Shadow of the Beautiful World

The so-called Central Collection.

When Clark and Merlin discovered the Kryptonian spacecraft that crashed in the Earth's Antarctic ice, they learned the meaning of this special item.

As General Zod said just now, and as recorded in the civilization log that Clark saw in the Fortress of Solitude, the social form of the originally powerful Kryptonian world at the end of civilization is like a pool of stagnant water.

The Supreme Council plans the future of each Kryptonian through genetic engineering, confirms their position in the social system, and treats the entire civilization as a large, manipulable module, and everyone is a screw in the module.

This is a nice looking form.

As long as everyone fulfills their duties well, the fire of civilization will never be extinguished.

But it just looks nice.

When it is actually implemented, there will be various problems. This kind of genetic planning did make the Kryptonian civilization rush into the stars, but after the peak, it fell rapidly and collapsed.

A civilization with everything planned has no vitality at all. The whole society is lifeless, and there is no hope for the future in the day-to-day mechanical operation.

And once the entire race loses hope, it means the end of this civilization is approaching.

The Supreme Council was aware of this problem, and they stopped their blind expansion, recalled all Kryptonians to their home planet, and planned to spend several generations to correct this mistake.

But they overestimated the carrying capacity of the parent star, and after only a short period of time, Krypton entered a stage of rapid collapse.

At this time, the Kryptonian civilization, which missed the best time to make up for it, was powerless to recover.

And as General Zod said, when civilization enters the end stage, there will always be people who are unwilling to be exterminated and try to save everything. General Zod and Jor-Eyre are one of these rescuers.

But because of the same purpose, they took different paths, but they ended up with the same goal.

The tool they use to save Kryptonian civilization is this mysterious central tome.

The Central Collection is a special database used by the Supreme Council of Krypton to plan the life of each Kryptonian, in which all genetic samples since the birth of Kryptonians are stored.

Theoretically speaking, as long as there is this thing, combined with the unique genetic cultivation technology of the Kryptonians, that is, the completely dead, half-mechanical, half-flesh tree in the Fortress of Solitude spacecraft.

With the cooperation of the two, Kryptonians can be continuously re-cultivated.

This is General Zod's plan.

He rebelled against the Supreme Council, and wanted to escape from the hopeless Krypton with the Central Book, find a world with a good environment, and rebuild civilization.

And General Zod's friend, Kryptonian scientist Joe Al's thinking is completely another extreme.

He believes that the culprit leading to the destruction of Krypton is the out-of-control gene modulation project. To save the Kryptonian civilization, it is necessary to guide the people to abandon the behavior of genetically cultivating the next generation and return to the primitive concept of reproduction.

Not only did he think so, he did so.

He and his wife, Laura, concealed the truth from everyone, and carried out primitive sexual behavior, in order to breed the naturally born Kryptonian life through the most natural reproductive behavior.

This kind of behavior was deviant in the Kryptonian society at that time, and it was absolutely indecent. Anyway, it is difficult for the backward, earthlings who are addicted to ghs to understand.

In short, Joe's big adventure was a success.

Laura really gave birth to a naturally born life, which is now Clark.

But it was too late. The environment of the Kryptonian world was deteriorating faster than everyone predicted. When Clark was born, the world was on the verge of collapse.

Joe could only put his son into the escape pod prepared in advance and send him away from Krypton.

The angry Zod rushed into Joe's laboratory at that time, and a pair of good brothers fought. During the battle, Zod accidentally killed Joe. This accident caused Clark's escape pod to fly out of Krypton.

That happened a long time ago, but the aftermath of it continues to this day.

Give me the Central Book! Clark.

Under Thor's silent gaze, General Zod said to Clark in an undeniable tone:

I will take it to the stars, find a suitable planet to reshape Krypton, and rebuild our civilization. You don't need to live with a heavy fate, I will take it over.

You will be free, earthling Clark Kent.

When Zod said this, his heart was full of disappointment.

He could feel that his nephew didn't have a real Kryptonian soul in his body. Clark had lived on the earth since he was a child, and had his own parents and life experiences.

He did witness the scene of his biological father's death, but it was difficult for him to truly empathize with it, and he lacked the anger he deserved.

The blood connection is not everything.

Zod hoped that Clark would jump up angrily at this time, and fight him because of Joe's death. This would at least prove that, in Clark's heart, Joe was indeed a father.

But Clark's indifferent performance made him feel disappointed, which is a very contradictory emotion.

The child in front of him has a sense of alienation from everything on Krypton. He remembers his identity as a Kryptonian, but that's all. He has been completely brainwashed by the culture of the people on Earth.

But...it's not his fault.

In the past, with General Zod's temper, he would have pressed Clark to the ground and beat him hard.

But he's also been through a lot over the years.

Released from the ghost space by collectors, and treated as collectibles, they were sent to the arena on Saka as gladiators. Only 16 of the original 30 compatriots remained.

All this made General Zod completely calm down. He was indeed very angry. He would definitely seek revenge from the collector and Gao Tianzun in the future, but he and his soldiers could not do it.

He needs to rebuild Krypton, form a powerful, sweeping legion, and avenge the fallen warriors.

And the most wonderful thing is that in this new world, he has found a way to make the Kryptonians stronger. The yellow sun is simply a gift from the gods. Great dig.

Every Kryptonian can become the best and strongest fighter.

But there is a prerequisite for this, Clark must hand over the Central Book to him.

No.

Clark replied frankly:

When I arrived on Earth, there was no such thing as the Central Book around me.

lie!

Holding the table knife, the female adjutant behind Zod said indifferently:

I saw it with my own eyes...Joe put that thing in your escape pod! Hand it over, traitor!

