Although Lex Luthor harbored too much malice towards metahumans, he still had to be patient, because he had to cooperate with the Justice League to resolve this incident.
To some extent, he really should bear some responsibility for this.
"So where do we start?" No matter how smart Luthor's brain was, he couldn't conjure a machine out of thin air and then crack the mother box's blockade of the real network.
"That's why I'm about to introduce you to this... Cyborg."
Originally, Dane wanted to directly say Victor's name. Anyway, Luthor would forget everything after waking up from the dream.
But he thought about it, it was just a title, and playing it safe wasn't a bad thing.
Victor learned for the first time that his name was "Cyborg." He glanced at Dane, knowing that he was protecting his true identity.
Although this disguise meant little to him, he was still grateful for Dane's actions, which made him feel respected.
"Cyborg..." Luthor looked up at the cyborg. Well, what new ability did this new freak have?
"Cyborg was born with the participation of the mother box's power, so he possesses a part of the mother box's abilities."
Smart people don't need too much explanation. Luthor instantly understood the great significance of Cyborg's existence. He was the key to cracking the mother box's network blockade, and even the key to preventing the mother box from performing the "Trinity" ritual.
However, before that, Dane first needed Luthor to complete one thing.
"I need you to first activate the intelligent system you sold to the Military, and let them know what happened."
It must be said that Luthor had some tricks up his sleeve. Although the system he designed was not impossible to crack, to use some of the methods he secretly embedded, one had to input the passwords he had set beforehand, one by one.
And it had to be done by him personally, because those passwords were not digital information, but living people!
They were the connections he had personally cultivated and the subordinates he had developed over the years at LexCorp. Each person would only tell him a number or a word when they saw him in person.
These numbers or words were constantly changing. Luthor could only correctly obtain this information within the specified time to finally activate the hidden measures he left behind.
He used quantum technology in his communication network system. If Cortana tried to bypass the password and forcibly activate that function, the quantum information would collapse from a superposition state into a definite state, ultimately leading to the complete breakdown of the system.
Luthor seemed to have anticipated this. He had already set up a self-destruct program for this system.
Because of this, even Cortana could not guarantee that she could flawlessly complete the program cracking. One oversight could completely destroy the entire system.
So for safety's sake, Dane had to bring Luthor over.
Of course, the most ingenious part was not the technical tricks he played, but that even if those hidden measures were successfully activated, people were ultimately the ones doing the work. Those people only recognized Luthor, because their vulnerabilities were in Luthor's hands.
So only Luthor could control them.
Therefore, even if Dane and Cortana could solve the technical problems, they would need a "Luthor" to personally talk to those people and finalize the details.
Because this was too troublesome and the steps were too intricate, they finally decided to directly involve Luthor. Dane knew that this was actually Luthor's goal.
It was a pity that he didn't know Dane also had the great weapon of the Dream World, so his subsequent plans failed before they even began.
Luthor didn't play any small tricks in this regard. He knew how to prioritize things.
"First, I need a computer. The computer I need must have very high computing power."
Luthor raised an eyebrow at Dane, seemingly with a hint of provocation.
But Dane didn't pay attention to his expression, merely saying indifferently, "Do you know the Room of Requirement?"
"What? You want to tell a fairy tale?" Luthor frowned.
However, no sooner had he finished his question than a gust of wind suddenly blew from behind him. Luthor sharply turned his head and saw a mottled ancient wall.
He looked up again and found that this place had, at some point, turned into a very old castle. The ceiling gave a very profound artistic impression.
He could even smell the musty odor of old houses emanating from this ancient castle in his nostrils.
All of this was too real, so much so that Luthor couldn't distinguish whether he was in reality or a dream, but he knew very well that none of this was real.
Because the layout of this place was exactly like Hogwarts described in "Harry Potter"!
Lex Luthor was not happy; on the contrary, he once again felt a dark resentment inside because of the power Shazam displayed.
At this moment, Dane said from behind him, "Since you've read that book, you should know the function of the Room of Requirement and how to enter it.
Concentrate on imagining the place you need, and walk past that wall three times, then you can enter the Room of Requirement."
Lex Luthor turned to him with a dark expression, "Can't you make it simpler and just make the door appear directly?"
Dane chuckled, "That won't do. These are the rules of magic, aren't they? Rules are rules. Even in the World of magic, some things cannot be overstepped."
