[Comprehensive Anglo-American] The First Mutant

Both Tony and Mark have a lot of doubts in their hearts, but this is really not the place to talk.

As the sun gradually rises, the desert without any shelter will give them heat stroke.At the same time, Tony remembered what Mark said about being attacked. If he encountered an attacker again, such an open area would be too dangerous for ignorant outsiders like them.

He took Mark and Kurt back to the team, and said to O'Connor: "The kid has a fever, do we have any medicine?"

"Yes, yes..." O'Connor glanced at Kurt, who was obviously mentally ill. He really couldn't bear to put a child's life or death at risk.

O'Connor handed the medicine and water to Tony, but he had to say something clearly: "These two children are blessed by the gods, we cannot take them with us."

Tony felt that Mark was unconsciously grasping him by the hand he was holding. He patted the child's head, and Steve beside him asked first, "Why? People from the temple will come to them?"

"No, they shouldn't be students from the temple..." O'Connor looked at Mark, "Children, where are you from?"

Mark glanced at Tony, Tony didn't mean to stop this time, Mark knew it was what he wanted to know...

[I will always be with you, young master, please don't worry. ] Jarvis comforted with his unwavering voice.

Mark took a breath and said calmly: "Since you all want to know, I can tell you."

"We can exchange information, what do you think?" he said.

"Let's talk as we walk?" O'Connor said. "Get out of here first."

Mark pursed his lips and said reservedly: "Yes."

Miss Evelyn neatly arranged the luggage, leaving a camel free for Mark and Kurt to ride.Tony would like to ask about his other self and Jarvis alone, but it's a pity that Mark is a little awkward now... Tony knows that he is in the wrong, but too many weird things have happened recently, as long as they can collect a little clue, they can't let it go Pass.

Mark didn't see Steve and they all hinted at Tony with their eyes, and he will explain it to his companions later.However, he was actually at a loss, and he pulled Mark back, completely following his own thoughts.For a scientist who pursues rationality, this kind of unfounded "impulse" really feels insecure.

"I'm from the Xavier School for Gifted Teenagers in the United States, and my father and some uncles from the school were invited to visit Egypt," Mark said. "I just arrived in Gammons City last night, and when I went out to play, I was attacked by a group of strangers. He was caught by them, and after he escaped, he was separated from his father and the others."

O'Connor, who had been imprisoned for a period of time, didn't know much about current affairs. Just as she was about to ask a question, Evelyn said excitedly, "Is that Xavier's school for gifted teenagers with mutants?"

Mark nodded.

"Invited to Egypt?" O'Connor brooded over the words.

"It's possible, O'Connor," Evelyn said. "You didn't see the news that the mutants cooperated with the US government to destroy the remnants of Hydra and rescue some mutants from Egypt."

"Hydra?" Steve was also puzzled, "Hasn't Hydera been destroyed?"

Mark looked at O'Connor, then at Steve, and asked curiously, "I've read your profile, and they all said you were a World War II hero. Dad just brought you back from the North Pole a few days ago. How did you end up here? "

"I'm afraid we'll talk about this question later." Tony quickly stopped Captain Rogers from speaking.

This world is so different from the world they know, there are mutants, there is the mysterious Egypt, and there is the captain... It seems that there is him?It seems very interesting. It would be better if you can learn more information and don't be so confused.

"My story is over, what about yours?" Mark urged.

Evelyn asked softly: "You are from Xavier School, so you must know Professor Charles Xavier?"

"He's the principal." Mark blinked.so what?

Evelyn said: "He used to be at Oxford, I was at Oxford, we were neighbors. My name is Evelyn, Evelyn Carnahan."

[So familiar name...] Mark poked Jarvis.

[Miss Evelyn Carnahan, Professor Charles once said that he had learned Egyptian language and writing from this lady, sir. 】

Mark suddenly said: "I know you, Uncle Charles mentioned you, you taught him and my father Egyptian language and writing."

"Your father...?" Evelyn was a little dazed.

"My dad is Phoenix!" Mark said proudly.

"Mr. Phoenix is ​​your father?" Evelyn asked in surprise, "He was still unmarried when I left England...?"

There is a six or seven-year-old son in a blink of an eye?

