Chapter 38: Charles Arrives! Beast and Colossus!
"Buddy, are those three kids you adopted Mutants?"
"So what if they are? It has quite a bit to do with you, actually."
"To do with me? What connection?"
"Two of them I rescued from the battlefield in Sokovia and then adopted them, a brother and sister. As for your connection, when I found them, they were hiding under a table in the ruins of a house, and in front of them was a missile with 'Stark Industries' printed on it. So, do you think it has anything to do with you?"
"I'd better prepare to get beaten up. I definitely won't be on your side when that happens. Those two were trapped for three days, staring at that missile with 'Stark Industries' printed on it, and they were only teenagers."
Seeing Scott and Ororo standing still and no longer attacking, Tony also moved closer to Jiang Bai and asked him the doubts in his heart! Jiang Bai calmly replied to Tony, and thinking of Wanda and Pietro, he told Tony about the Sokovia incident with a hint of interest.
After listening, Tony was completely stunned, then fell silent, not answering Jiang Bai. He had never sold his weapons to Sokovia, but that didn't mean Obadiah hadn't! He thought of two teenagers, wide-eyed, staring at a missile for three days.
Constantly worrying if the missile would explode the next moment, he knew that feeling was not good, let alone for two teenagers. Seeing Tony not speaking, Jiang Bai glanced at him and said nothing more, quietly waiting for Charles to send the compensation.
Another blackbird fighter jet suddenly appeared in the sky. Seeing the blackbird fighter jet, Jiang Bai couldn't help but sigh, Charles is really rich! The blackbird fighter jet is not cheap, and he still had one after Jiang Bai blew up one. He even started to regret asking for too little.
Charles's original family was very wealthy, and now Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters is his former castle! Plus, with some investments made after gaining his psychic abilities, he doesn't have to do anything every year. Just the dividends alone amount to tens of billions of U.S. dollars.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to bear the various expenses of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters! Not to mention the research on blackbird fighter jets and other equipment and technology! The blackbird fighter jet quickly landed in front of Jiang Bai and the others. The hatch slowly opened.
Hank pushed Charles out of the blackbird fighter jet, followed by Colossus!
Beast, whose real name is Henry Philip McCoy, nicknamed "Hank," is a Mutant with the natural senses and strong physique of a Beast, and is also one of the smartest people on Earth.
Hank was the strongest and most intelligent among the first team members. He presented himself as a bulky, bespectacled scholar in front of outsiders, but among his own people, he would let loose, walking barefoot and hunched over like a gorilla.
In combat, he can lift a ton of weight and possesses unimaginable speed and flexibility, capable of performing acrobatic feats that would amaze an acrobat, such as climbing on a flying missile, walking on nearly vertical walls, and fighting on a tightrope.
Colossus, whose real name is Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin / Peter Rasputin, is a Mutant with the soul of an artist. He is very friendly, the Picasso of the X-Men, and prefers drawing portraits of his teammates to fighting. He is noble and wise.
Steel-like body tissue: Colossus has a peculiar Mutant ability; he can transform all of his body's tissues into a steel-like substance, thereby gaining superhuman strength and super defense. This substance is not steel, but a carbon steel similar to osmium, and its hardness is second only to Adamantium and Vibranium.
Colossus is difficult to injure, and when he encounters danger, he naturally transforms into his mutated form. He can freely control his form transformation and maintain the transformed state for a long time, but cannot partially or selectively armor: his body either transforms completely or not at all.
He can transform into this form instantly and maintain it for a considerable period, with the longest known duration being five days, but the mutated form does not change the internal structure. Unless he consciously reverts, he will remain in this form, though he will revert to normal when unconscious or incapacitated. How he transforms his form is still an unknown mystery to this day, perhaps even he himself does not know.
Superhuman defense: His mutated form can withstand attacks from 110mm howitzers, and can also endure impacts from a 1-ton truck loaded with 450 pounds of TNT explosive at 100 miles per hour, as well as temperatures ranging from 70 degrees Fahrenheit above absolute zero to 9000 degrees Fahrenheit; above 9000 degrees, his body structure will melt.
Additionally, he will not rust in any known environment on Earth.
"Hello, Mr. Jiang Bai, I am deeply sorry for the actions of Scott and the others! I also didn't expect things to turn out this way. Here are the genes you need, and I have already transferred ten billion U.S. dollars to your account!"
"Alright, you can take them now!"
"Okay, if those three little ones are willing, they can also come to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters for school! I guarantee they will be treated equally, and there are already quite a few relevant personnel appearing around..."
"Okay, thank you for the reminder. I will ask them."
After Hank pushed Charles in front of Jiang Bai, he placed a silver-white briefcase on the ground. Charles apologized to Jiang Bai again on behalf of Scott and the others! He had already learned the entire sequence of events from Scott's mind, and the cause and fault for this incident were entirely theirs.
Jiang Bai merely nodded slightly at Charles's apology, using magnetic force to control the box to come to him. After opening it, he saw the genes clearly labeled with names! He nodded to Charles and spoke, signaling that they could take Scott and the others away from here.
Colossus, next to Hank, went to Scott and Ororo and the others, helping them into the blackbird fighter jet, and then carried Jean into the blackbird fighter jet! As Charles was leaving, he once again brought up the matter of Wanda and the others attending Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
He also told Jiang Bai that there were already quite a few relevant personnel appearing around the manor, implying either the FBI or some special government organizations! Jiang Bai expressed his gratitude for Charles's reminder before leaving. He also knew this was Charles showing goodwill towards him.
Subsequently, the blackbird fighter jet took off and disappeared from the manor.