Earth.
After the Steppenwolf invasion came to an end, the power of the dream stone once again reset the World, and those who had died in the war were reborn.
By the way, how many times had Dane used the power of the dream stone to reset the World?
Even those who had innocently died in the chaos had gradually adapted to this situation, as if after every major event, Shazam would restore the World.
After many years, Kuaishou's top influencer "Rich N" once again emerged, not only bringing firsthand information about Steppenwolf's invasion of the Earth battlefield to netizens worldwide but also revealing detailed information about Shazam's unique magic, the "Dream World."
He revealed to netizens why everything returned to normal after they woke up.
Although many netizens already knew some things about the Dream World from various short videos, none explained it as thoroughly as "Rich N."
Through his narration, many people for the first time felt that Shazam's abilities truly deserved the title of "God."
The Greeks became even more enthusiastic about building temples. This time, they were very lucky; the aftermath of the war did not affect their country, and they believed this was due to the protection of the gods.
However, this also led to many negative consequences. Some people began to disregard their lives and engage in reckless behavior.
But the power of the dream stone would only be activated when needed. Under normal circumstances, it would not cover the entire globe as it did during wartime.
After all, it consumed a lot of the dream stone and also required Cortana's computing power, making it not worth the effort.
So, when those reckless individuals were later found by their families, they were truly dead.
Of course, Dane couldn't be held responsible for such matters, so the officials had to step in, reminding the public that Shazam was not constantly using the power of the dream stone and urging citizens not to joke with their lives, and so on... Amanda Waller of Checkmate had been looking even grimmer lately. She felt that Checkmate was almost becoming a follower of the Justice League, actually having to do public opinion risk control for the Justice League. How could Checkmate have fallen to this state?
Thinking of this, she inevitably felt some dissatisfaction with the Justice Society. Ever since Kent Nelson transformed back into Doctor Fate, the Justice Society seemed to no longer actively participate in major events as before.
Doctor Fate himself even showed a tendency to go with the flow, and influenced by his actions, other members of the Justice Society also seemed to show signs of increasing "degeneration."
But fortunately, Amanda clearly felt that Atom Smasher was a very ambitious young man. He seemed unsatisfied with the current state of the Justice Society, which made Amanda couldn't help but harbor some ulterior motives.
Her idea of forming an official "Justice League" of their own had been growing stronger recently, and she had already drawn up a list of candidates.
There have been many metahumans appearing in recent years, and some promising newcomers were still blank slates, perfect for recruiting and indoctrinating with the ideology of United States supremacy.
"Stargirl, Doctor Light, Catwoman, Vibe, Green Arrow, Blue Beetle, Firestorm..."
It was only when she counted them that she realized there were quite a few metahumans born recently.
But Amanda's attention was drawn to a recently emerging superhero. She was very different from other superheroes; she would kill, and she dared to kill.
"Atomica? A very interesting woman."
Amanda considered more things. The rise of the feminist movement in recent years showed her a new political trend.
A powerful female superhero might help their new "Justice League" gain notoriety.
Perhaps it could even shake Wonder Woman's standing in the public's mind.
So she immediately summoned her capable assistant Harcourt: "Amy, I need you to meet this Atomica and see if we can recruit her into our team."
Harcourt glanced and saw that Atomica had a record of killing, so she asked softly, "Are you thinking of placing her in the Suicide Squad?"
"No, I want to put her in a new team, and..." Amanda subtly glanced at her, "that team is called the X-Squad, not the Suicide Squad. You are from Checkmate, I hope you remember that."
Harcourt dared not refute and could only lower her head obediently: "Yes, ma'am."
"Regarding the new team, it will be an organization directly modeled after the Justice League. It should be bright, so don't put any tainted individuals in it."
Now Harcourt understood: "So, like the Justice Society?"
"Exactly!" Amanda nodded, "Don't people on the internet always say the Justice Society is a knock-off Justice League?
This time, we'll make a real knock-off and call it the American Justice League!"
Although the war had ended, for Dane, the busy work had just begun.
Since the Amazons and Atlantians collectively participated in this war, they obviously could no longer remain neutral, and the World's countries could no longer ignore these two nations.
Thus, in the second week after the war, Kahndaq was the first to submit an application to the United Nations, proposing that Amazon and Atlantis be absorbed as members of the United Nations.
