r18novel Chapter 330 Professor X
Chapter 330 Professor X
Chapter 330 Professor X (Has Turned to the Dark Side)
Ultron himself stated that, with the support of Ant-Man's intelligence, it conducted thousands of tactical simulations, or simply "debugs," using those superheroes as pieces in various combinations.
This is what created the super-powerful mecha 'Ultron 30k' that could slap Joey so hard he was completely disoriented upon their first meeting.
To achieve all this, Ultron needed not only an Ant-Man who could shield his memories at any time and reuse them, and Loki who could act as a "set designer," but also "consumables" for each round of experiments.
The manufacture of these consumables depends on the Mind Stone and what Joey has.
Professor X.
"Don't tell me it's exactly what I imagine!"
Even the brilliant mind known for his expertise in memory manipulation, Parker, felt a sudden psychological unease when he thought about Professor X's role in it: "This is terrible!"
Since the experiment is to maintain "precision", it is necessary to ensure that the minds of each group of heroes participating in the experiment are without any problems at the subjective level.
So who is the best at manipulating minds?
Professor X.
Peter Parker simply altered Peter Parker's memories and took over Spider-Man's body.
Compared to all that Professor X has done, this is nothing.
Within Ultron's experimental site, these heroes find no peace even in death. Not only are they arbitrarily resurrected and killed, but they are also forced to act as puppets under Professor X's mental control, performing entirely according to Ultron's wishes.
The thought sent chills down Zhang Parker's spine: "I always thought what I'd done was bad enough!"
The two are not on the same level at all.
"Look at myself now, do I have any other choice?"
Professor X, now just a brain, communicates with J.K. Parker through Joey, who wears the Mind Stone. Without his body, he's nothing more than a mass of protein and fat polymers, completely at the mercy of others.
"Connect me to the machine, and I'll have access to the entire cloning system."
"wrong."
Joey remained unmoved by Professor X's request; he remembered he hadn't come here to have a brain inserted into a cloning machine.
"Where's my Space Stone?"
"Do you know what you've got now?" Professor X's telepathic message began to sound urgent:
"Almost all the superheroes on Earth, their samples and minds are stored within this facility, and they will all be under your control!"
Joey nodded, indicating that Professor X made a lot of sense, but then asked, "What about my Space Stone?!"
"This cloning library can give you all the superpowers."
"But I really don't need any superpowers, I'm already super enough."
Even so, Professor X's explanation made it clear to Joey: "So there's no Space Stone?"
......
Faced with questioning, Professor X had no choice but to tell the truth:
"Yes, Ultron couldn't possibly let me know all the secrets, even this remnant cloning facility was something Loki and I kept hidden from me."
"Huh?" The mere mention of Loki sent Joey's internal radar going off: "Loki's got something to do with this?!"
Throughout Norse mythology and at least half of the events surrounding Joey's departure from the Flashpoint universe, it all began with Loki suddenly having an idea.
The fact that this cloning base was preserved with Loki's help is quite intriguing.
Professor X was utterly puzzled: "Why are you so obsessed with the Space Stone?"
This ambitious man named "Superman" sought power, and he brought Superman with him, granting him power far greater than that of the Space Stone.
Why is Superman still not happy?
"I understand the logic, but you really don't know where the Space Stone is?"
Joey couldn't quite bring himself to say it was a collecting obsession, but he couldn't quite explain why the six gems were so alluring to him; it was as if an invisible sense of urgency was driving him.
"Then we've come all this way for nothing!"
As for Professor X lying, Joey felt there had to be some underlying logic to it, right?
Zhang Parker, who was quite frightened, winked and speculated maliciously:
"Let me guess, we'll implant your brain into this machine, and you'll regain your freedom, then unleash an endless army of clones to capture us on the spot?"
"Can't you tell Otto to stop his childish fantasies? Doesn't he realize he's becoming more and more like Spider-Man?"
At this point, Professor X had no choice but to be honest with Joey: "You have the Mind Stone, which allows you to read my thoughts and manipulate my will at any time. You know I mean you no harm; you can verify that for yourself!"
"Huh? Really?" The Mind Stone she carried glowed faintly. Joey scratched her head, refusing the request with a matter of course: "I don't know how to use this thing!"
"Jesus—" Now it was Professor X's turn to be speechless:
"So, you came here with me without ever using the Mind Stone to determine whether I meant you any harm?!"
Professor X always thought that Superman, who was able to collect multiple Infinity Stones, was a peerless villain similar to Thanos, with both his mind and strength at their peak and his execution ability extremely strong!
That's why Professor X was so confident in bringing Superman along; even without the Space Stone, he could still reach a mutually satisfactory deal with the other party.
