Lord of Cinder in American Comics

Logan explained the changes in the world, and although Ash knew about these changes, she still acted as a good listener. Logan's pent-up frustrations always needed someone to listen.

Logan talked until sunset, and during this time, little Laura, who had just woken up, came to the gap between the two seats and listened quietly.

Logan found an open space, parked the car, and lit a campfire. At that moment, Caliban, who suffered from porphyria, got out of the car and found a place away from the light to sit down.

Ash took out food and put it on the campfire to roast, while asking Logan, "What are you planning to do?"

Logan glanced at little Laura, who was idly fiddling with the campfire, and said, "Send her to Canada, and then..."

That was it; Logan couldn't even imagine what would happen next...

Hearing Logan's words, little Laura looked at him nervously. Although she was not Logan's biological child, she was created based on Logan's genes, and a strange blood connection made her believe that Logan was her father.

Ash didn't rush to offer advice; instead, she presented the facts and reasoned with him, repeating what Logan had already said.

"Mutants are almost extinct all over the world, with only one so-called sanctuary in Canada barely surviving. Their end is near. All it takes is a laser-guided bomb or an elite armed force to say goodbye to the earth. Oh, I forgot, they might survive as laboratory materials."

Ash's casual yet cruel words enraged little Laura, who wasn't a natural mutant but was created in a lab and had been enduring the pain of being an experimental subject.

Little Laura extended bone claws like Logan's from between her fingers and lunged at Ash, but Ash easily dodged them and gently pushed Laura into Logan's arms.

Logan comforted Laura without saying a word; he knew Ash was telling the truth. But he was powerless to change the situation, and he didn't even know how.

Chapter 328: Knowledge is Power

Ash pulled out two shimmering golden water bottles and tossed one to Logan and the other to Caliban.

"Your current condition is too bad, you should focus on healing yourselves first before thinking about anything else..."

Logan never doubted the power of Ash's magical items; he was present when the Blade was healed using this magical holy water.

The goddess's blessing can fully restore health and cure all abnormal statuses.

After drinking the goddess's blessing, Logan's body began to crack, the effects of the genetically modified food residue that had suppressed his self-healing were eliminated, his previously hunched spine straightened out, his wrinkles disappeared, and even his brown and white hair turned black again.

Caliban's pale skin, which had been damaged by porphyria, returned to its former blue color, and his weakened body began to recover to its strongest state.

Looking at Caliban's bluish skin, Ash said, "While there's still time to fix it, let's restore him to normal..."

When faced with Ash, Caliban, who knew the power of the demons, readily complied and quickly changed his appearance to a normal skin color.

Logan failed to perceive any fear or obedience from Caliban towards Ash; in his eyes, Ash was simply the same not-so-powerful priest he had known before.

Now that Logan has regained his youth, he keeps trying to extend and retract his claws. Seeing that he has regained his abilities, he uses the claws to cut off his beard, which he has grown, leaving only his most distinctive cheeks by the campfire.

Having regained his former abilities, Logan stopped being coy, took out the last cigar he had kept, lit it with ultra-high temperature plasma, took a long drag, and exhaled the familiar smoke.

"Tell me, what should we do?"

Ash always has a plan, he always has a way, and Logan is willing to trust his friend and entrust the decision-making power to Ash. Most importantly, Logan believes that he cannot come up with a solution on his own.

“Logan, there’s one thing you’ve never realized: I’m actually very strong, and I have unimaginable power over my territory, and I’m very rich…”

Ash went to the open space, took out her Lothric Lance, and planted it in the ground. The platinum Lothric Banner fluttered continuously under Ash's imposing presence.

The coordinates have been established, and as long as the flag flies, the Lothric Dragoons will support wherever they are needed, no matter where they are.

A breeze began to pick up, and with a flash of white light, the elite Lothric Knights stationed at the Initial Forge arrived.

The dragons flapped their enormous wings and landed behind Ash. The massive bodies and the orderly ranks of knights made Logan's mouth drop open.

"You! You...why did you..."

"Do we need so many dragons and knights to deal with that kind of thing?"

