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Chapter 36 Tripartite Constraints

Two cars, one red and one blue, drove from the entrance of the Tri-Wing Building toward the city center.

The red retro sports car in front is Coulson's beloved Laura, which has the ability to hover and fly. Inside are Nick Fury, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, and Hawkeye.

Following behind was Mystique's X-Car, equipped with super-acceleration and stealth capabilities, carrying Stephen Hawking, Magneto, and Professor X.

"What's wrong with you two?"

In the passenger seat of the vintage sports car, Laura, Nick Fury keenly noticed through the rearview mirror that Black Widow and Hawkeye, sitting in the back, seemed somewhat distracted.

"That kid named Hawking seems to have the ability to see through a person's destiny."

Hawkeye didn't hide anything and gave Nick Fury a detailed report on everything that happened in the lounge.

Nick Fury listened for a moment, then shook his head:

"You've been fooled by him. This kid may be young, but he's quite mature."

Whether it's her performance in the previous battle, or the fact that you, Natasha, couldn't get any useful information out of him today, it's clear that...

"What about what he said?"

Natasha's eyes showed a hint of hesitation.

Nick Fury pointed to the EEG jammer on his neck and explained:

"When Magneto destroyed our jammer, Professor X must have hacked into our minds and naturally knows some information about you. That kid probably took advantage of that."

Natasha and Patton are both top-notch agents; they wouldn't be so easily fooled under normal circumstances.

The main reason was Hawking's identity as a mutant and his exaggerated abilities, which were indeed very convincing. The topic he was talking about also concerned them, which is why they were fooled.

However, this also made Nick Fury look at Hawking with new respect. At such a young age, not only did he have such terrifying strength because of his mutant identity, but he was also able to use the information he had to successfully deceive two top agents.

With such strength and intellect, once he grows up, he might be even more terrifying than Professor X and Magneto.

"Oh, I see. What a pity for my three children."

Upon hearing Nick Fury's analysis, Black Widow and Hawkeye immediately understood, though Hawkeye was clearly somewhat disappointed.

Meanwhile, inside the blue car behind them, Hawking learned about the content of their negotiations with Nick Fury from Professor X and Magneto's conversation.

Basically, S.H.I.E.L.D. will abandon the registration, statistics, and surveillance of mutants, especially mutant schools, and will try its best to promote the establishment of a Department of Mutant Affairs so that mutants and humans can live in peace.

The corresponding condition is that when S.H.I.E.L.D. needs the help of mutants' special abilities, Professor X must send X-Men to S.H.I.E.L.D. as much as possible to provide friendly support.

As for Magneto, he would definitely disagree with letting the Brotherhood of Mutants help S.H.I.E.L.D.

Nick Fury's condition was that the government would drop the warrant for the entire Brotherhood of Mutants, but only if Magneto and the Brotherhood of Mutants stopped carrying out terrorist attacks.

If Magneto is found to be leading the Brotherhood of Mutants in another terrorist attack, then S.H.I.E.L.D. and Professor X will join forces to deal with the Brotherhood of Mutants.

Hawking wasn't particularly surprised by the result.

S.H.I.E.L.D. is connected to the World Security Council, whose members are important leaders from various countries around the world. Professor X simply couldn't refuse the conditions offered by Nick Fury.

Furthermore, in the original timeline of Days of Future Past, Professor X had a plan to develop the X-Men into superheroes to gain acceptance of mutants among humans, and he actually implemented it.

As for Magneto, he now has no choice but to agree to this condition.

Unlike in the past, being wanted by the government is no big deal because of his strong individual abilities. He can lead the Brotherhood of Mutants to break through the government's encirclement at any time.

But S.H.I.E.L.D. is far more powerful than the government, whether in terms of technology, agents, or Captain Marvel, who is an freakishly powerful individual.

If he doesn't cooperate with Professor X and relies solely on himself and the Brotherhood of Mutants while being wanted by the government, then if S.H.I.E.L.D. targets him, neither he nor the members of the Brotherhood of Mutants will escape.

Therefore, Professor X, Magneto, and Nick Fury are currently in a state of mutual restraint.

Professor X and Magneto teamed up to restrain Nick Fury, preventing him from monopolizing the surveillance and capture of mutants. Their combined efforts deterred Magneto from launching terrorist attacks at will.

Nick Fury and Magneto are subtly putting Professor X under immense pressure, because these two are not as kind as him and would be willing to sacrifice his side to achieve their own goals given the opportunity.

However, Professor X and Magneto, due to their long-standing friendship and shared identity as mutants, are currently much more closely connected than with Nick Fury.

This tripartite balance cannot continue indefinitely. Once one side finds an opportunity to grow strong enough to easily subdue the other two, the balance will inevitably be broken.

Moreover, if a fourth or fifth party intervenes, the balance will also be broken.

However, for Hawking, it was already very good. As long as the three parties could maintain this relationship for a few years, allowing him to improve his abilities, it wouldn't matter.

Everyone now believes he is a powerful mutant capable of fighting Captain Marvel.

But only he himself knew that if it weren't for the full moon and if he hadn't loaded that one-hour protagonist template, he would normally be a complete weakling, the kind that could be taken down with a pistol.

"It looks really good!"

After getting off the bus, Hawking looked at the high-class French restaurant in front of him, which looked luxurious just from its decor, and couldn't help but lick his lips.

It's a rare opportunity to rip off a big customer, so he's going to eat his fill today!

The food at the mutant canteen was indeed good, but how could it compare to this high-end restaurant? Moreover, because of his enormous appetite, Chef Yog had changed the food he was given to be the kind that was large in portion and filling.

You can eat your fill at every meal, but the taste is just so-so.

"Waiter, please give me twenty of these apple-flavored black sausages and some pan-fried sole."

As soon as he sat down in the private room, Hawking quickly picked up the menu and ordered from the waiter next to him.

Nick Fury, on the other side, laughed upon hearing this:

"Little Hawking, you don't need to order for us, just order what you like."

"Mr. Fury, this is what I ordered. I usually have a big appetite, so if you think I've ordered too much, I can order less."

Hawking immediately looked embarrassed.

Professor X, Magneto, and Mystique, who were standing nearby, all wore strange smiles upon hearing this, but they didn't say anything.

Having spent two days with Hawking, they knew firsthand how much he could eat.

(End of this chapter)