Roberto Scherta. Alpha-level mutant. His nickname was Sunspot, and his abilities were just like his nickname. He could change his body into a high magnetic state similar to the movement of sunspots.
With ultra-high magnetic field movement to heat up the surroundings, he could easily raise the temperature around him to the level of the surface of the sun. He could also fuse and burn the hydrogen and oxygen elements in the air around him. In other words, he could create flames out of thin air.
Because what he burned wasn't a simple flammable solid, but a direct atomic fusion reaction. Just like what the sun itself was doing. The temperature of the flames Roberto created could easily reach the temperature of the surface of the sun, which was more than six thousand degrees.
This terrifying temperature was enough to vaporize most of the known metals on Earth in an instant. But Roberto wasn't a person obsessed with power.
Professor Charles and Dr. Hank had repeatedly said that if he was a little more diligent, he could do more than just fuse and burn hydrogen and oxygen elements. He could even master more fusion methods and even various inert elements.
If Roberto continued training and was willing to cooperate with Dr. Hank's experiments, perhaps humans would become more proficient in element fusion reactions and control.
"But why would I do that?" At the time, Roberto replied to Professor Charles, "What's in it for me to develop new nuclear fusion?"
When Roberto said this, he seemed a bit unscrupulous, but he was telling the truth. "My family is the largest raw material supplier in South America and the world. My family supplies 17% of the world's copper and 15% of the world's tin. I don't think developing new nuclear fusion technology can bring any benefits to my family business. "
Whether this was an excuse for him to be lazy or his true thoughts. But once Roberto said these words, then Charles and Hank had no reason to force him to work harder to master his abilities.
Sometimes, the world was unfair. Some people were born so strong that they were determined to stand at the top of the world when they were born. They were the targets that billions of people could only look up to.
Like Roberto, not only was he a perfect alpha mutant, but he was also powerful. He was also the heir of the world's largest raw material company, Scherta Materials Group.
Schetta Materials Group not only possessed the largest output of minerals in the world, but it also had considerable achievements in agricultural products. In the fertile land of South America, the farms of the Scota Group occupied coveted prime land near the Amazon rainforest.
Ten percent of global corn exports and seven percent of global soybean exports. At the same time, Linketa Material Group was also the world's largest food supplier.
It could be said that Roberto was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He could live a life that billions of people around the world could not even dream of, even without any hard work.
Although he was a mutant, mutant discrimination did not exist in his life. His mother died young, and his father loved him dearly. He was the sole heir to this huge company.
His luxurious lifestyle made him completely different from the majority of mutated humans. When his mutant ability went out of control, it didn't scare his father. Instead, it gave him a pleasant surprise.
Old Mr. Sketa kept saying, "My son is indeed different from the rest!"
Roberto didn't go to the mutant school to find a home like everyone else. He had a home. The only reason he went there was to master his ability.
Because he couldn't master his mutant ability very well, especially when it was such a destructive ability. It was a dangerous thing for himself and his family.
So Roberto stayed at the Xavier School for three years, but his relationship with other mutant students was not very good. Because of his natural sense of superiority, although it was not intentional, the arrogance that unconsciously exuded when he spoke always made people feel uncomfortable.
It was this sense of alienation that made Roberto have no sense of belonging to the mutant school. Until the year before last, his father passed away because of angina. He hurriedly returned to Brazil from the United States to inherit the company and never went back to the school.
Iceman Bob was one of his good friends from the school. The two were a few years apart, but they became true friends. Until Roberto left the school, the two often contacted each other via email.
"Bob! Welcome, my good friend! "Outside a mansion in Rio de Janeiro, a somewhat pompous voice came. Roberto walked out of his mansion wearing a South American style floral shirt and loose three-quarter pants.
He was a dark-skinned young man with tall and straight facial features. When Bob brought Katie and another mutant student, Cameron, to visit Roberto, Katie,
Cameron was a mutant with super fast movement ability, nicknamed Rush. It was he who brought Katie and Bob from the United States to Brazil in just a few minutes.