Logan thought about the vampires who would die if their heads were cut off, and realized they really didn't need these enormous dragons.

"Caliban, come here for a second..."

Ash called Caliban, who was hiding around the campfire, in. Seeing his cautious and careful demeanor, Ash didn't provoke him further.

"Your ability is to sense mutants within a 25-mile radius?"

Caliban nodded quickly. He didn't express any dissatisfaction that Ash knew his abilities. Meanwhile, Logan was leading the curious Laura toward the dragon, completely unaware of what was happening here.

Ash handed Caliban a crystal radiating white light and said, "With this, your senses will be infinitely enhanced, and you will temporarily possess Charles's telepathic abilities. You can direct those temporarily trapped mutants to a designated location, where the Dragoons will take them to another world..."

Caliban quickly nodded in agreement. The moment he received the crystal, he realized that it contained Charles's soul. The once most powerful brain was now just a soul, which had been transformed into a portable ability.

Although Caliban sensed that Ash meant no harm to him or Logan, Caliban had no intention of offending the great god.

After obtaining the Charles Ability Crystal, Caliban began his work. With the assistance of a knight, the dragoons also took to the air to receive the fleeing mutants.

The dragoons left, and Logan settled Lara by the campfire. Looking at the sleeping Lara, Logan felt a strange sense of responsibility creeping into his heart.

"Have you figured out how to tell Snow?"

Ash's sudden remark jolted Logan from his peaceful state. Having already decided to travel to Ash's timeline, he had almost forgotten that Snow was pursuing him there.

To avoid the pain of never seeing each other again, Logan left without even saying goodbye. Now that they meet again, Logan can vaguely feel the pain that Snow felt when he shot him in the ribs with a shotgun.

"Why didn't you tell me the truth? Why did you leave without saying goodbye? Do you hate me? Who is this girl? When did you have a daughter? Who is her mother?"

Ash's barrage of questions left Logan, who had just mustered the courage to start a new life, with nothing but the desire to die. These words, spoken through Ash's mouth, could very well have been asked by Snow himself.

'More than ten years have passed; perhaps she has long forgotten...'

Logan tried to comfort himself and escape these terrifying questions.

Ash saw through Logan's intention and added, "Logan, the time flow in the two worlds is different. In fact, only a little over a year has passed there, and Snow is still single. So, you'd better think carefully about how to explain this..."

With a happy mood, Ash fell asleep by the campfire. The dragon riders were fast enough to travel across time and space in an instant, but for the sake of her own sleep, Ash still told them to arrive by tomorrow morning.

After a good night's sleep, Ash woke up to the sound of a dragon flapping its wings, but the first thing she saw was Logan's haggard figure.

Logan, who hadn't slept all night, kept thinking about those cruel questions, none of which had a perfect answer. Logan even felt that letting Snow shoot him for two hours would be easier than answering these questions.

Caliban did not disturb Ash and Logan. He took the initiative to reassure the children who had been brought in and the people from the shelter, asking them not to bother Ash.

Most mutants are children, often the offspring of their ancestors, or those who escaped from laboratories, or rescued from laboratories by Dragoons.

After Ash finished stretching in the sun, the shelter's leaders, led by Caliban, came to Ash's side.

With a hint of skepticism, Lorna Dane, who had green hair, asked Ash, "What do you need us to do?"

"What are you doing? Look around. Which of my men can you beat? Don't overestimate your abilities. In my opinion, your ability development is completely unscientific. Without biological knowledge, you can only rely on instinct to use your abilities, which is not only inefficient but also easy to accidentally hurt others."

Lorna knew Ash was right, but the derogatory words still displeased her. She said those words to demonstrate her strength and to repay the person in front of her.

However, Ash didn't need them; he just wanted their help. This made Lorna feel like she was simply accepting aid without giving anything in return.

This feeling of shame at being taken advantage of prompted Lorna to use her powers to try and show herself to Ash.

Lorna is Polaris, Magneto's daughter. She also inherited Magneto's abilities, including controlling the Earth's magnetic field, creating a creative field, and even flying.

