Lu Yifang's Judgment

In Lu Yifang's former memories, he clearly remembered that the Mutants in the movie had two possible fates.

One was being destroyed along with most of humanity by the Sentinels. The other was that, in the future, humanity finally gained a general understanding of the secrets of the X gene. Scientists created several special genetically modified crops, which were widely promoted and made into all kinds of food. After Mutants consumed them, they would weaken and even die, while the X genes of potential awakeners would also be suppressed.

Clearly, as a Mutant who had personally experienced this, Lu Yifang naturally did not want to see either outcome. To prevent the future he could foresee from coming to pass, Lu Yifang certainly would not sit around and wait for death.

And if he blindly followed Professor X, the second outcome was very likely to happen. Old Magneto, however, was different. If you tried to pass the Mutant Registration Act and harm Mutant rights, he would make trouble for you. That was what Lu Yifang admired most about Old Magneto.

On the other hand, in Lu Yifang's view, Mutants who had activated their X genes had no reproductive barrier separating them from ordinary people. Children born between Mutants were not necessarily Mutants, while children born to ordinary people also had a chance of being Mutants.

The X gene was actually not much different from an ordinary recessive gene. Nearly every human was a carrier of the X gene. From the perspective of biological science, aside from having superpowers, Mutants were no different from ordinary people.

Mutants were humans—powerful humans.

In fact, Lu Yifang did not even acknowledge the term Mutant. Wouldn't "superpowered person" be more fitting?

Just as Lu Yifang was lost in thought, Magneto, whom he had been using as a stool, suddenly spoke.

"Yifang, you approve of what I did?"

"Of course. Although the result of this matter was a huge mistake, the intention behind it was undoubtedly correct." Lu Yifang nodded as he spoke.

What a wonderful child. He did not need any shaping... Ahem, teaching. He already had such correct values, and he possessed such enormous potential. That was truly rare. At that moment, Magneto was so gratified he almost wanted to cry.

If Lu Yifang were not still too young and immature, lacking in many areas, Magneto might even have considered passing his legacy on to him.

"Yifang, can you help me up?" Magneto asked at that moment. He was getting old, after all. Being sat on by a young man like this could easily cause a slipped disc.

"All right." After making his position clear, Lu Yifang figured Magneto's hostility toward him should have decreased. More importantly, at this distance, Lu Yifang was confident that no one could escape his control.

With Lu Yifang's support, Magneto slowly stood up. After stretching his muscles and bones, he sighed emotionally and reached out to pat Lu Yifang on the shoulder.

Although Lu Yifang had ruined his plans, beaten him and his subordinates, and even used him as a stool, Magneto knew that Lu Yifang was a good child. Of course, he chose to forgive him.

"Yifang!" Storm's voice rang out at that moment. Cyclops and Jean followed behind her. The three of them had already escaped while Lu Yifang and Magneto were fighting, and Rogue had also been rescued. Jean was supporting her.

"What annoying flies." Seeing the three people coming toward them, Magneto immediately lost interest. He turned and waved to Lu Yifang.

"Yifang, let's go."

"Who said I was going with you?" Lu Yifang shrugged, looking innocent.

"Didn't you say you approved of what I did?" Magneto turned around and stared at Lu Yifang in confusion.

"Yes, but I never said I was going with you. Besides, who said you were allowed to leave?" As he spoke, Lu Yifang pulled a rope from somewhere and immediately tied Magneto up tightly.

"Just kidding. I'm still waiting to drag you back and claim credit with Professor X."

"What exactly did Charles give you to make you willing to follow him?" Magneto asked anxiously.

"Then listen carefully." Lu Yifang suddenly stopped and planted his hands on his hips. "He gave me a full scholarship, room and board, plus a ten-thousand-dollar stipend."

"Are you making fun of me?" Magneto stared at Lu Yifang with his eyes wide open. A little favor like that was enough to buy him over? Was the great Magneto really worth less in his eyes than ten thousand dollars?

"You can't do this to me. Do you know what you're doing? Charles doesn't value your talent enough. Only I can lead you down the right path," Magneto growled.

