Chapter 182: The Trouble with My Countrymen

Kevin spent four skill points to bring X24 back to this world.

In order to prevent X24 from being sent back, Kevin deliberately cut off his head to separate his head from his body.

But Kevin is not sure whether X24 will be counted as a corpse by the skill tree. If the skill tree determines that X24 is still alive, then Kevin can only choose to use skill points to keep him.

But the existence of X24 is not a big deal.

Kevin brought him here just to study the Adamantium alloy in his body.

It doesn't matter if X24 can't stay in the black robe world, after all, Kevin still has something to research instead.

That is vibranium.

Ultron's vibranium body was also sent to the woods. This institution has now been transformed by Kevin into his own scientific research institution, specifically used to study things brought back from other worlds.

The same is true for Ultron's corpse, and the same is true for X24's corpse.

The same applies to the medicines brought back from Alkali Group.

The scientific research director of the Forestry Agency is Edison Cardoza.

His status in the woods is similar to Sandel of Alkali, except... his scientific research ability is much weaker than Sandel.

But no matter how weak he is, he is still a top student who has graduated with a serious doctorate. There should be no problem in studying the things left by Alkali.

So when Kevin handed Alkali's information to Dr. Cardoza, in just three days, Cardoza discovered the secret of giving humans mutant abilities.

"This is a... special activation potion."

In the forest laboratory, Cardoza explained to Kevin.

Kevin raised his eyebrows and asked:

"Activate the potion?"

"Yes, these medicines themselves do not give people superpowers, but... if there are things in some people's bodies that can be neutralized by these medicines, these medicines will give people unimaginable abilities."

"In other words, this potion itself is different from Compound No. 5?"

Kevin understood what Cardoza meant.

The green potion brought from the Alkali Group, tentatively named [X Gene Potion], is not essentially about giving others superpowers out of thin air.

It targets the X gene that all humans in the mutant world possess.

In the world of mutants, everyone carries the X factor in their bodies, the only difference lies in whether the gene is activated.

Before the emergence of the Alkali Group, the activation of the X gene could only be said to be a matter of God's will.

Those who can be activated are mutants, and those who cannot be activated are ordinary humans.

But the Alkali Group used the mother gene to combine it with the eggs of the Mexican girl who was used as the experimental mother, allowing her to give birth to children carrying the X gene one after another, that is, Laura and the others.

Through special breeding methods, their genes are more susceptible to the influence of pharmaceuticals, thereby activating the X gene in their bodies and allowing them to gain mutant abilities.

So, in a nutshell, he is different from Compound No. 5. This potion is useless to humans who are not in the Marvel world.

"What about... genetic food?"

Kevin reluctantly asked about Alkali's genetic food.

The situation in the world of black robes is not much different from that of the mutant world. Many superhumans and mutants with junk superpowers have been troubled by their junk superpowers their entire lives.

After Kevin got Alkali's research information on those genetic videos, he was thinking about whether he could use this information as a reference to create a special potion that could make superhumans lose their superpowers.

But if the genetic potion is only for mutants... then Kevin will only gain X24 from going to the mutant world this time, besides skill points.

Kevin was eager to hear other possibilities from Cardoza's lips.

But it's a pity.

"Sorry, sir..."

Cardoza apologizes to Kevin.

The principle of genetic food is the same.

It only works against mutants.

"Then it will... activate your inspiration to some extent, right?"

Kevin asked again.

"inspiration……?"

"See if you can use these to develop a special potion that can eliminate superhuman abilities."

"Sir, you mean... you want to create a... special serum for compound No. 5?"

"Yes, that's pretty much what it means."

"…I will try my best."

Although Cardoza doesn't quite understand why the superhuman boss wants to research something to deal with him.

But since the boss said so, as an employee, Cardoza could only agree.

It is impossible for him to say to his immediate boss, "I'm sorry, I can't do it, please hire someone else." If Cardoza really dared to say that, then he would definitely be the new CEO of the Watt Group. Just dare to fire him immediately.

Moreover, with the two samples here, Cardoza is not completely clueless.

Although Alkali's mutant potions are only aimed at mutants, there are some things in them that can be used for reference.

Perhaps with these, Cardoza can actually create a special potion that can eliminate superhuman abilities.

After leaving this important job to Cardoza, Kevin gave a few more instructions before leaving from the woods.

X24 has been confirmed dead. The mutant gene in his body cannot maximize its self-healing ability without injection of mutant gene medicine.

If you cut off the head, you will really die, and you will not be resurrected like Uncle Wolf.

And even if it was Wolverine, his head had never been chopped off in the movie. I think even if Wolverine came in person, he would not survive if his head was chopped off.

The adamantium in X24's body can be studied, and the vibranium in Ultron's body can also be studied.

Maybe in the future Kevin can try to combine the two metals to create a new metal.

