effect would require demolishing and rebuilding Gotham almost entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manpower, resources, and costs required would be astronomical; even Wayne Enterprises would struggle to bear such a reconstruction of a metropolis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, reconstruction would force massive population relocation, which is precisely what Bruce and Falcone struggled with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can’t just say, “Tear down the buildings and make everyone live on the streets,” can you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To house these people, new buildings must be constructed, doubling all construction and time costs—hence, they considered this plan only as a last-resort backup, hoping Schiller could offer a better suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stark truly deserves his reputation as a genius cursed by knowledge—or perhaps it isn’t knowledge, but rather, compared to Batman, he is more imaginative and creative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three-dimensional city concept had never been successfully realized in any city by Marvel’s era; some cities might naturally possess such traits due to terrain, but none had fully achieved it—perhaps only a small area had taken shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if applied to Gotham, this plan truly achieved low reconstruction cost, minimal time investment, and substantial transportation redundancy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the enthusiastic Stark used JARVIS’s computational power to produce a detailed plan, divided into three versions and six renovation schemes, then proudly crossed his arms and declared: “Now, who’s the greatest genius in the world? Of course, Stark!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed,” Bruce said after reviewing the plan: “Your friend is truly a genius.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he didn’t understand why the symbiote in his mind emitted a series of terrified gurgles and hid itself upon seeing the text, Bruce was still deeply satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would he be interested in coming to Gotham to develop? Wayne Enterprises would offer him an excellent compensation.” Bruce asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s unlikely—he doesn’t lack money, and he’s extremely proud; he probably won’t work for anyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The classic flaw of geniuses,” Bruce said, but he didn’t mind; there were too many geniuses in the world to expect them all to work for him, and given Gotham’s reputation, hardly anyone with a functioning brain would come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After showing this proposal to the architectural planners they had hired at great cost, everyone was awestruck; in this era, without computer assistance, urban planning rarely included such detail—most plans were finalized only after construction began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thanks to Stark’s revolutionary superintelligence JARVIS, his plan was as detailed as a LEGO instruction manual, precise down to the height of every wall, the load capacity of every pillar, and the routing of every wire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, if you followed these documents step by step, building Gotham would be as simple as assembling LEGO bricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, since the changes were minor and mostly additions, large-scale population relocation was unnecessary; only small-scale relocations during repairs were needed, well within Falcone and Wayne Enterprises’ tolerance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Schiller suggested to them that you can’t eat a whole elephant in one bite—there was no need to start with the hardest part; they could begin with the simplest area, since even if it failed, it couldn’t get worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Correct—the place was Living Hell. Its living conditions were beyond description; Bruce and Falcone had both been there, and they agreed with Schiller: this hellhole couldn’t possibly get worse no matter how much it was changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the pilot project for Gotham’s first renovation phase was set in Living Hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living Hell, of course, had residents—many of them. When they heard it was to be redeveloped, they didn’t want to leave but had no choice; if it were only Wayne Enterprises, fine—but Falcone Family was involved too, the undisputed crime lords of all Gotham, and they couldn’t resist. Hearing there was compensation, they planned to take the money and leave forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to their surprise, the renovation wasn’t a loud, destructive demolition and rebuild—it was more like patching and repairing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, a construction team formed by the criminal families hired hundreds of workers to thoroughly clean the entire area inside and out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living Hell had no waste disposal facilities; most trash was simply thrown out windows, turning it into a massive landfill; clearing it all required thousands of workers and several days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, the water engineering team arrived to overhaul the pipes. According to Stark’s blueprints, the three-dimensional city’s water system must include not only full municipal water access, but also solar water heaters and water purifiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Schiller skipped the water heaters outright—Gothamites didn’t care that much; it was 1987—couldn’t they just boil water themselves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But water purifiers were essential. Here, Bruce took charge—he installed a regional water purification pump beneath each honeycomb module to filter and purify recycled water, and to conveniently discharge boiled water into the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batman’s intervention was naturally extraordinary; the purifier’s capacity fully met the needs of domestic water recycling, and it was also highly eco-friendly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came laying water pipes to connect to the municipal supply. Living Hell had over 2,800 water points; after completion, nearly all households had direct water access, eliminating the need for public wells or pumps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came the electrical system—also personally designed by Bruce. Gotham’s electricity supply was ample, but utilization was poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the haphazard wires and antennas strung by residents were removed. Stark had already used JARVIS to calculate the optimal wiring layout; upon implementation, Batman further localized the design—after installation, not a single wire was visible across the entire district, yet electricity utilization was extremely high and power never cut out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came gas and heating—solved with essentially the same methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, internal pathways in Living Hell were refined: the original dozens of “gut” corridors were integrated with buildings, widened and interconnected, linking all hallways and rooms via the shortest possible routes without altering major structures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Building on Stark’s blueprints, Bruce designed a specialized elevator system for Living Hell: elevator shafts formed a grid network, and transport pods could move from residential corridors through the elevator network to the nearest living zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the entire area was equipped with essential three-dimensional city amenities: a police substation, an emergency clinic, rooftop parks, rooftop ecological forests, alleyway sports facilities, and a rooftop football field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since this renovation was a joint effort by Gotham’s major factions, manpower and resources far exceeded requirements, and efficiency was extremely high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, under threat of force, residents’ opinions were ignored—no one dared to voice opposition or protest; with the entire city mobilized, Living Hell was rapidly transformed into a complete honeycomb module.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally came the aesthetic renovation: installing over 6,000 high-power lights, reapplying insulation to exterior walls, adding window security measures, installing balconies, and beautifying building facades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the buildings, all corridors were repaired, unreasonable floor plans were redesigned, and all storefronts in living areas were rebuilt as modern shops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, fire safety equipment was installed: fire escape routes were reserved, fire extinguishers placed, and sprinkler heads fitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lastly came landscaping: although Living Hell had no ground-level green space, rooftop greening, alleyway greenery, and balcony gardens collectively achieved a barely adequate green area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the displaced residents of Living Hell returned, they found themselves living in a place that looked familiar yet utterly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a modern, even futuristic, three-dimensional hive city—dense but not cramped, interconnected but not chaotic; seemingly lacking in things, yet fully equipped; every element appeared where it shouldn’t, yet remained incredibly convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, beyond functionality, its aesthetic appeal reached its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A forest of steel rose from the ground, metal handrails became branches, countless lights became leaves; as specks of light danced, life sprouted from the cold steel skeleton, perfectly matching this mad city—figures moved, light and shadow intertwined, warmth and cold layered, the city grew ever larger, humanity ever smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this was still 1987; most cities were still just high-rises and highways; such a cyberpunk city would be cutting-edge even in the 21st century, let alone now—it was breathtaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this wasn’t just about improving residents’ living quality; more importantly, two elevated highways passed directly through the center of this modular city, tripling the street’s transport capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many truck drivers now bypassed the surface road beside it and took the elevated highways instead; the area’s transport capacity surged instantly. Moreover, if an accident occurred on one route, signs at the entrance would light up, allowing drivers to choose another—creating significant logistical redundancy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————EXTRA NOTES————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand words today—please vote!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right! The book has been renamed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why this name? Because shorter titles got rejected for duplication, and we needed some hype to attract new readers—better than before, right? (arms crossed)\u003C\u002Fp>",1776,"2026-06-20T16:39:12.484Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d61983d161f800a9b46724e13d257cc831ce23385743c82fd56c1d9f1dfbab3f","my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-chapter-120","my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-chapter-118",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-cover.jpg"]