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The final decision was not to deceive Clark in this matter.

Depp shook his head helplessly and said, "When they sent you out of Krypton, they disappeared along with the destruction of Krypton."

Clark lowered his head, biting his lip, and whispered, "Okay, I actually knew this would be the outcome."

“However, you can still see them one last time,” Depp said. “Your father actually left a lock that only you can open, and he stored a small part of his consciousness in it, waiting to see you one last time.”

"Really?" Clark asked, his eyes reddening.

“Really!” Depp said emphatically.

Clark wiped away the tears from the corner of his eyes and said, "Then what is the lock that only I can unlock?"

Depp recalled for a moment and said, "About this, I think you can ask your adoptive father, Jonathan."

"I'll go right now."

Clark stood up and said, "By the way, Mr. Depp, do you know my father's and mother's names?"

“Your father’s name is Jor El, and your mother’s name is Lara El Van.” Depp stood up to see Clark out. “As for your name on Krypton… it’s Kal El.”

Upon reaching the door, Clark had already firmly imprinted those three names in his mind.

Before leaving, Clark suddenly asked, "Brother Depp, what's your name on Krypton?"

"Huh?"

Depp was taken aback by Clark's question. After all, he wasn't a real Kryptonian, so how would Depp know his own Kryptonian name?

With so many words in his head, Depp blurted out, "My Kryptonian name is Red Dodge."

On his way home, Clark muttered to himself, "Red... Dragon? Depp's name is really strange."

Looking at Clark's back through the floor-to-ceiling window, Depp, with his exceptionally keen hearing, naturally overheard the kid's rant.

Depp laughed and said, "Silly boy, what Red Dragon? Your big brother is Red Center!"

As soon as Depp finished speaking, Selena walked up behind him and asked, "Shall we leave now, darling?"

Depp nodded and said, "Let's set off now. We must find that probe ship that was launched to Earth by Krypton tens of thousands of years ago before Clark wakes up tomorrow."

Yes, Depp didn't explain the spaceship incident very clearly.

Beneath the Arctic glaciers, within the thick ice, lies a research spaceship sent to Earth by Krypton tens of thousands of years ago, frozen solid.

This spaceship possesses all the most advanced technology about Krypton and can access the slot with the S-shaped black rod key that Jorel left for Clark.

In reality, the transformation of the sun from a yellow giant to a red giant takes billions of years, so during this time, Krypton's technology would have already reached the pinnacle of the universe.

The Kryptonian spaceship from 20,000 years ago was essentially no different from the one created when Krypton exploded.

The footage of Jor-El and Clark's Superman suit—all that information was in that key.

Jonathan Kent has kept that key to this day.

Depp changed his clothes, and then the two figures shot into the sky at an extremely fast speed, heading towards the Arctic glacier.

Back on his farm, Clark stood in front of the house and began to hesitate again.

He didn't know how to tell his father what he was thinking.

Facing Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent, who had raised him for eighteen years, there was no doubt that in Clark's heart, they were his parents.

But over the years, Clark has also been deeply fixated on the question of who he really is and where he came from.

But Clark was worried that if he went to ask rashly, it would cause Jonathan and Martha to misunderstand and be hurt.

Kind-hearted Clark cannot accept that he has caused his parents pain.

Jonathan, standing by the window, saw Clark at the door and immediately realized that the kid must have something on his mind.

Jonathan walked to the door and asked, "Hey kid, why do you look so troubled? Why don't you tell me what's wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Clark seemed to wake from a dream. He followed Jonathan into the house and sat down on the sofa in the living room.

"I...I don't know how to say it."

Clark said with a conflicted expression.

Jonathan felt somewhat helpless watching this scene. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Perhaps for a boy like you, there are many things that are difficult to say to your parents."

"But that's not a problem."

"Clark, now you can treat me as someone you're willing to confide in, and tell me about your troubles."

"You know, adults always have a lot of ways to solve things that seem unsolvable to children, right?"

Upon hearing this, Clark nodded heavily and said, "You're right, Lana Lan."

Lana Lan... I never expected that this child would like that girl.

Jonathan thought to himself, "This kid gets into character really fast."

“Tell me what’s bothering you,” Jonathan said.

Clark thought for a moment and said, "I don't know how to tell my father about searching for my origins and the key that my Kryptonian father left me."

"Your biological father?" Jonathan was shocked, his hand holding the bread trembling slightly, but he still calmly asked, "You've found out your origins?"

Clark nodded and said, "Of course, and now I need to get that key from my father, the one that even I don't know what it looks like."

