Chapter 876: Starry Splendor (XVIII)

In the Avengers base, Ma Te looked at Spider-Man's face and said, "You want to investigate this incident of the military creating monsters? Do you think it might be related to Nick Fury's assassination?"

Peter nodded and said, "We must investigate all the threads behind this to understand what they are trying to do and what else they want to do, and only then can we have a way to respond."

"For this, I definitely can't be in two places at once. No matter what, I only have two hands. While saving people, I can't deal with monsters; while dealing with monsters, I can't investigate the truth. I can't split myself into three or four people, and even if I could, it wouldn't be as good as our team cooperation. After all, we each have our own strengths..."

"I have to say, Peter, you have grown a lot in these few years. It is truly surprising that you can say these words." Ma Te stood up and began to rummage through his backpack, then he said, "Remember? Before, you always felt that your own pair of fists could defeat all enemies and save New York."

"I still want to defeat all enemies and save New York, but I think the method can be changed." Peter placed both hands on the table. His expression became serious, which was rare.

University life and all sorts of magnificent experiences had also given him some mature qualities, like a sapling that had already grown a woody structure. In the days to come, it would inevitably grow into a solid and strong tree.

He opened his mouth and said, "A long time ago, I didn't understand a set of words Dr. Schiller said to me. He said that every person is not an isolated island, and they will inevitably leave traces while living in this society..."

"Everyone's traces will form a large web. On this web, no one and nothing can escape. And these are the most important things for saving this world, besides fists."

"At that time, I had a premonition that when I used this skill, the situation must have reached the extreme. Perhaps it is just like now."

Peter's fists gradually clenched. He said, "The S. H. I. E. L. D. Director sacrificed, Level 8 Agent Coulson sacrificed, Hill is still being hunted, the military is pressing step by step, others are dealing with bigger waves, and I..."

"I must come up with a way to solve the hidden guns aimed at us from the root. I cannot allow them to hide in the shadows and fire cold shots when everyone is facing the sun and preparing to step into the stars and the sea."

"Perhaps, all along, I haven't been able to help much, but I must protect these people who lead humanity forward. Even if my talent and strength are still not enough to leave a name in human history, humanity must seize this opportunity to go further in this era..."

Ma Te walked over and patted Peter on the shoulder, feeling his body trembling. He opened his mouth and said, "No need to feel embarrassed, Peter. You are not fighting alone."

"Schiller was right. A large web woven from interpersonal relationships will be the key to your victory."

After finishing, Ma Te put down his phone and said, "I have already sent messages to the other Avengers members I can contact. They will come over in a while. We need a combat meeting to see what kind of conspiracy is behind this."

After finishing, he hammered the table lightly and said, "No matter what kind of person Nick Fury was, he was the Director of S. H. I. E. L. D. and made indelible contributions to the Solar System Development and Construction Plan. He should not have died by a cold shot from his own kind. If such a thing has already happened, then the person who did it must pay the price."

After a while, vampire hunter Eric, Eddie Brock, and Seeing Natasha all arrived at the Avengers base. Seeing Natasha pressed the earpiece on her ear and said, "Those few mutants can't come."

After she sat down, she took a deep breath and said, "I know you are all puzzled about what on earth is going on. This has to start from a top-secret plan, the Red Orchid Project..."

Accompanied by the female agent's narration, everyone present learned about this top-secret plan targeting mutants. Seeing Natasha continued, "Nick expressed extremely strong opposition and fell out with the military because of this..."

"The intelligence I received is that the military's three launch plans all failed, causing extremely significant losses. Because of Nick Fury's strong opposition attitude before, they felt that it was S. H. I. E. L. D. playing tricks."

"So they killed Nick Fury. Are they crazy?" Ma Te asked, "They didn't have evidence, and they dared to make a move?!"

Seeing Natasha sighed and said, "The problem lies in the fact that Coulson and I both felt that this matter was very incredible. The military shouldn't have been so impulsive to provoke such a big conflict. This has already touched the bottom line, but this instead made us feel that they likely mastered the evidence."

"Are you saying that it really could be Nick who did it?" Eddie looked at Seeing Natasha and asked. Seeing Natasha also looked at him and said, "You have to know that Nick's title as the King of Spies is not just for show, or, let me say, do you believe that Nick Fury, as the Director of S. H. I. E. L. D., had no unconventional means?"

"But even if Nick destroyed their launch plan, he was still righteous." Peter emphasized, "Any extermination plan targeting any race is extremely evil."

Eddie's voice suddenly became low. He said, "Whether he was the one who did it or not is not important. The key is that the military made a move."

He said in a hoarse voice, "We cannot get stuck in the logical game of who made the first move, but should focus on the fundamental purpose of them doing these things."

Eddie stood up, walked to the side of the whiteboard, and while writing, said, "They wanted to deal with mutants, so they created the Red Orchid Project, and then killed Nick, who wanted to hinder this plan. Then there is a question: why did they still create that red monster after doing all this?"

"He wanted to use that kind of monster to eliminate mutants." Ma Te opened his mouth and said. But Eddie shook his head and said, "No, they should be very clear that creating a monster that cannot fly and has no lethal means for groups is not a way to kill all mutants."

"If we follow their logic, having cleared Nick, who hindered the Red Orchid Project, the next step should be to continue their plan, but they didn't do that."

