Chapter 1034: Marvel: Awakening the Little Universe at the Start, Chapter 565

The sudden rise in temperature also indicated one thing.

This machine, suspected to be an alien creation, was slowly rising in temperature as time passed. Who knew when, perhaps when the temperature reached a certain level, this machine might wake up.

Therefore, during this period, the scientists at the Quantico base were very busy, almost revolving around this five-meter-tall Sentinel robot twenty-four hours a day.

But it seemed that these people hadn't considered one thing.

Professor X, who came to the laboratory this day, looked at the alien creation that was still revolving around the Sentinel robot as before, and spoke to the presidential assistant accompanying him, that Mr. Ada: "My opinion is still to send this machine out of Washington before it has any strange movements."

Presidential assistant Ada looked sideways at Professor X, who was looking at him in his wheelchair, and gave a bitter smile: "Professor, we have already discussed this problem. The Quantico scientific experimental base is newly built and is the best in the entire federal government. Professor, you should know the cost of building a laboratory of this scale."

Upon hearing this, Professor X also shook his head and laughed.

A toilet in the federal budget already cost eighty thousand dollars, so the reason given by presidential assistant Ada was impeccable.

At least for Professor X, who held the greatest goodwill towards humans, he chose to believe this explanation.

Because of the next sentence from presidential assistant Ada: "And, with you here, Professor X, we trust you, and precisely because of this, Mr. President is trying to push the Mutant Act into Congress."

Professor X heard this sentence from Ada, laughed, and then his gaze fell on the five-meter-tall Sentinel robot in front of him: "But so far, our understanding of this thing can be said to be nothing at all."

Although scientists had been studying it non-stop these days.

Professor X had also been studying it along with everyone else.

But—

Nothing.

The only harvest was that regardless of the scientists present or Professor X, they had all come to believe that the Sentinel robot in front of them was an alien creation.

Presidential assistant Ada, who was on the side, heard this sentence from Professor X, subconsciously opened his mouth, and then seemed to have thought of something, his expression having a feeling of wanting to speak but stopping.

Professor X noticed this scene.

"Ada?"

"Actually, there is a way to let us know what is going on with this machine, so we don't have to be worried."

"..."

Professor X heard this sentence from Ada, his heart moved, and he immediately understood what Ada meant.

"You mean, Hawk Phoenix? Jean's father?"

"Yes."

Ada nodded, his expression somewhat inexplicable: "Actually, this proposal came out from the beginning, but because of two years ago... Professor, you understand, in case this alien creation is that person's weapon, so this proposal has been shelved."

Weapon?

Professor X heard the focus in Ada's words, looked at the five-meter-tall Sentinel robot again, and recalled the familiar lingering aura he had perceived on this machine.

Could it be his weapon?

Professor X thought to himself while looking at Ada, his expression calm: "So Washington has relaxed its stance now?"

Ada gave a bitter smile.

"Professor, do you know what is more terrifying than death?"

"Waiting for death."

"Yes."

Ada nodded, then looked at Professor X: "The Pentagon's meaning is that we can't afford to wait. In case this machine is really his weapon, or is his so-called 'energy,' we know nothing."

Professor X frowned.

"Since that's the case, we should hide this thing even more so he doesn't know."

"You know how huge the scars he brought us are."

Ada's bitter smile deepened, then he looked at Professor X: "The federal government's meaning is that they want to contact that person. If this machine is really his, then the federal government needs a guarantee, a guarantee he made before this, that after he gets his energy, he will leave our world immediately."

Ada, while saying this, looked at Professor X earnestly: "And you, Professor, are the core we can rely on to ensure he fulfills this guarantee."

Professor X frowned: "You want me to contact him?"

Ada still gave a bitter smile: "Professor, no one in Washington wants to deal with him. You know that. Even the IRS people don't dare to enter Palm Street."

Within the federal territory, everyone thought the FBI was the most unscrupulous, but actually, it was the IRS.

After all, only death and taxes are unavoidable.

And being able to scare IRS agents so they didn't dare to enter Palm Street, one could imagine Hawk's current prestige in Washington.

Professor X fell into silence.

"Professor, we don't have much time left. After all, we can't guarantee how much longer we can seal this news. These days, reporters who have smelled the scent are almost all trying to find ways to know what is happening at the Quantico base right now."

"You also know that regarding the Washington attack case two years ago, although the Bai Gong denied it, some nosy reporters still pinned it on the mutants."

"Now, Mr. President is trying every means to push the Mutant Act."

"If there is a problem here at this time, and it is exposed, even Mr. President has no way to guarantee the smooth implementation of the Mutant Act."

"And because of the media's fueling the flames, the situation of mutants might be even worse than before."

"So—"

"Professor, we need you. Not only do mutants need you, but humans also need you to stand up at this time."

Ada saw this and pressed on, sincere in words and earnest in wishes, while waving the big stick that the bill couldn't pass, while continuing to flatter Professor X, holding him high on the moral high ground.

Professor X looked at Ada, who had sincere eyes and a sincere expression, and after being silent for a while, although he didn't speak, he still nodded invisibly.

After he left the laboratory building and returned to the building where the X-Men lived, he found Jean and asked if Jean had told her father about the machine here.

Jean heard this and looked at Professor X with some curiosity: "Professor, we signed a confidentiality agreement. Don't worry, I will follow the rules that should be followed. And my father has always been talking about rules."

Rules mean the bottom line.

Even more so because Hawk was already someone who set the rules, belonging to the vested interest group, so he naturally liked rules.

Just like Professor X belonged to the vested interest group on the human side, so between mutants and humans, he chose the latter.

Professor X heard this, nodded, and then looked at Jean.

"Then you can call your father now."

"Call my father?"

Jean frowned, recalling what her mother Wanda said about her father being in a power tide state during this period on the day she left Niuyuecheng.

This was also the reason she didn't call her father, because she didn't want to disturb him.

But right now?

Jean looked at Professor X with some curiosity.

"Why?"

"Aren't you curious why that thing has your father's aura?"

"Not curious."

Jean shook her head decisively, then looked at Professor X: "Dad said that curiosity is a good thing, but sometimes, curiosity kills the cat. And, even if I were curious, when I go back, my father will naturally tell me."

She didn't need to disturb her father while he was in a power tide.

Although Jean still didn't understand what a power tide state was.

Professor X didn't hide it from Jean, and repeated the content of the conversation between presidential assistant Ada and himself just now to Jean.

After Jean finished listening, she looked at Professor X: "Professor, what about you? Do you also feel that my father, after getting power, won't choose to leave here?"

Professor X met Jean's eyes and said in a deep voice: "I must protect our world, Jean."

Jean was somewhat disappointed.

Not because X Professor also suspected her father of being an antisocial person, because her father was indeed so in the eyes of some people.

Her father also admitted this without any avoidance.

The reason Jean was disappointed was that in the "our world" in Professor X's words just now, Jean heard that it did not include her.

Don't know why, at this moment, Jean suddenly regretted coming to Washington somewhat.

At this moment, she completely didn't know what the significance of her coming to Washington was.

She was still thinking about doing something for Professor X before she left.

As a result—

Professor X had already excluded her. ===== CHAPTER 1036 =====