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Chapter 737: Jerry's Brainwashing (Second Update)
Chapter 737: Jerry's Brainwashing (Second Update)
"No, Mr. Fastus, I just think that if you hadn't helped humans create the atomic bomb, the war at that time wouldn't have ended. Who knows how many more people would have died in that war.
If the invading countries had won, the consequences would have been even more severe, far worse than the deaths of those tens of thousands.
I have always believed that bad people should be punished. It's not right to sacrifice good people to save bad ones.
Moreover, it was precisely because of the atomic bomb and the emergence of nuclear weapons that ambitious leaders no longer dare to easily start large-scale wars.
World War I and World War II were twenty-one years apart, but it has been over seventy years since the end of World War II, and the world has remained at peace. This peace will continue even longer.
Everyone understands that if a Third World War were to break out, the entire Earth would be destroyed by nuclear weapons, and everyone would die.
It is because you helped humans invent nuclear weapons that we have been able to maintain peace until now. Otherwise, there might have already been a Third, Fourth, or even Fifth World War.
The death toll in World War I was around sixteen million, with about ten million injured. In World War II, the death toll was around seventy million, with about one hundred and thirty million injured.
Mr. Fastus, can you imagine how many more people would have died on Earth without your help in inventing nuclear weapons?"
Facing Fastus's questioning, Jerry remained calm and slowly laid out his reasoning and concrete data.
"Furthermore, the most important point is that you only wanted to help humans grow faster. It's not right to blame the blacksmith who made a kitchen knife for the sins of someone who uses it to defend themselves against a bad person, and that's not even a sin."
After hearing Jerry's logically sound and data-driven arguments, Fastus was thoroughly confused.
Although Fastus inherited the knowledge of the Celestials and had a highly developed brain, he was more like a scientist buried in experiments, and in some aspects, he wasn't particularly intelligent.
He only saw that his help in inventing nuclear weapons led to the deaths of tens of thousands, without realizing that his assistance also led to a truly peaceful era for humanity.
"To be honest, I think Jerry makes a lot of sense."
Druid was the first to agree with Jerry.
He had always scoffed at Ajak's claim that the Eternals should not interfere in human wars, so he also believed that Fastus's help in inventing nuclear weapons was not wrong and that Fastus shouldn't feel guilty.
As Jerry said, it was precisely because of nuclear weapons that the world has remained peaceful, something he had always tried to achieve but couldn't.
Following Druid, Sersi, the Water Elf, the Gold Guest, Gilgamesh, and Thena also expressed their agreement.
While they didn't entirely agree with everything Jerry said, at this moment, it was clearly more important to lift Fastus's spirits. Only by making Fastus feel that he hadn't done anything wrong would he be willing to use his abilities to help them.
"Also, Mr. Fastus, you need to think clearly. If the Emergence is completed, Earth and all of humanity will be destroyed, and your loved ones and children will not be spared!"
Jerry looked outside at Fastus's wife—or perhaps husband—and their adopted children, and said calmly.
Over the years Fastus lived in Australia, he fell in love with a human man, got married, and even adopted a child. He loved them deeply.
"Alright, I agree to help you!"
Jerry's words brought clarity to Fastus's mind, which had been in a state of confusion.
Regardless of whether helping humans create nuclear weapons was right or wrong, if the Emergence were to occur, his lover and child would die, and he would be erased, with all of his memories on Earth deleted.
Having secured Fastus, the brilliant inventor who could create and connect the device that harnesses the cosmic energy of all the Eternals, everyone headed to the location of the last member, the spaceship Domo, which the ten Eternals had used to travel to Earth.
The last Eternal was Makkari, a deaf and mute individual with speed abilities similar to those of Quicksilver, the brother of the Scarlet Witch.
However, compared to Quicksilver, Makkari's body as an Eternal was much stronger, and her speed was far greater, such that ordinary bullets couldn't even injure her.
Makkari was lively and optimistic, valuing the friendship among the ten Eternals above all else. After the team disbanded, she lived alone on the spaceship, hoping that one day everyone would return.
So when Sersi invited her to join, she agreed without hesitation.
With eight out of the ten Eternals now gathered, the only ones missing were the leader Ajak and her most loyal warrior, Ikaris.
Ikaris possessed super speed, strength, and defensive abilities, could fly, and could shoot laser beams from his eyes, making him the most powerful Eternal in terms of overall strength.
In Jerry's opinion, Ikaris's abilities were similar to Superman's, just significantly weaker.
Ikaris was Sersi's ex-boyfriend, who had suddenly disappeared a hundred years ago. No one knew where he was now, so the eight decided to leave Ikaris out and go with Jerry to find Ajak.
They wanted to convince Ajak to see if they could persuade the Celestial Arishem to spare Earth.
If that didn't work, they would try to put the Celestial embryo on Earth to sleep or even kill it, as they couldn't allow the Emergence to occur and destroy Earth and humanity.
"Does anyone know where Ajak is living now?"
As they prepared to set off, Jerry asked the group.
They all looked at each other, clearly having lost touch with Ajak over the centuries. Finally, Fastus spoke up:
"She lives in South Dakota. When the explosion happened, I went to see her, and we went to Hiroshima together."
"South Dakota?"
Gilgamesh's face showed a hint of surprise. He and Thena had lived in South Dakota for centuries and had no idea Ajak was also there.
Fastus nodded:
"Yes, she was always a bit concerned about Thena's situation, so she chose to live not too far from you, in case she could help if anything went wrong."
"Alright, let's head to South Dakota again."
Jerry cut off the two who were about to reminisce, opening a portal to South Dakota.
The Eternals' seven-thousand-year history was full of stories that could take hours to recount, and he didn't have time to listen to those tales.
If possible, he wanted to resolve the Celestial issue today so that tomorrow, when his cooldown period ended, he could return to the Harry Potter world.
(End of Chapter)
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