Chapter 362
Jubilee, Psylocke, Black King, and Blink all have different timeline versions. According to Su Quan's aesthetic sense, apart from Blink being worth looking forward to, the other three are not as good as their counterparts in the other timeline in terms of appearance, ability, and popularity.
Especially Psylocke!
In the other timeline, Psylocke is qualified to be one of the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse. With her looks and figure, any man would only have one thought.
Rush!
Charge for your life!
On the other hand, the Brotherhood of Mutants a mixed bag. Without Sabretooth Big Raven, Magneto's roster has lost a lot of its quality, and there aren't many suitable candidates that the White Queen would even notice.
Although Cyclops is missing from the X-Men side, Jean Grey, Storm, and others are still quite good. The White Queen wants to poach some of their members, but unfortunately, there isn't a suitable opportunity. They also have great trust and loyalty to Professor X.
So being able to recruit Psylocke and the Black King is already quite impressive!
Su Quan handed over Little Raven and her sister to the White Queen. With their addition, the Hellfire Club's strength and the White Queen's power would surely rise to a higher level, and they would also be able to find and recruit Mutants more effectively!
Su Quan spent a few days at the Hellfire Club, enjoying a life of debauchery, before leaving on his own to find a new goal.
"They're here!"
Su Quan narrowed his eyes, looking at the girl riding a bicycle in the distance, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
She is the target this time!
"Wow—what a cool car!" The girl on the bicycle was drawn to the sports car, and then noticed Su Quan inside.
She lived in a small city with just over 40,000 people. This was the first time she had ever seen an Asian person, and while she was curious, she was also inevitably attracted by their exotic appearance...
"Squeak—"
The girl stopped beside the sports car, waved confidently, and greeted him curiously, "Hi, my name is Anna. This is the first time I've seen you here. Are you new here?"
Su Quan smiled and shook his head, "No, I was drawn here."
"Attracted?" Anna blinked, asking curiously, "Attracted by what?"
Su Quan said with a smile, "You!"
"I?"
Anna was taken aback, then blushed and teased, "You're too direct! Who would believe that you can strike up a conversation like that?"
"You don't believe me?"
"I don't believe it!"
"Alright." Su Quan shrugged dismissively and extended his hand, saying, "My name is Su Quan, Huaxia."
Anna smiled and reached out her hand.
With their hands clasped together, Su Quan felt nothing special. In other words, the current Rogue, no, Anna, had not yet awakened her Mutant Gene and become a cursed lone star who could kill anyone she touched!
"So, why did you come here?" Anna pressed for an answer after letting go of his hand.
Su Quan thought for a moment and said, "I am a traveler who has come here along the way. I just want to see if there is any scenery worth stopping for a while!"
"Scenery? This is a residential area, there's no beautiful scenery here," Anna complained.
Su Quan smiled and shook his head, "No! You are the scenery, and I am willing to stay for a while for you, but I don't know if you would let me appreciate you!"
Am I the scenery?
You still want to admire me?
These somewhat poetic yet straightforward words of love were a bit too much for the young girl, who was just beginning to experience romantic feelings, and her pretty face flushed red again.
Anna asked in a slightly evasive voice, "Are all Huaxia people this direct?"
Su Quan shook his head. "This has nothing to do with who it is. Everyone has the right to pursue beauty. Besides, we Huaxia have a saying: 'A fair maiden is a gentleman's good match.' This means that a beautiful and virtuous woman is a gentleman's good match and is worth pursuing day and night."
"We've only just met, haven't we?"
Su Quan laughed, "Have you ever heard of love at first sight?"
"I... I have a boyfriend."
"It's okay, I have a girlfriend too."
"..."
Anna's eyes widened, completely surprised that the other person would say such a thing so frankly.
It's okay, I have a girlfriend too!
Listen to this!
Is this something a normal, respectable person would say?
Besides...