"I heard you say that the mutant school was destroyed. I'm sorry for you." Roberto didn't care about Katie and Cameron who came with Bob. He walked straight to Bob and patted him on the shoulder.
"I know you must be feeling bad right now. You came here to treat this as your home. You can stay as long as you want! If you want any more services, I will send someone to provide them for you! "
Listening to Roberto, the mansion of more than a thousand square meters with a large swimming pool was not his residence. It was just arranged for Bob to live in Brazil.
Katie's first impression of Roberto was terrible. He seemed to be a rich and dissolute son of a rich family. How could Bob think that this kind of person could help? Katie was confused.
"Let me introduce you. Roberto, this is our new classmate, Katie and Cameron." While Bob followed Roberto into the house, he introduced Katie to Roberto.
Roberto only greeted him with a smile and didn't say anything else.
Sitting on the spacious and comfortable sofa in the living room, Roberto and Bob reminisced about the past and talked about recent events.
"Recently, the international market for raw materials has fluctuated greatly. Everyone says that as long as Tony Stark's Helium-3 is shipped back, the world will change dramatically. The market estimates that the next two years will be the last craze for raw materials. When humans can develop the Moon and even Mars, these materials will become less and less valuable. "
Roberto said with a smile, but his eyes were filled with worry. "Ha! Developing Mars, these people are really thinking long-term! "
Bob smiled. He didn't say anything about the matter. This time, they didn't come to Roberto to simply reminisce. Ever since Katie said those words that day, everyone's heart was ignited.
Young people were always easily motivated. For some noble goals, they were always willing to face difficulties. This was the cute part of young people. That kind of innocence was something that many people would no longer have after they became adults.
"Roberto, in fact, since the Mutant School was forced to disband, our days haven't been very good." Bob decided to get to the point.
"I know, so I welcome you to Brazil. I can even provide you and your two friends with a job. You can stay in this house as long as you like. "Roberto waved his hand carelessly.
"It's not just us, Roberto," Bob said seriously. "I just said, this is a conspiracy started by Magneto. He wants us mutants to be cut off from the ordinary people. And then start a war. "
"Oh, brother! Don't make it so complicated. I can't control the entire Mutant Society. I'm afraid there are millions or even tens of millions of Mutants in the world! This is too complicated. I don't want to get involved. "Roberto shook his head.
"But what we want to do is what you think is troublesome." Bob stared into Roberto's eyes and said slowly. He told Roberto everything Katie had said that day, including how she wanted to build a country.
After listening, Roberto looked at Katie's little face for a long time. Finally, he said in a tone of disbelief, "You're serious? A seventeen-year-old girl told you that we should build a country. And then you foolishly believed her and are really going to build a country? "
Roberto glanced at Bob as if he was looking at an idiot. "I used to think that you were pretty smart."
"We're serious!" Bob said with certainty.
Roberto first looked at Katie, then at Bob. Finally, his body started to shake. At first, he tried to hold it in, but later, he felt that he couldn't hold it in anymore. He sprawled on the sofa and laughed out loud.
"Hahahaha! This is the funniest joke I've heard this year! "Roberto laughed so hard that tears came out. "A bunch of underage kids actually want to build a country of mutated humans! This is ridiculous! Do you think you're the high school saviors in the East Ocean cartoons? "
"Wake up! This is the real world. Since the end of World War II, the entire world has been divided. You want to build an independent country, and it's a Mutants at that? Dream on! "
Roberto laughed as he criticized Katie's idea as a daydream.
"Mr. Roberto, I know you're different from other mutated humans! You've never experienced the lives of normal mutated humans. "Katie left the sofa and stood up. She looked at Roberto coldly. Her pretty little face was solemn.
"Because there are very few mutated humans. You can count the number of people who are richer and more powerful than you on one hand. No matter if you're a mutated human or a normal human, as a material tycoon, you'll be treated with respect wherever you go. You have no idea how difficult a normal mutated human's life is! "
Catie looked at Roberto. She knew that this rich young master was a completely different person from the rest of them. They had completely different demands.
