amaotonovel Chapter 3549 Soul Catcher (7)
Chapter 3549 Soul Catcher (7)
Chapter 3549 Soul Catcher (VII)
"What is your relationship with Zod?" Barry asked.
Al was about to speak but stopped, his mouth opened and closed for a long time before he uttered a sentence: "...There is nothing between us two."
Barry narrowed his eyes. Just as Al was about to say something else, Barry held out his hand and said, "You don't have to say anything. I understand."
Al really wanted to know what he understood, but Barry was silent. Barry watched him take the mold out of the cryostat and asked, "What is this?"
"A key," Al said.
"What is it used for?"
"Start a machine." Al smiled, opened the mold, and took out the nail made of silver metal spirals. The bright red liquid inside condensed like a beating heart.
"Sounds like you had a plan," Barry said, crossing his arms.
"It's not that I have a plan, but that the Kryptonians have a plan." Al turned around and said, "This planet is very special. Although it looks like a small planet, in fact, at its center, there is a heart that is more powerful than the stars in our galaxy."
"What do you mean?" Barry didn't want to analyze the metaphors he said, so he just asked directly.
"Who do you think built Krypton?"
"Uh, God?"
Al shook his head and said, "God may be your God, but not ours. The god worshipped by the Kryptonians and Kryptonians is called 'Rao', which means 'sun' in the Kryptonian language."
"Legend has it that Rao planted a seed in the center of Krypton and allowed the Kryptonians to draw power from it. So for generations, we have been drawing on the energy of the center of the planet."
"Where does the core of the Earth get so much energy?" Barry couldn't help asking. He brought the situation of the Earth into the picture - although the core of the Earth might be undergoing some reactions, even if we put aside the technical issues, just with such a long transportation route, how efficient would the energy extraction have to be to make a profit?
"Unlike your planet, or most planets in the universe, Krypton should actually be considered an unfinished star."
"Star?! But...but it's too small." Barry said.
"That's why it's unfinished." Al put the key into another device and began to observe it. "Rao gave us a seed, but it's up to us to make it sprout or grow."
"This is what the Kryptonians have always believed in." Al walked to the shelf next to him and picked up tools. "They are constantly transforming this planet, changing its gravitational parameters, and adding planetary shields. More importantly, they have transformed the fusion reactor at the center of the earth to prepare for any possible situation in the future."
"Does it also include the situation I mentioned?"
"Of course. Even if we perished, didn't the planet still survive until you came?"
That's true, Barry nodded. He knew that even though the Kryptonians were destroyed, the planet Krypton was still strong.
Thinking of this, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.
Krypton civilization is very developed. Even if it is not developed, would anyone not want something they picked up for free? If a well-known civilization is destroyed, I am afraid there will be many civilizations that want to pick up the body? Even if these devices cannot be started, the parts should be useful if they are disassembled.
Moreover, Krypton's state is so special that it must be worth studying. Why didn't those advanced civilizations take advantage of the situation and take this planet away?
Is it because of Haer?
Barry thought about it and felt that it was possible. This guy was so strong that even if he went to cause trouble for the advanced civilization, it would be enough to give them a headache. A civilization with a lower level would probably be destroyed by him.
It seems that Hale is also one of the backup plans to protect the planet Krypton. The El family is really far-sighted.
Barry thought again, could he take advantage of this?
If Hale had deep feelings for his own tribe, then it would be irreversible, because at this point in time, except for a few sporadic Kryptonians, everyone else is dead. Because of the genetic defect, there is no point in resurrecting.
But if he just has deep feelings for this planet, then there is actually something to talk about. And if he is implanted with the setting of protecting the planet Krypton, then he can actually use this to "hold the emperor hostage to control the princes."
"Let's talk about Haier." Al brought the topic back and said, "I heard that he caused you a lot of trouble?"
"That's right. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be going crazy facing our sun right now."
Al sighed softly and said, "If I say he is a good boy, you will definitely refute me. But it is the fact, it's just..."
"Just what?"
"It's just that he's suffered too much." Al said as he stirred the solution in the test tube. "The Council created Hale. Although he was mostly shaped at the genetic level, there was also a lot of adjustment later on."
