Chapter 89: The World of Local Tyrants (Two More and 8,000 Words Sent ~)
Roberto Scotta. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Alpha-class mutants. Nicknamed Sunspot, he has the same abilities as his nickname. He is able to transform his body into a state of high magnetism similar to that found in sunspot motion.
By warming his surroundings with an ultra-high magnetic field, he can easily raise the temperature around him to the level of the sun's surface. It can also fuse and burn hydrogen and oxygen in the air around it. In other words, he can create flames out of thin air.
Because he does not burn a simple combustible solid, but directly fuses atoms. Just like what the sun itself keeps doing. Roberto created a flame that could easily reach the temperature of the sun's surface, which is a high temperature of more than 6,000 degrees.
This terrifying heat is enough to vaporize most of the metals known to Earth in an instant. Roberto, though, is not a man obsessed with power.
Professor Charles and Dr. Hank have repeatedly said that if he could be more diligent, he could do more than just fuse hydrogen and oxygen, and even master more fusion methods, even various inert elements.
If Roberto continues to train and is willing to cooperate with Dr. Hank's experiments, perhaps humans will become more comfortable with the fusion reaction and control of the elements.
"But why would I do that?" Roberto replied to Professor Charles at the time, "what good is it for me to develop a new nuclear fusion?"
Roberto said this with a bit of a philistine, but he was telling the truth: "My family is the largest supplier of raw materials in South America and the world. My family supplies 17 percent of the world's copper ore and 15 percent of the world's tin ore. I don't think the development of new fusion technology will bring any benefit to my family business. β
Whether it's an excuse for him to be lazy or what's really going on in his heart. But once Roberto said that, there was no reason for Charles and Hank to force him to work harder on his abilities.
The world is sometimes so unfair. Some people are born so strong, and when he was born, it was decided that he stood at the top of the world, and he was the object that billions of people could only look up to.
Just like Roberto, he is not only a perfection-level alpha mutant, but also powerful. It is also the successor of the world's largest raw materials company, the Skota Materials Group.
Starta Materials Group not only accounts for the world's largest export of minerals, but also has a strong presence in agricultural products. In this fertile land of South America, the Scota Group's farms occupy coveted prime land near the Amazon rainforest.
10 percent of the world's corn exports and 7 percent of the world's soybean exports. Lingsketa Materials Group is also the world's largest supplier of grain.
It can be said that Roberto was born with a golden key in his mouth when he was born. He didn't make any effort in his life, and he lived a life that was beyond the reach of billions of people around the world.
Although he is a mutant, there is no such thing as mutant discrimination in his life. His mother died young, and his father loved him very much. He is the only heir to this huge company.
His affluent life made him very different from what most mutants live. When his mutant abilities get out of control, what brings his father is not a fright, but a surprise.
Old Mr. Skatta kept saying, "My son is really different!"
Roberto's going to mutant school doesn't feel like looking for a home like everyone else, he has a home in his own right. The only purpose of where he went was to master his abilities.
Because you can't master your mutant ability well, especially when it's such a destructive ability. It's a dangerous thing for yourself and your family.
So Roberto spent three years at Xavier School for the Gifted, but he didn't have a good relationship with the other mutant students. Because of his innate sense of superiority, although it is not intentional, the arrogance that unconsciously exudes when he speaks has always made people feel uncomfortable.
It was this sense of alienation that made Roberto feel little about the mutant school. Until the year before last, his father died of angina. He hurriedly returned to Brazil from the United States to inherit the company and never returned to school again.
Bob the Iceman was one of the best friends he met at school. The two are a few years apart, but they have become real friends. Until Roberto left school, the two were in frequent contact via email.
"Bob, welcome, my good friend!" a somewhat pompous voice came from outside a mansion in Rio de Janeiro. Roberto walked out of his mansion wearing a floral shirt with a South American style and oversized cropped pants.
He was a young man with dark skin but very straight features. When Bob arrives to visit Roberto with Katie and Cameron, another mutant student.
Cameron is a super-fast mutant nicknamed Rush. It was he who brought Katie and Bob from the United States to Brazil in just a few minutes.
