Several people walked out of the living room, and sure enough, the sky was dark, the earth was also in darkness, and the streets of Manhattan were messy and noisy with car lights.
"Who is Mongo?" Bruce looked solemn.
"The Earth Overlord in the universe has a space fortress the size of a planet that serves as a cosmic fighting arena. He is coming to Earth." Harley paused and frowned slightly. She did not sense the gravitational changes from outer space.
If there is no change in gravity, naturally it is not Mongo's "War World" that blocks the sun's rays.
"You mean, the space fortress blocks the sun?" Bruce frowned.
Suddenly, Harley's expression changed and she became extremely embarrassed, "Hal, it's time for Ion Man to appear. First, light up the world, and then go to outer space to see what's there. Fly in the direction of the sun, break through the shadow area, and see what's there.
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Hal didn't know why, but he turned into green light and flew into the sky.
Just three seconds later, the bright green light dispelled the darkness, turning half of the earth green.
But soon, the green gradually faded away, and except that there was no sun, it was not much different from a cloudy day.
"He is a born Green Lantern." Harley said with a complicated expression.
Selena nodded and said with emotion: "It is indeed an extraordinary talent to be able to master the newly obtained power so quickly.
But it’s not surprising. When the Green Lantern Ring landed on Earth, he was the first one to choose it.”
Bruce frowned and said, "You didn't follow him. You didn't seem to be worried about him running into Meng Ge?"
"If the dignified Ion Man is killed in an instant by a cosmic bully, then he will deserve his death." Old God Harley said matter-of-factly.
"Meng Ge is a gladiatorial arena master. What is he doing here on Earth?"
"Capture the Justice League and go to the 'War World' to be slave gladiators and make money by playing games for him."
"this"
Bruce and Selina's expressions were slightly distorted. This strange reason was completely beyond their expectations.
"Isn't he afraid of the 'golden nuclear bomb'?" Selina said.
"Whoosh!" A beam of green light fell straight from the sky, interrupting the communication of several people.
"No aliens have been found in the solar system. It seems that someone built a dam on the edge of the sun to block light. When the water is full, it will be released all at once, so the earth has a dark sky for a period of time." Hal Jordan was unsure.
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"You mean, there will be a 'flood of light' coming later?" Bruce's expression changed drastically, "What a vicious method! With only tens of millions of times the burst of solar radiation energy, half of the earth can be destroyed in one move."
"Floods do exist, but their intensity does no real damage to the earth, and they only last for a short moment. I easily used a 'mirror' to reflect the 'flood' to other places." Hal said.
"Is this a test?" Bruce asked immediately.
"It's possible." Hal was still not sure.
The sun came out again.
Selena looked at her phone and said, "About three minutes."
"These three minutes are enough to give the earth a decisive blow." Bruce looked at the sky solemnly, "Harley, Hal, you two have the strongest space combat capabilities. In the next few days, it is best to go to outer space regularly for patrols.
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In addition, the detailed information on War World and Mongo also depends on you."
"I am a 'nuclear bomb'. I can't run around. Let Ion Man take on more responsibilities." Harley said with a dull face.
"I can do it alone." Hal confidently said.
"Okay, be careful. You are Ion Man now, not Green Lantern. You don't have a lantern ring, so you can't call for rescue." With this warning, he was about to say goodbye and leave.
"It's almost noon, why don't we have dinner together?" Selena advised.
"Seeing that crisis is about to come to the earth again, how can I still have the time and mood to have a dinner." Bruce said with a serious expression.
Before leaving, he turned back to Harley and said: "Tomorrow the Justice League will submit an application to Congress. For the sake of the earth and the United States, you'd better not stop it."
The application was submitted the next day, and it was not until a week later that a formal inquiry meeting on the "Watchtower Project" was officially held in Congress in Washington.
This is a semi-closed internal meeting.
There were very few people attending, no more than fifty people, including five members of Congress including the Speaker, three military representatives, the leader of the horse gang and his staff, the commander of the Sky Eye Society Steve Trevor, and the Zhenglian
The two giants Superman and Bateman.
This was not a secret meeting. There were several well-known reporters who were not allowed to bring cameras and recorders, as well as several government officials.
"The application document submitted by Zhenglian to Congress contains a detailed introduction to the observation tower plan, including the preliminary design plan." Batman took the document and spoke first: "It is a large space station located in geosynchronous orbit. It is a symbol of justice."
Alliance space base.
The purpose of its existence is mainly to monitor information in the solar system and even deep space in the universe and to guard against alien enemies.
I don’t need to elaborate on its necessity. We have all experienced the Krypton crisis, the Green Light crisis, the ‘spectator dispute’ during Darkseid’s invasion, and the ‘Three Minutes of White Night’ involving the suspected universe overlord Mongo a week ago.
The earth needs early warning, needs to build the first interception network, needs to stop the war outside the cities of the earth, we need watchtowers."
Bateman finished his speech and sat back in his seat.
