Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit

Muir Island off the coast of Scotland.

It belongs to the Argyle and Bit Council District and is separated from mainland Scotland by the Moor Channel and the Lorne Firth.

The island is generally high in elevation, with many exposed black basalt cliffs and a steep, rugged coastline that is constantly being washed and battered by the cold North Atlantic waves.

The island has no dense forests, only large areas of low, withered yellow wasteland, hard grass and soft, damp peat, the ground is damp and cold, and the fog is very heavy.

The climate here is overcast, windy, and rainy all year round.

The sky is perpetually covered by thick, leaden-gray clouds, rarely clearing up.

The sea breeze is fierce and strong, carrying a heavy, humid, and fishy smell, and it hovers over the island all day long.

The sea is vast and gray, the water is cold and deep, and fog rises from the sea, enveloping the entire island, making the view perpetually hazy and oppressive.

The entire island is sparsely populated and extremely desolate.

The only man-made structure on the island is a mutant research center.

The research institute is a cluster of low, orderly, modern white scientific research buildings, built against a cliff, backed by the wilderness and facing the sea.

The facilities are clean and sophisticated, creating a stark contrast with the surrounding barren and primitive island landscape.

Almost no one from the outside world sets foot here. Far from the hustle and bustle of the city, quiet, remote, damp, cold, and lonely are the themes of this island.

But this is the kind of place it is.

However, this day brought several uninvited guests.

It was Professor X, Jean Grey (Phoenix), Cyclops Scott, and Wolverine Logan.

As the anti-gravity transport aircraft Dawn landed on the island's wasteland, several people stepped out of the aircraft.

All eyes were on the research institute at the very front.

"That's strange, my power can't penetrate it, Professor?"

Jean Grey looked at Professor X.

Chapter 450 Terra's Cutting-Edge Black Technology Leading the World (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The Phoenix Lady Jean Grey is not the same as before.

After experiencing the Dark Phoenix incident, her mental and telekinetic abilities were already enhanced. Furthermore, the injection of Terra's Super Soldier Mutant Serum further developed her brain.

As a result, based solely on her abilities, she is now, if not at the highest level of mutants, Omega, but certainly the strongest in the next tier.

This is where mutants' advantage lies in Terra.

As long as the ability shows potential and is relatively practical, the gene technology center will analyze it and then provide suggestions on preserving the ability to a certain extent.

These decisions will be made according to the wishes of the individuals involved.

If you want to pursue a military career, it's best to preserve your capabilities. If you don't want to get involved and just want a peaceful life, it doesn't matter whether you have them or not.

Mutants often have a slight advantage over ordinary people.

The stronger and larger one's abilities, the greater one's advantages.

That's how the people in X-Men are.

However, the X-Men and Professor X were so focused on enacting the mutant immigration bill that they neglected their training.

Overall, their strength is much stronger than before, but there hasn't been a significant leap forward, and it can't keep up with the growth rate of the new recruits in the three major battle groups.

Even so, the X-Men, with their significantly enhanced abilities, are still among the strongest in this world, except for Terra.

Qin's telekinetic and mental powers were still unable to penetrate the research institute.

It is obvious that there is a device here to isolate the force.

Professor X's understanding of the mind surpasses that of Qin. Seeing Qin looking over, he shook his head: "I also cannot penetrate this research institute. It seems there are many secrets inside."

Logan looked around.

He twitched his nose: "It's a very strange smell. There's a strong stench of decay in it."

His expression was serious and wary.

"Be careful, I have a bad feeling about this place, it's very dangerous. There have been people watching us ever since we got here."

Logan possesses perception far exceeding that of wild beasts. After being injected with the serum, his body was enhanced, and his senses were also enhanced.

In this respect, his ability is in some ways no less than the three types of Haki required by the three major warbands of Terra.

They need to be even more perceptive.

That omnipresent malice and greed felt like steel needles piercing his skin.

"It seems our friends here aren't very welcoming."

Professor X smiled.

"Shall we go in, Professor?" Cyclops asked.

Professor X shook his head.

In the past, he would have definitely led Qin and the others inside to investigate, but now...

Professor X spoke softly, "Veronica, locate my position. I need Starlink remote support."

The gentle voice of the artificial intelligence Veronica immediately rang in everyone's ears.

"Authorization has been approved. What does Professor X need me to do?"

"I need to determine if there is still life here."

"Scanning in progress. Life detection activated. Confirmed 800 meters ahead of you. A special life form is alive. Its vital signs are rapidly declining. Soul energy is detected to be growing stronger."

"The soul and vital signs do not match, judgment - formula 22."

