Astra murmured in shock. Her eyes as she looked at Heisenberg were shocked, but they also contained incomparable pain and loss.
Just like the look she once looked back at Kandor City.
On Krypton of that year, deadly snowflakes floated in Kandor City, and Astra of that year was still with his lover.
She and her lover should have had a happy life, an ordinary, ordinary Kryptonian life.
After all, Astra's life has been perfectly planned by the Genesis Guild from the first day she was born until her death.
Astra will serve as a Commander under the Military Association and will devote his life to the defense and safety of Krypton.
And her lover Norn is just like her. They, as husband and wife, should have worked together on the front line of Krypton's safety.
They got married under the allocation of Elder Council and raised their children in the marriage arranged by the Genesis Guild from their birth.
In that snowy year, Astra and her lover Norn had already made the decision to apply for their first child from the Genesis Association!
Originally, they only needed to apply at Kandor City where they were stationed, but due to some special reasons...
Well, the so-called special reason starts with Astra.
On Krypton, Kryptonian uses the guild system to manage its own country and nation.
The guild system consists of four main guilds and countless small guilds.
The four main guilds are Science Guild, Art Guild, Military Guild and Labor Guild.
Corresponding to the four gods that Krypton has always believed in.
At the same time, these four guilds were also established by the four heroic leaders from the Krypton origin era.
Alok Ayre founded Science Guild.
Val Lehr built Art Guild.
Rick Al built Labor Guild.
And Drew Zod established Military Guild.
When the four heroes founded the guild, the members of the four main leaders' guilds were just cooperators who wore different styles of clothing and treated each other as equals to the outside world.
But as the heroes passed and the times changed, their size and status remained the same as their current order.
Some are noble and some are cheap.
After Heisenberg was exiled, the expedition era came to an end. Science Guild defeated Military Guild in one fell swoop and took the position of chief.
After the Kryptonians chose to remain in their ways, the usefulness of the army was greatly reduced. After the Kryptonians chose to live a comfortable and comfortable life, the Art Guild continued to trample the military guilds and became the second largest guild.
Although Military Guild felt aggrieved to be the third child, no matter what, he still crushed Labor Guild...
But Krypton Today's law adopts the principle of uniformity and equality that is known to the outside world when it comes to children.
Elder Council declares that the identity arrangement and marriage matching of each child are completely left to fate and to the judgment of the gods!
In other words, everyone's children may be assigned to any guild.
So it is possible to get Labor Guild...
As long as it's a child problem, even if it's not Astra's own birth, she still wants the best result!
In order to have a more perfect and better child.
In order to let your children have higher potential.
Astra has his mind set on his sister.
Their husband and wife are Military Guild Kandor City and ordinary Commander.
Their status in Krypton is far inferior to that of Astra's sister and brother-in-law.
Because the sister of Astra, Alura, was assigned to the outstanding descendants of House of El by the creation system from birth.
After all, all the resources of the Astra family are used to arrange life for her sister...
Zor Al, Astra's brother-in-law, is the president of Kandor City Science Guild!
In this Kandor City where no elders live, Science Guild can be said to cover the sky with one hand.
Astra believes that as long as he finds his sister and brother-in-law's family.
Then I can definitely ask them to help me create a luckier child.
Just like what their family did for her sister back then.
Let your children have a higher genetic sequence and a higher status, especially if they will never be assigned to the Labor Guild...
In this way, the Astra family and the Alura family made an appointment to meet at the south side of the Entertainment Guild hall where the ceremony was held in Truth Day.
When Krypton Truth Day arrived, Astra put on his most glamorous uniform and took his lover with him to the address where he met his brother-in-law and his family.
When Zor Al and his wife arrived, they also brought their daughter, Kara El, who is now as cute as an elf.
The two families listened to ancient tunes in the Entertainment Guild, and then looked through the defensive barrier beside the city wall at the frost and snow that had covered Krypton for thirteen thousand years!
The destruction of Krypton did not happen overnight. Before that sudden destruction, Krypton had already entered the decay period and was already facing the end of the planet.
It was precisely because of the decay period that Krypton 13,000 years ago split into two hemispheres.
One of the hemispheres has frost and snow all year round, and winter is always there.
