"Your city is well planned, but it's a little small, much smaller than I imagined."
On the streets of the small utopian town, Merlin looked at the houses on both sides of the street and the towers that delivered the energy, and said to the storm girl Auroro, who was taking him on a tour, "Your fiancé is really generous, and he has so easily shared Wakanda's energy transmission technology with the moderate mutants. ”"Because the number of mutants who applied to live in Utopia in the first and second batches is actually not very large.""
One small town is enough to house them, and when the number of people here reaches 100,000, we will start the second phase of the expansion project," Auroro explains.The professor said that he hopes that all the mutants who live in Utopia will join in the expansion so that they can make it their true home. ”"As for these power towers," Auroro said to Merlin, "they don't use Wakanda's technology, but I asked Su Rui to design an energy transmission system for us, which is much more backward than the technology used in Wakanda...
But speaking of which, I feel that Su Rui has been avoiding me lately, is there something that little girl is hiding from me and T'Challa?
”"Well, I don't know."
Merlin said expressionlessly, "She moved out of my house a long time ago, and I have no idea what Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wakanda is doing, and to be honest, I don't care. ”"yes, you've been promoted, so you're definitely busier."
Auroro glanced at the two meticulous agents in suits and sunglasses who were following Merlin, and said, "You've got bodyguards, Merlin, you're really a big guy now." ”"Shouldn't I feel honored to be said to be a big man by Her Majesty the Queen?"
Merlin pushed his glasses, and he whispered, "I don't usually run around and show up like Fury, as for these two agents, they're just doing their duty, and even though I don't need their protection, but...
It's always good to be faithful. ”He said to Auroro, "One more thing, I heard Lorna say that the professor is going to move Xavier College to Utopia, so the school in New York is going to close?"
Does that mean I'll have to cross half the world when I pick up my sister home on the weekend?
”"No, not that exaggerated, Merlin."
Auroro shook her head, and she explained, "The professor is just going to send the senior students to Utopia, where several tactical training grounds will be built to simulate a real combat environment, so as to improve their level of manipulation of their own power.It's also a much quieter place than bustling New York, and it's a better place for adolescent kids, at least they don't want to sneak out every day. ”"Children the age of Raven and Lorna will continue to stay in New York, and the academy there will become a branch campus on the mainland, and of course, just like Utopia Academy, Xavier Academy will officially start recruiting mutant children on a large scale in the next quarter.""
That's fine."
Merlin nodded, and he said to Auroro, "But don't forget to register...
Every mutant who enters the academy needs to register their information with S.H.I.E.L.D., which is what we said it would be. ”"I really don't understand why the professor would agree to your request."
Storm Girl said, "What's the difference between this and the Mutant Registration Act?
”"Of course, Auroro."
Merlin whispered, "One is active, one is passive, one is kind, one is malicious, one is for protection, the other is for persecution. ”"The two exist in the same form, but the starting point and meaning are diametrically opposed."
He said to Auroro: "At least you don't have to worry that we will take the initiative to release the information of those children to the outside world, on the contrary, if they want to, then when they grow up, S.H.I.E.L.D. will also help them find jobs and gain a foothold in society, and if they don't dislike it, S.H.I.E.L.D. jobs will also be open to them." ”"At least in S.D.O.L.D., there is a great need for mutant power."
Merlin looked at the pier at the end of the street in the small town of Utopia, and said: "I believe that with our efforts, the gap between ordinary people and mutants will eventually disappear completely, and we will become one, which is the demand of order and what we must do."
But at this stage, the gap still exists, so we have to take some precautions. ”"Hey, don't touch me, I just want an interview...
Don't push me!
”There was a cacophony of voices behind Merlin and Auroro, and when they looked back, they saw that the agent behind Merlin was pushing a young reporter, and the camera behind him had been filming, as if he was planning to do something.Merlin recognized the reporter, Eddie.
Bullock, isn't this the stunned guy who interviewed him last time at the ghost base?"
Let him come."
Merlin waved his hand, and the agents in charge of protecting him immediately moved out of the way, and Eddie glared at the indifferent agents beside him dissatisfied, then snatched his microphone back from the other guy's hand, straightened his collar, and walked towards Merlin.The latter said to him very gently: "I know that you journalists always like to add fuel to the fire and fan the flames, but please believe me, my subordinates are not trying to make things difficult for you, they are just doing their duty...""
It's okay, I just wanted to interview both of you."
Eddie didn't seem to care, he poked the microphone in Merlin's eyes, and said to Merlin, "May I ask this gentleman, what do you think about the fact that mutants have built their own city?"
”"It's good, it's great, it shows that mutants are starting to replace individual thinking with the wisdom of the group, and they will become a whole and try to integrate into human society and become part of a common civilization."
Merlin pushed his glasses and said calmly, "Of course, I know that what you want to hear is definitely not this, so I will say what you want to hear." ”"The gap between mutants and humans has not yet been bridged, and the establishment of utopia is only the first step in contact between the two sides, and you and I can expect that there are many people among them and among us who do not want to see peace come, whether it is out of vigilance, jealousy, or disgust with the previous friction, the strife will not stop.""
Fortunately, however, there are people on both sides who are working for true peace.I mean, as long as you media don't fan the flames anymore, everything will be fine. ”Speaking of which, Merlin looked at Eddie and said, "Are you satisfied with that?"