"You're wrong. I know exactly what I'm doing." Lu Yifang flicked Magneto's helmet lightly as he spoke, and Magneto promptly passed out.

Lu Yifang naturally knew exactly what he was doing. He admired Magneto greatly, but if he really believed Magneto's nonsense, that would be the height of stupidity.

Just think about what Magneto had done today. He had tried to destroy all of New York. For a crime like that, even being dragged out and shot for five minutes would be getting off lightly. Even if Lu Yifang helped him escape, so what? Magneto had already attracted the attention of every major faction. In the days ahead, he could only hide carefully from place to place while facing all kinds of challenges. The danger was obvious.

Admittedly, it could not be said that it was absolutely safe beside Professor X, but the Mutant Academy was still a decent place to stay for the time being.

Lu Yifang knew his power was formidable, but he had only just awakened his superpowers and still needed a long time to explore and become familiar with them. The risks beside Professor X could serve as training and temper him, but following Magneto was another matter entirely. He would pass on that.

Taking the stage like this before he had fully matured—and as the image of a villainous big boss, no less—would be as bad as it could possibly get. Even if he currently had the strength to defeat Magneto, people with ulterior motives would find his weaknesses, and then he would die a truly miserable death.

So this was not really about what benefits Professor X provided. Was Lu Yifang the kind of person who could be bought with money? Did he care about ten thousand dollars?

Well, all right, he cared a tiny bit. Believe in his integrity—it was truly only a tiny bit.

"Incredible, Yifang. I simply can't believe you defeated Magneto." Looking at Magneto, whom Lu Yifang had knocked unconscious, Storm covered her mouth in disbelief.

"Are you all right?" Suppressing the shock in her heart, Storm looked Lu Yifang over with concern.

"Not really." Lu Yifang pursed his lips.

"Hmm!" At those words, not only Storm but Cyclops and Jean also turned their eyes toward him.

Lu Yifang deliberately tugged at his clothes.

"Magneto really is amazing. The X-Men uniform I just put on has already been destroyed. I really liked this outfit. The Academy should provide me with another one, right? No, it should be two. That's what we agreed on aboard the plane."

Storm: "..."

"At a time like this, can't you worry about something more important?"

"This is important, all right." Lu Yifang held up a finger and spoke with an earnest expression. "After I entered the Orphanage, the total value of everything I wore never exceeded fifty dollars. A lot of my clothes were donated by charitable organizations. This combat uniform probably cost at least a thousand dollars. How could I possibly be content with it being destroyed just like that?"

"Of course, if you aren't going to provide uniforms, converting them into cash and giving it to me works too." Lu Yifang suddenly changed his tone, looking somewhat expectant.

"All right, Yifang. We'll discuss that issue later." Cyclops had now walked over to Magneto.

"Magneto made such a huge mess that the Military and S.H.I.E.L.D. should be arriving soon. We have to take Magneto back to the Academy and meet Professor X immediately. That's the most important thing right now." As Cyclops spoke, he dragged Magneto quickly toward the aircraft.

Amid the roar of the thrusters, the cloaked aircraft broke out of the encirclement just before the Military's fighter jets and warships arrived.

But the three people sitting in the aircraft showed little joy on their faces. Instead, their expressions were somewhat solemn. Magneto loved making big news, and the most infuriating thing was that he only caused trouble without cleaning up afterward. Every time, they and Professor X had to deal with the mess.

Just imagine how busy Professor X would make them after what happened today.

Only Lu Yifang was still in a fairly good mood. None of this was his responsibility as a student. If the sky fell, Professor Baldhead would hold it up, and if that were not enough, Cyclops and the others were there too.

It was precisely because he had nothing weighing on his mind that Lu Yifang suddenly sensed that something was wrong. "Say... did we forget something?"

"It seems like we forgot something, but it shouldn't be anything important." Cyclops pondered for a moment, his hand already moving to the acceleration engine.

Meanwhile, on the broad river below the aircraft, Wolverine Logan had finally managed to swim to the bank. He stared wide-eyed as the aircraft took off and disappeared before him. Only after a long while did he spit out three letters.

"MMP!!"