American comic book red Superman

Luo Wei believed it, of course, because he knew that the underworld did indeed exist, a world similar to the realm of demons, inhabited by some creatures from Chinese mythology.

On Earth, which is the realm of the living, there is a gate leading to the realm of the dead. In my memory, the bald Lex Luthor once opened the gate to the underworld, and that gate was located in the United States.

It now appears that there is more than one gate to the underworld.

"Superman, will you go?"

Seeing that he hadn't received a reply for a long time, Zhang Si, the crocodile man, became somewhat worried.

"Go, tell me the time and place."

Lowe was very interested in the so-called underworld, which might be very different from the mythical one, but was full of mystery and aroused curiosity.

"Okay, meet me here at 8 PM three days from now."

The crocodile-man Zhang Si excitedly took out a piece of paper and handed it to Luo Wei. He even folded it up so that the green snake, who was peeking from the side, wouldn't see it.

"If I don't want to watch it, I don't want to watch it. Who cares?"

The green snake muttered to itself.

"Ah."

Luo Wei took the paper, glanced at the address, and then burned it with his heat vision.

See you in three days.

After finishing his business, Zhang Si, the crocodile man, didn't linger. Being exposed to the scorching sun for so long had made his body dry and stiff, and his skin itchy. So after giving his instructions, he didn't stay any longer and plunged into the river. Ripples appeared on the surface of the water, and a few seconds later, the crocodile man disappeared without a trace.

"You actually believe what he said?"

"The green snake beside me asked."

"Why don't you believe it?"

Luo Wei floated up, preparing to leave, without looking at the green snake below again.

Unexpectedly, the green snake below used its energy field to coil around the snake and then flew up to follow, saying, "If he sets a trap for you, you're doomed."

"Can you fly?"

Luo Wei was surprised.

"Ah."

The green snake looked at him with her beautiful eyes and nodded.

"But you were running on the ground just now."

Luo Wei thought that the current Green Snake had not evolved the ability to fly, but it turned out that it simply did not want to fly.

"Can't I run away? Don't get carried away. I think the big crocodile just now was definitely bluffing you, waiting for you to go alone so it could set a trap for you."

The green snake continued muttering, "I suggest you take me with you."

That way, the two of us together won't be afraid.

"."

Luo Wei stared at her delicate, innocent face, which seemed to show a lack of worldly experience, and uttered a few words: "Go home, little brat."

Whoosh——

The next second, he vanished in a flash, leaving only the green snake hovering alone in the air, feeling the raging wind blowing against her face, making her hair on her head all messy.

The green snake was stunned for a long time before its eyes widened and it uttered two words, "Damn it."

How dare you underestimate me!

"Xiaoqing, how could you just run off like that? Your cousin spent the whole afternoon looking for you. Do you know how worried we were!"

That evening, Huang Luqin sat on the sofa at home, scolding the drooping Green Snake with a look of disappointment.

"I know, auntie."

With an apologetic expression, Green Snake lowered her head to Luo Wei and said, "Cousin, I'm sorry, I promise I'll never run around like that again!"

"It's okay, I don't mind."

Luo Wei didn't take it to heart. After all, he hadn't really been looking for it all afternoon. As he spoke, he took out the osmanthus cake and put it on the table. "Remember to eat the osmanthus cake you wanted. It won't taste good if you leave it for too long."

"Cousin, you are such a good person."

Green Snake ate the osmanthus cake with a touched expression. She knew she had made a mistake, but she didn't expect her cousin not to pursue the matter and even leave all the osmanthus cake for her to eat!

"Ahem, don't just randomly give out friend cards."

Luo Wei coughed a few times, stood up, yawned, and said with a tired look on his face, "Mom, I'm going to sleep now. You should get some rest too."

"Go on, Xiaoqing, you should go and rest too."

Huang Luqin was also tired. She sent the green snake away and went back to her room to sleep. By this time, Luo's father was already fast asleep. The whole family turned off the lights. The green snake, who had returned to her room, also curled up in the cardboard box and fell asleep exhausted.

Luo Wei, who was next door, was not asleep; he wasn't sleepy.

"Let's go to the Arctic when it's quiet at night."

Luo Wei lifted the curtains, glanced out the window, and looked out over the old town. Almost all the residential buildings were dark, with only a few lights on, like a few stars in the night.

He put on a windproof jacket, and the next second the curtains shook violently, moonlight shone into the room, which was now empty, with only a few dark shadows vaguely passing by under the full moon outside the window.

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Chapter 34: Idealism

In the Arctic, a vast expanse of snow blankets the icy continent like a white curtain. In a place where snow piles up like mountains, the rear half of a black spaceship is exposed. There is melted snow near the hatch, clearly indicating that it has just been exposed to high temperatures, leaving behind a puddle of melted snow.

"Identity verification successful, Karl!"

"Welcome back!"

As Luo Wei stepped into the spaceship, the metal walls on both sides instantly lit up, and a winding beam of light extended to the end of the passage. The pale blue light reflected the shadows, highlighting his tall figure.

He patted off the non-existent snow from his body, took off his windproof jacket, and felt warm gas emanating from the hidden nozzles above his head, warming his icy hands and feet in the blizzard.

The spaceship's systems are very intelligent and user-friendly. After the owner entered, many basic functions were automatically activated, and the ecosystem began to operate at high speed, producing oxygen.

