Chapter 89 Ghost Rider, King of Mutants

Candidate?

A candidate of the Illuminati?

Although Gu Yi did not say what candidate it was, the name of the Illuminati flashed through Richard's mind immediately after hearing her words.

The last time he met Professor X, he suspected that the person Professor X wanted him to meet was a member of the Illuminati.

In the comics, the Supreme Sorcerer Gu Yi was not a member of the Illuminati.

However, if the Illuminati really existed in this universe, then Gu Yi was likely to be a formal member of the Illuminati.

After all, the current "Doctor Strange" Starrange has not yet encountered the destined car accident, and is still a proud and well-known neurosurgeon.

Under Gu Yi's gaze, Richard lifted the True Demon Form and turned back to a normal human.

Then, he said to Gu Yi: "I am Richard Wesley, but I don't quite understand what you mean by candidate."

After hearing his answer, Gu Yi frowned slightly, habitually opened the folding fan in his hand, and waved it gently.

"Didn't Charles tell you about the candidate?"

"No, the professor just asked me to meet someone after he got into trouble."

"He didn't say who it was, but said someone would send a letter to him at that time."

"Are you the person the professor asked me to meet, or the one who sent the letter for the professor?"

Although he had recognized Gu Yi, Richard still acted as if he knew nothing and asked calmly.

"I'm not here to help Charles send a letter."

"As for whether I'm the person Charles wants you to meet, I can't give you an accurate answer to this question for the time being."

"However, since Charles has made arrangements, you just have to wait patiently."

After saying that, Gu Yi turned his right wrist and put away the opened folding fan.

Afterwards, he performed the portal magic in front of Richard.

Soon, a circular portal shining with golden sparks took shape.

Just when Gu Yi was about to pass through the portal, she suddenly stopped, turned her head and said to Richard:

"If you don't want to be targeted by someone, try to use the demon transformation ability as little as possible."

Being targeted by someone?

Richard frowned slightly.

Then, a name flashed through his mind quickly.

Ghost Rider!

Although he didn't know if there was a Ghost Rider in this world, his first reaction after hearing what Gu Yi said was Ghost Rider.

After reminding Richard, Gu Yi said nothing more, passed through the portal, and returned to the Supreme Sanctuary at 177A Bleecker Street in Manhattan.

After returning to the New York Temple, Gu Yi immediately closed the portal and disappeared from Richard's sight.

Although Gu Yi appeared very suddenly and did not reveal much useful information, there was one thing Richard could be sure of now, that is, Gu Yi had no ill will towards him now.

Otherwise, Gu Yi would not have specifically reminded him to use the true demon form less.

After watching Gu Yi leave, Richard put the Yama Sword in his hand back into the system space.

Then, he performed teleportation to leave the training ground and returned to the bedroom.

Seeing him coming back, the White Queen, who was lying on the bed in a sexy white nightgown with a lazy expression on her face, immediately stood up and came to him, and asked softly:

"What happened in the mutant school?"

"Dr. Jean Grey lost control and killed Charles and some students."

"I promised Charles to stop Dr. Jean Grey from losing control, so I went to stop her and made her sober again."

Richard answered calmly.

Although his tone and expression were very calm, after hearing his answer, the White Queen's face immediately showed a shocked expression.

Although she had never been to the mutant school and had little contact with Professor X, she still admired Professor X.

Not only her, Black King Xiao also admired Professor X, and said in front of her more than once that he wanted to recruit Professor X into the Hellfire Club.

Of course, Professor X would definitely not accept Black King Xiao's solicitation.

Not to mention joining the Hellfire Club, Professor X did not let the X-Men deal with the Hellfire Club, which was already a great face for Black King Xiao.

After calming down, the White Queen frowned and said:

"If Charles dies, without his deterrence, the authorities and the Mutant Affairs Department will soon take action against the X-Men and the Mutant School."

"As far as I know, the authorities have long had the idea of ​​completely incorporating them."

"If they can't be incorporated, they don't mind completely eradicating the X-Men and the Mutant School, further weakening the cohesion of the mutants."

Hearing the White Queen's words, Richard said slowly: "This has nothing to do with us."