Mark was a little unhappy with Evelyn's suspicion, and said seriously: "I am the child of Phoenix."

"Who is Phoenix?" A man?Tony thought Mark was another of his sons?

"There seems to be a lot to explain..." Dr. Banner assured with his excellent IQ, he was also at a loss.

The Avengers eating melon group watching: "That's right."

But since everyone knows each other, it's much easier.

Evelyn explained the purpose of their trip directly on behalf of O'Connor: "We got a map to Hamna Tower, the city of the dead, but you also know that Egypt is not open to the outside world, and we want to study it and even return the treasure , we can only come in by ourselves.”

With Jarvis' reminder, Mark also recalled some memories about Evelyn Carnahan.

"Then you all have to work hard," he said sympathetically, "I heard from Asazor... our guide said that the city of the dead is also in the sacred desert, which is very dangerous."

Evelyn opened her eyes and asked curiously, "Did he say anything else?"

If the two camels were not far away, the girl might rush over and grab Mark's hand.

They were so lucky to have native Egyptians as their guides and introduce them to the local customs and customs of Egypt. They were so happy! by Evelyn Egypt fan Carnahan.

"Talk a lot," Mark pulled Kurt, who was drowsy after taking the medicine, to make sure he wouldn't fall off the camel. "If you are going to the sacred desert, we can go the same way. Atum Temple also In the holy desert."

"Can you go to the Temple of Atum?" O'Connor asked.

"The priests of Atum invited us to study at the Temple of Atum..."

Mark tilted his head, rolled his eyes, and suddenly understood something: "Are you smuggling?!"

Everyone: "You just reacted?"

Mark: "Cool..."

It's not cool at all, according to Mark, they entered Egypt in less than a day, while the smugglers left for several days.

Mark asked O'Connor: "Why can't we be brought? We have reported to the Temple of Memphis, and the Temple of Gamemons also knows about us."

In theory, with Mark and the others around, would they be safer?

Because of the existence of Miss Evelyn, Mark directly classified their actions into archaeological observations.I never thought about "tomb robbery" at all. In fact, Miss Evelyn is really just here to observe. She feels like a pilgrimage. She doesn't care about treasures at all. She is satisfied even if she has a look at the real pyramid. up.

Although her brother was thinking of treasures and treasures in his heart, the siblings, who came from a family of archaeologists, still respected cultural relics very much after all.It's good to have a chance to get it, but no chance, even if someone wants to destroy it?Maybe they have to go over to stop the wave.

As for O'Connor and Hassan...

O'Connor was very nervous after seeing Mark and the others. He obviously didn't feel bad, but he rejected Mark and the others to join.

Facing everyone's puzzled eyes, O'Connor sighed, and said frankly: "Why do you think I know how to enter Egypt, and why I am so familiar with Egypt..."

O'Connor, who has been a soldier for a long time, has spent a lot of time wandering around. He kissed Evelyn forcibly in prison, and teased her when he had nothing to do. .

But do you really think he is scum?That won't either.From his respectful attitude towards Captain Steve Rogers, it can be found that he is not a soldier who has no awe and follows the life of the police ignorantly.Same for sick Kurt and forcibly calm Mark, who started by suggesting that Evelyn pack a camel for them to sit on...

He is just a non-mainstream "hero" plot, longing for adventure and passion, imagining to be like the cowboy in the story, hoeing the strong and helping the weak, regardless of what others think, a horse, a gun, facing the sunset, fighting for faith and friends fight...

His mercenaries helped the "bad guys," like homeless war refugees, get supplies for them.Do some robbery, rob those rich and unkind giants, except for a small part of the finances they get for their daily expenses, most of them are given to the lonely old people and children... Helping some people in remote areas to drill wells and pave roads...

What he did was indeed illegal, and he didn't even look like a serious mercenary.A lot of people slowly left his team, started anew, or laughed at him like a fool.But O'Connor felt that at least he hadn't done any real "bad things" that would make him ashamed to face God or keep him awake at night.

Once, someone they helped many times found them and told them about Egypt.

He said that there are many people in Egypt who are persecuted by the temple forces. They want to leave Egypt and ask mercenaries to protect them.The rewards are generous, and the reasons are appropriate. After a few contacts, they are indeed sick, disabled, and young, and they look very pitiful.

