Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 429: Sunfire and the Founding of a Nation
Cairo, ruins.

Now all that is left of Cairo is this scorched earth ruin. A huge pit lies in the center of the scorched earth, with a long river of magma running through it, and the ground is covered with gold and red.

Suddenly, a pair of black combat boots stepped on the long river, and a large amount of red liquid splashed everywhere.

Ignoring the wisps of green smoke rising around him, Xu Yue stepped straight over the flowing magma in front of him and walked quickly towards the several remaining incandescent flames at the bottom of the pit.

At this time, only a few minutes had passed since Apocalypse died on the spot. During the entire strangulation process, apart from taking out an Apollo at the beginning and killing with an arrow at the last moment, he basically did not do anything else.

Dealing with Apocalypse has never been a problem for him. Ever since he was resurrected by Ah Fu, a sophisticated net targeting his weaknesses has already quietly sealed off all of Apocalypse's chances of survival.

Although Xu Yue's planning ability is far from first-rate in the entire Paradise City, after gaining an absolute advantage in intelligence and manpower, he can easily deal with an antique that has been sleeping for thousands of years.

Since he dared to wake up Apocalypse, he would definitely be sure enough to make the other party fall asleep again!
Therefore, the biggest price he paid in the whole process was just a sun god Apollo worth more than 100,000 Paradise coins. This loss was not worth mentioning to him.

And even if there was no Apocalypse, the test explosion of Apollo was one of the plans he had planned long ago, and now it was the perfect time to put it to good use.

While he was thinking, suddenly a heat wave hit his face, bringing Xu Yue's scattered thoughts back on track.

He paused and looked down, only to see a strange white flame swaying in the wind in front of him.

The reason why Apollo was given the title of Sun God was, on the one hand, because the huge fireball produced by his explosion was like the falling sun, with a mighty momentum.

On the other hand, the moment it explodes, it will produce a large amount of solar fire that can burn almost everything.

It is precisely because of the blessing of this sun fire that Apollo can burst out such unreasonable and terrifying power.

What Xu Yue was plotting was the unique solar flame produced by Apollo.

If he could absorb this flame into his Burning Fire, then perhaps rubbing Apollo with his hands would no longer be a fantasy.

Thinking of this, a hint of heat appeared in his eyes, especially after witnessing Apollo's actual power with his own eyes, this desire spread like wildfire in his heart.

In terms of power, the giant fireball covering an area of ​​two kilometers far exceeded the Red Lotus when he exerted his full strength. For this reason alone, the quality of the Sun Fire was definitely far superior to the pure Yangyan in his hand, not to mention the real burning damage of up to 6000 points in the center.

"The quality is higher than expected, but the quantity..."

At the bottom of the pit, looking at the swaying white flames in front of him, Xu Yue's joy first faded slightly, and then he slowly frowned.

The quality of the sun's fire was higher than expected. Just by being close to it, the exaggerated temperature made his whole body feel hot.

You know, with his fire resistance, even a lava bath would be a trivial matter. But in front of this shrinking flame, his fire resistance seemed particularly weak at this moment.

In terms of quality, the Sun Fire is undoubtedly excellent. If classified according to the levels of paradise, it is at least a fourth-level flame, or even a higher level.

The only problem now is that the number of such flames is too scarce.

He raised his eyes and looked around, only seeing seven or eight remaining white flames sparsely scattered in the entire pit, and their size was rapidly decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This amount of remaining fire cannot even be compared with the endless stream of fire, and there is a huge gap between it and condensing into a fire source.

According to the classification of the Burning Decision, flames can be roughly divided into four levels.

The first is the residual fire. About 99% of the flames in the world are of this type. Although they are powerful, they are ultimately just rootless duckweed and will be extinguished when burned out.

Whether it was the pure sunfire that he usually catalyzed with his mana, or the several balls of sunfire in front of him, they all fell into the category of residual fire.

The second is the fire source, most of which are condensed from massive residual fire or differentiated from fire. Compared with the fleeting residual fire, the biggest feature of the fire source is that it can exist for a long time and will not die out easily even if the igniting material is burned out.