"If Jean Grey and the others can't stop the authorities and protect the mutant school, then it's better for them to disband the mutant school as soon as possible."

"Will you help them?" The White Queen continued to ask.

"No! Stopping Jean Grey from getting out of control is enough to repay their favor of taking care of and guiding Clarice."

"Unless they can give me something or a reward that interests me."

"Otherwise, I can't think of any reason for me to continue to help them."

Richard said slowly.

Although Professor X didn't reveal too much to him, he always felt that Professor X wouldn't die so easily.

For example, before death, one's consciousness is transferred to a body that has been prepared in advance, with normal organs and nervous system, but without consciousness.

Although this is not in line with Professor X's usual style, in the face of death and survival, everything is possible.

"What if Clarice begged you?"

The White Queen raised her eyebrows and said with a smile.

"Then we'll talk about it then."

Richard replied.

…

Noon the next day.

The living room on the first floor of the manor.

Natasha, Banner, and Hawkeye were sitting on the sofa in the living room, looking at Richard with different expressions.

"The Department of Mutant Affairs and the White House are aware of the fact that Jean Gray lost control last night, resulting in the death of Charles and some students."

Natasha spoke.

"Then what?" Richard took the black tea that the maid had just brewed and took a sip.

"After discussion, they decided to capture Jean Gray to prevent her from causing greater casualties."

Natasha said with a frown.

"Whether they want to capture Dr. Jean Grey or not is their business."

"What I'm more curious about now is what purpose SHIELD has in sending the three of you to my place."

Richard asked Natasha.

Although he could also directly use telepathy to read their memories, he had no intention of doing so.

If you constantly use telepathy to spy on other people's memories, not to mention that it is rude and will make him feel like a voyeur.

"The Department of Mutant Affairs hopes that SHIELD can help capture Dr. Jean Grey. Nick Fury asked us to come over and ask for your opinion."

"If you do not support the capture of Dr. Jean Grey, SHIELD will reject the request of the Department of Mutant Affairs and find a way to convince senior officials in the White House."

Natasha replied immediately without any hesitation.

Hearing her explanation, Richard frowned slightly.

Although SHIELD currently has no one who can deal with him, no matter how you look at it, this does not look like the style of SHIELD and Nick Fury.

He didn't think Nick Fury, the "Fuck Man", was afraid of him, so he asked Natasha and the others to come over and ask for his opinion.

What exactly is Black Braised Egg planning?

After frowning and thinking for a few seconds, Richard said slowly: "I am not an X-Men, nor am I a student at a mutant school."

"Although I have met Dr. Jean Gray several times, she and I are not friends and have no friendship."

"Whether SHIELD should assist the Department of Mutant Affairs in capturing her is up to you."

Just when Natasha was about to continue saying something, Richard's cell phone suddenly rang.

After seeing the names displayed on the phone screen, he said to Natasha and the other three:

"If there is nothing else, you can go back."

"Okay, then we won't disturb you."

After saying that, Natasha stood up and left the living room with Banner and Hawkeye.

After they followed the maid and left, Richard pressed the connect button.

Before he could speak, a domineering voice sounded out.

Magneto!

The person who called him was none other than Magneto.

"Is Charles really dead?"

Magneto asked quickly.

"I didn't see his body, but according to Logan and the others, yes, Charles is dead."

Richard replied.

After hearing his answer, Magneto on the other end of the phone immediately fell silent.

After almost ten seconds like this, Magneto continued: "I heard from others that you have been to mutant schools several times in the past few months. Did Charles say anything to you?"

"For example, I want to recruit you to join the X-Men, or ask you to protect the school, etc."

"He tried to win over me, but I didn't agree." Richard replied.

"When will Charles' funeral be held?" Magneto continued to ask.

"You should ask Jean Gray and Logan about this."

Richard sighed helplessly and said slowly.

"Didn't you stop the out-of-control Qin last night? Didn't they even notify you when Charles' funeral will be held?"

Magneto asked confused.

"Anyway, I haven't received any notifications now."

"Is there anything else? If not, hang up first."

Richard didn't intend to continue this topic and said quickly.

"I may go to New York then, let's meet him then."

Magneto said.

"good!"

After answering Magneto, Richard hung up the phone.

…

Time flies.

