"Attack Trask Industries together with humans?"
Facing the Vice President's personal invitation, Sebastian Shaw decisively waved his hand.
"Not interested!"
The Vice President frowned deeply. As the second-in-command of the United States, he had personally come to the crisis-ridden New York to seek an alliance with Mutants, showing considerable sincerity.
He hadn't expected Shaw to give him no face at all.
"The Sentinels also threaten the safety of Mutants. Joining forces is the most appropriate course of action!" he urged quickly.
"Speaking of which, Fang recently suggested we find a small island in the Pacific to establish a Mutant nation. We'd be far from the Sentinels then, and at least much safer than we are now," Shaw said with a faint smile.
The Vice President's face instantly darkened.
Mutants wanting to establish a nation?
Whether in the past or now, this news was never good for humanity.
In the past, it meant another threat; now, it meant losing a source of reinforcement.
The Vice President could only suppress his impatience and continue, "Establish a nation? There's absolutely no need!"
"Isn't it already confirmed? Humans all possess the X-Gene, so there's no difference between Mutants and humans!" It was hard to imagine such words coming from a high-ranking human official. "Solving this crisis together is what we should be doing!"
"Once this crisis passes, the unfair treatment Mutants faced in the past will certainly never happen again!" The Vice President proactively patted his chest, giving Shaw his guarantee.
However, this time, the Good Big Brother was not as easy to talk to as the Vice President remembered.
He let out a direct sneer. "Why should I believe you?"
"Long before the Sentinel crisis broke out, we warned the officials that this was a threat and protested many times."
"The official response was that they would investigate seriously. We Mutants believed them."
"But what was the result? No one cared when Sentinels were capturing Mutants everywhere. Now that humans have caused a disaster they can't solve, they think of Mutants again?"
The Vice President was unable to refute for a long time, because he knew this was indeed humanity's own mess.
But the current situation was critical. The Sentinels had already occupied the capital. It would take time for the military to reorganize an offensive, and they also needed to prepare countermeasures against electromagnetic pulses. The key was that none of these had a better chance of success than seeking help from Mutants.
He could only try to persuade him earnestly, "Mutants and humans are all one big family. Past mistakes can be put aside. Whatever Mutants need in the future, we will do our best to satisfy!"
Hearing the Vice President finally bring up a substantive topic, Sebastian Shaw smiled and took out a document, handing it to him.
The Vice President immediately understood that this was the Mutants' condition; they had actually prepared it in advance.
He opened it, and his brow furrowed instantly, his expression becoming incredibly grim.
The file name was—"The Mutant Act."
The content was basically copied from the Vought Act of Fang Yuan's X-Men World.
No wonder the Vice President's face was so bad; after all, the Vought Act was akin to an unequal treaty, favoring Mutants at every turn.
The Vice President pulled out a mobile phone, and after pressing a number, he said sternly, "This is blackmail!"
"You must agree today!" he said in a sinister tone. "Don't forget that your Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters is right here in New York, the enemy's headquarters!"
"If I dial Trask Industries and tell them the location of the X-Men headquarters, don't even think about escaping!"
Clearly, the Vice President was done with the soft approach and was ready to play hardball.
However, his fierce appearance didn't frighten Shaw at all; instead, the smile on Shaw's lips widened.
"You want to perish together with the Mutants?" Shaw asked.
The Vice President replied with forced bravado, "For the survival of humanity, I am willing to make sacrifices!"
His slogan was loud, but naturally, he didn't think that way in his heart.
This was just a scare tactic. After all, the Vice President knew that Shaw would definitely not let the location of Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters be exposed... "Fine," Shaw said suddenly. "Press it!"
"Huh?" The Vice President was a bit dazed.
Then he immediately reacted: "Shaw is playing this game too. He's betting I won't dare press it. He must be using negotiation techniques with me... Eh?"
The Vice President was suddenly stunned into a daze because, while he was thinking, Sebastian Shaw actually walked over, picked up the phone, and directly tapped the call button!
Shaw had a brilliant smile as he handed the phone back to the Vice President, politely reminding him, "It's your turn to perform."
"Madman! You're a madman!"
The Vice President quickly hung up the phone, while simultaneously hoping that these few seconds wouldn't be enough to track their location.
He was just bluffing; how could he possibly be willing to die with Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters?
Shaw watched with interest as the Vice President's expression shifted repeatedly. How could such a small trick deceive him?
So far, he had only been deceived by Fang Yuan.
The Vice President was no Fang Yuan.
Seeing his scheme fail, the Vice President finally dropped his petty thoughts and said dejectedly, "I don't have the authority regarding the Act. It must be brought to a meeting for discussion."
His attitude already indicated that he had personally accepted this condition.
"No matter, we have a signal here too." Shaw beckoned to Cyclops in the distance, and Scott immediately came over.
"Take our Mr. Vice President to a quiet room with a computer," Shaw instructed.
