Chapter 176 Chapter 176 Not Abstract

Damian: "He doesn't know yet, but he'll definitely agree when he finds out. But before that, I have to convince you first, and then I can get your recommendation, right?"

Is it right?

Bruce didn't know how to respond to Damian's question, because it was practically full of questions. So he chose to be the one asking the question: "So, Damian, how are you going to convince me?"

"I will convince you with my strength." Damian cleared his throat. "Considering your request not to kill, I have decided to introduce you to my non-lethal skills. I possess enough knowledge to earn two doctorates, am proficient in the violin, and am equally adept in sketching and other painting techniques. I am fluent in four languages ​​and skilled in surviving in harsh wilderness conditions. Furthermore, I have been taught by the best etiquette instructors..."

Bruce listened patiently as Damian fluently recited various skills, not including baby-sitting, like the names of dishes. Finally, he concluded, "To sum up, while I haven't completed all the League's training, I'm more than qualified to be a baby's instructor."

"I'm sorry to overhear what you just said, but since Benjamin has important matters to attend to with the team, I can temporarily take over his full responsibility for raising the Ice Ghost cub."

"Hmm... a good suggestion. But no." Before Damian could object, Bruce spoke up. "I'm not denying your abilities. You're indeed very capable. But you really can't take Benjamin's place in raising the Ice Ghost pups. The simplest thing is, you can't handle the food they eat."

Damian raised an eyebrow in dissatisfaction. "I'm sorry, Father, I don't understand what kind of food I can't provide. Even if their staple food is tiger, I've killed it..."

"It's solar plasma."

"........ah?"

For the first time, Bruce saw a clear look of confusion on Damian's face. This was the first time that his son showed something in common with ordinary people of his age. This dispelled some of the fatigue in the heart of the old father who had been working hard for a while.

Damian was still struggling to digest this wonderful Nakfuji ecological recipe. "I assume you're talking about the industrial material used to make solar cells, solar electronic slurry? You can't be talking about solar plasma, which is thousands of degrees Celsius and is the plasma found in the sun, right?"

Is the latter something that carbon-based organisms can eat?

Bruce: "It's the latter. Nakfuji babies need to eat high-calorie food to maintain their growth. Benjamin sends them to the sun every day to let them feed and rest on their own."

Damian's eyes widened, trying to find evidence of a lie on his father's face. But he found nothing, and all he could muster was, "How did you do that?"

How can such a small creature withstand the vacuum and oxygen-free environment of the universe and the high temperature of thousands of degrees Celsius under the sun?

Benjamin: How does a plant travel back and forth between the sun and the earth every day?

Damian immediately had awe for Benjamin.

"Nakfuji Eco, son," Bruce replied simply, thinking that this would put Damian off. "It's getting late. You should go back to your room and get some sleep."

Damian had originally thought that with his own conditions, teaching fourteen babies would be easy. As a wise and caring parent, Benjamin would surely agree to his application.

But after learning about the strong ecology of this race, Damian's determination wavered.

Compared to the Nakfuji people who can travel in space with their bodies and eat solar plasma raw from birth, his skills seem to be useless.

But Damian also knew that if he didn't fight for it, he would never get it.

He is the young master of the League of Assassins, Batman's biological son, and is never afraid of any challenge.

So, Damian ignored Bruce's last words telling him to go to bed and offered himself again:

"So, it seems I can't be solely responsible for their upbringing, but I can still serve as their mentor. Their physical abilities are so formidable, and coupled with my guidance, they will surely achieve accomplishments unattainable by ordinary people in due time."

He handed over the papers in his hand. "This is the training plan I made before I understood the true situation, along with my resume. Although the plan needs to be revised due to actual circumstances, it's enough to prove my ability."

Bruce saw the detailed training plan for the Ice Ghost cubs neatly written on the papers, and recalled his time with Damian these past few days...

I'm afraid that while the Ice Ghost cubs achieve achievements that are unattainable for ordinary people, they will also undergo an extremely terrifying rebellious period with destructive power and difficulty that is unattainable for ordinary people.

So Bruce said, "Damian, you don't have to be so anxious. After all, Benjamin's wishes are the most important in this matter. I will visit Benjamin the day after tomorrow, and I will help you convey your wishes. If Benjamin agrees, you can start your training plan, how about that?"

Damian thought about it and thought it made sense: "I will wait for your reply."

"But why do you want to be the mentor of the Ice Ghost cubs?"

Bruce wants to know why Damian is interested in the Ice Ghost cub.

Admittedly, Ice Ghost cubs are adorable, and it's natural for children to want to raise one. However, no matter how adorable Ice Ghost cubs are, they're not pets. They're living individuals, just like the Nakfuji are human.

Of course, in a place like the Assassin's League where there is no human rights, there may be no difference between "people" and "tools." But Bruce can't allow Damian to continue adhering to this feudal ideology that should have been buried in the earth and eliminated by the times.

