Chapter 83: Suddenly Calm
After eliminating Sebastian, the CIA was quick to send in for help.
They must have received the news that their worst enemy had been eliminated, and these people rushed over to come to the rescue, and it would be more accurate to take the White Queen away.
At the same time, as an active agent, Mora also needs to make a detailed report and report everything that happened truthfully.
As for Charles and others, they were ignored.
The CIA doesn't know how to deal with Charles's group, or that there is no internal consensus: treat it as a threat?
At the same time, the ability shown by Charles and Eric also made the senior officials of the CIA entangled, on the one hand, they felt jealous, and on the other hand, they felt that such a force was on their side, which was a very good thing, and they didn't know what kind of trouble there would be in the future, maybe it would be solved by the ability of these people.
For example, in this crisis, if Charles and Eric had not helped investigate the truth and eliminate the mastermind Sebastian Shaw, the two nuclear-armed powers of the United States and the Soviet Union would have erupted into a serious conflict because of the provocation of a small number of people, and even involved all mankind in a nuclear war.
But in the end, it is still that problem, some people firmly believe that mutants will pose a threat to ordinary people, so they strongly oppose the 'absorption' of Charles and others as their own.
It can be said that the two factions are caught in a tug-of-war, as the upper echelons, they do not have a unified idea, and in the end they show an attitude as if they ignore the efforts and dedication of Charles and others.
Young mutants don't understand the twists and turns, Hank, who understands, won't say it to make his friends angry, and Charles, who has enough knowledge and future memories, thinks about the key but doesn't care.
"It's much better than just treating us as monsters. β
It doesn't say anything, which proves that there are still voices supporting them inside, and if they continue to work hard, they may be able to fight for a better living environment for mutants.
Even if you don't want to be exactly like ordinary people, at least don't become the public enemy of ordinary people.
"Personally, I suggest that your mutant academy should cooperate more with the government, those politicians are actually very realistic, if you keep the mutants around, they won't care about objective facts or anything like that, they will only target you as an enemy, because this is in line with the expectations of many people, and they can gain enough prestige because of it. β
Ethan shrugged: "Those are the capitals they continue to climb up. β
Take a walk with Charles in the extremely sprawling manor and talk about something to come.
"I thought I could get away with those things and get mutants out of becoming a tool for some people's struggles, but it turned out that I was naΓ―ve. β
Charles didn't have a good way to deal with this, he originally wanted to keep mutants away from those struggles, thinking that this would keep mutants away from right and wrong, but it turns out that even if you don't take the initiative to cause trouble, trouble will still find you.
The growing mutant community makes it impossible for them to hide themselves, and the social conflicts caused by various superpower crimes are not something they can hide from and run a school.
So it's definitely not okay to live in hiding, it's a dead end, and 'history' has proven it.
Since there is no way to hide, it is better to go directly to the front desk, Ethan proposed that after Charles formed the X-Men, he would use his strong financial resources to form an alliance with some politicians, and the X-Men would become a special police officer with a formal establishment dedicated to superpower crimes, and constantly gain the recognition of the general public through righteous and commendable behavior.
"Don't try to make the X-Men a separate vigilante force, that's to get you and all the mutants in trouble, Charles. β
Sometimes, it makes the difference between a righteous group and an extremely dangerous gang of violence, that's all.
Professor Charles did a lot of things in the previous life that are worth complaining about, complaining that the general public is unwilling to accept mutants, and on the other hand, running their own small kingdom, where mutants only listen to you Charles, and don't care about the Constitution, criminal law, and various laws of the United States.
"Will this really lead to a better future for mutants?"
"At the very least, it can ensure that mutants will not become the public enemy of all mankind, causing all humans to find a way to destroy all mutants. β
Charles kept his mouth shut, he could doubt if it would work, but he couldn't deny that his previous idea didn't work.
The two of them circled around the huge mansion, and when they returned to the main entrance, they happened to see Eric reading a book on the lawn.