Scott nodded and led the Vice President toward the interior of the academy.
Along the way, the Vice President kept surveying his surroundings and discovered that the number of Mutants inside Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters was significantly higher than in the intelligence reports. It seemed they had all been rescued from various places by the X-Men.
"Are these all Mutants?"
Seeing that Cyclops's attitude toward him was fairly friendly, the Vice President took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
"Not entirely. Some are parents of the students," Scott replied.
Not all students' families were unable to accept that their child was a Mutant. So, if a student requested it, the academy would also bring their relatives over to take refuge.
To this end, Fang Yuan had specifically used the Space Stone to move two buildings from elsewhere to provide temporary housing for these people.
At that moment, the Vice President saw a group of students on the lawn surrounding a young man of Chinese descent, who was guiding them as they continuously released their abilities.
He had seen some of these students in news reports about the X-Men's rescues during this period. For that young man to be able to guide them, he must also be a powerful Mutant.
So the Vice President asked again.
"Who is that?"
"That person?" Cyclops's expression instantly became respectful. "That is Professor Fang Yuan."
"Fang?"
The Vice President recalled Shaw saying earlier that Fang had suggested establishing a Mutant nation, so he immediately labeled Fang Yuan as a dangerous element in his mind.
Just then, Fang Yuan suddenly turned his head and looked over, giving the Vice President a mysterious smile.
The Vice President shuddered and quickly quickened his pace, not daring to let his mind wander further.
Their meeting ended quickly; it was clear the officials were also very anxious.
The news of Washington's fall had already spread through the internet, phone calls, media, and various other channels, directly triggering widespread panic. Social order was on the brink of collapse.
The officials now desperately wished the signal could be completely cut off, just like it was on the battlefield earlier, so the situation would at least be a bit easier to control.
Meanwhile, cries had already appeared on television and radio media—
"Seek help from the Mutants!"
"Cooperate with the Mutants!"
Such messages were intensifying. Clearly, the public had also realized that while the military had been crushed, the Mutants were able to survive. Obviously, the Mutants were more reliable.
"We agree!"
The Vice President quickly found Shaw and said.
Although the conditions proposed by the Mutants were harsh, they could only be realized after the crisis was resolved.
Giving Mutants some privileges was better than the end of the World.
Shaw wasn't at all surprised by their agreement, so he calmly began discussing the plan of action with him.
"We will help them open a spatial portal to let the military directly enter New York, and then we'll attack Trask Industries together to destroy the Sentinels' command center," Shaw introduced to everyone. "The battle is set for tomorrow!"
"No problem. If we let things continue to develop, many ambitious people will emerge within the Mutant ranks as well," Old Magneto nodded.
Humanity's current situation was declining, while Mutants were living relatively comfortably. It was perfectly normal for some people to harbor ulterior motives.
The Brotherhood of Mutants he led was well aware that such tendencies were already appearing.
"Actually, I think this is a great opportunity to wipe out humanity and let Mutants become the Masters," Shaw said deliberately.
"No!" Cyclops immediately objected.
"Peaceful coexistence is good enough; otherwise, a new war will break out," Jean also said.
The X-Men were deeply influenced by Professor X's ideology, so they lacked such ambitions.
Sebastian Shaw shrugged; he knew this would be the case.
However, he glanced at Fang Yuan and curled his lip inwardly.
"These youngsters are truly naively adorable. They have no idea that the Mutant rule has already begun."
"Then everyone get ready. Tomorrow, we will surely be victorious," Old Professor X said with deep meaning. "And then, welcome a new World!"
"Let's take Bobby, Kitty, Rogue, John, and Piotr with us," Fang Yuan said suddenly. "They've made great progress recently, and it's time to try some actual combat."
"Let the children join?" Jean immediately frowned and asked with no small amount of concern, "Won't it be too dangerous?"
Storm and Cyclops also nodded.
They were going to face a great demon who wanted to destroy the World; Jean and the others weren't comfortable with the students joining in.
However, Old Charles knew that while tomorrow's battle seemed dangerous, it was actually just a large-scale Mutant team-building exercise. The greatest danger might be the children tripping while walking.
"Let the children go together," Old Charles nodded. "It's time they learned to protect themselves."
With Professor X speaking up, Jean and the others immediately stopped objecting.
"Heh, double standards!"
Fang Yuan complained inwardly.
Then he began to get down to business.
"The big battle is tomorrow, and everyone is one team. According to the Act negotiated with the officials, we will establish a company after the war specifically to protect the interests of Mutants. You'll all join, right?"
He handed a stack of invitation letters to everyone and then spoke to them.
However, to Old Charles and Old Magneto's ears, it sounded like the big battle was imminent, victory was in sight, and Fang Yuan was pressing them for the final payment.
If you don't pay the Black King his final installment, the consequences are very serious, hey!
So Old Charles smiled and signed his name on the invitation letter.
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