As soon as this application was sent out, it immediately caused international uproar, with opposing and supporting countries arguing fiercely at the United Nations General Assembly.
Which of these high-ranking officials of major powers didn't know that Kahndaq was actually controlled by the Justice League?
Now they wanted to introduce two countries with extraordinary bloodlines. What were their intentions?
But Cyborg still held the "weapon" that should have been in Lex Luthor's hands.
Under Dane's instruction, he ordered his covert agents to exert influence at the United Nations, and finally, in the second month's United Nations meeting, the proposal to absorb these two ancient countries into the United Nations was passed.
This event was epoch-making for the World. Since the Golden Age, the mysterious and non-mysterious Worlds were once again connected.
And the political landscape dominated by the United States finally ceased to exist, forming a new political pattern.
Dane knew that many countries had secretly conducted research on metahumans, and many countries had already achieved results.
Especially the five permanent members of the Security Council, their research on metahumans was far ahead of the rest of the World.
Therefore, in today's multi-polar World, metahumans are gradually evolving into an invisible strength for competition between nations.
Originally, the United States possessed Shazam and Superman, two "superweapons" capable of destroying the World.
But due to official blunders, they left for Kahndaq.
Although they each still operated within the United States, in a political sense, they no longer belonged to the United States.
In the Golden Age of superhero comics, Superman once had a classic line: "Dispensing justice, but the American way."
The United States can no longer utter such lines, which is why Amanda is eager to establish their own Justice League.
She wants to tell the World that the United States is still the place with the most superheroes, and therefore it is still the most powerful country in the World.
Dane had to admit this, but at the same time, the United States was also the country with the most frequent disasters in the World.
Every time aliens or extra-dimensional demons wanted to destroy the World, they would definitely start with the United States, so whoever wanted to contend for this top spot could have it.
Dane had already informed the Kahndaq government that their task was to develop their own technology and not to bother with anything else.
You are a small city-state; no matter how much you develop your economy, your territory is only so large, supporting a few million people at most.
To continue developing, you need more land, but as the Justice League's headquarters, it's obviously impossible to expand territory by invading neighboring countries, right?
Unlike a certain six-pointed star country, Dane still had some face.
So the only way he could think of was to seek land resources from the vastness of space.
He wasn't greedy; the first target would be the Moon. With the World Engine, he believed that lunar soil could also be transformed into land suitable for growing vegetables.
So, Kahndaq's main work objective recently has been to figure out how to build an artificial ecosystem on the Moon.
Currently, the World Engine is still under construction in Hell, so they have to wait a bit, but preliminary work can already begin.
So, recently, Kahndaq's Rocket launch Base often saw Rockets soaring into the sky. This place has almost become an internet-famous check-in spot, attracting countless domestic and international tourists.
It's unknown who leaked the news, but Kahndaq's intention to build on the Moon was discovered by a certain major Eastern country, which recently sent feelers through its diplomatic embassy, reportedly very interested in how to grow vegetables on the Moon... Atlantis was also very interested in deep space exploration, mainly because they heard that some Planets were entirely liquid, which sounded very suitable for them.
Unlike the Amazons, Atlantean technology, even for the black-tech-heavy Kahndaq, was highly valuable for reference.
This has left Dane incredibly busy lately, having to act as Kahndaq's behind-the-scenes Master, participating in some decisions, learning new technologies, and also dealing with some magic problems left over from the last war.
He absorbed so much divine power and divinity in Hell, but still hasn't had time to properly organize and digest it.
Of course, no matter how busy he was, he would make time to accompany his girlfriends. Sometimes he had so many girlfriends that he couldn't even keep track of them all.
Good relationships require companionship, a truth Clark apparently hadn't understood.
Ever since Lois found out his true identity, the two had been in a cold war.
Moreover, as the second-in-command of the Justice League, Superman had many things to deal with after the Steppenwolf invasion, so he did indeed neglect Lois's companionship, thus missing the best time to explain.
When he finished everything and returned to Metropolis, he found a young man by Lois's side.
"Hello, perhaps you've heard my name. I am Alexander Luthor."
Clark looked at the handsome man in front of him, his expression a little stiff, and he mechanically reached out his hand to shake the other's.
"I'm Clark, Clark Kent."
"Of course, Lois has told me about you."
Luthor smiled meaningfully...
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