Chapter 888: Brilliant Stars (33)
The vice president's eyebrows immediately furrowed, but he still said patiently: "I went to Charles Xavier, Professor X, and the presidential palace hopes to have a head-on conversation with him......"
"It's all said that the professor is not available!" Polaris' voice came with impatience in her tone, and she said, "What kind of sales company are you?" Within ten minutes, several phone calls were made, did you know that we were busy? Who has time to crouch in front of the phone and wait for your call?! β
"But...... What is Professor X up to? What are mutants up to? The vice president immediately sensed that something was wrong, because the background tone of the phone was very noisy, it sounded like a war, and at this time, he heard the voice of Polaris become faint, as if he was covering the earpiece and talking to someone else.
"Wolverine!! What are you doing!!! I've said it all! Don't touch the ship's console! Your claws are so pointy, what if you scratch the button? And you! Cyclops! Put your glasses on! Wasn't it enough to punch a big hole in the deck of the spaceship last time? β
"Where do you think this is? Is that a school of you? This is a frigate sent to us by His Majesty Sanos! If you blow up this ship, you will wait for the wrath of Thanos......"
After saying that, Polaris let go of the earpiece, and she said impatiently, "What president?" The president of a separate country on the planet, and still wants to talk to our official? Even His Majesty Sanos personally negotiated with our chief, who do you think you are......"
"Lona! Lorna! Don't ...... like that" A gentle voice rang out, the vice president heard the sound of the telephone receiver exchange, and Charles's voice sounded on the other side: "Sorry, Mr. President, Lorna has been busy lately, and her temper is not very good, I apologize to you for her......"
"Mr. Xavier, what the hell is going on? You mutants...... Where did you go? What are you doing? β
"It's nothing, it's just an internship at Xavier's School for the Gifted Youngsters, in order to help mutants control their power, we took an order to help a cosmic force complete some plans."
"Some cosmic force? You mean, you're not here right now? The vice president's eyebrows were almost wrinkled together, and he said, "So where are you?" β
"Mr. President, this is just an internship, you don't need to make such a fuss, mutants don't only live on Earth, this list provides good treatment, including food and lodging, weapons and spaceships, we won't be going back anytime soon."
"But...... But...... Charles, listen to me, mutants are a member of the human race after all, so you can't just turn to the unknown cosmic forces, this is a betrayal of the human race......"
"Of course, Mr. President, we have to go back, but you also know that the development of mutants on Earth is not satisfactory, the school is not well funded, and the enrollment conditions are not lenient enough, so we have to find some way to support ourselves."
"Mutants don't have any other capital, only one body of force, but fortunately, there are many civilizations in the universe that need this kind of force."
Charles sighed and said, "You also know that Magneto and his brotherhood are full of destruction, and when they are on Earth, they are a headache for me, so it's better to let them out, it's good for everyone, isn't it?" β
As soon as the vice president was about to speak, Polaris' voice rang out again, saying, "Less mention Eric!" Are they embarrassed to say? Obviously, they disliked the danger and trouble of mutants and wanted to drive us out of the earth, we took a step back and left the ant colony, and he was embarrassed to call and harass us?! β
Polaris snorted coldly and said, "Be careful that Eric goes back another day and blows up their sun!" β
"Lona! Don't say that, after all, the earth is our hometown, even if we work abroad, we must think about our hometown. Charles's voice was always very gentle and calm, and he said, "Go out of the porthole and look at the scenery, you should rest for a while, after all, those dwarves are indeed quite troublesome, and you have been working hard lately." β
Polaris' reluctant voice came, "If it weren't for His Majesty's sake, I wouldn't have mixed with you idiots...... Wolverine! Take your paws off the panel!! β
After Polaris left, Charles's voice sounded again: "Mr. President, I heard that you have made several phone calls to find me, may I ask, is there anything wrong?" β
The vice president took a deep breath and said, "Professor X, we ......"
When he said this, he suddenly choked, and he wanted to say "We need your help", but in fact, his typed draft was not such a gesture at all.
In his plan, he should first talk to Professor X about the future of mutants, put pressure on him verbally, then take a step back, ask for his needs, and finally offer them a reward in a gesture of gratitude.
But Charles said first that he was not on Earth at all, and now he has something to do, and it was revealed that Magneto and the group of mutants of the Brotherhood want to leave Earth completely, in this case, the so-called quota of the five states is very ridiculous,
People are fighting a space war over there, and even the spaceship is on, who can afford to see what enrollment quotas?
After thinking about it for a while, the vice president still spoke: "Professor Xavier, the so-called Thanos Majesty is your employer?" β
"Yes, for the X-Men, that's right, but, Magneto's daughter, that is, little Lorna, who just answered the phone, she seems to feel that His Majesty Thanos is a worthy prince and is encouraging his father to join Thanos, however, the X-Men feel that we are always a member of the human race, and we can accept the employment relationship, as for allegiance, forget it."