He deliberately fed Lex Luthor some incorrect information, since he was idle anyway. Planting a landmine now might come in handy someday.
Watching Lex Luthor's thoughtful expression, Dane smiled slightly and then said to Victor next to him, "You'll go in with him later and help him break through the mother box's blockade, but be careful. This bald man isn't a good person."
Lex Luthor frowned and retorted, "I'm not bald! I have hair!"
Dane looked at his head with a half-smile, "Some fates you can't escape, Lex Luthor. It's only a matter of time."
Whether Lex Luthor could escape his fate, General Lane didn't know, but he knew his own fate was inescapable.
"Lex Luthor, what exactly are you trying to do?!"
Inside the Checkmate Base, General Lane angrily confronted the computer screen alone.
"I am a soldier of the United States, not your private Army! And it's impossible for me to use the United States Army to do your bidding!"
However, Lex Luthor on the screen remained calm, "You are not working for me, General Lane. You are working for the United States... No, you are working for all of humanity!"
"Do you remember the incident caused by the parasitic aliens in the United States?"
General Lane's face darkened, thinking, 'Why does this guy have to bring that up? Is he intentionally trying to twist the knife in my heart?'
Lex Luthor noticed his displeasure and immediately changed his tone, "I'm not saying this to humiliate you, General, but to remind you that a new enemy has appeared.
This time, the enemy is not something the Justice League or Checkmate can solve independently. He has brought an invincible Army, and you must unite to win."
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"Where did you get this information?" General Lane did not believe Lex Luthor's one-sided story and asked cautiously.
Lex Luthor's expression also subtly changed, seeming a little unwilling, but he still said, "It's the Justice League. To be precise, it's Shazam of the Justice League."
General Lane quickly grasped the key point: "So, he knows about our cooperation?"
Lex Luthor nodded silently.
General Lane's blood pressure skyrocketed, and he nearly died on the spot.
"Your confidentiality seems not as reliable as you promised?" he scoffed.
Lex Luthor merely said, "Shazam is more terrifying than you imagine. We have been targeting the wrong person all along."
"This God, who has always hidden behind the scenes and remained calm, is the most formidable opponent. But now, the most important thing is to overcome the current difficulty first."
"Also, I'll give you another piece of information: the incident in St. Roch is related to the mastermind…"
After speaking, Lex Luthor cut off the communication, leaving General Lane alone to process the information.
A moment later, he stood up and called his assistant.
"Notify everyone that I need the chairmen of the divisional councils to arrive at the headquarters Base for a meeting as quickly as possible. The matter is urgent and must be handled according to the highest standards!"
"Also, immediately connect me to the President's phone. I have an important matter to discuss with him in person!"
The people Lex Luthor wanted to contact were not just General Lane. People like Amanda, other generals at The Pentagon, some congressmen in the Capitol Building, and even political figures from some Western countries were all within his network.
These connections were not only his but also inherited from his ancestors, and he activated them all this time.
And with his efforts, the key organizations of various countries gradually understood their current situation.
As an important liaison between human nations, Lex Luthor was crucial, so he could not allow Steppenwolf to learn the secrets in his heart in any way.
Dane used this reason to tell Lex Luthor that he had to seal his memories before he could leave the Dream World, so that the Lex Luthor in the Real World would remain unaware of this.
Although Lex Luthor was skeptical of Dane's words, any objections he had were useless because he couldn't resist.
So, after waking up, Lex Luthor, with his unaware memories, returned to reality to feign compliance with Steppenwolf.
After sending Lex Luthor out of the Dream World, Victor slowly walked over to Dane.
"You never intended for him to participate fully, did you?"
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
Victor said expressionlessly, "Because Lex Luthor's role was completely fulfilled just now. My timestamp tells me that although it felt like a long time passed, in Real World time, less than six hours have gone by."
Dane raised an eyebrow. This was the first time someone had discovered the temporal anomaly of the Dream World on their own. The power of the mother box was indeed impressive.
He didn't deny it and admitted directly, "Your timestamp is correct. In the Real World, indeed less than six hours have passed."
Victor frowned, but in the Dream World, they felt like several days had passed!
But both his and Lex Luthor's sense of time had been dulled, and they hadn't noticed time passing so quickly. The question was, how did Shazam do it?
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