Ability Levels!
As for General Munson, once he successfully manufactures the X-Weapon and has the incredibly powerful X-Weapon in front of him, General Munson shouldn't turn against him for the sake of a mere lieutenant. After all, what they need are loyal, obedient, and extremely powerful warriors!
However, just as William Stryker made up his mind to send James for the experiment, disregarding Chen Mo and the X-Force's thoughts and risking General Munson's wrath, Dr. Carol Foster continued to speak.
"However, in order to ensure the success rate, the modification must be carried out on his complete free will, because the process of injecting liquid Adamantium will be extremely painful, beyond anyone's imagination. Without a firm will and belief, the chance of success will be greatly reduced."
William Stryker's expression instantly fell. He had been thinking about how to lure James here. With his formidable strength, the only way to force him to come would be to mobilize the entire X-Force or have Chen Mo personally intervene. Obviously, without sufficient reason, they would not attack their own teammates, especially Chen Mo and Victor. They would never allow James to be captured for experiments.
James's powerful healing ability renders anesthetics ineffective against him, making it unrealistic to try and knock him unconscious.
Therefore, William Stryker originally planned to lure James to the lab table under the pretext of having him cooperate with tests and experiments, and then take advantage of his relaxed state of mind to use a trap to restrain and control him unexpectedly.
However, this approach has a drawback: if they fail to trap him, it will be difficult to resolve the situation later. Therefore, William Stryker is still thinking of other more reliable and foolproof methods.
Dr. Carol Foster's final request, however, completely negated all of his ideas.
William Stryker looked up at Dr. Carol Foster with a grim expression, his face extremely unpleasant.
Damn it! Couldn't you just state all your demands at once?!
William Stryker suppressed the urge to strangle the woman in front of him who was talking so heavily, took a deep breath, turned his head away from her, and began to think rapidly in his mind.
It has to be voluntary?
Who would risk their life to participate in a human experiment that could very well result in death?
What immense power would James gain after the successful modification? James's strength is already top-tier within the X-Force, second only to the strongest, Chen Mo. Among all Mutants, he is definitely among the elite. Even Wade and Agent Zero, whose strength has greatly improved under Chen Mo's tutelage, are still no match for him and Victor, because their physical attributes far surpass those of Wade. Whether it's strength, speed, or reaction time, neither of them can match James.
Needless to say, the power of the pistol was immense, and James could withstand Fred's single-handed cannon. The only thing that could pose a threat to James, the Adamantium long blades, couldn't even touch him!
This is the huge difference between four and six times the physical fitness of an average person!
Therefore, William Stryker did not have high hopes of persuading James to voluntarily accept the transformation. Since conventional methods were not working, William Stryker came up with other ideas.
What would a man risk everything for, a woman?
He could orchestrate a grand scheme, sending a beautiful woman to James's side, finding a way to gain his trust, and ultimately winning his deep love!
Then find a way to get Chen Mo, the only one stronger than him, to kill this woman and force them to become enemies!
Driven by a desire for revenge for the woman he loves, James will stop at nothing to obtain the power to defeat Chen Mo. And then...
The idea emerged in William Stryker's mind and gradually became clearer. William Stryker believed that as long as he further refined it, the plan would definitely succeed!
In his eyes, James was not much different from Fred; he was just a brute with powerful mutant abilities.
Although he values Chen Mo, it's only for the purpose of completing the "X-Weapon Project." In the end, Chen Mo, like James and Wade, is just a tool for him to achieve his goals. It's just that Chen Mo is the strongest and most valuable tool.
Now, X-Weapon will be available soon! With the powerful X-Weapon, he no longer needs Chen Mo, the X-Force, or even the military!
He will stop at nothing to successfully create X-Weapon!
However, the only problem is that his plan is likely to take a considerable amount of time, ranging from a few months to several years. He has already waited eight years, and now that the technology to manufacture X-Weapon is mature, he has no patience to wait another year or two.
This made William Stryker temporarily put aside the plan and think of other methods. However, soon William Stryker thought of a problem, frowned and turned to Dr. Carol Foster, asking with a puzzled look.
"Now that the mutant ability replication technology has been successful, why can't we replicate James's abilities onto other Mutants and then use them for experiments?"
Upon hearing this, Dr. Carol Foster glanced at William Stryker and smiled slightly, clearly having anticipated that he would think of this, and naturally having her own reasons.
Under William Stryker's scrutinizing gaze, Dr. Carol Foster's smile vanished, and she spoke with a serious expression.
"Colonel, based on our research on a large number of Mutants over the years, we have discovered that Mutants' abilities are not only diverse and varied, but also that their ability levels are not the same."
William Stryker's expression remained unchanged as he stared intently at Dr. Carol Foster, listening to her continue.
"The ability level here doesn't simply refer to the difference in power between different mutant abilities. Due to the differences in their types, different types of abilities cannot be compared simply in terms of power. The ability level I'm referring to is the Mutants's own strength level! Or rather, the degree of control they have over their X-Gene, and the degree to which they have developed their own mutant abilities! A Mutants with tremendous destructive power may not have a higher ability level than a Mutants with no offensive capabilities."
"The type of a Mutants's ability will not change, but the ability itself will gradually strengthen through combat, training, and even the passage of time, and the level of the ability will also increase accordingly."