Chapter 419: Hal Has Bad Luck (Part 3)

"How can I stay calm?! I'm glowing! And it's green!" Dick also shouted at him.

Clearly, he was a bit bewildered by this state, just like a real child. He said: "My God! I really can't believe it. How am I going to go to school tomorrow? How am I going to explain to the teacher that I can glow overnight?!"

Saying this, he said somewhat dejectedly: "Our school's management is very strict. We must have traditional hair colors; even dyeing hair isn't allowed. If the teacher sees that not only is my hair green, but my whole body has turned green, she will definitely be so angry she'll call my parents!"

Hal was speechless. Clearly, he also didn't have experience in raising children and didn't know how to deal with Dick's logic, which was quite realistic but a bit too realistic.

"Also, I'm going to visit my biological parents at the end of this month. They are the kind of old-fashioned people who even only use dark green for Christmas. How am I going to explain that I suddenly became greener than a Christmas elf??"

Hal stared at the ceiling of Wei En Manor. When he first obtained this ability, he had also fantasized about how good it would be if he could get this ability earlier. But now, he discovered that the mind of a teenager was the biggest mystery in this world.

Dick didn't seem to care about this magical teleportation ability, nor did he care whether he could control this powerful strength. He only cared that he was glowing green all over.

At this very moment, Hal, who was deep in this kind of trouble, suddenly had some different thoughts.

Was he really clear-headed?

A normal person should indeed have doubts about the strange appearance of activating abilities after obtaining a Green Lantern ring, but Hal discovered that he seemed to have never had this feeling.

Even if it was because he was too much like the green light in the traffic light, causing a big traffic jam, he still didn't have doubts about this.

At this very moment, Hal suddenly broke into a cold sweat. Just like the horror felt by all humans when they discover they might be controlled by something, Hal, who had suddenly detached from the Green Lantern ring due to an accident, discovered too many abnormalities he hadn't noticed before.

Linking this to the words Alfred said to him earlier, the cold sweat soaked his back, and the thick pilot jacket couldn't make him feel warm.

What was he doing? Obtaining alien power and reporting the information here to aliens? Was he bought, or was he controlled?

There was no doubt that even the fledgling Hal was a good person with a very upright worldview, and his powerful will made him not afraid to admit mistakes and immediately think of ways to make amends.

He tried hard to move his body, turned the chair back, looked at Batman, and said: "The problem might be more serious than we imagine."

"Indeed, if you can't provide a plan to cure Dick, then..."

"No, I don't mean this!" Hal interrupted Batman. Batman was rarely interrupted like this. He looked at Hal silently, but Hal said to himself: "I think there are some problems."

He sighed and said: "As you know, I accidentally obtained a Green Lantern ring that could give me magical abilities. The alien who gave me this ring died with the spaceship crash. He told me about the existence of the Green Lantern Corps."

"Afterward, the power of this ring allowed me to establish contact with the Green Lantern Corps. They told me the history of this corps, and I was deeply moved, feeling deeply honored to be able to join such a team."

"The first formal mission I received was to go to Gotham to investigate the descent of the Yellow Lantern. The later things you all know."

"And the second mission I received was to monitor the movements of the Yellow Lantern Corps members."

"In the information I received, the Yellow Lantern Corps was described as a very terrifying existence. They would interfere with the work of Green Lanterns and bring destruction and fear to the universe."

"And the terrifying monster I saw in the dream world earlier proved this point, which made me believe even more that the Green Lantern Corps is determined to maintain the peace and tranquility of the universe."

"However, I don't know..." Hal revealed a bit of hesitation and said: "I might have indeed leaked too much information to this mysterious Green Lantern Corps. I haven't even been to their headquarters; I just contacted them remotely..."

"I was eager to complete the mission and felt I should report the cause and effect of this matter to prevent the evil Yellow Lantern Corps members they spoke of from causing any harm to Earth, so..."

When Hal looked up, he saw Batman narrowing his eyes. I don't know why, but seeing this expression, Hal had a bad premonition.

"Why do you think Earth's safety should be guarded by outsiders?" Batman asked a very fatal question, and Hal was speechless.

"Have they ever told you the true origin of the Green Lantern ring?" Batman asked another question, and Hal still couldn't answer. He said:

"I heard it was the first race born in the universe that created this troop to maintain cosmic peace..."

"That is to say, it was still created by intelligent beings, with leaders, divisions of labor, different departments, bases, and all kinds of members..."

