Hal was a little upset. Although he had planned to give up his identity as Green Lantern, when he thought about these recent events, he felt a sense of nihilistic frustration lingering in his mind.
What has he done recently?
It seems that he did a lot of things, cooperated with Schiller to complete his plan, fought with the citizens of Gotham, came to the headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps to take over the job of adjutant, and then resigned directly in less than a day.
There were indeed a lot of things going on during this period, which made him feel a little tired, but in fact, none of these things achieved any results. He went full circle and became an ordinary person again.
Do strength and justice have to coexist? Which one is right, the pursuit of strength or the pursuit of justice? In the pursuit of power, must we give up absolute justice? Justice without the guarantee of strength is just empty talk, and power without the guarantee of justice is just tyranny...
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While thinking about this problem, Hal slowly walked back. When he took off the green light ring, he didn't even think about how he should go back, but soon, he had no time to think about this problem.
Just as he was about to return to his previous dormitory along the corridor bridge, a group of people stopped him, led by a rather elderly Green Lantern. He said, "I'm sorry, but the deputy leader invites you to come over."
"Deputy leader?" Hal asked with some confusion.
"Yes, he was leading a patrol in a nearby sector before and just came back today because he heard about your heroic deeds and wanted to see you."
"Sorry, but I am no longer a Green Lantern. Let me leave." After Hal said this, he wanted to pass through several people, but the leading Green Lantern stretched his arm and blocked Hal back.
Hal looked into his eyes, but the leader was unmoved by the green light. Hal looked away and said, "Lead the way."
If anyone who is familiar with Hal is near him, they can see that his mouth has pursed into a straight line, which is a sign that he is losing patience.
Crossing the corridor bridge and coming to the elevator, as the elevator went up, Hal saw that the entire city of Oua was peaceful, with everyone performing their duties, and the Green Lanterns shuttled in twos and threes among the strange-shaped buildings.
There was laughter and laughter, as if nothing happened yesterday.
Came to the corridor again, walked to the office door, the leading Green Lantern knocked on the door, and Hal walked in.
The person standing opposite him had a completely different temperament and appearance from Tai Lung. He looked very gentle, his skin was light gray, but his limbs and facial features were exactly the same as that of a human being, and he also wore goggles similar to glasses on his eyes.
"Hello, my name is Owen." The deputy leader spoke first, but Hal had gradually lost patience. He said: "Hello, I am Hal, you have met me, and now I can leave here.
?"
"Why did you leave here, Hal?" Although Owen used a question, there was no doubt in his tone, but more like a faint rebuke.
"You have just achieved impressive results and are called a hero by all the Green Lanterns. You led the Green Lanterns back home from the dark abyss. Why do you want to leave at this moment of celebrating victory?"...
"Victory?" asked Hal. "You think that's a victory?"
"Why not? You saved everyone, you are the new hero of the Green Lantern Corps, maybe even the greatest Green Lantern of all time, isn't that a victory?"
With that said, Owen smiled and put his arm around Hal's shoulders and said to him: "Indeed, there were some minor flaws in the process, but there is no doubt that this will be the most glorious victory in your career."
While leading Hal forward, he took out a piece of information from the desk next to him. He said: "I have received the order. In two weeks, we will award you a medal, and you will get
The green lantern corps' badge of light will also be selected as the best green lantern warrior of this year and will be the first to appear in next year's military parade."
Owen raised his hand and described to Hal: "Do you know what an honor this is? All Green Lanterns on the planet dream of this. It represents the most glorious day in their careers."
"Applause, cheers, praise, you will become a hero praised by people and leave your heroic deeds in the annals of history forever..."
Hal showed a sneer and said: "All the greatest Green Lanterns in history have to do this, right?"
The smile on Owen's face slowly faded. He put down his arm, let go of Hal, walked to the opposite side of him, looked into his eyes and said: "It seems that you come from a somewhat clever civilization. This reminds you of
Something about your hometown, right?"
"In that case, I don't want to talk in circles with you anymore."
Owen adjusted the glasses on his face, and then began to pace in the room. He said: "Sinestro, the greatest Green Lantern ever betrayed the Green Lantern Corps. This is a bad event that has never happened in millions of years."
"
"The commander of the Green Lantern Corps betrayed the Corps, which made us a joke in the universe. Our prestige has plummeted. Even the weak civilizations in the fringe sectors no longer welcome us as before."
"We need a hero, a great and bright hero, to lead the Green Lantern Corps out of trouble!"
"Do you know, Hal? The current legion commander Tai Lung was only appointed in a critical situation. He is actually not suitable for this position. And you, you are the best candidate for legion commander."
Owen turned to look out the window, where there were many flying Green Lanterns. He said: "You will take over this powerful legion. All civilizations in the universe will respect you. You will bring peace and peace to the entire universe."
Justice, how glorious..."
"I reject."
When Hal's voice fell to the ground, it was like a thunderbolt exploding in the clear sky. Owen suddenly turned around and stared at Hal coldly. Hal repeated again: "I refuse."
