Martin Variety in American Comics.

Chapter 525: A Small Meeting (Please subscribe and read, monthly ticket recommendation!)

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The sonic boom channel opened, and Martin crossed two continents and an ocean and returned directly to the Justice League's new city, standing in front of the completed Hall of Justice.

He looked up and saw the building, which was more than a hundred meters high and had an oval shape as a whole. It looked like half of the earth lying on the ground.

The hall was built using new materials that were just created by Justice League scientists by integrating various technologies at hand. The new materials can change the reflected color and even randomly change into various patterns according to the different states of sunlight.

But under normal circumstances, the surface of the hall is silver like brand new steel, giving people a cold feeling.

The hall is surrounded by large Greek-style columns made of pure white marble, decorated with various sculptures of white doves, laurel-crowned goddesses, sacred flames, and steles that symbolize solemnity and peace.

The names of those who have been awarded model titles in the process of building the new city are engraved in the key parts of these patterns.

The place where Martin was standing was still some distance away from the entrance of the hall. Not far away was a pond, the interior of which was designed to look like the seven oceans. On the hexagonal platform in the middle of the pond stood a sculpture that looked like a mountain, a crown, and a sacred flame.

"How do you feel? Diana designed the entire hall, and we are all very satisfied with the style!"

Clark came up to Martin, not wearing Superman's uniform, but rather work-appropriate clothes, with a fine sheen of sweat on his head.

He must have just rushed back from the construction site and showed Martin their work results as soon as possible.

"Diana's aesthetic design ability is much better than mine, and I have no problem with that."

The Hall of Justice, as a symbol of the Justice League, is of course very important. Martin hopes that this building can allow people who come to the Justice League for the first time to feel their philosophy.

So Diana combined the three concepts of classicism, future and peace and designed the current building.

"It's just too Westernized. I'm afraid our allies from the University of the East will find it a little bit uncomfortable when they come here!"

Martin raised a question that was not really a problem. There were not many Dongda people in the Justice League. When Diana was designed, she just started from the perspective of peace and incorporated some Dongda, or Soviet style.

"I'll change it later!"

Clark said indifferently: "You have already decided to go to war with Savage and his people. The arrival of Apocalypse will not be far away. This building will not be able to be preserved in the war. When it is rebuilt after the war, all these things will be added in."

He had been settling accounts in the new city for a long time and had come to accept certain things.

"You are really rich now. You don't feel bad about destroying such a big building?"

Martin put his hand on Clark's shoulder and joked a little.

"I'm not rich, but I have no other choice. Since this battle must be fought, I'll just go all out."

Clark spread his hands and said helplessly: "At most, after the war is over, I can work a few more days and build a hall!"

Martin also laughed when he heard this.

Even though he didn't often stay in the new city, he knew Clark's nickname "the best tool man."

In order to improve work efficiency, people in the research department worked overtime to develop new tools, but in the end, they were all defeated by Clark alone.

From excavating mountains and diverting rivers to carving and riveting, Clark can do it all, and he does it quickly and well.

Of course, Clark's work was more than just that, so he only took on the hardest part, and the rest was divided among the members of the Justice League and the staff they hired.

"It is indeed time for a war!"

Martin finished laughing, looked at the Hall of Justice, and said to Clark: "But this first battle is against ourselves."

"Is it that serious? We have made big moves one after another, and everyone should be prepared. Nothing irreversible will happen."

Clark already knew the decision Martin had made.

Such a major event must be communicated to Clark and others in advance in order to maintain internal unity and avoid a joke of a half-and-half vote.

"As the Dongda people say, it is hard to leave one's hometown. If one's parents are still alive, one will not travel far away. Isn't it the same for Americans? If they are not forced into a desperate situation, how many people would go out to fight for their own country where they grew up?"

There are highly conscious people in the Justice League, like Clark, who is willing to pay a lot to fight against Apokolips; there are clear-headed people, like Bruce, who know that the Justice League has come to this point, and if they don't cut ties, the Americans will take action.

