"Mr. Fang Yuan, it's a pleasure to meet you!"
Upon arriving at the Batcave, Fang Yuan received a warm welcome from Alfred.
Ever since Bruce Wayne returned from his travels and decided his career path was to be Batman, Bruce had rarely socialized with others.
If it weren't for the fact that the identity of Bruce Wayne still required him to show his face in public, Alfred believed his young master could stay in the Batcave all day.
Fang Yuan was clearly one of Bruce's good friends; Alfred felt that with him visiting, the young master could finally relax.
"Alfred is very worried about you," Fang Yuan said, watching the butler busying himself.
Bruce nodded. "I know, but the Batcave has just been built, and I have a lot of things to attend to."
Fang Yuan used the ability of Wan Tie King to sense the scale of the Batcave and was secretly amazed.
He didn't know how big the Batcave was in the movies, but the one he saw now was much larger than the last time he visited.
"A helipad, an armory, a server room... there's even a production workshop here?" Fang Yuan frowned at Bruce. "Did you move the Wayne Group's R&D department here?"
Batman wasn't surprised that Fang Yuan could know the state of the Batcave just by standing there. He shook his head slightly. "Most of it was manufactured using Wayne Group's resources and then brought here for assembly. Of course, Lucius helped a lot too."
The Lucius he mentioned was Lucius Fox, the President and Technical Director of the Wayne Group. He was a close ally of Batman, helping him develop various high-tech equipment.
"Other people become the President of Wayne Group and still have to help you develop Batman gear. No wonder Wayne Group can grow so large; you even exploit the President!" Fang Yuan had a look of disdain on his face.
"Even I only let the President attend to my bed!" he thought righteously in his heart.
Bruce was slightly speechless. The logic did seem to hold up, but if Clark had said this, he might actually be standing up for Lucius.
But coming from this rascal Fang Yuan... Bruce always felt Fang Yuan's tone was a bit sour.
"Feel free to look around," Bruce said, throwing out a sentence before returning to the main console to debug the newly installed equipment.
Fang Yuan could clearly feel that although Bruce knew he wasn't exactly a good person, he unexpectedly trusted him a lot.
[Dark Affinity Aura (A-Rank)]!
"A reward unlocked from Batman, and it works on Batman too," he thought happily.
Of course, Fang Yuan knew this was also because he had no ill intentions. If he wanted to rule the Earth or destroy the World, even if [Dark Affinity] were S-Rank, Batman would still have to take him down.
"You actually installed cameras in every street and alley of Gotham. You voyeur!" Fang Yuan complained, standing behind Bruce.
Bruce didn't panic at all. Instead, he calmly retorted, "Given your character, I highly doubt you haven't done the same thing as me."
Fang Yuan recalled the death of Salvador and realized he didn't have much ground to stand on.
So, he switched to exchanging operational experience with Bruce.
"With so many cameras, aren't you afraid of accidental exposure?" he asked humbly.
Bruce didn't hold back either; he took out a brick and handed it to Fang Yuan.
"See if there's any difference?"
Fang Yuan picked it up and looked. The weight and appearance were exactly the same as a normal brick, so he activated [Metal Sensing].
"Huh?"
Fang Yuan let out a sound of surprise. Through Metal Sensing, he discovered a camera hidden inside the brick, and the camera was even wrapped in a special coating. If he hadn't used a superpower, ordinary detection methods wouldn't even have found it.
Yet, there were no flaws in the brick's appearance; it was even intentionally weathered and covered in dust.
"The streets and alleys of Gotham are filled with these things?" Fang Yuan asked.
Bruce nodded. "Not just bricks, but also sculptures, exterior wall decorations, and so on. I've replaced many of them."
Fang Yuan nodded in understanding. No wonder Alfred said his young master was very busy.
An image flashed in his mind of Batman stealthily climbing walls in the middle of the night, prying out wall bricks and replacing them with his own cameras.
Seeing Fang Yuan's expression, Bruce knew he was thinking about something impolite, so he asked softly, "Do you want this technology?"
"Yes!"
Fang Yuan immediately snapped back to reality.
How could he not want such good stuff?
What? Peeping?
I'm doing that to protect the lives and safety of the public.
Seeing Batman being so cooperative, Fang Yuan also began to impart his "advanced experience."
"Artificial intelligence is very useful. If you let an AI help you filter data, it can save you a lot of time and monitor many aspects in real-time."
Bruce frowned slightly. "Artificial intelligence? Many times, crises stem from that."
In the comic World, AI rebellion was a timeless theme.
For example, Brainiac. Even Batman himself had examples of being betrayed by an AI he personally created.
"Just prevent the AI from developing self-awareness. I believe you can do it," Fang Yuan said with a face full of trust.
But Bruce was a shrewd man; he immediately cast a suspicious gaze at Fang Yuan.
"The one who wants an AI is actually you, isn't it?" He ruthlessly exposed Fang Yuan's little scheme.
Fang Yuan waved his hand. "Oh, what's yours is mine; anyway, we can both use it."
Although he had a Kryptonian intelligent terminal, to be honest, while the terminal's information processing capability was top-notch, its level of intelligence was indeed worrying. Fang Yuan wanted something like Jarvis or Friday.
He couldn't enter the Marvel Universe for the time being, but the fused version of Batman in front of him was fully capable of creating a Friday.
"No, the risk is too great," Bruce shook his head in refusal.
However, Fang Yuan knew that Bruce wasn't unable to do it, but rather unwilling.
And for dealing with Bruce, Uncle Fang Yuan had a secret trick.
"It seems Thomas has been back for quite a while... I wonder if he wants to come out for a stroll. Should I go ask him?" he muttered to himself, stroking his chin.
Batman immediately changed his tune. "However, I can control the risk to the lowest level. It's still worth a try."
Just kidding, Fang Yuan's reputation for holding the old father hostage to command the good son was not for nothing.
"But the AI created now won't be too advanced because it's limited by materials," Bruce added.
"How does it compare to the one on the Kryptonian Spaceship?" Fang Yuan asked.
"The Kryptonian Spaceship?" Bruce frowned. "Isn't that an antique?"
Fang Yuan was relieved; he didn't intend to create another Brainiac anyway.
Bruce was still so cooperative. Fang Yuan was happy and immediately decided to teach him some of the essence of Vought.
Listening to Fang Yuan's guidance, even though Bruce had experienced many lives, he was left stunned by what Fang Yuan said.
"Supporting your own person among criminals to let him become a beacon that attracts opponents?"
"Deliberately creating enemies for yourself, and then using those enemies to eliminate dissidents?"
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