With this new metal, Kevin may be able to do more things.

The Vought Group can also do more things.

Even without these metals, vibranium and adamantium alone can generate profits for the Vought Group.

But that's for the future.

Now, Kevin has to consider the transformation of the Vought Group first.

First of all, about the matter of Compound No. 5, Kevin has to make another statement and put all the blame on Edgar.

Then use this reason to take back the Compound No. 5 remaining on the market.

Including the Compound No. 5 injected into newborns in major hospitals, and the shitty [Super Villain Project].

The Forest Agency can be retained, but the [Sage] Agency and other agencies that study Compound No. 5 for adults can all be revoked.

Kevin doesn't need them.

After dealing with these, he will deal with the excess superheroes.

These problems are not difficult for Kevin, who has become the president of Vought. The only troublesome thing is Homelander and Storm.

Of course, these two people will no longer be a problem for Kevin in terms of strength, but if they go together and push them to the opposite side, they may cause trouble for Kevin in other places in the future.

So should he find a way to appease them first, or... just be a little more ruthless and kill them...

Kevin's eyes showed a trace of murderous intent towards Homelander, but this murderous intent disappeared in an instant.

Because he remembered what Charles said to him.

- Don't be someone you hate.

"... Damn, he must have hinted to me before he died."

Kevin muttered to himself as he thought of Charles in his mind.

Although Kevin knew very well that Charles's ability had weakened to the extreme at that time, it was impossible to hint him with his ability, and Charles couldn't do it.

But this did not prevent Kevin from thinking so.

"Homelander... um, Homelander."

Kevin was still thinking about Homelander's problem when his cell phone suddenly rang.

It was Ashley, who had taken over Kevin's previous position as senior vice president and became the current vice president.

"Sir... I'm sorry to bother you at this time, but... but there is something you must come over to see!"

As soon as the call was connected, Ashley said to Kevin nervously.

Hearing the panic tone on the other end of the phone, Kevin frowned slightly:

"I know, I'll be there soon, you go to the office and wait for me."

Ashley has Kevin as her backer, and she is no longer a small character in the original plot who is bullied by Homelander in the Seven.

Now Homelander has to look at Kevin's face when teaching her a lesson, because he knows that Ashley is now Kevin's dog and manages the Seven for Kevin.

But Ashley is very obedient and knows how to adapt to the situation.

She never abuses her power in the Seven, and Homelander's attitude towards her is not much different from before.

So, under normal circumstances, Ashley will not be so panicked.

Unless, something really happened.

…

The situation is worse than Kevin imagined.

When Kevin returned to the Water Building, he found a large crowd of protesters gathered at the door of the Water Building.

They held large signs with photos and posters of the Homelander, but with crosses and horizontal stripes drawn on the photos and posters.

They also said that the Homelander was an executioner, a war criminal, and so on.

Seeing this scene, Kevin vaguely thought of something. He walked into the Water Group and returned to the office without changing his expression.

In the office, the heads of the Public Relations Department and the Legal Department were waiting for him, as well as Ashley.

Seeing Kevin coming back, Ashley was very nervous. She swallowed her saliva and said in a trembling voice:

"Sir, I'm sorry, I... I couldn't keep an eye on Homelander, I..."

"I'll apologize later, tell me what happened first."

"It was a super villain, sir, Homelander killed a super villain, but..." The director of the public relations department hesitated for a moment before continuing: "...but at the same time he also accidentally killed an ordinary person, and he didn't apologize."

While speaking, Ashley had already turned on the TV in the office and showed Kevin the video that had been circulated on the Internet before.

The content of the video was very simple. In a place that looked like somewhere in Africa, a super villain who could control the wind was doing evil.

Homelander fell from the sky like a god, and took the life of the super villain with a hot eye.

If the video ended here, it would be a video that promoted the positive image of Homelander.

But unfortunately, the video has not ended yet.

After the super villain died, the video shooter quickly came behind the super villain.

And there, a young black guy also fell to the ground.

There was a long wound on his chest, caused by the heat vision.

While killing the super villain, Homelander accidentally injured him and caused his death.

The video ended here, and the people from the PR department, the legal department, and Ashley all quieted down and waited for Kevin's reaction.

Kevin took a deep breath, thought for a moment and asked Ashley:

"Does Homelander know about this?"

"He...he is on the set, I haven't told him yet..."

"Go tell him about this, and then tell him not to take any action before we come up with a solution."

"Uh...I...I will go?"

Ashley pointed at herself blankly.

"Of course." Kevin smiled at her, "Don't worry, if he really has any opinions, you can ask him to come to me, he won't hurt you."

Ashley is just a messenger after all.

When he heard what Ashley brought over, Homelander understood that all this was Kevin's intention.

When the time comes, he will naturally come to Kevin, and will not trouble Ashley.