”Eddie glanced back at the cameraman, who made an OK gesture to Eddie, and Eddie turned his head and said to Merlin, "Okay, thank you, but you're wrong, not all journalists are as irresponsible as you say." ”Watching Eddie leave, Merlin reached out and took off his glasses, took out his handkerchief, wiped the lenses, and put them on his eyes again.Beside him, Auroro asked in some surprise: "Didn't you hate these reporters before?"
How can you take the initiative to be interviewed now?
”"When he got close to me, the live signal was cut off."
Merlin pushed his glasses indifferently, and said, "The footage stored in that camera has also been deleted, and this unfortunate reporter's interview with me will never be successful." ”"Let's go, the professor and the director are still waiting for us."—————————————————————— Merlin and Auroro, they found the professor and Fury on the docks, and the professor was surrounded by a group of reporters, poking dozens of microphones in front of his wheelchair, and the reporters were all staring wide with their eyes wide and their ears pricked up, always paying attention to the professor's speech, trying to find some details that could trigger a flashpoint.It's like an impromptu, small press conference.Eddie who just interviewed Merlin.
Bullock was among them, and his assistant had replaced it with a new camera, apparently having discovered that all the data from the previous camera had been deleted.But the professor has experienced too many things, and he doesn't get rid of the scene in front of him at all, this old man is sitting in a wheelchair, talking slowly, looking very honest, but if you listen carefully, it is nothing more than the same set of theories when he gave lectures in various places before, the description of the same origin of humans and mutants, and the prospects for future cooperation between the two sides, a beautiful blueprint, and so on."
It seems that there are more people paying attention to this than we thought."
Merlin walked to a small café down the street and sat down across from Fury, who was drinking coffee in a low-key manner, and said to Fury, "Look at these journalists, these media, the whole world is watching this." ”"Don't worry about them."
Fury is not at all worried, he said: "The high-speed exchange of information is the characteristic of this era, it makes the whole world more connected than in all previous eras, but in this era, no major event can always occupy people's eyes and ears, I dare say, at most after 3 months, no one will take the initiative to talk about utopia...
Such an event without any gimmicks will not be able to attract the attention of ordinary people for a long time. ”"As for the reporters—" Fury said softly, glancing at the reporters gathered on the docks, "they don't have to worry, the era of the self-proclaimed uncrowned king is long over, even if they publish some eye-catching reports?"
The truth is always boring, and what people want to see is not the truth. ”"People now...
As long as you say that the sky is falling, then they will believe everything. ”"Hmm."
Merlin nodded.As the chief agent who has led S.D.O.L.D for a long time, he has a lot of say in this.For a while, rumors about vampires were circulating in New York, and they almost caused panic, but when Merlin found a few biologists, babbled on a few popular talk shows, linked vampires to certain lightthirsty conditions, and reported sensational but entertaining news through a few lace tabloids, the panic about vampires in the city quickly decreased.People always like to follow the crowd, and like to figure out the mystery of things from their own perspective, but unfortunately, as Fury said, as long as their inner desire to hunt and see the excitement is satisfied, the truth or anything really doesn't matter at all."
Look!
Those mutants are coming. ”Ten minutes later, Merlin turned his head and saw a white passenger ship slowly heading towards Utopia Island beyond the dock not far away, and farther away above the sea.Like the Mayflower, which carried the Puritans hundreds of years ago, it was filled with the first mutants who had migrated to Utopia.Most of them are mutants who are unable to live normally in human society due to some physical mutations, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, but the professor and his students don't care.Most of the mutants who have the ability to feed themselves have their own lives in human society, and the professor and S.H.I.E.L.D. have no intention of forcibly stripping them from human society, after all, utopia is a shelter like the 'afterlife', for those mutants who can't survive on their own.It's a big rear, and not all mutants have to come and live here, but once it's built, mutants have a common home.No matter what their status is in modern society, and no matter their social status, they will have a common home.This is the first and most important step in uniting the loose civilization of mutants."
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Hey, it really feels like an immigrant has set foot in a new world."
Merlin and Fury stood side by side by the window of the small café, watching the immigrants step onto the docks with the help of the X-Men, and the reporters frantically snapped pictures, making the docks shine in broad daylight.Although this scene was a bit contrived, it still moved the eyes of many elderly mutants who came to watch the ceremony."
Some people have suggested calling 2003 the 'Year of the Mutants.'"
While looking at the hot comments about the ceremony on the Internet through Icarus, Merlin said to Fury: "There are many people who have launched a proposal to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Professor Charles...
See, our professor also has a lot of fans in human society. ”"Charles.
Francis.
Xavier, he's a sign, a very important sign. ”Fury put his hands behind his back and said to Merlin slowly: "The bridge between mutants and humans, he deserves this title, as long as the professor is still there, there will always be room for conversation between us and mutants, so we have to protect him, Merlin, he will work with us to promote mutants into the world...
That's the really great thing. ”"Hmm."
Merlin nodded, and was about to speak, when a communication request from the ghost base appeared on Icarus's lenses, Merlin answered the phone, and after only one sentence, his expression changed.He turned to Fury and said, "I have something important...
I've got to get out first. ”"What's the matter?"
Fury asked, "You're going to have to go on stage to speak on Pierce's behalf in a moment." ”"Let Hill go in my place."
Merlin drew his wand and said to Fury, "It's a very important thing, something I've been following for years...
Remember the empty 'Seventh District' of the Ministry of Defense?
”Fury's expression also changed a little, and Merlin looked at him and whispered, "I've found the real 'Seventh District'." ”()