At the same time, the lantern ring on Hal Jordan's finger in Coast City, Earth, also lit up with green light.
However, at this moment, he was out shopping with Carol, and when the lantern ring lit up, he almost subconsciously tucked his hand into his pocket.
"What's wrong?" Carol, who was looking at clothes, noticed his abnormality and asked with concern.
Hal replied evasively, "Nothing…"
However, for the rest of the time, he was distracted, missing Carol calling him several times.
When Carol called him again and received no response, she got angry.
"Do you not want to go shopping with me at all?"
Hal, as if waking from a dream, quickly waved his hand, saying no.
But it was too late; Carol, in her high heels, walked away huffily.
In her heart, she could somewhat guess what Hal was worried about; photos of the Green Lantern had already been thoroughly exposed online. How could he still run around wearing a lantern ring?
If it weren't for Vanguard Technology's subsidiary, "Action Comics," releasing a series of superhero merchandise, making people mistake what he wore on his hand for merchandise, Hal Jordan would have been exposed long ago.
But even so, many people who had close contact with Hal suspected he was the Green Lantern.
It's just that everyone thought if he were real, he couldn't possibly be walking around the street wearing a real lantern ring, right?
Many superhero fans actually felt a bit embarrassed to wear such things out.
Wolf-men like Sheldon Cooper who dared to recite the green lantern oath directly in front of girls were, after all, a minority… But who would have thought that Hal was precisely the real deal.
So Carol could guess that some World-saving event was probably bothering him again.
She wasn't angry about that; she was angry that Hal still hadn't told her the truth.
They had known each other for over a decade, practically growing up together as childhood sweethearts, and later becoming lovers.
Didn't such a relationship deserve the truth?
But Hal's thoughts were different; as a superhero, he was bound to attract some heinous criminals.
He couldn't let those criminals have a chance to find Carol, so he simply didn't let her know from the beginning, to prevent anyone from trying to threaten the Green Lantern by harming her.
One can only say that sometimes men and women genuinely have different perspectives when thinking about problems.
Hal also didn't know why Carol suddenly got so angry. He quickly chased after her and, after a long struggle, finally managed to coax her.
Carol wasn't as angry as he had imagined; most of the time, she was very sensible.
"Alright, it looks like you have something urgent today. Why don't you finish your business first and then come find me?"
Hal scratched his head somewhat awkwardly. He sent Carol home first, then turned, changed into his uniform, and flew towards the Hall of Justice.
In the Hall of Justice, Dane was studying a Green Lantern ring he had obtained from Hal.
Before Hal returned to Earth, he had recovered a lantern ring from Sinestro, but he only remembered this recently.
Dane felt that before Hal returned the lantern ring to Oa, he could fully utilize this time difference to thoroughly study the lantern ring.
As a special energy weapon, many things on it had great research value.
For example, now, Dane vaguely felt that this lantern ring could expand, and its volume after expansion would likely be very large.
He was considering the possibility of taking the lantern ring to the Rock of Eternity for experiments, but he was also a bit worried that if it expanded, he wouldn't be able to restore it to its original state, which would be awkward.
Mainly, he had promised that after the research, he would let Hal take it back. If it expanded to be as big as the Moon, he wouldn't know how to explain it to Hal.
Alas, if Oa were destroyed, it would be great; with no creditor, he wouldn't have to worry about anyone asking for this lantern ring… The Goddess of Fortune seemed to hear his wish and lifted her skirt at him.
The next moment, the lantern ring in front of Dane suddenly lit up with green light.
"This is…" Based on the frequency of the green light's flashes, Dane guessed this might be an alarm signal.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, Hal flew hurriedly into the Hall.
"Shazam!" Hal's shout almost made Dane not react.
Oh, he's calling me.
It felt strange to be called by a hero name for the first time.
"What's wrong? Hal."
Hal's gaze bypassed him and saw that Sinestro's lantern ring was also glowing, realizing the seriousness of the problem.
This was probably all lantern rings issuing a warning.
"It's the lantern ring; it's warning me, warning all Green Lanterns!"
Dane became serious: "About what?"
Hal hesitated for a moment before saying, with a hint of uncertainty:
"The lantern ring is vague, only saying that Oa might undergo a great change in the near future."
"You seem to already have a suspect?" Dane guessed, seeing Hal's hesitant expression.
"That's right." He continued: "I… it might just be an intuition, and it's not necessarily accurate, but the feeling is very strong."
"I suspect it might be Sinestro!"
Him? I think you make a lot of sense.
Dane's mind became active. If it truly was a crisis instigated by Sinestro, then it's very likely he has already obtained the power of the yellow Emotional Spectrum, and he's returned to wage war on Oa!
This… should I get involved? Dane pondered.
Hal saw him thinking and didn't disturb him.
His own mind was a bit muddled, and he didn't know how to handle this matter.
By the rules, he was a member of the Green Lantern Corps and should fight for Oa.
But thinking of Coast City, which hadn't recovered from the disaster, and the aliens on Oa who were not friendly to Earthlings, he found it very difficult to willingly go and help.
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They look down on you, and you're rushing to help? Aren't you pathetic?
But Hal looked at the lantern ring on his hand again. This was the lantern ring Abin Sur had given him. Could he really just stand by and watch Oa suffer without doing anything?
First and foremost, his own conscience wouldn't allow it.
However, if he wanted to help, he had concerns. If his intuition was true, then his opponent this time would be Sinestro.
He must have gained new power; otherwise, the lantern ring wouldn't issue such a strong warning.
But should he oppose Sinestro?
After his teammates' analysis, he had realized that his actions on Korugar were actually somewhat inappropriate.
Therefore, it was difficult for him to simply view Sinestro as a tyrant anymore, which also meant he wasn't sure if he could still firmly oppose him as he did last time when they met again.
He had, after all, been Hal's teacher and the only person on Oa who had shown kindness to Hal, so his position in Hal's heart was different.
Boudicca didn't count; Hal always felt she was only friendly out of fear of Dane.
Dane, meanwhile, was thinking about what benefits he could gain from this matter.
He held a positive attitude regarding whether to help Oa, for many reasons.
Firstly, if the Sinestro Corps truly invaded Oa, it meant he had grown powerful enough and felt capable of destroying Oa.
If he succeeded, his next step would inevitably be to advance into the Universe.
And as someone who had humiliated him, Earth had a high probability of being targeted next.
Since a battle was inevitable, it was best to have the battlefield on an alien Planet; he didn't care how many aliens died anyway.
It would also save a sum in extra compensation and reconstruction costs.
Secondly, although the Little Blue People of Oa were not good things, to be fair, the existence of the Green Lantern Corps was very important for most weak civilizations in the Universe.
Not to mention anything else, just take Darkseid of Apokolips; if it weren't for an agreement with the Green Lantern Corps, war would have long since spread across the entire Universe.
Although things aren't much better now… the more powers that can restrain this Dark Lord, the better.
Finally, and very importantly, Sinestro's destruction of Oa was aimed at destroying the legacy of the green lantern.
He probably wouldn't be satisfied until he snatched away both the Central Power Battery and Ion the shark. How could that be allowed?
Boss Dane hadn't even thought of such a beautiful thing, and you, mere Sinestro, want to do it?
You're dreaming!
That shark is My fish that I, Dane, raised in the pond of Oa; do you think I'd let you fish it out?
Moreover, even if Oa survived this disaster, it would be left crippled.
Isn't this precisely the time for Boss Dane to fish in troubled Water?
Could it be that the Goddess of Fortune has truly shown her divine power?
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