"Someone has stolen and possessed another person's body at the soul level, generating intense hatred and malice. Should we activate the crisis prevention protocol?"

Listening to Veronica's methodical answer.

Professor X and the others exchanged glances.

Since its development, Veronica has been supported by Star Torch, and its authority extends beyond the entire Terra computing network to include the magical realm.

Overall, it has two sets of monitoring, calculation, and scanning programs.

One is the global network data, the Terra satellites launched in the sky, and the mobilization of satellites around the world in a short period of time. The other is the magic detection network of Kamar-Taj, Terra's own magic research and development, and multiple magic networks such as runes.

As long as they are on Earth, both can be monitored and scanned in real time with no blind spots.

This network monitoring system is quite different; the satellites launched from Terra alone encompass the research and development efforts of countless military and high-tech researchers in Terra, who work day and night.

Its technological content far surpasses that of modern technology.

The technology inside is very complex, incorporating many advanced technologies that are still only theoretical by human standards.

Examples include sonar, electromagnetic force, and other multi-directional positioning and signal detection systems.

This involves many extremely complex and difficult-to-implement technologies.

However, Terra was able to resolve the issue in a short time.

There's no other reason than that these scientists are all super geniuses, and the value of the super soldier serum is self-evident.

Secondly, there's the materials department. The value of the Swallow Fruit goes without saying, including room-temperature superconducting materials and research on materials extracted from extraterrestrial life forms.

Therefore, Terra has only been a nation for a short time, no more than two years, but due to various reasons, it has a very solid foundation.

It possesses various materials and resources that even superpowers like the United States do not have.

Not to mention magic, Asgardian runes, and other magical things.

Professor X, backed by Terra and supported by such vast resources, wouldn't be foolish enough to knowingly lead Jean and the others into a potentially dangerous situation.

Full of malice?

Professor X's eyes flashed; Veronica and Logan were judged to be at the same level.

He also believes that with Star Torch's support, Veronica's beyond-visual-range detection will be very accurate. He is very steady, especially when it comes to matters of life and death.

In the past, even though he might have received a warning from Logan, and even though he knew that this unknown, unseen life was full of malice, he would still have been unable to resist choosing to negotiate and investigate the situation.

Now that Terra has gone through so much, Professor X's thinking has subtly changed.

Malice often arises out of nowhere, without any reason.

Regardless of the reason, Professor X had already made his decision based on Veronica's statement that someone had stolen another human body.

"activation!"

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but Professor X decisively activated the danger prevention protocol.

"Authorized, initiating activation."

hum! !

As soon as Veronica's gentle voice fell, a golden pillar of light that stretched from the sky to the ground suddenly descended.

The clouds in the sky were pierced through, and a thick, massive golden pillar of light completely enveloped the entire island.

The beam of light eventually dissipated, but the island was then obscured by a huge golden halo.

From the outside, it may look like a semicircle, but in reality, it completely covers the seabed and the land surface.

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Chapter 451 What an Ugly Thing? (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

At the same time, a series of dazzling magic arrays appeared on the inner surface of the golden light shield, and the mysterious patterns eventually transformed into vertical marks.

At first glance, it looks somewhat like an eye.

These markings seemed to radiate a faint light as if they were alive, and countless markings overlooked the island below from all angles.

A terrifying and dangerous atmosphere gradually spread.

"Shit, my hair stood on end. What the hell have those guys come up with?"

Logan looked up at the sky, crossed his arms and couldn't help but rub his arms together, muttering a curse under his breath.

"This is magic created by Nydy, the leader of the Grey Knights."

"Outside Earth, Chapter Master Nydi used many materials to create objects similar to meteorites. These objects are mostly silent and, like meteorites, contain magic. They are said to be created based on the white magic of Kamar-Taj and the runes of Asgard."

"These devices are connected to Star Torch. Once authorization is granted, they can be used to strike, block, and identify targets beyond visual range."

"On Earth, if a target is set in advance, its instantaneous destructive power can break any matter into a molecular state."

Qin knew a lot about this and explained it to Logan.

His eyes were filled with amazement as he looked at the sky.

This is Terra.

These things alone show that Terra has never decayed; under the supreme leadership of Matthew, it is like a high-speed train.

All the Terrans made up this train.

Vibrant and passionate.

Terra is not a stagnant pool; on the contrary, it is full of vibrant life, and everyone is striving for Terra and for the prosperity of human civilization.

The endless stream of human technologies and the buildings that were demolished and rebuilt are the best proof of this.

hum! !

Just as everyone was talking, the marks in several magic circles in the sky suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, and in an instant, golden runes arranged and combined to burst forth with strange energy.

In a flash, they saw a figure appear in the space about several tens of meters above their left.