Ideas were just ideas. Ethan wasn't interested in bothering a 'normal person' as long as they didn't provoke him.
After dealing with General Zod, Ethan and Diana didn't stop their journey but continued toward the next city.
"How long are you planning to stay this time?"
"As long as we want."
Although there were still many things waiting to be dealt with, priorities came first. Ethan remembered that he and Diana hadn't spent time together for a long time.
Even the deepest feelings needed to be carefully maintained and nurtured. Ethan wasn't so naïve as to think Diana didn't have any suitors.
If he were to leave after only a few days, having not seen her for decades, he was afraid that the next time he came back, Diana might introduce him to a 'new friend'.
So he planned to spend more time with her, and even considered traveling to other worlds with her.
"Traveling?"
Diana understood what Ethan meant. He wasn't talking about casually wandering around this world or relaxing. What he meant by traveling was going to other worlds.
"Sounds good."
Diana was very pleased with Ethan's attitude. After not seeing him for so long, she also wanted to spend more time with him.
She wasn't someone who had to cling to a man, nor did she need to rely on one to live. She had her own responsibilities to bear, but that didn't mean she was willing to be apart from her boyfriend for long.
"Where to?"
Ethan sat there, lost in thought for a while. It wasn't until Diana, wondering why he wasn't speaking, nudged him that he snapped back.
"I can't think of a suitable place right now."
After thinking for a while, Ethan surprisingly couldn't figure out which world would be suitable for a trip with just the two of them.
"How about we just wander around a bit first?"
"That works too."
The two continued to casually roam around North America during this time with no particular destination. Their biggest gain was that Diana confirmed, with Clark becoming Superman, she didn't need to worry about protecting humanity for now.
Superman's strength was indeed formidable, and with Earth under his protection, Diana's pressure was greatly reduced. She felt that it wouldn't be a problem for her to leave for a while.
"Let's go back to the Artemis. I'll synchronize the two worlds first."
Although he hadn't decided where to go for their 'honeymoon', the connection with the DC Universe had already been established a long time ago. Ethan didn't even bother to notify Logan and Scáthach. Once the connection was made, he could just send a message, and Luna could teleport them back to the spaceship.
Once the time flow between the two sides was synchronized, even if something happened, they could call for help at any time.
Acting on this thought, Ethan didn't linger in this world. Although he and Diana had only visited a few cities and hadn't had time to see many famous tourist spots, Ethan didn't feel it was a pity.
He realized that continuing to wander around would likely prevent them from enjoying quiet time alone. He had already sensed more and more 'eyes' watching them, and he could guess where they came from.
The government and Luthor were among them, and even Batman, Bruce Wayne, was included. It wasn't surprising that most people, unsure of who Ethan and Diana were but knowing they possessed powerful abilities, would pay attention and start collecting information.
None of the factions expected that Ethan and Diana would suddenly disappear, and no one knew how they left.
Considering Ethan had previously shown that special form of movement, it wasn't strange that they would suddenly vanish. However, having to search for the whereabouts of the two again frustrated most people.
What frustrated them even more was that no matter how they searched afterward, they couldn't find any trace of Ethan and Diana, as if the two of them were no longer in this world.
Unintentionally, they had guessed the truth. Ethan and Diana were indeed no longer in this world.
After returning to the Artemis, Ethan immediately began the process of connecting the two worlds. Since he had already completed most of the work earlier, he only needed to finish the final steps, like flipping the last switch.
Connecting two worlds wasn't simple, but the final part didn't take Ethan long. He completed it within an hour.
After sending a message to Logan and Scáthach informing them that the worlds were connected, he and Diana used the teleportation device to go to the Starship Troopers world.
"This is it?"
Diana had heard a lot about the Starship Troopers world from Ethan, but she had never seen it for herself. Now, it didn't seem particularly special.
"Want to go kill some bugs for fun?"