As long as Roberto was this rich, the difficulties of normal mutated humans would never befall him. But as a fellow mutated human, it was obvious that he didn't particularly care about other people's lives.
This was actually the normal life of a group of high-ranking mutated humans. They completely isolated themselves from the mutated humans at the bottom. The same race lived two completely different lives.
The high-ranking mutated humans didn't care about the lives of the mutated humans at the bottom. It was this state of disunity that inspired Magneto to unite the power of all mutated humans.
Katie looked at Roberto coldly, her tone was serious. She didn't seem to have any intention of convincing Roberto to join them. Instead, she spoke to him in a fable. "I know you don't care about the lives of normal mutated humans, nor do you care about the discrimination they suffer. Because none of this has anything to do with you."
"But as you have just said, you are right. The day Tony Stark's Helium-3 arrives on Earth will be the day the world turns upside down! Developing the Moon and Mars is no longer a distant dream for humans. Maybe ten years, maybe twenty years. This day won't be long. The decline of the traditional materials industry is already foreseeable. "
Katie looked around at the beautiful house. "You should cherish this life, Roberto. Because days like this may become fewer and fewer. Think about the day you run out of money, or when your children become poor. If the world is still like this, or worse, what will happen to you and your family? "
Since recruiting Roberto was now impossible, Katie directly said what was on her mind. "You're not the same as us. I don't know if you learned that fable in school. Professor Charles repeatedly taught us why mutated humans need to unite. "
"At first, they chased communists. I'm not a communist. I don't speak.
Then, they chased Jews. I'm not a Jew. I don't speak.
Then, they chased union members. I'm not a union member. I don't speak.
Then, they chased Catholics. I'm a Protestant. I don't speak.
In the end, they came for me, and no one stood up for me anymore. "Katie only softly recited this world-famous short poem.
"We're different from you, Roberto. We won't choose to be silencers. If our plan succeeds one day, and you need someone to rely on. We still welcome you to come to us. We'll treat you as warmly as you treated us today, because you're one of us! "Katie said seriously and turned to leave.
Bob glanced at Roberto and then followed Katie's steps.
"Cameron, you said Twinkle went to the West Coast?" Katie walked out of the house while talking to Cameron.
"Yes, Twinkle's guardian is the leader of the West Coast Thieves Union and the Assassin Alliance. His name is Jeremy Loeb. He's also known as the King of Cards. He's a famous mutated human on the West Coast. Twinkle hopes that the King of Cards will support our plan. "Cameron and Katie talked. They seemed to have completely given up on Roberto.
Roberto stood up from the sofa and looked at the back of the three with a complicated expression. When the three were about to leave the house, he suddenly said loudly, "Do you know how complicated it is to build a country?"
The three stopped and looked back at him. Roberto continued, "You need to make laws and build a perfect organization. The most difficult part is to get recognition from other countries! "
"So you still want to convince us to give up on this childish idea?" Katie shook her head.
"Before you do this, you have to consider whether the country of the mutated humans can be recognized by other countries. A country that isn't recognized has no sovereignty! "Roberto walked to the door of the house and faced the three.
"So?" Katie felt that Roberto still had something to say.
"So, I think you need to change your plan." Bob, who was familiar with Roberto's personality, smiled. He knew that his friend might have been convinced by Katie at some point.
Bob asked with a smile, "What good idea do you have?"
Roberto raised an eyebrow. "Why do we need to build a country? And from the beginning to the end, from nothing to something. Don't you think we have limited manpower? "
"Are you saying that there's a big mistake in building a country?" Katie wasn't asking Roberto in return. She was thinking if there was a problem with it.
"No, it's not about building a country." Roberto waved his hand. "I mean, sometimes we don't need to take so many detours. Building a country from scratch would take decades, or even centuries. "
"So, what do you think?" Katie was curious.
Roberto compared the house. "Money can't solve all problems in this world, but it can solve many problems. With a large amount of money, it can help people achieve their goals in many ways. Whether it's academics or girls! "
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