Martha opened her eyes wide open, put her hands on her hips, Clark and Bruce could only stand at the kitchen door and bow their heads and scold them, while Jonathan leaned on the refrigerator next to her to watch the fun.

"Clark! I really didn't expect, how could you take Bruce to play in the water?!" Martha said staring at Clark.

Clark opened his mouth and pointed at Bruce. He wanted to make it clear that Bruce did it first, but Martha immediately snatched the snatch and said, "Bruce is our guest, did you actually ask him to wash the dishes?!"

"I haven't stared at you for only two minutes. Not only did you take the sick guest to wash the dishes, but you also made him covered in water. Don't you know that you can't touch the water if your wound has not healed?!"

Clark muttered dejectedly, "I understand, mom, I will clean up."

"Okay, don't be angry." Jonathan immediately walked up to smooth things over. He held Martha's belt and walked out, and said, "Young boys are always like this. They are still far from governors and are sensible. This reminds me of my brother and I camped on the Mississippi River. He never could beat me in a water battle..."

As the two of them became farther and farther away, Clark glanced at Bruce helplessly, but seeing that he had water on his collar and sleeves, he still said a little worriedly: "You go upstairs and change your clothes quickly, don't really get infected with the wound."

Bruce shook his head gently and said, "I'm not that fragile. I went to hell once before and swallowed a lot of soul energy. After the strength of the soul overflows, I will actively heal my body. My self-healing ability is much stronger than that of ordinary people."

Clark walked up and touched Bruce's forehead and said, "Look, you're all feverish, get out of here quickly, I'm going to mop the floor."

Bruce shook his head, walked back to the sink and said, "Clean the ground and I'll finish brushing the bowl..."

"Hi, gentlemen, do you need help?" Diana leaned against the kitchen door and knocked on the door with her fingers. She looked at the somewhat messy ground, as if she was a little surprised.

Clark seemed a little embarrassed. After all, the water fight was indeed a bit naive, so he had to explain: "No, it's nothing, Miss Prince, you can go upstairs with Louise to change clothes for easy work, and we'll go around the field later."

"Are you guys fighting here?" Diana said bluntly as she looked at the traces on the ground: "It seems that you haven't beat him."

Clark was even more embarrassed, but at this time Diana took the initiative to change the subject. She turned her eyes to Bruce, her face slightly straightened, and said: "I heard that you did in Gotham. You took the initiative to transform the slum buildings, build more industries, provide more jobs for the poor, and actively develop the tourism industry and prepare for urban transformation. To be honest, you are a hero."

Bruce seemed a little surprised. He looked at Diana with a somewhat surprised look. Diana shook her head and said, "You shouldn't be the kind of old-fashioned person who thinks women won't pay attention to current affairs news, right?"

Bruce turned around to wash the dishes and said, "I just didn't expect you to know so carefully."

"Of course I have to thank the reporter in front of you. The report about Gotham he published in the Metropolitan Daily also attracted my attention. I was very interested in this city, so I checked out some of the situation there." Diana replied.

"I mean, you've learned some information that ordinary people don't know."

"Of course, I am a princess of Amazon after all, and I am a member of the royal family. I also have my own political adviser. More importantly, Paradise Island holds a lot of shares of Wayne Group, and some of your actions cannot escape our eyes."

Bruce nodded, accepting this statement. Paradise Island is similar to most small countries in the world. It has basically no industry and mainly develops tourism. However, because of its unique geographical environment and social structure, it still has a certain say in the international community.

Just like all small countries, their main source of income is still investment and trust, and it is normal to hold Wayne Group's shares.

Diana tapped her fingers on her arm and said, "It may be a bit rude, but I still want to advise you that if you take too big steps, it may not be a good thing."

"Are you worried about the stock price falling?" Bruce looked back at Diana.

"On the contrary, I'm worried that you'll draw blood on the Wayne Group's major artery. If the capital chain breaks, all the transformation projects will be unfinished."

"For rich people, unfinished buildings don't affect much. They don't live there anyway, but for poor people, the impact is huge."

Diana frowned slightly, and her expression showed extra mercy on her bright face. She said with some concern:

"I have seen many rich people who are eager to do good deeds. They take action quickly, invest a lot, and have good intentions, but they often don't get good results in the end because they are too anxious."

"What they give to the lower-level people is what they think the lower-level people want, not necessarily what the lower-level people really need. And because the stalls are too big and cannot be controlled, the project is broken, and they still owe a lot of debts."

"When some projects started in a turbulent manner, they gave hope to the poor, and the cruelest thing in this world is to give hope to others and destroy this hope with your own hands."

"And after they have not achieved good results, they will also feel that their kindness has been let down and their feelings have been hurt, which is a complete loss of both sides."

