Chapter 485: Code Name Jade (Medium)
Early the next morning, Hal had just come out of his bedroom at the Green Lantern Legion headquarters when he was greeted by a beautiful female Green Lantern.
Ignoring her purple skin and the six hands behind her back, she was a pretty hot beauty, Hal blushed a little, and the female Green Lantern smiled, and then said to him:
"I didn't expect Ion Man to be a shy little boy...... Okay, no kidding, the Legion Commander will look for you and go to his office after breakfast. ”
"Good...... Ok thanks. ”
After saying goodbye to the female Green Lantern, Hal took the elevator to the restaurant.
There are all kinds of creatures here, there are star spirits floating in the air, there are ball creatures bouncing on the ground, and even long-necked dinosaurs that can't see the whole picture, only a head sticks in from the window, Hal watched as he walked, and kept marveling.
Everywhere he went, everyone praised him, even some Green Lanterns, who had not participated in the operation before and had just returned from the sector, couldn't help but sigh after hearing about Hal's deeds.
What happened in Gotham, although not as big as some interstellar war scenes, can reveal a strange and terrifying, and all the Green Lantern who have been there can deeply feel the chaos and madness, so their descriptions will inevitably add fuel and vinegar, and the rumors will become more and more exaggerated.
The Green Lanterns put Harqua in the sky and on the ground, and the injured lieutenant Carol was no exception.
The person who attacked him was Konstantin, he didn't take a single move in the hands of this magician, and unfortunately lost, in order to cover up his own failure, he exaggerated Konstantin's strength, saying that Konstantin didn't know where to summon five or six terrifying hell demon kings, and summoned magma and hail, and also used hundreds of arcane balls, and the two fought for hundreds of rounds before he could be defeated.
Other Green Lantern men more or less have this mentality, after all, attacking a city in groups and being defeated in ashes is really shameless, as long as the opponent is blown strong enough, it will not appear that he is so weak, so the battle reports submitted by everyone show that Gotham City is not an ordinary earthling at all.
They are chaotic, crazy, elusive, equipped with dozens of large bombs per person, not only can all kinds of magical magic, but also seem to have the ability to see, not only are they not afraid of death, but they are also very intelligent.
In the same way, even Hal was described by them as a god who came into the world, blowing and blowing, and some people began to call Hal "the greatest green lantern of all time", saying that his deeds in saving people were unprecedented and should go down in history.
In the midst of such praise, Hal felt a little confused, because he was very conscious, and he knew that this incident was far from being as horrific as they had described.
Perhaps, the process of the Green Lanterns' defeat is a bit undignified, but in fact, the losses are not large, most of them are minor injuries, and the only unlucky person who is seriously injured is to meet Constantine's Carol, and the vast majority of people just used up the energy in the green light ring, plus the mental loss is relatively large, only to rest for a night, and then they all returned to the team.
But Har was still greeted and thanked like never before, and in the midst of these cheers, he began to feel a little uncomfortable, not only because he had been unsuccessful, but also because he felt that the style of the organization was a little too frivolous and not serious enough about failure.
Without reflection on strategic decisions, without tactical gaps, or even a summary meeting, it is as if the enemy is portrayed as a terrible natural disaster, and the person who saved them is blown into an unprecedented hero.
Anyone with military literacy will feel that this kind of organization is really a bit amateurish.
With this in mind, Harald made his way to Tyrone's office, an office in the hallway flanking the central core, where Howl's office was also located.
He knocked on the door, and Tyrone's voice came from the door, and he said, "Please come in." ”
When Hal walked in, he found that Tyrone's face was a little serious, and before Hal could ask, Tyrone said, "I saw that you submitted a report on leaving the headquarters last night, what's the matter?" ”
"Uh...... The matter on Earth is not finished yet, I have to go back to clean up the aftermath, and besides, the security of the Earth sector also needs to be maintained. ”
"No, Hal, I've been ordered to temporarily abandon the sector where Earth is located, and all policing work related to Earth and Gotham."
"Why?" Hal asked, wide-eyed and shocked.
Tyrone pursed his lips, patted Hal on the shoulder, and said, "You have just come into contact with the work, and you don't know the situation yet, although I haven't been the commander of the Green Lantern Corps for a long time, but before that, I was also in charge of some personnel scheduling work. ”
"The security work of the sector is also prioritized, we have limited manpower, and the energy of the main lamp furnace is also limited, so we have to maintain those important sectors closely......
