The aliens who were picked up by Superman at the beginning

The Justice League rarely has more than half a month of peace, but when the Watchtower was officially put into use, and after a full month of calm since the Olympus incident, the Watchtower's Level 4 alarm sounded again.

Steel Bone, who happened to be on shift, stood in front of the main control panel. Several metal data transmission lines branched off from his mechanical body, seamlessly connecting with the interfaces that had been pre-installed on the control panel.

A pale blue stream of data flowed between his body and the screen as he stared intently at the chaotic ripples dancing on the central display screen.

"We detected an abnormal frequency band in negative space half an hour ago, and it flashed again a minute ago. It is suspected to be an alien spacecraft, and the signal source should be continuously approaching, but the frequency transmitted to Earth is less than one tenth of the original frequency."

Cyborg immediately contacted Batman.

"The signal is too weak. We have no idea when we will be able to capture the third frequency band. Moreover, each frequency band is very incomplete, making it impossible to analyze the source and any further information."

Batman listened quietly for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Notify all members who are not currently on mission to assemble at the watchtower."

Because a teleportation device was installed inside the Batcave, Batman arrived at the Watchtower in just five seconds.

At this moment, Steelbone had just finished sending notifications to the selected idle alliance members.

Seemingly accustomed to Batman always being the first to arrive, Cyborg immediately provided all the current information.

"Preliminary estimates put the distance at about 0 billion kilometers from Earth. The signal transmission speed in negative space is basically zero. At the current speed of movement, it will take at least seven days to enter the inner solar system."

Steelbone shook his head, his mechanical eyes gleaming faintly.

"It's impossible to determine hostility; it didn't carry any attack commands or warning signals, but we can't rule out the possibility of a trap."

Batman knew that because the Yellow Lantern Corps hadn't shown up for a month, Oa had begun to assess the danger level as decreasing, and even the Green Lanterns had withdrawn yesterday.

But on Earth, apart from him, at least Cyborg has never let his guard down.

Batman didn't look at the signal waves on the screen; it would be too much of a waste of his time to do such a task involving astronomical calculations again with his human brain.

"Notify all available alliance members to assemble at the Watchtower Bridge in ten minutes for an emergency meeting."

Steelbone nodded, then remembered something else.

"Should we notify Hal Jordan to return? The Green Lanterns are more sensitive to cosmic signals than we are."

Yes, although Lee Jung did not accept the invitation to join the Justice League, Hal Jordan still went on a cosmic mission.

"Sinestro of the Yellow Lantern Legion won't back down like that. We don't need to notify Hal for now. Let's send him one of the two negative space signals we've captured so far."

The steel skeleton responded to the command, and responses came through the communicator one after another.

While The Flash is dealing with a series of robberies in Midtown, Aquaman must remain in Atlantis to deal with unusual underwater geological activity.

Meanwhile, Superman was suppressing an impending volcanic eruption in the Hawaiian Islands. Apart from Wonder Woman responding, the only others who could arrive were Shazam and Green Arrow, who happened to be on vacation in New York and had skipped a date with a beautiful woman.

The New York Justice Hall also has a teleporter that leads to the Watchtower.

Ten minutes later, the bridge hatch slowly opened, and Shazam, who was able to fly, arrived first.

Next up is Green Arrow, who is wiping lipstick stains off his neck with a white handkerchief. He looks rather hurried, as his eye patch is slightly askew.

However, this guy was completely oblivious, his expression was incredibly natural, as if it were something he was used to.

But when Wonder Woman entered the watchtower, Batman's eyes narrowed immediately.

Because Diana was followed by someone he didn't want to see.

Li Zhen followed behind Wonder Woman with a calm expression. When she met Batman's gaze, she deliberately gave a polite but somewhat amused smile without taking the initiative to speak.

Batman's fingertips twitched slightly, clearly not expecting Li Zhen to be so shameless as to sneak in with Diana.

Before Batman could make a move, Wonder Woman stepped forward to explain.

"When I received the communication, Li Zhen was training next to me. Considering that he has indeed come into contact with more alien civilizations in his life than all of us combined, I thought that bringing him over might be of some use."

Diana paused, her gaze sweeping over the crowd.

"Whether the visitor who broke into the solar system was friend or foe, his experience in this area should allow him to make more accurate judgments than most of us."

