Dane temporarily ended his trip to Kahndaq. It seemed that this World's Kahndaq was different from the positive matter World and had not developed any remarkable magic civilization.
He returned to Devils Island with Ocean Master, who had become a dead dog. Ocean Master had been defeated by him, and his belongings naturally became Dane's spoils of war.
Ocean Master's golden trident was somewhat different in style from Aquaman's, but it was also a rare artifact. Like Aquaman's trident, it possessed the ability to control the ocean and maritime weather, and could also command marine creatures.
Dane thought that this artifact could be taken back and given to Mera as a souvenir. This thing should also help her better develop her Water control abilities.
He had just landed outside the royal palace on Devils Island when a group of female warriors immediately came up and saluted.
Dane directly threw Ocean Master to the ground and instructed them, "Lock this guy in a cell. Remember, put him in the strongest cell and keep him away from Water—especially seawater."
Although Ocean Master sucked, that was only in comparison to the other Syndicate leaders.
In front of most of the Amazons on Devils Island, he could still show off his might.
Due to Diana's rectification, the atmosphere on Devils Island was much better now than when they first arrived.
However, these women were all 'elders' of hundreds or thousands of years, and some ideological concepts were not so easy to reverse. The killing intent was just buried deep in their hearts, but it had not been extinguished.
Dane thought it was quite good. Love and peace were necessary, but violence and sharpness were equally necessary.
There was no need to force the Amazons of the two Worlds to be consistent; cultural diversity should be respected.
Diana and Zatanna were busy catching super-criminals all over the World, having a great time recently. Superwoman was also choosing her favorite opponents, killing happily.
She seemed to have forgotten Dane's instructions. Dane had received complaints from General Ross more than once, complaining that Superwoman's opponents either died or were severely injured and crippled, no different from dead.
But Dane said nothing; he heard that the public was quite pleased about it.
Recently, General Ross and President Wilson had been in the spotlight, after all, the Syndicate was arrested under their "supervision," which would be a very significant political achievement for President Wilson since he took office, one that could be called "unprecedented."
However, Dane found it somewhat intriguing; strictly speaking, General Ross's initiative in this matter was far stronger than Wilson's.
But in terms of public relations, Wilson's prestige was even greater.
The reason lay in that one video: President Wilson brutally beating Ultraman. Just as he and his aides predicted, it caused a frenzy of likes from people across the nation within 24 hours of going online.
It was an election year, and originally President Wilson was no longer eligible to continue his term; this was already his second consecutive term.
But everyone seemed oblivious to this fact. On the presidential candidate list and voting data, not only was his name present, but Wilson's votes were also far ahead.
However, the second-place vote was unexpected; it wasn't one of the old politicians or popular candidates, but Rose Wilson, the very young First Daughter, not even thirty years old.
Although the United States always promoted how open-minded its ideas were, in fact, we all know that they tend to be conservative on many issues.
For example, the President is always a man, and the person successfully elected President is always no younger than forty.
And Rose? Not only was she a woman, but she was also under thirty. If she could be successfully elected, this World must have gone mad.
The reason for this situation is that the United States' election activities are like this, fundamentally no different from celebrity showmanship.
At least Rose came from a political family, and she was also a qualified politician.
In a country where even hip-hop rappers can run for President, Rose is at least more reliable than such people.
Imagine the President of the United States speaking in the news office, starting with a rap before getting to the main topic—the scene just thinking about it feels quite cool.
But Dane thought that in the Real World, even a comedian could gain support and ultimately become the President of a certain country by relying on the popularity accumulated in TV dramas, and he felt that such a magical scene was not necessarily absolutely impossible.
In this magical land, anything can happen, right?
While letting his mind wander, Dane walked into the volcanic palace, Hephaestus's palace.
As soon as he entered, he heard the sound of huge hammering from deep within; the Blacksmith God was at work.
The last time he came back, he had given the Nth Metal on him to Hephaestus, asking him to rework it.
Hephaestus's eyes almost popped out when he first saw these black armors.
Although he had lived for so long, Hephaestus had actually seen Nth Metal only a handful of times, let alone such pure Nth Metal.
But after the shock, he immediately put on a disgusted expression.
