Chapter 486: Codename Jade (Part 2)
Hal was a little upset. Although he had planned to give up the identity of Green Lantern, he felt a sense of frustration in his mind when he thought about the recent events.
What has he done recently?
It seems that he has done a lot of things. He cooperated with Schiller to complete his plan, fought with the citizens of Gotham, came to the headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps to take over the job of adjutant, and then resigned in less than a day.
There are indeed many things during this period, which makes him feel a little tired, but in fact, these things have not achieved any results. He has gone around in circles and turned back into an ordinary person.
Do power and justice have to coexist? Which is right, pursuing power or pursuing justice? In the pursuit of power, must absolute justice be abandoned? Justice without the guarantee of power is just empty talk, and power without the guarantee of justice is just tyranny...
While thinking about this question, Hal walked back slowly. When he took off the green lantern ring, he didn't even think about how he should go back, but soon, he had no time to think about this problem.
Just as he was about to return to his previous dormitory along the corridor bridge, a group of people stopped him. The leader was a rather old Green Lantern. He said, "Sorry, but the deputy leader asked you to go over."
"Deputy leader?" Hal asked with some doubt.
"Yes, he was leading a patrol in a nearby sector before, and he just came back today because he heard about your heroic deeds and wanted to see you."
"Sorry, but I'm no longer a Green Lantern. Let me go." Hal said, and wanted to pass through the group, but the leading Green Lantern stretched out his arm and blocked Hal back.
Hal looked into his eyes, but the leading Green Lantern was unmoved. Hal looked away and said, "Lead the way."
If someone familiar with Hal was near him, they would see that his mouth had been pursed into a straight line, which was a sign that he was losing patience.
Crossing the corridor bridge, Hal came to the elevator. As the elevator went up, Hal saw that the whole city of Oa was peaceful. Everyone was doing their job. The Green Lanterns were walking in twos and threes among the peculiarly shaped buildings, laughing and talking, as if nothing happened yesterday.
Came to the corridor again and walked to the door of the office. The leading Green Lantern knocked on the door and Hal walked in.
The temperament and appearance of the person standing opposite him were completely different from Talon. He looked very gentle and his skin was light gray, but his limbs and facial features were exactly the same as those of humans, and he wore goggles similar to glasses on his eyes.
"Hello, my name is Owen." The deputy leader spoke first, but Hal had gradually lost his patience. He said, "Hello, I'm Hal. You have seen me. Can I leave here now?"
"Why do you want to leave here, Hal?" Although Owen used a question, there was no doubt in his tone, but more like a faint rebuke.
"You have just achieved impressive results and are called a hero by all the Green Lanterns. You led the Green Lanterns from the abyss of darkness and returned home. Why do you want to leave at this moment of celebrating victory?"
"Victory?" Hal asked, "Do you think it is a victory?"
"Why not? You saved everyone, you are the new hero of the Green Lantern Corps, and you may even be the greatest Green Lantern in history. Isn't this a victory?"
As he said, Owen smiled and put his arm around Hal's shoulders and said to him, "Indeed, there are some minor flaws in the process, but there is no doubt that this will be the most glorious victory in your career."
While walking forward with Hal, he took out a document from the desk next to him and said, "I have received an order. In two weeks, we will award you a medal. You will get the bright badge of the Green Lantern Corps, and you will also be selected as the best Green Lantern Warrior of this star year, and you will be the first to appear at the parade next year."
Owen raised his hand and described to Hal, "Do you know how great an honor this is? All the Green Lanterns on this planet dream of this, which means着他们职业生涯当中最辉煌的一天。”
“掌声、喝彩、夸赞，你会成为人们交口称赞的英雄，把自己的英雄事迹永留史册……”
哈尔却露出了一个冷笑，他说：“所有史上最伟大的绿灯侠都要来这么一套，对吗？”
欧文脸上的笑容缓缓收敛了起来，他放下手臂，松开哈尔，走到他的对面，看着他的眼睛说：“看来，你来自一个有些小聪明的文明，这让你想起了你家乡的某些事，对吗？”
“既然如此，我也不想跟你兜圈子了。”
欧文扶了一下脸上的眼镜，然后开始在房间里踱步，他说：”塞尼斯托，曾经最伟大的绿灯侠叛出了绿灯军团，这是千万年来从未有过的恶劣事件。”
“绿灯军团的军团长背叛了军团，这让我们成了宇宙中的笑话，威望一落千丈，就连那些边缘扇区的弱小文明，都不再像之前那样欢迎我们。”
“我们需要一个英雄，一个伟大又光明的英雄，带领绿灯军团走出困境！”
"You know what, Hal? The current Corps Commander Tyrone was only appointed in times of crisis. He is not actually suitable for this position. You, you are the best candidate for the Corps Commander."
Owen turned his head and looked out the window, where there were many Green Lanterns flying. He said: "You will take over this powerful Corps. All civilizations in the universe will respect you. You will bring peace and justice to the entire universe. How glorious..."
"I refuse."
When Hal's voice landed, it was like a thunderbolt exploding in the clear sky. Owen turned his head suddenly and stared at Hal coldly. Hal repeated again: "I refuse."