But more people are just going with the flow, following the alliance to this point out of emotion or some kind of investment in the future.

"Although Rong En has been doing the corresponding screening work and assigning those who are not suitable to peripheral organizations, I still have no idea."

Martin sighed, and Clark was surprised by his hesitation.

"I've never seen you so troubled before. Is this matter really that serious?"

Clark is used to wandering between two identities and has a different understanding of the concept of homeland, so it is difficult for him to understand the reactions of ordinary people to this.

"If you're really embarrassed, then I'll make the announcement. Anyway, I've been called an alien for a long time, so I don't mind being scolded!"

Martin shook his head directly: "I was counting on you to use Superman's reputation to unite those who cannot accept this matter?"

"If things develop as you envision, those people can still be friends?"

"At least don't become enemies."

Through the conversation with Clark, Martin gradually adjusted his mentality and took him into the hall.

The hall was already full of people, including the Bat Family, Team Flash, Team Arrow, the twelve animals that Martin had rescued from the Eye Society, the few remaining old heroes of the Justice Society, and the Teen Titans formed by Rachel...

Zatanna, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Swamp Thing...

The generals of Paradise Island, the elders of the Saltwater Kingdom, the superhuman volunteer group after the Battle of Los Angeles, representatives from Kandak (Black Adam's country), Gotham, and the surrounding deserts...

There were at least five hundred people standing in the hall. They divided into groups according to custom and talked in various ways, but they always remained restrained and did not turn the hall into a noisy vegetable market.

But when Martin and Clark walked in, the hall suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at Martin, and suddenly a subtle feeling arose in their hearts.

In the past, Martin's existence was a secret, spread only in a small circle, and there was only an unspoken understanding between them and their friends.

But at this moment, Martin stood in front of everyone, and even if he didn't say anything, the most dull person could feel that things would change after today.

Martian Manhunter walked out of the crowd, stood in front of Martin, and nodded to him: "It seems that I can't obey your order today and lie on the bed to rest."

"It doesn't matter. After we win, we'll have plenty of time to rest. There's no need to rush for one or two days."

Martin had not expected things to develop so quickly, and he felt a little sorry when he thought of the previous consumption of Martian Hunter.

"You don't need to apologize. I'm in good health and don't need to rest."

Martian Manhunter seemed to see through Martin's thoughts, and then emphasized: "I didn't use mind reading."

"It doesn't matter if you read it. I was going to trouble you to pass on the message for me anyway!"

Martin pointed to his head, and the Martian Hunter's eyes lit up slightly, and then he understood everything. "Clark, let's go first!"

Martin and Clark walked past the crowd and entered a small meeting room first.

Immediately, the voice of Martian Manhunter sounded in the minds of Arthur, Barry, Queen Hippolyta, Green Arrow Oliver Queen, Barbara, Dick, Rachel and others.

They reacted differently, but after a few seconds, they all followed Martin to the small conference room.

"what happened?"

The people around them seemed a little surprised and stopped them or asked them in a pleading manner what was going on.

"Wait a moment, and you'll know. Just wait for now, and don't panic!"

After these people left, the originally quiet hall suddenly became noisy, with everyone discussing the significance of this closed-door meeting.

Finally, the staff inside the Hall of Justice had to disperse these people into meeting rooms before the discussions in the hall were calmed down.

The people named by the Martian Hunter had different thoughts in their minds and behaved in different ways.

Barry felt a little sad, so Arthur hugged him and comforted him like a younger brother.

Green Arrow Oliver Queen was introduced to the Justice League by Barry and quickly gained everyone's recognition with his outstanding abilities, but he still traveled with Barry.

Barbara and Dick, along with her friends, whispered about her recent work on sorting out Gotham's population and preparing for immigration.

Rulers like Queen Hippolyta almost acted alone.

They walked into the hall one after another. Arthur pulled Barry to stand next to Martin, and walked with Clark and Martian Manhunter. The projections of Bruce and Diana also appeared in the room.

