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Seeing so many pleading eyes, Luo Wei nodded. As reporter Zhang pressed the shutter, a blinding flash of light appeared, and the photo froze in the middle, with Lex and Superman standing and shaking hands. Lex had a smile on his face, and behind them were Liang Zhongping and several special police officers. The photo looked so harmonious, yet there was an indescribable sense of incongruity.

A heinous crime occurred today at a factory on the outskirts of Greenvine City; only Superman's intervention prevented a tragedy.

[Mr. Lex Luthor, one of the victims in this incident, expressed his deepest gratitude to Superman at the press conference and hoped...]

That night, after having dinner, Lowe sat on the sofa watching the news. The host on the screen was reporting on the carjacking that had happened that day, accompanied by a large photo of Lex Luthor and Superman.

"It's really fun."

Lowe yawned. In the past, he never expected that his first photo to make the news would be with Lex Luthor, who was Superman's number one enemy.

However, he had his reasons for doing so, because he was currently in the shadows while Lex Luthor was in the open. This mental Earthling did not yet know that Superman was an alien from Krypton.

Just think of him as a powerful superhuman on Earth.

Therefore, for Rowe, Lex Luthor is undoubtedly a very good tool at this stage, and coincidentally, there is something he needs to do recently.

Meanwhile, in the presidential suite of a high-end hotel in Shanghai, a figure lay on a chair by the outdoor pool, occasionally taking a sip of red wine to moisten his throat.

"Luthor, you're a genius. The photo of you with Superman today caused the group's stock to soar. You probably thought of that the moment you saw Superman, right?"

Assistant Eve strode over, wearing a burgundy nightgown that perfectly accentuated her curvaceous figure, exuding allure.

"Do not."

Lex shook his head, somewhat disappointed, and said, "Dear Eve, do you think I'm a shallow person? That I would only approach Superman for money?"

"Well, what else? You're the rising star of the metropolitan business world."

Eve shrugged, but noticing her boss's less-than-pleasant expression, she added, "Okay, I was just kidding."

"Eve, come here."

Lex beckoned, put his arm around the woman's slender waist, and said slowly, "Eve, some people can read War and Peace, while others think it's just an adventure story."

"Just like some people can know what the ingredients of chewing gum are, or even the secrets of the universe."

As he spoke, Lex's emerald green eyes gazed at the lights of the bustling street below, making his pupils shine like stars.

So which category are you?

Eve asked cooperatively.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lex said in a deep voice, "I belong to the latter."

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Chapter 52 051: The Underworld Dimension (Part 1)

As darkness falls over China, the Arctic, at the edge of the world, has finally entered its long polar night, and for a long time to come, this icy world will be shrouded in darkness.

Inside the black and gold spaceship, Luo Wei stood in front of a circular archway. The archway resembled an ancient Chinese city gate, standing four or five meters high and two meters wide, large enough to accommodate a large truck.

Beside the door, there was a piece of mechanical equipment with a pair of golden door knockers in a groove on it, emitting a faint glow that stood out in the dimly lit laboratory.

"The fifth experiment."

Luo Wei yanked the switch off the equipment, and with a "bang," the equipment instantly charged, and the golden door ring in the groove became wrapped with electric current.

hum! ! !

But after a burst of brilliant electric current, a faint black mark was left on the door knocker. The mark then flickered with a faint light and was purified and dissipated. Everything returned to calm, as if the golden door knocker had only been given a bath and had no other effect.

"It still won't work."

Rowe frowned; things were going as he had expected.

Rewinding to three days ago, Luo Wei had already taken the door knocker back to the Arctic for storage, since many people in China were looking for it, and leaving it at home would easily expose it.

After taking the door knocker to the North Pole, Joel became very interested in it. He felt that the energy contained within the door knocker was somewhat similar to the Phantom Space, which could connect to other new dimensions. In fact, the door knocker could indeed open a wormhole leading to a new dimensional world.

So, under Jorel's guidance, Lowe began to build a teleportation device to activate the door ring. Jorel had over a hundred years of research in Kryptonian science, so he easily built a teleportation device.

However, just when Luo Wei thought he could activate the teleportation device to open the gate to the underworld, he discovered that the teleportation device was completely useless.

At first, I thought it was due to insufficient charging, so I readjusted it.

But even after the door knocker was charred black from being heated, it still couldn't open the gates to the underworld.

Luo Wei estimated that the initial approach was flawed.

The first point is that his knowledge of the underworld portal teleportation device came from Hua Xin and the Self-Strengthening Department.

Don't forget, Ziqiang Department and Huaxin didn't even get the door knocker. In other words, their understanding of opening the gates of the underworld is still theoretical and they haven't put it into practice, so there's a huge margin of error.

Rowe did not believe that the teleportation device built by Joel was inferior to that of the Self-Strengthening Corps; on the contrary, the teleportation device was already perfect.

So, the final problem now is that the method is wrong.

“Karl, perhaps an altar is missing. In the vast universe, some races live by faith. They call themselves gods. The more believers they have, the stronger they become. Most of these races hide in some dimensional world. Getting to that place cannot be solved by a teleportation device. You need something that matches these door knockers.”

Jor-El, standing beside him, recalled fragmented memories, recounting some of his observations and experiences recorded in the Kryptonian civilization, combined with legends about the underworld.

"Actually, I've already found it, but it will take a few days. I'm here today for something else."

