[Zhongyingmei] I save the world by transforming

Contrary to what outsiders imagined, the atmosphere of Stark's family banquet was very scary. It can be said that if Maria was not present, the flames of war would have been ignited countless times.In fact, things were not that serious when Tony was young, but probably one day, when Tony was talking about his new work, his tone was flamboyant, and Howard explained his thoughts in a weird tone, like "You We can do better"... In Maria's view, Howard's original intention may be to hope that Tony will come to ask him for advice.But for young geniuses, especially those with the surname Stark, their first reaction to being denied is definitely not to humbly ask for advice from the person who denied themselves, but to prove that they are much better than what he said.

The two father and son thus began a long rivalry.But today, it seems to be different, because Tony is willing to bow his head, just to let his old father who deliberately finds an excuse not to go home for his birthday come back.That's right, although Tony's tone is still a tone of finding fault, but the fact that he is willing to play tricks just to let Howard go home is already a big concession for Stark.

Maybe Tony has really grown up.Maria Stark, a contestant with a perfect score in reading comprehension, thought with relief.

And this night, Tony showed them a skill that surprised them. He actually learned to cook some simple dishes. Although he only baked some extremely simple things in the oven, this was an astonishing improvement for him. , This simply shocked Howard's jaw.Tony raised his chin triumphantly, "I won." At least Howard can only instant noodles and reheat pizza, so there is no doubt that he won.

"...You have learned a lot." Howard was a little speechless, and under Maria's gaze, he took a deep breath, "You have grown a lot."

... If this is a dream, it is really an obedient, sweet dream.Tony thought so, but he would not admit that he was very happy, he just raised the corners of his lips a little, "I have more things you don't know. Have you heard of the Ark reactor?"

When talking about his ideas, he was always addicted to them, especially in an extremely relaxed environment, and accidentally talked too much, including the part about making the Mark armor.When he came back to his senses, he saw Maria and Howard looking at him with surprised eyes, but the eyes of the two were slightly different.

Maria looked at his chest, where the reactor had once been embedded, "Does it hurt, Tony?"

"No, how is it possible?" Tony denied almost reflexively. How much did he say?But under Maria's gaze, his random nonsense became difficult, and he had to look away, "... a little, really just a little. It's nothing to care about, it's not much more painful than being stung by a bee, you just treat it I got stung by bees twice."

The smell of baked apple pie came from the oven, and Tony's nostrils fluttered.There is a saying that the sense of smell is the perception with the longest memory that humans can remember. At this moment, Tony somewhat agrees.

Because this scent was almost the same as the one in his memory, and it almost made him think that he had returned to the past that was impossible to return to.

He stood up and took the apple pie out of the oven.Now there was salad, half a pot of creamy soup, and freshly baked apple pie on the table.The time Tony left for himself and allowed himself to stay here was only until the end of this dinner.

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The iron gate made of dark railings cut the building like a Gothic castle into many small pieces. With Gotham's cloudy sky as the background, looking up at the mansion from the bottom up, it looks like something Vampire's castle.Not long after, the two gates opened respectively, and a pure black Maybach slowly drove out of the manor and drove towards the city center along the straight road.

A building with a circular dome came into their eyes. Bruce paused, watched the building pass by their side, and then was left behind. He asked casually, "What is that?"

"Dr. Aisley's Botanical Research Institute, Master Bruce." Alfred, who was in charge of the driver, answered him, with a faint smile on his lips, "Dr. Aisley once visited Master Thomas at home and introduced her new I hope to seek his support for my idea of ​​protecting the flora of Gotham City."

"I was amazed by her knowledge, and even though she was a bit shy, I could see that she loved those plants very much." Thomas smiled, "So I just gave her a little help, and she ended up doing it all by herself Yes, it's surprising isn't it?"

Martha smiled and said, "Actually, she invited us to be guests on the day the institute officially opened. But at that time, you had an appointment with Sheriff Gordon and Prosecutor Dent, so we were the only ones to participate."

Bruce listened silently and nodded slightly.

The Maybach continued on, passing the Quetzel psychiatric clinic and an orphanage.Bruce saw a black-haired and green-eyed boy in choir costume in front of the orphanage. His face had the rosy plumpness that children of this age should have, and he was playing with the boys who were also wearing choir costume Noisy.

At this time, an old jazz song ended on the radio, and the announcement of the Harry Circus tour began, "Harry Circus, the most popular circus in the United States, returns to Gotham, with enthusiastic animal taming performances and exciting acrobatics , and the most popular flying Grayson family, will continue to bring the most exciting flying show in the United States! Please look forward to it, Gotham citizens!"

