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Chapter 5167-5170 [Mother Box]

After leaving Kandak, Xiang Nan and Diana traveled to Europe.

They found Charlie in Scotland, who had now retired from the military and become a happy farmer, working diligently in the fields every day.

He thought watching the crops thrive was far better than aiming a sniper rifle at someone's head. He was also delighted that Xiang Nan and Diana came to see him, saying, "It's so good that you came to see me."

After bidding farewell to Charlie, Xiang Nan and Diana went to London and met Samir, who was still there swindling and cheating people.

Besides setting up scams to swindle money from people, he now also works as an extra in a theater.

"Actually, what I want to be most is not a conman, nor a soldier, but an actor," he explained to Diana with a smile. "Unfortunately, because of my skin color, I can only play minor roles now. I hope that in the future, I will have the opportunity to play a supporting role or a leading role."

Samir is of Middle Eastern descent. Not to mention in the early 20th century when racial discrimination was still quite serious in Europe, even in today's Hollywood, it would be difficult for Middle Eastern actors to play leading roles.

"Times are progressing, and I believe that one day you will play the leading role you desire," Xiang Nan comforted him.

“I hope so.” Samir nodded with a smile.

Furthermore, thanks to her outstanding performance during World War I, Etta Candy has now become a full-fledged member of the British intelligence service, capable of handling specific tasks, rather than simply holding a sinecure as someone's secretary.

She was overjoyed to see Xiang Nan and Diana. "I thought you had forgotten about me. Oh dear, you've been gone without a trace."

“I applied for retirement after I got back, and I’ve been traveling around the world with Diana these past few days, so it’s normal that you can’t contact us,” Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"A round-the-world trip?! I'm so envious. I hope I can travel around the world someday too," Eta said enviously. "Oh, I really envy you two, you're such a perfect couple. When are you getting married? You must let me know."

"Don't worry," Xiang Nan said with a smile.

……

After leaving England, Xiang Nan and Diana went to France, and then from France to Italy.

In Italy, beneath a church, Xiang Nan secretly took the mother box.

There are three Mother Boxes in total. They are high-tech machines that originally belonged to Darkseid, the most powerful boss in the DC Universe.

Darkseid was very keen on conquering the universe. He often led his army to conquer cities and territories in the universe and once conquered hundreds of thousands of planets.

The Mother Box can transform the planets Darkseid conquers into whatever he desires, and convert all the planet's native inhabitants into Apocalyptic Demons.

A slave creature that only obeys Darkseid and satisfies his desire for killing and conquest.

Because the technology used in the Mother Box is so advanced, it looks like witchcraft.

It's like primitive people seeing modern people carrying lighters and able to light fires anytime, anywhere. They might think that modern people possess the magic of fire control.

Thousands of years ago, Darkseid led his army of Apocalyptic demons to invade Earth, but was defeated by the combined forces of the gods, Green Lanterns, the human alliance, the Amazons, and the Atlanteans.

Darkseid was severely wounded by Ares, who was then on the side of justice, and fled back to his home planet Apokolips in a sorry state, leaving the three Mother Boxes behind on Earth.

The Allied Forces knew these three Mother Boxes were of paramount importance and could not be allowed to fall into Darkseid's hands again. Therefore, humans, Amazons, and Atlanteans decided to keep the three Mother Boxes separately. Darkseid, after recovering from his injuries, also longed to retrieve the three Mother Boxes. However, in his haste to escape, he forgot to mark Earth's location.

The universe is vast, containing countless planets, so Darkseid forgot about Earth's location and lived peacefully for thousands of years.

The Mother Box remained silent throughout this period, and was under the close watch of humans, Amazons, and Atlanteans.

Xiang Nan knew that the mother box in the Italian church was to be discovered by Na Cui during World War II and was to be transported back to Berlin to be handed over to the Führer. Fortunately, the Allied forces intervened in time to stop it.

The mother box was subsequently taken back to the United States and placed in the Pentagon Archives. Because the technology behind the mother box was so advanced, humans were unable to decipher it, leaving it to gather dust in the archives for over seventy years.

Until 2013, General Zod from Krypton descended to Earth, was defeated by Superman, and the Kryptonian spaceship was obtained by humanity.

Researchers later discovered that the Mother Box technology actually originated from outer space. One of the researchers, in an attempt to save his son who had been in a car accident, went to great lengths to activate the Mother Box.

The Mother Box, dormant for thousands of years, was activated and sent a signal to Apokolips, where Darkseid was located, which led to the Steppenwolf invasion.

The Justice League, comprised of Superman, Aquaman, Batman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, and others, went through countless hardships before finally defeating Steppenwolf and protecting the Earth.

However, Earth's location has been revealed, and it could be invaded by Darkseid again at any time.

……

Darkseid was not a mortal, but belonged to a new god.

According to the DC Comics setting, millions of years ago, there was a realm of gods, a world independent of the real world, inhabited by countless ancient gods.

Under the influence of the evil god Loki, these ancient gods engaged in infighting, ultimately leading to the tearing apart of the divine realm and the destruction of the ancient gods. The tearing apart of the divine realm and the destruction of the ancient gods released a massive divine wave that swept across the entire universe.

This gave rise to many native planetary deities. Gods like Zeus, Ares, and Artemis are native planetary deities born from divine waves.

Furthermore, the torn divine realm split into two planets: New Creation Star and Apocalypse Star.

The new Genesis planet was like paradise, peaceful and beautiful, prosperous and thriving. Apokolips, on the other hand, was like hell, filled with tyranny and war, conquest and destruction.

Darkseid is the ruler of Apokolips and one of the most powerful gods.

According to the comics, Darkseid and other gods are multifaceted and unique, existing above the multiverse. What appears in the real world are merely projections of them.

It can be said that Darkseid's power, if placed in the Marvel Universe, would be far greater than Thanos's, equivalent to a god at the level of the multiverse, such as the five cosmic creators: Eternity, Death, Infinity, Annihilation, and Galactus.

With such strength, he is probably on par with Xiang Nan.

Of course, Darkseid in the movie probably wasn't that powerful.

After all, he was defeated by the Earth Alliance thousands of years ago. Therefore, he is at most equivalent to a single universe level, which is equivalent to Thanos, the Celestials, the Watchers, etc., who wield the Infinity Gauntlet.

Darkseid, with his current strength, is no match for Xiang Nan.

(End of this chapter)