"Are you crazy?" Owen's voice became colder: "You will become the commander of the Green Lantern Corps, lead the entire Green Lantern Corps, and become the greatest Green Lantern!"
"I say it one last time, I refuse."
Hal raised the green light ring he had been holding on his hand and said: "When it first came to me, the peace and justice it depicted to me deeply moved me and made me find it."
I feel that if I can dedicate my life to a great cause of justice, I will die without regrets.”…
"But now, you and your remarks make me feel deeply disgusted."
As he spoke, he threw the ring out. When the metal ring hit the metal armor on Owen's chest, the sound of the collision was louder than thunder, almost deafening.
Hal wanted to turn around and leave, but suddenly, a powerful green light shock wave knocked him away. With a "pop", he hit the wall, and after landing, he collapsed on the ground.
"Ahem..." Hal coughed hard several times, feeling that his ribs had been broken. He saw Owen walking up with a ferocious face, and he heard that Owen's voice had become distorted.
"I don't understand why they chose you! An old country bumpkin from a remote village, who just got lucky and saved those losers, gained their favor, and actually wants to make you a hero!"
"Them? Ahem... who are they?" Hal endured the pain, breathing rapidly, and asked.
"You can't understand them, because you are just a low-level creature that can't even fly, and they are an advanced civilization born at the beginning of the universe. They have advanced technology that you can't imagine. They created the Green Lantern Corps with their own hands.
, I call them, Guardians of the Universe..."
Hal couldn't help coughing and felt a little short of breath. The green light ring he threw out suddenly flew up and wanted to fly towards him, but was knocked away by Owen with a wave of his hand.
"I really want to kill you, but I can't disobey their orders, so you'd better be honest and obedient..."
With a "bang", the door was pushed open, and Tyrone, the leader of the Green Lantern Corps, walked in. He said to Owen: "Stop! You are going a little too far! Owen!"
"Tailon, do you want to disobey their orders?"
"They didn't let you hurt him." Tyrone glanced at Hal lying on the ground and said, "It's useless if you hurt him or force him to do something. If he can't call the green light ring on his own,
What kind of Green Lantern hero is that?"
"Stop dictating to me, Tai Lung, you should understand that if you hadn't played some clever tricks, this position should have been mine!"
Talon sighed and said: "Everything you have is given by them, so you treat them like gods, but have you ever thought about why they are unwilling to let you become the commander of the Corps? Because you are not actually a Green Lantern at all.
Your ring is specially made, you..."
"Bang!" A thick green light beam hit Tai Lung, sending him flying away. Tai Lung's shield suddenly lit up, but Owen raised his sword turned into green light and rushed over.
"Stop!" Hal yelled.
But Owen had no intention of stopping at all. He seemed to have been stimulated to a point of going crazy. Hal lay on the spot and took a deep breath.
Then, he slowly floated up, a richer green light emitted from his body, and the ion shark that had not appeared since he took off the ring emerged from his chest again.
With his wounds healed, his physical strength restored, and his strength filled, Hal stretched his body in mid-air. The green light in his body was like a solid piece of emerald, or like a lush forest. He was different from everyone else, but more beautiful than them...
In an instant, a big green hand grabbed Owen and lifted him into the air. Owen struggled and turned his head. Seeing the ring still floating in the distance and Hal's empty fingers, he shouted:
"This is impossible!
You don't have a ring!
How can it be……"
"Yes." Hal said as if sighing: "I don't have a ring, but I can still use the energy of the green light. So, what is the use of the ring? Who made it? And who controls it?"
"Greater justice..." Hal took a deep breath and slowly spit it out. He swallowed back thousands of words, but in the end he said nothing.
"Put him down, Hal! You can't kill people in the headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps. You will set off the alarm. Put him down!"
Tai Lung kept trying to dissuade him, but he didn't hold out much hope. Hal was obviously extremely angry. Anyone who was attacked like this would probably not let the murderer go.
But what surprised him was that the big green hand really let go. When the green light dissipated, Hal slowly landed on the ground. He came to Talon and helped him up.
Tyrone sighed and said to Hal: "You should leave quickly. If they come, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave."
He looked into Hal's eyes and said to him: "I also come from a remote sector. My civilization has not yet established a country, but that is not important. It will always be my home. One day, I will go back."
Get there."
"After you return to Earth, don't come back again." After saying that, Tyrone turned and walked towards Owen.
But at this time, he saw that Hal turned around, walked towards the ring, picked it up, took it back to his hand, and then asked:
"When is the investiture ceremony?"
Tyrone saw Hal standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, his back facing the light outside, his expression hidden in the darkness.
Hal's eyes were half closed, and there was no anger or sadness on his face, only an incomprehensible calmness.
In the manor, the night had passed, and when the light of dawn rose from the horizon, a ring emitting green light cut through the bright light and stopped in front of Schiller.
Schiller stretched out his hand and the moment his fingertips touched the ring, countless messages were transmitted to his brain. At the end of these messages, he heard a slightly sighing voice: