Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible

In the spiritual space, a series of paintings of other worlds that are very different from the style of the X-Men world slowly unfolded in the void, making the two-headed giant phoenix in front of it open its eyes wide, with a complicated look in its eyes.

Whether it is the Black Phoenix or Jean, they are not weak in the spiritual field, not to mention that this is where their spiritual space is.

Therefore, it is easy to distinguish that these scrolls of other worlds constructed by Xu Yue are not illusions, but real memory fragments.

In other words, the professor student who suddenly appeared in front of him does have the strange ability to travel through different worlds, and the so-called multiverse concept is not just a delusion.

The sight moved from the scroll in the air to the tall figure below, and the pupil of the white phoenix head representing the main consciousness of ‘Jin’ condensed slightly.

"Who are you?"

"It doesn't matter, at least in this world, I am just a student of the professor."

After that, Xu Yue no longer paid attention to Jean who was looking him up and down, but focused his attention on the black phoenix head on the other side.

At this moment, she was staring at the bloody battlefield between humans and monsters in the world scroll. For the Black Phoenix, nothing could make her heart surge more than indulgence and destruction.

"Since failure is doomed, if you don't want to return to the dark eternal cage, then follow me, I will take you to a wider world where you can exert your power at will."

The other world scroll in the air slowly dissipated, and a familiar look fell on Xu Yue, but compared with the violent murderous intent a few minutes ago, this time the look was full of extreme greed as if to swallow him in one bite.

"Before being completely sealed, you still have time to consider, but this is only one chance."

"... What are the conditions?"

"Voluntarily give up the erosion of Qin, and from now on this world belongs to her, and you will have countless."

……………

Since leaving the spiritual space, nearly a week has passed in a flash.

From that day on, although the Black Phoenix did not decisively accept the deal with Xu Yue, the strength of resistance was greatly reduced, and the entanglement between the two different consciousnesses was gradually breaking.

In the outside world, with the implementation of various measures of the federal government, the social discourse and atmosphere of boycotting mutants began to calm down. Although the sharp contradictions that lasted for decades did not disappear, at least they would no longer be rampant and became a socially recognized normal correctness.

The antidote battle not long ago was also quickly forgotten by the public at a weird speed. It was obviously less than half a month, but it was like a dream. After waking up from the dream, it was completely swallowed up by the subconscious and quickly faded into sporadic pale pictures in the depths of memory.

Whether it was the popular antidote potion or the gorgeous fire phoenix that forcibly suppressed the nuclear explosion flame cloud in the night sky that day, under the dual guidance of the professor and the government, they gradually disappeared from the public's memory and the data on the Internet.

This battle was undoubtedly a shame for the federal government, and it was also not glorious for the mutants, so it almost became a consensus for both sides to make it disappear quietly.

So under the tacit cooperation between the professor and the government, the so-called public will was just a pile of toys that could be manipulated at will.

However, although the incident was settled, the fundamental contradiction between humans and mutants was far from over, but it became more secretive in the dark.

The fights between mutants and machines around Keyou Island became more frequent, and the number of humans and contractors preparing to sneak into Cairo to explore information became more and more dense.

In X Academy, a large number of special training courses on combat and defense began to be put on the agenda one after another. Hank McCoy, the Minister of Mutant Affairs, appeared in the academy more and more frequently, even to a degree that made the federal government feel uneasy.

………

"Buzz~"

In a specially planned experiment somewhere in the underground base.

The X-gene awakening instrument, which had changed a lot compared to ten days ago, was gradually operating. Along with the humming sound produced by the rapid rotation of the metal ring arm, a ring of gray-white strange magnetic field visible to the naked eye began to gradually spread to the outside, and slowly enveloped the ten muscular men who were connected to several bottles of potions not far from the instrument.

More than ten seconds later, these strong men covered by the magnetic field began to mutate one after another, and various suppressed roars were heard. Even the tough laces that bound their limbs to prevent them from struggling too much were stretched straight and creaked by the strong force.

