Superman's hometown is Kent Farm in Kansas, where his adoptive mother, Martha, has always lived.
Shin didn't have a Flying Thunder God mark directly at Superman's farm, but if he found the nearest mark and combined it with his and Wonder Woman's speed, it wouldn't take much time to get there.
When Shin and Wonder Woman arrived, they saw an unexpected person.
"Ms. Lois Lane!? You're here too?" Wonder Woman asked, a little surprised.
Lois Lane, Superman's girlfriend? The reckless reporter?
Well, she wasn't just a pretty face, but most of the time, she was a burden to Superman, like a princess constantly being kidnapped by a dragon.
Of course, in the world of American comics, anything was possible—even a version where Lois Lane became a superhero herself. That alone proved she had some… well, superhero mentality. She just lacked the powers to back it up.
Her father had once been a general in the U.S. military, which no doubt shaped her fearless nature. Eventually, she became Superman's wife.
Whenever something happened, she would simply shout "Superman" to the sky, and in less than a second, a red-caped powerhouse would swoop in to save her. Naturally, she feared nothing.
Of course, none of this had anything to do with Shin. Lois wasn't focused on him at all. Instead, her eyes were locked onto Wonder Woman with visible wariness.
"Miss Diana, are you looking for Clark?"
She spoke with a polite smile, but there was clear vigilance in her tone.
The reason? Simple. As a well-informed reporter and Superman's fiancée, Lois not only knew who Wonder Woman was but also understood what she represented.
Don't be fooled—Americans had their own ideas about "equal social status" in relationships, and those principles were fairly universal.
To Lois, Wonder Woman was undoubtedly a potential rival.
Of course, Wonder Woman couldn't care less.
Amazon society was a true matriarchy—not the modern feminist movement's idea of one, but a real, structured system where women ruled. If you reversed the gender roles of ancient dynasties, you'd basically get Themyscira.
Even though Diana had lived in the human world for some time and had adapted somewhat, she still followed the ways of the Amazons.
If not for her strong moral values, any other Amazon warrior in her place would have already taken multiple lovers.
"Indeed, we need to speak with him," Shin said bluntly, then turned to Lois and Martha. "Ms. Martha, Miss Lois, do you have any way of contacting Superman?"
"The Earth may be facing another crisis."
Lois and Martha exchanged glances before Martha sighed and muttered, "Is it aliens invading again? Or is it another disaster caused by some reckless scientists?"
"I swear, before Clark became Superman, the world felt much safer. I thought his existence would make Earth more secure."
Well, you'd have to ask the DC writers about that…
The more famous a superhero became, the more unlucky they tended to be. Villains never stopped appearing—one problem solved, another popped up. There was never a shortage of them.
Superman had been in publication for over 80 years, and he faced three to five major enemies per year. Even after multiple reboots, his list of antagonists could form its own army.
Fortunately, this world leaned closer to the movie adaptations. If it were the comics, Superman's list of enemies would be so long that Martha might start questioning her own existence.
"Ms. Martha, maybe you should think of it this way: Perhaps Earth was always facing disasters, and Superman came into being to help combat them," Shin said in an attempt to comfort her. "I assume you have a way to contact him?"
Of course, they did. Superman had gone to build his Fortress of Solitude, not an interstellar vacation home. He wouldn't just leave his wife and mother behind indefinitely.
In reality, once Metropolis was fully rebuilt and the Doomsday incident was truly over, Superman would return—he wasn't even officially married to Lois yet.
If not for the public scrutiny from the Doomsday battle, he wouldn't have left in the first place. People were like that—when they couldn't see Superman, they'd start appreciating what he had done for them. When the timing was right, his return would be widely welcomed.
It was Lois who suggested Superman build the Fortress of Solitude. As a renowned journalist, she was an expert at handling public opinion.
"You should at least show me proof of this so-called disaster," Martha said, still skeptical.
The old woman had been a farmer her whole life. Not all American farmers were large landowners—most were self-employed, running small farms.
With modern agricultural technology, a field that once required ten people to manage could now be handled by one person and a machine.
Superman's parents were simple, self-sufficient farmers. They were kind-hearted but not particularly knowledgeable about the world beyond their small town.
Besides, Martha had previously been captured by Kryptonians and had been under government protection. She wasn't naturally inclined to trust people looking for her son.
"Oh, Martha, I think you can trust them," Lois interjected. "They really are Clark's friends."
Though she harbored some unspoken hostility toward Wonder Woman, Lois was still intelligent and well-informed. She knew that neither Shin nor Diana would joke about something like this.
"Alright, come with me," Martha finally relented. She trusted Lois's judgment.
She led them into the house, opened a cellar door, and revealed a sleek, sci-fi-looking machine with a crystalline screen.
"This is the communicator Clark left behind so we could video chat with him," Martha explained. "It's Kryptonian technology."
As she spoke, Lois gave a small, embarrassed smile, as if admitting why she was really there. It was clear she had come to the farm for the same reason—to contact Superman.
Even though Superman's "super brain" often seemed underutilized in comics, in reality, he was vastly more intelligent than Batman or Lex Luthor in terms of processing speed and learning ability. If he truly wanted to, even without superpowers, he could have become a tech-based superhero like Iron Man.
But if that happened, 99% of Superman's storylines would collapse, and comic writers wouldn't be able to continue publishing.
So, in both comics and movies, they conveniently wrote him as a big, superpowered boy scout who was often clueless about his own intellect.
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