Chapter 3127: Romantic

"Erik? Erik?" Professor X called twice, only to find he couldn't sense Magneto's brainwaves. He couldn't help but grit his teeth and whispered, "Do you have to wear that broken helmet at a time like this?!"

At this moment, no matter who in the X-Men saw Professor X's expression, they would be shocked. Professor X had always been gentle and elegant in front of others, always looking like he had everything under control.

"Can't you hang up the phone when you're almost at the door?" Magneto's voice came from behind Professor X. Professor X turned to look at him. Magneto had just taken the helmet off his head, and his silvery-white hair was scattered.

He put the helmet aside and said, "Those three star systems there have been destroyed by us almost completely. Polaris captured two transport fleet captains and learned from their mouths that the laboratory there should be funded by the Council of Elders."

"I knew it was them long ago." Professor X sighed and said, "Before tonight, can you let this news spread to the wide-area network of the three major empires?"

Magneto frowned and said, "Why so anxious? Didn't you say to spread the news within three days?"

"The plan has changed." Professor X told Magneto about Nathaniel and Apocalypse, and continued, "I suspect the person behind Apocalypse might be the New Skrull Empire."

"They want to take action against mutants? Why take such a big circle?" Magneto asked, but he clearly didn't intend to wait for Professor X to answer, because in this regard, he was even more sensitive than Professor X.

Regardless, Apocalypse is also a member of the mutants. For other higher civilizations, identifying mutants is not difficult. If Apocalypse takes action against us, then this is an internal war among mutants.

And once this war causes any destruction, the mutants have to take full responsibility. By then, they will also have an excuse to intervene in internal mutant events under the guise of cosmic security.

They are probably trying to support Apocalypse as a proxy within the mutants. Professor X's tone also sank. He said, "They want to trigger internal party strife among mutants."

Magneto was too familiar with this set. He pondered for a moment and then opened his mouth, "They originally wanted to divide the two of us, but after finding it impossible, they naturally changed their target."

"But how could they find Apocalypse?" Professor X asked with some doubt, "Apocalypse has always been active on Earth and has no great interest in the universe. And Earth's protection has always been very tight. It is very difficult for the New Skrull Empire to contact people on Earth through the Nine Realms or magic defense networks."

"Then there must be a problem internally." Magneto said, "Can't you contact Schiller yet?"

Professor X pondered slightly. He decided to try again, but before he could make any move, Magneto frowned slightly and looked in one direction. He waved his hand, the magnetic field defense was withdrawn, and a magic portal appeared in the office.

"Your defense is really tight." Loki, holding the Mind Scepter, appeared in the office, and behind him followed someone both of them didn't expect—Thanos.

The purple-skinned giant stepped forward and shook hands with Magneto. Magneto gave him face and didn't refuse, not only because Thanos himself was very strong, but also because he now held a high position in the Interstellar Alliance.

Now Thanos had climbed to the position of head of the security department of the Interstellar Alliance and successfully entered the lower house of the Interstellar Parliament.

"Why did the two of you come here?" Professor X asked.

"Schiller is dragging the superheroes, so I came here to pass a message for him," Loki said. "It was he who asked Mr. Thanos to help Apocalypse and the New Skrull Empire bridge the gap, so that the two sides could reach a cooperation."

Magneto's eyebrows furrowed deeply. He didn't think Schiller would harm the mutants. If he wanted to, he would have done it long ago. It's just that he couldn't think of why he would want to facilitate the cooperation between Apocalypse and the New Skrull Empire.

Loki didn't sell him short, directly stating the truth, "Mr. Thanos's position in the Interstellar Alliance needs to rise, and so does humanity's."

In an instant, Professor X understood all the joints.

What is Thanos in charge of? Interstellar security!

Is interstellar secure now? In fact, this period of time is the safest and most stable period of interstellar situation in nearly a thousand years.

The primary contributor is Asgard. This group of war-fanatic people returned to their old home and no longer participated in cosmic struggles, so the universe was naturally much more peaceful. The up-and-coming mutants, although also giving people headaches, were far from reaching the strength of Asgard's peak period.

The problem lies in the fact that the universe is too safe.

As everyone knows, the more chaotic the world, the more turbulent it is, the faster the ruling class will change blood, because you never know when someone's home will be hit by a disaster, or who will be killed in battle. People die, positions naturally become vacant, and the speed of rising is naturally fast.

In order to help Asgard, Schiller had to suggest Thor stop fighting to prevent Ragnarok from coming too early. The Nine Realms ruled by Asgard will always be Earth's strongest protective umbrella, which solved the fundamental problem of Earth's security.

But without Asgard, the cosmic situation is too stable. In prosperous times, the class must be solidified. There are no wars to fight, and no one will sacrifice. Resources are sufficient, and there is no need to fight to the death.