Before I knew it, a week had passed.

During this week, Richard recovered a little bit of his previous life as a degenerate capitalist, and had several in-depth exchanges with ladies, socialites, female celebrities and others in New York.

For him, there was nothing particularly noteworthy about the past week.

But it's different for others.

The news of Professor X's death has completely spread.

Although neither the X-Men nor the official government deliberately spread it, reporters with all their eyes were able to find out a lot of "inside" information.

For example, Professor

Another example is that the out-of-control Phoenix Girl was stopped by Richard, and the official and the Department of Mutant Affairs had a plan to capture the Phoenix Girl, etc.

After this news was spread, the direct consequence was that Richard and Phoenix Girl were labeled as omega-level mutants.

Richard had previously demonstrated strength far beyond other Alpha-level mutants, but people at the time still did not think he had reached the Omega level.

Even though he had been dubbed the "human-shaped self-propelled nuclear bomb".

Now, with the comparison of Phoenix and Professor X, people immediately labeled him an Omega-level mutant.

The out-of-control Phoenix defeated Professor X and the X-Men alone, and killed Professor X, proving her strength with a powerful record that could not be ignored.

However, the out-of-control Phoenix was defeated by Richard again.

In addition to the label of Omega-level mutant, Richard also received the second title after "human-shaped self-propelled nuclear bomb".

King of Mutants!

At the beginning, the title of King of Mutants was only spread in a small range in his fan forum. It was a new title given to him by his fanatical fans after Magneto's "New Age of Mutants" speech.

As the news of Professor X's murder and Phoenix's loss of control continued to spread, major news media in the United States began to call him the "King of Mutants" for ratings and traffic.

Although Richard has never publicly admitted that he is the "King of Mutants", it is well known that titles and nicknames are not something that can be decided by oneself, but are the result of unanimous recognition by people.

So even if he has never admitted it, people outside still regard him as the King of Mutants.

…

Mutant School.

A black Rolls-Royce came to the square in front of the main building of the school.

As the door opened, Richard in a black suit and Clarice in a black dress walked down from the back seat of the Rolls-Royce.

As soon as they got out of the car, or more accurately, as soon as Richard got out of the car, they attracted a lot of attention.

Today is the day of Professor X's funeral. The Mutant School, which is usually not open to the public, welcomed many guests to attend the funeral today.

These included students who had graduated, friends of Professor X, mutants who had been helped by Professor X or the X-Men, official representatives, civilian representatives, leaders of other mutant organizations, and so on.

Although the official and the Mutant Affairs Department were already preparing a plan to capture Phoenix, the official still sent representatives to attend Professor X's funeral.

Richard ignored the gazes of others and walked towards the garden behind the main building of the school with Clarice.

On the third day after Professor X's death, he received a call from Wolverine, who invited him and Clarice to attend the funeral on behalf of the X-Men.

Although he and Professor X did not have a deep personal relationship, he finally agreed to attend the funeral.

In any case, Professor X was an old man worthy of respect.

In addition, even if he did not agree to attend, Clarice would definitely come alone.

On the way to the garden, people kept nodding at him.

Richard did not know these people, but out of courtesy, he nodded slightly in response to them.

Not long after, he and Clarice arrived at the garden.

After a week of renovation, both the school's main building and the garden have been restored to their original appearance.

A lot of people have gathered in the huge garden.

In front of Professor X's tombstone, there is a pile of white flowers.

As soon as they arrived at the garden, Iceman and Phantom Cat, dressed in black, came to them and handed them white chrysanthemums.

Taking the white chrysanthemums handed over by Iceman and Phantom Cat, Richard and Clarice came to Professor X's tombstone, bowed slightly to the tombstone, and placed the white chrysanthemums in front of the tombstone.

After doing this, they came to the chairs at the back and sat down on the chairs with their names written on them.

Although there were many guests attending the funeral, hundreds of people, each guest had his own seat.

However, some were in the front and some were in the back.

And Richard and Clarice were arranged at the front.

Not long after sitting down, Richard saw three men and one woman coming to Professor X's tombstone.

Although he had never seen them before, he recognized these four people at a glance.

It's hard not to recognize them, because these three men and one woman are none other than the Fantastic Four.

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