Chapter 8 Secret

　　The number of homeless people is gradually decreasing.

　　After proposing to visit Beloberg himself, Bruce Wayne once again disguised himself and came to the lower area. Today's Rock Town was a little quieter than yesterday. He found that the miners who were doing nothing yesterday disappeared without a trace today, and the pedestrians on the street were coming and going in a hurry. The entrance to the large mining area was closely guarded by the people of the Underworld.

　　The difference was so obvious that it was almost as if there was something fishy written on his face. Batman first strolled around Rock Town and found that even the fight club was a little deserted. After collecting some data, he went to the mechanical settlement. The wanderer settlement that was bustling at night was extremely deserted during the day. The number of robots also decreased, and the girl in red, Clara, was nowhere to be seen.

　　However, he did find some paper documents here that he had not found last night.

　　Batman placed a piece of waste paper with "Clara Fan Club Recruitment" printed on it under his body. He carefully studied the "Mine Safety Rules" and "Robot Repair Encyclopedia" in his hands. In front of him there was a pile of mechanical parts he picked up. It was obvious that the genius Batman wanted to try to build a bat robot of his own.

　　"Hey! What are you doing?" A childish voice interrupted Batman's thoughts. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw a little girl with yellow hair, wearing a thick hat and thick cotton coat standing in front of him. Judging from her clothes, she should be a miner's child.

　　The darling of the lower class, the uncrowned queen of the Ether Front, the leader of the Mole Party, the dark Lord Hook: "What are you doing here instead of going to work?"

　　Dark·But in disguise·Adhere to the wanderer persona·Batman: "Where did you come from, little girl? Uncle will give you some candy, go and play."

　　"Oh yeah, it's candy... No! How dare you bribe the leader of the Mole Gang, the dark Lord Hook! Tell me the truth, what do you want to do?" Hook resisted the temptation of candy with his own willpower. It was not some old witch who said that she would pull out Hook's teeth if he ate too much candy!

　　"Uncle has to do his own thing, but you, running around without permission, aren't you afraid that your family will worry?" Batman coaxed the child patiently, and in his heart he smiled at her childish and immature self-proclaimed self.

　　"It was the old witch... Sister Natasha who allowed Hook. She said Hook is a good boy who won't make trouble and can help the people of the Earth and Fire deal with things they can't do." Hook puffed out his chest proudly, his little face flushed by the cold wind and round like an apple.

　　There is reason to suspect that the last sentence was added by Hook himself: "Dr. Natasha told you not to make trouble. Aren't you making trouble for your uncle?"

　　Hook stamped his feet angrily. "No, Hook! All the Rangers have gone to work for the Big Guardian Sister. They are going to complete a very important task, more important than the Adventure Mole Team's search for the magical treasure. Only you are still here playing with robots."

　　So that's how it is. Batman, who relied on the two children for intelligence, pretended to be pitiful and said, "Dark Lord Hook, I also want to work for the Great Guardian, but I got up late today and didn't catch up with the main group. I also forgot the way..."

　　Hook's expression was written all over her face. She was very happy. "Hehe, since you called Hook's name correctly, Hook will take you to work. You must follow closely."

　　"Thank you, Lord Dark Hook!"

　　To Batman's surprise, Hook took him through another secret route to the upper area.

　　What does the Great Guardian want to do by bringing people from the Lower Zone to the Upper Zone? Is it a secret execution or an internal split? And the monsters wandering in the snowfield, are they really not the result of human experiments? What is the relationship between the energy of the Rift and the star core? What secrets are there between the former and current Great Guardians?

　　The more Batman thought about it, the more he deviated from the plan. In his mind, he changed his plan from plan A to plan Z. As he climbed up, he looked for clues everywhere and temporarily forgot to pay attention to where the Batmobile took Robin.

　　They climbed out of the secret passage to the ground. The sky was a refreshing blue, white snow covered the black rocks, and the exposed mountains were cold and silent. Batman followed Hook into this uninhabited territory, with only the whistling of the cold wind between heaven and earth.

　　They walked a short distance that even a child could support. In the distance, Batman saw a construction site. The theme of the building was covered by a huge curtain. The missing miners and wanderers were busy digging and carrying. Robots were also doing the same work. They all looked relaxed, and their expressions were definitely not forced. Seer, who once protected them, was supervising the safety and order of the construction site.

　　"Sister Xier!" Seeing the familiar person, Hook immediately spread his legs and ran over, crashing into Xier like a small cannonball.

　　"Hook? How did you get here?" Xier caught the small cannonball easily.

