Luo Xia knew Jiaying was an ambitious woman, but he hadn't expected her ambitions to be even greater than he'd imagined. She actually planned to establish a nation for the Inhumans and make it an independent, self-governing state.
Even Lorna only intended to strengthen the Mutant organization and fight for fair rights for her fellow Mutants.
The difference between the two was about the same as the difference between rebelling and petitioning the authorities.
Still, Luo Xia didn't immediately accept or refuse. Instead, he asked, "How many Inhumans are there in total?"
Jiaying hesitated when she heard the question, then replied, "That's our secret."
Luo Xia shrugged, unconcerned. "Then I won't press you for an answer. But judging by the size of this place, I'd guess there are no more than three hundred thousand Inhumans. Otherwise, you'd have been overwhelmed by testing the abilities of all these young Inhumans."
Jiaying didn't respond to Luo Xia's estimate, but Gordon's expression beside her told him enough. It looked like his guess wasn't far off.
"From what I've learned over the past few days, the Inhumans can awaken their abilities through some kind of ritual, which is much more reliable than the stimulus-triggered evolution Mutants undergo. But when it comes to heredity, they don't have the same advantage as Mutants. Even when both parents are Inhumans, their child might not inherit Inhuman blood. Mutants are different. Their genes are almost always passed down, even though not everyone activates their innate abilities."
As Luo Xia spoke, he couldn't help thinking of X-Men: Days of Future Past. In that film, blind expansion had led to the attempted extermination not only of Mutants, but also of humans who carried the gene or might have children who carried it.
As a result, the world's population had been