Before the Inhumans town of Afterlife exposed its true location, there was only one way to get there: to be transported by Gordon, the Inhuman with teleportation abilities.
Gordon's teleportation ability is said to be related to the phenomenon of quantum entanglement. Through the Oscorp's global satellite network, the quantum fluctuations generated by his teleportation can be easily captured, especially since Harry already knows where the next occurrence of this phenomenon will take place.
After Harry had that conversation with Johnson, he would surely appear to transport Johnson, so that Jiaying could understand the outside world's attitude toward them, as well as Skye's current situation.
Teleportation is quite troublesome because it can transport not only himself but also objects and other people with almost no restrictions. Harry had to take precautions in advance.
After sending Johnson away, Raina came to the hospital. Now Johnson no longer needed her, and besides, one only had to think about it to realize that Raina was no longer listening to him.
"I have contacted him according to your request. Now, can you answer me a question?" Raina asked cautiously.
While speaking, her eyes were fixed on the obelisk in Harry's hand.
After circling around for so long, she already understood what this thing was for—it could select those who were qualified and then help them complete their evolution.
Harry replied, "Of course."
"I... can I... become one of them through that thing?"
Raina's question did not surprise Harry at all; this person had spent her whole life pursuing her own meaning, trying to transform herself into a higher-level existence.
This mindset was related to her background: she was an orphan from Nepal, where the caste system was implemented.
The society she grew up in told her: everyone has a meaning for their existence, and their meaning is written in their caste; their whole life is determined from the moment of birth, and the Brahmin are more sacred beings.
But as an orphan, she had no caste to inherit, and Johnson had found her and hinted to her that she could become a different kind of person.
After learning of the existence of these super-powered beings, she scoffed at the caste system that oppressed her, but her thoughts could not escape the deeply ingrained cognition in her mind—in her eyes, were these super-powered beings, these Inhumans, not also a kind of Brahmin?
At this point, her meaning became exploring what "another kind of person" really was, where she came from, and what her own "caste" was.
The caste system in Nepal is slightly different from that in India; the Brahmin here can grant others a higher caste, so she was not very resistant to obedience and would also strive to change her own "caste."
Now, in her subconscious, she had already regarded Harry as that "Brahmin," and she needed to receive promotion and help.
Harry sighed. To be honest, the caste system was the system he was most resistant to, or rather, he held a cautious attitude toward many religious things.
However, regarding the Inhumans, their innate genes and the internal awakening system they formed were really similar to the caste system; first, you have to be an Inhuman, and second, you have to get permission from the Elder.
"You can, but it might not be what you imagine. You will gain some kind of ability, but your appearance will likely change, turning you into a monster."
Raina's tone faltered: "But the transformation should be perfect. Karl said so; he said that the chosen ones would turn into an incomparably beautiful and holy form."
Harry sneered: "That's just his own filter. I'll be blunt: if that group of 'noble and holy' people doesn't intend to get along with us, you will see how we 'lowly ordinary people' will deal with them."
"Maybe I wasn't chosen?" Raina seemed not to have heard what Harry was saying and muttered to herself.
Seeing this, Harry threw the obelisk directly into her hands. In Raina's terrified gaze, the patterns on the obelisk emitted a bright blue light.
She didn't die!
"Your genes met the requirements, but just as I said..."
Harry had wanted to say that this was science, but he thought better of it; this might also make Raina think that the Kree were the "Brahmin" who granted the "Kshatriya" caste to the Inhumans.
This was really not easy to explain clearly, so he changed the subject and said: "This does not mean that you will be able to maintain a human form or human appearance after the transformation. If you want to try, I can help you, but you have to cooperate with my research."
Harry's attitude toward Raina was different.
Skye was, after all, a diligent employee, and helping her awaken her abilities could be considered an employee benefit, but Raina was purely a contractor, and a piece-rate one at that; at this moment, they no longer had an employment relationship.
This condition did not seem unacceptable to Raina; on the contrary, being able to latch onto Osborn's thigh was a good thing for her.
"I want to try." Raina held the obelisk with both hands and lowered her head in front of Harry.
In the end, she decided to undergo Terrigenesis.
Harry rubbed his chin. This result was not unexpected, but this awakening consumed quite a lot of resources; after all, he only had one terrigen crystal in his hand right now.
He took the obelisk and said: "Okay, but not now—this thing is a scarce resource."
Raina had no objection to this, but she noticed that Harry could also touch the obelisk, and the obelisk had no reaction at all—as if this thing could not filter Harry.
Seeing this scene, she lowered her head again.
"Sir, Dr. Otto has captured significant quantum fluctuation phenomena and is currently conducting research." UIS's voice suddenly rang out.
This quantum fluctuation occurred near Nepal; without needing to think, this was the teleporter Gordon contacting Johnson.
In a hotel, space turned into a smoky mist, with blue lightning surging within it. After a brief distortion, a man without eyes appeared in front of Johnson.
Gordon's lack of eyes was literal; he didn't even have eye sockets. Where his eyes and brows should have been, it looked as if they had been erased by an eraser.
"Why are you looking for me?"
"They know about the Inhumans. Harry Osborn is looking for you; he wants to negotiate with you."
Johnson briefly explained the situation. Gordon really wanted to frown to express his confusion and puzzlement, but unfortunately, he had no eyebrows.
"I didn't say anything, but he seems to know everything. The obelisk, the Inhumans—I heard he has a good relationship with Thor. Maybe that Asgardian told him something?"
Johnson continued to add, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with him and that it was all discovered by Harry Osborn himself.
Gordon thought for a moment. This matter was urgent, but it was not his place to think about it; what he needed to do was bring Johnson back to Afterlife and let Jiaying make the decision.
"You seem much more clear-headed." Gordon walked to Johnson's side and said.
"Harry Osborn cleaned the compounds out of my blood, so..." Johnson did not hide it and smiled, spreading his hands.
"Then you are just an ordinary person now. Watch your every move; I will be watching you."
After speaking, the space turned into a cloud of smoke again, and the two were enveloped in blue electric arcs, instantly disappearing.
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