　　"Hook found a bad guy, and he doesn't even know the way to the upper area! He must be a bad guy from the outside world!" Hook pointed with his little hand, and Batman was immediately exposed.

　　"And Hook also found traces of disguise, which is exactly the same as Julian's disguise!"

　　Player: Julian of a Thousand Faces salutes you.

　　"Don't worry, Hook. I will help you catch the bad guy." When Sheer thought that Hook had stayed with this guy of unknown origin for such a long time, she felt her fists harden. Her butterfly-like figure flashed and fought with Batman.

　　"You troublesome fellow, I'll set you free now!"

　　Batman was backstabbed by a child: "..."

　　This is outrageous, are all the kids here so cunning?

　　The system watched the player jump back and forth: "Host, you're not going to let me win?"

　　Player: "I've been letting the water out for so long just for this day. I'm tired of having to play house with him using the entire Beloberg."

　　The player's goal is very simple, which is to dispel Batman's doubts through practical actions, let him participate in the construction of Beloberg as Bruce Wayne, have real contact with the people of Yalilo, and let him thoroughly understand the style and appearance of the city of Beloberg.

　　So during the fight, Xi'er pulled off Batman's pants, and the wealthy man from out of town who had just met yesterday was forced to reveal his identity: "It's you? I knew you were not a good person!"

　　He actually dared to lie to Bronya! The furious Seele wanted to beat Bruce Wayne into a pancake.

　　Although the outer vest fell off, Batman's real vest remained: "Wait, wait! I can explain!"

　　Natasha came and stopped the farce: "Enough, Xier, listen to what this kind man has to say."

　　"Mr. Bruce Wayne, Beloberg has never neglected you, nor has he ever done anything against you. I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation."

　　Batman's brain was working rapidly: "I suspect you are doing a secret experiment! There are rumors outside that the Yalilo people who were abandoned by the US federal government want to bury the entire continent with wind and snow!"

　　Bruce Wayne, who was trying to shift the blame to Beloberg at the critical moment, spoke more and more clearly: "There have been rumors these past few days that the Yalilo people will take revenge and use the wind and snow to bury all the Americans who watched Beloberg die. They say that the reason why Beloberg did not open other areas is because there is a secret that can control the wind and snow hidden there."

　　"I am just an ordinary businessman. I have to be responsible for my family, so I sent my son back to Gotham. But I am also an American citizen with a conscience. I can't bear to see innocent people being convicted of crimes because of a little rumor, so I hope to rely on my own investigation to find out the truth."

　　Players who listened to Bruce Wayne's increasingly outrageous remarks: Does he really not know what Bronya promised the top brass? She gave up a lot to gain their trust! She was even forced to disperse the City Builders to various factions to win over the enemy, and reached an unknown amount of dirty political deals. I even got through the president's backdoor, who dares to harm me?

　　The system patted the player on the back with Pam's long, furry ears. "Comics cannot be involved in politics, so it is reasonable for Batman not to know about the dirty deals in the political world. Moreover, in terms of personal heroism and American values, it is natural to suspect you and then investigate you, Pam."

　　"Didn't he bug Clipper House?"

　　"It seems that because the Beloberg patch has not been fully implemented, things like Batman's bugs that involve character plug-ins will have a certain degree of acceptance."

　　"Is a bug considered a cheat?"

　　"Whose eavesdropping device can be made so small and have a very long standby time? It can even be used as a walkie-talkie to talk to each other. It has a self-destruct function if it is discovered. It has such an outrageous cheat, okay?"

　　Although he was madly cursing America's stupid values ​​and hegemonic ideology in his heart, and the DC screenwriter's completely illogical black technology cheats, Bruce Wayne's reason was indeed tenable, and the player could only continue to advance the plot:

　　"Ridiculous! This is slander!" Seele was the most angry. She still wanted to beat Bruce Wayne into a pulp, but her natural sense of justice made her understand Bruce Wayne's original intention and she did not kill him.

　　"I understand." Natasha nodded: "The Earth Fire will prove it all to you."

　　"Natasha?" Xier looked at the actual leader of the Earth Fire in confusion.

　　"Actually, that's what the Great Guardian meant. If Beloberg wants to completely return to mainstream society, he must open up the secrets here to the public." Natasha said with a smile.

　　"Hmph, since that's what she meant, then it's easy." Seele grinned, raised her hand and put a safety helmet on Bruce Wayne's head.

　　"Hey, Sambo, come here." She turned around and waved towards somewhere on the construction site.