Chapter 3479: Research on Cats and Dogs (Part 38)

Batman got out of the car and saw Superman walking out of the police station under the escort of several police officers. His expression looked very frustrated, and there was a bit of bewilderment.

The last time he saw Superman with this expression was probably ten years ago. Batman thought, at that time he was still a simple town boy, knew nothing about high society, and couldn't recognize the brand of any piece of clothing on Bruce Wei En. At that time, when facing himself, he would occasionally show this expression.

Batman hurried to greet him, signaling the police officers to stay away with his eyes. Superman recovered a bit, hurriedly grabbed Batman and said: "Don't worry, it was just a routine inquiry. After all, I was also on the scene at the time, so it's only right for them to ask about the specific situation."

"But you weren't the only one there. The police station was full of police everywhere, and yet they still blame you after losing the person..."

"They didn't blame me." Superman pushed Batman lightly, then blocked Batman's gaze with his burly body, nodded at the police officers, and let them go back.

"Don't be like this, Bruce." Superman put his arm around his shoulder and turned around, saying, "I swear they really were just routinely asking me about the situation. I also told them everything I knew. They were very polite to me and didn't mean to blame me. After all, it's not my obligation to watch over their criminals."

"They just treat you as a potential accomplice." Batman's tone was quite dissatisfied, and he said, "They simply don't believe that you really didn't see where Jonathan went."

Superman sighed lightly and said: "Because it's also very strange to me, I can't blame them for thinking too much. I really didn't see where Jonathan went; in my memory, he never left the room."

"It doesn't matter. As long as he didn't disappear into thin air, there must be traces to be found. The key point is whether he left on his own or was taken away by someone."

"I don't think Scarecrow could hide it from me. Someone must have taken him away, but what exactly do they want to do?"

Batman and Superman got into the car, and Superman turned to look at Batman and asked: "What do you plan to do next?"

"Jonathan's matter is too strange; we must investigate further. Even if they used some means to deceive you, there must be traces. I need to retrieve the surveillance video around the police station to see where they went."

"Are you going to Wei En Manor?"

Batman nodded without speaking, just focusing on driving. He was thinking in his mind about the purpose of Jonathan or the person who suspectedly kidnapped Jonathan.

If Jonathan is the Professor, besides using him to threaten the Justice League, the other party probably also wants to get some secrets from him. What is the most likely secret to exist in Cat Getan?

Batman didn't think this city had any earth-shattering secrets. Even the Court of Owls probably wouldn't be of any use to aliens who wanted to invade Metropolis. Their fundamental goals were completely different, and there was no basis for cooperation.

If it wasn't a certain force, then it might be a certain item. And it had to be an item useful for breaking through the Justice League's defenses. Could it be Kryptonite?

But Kryptonite isn't a specialty of Cat Getan. And if the person coming is a Kryptonian, using this thing would be hurting the enemy a thousand and damaging oneself eight hundred; there was no need at all.

Batman remembered again that this universe was not quite the same as theirs. The Justice League of this universe had more diverse defensive means and must be very tricky. The other party had probed for so long without finding any flaws.

Could it be that the invaders couldn't find a way to attack head-on and intended to play some crooked tricks?

The car soon arrived in front of Wei En Manor. Batman got out of the car, and Superman turned to him and said: "Aisha seems to be in her room; should I call her down?"

"I'll send her a message." Batman took out his phone and said, "I promised to play on the slide with her two days ago."

Soon, a small figure rushed out like a cannonball. Batman opened his arms to hug Aisha, touched her head, and then said: "Did I disturb your nap?"

"No, I was playing with toys." Aisha shook her head and said, "You finally came. Dad isn't home, and no one is braiding my hair."

"Doesn't your mother braid it for you?"

"Of course she does, but she hangs too many gems on it every time, and it's not convenient to move around at all."

Aisha shifted her body, leaned on Batman's shoulder, and whispered to him. The three of them entered Wei En Manor together.

Alfred seemed not to have noticed that the Bruce who came wasn't the local Bruce, smiled and nodded at Batman, and then went to prepare tea and snacks.

Batman put Aisha on the sofa and said: "We want to retrieve the surveillance cameras near the police station; do you know where we should go?"

Aisha put a cookie in her mouth and chewed, then said: "Are you trying to find the Batcave? That might disappoint you. Dad doesn't have a Batcave at all."

"That's not surprising." Superman said, "He isn't Batman anymore; the Batcave is probably long abandoned."

"However, the office in Wei En Tower has equipment to retrieve surveillance videos of all of Cat Getan, independent of the police system, and basically won't be tampered with. If you want to see it, you can go there and watch."

"Are you willing to let us see it?" Batman asked for Aisha's opinion.