Outside the laboratory, through the transparent tempered glass, Xu Yue and the professor and his group were carefully observing all the changes inside the room, and next to them was the beast Hank who was explaining the awakening experiment in detail.

"Combined with William Stryker's X-gene transplantation data, the modified awakening instrument can have two completely different awakening modes. One is the free awakening mode. In this mode, the talents that the experimental subject may awaken are completely random. The other is the tendency awakening mode. Through the guidance of a specific X-gene fragment, the experimental subject can be given a designated talent category."

"Between the two modes, the former has a lower risk, but the awakened talents are all kinds of strange, and most of them are inferior. Genes that cannot awaken naturally often have significant defects after forced activation. The risk of the latter is determined by the selected X-gene fragment. Generally, the physical type is the most stable, and the other types are more special, and the more dangerous they are..."

Hank's explanation echoed slowly in his ears, but Xu Yue's attention was basically focused on the ten strong men in the laboratory. They were all elite soldiers selected by Ah Fu from the Cairo army, and with the special blessing of puppetization.

These experimental subjects are undoubtedly at the top level among humans in terms of both physique and will. Only with such excellent basic conditions can the smooth progress of the X gene awakening experiment be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

As time went on, the reactions of the people in the gray-white magnetic field became more and more intense. Suddenly, one of the strong men suddenly began to twitch violently, and his flesh and blood kept wriggling like a living thing, as if he was about to melt into a pool of mud.

However, the next second, a light green potion suddenly popped out of the mechanical seat behind the strong man. After the potion was completely injected into the strong man's body, his distortion and abnormality immediately subsided. Then he fell into a coma and was quickly moved out of the coverage of the gray-white magnetic field by the automatically moved seat.

"Is this... a failed awakening?"

"Yes."

Hank, who was holding down the transparent glass with one hand, nodded slightly and continued:

"No matter which mode it is, as long as the awakening fails, it will inevitably cause the collapse of the genes in the body, or the body will dissolve on the spot, or slowly go out of control after a few days. This outcome is inevitable. Even after the transformation, the probability of failure is now about 50-50."

"Fortunately, the antidote can effectively stabilize the mutation of the X gene. As long as it is injected, even if it fails, it will not endanger life. It will just completely lose the opportunity to become a mutant, and the antidote needs to be injected every few years, otherwise the out-of-control genes will quickly destroy his body."

"Can the success rate continue to increase?"

After speaking, Hank paused, and after pondering for a few seconds, he slowly shook his head.

"The awakening instrument has been developed to the extreme. It is difficult to continue to improve the success rate from the instrument alone. However, physical strength and will play a great role in the process of gene awakening. Perhaps the success rate can be raised by studying strengthening drugs, but the efficiency will be quite low."

"Is that so..."

"But this level is enough!"

Although Hank gave a negative response, Xu Yue did not show any disappointment on his face. He stared at the other experimental subjects who gradually calmed down in the laboratory with deep eyes.

Starting from the fact that the failure of awakening will not cause the target to die directly, the X-gene awakening instrument can actually be declared successful. No matter how low the success rate of successfully awakening the X-gene is, for the sake of extraordinary power, countless people will rush to awaken.

Not to mention the almost divine power of Professor X and Magneto, even if it is just Wolverine's physical self-healing ability.

A body that never gets injured, coupled with a seemingly unlimited lifespan, no matter which one is possessed, it is enough to make all humans crazy.

The meaning behind this is far more than just the success of the experiment. It symbolizes that if this instrument can be popularized, the relationship between humans and mutants will be completely rewritten.

From now on, the two sides will no longer be two independent races that cannot blend with each other, but will become two different classes that can circulate and transform freely. In other words, as long as they are willing to give it a try, any human will have the opportunity to awaken into a mutant.

Mutants will no longer be heretics or freaks in society, but awakeners who are one step ahead in human society.

