Chapter 476: The Green Lantern Corps is Unlucky (Medium)
Hal, who had just teleported to O'a using the green light energy, was looking at the scenery around the teleportation platform, which was a completely transparent cabin, the whole was cylindrical, and the alien city could be seen through the surrounding glass.
The most obvious is the nearest green spiral building, which is very large and has no end in height, and there are many irregular high-rise buildings around the spiral building, which are connected by transparent glass cabins, and there are many green lanterns that emit green light.
While Hal was watching all of this intently, a group of Green Lanterns walked quickly through the only gate of the teleportation pod, and the leader of them saluted Hal.
Hal also saluted him as introduced in the Green Lantern Ring, and the young Green Lantern said with a serious face, "Hal Jordan, it's a pleasure to meet you, welcome to our family." ”
"Thank you."
"Please come with me, our Legion Commander wants to meet you." The young Green Lantern said this, but the Green Lantern behind him slowly came behind Hal.
Hal, who had also been trained at the airbase and had basic military literacy, frowned, realizing that the other party was not good.
But he didn't show any fluster, because Schiller had rehearsed what might happen before he came here, and the reaction of the other Green Lanterns didn't go beyond what Le expected.
In fact, Hal also thought that when the Green Lantern received the ring and registered as a member of the Green Lantern Legion, their name would be sent to the headquarters of the Green Lantern Legion, so as long as the Legion Commander wanted to check, he could find out what the name of a certain Green Lantern was and which sector it came from, and all Green Lantern Men were real names at the Legion headquarters.
So Hal knew that if so much energy was suddenly consumed, the commander of the Green Lantern Corps would definitely find out who extracted the energy, and finally it would definitely find out Schiller's head, and he would also know the name of the planet Earth.
And he, a Green Lantern who is also from Earth, just appeared at the headquarters, and it is conceivable what kind of treatment he will get.
But Hal had a good reason to do so, so he followed the young Green Lantern forward, crossed an equally transparent covered bridge, and flew together into the giant building.
Walking inside again, taking the elevator to the top floor, and finally in a hall filled with green light, Hal meets the Captain of the Green Lantern Legion.
It was a tall middle-aged man with a beard on his sideburns, Hal saluted him, and the legion commander nodded and asked him with a serious face, "You are Hal Jordan." ”
Hal nodded and gave a brief introduction to himself, because of his military career, his temperament was very outstanding, even better than other Green Lantern who had already trained in Oua.
"I'm the Captain of the Green Lantern Legion, you can call me Tyrone, I heard from the freshman instructor, you delayed the registration time, why?"
"Because before, the headquarters had conveyed an urgent order to me, telling me that the commander of the Yellow Lantern Legion, Senisto, had descended on Earth, and I was ordered to investigate the matter, so the superior who issued this order helped me report the delay."
"Then why didn't you report after the mission was completed?"
"After the main mission was completed, I was ordered to stay in the city where Senisto had been and investigate the dangers and hidden dangers that he might have left behind."
Hal's answer was exactly the same as what the Legion Commander had seen in the information, so the Legion Commander asked, "Do you know the new Green Lantern Schiller Rodriguez in your sector?" ”
"Yes." Hal replied with a blank face, "I'm coming from him with a message he wants to send to headquarters. ”
Both the corps commander and the adjutant frowned, and the corps commander asked, "Message?" What's the message? ”
"He said he needed support."
"??? in Need of Support" The adjutant next to the corps commander finally couldn't help it, and he said, "He has drained almost half of the energy of the headquarters in just two days, and he still needs support??? ”
But Hal said solemnly: "I think it is necessary, because, during my stay in that city, I have found that it is probably the most dangerous place in the universe......"
His serious tone made the young Green Lantern next to him look at me, I look at you, and they all seemed to want to laugh.
Legion Commander Tyrone was a little angry at this time, even if he was very well-educated, and he said: "Hal, novices like to exaggerate the danger of certain tasks, but that's not because the mission is really dangerous, but because of their timidity......"
"As far as I know, sector 2814, where the Earth is located, is a rather remote sector, far from the central sector, and the number of registered civilizations is very small, and I don't think there is anything that can be called dangerous."
"Then why did Senisto choose to come there?" Hal asked a question that no one present could answer.
Since Senisto defected to the Green Lantern Corps, the prestige of the Green Lantern Corps has suffered a lot of blows, and most Green Lantern Men regard this traitor as a thorn in their side and a thorn in the flesh.
So, after Sinisto showed his track on Earth, they didn't even take into account that Hal, the only Green Lantern on Earth, was just an untrained novice, and let him go on a mission to investigate the Yellow Lantern.