Cherry Military Industries was developing well and was in a honeymoon phase with the Federation. This allowed weapon testers from Cherry Military Industries to freely enter any battlefield. If Diana wanted to relieve stress by killing bugs, it wouldn't be difficult.
"That doesn't sound interesting at all."
Although Diana was an Amazon warrior from Themyscira, she wasn't a battle maniac who felt uncomfortable without fighting, especially not against bugs...
After wandering around the Starship Troopers world for a few days, Diana eventually went to see Cherry Military Industries, established by Annette and the others, and personally tested various equipment produced by them.
This included the final version of the Broadsword Rifle, the Iron Monger, and the new exoskeleton armor that hadn't yet been finalized.
Wearing the new exoskeleton armor and carrying the Broadsword Rifle, Diana ran around the training ground a few times and quickly lost interest.
"How about trying to pilot a spaceship?"
Diana thought about it but still wasn't interested.
"How about racing cars with people?"
"Racing cars?"
Ethan suddenly realized that the inspiration for racing cars came from Diana.
The actress who played Wonder Woman in his previous life also starred in a series of films centered around street racing. These two roles were the most iconic ones that actress had played.
Wanting to take Diana out for fun without a specific destination in mind, Ethan suddenly thought of that world.
He couldn't help but imagine what it would be like if Diana saw Gisele. Maybe it would be interesting?
Diana looked at Ethan with suspicious eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"I just feel like you're thinking something weird."
"You're overthinking it."
Ethan laughed and waved his hand, then asked for Diana's opinion.
"Anyway, I don't have anywhere in particular I want to go. Let's go to the world you mentioned."
Actually, it didn't matter which world they visited. After being apart for so long, as long as they could have fun together without being disturbed, that was enough.
This was also why he didn't consider staying here. There were too many acquaintances in the Starship Troopers world, and they couldn't truly enjoy time alone.
"Let's go."
"But before that, there's something I need to take care of first."
Returning to the Artemis again, Ethan teleported to the exterior of the ship, then stood steadily above it, raising both hands toward the empty space behind the vessel.
As he moved, a massive magic circle appeared in the cosmic void. As the circle 'rose' from bottom to top, the Kryptonian spaceship that Ethan had 'swallowed' with magic was 'spit' out again.
Diana stood beside him the entire time. She watched for a long while but still didn't understand what this magic of Ethan's was.
At first, she thought Ethan had used teleportation magic to send the Kryptonian spaceship to his own world. At that time, the time flow of the two universes was different. Ethan had teleported the ship back first, then played in that universe for a while, and when he returned here, from this world's perspective, they still 'returned' together.
But when Ethan returned earlier, there had been no sign of the ship, so Diana thought she had guessed wrong.
"So it wasn't teleportation magic? You just stored the spaceship in another space and are retrieving it now?"
"No, I really did teleport it back to this universe. I just forgot to take it out earlier."
Ethan explained simply, and Diana realized she hadn't guessed wrong after all.
As Ethan gained a better understanding of temporal energy, he could manipulate the timing of such teleportations more freely.
"What are you going to do with this spaceship?"
The Kryptonian ship was enormous, much bigger than the Artemis. If it weren't in space, it would be very difficult for the Artemis to tow such a massive vessel.
"Give it to Tony. He can do whatever he wants with it."
All the parameters of the ship had already been recorded in the Book of Inheritance. Ethan had also entered them into the Artemis's database, which meant Cherry Military Industries could access the data at any time for research or future warship construction.
As for the ship itself, Ethan planned to give it to Tony. He was curious to see what Tony could extract from it.
After sending a message to Tony, Ethan didn't even wait for a reply. He took Diana and performed another plane teleportation. When they completed the jump, the two of them were standing on a street in California from around two thousand years ago.
"This is a very ordinary world. There are no powerful supernatural beings. We are the most special existences here."
"You mean we should try to keep a low profile and avoid using our powers?"
"I mean we can do whatever we want in this world. Even if you want to unify the world and become the Queen of Earth, you can do it."
(To be continued.)