Suddenly, Clark felt something cold being placed in his hand.

The image flashed, and Clark's eyes regained their clarity.

Jonathan then placed a black, oddly shaped cylinder in his hand.

“This is the key you need.” Jonathan gently stroked Clark’s hair and said, “Go and find out where you came from, boy, but remember to be careful.”

Martha came over, and with a kind smile, she said, "Come back safely. We'll be waiting for you at home. We'll wait for you to come back and share with us what you've seen."

Clark held the "key" and tears streamed down his face.

“I will always be your son,” Clark said. “I will always protect you!”

Jonathan and Martha smiled at each other and said in unison, "We just want you to grow up happy and healthy, child."

Afterwards, having resolved their differences, the Kent family sat down neatly on the sofa to watch TV.

Deep within the Arctic glaciers, Depp activates his X-ray vision, diligently searching the surrounding area.

Furthermore, he and Selena simultaneously controlled all the creatures in the Arctic glaciers to search for the Kryptonian probe that had been buried for tens of thousands of years.

Late at night, Depp finally found the Kryptonian spaceship, guided by a polar bear.

“Selena, I’ve found the spaceship,” Depp said, using his life force.

Since gaining the power of life, Depp has had the ability to communicate with anyone, anytime, anywhere.

Of course, the current scope of this tactic is limited to the area of ​​about one city.

However, as time went on and he became more proficient in his abilities, Depp believed that his life force could absolutely cover the entire planet, and even the entire universe.

Of course, this is just the most basic application of the life force. In the future, Depp will gradually explore other uses for this ability.

Upon hearing Depp's call, Selena immediately moved swiftly towards him from another glacier.

"I'm coming, darling. A spaceship from outer space, how exciting!"

Soon, Depp and Selena arrived outside the Kryptonian probe ship.

The enormous hatch resembled a city wall. Looking up, the two saw that the entire spaceship was almost fifty meters high and over seven hundred meters long.

"It's truly spectacular!" Selena exclaimed. "I wonder how long it will take for human technology to evolve to this level."

Depp turned his head and said, "I really can't say how long it will take for human technology to reach this level, but if it's Bruce... he can do it anytime he wants."

Depp trusted Bruce even more than Clark.

After all, Bruce Wayne is DC's designated father, a mortal who has killed countless gods, and in some major events, Bruce Wayne himself became a god, making him many times more monstrous than Tony Stark.

Moreover, unlike Tony...

Bruce has never lost a fight; he beats up whoever he's against.

For example, he has defeated or even killed superhuman figures such as Superman and Wonder Woman several times.

Tony's record, however, is not particularly impressive, and he gets beaten up by whoever he tries to beat.

For example, in the Anti-Series armor, the Hulkbuster was beaten by the Hulk, and the Magneto Anti-Genius was beaten by Magneto.

"You have that much confidence in Bruce?" Selena asked doubtfully, then reached out and touched the steel door of the Kryptonian probe.

"Of course, Bruce's potential is unmatched."

As Depp spoke, he used his X-ray vision to look at the door in front of him.

Unfortunately, the Kryptonian spaceship used some kind of technology that completely blocked Depp's X-ray vision.

“That’s quite a high compliment,” Selena said. “How do we get in?”

Depp kicked the steel plate in front of him, shattering it and revealing a gap large enough for both of them to enter.

"Of course we should just charge in. Although the interior of this spaceship is not damaged, the exterior has been exposed to wind, rain and glaciers for too long and is no longer as sturdy as it used to be."

Even Kryptonian technology, which stands at the pinnacle of the universe, cannot withstand the ravages of time.

The two strode into the spaceship. In the corridor, rows of hibernation pods had already been turned off.

The interior was pitch black, clearly indicating that even Krypton's finest warriors had long since perished in their hibernation pods, slumbering for tens of thousands of years.

Suddenly, Depp's pupils contracted.

An already opened hibernation pod appeared before his eyes.

"This is....."

Depp strode to the front of the hibernation pod, looked at the pod whose door had already been broken open, and said, "Is this an accident, or did someone really escape from the hibernation pod beforehand?"

To be honest, Depp did know that Clark had a sister or younger sister who was still alive.

In Depp's mind, however, Supergirl Kara Zoe Al arrived on Earth after Clark Kent.

But now... it seems that Kryptonians came to Earth tens of thousands of years ago.

As for whether this Kryptonian was suitable to escape the hibernation pod, Depp had no way of knowing.

“That’s really strange!” Depp said.