"I want to know why you want to see this." Aisha said.

Batman briefly explained to Aisha the process of Jonathan disappearing. Aisha's brow furrowed tightly.

Looking at her like a little adult, Batman couldn't help but touch her head, but his hand was slapped away. Aisha puffed her cheeks and said dissatisfiedly: "Don't disturb my thinking!"

Batman and Superman both laughed. Superman nudged Batman with his elbow and said: "You really should have a daughter; she's simply too cute."

"You should have one with Lois too." Batman said, "If the daughter is like her, she would definitely be very cute too."

"I think I know." Aisha said.

"You agree to let us see it?"

"No, I mean, I probably know where they will act next." Aisha looked up at Batman and said.

Batman opened his eyes slightly and looked at Aisha. Aisha sighed and said: "You don't understand, our universe is very special; it's not just that Batman isn't Batman anymore."

"Who among you knows magic?" Aisha asked again.

Batman and Superman looked at each other and shook their heads together. Aisha sighed, pretending to be very sad, but in her heart, she said: "If neither of you knows, that's too good; I can just make it up."

"Cat Getan has a magic academy."

Aisha's first sentence was a bombshell. Batman hurried to look at her, not expecting the next sentence to be even more shocking.

"The Cat Getan we have here is divided into two worlds: the surface and the inner. The surface Cat Getan is the real world, while the inner Cat Getan is the magic world. Any improvement plan to be applied to the surface world will be tested in the inner world once. The inner world is also home to many mages and magical creatures."

These words obviously blew Batman and Superman's CPUs. Batman thought for a good while before opening his mouth to say: "Sounds like some kind of... game setting."

"This isn't a game, but real. If you want, I can take you to the inner world to see. But you listen to my speculation first."

Batman hurriedly indicated he was all ears and even brought Aisha a cup of tea. Aisha took a sip of tea, cleared her throat with feigned maturity, and said:

"Cat Getan's inner world has a magic academy, just called Cat Getan Magic Academy. That is a magic school for training mages, and currently, several batches of excellent graduates are working all over the world."

"Wait." Batman interrupted, "What kind of work do they do?"

"Of course not street performance." Aisha said, "The reason our Earth is very hard to invade is that many years ago, we started building the Earth's magic defense network."

"But magic..." Batman stopped mid-sentence. Although he didn't know magic, he still had some understanding of magic. Magic looks like equivalent exchange, but in fact, it's not fair to humans at all. Even the most powerful mage couldn't cover the whole Earth.

"So, they don't use magic energy, but mixed energy." Aisha said, "Currently, it's basically led by Green Lantern energy, mixed with magic energy, as well as energy provided by agents of some other mysterious existences, such as the Green, angels, and demons."

"This network needs regular maintenance, and ordinary people can't do this job, so naturally, a specialized training academy is needed. Of course, mages don't all do this kind of work; some go to the magic world Maia, or some other planes, and even Heaven and Hell."

From these words, Batman realized more deeply how different this universe was.

It turned out it wasn't that the invaders were deliberately stalling, but that a head-on attack was never a selectable way. The Earth's magic defense network sounded like it couldn't be broken by one or two spaceships. Zod in this universe was a hell-difficulty start.

"Few people know about this." Aisha said, "Basically only the core figures of the Justice League and the Professor."

In a flash of lightning, Batman knew what Aisha meant by "she knew."

Regardless of where the person who took the Professor wants to take him, his goal must be to find a feasible way to invade Earth.

Doing small tricks behind the scenes to weaken the Justice League's power is one method, but if they could lose the defense of the front battlefield, wouldn't that be better?

"Cat Getan Magic Academy is an important node of the Earth's magic defense network, and it might be the most important one." Aisha said, "Once there's a problem there, the Earth's magic defense network might suffer serious impact."

Batman stood up with a "swoosh," but Aisha pulled his arm to make him sit down again, then said: "If you want to enter Cat Getan Magic Academy, you must first enter the inner world. If you want to enter the inner world from the surface world, you must first find the entrance to the inner world located in the surface world."

"Where is the entrance?"

"There's more than one. However, Cat Getan University has one." Aisha said, then pulled Batman, who had stood up, back down again, and continued: "It's not that simple to enter the inner world from the surface world; it requires the correct method and also requires permission."

"What permission?"

"New visitors need to be brought along by someone who has entered the inner world, and after registration, they can independently travel back and forth between the surface and inner worlds. If there is no guide, even if you know the method, you can't get in."

Batman just breathed a sigh of relief when Aisha said again: "However, there are quite a few people who have entered the inner world. Many professors at Cat Getan University also concurrently serve as basic course professors at Cat Getan Magic Academy."

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