Manipulating magnetic fields allows her to easily control metal, and she set her sights on the metal armor of the knights around her.

However, as soon as she began to use her abilities to remove the metal armor, the Lothric Knights sensed something was wrong. These elite knights simply pounded their fists on the armor on their chests and covered themselves with lightning, completely blocking Lorna's abilities.

Ash also saw Lorna's abilities and shook his head in slight disappointment.

What are the four fundamental forces of the universe? Explain the unified field theory.

Ash's question made Lorna lower her head in embarrassment. Having always been evasive and dodging since birth, she had never systematically learned this kind of knowledge.

Ash spread his hands in a helpless gesture and said, "See? You don't even know these basics, how are you going to develop your abilities... You should be working hard to learn and get rid of illiteracy. Even learning magic now requires a doctorate, so your ability development needs a solid foundation of knowledge even more..."

Ash turned and left after speaking. All the mutants who could be brought in had arrived. Those who had doubted had missed their chance, and Ash wasn't going to wait for them. After all, she had made her own choice and should bear the consequences herself.

Ash opened the way back, and a white-gold gate made of flames slowly opened before everyone, leading to Lothric bathed in sunlight.

Chapter 329: Daily Life

Ash placed these mutant children in Lothric, and then gradually arranged for them to be introduced to Earth in the name of Lothric.

Even if these children have shown extraordinary abilities, given the current influence in Lothric, no one would dare to lay a hand on them.

Logan, with little Laura, stood at the entrance of the sacrificial site for a long time before cautiously making his way to Snow's house.

The next day, when Ash met Logan at the Control Center, the Wolverine had turned into a limp husky.

Under Ash's strange gaze, Logan unconsciously rubbed his kidneys.

"Don't get me wrong, I've been hit by two shotgun shells..."

"I haven't even asked anything yet! Someone's already starting to explain without even realizing it... By the way, Laura, what are your plans?"

"Snow taught her the basics at home, and then arranged for her to go to school after a while. This child didn't learn any basic knowledge at all in the lab..."

Of the entire mutant population, only Laura was taken away by Logan. After all, as his blood-related daughter, Logan couldn't bear to leave her behind.

Logan showed no restraint in Ash's office, letting loose and lounging on the sofa, casually smoking a cigar.

Anderson knocked and came in shortly after, saying to Ash, "Chief, it's time for the meeting..."

Upon hearing the word "meeting," Logan jumped up from the sofa and stood behind Ash like a bodyguard.

Ash asked, "Are you coming too? Shouldn't you rest a bit longer?"

Logan curled his lip, spat the butt of his cigar accurately into the trash can, and said, "Aren't we going to a meeting? Don't you need me to get involved in the fight?"

Logan's memory of Ash's meetings was still from when the Control Bureau was first established, when power struggles erupted into full-blown brawls during meetings. It could be said that the Control Bureau's current authority was earned through Logan's fists back then.

However, Ash shook her head and said, "This time is different, but I need your help with something else..."

"Speak..."

Logan agreed readily, since everything depended on Ash now. He came to the Control Bureau today because Snow had told him about Laura's education yesterday.

Logan was penniless at the moment, and he was too embarrassed to rely on Snow for a living, so he could only make ends meet by working for Ash.

Ash understood Logan's meaning and didn't act arrogantly; her helpful attitude was also out of consideration for Logan's feelings.

Ash said, "Your previous identity is still intact, and your salary is still in your account. You can ask Anderson for it anytime. Take a look at the recent intelligence reports to get an assessment of the situation..."

At this point, Ash suddenly had an idea, pulled Logan to the window, and pointed to the training ground in the distance.

On the training field, a tall, blond man casually threw other soldiers to the ground, showing off his fighting skills.

Pointing at Thor, Ash whispered, "See that guy? Beat him up, beat him hard..."

Logan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Did he offend you?"

"An annoying alien prince, he was a bit too arrogant a while ago, he beat up all the ordinary people in the entire Control Bureau... Someone needs to shut him down..."