Salak, the green light secretary, uploads the information that has been rummaged through and found in some forgotten corner of O'A to Hal Jordan's light ring. As he skimmed through the information, Hal's face became more and more gloomy.

The Guardians lied to them. Of course, it's not the first time. It's just that Hal didn't expect that the Guardians had even lied to them about it.

The Guardians say that the Green Light is the only spectral energy that can be stably mastered, so the Green Lantern Legion is the first spectral legion in the universe since its inception.

For the former, the Guardians are telling the truth. However, the second half of the sentence is an outright lie.

The Green Lantern Corps is not the first spectral legion in the universe at all. Long before the Guardians had the ability to build legions out of spectral energy, a legion of colored lanterns existed.

The Orange Lantern Corps is the first group of lights in the universe.

Long before the days when the universe was almost forgotten today, it was the machine hunters who maintained order in the universe.

A cosmic guild prepares a shocking theft that they call "the greatest deal ever." All of them in the guild were geniuses, and they were the monsters and thieves who were famous in the universe back then. Laflitz is one of them.

It was supposed to be a careful plan, and a lot of preliminary investigation and arrangement allowed them to succeed, except that in the end they all made mistakes outside of the plan-

- They stole too much.

The thieves are not greedy enough and lose self-control in the face of a treasure greater than they could have imagined. They filled and loaded their backpacks until all the storage items they had brought with them were full, and each of them was so bulging that they were being pursued by the robot hunters.

"Your bag is too heavy, Lafliz!"

One of his companions shouted at Lafliz as he ran wildly.

"That's going to kill us!"

"Don't think about it, Kettle! You take twice as much as I do! ”

Lasers from the sky from the robot hunter continued to explode around several people. The roar of Lafliz's side continued to explode with fire, but he still clung to the bag as he ran, as if he were afraid that someone would snatch it from him.

"I got the box! As long as you find the right buyer, this box is worth a whole galaxy! Laflitz shouted.

"Then you'll have to sell it, you idiot!"

The beam of light that fell from the sky struck his companion, Keitel, and the thief's flesh melted on the spot, turning even his bones to charred black, along with the bulging backpack behind him. He fled so far with his weight that he couldn't get a penny out after all.

Four of the five thieves boarded the pre-hidden spaceship, and after successive interstellar jumps and the cover of a solar storm, they temporarily escaped the pursuit.

"Damn, we made it!" The thieves were ecstatic aboard the ship, "We are the first, and probably the last, people in history to steal treasures from Motath!" ”

Mortas is the birthplace of the Guardians, and even years later, no one has robbed anything from it.

In addition to valuable technology and treasures, the thieves also found ancient map fragments.

The map's creator was named "Caronna", but no one had ever heard of the name among the thieves. All they know is that the map is marked with treasures, which are said to be the most valuable things in the universe. No one can resist its value, not even the Guardians themselves.

It is hidden deep in a temple in the Vega system, known to the Guardians as Planet Okaro.

"Are you sure it's the way, Lafliz?"

A few days later, the remaining four thieves were already walking in the pristine jungle of Planet Okaro.

"Of course, I already have the map in my head, and I can't go wrong." Laflitz said.

"So let me show you that part of the map." Someone asked.

"No way!" Laflitz immediately glared angrily and hugged the package on his body, "No one can look at me!" ”

"But the rest of us have already shared our share of the pieces, and the one without anyone can't find the right place."

"So I said it, and I've written it down. I'll show you guys," Laflitz muttered vaguely.

The big man among the thieves was dazed: "Why is everyone so excited?" Aren't we brothers? I thought we had all agreed to share in the thick and thin, and to share whatever we found."

At this time, the rattan in the dense forest shot out coldly, and suddenly wrapped the body of the big man. He didn't even have time to struggle, and with a scream, he was dragged into the jungle, leaving only a long series of screams that stopped abruptly.

"It's the jungle!" Laflitz ran away, "The jungle is starting to attack us!" ”

During the flight, the ground collapsed. The thieves fell under their feet and fell downward, into some great hollow in the jungle.

In the end, it wasn't they who found the treasure.

Instead, the treasure found them.

An orange, flaming lantern stood in the middle of the underground temple, orange like a greedy eye watching over each of them.

The remaining three thieves were immediately fascinated.

But then, the evil light of bad intentions was cast on each other.

"Mine!" Lafliz was the first to rush up.

"No, it's mine! I am hungry! The second man shouted.

"I'm hungrier than you!" A third man also rushed forward.

They each grabbed the orange light and began to pull desperately. The orange lights also seemed to respond to them, bursting out with an astonishing wave of energy. At the same time, the three of them felt a huge amount of energy pouring into their bodies, only to feel that they were unprecedentedly powerful, but they were also unprecedentedly hungry and thirsty, just like the blood clan that had not been stained with human blood for a hundred years.

Until a beam of light blasted down from the sky.

"Thieves, that's it!"

is the guardian of the universe. The little blues of the entire council poured out of their nests and flew here after leaving their planetary fortress in person, followed by an army of robot hunters.

The energy of the Guardians and Machine Hunters blasted at them, but they were unable to shake the enchantment that the orange light had opened. The three of them refused to let go, and more and more majestic energy was injected into their bodies, expanding in this cavern like a star about to get out of control.

"It's mine!"

Laflitz shouted.

One of the thieves was the first to be unable to hold on, and finally the terrifying orange energy penetrated his body, and even his bones were crushed to ashes. Even the Guardians who were closer to him were knocked out by the aftermath.

Apparently, the thief's desires and thirst were lost to his two companions.

The Guardians soon realized that they were powerless to control this powerful energy source, and Caronna created a terrifying weapon far beyond their capabilities. The robot hunters all around them fell apart like assembled toys under the orange light, and even the Guardians could only barely protect themselves.

Energy levels continue to rise. The thieves were originally five in number, but now only Laflitz and a companion named Bruch remained. Their desires are at a stalemate with each other, and they are indistinguishable for a while. They all clung to the lantern and refused to let go, and the orange light grew more and more intense, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time before the planet was destroyed.

That's when the Guardians ended the skirmish.

"We're not here for this lamp, we don't want it." One of the Guardians spoke, "We're here to take what you stole from me, a vital box.

It's worth a galaxy to you, right? ”

"Yes, it's worth the price!" Laflitz shouted.

"Good, then this should be a good deal." The Guardian said, "We're going to buy that box back for the Vega system you're currently in.

From today onwards, as long as the orange light remains in Vega, it is yours and we will not interfere. There is only one condition. ”

"On what terms?"

"The orange light is an unstable force, and the light of greed does not allow sharing. So for each other's safety, and for everyone's safety."

The Guardian muttered.

Only one person can have it."

The two thieves looked at each other.

“.”

"So there's no doubt that the last two of the five had a big fight, and in the end Laflitz won."

Hal looked at the entire file and said gloomily.

"He'd killed his last friend and became the Orange Light Agent, so long before the Green Lantern Corps, Orange Light existed. And he rules an entire galaxy!

The Guardians haven't kept their mouths shut for so many years."

"Why am I not surprised at all?"

Shen You said as he downloaded all the orange light-related knowledge that Hal had called up into the bracelet.

"Thanks, Hal. That's enough I need to know. ”

"Wait." Hal said seriously, "I know the truth now. The Vega system is also a mistake made by the Guardians, and it is also a mistake that today's Green Lantern Corps needs to correct. I can't sit idly by."

"I have received your wishes. Still."

Shen You seemed to be smiling.

"Do you think I need support?"

Hal pondered for two seconds.

He didn't insist anymore: "Be careful on the road." ”

(End of chapter)