Chapter 779: Searching for a Mutant (Second Update)
Chapter 779: Searching for a Mutant (Second Update)
"If what you say is true, then I agree to your conditions."
Charles thought for a moment, then nodded.
If things really develop as Jerry described, and Raven can resolve her inner turmoil, then spending time to help him find a specific mutant isn't something he can't accept, especially since it's a year from now.
"Great, if that's the case, then it's settled!"
Seeing his goal achieved, Jerry nodded, raised his hand, and lightly tapped in the direction of Raven and Hank. Two blue Magic Beams struck the centers of their foreheads.
Immediately, the group saw Raven, who had previously appeared like an Avatar, start to rapidly lose her blue skin from head to toe, transforming into normal human skin.
"I'm not using my powers right now!"
Raven looked at her fair skin and curvaceous figure, touched her hair and face, and her eyes lit up with delight.
When she was asleep, unconscious, or not actively using her powers, her skin would revert to the blue form.
The beautiful appearance she usually presented to others was just a transformation she maintained through her powers.
But now, without using her powers, her body had still transformed into the normal human beauty she usually maintained.
This meant that what Jerry said was true; she had finally rid herself of the monstrous appearance.
"Ssssssssssssss!"
Along with Raven's delighted exclamation, four different men in the laboratory simultaneously inhaled sharply.
They were Jerry, Eric, Hank, and Charles.
After all, the transformed Raven, now in her normal human form, had a figure that would make any man gasp in admiration.
"Put some clothes on!"
The first to react was Charles, who treated Raven like a sister. He quickly took off his coat to drape it over her.
However, the excited Raven wasn't as concerned. She had a more open personality and didn't panic like a shy girl when occasionally showing off.
"No, I can do it myself."
Pushing away Charles's coat, Raven used her powers to transform into Charles's appearance, and her body was now clad in the same coat as Charles.
Raven's Transformation ability not only allowed her to change into another person but also to replicate their clothing.
"Very good, it seems your powers haven't diminished."
Eric nodded upon seeing this.
At the same time, Hank took off his specially made shoes to examine his previously beast-like feet.
His large feet had now returned to a normal size and shape, and he could still feel the powerful, beast-like strength within his body.
"Perfect, that's settled!"
Seeing that both had met the expected standards, Jerry clapped his hands.
Drawing on his previous experience studying the Eternals' bodies, and using the analysis array to examine the Gene Serum and the X-Gene in Raven and Hank, combined with Human Transformation Magic,
Jerry had, in the short time they had been talking, created a Magic to fill the gaps in their X-Gene, helping to resolve their physical mutations.
"Jerry, thank you!"
After the excitement, Raven, now back in her own clothes, and Hank, now barefoot, bowed to Jerry in gratitude.
Although Jerry said it was a deal, they still genuinely thanked Jerry for the help he provided.
Three days later, Hank looked at the research documents for the Cerebro in his hands, his eyes filled with amazement.
The Cia Director, just as Jerry had predicted, issued an order for him to develop a device that could amplify Charles's brain waves, hoping to gather more mutants.
"You can request any equipment you need, and there are no budget restrictions. This is your top priority. The Director expects to see results within a month."
The Head of the Technology Department handed the documents to Hank and said this.
Hank nodded confidently.
"It won't take a month. It should be done in half that time."
Knowing that Jerry wanted to find a mutant named Jean Grey, Hank had been fully committed to the research of the device that could amplify Charles's brain waves from that day on, as a way to repay Jerry.
With some ideas provided by Jerry, he had already made initial progress.
If everything went well, the first-generation Cerebro could be operational within two weeks.
"That's great. I'll go talk to Charles about the arrangements for the mission to find other mutants."
The Head of the Technology Department's eyes lit up. He patted Hank on the shoulder and left to discuss the matter with Charles.
A week later, in a special Experiment Room on the fifth floor of the Cia's Technology Building, Jerry looked at the preliminary completed first-generation Cerebro and nodded in satisfaction.
Although he wasn't an expert in physics, there were plenty of genius scientists in his ring universe, similar to Doc Ock.
He just needed to hand over the difficulties Hank faced in developing the Cerebro to the scientists in his ring universe, and they would solve them quickly.
As a result, the first-generation Cerebro was completed in just ten days under Hank's hands.
The first-generation Cerebro was far less advanced than the versions from decades later, which could clearly locate and identify all mutants on Earth. It could only roughly show the coordinates of nearby mutants.
But that was fine. With a year left, Jerry could help Hank advance the Cerebro, making it leap decades ahead.
"Professor, are you sure you don't want a haircut?"
In the Experiment Room, Hank placed the Cerebro helmet on Charles's head and offered a friendly reminder.
Charles rolled his eyes.
"Nobody is touching my hair!"
As a descendant of British nobility, Charles was very particular about his appearance.
"Overusing your brain can lead to hair loss. It's only a matter of time."
Jerry couldn't help but make a joke, remembering the bald, elderly Professor X he had seen in the 838 universe.
Though the primary reason for Charles's baldness was Apocalypse, in the original universe, Charles would have eventually lost his hair even without Apocalypse's interference.
So Jerry's joke wasn't really a joke but a fact.
Why do math, physics, and chemistry teachers, programmers, and novelists tend to lose their hair? It's not just due to genetic conditions; excessive mental strain is a significant factor.
Charles's telepathy and mental control, along with the frequent use of the Cerebro later on, put a severe strain on his brain, leading not only to hair loss but also to dementia in the future.
(End of Chapter)
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