Since ancient times, people have not been worried about scarcity but inequality. The unknown will bring fear, differences will lead to jealousy, and the gap that can be seen but cannot be touched will induce the most unspeakable malice in the depths of people's hearts.

This is the fundamental reason why humans exclude mutants so much, because they cannot touch them. Now, the natural chasm that separates the conversion channels between the two will be completely opened up by the awakening instrument, and the biggest source of contradictions between the two sides will gradually lose their soil of existence.

Compared to the professor's overly idealistic spiritual bridge, the X-gene awakening instrument in front of everyone is the material bridge that can actually promote the peaceful integration of humans and mutants.

"The experiment was successful!"

Suddenly, an excited voice rang in Xu Yue's ears, and also pulled his wandering thoughts back on track. He glanced at the excited professor beside him, and quickly moved his sight to the laboratory in front of him.

The spreading gray-white magnetic field had disappeared at this time, and everyone who successfully awakened in the field had different degrees of changes.

Some of them were obviously bigger and stronger, some slowly extended bone claws between their fists, and even worse, their bodies began to deform rapidly in the long howl, thick brown hair emerged from all over their bodies, and then sharp claws and fangs emerged one after another, turning into a real version of a werewolf, and their mental state seemed to be affected to a certain extent.

After the transformation, his strong body strength directly tore open the tough laces that bound his hands and feet, and then he rushed towards his teammates with his teeth wide open.

Fortunately, the professor outside the laboratory had been paying close attention to the movements inside. As soon as the "werewolf" showed his fangs, he was directly fixed by his surging spiritual energy without any resistance.

"Hank, what's going on?"

Hearing the professor's question, Hank calmly adjusted his black-framed glasses on his nose and replied slowly:

"A typical mutant individual, this kind of mutant with a high degree of animalization often shows obvious manic and bloodthirsty state when it first awakens. It's normal, and it will gradually ease later, but the personality will always be affected by the animal nature."

After hearing the answer, the professor's frown did not relax at all. The answer he wanted to know was not why this 'werewolf' went crazy.

"Isn't this experiment a tendency awakening experiment based on Logan's X gene fragment? How could a werewolf appear?"

"This is a normal mutant individual. The tendency awakening mode only uses Logan's X gene fragment as a guiding template to induce the experimental subject to awaken the X gene towards similar gene fragments. After all, the information contained in the human genome is incalculable. It is almost impossible to awaken the exact same X gene fragment. There will always be various differences..."

………

Outside the glass wall, the conversation between the professor and Hank continued, but Xu Yue on the other side did not join in.

When the experiment was declared successful, his main task completion rate directly jumped from 33% to 45%, which also means how significant the improved X gene awakening method is for the racial independence of mutants.

But now is far from the time to show this instrument to the outside world. If it is announced to the world immediately, it will not usher in the imagined peace, but more likely the cruel plunder of all human countries in the world.

Only when the awakening method and antidote are always dominated by mutants can they achieve true independence, rather than tragically becoming vassals.

So in order to achieve this premise, they must first accumulate enough power to fight against humans, so as to maintain the most basic equality.

Thinking of this, Xu Yue quickly shifted his gaze from the main task interface in front of him to Hank on the other side, and said in a deep voice:

"Since the experiment has been successful, what we have to do next is to expand our forces on a large scale before humans take action, and create a mutant army that can confront human forces head-on."

"Hank, if a large-scale awakening is carried out, how many people can this instrument support at the same time?"

"The modified instrument no longer needs Eric's magnetic field ability as a starting source, so theoretically, as long as the external energy is sufficient, the magnetic field stimulated by the instrument can be infinitely expanded, even covering a city, or the entire planet..."

"But this is almost impossible. Even if I have used nuclear energy as a driving energy source, the number of people who can be awakened at one time is no more than dozens, and the efficiency is very low. If we want to create a mutant army, we still need a long preparation time."