Chapter 64: Waiting for the Rabbit! Inviting Charles!
Jiang Bai and the others were enjoying a barbecue and beer at the manor, but General Ross wasn't as relaxed.
Upon returning to the Base, he was immediately held accountable by the higher-ups.
It was only because Tony used his connections to help General Ross that he avoided a Military court-martial!
Bronski's bones were almost all broken from Hulk's kick!
Perhaps due to the Super Serum, he miraculously recovered!
He then immediately went to report to General Ross, wanting to continue participating in the operation to capture Hulk.
General Ross approved it directly; he still hadn't given up on capturing Hulk.
Based on their decryption of Banner's special account, they directly located Mr. Blue and even knew his true identity.
They planned to wait for Banner to go to his laboratory and then apprehend him.
When Bruce Banner woke up in the cave, he found himself holding Betty.
The two quickly discovered the ten thousand U.S. dollars and the note next to them!
The information on it, however, left Banner very confused.
He had never heard of the Illuminati organization, and although they knew his location, they hadn't made a move against him.
But soon, he stopped thinking about the Illuminati's origins.
After buying a lot of things with Betty, he started heading towards New York City!
He was still determined to find Mr. Blue, as only he could help him return to normal.
They rented a car and arrived in the suburbs, quickly noticing that the only way into the city was blocked by Military checkpoints.
Banner's first reaction was that the Military was looking for him!
So he could only enter the city center via a hidden path.
Then, he headed towards Mr. Blue's laboratory!
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Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
Two mechanical figures descended from the sky, and many Mutants in the academy looked at them excitedly!
The arrivals were indeed Tony and Jiang Bai, who had come to invite Professor X to join the Illuminati.
Their identities made many Mutants quite adoring.
Soon, Professor X and Scott and others came out of the office.
Seeing Tony and Jiang Bai's arrival, Scott and the others' gazes were very unfriendly.
Professor X, however, showed no reaction and looked very calm.
Then, Jiang Bai directly stepped out of his armor.
"Professor Charles, Tony and I have something to discuss with you.
Is it convenient to talk alone?"
"No, Professor! They definitely have another conspiracy!"
"Alright, Scott! Gentlemen, please come to my office."
Jiang Bai, who had emerged from his armor, extended an invitation to Charles.
Before Charles could answer, Scott, standing nearby, spoke first, believing they would be detrimental to Professor X!
However, Charles interrupted Scott and asked Tony and Jiang Bai to talk in his office.
Then, the two entered his office with Charles, while Jiang Bai's armor was controlled by an intelligent system, following behind him!
Upon entering the office, Jiang Bai immediately used his psychic and magnetic control abilities to seal the entire room, to prevent anyone from eavesdropping outside.
Phoenix: Jean has psychic abilities!
"Psychic ability? I didn't expect Mr. Jiang Bai to have successfully researched it!"
"Not really; I just gained the ability from my genes.
I don't have Mutant genes in my body.
We came here to invite you to join the Illuminati, Tony."
Feeling the familiar psychic ability, Charles spoke to Jiang Bai with great surprise.
He thought Jiang Bai had successfully researched the mystery of Mutant genes and even applied it to himself!
Jiang Bai merely shook his head slightly, denying that he had researched Mutant genes.
He told him that he had only gained the ability from his genes and did not have Mutant genes in his body!
Then, he stated the purpose of their visit, turning to look at Tony, preparing to let him introduce it to Charles!
However, Jiang Bai was quite confident about inviting Charles.
"Yes, we came here to invite you to join the Illuminati!
The Illuminati is an organization formed by Jiang Bai and me to protect Earth.
I'm sure you already know about those giant monsters.
To prevent Earth from being destroyed by future crises, we formed this team, specifically to protect Earth and humanity!"
"It's essentially a superhero organization!
Currently, our members include me, Jiang Bai, Sentinel, and Zhao Hailun!
In the future, Bruce Banner is also on our invitation list, and preliminary contact has already begun, as well as Reed Richards, a top scientist!
Compared to him, I'm still a bit lacking."
"What would I gain by joining?
The situation for Mutants is not good right now.
I still need to look after Mutants and cannot bear the responsibility of protecting Earth and humanity!"
"By joining the Illuminati, you can change the status and situation of Mutants in no time.
Aren't superheroes a great gimmick?
As long as ordinary people know that Mutants are also one of them, and are superheroes protecting Earth and humanity, your situation will naturally change."
"If you put it that way, I can also make my students into superheroes myself.
Why should I join the Illuminati?"
"Will the American Government let you create superheroes?
Will those congressmen be willing?"
Tony then explained the Illuminati's philosophy to Charles and also informed him of the current members!
He then invited him to join again.
When Charles heard that Sentinel had also joined the Illuminati, a hint of shock flashed in his eyes.
His psychic abilities allowed him to know many things.
This included matters concerning Sentinel!
However, he raised a question to Tony: what would he gain by joining the Illuminati?
He couldn't just join based on passion and empty promises.
To this, Tony stated his thoughts.
That was to change the status of Mutants in America and internationally.
Tony's proposed method didn't impress Charles, as he could achieve such a method himself if he wanted to!
At this moment, Jiang Bai said something that silenced Charles.
The American Government would absolutely not allow Mutants to become superheroes.
Mutants possess various abilities that could potentially threaten the American Government's rule.
Therefore, the American Government cannot allow Mutants to become superheroes.
Once Mutants become superheroes, their influence will grow, and they will become uncontrollable!
Furthermore, Mutants generally have higher learning abilities and IQs than ordinary people.
If Mutants were allowed to become superheroes, and through their influence, ordinary people no longer rejected Mutants, then Mutants would likely infiltrate various industries through their strong learning abilities and IQ, and even many government departments could be infiltrated!
At that point, the threat to the American Government would be fatal!
Charles fell silent; he naturally knew this issue and understood the American Government's high-level rejection of Mutants.