Wearing a bomber jacket, a thick scarf, earmuffs, gloves, and cotton boots, Hal was walking on the streets of Gotham. He looked at the leaves that had fallen on both sides of the road, looking a little desolate.
The tree sighed silently.
To be honest, he feels a little guilty now. Hal is a good person. Although his experience in the first half of his life was not very smooth. His original dream career of test pilot became ground logistics due to the opposition of his family, but he
Never wanting to give up, I was finally chosen by the green light that represented firm will.
After becoming Green Lantern, he tried his best to punish evil and promote good, and devoted his best efforts to maintain peace. However, within a few days of his arrival in Gotham, he caused the largest traffic jam in Gotham's history.
The chaos he caused when he landed on a traffic light pole was far bigger than it seemed. Not to mention the three-digit car accidents that occurred throughout the central roundabout. Because there were so many cars to be towed, the towing company was not finished until nightfall.
, and on that night, the biggest blizzard in Gotham's history came.
Because there is now ice below the ground in Gotham, and the temperature has dropped sharply, it has been snowing for several days and nights, and it did not stop until last night. This snowfall, which can be called a snow disaster, has made Gotham's traffic situation extremely bad. Central
No one has yet cleaned up the wreckage of the roundabout, and traffic in the entire city has basically come to a standstill.
Hal originally wanted to reveal his identity as Green Lantern and use his superpowers to protect traffic, but looking at the traffic policemen on the streets carrying rocket launchers and portable machine guns, he felt that his deterrence was not enough.
He couldn't understand this strange city or everything here. He felt that he couldn't integrate into it at all. Originally, Hal had planned to leave, but the guilt in his heart kept bothering him and made him hesitate for a long time.
Didn't leave either.
Until last night, he suddenly received a letter from Schiller. Schiller said that the battle against the fear of the Laughing Devil was a great success that day. Therefore, he wanted to invite several people who participated in the battle that day to visit his home.
Thinking of that battle, Hal still felt like he was dreaming. He never thought that he would face such a terrifying monster, but after defeating that monster, he did feel a transcendent sense of accomplishment.
Since it was a celebration banquet organized by Schiller, Hal felt that he could go, after all, he had contributed.
Hal put his hands in the pockets of his bomber jacket, kicked the pebbles on the road with his head down, and walked forward. At this moment, a series of soft "ding bells" came from behind him, "Huh!"
With a sound, a newsboy on a bicycle passed by him.
Hal's eyes widened. The newsboy turned around and smiled and made a face at him. Just when Hal waved his fist and wanted to express his anger, another large group of newsboys appeared on their bicycles.
, passed by him.
Hal was choked by the snowflakes and smoke. He stretched out his hand and waved it vigorously in front of his face. He took a few steps forward. When he looked up, he saw a small mailbox with a letter hanging on it.
A small wooden sign reads "Rodriguez House".
Hal walked over and shook the bell above. Soon, a butler wearing a smart suit, white shirt, white gloves, and bow tie came out. Hal rubbed his hands in embarrassment. He had never enjoyed this before.
This kind of aristocratic service...
Merkel smiled and nodded, opening the door to the manor for him. When Hal just walked into the living room, he saw three people waiting for him. Except for Schiller, the remaining two were Wei.
Kedo and Gordon.
Victor was holding a glass of water and explaining simple physics knowledge to Dick sitting next to him. Schiller held Elsa in his arms, patted her on the back, and asked her to let go of her mouth on the cane.
Harvey saw Elsa's unusual teeth at first sight. He was indeed following Elsa before, but in order not to be discovered, he stayed far away. Outside of Wayne Manor, Elsa was not there either.
She often opens her mouth, so Hal has never seen the shape of her teeth.
These shark-like teeth, even if placed on a little girl, would look a bit scary, not to mention that Aisha's teeth were like wood chippers. With one bite, the cane was broken into two sections.
With a few clicks, the originally smooth and beautiful solid wood pole turned into wooden flowers...
"Hey, Elsa, don't do this!" Dick jumped off the sofa to stop her. Elsa spat out the wood residue in her mouth with a few "bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah!"
, walked up to him, shook hands with him, and then said: "Hello, how are you doing?"
"Uh... not bad." Hal's attention was on Aisha, so his answer was a bit perfunctory. Schiller looked at his expression, followed his gaze, and turned to look at the person who was turning over on the sofa.
Turning over Elsa, he said, "She is a very lively little girl, right?"
"It depends on how you define the word 'lively'." Hal said with some embarrassment.
Schiller smiled, looked at Elsa and said, "Lively is the antonym of her father. I really can't believe that Bruce would have such a lively and lovely daughter."
Hal pursed his lips and said, "We all know that this is not his..."
Just when he said this, he felt an unexplained chill on his back. Hal turned around nervously, but saw nothing.
Soon, the candles were lit, and all the lights in the manor were lit. Under the illumination of the lights, the silver and glass vessels swayed in circles of light. There was a clear "pop" sound, and several glasses
When they hit each other, wine liquids of different colors rippled from the mouth of the glass like rolling waves.
