While Li Yue was experimenting with his abilities, Charles and Erik, just like in the movie, captured the White Queen who had gone to seduce a Soviet officer.
Erik destroyed the White Queen's diamond form, allowing Charles to read her memories. This revealed Sebastian Shaw's plan: to have the Soviet Union deploy missiles in Cuba, ultimately provoking a war between the United States and the Soviet Union, leading to a worldwide nuclear war.
Humanity would be annihilated by nuclear radiation, and mutants could then become the masters of Earth.
Upon learning this, Charles was immediately unsettled; he had always envisioned a peaceful coexistence between humans and mutants.
Erik, on the other hand, had no such thoughts. His current goal was to seek revenge on Sebastian Shaw for killing his mother years ago.
Charles and Erik handed the White Queen over to the CIA for safekeeping. Later, they heard that the base had been attacked, resulting in countless casualties. Worried about Mystique's safety, Charles quickly drove towards the base...
Inside the base at this time, some CIA personnel were cleaning up the messy scene, while Mystique and a group of mutants sat idly. They were no longer as afraid of what had happened last night. Unlike in the movie, because of Li Yue, Angel didn't betray them to the villain's side, and Darwin, the black driver, also didn't die.
They expressed their gratitude to Li Yue for saving them last night, and they found that with Li Yue around, they felt very safe.
"Raven, are you alright? You weren't hurt, were you?" Charles immediately went to Mystique's side after getting out of the car, only relaxing after confirming she was unharmed.
"We're fine, no injuries. Li Yue saved us," Mystique briefly explained what happened last night.
"I'll send someone to take you all home in a bit!" Charles then looked at the other mutants and continued.
"We don't want to go back. We want to fight alongside you. Besides, we no longer have a home; our families look at us like we're monsters." This was the black driver, Darwin.
"I don't want to go back to prison either," said Alex.
"And I certainly don't want to go back to being a prostitute!" This was Angel...
Upon hearing these words, Charles could only remain silent, while Erik's eyes flickered, lost in thought.
"I also don't want to encounter such things and only be able to cower in a corner, relying on others to save me," Mystique added, glancing at Li Yue, who stood there silently.
"We can train them!" Erik, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke. He was addressing the mutant team, but his tone was clearly meant for Charles.
"Erik, let's talk for a moment," Charles led Erik aside.
"Erik, they're still children!"
"They were. After what they went through last night, they can no longer be treated as children."
"Besides, Sebastian Shaw has his mutant team, so we also need to train a mutant team," Erik continued.
Charles listened to Erik's words, pondered for a moment, and then looked back at those relatively young faces. Finally, he agreed.
"We need to undergo special training, all of us!"
"But we can't stay here anymore. Even if it's repaired, it won't be safe. We have nowhere to go!" Beast suddenly interjected.
"No, we have somewhere to go," Charles said somewhat mysteriously, as if he had thought of something.
"Is this your house?"
Looking at the enormous European castle-style building before them, everyone was somewhat shocked, and the long-haired young man blurted out the question.
"No, it's ours now," Charles replied.
"Charles, I don't know how you make your money, but your lifestyle is truly extravagant."
Indeed, Magneto was openly jealous.
Li Yue was also a bit surprised. The Professor truly lived up to his reputation as a wealthy individual who single-handedly built the X-Men Academy.
"Let's go, it's time to go inside and take a look," Mystique, acting like the lady of the house, directly led the way in...
The Professor's old castle was indeed luxurious, adorned with opulent decorations. Unlike Tony's villa in the Marvel world, this place was filled with a rich retro style, while Tony's villa had a futuristic and sci-fi feel.
Although the styles were different, the level of luxury was equally impressive...
After touring the villa, it was time for special training.
Charles first took Alex to a shelter built to withstand nuclear war.
"Alex, your ability is very powerful, but your weakness is that you can't control it very well. So, the first thing you need to train is your control. Make your attacks accurately hit the target."
...At this time, Banshee, Charles, and the female agent stood together. Banshee unleashed a supersonic scream that shattered the glass several meters in front of them.
"Cool! Your ability is also very powerful. You can match the frequency of your vocal cords to the frequency of the glass, thereby shattering it."
...Charles analyzed everyone's abilities, offered suggestions, and taught them how to better utilize their powers.
However, when it came to Li Yue, Charles didn't know how to help him refine his abilities. Li Yue's spatial teleportation ability was already very proficient and didn't require further training.
But Li Yue possessed incredibly powerful mental strength, yet he didn't know how to use it. This was also a problem that troubled Charles, who could only tell Li Yue to use his ability when he was between anger and calmness—an advice Charles also gave to Erik.
If Li Yue could normally use half of his mental power, he could easily teleport an entire island. This is what Charles told Li Yue.
"Professor Charles, could you help me find some very hard metals?" Li Yue asked Charles, who was about to leave.
"What do you need hard metals for? Never mind, I'll have someone purchase them. It should only take a few days to acquire them."
Charles was a bit surprised why Li Yue wanted hard metals, but he didn't ask further. He agreed and went out to continue guiding others in mastering their abilities.
Charles didn't know that Li Yue was looking for metals because of his other ability, the ability to evolve. Li Yue discovered that his body could transform into rock or ordinary steel to defend against attacks. Li Yue thought that if he could transform into Vibranium or Adamantium, wouldn't he be invincible? So, Li Yue wanted to find some hard metals. Although he might not find top-tier metals, he should still be able to find some that were stronger than ordinary metals...
At this moment, everyone outside was gathered together, and Li Yue's curiosity was piqued. He couldn't help but go out to see what they were doing.
It turned out that the glider made for Banshee was ready, and they were about to have him test-fly it.
Banshee had already put on the glider and was sitting on a third-floor window. Beast and Charles were instructing him.
"You just need to shout as loudly as you can when you're about to land, and you should be able to fly," Beast said.
"If I heard correctly, you just said 'should'?" Banshee expressed doubt about Beast's words!
"Alright, get ready, believe in yourself, you can definitely do it," Charles encouraged him from the side.
"Ready, three, two, one!"
"Ah..."
Bang!
Banshee didn't even have time to shout very loudly before he crashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust. Li Yue, watching this, almost burst out laughing.
The others watching from the window also couldn't help but chuckle.