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Chapter 89 The Last Justice League Member

While "Riding the Waves" grants Connors underwater mobility comparable to "Aquaman" Arthur, it inevitably means that his belongings will get wet.

The cell phone that Alfred had given him was completely destroyed, but that didn't matter. The memory ability granted by "human limits" allowed him to firmly remember everyone's contact information.

"Diana, I've arrived in Boston. I need to discuss something with you."

In a phone booth on the street, Connors speaks to Wonder Woman Diana.

"I also have something to ask you."

Diana readily agreed to meet with Connors over the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Connors didn't immediately head to his destination, but instead continued making calls.

He wants to recruit people to join the Justice League. He already knows six of the seven leaders, but he's still missing one.

Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman could easily form the Justice League, but Connors's motivation for doing this wasn't simply to establish the Justice League, but rather to enjoy the drama.

When it comes to eating melons, the more people there are, the tastier it is.

Of the people he knows, Connors thinks Zatanna and Catwoman are suitable candidates.

To Connors' surprise, both men refused to join the Justice League: one wanted to continue searching for his father, while the other preferred to work alone.

With that, almost everyone left were villains, making it seem a bit odd to have them join the original Justice League.

With helping Zatanna find her father on his mind, Connors called Cindy, whom he had just parted ways with, and asked her to come to Gotham and wait for him.

Now, he needs to persuade Wonder Woman Diana first.

In a Boston restaurant, Diana, dressed in a white fitted suit, sat opposite Connors. Connors didn't beat around the bush and said directly:

"I'm planning to start an organization and I'd like to invite you to join."

"What kind of organization?" Diana asked.

After leaving Paradise Island and returning to human society, Wonder Woman doesn't look like a female warrior, but rather like a highly educated intellectual.

"An organization formed to prepare for some major events that may occur in advance," Connors said.

The two were having lunch together in a restaurant. Although it was Western food, the taste was acceptable.

Diana did not agree immediately, but thought for a moment before saying:

"I can join, but on one condition: your offer cannot be used against this organization."

If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that I still had an olive branch from Paradise Island.

As he traveled from the Atlantic Ocean, where Atlantis was located, toward New York, Connors found the olive branches, which were entangled in a circle the size of a crown, to be in the way, but he couldn't bear to throw them away.

So he took off the olive branch that was supposed to be worn on his head and used it as a belt around his waist.

Connors secretly touched the hem of his clothes. This olive branch seemed to be special; it was extremely resilient, neither too soft nor too hard, making it quite suitable as a belt.

"Don't worry, it won't be a problem. Since you're joining without any issues, just wait for my message." Connors picked up his glass.

Across from him, Diana, dressed in a white women's suit and with her hair styled like a married woman, also raised her glass, clinked it against Connors', and took a small sip.

"You said on the phone that you also had something to tell me. What is it?"

Connors downed the red wine in his glass in one gulp and asked.

Diana put down her wine glass and looked at Connors with a hint of anticipation:

"I plan to buy some books to learn about human society on my own. If I encounter anything I don't understand, may I ask you?"

"You really need to learn some things on your own," Connors nodded in agreement, "especially a certain area of ​​pedagogy."

Diana silently memorized Connors' words, then smiled:

"My matter is that simple, nothing more. I was going to tell you over the phone, but you actually came to Boston to see me in person."

Wonder Woman Diana is quite beautiful, as evidenced by the numerous portraits of her found throughout Boston.

Being ugly doesn't get you this kind of treatment. Diana is just making a small fuss in Boston and hasn't prevented any major disasters.

Those huge posters and portraits are only for her face and figure.

"I just think it's better to talk about something as significant as assembling a group of future heroes into an alliance in person," Connors said with a smile.

"No matter what you say, I'm touched."

Diana said, generously showing Connors her exceptionally beautiful smile.

She goes everywhere without makeup, but her beautifully curved, flawless face is even more stunning than in the posters.

With her innate aura of an Amazon warrior, coupled with her tall figure and beautiful face, she attracted attention from both passing customers and busy waiters in the restaurant.

They would occasionally steal a glance at Diana, but no one dared to scrutinize her closely, and for a time no one knew that "Wonder Woman" was sitting in the restaurant.

