Peter and Qin walked in and saw a mess in the kitchen. Rogue sat at the edge of the long table with a look of disgust on his face, and next to him sat Wanda·Maximoff who also wore gothic makeup and had a cold expression., the two have become close friends who talk about everything. Scott·Summers, Ororo·Monroe and Logan are sitting on the other side watching the fun.
Felicia was guarding his half bowl of cereal, feeling a little unhappy, while Kitty Pride was angrily wiping the milk stains on the table with a rag.
"What an energetic morning." Peter muttered. He subconsciously wanted to find a seat farther away from the crowd, but Qin beside him quietly pinched his waist and winked in the direction of Felicia.
Peter had no choice but to walk over and sit down in the empty seat next to Felicia.
A flash of surprise that could not be concealed flashed in Felicia's eyes, and his body tensed slightly, while Qin naturally sat on the other side of Peter.
Charles·Xavier, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was holding black tea and smiled gently, "It seems you are still alive, Peter. I thought you transformed yourself into a stone sculpture."
"I was obsessed with some small research and got a little carried away." Peter smiled and looked at the wise old man, "Actually...Charles, if you are free this afternoon, I hope I can ask you to do a favor and look at something."
"I happen to have no schedule in the afternoon, so I'm always waiting for you." Professor Xavier nodded with a smile.
Felicia turned his head sideways with a smile on his lips, "What are you fussing about, Little Tiger?"
Peter paused and met her gaze. "Something... I hope can completely change the world."
Wanda in the corner raised his eyebrows. "That's really a bad tone."
"I never make such jokes." Peter said seriously.
The topic at the dinner table quickly shifted to tonight's dance. Scott tried to persuade Rogue to go together, but was mercilessly rejected by the other party as "a hypocritical social party", Wanda also chimed in sarcastically. As for Kitty, he curiously inquired about Qin's dance partner - after learning that it was Duncan, the captain of the school's rugby team, Felicia couldn't help but roll his eyes.
The daily trivial quarrels of high school students seem particularly ordinary and real in the sunshine. Peter bit his toast and looked at this group of young people who were destined to make huge waves in the future, and felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Xavier arrived at the underground laboratory.
Peter placed the black Vibranium cube on the main console, connected several detection lines, and then turned to look at the old man in the wheelchair. "I seized this from Hydra. It is one of the original creations at the beginning of the universe... Most people call it Mind Stone."
Peter Enter the password and the box will open again.
Golden radiance suddenly filled the entire space, and vast, ancient and pure spiritual energy rippled in the air visible to the naked eye.
Xavier's expression instantly became serious. "What do you want me to do?"
"I would like to ask you to scan it with the Mind Stone sensor to see if you can withstand its spiritual frequency."
Xavier was a little hesitant, but finally nodded. He slowly closed his eyes, frowning slightly, and the powerful Mind Stone power extended forward like a tide.
However, just the next second after touching the light of the gem, Xavier's face instantly turned pale. He covered his head in pain and let out a shrill cry of pain, "Ugh!"
"Professor!"
Peter Flash Vibranium closed the box normally, held on to the wheelchair, "How are you? Are you okay?"
Xavier gasped violently, with panic remaining in his eyes. "It's so scary... It feels like thousands of higher-dimensional consciousnesses are screaming in my head at the same time. That's not thinking, that's... pure conceptual interference." He looked at the black metal box again, "But it's amazing, as soon as the box is closed, the fluctuations completely disappear."
"This is the effect of the combination of Vibranium and runes." Peter confirmed that the old man was fine, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, "Does it feel like Cerebro just now?"
Xavier calmed down his breathing and thought thoughtfully, "It's billions of times bigger than Cerebro... Peter, what on earth do you want to use it for?"
Peter took a deep breath, pulled up a chair and sat down. "Professor, Hydra's ambition is twisted, but on a certain level, one of their original intentions is not wrong - the world needs unity and order. But it must not be achieved through violence, brainwashing and slavery, but understanding and empathy."
Xavier's expression darkened. "You want to brainwash the whole world?"
"Of course not." Peter smiled, "I have no interest in being a dictator. Have you ever seen Spider build a network? Countless nodes are connected to each other through Silk, and one move affects the whole body. This gem represents the embodiment of cosmic consciousness, and it has the ability to link the spirits of all intelligent life together."
Xavier's pupils shrank slightly.
"Imagine," Peter's voice was deep and powerful, "If everyone in the world could establish some kind of emotional resonance network - you could truly feel each other's pain, sadness and despair. At that moment, bullying, war, and murder would be impossible, because hurting others is hurting yourself."
"What about free will? What about individual uniqueness?" Xavier asked quickly.
"Free will still exists, but humans must bear the immediate backlash for their own malice. As for how to grasp the boundaries and how to prevent it from becoming some kind of out-of-control monster... This is why I need you, Charles." Peter looked into the old man's eyes, "I need your wisdom and self-control to help me improve this algorithm and mental barrier."
Xavier closed his eyes and fell into a long struggle.
After a long time, the old man opened his eyes and said in a solemn tone, "Put down your mental barrier, Peter."
Peter did not hesitate and completely opened up Mind Stone's defense. Xavier's mental power was like a breeze blowing through his memory and subconscious, carefully examining whether there was any ulterior and arrogant ambition in the young man in front of him. After a few minutes, Mind Stone's tentacles slowly retracted.
Xavier sighed deeply, "I'm glad that you don't have wild thoughts about building an empire. In fact... Over the years, I have tried to quell the hatred of mankind countless times through Cerebro. Whenever I 'hear' about the atrocities happening in the world, I want to forcefully change the mind of the perpetrators. But I restrained myself, because imposed kindness is never true peace. Once the controller falls, the backlash will only be more violent."