Dad Louise first said: "Baitman, you said it very well. The earth does need a watchtower, but its function is very militarized and even requires support from national defense funds.
Can I doubt that the Justice League wants to seize some of the military power that should only belong to the Pentagon?"
The two bosses of the Justice League were silent. Steve Trevor, who was sitting next to them, replied: "General Lane, whether we admit it or not, the Justice League has actually interfered with the military from the moment it was established.
power.
Superman can defeat the entire Earth's army. Anyone who treats him as a mere civilian is deceiving themselves and others.
The Justice League has force and determination to fight, and they also take the initiative to assume the responsibility of defending their homeland and country. They are the army, a team of superpowers.
Since they have the attributes of soldiers, it is natural for them to build an 'Earth Defense Outpost' with military attributes."
General Lane frowned and said: "Colonel Trevor, in the agreement reached between the White House and the heroes at the Heroes Conference, there is only the right to do good that is limited by regulations.
Their actions are limited to the judicial system and do not involve administrative or military matters."
Steve said without hesitation: "Then based on today's reality, expand the power of the Zhenglian. I am talking about only the Zhenglian, not superheroes, including their ethical military actions that are needed by the current earth."
within the U.S. legal system.
It is not because of old legal restrictions that prevent them from doing things that are beneficial to human civilization."
The faces of several government representatives were not very good-looking.
General Minos said in a deep voice: "Colonel Trevor, you are a soldier, can you go out on the streets to catch thieves like the police?"
"If I were a pure soldier, catching thieves is beyond the rights of a soldier. Now I am the general person in charge of the Sky Eye Society. Let alone catching thieves, I can detect drugs, investigate smuggling, and patrol the border. I can do a lot that I think can protect the
American security matters.
And everything I do is legal.
My power to do these things comes from Congress, because the United States under today's special circumstances needs the eyes of the sky to do this."
Steve said loudly: "The generals, congressmen, and Mr. President are not united to demand power now, but the reality of the increasingly serious alien threat forces us to hand over part of the responsibility to them.
Another term for responsibility is power.
Another word for power is responsibility.
We should be thankful that at least the earth still has heroes who can shoulder this kind of responsibility."
General Minos frowned and said: "Colonel, what is your position?"
He also deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the title "Colonel".
Steve didn't hesitate: "The purpose of Sky Eye and I's existence is to serve the Justice League and other heroes wholeheartedly."
Harley once said this in public at the Heroes Conference.
It is indeed the departmental responsibility announced by the Sky Eye Club.
But
Several generals looked at him with resentment: Your responsibility is to fly the beautiful banner of serving heroes and quietly serve the government and the military. How did you become the head of the Sky Eye Society without even realizing this?
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Thinking of this, they began to scan the appointments of Trevor, the congressman presiding over the meeting, from Congress.
Speaker John responded calmly to the generals, "The Sky Eye will be the bridge between the superheroes and the government. Colonel Trevor can express the wishes of the Zhenglian for the heroes. This is very good. It shows that there is no problem in communication between the two parties."
"Mr. President, what do you think?" Minos turned his attention to the caravan leader.
The horse gang leader turned his attention to Harley, "Congressman Quinn, do you think the Earth definitely needs the Justice League to shoulder this responsibility?"
Harley smiled and said: "The Justice League has explained its identity and positioning on the current earth, and also asked the general and Mr. President to share your best expectations for the Justice League's position in the current country.
Both sides should first state their positions and then seek compromise from the contradictions."
After hesitating for a moment, the caravan leader sighed: "Personally, I really hope that the hero can just be an ordinary person on weekdays, and don't stand out on the street or occupy a lot of traffic in the media.
When the aliens invade, they put on their war robes and, under the leadership of the government, cooperate sincerely, enforce orders and prohibitions, and risk their lives; when the aliens retreat, they take off their cloaks and return to order and ordinaryness."
Everyone had strange expressions.
Harley smiled dryly and said: "Mr. President is an honest man."
The leader of the horse gang raised his chin towards the hero's seat, "They are already so frank and have begun to directly ask for military expenses. Why should I hide my thoughts anymore?"
"The hero Mr. President calls us is the most perfect hero in the hearts of our soldiers." Several generals sighed with emotion.
Speaker John also sighed: "He is also the hero that Congress most expects."
Steve turned his head and whispered a few words to Bateman, and said loudly: "Mr. President, generals, and congressmen, please think about it seriously, is that kind of heroic model really perfect?
Let me give you the simplest example. Why doesn't the Pentagon abolish all the establishment of the US military and wait until war comes before recruiting troops nationwide?
Why does the United States clearly have no internal or external war, but its national defense expenditure far exceeds that of other countries combined? Why doesn't it wait for war to come before rebuilding aircraft and aircraft carriers?
You may say that heroes do not need to prepare for earth crises on a daily basis. The preparation work is done by the Pentagon. Instead of national defense, it does not mean disbanding the army. Normally, the preparations are made by officials in the White House who only know how to talk. In wartime, the country recruits troops.
, with officials leading the militia to resist foreign humiliation?