I want to have a date with Superman

In the comment area, I learned about some questions in the minds of some readers. I think they are quite typical, so I will post a single chapter to explain them.

1. When meeting Sannomiya, Stranger, and Shazam, is the "weak" Harley really just a familiar face and not getting any benefits? What's the use of writing like this?

First of all, Harley is not weak. She knows Kung Fu, which is not as good as Shiva and Ninja Master, but she is worse than most ordinary people. She is proficient in marksmanship and has certain tactical abilities (she has trained with the old man since she was a child. Her grandfather is not an ordinary person, which will be introduced later). She also has a golden finger, and her physical fitness is beyond that of ordinary people. She is worse than Deathstroke, but she is still enough to become a Gotham. The little bully.

She doesn't need to follow the steps and find a low-class teacher. With her golden finger, she can easily surpass the mortal heroes and villains of DC. Just like Batman needs to practice more than a hundred martial arts, but Superman never practices martial arts, the two have different paths.

Now she seems weak, just because her enemy is too strong. If you ask the Ninja Master to go to the Holy Crusade, not even ashes will be left.

Secondly, the benefits are not without them, but they are not as obvious as power upgrades or magic weapons.

Finally, these contents are not useless, and many of them are pitfalls in the subsequent chapters.

For example, Rachel lost the Three Houses. After Harley has the ability, should she go look for it? This will lead to the plot of hell and Lucifer later.

For another example, the mark Rachel left on Harley's forehead is also a thing more precious than any treasure.

Anyone who has read comics knows that the magic of the DC universe is a sinkhole, the kind that traps people without paying for their lives.

To put it bluntly, the current magical power in the DC universe all belongs to the hidden boss. Whether it is ironic magic or the most orthodox magic, their power comes from the boss behind the scenes.

You think you are practicing magic, but in fact you are constantly being assimilated by the boss, and your magic power eventually belongs to the boss.

In essence, it is no different from a black magician borrowing the power of the devil. What about the joy he borrows now?

It can only be said that DC magic has too many pitfalls and is much more complicated than the Marvel universe.

If there is no Rachel, if you follow the suggestions of some readers, you can first follow the plots of Ninja Master, Ms. Shiva, Madam Xanadu, and Zatanna, and follow them to grow and learn step by step. If Harley takes the martial arts route , that’s no problem, as novice village teachers, they are very suitable. But Harley wanted to learn magic and followed them from the beginning. In the end, there was only one result: he was tricked to death by them.

Forget about them, even if Harley followed Diana to Paradise Island, she would still be tricked to death.

Why, because compared to the real big guys in DC, their level is too low. To use an analogy from the plot in Xian Xia, following Zatanna, Harley will condense a lower-ninth-grade golden elixir, the kind that has no hope for the Nascent Soul.

Therefore, before formally practicing magic, Harley must have one or more knowledgeable friends like Stranger and Raven—equivalent to Ma Yu who gave Guo Jing the internal skills and mental skills in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

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2. The content is confusing and there is no main line.

In fact, I explained this issue in "Work Related - The Main Line of the Book". Harley's story is a relatively off-beat magic side.

However, one reader has this question - I don’t know how the author unfolds the plot. His father died inexplicably, he went to the orphanage inexplicably, and many plots felt inexplicable.

I have to say that compared to most American comic book fans, my article is indeed a bit unconventional.

If Andy, Harley's father, was not in Gotham, would he be used as a scapegoat by the criminal police and killed carelessly?

Most likely not. The reason for the current ending is because he is in Gotham.

Why didn't Hallie follow the planned trajectory of "grow up happily, win an Olympic gold medal, and become a big star", "make a lot of money, endorse the National Bank of China, write a book and become a talented woman", "within a week, a wealthy and kind-hearted family "She was taken away from the orphanage" and instead she is going through those bad things?

Because this is Gotham.

Why is it that Harley is already a wanted waif despite being smart enough to call Jim Gordon and Harvey Dent and record them cleverly?

