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Chapter 384 Trouble is coming

Listening to Lex's words and looking at Bruce's slightly wary eyes.

Clark's heart trembled, and he looked at Jor-El and asked as calmly as possible.

"Is that so?"

In response to Clark's question, Joel was silent for a while, and then did not answer the question directly, but spoke softly to everyone.

“Back then, before my planet was completely destroyed, I made dozens of plans for Carl’s whereabouts.

But the reason why we chose Earth is because the genes of humans on Earth are most similar to those of us Kryptonians.

To be more precise, it means...

There is no reproductive isolation between Earthlings and us Kryptonians.

As a father, I sincerely hope that my son can grow up safely on this planet, form his own family, find his own love, and have the opportunity to raise his own children."

Having said this, Joel pretended to take a breath.

He took a deep breath and continued to try his best to explain to everyone.

"I admit that I do have a lot of selfish desires, but most of them come from a father's desire for his son, rather than a family patriarch's desire for the family's future.

And what if I want to do something to the earth?
Let me put it this way, this Kryptonian spaceship appeared on Earth 18,000 years ago, and at that time, humans could not even be called the masters of the Earth.

At least from this perspective, we Kryptonians are not just guests of the Earth.

If even so, you still want to blame everything on my so-called ambition, then I have nothing to say, and I don't need to say anything.

Because I have been dead for twenty-three years, this is just an illusion and a memory of my mind.

I don't care what you do to me or this ship, I just want you to take good care of my son, that's all."

After he finished speaking, Joel nodded solemnly to everyone, his eyes especially fixed on Donton.

He knew who was the one in charge, and Downton was clearly the boss of the group, including his son.

So he looked into Donton's eyes with great sincerity, and there was a little more pleading and desire in his eyes.

Seeing this situation, Jor-El, Lex and Bruce looked at each other and then looked at Downton.

"What do you think we should do, Tang?" Lex asked softly.

"Just do what you have to do. No matter what Old Deng planned in the beginning, the current situation is definitely not under his control.

We can just pretend that he doesn't exist, and then proceed according to the plan, take away this spaceship, absorb the Kryptonian technological heritage, and comfort Clark's disappointed heart, haha~"

Donton laughed and waved his hands, his words made Lex and Bruce breathe a sigh of relief.

Since Downton thinks there's no problem, then there shouldn't be any big problem.

However, although there was nothing that could concern Downton, Lex and the others were still worried.

So they immediately asked Jor-El, who was also relieved.

"Mr. Jor-El, I'm Lex Luthor, Clark's friend.

I want to know the current situation of Krypton... Clark's home planet, and the approximate number of Kryptonians left."

"I understand your concern, but it may not be necessary."

Joel nodded, then made a regretful expression to Clark, who was looking concerned.

Then, Jor-El raised his right hand.

Suddenly, many nanomaterials emerged out of thin air on the floor of the bridge, and those materials quickly formed many pictures, showing the past of Krypton.

In the eyes of everyone, a giant planet with a long ring of stars exploded completely after a brief collapse.

On the side of the screen, Joel explained to everyone.

"Your Earth is still a healthy planet, and you have never faced planetary destruction.

So now you know that the destruction of Krypton was not a case of a barren land gradually becoming more barren.

His destruction was very sudden and very complete.

Almost none of my people could escape from such a disaster, and I can't guarantee that there are still more than a dozen Kryptonians in the universe.

I understand your concerns, but I also hope you can understand our past. Krypton is gone, and my child Kal-El is now alone.

Although he is stronger than ordinary humans, or a little smarter.

But he has long lost his Kryptonian identity, and now he is just a slightly extraordinary Earthling!

I am willing to give you all the knowledge that I can control and that is recorded by this ship.

In exchange, I only hope that you can accept Kal-El as you did in the past, that's all."

After he finished speaking, Qiao Aier bowed deeply to everyone.

Clark, who is extremely emotional, showed an extremely sad expression when he heard Jor-El's melancholy tone.

Although there had been many speculations a long time ago, I had also been mentally prepared.