Batman remained silent.

He has almost completed 70% of the construction of Li Zhen's mental model.

This kid is clearly holding a grudge against Pink Pearl for mocking him last time, and he deliberately followed me here under Wonder Woman's name, probably to annoy me.

Steelbone broke the silence at the opportune moment.

"Currently, there are only five of us here. Superman and Flash are both unavailable, and Green Lantern is in space and we can't contact him for the time being."

"The source of the mysterious signal is still at the edge of the solar system. We need someone to go and investigate in advance to obtain first-hand information in order to determine the subsequent response plan."

Just as Shazam was about to raise his hand, he noticed that everyone's gaze had bypassed him and was fixed on Lee Jung.

Even Green Arrow, who was probably meeting Lee Jung for the first time, felt the same way.

And this guy was even standing right next to me.

This is incredibly disrespectful to the power of the six gods within him.

Shazam couldn't hold back any longer and slapped Green Arrow on the shoulder through gritted teeth.

"You know him too?"

"I've seen the information."

Green Arrow replied casually.

Li Zhen shrugged and smiled to indicate that she had no problem.

"Exploring the edge of the solar system isn't difficult for me."

He changed the subject, his tone becoming somewhat frank and candid.

"However, I'm currently struggling financially on Earth, and I've come here to discuss a deal with the Alliance—to help you complete these tasks that you can't spare the manpower for, in exchange for corresponding compensation."

Upon hearing this, Green Arrow's eyes flashed with interest.

He did not hold any stereotypes about the morality of cosmic civilizations. He neither felt pity for them like Superman nor was he constantly vigilant like Batman. He simply maintained a neutral observational attitude.

Besides, Batman's face seems to have gotten even uglier since this kid came in.

They don't even respond to what others say.

This is truly a rare occurrence.

Green Arrow seemed to have discovered something interesting and immediately agreed.

"Our technology is far more advanced than that of most national institutions. The cost of sending a Soyuz spacecraft to and from the edge of the solar system is about four million US dollars. As a non-Soyuz member, if you are willing to help, I can pay you three million US dollars in my personal capacity."

"make a deal."

Batman frowned, wanting to stop him, but he knew there was no one more suitable than Li Zhen at the moment, so he simply tossed over a device the size of a palm.

"Signal reflection radar can amplify weak signals, helping you narrow down the search area."

A moment later, the hatch opened, and the cold space environment rushed in. Li Zhen leaped lightly, and her figure disappeared into the distance in an instant.

The activation of atoms within the body allowed them to enter the primary galactic transition velocity, traversing billions of kilometers in just three minutes to reach the vicinity of Neptune's orbit.

Like a frame-by-frame motion, Li Zhen appeared out of thin air in the dark vacuum environment, switched to normal space flight speed, and activated the signal reflection radar on her waist.

The radar emitted a faint hum as it scanned the surrounding area in the darkness of space.

This place is desolate, with only distant stars emitting a faint light, and countless asteroids slowly rotating in their orbits. It is so quiet that you can only hear the sound of your own blood flowing through your body.

Li Zhen patiently searched this vast area of ​​approximately 3.93 × 10¹⁷ cubic miles, but the radar screen only showed chaotic interference patterns.

Three hours passed quietly, and Li Zhen remained calm, without the slightest anxiety.

He had experience lying in wait on barren planets for days before, so this amount of search time was insignificant to him.

More than half an hour later, the radar on my waist suddenly vibrated slightly, and a clear signal peak appeared on the screen.

After searching for another ten minutes or so, he finally spotted a faintly glowing silver dot in an asteroid belt.

Li Zhen became more vigilant and slowly approached. As the distance decreased, the outline of the silver dot gradually became clearer.

A simple escape-device spaceship, no larger than an average person's room on Earth, suggests that the civilization behind it possesses an extremely high level of technology.

The outer shell is covered with scratches, clearly indicating that it has been on a long journey.

Li Zhen slowly floated to the front of the spaceship's cabin and looked inside through the transparent wall.

Inside the cabin lay a blonde girl with snow-white skin and tear stains still visible at the corners of her eyes.

Even in his deep sleep, his brows betrayed a sense of vulnerability and fear.

"This...could it be Superman's cousin?"