Chapter 862: A Shining Galaxy of Rotten (Part Seven) (Patreon)

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Schiller lightly tapped on the table and said, "Now, what loss will they incur from opposing mutants? It's mainly the Brotherhood leading mutants to make some trouble, but they won't get to the top."

"Magneto blows up a factory, and the ones injured are ordinary workers at the factory. When Magneto confronts the military, it's the newly recruited lower-ranking soldiers who get hurt."

"The factory owner won't be waiting on the assembly line for him to blow it up, and those generals are sitting in secure, ultra-safe buildings, directing their subordinates to do the fighting for them."

"Are you thinking of sending Magneto for assassinations?" Strange widened his eyes and said, "Leaving aside everything else, Professor X would never agree to it. He won't let you use Magneto as a weapon."

Stark frowned and said, "In fact, mutants have already proven that this path doesn't work. They've tried assassinating important politicians, but each time, it only brings about united human resistance and fiercer retaliation."

"They might manage to kill one or two top figures, but once the elite class feels threatened, they'll resort to any means to retaliate, and public opinion will turn against mutants."

"Mutual retaliation ultimately leads to war, but Professor X sees it very clearly. With the number of mutants, they can't engage in a direct war with humans. Even if they could, they can't control the intensity. If they turn Earth into a wasteland, where will they enjoy the fruits of civilized society?"

As they discussed this, Strange covered his forehead and said, "Mutants are truly an unsolvable dilemma. If they don't fight, they're slowly killed off through various conspiracies. If they do fight and lose, they have no future. If they win, they'll inherit a wasteland."

However, Schiller waved his hand and said, "When did I say we should send Magneto for assassinations? That would be a waste of resources."

"Then what do you plan to do?"

Schiller smiled and said, "These mutants, driven by hatred, fail to realize their own value. But that's normal because mutants themselves don't recognize their worth."

"So, our first step is to make mutants realize their own value and then make all anti-mutant individuals recognize the value of mutants."

"This way, the intrinsic value of mutants will become one of the costs of eradicating mutants. Do you think capital would engage in something where the cost far exceeds the profit?"

"The question is how to demonstrate their value. Please don't tell me you're thinking of making them focus on medicinal value like vampires?"

Strange's eyes lit up, and he said, "It might not be a bad idea. If we could develop valuable mutant abilities into medicine, it would enhance the value of mutants themselves."

Schiller shook his head again and said, "Are you also suggesting spreading the X gene to make everyone mutants?"

"Is that not feasible? If everyone becomes a mutant, there won't be anyone left to reject mutants."

"Didn't you listen carefully to what I said earlier? Anti-mutant individuals aren't against mutants just because they are mutants, but because opposing a particular group brings them interest."

"If the majority becomes mutants, they'll start opposing those who aren't mutants. If everyone becomes mutants, they'll start opposing those who became mutants last. If everyone becomes mutants simultaneously, they'll claim that a group of people doesn't deserve to become mutants."

"Mutants aren't the key problem. If there were no X genes in this world, any differences from the majority would become the target of public opinion attacks."

"As long as there's money to be made, they can invent ten thousand genes to form factions, attract followers. These people are just driven by capital and interest. Without physical products, they can still shout loudly."

"And if we do produce physical medicine, do you think the end result would be that everyone can buy the medicine and become mutants? In reality, the outcome would be that the upper class uses their resources to control the Majority Medicine, releases it to a select few, cultivates their usage habits, and keeps raising the price, reaping profits downward."

"And once ordinary people can't afford this medicine, they'll use their money to feed those dogs, who will loudly proclaim that those who don't work hard to earn money to buy the medicine have no meaning in this world."

"Those who can afford the medicine will use those convenient abilities to gain even greater advantages, seize more opportunities, and those who can't afford it will be completely abandoned by this society."

"Don't even mention flying or highly practical abilities. Even just being more attractive than others will give a significant advantage in job interviews."

"You might think that those who can't afford it can earn money to buy it, but by that time, the first group of people who can't afford it will have lost their opportunity to earn money. Even if this product only costs 10 US dollars, there will be a number of people who can't come up with that amount beyond imagination."

"10 US dollars may not sound like much, but if you were to tally it up, the number of people who can't afford this sum would surely exceed everyone's expectations."

