"Haha, my lord! Fortunately, you were farsighted and made arrangements in advance, and we did not lose a single ' Sun ' Negasonic Teenage Warhead."
In this war, all nuclear-armed nations in the world lost at least half of their nuclear arsenals!
After Wenwu returned to the front-line headquarters, Ivan quickly stepped forward to greet him, his face beaming with excitement and laughing heartily.
Wenwu nodded slightly, his expression calm.
"You deserve much credit for the Iron Legion's thunderous sweep across the allied forces."
He paused slightly, then looked at Ivan and continued, "After the war, go directly to Dr. Burstein for advanced human enhancement, a comprehensive upgrade of your physical body."
The core design of most of the Iron Legion battle armor, heavy mechs, and light high-energy weapons deployed throughout the army was created by Ivan.
Now that Ivan has completely won over the hearts of the people and is utterly loyal, he is truly one of their own, and his contributions deserve a reward.
In contrast, Dr. Sterns within the base remained sinister and cunning.
With his powerful mental strength, Wenwu could clearly sense the malice and resentment hidden in his heart, and he had never truly worked for him.
He originally intended to use his powerful mental strength to forcefully hypnotize and influence the mind, but Dr. Sterns possessed a top-notch super brain and also had considerable Mind Stone resistance. The effects of ordinary hypnosis were extremely short-lived, and his forced hypnosis would completely fail within a few days.
Over time, Wenwu simply stopped wasting energy trying to control it by force.
Dr. Sterns is currently in a private, isolated experimental zone, secretly analyzing his own genes in an attempt to transform himself into a monstrous body comparable to the Hulk, and he has already made some progress.
He could evade the base's routine surveillance and conceal experimental traces, but he couldn't escape Wenwu's mental probing.
Wenwu did not expose him, but instead watched coldly, secretly hoping that he would completely succeed in developing the technology.
Stern was in a specially designed underground experimental zone, surrounded by solid walls, behind which were cast steel walls nearly five meters thick. Even if he turned into the Hulk, escaping wouldn't be so easy.
Even if he manages to break free of the cage, the elite armed forces, high-energy armor-piercing weapons, and specially made Vibranium confinement cages stationed outside are already on high alert and are not afraid of him going berserk and causing chaos.
Moreover, as long as Wenwu is in the base, he can suppress him on the spot in an instant.
"Thank you for your grace, Lord!"
Ivan's eyes lit up with joy, and he immediately knelt on one knee, his expression one of utmost respect and excitement.
A strong physique was his long-cherished dream.
"No need for formalities, please rise."
Wenwu reached out and helped him up, a smile playing on his lips, his tone resolute, " The Ten Rings Empire is about to be officially established. With your merits, you will surely have a place there."
"Establish a nation?!"
Ivan shuddered, his eyes blazing with extreme fervor and excitement, his voice ringing out, "Excellent! My Ten Rings Empire will surely sweep across the world, ascend to the pinnacle of global dominance, and become the true global hegemon!"
Ivan was incredibly excited. Only someone with such invincible fighting power as his lord could carve out an empire in this era of great power rivalry.
In the following days, Wenwu boarded his private fighter jet and inspected the entire territory of Salia, which the Ten Rings had just completely conquered.
Now the entire territory of Salia has been incorporated into the Ten Rings' territory. Previously, the Ten Rings launched a thunderous attack, which was extremely fierce and showed no mercy. Tens of thousands of allied troops in Salia were completely annihilated, with countless casualties.
It was this resounding victory that completely shocked the world, making everyone hesitant to act rashly again.
During the inspection, all that could be seen were broken walls and ruins, and displaced refugees were everywhere, creating a desolate scene.
This has absolutely nothing to do with the Ten Rings.
It was the long-standing Civil War on this land, the constant interference of foreign powers, and the endless fighting that had long since destroyed this land.
"My lord."
Becky strode to Wenwu's side and reported gravely, "Years of war have destroyed most of the towns and cities across the territory, leaving people homeless and lacking food and clothing. The number of refugees within the country is currently enormous, and there is a huge shortage of supplies."
"Immediately contact the Logistics Department to coordinate the supply of daily necessities, food, and medicine across the entire network to provide full support to the refugees."
Wenwu's gaze swept over the displaced people scattered everywhere, and he gave a stern order to a logistics supervisor in the war zone beside him.
"Yes! I will immediately convey the Lord's command!"
The logistics supervisor solemnly accepted the order and immediately relayed it.
Wenwu nodded slightly, but the next moment, his brows furrowed tightly, and his gaze pierced through the ruins, locking onto two corners in the refugee crowd.
With his life perception, he clearly detected that among these thousands of ordinary refugees, there were six special life fluctuations that far exceeded those of ordinary people!
With a slight thought, an invisible spiritual force instantly spread out.
Within the crowd, six figures were suddenly immobilized in mid-air, lifted off the ground, and slowly floated out from the pile of refugees!
"Ah! What's going on! I can't move!"
"My body is locked up; I can't break free at all!"
" Clarice! Quick! Open the portal and get us out of here!"
Four gasps of surprise rang out in quick succession, filled with panic.
