Chapter 4714

The main universe Iron Man looked at Professor X with some vigilance, pursed his lips, didn't say anything to him, just said to Quicksilver behind the bar: "Give me a martini, kid."

Quicksilver didn't say anything and started mixing the drink for him. The drink was mixed, placed on the table, and finished in two gulps. Quicksilver said somewhat helplessly: "If you want to drown your sorrows, don't drink cocktails. How about some whiskey?"

The main universe Iron Man waved his hand, and Quicksilver gave him an ice ball. He didn't even want the ice, blew directly at the bottle, took a sip, and almost spat it out: "What is this? Is this alcohol?!"

"Krakoa is far from the mainland, transportation is inconvenient, and costs are high. So our procurement standards for supplies outside aren't high, and they definitely can't meet your requirements," Professor X explained, "We have to spend money where it's more useful."

Fortunately, Iron Man wasn't here to taste wine. After Quicksilver gave him an ice ball, he poured another glass of wine. The dizzy feeling brought by alcohol made him calmer, and also opened his chatterbox.

"I thought Shi Difen and I got along very well. In the Avengers, we are best friends and firm allies. He always supports all my plans and helps me achieve my goals with all his heart. The reverse is also true."

"You are very lucky," Professor X said, "If you are a good person in the public's perception, it's easy for you to make friends. But if you are more like a maverick, then meeting a like-minded friend requires some luck."

"That's it," the main universe Iron Man said empathetically, "I don't get along with most people, and neither does Shi Difen. But the two of us have a tacit understanding, and I think this is a fate that belongs only to us. I have told him many of my past experiences, and he has naturally told me his. I can feel that he understands me very well, understands everything I have suffered. But I didn't expect... I didn't understand him that well."

"Why do you think so?" Professor X asked.

"I thought he became a mage because he failed completely in the field of surgery. But I didn't expect that he has always been a successful doctor, just not so perfect. Wrong cognition made me have wrong worries, and then made me do wrong things," the main universe Iron Man sighed long, put his hands on the bar, and drank a few gulps of wine with his head down.

"Do you know? Mutant life is usually divided into two stages," Professor X said, "Before awakening ability and after awakening ability. Before awakening, we are ordinary people, just like most ordinary people. Getting along with family, receiving education at school. Either worrying about livelihood or worrying about small things. There are also people who create many miracles in their ordinary lives. For example, my good friend Erik."

The main universe Iron Man couldn't help but look at him. Although he knew many mutants weren't born with abilities, this was indeed the first time he had heard a mutant say such things in person.

"When he was young, he followed his family to flee, even went to a concentration camp, and came out alive, growing into a firm warrior. These were all completed in his ordinary life, very difficult, and very great. After he awakened his mutant ability, he kept seeking a way out for mutants. Do you think he chose to fight for mutants because he couldn't do better in his ordinary life?"

Alcohol made the main universe Iron Man's brain somewhat slow. He didn't drink often, and rarely got drunk. He just said somewhat confusedly: "But you said he did very well."

"Yes, just like you said your friend did very well," Professor X said, "People like them, abandoning the first stage of their lives, will never be because of failure."

"I'm a bit confused," the main universe Iron Man said, "I said, I just knew he wasn't because of failure..."

"You said he chose to change paths because he couldn't be perfect. But the truth might not be like this."

"This is what he told me himself..."

"Hearing isn't necessarily believing," Professor X looked into his eyes and said, "You might as well think, after giving up being a clinical surgeon in front of the operating table, must he continue on this path of a mage? Does he really have no other choice? If one day you can no longer manufacture mechs with your own hands, then you can only be a salesperson? Or a movie star?"

The main universe Iron Man was somewhat stunned. He tried hard to make himself sober from the influence of alcohol, but it wasn't very successful. At this time, Quicksilver handed him a glass of ice water. The main universe Iron Man gulped it down, shook his head, and felt better.

"You mean, he doesn't have to be a surgeon, he can do something else?"

"That's right. When he just encountered the disaster, he might indeed have some extreme psychology of pursuing perfection, which is human nature. Everyone has times when they drill into a dead end and can't come out. The former self was so successful, now as long as it's a little bit off, he feels everything is over. But things have passed for so long, his state has gradually stabilized, and he has long regained his reason. He chooses to continue on the path he is walking now, it must not be entirely because the former path couldn't be walked."

