Speaking of New Shangdu, the people from the two universes finally found some common ground. Tim and Jason had already been curious about how this country, which did not exist in their universe, had come about, while Schiller and the others clearly had their own thoughts on its current state. So the two sides began talking.
In fact, ever since this country of Mutants had been founded, the open and covert international attacks against it had never ceased. No matter how one put it, a nation made up of superpowered humans was inherently a threat to every other country.
Other nations at least needed time to develop nuclear weapons, leaving everyone some room to maneuver, pull strings, and delay things. That could at least be called making an effort. But this Mutant nation was different. They came with nuclear weapons built in—and not just one or two. Almost all of them were.
The two biggest nuclear weapons leading them were a perfect pair of leaders: one was powerful and charismatic, while the other was shrewd, cunning, and intelligent. More importantly, no country or organization in the world possessed the means to assassinate either of them.
Although history had been changed and they had founded their nation earlier, the pressure from all sides of the international community meant that nothing much had changed by the time the Andromeda galaxy was developed. Magneto still led a group of people outward as humanity's vanguard into the stars, pioneering the Andromeda galaxy.
If there was any change at all, it was probably that the wandering son who had traveled far from home finally had somewhere to return to. This old man, who had lived through two world wars, was no longer driven from one land to another. He now had both a physical homeland