Chapter 222: The fully strengthened Joker strengthens Batman

"What do you feel when you look at them?" Richard said.

There was a hint of confusion in the clown's eyes.

The food was served soon, and the clown, who had been hungry for a long time, started eating after asking Richard.

Richard waited silently for him to finish eating, then handed him a drink.

"Thank you," said Arthur.

"You're welcome. How about we start chatting now?" Richard said with a smile.

"Okay." Arthur, who had nothing left, didn't think he had anything that could make him have any ambitions.

"Look at your life now. You work hard every day and perform hard to make the audience laugh, but in the end, the audience keeps decreasing and finally the show goes bankrupt. You can't even afford a meal. Why do you think this is happening?" Richard asked.

"Why?" Arthur's eyes were full of confusion.

"Then look at this place. The environment is elegant, the decoration is luxurious, and everyone is well-dressed. Anything here can feed a homeless person outside for a month. So why are they so rich?"

"I don't know." Arthur clenched his hands tightly on the armrest.

"It's simple, the distribution of benefits is unfair!" Richard said.

"All the resources of a society are gathered at the top of the pyramid by a small group of people through various means, either illegally or legally, while the vast majority of working people at the bottom of the pyramid only have some leftovers, so they naturally cannot get enough to eat."

“When a person works hard but cannot even fill his stomach, it must be because someone has robbed him of the fruits of his labor.”

"When a person works diligently and willingly, but cannot even support his family, then this society is unfair!"

When Arthur heard Richard's words, his eyes brightened and he looked at him expectantly.

"So what caused this situation?"

"Just like your circus went bankrupt because you guys weren't doing a good job?"

"No, then why is no one coming to see it?"

"It's simple, they have no money. Why do they have no money? Because they have no jobs and no income."

"Then why are they out of work? Where does the money go?"

This series of words made Arthur feel as if he had found the truth, but also as if he had found nothing.

“Look at this city!”

"Ninety percent of restaurants, hotels, hospitals, supermarkets, transportation, clothing, real estate, water and other technology companies are controlled by the Wayne Group, and even the remaining ones are inextricably linked to the Wayne Group."

"These companies have a firm grip on the entire Gotham. Your food, clothing, shelter and transportation all depend on them. Every dollar and every coin you have will eventually fall into their hands. In the end, it is concentrated in their hands, and what do you get in the end?"

"Nothing!" "You have nothing except air!"

"You work hard for them and create value for them, but you only get a tiny or even pitiful income."

"Is this fair?"

"It's not fair!" Arthur said, looking up suddenly.

"It's not fair! We work so hard and end up with nothing, while they get to enjoy the fruits of their labor! It's not fair!"

Richard smiled and said, "Now you understand why, right? This is the rule of Gotham. If you want to change it, you can only completely change the rule of Gotham. Otherwise, everything will be a luxury forever."

“Want to know the answer to the problem?”

"How to solve it?" Arthur looked at Richard expectantly.

Richard said, picking up a set of old books and handing them to him: "More than two hundred years ago, someone had already proposed a solution, and more than thirty years ago, a country had already begun to solve this problem. These books have the answers you want."

"You can go back and take a look. If you have any questions, you can ask me." Richard gave Arthur a wallet and an address, then got up and left.

Richard left the restaurant and watched the Joker leave with a thoughtful look on his face. He was looking forward to what such a Joker could bring to Gotham.

He was not worried that the Joker would find out about all this. In fact, everything Richard said was true. In the past few days, Richard had learned about the entire Gotham City. The reason why the entire city had fallen to this point was because of the distribution of benefits.

The lower class people work hard but cannot get enough food, while the upper class people are arrogant and extravagant, corruption is rampant, and the entire city's economy is controlled by the Wayne Group; even toilets and prisons have shares in the Wayne Group.

The entire city is controlled by the Wayne Group, but what do they do with the huge profits? Maybe they do charity work, or donate to an orphanage named after Batman, but they don't think about improving the lives of ordinary people.

In fact, the Wayne Group has become a de facto government, but it has not assumed the obligations of a government. The city's public facilities, public transportation, various medical insurances, and social security are all gone, and there is even less minimum living allowance, public rental housing, etc.

Even the government's office funds need to be donated by the Wayne Group. Such a group is infinitely close to being a terminal producer. Batman is very rich, and all this money is the legal income of the Wayne Group, but it is undeniable that he is the exploiter of the entire Gotham City.

This is what Richard meant when he said Gotham was hopeless. Batman sticks to his bottom line, but he doesn't know that his bottom line can't save Gotham.

Over the next two days, Richard gave the Joker a few more lessons. He didn't talk about anything too profound, but just answered some of his questions. After reading these books carefully, the Joker had been completely transformed. He was no longer confused, decadent, or crazy.

He wants to save himself, save his family, and save Gotham.

Richard was pleased to see the clown's high morale, so he took out a bottle of dragon blood potion and upgraded the clown's body.

After using the dragon blood potion, the Joker's physical fitness has improved by leaps and bounds. Of course, the Joker's most powerful strength is his brain, and the improvement in physical fitness only raises his bottom line and increases his upper limit, allowing him to have more choices.

After Richard's comprehensive enhancement and improvement, the Joker is completely different from before. He is now very much looking forward to how much surprise this Joker will bring to Batman.

After fully strengthening the Joker, Richard left here and prepared to continue to keep his appointment. He had three appointments with Batman, and this was the second time. Next, he was going to give Batman a surprise.

In three days, the bat armor that was specifically strengthened to target Richard's strength was completed. Batman Bruce Wayne was full of confidence. This time, he not only strengthened the armor's melee combat capability, but also its mental protection capability, and vowed to avenge his previous shame.

(End of this chapter)