Dr. Hall's plan also proceeded quite smoothly. Through fellow experts and scholars, he spread word of the mural, and for a time it stirred up quite a craze within the field. Diana felt that joining forces with other experts to study it was also a good approach, so she did not interfere much.
Khaywen fell for it, just as expected, investigating openly and covertly where the mural was, clearly still unwilling to give up. After all, he had seen the mural with his own eyes and knew how exquisite it was, and how high its cultural and artistic value was. Even in Egypt, where cultural relics were hardly scarce, it could be called a national-treasure-level piece. Getting his hands on one would be enough to retire on.
Hall took the opportunity to dig out several moles planted in Midway City Museum, and also discovered many colleagues in the field who were in league with Khaywen. This prince from the court of Ramesses the Great was no ordinary figure either, and the entire Ancient Egyptian archaeology and research community was thrown into a bloody storm.
Then there was that mysterious priest, Set. This guy was not stupid enough to directly attack Justice League headquarters, but Hal, whom Diana had called back, discovered that someone had been sneaking around near the headquarters, watching it. After a few were caught, they still confessed nothing. They only thought some people wanted to take advantage of a weakness.
After discovering that Hall had found a new backer and losing so many men, Set temporarily quieted down. And Green Lantern Hal, who had returned, also saw some clues on the mural.
Hall's main research was on the moon, but Green Lantern Hal saw at a glance that the little figures surrounding the moon were clearly the