American comics: Starting with gaining Spider-Man's abilities

Chapter 151 Sentinels and Ultron

"Mr. Li Buying".

Professor X nodded to Li Buying as she entered the room. Having just returned from another island, he was already busy again. He didn't feel tired at all; on the contrary, he was very excited and felt a sense of pride as he watched the town gradually being built.

Magneto placed a piece of paper in front of Li Buying: "We've come up with several names, or should we just stick with the variant of the original name, Clakwa?"

"Krakwa, although the mutant nation in that timeline is still plagued by disasters, at least it was successfully established. By the way, there won't be any ceremonies or speeches by leaders for the founding of the nation, right? I'm not going."

Li Buying wasn't particularly concerned about the country's name and maintained her own opinion. Neither of them objected, and they readily agreed. As Magneto took back the paper, he said:

"Don't worry, we don't have time to do that. At most, we'll just post a notice to let the mutants know. In a few days, I'll take a group of warlike mutants as an army to other countries that are hostile to mutants to rescue our brothers and sisters who are being persecuted."

"Eric, don't bring back too many bad guys."

Professor X offered a reminder, but Magneto did not refute it. Instead, he reassured his old friend, "I know, so I will bring a child who can distinguish between good and evil."

"Next is the second thing. I hope to ask the Prophet for his opinion," Professor X continued, looking at Li Buying on the sofa. "I want all mutants to learn the island's language and make this island a bridge for communication. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing."

"There's no need for a prophet in this matter; it's definitely a good thing," Li Buying nodded. "After all, it's not a true spiritual connection with the island, but rather being able to understand the meaning of its language, so it won't cause any problems for the mutants themselves."

At first, he thought it was something like swarm consciousness or psionic connection, but he quickly realized that the island was actually a large, new type of "communication software" that could only be used by people in a certain area.

So there's no need to worry about mutants experiencing brain death when the island is destroyed. It's simply that on the island, they don't need to make phone calls; they can just say something to a plant and another person can receive the message.

The island's general consciousness doesn't actually have much need; as long as there's no excessive environmental damage, deforestation, or hunting of animals, it welcomes the arrival of mutants.

As the number of mutants increased, it gradually changed. Professor X observed that its intelligence level improved because the powerful mental fields of the mutants became entangled with it, and Professor X was the bridge that helped the mental fields cooperate.

Yes, this means that Professor X's mental abilities are also gradually getting stronger.

Upon learning of this, Li Buying looked at Magneto, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke her mind: "Professor, have you ever thought about using your abilities to amplify the minds of other mutants and then enhance their mutant abilities?"

With the islands connected, all of this is not impossible, Professor X thought thoughtfully, but let's get back to the main topic first:

"These things can be discussed later. The United States doesn't have that much time to launch an attack on us. For now, you can handle the military force. In that case, I will inform the mutants in the town to prepare them for receiving new knowledge."

Professor X intends to perform a kind of enlightening memory transfer on all the mutants on the island, but this process will not be completed overnight, and some people with weaker mental constitutions will not be able to withstand it.

So he needs to slowly instill the language into everyone's minds, which will take about two days. After two days, everyone will be able to learn this special language. As for new mutant members, they will need to be vetted before they can join.

Li Buying nodded occasionally as she listened to the professor's plan. Then she raised her finger and asked if she could add something like a password to the input language memory so that other organizations that captured mutant residents would not be able to extract the island's language from their brains.

"Yes, we can do it from the island itself. I can contact it and let it remember the mental fluctuations of people it can trust, since everyone's mental fluctuations are different."

The three exchanged opinions, and seeing that it was getting late, Li Buying got up to say goodbye to the two busy leaders and went to check on Thor's situation.

It turned out that he got along quite well with the mutants and was currently enjoying the adoration and praise of a group of mutant children. He placed Thor's hammer on the ground and watched the mutants take it, then picked up the hammer himself and released a gentle current into the power supply equipment next to him.

