Chapter 4687: X-Royalty: Annihilation (Part 13)

"What's going on?" Magneto asked. Shiler noticed that he had taken off his helmet; it seemed Professor X had already woken up. However, although Magneto's face wasn't old, his hair was completely white, which looked a bit inconsistent with his age. However, white hair paired with a silver-white battle armor was just right.

"S. H. I. E. L. D. captured drones produced by the Stark Group near the Orchis factory," Shiler paused and continued, "they think Iron Man has already taken action, and in order to grab control of the factory from his hands, they need the mutants' help."

Magneto revealed a look of realization. He sat at the table, tapped his fingers on the table, and said: "It seems Krakoa can build a nation soon."

"No," Shiler suddenly said something shocking, "let Sebastian abandon the statehood proposal, and no matter how other ambassadors persuade, do not agree to build a nation."

"What?!" Magneto exclaimed, "Don't build a nation?"

Shiler sighed long, wishing he could let Professor X directly read his brainwaves and pour them into Magneto's brain, so he wouldn't have to give a long prenatal education. But unfortunately, Professor X wouldn't do that, so he could only say:

"I'll say it again, 'establishing a mutant nation' is not a great enough goal, and it can't even be called a goal. If you really take this as the final goal, then this nation won't last long. What you should study is what kind of nation to establish."

"What kind of nation?"

"Yes, mutants are also divided into many types..."

"We accept all mutants," Magneto said, "including Epsilon-level; the Krakoa flower can heal the injuries and illnesses on them, at least making them no longer so painful."

"I'm not referring to this. If there is a mutant who is keen on slaughtering his own kind, just like a murderer among ordinary people, are you going to accept him?"

Magneto frowned slightly and said: "I don't think anyone can kill under the eyes of me and Professor X. But if he really wants to do it and refuses to change despite repeated teaching, Professor X will teach him well."

"Force him to become a good person?"

"It's not accurate to say force," Magneto lowered his eyelids and said, "Professor X ensures that he is voluntary."

"If his family and friends don't agree and call your behavior oppression and control, are you going to let them be voluntary too?"

"What's wrong with that?"

"If this matter can't be spread out, then there's nothing wrong with it. But you should be clear that every country won't give up on making trouble in Krakoa. Questioning the ruling means will only be the first step; immediately after, they will demand democracy. Are you going to support electoral politics?"

"This won't work among mutants," Magneto said, "the gap between the upper and lower limits of mutants is too large. We can't let those weak mutants rule mutants because they can't bear such responsibility."

"Very good, then you will be excluded from the democratic category. Immediately after is the prohibition of trade and embargo, diplomatic blockade, and public criticism, until this place is depicted as a hell for mutants, making all mutants afraid to come here."

Magneto frowned deeply. Shiler lowered his head slightly and said: "The biggest weakness of mutants lies in the fact that ordinary people and ordinary people can also give birth to mutants. Your foundation is still among ordinary people. As long as they grasp the birth population, you can't turn things around, right?"

"Then if we agree to electoral politics..."

"Then you are completely finished. Because the one elected will definitely be someone who has neither ability nor ambition, an Epsilon-level mutant. Then he will start to engage in major equality, demanding that all government positions have a certain number of Epsilon-level mutants, including the national defense system; pushing out all kinds of so-called 'Epsilon-level inspirational geniuses,' and depicting all Alpha-level and Omega-level as irritable lunatics with powerful strength, until you are all excluded."

"Exclude us?!" Magneto was incredulous, "But Krakoa was built by us."

"The Hellfire Club was also built by Sebastian," Shiler looked at Magneto and said, "wasn't he still kicked out? You might as well go and ask the White Queen if the tricks she used were these few."

Magneto pursed his lips and said: "Then what do you think should be done?"

"The best way is not to build a nation," Shiler also tapped the table lightly with his finger, "you aren't a nation, so there's no way to be selected. The so-called prohibition of trade, embargo, and public opinion strikes are useless against you."

Magneto was a bit confused. Shiler sighed softly again and said: "Can you give me a Krakoa flower?"

Magneto reached out and took out a flower and handed it to Shiler, then said: "You aren't a mutant, so you can't use the teleportation function. However, this can indeed remove diseases for you."

Shiler shook his head and said: "We temporarily don't treat this as a teleportation prop, just as some kind of medicine. You originally wanted to treat this as medicine and export it to ordinary human society, right?"

Magneto nodded and said: "We use the sales channels of the Hellfire Club to export Krakoa flowers to ordinary human society. It's just that it hasn't officially started selling yet; some things were delayed before."

"Very good. Since it's medicine, we can treat it as a commodity. Suppose Krakoa has already built a nation; now, the President of the United States issues a decree to impose a 1600% tariff on medical supplies and medical equipment categories of goods from Krakoa. What are you going to do?"

