## Chapter 179: Cthulhu Batman and Lex Luthor
The criminal in the fox mask vanished instantly.
Then came the vulture mask.
Jason suddenly felt a warmth in his heart.
Bruce really does care about me, he followed me here.
But when he saw a crime, he still couldn't help but intervene… No, it's not that he couldn't help it, but because he knew if he intervened, he'd directly kill these three criminals?
But, Bruce, you're wrong. Scum doesn't deserve to live.
As the most rebellious Robin and now Red Hood, Jason quickly stepped forward and stood beside Jevonni.
"Kid, that's not how you use a gun."
Jason's movements were swift. He firmly took Jevonni's hand, allowing no refusal.
"The 1911 model has a double safety. One is the manual safety on the left side of the gun, near the thumb, and the other is behind the grip, like this."
Jason patiently taught the Black kid by hand, then glanced at the high walls surrounding them.
Still not coming out to stop them?
However, the Black kid couldn't wait and pulled the trigger.
*"Bang!"*
The shark-headed man died instantly.
"I thought you'd come out to stop us."
Jason turned his head to look at a bat-like figure rising from the wall.
"No… I'm… doing the same thing as you…"
A hoarse, awkward voice emanated from the bat figure. Then, it pulled two objects from its cape:
A fox head, and a vulture head.
Jason's eyes were wide with shock.
This Batman was not the Bruce Wayne he knew.
The dark clouds in the sky parted, revealing a sliver of moonlight that fell upon this Batman.
Jason clearly saw that the exposed chin from the mask was not the strong, chiseled chin he remembered, but a constantly wriggling tentacle like an octopus, complete with a terrifying maw.
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The bright sunlight, as always, bathed the bustling Metropolis.
A stretched Rolls-Royce drove down the street, followed by two other cars.
Qingshui sat in the back seat, flipping through a Metropolis newspaper. Behind them were Victor and his wife.
The Court of Owls was very mysterious. Even with the help of the League of Assassins, Qingshui hadn't found any usable clues. Even if there were traces, they were quickly cut off.
Since he couldn't find anything in a short time, Qingshui decided to take a business trip and do something productive.
The TSL new energy vehicle he mentioned to Bruce Wayne earlier wasn't just talk; it was a real project.
Victor was now the chief scientist at Watt Group. After Qingshui proposed the new energy vehicle, they immediately began research and development.
Qingshui also remotely hired Cisco Ramon from Central City as a technical consultant, promising him equity in the technology.
With Qingshui's current engineering expertise, developing an ordinary traditional energy car was not a problem. However, this path had been explored by major car manufacturers for many years, almost pushing the performance of traditional cars to their limits. Beyond that, they could only pile on high-end materials, sell brands, concepts, and designs to market them as luxury cars.
In terms of energy, Cisco and Mr. Freeze had also made significant progress. The former's expertise was more relevant, while the latter could provide a lot of technical assistance.
Even without his unique coolants, the low-temperature heat dissipation he developed for batteries was extremely powerful, significantly extending battery life, performance, and safety.
They had now built three concept cars.
Bruce Wayne hadn't taken Qingshui's words seriously at the time, but another behemoth had shown interest and wanted to cooperate with Watt Group.
Their influence could indeed provide Qingshui with significant help.
And the name of this enterprise was…
"Welcome to LexCorp, Mr. Watt."
At the top of a skyscraper, a bald man in a suit extended his hand to Qingshui.
"I am Lex Luthor."
"I've heard much about you."
Qingshui shook Lex Luthor's hand.
"The new concept car you wanted to see is parked downstairs," Qingshui told Luthor.
"Oh, I know. It's a remarkable idea and creation. Your invention can greatly reduce humanity's reliance on oil and other traditional energy sources. In fact, if the energy density of the battery can be further increased, it could become the new rule-setter in the energy industry."
Lex Luthor chuckled and continued, "And of course, we've already prepared what you need. It's on the seventeenth floor—our latest medical equipment."
This medical equipment was for Nora.
Although Qingshui had previously used S.T.A.R. Labs' equipment to treat Nora once, subsequent tests showed that her lifespan might only be extended by two or three years.
Now that Qingshui possessed the Transparent World and had mastered the more advanced Mystical Palm Technique, he could directly treat Nora. However, this would only extend those two or three years to less than a decade.
But with regular maintenance and checks on Nora's body using LexCorp's medical equipment, her lifespan could be extended by about half. It would also allow them to detect any deterioration in Nora's condition in time.
Beyond that, even if Qingshui mastered the Creation Rebirth Technique, it might not completely cure Nora, but it would be enough to bring her lifespan up to the average for a normal person.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Luthor."
"Think nothing of it. I heard about Victor's situation and was deeply moved. In my opinion, those of you with extraordinary intellect, who can advance human civilization, are humanity's most precious treasures bestowed by the universe. If, for some reason, your talents cannot be fully realized, it is a loss for all of humanity."
Lex Luthor said with a serious expression.
"Thank you for your generosity and praise, Mr. Luthor."
Mr. Freeze said gratefully.
After another round of pleasantries, the group first went downstairs to use the medical equipment for a course of maintenance for Nora. Afterward, they went to a plaza in front of LexCorp to test two new energy vehicles.
Traditional car performance metrics—power, torque, acceleration time, top speed, as well as steering flexibility, suspension system feedback, and brake response—were all tested.
There were no issues in these areas. In fact, compared to traditional cars, some of these performance aspects were exceptionally outstanding.
After all, the most important change in new energy vehicles is the switch from an internal combustion engine to an electric motor for propulsion, and from chemical fuel to batteries for energy. Other changes are not significant.
With Cisco there, these aspects were actually the easiest.
The drawbacks lay in the starting speed and top speed, where there was still a certain gap compared to traditional cars.
"The next direction for development is to further increase the energy density of batteries and the efficiency of electric motors. Thanks to the cooling system invented by Victor, we can…"
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