The batteries, which usually take mutants a long time to fully charge, quickly reached full power. Some mutants who could generate a small current couldn't help but ask Thor how to become stronger or what techniques he had for using electricity.

When this was mentioned, the smile on his face froze. He had always relied on brute force when it came to electrical skills and had never carefully studied how to use electricity.

After all, his attack was essentially a torrent of energy, with the lightning merely incidental; the techniques of lightning and such...

Just as Thor was feeling a little awkward, he saw Li Buying quietly waving from afar. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and pretended to be serious as he told the mutants around him that he had important business to attend to and could not stay with them any longer.

After seeing Li Buying in the distance, the residents did not choose to continue the pursuit and quickly dispersed to do their own things.

"How do you feel about them and this place?"

As they walked back to the temporary inn together, Li Buying asked Thor what he thought of them. Thor turned back to look at the departing people and said, "There's a vitality here that those great nations don't have, and most importantly, there's no one watching me here."

"As for your people, I can see that they truly respect me, maintain a distance that doesn't make me feel disgusted, and understand what moderation means."

From his slightly resentful words, Li Buying could tell that he had been having trouble on Earth, probably because those fearless, fanatical superhero fans had made him impatient: "That sounds terrible."

"Yes, it was terrible. Now that I think about it, I think I was just as bad at dealing with Jane lately."

Relaxed, Thor was willing to have a heart-to-heart talk with someone who was probably stronger than him. After arriving at the inn, he patted Li Buying on the shoulder and walked up to her. He then headed towards his own home, opened the door, and heard the sound of water running in the bathroom.

Looking exhausted, Lorna peeked out of the bathroom. Seeing that it was him, she stepped out, wrapped in a towel, and said, "Honey, you're back."

Lorna lay down on the sofa, and Li Buying sat next to her head. Soon, the girl rested her head on his lap, closing her eyes as if she were resting.

"How come you didn't seem very tired when I saw you this morning?"

He raised his hand and pinched Lorna's cheek. Her smooth skin was irresistible to the touch. He also noticed her changed hair color; her green hair stood out, adding a mysterious charm to her.

Lorna rubbed her forehead and said, "We went to investigate the island and the surrounding waters for any valuable mineral deposits. But to be honest, it's not that easy to find them. Instead of trying to figure things out here, we should try to start with civilian technology."

That's what she said, but Lorna's face clearly showed joy. Li Buying had originally planned not to ask any more questions, but after thinking about it carefully, she decided not to tease her: "So, did you find any mineral deposits or anything like that?"

"Petra and I found some rare earth elements!"

Lorna became excited as she talked about this, and Li Buying listened without interrupting, occasionally interjecting with a comment.

……

Lorna soon fell asleep, clearly having expended a great deal of physical and mental energy. Li Buying picked her up and carried her back to her room, removed the towel, and covered her with a blanket. Looking at his younger sister's development, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

There's still about a year to go, it's going to be a long wait.

Li Buying leaned down and kissed the sleeping beauty on the bed. Then, she returned to her room, took out her wand, and waved it gently. She disappeared from the bedroom and reappeared beside Ai Yi's liquid metal body, which was now Ai Yi's true form.

"Aiyi, nothing major has happened in New York, has it?"

In the pure white room shimmering with a white glow, Ai Yi, who was handling various matters, turned around. Li Buying's hand was placed on her head, and the mechanical girl nuzzled it slightly.

"Report: Nothing major has happened. However, many countries are shocked by what happened during your battle with the Black Phoenix. Since they haven't seen your true identity, they think that attacks like black holes and phoenixes are caused by aliens."

Then Ai Yi unfolded the electronic screen, which displayed an unfinished robot:

"There are two other very important points. First, Trask Industries, which is cooperating with the military, has developed a special module that can alter the genetic composition of Mystique through her cells."

We're still missing some essential technologies to manufacture Sentinels, such as materials and nanomaterials. It's expected to take another ten years or more under normal circumstances, but I can try to implant special modules onto myself beforehand.

