Preserve the people, lose the land; both people and land will endure

"What if I said... the New Krypton Empire would ultimately lose?" He-El said calmly. He-El's words made the Kryptonian generals, who had just declared that they would live and die with New Krypton, pale as an indescribable fear rose in their hearts. "How is that possible!" Before the Kryptonian generals could ask, Clark Kent turned to He-El in shock and blurted out the question. Superman Clark Kent had watched New Krypton grow from the nation He-El founded into a power that ventured into space and conquered the universe.