Marvel World New Magneto

118 The troubles of young John



There were no major events, no sensational news on this day. Jameson, the owner of the Daily Horn, who is used to smearing others, hesitated after hearing Eddie's report, and finally gave him a page, which unexpectedly aroused a lot of repercussions. .

This time the Fantastic Four unfortunately made the foil.

Because of the selfishness of Reed and Ben, Doom escaped successfully, so the media that was still hyping the day before suddenly took a sharp turn and turned to criticize them. Except for Susan, who was not wrong, the remaining three were all arrested. Pull it under a magnifying glass for a careful examination, and then criticize their past deeds one by one.Why is he so rough and grumpy? Johnny lingers in bars and racetracks all day long. Even Reed can't escape being called a hypocrite. Who made him promise to the police that he will release Dum after his ability is removed? Now sit Everyone's suspicions were confirmed, he must have let his classmates go.

When the media said these words, they would not remember who controlled Doom, nor would they remember their efforts and sacrifices, but even though the reporters were so unreasonable, the heroes had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill by themselves.

The popularity of the Fantastic Four subsided, and the press couldn't find new hype targets for a while, so they "discovered" the value of mutants again. Compared with those who made mistakes, people suddenly felt that this branch of human beings became more friendly. They are not the same as the glamorous and noble guys in the legend, but they are no different from the girl next door or the boy next door. They are also afraid of homework, like an easy life, and are loving enough to play with orphans.

Thinking of Eric's words now, many sociologists expressed their opinions one after another, and generally believed that their actions had positive significance.

"Mr. Eric's words are quite correct." The scholar Christina Medici, who once defended mutants, agreed with him very much. "Of course crime is bad, and no normal person would like it. Usually you can only pray that it doesn't happen to you, but you can't have crime in the world. But with the crime rate rising, every one of us has the potential to experience it. What I don’t want to encounter, the current serious prison overcapacity shows this point, only by weakening the crime at the source can we make our city more friendly, and visiting orphans who have lost their parents is more meaningful than showing strength.”

Another person who agrees with her is believed to be familiar to everyone. This is the radical banker Alan Rothschild. Now he has changed his position and criticized others: "Show off! Those who fight crime Behavior is actually showing off, they think they are above us, so they just want to say they are different from us. I want to point out the stone man and spider man, these two people are the cancer of the city. They think they fight crime , in fact, is to drive the villains from one place to another, where the crime has decreased, there has been more crime, and they are used to destroying private property. Their existence has no value, and the police should find a way to arrest them."

All kinds of opinions confuse the public.These changes are really sudden. Although the public opinion circle has always been known for its sloppy nature, there are still some internal reasons for it.Ordinary people can neither see the impetus of the financiers behind the scenes, nor know the inner thoughts of the heroes. They just focus on Reid's mistakes according to the guidance of the caring people, so after some publicity.He became a criminal in history.Mutants have returned to the public eye, and are more in line with mainstream values.

These performances fell into Eric's eyes.He took the opportunity to educate the students. After this vivid performance, he believed that they would no longer worry about gains and losses because of media reports.

In these denunciations, Susan had defended her friends, but only left a good name for herself, but failed to restore the reputation of the group.

Spider-Man was also unfortunately shot, and was often compared with those unlucky guys. He was discouraged and even reduced his outings.

As for Harry, he was not idle either. He continued to build momentum for Osborne Industries, sometimes throwing out some acquisition plans, and sometimes breaking out a few financing news, but as people regained their sense, his immature methods became more and more rusty. , The stock price has started to fall again in the past two days. Among the top [-] arms companies in the industry, Osborne has become the only stock that bucked the market and went down. Suddenly he was pushed to the cusp again.

These things are all related to Eric, but he doesn't care. Now he only cares about his most important John.

John has been practicing hard for many days in a row. Even when the instructor allowed the students to rest last time, he never relaxed himself. He worked harder than when he wanted to catch up with Bobby in the past.

Eric didn't know what spurred him on, but this wasn't going to work, and he was determined to talk to John.

Walking into the dim training room, the students all went back to rest, only the small independent space glowed faintly in the dark, and the boy was still struggling to find a better control method in it. Regardless of whether your body can handle it.The sweat flowed out and dried, and then flowed out again shortly afterwards. During this repeated process, the salt precipitated on his training clothes and formed a thin layer of crystals, which refracted colorful fine reflections under the light of the fire. .

