Chapter 327

"I once heard an ancient legend that deep in the human dream, continuing downwards, passing through layers of darkness, you can reach a place called the Dream Kingdom, where an ancient god sleeps, he is called the Dream God."

"He is in charge of all dreams and thinking in the world, and is one of the most powerful forces in the universe. He possesses a dream composed of a thousand cats and can use it to turn dreams into reality."

"But that's just a legend." Charles shook his head and said: "Even if my mind ability is strong again, in reality, I am still a disabled person with inconvenient legs and feet. When I encounter danger, I still need others to protect me..."

"I am the same. I said before that I am an ordinary person, just a psychologist with a special research direction."

Shiler stood up and paced behind the sofa. While walking, he said: "Limited by my ordinary physical conditions, I don't have such powerful mind power to explore the upper limit of this ability, so I invited you here to study this subject with me."

"The subject includes two aspects. One is how to build your own consciousness space and dreams better, and the other is to transform the built dreams into reality..."

"I know, the second aspect sounds a bit unrealistic, but perhaps you have also conducted similar subject research. This general direction is just the final goal, and my current stage goal is to expand the palace of thinking..."

"For some reason, I built a high tower with more than 330 floors in my consciousness world, but this height has been maintained for a long time and has not broken through for a long time."

"I guess this may be because my mind and thinking power are not enough to expand it again..."

Shiler shook his head, but there was no regret in his tone. He said: "This degree of palace of thinking is completely enough to use, or rather, it has already far exceeded the scope of need. 80% of the buildings here are experimental buildings, which I use to try all kinds of creation."

"But I am still very curious, what is the upper limit of mind ability? Professor Charles, I hope you can study this subject with me. Perhaps, we can also find other members to form a research group?"

"I am very interested in this subject, but I still have to ask, why do you do this research, and what do you plan to do with these research results?"

"This is the matter I mentioned before. Have you heard the news that the cosmic war is about to begin?"

Charles shook his head and said: "The first time I heard this news was from your phone just now, but I can feel that there are many restless souls near Manhattan. They shouldn't be ordinary people, and the information circulating in their mouths is indeed related to the war..."

"You and I both know how small humans are in the universe. Some people told me that magic can save all this, and some people told me that the ultimate way out for humans is technology and machinery. I don't deny these, but I think we can also find another way out."

"The thinking and consciousness of intelligent life are the most precious part of the whole universe. If humans can take another step forward in this field, then we can have one more way out when facing these crises."

"If you were talking to me about these things in reality, I might not be so interested, but you chose a good place..." Charles also stood up. He looked out the window of this room, and outside was the prosperous and busy interior of the high tower.

Charles walked to the window and smiled and said, "Thank you for inviting me to study together, because if you didn't do this, when I go back, I might plagiarize your research results, which is not very moral..."

"Although I feel too far away from what you said about creating dream worlds and turning dreams into reality, I think it might be good to build such a building in my consciousness space."

"Okay, let's talk about business. What's going on with that war? Why did S. H. I. E. L. D. ask you to find me, and what do they hope to use mutants for?"

"Don't worry, Professor Charles, there is endless time in the dream for me to explain the whole plan clearly, and after that, you also have enough time to consider what exactly to do..."

Half an hour of real time later, in Charles's office, Cyclops said with some hesitation: "... Okay, there are not many opportunities to exercise the children's abilities, but will the internship in cooperation with S. H. I. E. L. D. be a bit..."

Charles turned his wheelchair to the window and said: "If the leader was someone else, I might indeed not be at ease, but the person responsible for this cooperative internship is Captain America Steve, and his character is still trustworthy."

"But what are we going to do? There shouldn't be any war to fight now, right?"

"On the contrary, a cosmic war is about to begin. Although the main battlefield is not near Earth, the aftermath will inevitably spread here. S. H. I. E. L. D. has other plans for this war, but their ability is not enough."

"So, they want to use mutants again?"

"Mutual utilization, that's all. The scale of this war is destined that no one can stay out of it. Since this is the case, then avoidance is not a way. It is better to take the initiative..."