The vice president breathed a sigh of relief, but then, nervous again, he said, "You guys are at war? What forces are you fighting against? β
"Mr. Vice President, you guys are very busy, several X-Men interns don't have enough combat experience, and they need my help, if you have nothing to do, I'll hang up first."
Professor X's tone was always smiling, but the vice president couldn't laugh at all, before, when he called mutants, he wanted to hang up, and Charles said I want to talk more, but now that the situation is reversed, he realizes that this is really uncomfortable.
But he couldn't continue to ask any more, his professionalism told him that the few questions just now were close to cross-examination, and the other party's mood was not very good, and it might backfire if he continued to press like this.
Putting down the phone, the vice president sensed a ridiculous emotion, how could he feel that the oppression of mutants was excessive?
The Vice President is not a mutant hate, but he is also a pioneer in the fight against mutants, and it has been reported that he has close ties to mutants, but this is only a faΓ§ade, and every time he communicates with Professor X, he is forcing mutants to take a step back, or promising empty promises to use them.
In the past, mutants had no way out, and if the vice president took a step forward, Professor X could only take a step back, but no matter how many steps the mutants took back, there was a dead end behind them, and they could only be compressed step by step until there was no way back.
At this time, Congress will relax a little, give them some breathing space, and then continue to oppress, continue to consume the power of mutants, so that they can't make any trouble.
But now, the situation is different, the wall behind the mutants has collapsed, and on the other side is another continent of light, called Universe.
Compared with ordinary humans, they must wear thick spacesuits and drive extremely safe spaceships to enter the universe, mutants are not so delicate, not to mention a few mutants who can control the magnetic field and position, even if it is Wolverine, they can carry cosmic radiation, although their mobility is not strong, but they will not die.
Moreover, they also took the train of other cosmic forces, the cosmic king called Sanos, who could casually give mercenaries spaceships, which shows that he is not the leader of an ordinary small civilization, and the level of civilization is much higher than that of humans.
But the vice president still had doubts, he wondered if it could be a mutant acting, and just as he was trying to find someone to confirm the matter, the staff walked in, holding a report in his hand, and he said:
"Mr. President, there's bad news, oh no, maybe good news, there's something wrong with the planet where humanity mined molten steel, a brimstone dwarf uprising broke out into war, and spaceships stepped in."
"The robots produced by Stark Industries have not been updated for a long time, and they have been beaten and retreated, but now, Stark is dead again, and the permissions of the advanced laboratory are all locked, and we can't control those robots to resist."
"In the past three weeks, the production of molten steel has fallen by at least half, and the sulphur dwarves have recaptured half of the mines, and if this continues, the molten steel may be cut off."
"What do you say?!!" The vice president raised his voice in shock: "The steel melt is broken??!! But our aerospace equipment, all of which are made of this new material, are now at least fifty or sixty projects under construction, and the steel is melted and cut off, what should we do with our early investment? β
"However, because the production of molten steel will decline, the price of vibranium will rise, and we still have a lot of vibranium reserves." The aides didn't seem to understand the economic side of things, and the vice president slapped his head hard and said, "Oh my God! Don't you know? Vibranium already has other arrangements! β
He took a deep breath and said, "That god-king named Thor, the so-called Lord of the Nine Kingdoms, is forging his new crown, and the Holy of Holies negotiates with them on our behalf so that the carved part of the crown of Asgard can be made of vibranium, a metal unique to humans. β
"The general public has gradually learned about the existence of Asgard, once this news is announced, vibranium will be changed from an ordinary industrial metal to a precious stone, just like colored gemstones, you still want to use it as an industrial metal, will you use gems to build rockets?"
The vice president said with a pale face: "We have reached an agreement with several jewelry groups, and the jewelry made by vibranium has entered the production line, and it can be put on sale just waiting for the news to be announced, and the price will be speculated." β
"But in the unlikely event that molten steel, which is a universal industrial metal, is completely cut off and returns to the vibranium age, then Congress will definitely require us to keep enough vibranium reserves as a strategic material to compete with other countries, and we will never be allowed to sell it as jewelry!"
"What then?" The staff asked anxiously: "Ordinary people don't know, but we all know that the planet is not in the solar system at all, we can't control it, only Stark can ......"
"Not necessarily! As long as we can make sense of mutants...... They have the ability to travel to the universe! The Vice President, gritting his teeth, said, "We have to get them to solve their problems, whether it's within the planet or outside the ......."
And at this time, another man rushed in, and he said: "Mr. President! Oh no! Jarvis revealed to us footage of the battle between the main planet of the Brimstone Dwarves, and we discovered that it was the mutants who helped the Brimstone Dwarves revolt! β
"Your Excellency!! Your Excellency the President!! Wake up!! Come on...... Doctor! Doctor! His Excellency the President fainted!!! β
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