The second phase of Shazo's plan to save Gotham

General Zod was killed by Superman, Shazo was very satisfied.

This would make it impossible for Superman to integrate into the Kryptonian, become one of them, or even become Krypton leader.

Of course, Shazo also killed several Kryptonian, but that's okay.

It was the Kryptonian who came to Earth and launched a war of aggression.

As an Earthling, Shazo had no problem killing a few Kryptonian during the rebellion; even the Kryptonian Faora had no right to say he did anything wrong.

In the original, normal course of events, it wouldn't matter whether Superman killed Zod or not, because all the other Kryptonian were dead.

But now that Shazo has stopped Superman's impulse to destroy the Krypton Airship at the cost of burning off one of his hands, thus preserving the Kryptonian ' custom reproduction system, this issue has become very important.

"So, you mean you want us Kryptonian to follow you, a human from Earth?"

Faora glared fiercely at Shazo, struggling to suppress her anger, and loudly questioned, "Don't you think this is absurd?"

Shazo, still wearing the stolen NASA spacesuit, laughed and retorted, "Then tell me where's the absurdity?"

Faora opened her mouth, as if to say, "You killed my husband," but then remembered that it was Kal-El who did it.

She wanted to say that you killed two of our soldiers, but then she realized that was even more inappropriate. She was the aggressor, and being killed only showed her incompetence.

Finally, she thought of telling him he wasn't qualified, but then she realized that she herself had become a defeated aggressor because of this Earthling in front of her.

As a result, Faora opened his mouth for a long time, but couldn't utter a single word.

Not only her, but also Sergeant Apollo, Chief Scientist Valé Tome, and Political Officials Clinton Hicks were speechless.

Shazo Zuo laughed loudly, "Besides, I'm all alone on Earth, without any power whatsoever. That's the best reason for you to follow me. Don't worry about me dividing and disintegrating the Kryptonian, devouring you piece by piece."

"To be precise, it's me who has integrated into your group. Not only can you use me as a cover for Krypton's migration to Earth, but you can also try to undermine me."

"Of course, trying to sideline me is risky, because I'm a madman and might kill indiscriminately, hahaha."

Faora looked up and asked as calmly as possible, "What do you plan to do with us?"

Shazo Zuo rested his elbows on the table, crossed his hands to support his chin, and mimicked Gendo Ikari's posture, saying in a deep voice, "You need to split into two groups."

"One group piloted the Airship and hid on the far side of the moon; the other group came with me to live in Gotham City."

"The two groups of people need to rotate frequently to gradually adapt to the Earth's environment."

"The Kryptonian hidden on Earth are responsible for breeding Krypton children, while the Kryptonian living in Gotham are responsible for building factories, producing Krypton Technology products, and earning various necessities."

Shazo laughed and said, "With your strong physiques, you must consume more resources and energy. Reproducing also requires a huge amount of resources, which can all be obtained by purchasing them."

Upon hearing about having children, all the Kryptonian' eyes lit up.

Apollo asked impatiently, "Can you help us obtain the Codex?"

Shazo laughed and said, "Superman, ah, that is, the Kal-El you all call him, is a very, very kind person, and also a person with a particularly high moral standard."

"As long as you don't do the evil things he deems bad, such as murder, robbery, or destroying the ecosystem, he will definitely help you without complaint, even if it means getting injured himself."

Faora stared in disbelief: "You mean—"

"Hahaha, you guessed right!" Shazo's composure could no longer be maintained. He slammed his hand on the table and laughed loudly, "If General Zod gets Superman and leaves, for example, to Mars to terraform the environment, Superman will wholeheartedly help you, even at the cost of his life."

"And there will be no war between us."

Shazo pointed at Faora, but addressed all the Kryptonian: "Your current state is entirely your own fault!"

"Genetic modulation gives Kryptonian an extremely high lower limit, but it also limits your upper limit and severely destroys your ability to survive."

"For any race, the obstacle to survival is not weakness or ignorance, but arrogance!"

"The Krypton Parliament's leaders arrogantly believed they could conquer nature and perfectly control Krypton, so they destroyed Krypton."