"I think that to do good things, we must also pay attention to long-term flow, stretch the timeline long enough, and have the advantage of latecomer. If there is any problem in the middle, it will be easier to recover, and it will be easier to learn from the later projects and do better."

Bruce was even more surprised when he saw Diana's eyes. He didn't expect that he would hear such advice from Diana's mouth.

In fact, after Wayne Group decided to carry out Gotham transformation, many people have expressed their opinions on this.

But most of them have only two views. One is that they think that the Wayne Group cannot complete such a large project at all, which is a waste of time. The other is that no matter how much the Wayne Group has done, it is good to have this intention.

To Bruce's surprise, Diana's advice was indeed pertinent, and she had a mature temperament that was not in line with her age.

This beautiful black-haired princess looks very young, definitely less than thirty years old, but her behavior seems to be in her fifties and sixties.

Looking at Bruce's expression, Diana burst out laughing. She waved her hand and said, "Do I look like an old lady?"

"Thank you for your advice." Bruce said sincerely.

Diana shook her head, she recalled it again, and asked, "I heard you have completed a quarter of the East Side, which is a surprising achievement."

Before Bruce could say anything, Clark stared at Bruce with his eyes widened, as if he didn't believe that his friends had done such a big deal in silence.

Although Clark reported on Gotham, he was more inclined to cultural style and did not pay special attention to economics and transformation projects. However, the data mentioned by Diana still surprised him.

Gotham is a megacity on the east coast, with a total area of ​​about 1,000 square kilometers, including sea areas, and the land area is about 700 square kilometers. Among them, the eastern area accounts for more than one-quarter of the area, about 200 square kilometers.

The actual residential areas used for living are almost 100 square kilometers, so 1/4 is 25 square kilometers.

It sounds like this is not large, and it is about the size of a small town. However, Gotham East District is the most densely populated residential area among megacities. Whether it is building density or population density, it is incomparable to a small town.

The population squeezed in this 25 square kilometers is equivalent to a small city, and the manpower and material resources required to be pushed down and rebuilt a city is simply unimaginable.

Of course, if the country is doing this, it will be much easier.

If a country has a complete industrial system, then the construction cost is approximately equal to the cost of raw materials. With the cooperation of various policies and working together with multiple parties, it is not difficult to build one or two cities.

But the problem is that no matter how powerful Wayne Group is, it is just a private group. Its business scope is limited. It cannot be like a country, with mining, smelting, casting, and production of construction raw materials, furniture, and water and electricity.

Then, all these missing industries need to be filled with money, that is, buy the finished products directly.

Even if the bulk transactions are cheaper, they are not much cheaper. At this cost level, the wealth consumed by building a small, densely populated city will be sky-high.

It was precisely because Diana saw this that she wanted to come and remind Bruce that she was worried that the young entrepreneur was too anxious and filled in all the costs at once, which led to the break of the Wayne Group's capital chain.

In that case, not only will it not be able to save Gotham's civilians, but the bankruptcy of Wayne Group may also lead to many people being unemployed and make Gotham's situation worse.

The reason why Bruce sincerely thanked Diana for her suggestions is because Diana was right. Now he invested the money from Wayne Group into the construction of Gotham, which is completely a blood draw on the Wayne Group's artery. This is not a sustainable business behavior, and the risk is so high that it is endless.

Bruce would have been worried about money before, and that's the same. He is not really not rich, but he seems to have no money compared to the sky-high cost.

Soon Clark also reacted, and he looked at Bruce anxiously and said, "What should I do? If you want to save people, you have to ensure your own safety first! If something happens to the Wayne Group, the trouble will be great."

But then he sighed and said, "I don't mean you should go back to work now. Don't get me wrong. As I said, health is the most important thing."

Diana raised her eyebrows, looked at Bruce and said, "...are you injured?"

Just as Bruce was about to speak, Clark immediately spoke, "Yes, he was very injured. If I hadn't brought him out, he would have planned to fight the criminals in that crazy city!"

Diana showed a disagreement expression and looked at Bruce and said, "Since you know what you are going to do, you should know more clearly that you must protect yourself first to achieve your ideal."

"At this important critical moment, if something happens to the group's controller and affects the confidence of investors, it will be even more dangerous."

Diana said as she said that she was anxious. She began to pace at the kitchen door a little annoyed, and said quickly:

"In your series of actions to transform Gotham, I saw the possibility of the city being saved. I think the citizens of Gotham think so too."

"You let them see hope, they are willing to wait for you, and they are willing to give them a brand new Gotham."

"But if this hope falls halfway through, maybe they will never have hope again, and if anyone wants to change the city in the future, they will no longer choose to believe it."

"In the case of Gotham, the more than 7 million people here need to be saved. You are the will of their people and hope is all in one. Are you really well prepared to deal with the troubles I mentioned?"

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