Chapter 005: Clark

The DC world.

Because General Zod had gone to another Earth and was killed by Wang Bo, this Earth had never experienced the Kryptonian invasion.

Humanity still harbored doubts about whether there were aliens in the world.

Superman Clark Kent was still in self-exile, so humanity did not know that there was an alien in this world.

Batman was busy scheming against the criminals of Arkham in his own Gotham City, known for its simple folk, and had no time to bother with Clark.

Because he had no idea who Clark was.

Like Batman, there was also someone who had no idea who Clark was: the chairman of the immensely wealthy LexCorp... Lex Luthor!

This billionaire, business magnate, philanthropist, inventor, and politician was still building his LexCorp, adding bricks to his career, and even considering whether to run for President of the United States.

Aquaman was still hiding in a remote place, guarding his own little patch, unknown to the world.

Of course, he also did not know that his mother was still trapped in the hidden sea at the Earth's core, waiting for him to rescue her.

As for the Flash, he was still a nobody, not worth mentioning.

But Wonder Woman had long become a household name, the chairman of Themyscira Enterprises, the big boss of a super-large global corporation.

Even the leader of a country would not dare to be too presumptuous when seeing her.

Because Diana could make countless people unemployed with just one word.

In any country, that would be a huge problem.

Although major countries had thought about countermeasures against Themyscira Enterprises, the problem was that the company had grown from World War I to the present and had become a behemoth.

Not just anyone could touch it.

This time, Wang Bo brought Ophelia and Radlow back to this world and arrived at a shabby bar.

Currently, Superman Clark was working there.

Because Clark possessed the Central Codex, Ophelia was very interested in Superman. Clark's whereabouts could be hidden from most people, but not from Ophelia.

Of course, Themyscira Enterprises also played a part in this.

After all, the intelligence department of Themyscira Enterprises was extremely formidable; finding Clark was not a problem.

After the three entered the bar, they found a seat and sat down.

A waitress came over and asked, "What would you three like?"

Wang Bo said, "Three beers, and call that big guy over."

The waitress glanced back at Clark, who was wiping tables, and said impassively, "What do you want?"

There was a hint of caution in her voice, clearly thinking that Wang Bo and the others were looking for trouble.

Wang Bo said, "Don't worry, we're friends of that big guy."

"Really?" The waitress didn't believe it.

Wang Bo simply called out, "Clark, over here."

Clark Kent shifted his gaze over, saw Wang Bo and the other two, a flicker of doubt in his eyes, put down the rag, and walked over. "I'll handle this," he said to the waitress.

The waitress nodded, handed the paper and pen to Clark, and urged, "Be careful."

Then she walked over to the phone, occasionally glancing at Wang Bo and the others; if anything seemed off, she would call the police immediately.

"May I ask what you three would like?" Clark asked with a businesslike attitude.

Wang Bo said, "As I said before, three beers, and also add a Central Codex."

Clark stopped writing and said, "We don't have that here."

"They don't, but you do." Faora stood up and glared at Clark. "It's inside you, something that belongs to Krypton. I order you to hand it over immediately, Kal-El!"

"You've mistaken me for someone else."

"No, I haven't. Kal-El, that's your real name, your true name. Clark is just a name Earthlings gave you, you poor wretch!"

"Calm down, Faora." Wang Bo saw Faora so agitated she looked ready to punch Clark in the face, so he had to speak up. The waitress in the distance had already picked up the phone, seemingly about to call the police.

Although Wang Bo wasn't afraid of the police, he didn't want to cause any trouble.

"Sorry, Commander."

Faora also realized she had been too excited. She took a deep breath and sat down.

Clark frowned, gave Wang Bo and the others a deep look, and asked, "Who exactly are you, and what is your relationship with me?"

"It's a long story," Wang Bo said. "But this isn't the place to talk. Interested in going somewhere else to discuss it, Clark Kent?"

Clark nodded.

Just then, the waitress came over with three glasses of beer, bent down, and placed them in front of Wang Bo and the others.

As she straightened up, she asked quietly, "Is everything okay?"

Clark shook his head and said, "I want to go out with them for a while."

The waitress said worriedly, "Are you really okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine," Clark said. "They're my friends. We haven't seen each other for a long time, so we got a bit excited earlier. Sorry for worrying you."

He didn't want to reveal his identity, so he could only comfort the waitress like this.

The waitress knew Clark wasn't telling the truth, but she was too embarrassed to ask. Although she was interested in the tall Clark, she could also tell that Clark didn't seem to have feelings for her.

"Let's go," Clark said.

Faora and Radlow couldn't wait to stand up. Wang Bo got up, took out a gold coin, and placed it on the table. "Consider this the payment for the drinks. Goodbye."

The waitress stared at the gold coin in surprise. When she looked up, Wang Bo, Clark, and the others had already disappeared.

Meanwhile, Wang Bo and his group, having left the bar, walked down the street with Clark. Wang Bo looked up and said, "You should know who we are, right, Clark?"

Clark said blankly, "I don't know you."

"Yes, you don't know us, but you must know our identity. After all, you've already met your father, Jor-El, haven't you, Clark?"

Wang Bo was so certain because General Zod came to Earth after they received a signal from a Kryptonian ship that had been stranded on Earth long ago.

And the Kryptonian ship would only have sent a signal if someone had activated it, and that someone must have been a Kryptonian.

But after Krypton's explosion, the only remaining Kryptonians were their group.

However, General Zod quickly realized that besides them, Jor-El's son seemed to have left Krypton before its explosion. That meant the one who activated the ship must be Jor-El's child, Kal-El, who had obtained the Central Codex.

So they crossed the stars to Earth.