Chapter 3706: Doomsday (Part 10)

Time goes back to about a month and a half ago. At this time, it was more than ten days before Steve's birthday. Solar system. Earth. New Shangdu Kingdom capital, in the office of the Parliament Building. Charles put down the phone, smiled and said: "Zheng Xian said they are ready. Now just waiting for Shiler to exert his strength. The doctor has always not let us wait too long. I am afraid that soon the US Congress, Stark Industries, and Kamar-Taj will unify their opinions. Earth is ready to set sail."

Opposite Charles, Erik drank tea unhurriedly and said: "Later I will call Polaris and the others back. In name, it is to participate in Steve's 100th birthday banquet. But in fact, we have to prepare for Earth's setting sail and Asgard's banquet later. Whether we can hit the vital point in such a chaotic situation depends on this time."

"To be honest, when they proposed the 'Earth Setting Sail Plan', I was really taken aback. I didn't expect our neighbors to have more courage than we imagined. But no matter what, this is a good thing for mutants. Our country on Earth is too close to them. From a geopolitical level, it is almost impossible to decouple from them. If the super-light engine is built on our side, even if you appear openly at the United Nations meeting, they can only swallow this breath."

Erik just hooked the corners of his mouth, but it didn't look like he was really smiling. Charles lowered his eyes, and the atmosphere was silent for a while.

"To be honest, I don't care anymore." Erik shook his head and said, "Now we have our own country. My nationality is New Shangdu Kingdom. My race is mutant, and all the things before don't count."

"You are really generous." Charles sneered, "Don't count? Why don't they count? When you were down and out, those despicable villains once tampered with history, fooled the public, and turned a blind eye to your pain and achievements. But when you became rich, they swarmed up like sharks smelling blood, wishing to bite off a piece of your meat. No, perhaps they have already bitten it off. And your attitude towards this is that everything in the past doesn't count?"

"Calm down, Charles." Erik was not surprised at all by Charles's attitude, he just said, "Didn't Israel say it? This time it's just a routine visit. If we are too excited, wouldn't we fall into its trap?"

"Yes, Israel is a routine visit, Germany is a routine greeting. Don't you remember that they respectively declared a few years ago that you are neither a Jew nor a German?" Charles laughed angrily, saying, "They said the history of you entering the concentration camp was fabricated by yourself. Those witnesses who survived were threatened by you, so they gave you false testimony. They said your ancestors had no religious beliefs, and even if you lived in a Jewish settlement, it didn't mean you were a Jew..."

Listening to Charles counting the treasures, Erik seemed to find it funny. He turned the ring on his index finger and looked at Charles with a smile. Charles took a deep breath and said: "I just like watching short videos more than you, what's wrong? Modern online public opinion monitoring is a very advanced course. Beast also knows these."

"Since it is a routine greeting, then handle it routinely. They don't say it's because the New Shangdu Kingdom and China have close contacts and are anxious, so we treat them as good intentions. Anyway, more than 60 countries have established diplomatic relations with the New Shangdu Kingdom, half of which are developed countries, so even if it is a routine visit, it will have to be queued for more than two months. By then, Earth has already left the solar system, and the most headache for them will not be us."

Charles thought silently for a while, and finally felt relieved, saying: "Most European countries and at least half of the Middle Eastern countries rely on the United States. China's rising say is like wanting their lives. By then, even if the United States doesn't say anything, they will definitely incite the Congress."

"Do you expect Congress to cherish old feelings?" Erik sneered.

Charles paused and said: "I heard that the King of Latvia, Doctor Doom, participated in the construction of Mount Ximalaya early on. Latvia and we chose to stand on one side. Wakanda has always had a good relationship with the Avengers, they should have chosen the United States."

"Indeed. But wanting to drink soup by standing in line requires value. Doom himself possesses extremely strong scientific research capabilities, and Latvia's geographical location is also very important. Wakanda has advanced technology and good international reputation. New Shangdu Kingdom is powerful, and there is an extraterrestrial enclave in the Andromeda Galaxy. What about other countries? What do those Middle Eastern countries use to surrender? Oil?"

When mentioning oil, Erik himself laughed. Although many chemical products still need to use oil, compared to before, the importance of oil has greatly decreased. The dollar hegemony has collapsed because of this, and if it weren't for the solar system development plan to fish it up, the global economy would have to be reshuffled.

"Europe also has no advantages. There are not many resources, and technology is not advanced enough. Internally, it cannot be completely unified, even if it is harmonious on the surface, everyone has their own thoughts, so there is no competitiveness at all. As for Germany, they are not even first-class within Europe, and when placed on the international stage, they are even more invisible."

