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"Later, the thug grew bigger and bigger, and started to form gangs in the south of the city, causing a lot of trouble. He fought all kinds of brawls and collected sanitation fees. Anyone who disobeyed or refused to pay the sanitation fees would be beaten. Gradually, he became a pest in the eyes of every household. Later, the south of the city began to crack down on a group of so-called gangs. That thug was arrested and sentenced to eight years. By the time he was released, his mother had already passed away in the winter of his third year in prison. You should know how difficult winter was for elderly people with illnesses in the past. The thug's mother did not make it, and he felt very guilty."

As she spoke, Qingyi's voice choked with emotion, tears welling in her eyes under the moonlight, and her hand holding the cigarette trembled.

"So he turned over a new leaf and decided to start all over again. Perhaps because of what he did back then, the neighbors on the street had a very bad impression of him, and no one wanted to befriend the hoodlum. But he didn't care. Instead, he tried his best to please everyone. The hoodlum got a job moving goods in a warehouse. Until one day, the hoodlum was found by a former friend who hoped that he could help steal a batch of goods from the warehouse. The hoodlum had decided to turn over a new leaf, so he refused."

Unexpectedly, when the thug woke up the next night while on duty at the warehouse, it was already engulfed in flames. His friends, who had come to his door during the day, had stolen the cargo boxes and then set the warehouse on fire. The thug desperately tried to put out the fire, but it was all in vain. The fire spread throughout the entire warehouse and even reached nearby residential buildings. The thug had no choice but to rush into the buildings to rescue people. The fire was so intense that it burned his face, and several families perished in the blaze. The thug thought everything was over. The area outside the fire scene was littered with corpses. He was furious and wanted to kill his friends, but he restrained himself and called the police.

Unexpectedly, he was arrested the next day as well. The reason was that his friends' testimonies mentioned that the thugs had let them into the warehouse. Because of his prior criminal record, rumors spread like wildfire targeting him. Later, the truth was cleared, but people still refused to believe him. The thug sometimes thought that perhaps if he had listened to his friends and helped them steal a shipment, the outcome would have been different. Perhaps it was like a drop of dirty water falling into a clear glass; no matter how thoroughly filtered, few people would want to drink it.

As Qingyi spoke, her voice no longer choked with emotion, nor did it sound as heavy as before; on the contrary, she spoke with a lighter tone.

As he spoke, he removed his mask, revealing his face, which had been hidden beneath it, to the moonlight. His face was now riddled with holes from the fire, unrecognizable, and covered in hideous scars.

"That person is me."

The woman in green looked at him; her eyes were deep and powerful, completely different from her terrifying face, suggesting that she was quite good-looking when she was young.

"I never expected that the first superhero I met, the famous vigilante in the south of the city, would have been a hoodlum before."

Luo Wei was surprised, not by the face itself, but by the fact that Qingyi had removed her mask. He hadn't expected this guy to trust him so much.

"When I was young and naive, I only thought about making money, and in the end I had nothing."

The man in green grinned, his contorted facial muscles relaxing, revealing...

Even more ferocious.

"So, how many people did you save in that fire?"

Luo Wei asked.

"Four. If the roof beam hadn't fallen and hit my face, I probably could have saved more."

The man in green lit another cigarette, exhaling smoke as four cigarette butts beside him had already been extinguished.

"Four."

Luo Wei muttered to himself.

"You saved more than I did. You saved more than twenty people, and you saved them in just one minute."

"I'm smiling," said the woman in green.

"We're all saving lives, there's no question of how much we get."

Luo Wei waved his hand and said.

"Yeah, but thank you anyway for listening to my rambling. You already knew what I look like, didn't you?"

"I asked in blue."

"Yes, I have super vision; I can see through everything."

Luo Wei replied that there was nothing to hide. After all, he had made it so obvious back at the camp. If Qingyi couldn't see it, she must be out of her mind.

Besides, Qingyi had already taken off her mask.

"Holy crap, it's really see-through?!"

As Qingyi spoke, she glanced down at her crotch, "Then you can do that too, how perverted!"

"Hey, I'm straight."

Luo Wei was speechless for a moment before he realized what was happening.

What does "straight man" mean?

The woman in green was puzzled.

"Never mind, I can't explain it to you. I'm going back now."

Luo Wei then realized that internet slang wasn't popular yet.

