Chapter 300 Everyone has their own little thoughts
Federal officials instigated ordinary people to resist mutants and used public sentiment to impose various restrictions and sanctions on mutants in order to capture and study mutants and then weaponize them.
But everything changed after the mutant inhibitor developed by Rory appeared. Using the inhibitor, mutants could not be turned into humanoid weapons on the battlefield, and without the inhibitor, mutants could not be controlled stably.
The reason why the senior White House official representing the president appeared here was to snatch the Dark Phoenix Jean Grey from Rory.
Everyone saw the destruction caused by the Dark Phoenix, which was comparable to a human nuclear bomb. If they could control the Dark Phoenix, the entire global village would become the Federation's backyard from then on.
The senior White House official watched Rory's retreating figure, then glanced at Dark Phoenix, who was preparing to inject the mutant suppressant, and said, "Ms. Emma, you are now the Minister employed by the Federal Mutant Management Department. I think you should look at the problem from the Federal perspective."
Emma also often deals with dignitaries, so of course she could understand the meaning behind the words of this senior official McKinney.
With a slight smile, he replied, "Mr. McKinney is right. Of course I have to consider federal issues, so I will participate in the control of the mutant population."
The subtext is, without our help against mutants, you are nothing.
McKinney, a senior White House official, saw that the White Queen was quite understanding and immediately said, "The federal government will spend money to establish a special laboratory for mutants. If the mutants captured today can be..."
Before McKinney could finish his words, the White Queen's face darkened.
"Mr. McKinney, do you also want to conduct those inhumane experiments on mutants? Have you forgotten that I am a mutant too? Do you want me to accompany you in your experiments too!?"
The White Queen doesn't care that some mutants are captured as experimental subjects, but in some cases she has to stand on the mutants' side, which concerns her own interests and future status.
If she agreed to McKinney's proposal today, the federal top brass would only make more excessive demands in the future, and might even treat her, the White Queen, as a thug of the Federation and treat mutants like dogs.
What the White Queen Emma wants to do is to be the superior person, not to be the bodyguard of the superior person.
With a cold snort, he turned and shouted to the Red Devil and his special forces team, "Hurry up and clean up the battlefield. All mutants must be injected with inhibitors and immediately sent to the Mutant Independent Prison."
Although it was not a formal negotiation, McKinney was still unhappy that the White Queen rejected his proposal.
Watching the White Queen and the special forces escort the mutants away, McKinney snorted coldly, "What nonsense."
The top human leaders, or rather the federal leaders, have never taken the mutant group seriously, and they don't even care about ordinary people. What does a minority group matter? What's important are interests and weapons to guarantee interests, and everything else is just empty talk.
The White Queen can leave, but McKinney cannot leave for the time being. Two or three blocks of post-war Manhattan were destroyed, dozens of high-rise buildings were damaged, and all the infrastructure was ruined. The money can only be paid by insurance companies and the federal government.
Cleaning up the battlefield and treating casualties are also part of the political show, and the White House spokesman will come here to hold a press conference later, and then severely condemn the terrorist mutants who launched the attack.
As long as they can stir up public resistance against mutants, they will have a reason to continue taking action against mutants. This is the most important thing.
The battle is over, but the war is not.
Luo Rui returned home, drank a whole bottle of mineral water, sat on the sofa and said: "Strange is still alive. He rescued those mutants."
Little Wanda paused while pouring water and turned around and said, "This means he hasn't found a way to leave here either. Perhaps we can never go back."
Only she and Rory were left here, which was exactly what little Wanda wanted.
Luo Rui pondered for a moment and shook his head. "The Sorcerer Supreme can communicate across dimensions. As long as he can contact the Sorcerer Supreme in other universes, he must be able to leave. Maybe he has other reasons for staying."
Although it was not said explicitly, little Wanda understood what Rory meant.
If it was really Strange who stayed on his own initiative, then there was only one reason why he stayed, and that was - Rory the Destroyer.
The group of Supreme Sorcerers regards Rory as the greatest threat to the multiverse. If that is true, they would not be able to ignore Rory.
"Don't think too much. They can't do anything to you, and I will always stand by you, even if it means destroying everything."
Little Wanda really gave her entire heart to Rory, providing Rory with the only safe haven for his lonely heart.