"Scott..." Charles turned his wheelchair and turned back. He looked at Cyclops and said: "I have always opposed war, but obviously, the fighting in the universe is not something we can stop. Since this is the case, we need to keep up with the situation and cannot fall behind, otherwise we will eventually be left behind..."

Cyclops nodded and did not raise any objections. Charles asked: "Who is currently responsible for internship work and external liaison?"

"Uh, originally it should be Angel, but his family business has been very busy recently. I heard that his family company participated in some kind of immortality factor project, so he has to go home to help, so..."

"Okay, then who is relatively idle now?"

"Uh, Professor, with all due respect, even if it is a war in the universe, the line of fire is not near us, but it should be quite dangerous, right? Shouldn't we mobilize urgently and then find a few most reliable people to take the students to connect with S. H. I. E. L. D.?"

Charles was stunned for a moment and said: "... Oh, right, wars are quite dangerous. I was just about to emphasize this point. Since this is the case, you and your brother should both be free, right?"

Mentioning his brother "Havok", Cyclops showed a very unnatural expression. The relationship between the two of them was very bad. Cyclops said in a helpless tone: "Last time he had a big fight with Iceman because of Polaris, and he swore never to come here again. I last saw him three months ago, and I can't count on him for anything..."

"Okay, then what is Storm doing? She should have come back once in the last two months, right?"

"She seems to have returned to her hometown. I can't be sure." Cyclops touched his chin and said: "She seems to be in love..."

"What about Jean?"

"The school's teaching cannot do without her. Now the enrollment work and daily teaching arrangement work are all managed by her alone. Oh, by the way, Wolverine took Shadowcat to the west, seemingly tracking something called Dragon Bone..."

Charles also covered his forehead and asked: "Then who is left in the school now?"

"Colossus and Beast are both there, but many people can be contacted currently. If you want to summon them, they should all come."

"... No, no need to make such a big fuss. If Iceman can come back, it would be better. If not, then you and Colossus go. By the way..."

"I heard from Steve that they also have a child who is not an adult, that is, Spider-Man who has been quite famous in New York recently. You must watch the children and don't have conflicts with them."

"Spider-Man?" Cyclops raised his eyebrows and said: "He is indeed quite famous. Major New York newspapers have published his figure swinging over New York. He is not an adult yet?"

"When Steve told me this news, I was also very surprised. I originally thought he was a mutant, but later, Steve told me that his mutation is different from ours."

"But no matter what, having a peer will always make their communication smoother."

"Then who should go? Senior students?"

"I think Shadow, Crystal, and Amplifier are not bad. Haven't they made great progress recently?"

"But they are not even in the same grade, and their abilities cannot cooperate. Can they really form a team?"

"Actually, I don't quite understand, Professor..." Cyclops asked with some confusion: "War in the center of the universe and practical training for the children of Xavier Academy, this should have nothing to do with each other, right? We can't possibly let those teenagers go to the battlefield, right?"

"Indeed, these two things don't have a direct relationship, but this is only a small part of a series of cooperative projects..."

Cyclops was even more confused. He felt that Professor Charles seemed to be a little different from the past, but he couldn't tell where it was different. He always felt that Charles was hiding something from himself, but he was embarrassed to ask.

The next day, in the underground training base of S. H. I. E. L. D., Nick stood behind the one-way glass, watching Spider-Man and several mutant teenagers sparring. He looked at Shiler and asked: "I asked you to find me a few mutants to do dirty work, and you found me such a group of children? I thought the one coming would be Wolverine."

"In the process of communicating with Charles, I actively hinted at your request, but he seemed to understand this as an internship opportunity for the mutant academy. But it doesn't matter, aren't they still followed by two teachers?"

Nick pursed his lips, looked at Cyclops and Colossus who were standing next to the field, cheering for the students, and shook his head and said: "If they weren't there, maybe I could persuade this group of simple children to help me do things, but they are staring there, what can I do? That guy with red eyes has already looked at me very unpleasantly..."

"Aren't you just trying to make some movement to divert other people's attention, so that you can lobby Congress and give S. H. I. E. L. D. greater power in this cosmic war? I think they can completely do this..."

Nick opened his mouth, looked at Shiler, and said: "Okay, even if you don't consider the immorality of letting minors do dirty work, what can they do? They can't even beat Spider-Man..."