Only now did Professor X realize that things weren't at all what he thought. "How many times have I told you? I'm just here to find the Space Stone that Loki stole! By the way, Loki!"
Realizing that Loki had sabotaged this secret cloning facility right under Ultron's nose, Joey immediately perked up:
"That kid!"
Back then, we were just one step away from seeing Joey twist Loki's head off, but even when Loki was about to die, he still wouldn't behave!
Joey roughly knew what the base was for.
Since Loki had already betrayed Ultron and seized control of the mechanical army, these clones were simply another backup plan for his attempt to counterattack Asgard.
Joey felt he needed to go back to Asgard now, and maybe he could find something extra by searching Loki, who was being tortured under the World Tree.
"Take us away, Spider-Man."
"You're leaving already?" Professor X's voice rose twelve octaves in Joey's mind. "Do you know what kind of place you're standing in?"
"Almost all the superheroes on Earth—their minds, memories, abilities, and bodies—are categorized and archived here by Ultron. If you want, it won't be long before you can possess everything they have!"
Joey's eyes swept across the entire underground facility, confirming that Professor X's words were true.
But what is the purpose of all this?
Is Professor X simply someone who "enjoys helping others"?
"If you're interested."
Seeing that the conversation was finally back on track, Professor X seemed somewhat impatient: "Let's make a deal."
"I need a new body, and they need a new beginning."
From the very beginning, after Professor X discovered he could communicate with Joey, he had planned something that could hardly be called a plan:
"I will reshape their memories, take them away from here, and start new lives. As for the rest, it's all in your hands."
The deal was simple: Professor X would hand over all the biological cloning data and usage methods that Ultron 30k had accumulated in so many rounds of experiments—he had already done so.
Superman's side could then use these devices to clone any superhero, and from the moment they were created, they could manipulate them at will on both a physiological and psychological level, creating a super soldier who would completely obey their commands.
Correspondingly, Professor X's request was merely to take a portion of the individuals from these clone libraries; these individuals were naturally...
All the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants.
"you--
Just as Parker was about to say something, Joey interrupted him. Superman's response to Professor X's suggestion was a resolute "No."
It's not about Professor X's suggestion, but about everything that exists here.
Professor X's suggestion might be incomprehensible to the average person, but Joey and Zhang Parker were no ordinary people and could easily understand the unspoken meaning behind each other's words.
"You mean you want to use cloning technology to resurrect those mutants, give them freedom, and at the cost of everyone else—they'll go from being Ultron's puppets to mine?"
This kind of deal is completely unacceptable to Joey: "Doesn't this seem a bit hypocritical? The Professor X I know would never do something like this."
"Then you probably never really understood me."
With negotiations seemingly breaking down, Professor X still wanted to make one last attempt: "Since they're already dead, what difference does it make whether they die or live again?"
"Aren't the X-Men and other mutants the same?"
Joey, who was a journalist in her previous life (and a shrew), easily found the double standard in Professor X's words and seized the opportunity to counterattack:
"According to your logic—since they're already dead, why bring them back to life?"
"Of course they are different."
Just as Joey was listening intently, eager to see what "profound" explanation Professor X would offer for his double standards, he heard Professor X helplessly reveal the final secret:
"The memories of the other heroes are fragmented, pieced together from historical records and Ultron's database from the future. If you clone them, you will only get a confused puppet that can only be used for a short period of time."
And every X-Men member, and Magneto, they all exist in my mind.
If an ordinary person said something like that, Joey would probably retort that they might still "exist in your songs."
But once Professor X said this, it might just be a realistic description—Professor X really did put those mutants into his head.
If Professor X can do this, then it can only mean one thing.
He had secretly scanned the minds of all the X-Men long before Ultron killed everyone, or even earlier.
"You just need to help me clone their bodies, and I can set their memories to what they were before everything happened, based on their past memories."
Professor X truly cherishes in his heart all the students and colleagues he once knew well:
"Where can I rebuild a new 'Xavier Academy for Gifted Youngsters'? For them, there is no Ultron, no endless cycles of reincarnation and slaughter; none of it ever happened."
Faced with Professor X's demands, Joey finally lost his composure; Professor X had clearly gone mad.
"You're right, I've never really understood you."
What he asked for was absolutely wrong, but from Joey's perspective, putting himself in Joey's shoes, he had absolutely no idea what reason to give in refusing him:
Just then, Zhang Parker suddenly tugged at Joey's cape: "Superman, something's wrong!"
His spider-sense was triggered. Zhang Parker looked around, but his last instinct led him to focus on the ceiling and then on the outer sky—"The threat is from above!"