"Okay, although I don't know why your clothes don't get damaged, I still have to remind you that you should change into combat uniform, otherwise it will be inconvenient to move around."

Before leaving, Qingyi put on her mask and reminded him.

"Combat suit?"

Luo Wei glanced at his clothes and immediately realized, "I have a combat suit, hiss, it seems to be in the Arctic or Antarctic, looks like I'll have to go get it when I have time."

"The North Pole and the South Pole? My battle suit was made on the far side of the moon."

The woman in green smiled.

"Really, you wouldn't believe me even if I told you. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, Luo Wei jumped down from the building, and the next second he was launched from the ground and flew straight towards the horizon.

"Being able to fly is great."

Qingyi watched the figure disappear into the horizon, shook his head, turned around and walked down the ladder hanging outside the building. A moment later, he also disappeared into the dark alley.

It was probably more than 20,000 years ago, but Rowe couldn't remember exactly. He only knew that the Kryptonians had come to Earth when they were exploring the universe 20,000 years ago and had stored a spaceship on the planet. However, in the early comics, it was a barrier, but in the later movies and TV shows, it was transformed into a spaceship.

Lowe wasn't quite sure whether what was in his universe was a spaceship or a barrier, but whatever it was, one thing was certain: they were all under the thick glaciers of the Arctic, or more precisely, under the glaciers near the US Arctic base. Later, the Americans even discovered Superman's spaceship and wanted to excavate and study it, but Superman drove it away. It's unclear whether the Americans have discovered the spaceship's existence yet.

After all, over 20,000 years, the ice layer has reached an incredible thickness. Even if Lowe were to dig it now, it would take a considerable amount of time, especially since that region is extremely cold and prone to blizzards and snow blindness. This may be one of the reasons why the Americans built a base there for many years before discovering the spaceship.

However, these are not issues that Luo Wei wants to consider right now. The only issue he needs to consider is whether or not to go to the Arctic to find the spaceship that theoretically belongs to him.

As far as he knew, the spaceship carried not only battle suits, but also a creation chamber that could incubate Kryptonian life. That device could mass-produce Kryptonians using their genetic code, creating a whole host of powerful Kryptonian superheroes.

There was a guy named Lex, Little Lex, that bald guy used this thing, combined with General Zod's body, to create the unparalleled Doomsday, which directly and severely damaged Superman.

After a night of reflection.

Ultimately, Luo Wei decided to go, since the contents of the spaceship were very important and couldn't fall into the hands of outsiders.

Furthermore, he believed he could combine the Codex of Life to revive Krypton's glory. What is the Codex of Life?

That was the complete genetic code of the Kryptonians, the culmination of Kryptonian civilization's wisdom, recording countless aspects of their genetic research and development. Jor'el injected it all into Rowe's body before sending him to Earth. If Rowe could make good use of the Codex of Life, along with the incubation equipment on the spaceship, he could even study the genetic code within himself, thereby developing himself to become even more powerful. After all, Rowe was a Kryptonian with a super brain, destined from birth to be among the most intelligent people on Earth, and even in the galaxy.

To be precise, Kryptonians are all highly intelligent, but the genetic settings assigned by the Codex of Life limit them. Because every Kryptonian's life is already planned after birth, if their genes are destined to be warriors, they will be warriors; if their genes are destined to be scientists, they will be scientists. There is no way to change that.

Of course, Rowe is an exception, because he was born naturally. The ones mentioned above were all Kryptonians bred in incubation chambers, and the latter did not have any restrictions.

This is one of the reasons why Joel said that Lowe would have unlimited potential, because his growth would not be limited by his genes and he could develop in many ways.

They can be either warriors or sages.

"Looks like I'll have to go to the Arctic."

Lowe got up from the chair on the balcony, enjoyed the morning sunlight, and felt refreshed. He then began searching online for routes to the Arctic.

After the search was completed, he belatedly realized: "It seems that all I need to do is keep flying north, but I don't know if I will be detected by air defenses."

If he were to fly out and be detected, it would be a huge problem. This is not like more than ten years ago when he made an emergency landing and the technology was not perfect. It's different now. If he flies too slowly and is detected, it could cause a riot.

Besides, if we accidentally fly into the territory of the Russian bear or the Japanese pirates, they will probably use it as an excuse to target us.