You can play it like this?!

Li Buying's eyes widened. After confirming with Ai Yi that there were no aftereffects, she gestured for her to try it first to see if she could really replicate the mutant's abilities.

The mechanical girl's figure shifted slightly, and after about two seconds she said, "It's better now."

"Do you need my blood?"

He raised his finger, preparing to let Ai test whether her superpowers could be copied by the Sentinels.

"Yes, but unlike the 'Sentinels' you mentioned that can determine a mutant's genes through external scanning, there's no technology that can do that right now. I need blood to analyze their genes."

Ai Yi opened her small mouth, which looked just like a living person's, bit her finger, pierced the unprotected skin, and analyzed Li Buying's genes from the blood. After a moment, she shook her head and said, "I cannot analyze your genes, let alone replicate superpowers."

"Wait, I'll go find you some mutant blood."

It seems that the [Copy] ability obtained through Mystique cannot copy the abilities of superhumans other than mutants.

Li Buying used Apparition again to return to the town, woke up Lorna and drew some blood from her. Then she returned and gave the blood to Ai Yi. The mechanical girl did not pour the blood into her mouth, but twisted her little finger into a needle shape and sucked the blood in.

Her body fluctuated again, and Li Buying's eyes widened slightly. He saw that Ai Yi had two electromagnetic fields on her body, similar to a bio-field and a mental field, and they were about 50-60% similar to Lorna's.

After completing the gene transplant, she raised her hand and aimed at a small metal box not far away. The box suddenly floated up, and in Li Buying's eyes, it was as if she released a mental force field similar to that of Lorna and Magneto.

"Ha, it really works! What about the strength?"

Countless data flashed through Ai Yi's eyes as she increased the output power of her force field, causing all the metal objects in the room to tremble!

After eliminating the effects of the ability, the mechanical girl said, "The output intensity of the ability will increase depending on the quality of the force field and my enhancement of the force field, but it will affect the lifespan of my parts. Based on this, some superpowers cannot be copied."

The upper limit of superpowers is still determined by energy intensity.

Li Buying nodded in understanding. Even if the Sentinels in this world were to return, they wouldn't be as powerful as they were in "X-Men: Days of Future Past." Some mutant superpowers cannot be replicated, and even if they were, there would be limitations. The issues of materials and energy are difficult to resolve.

The first person to create nanodevices will probably be one of Mr. Fantastic, Iron Man, or Ant-Man... As for Ai or T1000's liquid metal, it hasn't reached the nanoscale yet.

Lost in thought, Li Buying was immediately pulled back to reality by something else Ai Yi mentioned. This was far more crucial than the sentinels that wouldn't be ready for production for some time—

She has found those Hydra members who took advantage of the chaos to move the Mind Scepter ahead of time. She has an option in front of her: whether to completely disrupt the original plot and take the Mind Scepter directly.

"If I take away the Mind Scepter, is there still a chance that Ultron will come out?" That's a major event mission that could allow Li Buying to continue to grow stronger.

Ai Yi analyzed the data and immediately showed Li Buying the new information. The screen said that Mr. Fantastic Reed Richards and Iron Man Tony Stark had reached a cooperation agreement, or that the Fantastic Four and the Avengers were trying to unite.

"The chances of Ultron appearing after Tony Stark, Reed Richards, Bruce Banner, and Henry Jonathan Pym (whose whereabouts are unknown) take the Mind Scepter are about 72%."

Before Li Buying could ask her if she could contend with Ultron without Vision, the mechanical girl said, "Master, battles in the data realm depend entirely on the computing power of both sides. The alien processors scattered throughout the Earth are far more powerful than those on Earth. I have the ability to fight against him."

"Alright, I'll go get the Mind Scepter. Even if something goes wrong, I can give the scepter to the Avengers so they can make Vision."

He made his decision, picked up his wand, and disappeared before Ai's eyes.

(End of this chapter)