Chapter 2957

What a rare guest. Shiler opened the door for him, and Gordon didn't stand on ceremony, walked to the refrigerator by himself, took a bottle of ice drink, and the shirt on his body was soaked with sweat front and back.

"Didn't your car turn on the air conditioner?" Shiler asked somewhat doubtfully.

"Don't mention it. Halfway there, an asphalt road melted, and a car got stuck in it. I helped clean it up for a long time, feeling like I was about to be dehydrated."

Gordon finished a whole can of ice drink, wiped his mouth and said: "Really didn't expect carbonated drinks to appear in your refrigerator."

"It was bought by that group of children." Shiler went to the kitchen to pour some water, placed it on the table and said: "Fortunately, the residents of this community pay great attention to health preservation, and no one competes with them. Otherwise, your purpose for coming here would be to stop the Ice Cola War."

Gordon laughed, "They are always like this. I heard Alfred complain before that the children drink too many carbonated drinks. I thought you would also restrict them."

"It's indeed not good for Dick and the others to drink too much because they are ordinary people, but these few are different. I don't think carbonated drinks will cause any harm to them." Shiler sat down and said.

In fact, he also thought so. The few in the New Warriors team basically have superpowers, and drinking some drinks is nothing. More importantly, the weather is really too hot. Even if there is air conditioning, coming in from the outside covered in sweat, drinking a mouthful of ice drink is the most comfortable thing.

Although he said so, Shiler also didn't try it because he simply didn't go out.

Without the Gray Mist, he also couldn't regulate the temperature. It was really too hot outside. Unless it was necessary to go to work, he would never go out.

"How are Wanda and the others?" Shiler asked out of politeness. Gordon waved his hand and said: "That girl has great skills and can even regulate the temperature. If it weren't for her, I don't know how much electricity bill I would have to pay this month."

Speaking of this, Shiler felt a bit of a headache. Last month's electricity expenditure was already shocking, and this month it might hit a new high.

Just at this moment, a pair of furry ears appeared outside the window, followed by a head stretching in from the crack in the door. Squirrel Girl shouted to Helen in the kitchen: "Come quickly! Helen, we found a super great tree! It can definitely be built into the most perfect treehouse in this world!"

Helen put down the cup full of ice cubes and ran to the door again, running out with Squirrel Girl.

"What do they want to do?" Gordon asked.

"Seems like they want to build a treehouse." Shiler shook his head and said: "That land is public land, but I think they have a way to convince the neighbors."

"You have to watch them, it would be good if they don't get heatstroke. There are too many people with heatstroke now, and the hospital simply has no beds."

Gordon sighed lightly and then said: "Recently, even killers don't work, which shows how terrible this damn weather is."

"How do you know they don't work?"

"In this weather, corpses start to rot in less than half an hour. How can they act?" Gordon squeaked, took a sip of ice water, exhaled a breath and said: "The new young police officer even picked up a poor guy who died of heatstroke while dumping a corpse on the side of the road."

Shiler imagined that scene and also felt it was somewhat funny, but Gordon was right. Even he didn't want to act in this weather, unless he could ensure that the entire process from killing to dumping the corpse was completed in an air-conditioned room, otherwise it would be a disaster.

"How is the crime rate?"

"It's much lower." Gordon finally showed a gratified expression and said: "Everyone has no strength to commit crimes, even those arrogant repeat offenders are more willing to stay at home and blow the air conditioner recently."

"That's a good thing, but the mortality rate should be much higher."

Gordon sighed and said: "You should have already called Mayor Luo Yi, right? The situation is indeed a bit troublesome, because the number of people who died of heatstroke has reached the highest in years, and it seems it will hit a new high again. The hospital is full, and medical resources are in short supply."

"He said he is preparing for artificial rainfall, but the technical conditions are not very mature." Shiler said the news he got from Luo Yi.

Gordon also shook his head and said: "Artificial rainfall requires the right time, place, and people. Even if the shells are fired, there may not necessarily be rain. Who would have thought that we would one day start missing the original Cat Getan?"

Speaking of this, Shiler also fell silent. When standing in front of the thermometer, he had thought about almost all the problems. To improve the high-temperature situation, relying on means like artificial rainfall can only treat the symptoms, and ultimately it is still necessary to improve the urban environment and increase greenery and water systems.

But this project volume is no less than another Cat Getan architectural renovation project, which is simply not something Mayor Luo Yi can handle.

"I will call Bruce to ask." Shiler gave Gordon a satisfactory answer. He knew that Gordon came this time for this. This kind of problem that is obviously not something manpower can solve ultimately has to rely on Batman.

"What is he doing recently?" Gordon asked.

"I'm not very clear either." Shiler shook his head and said: "Probably still those things."

"You must tell me when he comes back." Gordon paused and then said: "Luo Yi and I are both waiting to welcome him back."

"I will." Shiler said.

Next, they had nothing to do, so Shiler invited Gordon to take a walk by the lake. Originally, Gordon didn't understand, but after passing through the hot lawn, there was a breeze by the lake, and he could even feel a trace of coolness.

"Oh my god, if I were you, I would stay here and not leave." Gordon exclaimed: "Sure enough, no matter how big the garden is, it can't compare to a natural lake. It's great here."