"But!" Hal raised his pitch and asked, "What kind of sector is considered important?" Isn't the earth important? ”
Tyrone sighed, he sat down behind the table, and then motioned for Hal to sit down as well, but Hal was there like that, and Tyrone said helplessly:
"I know that every Green Lantern feels that the sector where their hometown is located is the most important, and I can understand how you want to defend your hometown, but it's all for the future of the Lantern Regiment."
"In order to achieve healthy development, we must devote our limited forces to the most important places, and the so-called important sectors are actually more prosperous places, where there are more civilizations, and where they are closer to the headquarters......"
Tyrone said with a puzzled expression: "The sector where the earth is located is relatively remote, and there are relatively few civilizations. ”
"What's more......" Tyrone lowered his head, his tone became a little low, he said: "This operation failed, we paid a great price, draining half of the energy from the headquarters lamp furnace, more than a dozen Green Lantern were injured, and former adjutant Carol was seriously injured......"
"Compared to the strategic location of the sector in which the Earth is located, such losses are already almost unacceptable."
Hal stood silently and looked at Tyrone, his Adam's apple moving, his fingertips trembling, but he still said:
"And what about justice? What about peace? ”
Tyrone spread his hands on the table and said, "We must first ensure the healthy development of the Green Lantern Legion, so as to bring peace to more civilizations, and for this, there will definitely be sacrifices." ”
"And what about the civilizations that have been sacrificed?" Hal then asked.
Tyrone sighed again, and then said: "I know, you were just a surface creature before, and you didn't have a long time in the universe, and you didn't know enough about the universe, so I don't know that among all the civilizations born in the universe, only about one percent of the civilizations were able to leave the surface and fly into the universe. ”
"And among these one percent of civilizations, only less than one thousandth of civilizations can sail in the universe, join the interstellar society, and become a member of the cosmic civilization society."
"And the rest, no matter where they were born, no matter how glorious they were, will eventually die in the cradle of civilization."
"The development of civilization depends on the right time, place and people, and only a very small number of galaxies with very good conditions can give birth to a civilization that joins the interstellar society, and those galaxies are the objects we want to focus on."
"But apparently ......," Tyrone said, shaking his head, "the earth is not included. ”
"I know you're disappointed, and I used to be like that." Tyrone got up from the table, walked up to Hal, and said, "But one day, you will understand that everything is for greater justice." ”
Looking into Tyrone's eyes, Hal was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head, his tone had calmed down, but with a frightening power, he said, "Justice that is delayed is not justice. ”
"On the road of pursuing greatness, the civilizations that you have left behind, the races that have been sacrificed, are also one living life after another, just like my compatriots on earth."
"But if we don't do this, and empty our forces where there is no hope, it will only lead to the collapse of the legion, and without the green light legion, more civilizations will only be plunged into war."
Looking into Tyrone's eyes, Hal knew he might not be able to convince him, and he said, "I'm sorry, but I can't agree with that reason." ”
He closed his eyes. He took a deep breath, raised his right hand, and then used his other hand to forcefully pull out the green light ring from his finger.
"I give up my identity as Green Lantern, I will return to Earth, and then fight for my civilization as an ordinary human being."
Tyrone's eyes widened slightly, he never thought that someone could give up the green light energy, such an easy and very powerful power is like a pie falling from the sky, no one has ever taken the initiative to give up.
However, he saw another power in Hal's eyes, which made his eyes light up like the sun in the universe.
"I have always believed that my compatriots and I will create the greatest civilization in the universe."
"Perhaps, I left today, but one day, when humanity sails to the depths of the universe, we will see each other again."
With that, Hal turned away, and Tyrone looked at his back, and he saw in Howl's back the shadows of many people who had been called the greatest Green Lantern of all time.
But Har is completely different from the shadows of these people, he does not have a rich green light that symbolizes great power, nor does he have the power brought by great power, just like all weak surface creatures, he cannot fly, cannot teleport, can only step on the ground one step at a time.
But the more flightless the race, the more eager to fly, as an ordinary human, Hal could have chosen to become a green lantern and fly freely in the universe, but he gave up.
Tyrone thought, perhaps, that he would really be the greatest Green Lantern of all time...... A true Green Lantern.