With that in mind, Luo Wei went online again to plan his flight route, and even checked the flight routes of public airplanes, just in case he flew too fast and crashed into another plane, which would be terrible. So, he spent the whole morning planning the basic flight route and found the best one: flying directly from the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic. No planes fly over the Pacific Ocean, and there are very few safe landing points there, plus it's easy to lose contact. However, for Luo Wei, it was an excellent airspace.

"Goggles, windproof jacket, and tactical boots are almost ready."

At noon, Luo Wei did a quick check of his luggage. After all, he was going to the Arctic, a place of extreme cold, so he had to be prepared and give the Arctic some face. So he chose to wear a windproof jacket that he didn't even wear in winter, and then put on goggles, which was about it. He would take them off when he got there anyway.

Having done all this, Luo Wei disappeared silently from the room as usual. The next second, his figure was already above the atmosphere, flying straight towards the Pacific Ocean at such a speed that it caused a huge cyclone to reverberate and disperse the clouds.

Below, some people lying on the grass admiring the blue sky noticed the clouds that had inexplicably dispersed, but didn't pay any attention to it. No one would have guessed that someone had just flown over that deep space.

Chapter 15: Spaceship

In the frigid Arctic, fierce blizzards rage year-round, turning the ocean into a thick layer of ice and forming an icy continent. At this moment, while the east is in autumn, the Arctic is still ravaged by blizzards. Amidst the vast expanse of snow, two figures can be vaguely seen braving the gale, trudging along with difficulty.

“Mr. Weeks, how much longer until we reach the base? Didn’t you say the base was not far away? If we don’t get there soon, this heavy snow might bury us.”

A bearded man wearing heavy winter clothes, carrying a camera, wearing goggles, and with a face covered in frost, shouted to the man in the military coat leading the way.

"Sack, the base is just ahead, I'm not lying to you, it's just that this damn weather and the snow are too heavy, blocking our view!"

The man called Weeks turned his head to respond.

"Fuck, it's all Luther's fault for making us leave late, otherwise we would have arrived at the base before the blizzard hit!"

The bearded man, Sack, shouted with all his might, but the raging blizzard ahead made it difficult for him to utter a complete sentence.

"Hey, save your energy for walking!"

Weeks looked down at the ankle-deep snow and his expression was full of worry.

The two fell silent, as the blizzard nearly buried them. They could only keep their heads down and struggle to walk through the snow. Every step they took was difficult, as if they were walking through a sticky swamp. They had to stop and gasp for breath every so often.

"Wait! Wait!"

Suddenly, Sack from behind grabbed Weeks from in front.

"Fuck! What's wrong with you now?! We're almost at the base!"

Weeks wiped the frost off his goggles and turned back to berate him.

"There's light! Red light!"

Sak waved his hand, pointing to a mountain range in the distance, faintly visible beneath a vast expanse of snow. Due to the heavy snowfall, only the mountain's outline was discernible. Sometimes, when the wind suddenly picked up, the mountain would disappear into the white expanse. However, there was a distinct point of light that particularly attracted attention. It was a crimson point of light. At first glance, the red light appeared very faint, but it gradually intensified and grew larger, like a dazzling star twinkling in the deep sky, except that it was red!

"How...how is this possible? Who could survive on a mountain in this kind of environment?"

Weeks was a little slurred, because they were standing at the foot of the mountain, looking up. Judging from the height and distance, the red dot was located halfway up the mountain, very far away. At the same time, the blizzard there was much more intense, and the temperature was naturally much lower, enough to freeze a bottle of mineral water in a short time. It was impossible for anyone to survive there!

But then, the crimson dot was moving. The next second, it flew away—yes, it flew away—towards a higher glacier, disappearing into the fierce white storm.

"What...is that?! A person?"

Behind him, Sack, driven by professional instinct, had already taken a lot of photos and videos. His advanced photography equipment allowed him to clearly capture the entire process of the red light appearing and disappearing, which looked very eerie, as if some mysterious force was at work.

"Damn it, get me the camera! I can't report this to you, it doesn't suit me."

"Our regulations."

As one of the heads of the U.S. Arctic base, Weeks knew that this kind of thing should not be easily reported, so he decisively went to grab the camera.

"Alright alright."

Seeing his strong reaction, Sack handed over the memory card.

"Thank you. I hope you can understand that this is against the rules. The base is just ahead, let's hurry over there."