On a sunny day in California, Shiller was harvesting a new batch of vegetables in his farm's garden. The cabbages had grown quite well, and the lettuces and Chinese cabbages weren't bad either. Tomatoes, requiring a longer growth cycle, hung on the supports with their red and green fruits, looking exceptionally pleasing.
The Robins have co here for a vacation again, and no one would dislike California's sunshine and seawater, nor could anyone reject the chance to refurbish the farm with their own efforts. Shiller's purpose of buying this farm was thoroughly realized.
In order to cultivate their hands-on abilities, Shiller gave them a very limited budget. The kids had a total budget of fifty thousand dollars to transform the farm into what they wanted.
This ti, there were exceptionally many participants. Besides Dick, Jason, and Tim, Pala also ca. After being a broker across two universes, she finally had so extra money and no longer needed to work three jobs a day to repay the bank. She thought it was ti to give herself a proper vacation, so she ca.
Of course, Harley was involved too. She's currently helping Mutants manage the Androda Galaxy, using the initial capital grabbed by Magneto to make large investnts in the interstellar financial sector, which has already started to show results, adding many quality industries to the Mutants.
Since she isn't responsible for guarding and fighting, it makes no difference where she works. For safety reasons, Professor X didn't let her stay in the Androda Galaxy but had her remotely work from Earth.
Barry has entered the internship phase. In addition to completing his internship in his universe, he also wanted to increase his supervised hours with Shiller, so he ca along as well.
Then there's Cassandra and Blue Beetle. With the first sester at rcury just ended, neither of them plans to co back to Earth for work; instead, they intend to stay on rcury. But before the second sester starts, they have a long break to enjoy.
Diana is very fond of Cassandra but also thinks the girl is too introverted, so she sends Dick and Raven to take her to other universes. Dick believes that California's sunshine will benefit her, so he brought her along.
Blue Beetle purely followed on his own accord, wanting to see what's different in other universes. However, he is destined to be disappointed because this universe's California, aside from having added aerial transportation systems, is essentially the sa as his.
Tim finally got a break from his busy work, not because Bruce had a change of heart, but because Thomas and Martha have returned.
Thomas originally asked him to stay because he thought it would teach him so business knowledge, but Tim chose to pack up and run away overnight, saying the Siberian Forest Cats in the company were really too many.
Aisha initially wanted to co too, but Selina couldn't stand her running around every day and not going to school. In the end, she kept Aisha back to finish her elentary school courses. Alfred, who was also intending to co, was persuaded by Shiller to go back.
Raven wanted to co, but since she reconciled with her father and the Earth crisis was resolved, she felt it necessary to visit Azarath, and thus she did not co.
Now all three Robins have graduated from college; they are not kids anymore, but their career paths have just started.
Although Dick has been studying ballet all along, he did not major in art. Instead, he studied economic managent. However, his goal is not to manage Wayne Enterprises but to revive the Grayson Troupe.
After Gotham's situation improved, the Graysons, who had been living in Brood Haven, moved back. They contacted many old friends from the circus and theater, ford the Grayson Troupe, and are ready to make their mark in Gotham.
As Dick's biological parents are older now and can't perform difficult stunts as they did in their youth, they have transitioned to background roles, currently engaged in training work for the troupe. Friends of their sa age do mostly the sa, and the primary perforrs in the troupe now are the young people of Dick's age, mainly the children and students of the troupe's backstage staff.
Their main purpose of coming to Gotham, in addition to seeking a broader stage, is to recruit talents. After all, the art departnt of Gotham University is quite famous, and the level of the Cheerleading Squad is unrivaled on the entire East Coast.
Joining the troupe is the destiny of most students in the dance and performance majors. After Gotham Grand Theater reopened, many graduates chose to join a local troupe to perform. However, with not enough troupes, many had to go as far as tropolis in search of employnt.
While in school, Dick recruited so of his classmates to join the Grayson Troupe, and with the funds they saved up in Brood Haven, they rented living and rehearsal spaces. The developnt of the troupe has been smooth.
The Graysons hope to compile so plays related to the local culture of Gotham. After communicating with Dick, Jason, and Bruce, they decide to turn the story of the Court of Owls into a musical.
This kind of story with a dark fairy tale style might not be popular in other cities, but Gothamites will surely love it. Still, being new in town, it took the troupe over a month to settle down, and the new show is still in the casting phase. But based on the feedback from online and offline promotions, Gothamites are looking forward to it.
Jason is still in graduate school, but because he took on a dual degree in Classical Literature and Psychology, he is preparing to delay graduation for a year to make his grades look better.
Originally, he actually only enrolled in the Classical Literature departnt, but because he did not want to give up Psychology, he chose to pursue two degrees at the sa ti. This is indeed very difficult for him. Even with Bruce's support, he still has to work to earn money to support his forr buddies, and he spent almost all his spare ti at Killer Croc's moving company.
