Chapter 268: A New Life with Mutants
Peter's parents, Richard Parker and Mary Parker, were not only alive, but their identities were no longer American agents. Instead, they were scientists and had even partnered with Norman Osborn to open a company.
So Peter in this Universe was having a rare perfect life. He was now working at his parents' company, making even Batman next door envious to tears.
Aunt May and Uncle Ben were also still alive. In this Universe, Uncle Ben had actually joined the Daily Bugle and become an editor-in-chief, completely unrelated to the poverty of other Universes.
Yang Le also saw familiar yet unfamiliar faces in the newspaper, which were Mutants. This special group of people hadn't changed much. They still received discrimination, and the general public still feared the power they possessed.
The biggest difference might be that Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters was gone in this Universe. In its place was a school called Eisenhardt Academy for Gifted Youngsters. And as everyone knew, Magneto's real name was Max Eisenhardt.
That's right, our Magneto had become the Principal, while Professor X had become a terrorist. These old buddies had swapped identities, and Professor X had shown the world his terror. The most terrifying thing he did was to use mind control ability on June 16th to manipulate as many as ten thousand ordinary people to kill each other.
Although Magneto eventually led the X-Men to capture him, this tragedy had already inevitably occurred. A small town was littered with corpses overnight. Under this terrifying 616 event, the reputation of Mutants had almost fallen to the very bottom.
Helplessly, even Magneto could only personally kill his old friend to slightly alleviate the public's rage. However, the situation of Mutants continued to deteriorate without any sign of improvement.
Now, discrimination against Mutants had almost become political correctness worldwide. In most countries, the lowest class was no longer people of color, but Mutants. No matter your skin color, as long as you were a Mutant, you were at the bottom.
Under this social situation, the living environment of Mutants was imaginable. Those lucky enough were picked up by Magneto, while those unlucky could only be twisted by hatred and then take revenge on society, making the situation of Mutants even worse.
At this point, a vicious cycle was born. The world treated Mutants with evil, and Mutants repaid the world with evil. If this situation continued, Yang Le wouldn't be surprised if a big event broke out at any time.
Perhaps because he had just transformed back from Alien X, Yang Le felt a special sympathy for this group of special people with the X-Gene. Of course, it might also be because Mutants in this Universe were living too miserably, basically the worst in the Multiverse.
If it weren't for the fear that these superhumans would be driven to desperation and retaliate, these governments might have already exterminated them. After all, Professor X's evil deeds were still vivid in their minds. Who knew if another mind controller as powerful as him would appear? If they controlled these big shots to commit suicide in a queue, it would be terrible.
It was also because of this that the Government allowed Mutants to choose a small piece of land as a foothold. And the place provided by the Government, it was an exaggeration for Yang Le to call it wasteland.
Magneto, unable to stand it, pieced together a piece of land with his ability and parked it near New York Harbor. As expected of Magneto who was not from the movies, he was tough.
And Eisenhardt Academy for Gifted Youngsters was located on it, accepting all Mutants in the world.
The reason why Yang Le paid so much attention to news about Mutants was because he decided to find something to do for himself. Gwen went to school all day long, and Yang Le couldn't just stay at home all day as a useless person, right?
Of course, Yang Le wasn't going to Eisenhardt Academy to be a student or a teacher. Yang Le was going to apply for a gardener, or rather, a farmer.
After getting everything settled, Gwen went to school with her schoolbag by herself the next day. With Cerebra, this supercomputer, by her side, Yang Le wasn't worried about her encountering any trouble at all.
This was also Gwen's own request. After hearing that Yang Le was going to find work, Gwen refused Yang Le's suggestion to accompany her to school. Gwen said she wasn't a primary school student and didn't need Yang Le, this 'elder' who was only three years older than her, to accompany her to school.
And Yang Le could only come to New York Harbor alone. The reason why Yang Le was going to apply for a farmer was naturally because he saw a job advertisement online.
Eisenhardt sincerely recruits farmers who can grow grain, with unlimited numbers and salary negotiable.
And the interview address was near New York Harbor, which was also the reason why Yang Le came here. Following the address on the recruitment website, Yang Le, fully prepared, came alone to a house modified from a container.
He knocked on the gate. After waiting for a while, a sound came from inside.
"Please come in."
Yang Le pushed open the gate and saw a man wearing uniquely styled sunglasses sitting behind the office desk. Beside him stood a dashing man with long hair tied back with a headband.
"Hello, I came to apply after seeing the recruitment information," Yang Le said in a muffled voice.
"Hello, this... sir?" the sunglasses man said uncertainly.
"Yes," Yang Le nodded in acknowledgment.
The reason why the other party hesitated was not because there were more than twenty genders in their current nation, because Yang Le knew that the version of this Universe hadn't reached that point yet. It was because of Yang Le's attire. Yang Le had wrapped himself up completely, leaving almost no skin exposed, so the other party couldn't determine Yang Le's gender.
And the reason why Yang Le did this was, of course, because he wasn't in human form right now. To apply for a farmer, Yang Le decisively transformed into Swampfire. And the reason why Yang Le covered himself up was not only to hide his true identity, but also for a deeper reason.
"Oh?" The dashing man leaned against the wall. "I thought our group of freaks was already shameful enough to face people, but I didn't expect someone to be even more exaggerated than us. What do you say, Scott?"
"You're going too far, Remy," Cyclops, Scott, glared at Gambit, Remy, but unfortunately, he was wearing sunglasses, so it had no impact.
Scott then said apologetically, "I'm very sorry, sir. If you can't reveal your true identity, we may not be able to hire you. Please understand the special circumstances."
This was not beyond Yang Le's expectations. Rather, what Yang Le wanted was Scott's words.
Then Yang Le stood still and didn't say anything. Just as Scott was about to open his mouth to ask again, Yang Le acted as if he had made up his mind, and with a determined heart, he rolled up the sleeve of his right arm.
"Oh my God!" Scott exclaimed softly. Even Gambit, who had always been cynical, straightened up with a serious face.
What was displayed in front of them was a Florauna's emerald green plant skin.
"Actually..." Yang Le said in a low voice, "I am also a Mutant."
(End of Chapter)