Professor X paused slightly, sighed softly and said: "Although I am just a psychiatrist, I have some understanding of the medical system. Surgeons also receive comprehensive internal medicine teaching in medical school, as long as they spend some effort, transferring to internal medicine isn't impossible. And, surgery isn't all hands-on, it also needs theory. His operation level is very high, but his theory is absolutely not bad. Taking a step back, just relying on his previous fame, if he focuses on bringing students, I'm afraid the quota would be snatched up, right? If he really likes the medical system so much, and wants to restore the glory of the 'Hand of God' so much, these are all good choices. People still won't forget him at his peak, and even more people will praise him for being tenacious and dedicating his life to the medical cause."

"Just like Erik. Even if he awakened his mutant ability, he could continue to strike those Axis villains on the battlefield, could rely on his rich combat experience to rise in the military system, and achieve fame and power in secular society. People would also praise him as a hero. Why didn't he do this?"

The main universe Iron Man seemed to understand something. Shi Difen Strange's situation might not be easy to analyze, but the situation on the mutant side was really too easy to understand.

Magneto didn't choose to continue being an ordinary person, not because he couldn't do it. His mutant ability had no side effects; he didn't want to use it, so he didn't use it; he looked like an ordinary person. Even if someone knew when it erupted, as long as he changed places and identities, he could still mix very well.

He didn't choose to stay in ordinary society, because the situation on the mutant side was really too precarious. Ordinary society didn't lack this one soldier, but mutants really lacked a leader. The mutant group's need for him was far greater than ordinary society's need for him. So he chose to become the leader of mutants.

Then, Doctor Strange might be the same. He wasn't completely unable to return to the ordinary medical system; as long as he wanted, whether it was transferring to theory or retiring to the second line to bring students, it was easy to achieve. It's just that human society's need for the "Hand of God" was far less than the Avengers' need for Doctor Strange. Humanity might not lack an excellent surgeon, but the Avengers really lacked a Sorcerer Supreme.

The main universe Iron Man was simply enlightened. Why hadn't he thought of this point before? In his assumption, Shi Difen retreated from the medical system, so he must want to go back very much, because this was his unspeakable trauma and regret. If there was a chance, he would definitely go back to be a doctor without looking back.

So, he felt very guilty. The surgery for the mutants before was originally a great opportunity for Shi Difen to break through himself and return to the medical system, but he was making trouble outside, which was simply too inappropriate.

But thinking about it this way, Shi Difen might not want to go back to be a doctor that much, nor did he need to break through himself and overcome the shadow that much. This was good news for the main universe Iron Man, because he hadn't caused irreparable damage.

However, this brought another question. If this wasn't that important to Doctor Strange, then why was he angry?

"Why does the mutant side need a leader like Erik so much that he must come?" Professor X asked another question, "He lived in ordinary society for so long, but didn't have much contact with mutants. Why did he want to contribute to mutants, instead of saving those ordinary people he knew and cared about more?"

"Uh, isn't it because he was disappointed in human nature?" The main universe Iron Man said according to his own understanding, "You said he fled with his family and even went to a concentration camp. He shouldn't like ordinary society very much, right?"

"That doesn't mean he has to choose mutants. After all, mutants didn't come to save him, nor did they produce any benefits for him. Why did he want to contribute to mutants?"

The main universe Iron Man didn't know either. So he could only look at Professor X blankly. Professor X revealed a look of recollection and then said: "Actually, he didn't stand firmly on the side of mutants at the beginning, he just met a group of like-minded mutant friends later. To be precise, he met me."

"The two of us once fought side by side. In that turbulent war era, besides comforting each other, we always talked about ideals, constantly imagining what kind of bright future people like us would have, what kind of means we would use to transform this world and make it better. All of this kept moving us, leading us onto a brand new path—fighting for mutants."

"A person's sense of belonging to a group comes more from his feelings for a person or some people in this group. We love them, so we want to defend this society. We love their ideals, so we want to change this society. This is the fundamental reason why people choose a certain path."

Professor X's blue eyes swayed in front of the main universe Iron Man, starting to become blurry and unfocused. Finally, he only heard Professor X say: "Active choice, first choice is love. The second-best choice with no other choice is never it."