The X-Men all fell into thought for a time, their expressions shifting constantly.
Professor X looked hesitant as well. He still could not make up his mind.
At first, he had also been thrilled by what had happened to this fellow mutant.
But he was, after all, a man of noble character.
He could not force his own ideas on someone else.
On the one hand, he wanted to bring him straight back and see whether they could replicate the miracle that had happened to him.
On the other hand, he did not want to drag a fellow mutant who could escape the burden of his mutant identity into the quagmire of mutant affairs.
This left him deeply conflicted.
He saw all the longing and hope in the X-Men's eyes.
He needed the X-Men to help him make up his mind.
The first to break the silence was Phoenix, Jean Grey. She had the most urgent need to gain control over her abilities.
She simply could not bear the harm she would cause her friends if her powers went out of control. That would break her.
"Professor, no matter what, we have to go talk to him. Maybe he'd be happy to help us. We can't judge other people based solely on our own ideas!"
"Please, Professor, tell us where he is. I'll go ask him!"
Professor X was clearly caught somewhat off guard by Jean Grey's reaction. He had not expected her to become so emotional.
At the same time, this helped him make up his mind.
Jean was right. These were all his own ideas. He should ask that fellow mutant what he himself thought.
He could easily erase the memories of those around them after their conversation. That would not be difficult for him, as long as he wanted to.
Although he often did not want to use his abilities to control or influence others, he would not hesitate when necessary.
That way, if their fellow mutant did not want to enter the quagmire of mutant affairs, their arrival would not affect him.
"All right! Jean, you're right. I'll go talk to him myself."
Now that he had made up his mind, he would hesitate no longer.
"Professor, in that case, I'll get things ready right away. Jean, come with me."
Scott perked up. As the leader of the X-Men, he should take the lead at a time like this.
Logan looked unconcerned, his cigar between his lips and contentment all over his face.
Ororo would not say anything at a time like this either.
Li Ge was about to receive a visit from the X-Men.
Meanwhile, Li Ge was lying on his bed in his room, resting with his eyes closed as he sank his consciousness into his Divinity.
After several days of accumulation, the energy inside his Divinity was already quite considerable.
He recalled his earlier idea about energy: manifesting redstone and connecting it to the source of the universe.
He wanted to manifest a piece of redstone ahead of time. It did not need to be very big; he just needed to have some. Once it connected to the source of the universe, there would never be an energy shortage again.
Why spend so much time manifesting redstone instead of connecting his Divinity directly to the source of the universe, you ask?
Then think about those Infinity Stones used to prop up table legs in the Time Variance Authority, and you should realize you asked a stupid question.
Li Ge was certain he would not remain confined to this one universe in the future. Connecting his Divinity to the source of the universe would only create a weakness for himself.
Even if he could sever the connection at any time, he had no intention of doing so. He wanted to keep his Divinity independent and pure.
In a world where so many powerful gods and demons were laying traps everywhere, who knew whether there was something wrong with the source of the universe?
Redstone, however, was different.
Redstone was meant to be used as an energy source in the first place.
It was itself an aggregate of energy and did not involve things like laws.
Even if there were some problem, it would have difficulty affecting his Divinity while condensed within the redstone.
Moreover, even if the connection to the source of the universe was severed, the energy already inside the redstone would not disappear.
He could simply designate a place within the dimensional space inside his Divinity to generate redstone continuously.
Then he could set an upper limit on the energy the redstone could store.
It did not actually need to contain infinite energy.
As long as it stored enough energy, such as the energy of a star.
For an ordinary person, how would that be any different from infinite energy?
That way, no matter which universe Li Ge was in later, there would be no possibility of an energy shortage.
As Li Ge thought inside his Divinity, he inscribed the latest rules concerning redstone into the floating grass block.
He was just about to test whether he could manifest a tiny piece of redstone with the energy he currently possessed when he sensed a surge of psychic energy lingering around him.
He could not help frowning. This sensation had occurred several times since he manifested his Divinity.
He had already guessed that Professor X must have discovered him when his abilities awakened and probably wanted to communicate with him.
However, Li Ge had no desire to communicate with him for the time being. He only wanted some time to develop first, so he ignored Professor X.
If he tried to send his thoughts directly into Li Ge's brain, Li Ge would use Energy Absorption to swallow the psychic energy he sent probing over. He would not indulge him!
When Li Ge designed Energy Absorption, part of his reason for adding psychic energy absorption had been to guard against Professor X.
Now, he only wanted to say that he really had been farsighted.
Even if it were not to remedy a weakness, he could not let anyone else learn the information in his mind.
Still, Professor X's frequent harassment left Li Ge rather irritated.
He was already considering whether to visit Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and have a proper talk with Professor X.
Otherwise, if this continued, he feared he might eventually be unable to stop himself from going over and throwing Professor X's wheelchair away.
"Screeech-knock, knock, knock, knock!"
Li Ge was just about to ignore Professor X's psychic harassment as he had the previous times and continue manifesting redstone.
After the sound of brakes, someone knocked on the courtyard gate.
"Excuse me, who are you?"
His father Li Chuang's voice carried over. It seemed some strangers had come to visit.
At the moment, only Li Ge and his father were home.
Thinking of the psychic harassment just now, Li Ge had a guess.
Just as he was about to get up and go to the window to look, a self-introduction carried through the air.
"Hello, sir!"
"Sorry to disturb you! I'm Scott Summers. This is Francis Xavier, and this is Jean Grey."
"May I ask if Mr. Li Ge is here?"
"We're teachers from Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. We've come because there are a few things we'd like to discuss with Mr. Li Ge."
By then, Li Ge was standing beside the window, looking toward the courtyard gate.
A muscular man wearing red sunglasses, a bald old man sitting in a wheelchair, and a beautiful red-haired woman silently pushing the wheelchair.
Who else could they be but Professor X and his companions?