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Chapter 152 Lonely Fortress

A thousand miles of ice, ten thousand miles of snow, gazing upon the Great Wall and beyond —

Oops, I accidentally switched channels.

But it must be said that this passage is absolutely perfect for describing the scene before us.

This is the far north of the earth, pale and cold, with magnificent icebergs and boundless snowfields silently watching over this place for countless years, burying countless stories, histories and legends.

However, this is only natural. As the place with the fewest permanent residents on Earth, people always have all sorts of bizarre fantasies about places they cannot visit.

From prehistoric monsters buried in glaciers to entrances to the other side of the earth, there is nothing that is truly bizarre.

So, it seems perfectly reasonable that something standing here looks like Elsa's castle made of ice in Frozen—what a joke!

So why is there a strange white fortress here?

"When you told me you wanted to take me somewhere, I didn't realize you meant the Arctic."

Jaeger shivered as soon as he landed: "At least let me know, so I could at least get a coat and not freeze to death on the spot."

The culprit, Superman Clark, was a little embarrassed: "Ahem, this is also the first time I've tried bringing people to Lonely Fortress, so I may have been a little careless."

"The Fortress of Solitude?" Jaeger looked at the building's crystal-clear exterior with a puzzled expression. "Why is it called that?"

"Could it be," Jaeger pondered, "that you named it because you felt it was a lonely fortress here?"

Clark: "————"

Clark: "Well, of course not—in fact, the Lonely Fortress has special technological protection, and ordinary people cannot find it—it stands here all alone."

"But there are more urgent matters to discuss now."

In the end, Jaeger never found out why the fortress was called the Lonely Fortress, nor did he manage to piece together the warm coat he had been longing for.

Because Clark had quickly pushed him through the massive main gate of the fortress, which was comparable to the gate of a thousand gates, before that.

Upon entering the building, Jaeger immediately understood why Clark had been in such a hurry to bring him in.

The interior of this fortress seems to have some kind of constant temperature system, which isolates it from the cold outside and maintains a temperature suitable for human activity for a long time.

"You're back, Carl."

An unfamiliar voice rang out from inside the fortress, startling Jaeger.

He instinctively dodged behind Superman's steel body, peered out, and discovered that it was an adult male—like a projection effect.

He was dressed in a style quite different from that on Earth, but mostly in white. He stood with a calm expression and his hands behind his back. His face bore a striking resemblance to Clark, who was standing next to Jaeger with his glasses off, though he was noticeably much older.

While Jaeger was examining the phantom, the other party had also clearly noticed Jaeger.

The projection, just like a real person, displayed a very vivid expression of surprise: "Hmm? Who is this—?"

"Let me introduce you. This is my friend, Langdon Parrels." Clark turned to Jaeger. "Langdon, this is a hologram of my biological father, the Kryptonian scientist Jor-El—."

"Although it's a holographic projection, thanks to Kryptonian technology, he's almost indistinguishable from a real person."

"I have relied on his guidance regarding my origins and many things about Krypton, and his wisdom has solved many problems for me."

Then Jaeger remembered some things that Superman had previously mentioned in a report.

For example, his Kryptonian name, Kal'el, and the fact that he is actually an orphan from Krypton, etc.

But unexpectedly, deep in the Arctic, there was such a fortress, which not only had a holographic projection of his biological father, but also seemed to contain other things from Krypton.

Jaeger stared at a floating robot that was silently passing by and pondered.

But he quickly looked away and turned to the projection of Joe Al: "Hello, Mr. Al."

"Uh, actually I'm not really sure either, Clark, cough, I mean, Carl—why he suddenly brought me here."

"That's alright." Joe El gave a relieved look. "In fact, I'm very happy to see you here, which shows that Carl has made some trustworthy friends on Earth."

"Before this, I was always worried about whether he could integrate smoothly here."

"Alright, in conclusion," Clark interrupted Joe Al, who had been giving Langdon a three-minute speech of satisfaction.

To avoid this conversation turning into a research presentation by Joe Al about his biological son's friendships on Earth.

At the same time, Clark quickly said to Langdon, "Langdon, the reason I brought you here is actually to discuss—"

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"Karl," Joe El finally spoke up, forcefully interrupting the spellcasting, "Why don't you show this guest around the fortress? Is your discussion so urgent?"

"Furthermore," Joe Al sighed deeply, "standing while talking is not proper hospitality—you should at least find a place for Mr. Parrels to sit down."

Clark: "This—"

He felt that given Langdon's personality, he probably wouldn't care much about this.

But when he looked at Langdon beside him, seeking approval—

Langdon, however, had already scanned his surroundings with his gaze, then looked at Clark, his eyes conveying a very direct message.

The feeling is one of "I'm so curious, I really want to see it".

Clark: "————"

Wait, so you actually wanted to watch it!

Under Langdon's gaze and the watchful eye of Joe Al's holographic projection, Clark finally relented: "Okay, it's not really anything urgent—"

"If you'd like to visit the fortress, this way—"

Fortunately, Clark has not yet revealed the existence of Lonely Fortress, and fortunately, the well-known Superman Black Lex Luthor has not yet discovered where Superman's base is.

This was Jaeger's first impression after visiting the Lonely Fortress.

As the final creation of Kryptonian civilization, this fortress is filled with amazing alien technology and contains countless functions.

The laboratory included a supercomputer room with a holographic projection of Joe Al, a communications area, an archive room, and even a collection room storing various exotic minerals. ("Alien minerals? What do you need these for, Clark?" "—Ahem, I just think they look nice and want to collect them.")

Such examples are too numerous to count.

Jaeger even discovered a place that resembled a zoo, except that it housed not ordinary animals, but all sorts of bizarre alien creatures.

"Langdon, you once asked me why this place is called the Fortress of Solitude."

"In fact, when I was little, before I discovered my superpowers—when I still thought I was an ordinary human being."

Clark lowered his eyes: "I don't feel that kind of loneliness—being out of place with everyone around me."

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