0151: The Ancient One Visits, Past and Future
"You've been to Santa Fe before, and I should have connected everything a long time ago."
Sharon Carter recalls all the details, and suddenly realizes that she has been ignoring the problems for so long, and when she learns that the Sherman family's pharmaceutical factory has been destroyed, she feels that things are not simple.
Not long after that incident, the serum cargo in New York Harbor was cut off by a mysterious person, and Rojo was also in New York at that time.
"You're pretty quick to react, I did all those things."
Rojo didn't want to waste any more time, so he left with Logan and said, "You know what to do, if you don't want Nick Fury and your aunt to see the video, just bring a box of serums, and a week later, we will still meet in this box, at this time." β
After saying that, he turned into particles and disappeared instantly, as if he had never appeared, Rojo was not worried that Sharon would refuse, she had no confidence to refuse at all, and the content in that videotape was enough to ruin her life of hard work.
It is not easy for a capable broker to be able to thrive in an important official department, not to mention, Sharon is still the kind of woman who is majestic and self-reliant, she never relies on her aunt's relationship, and no one knows that Peggy Carter is her aunt, so she values this career more than anyone else.
"Damn it!"
Bang!
Sharon Carter bit her lip and kicked the door angrily, her head was still a little cloudy from just now to now, obviously the transaction went so smoothly, and there were no accidents on the way.
But at the last moment, a bastard boy who appeared in the middle of the road disrupted all her plans, not to mention, but also grabbed her own handle.
She had to comply with those conditions, but it was only a week, and it was a huge challenge for the people of the ability broker company to get a box of serum, after all, there are only a few countries in the world that can make this serum.
Dididi.
The communicator received a message, "The Director asked you to come back, it may have something to do with mutants." β
Sharon reluctantly put away the communicator, "Forget it, let's go back first." β
Now that various departments outside are tracking down mutants, if she stays here too long, it will arouse the suspicion of Nick Fury, who is more cautious than anyone else, and thinks everyone is a spy, even if it is his immediate boss.
And after going back, the so-called director's notice was held, that is, a meeting was held, and the content was still the same as in the past half a month, tracking down and arresting mutants.
The Avengers also attended, with the exception of Wanda Maximov, but judging by the gloomy faces of Tony Stark and Steve Rogers, they seemed unhappy with Nick Fury's meeting.
Especially when it comes to the war aspect, Steve's brow furrows even deeper.
After the meeting, Steve directly stopped Nick Fury, who was leaving, "I think, we have to talk, in the past half a month, there has been no chance." β
"No problem, Rogers, what do you want to talk about?"
Nick Fury told the agents to leave all of them, leaving the Avengers alone.
"Nick, some wars can be avoided."
Steve Rogers said solemnly: "I may only be able to play a little role in the war, because I am a reckless man, but I don't want a war, especially a lose-lose war." β
"I understand your words."
Nick Fury was not surprised, after all, the anger in Steve's eyes had not dissipated since the meeting, "Then let's be the dominant side, so that no one will lose both." β
"You think we can win?"
Steve's brow furrowed.
"Well, we have no choice but to win."
"It's the stupidest thing I've ever heard"
"Captain, this is not stupid, you are too ignorant, don't underestimate us, don't underestimate me, there is no such powerful group of mutants in this world."
"No, I'm not underestimating you, I've just seen those guys who thought they had won before the war, and they caused countless casualties."
"You shouldn't say that."
Nick Fury left the conference room dissatisfied, and he was not going to blame Steve, after all, Steve had just thawed out of the glacier and didn't know a lot about things.
But Nick Fury knows and thinks he has enough cards to fight the mutants who think they are powerful, but it's not yet time to flop.
"Nick Fury is right, instead of saying that here, let's be on the side of the advantage."
Tony, who had been silent, spoke.
"You think so, too?"
Steve was a little puzzled, he swept around the conference room, and finally landed his eyes on Thor Odinson in the corner, and asked, "Thor, what is your opinion?" β
"Me? Feel free."
Thor was stunned when he heard someone calling for him.
"Thor, are you okay, you have been distracted since the meeting, I should say that you have been distracted for the past half a month."
Tony Stark couldn't help but ask, mainly Thor, the last half a month is not normal, he has been drinking almost every day, and occasionally goes outside a few times to find out the whereabouts of mutants, but most of this kind of work is left to S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
"I'm fine."
"Are you sure? You look even paler and frail than Dr. Banner. β
Banner on the side smiled awkwardly, but Thor got up directly and left the conference room without looking back, "I'm fine, you guys talk by yourself, I'll go out for a walk." β
"He didn't bring the hammer with MjΓΆlnir."
Tony noticed that Thor's hands were empty, you must know that this guy usually keeps the hammer with him, and he chooses to take it with him every time he goes out, and he likes to toss it from time to time.
This situation is indeed a bit too unusual.
"What happened half a month ago?"
Tony thinks that Thor's current state has something to do with the mysterious mutant half a month ago, but no one knows what was done between the two in New Mexico at that time, so that the arrogant Thor, the god of thunder, was depressed.
"Nothing happened!"
Thor, who had already gone out, turned back again, "If you give me a chance, I will teach that guy a good lesson, Nick Fury is right, not only mutants have special abilities in this world, but there is no shortage of warriors in the gods!" β
When Tony heard these words, he was sure that Thor was very angry with the mysterious mutant right now, but it was a good thing, at least it would boost Thor's fighting spirit.
"You can't rely on the people of the Divine Domain alone."
Dr. Banner held his chin and fell into deep thought.
