Early the next morning, in the Green Lantern Corps headquarters, as soon as Hal walked out of his bedroom, a rather beautiful female Green Lantern greeted him.
Ignoring her purple skin and the six hands behind her back, she was a pretty hot beauty. Hal blushed a little and turned his head away. The female Green Lantern smiled, and then said to him:
"I didn't expect that Ion Man was actually a shy little boy...Okay, no joke, the legion commander is looking for you. Go to his office after breakfast."
"Okay...ok, thank you."
After bidding farewell to the female Green Lantern, Hal took the elevator and came to the restaurant.
There are all kinds of creatures here, including star spirits floating in the air, spherical creatures jumping around on the ground, and even long necks that cannot be seen in full, but only one head sticking out of the window.
Hal looked at the dinosaurs as he walked, and kept marveling.
No matter where he went, everyone praised him repeatedly. Even some Green Lanterns who had not participated in the operation before and had just returned from the sector couldn't help but sigh with emotion after hearing about Hal's deeds.
Although what happened in Gotham was not as big as some interstellar war scenes, it still revealed a sense of weirdness and horror. All Green Lanterns who have been there can deeply feel the chaos and madness, so their
Descriptions inevitably add fuel to the fire and become more and more exaggerated as they are passed on.
The Green Lanterns praised Hal to the heavens and the earth, and the injured lieutenant Carol was no exception.
The person who attacked him was Constantine. He failed to defeat the magician without a single move. In order to cover up his failure, he exaggerated the power of Constantine, saying that Konstantin was
Standing summoned five or six terrifying hell demons from nowhere, summoned magma and hailstones, and used hundreds of arcane balls. The two fought for hundreds of rounds before he was defeated.
The other Green Lanterns more or less also have this mentality. After all, it is very shameless to attack a city in groups and still be defeated. As long as the opponent is strong enough, then
It would not make him look so weak, so the battle reports submitted by everyone showed that the people living in Gotham City were not ordinary earthlings at all.
They are chaotic, crazy, and elusive. Each person is equipped with dozens of large bombs. Not only do they know all kinds of magical magic, but they also seem to have clairvoyance. Not only are they not afraid of death, they are also very smart.
Similarly, Hal was also described as like a god coming to the world. As they were blowing, some people began to call Hal "the greatest Green Lantern in history", saying that his achievements in saving people were unprecedented and should be recorded in history.
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Amidst such compliments, Hal felt a little confused, because he was very sober, and he knew that this incident was far from as terrifying as they described.
Perhaps, the Green Lanterns' defeat was a bit disgraceful, but in fact the losses were not large. Most of them were minor injuries. The only unlucky guy who was seriously injured was Carol who ran into Constantine, and
The vast majority of people just exhausted the energy in the green light ring, and suffered a lot of mental damage, so they all returned to the team after just one night's rest...
But Hal still received unprecedented welcome and thanks. Amidst the cheers, he began to feel a little uncomfortable, not only because he was receiving salary without merit, but also because he felt that the organization's style was a bit too frivolous and treated him badly.
Failure is not taken seriously enough.
There was no reflection on strategic decisions, no tactical checking and filling, not even a summary meeting. It was as if the enemy was described as a horrific natural disaster, and the people who saved them were praised as unprecedented heroes.
This has passed.
Anyone with military literacy will feel that this organizational method is a bit amateurish.
With such a mood, Harald came to Tyrone's office, which was an office in the corridor on the side of the central core. Hal's office was also here.
He knocked on the door, and Tyrone's voice came from the door, saying: "Please come in."
After Hal walked in, he noticed that Tai Lung's face was a little serious. Before Hal could ask, Tai Lung said, "I saw that you submitted a report of leaving the headquarters last night. What happened?"
"Uh... things on Earth haven't been resolved yet. I have to go back and deal with the aftermath. Moreover, the security of the Earth sector also needs people to maintain it."
"No, Hal, I have received an order to temporarily abandon the sector where the earth is located, and give up all security work related to the earth and Gotham."
"Why?" Hal asked with wide eyes and shock.
Tyrone pursed his lips, patted Hal's shoulder, and said: "You have just started working and don't understand the situation yet. Although I have not been the captain of the Green Lantern Corps for a long time, I have also been responsible for it before.
