People with superpowers are not superheroes [Comprehensive + British and American]

Apparently, the little robot with a certain level of intelligence floated a little higher quietly after sounding the alarm, as if... it wanted to quietly stay away from a guy who was judged to be a dangerous person.

But...it's "extremely dangerous", what's the use of keeping a few meters away from him?

——It's just stupid and cute.

Qi Mu complained in his heart, he and Clark looked at each other, neither of them expressed any opinion on "extremely dangerous" - although he himself wanted the previous evaluation of "low danger".

For some reason, seeing Qi Mu's thoughts, Clark was a little amused, and then said to the little guy: "Don't worry, he won't do anything dangerous."

Obviously, his words are of great importance in this fortress, and the next second, the red light of the alarm stopped flashing, and the little robot floated back to the previous height, with a bit of inexplicable excitement in his voice: "Yes! Then Carl . Al, and this guest, please come with me."

Although he knew it was probably not the same thing, this situation similar to "trust" still made Clark smile.

Second time.

The second time he was called by the name of Kal-El, he had already calmed down a lot—it was also related to the ease of the previous episode. In short, he could roughly guess where this was.Although there are many doubts in my heart, but basically enough to face calmly.

Leading the two of them through a long and irregular "corridor", the little robot placed itself on a table, as if it was charging and there was no movement.Just when Clark was wondering, a figure like a holographic projection on the TV suddenly appeared in front of him.

No, it should be said that it is a holographic projection, without entity, and Qi Mu's mind reading skills can't hear his heart voice.

"My name is Jo-El."

The projection has a strong figure, taller than the current Clark, wearing a black and gray one-piece suit, with a cape of the same color behind him, and an embossed "S" on the chest—just like the one on the chest of the future Superman Same.Not to mention, he looks like a Superman in his 30s.

That projection... or Joel, turned his attention to Clark: "Karl, I am a scientist from Krypton, the last patriarch of the Al family, and also your father."

"..."

Clark was silent for two seconds, just after digesting this passage, he heard Joel continue to say: "What you see now is just a memory that I have preserved. In fact, I died not long after you were born. .”

"...It's too straightforward."

Qi Mu was complaining, and in order for Joel to hear him, he deliberately changed the rules of this world... Don't ask him how he said it, he is already tired of talking about superpowers.

"Hearing" his words, Joel shifted his gaze to Qi Mu, and frowned: "People from Earth?"

Qi Mu responded blankly: "Why, are you speciesist?"

This fragment of Joel's memory obviously didn't have much emotion at all, he just said plainly: "I don't discriminate against the inhabitants of the lower planets, but you have a similar relationship with the people on Earth described in the information I obtained through investigation. Big difference."

Saying so, his eyes (projection) had a dangerous gleam: "What are you approaching Karl...for?"

In the next second, a figure has inserted into the middle of one person, one projection... Clark can be said to subconsciously block Qi Mu behind: "He is my friend."

Although he didn't say any lines in novels or comics like "You doubt him, you doubt me", but to Clark, it is already clear at a glance which side is his own and which side is an outsider.

"..."

Although I can't say I'm not touched at all... Qi Mu said: "You know, I don't need your protection."

Clark froze for a moment, then smiled helplessly: "Sorry, I didn't realize it..."

"never mind."

They acted as if no one was around... well, there was no one there, and what was next to them was just a projection of a memory—Joel watched their conversation silently without interrupting.

Clark asked: "You just said, investigate... did you send me here after investigating Earth? Why?"

"That's because I predicted the destruction of Krypton."

He calmly dropped a big bomb, but Joel's tone remained unchanged.The soul that suffered from the destruction of the planet has long since disappeared along with the body, and what is left is only this small piece of consciousness that was preserved to help Karl... He continued: "Unfortunately, no one on Krypton believes my prediction... …Or they are unwilling to accept it, preferring to deceive themselves and others. The destruction of Krypton is an inevitable result. At the last moment, your mother and I put you in a spaceship and set a destination—the solar system The yellow sun has a very strong life and radiation, and it is the best living environment for us Kryptonians. On the earth, you can get more powerful than all living things."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, wondering if he was accepting the result of the scan just now: "However... your current strength is much weaker than it should be, which is unreasonable."

Following his words, Clark's body became more and more tense, his fists clenched tightly, and he was silent for several minutes before he let out a breath - he didn't pay attention to breathing like an ordinary human at this time - in the end, he could only I can smile bitterly.

"I... used to think about why I fell to the earth... was abandoned? Or some other reason. But I have always had some hope, at least... in an unknown place in the universe, there should be some people with me The same people..."

Unexpectedly... In this huge world, he is really alone.

