It's not easy to make old hands like Red Devil and Riptide, who are already established, follow you wholeheartedly.
You either appeal to their emotions or offer them benefits.
Samuel didn't want to appeal to their emotions, so he could only offer benefits. The effect, it seems, is not bad so far!
Angel Salvadore, who could only spit and fly away by flapping her wings, suddenly gained ice and fire energy. This caused the loyalty of Red Devil and Riptide to soar, almost overflowing.
Although they had good treatment when they were with their former Boss, Black King, it was only good. With their abilities, no matter who they followed, they wouldn't do badly.
Oh, except for following the showman Old Wan, Magneto.
Angel Salvadore, Red Devil, Riptide, including White Queen, every single one of them was dissected in the end. Their fates were miserable!
What do you get by following Samuel?
Other things are not yet visible. They know Samuel is very strong and has many abilities, and there is this uninhabited Void Island as a Base.
And then?
He can enhance the abilities of Mutants!
This point alone is enough to make ninety-nine percent of Mutants follow him wholeheartedly and work for him!
To put it bluntly, whether you follow Black King, Magneto, or Professor X, no matter how good the treatment is, no matter what you can get, it is all temporary.
But by following Samuel, the enhanced abilities are their own.
Anyone with a bit of sense should know how to choose!
Samuel didn't help Red Devil and Riptide enhance their abilities, and they didn't feel it was unfair, after all, their status and position were different.
It was made very clear just now that the two of them will be responsible for the matters of Void Island in the future.
What about Angel Salvadore?
There were no arrangements or tasks!
Everything has two sides. No arrangements, no tasks, either means a transcendent status, or... no status to speak of.
Clearly, Angel Salvadore is the latter!
Samuel enhanced her abilities, partly to show them that he possessed such means, so they would work hard in the future.
On the other hand, it was also because Angel Salvadore was insignificant!
They were different. Since Samuel, oh no, it should be said Boss, had entrusted the Base to them, he naturally had to test their loyalty and ability!
So Red Devil and Riptide didn't feel it was unfair, but rather felt full of motivation!
Although the team on Void Island had just started, the Boss had such abilities, and with a core team like White Queen and themselves, the future development is bound to be limitless!
"Boss, we want to go back to Hellfire Club first. It's still not too late. We can get Black King's legacy to use for future construction and operation," Red Devil suggested.
"You handle it yourselves."
Samuel didn't care much about Black King's legacy. He could turn stone into gold and had countless Worlds as backup. He really didn't care much about money.
Red Devil had just joined him and proactively offered to help, so it wasn't good to refuse. He let them handle this small matter.
Moreover, Samuel wasn't afraid they would leave and not return.
Red Devil took Riptide and disappeared with Teleportation. Samuel glanced at Angel Salvadore, who was still excitedly studying the ice and fire energy, and spoke indifferently.
"You were advising me to switch allegiance to Black King earlier, and now you're enjoying this?"
Angel Salvadore was unconcerned. All her dissatisfaction and awkwardness were washed away by her enhanced strength.
"Boss, your ability is too powerful, too magical. I... I don't know what to say. Let me dance for you!"
Angel Salvadore's only special skill was dancing. She also knew that this was what Samuel valued about her.
All her excitement and gratitude were in the dance!
Angel Salvadore used all her skills, dancing even more seriously and focused than when she performed on stage before.
Leaving aside her average looks and figure, which weren't particularly striking, in her area of expertise, she did have a radiant feeling, a unique charm.
Samuel watched with great satisfaction, wanting to wave his hand and shout, "Good work, rewarded!"
While Red Devil and Riptide were scavenging Black King's legacy, and Samuel was enjoying a leisurely day appreciating the dance on Void Island.
The relationship between the U.S. and Su! sides had completely eased due to the Mutants. The potential war that could have erupted had completely become dust in history.
Although the existence of Mutants was not widely exposed, some high-level officials already knew about their existence. Although opinions on how to treat Mutants had not yet been decided, X Department was completely disbanded.
Charles Xavier, who was shot and paralyzed, opened Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters with Beast, Banshee, and Impact after a period of treatment and discharge from the hospital, becoming the true Professor X.
But... Raven left.
Also leaving was Moira MacTaggert, who helped establish the School.
Then, the two of them came to Void Island together.
Walking in the palace, the rhythmic music surprised them somewhat. They seemed to recall that Samuel didn't particularly like listening to music, especially this kind of dynamic and noisy music.
Pushing open the door, the loud music was deafening, and their expressions became strange.
Samuel was wearing a bathrobe, leaning on the headboard and drinking wine. Directly in front of him, Angel Salvadore was like a butterfly, flapping her wings and dancing to the music.
If, just if, she wasn't so revealing when she danced, or rather, not so completely revealing, it would have been better.
Angel Salvadore was also an old hand. She glanced at Samuel without changing her expression, and seeing Samuel nod slightly, she turned off the music, put on her things, and flew away past the two of them.
Samuel seemed to be in a good mood. He took a sip of wine and asked the two with a smile, "Come to eliminate abilities."
Moira MacTaggert looked at Raven, and Raven hesitated and nodded.
"Do you need to make any preparations?" Moira MacTaggert asked Samuel.
Samuel shook his head, "She is the one who needs to prepare. If her abilities are eliminated now, it won't be so easy to recover them."
"Without your abilities, you will no longer be Mystique, who can change into a thousand faces. Once someone knows your abilities have been eliminated, your life will probably not be easy."
"At least those guys who want to deal with Mutants won't let go of such good research material."
...
Raven and Moira MacTaggert fell silent.
Indeed, even if her abilities were eliminated, it didn't mean Raven could wash her hands of the past and retire from the World.
It could even be said that if her abilities were truly eliminated, it would be the beginning of danger and trouble.
Moira MacTaggert didn't express her opinion. Being within the system, she knew that the possibility of this happening was very high.
However, if Raven didn't eliminate her abilities, the complicated misunderstanding among the three of them wouldn't be resolved easily. So she said nothing and let Raven make her own choice.
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