Nabu heard Dane's words and knew in his heart that he was determined to obtain N Metal.
But precisely because of this, he was even more worried.
"Dane, N Metal involves a very significant secret. Do not be too curious about it; it is very dangerous!"
Dane knew what he meant; the true source of N Metal was the Dark Multiverse. It was a substance produced in that Universe, and thus it could disregard the physical rules of the current Universe.
If one delved too deeply into its secrets, it was very likely to attract the attention of Barbatos.
The Dark Multiverse hated all Worlds of hope, so once they noticed them, they would rush there at all costs, attempting to destroy that Universe.
But Dane also knew that the Universe he was in was not the main Universe, so it had not yet entered the sight of Barbatos and others.
Therefore, as long as one didn't suicidal-ly delve into the hidden secrets of N Metal, and only used it as a material, it was actually harmless.
And what he was looking for, in fact, was the already existing pure N Metal in this Universe.
If Thanagar could use it, Nabu could use it, and Hawkman could use it, why couldn't Dane use it?
Are you looking down on me, the Lord of Hell, or looking down on me, the God of Death?
Under his interrogation, Nabu had no choice but to reveal a piece of information to him.
"There is no pure N Metal left on Earth, unless you can get Hawkgirl to give you her mace…"
Nabu's cloak swayed, as if he was appraising him: "Perhaps you really have that possibility."
"But if you don't want to go to Thanagar, and you don't want Hawkgirl to be without a weapon, then there is one more place where you might obtain some N Metal."
"Where?"
"The Antimatter Universe. There might still be some pure N Metal left there."
Antimatter Universe?
Dane frowned; he still remembered this place. Sinestro's army had emerged from the Antimatter Universe back then.
It seemed he would have to find time to visit Oa and see if there was any information left by Sinestro about the Antimatter Universe.
"I have also fulfilled your last request. Now, can you fulfill your promise?"
Nabu's divine power flickered in front of Dane, suggesting that if he went back on his word, he would take Dane down with him.
Dane was not a person who went back on his word, so he withdrew the sealing power from the helmet.
In an instant, the helmet of fate disappeared in a Flash of golden light.
Nabu, seizing the opportunity while he could still use his power, quickly activated a teleportation magic to return to Kent's side.
Thus, Kent Nelson, who was meditating in the Hawkman Manor, suddenly felt a weight in his arms. This familiar weight and feel made him open his eyes immediately.
"Nabu?"
In the remote northern mountains of Canada, this area had been occupied by a group of private armed forces.
On the uniforms of these private armed personnel, the LexCorp logo could be seen.
If Dane and Clark could see this scene, they would find that the mountain area where these people were located was very close to where they had found the ancient Kryptonian spaceship.
Near the private armed forces' encampment, there was a huge mine shaft, where LexCorp's mining team was currently working.
This was strange, as it was night, and not many teams were willing to work at this time.
This mining team used LexCorp Laboratories' independently developed laser drilling technology, so the construction efficiency was very high.
A female researcher wearing a hard hat walked into the deepest part of the mine shaft, working with her instrument and chattering incessantly:
"Two miles below the Surface World, I bet even Superman can't see us."
Another male colleague responded absently while working: "If that were true, Rex would be happy."
"It's unbearably hot in here!"
Although the laser drilling machine was efficient, it consumed a lot of energy and generated a lot of waste heat.
If LexCorp hadn't offered five times the market salary, the U.S. white gentlemen would have long since quit.
The female researcher complained to her colleague: "Forget Rex and his happiness!"
Then she imitated Lex Luthor's expression, pointing her finger at the sky, making a speech-like gesture.
"I will invent a new energy source, utilizing radiation emitted from the core of the Earth…"
Before she could finish, her colleague naturally chimed in: "And make billions of dollars while we drown in our own sweat."
This was the speech Lex Luthor gave when he first mobilized them to this godforsaken place. The two often used it to joke around, having memorized the lines perfectly.
The female researcher said expressionlessly: "Don't be surprised if he asks us to dig directly to Hell one day. I feel like I'm already halfway there."
The other male colleague echoed: "Stick a diode up Satan's rectum and report back to the company, keeping Metropolis's power burning brightly until the very end."
The female researcher laughed: "Sounds like something he would say."
"Hey! Dr. Murphy!" A worker at the front discovered a new situation and called out to them again.
Hearing this, they quickly packed up their equipment and ran forward.
"What the hell is this thing!"
The female Dr. named Murphy looked at the huge artifact in front of her, which had a peculiar symbol on it, and exclaimed in surprise.
The worker shook his head at her words: "I'm not a scientist, so… you tell me."
At the same time, in the LexCorp Tower in Metropolis, Luthor was staring blankly out of his office's floor-to-ceiling window.
His female assistant, Mercy, walked in quickly, her high heels making a "tap-tap-tap" sound.
"Rex…"
She had just opened her mouth when Luthor raised a finger to stop her.
He seemed to be adjusting his thoughts or something else, took a deep breath, then turned around and said calmly: "What is it?"
"It's the applecore project. We've hit the main ore vein."
The applecore project was a high-tech project initiated by LexCorp aimed at finding new energy sources.
Luthor sought to find a way to replace the existing "boiling water" method, hoping to achieve more efficient energy conversion and cleaner energy technology.
A detector he developed had found a subterranean ore vein with extremely high energy radiation in a certain mountainous area of Canada, which might help them open the door to this technology.
Now, it seemed there was a result?
In this World, only one company had mastered a new energy technology completely different from the current one, but it was not prepared to share it with all humanity.
That was the Umbrella Corporation.
Although this company founded by Dane was very low-key, never even going public, the vigilant Luthor still discovered this unusual company.
His intelligence network found that Umbrella's headquarters were located in Kahndaq, which was the Justice League's new lair.
Yes, for some well-connected people, the Justice League's relocation was not a secret.
So Luthor suspected that the Umbrella Corporation might have intricate ties with superheroes, especially the Justice League.
This was also why he had to launch the applecore project.
If metahumans already held an absolute advantage in individual abilities, then how could they also be allowed to hold an advantage in technology?
Humans should be the most potential species on this Planet; metahumans were all freaks!
"Patch the signal through!"
Mercy complied, patching the signal to the large screen in Luthor's office.
A few seconds later, a brightly lit underground mine shaft appeared before him.
The person on the screen was Dr. Murphy, and behind her was a giant artifact that had been cleared of debris, revealing half of its true face.
"This must be a spaceship, from an alien Planet!"
The spaceship behind her was entirely dark and smooth, exhibiting a beetle-like sheen.
A man appeared on the screen, pointing to the spaceship behind him and saying: "Analysis of the rock strata here shows that it arrived on Earth a very long time ago."
Luthor asked: "So, it's very ancient?"
The person in front of the screen replied, "Yes, it's very ancient, even older than Jesus, and that's a conservative estimate."
Mercy also walked up at this moment.
"The last time aliens came to Earth, we got a Superman; what will it be this time?"
Rex smiled at Mercy: "Whatever is in this can, it will belong to me..."
Then he said to the person on the screen: "Lock it up, seal it, put it in a barrel, and bring it back."
The person on the screen did as told, but very quickly, someone screamed in terror...
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