It would be best if I could calmly explain the difference between the two to Damian tonight. Otherwise, if Damian says something rude to the Ice Ghost cubs in front of Benjamin, it would be a ploy to poach them.

Put yourself in his shoes. If someone wants to poach Bruce's children because "they are useful", Bruce will let that person know that his old father's fists are more useful.

No allusion to Deathstroke was meant.

Damian was being honest, or rather, he had no intention of hiding anything. "I will inherit your mantle. I will prove to you that not only can I be a better Batman than you, but I can also train a better Robin partner."

Good news: Damian doesn't treat the Ice Ghost pup as a pet.

Bad news: Damian sees the Ice Ghost Cub as a potential target for exploitation.

Bruce: "Damian, the Ice Ghost pups are Nakfuji, they are human beings. They are not tools for you to prove to anyone."

"I won't stop them from going solo once they're strong enough, just like you wouldn't stop Grayson from carving out his own territory. This is a mutually beneficial partnership and mentorship."

Damian added.

"From my observations and inquiries with my foster brothers, I've discovered that Benjamin Tennyson is the only one directly raising the Ice Ghost cub. He's clearly not capable of caring for it, otherwise Todd and Lee wouldn't be staying there to help look after the child."

"In summary, I believe Benjamin's current condition isn't suitable for raising a child. So, my suggestion to help him temporarily look after the child will benefit him, me, and the Ice Ghost cub."

After all, Benjamin is weak after giving birth. As a plant, she has to carry fourteen children to and from the sun every day, and she also has to be a superhero with Li Hua and Jason. It sounds very busy.

And from what Bruce said on the phone just now, these three people still have learning tasks to complete besides the above matters.

Bruce: "Perhaps you don't know enough about Benjamin, Jason, and Li Hua. In fact, the Ice Ghost cubs are well taken care of."

At first, he was worried that Benjamin and the other two, who were still children, wouldn't be able to take care of them. But after the test of time and the larger size of the Ice Ghost cubs, Bruce's doubts were finally dispelled.

However, Damian doesn't know other people well enough, so it's normal for him to have such misunderstandings.

After all, "a 15-year-old boy accidentally gave birth to a child" is really explosive, and "three underage children raising 14 babies together" sounds even more explosive.

"How about this. If you promise not to attack anyone, including the Ice Ghost cubs, and if you behave well this week—don't attack others, don't provoke others, don't damage anything, and don't speak rudely to Ah Fu—I'll invite Benjamin and Li Hua to the manor this weekend."

Bruce decided to use this opportunity to help Damian and the others break the ice.

"Considering what you've done before, I can't guarantee they'll agree, but I'll use the changes you've made recently to try my best to persuade them. Even if they don't come, you can still get your computer and phone. Overall, it's a win-win situation. What do you think?"

"It's a deal, Father." This was indeed a win-win idea, as neither side would suffer any loss. Damian readily agreed. "In that case, I don't need your help in submitting the application. I will personally present my request to Benjamin."

When applying for a job, it is of course better to go in person.

........

"hiss--"

Benjamin, who was in the Bludhaven cabin, suddenly sat up from his bed in shock, and Li Hua, who was standing beside him, looked over with concern.

"How was it? Did you see the test questions through the [Dream] cards?"

Jason: "Even if there's no title, just give the key points!"

They really didn't know what kind of test questions Bruce would ask, and they didn't even know which book Bruce would test them on, so they simply asked Benjamin, who had had a precognitive dream at the age of ten, to use the [Dream] cards to see the key points. After all, Benjamin might be the most inspired among them.

Li Hua felt that this trick was very feasible: since Benjamin could predict Vilgax's surprise attack when he was ten years old, then he could probably also predict Bruce's surprise exam through dreaming at this moment, right?

"No." Benjamin rubbed his head. "I don't know if it's because of the [Dream] card or if it's the world. The dream I had this time was so abstract."

"I saw us standing in front of my parents' door with the kids, and my parents were mad."

The feeling of his parents getting angry was so real that it scared him awake.

Jason: ".......You dreamed about the time after we went to your hometown and confessed to your parents that you had a child out of wedlock, right?"

Although the predictive dreams made by the [Dream] card do depend on probability, this is too outrageous, right?

When did this happen?

If No. 666 knew about Jason’s complaints, he would definitely scold him: It’s good enough to be able to have predictive dreams. There is no mental harm and no backlash. Stop nitpicking here!

"Before that, I had a dream where a faceless child with black hair and a katana said to my children, 'Be my robin.'"

"What the hell is going on here...but your dream is so unclear, isn't it?" Li Hua pondered. "In this day and age, someone still wields a samurai sword and is related to Robin...I remember Dick said that Deathstroke said something similar to him when he was a child. So you dreamed that Deathstroke's child came to steal your girl?"

Jason, knowing Damian's hypocritical attitude towards Benjamin, fell silent.

Why isn't it clear... This is so clear! Damian is here to poach me!

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