Of the six, four were dressed in tattered clothes, were young, and of different races. Two of them were wrapped tightly in clothes and hats, deliberately concealing their identities.
The other two were a middle-aged man and a young man, and they appeared to be local refugees.
At this moment, the girl called Clarice suppressed her inner panic. A spatial portal with purple energy flashing around its edges instantly formed in front of her, blocking everyone's way, as if trying to break free from the confinement and escape.
" Mutants? Portal, Clarice, Blink?"
A knowing glint flashed in Wenwu's eyes, and he raised an eyebrow slightly.
Under his mental scan, the girl's appearance was clearly visible. Although she was young, her appearance was very similar to Bingbing's, and it perfectly matched the image of Flash from " X-Men: Days of Future Past " in his memory.
The teleportation ability of Blink has immense potential and extremely high tactical value. It plays a huge role in combat breakouts, personnel transfers, and battlefield support, and is of great value for research and development.
Such top-tier Mutants, if brought under our command, would be a significant boost to the Ten Rings.
With another thought, Wenwu gently guided the six people around the spatial portal with his mental power, steadily bringing them to his front.
"My lord, they are all Mutants!"
Becky keenly sensed the presence of someone of her kind, her eyes lighting up with delight, and her tone light and cheerful.
"Let us go! We've never done anything wrong! Why are you imprisoning us!"
A teenager struggled and shouted, his eyes filled with vigilance and anger.
Wenwu raised his hand and swiftly tore off the hoods and scarves of two of them, completely removing their disguise.
Two distinctive faces were instantly exposed to the air.
One of them was a boy of only fourteen or fifteen years old, whose body was covered with fine crocodile scales, with cold vertical pupils and a wild, explosive power emanating from him.
The other was a girl of fifteen or sixteen, with beautiful purple hair, pointed ears like those of an elf, and clear yet wary emerald eyes; her appearance was exquisite and unique.
The sudden exposure caused the two teenagers to freeze, then they let out a terrified scream, their faces filled with panic and helplessness.
Don't be afraid.
Becky gently spread her bat wings and reassured the group in a gentle tone, "I am Mutants too, and our lord is Mutants as well. In this Ten Rings, Mutants are not discriminated against or arrested. You don't need to be afraid."
The six stared in disbelief at Becky as she unfurled her bat wings, then looked up at the composed Wenwu, their eyes filled with utter shock.
That world-shaking, Ten Rings overlord who stirred up the global order, nearly triggered a nuclear war, and was a force to be reckoned with was also Mutants!
Wenwu then withdrew the mental energy that had been binding the group, a gentle smile appearing on his face.
"No need to be afraid. You are not local refugees, are you? Why are you gathered here?"
The scaled-armored boy next to Clarice spoke first, his words coming out very quickly, with a hint of lingering fear. "We fled all the way from the war-torn region of Afghanistan, constantly evading the pursuit of the US military, and just happened to run into the outbreak of war along the way."
Having learned that the Ten Rings had defeated the foreign enemy and taken control of this land, and also harboring a grudge against the American army, Clarice helped us escape here to seek refuge!
"Now that you've stepped into my Ten Rings territory, no one will be able to capture you from now on."
Looking at their exhausted and fearful appearance, Wenwu slowly spoke and promised, " The Ten Rings Empire protects all innocent Mutants. As long as you are not heinous criminals, you can live a completely peaceful life here, free from pursuit, discrimination, and persecution."
Upon hearing this, the four teenagers' eyes instantly welled up with tears, and their bodies trembled with excitement.
From childhood to adulthood, because of their mutations and differences, they were regarded as outcasts, monsters, and demons by the world, and suffered endless exclusion, discrimination, and bullying.
Military forces around the world have been searching for Mutants for years, resulting in the deaths of countless mutants and their capture for live experiments.
Their parents either perished in war or were forced to separate from them in an attempt to protect them.
At such a young age, they could only wander and flee from place to place, with nowhere to settle down in the vast world.
Countless days and nights of wandering and fearful escape have left them physically and mentally exhausted.
Now that a powerful force is finally willing to unconditionally protect them, this long-awaited sense of security brought tears of joy to their eyes.
After calming down, the four introduced themselves and their abilities.
Sixteen-year-old Clarice, codenamed Blink, possesses the ability to teleport. However, her ability is not yet fully developed, with a maximum teleportation distance of only one kilometer, and it consumes a great deal of physical and mental energy.
Lucien, a fourteen-year-old boy with scales, comes from Britain.
He is not a crocodile mutant, but a dinosaur, with terrifying physical strength, possessing the strength of a ton at a young age.
The other two young men and women who have just come of age are Karen, Eastern Europe boy who controls plants, and Nier, a girl from Afghanistan who controls water.
In addition, the other two refugees taken out with them were local residents of Salia.
A middle-aged man possesses the ability to conjure bone spikes for long-range firing. A twenty-year-old youth has the special ability to breathe underwater.
Both individuals possess slightly superhuman physical abilities, but their combat prowess is relatively weak and their potential is limited.
Wenwu was slightly disappointed and gestured for the two to return to the group of refugees.
Meanwhile, he directly ordered Clarice, Lucien, Karen, and Nier, four promising young Mutants, to be brought back to headquarters for careful training.