The other area is filled with magma and is too hot to survive.
In order to survive in such an environment, Krypton, under the leadership of Elder Council, concentrated the remaining 13 million tribesmen in nine cities from the Doomsday crisis created by Heisenberg.
The southern hemisphere covered with frost and snow is home to five major cities headed by Kandor City.
The four cities in the northern hemisphere, which are full of fire, are headed by Alok City, which is built on the pillar of truth and justice.
The higher the sequence of cities, the smaller the population and the better the environment.
Alok City, which ranks first, has only 20,000 people living in it.
Kandor City, ranked fifth, has three million people barely surviving!
As for the Krypton land outside these nine cities, it is called Wicked Wasteland by the Kryptonian living in this era!
At this time, Astra and Alura were looking at the endless wilderness with flying snowflakes.
Looking at the deserted land where only mutated beasts survived, Astra hesitated for a long time, finally made up his mind and said to his sister and brother-in-law.
"Zuo, and Alura, I have something to discuss with you in detail. Can you please leave the child for a while?"
Looking at Astra's barely courageous eyes, Zor-El nodded and turned to his daughter beside him.
"Kara, your Uncle Hal is not far away, and they also brought your good friend Fura.
You also want to spend Truth Day with good friends, right?"
"Okay dad, you just want to get rid of me. I know, I know, children are not allowed to do this or that!"
Kara murmured pretending to be dissatisfied, then came to Astra and opened his hands towards his aunt.
"Hug me, aunt, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss you."
"Yes, aunt is always at the highest command post of Kandor City. It is really difficult to meet the lovely Kara."
Astra smiled and hugged Kara tightly, and then let go at the right time, allowing Kara to run towards her friend in a hurry.
After Kara left, Zor-El looked at her with a smile and stretched out his hand to signal her to continue.
Astra saw this and took a deep breath.
"I have a merciless request, I think you all have guessed it.
Me and Norn, we want to apply for a child!"
"Of course!"
Hearing this, Zor-El immediately understood, so he immediately smiled more naturally.
Just now, he thought that Astra came to visit him because Military Guild had caught on to his and his brother Qiao Al's plan.
I saw him patting his lover's hand with relief, and then said to his sister-in-law.
"Don't worry, there are always some corners of life that will be as cruel as the vast wasteland areas.
But I guarantee that you and Norn's children will not experience that kind of life."
Having said this, Zor-El gently placed Alura's hand on his cheek and continued with a happy face.
"After all, your sister is the love and pursuit of my life."
"That's great, I really don't know how to thank you!"
Astra was instantly happy.
But before she could finish her words, she saw Zor-El across from him shaking his head slightly.
"Wait a minute, there is one more thing I didn't have time to say, because I also want to trouble you with something!"
"You said it!"
Astra It's absolutely amazing.
Looking at Astra, who was always determined, Zor-El smiled and continued to shake his head.
"Don't be nervous, it's not difficult.
It's just that I want to take some time recently to send Kara to his uncle.
My brother Jor-El, he lives in that great Alok City.
At the same time, he is also the leader of Alok City Academy of Sciences, and he intends to cultivate my daughter."
"That's too simple, Your Excellency, why don't you personally..."
"Don't worry, although I can understand your excitement, please hear me out.
You know, we all have our own responsibilities, and I am not qualified to leave my city without a reason.
Sending my daughter to Alok City to find her destiny is not a reason I can give!
The most important thing is, Ms. Astra, I don't want Elder Council to know about this matter.
As for the reason, I think you and I can understand it, right?"
"Of course, I don't want Elder Council to know what I want to do. I just send the children of my sister's family to visit her uncle's house, right!"
"That's right!"
Astra and Zor-El quickly reached a consensus, and Astra was delighted that she had obtained a satisfactory result.
Zor-El was equally satisfied that he had found a way to complete his plan.
Looking at the smiling Astra in front of her, Zor-El couldn't help but smile sadly for her.
These poor people will probably die refusing to face reality.
Just as he and his brother have always judged, Krypton will be destroyed in the near future, even within the last year!
But no one believes it, because no one wants to believe it.
To this end, he and his brother established their own plan, and he had to involve his daughter in the plan.