"General Zod arrogantly believed he could defeat the corrupt Parliament, but his hasty coup d'état resulted in the loss of his chance to save Krypton."

"Jor-El was equally arrogant, believing he could save Krypton. By engaging in theft, he also missed his chance to save Krypton."

"General Zod came to Earth, arrogantly regarding humans as Bug, and without a second thought, he wanted to change Earth's environment, which resulted in this war. He lost his life and almost destroyed the last hope of Krypton."

"Kryptonian! Do you really think that with your arrogant and unrestrained behavior, and your weak civilization, Krypton civilization has any future?"

Shazo's words silenced all the Kryptonian.

Throughout Krypton's thousands of years of history, they have gone from one failure to another, with each wrong choice giving rise to an even more outrageous mistake.

Since the Krypton passed its peak, it has only suffered defeats over the past few thousand years, with little to show for its efforts.

In fact, if they hadn't been utterly defeated and their pride hadn't been shattered by Shazo, these Kryptonian would never have admitted it now.

For example, Sergeant Apollo still doesn't quite respect Shazo, and his eyes are full of provocation.

Shazo was too lazy to pay attention to this big guy at this point. Although he was really, really tall, he was not as valuable as Faora.

After all, this Krypton female general is powerful, very beautiful, and has the added advantage of being a widow, which suits Shazo's taste perfectly.

When a madman has ideals and goals to achieve, he also needs to cultivate power, and there is no better person to exploit than the leader of a widow.

Ultimately, Faora was persuaded, and the Kryptonian accepted Shazo's suggestion, deciding to send half of their people to Shazo Shazor's ranks.

Faora's final question was, "Shazo, do you have land to settle us?"

Shazo's answer was, "Wherever my Forest reaches, that is my land."

The battle between Zod and Superman was so intense that the collateral damage destroyed most of Gotham City, but Forest Shazo's Forest, which the people of Gotham called "Fantastic," suffered almost no damage.

Superman blasted away is more terrifying than any cannonball; he can knock down a Skyscraper in an instant because the building's structure is rigid yet not sturdy enough, so Superman can destroy it in one go.

Of course, no rigid material can be considered strong in the face of Superman and General Zod.

But Shazo's Wood Release Forest is different.

Since being attacked by the Mother of All Bombs, the trees in the Wood Release Forest have shown insufficient strength. Shazo has put a lot of effort into changing the structure of the tree trunks, appropriately reducing the strength of the wood, but greatly increasing the flexibility of the Forest.

These trees, which require ten people to encircle, are incredibly sturdy to ordinary people, but when faced with the immense strength of Superman and Zod, they exhibit a flexibility comparable to that of a bamboo forest.

Whether it's Superman or Zod, if they're thrown into the Shazo's Forest, the trees will use their own bending to dissipate the impact and then bounce them off, preventing the force they carry from being released.

If it weren't for the Heat Vision attack, the entire Forest wouldn't have suffered any damage at all.

Even if a tree is set ablaze by Heat Vision, the Tree People in the Forest will awaken immediately, extinguish the flames, and heal the tree's wounds.

The Forest created by Wood Release not only protected itself, but also sheltered countless Gotham City.

During that great battle, everyone who was able to enter the Forest received Forest protection.

Aside from some accidental falls and injuries, none of them were affected by the Kryptonian ' battle.

Shazo's Forest sheltered at least 300,000 Gotham City, earning them astonishing gratitude and adoration.

Several major landowners in Gotham City simply gave away the land occupied by the Forest to Shazo free of charge.

In exchange, they received Shazo's permission to build a villa in this magical Forest and enjoy the protection of a six-meter-tall Tree People for free.

The ingenious ideas of several large landowners caused a sensation, and countless wealthy people followed suit, resulting in Shazo owning more and more land, which he planted with trees without hesitation.

That's why Shazo could confidently say, "I have plenty of land, and it's perfectly safe."

The Kryptonian moved to the "Fantastic" Forest and built futuristic Krypton -style buildings on a clearing in the forest that Shazo had given up.