"I'm so sad to hear you say that the mutant school has been destroyed. Roberto didn't care about Katie and Cameron, who were with Bob, and he walked straight up to Bob and patted him on the shoulder.
"I know you're feeling bad right now, coming here to make it your home. If you still want any service, I'll send someone to provide it for you!"
Listening to Roberto's words, the mansion in front of him, which is more than 1,000 square meters and has a large swimming pool, is not his residence, but only arranged for Bob to live in Brazil.
Katie's first impression of Roberto was terrible. It looks like this is a rich and prodigal boy. How could Bob possibly think such a person could be helpful? Katie was puzzled.
"Let me introduce you, Roberto, this is our new classmates, Katie and Cameron. As he spoke, Bob introduced Katie to Roberto as he walked with Roberto into the house.
Roberto just smiled and said hello without saying much.
Sitting on a spacious and comfortable couch in the hall, Roberto and Bob catch up on the old days while also chatting about some recent events.
"The international market for raw materials has been very volatile lately, because everyone says that as soon as Tony Stark's helium-3 comes back, the world will change dramatically. The market estimates that the next two years will be the last price carnival of raw materials, and these materials will become less and less valuable when humans can develop the moon and even Mars. β
Roberto said with a little playfulness, but there was some worry in his eyes: "Ha! Develop Mars, these people really think long-term!"
Bob smiled, and he didn't say anything about it. Roberto didn't come to Roberto this time to simply catch up, since Katie said those words that day, a fire has ignited in everyone's hearts.
Young people are always easily instigated, and they are always not afraid of difficulties for some noble purpose, and this is the loveliness of young people, the kind of innocence that many people will not have when they reach adulthood.
"Roberto, since the mutant school was forced to disband, we haven't had a good time. Bob decided to get down to business.
"I know, so I'm looking forward to welcoming you to Brazil. I can even offer you a job with two friends who have you. You can live in this house for as long as you like. Roberto waved his hand absently.
"It's not just a few of us mutants, Roberto. Bob said seriously. "As I said, this is a conspiracy started by Magneto. He wants to separate us mutants from ordinary people. Then a war ensued. β
"Oh, man, don't be so complicated. I can't control the whole mutant society, I'm afraid that there will be millions or even tens of millions of mutants in the world! This kind of thing is too complicated, and I don't want to be involved. Roberto shook his head.
"But that's exactly what we're trying to do. Bob said slowly as he stared into Roberto's eyes. He told Roberto what Katie had said that day, even about building a nation.
Roberto looked at Katie's little face for a long time after hearing this, and finally said in a tone of disbelief: "Are you serious? A seventeen-year-old girl told you: We should build a nation." And then you foolishly believe that you are really ready to build a country?"
Roberto glanced at Bob like an idiot: "I used to think you had a pretty smart head. β
"We're serious!" Bob affirmed.
Roberto, on the other hand, looked first at Katie and then at Bob. In the end, his body began to shake constantly, and he endured it at first, but then he may feel that he couldn't help it, and the whole person lay on the sofa and laughed loudly.
"Hahaha! This is the funniest joke I've heard this year, this year!" Roberto's tears burst into laughter. "A bunch of underage kids are dreaming of building a nation of mutants! It's ridiculous! Do you think you're the saviors of those high school students in the Oriental anime?"
"Wake up! This is the real world, and the whole world has been roughly divided since the end of World War II. It's a dream to want to build a country on its own, and still be a mutant!"
Roberto laughed as he accused Katie of daydreaming in his thoughts.
"Mr. Roberto, I know you're different from other mutants! you've never experienced the life that normal mutants have. Katie left the couch and stood up, looking at Roberto coldly. The pretty little face is all serious.
"Because there are very few mutants, and there are only a handful of people in the world who are richer and more powerful than you. Whether you're a mutant or a normal person, as a material tycoon, you're treated with courtesy by others wherever you go. You have no idea how many hardships the average mutant will suffer in life!"
Katie looked at Roberto, and she knew that this rich young man was actually a different kind of person from her own group. They have completely different aspirations.