Ever since he told the young Magneto that he had to read more books if he wanted to become stronger, Eric began his daily routine of carrying a book everywhere he went. Even though he has not strengthened himself with magnetic field energy, Eric's learning ability is still far beyond that of ordinary people, he has reviewed his previous high school courses through self-study, and is currently studying college knowledge on his own, mainly in physics, and occasionally reading some books such as astronomy.
"I'm just worried that mutants will become tools for some people, and we give everything and we don't get the results we want. β
Charles's worries are not unreasonable, after all, everyone knows what kind of people they are: there is no discipline and no credibility.
"So you can't just flatter, you should show your muscles appropriately. β
Charles did a very bad job in this, obviously having the ability to destroy all mankind in an instant, but the result was that everyone could treat him as a weak chicken to pinch him, and every time Charles chose to calm down, which also fueled the arrogance of some people.
"Not everyone can be reasonable, and there are many people who are under the banner of fairness, but behind the scenes it is to achieve a dirty purpose, do you think it is useful to be reasonable with this kind of person?"
For example, the X weapon development program, those people talk about the mutant threat theory all day long, and repeatedly provoke public hostility towards mutants, is it really because they want to protect all of humanity? No joke, they just want to have a fair reason to capture mutants unscrupulously, and then conduct all kinds of shady experiments.
For this kind of guy, it's useless for you to put out a hundred truths, people don't reason with you at all, and the easiest way to deal with this kind of guy is to kill it directly.
"But will this in turn arouse the jealousy of some people?"
"It's also good to be afraid of you, at least I know that I can't provoke you. You have memories of the future, and those memories should tell you about a situation. β
"What?"
"How many young mutants are captured under your protection...... Or are there more mutants to capture the mutant brotherhood formed by Magneto?"
Charles had nothing to say again, obviously he had arrested him more times, and the other party had no choice but to calculate the person who captured him, at most he sent the X-Men to rescue. As for revenge?
But if you stab the powder keg of Magneto, you won't have to discuss killing your whole family in minutes.
"Now that Eric is on your side, I'm sure he's going to be willing to do something you don't want to do but have to. β
Charles nodded helplessly, maybe it was because of this that Eric agreed to stay, right?
He thought about what was going to happen in the next few decades, and how many of his important helpers would be in the future.
It's 1960, and Phoenix Girl-Grey won't be born until a few years later, and as for the ability to awaken, it's even farther away, such as Cyclops and Storm Girl will also be born in the next few years, so I should make some initial preparations and always pay attention to the condition of these children, so as not to have any accidents before they grow up.
Ethan was also pondering something similar, the old trilogy was set around 2,000 years, but that timeline was later overwritten by the Reverse Future, so it could be ignored.
He is now in the world of a new trilogy, the first of which has a clear background clue, which is the Missile Crisis. The corresponding time is 1960, which is the era in which he is now.
The second part of the new trilogy reverses the future and involves two timelines. The line of the future can be ignored, and the era in which the young Professor X lived was clear: 1973.
Although the specific time of the third apocalypse is not stated on the surface, there is one detail that hints at the real time of the story: several young mutants run out to see the new Star Wars third installment, which was released in 1983.
Ethan calculated this, thinking about whether he could get any benefits here, it was completely impossible to quietly experience the plot and get some benefits, and the time span of more than 20 years before and after made him stare dryly.
His control over the space-time hand is indeed getting stronger and stronger, and sooner or later he can break through that time limit. But at this time, he still hasn't broken through after all, and he still can't stay for more than a year.
After counting them, it seems that all he can do is release the apocalypse in advance, but what's the use of letting that guy out? The apocalypse can improve the abilities of mutants, but Ethan is not a mutant.
In addition, Apocalypse is extremely self-conscious, and he is obviously a patient with severe middle and second diseases, and he is not a normal person to communicate with.
"The apocalypse is still left to Charles or the future Dark Phoenix to solve. β
After ignoring the apocalypse, some of the familiar X-Men are not born yet, even if they want to abduct a few mutants, there is no goal, Ethan suddenly doesn't know what to do?
In addition to chatting with Charles every day and imagining the future, he is trying to digest the spiritual power that old Charles gave him and further improve his strength.