He stood up and kissed little Wanda lightly on the forehead, then took the phone out of the house, threw the phone to Susan, and said, "Call Reed and tell him that if he can't figure out the gem, you and Johnny will die."
Staying with the little mutant boy, Susan and Johnny's super powers were suppressed and could not be used, but the little naughty Annamarie felt the feeling of human contact for the first time in a long time.
Susan took the phone, glanced at her brother Johnny, and dialed Mr. Eraser Reed's number.
"Beep~beep~"
"Hello, this is Reed's house."
"Reid, this is Susan."
"Susan? Is it really you, Susan? Where are you? How are you?!"
Susan briefly explained her current situation and her relationship with Johnny, and then said according to Rory's request: "Reed, Rory needs the gem and threatens my life and Johnny's life. What I want to say is, if you don't care about me and Johnny, I will always love you."
After saying that, he hung up the phone and looked at Luo Rui provocatively with a look that showed he would rather die than surrender.
Rory chuckled and said, "Do you think Reid won't do the same if you say your final goodbye? The more you say that, the more Reid will want to save you."
What makes people lose their minds is always the emotion that makes it impossible to remain rational.
On the other side, Reid hung up the call and looked up at the people sitting not far away. He sighed and said, "I'm sorry, I can't give the gems to you. Susan and Johnny are still in Rory's hands."
The curly-haired man in a red cloak said anxiously, "Sir, please listen to me. If you return the gem to Rory, Rory may completely destroy your universe. I am not exaggerating, because Rory has already destroyed more than one world."
At first, no one believed what the curly-haired guy said, until this guy told them the origin of the Soul Gem, which coincided with what Rory said at the time. In addition, he also saw everything when Professor Charles entered the energy dimension of the Soul Gem. This made people think deeply.
That’s right, it was the Soul Gem that guided Professor Charles to find Reed. When Curly knew that the Soul Gem was here, he was also very excited.
Curly Strange tried his best to explain: "Listen to me, there are six gems in total. This Soul Gem is the fourth gem that Rory got. If he gets all the gems, all he needs to do is snap his fingers, and all life in the universe will die instantly. I have experienced this, and I know the pain and despair."
Professor Charles also advised: "Reed, I have seen the will of the Soul Gem. It understands the danger to Rory better than any of us, so the gem must not be given to Rory, and we must snatch the other gems from Rory."
Reed was caught in a dilemma for a moment. On one side were the woman and friend he loved deeply, and on the other side was the uncertainty of the possible destruction of the world. No matter which one he chose, it would not be a good ending for him.
Chapter 301 The truth that will never be known
"Hey, listen, the Soul Stone cannot be handed over to Rory under any circumstances, otherwise there will be no chance of us getting it back."
Strange has experienced Thanos with the gems, and Thanos with three gems is already unbeatable. What about Lori with four gems?
In Strange's mind, Rory is more powerful, more terrifying, and smarter than Thanos. Rory can even make some members of the Avengers stand on his side and break through the Avengers' internal psychological defenses. This is the most terrifying thing.
What Rory does now is still the same.
The same applies to dividing mutants and winning over mutants, including the Fantastic Four. If Rory is given more time, Strange has no doubt that the captured Susan and Johnny will stand on Rory's side.
Strange knew Rory very well, and Reed was also very smart, so he did not believe Strange's one-sided words.
He said in a muffled voice: "I will not give the gem to Luo Rui for the time being, but I will not give it to you either, unless you can prove what you said."
Strange wanted to continue persuading him, but Reed turned to look at Professor Charles and continued, "I don't want to get involved in the affairs between you mutants. I just want Susan to return to me safely, so I can't help you deal with Rory."
Professor Charles sighed helplessly.
Magneto Eric, who had been standing not far away and remained silent, spoke up at this moment, "Maybe you should take a look at this."
After saying that, Magneto Eric used his superpowers to control the TV and turn up the volume.
"Terrorist mutants carried out a planned operation in Manhattan, New York, causing incalculable damage."
"A White House spokesman stated that the federal government will not bow to any form of terrorism and will establish an anti-mutant terrorist operations command center to investigate mutant terrorist activities."
'White House senior official McKinney also said that if mutants are not controlled, the harm they cause will far exceed.'