But if these people don't fight, how can Earth, this kind of new rich, get to the top?

Since ancient times, there has been a radish and a pit in the officialdom. If the radishes that have been planted don't move, where will the new pits come from for the seedlings to grow?

So Schiller released the mutants.

Mutants are indeed not as strong as Asgard, but you have to look at how many years Asgard has accumulated. Odin, as the eternal emperor of Asgard, walked through his long reign steadily and handed over power to his son steadily.

But mutants only had these two crouching dragons and phoenix chicks, Magneto and Professor X, in modern times, and only then slowly began to develop. The accumulation of the two sides cannot be mentioned in the same breath.

So Asgard can dominate the universe without any scruples, while mutants are in a hurry and flustered even when ruling the Andromeda Galaxy.

Although they can cause some trouble for the three major empires, it is far from reaching the degree of cosmic turmoil that Schiller wants.

It seems he can't wait.

Professor X pursed his lips and said, "You should know that this is very risky. If it were just Apocalypse, no matter how big a mess he makes, we can handle it. But if you add two of the three major empires..."

Professor X's implication was that conspiracies also need reliance. Mutants have been developing for too short a time. If they involve both major empires like this, it will be difficult to clean up if something goes wrong.

"No gain without risk." Loki said, "Mutants can sit here and wait for us to arrange everything, but if that's the case, you will never be able to move forward. Do you know how the All-Father treated those ministers who said war was too risky?"

This is not a question, nor does it need an answer. Professor X can know it by just using his brain. Asgard was not all war fanatics from the beginning.

At this moment, this old man who has passed his half-century felt deeply what it means that there is nothing new under the sun—not the sun of the solar system, but every sun in the universe.

What nurtures a civilization is not gentleness and kindness, but the terrible hunger engraved in the bones, which makes them become fierce and violent, hungry and never satisfied.

And to kill a place for oneself on this larger star disk of the universe is like refueling a car without brakes. Once you step on the accelerator, there is no turning back forever. No matter what is in front, you can only hit it to pieces.

This is a gamble about race and civilization. It is not that those who stay in place are eliminated, but that all those who don't step on the accelerator crazy enough will be eliminated.

Hundreds of countries on Earth are like this, and billions of civilizations in the universe are like this. Falling behind not only means being beaten, but also means national subjugation and genocide, and even the traces of civilization are wiped out, without any mercy.

Even Magneto, who is called an extremist on Earth, seems exceptionally gentle when he comes to the universe. And the one who has been killing a bloody path for Earth with that amazing madness from beginning to end is humanity's eternal greed.

"Tell me the whole plan." Professor X said, which meant he had already stepped onto the pirate ship with one foot.

"Very simple." Loki said, "Let the New Skrull Empire and the Shi'ar Empire fight a battle."

Even though he was mentally prepared, Professor X's hand holding the armrest of the wheelchair still tightened instantly.

"New Millennium War?!" Professor X looked up and stared at Loki tightly, seemingly wanting to find the ingredients of a joke on his face.

Anyone who has read interstellar history will understand how much the Millennium War that occurred between the Kree Empire and the Skrull Empire played a role in establishing the current cosmic situation.

"I'm afraid it's even longer than that." Loki's face showed a ruthless smile, looking innocent and cruel. He said, "Only when the survival crisis of the Nine Realms and Earth truly passes can it stop."

Magneto stood silently on the side, and Professor X didn't need to listen to his heart at all to know that his old friend had already made the worst plan.

"We can't live that long." Professor X said, "Many people are guessing our lifespan, and I can only tell you that after we die, we will exist in another way, but we cannot be immortal."

Loki also wasn't surprised. He just sighed and said, "The human body has given you too many restrictions."

"But if we weren't human, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to keep a human heart anymore." Professor X explained very tactfully.

In fact, the two of them had long been powerful enough to change their life forms. Professor X could turn into pure radio waves, and Magneto could return to the magnetic field. But once they did this, they would have a brand new perspective.

But no one knows whether they would still be thinking about the survival of mutants at that time, or simply enlightened, attributing everything to the cycle of cosmic nature, and no longer intervening, which is the reason why they gave up eternal existence.

Loki finally smiled. One hand gently grasped, and something appeared in his hand. He said, "When has Schiller ever let you work for nothing? Look at this."

Professor X frowned. He looked at the small crystal plate in Loki's hand. There were two strange fruit pieces on it, looking like apples, but the skin was golden. ===== CHAPTER 3128 =====

Professor X frowned. He looked at the object in Loki's hand; it was a small crystal dish with two strange pieces of fruit on it. They looked like apples, but the skin was golden.