Chapter 1405: The Foundation and Justice

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When the tyc.o.o.n heard that it was about money, he immediately relaxed. As long as it had to do with money, it wasnt an issue for him.

Also, he was very familiar with using money to return a favor.

So, Tony simply asked, How much do you want?

Luke chuckled and shook his finger. No, you dont need to fork out money for this fund.

Tony: Huh?

Luke said, On behalf of all the superheroes who appeared yesterday, I authorize the establishment of a foundation to help with superhero operations. All proceeds will go toward helping innocent people who were injured in various related incidents.

Tony: What?

Natasha:

After a long while, Tony shook his head. This isnt really something we can do. First of all, how are you going to prove that this authority comes from Batman himself?

Natasha nodded.

The biggest problem with Lukes proposal was that under the law, Batman wasnt a real American citizen.

That was because n.o.body knew who Batman was.

As for Bruce Wayne? Hehe, did he think they were dumb?

Neither Tony nor Natasha had heard this name before, and anyone with a similar name didnt have Batmans combat ability.

Even if Luke said that he was Batman with this appearance and name, he had to first prove that Bruce Wayne was Batman.

Only then could Bruce Wayne give authority to someone else to use Batmans image.

This was a legal matter, and couldnt be brushed aside using the t.i.tle of the number one superhero.

Batmans friends all faced the same problem, except for Tony.

Tony Stark was the only superhero who had disclosed his real ident.i.ty. Naturally, the copyright that came with using his real ident.i.ty was legally binding.

If this legal copyright didnt exist, other people wouldnt need to pay a fee to use his image.

In any case, would Batman sue someone for using his image without his approval? Obviously not.

This was also the reason why there were so many unscrupulous Batman peripherals on the market

Hearing that, Luke smiled. Its very simple, since youll be the one to set up this foundation.

Stumped for a moment, Tony subconsciously shook his head. Thats not legally valid either.

Luke chuckled. I dont need it to be legally valid; it just needs to be recognized as an official foundation endorsed by Batman.

As Tony mulled over the idea, he immediately got the gist of it. He couldnt help but glare. Are you playing at being a celebrity with fans?

It was like a certain famous sneaker brand manufacturer which lost a supply contract; the shoes which they produced after that were essentially the same as before, but no longer genuine versions.

Even if the shoes were identical, the company would use all kinds of anti-counterfeit codes and verification codes to differentiate between the genuine and fake versions.

The prices of both types were completely different in the hands of fans and collectors.

Luke shook his head with a smile. Do you think everyone is like you, whose biggest interest is sleeping with female stars? Hm, theres also female models, female reporters, female doctors, female professors

Stop! Tony was a little unhappy. Youre just jealous. Also, whats with Sheerah? Theres also a rumor that youve done the dirty with Jennifer Perry as well.

Luke raised an eyebrow. So, you do read those cheap tabloid rags.

Tony:

Natasha:

A decent newspaper wouldnt publish that sort of news. Even Sheerah, Batmans so-called girlfriend, wouldnt be officially labeled as such.

Only tabloids and online media with no integrity would use this to attract attention.

So, Tony had definitely seen those gossip rags.

Luke returned to the topic. Alright, youre not wrong. Ill supply you some prizes regularly to ensure that the foundation has genuine authority.

Tony asked, Such as?

Luke said, My personally made bat darts, the rod exclusively used by Bastet, or other special equipment.

Tony thought for a moment, then nodded grudgingly. Fine, if you say you made them yourself, so be it.

Luke spread his hands. Even if no one believes me, theyll believe Iron Man, since youre not interested in that small amount of money.

Tony was unable to respond.

Of course, he understood that he was ultimately the most important person in the foundation.

Without him, the only superhero with a real ident.i.ty who was wealthy enough to be a guarantor, it would be very hard to make others believe in the authenticity of the foundations authority and products.

However, he wouldnt reject this proposal.

This was a much more important favor than simply giving out money.

Tony Starks reputation wasnt something that could be exchanged with money.

At that point, they stopped talking about the details of the foundation.

Luke and Tony were investing their fame; how that fame could be used to generate gains would naturally be left to the professionals to accomplish.

Luke also added, Also, this foundation doesnt accept any external contributions.

Tony frowned. Do you have to be so cautious?

This was unnecessarily cautious, and didnt match Tonys understanding of Batman.

If Batman cared so much about reputation, he wouldnt have gone in the face of the law and crippled countless gangsters throughout this year.

It had to be pointed out that the United States was a country of human rights, and gangsters had human rights.

Luke drank his gla.s.s of wine and poured himself a little more. Im setting up the foundation to resolve some issues, not to increase the number of enemies who can attack us.

After thinking about it, Tony nodded solemnly in agreement. Thats true, but is it really that serious? We saved a lot of people.

Luke smiled lightly. Tony, do you think it was just for us to kill the test subjects and save civilians last night?

Tony nodded without thinking. Of course. Were superheroes.

He then added mockingly, Also, youre the knight of the people.

In this regard, the tyc.o.o.n was quite envious, because he knew that he wouldnt be able to obtain this t.i.tle.

Luke tapped the counter. Do you think America is just?

Stunned for a moment, Tonys lips moved, but he shook his head in the end. No.

Stark Industries used to sell weapons. If justice in America was so dependable, why would he have announced the closure of the companys weapons division and fought terrorists himself?

Luke spread his hands. Do you think the American government needs us to preserve justice? Or do you think those bigshots are willing to give the power to mete out justice to a bunch of vigilantes?

Tony lowered his gaze.. No.