"Beneath the towering prosperity of society, there are too many withering seedlings that sprouted from barren lands but can never flourish due to a lack of nourishment."

"Medicine is like a ticket; from now on, society will be divided into two classes. Those who can afford the ticket will have the opportunity to improve, while those who cannot afford it will lose all opportunities, trapped in a vicious cycle with no chance of breaking free."

"When the basic ticket isn't enough, they'll introduce intermediate tickets, then advanced tickets..."

"The basic ticket will eliminate those who can't afford Medicine to become beautiful, the intermediate ticket will eliminate those who can't afford Medicine to become strong, the advanced ticket will eliminate those who can't afford Medicine to gain the ability to fly. Ultimately, society will belong to the ultimate beneficiaries – those who are beautiful, strong, can fly at will, live forever, and permanently control all resources."

"Under the utopian vision of everyone having superpowers, many will overlook those who can't even afford a cheap ticket, not to mention those who can't keep up with the trends due to information gaps or fear to do so. They won't be considered deserving of survival."

"As for mutants? Their situation won't improve. Those who can't afford Medicine will see mutants as accomplices in their own exclusion from society."

"And those who can afford Medicine won't thank them; they will only thank themselves for their hard work in earning money and seizing opportunities."

"The sellers of Medicine will only see them as livestock, just like cattle and sheep. After fulfilling their historical mission, they better keep quiet and not expect any privileges."

The atmosphere in the room grew somber, just contemplating such a future was suffocating.

"So, what do you plan to do?" After a while, Strange looked at Schiller and asked.

Schiller smiled, snapped his fingers, and two leaflets fell in front of Stark and Strange. Then he said, "Great Lord Thanos, who has established his Empire in the Dark Dimension, possesses infinite power and wealth, making anyone bow down to his might and wealth."

"Now, in a remote corner of space, on a fertile planet, he has discovered a powerful and promising group – mutants."

"Heroes and villains alike, His Majesty Thanos cannot achieve his conquest of space without mutants. Now, as long as mutants are willing to join His Majesty Thanos' great journey, they will have access to planets, minerals, spaceships, resources, and, most importantly, the respect of the Dark Dimension."

Schiller stood up and said, "Mutants will become the sharpest tool for Lord Thanos to conquer space."

"They will accompany Lord Thanos in waging war across space, displaying their might and plundering vast resources for the Dark Dimension, which originally should have belonged to humanity."

"I hope that by then, those who thought the extinction of mutants would bring no harm won't cry too loudly."

Stark stood up, arms crossed, and looked into Schiller's eyes, saying, "False propaganda, price manipulation, right? You're a heartless doctor."

"The only problem is..." Strange also stood up and looked at Schiller, asking, "Are you really planning to make them work for Thanos? To plunder resources for him?"

"It is indeed to plunder resources for him, something a Pope should do," Schiller nodded, then sighed helplessly, shaking his head, and said, "I tried to send the resources, but they were intercepted by customs. What can I do? I did my best!"

"If Lord Thanos were to return, I would cooperate with him and complain to Eternity for abusing his power."

Schiller walked to the window, and outside, autumn had covered East New York in a particularly splendid and vibrant scenery. Looking at this scene, he said, "Humans have yet to venture beyond the solar system, but tens of thousands of years ago, when humanity first looked up at the stars on the wild and desolate earth, we felt that the countless shining stars should belong to us."

"This is the ultimate romance, as well as the ultimate greed. We should not resist this greed; instead, we should make every effort to possess every shining star, including the beautiful and dangerous shooting stars."

"Using shooting stars as a metaphor for mutants is quite appropriate," Stark walked up to Schiller, standing beside him and said, "Shooting stars are beautiful, but when they crash down, no one feels good."

"How can they endure, facing such a marvelous race, not choosing to possess it, but choosing its destruction?" Schiller's voice came, and when Stark turned his head to look at him, he saw a daunting greed gleaming in his eyes. He heard Schiller say, "If I were to ultimately achieve something, I only wish to allow humanity, my race, to obtain every bright star, liberate all the great people trapped in the shackles of their minds, and become the revered sages of future generations."

"Until the river of time runs dry, and stars shine brightly across the universe."

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