The third is fire. This kind of thing is favored by heaven and earth and is a gathering of spiritual energy. Once it is controlled by a living being, it can be used to differentiate into thousands of forms and have endless uses.

The reason why Xu Yue can use his mana to catalyze flames at will is because of the unique burning fire in his body.

As for the fourth type, it is the fire that turns into a spirit after it matures. The Emperor Yan of the Dou Qi world finally transformed into a similar special form with the help of the Burning Decree.

These four categories progress in layers, and those who can meet the requirements of the Burning Decision and Devouring must at least be at a level above the Fire Source.

In other words, even if he devoured all the remaining solar fire in the pit, he would not be able to control this powerful and unique flame.

But even so, it cannot be said that there was no gain this time. At least for the pure Yangyan in his body, these residual fires rich in a lot of solar energy were a great tonic.

Even if the quality cannot be improved after swallowing, the power can be enhanced accordingly.

Sensing the excitement and restlessness coming from his dantian, Xu Yue's slightly frowned brows finally relaxed gradually. Without too much delay, he took out a transparent glass bead.

Soon, under the influence of mana, invisible suction swept out from the inside of the glass ball, instantly absorbing all the surrounding white flames.

When the suction disappeared, a gorgeous white flame had quietly appeared inside the empty glass ball, which looked particularly delicate.

Xu Yue raised his eyebrows after tossing the purple prop in his hand, which had changed greatly in appearance. Although this thing was expensive and could only be used once, it was indeed worth the money. He could prepare a few more for the future.

As for various flames with special properties, the more the better, so he can buy more means of preservation in case of emergency.

"Boy, haven't you finished yet?"

While looking around, suddenly a shout came from above. Looking up, it was Magneto and Jean who were waiting at the outer edge of the pit.

They did not have the strong fire resistance like Xu Yue, so when faced with the giant pit where the long river of magma was flowing, they could only choose to stay away and wait.

But even so, the terrifying heat caused his face to flush, and sweat oozed from his temples. "It's done, get ready to leave, we should go and complete the last step."

After he finished speaking, Xu Yue flipped his hand and took the glass ball containing the sun's residual fire back into space. Then he spread his wings behind him and rose up from the ground with a howling hurricane.

"Go build a country that belongs entirely to mutants!"

The low voice was blown away by the hurricane, and then Xu Yue turned into a line of fire and rushed straight into the sky, followed closely by Magneto and Jean.

After taking away the remaining solar fire, the entire Cairo ruins had lost their only remaining attraction to him. As long as he could be sure that Apollo could produce solar fire stably, this fire would sooner or later be in his possession. It would only cost more resources.

With the furnace and forge shop as his backing, he is confident in terms of resources.

Now that Cairo's incident is over, he only has one last mission left in the X-Men world, and that is - to build a country!
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Soon, ten days had passed since the end of the Battle of Cairo.

Although the world-destroying flood did not come as promised, the chaos caused by the apocalypse still left the entire human society in a mess.

Especially within the 24 hours of the final declaration, the fighting on the Cairo battlefield was in full swing, but the fighting in various areas outside Cairo was equally intense.

Due to the extreme fear of the end of the world, too many people chose to go crazy in the last moments of their lives, so the largest riot in history affected the entire world. For a time, major cities around the world were filled with disorderly killings and rampant wars.

Especially in those countries where people can carry weapons openly, the roar of gunfire continues day and night, and the atmosphere of the end of the world is rampant.

Therefore, when Apocalypse was destroyed and countries around the world were finally able to free up their hands to restore public order, the population and resources damaged in the riots had reached an alarming level.

If we take into account the millions of troops and countless weapons and equipment that were directly sacrificed at the hands of Apocalypse, the damage suffered by human countries this time is almost no less than that of a large-scale global war.

The outbreak of chaos often only requires a tiny opportunity, but the damage caused by calming the chaos can only be slowly made up over a long period of time.

While countries around the world are quietly licking their wounds, the mutants' actions have just begun.

