Laura was suffering, but Logan did not care. What was a little hardship? She could grit her teeth and endure it.
Besides, this suffering was not meaningless. Although she underwent enhancements every day during the first week, Laura did not feel any obvious changes.
However, after the enhancements of the following two weeks were completed, she gradually began to notice changes in herself.
As the enhancements entered the later stages, the changes in Laura became increasingly apparent.
The sharp claws on her feet had long since disappeared, and those Adamantium claws had already been placed in the location Ethan had arranged for them.
At this stage of the enhancement, in addition to soaking in medicinal liquid in the special equipment every day, Laura also needed to adapt to the changes in her abilities.
The five-finger claws and the Adamantium claws had some similarities in use, so adapting was not difficult. Wolverine, Logan, personally sparred with her to help Laura adapt to her new fighting style.
The main focus was getting used to the sudden extension and retraction of her fingernails, as well as the blades that could suddenly appear on the outside of her arms, elbows, and palms.
At the same time, this sparring could better stimulate the medicinal power already latent in Laura's body, making it work faster and strengthening Laura's physical quality.
In this regard, just like the countless potions Ethan had made before, the improvements were not instantaneous but gradually increased with her own training, making it easier for the enhanced person to master their new strength.
This method of improvement ensured that the team members had enough motivation to train. Otherwise, everyone would just wait to get stronger by taking medicine without training, which would cause them to lose the drive to work hard. Ethan felt that such a team would eventually have problems.
There was nothing to say about the changes in physical quality and mutant abilities. Laura was very satisfied and just needed to adapt slowly from now on.
What she cared about most now was her figure and appearance. She found that her height had not changed much, but her body proportions had been slightly adjusted. The ratio of her upper body to lower body was closer to the so-called golden ratio.
Her appearance was also gradually being optimized. Because the changes were very subtle each day, they were almost imperceptible, and it was only after more than half a month that the changes became obvious.
She found that her appearance had indeed become more beautiful. This made Laura even more motivated to train. Ethan's potions worked this way, if you wanted the medicinal power to take effect quickly, you had to train harder.
Only by doing so could the enhancement be completed earlier, allowing physical adjustments that might have taken three to six months to be completed within one or two months.
Because she was so happy, Laura did not notice that during their sparring, the expression on Logan's face became increasingly strange.
Laura not noticing did not mean Ethan did not. During one sparring session, after Laura scratched Logan's face, he asked the earliest official member of his team what was wrong.
"Did you find something wrong?"
Logan's unusual behavior made Ethan very concerned, fearing there was a problem with his potion. It was normal for Logan, as a mutant, to detect something he could not, since this was his mutant ability, and he was more familiar with it than anyone else.
But Logan's answer made Ethan realize that was not the case.
"It's just that Laura's appearance is starting to resemble a familiar old acquaintance."
"Sabertooth?"
Laura was now using Adamantium claws, and her fighting style was indeed very similar to Sabertooth's. It was normal for Logan to think of him, but in terms of appearance... he carefully recalled Sabertooth's looks, and Laura did not seem to resemble him at all.
"No, Deathstrike."
Logan did not hide it or keep it to himself. He had been with Ethan for these years and knew that Ethan liked to speak directly and openly, so he asked the question in his heart.
"Did you meet Deathstrike before you met me?"
"No." Before meeting Logan, Ethan had not been to any X-Men worlds, and the movie version of Deathstrike only appeared in X2. Ethan had never gone to that trilogy's world at all. "Maybe it is your imagination? Perhaps Laura's fighting style reminded you of that enemy."
"Maybe..."
Logan was not entirely sure, as Laura and Deathstrike really did not have much in common in terms of appearance. Instead, she looked a bit like Quicksilver... He had once suspected whether the woman the institute used to conceive Laura was a distant relative of Quicksilver.
As time passed day by day, after Laura's enhancement gradually entered the completion and consolidation stage, Logan again looked at Ethan with a questioning gaze.
Ethan no longer dismissed it as imagination now. His mind was also full of confusion.
"This... maybe it is just a coincidence?"
Laura's appearance did indeed gradually start to resemble Deathstrike, or rather, a more Western-looking Deathstrike? Ethan did not know what was going on with this. Perhaps it was a prank by some abnormal cosmic will? Was the growth template for an immortal mutant female who could extend blades from her fingers simply like this?
