Hank McCoy didn't respond. He didn't know if Samuel could really do it, or how he would do it, but the other party's meaning was clear: to get his help, he would have to pay a price.
Could the price for such a thing be small?
Instead of speaking rashly, it would be better to make plans after getting to know each other better.
Samuel didn't care. The only valuable thing about Hank McCoy was his experience dealing with the government. After all, not everyone could be a diplomat. The fact that he could become the Director of the Mutant Affairs Division despite his blue fur showed his ability.
Speaking of which, the developmental paths of Hank McCoy in the two timelines are not the same. In this timeline, he entered politics and became a diplomat, while in the other timeline, he became a pure scholar and scientist.
The school was very large and the scenery was beautiful.
After a simple tour, they arrived at the Professor's office.
Drinking tea, chatting.
After a while, the Professor took out a stack of blueprints and a disc: "These are the blueprints for the Cerebro and the program for the Danger Room. If anyone is willing to go with you, we will not stop them, but..."
"This is a school. I do not want anything to happen that affects the students' lives and safety."
Samuel said with a smile, "You just hope I'll behave, right?"
The Professor was silent.
That's right, that's exactly what he meant!
Based on their current understanding of Samuel, he wasn't a purely evil person. Perhaps the things he did weren't righteous, but they couldn't be called evil either; they could only be said to be from a different standpoint.
If he and Magneto were for the collective of Mutants and humans, then Samuel was for himself.
Selfish, self-serving, self-centered—as long as you didn't provoke him or affect his interests, he wasn't difficult to get along with.
Moreover, his strength was evident here. Unless absolutely necessary, the Professor did not want to be his enemy.
Samuel made an OK gesture and said with a smile, "I'm in a good mood right now, so I'll give you some news for free. Magneto has created a machine that can transform humans into Mutants. Capturing Anna was to activate this machine."
"He is now looking for a Mutant to replace Anna and is preparing to activate the machine during the United Nations summit."
"Oh, and there is a senator named Robert who is a pioneer against Mutants. He should have been captured by Magneto and transformed into a Mutant, but this transformation..."
Samuel spread his hands, "If you don't act quickly and bring him back, I'm afraid he won't live much longer."
This Robert the senator was the one in the movie who gained stretching abilities after being transformed into a Mutant. After escaping from Magneto, he was brought to the school, and then not long after, his body directly turned into water and he died.
He died completely, without even leaving a corpse.
The Professor nodded with a solemn expression and instructed, "Jean, take them to find rooms to settle down first, then notify Storm to come to the Cerebro room to find me."
"Yes."
Jean Grey agreed and nodded, leading Samuel and the other two out of the office.
Samuel, Anna, and Nightcrawler each had a room. Jean Grey settled them in and then went to find Storm, and together they went to the Cerebro room.
The Professor had already confirmed Samuel's information through Cerebro. Robert the senator was currently near a certain beach, and his condition was very wrong.
Furthermore, the Professor found that he could no longer find Magneto. There was only one explanation for this: Magneto had found a helmet that could block Mind Manipulation Ability again!
This made the Professor feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Because Magneto's helmet couldn't block Samuel at all, he was rushing to build a helmet again, not to guard against Samuel, but against himself!
It was I who saved you from Samuel's hand. Is it polite for you to do this?
"Jean, Storm, you two go and bring Robert the senator back safely." The Professor told the location of Robert the senator to Jean Grey and Storm, who had arrived.
"Yes."
The two agreed and immediately flew the Blackbird jet to find Robert the senator.
"Bang bang bang!"
Katie stood at the door of Samuel's room and knocked on the open door, smiling and waving a greeting, "Hi, are you guys staying at the school from now on?"
Samuel motioned for her to come in and said with a smile, "We'll stay here temporarily, I'm here to pick people."
"Pick people?"
"Do you know Magneto?"
"I've heard of him."
"Magneto wanted to capture Anna, the girl about your age next to me, and then I taught him a lesson. To save him, the Professor agreed to two conditions, one of which is that he will not stop Mutants from the school who are willing to go with me."
Samuel smiled at the surprised Katie and said casually, "I think highly of you. Do you want to come with me?"
Katie said somewhat flustered, "Go, go where? I... I don't even know who you are or what your name is."
"My name is Samuel."
"As for who I am, even if I tell you, you wouldn't know now, you wouldn't be able to understand what my identity means."
Samuel looked at her and said with a smile, "I understand you. You don't have the ambition to become a king on your own or venture out alone. So, you always have to choose a person or a force."
"We didn't know each other before." Katie admitted that what Samuel said was right, but she was very curious how Samuel understood her.
Samuel shrugged, "Because you are destined to be extraordinary."
Katie was a little shy, then shook her head apologetically, "Sorry, I, I don't have any thoughts of leaving the school for now."
...
Samuel smiled indifferently. He hadn't expected to convince Katie to follow him with just a few words after just meeting her.
He himself had just said that Katie wasn't an ambitious person; her personality was more content with the status quo.
If it were Pyro, it might be possible. That guy's unruly personality was destined not to be someone who would be content with peace. In the movie, he was also won over by Magneto with just a few words.
On the surface, he seemed to become Magneto's right-hand man, but in reality, he was just a pawn, swaggering under Magneto's power.
Simply put, Pyro was someone who admired strength!
With this kind of person, talking about feelings or kindness is useless. As long as you are strong and your fists are hard, he will naturally submit and actively support you.
"Besides classes, what else do you usually do? Do you just stay at the school all the time?" Samuel asked.
Katie nodded and said, "The school doesn't allow us to go out on our own, and besides, this is the suburbs. Without transportation, even if we left the school, there's nowhere to go."
"And..."
"If our identities are discovered, it might cause unnecessary trouble and danger."
It's called going to school, but it's no different from being in prison. However, this is also urgent, because these young Mutants simply don't have the ability to deal with accidents, let alone honestly hide their abilities and identities.
Once there are no restraints, they will almost certainly cause trouble!
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