Chapter 4140: When the Pumpkins Ripen (Part 33)

When the main-universe Batman walked out, Jason turned his head and glanced at him, then said: "Batman, what kind of burger do you want? We have beef cheese, pork, fried chicken leg, and veggie burgers here."

"I'll have a cheese beef one." The main-universe Batman said. "Two patties, extra lettuce. No chili or onions."

"Yeah!" Pamela cheered, winking at Tim.

"Oh, no." Tim's features wrinkled, and he said, "Why do you all like cheese so much? Butter was already put in when frying the bun, wouldn't it be really greasy?"

"My choice of food usually depends on my need for calories. I have to go to the lab for research in the afternoon, I need some high-energy food to support me until the evening," the main-universe Batman explained patiently.

Then he said again: "Tim, I heard you are considering studying abroad in Europe, have you prepared your application materials?"

Tim's movements paused, then he said: "Actually, no. Jason, how did you apply back then?"

"That depends on what major you are applying for. First, you need to prepare your university degree certificate, then your university transcript, professor's recommendation letter, your personal identity information, that's about it."

"That's simple." Tim waved his hand and said, "I'll get it done in a while."

"I heard you are considering the art department." The main-universe Batman said again. "Most art departments in European universities require applicants to prepare a portfolio when enrolling. Are you ready?"

Tim was truly stunned this time, he said: "Need a portfolio too? But my undergraduate major wasn't art, is this mandatory?"

"If you have a very weighty recommendation letter, maybe you don't need it." The main-universe Batman said. "Do you know any professors in the art department of Gotham University?"

"Uh, no. Even if I knew them, they probably wouldn't give me a recommendation letter, after all, I didn't study there for my undergraduate degree." Tim scratched his head and said, "In other words, I still have to draw a few pictures first."

"Not just a few." The main-universe Batman said. "The school's official website usually has requirements for portfolios, usually you need to prepare dozens of various art works. If you want to apply to which school, go to the official website to check."

Tim let out a long sigh and chose to open his phone directly to ask Brainiac. However, it was a pity that Brainiac did not change the enrollment conditions for art universities, which meant that Tim really had to prepare a portfolio first.

"Alright, it's not like I can't draw." Tim said. "When I was little, my watercolor works even won awards, it's time to pick it up again!"

"But if you want to draw, you should be sketching from life, right? Martial law is in effect now, you can't go anywhere, how do you plan to draw?" Pamela asked.

Tim was also thinking, but obviously, he had the answer soon. Then they ate their meal attentively. Besides burgers, there were salads and sparkling water. Dick also fried pumpkin pancakes, and several people had another big meal.

After eating, most people went up to catch up on sleep, after all, they had been tossing and turning all night yesterday and hadn't slept well. The main-universe Batman went to the lab, while Tim went to the backyard.

By the time he woke up, it was already afternoon, and Pamela was pulled to the backyard by Tim, sleepy-eyed.

"What's wrong?" Pamela asked weakly.

"I've thought about it, I can draw the scenery in the garden, so I can draw the forest and flower beds, and I can draw the buildings, and I can also draw some small scenery like fruits. But there is only one small problem..."

"What?"

"Drawing only autumn scenery is not very good, so can you help me create some scenery of other seasons?"

Pamela rolled her eyes and said: "Isn't this posing? Then what's the difference between this and drawing photos?"

"Of course, I just checked the requirements on the official website, they require a series of related works, and there must be a time span in creation, which is long-term work. But obviously, I can't spend a year creating a portfolio, so I can only trouble you."

"Alright, alright, I can help you with spring and summer seasons, but what do you plan to do in winter?"

Tim took out Victor's freeze gun from behind, to be precise, a relatively retro blizzard gun. Tim shook the gun and said: "The Professor gave it to me before, this thing can spray snow mist, enough to create a winter scene."

"You're good." Pamela said. "Where do you plan to draw? This forest? Or the flower bed here?"

"Where do you think is better?"

"If I were you, I would choose to draw the building hidden in the forest. A Gothic manor like Wayne Manor is rare even in Europe, it should look very good if drawn."

Tim nodded thoughtfully and said: "Alright, then let's draw this forest first. I'll draw the autumn scenery first, but the branches might need you to tidy them up, they are a bit too dense now, and the building can't be seen very clearly."

"Alright, stand further away, I'll prune it."

The two of them were busy in the backyard, and Jason wasn't idle either. He was assembling guns in the tool room of the garage, while bargaining with Brainiac.

"Seriously, that Garand should be returned to me, right? I don't intend to use this thing to really hit anyone, don't you trust me yet?"

"You don't have a legal gun license." Brainiac reminded. "The pistol in your hand is also an illegal firearm. I didn't confiscate it precisely out of trust in your character."