"Everyone, please sit wherever you want. You're welcome!"

Martin looked at them with serious faces, no one took any action, and shook his head helplessly: "Clark, you are the director of the new city construction project, you will assign positions to everyone. Ron, you will use your telekinesis to transmit the information to everyone."

Clark glared at Martin, as if blaming him for putting himself on the fire.

If it was just the people from the Justice League, he wouldn't care, and dividing them randomly wouldn't have any impact, but with the addition of Queen Hippolyta, the seating arrangement becomes different.

"Just think of this as a drill. There are more than 500 people waiting for you to handle!"

Martin relayed the message to Clark through Martian Hunter's consciousness and then cut off contact.

This scoundrel!

If there weren't so many people at the scene, Clark would definitely give him the middle finger.

Despite the complaints, Clark quickly arranged everyone's seats, and the Martian Hunter also transferred all the information into their heads.

Everyone looked through the information in their minds, and their expressions became interesting.

Martin didn't wait for them to speak, and spoke first: "Yesterday, Bruce was attacked and kidnapped. The person who did it was Savage, but the United States used their resources to provide these kidnappers with resources and escape routes, and covered the whole process."

"This proves that there are people in Washington who are willing to cooperate with Savage, a guy who sells out the interests of humanity, in order to get rid of the Justice League that threatens their interests first."

"We cannot tolerate the Alliance continuing to have an ambiguous relationship with such a person. Therefore, I decided to cut off the entanglement between the Alliance and the United States, and launch an attack on Savage to kill this guy."

He said it simply and without any fuss.

The elders of the Justice League on the stage looked indifferent, and it seemed that they had known about these things for a long time.

Even the most compassionate Barry was helpless and did not object. Bruce's experience greatly angered him and made him make the final choice.

As for the audience, their thoughts were much more complicated.

Queen Hippolyta kept smiling. The relationship between the Justice League and the United States had nothing to do with Paradise Island.

But the appearance of the name Vandal Savage made the queen realize Martin's determination to fight against Apokolips.

This is enough for Paradise Island.

As for others, the thoughts are more complicated.

Like Kandak, after the death of Black Adam, their country was controlled by the Justice League under the name of the Wayne Group, and the overall situation returned to calm.

When they heard the news that the Justice League was going to break up with the United States, they felt both happy and scared.

They are happy that the Justice League has a falling out with the Americans, so they don’t have to worry about these superheroes running back to the United States if they get unhappy one day.

They were afraid that if the Justice League made such a statement, the United States' angry counterattack would implicate them.

Representatives of the countries surrounding the desert more or less had the same idea. If it weren't for the Americans, Ga Savage, who sold them out, they really didn't want to get involved in the battlefield of the gods fighting each other.

The traditional superhumans represented by Zatanna have always been isolated from society and have been accustomed to this kind of life in the past, so they don’t care about the conflict between the Alliance and the United States.

Barbara frowned, and Dick saw it and said, "Martin suddenly announced such a decision, which is simply forcing us to make a choice!"

"I don't have a choice."

Barbara said lightly, "After sending the first batch of immigrants from Gotham to the new city, I was on the FBI's list, and those people were ready to assassinate me. But you, haven't you always had an opinion about Martin's actions?"

"It's a thing of the past."

Dick covered his face and said, "I can't really kill Bruce, my father!"

Oliver was shocked, he never expected to encounter such an earth-shattering event at his first Justice League meeting.

I wanted to talk to Barry, but Barry was caught by Arthur and couldn't move at all.

So Oliver could only digest it himself and deduce the possible consequences of doing so.

“It turned out to be much simpler than I expected.”

The Martian Manhunter captured everyone's scattered thoughts and reported them to Martin.

Martin analyzed the situation with everyone in the small group that Martian Hunter had set up with his mental power, and then decided to end the meeting.

"You can discuss this with your team now. You can report any opinions you have. Even if you want to quit, that's fine. Don't hide anything."

"As for the representatives who are here to visit, please stay for two more days."

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