The Black King's Trail

Hearing Rorschach's words, Erik couldn't help but show a very gratified smile.

Indeed, compared to Charles, Rorschach was more to his liking.

Charles was too idealistic, to the point of being seriously impractical.

But with Charles's intelligence, would he not notice this?

Erik didn't think so.

After all, Charles had graduated from Harvard at sixteen and was hired as a professor of genetics by a world-renowned institution like Oxford University in his early twenties!

A person like him was far smarter than Erik.

Erik didn't believe Charles couldn't see how many problems would arise between mutants and humans due to their inherent differences.

It was just that Charles had always been unwilling to see it.

Rather than approaching problems with rational thought, Charles was more inclined to experience them emotionally.

Having spent so much time with Charles, Erik truly knew there was a vast chasm between them, an insurmountable one.

This meant that no matter what, Erik couldn't truly fit into Charles's circle, and they would eventually part ways.

There was no other way; fundamental differences in ideology were a fatal flaw, and one couldn't force it.

It was just that currently, with everyone united against Shaw, this rift hadn't surfaced.

But once Shaw's matter was resolved, this rift would be impossible to suppress.

Erik was also considering his own future.

He was secretly planning to form his own circle!

Rorschach, who was incredibly strong, far more mature than his peers, yet not as pedantic as Charles, was naturally Erik's prime target for recruitment.

"Rorschach, I think we should talk more in private."

Erik patted Rorschach on the shoulder and said meaningfully.

"What are you two talking about?"

After chatting with Erik for a while and making some simple arrangements for the mutants, Charles also found time to approach them, asking with curiosity.

"Talking about Shaw's issue," Erik said casually to Charles. "I told Rorschach that Moira went to investigate Shaw."

Mentioning Shaw, Charles's expression turned serious. "It's a shame the Mutant Growth Accelerator was destroyed; otherwise, finding Shaw would have been much easier."

In fact, Hank had been working on rebuilding the Mutant Growth Accelerator during this time, but it was still a significant undertaking.

Furthermore, everyone was busy with training, and time was not abundant, making it impossible to complete the construction of the Mutant Growth Accelerator in a short period.

In the understanding of both Charles and Erik, the reason Charles hadn't been able to find Shaw was because of the White Queen, but their trip to the Soviet Union had resulted in her capture.

Therefore, Shaw should no longer have any means to resist Charles.

However, what neither of them knew was that the tool Black King Shaw had been using to block Charles's perception wasn't the White Queen, but his helmet!

In addition, Shaw's submarine also had a room that could completely block psychic perception, meaning multiple methods were effectively restraining Charles.

Even if Hank rebuilt the Mutant Growth Accelerator, it would be useless.

"Rorschach, did you need something from me?"

After a brief exchange, Charles looked at Rorschach and asked.

After all, Rorschach didn't need to train with Charles, so his presence here likely meant he had something to discuss.

"Charles, I actually wanted to ask if there's a place where I can train my heat vision?" Rorschach said to Charles.

He had indeed come to Charles for a reason.

From his fight with Wade, and his fight with the Decepticons, Rorschach had realized he wasn't yet proficient enough in using his heat vision.

Otherwise, killing Wade should have been much easier.

Through that battle, Rorschach realized his combat skills were still somewhat lacking.

"Of course, Rorschach," Charles smiled. He lacked many things, but he certainly didn't lack space. "I'm glad you finally came to me. In fact, I already have some ideas about your heat vision. Would you like to hear them?"

"I'd be delighted," Rorschach replied immediately.

Charles then discussed some training issues regarding heat vision with Rorschach.

Their communication was very pleasant, and they quickly came up with a general plan.

"Charles, thank you so much!"

Rorschach said sincerely to Charles.

"You're welcome, my friend," Charles replied just as sincerely.

After bidding farewell to Charles, Erik, and the other mutant companions who were training, Rorschach returned to his own training room to continue his practice.

Should I learn some specialized combat techniques?

Rorschach pondered this in his mind as he punched.

His fight with Wade had actually exposed quite a few of his shortcomings.

However, this thought didn't last long before Rorschach dismissed it.

As his strength grew in the future, he could simply brute-force his way through, making that unnecessary.

Bang, bang, bang!

Bang, bang, bang!

Suddenly, the sounds of metal clashing began to echo incessantly.

Charles's efficiency was extremely high. On the very next day, he had cleared out a dedicated space for Rorschach to train his heat vision.

An indoor tennis court!

It was ridiculously exaggerated!

Not only that, but Charles also specifically had Hank help Rorschach design a simple "tennis ball launcher" that could continuously and randomly fire tennis balls outwards.

All Rorschach needed to do was use his heat vision to shoot the tennis balls.

This was for training purposes.

Of course, Rorschach's current heat vision couldn't last long, so he could only train intermittently, which was a bit of a pain.

"Rorschach, can you come to my room for a moment?"

However, before Rorschach could even start training, Charles called him into his office with a serious expression.

By this time, Erik and Moira were already seated inside.

The atmosphere in the room was very serious.

"Moira? When did you get back?"

Rorschach plopped down into an empty seat and casually asked Moira.

"Moira just returned, and she's brought back some very important intelligence," Charles said to Rorschach with a grave expression.

"We found Shaw!"

Erik emphasized heavily from the side.

"Yes Rorschach, I found Shaw!"

Moira also said to Rorschach in a deep voice.

They found Shaw just like that?

To be honest, Rorschach was a bit surprised by this. After all, this wasn't in the original plot.

But after thinking about it for a moment, Rorschach didn't say much more.

He had already considered this issue yesterday, and it wasn't a difficult problem to understand.

He just hadn't expected Moira to actually have some success.