Chapter 15 Diagon Alley After the ropes on Bruce were untied, he fell to the ground. He supported himself with his hands and climbed up, feeling an indescribable pain all over his body. Katum said: "I don't know whether you are lucky or unlucky this time. The first person to come is Jason Todd." How should I put it? There is a feeling that is both unexpected and reasonable. Just talking about Jason's hatred for Bruce, it can indeed be said that it was the deepest at this stage. But even though he shouted fiercely, if he really had to kill Bruce, he probably wouldn't be able to do it in the end. What's more, this is the young version of Bruce. Bruce twisted his wrist and ignored Katoom's complaints. He realized it later and said, "That guy just kept calling me Batman... Is this my future identity?"
bat…… Bruce wondered what motivated him to choose such a name. "You hate the name Batman?" Katum asked, "Then you can also take another title, such as Captain Gotham." "No, I don't hate it." Bruce shook his head, chewing on the title of Batman over and over again. The more I think about it, the better this title seems. Bats are the creatures he fears the most, and he chose the title Batman, presumably to bring the same fear to his enemies. Katum shrugged and flapped his wings to go back. The feud between Bruce and Batman cannot be explained in just a few words. The timeline involved spans hundreds of thousands of years. In the big event "Final Crisis", Batman was teleported to prehistoric times by Darkseid after losing his memory. It was at that time that Barbatos saw Batman and thought that this person was very similar to himself, so he chose him as the portal for the plan to invade the main world. You don't need to worry about the subsequent specific details, in short, just understand the concept. Bruce became Batman, this was his destiny that was determined hundreds of thousands of years ago. Katum flew in front and Bruce walked silently behind. The more he thought about it, the more scared he became. I was too careless before and had no ability to fight back when I met Jason. If it wasn't for a coincidence, I would probably be dead. No, this must never happen again! Contingency plan! The word suddenly appeared in Bruce's mind. That’s right, no matter what happens in the future, you should be prepared in advance, and you can’t just prepare one set of plans, you need multiple plans.
If one plan fails, the next one will immediately take its place. Bruce began to make it clear in his mind that he must be a person who always has a plan B. Only in this way can he feel safe! Because he has too many enemies. …… The next morning, the Grangers took Bruce to London. "We're going to buy you school supplies." Mrs. Granger said with a smile from her seat in the passenger seat. Hermione sat in the back seat with her head down, her messy hair blocking her face, but it was obvious that she was still sulking. "Hermione." Mrs. Granger was a little helpless. She already knew what happened between the two children. She knew her daughter very well. She knew that she had always had a spirit of never giving up since she was a child. Bruce's obvious magical talent last night really hit the girl hard. Hermione raised her head, pretending to be indifferent: "I'm fine, Mom." "Ugh." Mrs. Granger said no more, thinking that it would be good for the child to experience some setbacks. Let her see that there are people better than her, and it will also make Hermione less arrogant in the future. The car drove all the way to London, and soon arrived at Charing Cross Road, stopping in front of a dirty and small bar. Normally, for young wizards of Muggle origin, there would usually be professors who would visit them personally and guide them into the magical world. But the Granger family had already gone through the process once when Hermione received the notice, and with previous experience, they could do it themselves this time. "This is the Leaky Cauldron. From here you can reach the wizarding world." Hermione whispered to Bruce. Although her heart knot has not been resolved, she is still playing the role of a sister seriously. "Thank you." Bruce also thanked Hermione quietly. Hermione glanced at Bruce, and perhaps because she liked him, the anger in her heart dissipated a lot. After getting off the car, a few people walked through the bar and came to a small courtyard with walls on all sides. There were only trash cans and weeds here. Hermione stood on tiptoe, raised her wand, and tapped a tile three times. The brick that had been knocked began to shake, and the entire wall began to move. A small hole appeared in the middle, and the hole kept getting bigger and bigger. Soon, a wide archway appeared in front of them, leading to a winding cobblestone street with no end in sight. "Welcome to Diagon Alley!" Hermione immediately regained her confidence. She put away her wand and raised her chin slightly. If someone didn't know her, they would have thought that Diagon Alley was opened by her.
Diagon Alley is a wizarding commercial street with a wide variety of shops on both sides of the street, displaying all kinds of strange signs and goods. "Let's go to Gringotts to exchange money first. Fifty gold Galleons should be enough..." "Aunt, I have my own money!" Bruce really wasn't used to spending other people's money on everything, and even though this was out of his aunt's concern, he still felt it was better for him to pay for it himself. It’s not like he can’t afford it. It took Bruce a while to explain his inheritance from the Wayne family. Although no specific numbers were mentioned, the meaning was conveyed implicitly in the words. He, Bruce Wayne, is a rich man. In the end, Mrs. Granger couldn't persuade Bruce and had to agree that Bruce would pay for it himself this time. Soon they exchanged pounds for Galleons from Gringotts, and Bruce saw goblins for the first time. You are so ugly. During the money exchange process, Bruce just watched from the side and heard the few words exchanged between Mr. Granger and the goblin. He vaguely realized that there seemed to be a loophole in the exchange rate of the wizarding world. Even now, I can think of ways to destroy their market. Just then, Katoom flew onto Bruce's shoulder. "Don't let your imagination run wild, kid." He seemed to know what Bruce was up to. "Finance is always just a means. The underlying logic of social operation is violence. If you destroy the wizards' finance, they will use violence to take back what belongs to them. At that time, the only ones who will suffer will be the lower-class Muggle people." Bruce immediately threw the thought he just had out of his mind. While Mr. Granger was changing the money, Hermione and Bruce chatted. “I learned in advance that Hogwarts has four major colleges: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw. "Each college corresponds to different qualities. I think I should go to Ravenclaw. I heard that there are smart wizards there." Four major colleges? Bruce asked, "What qualities do these colleges correspond to?" "I know this." Katoom interrupted again, "They correspond to Khorne, Nurgle, Slaanesh, and Tzeentch." (End of this chapter)