Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

He wants to make Clark unable to live without humans!

Through his observation, Clark and Ultraman have a big difference. Ultraman are roughly 60% divine and 40% human, but Clark is at least 80% human and only about 20% divine, or even 10%.

One piece of evidence is that while Ultraman can also develop feelings for humans, even characters like Seven and Dan Moroboshi can keep those feelings hidden in their hearts. Furthermore, their grand dreams of saving the universe and protecting civilization take a far greater priority and importance than their love for any single human being.

But Clark is different.

Clark was so fond of his girlfriend, Louise, that he never considered the trolley problem: what if saving Louise conflicted with saving all of humanity?

But subconsciously, he already had the answer in advance.

Louis was far too important.

While Clark might have chosen the latter if it were just Louis alone, if Louis were to be added to the mix, along with his elderly mother Martha back on the farm, Clark would only have the former option.

Moreover, through observation, Bruce had no doubt that if Louise and Martha were to die accidentally at the hands of humans, or be tricked into dying by Clark's own hand, there was a high probability that Clark would become self-destructive and even fall into madness.

However, Ultraman would not. At least among all the Ultraman we know so far, no matter which Ultraman it is, even if they were in this situation, they would never fall into depravity or give up on themselves.

They may feel sadness, grief, and even temporary confusion, but they will inevitably rise again and continue to fight for universal peace without hesitation until the end of their lives.

Jack and Hideki Go, Ace and Yuko Minami are some of the more similar examples.

Clark is still young, only in his early twenties, and his willpower still has enough flaws and loopholes.

Although Bruce immediately took various measures to protect Louise and Martha after learning Clark's true identity, they had become one of the safest people in the world without their knowledge.

Bruce even generously took out most of his Ultra Crystals and secretly placed them on Louis and Martha.

Constantine was also taken out of the trade items and put into action, secretly placing many automatic protective spells on Louis and Martha, the kind with a durability of at least a hundred years.

But no matter how comprehensive the protection, as long as these two people are still ordinary people, there will always be the possibility of them being killed or targeted. Therefore, Bruce had to consider one thing: if these two people died, how could humanity ensure that Superman would continue to stand on humanity's side?

He chose to take a two-pronged approach.

On one hand, as Bruce Wayne and Batman, he proactively became Superman's best friend, becoming one of the most important people to him, second only to Lois and Martha. In this way, he himself became a bargaining chip.

On the other hand, he directly persuaded Clark to debut as "Superman," to appear openly in front of the world and save everyone all day long.

In this way, with Superman's actual performance and Wayne Enterprises' covert public opinion guidance, the whole world will feel grateful to Superman and gradually value him, regarding him as the best person, a saint like Jesus.

This is emotional value.

As long as most people remain normal, they will genuinely thank Superman and spontaneously provide him with sufficient emotional value. Over time, Clark himself may become dependent on this emotional value.

At that time, even if they encounter an exceptionally powerful enemy like Sangu Mako, Clark will be willing to rush forward for the sake of emotional value, face, and dignity, so there's no need to worry about the enemy deserting in the face of battle.

So far, both plans have been executed very successfully.

In just seven days, Superman's reputation changed every day. Now, apart from the corrupt high-ranking officials of various countries and the richest people, almost everyone in the world has accepted the existence of Superman as the best superhero!

Chapter 196 There's only one truth: Superman is Ultraman!

In conclusion, both plans to restrict Superman are progressing smoothly. As for Alfred's question regarding Superman's nationality...

This was, of course, the line that Bruce Wayne had taught Clark beforehand, and of course, Clark himself was happy to do it and was willing to think it that way.

If he hadn't obtained the chat group and hadn't encountered Kassadin, he wouldn't have tampered with it. But after witnessing Kassadin's battles in different worlds, he realized something.

Although he was well aware that as Batman, he always had his own selfish motives, and in his heart, the small city of Gotham was important enough to compete with all of humanity, he had to set aside the differences between races and nations within Earth when facing enemies of planetary or cosmic scale.

Bruce Wayne is also an American, but if he wants to save the Earth and humanity, he must abandon his original identity.

Therefore, although as a member of the Wayne family he cannot truly be borderless—even if he himself is selfless—in the eyes of the outside world, whatever Bruce Wayne or Batman does will naturally be labeled as American.

But Clark can.