Because this is Gotham and it’s too dark.

Why did Harley encounter those things while wandering?

Because this is Gotham.

So, do you understand?

These plots actually serve one theme - the outstanding people in Gotham.

Even netizens who have never watched "Batman" can say that "Gotham City has simple folk customs and is full of talents." But have you ever thought about why? Why is there such a plot? Can you tell me the reason?

Is it because Gotham has the Joker, Two-Face, and Penguin?

Are they the ones who made Gotham bad?

Thinking that way is a bit superficial.

It was the city of Gotham that turned them into the Joker, Two-Face and Penguin.

There has always been only "oranges grow in Huainan, they become oranges, and those born in Huaibei, they become oranges", but there is no such thing as "oranges grow in Huainan, and Huainan becomes Huaibei".

Therefore, I want to describe a "normal" Gotham City through the first volume. This is just the beginning, and there will be similar plots later, and this is my theme and my purpose.

Everything that happened to Harley is a life that every ordinary Gothamite may experience, but the bad way is different, and their reactions to these darkness are also different.

When the Joker faced the real Gotham, he became the most conscious psychopath.

The reason why Batman is great is not how rich he is, how many kinds of kung fu he knows, or how many criminals he defeats, but that he perseveres in the face of this real dark world and does not compromise with reality like Two-Face and Penguin. Not as crazy as the Joker, nor like future Harley who sees through everything but only cares about herself.

He uncompromisingly challenges this dark world. He wants to make the dark city bright, even if he becomes a lone knight in the darkness. So he is Batman, so he is great, so he can become a well-deserved member of the Justice League III. Giant.

Just imagine, if I didn't write these plots, the whole Gotham would seem to readers to feel similar to the metropolises in our real world. So, would everyone still think Batman is a hero?

For example, if a Bruce character appears in the Magic City, do you think he is a psychopath or the greatest hero?

I have also read a lot of DC fanfics, which do not comment on the content or style, but only talk about Batman. Some authors even ridiculed Batman as being unreasonable, and the "no-kill concept" is even more ridiculous and absurd.

Suffice it to say, he may be right, but his Batman lives in a Gotham City that isn't Gotham.

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Okay, let’s go a little further. To sum up, in this volume, I am writing a fanfic of “Gotham”, not the “Justice League vs. Darkseid” of the DC universe. The current plot does not deviate from the theme.

3. Harley lets herself go, has no character, no goals, and no life plan?

In fact, her life plan is very clear. "Become an Olympic champion, win medals, and enjoy a wealthy life" appears many times in the previous article, followed by "work hard to upgrade."

This is her life plan.

It's a pity that God does not follow people's wishes (I will not let her get her wish).

After experiencing the incident in the convent, her main goal in life was to survive.

In order to survive, she must improve her strength.

In order to survive and avoid being beaten to death by the police, she had to regain her innocence.

In order to survive, when she is strong enough, she must overthrow the Church and the Crusaders.

Everyone thinks she has no future because life is easy for everyone in reality, but Harley lives in Gotham City, a city with simple folk customs!

According to her situation, being able to live a good life in Gotham City without being a pervert is already a great achievement.

Some readers compared Harley to Dragon Mother and Maya from my last book.

Indeed, Harley seems to be a low-level person. Both Dragon Mother and Maya have great ideals, but Harley has always been just a mortal character with no big pursuits.

This is a difference in character settings.

Can Harley Quinn have great ideals?

Wouldn't everyone feel awkward if Harley Quinn worked for the benefit of the common people?

Harley in this book can be regarded as the neutralization of the two personalities of ordinary people and Constantine.

Well, yes, when I wrote Harley, I referenced Zha Kang to a certain extent, not the original Harley Quinn.

Many times, Zha Kang is a selfish bastard, but when faced with a choice, he does not lose too much integrity (actually Zha Kang has been a hero many times).