The word traitor stung Clark's nerves.

He looked back, and the Kryptonians around him were all staring at him with the same indifferent eyes.

It's as if he didn't avenge Jor-El, which means that he betrayed the civilization of Krypton and became a person who betrayed his people.

And refusing to hand over the central treasure tome is even more regarded as a terrible sin.

Enough! Fiora.

General Zod raised his hand, and he said to the adjutants and soldiers behind him:

Get out! This is a matter between me and my nephew. I assure you that this matter will have a satisfactory ending.

General!

The adjutant named Fiora looked at Clark with an enemy-like gaze. She seemed worried that Clark would do something dangerous here, and her duties as an adjutant made her unwilling to leave just like that.

She can also draw power from sunlight, and has been pushing her limits to become powerful lately.

But Clark has lived in this world for so many years, and his power will only grow stronger.

go out!

Zod accentuated his tone.

The general shouted:

I'm talking to a compatriot, he's my best friend's son, do you think he's going to kill me? Ridiculous!

There are only so many Kryptonians left. We should unite instead of aiming our weapons at our fellow citizens!

This is the land of Asgard!

Thor also said:

Both of you are my friends, and I promise as Prince of Asgard that no one will be harmed here!

After Thor spoke, under the gaze of General Zod, Lieutenant Fiora gritted her teeth and put down the table knife in her hand, and led the other soldiers out of the hall.

As she was leaving, she raised her finger unceremoniously and said to Clark:

I'll keep an eye on you, kid!

You have to show respect to the general. He may not need your respect, but you must!

After finishing speaking, the tall lady stepped on her high-heeled shoes and walked out.

Only Clark, Zod and Thor were left in the hall.

But the atmosphere didn't ease up because of this.

I didn't lie to you.

Clark said seriously:

In the escape cabin where I fell into the earth, there is no such thing as the Central Book.

I trust you.

Zod looked at Clark and said:

Probably not, but it's there, it's in your body, in every drop of your blood, in every cell...I know Joe, he's cunning, he fooled me, maybe he's ruined Collected the Central Book.

But he also wants Kryptonian civilization to continue, in his own way.

You are the first naturally born child at the end of the Kryptonian civilization, Clark. Your birth does prove that we can continue life in another way, but have you ever considered a question?

General Zod said softly:

Joe and Laura, like me, are products of genetic modulation. Our genes are defective. Even if he and Laura did give birth to you, it doesn't mean that your genes are complete...you understand ?

I need the Central Book. To solve the genetic problem of Kryptonians, I need some researchers. The Central Book can cultivate the researchers we need.

We'll have a civilized recovery period, and after that, we'll address this issue.

He looked at Clark, and he said:

This is also a problem that is closely related to you. If your genes are incomplete and have defects, it means that your life on earth will also leave risks.

Help us, and help yourself.

no!

Clark shook his head stubbornly, and said:

Joe has fixed that, Zod, and my genes are intact. In fact, my wife is pregnant, and in 3 months, you'll see the birth of the first Earth-Kryptonian hybrid.

This is the way Joe chose for the continuation of the Kryptonian civilization, not through war, not through conquest, Zod, to integrate into the new civilization, and then integrate the Kryptonian civilization with the new civilization.

I don't know whether my genes are complete because I was born naturally, or because the Central Book repaired my genetic damage.

But one thing I can be sure of is that Joe will never want you to go back to the old path of Kryptonian civilization.

Clark said softly as if dissuading:

That has been proven to be the wrong way, Zod, you can't use the wrong method to do the right thing, the harder you work and the more stubborn you are, the more mistakes you will make!

General Zod, who was able to maintain his sanity just now, immediately became subtle after hearing that Clark had a child.

He was silent for a few seconds, and said to Clark:

Let me guess, your wife is not a Kryptonian, is she?

how?

Clark felt Zod's malice, and his tone became more impolite when it came to his caring wife. He asked back:

Are you still a narrow-minded racist?

I just think that noble blood should be kept pure.

Zod moved his neck and made a creaking sound. He looked at Clark, and the light in his eyes completely cooled down.

He said to Clark:

Your baby will be born in 3 months, right? Then I'll give you 3 months!

After 3 months, Clark Kent, you must hand over the central tome to me. I was born to protect my people. That is my innate mission, a mission that cannot be abandoned!

Unfortunately, I have no people anymore...

General Zod let out a long sigh. The undisguised loss and pain made Thor, who was standing aside, feel the same way.

He can understand Zod's stubbornness, because not long ago, he also almost lost his country and people.

As a soldier who guards his homeland, this kind of disaster of seeing what he swore to defend collapses in front of his eyes, but he can't do anything about it, is definitely a cruel torture, the kind that can make people go crazy.

But Zod needs no mercy, he is not crushed by despair.

He found a new purpose for himself, supporting himself to move on.

Rebuilding Krypton and rediscovering my people is the only meaning for me to be alive now.

Zod took a deep breath and said to Clark:

No matter what you say, even if it is a wrong future, I will realize it myself!

Why are you so stubborn!

Clark was also a little out of control. Facing this stubborn elder, he clenched his fists and shouted:

You have seen the cruel history with your own eyes, but you still choose to repeat the same mistakes? Krypton should not be rebuilt in such a doomed form, I am willing to help you! But not like this...

It's useless to talk too much!

Zod no longer wanted to continue arguing with Clark.

He turned around in the posture of a soldier, walked out of the hall, and said without looking back:

After three months, you can choose to cooperate or you can choose to fight.

If you want to prove yourself right...convince me with your fists!

Remember to bring your cousin with you, let me see how good you young people are... see if you can live up to your ideals!