Chapter 344: S: The Radiant Event (19)

In front of the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters in reality, Polaris dragged an unwilling Havok toward the school gate. Havok struggled for a moment, breaking free from the arm Polaris was pulling. He stood at the gate and said, "Don't drag me in there. I don't want to see that annoying Scott!"

"Isn't he your brother?"

"Well, Quicksilver is your brother too, aren't you annoyed by him?"

"Fine, but you have to come in with me." Polaris turned to look at Havok and said.

Havok scratched his hair helplessly and said, "Lorna, what is wrong with you? A few days ago you were complaining about how boring and dull classes were, so why do you want to run to this school again?"

Polaris looked at Havok and said with a serious tone, "Didn't you hear Professor X? That group of new mutants, nearly ten years younger than us, actually brought back an alien spaceship!"

Polaris sighed and said, "In my memory, we haven't known each other for long, but in the blink of an eye, years have passed. We aren't children anymore. You, me, Iceman, Rogue, and Shadowcat—we are no longer the newest generation of mutants."

"So what?"

Polaris tilted her head and looked down, not a hint of a smile on her face. Havok also sighed and said, "Lorna, I know you've always felt you were the leader of the new mutants, the most powerful existence among our generation of mutants..."

"Even if you don't say it, I can feel it. The identity of being Magneto's daughter has put a lot of pressure on you, and you've always felt you have the ability to be responsible for the future of mutants."

"But looking at the current situation, mutants are about to have nothing to do with me." Polaris lowered her head and kicked a pebble under her feet, but the next second, she straightened her body, put her hands on her hips, let out a long breath, and said, "Let's go, Alexander. We can't be left behind by them. We're going to class right now."

After saying that, she dragged Havok inside the school gate again. Havok hadn't even reacted before he was pulled in. But as soon as they entered, they ran into Colossus, who was walking out. Colossus was stunned for a moment when he saw them and asked, "What are you two doing here?"

"Can't you tell? We're here for school," Polaris said to him.

Colossus was even more confused by her words. He looked Polaris up and down, focusing on her green hair, smoky makeup, and lip ring, and said, "... I really can't tell."

Polaris tucked her green hair behind her ears and said, "Don't worry about that. Don't you recruit students here? Alexander and I want to sign up too."

Colossus had a very good temper; he didn't say anything about members of the Brotherhood of Mutants not being allowed inside.

He, Polaris, and Havok could all be considered members of the new mutants, but he was slightly older than them, and he preferred living the life of an ordinary person, so he didn't often hang out with these second-generation mutants.

He scratched his head and said, "I know Charles teaches you in your dreams, but in reality... forget it, go inside and ask him. But remember, you cannot use your powers casually. There are very young children in this school, you have to..."

"Alright, alright, I know." Polaris waved her hand, pulled Havok, and walked inside. Once she was gone, Colossus took out his phone and called Charles to explain the situation.

Thus, Polaris and Havok received a warm welcome from Charles in his office.

Speaking of the Xavier School's recruitment, Charles had endless grievances to vent. This academy didn't recruit like other academies—setting up a website and posting an announcement wasn't enough.

Every teacher in the school, besides their teaching duties, had one major task: to search the world for those oppressed mutant children. After finding them, they had to help them solve their current troubles, persuade their parents, and modify the memories of ordinary humans affected by the mutants before they could bring them to the school.

Several famous new mutants came to this school this way, but if you asked who put in the most effort, it was certainly Charles. Just dealing with the trouble caused by those little mutants kept Charles busy all year round without a break.

Furthermore, up to this point, not a single mutant had come to the door on their own asking to attend school. Even Angel, whose family was very wealthy and whose mutant ability wasn't harmful, only came to the school because his father approached Charles.

Seeing Polaris and Havok show up on their own, Charles was moved to the point of tears. What did this represent? It represented that the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters had finally ushered in a new era.

What made Charles even more delighted was that Polaris was Magneto's daughter, and his most beloved youngest daughter. Although Magneto's emotions were very restrained, Charles knew he had high hopes for Polaris to succeed him in his cause. After all, from their abilities to their personalities, they were exactly the same.

If the new generation of mutants could all become classmates and work together in unity, then many things would be much easier to handle.

For example, mutants had a share in the Radiant Project, but when Charles negotiated with representatives of ordinary humans, he always lacked confidence because mutants were currently split in half, and he could only represent half of them.

If it weren't for the fact that the mutants on his side had brought back an alien warship, which gave him a lot of face, the mutants' position would actually be very passive. The negotiating table didn't care about friendship; whoever had more chips had the advantage.

Charles looked at Polaris's face and remembered when he and Erik were young. At that time, Magneto was a taciturn youth—powerful, silent, serious, and stubborn.

And now, he saw more vitality and happiness on Polaris's face. Perhaps this was exactly why Magneto didn't stop her from coming to find Charles. Parents always want to give their children what they themselves lacked.

