In Marvel's Kamen Rider Chronicles

This mutant ability is very useless. Mark once thought that his mutant ability had a chance to break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly. Unfortunately, decades have passed since his birth. Not only did his mutant ability not evolve into a butterfly, but his mutant ability also turned into a butterfly. The body was transformed into an immobile chrysalis.

Although only half body.

This is why he is well suited for this job.

Because he really can only sit still for a day.

No one in this world wants to cut off communication with other people. You may think that you are a lonely, autistic person, but as long as you still have the desire to communicate with other people and are afraid of being alone, you never want this to happen. On oneself.

Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants has gradually gained a certain reputation among the mutant community. Mark once imagined what would happen if he joined the Brotherhood.

Later, I thought about it carefully and realized that if I joined the Brotherhood, it would be like saying goodbye to my current life.

This was something he couldn't stand.

His family did not hold any discrimination or malice toward him because of his mutant abilities. Although they said he was a silkworm chrysalis most of the time, they mostly teased him.

Especially now that he has found a job, this kind of teasing has become more concerned.

I was concerned about whether it would be inconvenient for him to sit there all day, such as what to do when he wanted to go to the toilet... Although Mark expressed embarrassment about this, in fact, he no longer needed to eat anymore.

Mark always feels that one day he will really be like that kind of silkworm chrysalis, motionless to welcome the moment when he breaks out of the cocoon in the future...

How should I put it, when I think about it carefully, I am still a little excited, um, and also a little scared.

After all, his mind is still human, and humans are always full of fear of the unknown.

But those are things for the future, Mark is happy now.

Especially when more and more people gather from other cities to Devil City, Devil City has become more and more lively.

The construction of Devil City started several years ago, but now there are more and more construction sites.

Especially after gradually gaining the attention of outside capital.

Stark and Osborne's headquarters in New York are not far from here. Even so, it does not mean that they are unwilling to open a branch here with the characteristics of a factory and a warehouse.

Compared with the "deteriorating" situation in New York, Devil City even has a "thriving" feeling.

Of course, the reason why I say it's just a feeling is because it's not true.

The true face of the Devil City will only be revealed at night, under the dark night.

But tonight, for some reason, Mark’s family had already passed the time to pick him up in the evening, but they still didn’t show up.

Mark was not in a hurry. If his family wanted to abandon him, they could have abandoned him a few years ago, or even more than ten years ago when he was a child.

The reason why he doesn't show up now is just because of something temporary.

Mark is already an adult. He doesn't think about things like a child, but he does have a little worry.

Because the night in Devil City is not peaceful.

The sound of running gradually became clearer. Mark looked up and saw a familiar figure. He breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the person with concern: "Emil, what happened? I look like you are in a hurry..."

Emile is his sister. Mark likes his family very much, especially this sister.

Because only this sister played with him when he was a child.

Oh, of course, it’s not that adults don’t want to, it’s just that adults need to work, so they don’t have that much time to spend with Mark.

"Mark, don't go back today. Go and stay at my friend's place for one night..." Emil gasped, but he immediately told the whole story: "Several gangsters came to the house and they wanted to rob us. The house, my parents were blocked by them and couldn't get out, so I came first..."

Mark's expression suddenly changed.

He knows it.

The Devil City is developing too fast, and now, the economic situation in New York can be said to be on a downward spiral.

I don’t know how many people are unemployed in New York.

These people couldn't survive in New York, so they came to Devil City.

But it is impossible for Devil City to absorb such a huge laid-off population.

There aren't that many jobs.

Although new factories are still opening, people are losing their jobs many times faster than the speed of opening factories.

This is just the beginning.

Prices are not rising too fast now, but once prices start to rise sharply, it means that the economic crisis has completely broken out and the crisis has affected every ordinary person.

During this period, some people who have not found a job will naturally make bad choices.

For example, New York’s Hell’s Kitchen features: Gangsters.

But there are differences between the gangsters in Devil City and the gangsters in Hell's Kitchen.

The gangsters in Hell's Kitchen are treating gangsters as a profession. They have a clear division of labor, are organized and disciplined, and the key point is... having firepower.

What does it mean to have firepower?

You wouldn’t think that holding a broken revolver or an M1911 would have firepower, would you?

Therefore, compared with the gangs in Hell's Kitchen, these gangs in Devil City, which are composed of guys who have no jobs, can't survive, and have no ideas and dare not make big money, can't be called gangs at all, they can only be called small gangsters.

However, even if it is a small gangster, even if it is a broken revolver, it will kill someone if it hits someone...

Therefore, Mark was extremely anxious.

But Emil was right. The most important thing for the two of them now was to find a place to hide.

They know better than anyone why their parents don't let them go home.

then……

"dong dong"

"Hello, we are closed today...ah, it's Emil-chan." Yaz looked at the door of the bookstore. He was about to politely inform him that it was closed, but when he saw the person coming, he immediately narrowed his eyes and smiled. stand up.

"Sister Yaz, can you let me and my brother stay at your place tonight?" Emil dragged Mark here and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Emil looked at Yaz expectantly.

Yaz smiled slightly: "Hey, of course, but little Emil, why don't you go home? Not going home at night is not what a good boy should do."

Emil breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head: "Home, there are some bad guys at home... Damn it, why is our police station here like a decoration?"

Mark propped himself up against the wall and said casually: "The police station in New York is just a decoration. Otherwise, how could Hell's Kitchen be so chaotic?"

Emil: "...Those politicians who take money and do nothing, are worms who waste taxpayers' money..."

Yaz looked at the two of them with a smile. After a long time, the two of them were probably tired of scolding, or maybe they couldn't think of more curse words, so they leaned against the wall and started to rest.

Devil City is developing rapidly, but there is one iron rule that has not wavered during its development - do not approach the bookstore in the center of Devil City.

This is how adults educate children.

children……

What can children know?

So many times Yaz is the biggest kindergarten teacher in Devil City.

Because there are always many children coming to play with her.

Although Emil is already a teenager, it does not prevent her from looking for a teacher like Yaz who can guide her in various cultural courses.

Emil's parents were originally planning to sell their belongings in Devil City and settle in New York because Emil had reached high school age.

As a result, the economic crisis in the past few years gradually began to show signs. It was difficult to find jobs in New York and prices began to rise. They gave up their plans, but Emil had indeed reached the age of going to high school, and Devil City... did not high school.

Therefore, Emil had to teach himself. Of course, these are only temporary, and it has to be said that compared to happy education, the probability of getting into college is actually higher with self-study.

Later, Emile met Yaz during a shopping trip, and she considered Yaz to be her teacher.

Compared to teachers and students, the two are more like friends.

Of course, it is Emil’s unilateral view of the relationship.

Yaz waited for Emil and Mark to stop talking, smiled slightly, and then softly said "Wait for me" before turning and walking into the inner room of the bookstore.

Then he walked out with a tray.

On the tray, two tubes of green liquid were placed in transparent needle tubes, which were constantly surging and moving.

Emil and Mark noticed this at the same time, and then...

The two of them swallowed their saliva at the same time...

They seem to understand...

Why do adults say you should never go near this bookstore...

"The reason why you are afraid of those gangsters is because you have no power, and here is the power you can use..." Yaz looked at the two of them with a smile, "How about it? This is the power that can protect your family. "

Emil's eyes at this time...are already full of fear...

It was so painful. After taking an ibuprofen, my high fever went away, but my whole body started to hurt, and my head was still dizzy. Damn it, I really want to kill those people who said that the new coronavirus is just a cold...