At ten o'clock at night, Hawking, who had finished his cultivation half an hour early, arrived at Professor X's Principal's office.
"Professor, I think we can start!"
"Alright, then I'll immediately have someone register a new company and start promoting it according to your plan."
Professor X also nodded in agreement.
Over the past month, with Hawking's continuous efforts, the expected results were indeed achieved, and the reactions of most humans in New York were positive.
This also convinced him that Hawking's plan was indeed feasible, and they could now increase investment and select more Mutants to join.
However, Hawking shook his head at this point:
"Professor, my idea is this: this company cannot be registered by you, and it's best not to have any other Mutants involved in the early stages. We should wait until the company has reached a certain scale before gradually adding Mutants one by one."
"Why do it this way?"
Professor X looked puzzled, as this seemed a bit different from the original plan.
Hawking continued to explain:
"Professor, during this time, I've noticed that the general public's prejudice against Mutants is really deep. Even when I haven't revealed my Mutant identity, many people's attitudes change once they suspect I'm a Mutant, and they start spouting all sorts of conspiracy theories.
You should be able to see these, Professor, when you read the news or go online.
If this company is funded, registered, and developed by you, then if it's exposed later, it will confirm those conspiracy theories. Many people will feel that this company's appearance is solely to whitewash Mutants.
At the same time, S.H.I.E.L.D. will probably also take action."
"But Hawking, you are also a Mutant. Once your identity is exposed, it will also arouse suspicion, and you will face the same problems."
Professor X was not angry about Hawking's explanation but raised his own doubts.
Hawking sighed:
"Professor, I'm sorry, there's one thing I haven't told you.
That is... I am actually not a Mutant. My abilities come from some unknown existence."
At this moment, Hawking confessed his identity to Professor X.
If the subject were Magneto, he would never reveal his identity, because Magneto only trusts Mutants.
But Professor X is different. Even if you are not a Mutant, as long as you are close to Mutants, he will trust you.
Of course, this was not the main reason for his confession.
The main reason was that his non-Mutant identity would be revealed sooner or later. If Hero Alliance Company wanted to develop globally, and he was a Mutant, it would inevitably face enormous obstacles.
Because for the entire human high-level, if you Mutants establish a company, gather a bunch of Mutants to gain public attention, and aggressively invade various industries, what do you want to do?
Do you want to control the entire human race?
But if his identity is human, a human who gained special abilities due to special circumstances, similar to the Avengers, then it's naturally different.
So, since it had to be said eventually, it was better to tell Professor X earlier, so Professor X would feel a bit better.
After all, before it became public, in the entire World, besides Hawking himself, only Professor X knew he wasn't a Mutant.
"So... you really aren't a Mutant!"
Hearing Hawking's answer, Professor X was first stunned, then showed a hint of disappointment.
He had long suspected Hawking's Mutant identity because he couldn't sense Hawking's unique Mutant brainwaves, and Hawking's abilities also exceeded his general understanding of Mutants.
However, in his heart, even if Hawking really wasn't a Mutant, as long as he was dedicated to Mutants, it wasn't a big deal.
Of course, there was certainly some disappointment; he definitely still hoped that such a powerful and excellent child like Hawking would be a Mutant.
"But Professor, please rest assured, even if I am not a Mutant, my philosophy is consistent with yours.
My brother and sister are Mutants, my friends and teachers are Mutants, and my adoptive parents are humans.
Therefore, I also hope that Mutants and humans can coexist peacefully, and that in the future, Mutants can gain human recognition and no longer face prejudice.
But in the current situation, it is indeed necessary to first distance ourselves from Mutants for the company to develop. Once it's established, we can gradually add Mutants to the company for promotion, allowing everyone to slowly accept them."
Seeing the slight disappointment on Professor X's face, Hawking explained again.
In response, Professor X looked up into Hawking's eyes:
"Hawking, if I don't participate, how will you establish a company, and how will you get through the early stages of development? It's not an easy task to create a company like the one you've planned."
"You don't have to worry about that. My friend, whose classmate's father happens to be the chairman of O's Group, is willing to cooperate with me. That way, there won't be any problems in the early stages.
Once the company develops and Mutants are gradually added, then Professor, you can use your family's power to help, and no one will be able to say anything."
Hawking replied with a slight smile.
Today, he specifically came to the Professor and patiently explained so much. Most of it was true, but the core was only one point.
That is, the leadership of the Hero Alliance Company he creates in the future must be in his own hands, not in the hands of Professor X and his family.
Professor X is still more suitable to be a Principal, to properly develop the Mutant School, and to educate more excellent Mutants to join his company, then become Superheroes, and gain public recognition.
Perhaps he had discerned Hawking's core intention, or perhaps he had thought of something else, but Professor X fell into deep thought.
For a moment, the entire Principal's office was silent enough to hear a pin drop.
After about a minute, Professor X seemed to have figured something out, and finally a smile, just like before, appeared on his face:
"Alright, Hawking, you've always had your own ideas, so go ahead and do what you think is best.
If you encounter any trouble or need any help, come to me anytime. This School will always be your home, and everyone will always be your family. It doesn't matter whether you are a Mutant or not, these things will not change!"
"Professor... thank you for believing in me!"
Hearing Professor X's reply, Hawking also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Having been there for three years, it was impossible to say there were no feelings, but some things still needed to be clarified in advance, otherwise, it would only be more troublesome later.
"Very good. Next, it's about steadily focusing on improving strength and developing the company.
It would be best to recruit a few more civilian heroes with clean backgrounds like Peter and Jessica. The more heroes there are, the faster the company can develop!"
Leaving the Principal's office, Hawking returned to his room to pack up and, as usual, headed to Queens to meet up with Peter.
Meanwhile, on a Life Foundation spacecraft outside Earth.
"life one calling Foundation Control Center, sample collection complete, returning to base."
"Received, life one, prepare for re-entry into the atmosphere."
"Understood, initiating re-entry procedure, coordinates Zero Point Four One Zero Three Point... Oh, damn it, what is this thing? Close the hatch! Ahhh, help!!!"
"Signal unstable. Control Center calling life one, please respond, please respond."
"Beep beep beep"
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