When Alex saw the little boy with a bald head dressed in white, it instantly clicked. This was the same boy from *X-Men: The Last Stand* who played a crucial role in creating the antidote that sparked the Mutant civil war.
This antidote was the catalyst for the dramatic conflict in the X-Men universe. It had led to Charles Xavier's death, Jean Grey's demise, and even caused Eric (Magneto) to lose his abilities. The civil war that ensued resulted in the creation of the last organization, the "198," leaving only 198 Mutants remaining in the world.
It was clear that the story of X-Men's abilities was now unfolding.
Jimmy's power to negate other Mutants' abilities was a critical issue. Even if Charles had used the brain wave amplifier before, he couldn't detect Jimmy's presence, or perhaps Jimmy had come to Paradise and been discovered by Charles and the others.
Eric, speaking up, voiced his concern: "The child's ability is inherently designed to eliminate Mutants. It might be best to deal with him as soon as possible."
Eric's worry was palpable. If Charles hadn't intervened, Eric might have taken drastic measures against Jimmy. Though Jimmy was a Mutant, his ability was a natural counter to other Mutants, and in the wrong hands, it could spell extinction for their kind.
Charles, conflicted, struggled with the decision of whether to kill Jimmy or spare him, given that Jimmy was also a Mutant.
Eric's fears weren't without basis. Without Alex's foresight in establishing Paradise to protect and house all Mutants, there was a genuine risk that Jimmy's ability could be exploited to develop an antidote that could suppress Mutant abilities, even if temporarily.
From the final scenes in *X-Men: The Last Stand*, it was evident that Eric's powers had eventually been restored, suggesting that the antidote's effects were not permanent.
However, the emergence of this antidote led to a war between the Mutant Brotherhood, humans, and the X-Men, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides.
Alex watched Jimmy's eyes twinkling and made a decision in his heart.
Looking at Charles and Eric, he asked faintly, "Are you willing to make him an ordinary person, or are you willing to make him a member of our country?"
"If you are willing to let him become an ordinary person, I will copy his ability and turn him into an ordinary person. If you are willing to let him become one of us, I will optimize it according to his genes to achieve freedom of flexibility."
Alex's words caused Eric and Charles to fall into contemplation. It is reasonable to say that Jimmy's ability would be better off if he were made an ordinary person, but no one knows if his genes might still be used by humans to develop the antidote.
Therefore, it's better to keep him under their control.
"It's better to let his ability retract and unwind freely, so he can live safely in his ideal country, rather than outside." Charles and Eric's opinions were surprisingly consistent this time.
"That's fine," Alex agreed.
Jimmy stopped the game, looked at Alex, and asked, "Can I stay in Ideal Land?"
"Definitely," Alex replied. He took a drop of Jimmy's blood and added it to the system inventory.
In Alex's system inventory, there were more than 600,000 X genes and over 300,000 abilities. This was mainly because some abilities were duplicated. For example, Polaris and Magneto shared the same ability, so it was only counted once. Gene X didn't include abilities that were the same.
But Alex didn't integrate everything, mainly depending on whether the ability was useful to him. His current abilities were already extremely strong, and if it were just Jimmy's ability, it wouldn't be particularly noteworthy.
After strengthening and integrating Jimmy's genes, Alex gained another extremely powerful ability.
This ability could not only retract freely but also isolate all other abilities, which was simply terrifying.
While Alex was enhancing himself, he didn't forget to optimize the system with Jimmy's gene.
A colorless, transparent potion appeared in Alex's hand. After Jimmy drank it, a trace of pain flashed across his face.
But the next moment, Alex was pleasantly surprised to find that he could freely retract and release Jimmy's nullification ability. A broad smile spread across his face.
"Alright, let Charles take care of you now," Alex said with a grin, patting Jimmy's bald head before standing up and walking out.
"Is it really sorted?" Charles asked, seeing Alex heading for the exit.
"Absolutely. This guy will be your responsibility now. Keep teaching him; your Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters is expanding nicely," Alex replied with a smile.
There were many mutants on the island, and numerous children among them. At least one hundred thousand mutants were still kids.
"Haha, I look forward to more and more mutant children joining my school. These young ones are the future hope of our kind," Charles said with a laugh.
Though this period had been exhausting, it felt incredibly worthwhile.
(End of this chapter)
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