Some personnel scheduling work.”
"The security work in the sectors also has priorities. Our manpower is limited, and the energy of the main lamp furnace is also limited. Therefore, we must pay close attention to those important sectors for maintenance..."
"But!" Hal raised his voice and asked: "What kind of sector is considered an important sector? Isn't the earth important?"
Tai Lung sighed, sat behind the table, and then motioned for Hal to sit down too, but Hal just stayed there. Tai Lung said helplessly:
"I know that every Green Lantern feels that the sector where their hometown is located is the most important. I can understand your desire to protect your hometown, but all this is for the future of the Lantern Corps."
"To achieve healthy development, we must invest our limited power in the most important places. The so-called important sectors are actually more prosperous places, where there are more civilizations and are closer to the headquarters...
…”
Tai Lung showed a troubled expression and said: "The sector where the earth is located is relatively remote, and there are relatively few civilizations."
"More importantly..." Tai Lung lowered his head and his tone became a little low. He said: "This operation failed. We paid a heavy price and drained half of the energy from the headquarters lamp furnace. More than a dozen Green Lanterns
Injured, former adjutant Carroll was seriously injured..."
"Compared with the strategic location of the earth's sector, this loss is almost unacceptable."
Hal stood silently and looked at Tai Lung. His Adam's apple moved and his fingertips trembled a little, but he still said:...
"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 Corps before we can bring peace to more civilizations. For this, there will definitely be sacrifices."
"So what about those civilizations that were sacrificed?" Hal then asked.
Tai Lung sighed again, and then said: "I know that you were just a surface creature before. You have not been in the universe for a long time and do not know the universe well enough. Therefore, you do not know that among all the civilizations born in the universe, only about 100%
One of our civilizations can leave the earth’s surface and fly into the universe.”
"And among the one percent of civilizations, only less than one thousandth can sail in the universe, join the interstellar society, and become a member of the cosmic civilized society."
"And the remaining ones, 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. Only a very small number of galaxies with very good conditions can give birth to a civilization that joins interstellar society, and those galaxies are what we need to focus on protecting."
"But obviously..." Tyrone shook his head and said, "Earth is not included."
"I know you feel disappointed. I used to be the same way." Tyrone stood up from the table and walked to Hal. He said: "But one day, you will understand that everything is for greater justice.
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Looking into Tyrone's eyes, Hal was silent for a while, and then slowly shook his head. His tone had calmed down, but with shocking power, he said: "Justice that is delayed is not justice."
"On the road of pursuing greatness, the civilizations you left behind and the ethnic groups who were treated as victims are also living lives one after another, just like my compatriots on the earth."
"But if we don't do this and waste our strength in a hopeless place, it will only lead to the collapse of the Legion. Without the Green Lantern Corps, more civilizations will only fall into war."
Looking into Tyrone's eyes, Hal knew that he might not be able to convince him. He said, "I'm sorry, but I can't agree with this reason."
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, raised his right hand, and then used his other hand to pull off the green light ring on his finger.
"I give up my identity as Green Lantern, I will return to Earth, and then I will fight for my civilization as an ordinary human being."
Tai Lung's eyes widened slightly. He had never thought that someone could give up the green light energy. Such an easy and powerful power was like a pie falling from the sky. No one had ever given up on it.
However, he saw another kind of power in Hal's eyes, which made his eyes shine like the sun in the universe.
"I always firmly believe that my compatriots and I will create the greatest civilization in the universe."
"Maybe I left today, but one day, when humans sail into the depths of the universe, we will meet again."
With that said, Hal turned and left. Tyrone looked at his back, and he saw the shadows of many people in Hal's back, all of whom were once called the greatest Green Lanterns in history.
But Hal is completely different from the shadows of these people. He does not have the rich green light that symbolizes powerful power, nor does he have the power brought by powerful power. Just like all weak surface creatures, he cannot fly or teleport.
I can only step on the ground one step at a time.
But the more flightless a race is, the more eager it is to fly. As an ordinary human being, Hal could have chosen to become a Green Lantern and fly freely in the universe, but he gave up.
Tyrone thought, maybe, he would really become the greatest Green Lantern of all time...the real Green Lantern.
