Hank's words are undoubtedly to the point.

"I was thinking about it just now." Professor X nodded, "And instead of S.H.I.E.L.D., it was Trask Industries, which got most of Stryker's research materials on mutants, and I suspect that there are other forces behind this." ”

"You suspect Hydra and the Evil Six?"

"Hydra does have that possibility, but I don't think they're too urgent." Professor X thought as he said, "It's not very likely, the Evil Six don't have that motive. But their new partner had to be guarded against. ”

"Doctor Doom?"

"That's right, Latvia. Doctor Doom is always thinking about reviving his country, and it is likely that he has his eye on us mutants. There is another one, the Emperor of the Underworld. ”

The reason why Kim is targeting mutants is roughly the same as Doctor Doom, who intends to use mutants or mutant abilities to strengthen his own forces. Another aspect...... Whether it's the X Academy or the mutant brotherhood once led by Magneto, they can be regarded as having a holiday with Kim. Without him, almost 40% of the criminal activities in the United States are the source of the Golden Alliance, and a large part of the other is also involved in his underworld empire. The occasional good deed of the X-Men of X Academy, or the source of the "black gold" of the Mutant Brotherhood, may have snatched something from the gold and prevented it.

The important thing is that if the two forces of mutants are resolved, the process of co-opting mutants will be much smoother in the future.

After being reminded by Professor X, Hank also realizes that things are much more serious than he thought. Before, he had only thought of Dr. Doom's side, and the Underworld Empire was much stronger than Latvia...... Trask Industries alone clearly doesn't have the influence to make it a representative of the Round Table, and both Dr. Doom and Kim have a motive to prop it up against the mutant community.

"So it's all the more necessary to sell the face of S.H.I.E.L.D." The beast looked at Professor X with a serious expression. "Although S.H.I.E.L.D. has been eyeing us all along, it has not taken drastic action after all. We can work with them. ”

Professor X still couldn't make a decision: "It's okay to help them in this matter, but it's a bit hasty to talk about cooperation." ”

"Don't be hasty." Hank shook his head, "You've always wanted us mutants to make peace with humans, but I think you've been very negative. We've been hiding and staying alone. It's safe for the time being, yes, but what about the mutants out there? We can't change the way humanity thinks about us. This time it was a good change to stand up with Captain America and call for a coalition, but it was still not enough. In order to be recognized by humanity, we must first not break away from them, but join them. Now is the great opportunity. S.H.I.E.L.D. is one of the largest organizations in the human world, and supporting their proposal this time is only the first step. Now that they are not in a good situation, we can use this to show our sincerity. It's a send-off. When the time comes, we can use their power against Trask Industries and the forces behind it that covet us mutants. ”

In response to Hank's words, Professor X did not nod or shake his head, but looked at the other party and said softly: "This is not your style. Hank. You're a good scientist, but you're not a great politician. Who said these words to you? ”

The beast was silent for a moment before saying the name, "Scott." ”

"Oh, it's him."

Professor X didn't show surprise or any other look at his proud disciple who didn't have the same ideas as his own, and still had that expressionless expression: "So you think he's right?" ”

"Actually, Scott said something else." Hank responded slowly, "He said that the absence of enemies means that all people have the potential to be enemies. Because of this sentence. I agree with him. ”

"It's supposed to be 'no friends means everyone can be enemies', right? Although it's just a different word, something behind it is completely different! ”

Professor X suddenly sighed. At the same time. There was also a palpable tiredness on his face.

"Hank, I've wondered more than once if we're old, old enough to be abandoned by the times. It's a terrible feeling, but it seems to be inevitably becoming a reality. "The previous look of good spirits disappeared all of a sudden, and what appeared in Hank's eyes now was the common old state of people of Professor X's age." Even though I knew that day was coming, when he did, I found that I was still caught off guard. Tell me, Hank, do you think Scott can lead mutants to a better life? ”

"It's not that time. Charles. Scott is good, but he's not grown to the extent we'd like. In addition, Oloro is also good, but it is still a shortcoming. Speaking of this, Hank suddenly laughed, "But seriously, Charles, it's not time to appoint a successor, I don't think we're old yet." I'm still the same beast with a more developed mind and limbs, and you just need to make some changes. ”

Hearing this, Professor X also shook his head with a smile: "You, use such words to push again." Is it that hard for you to pick one of the two of them? ”

"Didn't you just throw out your burden and let me choose for you?" Hank paused, "But seriously, it's too early to say that. I feel that Scott is too strong, and he can have frustrations in his relationship with humans. In contrast, Ololo is somewhat indecisive and can miss out on opportunities in some important moments. However, there are a few of the new generation of mutants who have good potential and personality, but they have not yet grown up. It seems that we will have to let time give us the answer. Now back to what we discussed at the beginning. ”

While listening carefully to Hank's analysis, Professor X also thought about the affairs of several people involved, corresponding to Hank's words one by one, shaking his head for a while and nodding again, obviously unable to choose. It's just Hank's last sentence that made him suddenly "play".

"I've already made a decision about cooperation, but I still have to think about how to do it." With a wry smile, Professor X said, "Let's slow down this topic for now." ”

Hank nodded. Since the other party said so, it means that formal cooperation with forces such as S.H.I.E.L.D. and even the Avengers is a foregone conclusion, and it is only necessary to negotiate specifically. Of course, the cooperation here does not refer to the formation of a coalition against the aliens this time, but to work together to deal with the situation that is about to get worse after this is over.

Hank was already satisfied with such a result.

"Well, it's really not urgent. You can think about it slowly. ”

Seeing that his old friend didn't push himself, Professor X laughed again: "So, let's talk about the second thing." ”

"Second thing......"

Seeing Professor X talk about this, Hank suddenly sighed and handed over all the pieces of paper in his hand.

Professor X noticed the other person's exclamation. Thinking of the other party's happy and sad expression before, Professor X was curious and serious.

It's just that when he saw the contents of those few pieces of paper, his originally serious face suddenly changed. (To be continued......)