"How long do you plan to stay in Boston this time? I can show you around."

Diana, whom they dared not scrutinize closely, took the initiative to invite Connors, still with an expectant expression on her face.

"Unfortunately, I have to get back to Gotham as soon as possible." Connors declined Diana's invitation.

Natasha, the "Black Widow," learned that the so-called "Ancient One prophecy" was false, and the truth was that a crisis could strike at any time, and Black Widow still did not know the source of the crisis.

Connors needs to get the Justice League formed as soon as possible and get this juicy gossip out of the way in the short term.

To quickly increase his strength, Connors needed to stir up some trouble, create some big scandals, and then convert them into system rewards.

Things had to be done step by step. After having lunch with "Wonder Woman" Diana in Boston, Connors had to return to Gotham and do one thing first:

Help Zatanna find her father.

He had already notified Cindy "Spider-Skin" to go to Gotham, intending to use Cindy's overly powerful "spider-sense" to achieve this goal.

One rode a black-smoke warhorse back to Gotham from Boston, while the other flew from New York to Gotham. The two arrived in this perpetually rainy city almost one after the other.

In the apartment on the nineteenth floor, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy seem to still be in Gotham Forest and haven't returned yet, while Selena has gone back to her own place.

At this moment, only Connors, Cindy, and Zatanna were present.

"Can you help her find her father?" Connors asked Cindy.

Cindy, nicknamed "Spider Silk," was not one for words, but at this moment she had no choice but to speak:

"Yes, but I've never met him, so I need to have some items he used."

Zatanna quickly handed over the magic wand:

"My father made this for me by hand, is that alright?"

Cindy nodded, took the magic wand, and unleashed her "Spider-Sense," far more powerful than Connors's, at full strength.

They quickly searched a wide area for people with the same aura.

After a long pause, Cindy regretfully returned the magic wand to Zatanna.

"Sorry, we found him, but he's already dead."

"Did your father-in-law get off so easily?" Connors looked at Zatanna sympathetically. "I had guessed this possibility long ago, but when I actually found out, I—" Zatanna couldn't finish her sentence because she choked up.

Cindy Moon looked at Connors for help; she wasn't very good at comforting people.

Connors shook his head gently at her; words of comfort would have little effect now.

Zatanna was prepared; although tears streamed down her face, she stopped sobbing after a while and looked at Cindy:

"Can you tell me where he's buried? I want to see him."

Cindy gave a location.

Zatanna looked at Connors again, her eyes brimming with tears, and said:

"I'm sorry, I'll be leaving for a while."

"Go."

Connors didn't try to stop her. Perhaps when Zatanna returned, she wouldn't be a magician who needed protection anymore.

Rather, he was a powerful, true great mage.

Watching Zatanna open the apartment door and leave, Connors patted Cindy, who seemed a little lost:

"Don't blame yourself. It wasn't your fault for telling the truth. It's just that this will have to postpone the formation of the alliance I envisioned."

He changed his mind halfway through his sentence:

"No, perhaps there's no need to postpone it, Cindy. Can you sense anything strange about this world, like something from outer space?"

He will use Cindy Moon's spider-sense, the "spider silk," to find the Mother Box!

Since he had no hero, he planned to create one himself, with his target naturally being "Cyborg" Viktor.

Connors doesn't care that activating the mother box might attract Darkseid.

It would have been better if he hadn't come; now that he's here, it's a huge scandal.

"There seems to be one."

Cindy had already been using her spider-sense while Connors was speaking, and said somewhat hesitantly.

"Is it a cube?" Connors asked quickly.

Cindy Moon shook her head at "Spider Silk":

"No, it's an irregularly shaped triangular thing hidden inside the wall of a building—"

"Can you draw it?" Connors asked, taking out paper and a pen.

Soon, under Cindy's pen, an irregular triangle resembling a fidget spinner appeared, covered with strange patterns in red, gray, and black.

Connors glanced at it and immediately recognized what it was, and also knew who the last member of the Justice League would be.

This is a product of the White Martians in the comics, used to send signals to them.

The last member of the Justice League will undoubtedly be the green-skinned "Martian Manhunter".