"Why would he impose such a high tariff?!" Magneto said, "If this thing is exported to the United States, he can also use it. Isn't he worried about various diseases?"

"I said it's a decree issued by the President of the United States. Does it mean that if the President of the United States can't buy Krakoa flowers, he has no way to deal with various diseases? Isn't there still Wakanda?"

"But will Wakanda really agree..."

"Why do you think Wakanda has such a high political status? They are just a small country in Africa; even if their technology is a bit advanced, the technology of other major powers isn't backward, otherwise who built the Orchis factory?"

"We have investigated the situation in Wakanda," Magneto said, "their medical treatment also has great limitations and is not as simple and effective as the Krakoa flower."

"But what these big figures pursue is not simple and effective," Shiler tapped the table and pointed out, "if it's expensive, they can afford it; if it's complex, they can wait; if there's a quota limit, they can also use political pressure to cut in line. The only ones who pursue simple and effective are the masses. But whether the masses can get good treatment, these big figures don't care at all."

Shiler looked at the Krakoa flower in his hand and said: "This is a good thing. If it can really let everyone buy it, then mutants undoubtedly become the saviors of ordinary people, but the problem is this can't be done. Because only ordinary people who live in the morning and die in the evening are easier to rule."

Magneto's expression darkened. He sighed from the bottom of his heart: "Sometimes, I am unwilling to admit that I am human, also because I am ashamed to be with some of them. Mutants have never given up on Epsilon-level, and we also think they are our kin; we try every means to save them."

"It's just you and Professor X," Shiler said, "do you think the White Queen cares about those mutants with defects? What about Mr. Sinister?"

"But they haven't opposed our measures to accept Epsilon-level mutants."

"Because you will shoulder the responsibility," Shiler pointed out, "you will spend money and energy to save them, without them needing to worry, so they are happy to be generous."

"Back to tariffs," Shiler said, "the best way to limit the inflow of a certain commodity is tariffs. As long as it's expensive enough that the country's citizens can't afford it, then no matter how good the thing is, there's no market. This is their goal."

"Whether ordinary people can get the treatment of Krakoa flowers, they don't care. But whether this kind of medicine can be sold and increase their influence, you care very much. This will become a handle for them to hold you. But the premise is that you are really a nation."

Magneto seemed to understand a bit. He said: "There are some means that can only be used against sovereign states, right?"

"That's right," Shiler nodded and said somewhat gratified, "you finally discovered it. It may be that your obsession with wanting to build your own home is too heavy, making you want a legal status incomparably. However, legal also means shackles; joining a certain rule system also inevitably means being bound by rules."

"For example, the United States can arbitrarily increase tariffs, Russia can adopt national acts to limit mutant births, Europe can use environmental protection and carbon emissions to choke, and China can limit industrial resources and commodity exports. Every major power has its own cards. In the case that mutants don't have enough cards, the best way is not to sit at the table. As long as you don't sit at the table, you can't be selected, and many means will also fail."

The more Magneto listened, the more he felt it made sense. He felt this was truly too absurd; clearly, all their efforts before were to build a nation, and now they were just one step away, as long as they nodded at the UN General Assembly, the long-awaited legitimacy would arrive. But now he actually felt that not building a nation was a good choice.

He couldn't help but look at Shiler again, wanting to know what kind of tricks this doctor had; this was the person with the most persuasive power he had met besides Professor X. The Central Universe really had two brushes.

"The problem of internal affairs is also like this," Shiler continued, "as long as your current organizational form doesn't undergo any changes, you can maintain the old appearance, and no one can say that the rule of you two is not legitimate. But once a nation is built, everything must be renewed, and naturally, some people will seize power in this name. I think it's better to maintain the status quo at the current stage."

Magneto sighed; Shiler had completely convinced him. However, he still asked: "But if we don't build a nation, what identity should the mutants of the whole Krakoa use to act?"

"I have a proposal for this," Shiler took out a proposal he had prepared long ago from the drawer beside him and handed it to Magneto, then said, "you can send it to Sebastian and let him propose it at the UN General Assembly."

Magneto took the proposal.

"Plan for the Establishment of Krakoa Island Nature Reserve and Environmental Protection Foundation?!"

Sebastian couldn't help but scream. He looked at the transmitted file while saying to Magneto: "Who gave you this idea?! He..."

Sebastian wanted to say "is he sick," and even more wanted to say "you are also sick." He couldn't understand at all why they didn't build a nation when the five permanent members had already agreed. But Magneto's tone contained threats, and Sebastian felt he couldn't beat him, so he could only sigh and say: "Alright, I'll try. Not building a nation should be fine, but establishing a nature reserve... don't hold too much hope." ===== CHAPTER 4688 =====