The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 488 Codenamed Emerald

In the early morning of the next day, in the headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps, Hal had just walked out of his bedroom when a pretty female Green Lantern greeted him.

Ignoring her purple skin and six hands on her back, she is quite a hot beauty. Hal blushed a little and turned his head away. The female Green Lantern smiled, and then said to him:

"I didn't expect that Ion Man was actually a shy little boy... Well, no kidding, the Legion Commander is looking for you, go to his office after breakfast."

"Okay... okay, thank you."

After saying goodbye to the female Green Lantern, Hal took the elevator and came to the restaurant.

There are all kinds of creatures here, there are protoss floating in mid-air, there are spherical creatures jumping around on the ground, and there are even long necks that can't see the whole picture and only protrude from the window. Dinosaurs, Hal kept marveling as he walked and watched.

No matter where he went, everyone praised him repeatedly, even some Green Lanterns who had not participated in the operation before and had just returned from the sector, after hearing about Hal's deeds, they couldn't help expressing emotion.

What happened in Gotham is not as big as some interstellar war scenes, but it reveals a strangeness and horror. All Green Lanterns who have been there can deeply feel the chaos and madness, so their The description is inevitably embellished, and as it is passed on, it becomes more and more exaggerated.

The Green Lanterns put Harqua in the sky and the earth, and the seriously injured adjutant Carroll was no exception.

The person who attacked him was Constantine. He was defeated by this magician without a move. In order to cover up his failure, he exaggerated the power of Constantine, saying that Standing summoned five or six terrifying hell demon kings from nowhere, summoned magma and hailstones, and used hundreds of arcane balls. The two fought hundreds of rounds before he was defeated.

The other Green Lanterns more or less have this kind of mentality. After all, attacking a city in groups and being defeated in a desperate manner really seems very shameless. As long as the opponent is strong enough, then He won't appear to be that weak, so the battle reports submitted by everyone show that the people living in Gotham City are not ordinary earthlings at all.

They are chaotic, crazy, and elusive. Each of them is equipped with dozens of big bombs. They not only know all kinds of magical magic, but also seem to have the ability to see through. Not only are they fearless, they are also very smart.

Similarly, even Hal was described by them as a god descending into the world. After blowing it, some people began to call Hal "the greatest Green Lantern in history", saying that his achievements in saving everyone were unprecedented and should be recorded in the annals of history. .

Amid such praises, Hal felt a little confused, because he was very sober, and he knew that this incident was far less terrifying than what they described.

Perhaps, the defeat of the Green Lanterns was a bit disgraceful, but in fact the loss was not large, most of them were minor injuries, and the only unlucky one who was seriously injured was Carol who met Constantine, and Most of the people just used up the energy in the green light ring, plus the mental exhaustion was relatively high, and they all returned to the team after a night's rest.

But Hal still received unprecedented welcome and thanks. Amidst these cheers, he began to feel a little uncomfortable, not only because he was rewarded for nothing, but also because he felt that the style of this organization was a bit too frivolous and treated Failure is not taken seriously enough.

There is no reflection on strategic decisions, no tactical checking and filling of gaps, not even a summary meeting, as if as long as the enemy is portrayed as a terrible natural disaster, and the person who rescued them is blown up as an unprecedented hero, this matter It's over.

Anyone with military literacy will feel that this kind of organization is really amateurish.

With such a mood, Hal came to Tyrone's office, which was an office on the side corridor of the central core, and Hal's office was also here.

He knocked on the door, and Tyrone's voice came from the door, and he said, "Please come in."

After Hal walked in, he noticed that Tyrone's face was serious. Before Hal could ask, Tyrone said, "I saw that you submitted the report of leaving the headquarters last night. What's going on?"

"Uh... the matter on the earth has not been resolved yet, I have to go back to deal with the aftermath, and the security of the earth sector also needs to be maintained."

"No, Hal, I have received an order to temporarily abandon the sector where the earth is located, and to abandon all security work related to the earth and Gotham."

"Why?" Hal asked with wide-eyed shock.

Tyrone pursed his lips, patted Hal's shoulder, and said, "You've just started working, and you don't know the situation yet. Although I haven't been the captain of the Green Lantern Corps for a long time, I was in charge of the Green Lantern Corps before that." Some staff scheduling work."