"What is 'debugging'?"
"You saw what he looked like?" Al said. "Where do you think he got those scars?"
Barry paused for a moment. He had never really thought about this question. When he saw the adult version of Hale before, he thought that he was injured from fighting all over the universe.
But now thinking back, it seems that the baby Laura was holding had a wound on his face. How could such a small baby get himself into that state?
He thought of a very inhumane possibility, but felt it was too cruel and was unwilling to say it out loud.
Al put down the test tube. His emotions finally fluctuated, and Barry keenly captured this moment.
"The fusion of multiple powerful genes is not as simple as imagined. Many problems occurred during embryo preservation, and they even gave up the project for a time."
"After many twists and turns and a lot of effort, Hale was finally born. But as I said before, he did not show any superpowers."
"Hiss, they won't..."
"The parliament could not accept that they had spent a lot of manpower and resources to get such a result. They felt that his strong ability might need some stimulation to show itself."
Barry's face gradually darkened. Even though Hale was their enemy and the events on Krypton had nothing to do with humans from beginning to end, he still felt a little annoyed.
The one Laura was holding wasn't even a toddler, but just a swaddled baby. Even though Kryptonians had much stronger physiques and brains than humans, they were still just babies.
"When we stole him from the lab, he was already covered in wounds." Al lowered his head and sighed softly, "His mental state was not good either. The hasty and inhumane methods imposed on him have caused his mental state to be unstable."
Well, Barry thought, if it was a mental patient, many questions would be easy to answer.
"But," Al changed the subject and said, "I think Laura and I can cure him, at least let him live a normal life. If he goes to your place to cause trouble, it is very likely that he has been stimulated by something else."
Barry began to think again.
Hale had childhood trauma, but after the care and treatment of the Al couple, his normal life was basically not affected. However, after he left home for many years, he suddenly found that his home and parents were all gone after returning to Krypton, and he was likely to be stimulated again.
But the key question is, why did he run to the solar system after being stimulated? There is no causal relationship between the two.
Unless someone made him feel that the destruction of Krypton and the death of his adoptive parents were related to the solar system.
There is no one left on Krypton who can breathe. When Hale returns, he will only see a ruin. Who is that...
Barry suddenly understood what Al meant by that. He asked tentatively, "What on earth is that artificial intelligence you mentioned earlier?"
Al smiled and said, "That's a long story. You just need to know that this electronic life created by the Kryptonians was not controlled by the Kryptonians from beginning to end."
Barry was a little shocked. He knew this would happen.
Then the truth is most likely: Hale returned to Krypton and found that all the things he cherished were destroyed. He was blinded by anger and manipulated by electronic life, so he went straight to the solar system to cause trouble for the people on Earth.
So the question is, what grudge does this electronic life have against the earth?
Barry felt that the logic of carbon-based life could not be applied to electronic life. Just because the Kryptonians did not find Earth did not mean that electronic life that could propagate through radio waves and the Internet could not be found.
But if he found the earth, he could completely control the earth through cyber attacks, so there was no need to fool Haer.
Since he chose to go through such a big detour, it proved that he was not omnipotent. Either he had some limitations, or there was something on Earth that he was afraid of.
"Does this artificial intelligence have any weaknesses?" Barry asked.
"Not yet." Al smiled and turned to look at Barry and said, "But now that you are here, there will be something."
"What do you want to do?"
"I hope you can unlock the underlying protocol of this electronic life and bring it to Earth."
Barry's breath hitched.
"Why should I do this?"
"Nature is to make all that happen in the future."
Barry's mind raced.
So, the reason why Hale came to the solar system under the control of artificial intelligence is because I took away his underlying protocol unlocking authority in the past?
But why should I agree to Al's request? Wouldn't this just bring trouble to the Earth?
Just then, he heard Al say again: "I hope you can help me write a letter and leave it for Carl who comes here in the future."
Barry nodded consciously.
Al told the contents of the letter, and when he mentioned the plan related to the "key", Barry looked up at him in shock.
He felt the fingertips holding the pen trembling slightly. If this plan worked... it didn't seem unacceptable for Hale to come to the solar system and cause a big fuss.
Barry took a deep breath and began writing rapidly on the paper.