But when Clark realized that he was truly alone, the sadness in his heart was still unspeakable.

On the side, Bruce was silent for a while, then raised his right hand and patted Clark on the shoulder.

Lex took a deep breath and nodded to Jor-El.

As for Donton, he took out a cigarette and lit it.

As the smoke rose, Downton took a breath of the cool Arctic air and continued.

"Don't worry, Old Joe.

Even though you f*cking want to take advantage of me, let’s be honest, we will take good care of Clark.”

"Hey!"

Listening to what Downton said, Clark forced himself to cheer up, and even more rarely raised his middle finger to Downton.

"Don, I'm not some kid!"

"Haha, it's all the same, that's how it is, we're friends.

Well, I'm not interested in technology. I'll leave this spaceship to you. You can take care of it yourselves.

If there is any problem, I fish and shrimp on the ice cliff near the glacier.

By the way, is there anyone who wants to go fishing with me?"

He made a suggestion to everyone, but unfortunately too few people responded.

Lex shook his head lacking interest, and Bruce focused his attention on Krypton's technology.

As for Clark, he wanted to have a good talk with his biological father.

Whether it is the so-called history of the El family, the past of Krypton, or other stories behind being sent away from Krypton.

He just wants to know more about his original family now. How can he have time to go fishing with Downton?
Just like that, five minutes later, near the glacial cliffs at the edge of the Arctic ice land.

Donton held the fishing rod he had picked up and sat there smoking silently.

Beside him, Bruce was bored and kept company with him.

Although Bruce didn't want to come at first, when it comes to technology, he and Lex are enough to organize it, and they can share the knowledge after returning home.

So, Bruce finally went fishing with Downton.

Bruce took the bait handed to him by Donton unskillfully, put the bait on and swung the rod.

Looking at the floats rising and falling with the waves in the sea, Bruce sighed and said to Donton.

“In some ways, Clark’s life story is even more eventful than mine.

Behind me is the tragedy of a family, but behind him is the tragedy of an entire planet.

If nothing unexpected happens, Clark will probably be depressed for a while."

"cut……"

Listening to Bruce's words, Donton smiled and shook his head.

"Depression won't last long. Don't you know who Clark is?
That guy is much more sunny than you, an old gloomy guy. He will be able to get out of this situation in no time."

Having said that, Downton suddenly raised his elbow and hit Bruce hard below the chest.

"Hey!"

Bruce gritted his teeth in annoyance. Downton's strength was too great, and he felt that the armor on his chest was about to crack.

Ignoring Bruce's complaints, Downton continued speaking to him.

"An old pervert like you should have prepared a lot of things before coming here, right?"

"Being prepared is just a precaution. It doesn't mean it has to be the silver coin you mentioned, especially the old bitch..."

Bruce responded unhappily.

Seeing Bruce's unhappy look, Donton grinned and then started fishing seriously.

They were fishing on a nearby glacier.

Several polar bears looked towards them curiously.

Especially when Downton put the catch into the freshly dug ice trough.

A few nasty seals jumped out of the sea onto the ice, crawled closer to Downton, and tried several times to catch the fish in the ice trough.

Just as Donton casually pushed open the anxious mouth of a seal, a family of polar bears in the distance tentatively approached the two of them.

While the polar bear parents were still nervously judging whether it was safe, the little polar bear had already broken away from his parents' care, rushed all the way to Downton, and pounced directly on the seals.

The seal would not be polite to a little polar bear. He swung his tail and knocked the little polar bear over. Then he patted his round belly and laughed in a mean way.

Until the polar bear parents moved over with concern and unhappiness, and the father bear glared at the seal.

The seals then dived back into the icy waters of the Arctic.

Seeing the seal run away, the polar bear parents focused their attention on Bruce and Donton.

They sniffed around Downton, and the female polar bear even licked Downton's legs with her tongue.

"Hey."

Downton laughed and grabbed the fur on the back of the mother polar bear's neck, pushing her big head aside.

"You're pretty good at serving people, but I don't need you, haha~"

He told a joke and used his mental power to grab a fish and threw it in front of the mother polar bear.