"Sector security work also has priority. Our manpower is limited, and the energy of the total lamp furnace is also limited. Therefore, we must focus on those important sectors for maintenance..."

"But!" Hal raised his voice, and he asked, "What kind of sector is an important sector? Isn't the earth important?"

Tyrone sighed, he sat behind the table, and motioned for Hal to sit down too, but Hal just stood there, and Talon said helplessly:

"I know that every Green Lantern feels that the sector where their hometown is located is the most important. I can understand how you want to defend your hometown, but all of this is for the future of the Lantern Corps."

"To achieve healthy development, we must invest our limited strength in the most important places. The so-called important sectors are actually more prosperous places, where there are more civilizations, and they are closer to the headquarters... ..."

Tai Long showed a embarrassed expression and said: "The sector where the earth is located is relatively remote, and there are relatively few civilizations."

"More importantly..." Tai Long lowered his head, his tone became a little low, he said: "This operation failed, and we paid a very high price. We took half of the energy from the lamps and furnaces in the headquarters, and a dozen Green Lanterns Injured, ex-adjutant Carol seriously injured..."

"Compared to the strategic location of the sector where the earth is located, this loss is almost unacceptable."

Hal stood silently and looked at Tyrone, his Adam's apple moved and his fingertips trembled, but he still said:
"What about justice? What about peace?"

Tyrone spread his hands on the table and said, "We must first ensure the sound development of the Green Lantern Corps, so as to bring peace to more civilizations. For this, we will definitely sacrifice something."

"And what about the civilizations that were sacrificed?" Hal continued.

Tai Long sighed again, and then said: "I know, you were just a surface creature before, and you haven't stepped into the universe for a long time, and you don't know enough about the universe, so you don't know. Among all the civilizations born in the universe, only about one percent One of the civilizations can break away from the surface and fly to the universe.”

"And among these one percent civilizations, only less than one thousandth civilization can navigate the universe, join the interstellar society, and become a member of the universe civilization society."

"The remaining ones, no matter where they were born, no matter how brilliant they were, will eventually perish in the cradle of civilization."

"The development of civilization depends on the right time, place and people. Only a very small number of galaxies with very good conditions can give birth to a civilization that joins the interstellar society, and those galaxies are exactly the objects we must focus on protecting."

"But obviously..." Tyrone shook his head and said, "Earth is not included."

"I know you are disappointed, I used to be like this too." Tyrone stood up from the table and walked to Hal, he said: "But one day, you will understand that everything is for a greater justice .”

Looking into Tyrone's eyes, Hal was silent for a while, then shook his head slowly, his tone had calmed down, but with a shocking force, he said: "Justice delayed is not justice."

"On the way to pursue greatness, those civilizations left behind by you, the ethnic groups that were treated as victims, are also living lives one after another, just like my compatriots on earth."

"But if we don't do this, wasting our power in hopeless places will only lead to the collapse of the Legion, and without the Green Lantern Corps, there will only be more civilizations caught in the flames of war."

Looking into Tyrone's eyes, Hal knew that he might not be able to convince him, he said: "Sorry, but I can't agree with this reason."

He closes his eyes.Taking a deep breath, he raised his right hand, and then used his other hand to forcefully pull off the green light ring on his finger.

"I give up my identity as Green Lantern, I will return to Earth, and then fight for my civilization as an ordinary human being."

Tai Long's eyes widened slightly. He never thought that anyone could give up the energy of the green light. Such an easy and powerful power is like a pie falling from the sky, and no one has ever given up voluntarily.

However, he saw another kind of power in Hal's eyes, which made his eyes bright like the sun in the universe.

"I always firmly believe that my compatriots and I will create the greatest civilization in the universe."

"Maybe, I left today, but one day, when human beings sail into the depths of the universe, we will meet again."

After saying that, Hal turned and left. Tyrone looked at his back, and he saw the shadows of many people in Hal's back. They were all called the greatest Green Lantern of all time.

But Hal is completely different from the shadows of these people. There is no rich green light on his body that symbolizes great power, nor does he have the power brought by great power. Just like all weak surface creatures, he cannot fly or teleport. You can only step on the ground step by step.

But the more flightless the race, the more eager to fly. As an ordinary human, Hal could have chosen to become a Green Lantern and fly freely in the universe, but he gave up.

Perhaps, Talon thought, he would really be the greatest Green Lantern ever... the real Green Lantern.

(End of this chapter)