O'Connor helped many persecuted people leave Egypt and send them to other countries, and everything went well.

Until they meet the people of the temple...

The people in the temple said that they attacked the city, stole the tomb of a certain pharaoh, transported cultural relics out of Egypt to sell, and lured people from the outside world to come back and continue to rob?

The person being escorted didn't explain, and he drew his guns, and his teammates also fought with the people from the temple.

There are too many people in the temple, well equipped, and have special abilities.O'Connor covered his teammates and fought and retreated. In the end, some of his teammates were sent away, but he himself was captured.

The people of the temple wanted to send him back to the temple for trial, and besides his teammates, there were also some stowaways who were captured with him.After being imprisoned, the smugglers all changed their faces, cursing the temple, cursing the Egyptians, and cursing their gods... To be honest, in comparison, even though they obviously hate them, they didn’t use lynching to abuse their temple soldiers It seems more righteous.

O'Connor had traveled to and from Egypt many times at that time, and also learned a little about Egyptian culture.There is nothing inhuman about their gods and beliefs in O'Connor's view.O'Connor originally thought that the so-called "temple persecution" was due to certain upper priests, as is often said in novels, hypocrites in human skin... or something.

As a result, the smugglers, the "God Rebels" as they were called by the temple soldiers, quickly refreshed O'Connor's cognition.They were rescued on the way back, not to mention the process, the battle was a life-and-death battle, and O'Connor was injured and unconscious during the battle, and they mistakenly thought he was dead, which seemed to be acceptable.But when he was woken up by the smoke, the corpses on the ground, the skinned, burnt-headed, and dismembered corpses, were swallowed by the flames bit by bit, all of them were temple warriors...

O'Connor thought at the time, if the temple warriors treated them the same way after they captured them... the tragedy would not be as it is now.

The scenes at that time still appear in O'Connor's dreams from time to time to this day...

"After I was alone, I wandered alone in Egypt for a while," O'Connor continued, "I learned more about the temple and the god-defying people, and what I found was completely different from what I heard and what I saw occasionally. .

Later, when I left Egypt, I heard my remaining friends laughing at me as a 'fool', as long as you give me a skinny whore, I thought I met a princess in trouble, and I would do my best to protect her..."

O'Connor laughed, lowered his head and said, "Actually, among the people I help, there are indeed those who were persecuted and had to leave Egypt...but there are more of them who are 'rebels', disabled, sick, It is all because of conflicts with temples and cities, and there is no condition for healing in the God-defying territory, so they are transferred abroad for treatment... Some are tired of it, so they stay abroad and hide their names. Some are cured, and go back to continue the "jihad" '. Including the gathering places of those god-defying people who have been to, some people are real god-defying people, and some..."

He pointed to the collar around Mark's neck, and said, "Being caught, abused, brainwashed, trained to be their slaves, all kinds of things, there will be..."

"So you are taking us to...?" Evelyn was a little speechless.Take them to the gathering place of the god-defying people?Are you really helping them?

"No, no, it doesn't matter if it's just us," O'Connor quickly shook his head, "Why do you think I bring so much salt, spices, etc., to exchange supplies and information with them. The reason why small gathering places can exist is because Someone delivered supplies to them through various channels, and they will not attack the person who delivered the supplies."

"But it's different with the two of them. That collar is only available to fanatical god-defying people. They call the collar holder a 'shepherd', because the person who is put on the collar will most likely become theirs. Slaves - they'll always find a way. Not only is it unsafe for us to take them both, but it's not safe for them either. We're not shepherds, and we'll be surrounded by them if we're discovered, in case there's more than one of them Those with abilities, we are in danger."

"Is there no way to take this collar off?" Tony asked.

"I don't know how to..."

Barton, who was alert while listening to the story, suddenly whispered, "We seem to be in trouble."

"what?"

"On the hillside over there, I just saw a figure."

Mark immediately called Jarvis, his left eye still covered in metal, but Jarvis was slow to reply.

Tony heard his voice and looked back, his expression was a little bad: "Jarvis is gone."

Mark's mechanical eye had always had a blue light, which was a sign that Jarvis was working, and it disappeared at some point.

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