Chapter Ninety-Nine: Waiting to be sent, new leader
A bridge?
Communicating for humans and mutants?
If he heard this sentence from other people's mouths, Stryker would only scoff at it and think it was ridiculous.
But he faces Luke, a war hero who has always loved to do miracles, a great superman who has done many incredible things.
The same words, spoken from different people's mouths, have different weights.
War Hero, Superman, Allied Savior, World War II Terminator, Sorceress Piledriver...... Each title represents incomparable prestige and status.
Many people say that if Luke announces his candidacy for the next presidential election, he will definitely enter the White House by a huge margin without any suspense.
It is a pity that this major general has the slightest interest in becoming the youngest president in the history of the United States.
"General, forgive me for my short-sightedness for not being able to see the future you foresee."
Stryker thought for a long time and then said.
He doesn't think it's necessary for humans to live in peace with mutants.
According to the primitive law of the jungle, isn't it the easiest and most direct way to eliminate it?
"Do you think it's easy to defeat mutants?"
Luke toured the large, fortified military base and whispered, "As long as Congress allows you to mobilize armed troops, you can storm their homes and arrest them all." ”
"Put electric shock collars around their necks, throw them in metal cages, inject leech serum regularly, dissect, abuse, and subjecte to inhumane cruel experiments like livestock."
Stryker was silent, he did.
"The ideas that Dr. Teslak instilled in you are not necessarily correct."
Luke pouted, of course he knew that the dwarf scientist wanted to use mutants as tools to build cutting-edge weapons.
But what good can it do to yourself?
Let the bald eagle rule the world?
It would be as interesting as building a superhuman regime similar to the Third Reich.
"Rigid thinking limits your cognition. Stryker, you've been following Dr. Teslak for so long, have you ever thought about a question? ”
Luke was thinking about how to use the military base; While talking to Stryker.
"Where do mutants come from? Is there a pattern to their appearance? The child born between a mutant couple must be a mutant? ”
"Or in what case, the chances of a mutant being born are higher?"
Stryker frowned and said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry, General, I don't know. ”
"Dr. Teslak's current research is limited to the mapping of the genome for the time being, and has not been carried out to this point."
"Let me tell you, Stryker."
Luke stopped and opened the door to the control room, and the damp, musty air came in.
"There is no pattern to the birth of mutants, they are separated from the human group. Even bolder assumptions are that it is possible for every person in the world to have the X gene in their body, and once it is activated, then - it will turn into a mutant! ”
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
Stryker is listening attentively, but he is caught off guard by the biggest headache for a single dog.
He quickly shook his head and explained, "Ahem, I'm from Arizona, where the atmosphere is more conservative. ”
Stryker tries to save the last of his single dog's dignity.
"Then you might as well imagine if you get married in the future and have lovely children. But what would you do if he or she was a mutant? ”
The corners of Luke's mouth curled up and he smiled, "You're going to put that little cutie in a cage too?" ”
Stryker had nothing to say, and after a while said, "I was wrong, General. You are the one who sees the farthest ahead, the first to realize the contradictions that exist between the two races, and the nature of their interdependence. ”
At this moment, he can be said to be convinced by the young major general in front of him.
What was originally out of idolatry rose directly to a firm following.
"Alright, the tour is over. Tell Dr. Teslak that I'll find him a better new home. ”
Luke gently stroked the intricate buttons of the workbench, and an idea sprung up in his head.
If Sebastian Shaw had come to the door and raided the base of the dam at Lake Akaria, would he have been able to eliminate this guy without much effort by opening the floodgates of the floodway?
The talent of absorbing energy and transforming energy may have no effect in the face of the terrifying torrent like a tsunami.
"Hopefully Sebastian Shaw will take the initiative and send it to the door."
Luke thought with a chuckle.
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Anna Maria Island, seaside hotel.
Namor, who had just joined the Hellfire Club, met his compatriots for the first time.
It's not just Sebastian Shaw, White Queen Emma Frost, but other mutants of all stripes.
"This is Namor Mackenzie, whom I often mention, the king of Atlantis and a leader to follow."
Sebastian was like a White House spokesman, introducing himself in Namor's place.
In his opinion, Namor, who had just ascended the throne, was immature and young.
has no personality charm or leadership aura at all, and can only be regarded as a tool man at best.
"But...... That's exactly what I want, a puppet that's easy to control. ”
Sebastian smiled, smug emotions flashing in his eyes.
With Namor's identity as a mutant, he gradually gets closer to the other party.
After gaining trust, he set out to create a violent conflict between mutants and humans that cannot be reconciled.
Let Namor have a hateful and hostile attitude towards humans, and then strive to start a war between the underwater world and the land civilization!
That's his plan!
As for the hero who rescued his compatriots, the leader who led the mutants to create the future...... It's all a lie that deceives a child.
It's like a New Year's holiday, and your parents help you put away the red envelope and say that they will return it to you later.
If anything, mutants must have a leader.
That's going to be me!
Sebastian Shaw thought.
"All the while, mutants have been in a terrible situation. Humans see us as freaks, aliens! Ostracized and persecuted! They don't want to admit that it's their own ignorance, and their ignorance is what makes all this. It's like they burned Bruno and burned the witch at the stake! ”
Sebastian speaks in a rousing voice, in a gushing speech mode.
"Because they are just a bunch of short-sighted inferior creatures, and when they find something incomprehensible or unacceptable, they are afraid, panicked, and even sleepless, and they must be completely stifled before they stop."
"Fellow citizens, we are clear that we are the pioneers of evolution, but now we are forced to hide in Tibet, like rats in the sewers. Is this fair? ”
There was silence in the hotel suite, but everyone's face was full of hatred and anger was shining in their eyes.
I have to say that Sebastian Shaw's words are very inflammatory to mutants who have been treated unequally for many years.
Even Namor, who was on the side, was reminded of his painful childhood experience, and his anger filled his chest.
Click!
A silver bolt of lightning slashed down, tearing through the thick dark clouds.
I don't know when, the sea is raging, as if it should be in line with everyone's mood.
"Now, it's time to stand up and resist!"
Sebastian looked at Namor, who was standing tall, and said in a deep voice, "We have a new leader, and we are no longer a mess. ”
"If you want to be the leader of the mutants, you have to prove yourself!"
A young man in a suit and leather shoes stepped forward, he was a "torrent" with a natural ability to spin at high speed and create tornadoes.
Belongs to the stalwarts of the Hellfire Club.
"I'm not questioning you, Mr. Xiao, nor am I targeting ...... Namor, our new compatriot. ”
Torrent was like an invited extra, and said loudly: "It's just that the position of leader is not just a random person, at least we have to trust him enough, and he must also show the strength to convince everyone!" ”