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Chapter 293, Compound No. 5 Project

In the past few days, Marvel's publicity department has started to step up its efforts.

They first meticulously crafted Charles's personal growth story.

During his childhood, he unexpectedly awakened his telepathic abilities.

However, this enviable, innate talent was an endless torment for him. He was tormented day and night by countless unfamiliar voices flooding his mind, and even a peaceful night's sleep became a luxury.

Disheartened, he decided to seal away this ability, wanting only to be an ordinary person and never touch this talent that caused him so much pain again.

But a sudden calamity completely rewrote his life.

That day, he went to the supermarket with his uncle and happened to run into a group of armed robbers. His uncle, who could have stayed hidden and been safe, rushed forward without hesitation to fight the robbers in order to protect the innocent citizens in the supermarket and Charles. Unfortunately, he was shot by one of the robbers.

On his deathbed, his uncle held Charles's hand and left him with those words that were etched into his very bones.

With great power comes great responsibility!

Seeing his uncle lying in a pool of blood, Charles was filled with grief and anger. He broke through the seal he had set up and used his long-dormant abilities to instantly control all the robbers and resolve the crisis.

After this experience, Charles finally realized his mistake.

He no longer sees this ability as a curse or a burden, but transforms it into a protective force to help more vulnerable people in distress.

As his uncle said, with great power comes great responsibility.

From then on, Charles quietly used his abilities to help others until he discovered Sebastian's world-ending plot and resolutely stepped forward to help.

Ultimately, at the cost of a severe spinal injury and paralysis of his lower body, he successfully thwarted the enemy's plot and saved the world.

A very classic superhero story.

It's a story of blood, tears, and growth.

It might seem a bit old-fashioned in hindsight, but in this day and age, it's definitely an inspirational legend.

In particular, the phrase "With great power comes great responsibility" elevates the entire story and has become Charles's signature quote.

The most outrageous thing is that several so-called eyewitnesses actually appeared and gave interviews. They all spoke with great conviction, claiming that they were citizens involved in the supermarket robbery back then, and that if Charles hadn't intervened, they would have been killed by the robbers.

If Charles hadn't known they were actors hired by Marvel Studios, he would have doubted whether he actually had such an experience and had an uncle he'd never heard of.

In addition, the story significantly weakened his telepathic abilities and added many restrictions.

After all, telepathy is such a terrifying ability that it can easily make ordinary people wary, so naturally they have to suppress their combat power.

Besides, Charles's core role is that of a team leader, so he doesn't need to rely on powerful superpowers to maintain appearances.

With the help of the publicity department, a superhero image with warmth, conviction, and responsibility was instantly established, and Charles's popularity soared.

Immediately afterwards, the publicity department took a whole set of promotional posters for him, which were plastered all over the streets and alleys overnight.

Whether it's on the front page of newspapers, on GG signs on the street, or in television commercials, you can see his image everywhere.

The publicity department originally wanted Charles to shave his head, saying that it would make him look more composed and have a more commanding presence. However, Charles absolutely refused, saying that as long as he was alive, no one could touch a single hair on his head.

In a short period of time, Charles became the most dazzling new star, even overshadowing all the top celebrities in the entertainment industry.

After all, this is a real-life superhero, which is a huge improvement over those singing, dancing and rapping celebrities.

Marvel's promotional efforts have not stopped at all. Capitalizing on Charles's explosive popularity, they quickly launched their second superhero.

Magneto, Eric Lansheer.

Eric and Charles's styles were completely opposite, one gentle and refined, the other cold and sharp.

In addition, since he was taciturn and didn't like to talk much, the publicity department simply went along with his personality and tailored a cold-faced strongman persona for him.

As for Eric's personal story, it's even simpler; there's no need to fabricate anything, just copy his real experiences.

After all, Eric's early life was a complete disaster.

Having experienced war in his childhood, his relatives were brutally killed, and he was captured and imprisoned in a concentration camp. He only managed to escape death thanks to his awakened abilities, and from then on, he embarked on a path of revenge to find Sebastian.