First, without anyone noticing, the news that the X-Men had destroyed Apocalypse in Cairo and saved human civilization quickly swept the entire world like a hurricane.

Often the more painful the times, the more people need heroes to place their emotions on, so that they can forget the darkness in the real world.

Therefore, the X-Men, who have always been the positive force of mutants, have played this role very well. In addition, the inaction and repeated failures of the human government during the chaotic period not long ago have further deepened the popularity of this heroic image.

Even the mutant group, which was originally feared and hated by everyone, began to show signs of improving their reputation. Gradually, a new concept began to take root in people's hearts with the help of the professor and others.

That is, no matter what contradictions and conflicts existed between humans and mutants in the past, the two have always been brothers of the same clan.

Mutants have proved that when external enemies appear in the world and humans are defeated, they will be the ones who turn the tide at the critical moment.

The widespread spread of new ideas further redeemed the bad image of mutants worldwide. When the situation became increasingly serious, Dr. Hank McCoy, the new UN ambassador, announced a groundbreaking proposal to the world at an international conference: "In three days, the mutant forces centered on the X Academy will officially establish a country overseas."

At that time, a special country composed entirely of mutants will officially appear on the world stage.

This new country is called Krako. They will take over all mutant crimes around the world and welcome all mutants to actively join in without any requirements or conditions.

And in the future, whenever new mutants are born, they will automatically obtain citizenship of Krako, and no other country may persecute them at will.

At the end of the proposal, Dr. Hank also announced two core technologies that are the foundation of the country, 'X gene inhibition drug' and 'X gene activation surgery'.

The former can allow anyone who hates the identity of a mutant to return to the human group. This medicine will become a basic welfare for the citizens of Krako. As long as they apply, everyone can get a free injection, but from then on they will have nothing to do with the country of Krako.

The latter can forcibly activate the X gene in the human body, allowing an ordinary human to evolve into a mutant with various special abilities.

Of course, this technology will not be provided for free. Only those who meet certain requirements and make sufficient contributions to Krako will be qualified to perform this operation.

The two technologies complement each other and will completely break the unbridgeable gap between humans and mutants. Once released, they have caused a sensation around the world.

Putting aside the violent uproar that ensued after the proposal was announced, this ambitious and barely concealed proposal for nation-building was, to everyone's surprise, unanimously endorsed by the five permanent members of the United Nations.

Even the Federation, which had oppressed mutants the most in the past, did not express any opposition at this time.

In fact, any country with a slightly longer-term vision can understand what consequences will be caused once the mutant forces become completely powerful, but after all, this is a different time.

On the one hand, due to the apocalypse, the armed forces of various human countries have suffered a nearly devastating blow. The destruction of nuclear weapons and many heavy weapons has greatly reduced their confidence.

In this situation, it is difficult for humans to continue to maintain an extremely tough attitude in the face of the X-Men who can destroy Apocalypse without any harm.

After all, who can guarantee that the apocalyptic events that happened not long ago will not happen again? Especially when Magneto inadvertently revealed to the world the hundreds of nuclear bombs densely packed on the island of Kiyo, this concern was directly raised to the peak.

On the other hand, the release of the X-Gene Activation Technology also showed the world a new possibility, a possibility that could allow them to have all kinds of powerful powers, even the ability to live forever.

Although Academy X would not hand over this technology, it promised that after the establishment of the country, Krako would provide them with a certain number of activation quotas every year free of charge, and even the types of awakened genes could be designated accordingly. Apart from anything else, Wolverine's self-healing ability alone was enough to drive them all crazy.

In the face of immortality, race? No kidding.

How can this vague and artificial division compare to the real practical interests? As long as they want, they can transform mutants into more advanced new humans in minutes.

The strategy of offering sweet treats in one hand and a big stick in the other is very old-fashioned, but it has always been enduring. In addition, the agreement for mutants to establish a nation was a condition that Hank had negotiated with human countries in advance during the Battle of Cairo.

So when the mutants showed their fangs and demonstrated their own value, this unprecedented proposal to establish a nation naturally became unimpeded.

(End of this chapter)