"Are you crazy?" Owen's voice became colder: "You will become a soldier of the Green Lantern Corps. Captain, lead the entire Green Lantern Corps and become the greatest Green Lantern! "
"I say this one last time, I refuse."
Hal raised the Green Lantern ring he had been holding in his hand and said, "When it first came to me, the peace and justice it portrayed to me deeply moved me and helped me find the direction of my life. I felt that if I could dedicate my life to the great cause of justice, I would die without regrets."
"But now, you and your words make me feel deeply disgusted."
As he said this, he threw the ring out. When the metal ring hit the metal armor on Owen's chest, the clear sound of the collision was more intense than thunder and almost deafening.
Hal wanted to turn around and leave, but suddenly, a powerful green light shock wave knocked him out. With a "pop", he hit the wall, and after landing, he collapsed to the ground.
"Ahem..." Hal coughed hard a few times and felt that his ribs were broken. He saw Owen coming up with a hideous face and heard that Owen's voice had become distorted.
"I don't understand why they chose you! A country bumpkin from a remote area, just lucky enough to save that bunch of trash, got their favor and actually wanted to make you a hero!"
"They? Ahem... who are they?" Hal asked, enduring the pain and breathing rapidly.
"You can't understand them, because you are just a low-level creature who can't even fly, and they are a high-level civilization born at the beginning of the universe, with advanced technology that you can't imagine. The Green Lantern Corps was created by them. I call them the Guardians of the Universe..."
Hal kept coughing and felt that his breathing was a little difficult. The Green Lantern Ring he threw out suddenly flew up and wanted to fly towards him, but was knocked away by Owen with a wave of his hand.
"I want to kill you, but I can't disobey their orders, so you'd better be obedient..."
With a "bang", the door was pushed open, and Tyrone, the leader of the Green Lantern Corps, walked in. He said to Owen: "Stop! You're going too far! Owen!"
"Tyrone, do you want to disobey their orders?"
"They didn't ask you to hurt him." Tyrone glanced at Hal lying on the ground and said: "It's useless to hurt him or force him to do something. If he can't call the Green Lantern Ring on his own, what kind of Green Lantern hero is he?"
"Don't tell me what to do, Tyrone. You should understand that if you hadn't been so clever, this position should have been mine!"
Tyrone sighed and said, "Everything you have is given by them, so you worship them like gods, but have you ever thought about why they don't want you to be the head of the corps? Because you are not a Green Lantern at all. Your ring is specially made. You..."
"Bang!" A thick green light beam hit Tyrone and knocked him out. The shield on Tyrone suddenly lit up, but Owen raised the sword made of green light and rushed over.
"Stop!" Hal shouted.
But Owen had no intention of stopping. He seemed to have been stimulated a little crazy. Hal lay there and took a deep breath.
Then, he slowly floated up, and a more intense green light emanated from his body. The ionic shark that had never appeared since he took out the ring emerged from his chest again.
With his wounds healed, his strength restored, and his power filled, Hal stretched his body in mid-air. The green light in his body was like a solid emerald, and also like a lush forest. He was different from everyone else, but more beautiful than them.
In an instant, a big green hand grabbed Owen and lifted him into the air. Owen struggled and turned his head. Seeing the ring still floating in the distance and Hal's empty fingers, he shouted:
"This is impossible!! You don't have a ring!! How is it possible..."
"Yes." Hal said as if sighing: "I don't have a ring, but I can still use the energy of the green light. So, what is the use of the ring? Who made it? Who controls it?"
"Greater justice..." Hal took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. He swallowed back all the words he wanted to say, and finally said nothing.
"Put him down, Hal! You can't kill people at the headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps. You will trigger the alarm. Put him down!"
Tyrone kept trying to dissuade him, but he didn't have much hope. Hal was obviously extremely angry. Anyone who was attacked like this would probably not let the murderer go.
But to his surprise, the big green hand really let go. Hal slowly landed on the ground as the green light dissipated. He came to Tyrone and helped him up.
Tyrone sighed and said to Hal, "Go quickly. If they come, you may not be able to leave."
He looked into Hal's eyes and said to him, "I also come from a remote sector. My civilization has not yet established a country, but that doesn't matter. It will always be my home. One day, I will go back there."
"Don't come back after returning to Earth." After saying that, Tyrone turned and walked towards Owen.
But at this time, he saw Hal turned around, walked towards the ring, picked it up, took it back to his hand, and then asked:
"When is the awarding ceremony?"
Tyrone saw Hal standing in front of the French window, with his back to the light outside, his expression hidden in the darkness.
Hal's eyes were half closed, his face was not angry or sad, only a kind of calmness that was difficult to read.
In the manor, the night had passed, and when the light of dawn rose from the horizon, a ring emitting green light cut through the bright light and stopped in front of Schiller.
Schiller stretched out his hand, and the moment his fingertips touched the ring, countless information was transmitted to his brain. At the end of these information, he heard a voice with a slight sigh:
"Hal Jordan is online, codename... Emerald."
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