He said to Polaris very seriously, "I think you should know something about me, Lorna. Learning is not an interesting thing, at least compared to the free and easy life you had before, it is quite dull and boring."

"Even for me, when I was studying psychology, pedagogy, and social engineering, I was very troubled by it. Those profound pieces of knowledge cannot be learned overnight. If you want to throw yourself into the ocean of knowledge, this is destined to be a road without an end."

Polaris crossed her arms, stared into Charles's eyes, and said, "I thought you would brag about the school's conditions or give a long lecture on the importance of learning..."

Charles shook his head and said, "Lorna, you are not a child anymore. You should understand all the principles I would talk about, and what I cannot tell you, your father should have taught you already."

"The reason I came here is not just because I'm worried about being surpassed by the next generation of mutants." Polaris kept looking into Charles's eyes and continued, "That day on Mercury, the way that billionaire named Stark looked at us made me very annoyed."

"I know what he was thinking. He felt we had unique advantages but didn't utilize them. He felt we were wasting our talents and our lives, but he never considered that this society wouldn't give mutants many opportunities..."

"How am I supposed to go to school? Living in a dormitory, just having a dream would make all the steel a mess, telling my classmates I'm a mutant, and then having them pour water on my head?"

"If I dared to resist, dared to use my powers to teach them a lesson, they would shout loudly that mutants are social pests, and then I would be stopped by righteous people like you while I was teaching them a lesson?"

"Alright, Lorna, I know you were bullied at your community school, but..."

"I'm not here to talk about the past." Polaris interrupted him directly. Charles was stunned for a moment because it had been a long time since anyone had interrupted him while he was speaking. All the new generation of mutants, regardless of their stance, were very respectful toward Professor X, because of his power and his kindness.

Polaris's expression appeared somewhat stubborn, and her every move made Charles see the shadow of Erik.

"I want to prove to those ordinary people that mutants are no worse than them in their fields, or in any field. We are a naturally superior race, in every aspect." Polaris said with her head held high.

Charles opened his mouth. In his view, the person in front of him was indistinguishable from the young Erik. Erik had once said almost the exact same words to him.

"Um, so can we enroll?" Havok saw the atmosphere was a bit frozen and took the initiative to speak: "Well, although I don't think I'm very good at studying, I don't have anything else to do anyway..."

"Of course." Charles came back to his senses and took two forms out of his drawer. Polaris looked down at the form and said, "Can you give me a few more?"

Havok turned to look at her and asked, "What do you want so many for?"

"You'll know soon."

The next morning, Iceman stood at the classroom door, stunned as he looked at a group of people in black outside. He took a small step back, hunched his body, appearing somewhat vigilant, and said, "Polaris! What are you doing?!"

"Even your father Magneto never dared to attack this school! Are you trying to start a war between mutants?!"

"What are you nervous about? I'm here for school."

Iceman widened his eyes. He looked at the people behind Polaris, among whom was Blink, whom he was more familiar with, and several other mutants he didn't know very well. But their ages were all about the same as Polaris's, and they looked like the new mutants from the Brotherhood of Mutants.

At this moment, they were standing at the school gate, with Polaris in the very front, and the others in a triangular formation. This was a formation most commonly used by the Brotherhood of Mutants, only in the past, Magneto was always the one leading the charge.

And whenever they appeared in this formation, it meant a bitter battle was coming. Iceman almost reflexively created an ice surface under their feet. The mutants behind Polaris were somewhat vigilant, but Polaris's expression didn't change as she said, "What, are the students at your Xavier School always this jumpy?"

"Or are you afraid that you won't score as well as me on the exam and embarrass your school?"

"How is that possible! My grades in class are among the best, you... wait, I've already graduated."

"You haven't, Bobby. Because the Dream Mutant Education School was a huge success, we plan to open university courses in reality as well. Before, you only had a high school diploma; now, you're going to university." Charles pushed his wheelchair and appeared at the classroom door.

Following behind him were Cyclops and Colossus. Colossus shrugged and said, "Don't talk about you guys, we have to take classes too, just one grade higher than you. And we aren't studying math and physics, but pedagogy..."

Iceman discovered that everyone around him was staring at him. He sighed and said, "Alright, it seems I'm returning to my student days. But fortunately, this will make me look a bit younger."

After everyone walked into the classroom, Charles pushed his wheelchair in. He looked at the classroom filled to the brim and felt very gratified.

The desks on the left were mostly occupied by the original students of the Xavier School, such as Iceman, Rogue, and so on, while the right side was occupied by a group of people in black. They were mostly members of the Brotherhood of Mutants, and also the good seedlings Magneto had scoured from all over the country over the years.

The Xavier School hadn't been this lively for many years. Charles nodded with satisfaction. At this moment, Stark and Banner walked in. Stark didn't even look at this group of students, his expression unwilling, while Banner nodded at them. ===== CHAPTER 345 =====