Shiler and Gordon stood under the shade of the trees and looked at the lake surface in the sun, sparkling, like a bright mirror. The shadows of the forest on the opposite side of the lake were thick, and the dense leaves blotted out the sky and the sun. The sunlight occasionally spilled down from the gaps in the leaves, making the shrubs and lawns below shine.

"Do you really not plan to hold another party?" Gordon asked: "I swear many people would be happy to come here to escape the heat."

Shiler shook his head and said: "Although I also hope to provide you with a summer resort, I really have no way to purchase various supplies in such weather. It's really too hot."

Gordon didn't force it either, but looked at the woods opposite. He saw a few dazed shadows. Shiler said: "Let's go over there."

The two of them stepped across the high and low shrubs, circled around from the lakeside, and came to the woods opposite. Soon they saw the young people of the New Warriors team busy up and down.

The woods here were even cooler, and they couldn't feel the heat outside at all. They were surrounding a big tree in the center of the woods. This was a huge big maple tree. The trunk part was short and sturdy. What was surprising was that the branches above didn't look weak at all, but were very strong, and twisted and spread out in all directions.

"Are you planning to build a treehouse on this tree?" Shiler looked up at the tall maple tree. The dense leaves blotted out the sky and the sun. The occasional sunlight leaking down wasn't dazzling at all, but made the land reflect warm light, presenting a warm scene.

"That's right. Originally we wanted to build a treehouse on a redwood tree, but later we discovered that the branches were too straight, and at most we could only build a circle of houses around the branches. This is different."

Squirrel Girl pointed to the branches twisting and turning above and said: "This can simply build a villa with high and low levels."

Gordon had already greeted them enthusiastically and said: "This idea is great, let's do it. After it's built, you must leave a room for me. Jenny will be very happy."

Shiler knew he was talking about his daughter. Jane's nickname was Jenny, but the fact that Gordon's daughter wasn't Barbara still made him a bit uncomfortable.

Helen let out a cheer and then said: "I'll go draw the design drawing. I will definitely be able to design the most beautiful treehouse villa!"

"Don't be in a hurry first." Night Thrasher, who was more steady, said: "This land should be public land. I'm afraid it can't be cut down randomly, and building might also be illegal. Professor, what is your opinion?"

"This land indeed doesn't belong to me." Shiler said: "It's just because it's very close to my house and relatively primitive that no one is willing to come. However, if someone discovers that it is so cool here, I'm afraid it will soon become a well-known scenic spot."

Helen rushed over directly, threw herself on Shiler and said: "No, Professor, you can't just give up this good place. Let's buy it! Please, Professor!"

Helen was entangled on Shiler like an octopus. Shiler patted her head somewhat helplessly, let her let go, and then said: "I naturally considered this, but in fact, it is very difficult. First of all, the land price here is very high. My house was discounted, but other places are not. Such a large piece of land is very expensive, and I can't afford it."

"Besides, my own house is completely enough for one person. What do I need such a large piece of land for? Just to look at the scenery?"

"Professor, you and the doctor are really too different." Helen pouted and said: "If it were the doctor, he would definitely buy this lake plus this land immediately."

"No, don't count on me being moved." Shiler shook his head and said: "Aggressive tactics are also useless. I won't buy it."

Helen seemed a bit disappointed, but they didn't give up. It seemed they intended to raise money to buy this piece of land, but after hearing the house price in this area from Gordon, they were all a bit desperate.

Helen was right. If it were Dr. Shiler, he would definitely buy this piece of land, but the problem was that I'm afraid only he could afford it.

Cat Getan's urban positioning is equivalent to New York. The land price in New York doesn't need to be said to know how heavy it is. Moreover, the green space in this kind of community is generally public green space bought by developers. To guarantee the bottom line of community land prices, it's not something you can buy just because you want to.

Just when Shiler and Gordon were cool enough and intended to go back, they suddenly saw a few people wandering outside the woods. The leader was wearing a plaid shirt and had a beer belly, which was a very typical image of an old white man.

Gordon and Shiler walked up. The other party looked at them somewhat vigilantly. Gordon didn't talk nonsense with him either and said: "You are not residents here, right? What are you doing here?"

His tone was too obvious. The other party was almost immediately somewhat impatient and said: "I'm not those niggers, why do you care what I do? Get away, blue-skinned dog."

Gordon wasn't angry either, stood in place with his hands on his hips, and looked down the hillside, "The woods over there are very good, and there are many fish in the lake. Are you here to fish?"

"Ha, is such a good lake just used for fishing?" The old white man hugged his arms and said: "The temperature here is the lowest within more than 100 kilometers nearby. I will turn this place into a perfect summer resort, only for high-end consumption. Haha, Pete, take the measuring equipment, let's go!"

After speaking, he didn't pay attention to Gordon and the other anymore, and walked down the dirt slope directly. His assistant carried a toolbox, while Shiler looked at their backs.

"You don't like people disturbing your life, Professor." Gordon suddenly said: "But you know that dumping a corpse in this season will cause heatstroke, right?"

"Yes, I know." Shiler nodded and said.