Charles was silent, but he thought Erik was right. If it were before, whether it was the oil tycoons in the Middle East or the old bourgeoisie in Europe, they could rely on the first-mover advantage to harvest the world. No matter how bad they lived, they were always better than other countries.

But now, China has even taken out super-light engines. Where Earth goes in the future is basically completely in the hands of two superpowers. These small countries will no longer have any say. This means they have changed from the ruling class to civilians, and in the new interstellar era, they no longer have any decision-making power, but can only choose to execute.

Thinking of this, Charles also felt relieved. He took a deep breath and said: "It's their own fault. But if they were a little better to you, it wouldn't be impossible to pull them into the car this time."

"Forget it." Erik said, "What I have been fighting for all my life has always been the cause of mutants, and it has nothing to do with my birthplace and my race as an ordinary human. They don't draw a line with me, and I also want to draw a line with them."

"That has to be you drawing a line first!" Charles said, getting angry again, he slapped the table and said, "And they don't just draw a line, they also splash dirty water on your head!"

"What they said is not entirely wrong. I have been a terrorist for half my life, and the number of ordinary people who died in my hands is countless, so how can it not be considered inhuman and ruthless?"

Charles's hand that slapped the table for the second time paused, and then slowly clenched into a fist. He sighed and changed the subject: "They shouldn't have told Shiler the doctor about moving Earth to Asgard, right?"

"No." Erik said, "But he must be able to think of it. Because Asgard should be stationing troops in the Nine Realms recently. Instead of them coming over, we might as well go over."

"How do you know Asgard is going to station troops? Do you still have connections there?"

Erik shook his head and said: "Because I let Raven send envoys to put pressure on Asgard. The Shi'ar Empire sent people, and the other two great empires fighting with it, because they are worried that the Shi'ar Empire can really win over Asgard, will inevitably send people too. The three great empires put pressure at the same time, worrying that they will take extreme measures, Thor will definitely strengthen the defense within the solar system. Stationing troops is the best way."

Charles knew that he was talking about Mystique Raven, who disguised as the Shi'ar Empire Queen Lilandra, and also understood why Erik wanted to do this—for the sake of a teacher who is famous.

If Asgard didn't do anything, Earth suddenly ran to the top of their heads, even if Asgard didn't dare to forcibly invite them away, it would be a protest, after all, you seriously threatened the safety of our capital, and it is reasonable for us not to allow it.

But if Asgard first proposed to station troops, then Earth coming over would have sufficient reasons: we ran over thousands of miles just to save some military strength for your Asgard. What else can you say?

Even if we did threaten the safety of your capital, you stationing troops also threatened the safety of our mother planet. We didn't say anything at the time, and also welcomed you very enthusiastically. Then you must also welcome us, right?

In order to make Asgard pinch its nose and recognize it, Erik put pressure on Asgard through Mystique after learning about China's "Planet Setting Sail" plan, and even released rumors such as "destroying the World Tree", forcing Asgard to take action on the Nine Realms. This way, Earth moving again is also famous and righteous.

"We have done China a big favor." Erik said, "I believe Director Zheng Xian will return the favor and do us a favor."

"You mean..."

Ring-a-ling!

Charles picked up the phone next to him and said: "Hello? Director Zheng? Okay, I'll give him the phone now." After speaking, he handed the receiver over. Erik took it and said: "It's me. That's right, you're welcome. Is that so? Okay, I'll let them come back as soon as possible."

Hanging up the phone, Erik said to Charles: "Now call Lorna and the others, let them come back as early as possible, preferably before tonight. The Divine Spear Bureau has something to find them."

"What are you looking for them for?" Involving these young mutants, Charles became a bit vigilant and said, "It wouldn't be letting them do any dangerous tasks, right?"

"Of course it's a good thing." Erik raised his eyebrows and said, "The Divine Spear Bureau is willing to give the opportunity to fire the first shot to the new generation of mutants."

Charles's face changed, and his hand on the table tightened again. He took a light breath and said: "Lorna and the others are still very young. I'm afraid they..."

"They are not as young as the two of us now." Erik turned his head and said in an unquestionable tone, "We have done everything we can do, and they must also take up their responsibilities, instead of hiding under our wings forever. The future of mutants is on them."

Charles's hand loosened a bit, but he still said: "You have to give them some time. And you have to promise me, if they don't want to..."

"If Lorna doesn't want to, I'll let her boyfriend go. She will definitely be willing."

Charles opened his mouth, but thinking of Polaris's complicated emotional relationship, he didn't say anything in the end.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 3707 =====