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Chapter 1069 The Canned Food King and the Reach Zerg
The reputation of the Zerg of Reach is absolutely legendary in the DC universe. In the vast universe far from our solar system, the territory of the Zerg of Reach can even be measured in galaxies.

When introducing the Blue Beetle, I once mentioned the Zerg of the Reach. The Armored Scarab used by the Blue Beetle is their creation.

The scarabs' combat prowess is undeniable, and they are standard issue for the Reach army. Although not every single one has evolved to the level of the Blue Scarab, they are still incredibly formidable.

The Zerg of Reach certainly did not invent such powerful weapons to maintain peace in the universe; on the contrary, their formidable reputation was earned through invasion.

How powerful are the Zerg in Reach? They are powerful enough to be compared to another well-known force in the universe: the Green Lantern Corps.

This statement is not unfounded. The Green Lantern Corps even signed a non-aggression pact with the Reach, which means that the Reach cannot invade the star systems where the Green Lantern Corps is stationed, and the Green Lantern Corps cannot interfere in the star systems that the Reach has already occupied.

It sounds weird, doesn't it? But this is something those little blue guys could do. However, this time it's not entirely their fault.

Since the scarabs do indeed possess power comparable to the Green Lantern ring, it is almost certain that if the Green Lantern Corps were to go to war with the Reach, both sides would suffer heavy losses.

Therefore, after taking various considerations into account, the two sides reached an agreement and signed a non-aggression pact.

This was all told to him by John, the Green Lantern. According to him, the treaty had been in place for hundreds of years; otherwise, Hal would never have agreed to sign it.

However, John also said that, in the long run, the treaty is actually becoming increasingly advantageous for the Green Lantern Corps.

This is all because the Green Lantern Corps is constantly expanding, and the Reach Zerg's invasion strategy dictates that their invasion speed cannot outpace the Green Lantern Corps' expansion speed.

Therefore, the Zerg of the Reach have not carried out any interstellar invasions for quite some time, and many people may have forgotten the Zerg's fearsome reputation.

John only learned a thing or two after seeing the Blue Beetle and checking the microcomputer in the Lamp Ring; other superheroes on Earth had never even heard of the Reach.

The power of time is immense; it can erase almost everything, removing those indescribable forces in the universe, including the Reach, which once shook the cosmos.

That said, Canned King wasn't very old, having just lived through the era when the Zerg were at their most powerful. Plus, he had a good memory, so he remembered everything when he was salvaged.

Faced with a squad of fully armed scarab warriors, Canned King naturally cowered and answered all the questions posed by the leader of the Reach Zerg without reservation.

Like beans spilling from a bamboo tube, he told everything he had been asked and everything he hadn't asked in one breath.

From the memories, it can be seen that the Zerg of the Reach were also surprised that there were survivors on Krypton, and their expressions changed visibly after they learned that the Kryptonian orphans were on Earth.

As for why it was wrong, the Zerg leader didn't say, and the Canned King didn't dare to ask. He spent some time in fear and trembling in the warship's prison.

Later, the Zerg of Reach not only did not harm him, but even treated him with courtesy, and in the end, they even gave him money to help Canned King rebuild a spaceship.

Faced with this spaceship, which was several times stronger than his previous one, Canned King was even more terrified, fearing that this was his last meal before execution.

The Zerg from the Reach were quite frank, stating that if the Canned King would do them a few small favors, they would give him everything for free.

This so-called "small favor" was that the Canned King was to help them collect information about the solar system, and he did indeed do it; he had no choice but to, as he was terrified of the Reach insectoids causing him trouble. Today, however, it was purely a case of the Canned King's predatory instincts. He had refrained from catching even the rarest animals on Earth before, but after seeing Garfield, a human who could transform into any living being, he simply couldn't resist.

After studying Garfield's habits for a while, he seized the moment when Garfield was most relaxed and made a sudden move, thus catching him.

However, because the Canned King did not anticipate the existence of a creature like Garfield, he was unable to prepare a display case specifically designed to counter it and had to make do with the one used to imprison Kryptonians.

It was precisely for this reason that a series of subsequent events occurred.

It seems the real trouble isn't this "Canned King," but rather the Reach Zerg hidden behind him. This warlike race, which has conquered several star systems, has finally bared its fangs once again after a century of silence.

Moreover, Yang Le vaguely remembered that the main storyline of "Young Justice League" seemed to be closely related to the Zerg of Reach.

While thinking, Yang Le released a mental shock, casually turning the Canned King into a vegetable, and then called Garfield to come ashore.

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The rest was quite simple, because apart from the animals that were being collected, the only living creature on the entire spaceship was the Canned King, and his subordinates were all robots.

Now that Yang Le has dealt with the Canned King, he can use the Shapeshifter to hack into and control the entire warship to return to port.

With the danger gone, Garfield was free to be himself and, accompanied by Mary, insisted on exploring the entire spaceship.

This is no simple matter. Yang Le has a map of the spaceship in his mind, so he knows that the actual size of this spaceship is about the size of a medium-sized city. Otherwise, the Canned Food King wouldn't have built an aquarium.

It can only be said that the Zerg of the Reach are indeed very wealthy; the financial resources of several star systems are truly difficult to estimate.

However, that's all in the past. A famous person once said something like this.

"What is yours is mine, what is mine is still mine."

How could Yang Le easily give away something that was in his hands? Yang Le had already figured out how to build this spaceship. As long as those botanical gardens, aquariums and the like were connected with magic, it would definitely be a resort paradise.

As for the creatures on this spaceship, we'll see how the Justice League handles them.

Yang Le discovered that he had become much lazier after joining the Justice League and had gotten into the habit of passing on troublesome tasks to others (specifically Batman).

In short, it's all about being a hands-off boss – that's the best way to live.

Humming a little tune as he piloted the spaceship, Yang Le moved his entire body in rhythm with the melody he was singing, leaving Kara standing behind him looking on with a helpless expression.

Kara found it hard to connect the seemingly unreliable guy in front of her with the divine soldier who had just miraculously saved everyone.

(End of this chapter)