boyutpedia Chapter 487 We took the first step towards victory
Chapter 487 We took the first step towards victory
Chapter 487 We have taken the first step towards victory
Peter didn't rest much and immediately opened a portal to Xavier's School of Geniuses. No one seemed particularly surprised to see Spider-Man appear through a portal. Peter made his way to the principal's office, knocked on the door, but no one answered.
Then, the White Queen's voice echoed in Peter's mind.
"Spider-Man, please come to the school's conference room. We're all here."
Peter paused for a moment, then immediately turned and went to the conference room on the first floor. Sure enough, the entire X-Men team and Kitty Pryde were there. Peter pushed open the door and saw Cyclops make a shushing gesture.
They are watching TV.
A man Peter didn't recognize appeared on television, but after a few seconds, he realized it was Congressman Kelly, whom the X-Men had rescued and whom the Brotherhood of Mutants had tried to assassinate. This congressman, a leading advocate for mutant registration legislation, was holding a press conference on behalf of the entire Congress—a conference that, aside from mutants, probably no one else was paying attention to.
"I must admit, before I was assassinated, I never imagined things would get this bad. Our initial intentions were that the Mutant Registration Act was meant to better serve the public and prevent the growing problem of mutant and other superhuman crimes, but we were wrong."
Representative Kelly stood on the lawn of Capitol Hill and expressed his views: "We have wrongly identified all mutants as potential criminals. We view them through tinted glasses. This bill, nominally for freedom, is actually filled with the rhetoric of our party's founding. Our great founder, Abraham Lincoln, signed this bill here to liberate all Black people in America, and we have almost betrayed his spirit."
Logan pried open a bottle of beer with his claws. He didn't quite remember, but he should have been born when Lincoln was still alive. Back then, the base of the Donalds and Elephants was the opposite of what it is now, so Kelly's opening remarks were somewhat unnecessary and provocative.
After reviewing Lincoln's great deeds, Congressman Kelly on television finally steered the conversation back to the main topic and his own bill.
"Our voters crave safety, and our people yearn for legal protection in this era of rampant supernatural crime. I cannot refuse them. But we also cannot allow this to create division within our nation, our people, and our society. Therefore, I declare that, effective today, Congress will no longer introduce the Mutant Registration Act or any related legislation targeting mutants!"
Sparse applause and cheerful laughter filled the conference room. Iceman and Nightcrawler laughed the loudest, while Beast and Emma clapped and laughed. Cyclops couldn't help but adjust his ruby glasses to prevent them from falling off. Logan continued drinking, still looking sullen, but after Colossus patted him on the shoulder, he smiled and handed him a bottle of beer.
Katie was the happiest. After seeing this, she shouted "Hooray!" and hugged Peter's neck, which confused Peter. Then she realized what was happening, awkwardly brushed her hair aside, and pulled away a little.
"Uh, it's okay, I'm happy too, it's just... I might not feel it as deeply as you do."
Peter continued watching the television, and for some reason, perhaps because Anansi had amplified his spider-sense, he felt that the press conference wasn't over yet, and there seemed to be some... tough stuff to come.
"Therefore, as an alternative, I will introduce a more informative and valuable bill to Congress."
Representative Kelly's words shattered the cheerful atmosphere in the meeting room, and everyone turned to the television, wondering what he was going to say. If he wasn't planning to introduce the Mutant Registration Act, then what was he up to?
"We will be launching... the Superpower Villain Registration Act. This act will only target superhumans who have committed crimes, have prior convictions, or have been arrested. The names, ages, DNA sample information, and abilities of these superhumans will be recorded. All supervillains will also be subject to professional supervision and regular review after their release."
"Furthermore, for all supervillains with prior convictions, we will invite professionals to design solutions targeting their superpowers, and all of them will be registered. We will create a file for each supervillain, track their movements, and target or eliminate their abilities!"
In a suburban warehouse, Otto Octavia, leading his sinister group of six, watched a press conference. His hands trembled uncontrollably; the ALS in his cloned body had worsened, and he would likely need to have another body soon.
It seems I must quickly improve the Sinister Six's combat capabilities and then find Jonathan Drew.
Meanwhile, at Avengers Tower, Captain America and Tony Stark were also looking at the report. Captain America sighed, seemingly lost in thought. Tony glanced at Captain America and asked, "You think this is a bad thing?"
"I'm worried they'll take advantage of this. Today they're registering superhuman criminals, tomorrow they'll require superhuman vigilantes to register before they can volunteer, and the day after tomorrow they'll require all superhumans to register."
The captain looked at the news and felt helpless, but it seemed that he had no reason to legislate against supervillains, especially after the escape from the Raft prison.
Meanwhile, many others were also watching the press conference. In fact, the information revealed here was far more important than Peter had imagined, and at that moment, a considerable number of people were focused on this press conference.
Even the ominous signs and the king of cards that came to Europe were no exception.
"Boss, there's been no movement from Genosha. We released thousands of political prisoners who opposed Magneto and even bombed one of his prisons, but there's still no news."
The King of Cards watched the news, but he didn't really care about these things. The reason he worked for Mr. Ominous was simply because Mr. Ominous helped him control his abilities when he couldn't control them, and he was just helping out of gratitude.
"No news from Magneto is good news. It means he doesn't have time to deal with us. We just need to focus on the X-Men."
The ominous sign smiled and explained the purpose of his visit.
"We have to find the Rakshasa before they do."
Chapter Two, a little later
(End of this chapter)