"You actually roughly forged such good material into a pile of junk!"
Dane was speechless; he didn't do it.
"You said you knew how to process this Nth Metal, you weren't bragging to me, were you?" He deliberately provoked the Blacksmith God.
Hephaestus was most proud of his exquisite hands in this life, so he was indeed provoked, and his big hands clapped his chest with a resounding boom.
"Who do you think I am? Athena's weapons were all made by me! If Ares hadn't cheated with his divinity, he wouldn't have been able to defeat Athena at all, and that's because the weapons I forged are the strongest!"
Back to the present, Dane was discovered by Hephaestus the moment he appeared in the workshop.
He said in a rough voice, "You should know, the processing of Nth Metal can't be this fast!"
"I know." Dane nodded. "I'm here for something else."
Hephaestus then remembered that Dane seemed to have entrusted him with another job.
So he rummaged through the workbench behind him and finally pulled out a divine artifact.
It was a weapon Dane had previously commissioned him to make, a warhammer half a man's height, reforged from Ares, God of War's battle-axe.
This weapon was also not for Dane himself; he wanted to give it to his other girlfriend, Harley. That little lunatic needed a more powerful big guy.
He had already heard her complaining that the metal hammer she had been using recently was a bit unwieldy, and her strength had grown to an inhuman degree.
Her sheer brute strength could even arm wrestle with heroes like Aquaman on land… There was nothing to be done; the King of the Seven Seas, who relied heavily on ocean buffs, was just that sucky.
"I have reforged this weapon according to your requirements… Actually, I don't quite understand; I think it was more lethal before…"
Hephaestus couldn't help but grumble. After all, Ares's axe was also one of his past works, and having him reforge it felt like denying his previous design.
"Most of the divine power on it has been consumed by the reforging; you need to re-bless it."
Dane understood. He raised the warhammer, holding it high towards the… ceiling.
Hephaestus's expression changed, and he blurted out, "Wait, not here…"
With a loud "boom," a thick bolt of lightning pierced through the palace and struck the warhammer, instantly making the divine weapon glow with divine light.
Dane nodded in satisfaction. With this, the warhammer possessed his divine power and could provide Harley with some additional protection.
"Look what you've done!"
Hephaestus looked at the big hole in the ceiling and the blue sky outside, fuming with rage.
Dane looked up and said, "I'll compensate you… I'll have the Amazons help you fix it."
"You want those clumsy bricklayers to touch my house? Don't even think about it!"
Hephaestus cursed and grumbled, then carried his tools up to the roof himself and started repairing it with a clatter.
Seeing that he wasn't paying attention to him, Dane had to walk around the workbench himself and found that the Nth Metal was still in a molten state. He had some new ideas for the design of Nth Metal recently and had intended to discuss them with Hephaestus.
Now seeing him busy, he could only place the note with his requirements next to his workbench and turned to leave.
He had been searching for a long time in this World but had not found any news of Hell.
He had two personal goals for coming to this World: first, to find the pure Nth Metal of this World.
According to the original setting, Nth Metal, also known as Ninth Metal, originated from the Dark Multiverse, so it was unaffected by any World laws.
Therefore, whether in the normal matter Universe or the Antimatter Universe, the basic properties of Nth Metal would not change.
Of course, depending on the purity, the strength and abilities displayed by Nth Metal in various Worlds were also different.
Dane sometimes suspected that this might be one of the reasons for Doctor Fate's varying power levels.
In addition to the divine power granted to Nabu by the Lord of Order, the inherent abilities of Nth Metal were also a very important component; the higher the purity, the stronger the ability usually was.
Dane had never seen absolutely pure Nth Metal, so he couldn't judge the purity of the Nth Metal he had obtained.
But these were not worth his excessive attention for now. Dane returned to the Amazon Royal Palace City.
As a historical site with a long history, Devils Island also had its own library, but according to Hippolyta, that place had not been used for a long time.
Indeed, one couldn't expect these female barbarians, whose minds were filled only with thoughts of fighting and killing, to understand the importance of knowledge.
"Take me there." Dane wanted to consult ancient books to see if there were any methods to reach Hell in the documents here.
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