Clark's identity as a Kryptonian is not entirely a disadvantage. On the contrary, it is precisely because he is an alien that he can truly be borderless and can serve as a true leader of superheroes, mobilizing all the forces of the entire Earth at the most critical moment, including the military technology and superheroes of various countries.

Only by uniting as one and minimizing internal strife can our strength be fully unleashed.

What Bruce understood about this was the battle between the Land of Light and the Empire of Empera in the main universe of the Land of Light, and the demonstration by which all the nations and forces in the Three Heroes' timeline united to fight against Gatanothor's doomsday, as described by Kasa.

The former made him understand what a cosmic-level power and existence is. In the face of such an existence, even the current Superman seems insignificant, let alone the fragmented human race.

The latter made him realize that even among humans and Earth, who are inherently fond of fighting and are always surrounded by corrupt high-ranking officials who cling to power and refuse to let go, there is still a possibility of unity.

Although it is obvious that his Earth and humanity are far darker and more corrupt, and cannot be compared with the people of the Three Heroes' timeline.

But with Batman strategizing behind the scenes, and then the crucial, borderless Superman taking the lead, there is still hope.

Once Superman has been around for a year or two, he might have enough prestige to take the lead and accomplish something like the feat of Director Sawai in the Ultraman Tiga timeline, making the world at least on the surface more peaceful and preventing the Cold War and local wars from happening again. There should still be a chance to do that, right?

Therefore, in order to achieve this goal, Superman must consistently debut and remain in the spotlight forever.

This is why he had Clark announce two days in advance that he would be conducting a global interview at the Metropolitan Plaza today, answering many questions openly in front of the world, including the question of his place of origin.

Superman is the superman of all humanity and the Earth; this must be a consensus reached from the very beginning.

As for the fact that although he stated that he had no place of origin, the first interview was held in the Metropolitan Area of ​​the United States. Would this lead to any speculation about his stance?

There's no need to worry, because Bruce has already made arrangements for this part.

During Clark's free talk segment, he will launch into a long and detailed account of what's wrong with various parts of the world. In this segment, other countries will receive the same amount of criticism, but the United States will be subjected to excessive attacks.

In short, he had made all the necessary arrangements and would never allow Clark to become a weapon or tool in the hands of any country or any high-ranking official!

However, these detailed details are also a secret, and even Alfred Bruce doesn't intend to explain them completely. He simply asked, "Have the three additional lead walls added to each bat cave been completed?"

“It’s done, sir.” Alfred was quite clear about this, knowing that it was a protective measure his master had added specifically because Clark couldn’t see through the lead material.

While it was good that his master was cautious, as an old butler who hoped his master could find peace of mind, he still hoped that his master could open his heart more to young master Clark: "Master, I think you should perhaps trust young master Clark a little more."

Bruce sighed softly, "I've trusted him enough, Alfred."

If it weren't for the extra trump card that Kassa could use to keep Clark in check and ensure that even if Clark went crazy one day, he would be able to subdue him, his vigilance and wariness towards Clark would be much greater than it is now.

But Batman never entrusts everything to others.

Whether that person is Alfred, Clark, or Casa.

The fact that he is now able to appropriately reveal some of his secrets to these three people already shows that he has become more open-minded.

For now, let's focus on watching Clark's public interview at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, just in case something goes wrong.

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"What do you think of him, this modern-day Jesus?"

Pentagon.

Simultaneously updating the live broadcast from Metropolitan Plaza, the president lowered his voice as much as possible, while deliberate commotion arose from various places outside the Pentagon.

Using these two methods, they figured that even if Superman's hearing allowed him to hear the entire world, he wouldn't be able to hear their loud conspiracy while his mind was preoccupied with the host.

At this moment, only a handful of people have been invited to attend the meeting. Apart from a few of the top military and party representatives in the United States, there are only three non-political personnel.

One is Amanda Waller, who has already been internally designated to run a department specifically overseeing superheroes like Superman, and the other is Steve Trevor, who has a close friendship with Wonder Woman.

The last one is Lex Luthor, who has donated too much money to the government and is openly the only economic oligarch of this era with the highest IQ and the strongest technological research and development capabilities, ranking alongside Bruce Wayne as one of the two richest people in the world.

Lex Luthor, the bald man, stood out so much that after the president had listened to all the other people's opinions, he immediately looked at this clever and wealthy man.

This includes Amanda, who is completely opposed to Superman, and Steve, who is completely supportive of Superman.

"My opinion?"

