Rex looked at the green figure that appeared on his computer screen, his mind stirred, his face remained expressionless, but his finger subtly pressed a button under his desk.
"Lex Luthor, I thought you would be a smart man, but apparently, you've disappointed me!"
Although they were only communicating through the computer screen, the other party seemed to have seen all of Rex's actions.
Rex showed no embarrassment at having his actions directly exposed; instead, he smiled slightly and said, "Since it's a collaboration, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to appear before your partner like this?"
"Rex, it is the honor of your lifetime to become my partner. I am Brainiac the Conqueror, the possessor of the highest intelligence in the Universe. I have already destroyed countless Planets."
"All the technological power you rely on is like a toy in my eyes. I only need to move my finger, and everything you currently possess will be lost."
The green figure no longer concealed its identity.
"Since you are so powerful, and I am so insignificant, why would you seek me out? According to what you said, the power you possess is enough to do anything on Earth!"
Rex was not intimidated by his words; instead, he asked with interest.
"Hmph! The true nature of Earth might not be what you perceive. What you see is merely the most basic superficiality."
"If it weren't for my fear of those guys, I would have long since brought my endless army and taken the entire Earth into my possession!"
From Brainiac's words, Rex captured a lot of information. Combining it with his own investigations over the years, Rex confirmed some things.
There were indeed some unknown mysterious existences on Earth.
"Who are those guys?"
Rex wanted to use this opportunity to extract more useful information from Brainiac.
"I advise you not to know. With your intelligence, the more you know, the more of a burden it will become."
Brainiac seemed to be considering Rex, but in reality, he was luring him.
The desire for knowledge is the most fatal poison for a smart person.
When he knows a lot, he will want to know more, until his own intelligence can no longer support him in acquiring more knowledge.
However, Rex heard the lure in his words and suppressed his desire to continue probing. The other party was clearly setting a trap for him, and he wouldn't foolishly jump into it.
"In that case, tell me your true purpose in finding me! What do you want, and what do I get from our collaboration?"
Besides being a smart man, Rex was also a businessman, and a businessman's most fundamental quality is prioritizing profit.
Even knowing that the other party was far superior to him, he would not give up any interests worth fighting for.
"I am a Conqueror, but even more, I am The Collector. I like to see beautiful things achieve Eternity."
"In the years since my birth, I have traversed countless galaxies, searching for one valuable Planet after another, and then permanently collecting their most beautiful aspects."
"I have seen Earth; this beautiful World perfectly fits my collection. Collaborate with me, and I only need to take seven cities for my collection. The rest can all be yours to rule. How does that condition sound?"
Brainiac offered extremely tempting conditions.
Ruling Earth, for Rex, whose current goal was merely to be the President of the United States, seemed like too big a leap!
"Heh! Is your so-called top-tier intelligence just treating others as fools?"
"Ruling Earth, that statement is indeed very tempting, but to me, it seems quite ridiculous. Only those with unclear minds would dream such dreams."
Rex thought of Brainiac saying he feared certain existences on Earth, and now he was offering to let him rule Earth. This contradictory statement made him scoff.
Brainiac might indeed possess the most top-tier intelligence in the entire Multiverse, but that intelligence might only be reflected in the knowledge he commanded.
After all, from the most fundamental essence, he is a created AI. Although he has now surpassed his creators, he still cannot fully grasp complex things like life.
This might also be one reason why he collects city after city and places them in bottles to observe the actions of the life within!
"Lex Luthor, the reason I am willing to speak so much with you is simply because you are a rare individual I've encountered who possesses intelligence beyond your civilization's level. I thought your vision would not be so limited. It seems I was wrong!"
"However, although we cannot be collaborators for now, I can provide you with a piece of information for free."
Brainiac seemed ready to give up, but then deliberately threw out another bait.
"The Kryptonian you thought had disappeared have actually arrived on Earth, and they have established a Base in the area you call the North Pole. Their spaceship has a device called a World Engine, which can activate a planetary terraforming device to completely transform Earth's environment!"
"Oh, and I forgot to tell you, Kryptonian was destroyed over thirty years ago, and I was the one who destroyed it."
After Brainiac finished telling Rex this news, he disappeared!
At this moment, Rex was indeed deeply suspicious of Brainiac's words, yet inevitably, he also somewhat believed him.
Through these words, Rex naturally suspected that those Kryptonian were brewing some conspiracy, such as transforming Earth into their destroyed Kryptonian Planet.
"Moses, contact our expedition team in the North Pole. Have them check if anything unusual has happened in that area in the past two days?"
Thinking of this, Rex immediately picked up the phone and called his secretary and bodyguard, Moses Graves, issuing this command.
"Yes, Boss!"
The secretary diligently performed his work and soon provided feedback to Rex.
"Boss, just today, indeed some strange things happened in the North Pole region. First, the Military's satellite was destroyed by an unknown attack, and our expedition team also detected multiple energy fluctuations."
"However, these movements disappeared in a very short time. Since this matter involved the Military, our expedition team didn't pay too much attention!"
"Moreover, their people also captured a set of strange photos."
As the secretary projected the strange images he spoke of, they clearly showed two crimson beams of light shooting up into the sky.
"Have them constantly monitor all movements in the North Pole, report to me every four hours, and do not miss any unusual activity!"
Rex's intuition told him that what the mysterious individual named Brainiac said might be true.
If that were truly the case, then a conspiracy that could affect all of humanity was currently brewing.
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