You already have a girlfriend, why are you still flirting with me? And you're telling me so directly, what kind of person do you take me for?
"You're such a bastard!"
Anna angrily cursed, rode her bicycle into a nearby villa, and before entering, she glanced back at Su Quan.
Su Quan smiled indifferently. Although things had gone wrong, he wasn't worried. Anna's abilities destined her to be a perpetually single woman whom no one dared to touch. Once she realized reality and wanted to be like a normal, ordinary woman, she would only be able to find him.
Aside from herself, almost no one can isolate her from the Absorb Life upon contact!
The key point is isolation, not endurance!
Isolation means being unaffected, while bearing the impact means being affected but able to withstand it.
The two are not the same!
Just like Wolverine, his Self-Healing Ability can withstand it for a short time, and the life force that Anna absorbs also replenishes herself and heals her wounds!
However, this was only shown when she absorbed Wolverine, so it is still uncertain whether her wounds healed because she absorbed life force or gained his abilities!
After all, Anna's ability is to gain superpowers and life force from others by touching them, rather than simply Absorb Life!
Furthermore, this is only the initial manifestation of her ability. As her ability develops, she can also absorb the memories and personality of others. Later, she can even freely control the Absorption Ability, and even absorb the abilities of multiple objects at the same time.
You think that's all?
No, no, no, Anna's talents go far beyond that!
Under normal circumstances, her ability is sixty times the duration of the contact. That is to say, if she touches someone for one second, she can maintain their ability for sixty seconds, and during this time, the opponent being absorbed will be in a dazed state.
However, later on, she was able to absorb the abilities, memories, and life force of others from a great distance, no longer needing to touch enemies to absorb their abilities and memories.
She can even possess a certain ability for an extended period of time!
It has to be said that her ability is very similar to the cheat codes of many protagonists, and it is also similar to the effect of the Su Quan system!
Are you very capable?
It's mine now!
First, Su Quan will not overlook her abilities; second, with proper training and enhanced abilities, Anna can definitely reach the level depicted in the comics and become a capable character!
In truth, what limited her growth was not talent, but emotions.
Emotions were the stumbling blocks on her path to growth. Not to mention Wolverine, who was both a father and a friend, the main obstacle was Iceman.
Her love triangle with Iceman and Shadowcat made her completely resist her own abilities. Not to mention developing or controlling them, she even injected the antidote and gave up her abilities!
The first page of the sword manual: Forget your beloved!
Su Quan felt it was necessary to let Anna know that simple feelings are unreliable, and even the deepest feelings can only be admired from afar!
Su Quan started the car and drove into the courtyard of the villa next to Anna's house.
Take out the key and open the door.
Su Quan walked in with an air of nonchalance.
About half an hour later, there was a loud knocking on the door. Su Quan opened it, and Anna looked at him with some disbelief and asked directly, "Why are you at Pete's house?"
"Pete? You mean the previous owner? I've bought this house, and it's my home now!" Su Quan said with a smile.
Anna refused to believe it. "Impossible! I spoke to them this morning, and they didn't mention moving at all!"
Su Quan laughed, "They weren't originally planning to move, but I gave them too much."
"How much did you give?"
Su Quan extended his rootless finger.
Anna guessed, "Five hundred thousand?"
Su Quan shook his head. "Five times!"
Anna was stunned. This house was worth at most three or four hundred thousand. Five times that? That would be one or two million.
Good heavens, no wonder they moved away. If it were my family, we would have moved away too, right?
Anna looked at Su Quan with disbelief. "So what you said before was actually a lie?"
"I've said so much already, which sentence are you referring to?" Su Quan said with a smile.
Anna: "You said you're a traveler, arriving along the way—you've spent so much money buying this house, you must be planning to settle down here, right?"
Su Quan shook his head. "Buying a house doesn't mean I have to settle down. It's just a temporary place to stay. Once I've had enough of the place and enjoyed the scenery, I'll naturally set off again."