After experiencing failure a few days ago, Luo Wei finally figured out how to open the gates of the underworld.

As mentioned earlier in the comics, Lex Luthor opened the gates of the underworld. The reason he discovered the existence of the underworld was that he had been collecting Chinese antiques for many years and inadvertently learned about the legends of the underworld.

When Lex opened the gates of the underworld, he did not rely on a teleportation device, but on a relatively complete set of antique doors. As Joel said, the antique doors were altars, and the door knockers were keys and offerings.

Luo Wei was misled by Hua Xin before, but now it seems he still needs that antique door.

That's exactly why he wanted to find Lex.

The current bald man may not have the Antique Door, but as a big businessman with extensive connections, finding the Antique Door would be a piece of cake for him. Luo Wei is not worried that the bald man will covet the legends of the underworld.

Because he will offer a condition that Lai Tu cannot refuse.

"So what brought you here today? It can't just be to chat with me, can it?"

Joel smiled and said.

"Chatting with you is one of today's projects. As for the other thing, it is that I need an artificial intelligence."

Seeing that Joel was stunned, Lowe mistakenly thought that the other party did not understand and explained: "In Kryptonian culture, it should also be called artificial intelligence."

"Child, this spaceship's database has already learned most of the common knowledge on Earth. I know what artificial intelligence means, but I'm curious, you are a superhuman, so artificial intelligence is not very useful to you."

Joel said it with a smile, but it's unclear whether he was joking.

"My super senses—no, I should say super intuition, or some other superpower—are not powerful enough to detect light signals. Some people may be watching me in the dark."

As Luo Wei spoke, he got right into his work. Actually, there were records on the spaceship, similar to artificial intelligence data. The version might be from Krypton 20,000 years ago, but it was enough for the current stage. As long as Batman and Lex Luthor couldn't decipher it, then there wouldn't be many people on Earth who could.

He had previously considered the need for artificial intelligence, but later dismissed the idea. However, the appearance of Lex Luthor has given him that idea back.

The reason for doing this was, of course, to better monitor Lai Tu.

"It's done."

A few hours later, Luo Wei quickly completed the development using the spaceship's existing database. On the light blue screen in front of him, a small golden dragon appeared, which was the virtual image of the artificial intelligence.

The golden dragon was named "Divine Dragon," but was referred to as "Little Dragon." A special bracelet was developed to summon the Divine Dragon, although the dragon's data was still stored in the spaceship.

Furthermore, Luo Wei redesigned the combat suit, moving away from traditional attire and replacing it with nano-storage stored on a wristband. This eliminated the need to return to change before battle. Of course, the super-fast change-up speed is fast, but times are changing.

After doing all this, he left the Arctic, just as dawn was breaking.

Back in China, it was only a little past five in the morning. The streets were sparsely populated. Luo Wei didn't go home. Instead, he flew directly to the top-floor suite of a star-rated hotel and landed on the open-air balcony.

"Hey, who's there?!"

Inside the French windows, Lex and Eve had been making love all night, but he was awakened shortly after falling asleep. His long-standing vigilance made him unusually sensitive to the footsteps of outsiders.

"Mr. Luther, don't you recognize me?"

Luo Wei stood on the balcony, the dim light outside making his tall figure appear and disappear, his elongated shadow giving people a great sense of oppression.

"Shet."

Lex hurriedly put on his coat and went to the balcony, his brows furrowed with doubt and his eyes filled with wariness. "Mr. Superman, it's not even dawn yet. You've come to see me, I'm afraid it's not for morning tea, is it?"

"Of course not, you probably wouldn't like the oil tea from Guangnan either."

Rowe sat on a chair by the pool, his face obscured by the shadow of the parasol overhead. He said slowly, "I want to make a deal with you."

Hearing this, Lex instantly sobered up a bit. He had given Superman his business card yesterday, naturally hoping to cooperate with him, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

He was just curious: what did Superman want?

After all, it's something even Superman would consider.

[PS: This is the last chapter for today. I need to adjust my mindset. I feel like I handled Lex Luthor too hastily. I didn't really want to kill him; I wanted to keep him as a pet.]

Entering the underworld is to advance the plot (it's necessary for the story), and the first truly significant event will also occur soon.

Chapter 53, Part 52: The Underworld (Part 2)

Lex Luthor pondered for a moment before sitting down opposite Superman. He was weighing the pros and cons, wondering if something Superman desired might have a higher value.

Lex asked, "What do you want to trade from me?"

"An antique door."

Without beating around the bush, Luo Wei pulled out a pre-prepared portrait, a drawing of the antique door based on his memory, meticulously depicting almost every detail of the door's texture.

"Are you kidding me? You're looking for the Metropolitan City's future champion just for an antique door? Any antique in my collection is more valuable than that."

Despite saying this, Lex kept examining the portrait on the antique door, trying to find something unusual about it, but he couldn't find anything special no matter how hard he tried.

This is an antique door from ancient China, except that it has bronze trim. Any antique with bronze on it cannot circulate in China, but in Europe and America, it is very easy to get such an antique door.

For Lex in particular, it was no challenge at all. As long as the news got out, those who wanted to curry favor with him would rush to send him gifts.

"People give it value. This deal is easy for you, but if you don't want it, I'll find someone else."

Luo Wei said slowly and deliberately.

"Of course I'm willing, but Mr. Superman, what do you want to trade with me?"

Lex added, "Money is something external to me; it's just a number. I want something more valuable."