When no one is around, they are naturally kept closed in order to conserve energy as much as possible. Otherwise, the spaceship could not have been preserved for 20,000 years and still have the energy to start and operate.

"call"

Luo Wei exhaled a breath, puffing out smoke, and then went straight to the control room, brought up an interface, and pressed a button.

Buzz

The next second, the figure of a middle-aged man was projected onto the open ground in front of him. He was about the same height as Rowe, with a slender build, and was wearing Kryptonian clothing with the El family insignia on his chest. The middle-aged man was none other than Jorel.

"Karl, you're here again."

Jorel was disconnected midway through the last time, but that memory was recorded in the database. With Kryptonian technology, this so-called video not only stores most of Jorel's memories and allows him to communicate normally, but it can also save subsequent memory data.

"Well, I have a battle suit design that I'd like you to take a look at. I hope it can help me defend against kryptonite and other powerful threats in the future."

Luo Wei took out several blueprints, entered them into the computer, and then projected them onto the large screen. After processing, the blueprints were superimposed, revealing every detail of the combat suit.

"You came up with this? It's a great invention. The one-way retractable sun visor design is quite interesting. It can solve the problem of your thermal vision when you use it normally, and the life support system can automatically repair itself."

As a scientist, Joel offered a fair assessment: "Karl, it seems you've perfectly inherited my scientific genes. The combat suit can indeed effectively eliminate the threat of Kryptonite, however..."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "Karl, Krypton has been destroyed, and the stones that could threaten the Kryptonians were destroyed along with Krypton."

"No, there is no such thing as Kryptonite on Earth."

As Luo Wei spoke, he fell into deep thought. There is indeed Kryptonite on Earth, but where does it come from? As Jorel said, Kryptonite almost disappeared along with the destruction of Krypton. Even if someone wanted to find Kryptonite, they would have to travel countless light-years to places where Krypton once existed.

The only possibility for Kryptonite on Earth right now is that it crash-landed on Earth along with its own spacecraft.

It might have stuck to the spacecraft, or it might have fallen to some place on Earth during an emergency landing; of course, some parts might still be on the spacecraft.

Luo Wei had already thought about this problem, but he was still thinking about it more.

Retrieving the kryptonite that fell back then was obviously impossible; he couldn't even pinpoint the exact location where he had fallen.

The only thing we can do now is to retrieve the spacecraft.

Rowe paused for a moment, then said, "No, it's not just the space capsule, there's also Zod. Could he bring Kryptonite?"

"Dre Zod?"

Upon hearing the familiar name, Joel paused, frowned, and racked his brains for a long time. "I have no memory of his death. He might still be alive."

"He is still alive and will be coming to Earth in the near future. You should know why he is coming."

Luo Wei looked at him and spoke slowly.

"Code of Life"

Jorel paused for a moment, then continued, "He wasn't just after the Codex of Life, but also for Earth. Earth has a perfect living environment and a golden sun overhead, all of which Zod has always dreamed of. He has always longed to relocate the Kryptonian civilization to a new planet, a planet where the Kryptonians can become powerful. Therefore, he launched a rebellion to try to seize the Codex of Life, but I stopped him."

As he spoke, he looked at Rowe and asked, "Don't you think that I'm the one who stopped Krypton from continuing?"

“From Zod’s perspective, you are wrong, because Zod was born to expand and perpetuate the Kryptonian civilization, and you have stopped him.”

Without much thought, Rowe gave his answer: "Because you believe that the Kryptonians should end this corrupt and stubborn civilization and rebuild a new Kryptonian society, which is a better idea."

This wasn't just Jorel's idea; it was also the idea of ​​the Kryptonian Council. The high-ranking members believed that Krypton could no longer exist and stopped expanding outwards, which led to General Zod's rebellion.

One reason Jor'el wanted to end Krypton's civilization and rebuild a new one was that Krypton was already plagued by internal conflicts. The council members, as leaders, had spent their lives guiding Krypton's development and making decisions they considered normal. Later, the council decided that Krypton could no longer exist and stopped its expansion. This angered Zod, who had fought for Krypton his entire life, leading to a rebellion. The root of all this was that Kryptonian society was too rigid. The Codex Life Order dictated everything. Unless the restrictions were broken, even if General Zod were to use the Codex Life Order to continue a new Kryptonian civilization, the Kryptonians would still not escape the fate of destruction.

"Therefore, the Codex of Life cannot be given to Zod. Kryptonians should no longer be bound. You must bring Kryptonian civilization back to the light, just as you brought hope to people."

"Joel said in a deep voice."

"Father, besides this battle suit, the second reason I came to see you is that I want to quickly develop my potential, only in this way can I cope with future crises."

Rowe looked at Joe expectantly, hoping that this famous Kryptonian scientist could teach him some ways to improve his strength.

"Method?"

Jorel shook his head: "I'm sorry, kid, I can't help you. Kryptonians increase their strength by absorbing stellar energy, and the more stellar energy they have, the faster they increase their strength. I know what you're thinking."

He noticed his son glance at the sky and smiled, "Don't think about going directly to the sun. You can't handle the energy at the sun's center; it will damage your body. Stellar energy can help you develop your potential, but that doesn't mean your current body can fully withstand it."

"Isn't there any other way?"

Luo Wei was deflated, only then realizing that he was only seventeen years old, not even an adult yet.