"A month ago, your height was five feet seven inches, and your weight was 140 pounds. Now your height has not changed, and your weight is only 130 pounds." Eric's voice sounded at the door, interrupting John's concentration . "Can you tell me why you are so desperate all of a sudden, I don't think we have encountered a higher mountain than Mount McKinley yet."

Panting for breath, John dispersed the violent fire elemental ball, then sat down on the ground, unable to stand up again.

Eric bent down and pinched his shoulders. There used to be muscles and fat layers there, but now it feels dry to the touch, a bit boney.

"You're Pyro, that's nice John, but remember, you're not out of the human category until now, when you lose 6% of your water you'll get thirsty, have a fever, any more and you'll hallucinate, cause fainting or even Death. Who are you trying so hard to deal with, Logan, Johnny? Or to defeat me." Eric's tone was unprecedentedly harsh, and he had never been like this with John. This is a sensitive boy with too much criticism and Being harsh will not make him improve, but will make him rebellious.

That was the case with Rogen and Scott.They will never be able to understand the hearts of students.

But now that John lowered his head, he didn't explain to his most beloved mentor.I just looked at the floor silently. After a long time of baking, the heat there has not yet dissipated.

"I can continue." After a while, he replied, a hoarse voice echoed in the small space.

"Rome wasn't built in a day, what you need now is a rest." Eric waved open the door, and the light from the corridor outside streamed in through the gap, making John's eyes shrink sharply. "Even if I give you nine women, don't even think about giving birth to a child within a month. The development of things has its own rules. When I need to face pressure, that is my responsibility."

"Like Magneto?" John asked in a buzzing voice, and Eric suddenly understood.

That time the professor called to tell him another news about Eric's escape from prison. In order to avoid affecting the students when the two fought, he found an excuse to send the young man back to the academy.It seems that this excuse still failed to hide the truth from John and was seen through.

It's right to think about it. Since then, John has started training and has not stopped.

Was he ashamed of not being able to help his mentor?

Eric didn't pull him anymore, he also sat down and chatted with the young man on the hot floor.

"Remember what I told you about the outside world?" Eric asked.

John nodded.At that time, the mentor suddenly opened the curtain in front of him.Tell him where the world is, and look in the direction the instructor pointed to him.His sight spanned the woods on the campus, the high walls and the blue sky, all the way to the edge of the universe that he couldn't comprehend.

At that moment, he felt that he really saw the whole world.

But after he came out, he realized that he was still small, and there were still stronger people and forces in the world, and even the mentor who thought he was omnipotent had to use all means to get around.

Eric's voice sounded slowly: "Someone asked me, I was just an outsider, why I have to work hard for the survival of the mutants, that shouldn't be my choice at all, I could have a better life, Hiding myself, having the time to work hard for my fellow man I can totally enjoy life - you know, I like to have fun, and I like to be around beautiful and interesting women, and I never hide that."

"Then how did you answer?" John nodded. He knew the character of the mentor, which would not make him look down on Eric like Mary Jane, but would admire his truth even more.

"I didn't answer. I'm not Logan, I can't live long. I'm going to die, John. So I have an ambition to do something before death comes, instead of regretting it when I'm old." Eric raised his head, straightened his legs, stretched his hands behind his back to prop up his body, as if enjoying the sunset on the lawn of the college. "I hope that through my efforts, the next generation will no longer live in fear. Those fears, anger and anxiety should not be left to the next generation. They should only exist in our memory and give future generations a peaceful world."

"I can help you." John said without thinking.

"I believe." Eric laughed. "I never doubted this, but I'm going to tell you kid." He looked into John's eyes: "The era of Burning Man has not yet come, and now is the era of the new Magneto."

John took a few long breaths, and his body finally relaxed.

They chatted that night, from the teachers and students in the college to the fraternity, from the professor to Magneto, and occasionally mentioned other heroes, Eric would tell him some little secrets, John smiled knowingly, and then told them Something is hidden deep in the bottom of my heart.

They didn't stop talking until the clock rang.Eric patted the floor, the metal material dissipates heat quickly, and now it has returned to ice-cold.

"Go back, if Bobby can't find you, he should be in a hurry." Eric teased, and John stood up, but he was a little too hard, and his legs couldn't move.

Eric picked him up on his back.

"I can do it myself." John argued quickly.

"What if you fall down, don't expect me to hold you, I have no problem changing to a lady, now you just stay here." Eric lifted John up again, and then walked through the dimly lit training room go outside. "Don't forget, I'm your mentor. If you want, you can call me father. What's the embarrassment of dad carrying his son?"

John didn't say anything, but put his arms around his shoulders. (to be continued~^~)


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