Gotham City.

I don't know if it is due to the geographical location, the weather in this city is mostly cloudy. Even at the most noon time every day, the sky is always covered with gray and heavy lead clouds, and a gloomy scene is about to rain.

Gotham was as cloudy as ever this weekend, and of course people living in the city are used to it.

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A black Rolls-Royce with a top-of-the-line extended version drove into the manor, driving gently without the slightest vibration, and finally stopped in front of the iron gate of a large private manor house.

The main driver's seat opens.

The driver in a suit and leather shoes walked down quickly and skillfully, opened the rear door respectfully, and stooped down to block the upper edge of the door.

The red-haired girl had obviously never experienced this kind of treatment. She jumped out of the luxurious soft seat with some accustomed to it. She almost landed on the ground in her uniform and long skirt, and the iron gate of the manor in front of her slowly opened inward. .

"Please, Miss Wanda." The driver raised his arms respectfully.

Wanda looked in the direction he was pointing, and what caught his eye was a huge manor with a sense of sight of a royal castle, with tower-style buildings reaching up to the dark sky of Gotham.

Is this really the butler training base that Miss Diana said?

Wanda entered the iron gate and walked in the aisle inside the manor. Many maids who built green plants and took care of the sanitation in the yard bowed politely and friendly when they saw her.

Wanda also nodded quickly in response.

"Are you Miss Wanda?"

A gentle and kind voice suddenly came from the front, and Wanda looked up subconsciously, and saw an old man with pale hair and a neat suit, who was standing in front of the castle-like manor building.

"Yes, hello old man!"

In the currently too luxurious and extravagant environment, with an inexplicable sense of oppression called "the powerful", Wanda bowed somewhat cautiously.

The old man smiled and nodded, "I'm Alfred Pennyworth. You can call me 'Teacher' in view of Miss Diana's commission."

...

Wayne Manor, the reception hall on the first floor.

Wanda sat in the chair nicely and peacefully, with the short Lolita's feet hanging in the air, completely unable to touch the carpet underneath.

Butler Afu poured Wanda a cup of hot coffee. His hands were so steady that the coffee in the cup did not vibrate at all, and his body looked stronger than his aged appearance.

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"How do you feel?" Butler Afu asked kindly.

Wanda warmed her hands with a coffee cup in both hands. She glanced at the grand and grand main hall, where the expensive and retro interiors were still refreshing her perception of luxury.

This also made her more cautious and nervous, and whispered: "It doesn't feel like you came here to do housekeeper training. You... all treat me like a eldest lady."

"Hahaha, yes."

Butler Afu couldn't help but be amused, and then he blinked and asked, "You don't know the identity of the Prince family, do you?"

"Identity?" Wanda's little head tilted.

"How should I explain it?" Butler Afu pondered for a while and said, "Let's put it this way. Master Wayne, who I serve, is the head of the Wayne Consortium. As for the Wayne Consortium, its market value exceeds 100 billion, including Technology, education, medical care, transportation, etc. The things that can be seen everywhere in Gotham City today are mostly the industries of the Wayne Consortium.”

Wanda's eyes widened in surprise, the Wayne Consortium, she had also heard of it many times in New York.

Butler Afu paused and continued: "And the Prince family can exist on an equal footing with such a Wayne family."

"That's why. As the only maid of the Prince family and the future housekeeper, you can salute according to the norms, but you don't have to bow your head to anyone, even the so-called nobles and officials. After all, your identity represents the person you serve behind your back. Family, it is the master's face that bows his head and loses it!"

...

After the baptism of Butler Ah Fu's words, Wanda obviously had more knowledge of Xi Nian and the Prince family, which also made her appear less restrained and nervous.

Butler Afu saw that the effect of the first lesson had been achieved, so he cleared his throat and said in a warm voice: "Then let's get into today's topic. Before the official butler training, I want to ask you a question. What do you think is the most important quality of being a housekeeper?"

Wanda thought about it seriously, hesitantly said, "Loyalty?"

"Loyalty, that's a must. It's the foundation of the foundation." Butler Afu smiled: "I think the most important quality of a housekeeper should be a sense of mission."

"A sense of mission?" Wanda was stunned for a moment.

"Yes. Not only superheroes need a sense of mission, but stewards must also have a unique sense of mission."

Butler Afu said in an orderly manner: "The butler's sense of mission is naturally to serve the master better. However, it is not just to do what the master instructs to do, that's just the duty of an ordinary servant."

"Housekeeper. It is necessary to understand what the master really needs and wants, complete preparations and plans early, and be a powerful assistant on the master's path. And, when the master goes the wrong way or gets lost, he can give some guidance and help. "

"A butler with a sense of mission needs to have the belief to dedicate his life." Butler Afu asked with the meaning of inquiry, and his clear eyes fell on Wanda, who was only thirteen years old: "You are still young, and you have done a good job. Are you ready for that awakening?"

Little Wanda took a light breath, the figure of the black-haired boy appeared in his mind, and his small face firmly said, "I can do it!"

Butler Afu nodded: "In order to do this, you need to learn more than the master, and you need to learn more and more comprehensively, not just like cleaning, but also need to learn etiquette, communication, fighting, shooting, Intelligence, management, psychology, etc.”

"That..." Little Wanda hesitated and asked, "Then don't I want to come to this city often?"

It's not that Wanda is too far away, but once this is the case, he needs to get up early and set off on the weekend.

Just like today, there is no way to wake Xi Nian up and prepare breakfast.

Butler A Fu smiled and said, "You don't have to come to Gotham to study on weekends in the future. I will arrange for professional personnel to teach you at your school."

Wanda's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked curiously, "Will the school agree?"

"Of course." Butler Afu nodded and said firmly: "Even before today, with the authorization of Master Wayne, I have bought the school you are currently studying."

...

at this time.

Washington, downtown, on the most prosperous sidewalk.

Xi Nian stopped in shock and looked at the bald woman who called herself "Gu Yi" next to her.

"Are you talking to me?" Xi Nian looked sideways, glanced at the pedestrians beside him, and for a while still suspected that the other party was talking to someone else.

"Shinian Prince."

Say his name exactly.

Gu, who couldn't see the specific age, had a calm face, and when he looked at Xi Nian, there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth: "Don't look at it, the person I'm looking for is you."

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