Clark pressed his heart in a daze, but it wasn't particularly uncomfortable, it was mainly a feeling of emptiness.

"I'm not very good at comforting people."

Qi Mu patted Clark on the shoulder: "Anyway, you are the only Kryptonian on the earth, and you have come here for so many years. Now it is just expanding the scope from the earth to the universe. It's no big deal."

Qi Mu... He really has no humility at all, and he really doesn't know how to comfort others.But although the words are not very pleasant, the truth is correct. Clark has spent more than ten years accepting the reality that he does not have the same kind, and now he just confirms this point more.

Seeing that he was still not interested in anything, Qi Mu looked at Joel: "You just said that Clark's strength is not as strong as expected?"

Having just experienced Jonathan's heart attack a few hours ago, Clark is now feeling dissatisfied with his own weakness. Hearing this, he put aside his sadness and looked at Joel with piercing eyes.

Joel pondered for a moment: "Come with me, I have a way to highly enhance the solar energy in your body, which should be able to stimulate your potential."

It seemed inappropriate for him to stay here any longer.

Qi Mu gestured to Clark, Clark nodded, and he simply teleported away.

Ask him where he goes...

Of course, he went back to Kent's house to explain the situation to Jonathan and Martha. He had abducted their son in the middle of the night, so he had to explain the ins and outs clearly.

……

Saiki originally thought that the "inspiring potential" that could be done in an instant actually took a full week. During that week, Clark was lying in a round shell like a medical cabin, accepting the Fortress of Solitude. The solar radiation collected over the years——Almost every second, Qi Mu could feel that he was stronger than before. That kind of progress could not be achieved by absorbing such a little solar radiation, it was more like a part of his body Open the lock little by little.

It's cool to improve your strength, but adaptation is a big problem.Clark hit a wall the second he emerged from the medical pod—literally, he flew straight up, nearly smashing through the solid ceiling of the Fortress of Solitude, and then nearly smashed it with the newly emerged ice The ability to breathe makes the inside of the fort a landscape like the outside.

"...You obviously can't go to school like this, right?"

"Don't talk about going to school... It's impossible for me to see other people now, even my parents."

Clark smiled wryly, as he was floating up and down in mid-air, trying to find a way to control his newfound ability to fly, his eyes closed.Now as soon as he opens his eyes, the two fiery gazes may destroy everything in sight—although there is nothing in the training ground made of special materials in which he is now, the only living thing other than himself The thing... that is, Qi Mu, is not afraid of the high temperature.

Qi Mu watched him scrambling around in the air with his eyes closed, and felt the urge to pull out the suppressor and practice controlling his superpowers—just kidding, not to mention that his superpowers are ten times worse than Clark's physical instinct type Tens of thousands of miles away, now one is out of control and the other can make up for it. If the two of them lose control together...

That was really going to be the end of the world.

So, he just watched Clark learn to adapt to his new level of ability, and occasionally went back to Clark's house to report his condition to the Kents.

One day, when Qi Mu teleported back, he saw Clark descending from the sky, landing on the ice with a "bang", stepping on cracks like spider webs.

"Although I probably have mastered the new ability, I'm still not used to it, and occasionally I make mistakes."

Clark saw him, and said with some embarrassment.

... No, your adaptation speed is enough to make him jealous.

They're all amazing, aren't they?

"Ok?"

It was only at this time that Qi Mu noticed that Clark was wearing a suit that was quite familiar to him, the classic blue body tights, the red cape behind him, and the big "S" on the chest - according to Qiao Ai Er said that it was the family emblem of the Ayre family, which actually had nothing to do with the English letter "S", but the meaning of "hope" in Kryptonian.

Superman has a badge called Hope printed on his front, which is really a good meaning.

"How about it?"

Seeing that he finally noticed his new outfit, Clark asked a little nervously.

After designing the uniform in the Fortress of Solitude, he never showed it to anyone—not even Jorelle.I deliberately chose to change it when Qi Mu was not around, just to have a feeling of sharing a secret.He fully thought that Qi Mu would be surprised...or some other reaction, but he didn't expect him to act so calmly.

No way, Clark doesn't know... This uniform is no secret to Saiki.

"How should I put it...it's too immature."

Saiki told the truth, compared to the Superman he knew many years later, the current Clark wearing this uniform... Well, how should I put it, although it can't be called a child wearing adult clothes, there is always a subtle feeling of inadequacy .

"Are you immature..."

Hearing Qi Mu's... a bit confusing evaluation, Clark felt a little lost, although he didn't know what he was missing.

"So, why are you wearing such a suit?"

"Well... so, about the 'helping others' mentioned earlier, I have an idea..."