Chapter 4696

When Dr. Gregar came to the office, she still looked very haggard. She didn't give the mutant leader a good look. However, Professor X had always been good at dealing with such scenes, and he said very gently: "I'm sorry to invite you here in this way, ma'am. But we received definite news that some people don't want you to live."

"You are not much better than them." Dr. Gregar seemed to be using aggression to cover up her anxiety, "Now I'm afraid the ones who want me dead the most are you, right? After all, my research results killed so many of your people."

Magneto's expression changed, but Professor X remained gentle and said: "First of all, the Red Orchid factory wasn't built by you alone, nor was it something you wanted to build. Secondly, all the mutants who went on the surprise attack were prepared for sacrifice."

A picture appeared before Dr. Gregar's eyes. This seemed to be a memory that Professor X projected to her. She was startled at first, subconsciously wanting to refuse, but was soon attracted by the content in the picture.

"We must do this." A mutant wearing goggles said, "Professor, trust us. Everyone here is very clear about the danger of this surprise attack and understands that death is close at hand for us. But we must go; this is our mission."

"Scott, you..."

"Don't feel sad for us. If we die in front of the superweapon against mutants, and it can save more of our compatriots from harm, then I can't think of anything greater than this death. Professor, all you have to do is let our souls have a true destination."

Besides this mutant, many other mutants stood out. They were not unknown small characters; on the contrary, they were famous X-Men members that even Gregar knew. Even Dr. Gregar had to admit that each of them was a powerful mutant without weaknesses, almost like gods to ordinary people.

But they still stepped onto the spaceship without hesitation, rushing toward the superweapon factory that might kill them. Until the last moment before death, not a single person regretted it; their only regret was failing to complete the mission.

After the memory was interrupted, Dr. Gregar was already sobbing. She wasn't mourning for the mutants, but for her husband.

"He didn't want to go at all." Dr. Gregar said, "We hate this kind of fighting and never wanted to use our knowledge to build any weapons. But we had no choice; the government people came to the door. It was originally agreed that we would only do research in the laboratory, but in the second half, they seemed worried that the ultimate weapon produced by the factory couldn't kill the most powerful mutants, so they asked us to test it on the spot. Oh my god, that was near the sun, and Ira was most afraid of heat..."

This lady's emotions completely collapsed. Professor X comforted her for a long time before she continued: "We are not afraid of sacrifice, but we don't understand what the meaning of all this is. Mutants make such a big sacrifice to build their own homeland, so what about us? What is worth sacrificing to prevent an ethnic group from building a country on an island that belongs to them?"

"This is completely a dirty political trick!" Dr. Gregar clenched her hands and slammed the table hard, "They worry that the mutant country is too strong and threatens their status, they worry about political achievements, worry about votes, but they never worry about whether their people are living well..."

Magneto was also silent. He really thought before that these scientists were fighting one after another to defend the Earth; now it seems that's not the case at all.

It's also true. When Jews built their country, they took someone else's land, but they got an island themselves. And this island is inaccessible to humans and has no valuable resources, which is meaningless to humans. It is unlikely that ordinary people will have strong hatred for their behavior. Anti-mutant extremists who don't want to see any good things for mutants are a minority; most people are indifferent. Without infringing on anyone, this matter really has nothing to do with most ordinary people, and they have no reason to sacrifice for it.

However, some national governments worry that the mutant country will bring too many variables and affect the pattern of the Earth, so they force ordinary people to sacrifice for them. It is said that mutants are dangerous and uncontrollable; now it's hard to say who is the one harming the Earth.

Dr. Gregar rested for a while, barely recovering from her collapsed emotions, and talked about her husband's situation.

"About two years ago, when we first worked for the government, we had already backed up our personality consciousness. This uses a consciousness transmission technology called 'Flash Chip', which is not very mature yet; it was stolen by Ira from the laboratory where he worked before."

"We did this to prevent people from killing the donkey after it has finished grinding the mill. Although we have no way to resurrect just by consciousness, we can retaliate by connecting consciousness to some important equipment. So I did it."

"You transmitted your husband's consciousness into the Mother Mold?"

"No." Dr. Gregar said, "To be precise, it was added to the production line of the Nimrod-type Sentinel robot. The moment this powerful robot is produced, my husband's consciousness will gain the upper hand, and that will become his new body."

"What will he do?"

"I don't know either, but I think he might choose to retaliate." Dr. Gregar said.

"Doctor, we invited you here precisely to talk to you about this." Schiller suddenly spoke, "Mutants are researching the Totem Resurrection Plan..."