Looking at the fish floundering on the ice, the female polar bear was confused for a moment, then started to eat it without hesitation.

On the side, watching the interaction between Downton and the polar bear.

Bruce couldn't help but smile, then frowned a little in confusion.

“They are very friendly to you, but they won’t approach me, why is that?
Are you safer than me in the eyes of animals? "

"Ha, it's not that I'm safer than you, but you're just too shady.

See, Bruce, even bears won't come near you, an old bitch!"

Just as Donton was teasing, a figure suddenly flew out from the tunnel in the distance.

The next moment, Lex pulled Clark down to Bruce and Donton.

Their appearance scared the polar bear family, and the three polar bears tried to run away immediately, but Downton grabbed their bodies and prevented them from running away.

Donton picked up the bear cub and held it in his arms, while asking Lex and the other man.

"Are you done?"

"Looks like we're in trouble, Don!"

In response to Downton's question, Lex spoke to him solemnly.

"What trouble?"

Bruce couldn't help but ask before Downton replied.

Lex shook his head at Bruce and smiled bitterly.

"Clark's dad talked to us about a lot of things."

First of all, Krypton is a planet far beyond my imagination, and the technological level of the Kryptonians is far beyond the limits we have ever speculated.

One hundred thousand years ago, they already had the technological level to leave the planet, and started the bloody expansion journey of the so-called Great Crusade!
Pay attention, it's a bloody road of expansion!
This process lasted for a full 100,000 years, during which the Kryptonian civilization reached its peak, and then fell to the bottom as civilization progressed.

The spaceship we found in the Arctic is also a product of the Kryptonian Great Crusade. It came to Earth 18,000 years ago, and the isotopes of nearby glaciers that I have measured also confirm this time. "

"So, Lex, this is not a briefing, can you please get to the point first.

What is the key thing that makes you feel that you are in big trouble?"

Bruce interrupted Lex and stood up from his fishing spot.

Facing Bruce who was getting serious, Clark turned his head away embarrassedly, and Lex continued to tell the story.

"The trouble is, there are thousands of Kryptonian ships like this one parked on other planets in the starry sea!
The Kryptonians realized the fate of Krypton's destruction tens of thousands of years ago, and a spaceship like the one in the Arctic is an extremely standard doomsday survival spaceship!
This spaceship not only records the history and corresponding technology of Krypton, it even has an origin chamber for nurturing Kryptonian babies!
In other words, even though Jor-El emphasized that Krypton had been destroyed, in fact, if Clark was willing, he alone could rely on this spaceship in the Arctic to allow thousands of new Kryptonians to appear on Earth in just twenty years!
By the way, the Origin Chamber is the nursery of Krypton. They only need to inject Kryptonian genes there to cultivate corresponding Kryptonian children.

Although Jor-El particularly emphasized the importance of a artifact called the Kryptonian Codex of Life, after my research I found that even without the Codex of Life, the difficulty of creating Kryptonians in the Origin Chamber would definitely be much lower than cloning humans!

so……"

Having said that, Lex couldn't help but take a deep breath.

“So, even though Krypton has been destroyed, as long as there are a few Kryptonians like Clark who have been sent away in the galaxy, Krypton is destined not to perish, and Clark is definitely not the last Kryptonian!

At the same time, every Kryptonian spaceship that stops on different planets has connections and records between them!

That is to say, after we discovered the spaceship, our Earth, together with the spaceship parked here, appeared in the list of all Kryptonian spaceships.

If one day, a Kryptonian fleet suddenly rushed into the solar system, shouting that they want to make our planet theirs, I would not be surprised at all! "

"Uh……"

Hearing this, Bruce nodded in understanding, and then asked Clark softly.

"Clark, this is good news for you, right?"

"How can this be good news? My people are not as peaceful as I thought!"

Clark responded to Bruce depressedly.

“The way my people occupied the planet was not like the British colonization of India, but like the Americans treated the Indians, and more like the Spanish treated the Aztec civilization!

If someone from my tribe really came looking for me, it would mean war is coming. Do you think I would be looking forward to war? "

(End of this chapter)