As long as Roberto is still so rich, the plight of the average mutant will never befall him. But as a fellow mutant, it's clear that he doesn't particularly care about the lives of others.
This is actually the normal life of a group of high-ranking mutants, who completely isolate themselves from the mutants at the bottom. The same people live two very different lives.
The high-level mutants don't care about the lives or deaths of the lower-level mutants at all. It was this scattered appearance that inspired Magneto to unite the forces of all mutants.
Katie looked at Roberto coldly, and her tone was serious. She didn't seem to want to convince Roberto to join her or the others, instead talking to him in an allegorical way: "I know you don't care if ordinary mutants live or die, and you don't care about the discrimination they receive, because none of this has anything to do with you. β
"But as you just said. The day Tony Stark's helium-3 arrived on Earth was the moment when the world was turned upside down! The development of the moon and Mars is not a distant dream for mankind. Maybe ten years, maybe twenty years. This day will not be long. The decline of the traditional materials industry is already a foreseeable thing. β
Katie glanced at the beautiful big house, "You should cherish this life, Roberto. Because there may be fewer and fewer such days in the future. Think about the day you run out of money, or when your children become poor, what will become of you and your family if the world were still like this, or worse. β
Now that she felt that it was impossible to recruit Roberto, Katie directly said what she was thinking: "You and we are not all the way, I don't know if you learned that fable in school." Professor Charles has repeatedly taught us why mutants need to be united. β
"At first, they hunted down communists, I was not a communist, I didn't speak;
Then they hunted down the Jews, and I was not a Jew, and I did not speak;
Later, they hunted down union members, I was not a union member, I didn't speak;
After that, they hunted down Catholics, I am a Protestant, I don't speak;
Eventually, they came to me, and no one stood up to speak for me. Katie just read the world-famous short poem softly.
"We're different from you, Roberto. We don't choose to be a silent person. If our plan has a successful day, and you need to rely on it. You are still welcome to come to us. We will treat you as you did today, because you are our kind!" Katie said this earnestly, and was about to turn away.
Bob glanced at Roberto, then followed Katie's footsteps.
"Cameron, you said Sparkle went to the West Coast?" Katie said to Rush Cameron as she walked out of the villa.
"Yes, Twilight's guardian is the leader of the West Coast Thieves' Guild and the Assassin Alliance. His name is Rimi Leber. Also known as Pai Wang, he is a well-known mutant on the West Coast. Twinkle hopes that Pai Go will support our plans. Cameron was talking to Katie, who looked like they had given up on Roberto altogether.
Roberto stood up from the couch and looked at the backs of the three with complicated eyes. It wasn't until the three of them were about to leave the villa that they suddenly shouted, "Do you know how complicated it is to build a country?"
The three of them stopped and looked back at him, and Roberto continued: "Laws need to be made and institutions need to be built. And the most difficult thing is to get recognition from other countries!"
"So you're still trying to convince us to give up this naΓ―ve idea?" said Katie, shaking her head.
"Before you do this, you have to think about whether the mutant country can be recognized by other countries. A country that is not recognized has no sovereignty!" said Roberto, who walked up to the three of them at the door of the villa.
"So?" Katie thought Roberto had something to say.
"So I think your plans need to be changed. Bob, who was familiar with Roberto's personality, smiled, knowing that his friend might have been moved by Katie's words at some point.
Bob smiled and asked, "What do you have a good idea?"
Roberto raised an eyebrow: "Why are we building a nation. And from beginning to end, from nothing. Don't you think we're limited in manpower?"
"Are you saying that there is a big mistake in the plan to build a nation?" Katie was not asking Roberto, but wondering if there was something wrong with it.
"No, it's not a question of statehood. Roberto waved his hand. "I mean, sometimes we don't have to take as many detours. It is not surprising that it takes decades, if not centuries, to build a country from scratch. β
"So what do you think?" Katie was a little curious.
Roberto compared the mansion: "Money in this world cannot solve all problems, but it can solve many problems. Having a lot of money can help people achieve their goals in a variety of ways. Whether it's academics or the most girl-wanted!"
Roberto winked at Bob and Katie and said something very shocking in a very serious tone: "Like buying a country!"