"We haven't been together like this for a while..." Gordon spoke first. He moved slightly to the side to make room for the butler who was pouring wine, and then said: "Unfortunately, several people have died due to various reasons.
Nothing can come of it."
"It doesn't matter, we have new friends." Schiller raised his glass and raised it towards Hal. Hal also raised his glass to greet him. Hal took a sip of wine and said, "I didn't have any before."
I introduced myself, but you should also know, my name is Hal, Hal Jordan."
"A famous surname, Jordan of the Bulls has been in the limelight recently." Victor agreed.
Hal smiled and shook his head and said, "Just because he is so red and purple, people often ask me if I am related to him. God, I have never been to Chicago."
Hal went on to introduce: "I was originally a test pilot, but then I became a ground crew, and now I work at an air force base in Beach City."…
Then, he stretched out his hand, revealing his Green Lantern ring, and said: "As you have seen before, I am a Green Lantern of the Green Lantern Corps, also known as the Emerald Knight."
"I've wanted to ask for a long time, what exactly are the Green Lantern Corps?" Gordon asked with some confusion.
"You can understand it as an organization that maintains peace in the universe. They divide the universe into various sectors, and then send Green Lanterns to guard these sectors. I am a Green Lantern in the sector where the earth is located, and I am mainly responsible for protecting the safety of the earth.
"
Hal briefly introduced the history and code of conduct of the Green Lantern Corps to a few people. Gordon's frown gradually relaxed a little, and he said: "You should know what you are doing in the central carousel area of Gotham."
What a mess there was, and even now the gang bosses are still asking me what happened to that green light."
Hal showed a somewhat guilty expression, turned the corners of his mouth downwards, and then said, "Then what did you say?"
"Originally, I wanted to tell them that there was a glowing super human who fell on the traffic light pole, causing this accident, but..."
Gordon looked at Schiller, who put down the cutlery in his hand, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and then said: "I advise him not to do this. In other cities, this explanation may be regarded as fantasy."
, will be regarded as a ridiculous excuse made by the police department to shirk its responsibilities."
"But this is Gotham. There is nothing that people here don't believe. They are all angry. If Gordon says that, they will definitely dig deep to find you."
Schiller shook his head, looked at Hal, and then said: "Believe me, even if you have superpowers, once you fall into the quagmire of Gotham, you may not even have a chance to escape."
Hearing this, Hal felt the temperature around him drop again. He shuddered, picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine. The spicy wine made him slightly warmer. He looked at Schiller and raised it gratefully.
Wine Glass said: "Thank you, professor, for being considerate of me. I didn't mean it. I really didn't know the traffic situation in this city was like this..."
"It doesn't matter, I am also a foreigner." Schiller also picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine. He smiled and said, "Although many people don't see this, I am just as different as all foreigners in terms of transportation.
adapt."
"That's the only thing you're not used to." Gordon said with a smile.
"Speaking of which, what are you going to do with this little girl?" Hal looked at Elsa, who was sitting next to Schiller. The housekeeper prepared a children's meal full of broccoli and carrots. Elsa did not refuse anyone, but
Judging from her expression, she might want to eat raw carrots.
"What should I do?" Schiller looked at Hal and said, "Bruce Wayne officially adopted her, and now her full name is Elizabeth Martha Wayne."
"But..." Hal showed a very embarrassed expression and said, "We all know where she came from, that monster..."
The first person to shake his head was Victor. He looked at Hal and said: "But now, she is no longer that monster. If her soul is still like that, or she can still become like that, then I do agree that it is necessary to
Put some supervision on her to prevent her from harming ordinary people.”…
"However, now that Aisha has become a human being in both soul and body, she should enjoy the rights that humans should have."
"At the same time..." Victor looked at Elsa and said: ·Obviously, she is intelligent and can be taught, no different from a human child. If she really harms society in the future, it will be because of the failure of education.
.”
Schiller looked at Victor with some surprise and said, "I didn't expect you to be a supporter of the theory of acquired education."
"I have said before that my wife and I have taught younger children. In this process, I have a profound understanding of the importance of acquired education to human beings."
Gordon put down his wine glass, touched his temples and said, "Although I am also worried that she may cause trouble in the future, is there not enough trouble in Gotham?"
"It's full of sharp teeth, has immense strength, and is extremely fast. It sounds quite intimidating, but there are many scarier things in Gotham than this."
Gordon put a piece of steak in his mouth with his fork and said
"Remember the riot that happened in the cathedral last time? The people there were all crazy for some reason, and it took us a lot of effort to get them to wake up."
"I don't know about that." Victor turned his head, looked at Gordon and asked: ·That was the accident that caused serious damage to Gotham Cathedral? What happened at that time?"
Gordon sighed and looked at Schiller, who was eating the food on the plate calmly, and then said:
"This has to start with something called the 'Wine Pool' underneath the Gotham Cathedral."