Kara must escape from the fate of destruction accompanying Krypton, must!!!
But Elder Council has been supervising them, and they haven't had much chance. It wasn't until Astra came to the door that Zor-El remembered that he still had an inconspicuous path like Astra.
Military Guild always has a way to get in and out of major cities privately, because they are the only guild that has the opportunity to leave the city barrier and go to the wasteland to investigate!
The task of sending Kara to Ailok could not be better than leaving it to Astra.
Especially since their time is running out, Elder Council's strict supervision has pushed him and Jor-El's plan forward again and again.
The destruction of Krypton is imminent. He must send Kara away as quickly as possible...
Boom!!!
Buzz buzz!!!
A harsh noise suddenly sounded, and the sky changed!
Kandor City Outside the barrier, among the clouds covered by thick ice fog, a giant spaceship shaped like a skull suddenly descended.
Thick mechanical tentacles covered with dimensional ripples descended from the spaceship and kept stabbing at Kandor City's seemingly strong but completely powerless defensive barrier!
At this moment, the music resounding in the Entertainment Guild hall completely disappeared, and Astra stood up instantly.
"Norn, wear armor and prepare to fight!"
Astra As soon as he finished speaking, the particle clothing on the two people suddenly turned into armor.
But just before Astra was about to leave, Zor-El held her right hand firmly.
At this time, Zor-El was no longer as calm as before, and his eyeballs were suddenly bloodshot and red.
I saw him yelling at Astra.
"Brainiac is here, damn it, promise me, take my daughter to Airok to find Joe!"
"But I am a warrior and this is my war!
Make way for me now, scholar!"
"Hell, you are a warrior, you are also a mother, for my children and for your future children!
Believe me, Joe will give your child the same fate as Kara. You and Norn will hold a birth ceremony at Alok City!
Your children will be born there and grow up in that city that even I can only look up to. Believe me and believe in Joe!!!"
"But..."
"There is no but, you will be sent to Phantom Prison for dereliction of duty, but your blood will live in the supreme city!
We always have to pay something for our children. I chose to give my life to protect Kandor in exchange for Kara not being held accountable by Elder Council.
What about you, are you afraid? You will feel shame for dereliction of duty, right?
But that's all for the sake of the children, please, it's all for the sake of the children!
Take her away, now, hurry up, hurry up, please, Astra, move!!!"
"What the hell!!!"
Looking at Zor-El's blood-filled eyeballs, he felt the power that was constantly coming from his wrist that should not belong to a scholar.
Astra has no time to investigate why the scholars of the El family have greater strength than warriors like her.
At this moment, she is filled with thoughts about her future child!
Listening to the constant tearing sounds on the defensive barrier, Astra nodded with tears in his eyes.
She gritted her teeth and held Zor-El's hand tightly.
"I guarantee with my last honor and life that even if I die on the road, I will definitely die before Kara."
"I believe in you, and I only believe in you. Take her away, quickly, quickly!!!"
With Jor Al's shouting, Astra's whole body trembled, and he immediately rushed towards Kara who was running towards them in the panic crowd.
After she flew over and hugged Kara, she directly pulled the crying Kara away from the crowd.
At the same time, Zor Al sighed sadly. He had long left the memory images of himself and his wife in the pendant Kara wore around his neck. Joe would show those to Kara.
If your child is safe, then...
Zor-El looked up at the gradually eroding defensive barrier in the sky and gritted his teeth.
Beside him, Alura held her hand and kept mumbling to himself.
"The wisdom of Tila guides us.
The beauty of Laura inspires us.
The moon of Yoda embraces us.
The light of Rao warms us.
Gods, Kryptonian would rather dedicate his soul to the evil god Seonna of Krypton than give his fate to the Collector, a city from a foreign country!
I am grateful for your guidance and happy for your inspiration. Your hug warms my every minute.
But the invincible enemy is close at hand.
Inspiration and guidance lost their effect, and the moonlight and warmth were completely obscured by the enemy's figure.
It turns out that we who are arrogant also need Savior.
What we need is protection.
Gods, I pray to you, who can protect us?
I believe he will show up.
Because Krypton will resist until death.
And Krypton's strength will last until death!
All the more because we will wait!"