The publicity department only needs to embellish and polish this true story a little, and it will be enough to move people.

Eric's publicity campaign also received a warm response.

Americans have always admired the strong, and Eric, a ruthless character who can create a big scene with a wave of his hand, hits their sweet spot.

Although he debuted a few days later than Charles, he has just as many fans.

The consecutive release of two superheroes has propelled Marvel's popularity to new heights, with countless collaboration offers overwhelming the company.

Marvel Studios then officially announced the establishment of the Marvel Foundation, which is dedicated to helping those in need. The foundation will also regularly hold superhero charity events, and all proceeds from these events will be donated to the foundation.

With this boost, those who were previously critical of Marvel's reliance on superhero hype can no longer say much.

In the following period, Marvel Studios introduced several more superheroes, all of whom were Brotherhood members who had previously appeared at the Marvel Industrial Exposition.

Although they are not as popular as Charles and Eric, the two top stars, they have still gained a lot of attention and built up a considerable fan base thanks to the massive traffic from Marvel.

After the superhero lineup was complete, Marvel finally made an official announcement.

All the superheroes formed a brand new team of heroes, named the X-Men.

In an instant, the superhero craze that swept across the entire society reached its peak.

The trend of everyone chasing heroes has become the hottest topic right now. Everyone is talking about superheroes, and TV programs are trying all sorts of ways to capitalize on this trend.

Driven by this trend, mutants went even crazier, with a constant stream of mutants signing up every day.

The department responsible for screening went through multiple layers of checks and found quite a few promising talents.

Among them was an old acquaintance of Du Mu, Quicksilver Pietro.

Not the weathered middle-aged man of the future world, Pietro is now a spirited young man who has never been in battle and whose legs have never been broken.

Du Mu advised people to pay close attention to Quicksilver; such a useful tool shouldn't be let go easily.

In fact, it wasn't just mutants who signed up; many ordinary people also aspired to join Marvel and become superheroes.

Many ordinary people now pray every day that they can awaken mutant abilities and become powerful mutants.

Humans yearn to become mutants.

A few years ago, if this had happened, probably no one would have believed it.

Upon learning of this, Du Mu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and approached Hank, asking, "Hank, since the X gene is latent in the human body, is there a way to activate the X gene and turn ordinary people into mutants?"

In a parallel universe to X-Men 1, Magneto created a special device that could forcibly transform humans into mutants.

Although the test subjects of this special instrument did not fare well, it also indirectly confirms that humans can indeed potentially transform into mutants.

Hank pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Theoretically, it is indeed possible, but a lot of in-depth research is needed."

Du Mu patted Hank on the shoulder: "Then it's up to you. Just name it how many resources and people you need. I've already thought of a name for the project: Compound No. 5."

Du Mu did not stay on this server the whole time.

After completing his daily tasks with Emma, ​​he returned to the main server.

Since the completion of the dungeon mission, the time flow of the main server and the X-Men server has been completely synchronized.

Du Mu would occasionally return to the main server to submit the daily tasks completed by Team X and collect the daily task rewards from the mages in Kamar-Taj.

You can get rewards for various daily tasks by spending just a little time each day, it's so awesome!

Du Mu was teleported to the city of Attilan on the moon.

The Hydra lunar base is now nearing completion, and the progress is much faster than expected.

This was all thanks to the Skrulls' help.

Talos sent a large number of Skrulls to the moon, where they directly joined Hydra's engineering team.

Their physical abilities far surpass those of ordinary people, and the Super Skrulls possess various superhuman abilities, making one of them as capable as ten.

Moreover, after learning that this project was related to their important task of finding a new home, everyone worked even harder, saving their rest time and working day and night to catch up on the work.

No wonder Nick Fury, a patient with severe paranoia, dared to take the risk of bringing the Skrulls back to Earth to use them for his own purposes.

Which leader wouldn't like this kind of workaholic who'll work like crazy just because you make a promise?