Harley has found her direction. She is set on becoming the most powerful career manager in all the universes. It seems that Mutants are just her first internship placent. Shiller heard from Loki that Thanos had intentions of letting her manage the Dark Quadrant, but Harley's asking price was too high, and the two haven't settled yet.
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On the contrary, it was Tim who, because Bruce had washed his hands of the matter, ended up wasting a lot of ti managing Wayne Enterprises. As a result, he didn't pursue his graduate studies, didn't manage to secure an internship, and even got himself covered in Siberian Cat hair.
However, it was also thanks to this that he seed to have struck a deal with Amanda. Using the influence of Wayne Enterprises on the East Coast, he helped Amanda's Federation Shield with their affairs, and the two of them barely managed to keep Lex's Luther Group out of Gotham.
This made Thomas see Tim's business acun, considering him a suitable successor. The Drake family had a new daughter in recent years, so Tim was no longer the sole heir to the Drake legacy. It appeared that Thomas wanted Tim to stay part of the Wayne family.
Pala successfully obtained her PhD in Physics from Victor and is now pursuing her PhD in Natural Sciences with other professors. It's not so much that she has a genuine passion for scientific research, as it is the insurance premium discounts that doctoral students receive from the university, which are much more economical than purchasing comrcial insurance outside.
Tuition was originally a big issue. Pala's student loans had accumulated to a terrifying amount. But in Arica, there's an unwritten rule: if you have a promising project, investors will offer to continuously pay off your student loans in exchange for priority investnt rights in the project.
Pala has paid off her undergraduate loans, and she's still looking for good investors for her graduate and doctoral loans. With many promising projects in hand, she should soon be able to settle her debts.
Barry is studying at Gotham University dical School, and recently, invited by Gordon, he interned at the forensics departnt of the Gotham Police Departnt. Gordon intends to hire him as a consultant in psychology for the police departnt because Barry's best course during school was cri psychology.
After such a period of developnt, Gotham Police Departnt has beco the largest police station on the East Coast, with a complete range of departnts and professional consultants on standby, to the point that tropolis has to borrow people from here.
Most importantly, the trainees taught by Shiller are making their mark here, no matter if they are psychopaths or serial killers. Just co and see what it ans when they say "for every crafty trick, there's a craftier one still."
In short, the younger generation is in a transitional phase of stepping into society. Although they have embarked on their career paths, they have yet to shoulder more responsibilities. However, this will also be their last carefree holiday.
Singletons Jason and Tim were doing alright, but Dick, who already had a girlfriend, was working hard, preparing for the greater responsibilities he was about to take on.
In so old garage space covered with dust, the clanging and banging of work could be heard. Jason, dressed in leather overalls and boots, was jacking up an old pickup truck.
There were traces of gasoline on the ground, and so unidentifiable wet stains. As soon as the truck was jacked up, Jason bent over to look underneath, cursing imdiately.
Dick bent over to look as well, then shook his head and said, "It's in terrible condition, I suspect the previous owner took it to look for Nemo..."
"Where did you get this piece of junk?" Unable to hold back, Tim asked, "You probably couldn't find such a broken car even if you scoured the entire second-hand car market in Gotham."
"We're not in Gotham, we're in California, and California's full of broken cars," Jason said as he dived under the vehicle, inspecting it while speaking. "Moreover, this is a broken car for just 600 US dollars."
Tim still despised it, saying, "If you didn't specifically want a pickup, you could buy a decent sedan for this price."
"Please, we're on a farm, and the vehicle is ant for work," Jason's voice ca from under the car. "A family car for 600 US dollars, although in better condition, wouldn't be able to carry cargo."
"Are you sure you can fix it?" Dick asked, unconvinced. He didn't dive under the car but went to the front to check the engine. As soon as he opened the hood, he exclaid in surprise.
"What's up?"
"I see a whole Undersea World! I told you he went to look for Nemo!"
Just then, the garage's rolling door opened whooshingly, and the fierce sunlight poured in. Dick could hardly open his eyes as he looked toward the door to see a girl with a ponytail walking in.
"How's it going, guys? When can we move that beautiful big baby over?" she asked.
"It'll be a while, this car's in worse shape than we thought," Dick sighed and said, "I think we'll need about 3-4 days to fix this junker."
"I knew it," Harley wasn't surprised at all, "It's always like this when you bring Jason along. I admit he's good at fixing cars, but he definitely picks the most challenging one within his capability."
Tim was checking the weather forecast on his phone and said, "The good news is there's no rain for the next few days, but the bad news is there might be a hurricane."
Harley ran her fingers through her hair and said, "Then let's put the furniture we scavenged from the second-hand market in the storeroom. I'll go call Pala."
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