"Sounds nice." Jason curled his lips.

"Jason! Jason!" Dick's voice came from behind the door. "Come quickly, put these into the freezer..."

"Coming!"

Jason put down his things and came to the gate of the manor. A pile of supplies was placed at the gate of the manor, obviously just delivered by a drone.

"God, why so many?!" Jason said with some horror. "Brainiac, you wouldn't be planning to impose martial law for another year, right?!"

"Not really." Dick explained. "There are some things in here that the lab needs, it seems to be requested by Batman."

Jason immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I'll move the food, you send the things to Batman, he can't be delayed on his side."

Dick nodded, then called Raven and moved the things directly to the lab with magic. He poked his head in with some curiosity and said: "Are you still researching Brainiac's program errors? Batman?"

"No, researching something else. Do you want to come in and see?"

Dick shook his head and said: "During martial law, the theater troupe is going to perform online, and every troupe member has to perform a program. I have to go write the script and rehearse. See you tonight."

After he left, the main-universe Batman turned his gaze back to the things on the table, which was none other than the Mother Box that was claimed to have been lost. It's just that the box had been opened, and there was a floating, shiny little dot inside, which was exactly the crystal the main-universe Batman had studied before. He was still researching this thing now.

He had checked the usage records of this thing before, and now he was investigating what the previous owner had done with it. After all, being able to clear the accumulation of bad luck on it proved that the previous owner must have known the side effects of this thing, but still used it all the time. The main-universe Batman really wanted to know what he was doing.

"You seem very interested in this." Brainiac said.

"Yes, to tell you the truth, it's not peaceful in the multiverse." The main-universe Batman's voice sank, and he said, "A dark force has been stirring, and the Multiverse Alliance is investigating this matter. I came here, also wanting to borrow Bruce's power."

"Can I help?" Brainiac asked.

"You can help a lot if you can watch over the Earth of this universe. Also, you should also set up a magic defense network, otherwise, if an intruder really hits Earth directly, what are you going to do?"

"I also won't hide it from you, there have been more than one intruder who hit Earth directly before, weren't they all repelled by me?"

"This time is different." The main-universe Batman's tone was a bit heavy.

"I cannot use magic at all, and it is impossible to build any magic defense network." Brainiac said. "In fact, I don't trust magic either. The research team on Krypton is developing a planetary shield suitable for Earth."

"Then I wish you success," the main-universe Batman said.

Just as everyone locked at home was busy with their own things, Barry couldn't stay at home as steadily as they did. Although during martial law, Brainiac would completely replace the police, and anyone who dared to violate the martial law regulations would be taken mandatory measures, so there couldn't be any crime, but, regarding who stole the precious research materials, it still needed to be investigated.

So special departments like the Behavioral Science Unit couldn't go home, but had to continue to stay and work, providing support to Brainiac at any time. And Barry, because of his special ability, had been running around, not even having time to sit down and have a cup of coffee.

Even so, he received news that made him feel a bit desperate: Brainiac suspected that the person who stole the Mother Box was a super-powered person from outer space, so he decided to activate the Federal Shield, which was Amanda's team, to investigate this damn thief.

Barry had to bite the bullet and come to the Federal Shield's office. You know, ever since the Federal Shield appeared, the FBI had a special team responsible for causing trouble for them, and the two departments couldn't be said to be living in peace, but could be said to be at odds.

Barry bought a cup of coffee and knocked on the door of Amanda's office. Amanda sat behind the desk, looked at Barry who walked in, and said: "Brainiac finally realized that the FBI is just a bunch of trash?"

"It's not us who are against you," Barry didn't show weakness, "As far as I know, you don't seem to have gotten any advantage from the FBI either, if we are trash, aren't you even more trash?"

"Cut the crap, where's the data on your side?"

"Still organizing."

"When will it be organized?"

"Before tonight," Barry gave a slightly conservative time. He said, "Currently, it can only be proven that the child kidnapper and the cultist belong to the same organization, but there is no evidence to support that the child kidnapper and the thief are in the same group, so the previous behavioral analysis conclusion cannot be used, we need to re-investigate and collect evidence."

"You have to understand, we are not investigating the crimes of our compatriots now," Amanda walked out from behind the desk and said, "In order not to wrong good people, we need evidence and a logic chain. But if the other party is highly likely an alien, then just hit him, why pick a day? You just need to tell me how to find him."

"Precisely because these cultists and child kidnappers are humans, and the person who stole the things may not be, that's why we can't give you the previous data, otherwise it might mislead you. And if it's an alien with superpowers, shouldn't you know more about it?"

"Forget it, I knew I couldn't count on you," Amanda waved her hand and said, "Fortunately, I also recruited a good intern here. Jenna, what do you think?" ===== CHAPTER 4141 =====