Now they are actually not bad, but there may be more powerful mutants hiding on the mutant side, so they must be prepared enough to deal with it, otherwise they will be caught off guard by two strange mutants who suddenly appeared like half a month ago.
"Perhaps, the Psychic Scepter can help us."
Tony Stark suddenly remembered the Mind Scepter stored at the Avengers HQ.
Listening to Wanda, her ability has a lot to do with the Psychic Scepter, and Nick Fury also said that the power contained in the Psychic Scepter is enough to control the thinking of the entire planet, maybe he is exaggerating the Scepter's ability, but the power of the Scepter is definitely not weak.
"Bruce, we've got a new project."
Canada's high-latitude plains, remote and surrounded by woods, are certainly a good place, but they will be discovered sooner or later, especially after the cold season, when hunters often come to hunt.
And Rojo saw from Sharon Carter's memory that now the official plans to join other countries in a carpet search, so it won't be long before this place is no longer safe, and they need to change to a safer place to stay.
Whether before or after the war, they had to have a solid base.
Rojo sat in his chair and asked, "What do you guys think?" β
"We are not in particularly good shape, if we want to fight, we have to settle those people outside, at least we can't let them become our breakthrough."
Charles Xavier looked out the window, quite a few people were walking and chasing outside, these were mutants with less ability.
And now, apart from Lorna, Clarice, Marcos, John, Sonia, and a few other ranch members, the only ones with combat capabilities are the ones Eric Lanshel brought from the Middle East, although they are deformed, but their abilities are very useful.
But even with them, the number of combatants is still too scarce.
"If the war officially starts, it means that there may be no place for us on land, especially the Insight Project that S.H.I.E.L.D. is working on, and the coverage will be global, and it will be easier for them to find us."
Eric Lanshell sighed, "In the past, maybe we could hide for decades, a lifetime, but now times are different. β
"Eric, we didn't want to hide for the rest of our lives."
Logan Howlett didn't like to hear that, and it sounded like a rat in a sewer would do it.
"Mr. Lanshell is not wrong, there may be no place for us on the mainland in the future."
Rojo knew that these words were not exaggerating, and now looking at the attitude of those people towards the implementation of the new law, they were determined to eliminate all mutants in the world.
"There's no way to live on land. Do you want to go to the sea? β
Lorna interjected.
"Perhaps, going to the sea is also a good option."
Charles Xavierno pondered.
"Professor, I'm just talking about it."
"But I'm not, I do know that there is a group of people in this world, who live at the bottom of the sea, and they are also mutants, and many years ago, when I was on an expedition to Antarctica, I participated in relevant surveys and learned about their history."
Charles Xavier is serious, and when it comes to professional knowledge, his face is usually very serious, saying: "Perhaps, the bottom of the sea is a good choice." β
"Professor, are you sure it's not a legend?"
Logan was somewhat unconvinced of the rumors.
"It's called Atlantis, it's in the Atlantic, and the people who live there call themselves Atlanteans, they can breathe underwater, they can be like merfolks, but they have extraordinary powers, and according to my research when I was younger, those Atlanteans should be a mutant race, and after hundreds of thousands of years of evolution and reproduction, they have become a huge race."
Charles Xavier told what he knew.
"Maybe they'll help," he said. β
"Maybe it's just that, they might choose to ignore it, these people don't sound like the average transracial group, they're more like they are in their own right."
After hearing this, Logan Howlett thought it was incredible, it turned out that there were really mutants who bred and spawned into a completely independent nation race on the earth.
"I've heard that the Atlanteans don't have a good relationship with humans on land, and during the war, humans killed a lot of Atlanteans, and I think they'll help."
Rojo opened his mouth to speak, and he also remembered that Namor Mackenzie, the king of Atlantis, that is, the king of the Marvel world, has the ability to communicate with sea creatures, can also operate seawater, and has extraordinary physical fitness.
Moreover, Atlantis is an undersea country, in fact, it is waterless, and the Atlanteans cut off the seawater, and they only come into contact with water when they need it.
Rojo didn't expect to live in Atlantis, but it was a good idea to build an underwater city with them, or to put the Atlanteans at odds with their enemies.
"Are you really going to live under the sea?"
Lorna pursed her lips, but she didn't expect that what she said casually seemed to be taken seriously.
"Not necessarily, just talking."
"We have to find the Atlanteans first," Rojo said. β
"I'm curious how the Atlanteans did it."
Logan has a look of envy in his eyes, and there is no one who does not yearn for a society and a kingdom that identifies with him.
Atlantis is clearly such a utopia
"Rojo."
The door was pushed open, and Clarice trotted in, gasping for breath, pointing outside and saying, "It's coming over there."
"Don't be in a hurry, speak slowly."
Rojo patted her on the back while reading her thoughts, "Two strangers over there?" β
"yes."
Clarice nodded vigorously.
This made all the people present stand up, and Charles Xavier was surprised, "Why didn't I notice anything!" β
"Professor, don't be nervous, it's not supposed to be an enemy."
Rojo motioned for them to calm down, and then followed Clarice out onto the plain outside a few buildings.
Here, there were already many people standing, everyone surrounded the two figures, their eyes were full of vigilance and worry, and no one dared to step forward easily, because one of the bald women, dressed plainly, but everywhere revealed that they were deeply in awe.
"Master Ancient One, what are you doing coming to me?"
Rojo recognized that the people who came were actually Ancient One and Master Wang.
Seeing that it was Rojo's acquaintance, the people around him finally breathed a sigh of relief and dispersed.
Seeing this, Gu Yi said unhurriedly: "Rojo, I want to talk to you about the past and the future. β
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(End of chapter)