Luther stroked his chin, narrowed his eyes, looked at Superman again and again, and said, "To be honest, I don't know if you've noticed, but it's quite obvious that our modern-day Jesus has a very close relationship with the Wayne Enterprises."

As he spoke, he glanced at Steve and said, "Maybe it's like our Air Force colonel and Wonder Woman."

"We all know that. He himself said he sold his copyright to Wayne Enterprises." The president said, puzzled. "Are you suggesting we start with Wayne Enterprises and take control of this god among men?"

The president's rhetorical question clearly indicates his disapproval of this approach.

Although Wayne Enterprises often prefers to confine itself to Gotham City for its own amusement, it is undeniable that it still controls one of the economic lifelines of the entire United States. If the president were to target Wayne Enterprises, frankly, it would be more realistic to target Superman directly.

Even though he was very dissatisfied that Wayne Enterprises had quietly taken over the entire Superman IP.

With such a promising IP, the potential profits from its development are unimaginable. Let's at least give the CEO some face and give him a share!

"Of course not, why would you think that?" Luther looked at the president in surprise, astonished that this mortal president would so smear his own wisdom in such a low-level way.

Business warfare is far too simplistic; it's not a strategy that someone with the most powerful brain in the world should devise.

Luther shook his head, activated the computer on the floor, and with a couple of clicks, brought up information about the Ultraman series. Pointing at this, he looked around at everyone present and slowly said, "This is a very interesting thing. I don't know if any of you have seen it before, but I can now explain the basic settings of this thing to you."

"This is a special film and television series produced and distributed by Wayne Enterprises. It tells the story of a great alien known as Ultraman, the ultimate human, who selflessly protects Earth for the sake of cosmic peace and universal harmony."

"Think about it, Ultraman, Superman, one is the ultimate man, the other is a superman, and both are published by Wayne Enterprises and are closely related."

"The purpose of both of these things is obvious: to promote so-called love and peace. You can see that although their methods are different, Ultraman and Superman's actions are all aimed at the same bright future."

"What's even more coincidental is that both of these guys are so well-rounded. Although we don't see Superman having any superpowers like bringing people back to life, teleporting, or creating clones, he seems to be far less well-rounded than Ultraman. But as a superhero, Superman's all-around abilities are obviously beyond the realm of superheroes, aren't they?"

"Of course, what's even more coincidental is that both Ultraman and Superman are aliens—and even more coincidentally, according to my satellite observations, Superman seems to like the sun just like Ultraman, and the sun can also provide him with some power."

A glint flashed in Luther's eyes, and he slammed his hand on the table, a cold smile of knowing the truth curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Although Superman says he can only move continents and doesn't have the fighting power to easily destroy stars like Ultraman, what if we look at it from another angle... There's only one truth: what if Superman is actually a human form mimicking an alien from the Land of Light from the M78 Nebula?"

hiss?!

A revolutionary prediction!

The president, several political figures, Amanda, and Steve all gasped in shock, suddenly realizing what was happening!

Yes, it's connected, it's all connected!

The Ultraman series doesn't really need Luther's introduction. These people have all seen it to some extent, after all, it's so popular. Once it was released, almost everyone in the world, from eighty-year-old seniors to three-year-old children, loved watching it.

Even if it's just to gather public opinion or try to get a share of the profits from this IP, they naturally all watched it.

But before Luther's explanation, they had never really connected Ultraman and Superman. After all, in the conventional thinking of normal people, Ultraman is obviously a fantasy tokusatsu show, so how could it be related to the real-life Superman?

But if we follow Luther's line of thinking, then everything will make sense!

Including Superman's line, "I can only push the mainland forward now, not destroy a planet," if you think about it from an ordinary person's perspective, you would think that Superman is saying that he can still grow and may become that powerful in the future.

But what if we think of Superman as the human form of Ultraman?

The word "now" doesn't actually refer to time, but rather to form. His current human form isn't suitable, but transforming into Ultraman's original form would suffice.

"Brilliant! So incredibly brilliant! Wow, no wonder he's the legendary smartest person in the world!"

Having figured all this out, the president, the entire political establishment, Amanda, and Steve all stared at Luther in shock. They had previously thought that Luther's reputation as a smart man was just empty boasting, but now they saw that it was truly well-deserved!

Luther accepted all the shocked gazes without any hesitation; this was to be expected, as these mortals were entitled to worship and venerate his unparalleled wisdom.