Standing on high ground, Du Mu looked down at the bustling construction site and silently calculated, "At this rate, it should be completed soon. Then, the plan to explore the universe should be officially put on the agenda."

Thinking about exploring the universe, he suddenly remembered something.

He had left a batch of Raider ships in Vanaheim, and the cargo holds contained a considerable amount of resources.

There were simply too many spaceships to transport them all at once, so they were hidden in a secluded place.

Now is the perfect time. Before we officially set sail, let's go and bring back all of our assets.

Just do it.

Du Mu opened the map and teleported directly to Vanaheim.

Vanaheim, one of the nine realms of Asgard, has always been known for its vast forests and abundant resources.

He followed the Asgardian army to quell the war in the Nine Realms, and seized a large number of spaceships from the raiders, which he then hid in the mountains on the border.

So much time has passed, I wonder if that place has been discovered by anyone.

Du Mu took out his flying broom and headed towards the hiding place he remembered.

However, they hadn't flown for long when they heard a commotion below.

Du Mu glanced down and saw several groups of different races fighting fiercely in the woods.

He checked the information from all sides: one group consisted of the native inhabitants of Vanaheim, another group consisted of frost giants with azure skin, another group consisted of elves with pointed ears and exquisite appearances, and the remaining two groups consisted of dwarves and trolls whom Du Mu had met before.

"What's going on?"

Du Mu was a little surprised.

It's important to know that, apart from the native inhabitants of Vanaheim, the remaining races all come from other realms within the Nine Realms.

How did these guys suddenly gather in this place?

Inside the arena, the dwarves and trolls, sworn enemies, were locked in a fierce battle.

There were more than a dozen trolls, but only one dwarf. Yet, with his massive and tall physique, he managed to withstand the combined attack of more than a dozen trolls.

On the other side, the frost giants were engaged in a fierce battle with the elves.

The elves transformed into little eagle eyes, standing on the treetops and constantly firing arrows at the frost giant, but their output was too limited; the arrows couldn't even pierce the frost giant's skin.

No wonder Loki is so resilient; he inherited the thick skin and tough flesh of the Frost Giants.

Conversely, the Frost Giant couldn't catch the agile elves either, and could only howl angrily under the tree, a pure display of impotent rage.

As for the local inhabitants of Vanaheim, they stood on the periphery of the battlefield, verbally advocating for peace, but in reality, they were just watching the spectacle.

Du Mu put away his flying broom and landed next to an old man who was watching intently. He asked, "What's going on here?"

The old man turned to look at him upon hearing the sound, and was first taken aback, then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"It's you!?"

Du Mu asked curiously, "Oh? You know me?"

The old man nodded hurriedly, his voice trembling with excitement: "Of course I know you! You saved our village back then, killing those despicable raiders!"

"I am the village chief. Thanks to you, our entire village was saved. We even prepared cosmic coins and our village's most precious thousand-year-old salted fish to repay your life-saving grace, but unfortunately we have never been able to find your whereabouts."

Du Mu waved his hand: "I'm just trying to help those in need. I won't accept something so valuable. You can keep the thousand-year-old salted fish. I'll collect the cosmic coins when I have time."

The village chief quickly replied, "Okay, okay."

"You almost interrupted me."

Du Mu suddenly remembered the important matter and continued, "What exactly happened here? Why are these guys here?"

The village chief explained, "They all came from spatial rifts in other countries."

Du Mu raised an eyebrow: "A spatial rift?"

The village chief nodded: "Yes, legend has it that every five thousand years, celestial bodies from the nine realms converge, at which time the nine realms will be aligned in a straight line."

"During the period when the celestial bodies are about to converge, the spatial barrier of the Nine Realms will become extremely weak. Not only will a large number of random spatial rifts appear, but there will even be spatial overlap."

Du Mu's expression was somewhat strange as he listened to the village chief's eloquent explanation.

The village chief of a village actually knows so much about this kind of thing.

Is this the legendary all-knowing NPC bystander?

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