Batman asked with his arms crossed: "How are you going to ensure that the data you uploaded won't be seen by people who shouldn't see it? And how are you going to ensure that the leadership of this team has no malice toward Earth?"

Hal shook his head. Batman looked into his eyes and asked him: "Is it that you don't want to answer, or that you don't know at all? I hope it's the former."

Hal felt his lips were a bit dry. He pursed his lips, his tone somewhat low, and said: "... I don't know."

"You didn't figure out the nature, scale, personnel structure, and operating system of a company before rashly joining it and uploading all the data of your private life, your family, your neighbors, and your street to their network..."

Along with Batman's tone becoming lower and lower, Hal's bad premonition also became stronger and stronger. And just at this time, Alfred suddenly spoke: "Master, just now your university professor, Professor Rodriguez, called to inquire about the situation here."

"He said he heard Aisha's scream and expressed his concern. He said he would wait by the phone until confirming that the situation here is safe. I think, in order not to let your respected professor stay awake all night, you'd better go return his call now..."

Batman's surrounding air pressure had dropped to the extreme. However, hearing Alfred's words, he was silent for a while, then turned and walked toward the phone table.

Just after the call was connected, Schiller's voice sounded on the other end: "I guess you should have caught Hal by now and are forcing him to ask about the Green Lantern Corps, right?"

"I didn't 'catch' him, nor am I 'forcing' him." Batman immediately denied Schiller's wording. Schiller immediately said: "Alright, I think you should have invited Green Lantern Hal to sit on a chair and taken some safety fixation measures for him."

"And in the chat with him, you accidentally obtained some intelligence related to the Green Lantern Corps."

"What do you think of the Green Lantern Corps?" Schiller asked him.

"A group of aliens who may pose a threat to Earth at any time and have already developed spies on Earth, harboring ulterior motives."

"As expected." Schiller said to the other end of the phone: "First, I don't know at all why Hal appeared in Wei En Manor. Second, if you want to investigate the Green Lantern Corps, there is a best way, and that is to start checking from the Green Lantern ring."

"Remember the box I gave you last time? You should already know what's inside..."

After Batman put down the phone, he felt he had calmed down a bit. Now, taking any violent means against Hal wouldn't help the development of the situation. The most important thing was to deal with Dick's condition first.

During the time Batman was on the phone, Hal was still constantly communicating with Dick, but the two of them were more like a chicken talking to a duck.

Hal kept emphasizing that Dick should learn to be calm and learn to control power, but Dick was panicked by this state of being different from ordinary people. The two were completely not on the same channel.

When Batman came back, Hal sighed and said: "Although I admit I'm not a good teacher, I also don't know how to teach a teenager to use the power of will. When I was ten, I might not even have been able to spell the word 'will'."

"I don't think I can teach him, but I also don't know who else can teach him. To teach him to control this power, one must have controlled this power oneself."

"However, the Green Lantern Corps' judgment standard is very strict, and the chance of reaching the requirement is one in a billion. Where am I going to find another Green Lantern?"

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Batman stared at him silently. Hal saw his eyes and said: "... No, there is no method for this, and why don't you understand? The requirement of green light for will is very harsh, and it's not something ordinary people can reach."

Watching Batman keep staring at him, Hal could only explain: "Alright, if I have to say there is a trick, you must concentrate your attention and show your will..."

"Although I obtained this ring from another alien, getting the recognition of the green light cost me..."

Just as he was saying this, a familiar green light slid past the window. Hal widened his eyes, shocked, and said: "Wait a minute, I know the Green Lantern ring will be reissued, but I haven't reported the damage yet, how could it..."

Just after saying this, that ring emitting green light flew toward Batman, and like a pet dog waiting for its master's petting, it kept rubbing against Batman.

Just when Hal was surprised, an even more shocking thing happened. Batman slowly opened his mouth and said: "I refuse."

The Green Lantern ring stopped in mid-air, then drifted out of Wei En Manor's window at a very slow speed, looking back at every step. Unfortunately, it didn't wait for Batman's change of mind.

"I was just trying to see if doing this would really succeed."

Hal coughed a few times and said: "The chance of being chosen by the Lantern ring is very precious. There might not be a few such people in the whole world, and you just..."

Just as Hal was speaking, Batman left the hall. After a while, he walked back holding a box and sat on the sofa. Under Hal's gaze, he opened the box.

A "clatter" sound came—

A pile of Lantern rings was poured onto the table. ===== CHAPTER 420 =====

A pile of power rings was dumped onto the table.