"Look at what they have done. They don't know what means they used to create a big monster, used some agents to muddy the waters inside S. H. I. E. L. D., and there is also the vampire Count Dracula who popped out from nowhere. Does this have anything to do with the Red Orchid Project?"

Peter narrowed his eyes and said, "That's right. Since Nick is already dead, they don't need to do these redundant things. Wouldn't it be fine to just continue the plan?"

"Unless..." Ma Te revealed a cold smile and said, "They have no way to continue this plan anymore. The previous failures were already all they could accept."

After saying this, he looked at Seeing Natasha and said, "Do you have intelligence regarding the total investment in the Red Orchid Project?"

Seeing Natasha shook her head and said, "Five years ago, this plan had already entered S. H. I. E. L. D.'s files. At that time, we only knew that the military had a top-secret plan in progress, but we didn't know who it was targeting, and we hadn't paid extra attention to this plan."

"A plan failure definitely cannot be without a price." Peter opened his mouth and said, "Rocket costs are not low, especially five years ago. The price to be paid for three consecutive rocket launch failures is likely unimaginable. And the measures they have taken now are to remedy it. Then the question comes: why do they think that continuing to target S. H. I. E. L. D. and mutants is a remedy for this plan?"

"Because they can obtain more benefits from this kind of behavior." Blade hunter Eric opened his mouth and said, "Although I don't understand the situation of mutants, over these years, many people have raised funds and amassed wealth under the banner of fighting vampires."

After thinking for a while, Peter opened his mouth and said, "I think that behind this plan, there is very likely support from many anti-mutant organizations. The military is just going with the flow. The plan failed, and the pressure came onto them."

"So, they must come up with other methods to remedy it, to make those forces believe that they can still go further on the road of exterminating mutants, so that they can continue to obtain investment from those people."

"And this is the weakness we can utilize."

Peter looked at the words on the whiteboard. Suddenly, certain clues were connected. A flash of inspiration appeared in his mind. He said, "As long as those forces see the hope of exterminating mutants, they will continue to invest..."

"Anti-mutantism has always been a scam ring after ring." Eddie looked at the whiteboard and said, "One person puts up a banner, stirs up public sentiment, makes them pay attention to this matter, and spends money for it. The person who puts up the banner takes the money, finds another person, tells him to be anti-mutant, and tells him that as long as you succeed, I will give you the money. So the other person also becomes an anti-mutantist..."

"He puts up a banner, goes to stir up another group of people, obtains their money, takes the money, and goes to invest in other anti-mutant plans. They just go ring after ring like this, and found the military there."

"Is the military anti-mutant because they hate mutants? No, it's for the money of this group of ring-after-ring investors, for the benefits they can provide..."

"And the weakness of this scam lies in the fact that they must achieve some results before they can launch a bigger scam. And the problem they are facing now is that no one has achieved results."

Ma Te snapped his fingers and said, "It's like, if you want to sell a house, you have to build a model room. If you want to sell food, you have to print a menu first. Anti-mutantism has been going on for so many years, and mutants are still living in this world swaggeringly. There isn't even a model room. What are you going to use to scam money?"

Peter's eyes turned, and he said, "The so-called Red Orchid Project is actually building a model room. But why did they come up with such a plan? Isn't it very simple to build a model room?"

Peter directly took a piece of paper, wrote a string of symbols on it casually, and then said, "This is what I invented, a serum that can eliminate all X-genes. As long as you give a mutant a shot, they are no longer a mutant. Isn't a model room like this okay?"

The whole room was silent for a full two minutes. Seeing Natasha stood up first, shook hands with Peter, and said, "Congratulations, global anti-mutantist leader, Peter Parker. You are the light of humanity."

Eddie held that piece of paper and said, "This is our most advantageous weapon."

"Now, a certain famous laboratory that cannot reveal its name has developed a serum that can thoroughly eliminate X-genes. As long as it takes two short seconds, a mutant will disappear from this world."

"If this news is announced, what will those ordinary people whose emotions have been stirred up think?"

Ma Te continued his words and said, "They will definitely think, why doesn't the government produce it quickly, one shot per person, and then force all mutants in this world to inject this serum? It's best to give them ten shots each to ensure they will never turn back into mutants."

"When fanatical emotions are stirred up, those who once stirred up the emotions of ordinary people will also be kidnapped by this emotion. By then, whoever dares to question the authenticity of this serum or proposes that it must be checked before use, they will definitely be besieged by these fanatics."

"They can only go with the flow, continue to add to this emotion, and attempt to harvest more wealth from those ordinary people..."

"The problem lies in whether Congress and the military can do this. Not to mention whether they can force all mutants to get the shot, can they really produce these serums? Or rather, will they feel that doing so is worth it?"

"Of course not." Seeing Natasha opened her mouth and said, "This is a lose-lose for both sides. Congress is for maintaining stability, and the military is for making money. Doing this completely does not conform to the fundamental interests of the two."

"When the two of them are put on the chariot, do you think their butcher knives will be swung toward mutants who have Professor X and Magneto, or toward those scammers who have nothing but ring-after-ring scams?" Eddie asked.

Peter looked at that piece of paper and said, "But the problem now is that S. H. I. E. L. D. cannot provide help, the military is pressing step by step, and forces like Hydra also want to fish in troubled waters. If we keep being held back, we won't be able to realize this plan. We have to find some helpers..."

He paused, and then said, "I have an idea." ===== CHAPTER 877 =====