Probably because he looked very serious listening to the radio, Martha patted him on the shoulder, "What's the matter, Bruce? Are you also interested in the circus?"

"I got a ticket for this weekend's show. If you want, we can go and see it." Thomas, who was sitting in the co-pilot, turned his head again. He looked at his wife and son in the back seat with a peaceful expression. With a soft smile, "It's true that we haven't gone to the show together for a long time, since you were eight years old."

The newspaper report he had found appeared in Bruce's mind-the Wayne family was robbed at the corner of the street, the robber was injured and arrested with hand/gun/walk/fire, and the three escaped unharmed.

If it is said that the city of Gotham has always encountered misfortune and sank deeper and deeper in the dirty quagmire in the first hundred years, then after the Waynes survived, it seems to have finally bottomed out and started to move towards the light.The young and promising Harvey Dent, who pursues justice, became the prosecutor of Gotham City. He was lucky enough to avoid the concentrated sulfuric acid poured on him in a courtroom. Gotham's criminals have nowhere to hide.

The upper echelon of the Owl Court was blocked by the Wayne family, and eventually the capital chain was broken. Many members of the court were imprisoned, and the Talons were arrested or hidden in the shadows. However, none of those accidents happened to the Flying Grayson family. They are still flying.Despite their busy schedule, the Drakes have never been involved in any of Gotham's darkness, and their young child has shown some of his talents at a young age.

Here in Gotham, there are no Freeze Man, Poison Ivy, etc., only the cryologist Victor Fries and the botanist Pammy who joined the Wayne Group or received funding and made achievements in their respective fields. La Eisley.

All of this is consistent with the information Bruce found this morning.

This world is so sweet that he can't believe it, like a delicate cake with icing and cream so white that it shines in a bright window.But it looks too perfect, and this kind of perfection often only appears on a carefully crafted plastic model.

Bruce wouldn't believe it was a cake until he actually bit into it.

Before Bruce gave the answer, the Maybach stopped in front of a building with a height of more than 300 meters.Once the tallest building in Gotham City was the old Wayne Building, and now the tallest building is still invested and constructed by the Wayne family, and it soon became a brand new Gotham landmark.They took the sightseeing elevator, Alfred pressed the elevator button, Bruce looked out, through the climbing elevator car, the whole Gotham gradually came into Bruce's eyes, including those streets that had been cleaned up, no longer Hidden alleys of dirt.

It was evening when the Wayne family arrived, and the night was gradually approaching. The lights on the top of the new building and around the whole building were lit up one after another from top to bottom, and then the street lights all over the place would also be lit up. Falling into every corner, coloring Gotham with light.

With a sound of ding dong, the elevator arrived at the top of the New Wayne Building, and the elevator door opened, revealing the observation deck wrapped in the starry sky without the lights on.Then, the accompaniment of the electronic birthday song sounded, James Gordon and Harvey Dent pushed the only light source, and the cake cart with candles and singing came out from behind, "Happy birthday, Bruce!"

"Happy birthday, Bruce." Martha and Thomas exchanged loving glances with each other, and Martha smiled and said, "This is our birthday present for you."

"A wonderful Gotham, a Gotham that will only get better and better," Thomas said.

In Bruce's steel-blue eyes, the bright Gotham is reflected, and the huge floor-to-ceiling windows beside him reflect the 20-year-old himself without haze between his brows.Behind him in the reflection are three of his most important relatives, and in front of him are friends whom he can trust with all his heart.

After a long time, when Bruce engraved the picture that he could never see again deeply in his mind, he sighed softly, no longer facing the reflection, but turned to face his father, "I am so sorry Thank you for everything you have done for me. But, sorry, I cannot accept this gift."

There were not many surprises on Thomas's face, as if he had guessed his answer a long time ago. The corners of his lips were slightly curved, and his tone seemed to ask Bruce if he needed to send him to school, "Then, the circus performance on the weekend?"

"Well, not going." Bruce replied.

Martha looked at him, then at Thomas beside her, and finally stepped forward and wrapped her fragile arms around his body, as she had done one night, but he was taller now than he was then Too much, so he had to bend down so she could hug him.The dark cloak that appeared at no time slipped from her arms, and Martha raised her head, "Bruce..."

"Martha." Bruce used a lot of restraint to not hug her back, and then Martha touched the cold and terrifying mask on his face with her fingers, and told him softly but forcefully: "Take care of yourself , Bruce, we are so proud of you."

"…I will," Batman said.He gave Martha a slight push, then turned around without hesitation.The window of the observation deck slowly lowered, and he leaped into the night of Gotham, his cape spread into wings, and Batman fell, leaving the warm top of the tower burning with candles and the still singing birthday song behind him. behind, gradually away.