"Anyway, it's no big deal."
Ethan certainly did not think it was a big deal. He did not care who Laura looked like. Logan, on the other hand, felt a lot of pressure. His daughter suddenly started to resemble an enemy he had killed with his own hands. The only reason he did not stab Ethan with his claws was because he was older and not as hot-tempered as when he was younger... That was a lie. If Ethan had not quickly stepped back when he saw the situation was bad, Logan would definitely have poked a few holes in him.
"Ahem, anyway, she will continue to optimize. Maybe she will not look like that person after she becomes more beautiful later."
Laura did not become exactly like Deathstrike, and that was impossible, because Deathstrike was Asian (the actress was mixed-race).
In short, Laura's enhancement was considered complete. When Laura no longer needed to soak in medicinal liquid in the equipment and began to focus on training to complete the later stages faster, Ethan began to turn his attention to the other crew members.
As the captain, he could not just consider the direction of advance, the upgrade of ship equipment, and logistical supplies. He also needed to understand the various needs of the crew members.
For example, after completing his own enhancement, O'Connell had begun to think about how to continue to improve himself. Ethan specifically found O'Connell to talk, and unexpectedly, Jonathan also came over.
Compared to O'Connell, who had fully activated the enhancement effects and was starting to consider learning how to use an energy source, Jonathan seemed very ordinary, but he was not lazy and had been steadily improving.
Compared to O'Connell, who did not know which direction to continue improving, Jonathan had long decided what he should learn.
"Shadow magic?"
"No, no, it is the kind of magic Miss Selene uses for stealth and concealment."
Ethan suddenly understood. He knew what Jonathan was thinking.
If the various abilities on the Prinz Eugen were considered as different class options in a game, then Jonathan had undoubtedly chosen the rogue class.
He did not need to have a deep understanding of shadow and Holy Light magic like Selene. He just wanted to learn how to use shadow power to hide himself.
Jonathan felt that he was not particularly outstanding, and his only special skill was 'taking' some things from somewhere. If he could combine this with the ability to conceal his figure, it would undoubtedly allow him to make better use of this strength.
Moreover, this ability could ensure that he was not discovered by enemies during combat, which was very suitable for someone with weak combat power like him to save his life.
"Selene's ability to hide in the dark is not shadow magic, but a unique ability born from the fusion and interaction of shadow magic and her original bloodline. I do not know if you can learn it, but if you can, it would be an unexpected surprise. You can ask Selene for guidance and try it."
There was originally no need to tell Ethan about this. He could have just gone to Selene directly. She would not refuse anyone on the ship asking her for guidance on the use and training methods of a certain ability.
Jonathan just felt that he should always inform the captain about what he was learning, in case the captain did not want him to learn this ability or had other arrangements.
Living on someone else's territory, you should always show enough respect.
"As for Rick..."
Ethan also did not know what O'Connell was suitable for learning. O'Connell was originally an ordinary soldier, maybe he could try training with Galahad and the others? If he mastered magic power, he could become a warrior or knight who used magic power.
As for Paladin, unless O'Connell was willing to learn and master the kind of Holy Light Ethan wielded, it would be difficult for someone with his personality to master the way of the Holy Light of Azeroth.
"A warrior who uses magic power?"
O'Connell thought that was not bad either. Although he had given Mordred a good beating, Mordred was still a child who had not grown up yet, and he had personally experienced the power of that girl's fists after they were enhanced by magic power.
"But can I learn and master magical energy?"
If he remembered correctly, Mordred had inherited powerful magic power from birth because something went wrong with the magic her mother used.
Galahad, for example, did not master magic power. He was just an excellent ordinary human knight.
"If you want to become a mage like me, I may not be very confident, unless my strength and life realm can be improved by a few more levels." Ethan had full confidence in O'Connell mastering magic power. "If it is just for you to master magical energy and use it as an auxiliary means to enhance your combat ability, then it is not that difficult."
In fact, Shirley also did not have the talent to become a mage, but Ethan had been teaching her how to strengthen her mental power and the use of magical energy.
According to Ethan's idea, Shirley's future magical ability did not need to be very strong. It was enough for her to use it to strengthen her own power, use some auxiliary spells, and activate some magical items.
O'Connell could also choose this way of becoming stronger, becoming a powerful magic warrior (or knight).
(To be continued.)