Magneto Eric was not angry when he saw what was reported on the news, because in the eyes of the authorities, he was no different from a terrorist. Instead, Professor Charles was very troubled.
The image and communication channels that Xavier School for Young Gifted Children had painstakingly built up over the years were destroyed in one day, and it was also labeled a terrorist organization.
Magneto Eric smiled faintly and said, "Charles, mutants will never be able to integrate into normal society, so your ideals are still too naive. In my opinion, you should do as I say. At least you can gain more living space for mutants."
"Stop talking Eric. If it weren't for you, things wouldn't be like this."
It was agreed before the action that they should talk to Rory first, and if they couldn't reach an agreement, they would destroy the laboratory. However, Magneto Eric acted on his own and called a group of mutant brothers, which eventually led to a war. Now all this is exactly what Magneto Eric wants to see.
Magneto Eric believes that mutants should stand up and resist and establish a country that belongs only to mutants. However, there are so many mutants that it is impossible to convince them one by one. The best way is to force the mutant group into a desperate situation, and then he will stand up and lead the mutants.
Judging from the current situation, Magneto Eric has already achieved half of his success.
Meanwhile, Strange rubbed his brow in pain and said, "It's already this late, and you're still arguing about this. If we don't deal with Rory, no one, whether ordinary people or mutants, will have a future."
Rory used to be the inner demon of Ancient One, and now he has become the inner demon of Strange.
And what Rory guessed was not wrong. Strange had already contacted the Sorcerer Supreme in other universes, but he never dared to open the dimensional channel because he knew that little Wanda had already learned this spell. If Strange opened the two-way dimensional channel, Rory might be able to go to other universes again.
Strange wants to unite all forces, but Reed doesn't believe it. Professor Charles and Magneto Eric have their own ideas, and it is impossible for them to work together to deal with Rory.
The final result was naturally a breakup.
Magneto Eric patted the corner of his clothes and said, "I'm going back to Canada to contact more mutants to join. Charles, you'd better listen to my advice. If you dare to show up now, they will definitely capture you for research."
There are only a few mutants left around Professor Charles. It doesn’t matter to Magneto whether they join or not. What Magneto has to do now is to take advantage of the popularity of the official news of the Federation to recruit more mutants to form an army.
After Magneto left, Professor Charles was also taken away by his students, and in the end only Strange and Reed were left.
Reed gave Strange a cup of coffee and asked, "You said you were a wizard, or from another universe. Then can you tell me about other universes, preferably something related to Rory."
Strange was lost in memories while holding his coffee. He had experienced so much that he couldn't finish telling it in three days and three nights.
I experienced Thanos's destruction and the final battle, the days of being trapped in an unknown dimension, and the terror when the Destroyer first appeared.
Later there was the zombie crisis, the Skrull invasion, the Celestial Island incident, and the coming of the dark god Dormammu not long ago.
After calming down and thinking carefully, Strange found that he was always chasing Rory instead of really stopping him, and he was always a step behind.
I don’t know if it was because Luo Rui walked too fast or they were too far behind.
Sometimes Strange would think, just give up, enjoy his own life, and let Rory do whatever he wants.
But when he saw the living lives around him, he couldn't help but want to protect these people.
This is responsibility. When a person regards protecting others as his or her responsibility, he or she becomes a true superhero.
The price of becoming a superhero is to bear this responsibility until death, and the rest of your life will be filled with selfless dedication.
Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, every superhero has made sacrifices because of this responsibility.
On the sofa, Strange told the story about Rory bit by bit, and Reed listened attentively.
The two chatted until it was dark and the lights were on.
Just as the conversation was about to end, Reed suddenly asked, "So, how did Rory appear? You just mentioned the concept of the multiverse and parallel universes, but why haven't there been other Rories?"
Strange was stunned. He had never thought about this question before. The answer was right in front of him, but everyone seemed to ignore it.
"Yeah, why isn't there another Rory?" Strange muttered to himself.
Even if Luo Rui in other universes was an ordinary person, he should have been able to find him in the process of searching for Luo Rui. However, he traveled across several universes and did not see any information related to Luo Rui.
"Unless there is no such person as Luo Rui, then how did he appear?"
Reed, as expected of the smartest person, thought briefly and said, "Unless he is not a human, or not a person in the multiverse as you said."
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