Schiller briefly introduced the entire plan of using the Krakoan totem to manufacture bodies and filling them with consciousness to resurrect. Then he said: "We hope, if possible, to take back your husband's Flash Chip before the Nimrod-type robot is manufactured. This way, he can be resurrected through the Totem Resurrection Plan and reunite with you."

Dr. Gregar was completely stunned. Magneto was also shocked; he didn't understand why Schiller wanted to tell Dr. Gregar about the resurrection plan. Wouldn't it be better to let the powerful Nimrod-type Sentinel retaliate against those who forced him?

However, seeing that Professor X didn't say anything, Magneto didn't question it immediately. But Dr. Gregar obviously realized this point, and she asked back: "Why do you want to tell me this? Wouldn't it be better to let my husband destroy the Red Orchid factory?"

"First of all, I'm afraid you underestimate the Mother Mold. Whether your husband's consciousness can gain the upper hand is still unknown. If he is swallowed and fused, then the Nimrod-type Sentinel robot may not just be a robot, but more likely to become an intelligent life with an indestructible powerful body and human wisdom. Mutants may not be able to deal with such a monster, and your husband will also die."

"In addition, even if his consciousness gains the upper hand, we don't know whether he will choose to retaliate against the mutants who killed him, or the military or government that forced him. If he chooses the former, mutants will also suffer. We can't gamble."

Magneto reacted, and it was true. The ultimate weapon without human consciousness mixed in was already scary enough; if you give him a human brain, mutants would be completely finished.

No matter how powerful a super artificial intelligence is, it is an artificial intelligence and has certain limitations. But intelligent life is different; his action logic is untraceable, so it is naturally more difficult to deal with. Combined with an extremely powerful body, it is like a second Ultron, and I'm afraid mutants in the entire multiverse will be in danger.

Dr. Gregar frowned and said: "You mean, my husband's consciousness might be swallowed by the intelligent entity designed by the Mother Mold? But the Mother Mold shouldn't..."

She didn't continue after saying this, as if she wasn't very confident herself. After a while, she said: "In fact, the Red Orchid factory used many technologies that didn't come from humans; it was taught to us by those people. We didn't fully understand it, just followed the script. So even I, the designer, can't say what the final product will look like..."

"Truly reckless." Stark commented, "Daring to launch without even understanding the principles of the technology. That this thing can be built, and hasn't exploded yet, is considered your luck."

Gregar sighed and said: "Isn't it always like this, they only want the effect, not caring about stability."

"However, can that totem of yours be used by ordinary people?" Dr. Gregar asked, "My husband is not a mutant, nor does he have an X-gene."

"It should be possible." Professor X said, "However, only the body can be hatched. You must ensure that your husband's consciousness is complete, otherwise it's just a walking corpse."

"I will find a way to take back the Flash Chip." Dr. Gregar hesitated for only a moment, then said, "If he can come back safely, I don't want him to go for revenge."

After saying this, she looked up at Professor X and said: "You are a truly respectable elder, Professor. Before my husband comes back, I can work for you. Although I can't fully understand the technology of the Red Orchid factory, I do have most of the data."

"How much can you remember?" Magneto asked.

"Everything I know." Dr. Gregar said, "Professor, you can go directly into my memory to look; I have organized them by category."

Magneto sighed again; how could he forget that for these super-genius researchers, memory palaces and the like are basic skills.

"I will convey it to the technicians." Professor X said, "Thank you for your contribution, Doctor. You will be a friend of Krakoa forever."

Magneto also nodded. In fact, Dr. Gregar being so willing to hand over the data was indeed beyond their expectations.

Schiller had already explained that not letting her husband's consciousness enter Nimrod's body was also good for mutants, so it wasn't entirely to help Gregar. Dr. Gregar could completely not give the data.

Don't say Professor X can forcibly obtain it. Humans in this universe have very perfect anti-mind-reading equipment, as well as technology to instantly delete memories, otherwise mutants wouldn't be forced to this point. Dr. Gregar, as the main researcher, should also be equipped with these devices. If she was dead set on not opening her mouth, mutants might not really have a way.

Schiller walked over, shook hands with Dr. Gregar, and said: "Believe me, Doctor. The day you reunite with your husband won't be far away."

"I'll take your word for it." Dr. Gregar was still very exhausted. She looked at the lush Krakoa outside the window, a look of longing in her eyes, "My husband and I both come from desert countries and have rarely seen such beautiful forests. For mutants, this must be a beautiful homeland."

"I'll take your word for it too." Magneto walked over and took the initiative to shake hands with Dr. Gregar, "The Earth is also a beautiful place, and we all have an obligation to make it better. Isn't that right?"