Chapter 22: See you again for the crossing

Li Jie thinks that it is not for nothing that Professor Charles and Magneto Max have been singles for life.

Although there are bosom friends like Boya and Ziqi in traditional Chinese stories, there are too few people like Professor Charles and Marx who know each other and care about each other to such an extent.

You see, a person thinks that a person is going to become a villain, so he does not hesitate to put down the school he is founding, and then goes to the Middle East and Egypt to find it.

was in distress in the process of searching, but the other knew that after knowing how many conflicts had occurred between the two before, he immediately went to Egypt to rescue. Even though he knew that he was going to face a very terrible opponent, he still didn't care about risking his life.

Seriously, if the friendship between two people is so high. Then it may be difficult to insert a woman between these two men.

Except, of course, Raven the Witch. Because she is the sister of Professor Charles, and at the same time she can also shapeshift.

However, Li Jie does not want to hear about Professor Charles's passionate past now. The main thing he wanted to know was what the apocalypse was all about.

Professor Charles also clearly sensed that Li Jie was a little impatient. So he didn't dwell on the indescribable bond between him and Magneto. He shifted the subject back to the subject: "Actually, during the time I was imprisoned by Apocalypse, I slowly figured out what Apocalypse was trying to do. ”

"He's actually a powerful mutant from thousands of years ago. He lived in the most prosperous era of Egypt. To be precise, he lived under Imhtep. ”

Professor Charles mentions a name that is somewhat familiar to Lee: Imkhtep, the only person in Egypt to be crowned a god in the form of a mortal.

In the history of the convention, Imkhtep is already a big name. But in fact, Li Jie knows that Imkhtep actually has another identity. That is, he is the founder of the Illuminati.

He once defeated an alien invasion. And because of this battle, he organized the Illuminati. Let the Light protect the Earth in the dark.

"Wait, you're saying he's Imkhtep's henchman. So from this point of view, should he know about the existence of the Illuminati?" Li Jie found a more important question.

"Yes, not only did he know about the existence of the Illuminati, but he was even one of the most important thugs under Imhtep back then. He was the vanguard when the aliens invaded. He leads a large number of mutant warriors in the fight against the alien invaders. ”

"In addition to the army of mutants, there were some of the most primitive Egyptian wizards who had just mastered the ability of magic to forge all kinds of magical weapons. Using mutant warriors as the vanguard and wizards-crafted weapons as blades, Imhotep and his men eventually drove out the aliens. We all know about the Illuminati after that, Tony Stark has already said it. ”

Li Jie looked at Professor Charles, and Li Jie was a little puzzled: "Wait, Professor, if you had seen the Apocalypse a long time ago and knew that he was a subordinate who followed Imhetep, then you should have known about the existence of the Illuminati a long time ago, right?"

"It should have been. But you know, I was a prisoner at the time. I don't believe all of what Apocalypse says. And he didn't reveal the name of the Illuminati at the time, only vaguely mentioning a mysterious organization. And I can guess the Illuminati, only because I know that there is an organization later, so I can associate and reason. Professor Charles explained briefly.

"You can't expect you to be a prisoner and believe exactly what your captivators say. Unless you've been brainwashed by that person. Otherwise, most people would be as wary of these words as I am. ”

"As for why I didn't think about it after Tony Stark said something about the Illuminati. A big reason is because I've forgotten. After all, I'm an old man, my memory is a little lost, and this happened almost half a century ago. It's impossible for me to remember all the details. If it weren't for you mentioning the character of Apocalypse again, I really wouldn't be able to recall it. ”

Li Jie looked at Professor Charles, who was in good spirits. His face was ruddy, and his eyes were bright. It looks like a great body. Energetic as a man in his forties and fifties. Moreover, mutants generally live much longer than ordinary people, and their aging period is much later than that of ordinary humans.

Did Professor Charles, who is in this state of mind, really forget the apocalypse? Or is there some other reason?

Li Jie suddenly thought that human beings have a memory switch mechanism for self-protection. If something hurts you so much that you don't want to think about it, and you feel very painful when you think about it. Then this memory protection mechanism of human beings will be turned on. It will make people ignore those memories and things that they have experienced, and those things that make them unhappy will be completely blocked and people will not remember. This is the self-protection that human beings have evolved to the present, and if people can always recall those unpleasant things, I am afraid that many people will want to commit suicide.

Li Jie thought about it, maybe Professor Charles still had hair before he met Apocalypse. But after meeting Apocalypse, Professor Charles's hair fell out. Isn't that a painful thing? Because even now, using Dawn Hair Growth Lotion can't make Professor Charles have handsome hair.

Perhaps to protect himself from the pain of losing his hair, Professor Cails chose to close this memory. If that's the case, then it makes sense.

Professor Charles fortunately didn't use mind reading to read Li Jie's current thoughts. Otherwise, he was afraid that he would give Li Jie a spiritual rampage.

Professor Charles continued: "Like almost all villains, Apocalypse wants to rule the world. In retrospect, it's likely that he was looking for the Illuminati, but couldn't. At the same time, in the 80s, when the earth fell into the most chaotic time. ”

"Because of the Cold War relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, the global trend of decadentism began to be very loud. As an apocalypse who once followed Imhetep and dressed up as an alien invasion, he is desperate for this world. Coupled with the fact that he could no longer find the Illuminati that had disappeared, he decided to transform the world himself. ”

"Originally, he was going to operate in secret. But alas, he ran into Magneto, who came to save me. Magneto Marx released me while he wasn't looking. ”

"Then we had a big fight with Apocalypse. But Apocalypse is too powerful for Magneto and I to defeat him. However, because the battle between Apocalypse and Magneto was too fierce. ”

"Especially at that time, Magneto brought his abilities to the peak. The space is almost distorted between the rotation of the magnetic field, and an accident occurs under this distortion. ”

Li Jie looked at Professor Charles: "What accident?"

Professor Charles spread his hands: "I crossed over with Magneto. ”

Li Jie: ......