At Shazo's request, the Kryptonian downgraded their technology and began producing high-performance solid-state batteries and solid-state memory.

Because of its superior technology, Shazo's business quickly gained a reputation, earning a large amount of cash and acquiring a vast amount of resources.

These supplies were secretly transported to the far side of the moon, and the Krypton base in the underground cavern began operation, breeding new Kryptonian as planned.

Shazo wasn't exaggerating; he easily convinced Superman.

Superman personally went to the moon and confirmed that the Kryptonian had no plans to harm Earth, so he happily decided to offer help.

He disregarded the risks and lay down on the operating table, allowing Valé Tome to cut open his body and remove the Codex hidden within him.

The Krypton Airship's reproductive system, the Codex storing the genetic data of hundreds of billions of Kryptonian, massive amounts of organic matter from Earth, and the inexhaustible Helium-3 energy source on the Moon.

With all the conditions met, a new generation of Kryptonian began to emerge in an endless stream, and the withered tree of Krypton finally sprouted new buds.

Time flies, and more than three months have passed in a flash.

Metropolis and Gotham City, which were severely damaged in the war, have largely recovered, while New York City, which did not suffer much damage, remains in a state of ruin.

There was no other way; Metropolis has Superman. He single-handedly cleared all the construction debris, filled in the sinkholes and fissures, and completed almost all the post-disaster cleanup work.

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The reconstruction of the Metropolis required no upfront investment, making it a sought-after project that attracted capital investment, resulting in rapid construction.

The situation in Gotham City was a bit different; Bruce Wayne, a capitalist with a "conscience," was spending lavishly on relief and reconstruction efforts.

Of course, as a normal, rather than excessively greedy, capitalist, his Wayne Group also took the opportunity to reap the benefits and assets that it had not previously acquired.

Wayne Group ' assets have expanded once again, and Bruce Wayne's control over Gotham City has deepened further.

However, Gotham did not become Wayne Group ' property, because the Shazo Group rose to prominence and became a superpower that rivaled Wayne Group.

With Krypton Technology selling like hotcakes, Shazo became wealthy and began the second phase of his mission to save Gotham.

First, they went on a land-buying spree, then turned every inch of it into parks.

Apart from the trees and plants that Shazo planted himself, all other buildings, roads, and pipelines were handed over to the newly established construction company.

Shazo operates the company according to the model of East University Urban Investment Group, which is a completely money-losing group that relies entirely on the profits of Krypton Technology Industry to make ends meet.

These construction companies spent a lot of money hiring a large number of workers and undertook 80% of the reconstruction work in Gotham City.

The Shazo Group essentially took on the government's work, and by offering generous salaries, it won over the people and built its reputation.

With a good reputation, Shazo began to venture into the retail industry. He adopted Donglai's low-profit, high-volume sales model and distributed 90% of the profits as bonuses to his employees, creating a highly competitive business model.

In just three months, Shazo transformed from a madman into a tycoon employing hundreds of thousands of people. His greatest asset wasn't even money, but the hearts of 3 million Gotham City citizens.

With such a large number of people in his hands, mayors, councilors, Prosecutor, and judges all become toys in Shazo's hands. He can easily bring any one of them down.

If Shazo wants a dog to be mayor, he can simply wait until the next election season.

Looking at it from another angle, you'll find that the Shazo Group is not a conglomerate in the traditional sense, but rather the de facto government of Gotham City.

The Shazo Group is not actually very wealthy, with total assets of less than 4 billion, but it rivals the Wayne Group, whose total assets are as high as 300 billion, by virtue of its control over the government.

However, there are risks involved in doing this.

The Shazo Group's business model was so popular with the lower classes that it naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of many powerful figures.

There have been many such people in the United States in the past, such as the Black Panther Party and many Grand Leader. They either committed suicide after being shot eight times in the back or had wild ideas in public.

But who has the ability to kill Shazo without fear of this madman's revenge?

Therefore, Shazo was able to proceed with his plan to save Gotham City with peace of mind.

But his good days were cut short when Superman suddenly showed up at his door, Superman, "General Zod's body is missing."