To the surprise of the Legion Headquarters, Hal had done a good job, and because of this, he was asked this question to everyone present.
"You mean, there's something special about Earth?"
"That's right, as described in my mission report, Senisto's motive for coming is 'unknown', and that's because I haven't found any solid evidence."
"But actually, based on my investigation these days, I suspect that it may be because the Lantern Beast of the Yellow Lantern Legion feels a strong power of fear in a certain city on Earth, so it attracts Senisto there."
The corps commander and the adjutant glanced at each other, the corps leader's face softened a little, he coughed, and said, "But even so, it shouldn't be able to use up half of the energy of the headquarters in two days, right?" ”
Hal hesitated, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it, but the adjutant said, "You can speak your mind freely, don't worry about anything." ”
"Well, actually, I want to ask, didn't you notice it in the process of pumping so much energy? If so, why not stop him? ”
Before the corps commander could speak, the adjutant said helplessly:
"Only when the energy of the ring is completely exhausted, will it return to the headquarters energy to recharge, but it is rare for a green lantern to recharge after all the energy is used up, the headquarters energy has never been consumed so quickly, and we lack the corresponding alarm mechanism."
The Legion Commander interrupted him and said, "We'll improve this in the future, but we need to find out what the hell is going on with that Green Lantern named Rodriguez?" ”
"Actually. He originally wanted to report with me, but the situation in his place was not optimistic, and he couldn't get out of it now, so he had to ask me to ask for help. ”
"What kind of place is he trapped in that would allow him to use up the energy of the ring thousands of times in two days???" The adjutant was simply puzzled.
"That's what I'm here for." Hal's face became more and more serious, and he said, "I know that you may be wondering if there is some conspiracy to think that we are stealing the energy of the green light through some cheating means. ”
"However, the earthlings' pursuit of justice will never change because of this speculation, and in order to prove that we have indeed used this power in the right way, I hope to bring back a team to support my friend Rodriguez, and also prove to you that we are not abusing the green light energy."
Hal's frank attitude made several people hesitate, they had imagined a lot of Hal's attitude, but they didn't expect that he really came to ask for support, and he also hoped to let other Green Lantern go to Earth to help.
"How many people do you want to bring back?"
Hal pretended to think for a moment before giving the attendees a predetermined answer, saying, "I hope it's more than five, but the more the better." ”
The adjutant opened his eyes wide and said, "So much, is it really necessary?" ”
"My companion Schiller used up the energy of the ring a thousand times in two days, and this is the strongest proof of this, he can't just lose his power out of thin air, right?"
Hal stretched out his hand and explained very sincerely: "Even if I am a novice Green Lantern, I know that the safety lock on the ring is very perfect, and this energy must be consumed, and where so much energy can be consumed, Green Lantern below a squad may be dangerous." ”
The adjutant nodded when he heard this, what Hal said was indeed very reasonable, he was more confident in the safety lock on the green light ring, this green lantern named Schiller must be in an extremely dangerous situation, and he would repeatedly consume the energy in the ring.
At this time, the corps commander waved his hand and said, "We don't have many people left at the headquarters, most of them are novices who have just finished training, so be it, Carol......"
The Legion Commander turned to look at his adjutant and said, "You take the five people of the second squad, go to Earth with Hal, and if it is really that dangerous, send me a signal at any time, and I will send someone to support you." ”
Carol didn't say anything, just saluted, and then walked up to Hal and said, "Let's go, Green Lantern is not afraid of any danger, peace and justice are our lifelong pursuits." ”
Hal saluted him, and both saw a look of determination in each other's eyes at the same time.
Just as the Green Lanterns gather their men, examine their rings, and prepare to travel to the unknown land of Earth, the chaos at Arkham Psychiatric Hospital grows to a new level.
Oddly enough, the gunfire in the hospital has subsided, and the gang fire has largely ended.
However, the locals of Gotham know a rule, the most dangerous time in the streets of Gotham is not when the fire is in progress, but when the fire is coming to an end, everyone counts the damage, and the bosses of the parties sit down to negotiate.
In the corridor on the third floor of the psychiatric hospital, there was a sudden sound of steady footsteps, and in front of the door of an office, a white-gloved hand knocked lightly on the door a few times.
When the door opened, the gang leaders in the room saw Alberto, in a suit and leather shoes, standing outside the door, staring blankly at the room.
The leader closest to the door brought a chair, but Alberto had no intention of sitting down, he walked to the center of the room, looked at the mob leader who had just been foaming at the mouth, and said:
"Do you know that this unrecognizable hospital, which you just destroyed with automatic machine guns and bazookas, is where I will intern for the next two years?"