Shan Hai and Li Xieqian stared at each other for a long time.
Li Xieqian's smile became stiff. Just as he was about to lose patience, Shan Hai finally made a move.
A telekinetic force pushed forward, and the wrist guard Li Xieqian was holding was snatched towards Shan Hai.
Li Xieqian was stunned. He didn't stop it, and then smiled with satisfaction.
"Very good, you've made a wise choice!"
"On behalf of the Golden Silver Tree, I welcome you to join us!"
Li Xieqian stood up and patted Shan Hai's shoulder, as if encouraging him. He seemed very happy about Shan Hai's joining.
But in fact, Li Xieqian was also relieved.
The person above had given him a mission: if Shan Hai refused, he was to kill him on the spot.
Fortunately, Shan Hai agreed. Otherwise, judging by the strength Shan Hai had displayed, he might not have been able to take him down.
Li Xieqian guessed that Shan Hai could at least establish himself in the upper-middle tier of the second sequence.
Coupled with this time-manipulating skill that had no side effects, he could even contend with those at the top of the second sequence.
If he couldn't capture him and had to go back for reinforcements, he would have lost too much face.
"Don't call me Lord Li anymore, call me Brother Li!" Li Xieqian adopted a friendly demeanor.
Without waiting for Shan Hai to say more, Li Xieqian laughed heartily and pulled Shan Hai along as they walked out.
"Let's go, let's go! Since you're in the second sequence, you can't stay in these low-level gathering stars anymore. I'll take you to our Golden Silver Tree's gathering star!"
"Okay!"
Shan Hai smiled and cooperated, and inwardly, he almost burst out laughing.
This was the first time he had seen someone so eager to offer themselves up as prey. Did they think his infiltration wasn't fast enough?
The two left the mission location, leaving behind only an old, frail, black-robed, hunched-over, unconscious tall thin man...
Pity...
On Mars, Lin Feng finally withdrew his gaze.
There was no need to watch further from this point on.
He didn't leave the DC universe. Instead, he summoned Superman, Clark, to Mars.
This was also Clark's request. He wanted to witness the rebirth of Kryptonian civilization firsthand, as these were, after all, his kin.
Lin Feng hadn't expected Clark to be so ceremonial, even bringing Kara along.
Well, since the Codex was provided by Clark, Lin Feng had no reason to refuse such a request.
Clark, with Kara, floated above the city, right behind Lin Feng.
His X-ray vision could easily see the cultivation facilities underground, all arranged by Lin Feng.
"For the first batch of Kryptonians, I've set them to be born with adult physiques. Is that okay?" Lin Feng asked.
Clark had no objections. Although he felt it was a bit inhumane and unfair that the first batch of Kryptonians would have no childhood.
But if they were to be raised from infancy...
Who would raise so many?
There was no other way; sometimes, sacrifices had to be made for certain things.
It seemed Clark was quite pragmatic, not falling into the trap of excessive, rigid justice.
Since that was the case, Lin Feng said no more and directly manipulated the underground nursery pods to begin rapid operation.
In the original Krypton, cultivation took time.
But Lin Feng wouldn't wait that long. He directly applied time acceleration to the nursery pods.
After all, there were enough materials for cultivation.
Lin Feng's control over time was becoming increasingly proficient, almost effortless.
Within the nursery pods, the genes from the Codex were injected, and soon, embryo-like structures began to appear.
Under the effect of time acceleration, the embryos rapidly took shape, and in a short while, they already had the rudimentary form of human children.
This phenomenon was occurring in every nursery pod.
Kryptonians also possessed basic inheritances.
This inheritance endowed them with corresponding vocational skills.
As per Clark's request, Lin Feng removed the vocational aspect, leaving only the historical information of Krypton.
Of course, even without Clark's request, Lin Feng would have done the same.
However, beyond that, Lin Feng secretly added some things to the inheritance of the Codex.
Well, it wasn't exactly adding, but rather modifying.
After modification, the Codex bore Lin Feng's name.
Regardless of whether future Kryptonians were cultivated from nursery pods or born naturally, they would subconsciously obey Lin Feng's commands.
Betrayal would be out of the question.
This was a safeguard. Lin Feng did not like to be betrayed.
This wasn't卑鄙 (bēibǐ - despicable). Everyone had their own selfish desires. If the Kryptonians created were rebellious, what would be his gain?
For the first batch of Kryptonians, Lin Feng created tens of thousands.
Inside the nursery pods, the newborn Kryptonians had already grown to adolescent physiques.
Behind Lin Feng, besides Clark, stood another clone he had summoned, silently assisting Lin Feng with time manipulation.
This clone had a serious expression, seemingly not fond of smiling, and appeared very steady.
Each of his clones had a different personality. So far, apart from the first lazy one, the others were doing quite well.
Although Lin Feng didn't need the help and didn't expend much energy, such actions made him feel quite comforted.
Lin Feng felt that this personality was very suitable for managing the nascent Kryptonian civilization.
After a period, Lin Feng removed the time acceleration.
Now, in the cultivation tanks, the Kryptonians had grown to the physiques of about twenty-year-olds.
The nursery pods awakened these newborn Kryptonians.
Under a peculiar guidance, they put on the clothes that had already been placed outside the nursery pods and then spontaneously walked towards the surface.
As they walked, memories of Krypton and Lin Feng began to surface in their minds, triggering the deeply buried inheritance.
By the time they reached the surface, their gazes towards Lin Feng in the sky were filled with respect and fervor.
At this moment, Lin Feng and Clark had already changed into their iconic Superman costumes, one red and one black.
The large S-shaped emblem faintly reflected the sunlight.
Watching the Kryptonians, both male and female, appear on the planet's surface, Lin Feng felt an indescribable sense of relief and joy.
For the next period, Lin Feng delivered a long speech according to the prepared script.
Well, it was mainly about building the planet, not wandering off, and remembering to get plenty of sun.
And then, well, there was nothing more.
Lin Feng was not good at awkward small talk; his long speeches were brief.
Fortunately, he had experienced the reboot of the Starborn before, so Lin Feng showed no embarrassment.
Thanks to Lin Feng's modifications, the Kryptonians below also felt nothing amiss.
The subsequent matters would be handed over to the clones.
Including future construction, Lin Feng himself was only suited to be a hands-off manager.
His mission accomplished, after bidding farewell to Clark, Lin Feng prepared to leave the DC world.