Chapter 68 Reputation Value Future Choices

"Different, yes. I'm referring to your abilities, which is the biggest difference between you and normal humans. But for people like us, except for a very few of you, the rest of us are very important to us. It doesn't matter. Some of you may be able to fly, but we also have our own aircraft. Some of you can dodge around in a small area, making you omnipotent in a small stadium But, we also have a whole team at our service. Maybe some of you can get through barriers and see layers of protection as nothing. But seriously, if you don't take my stuff, it doesn't matter to me at all."

"However, these abilities of yours have an impact on the ordinary people who depend on them for food. And that's where the root lies."

"Look, we've always been a minority. We need a large base of ordinary people to work for us, not you. If we had to choose, most of us would choose the positions of ordinary people over yours. Position. As for why, it's very simple. Interests, the interests they create are greater than the interests you create. Therefore, the key to your problem is not those of us in power, but those ordinary people."

"Humans are a very narrow-minded race. They have original sin. That's not what I said, it's what the Bible says. And one of the original sins is jealousy. Your differences make ordinary people around you jealous, and that's the point. Needless to say. Like my sister's ability, if I had her ability, maybe I'd be a baseball player now, not a businessman."

"Look, even I'm jealous. What's more, ordinary people, once they think of what you have and they don't have, they will definitely not feel very comfortable. At this time, someone will provoke a little bit. Resentment will inevitably arise."

"Sir, can I ask why?" A young man stood up. "Have we interfered with them? Why are they jealous of us, aren't they unreasonable?"

"Boy, can I ask your name?" Zhou Yi asked, smiling and letting the young man sit down.

"Bobby, I'm Bobby!"

After getting the young man's name, Zhou Yi continued to explain.

"Okay, Bobby. Let me give you an analogy, if you've never been in a hospital because you're a mutant, in fact, Ororo told me, you really don't get sick. But your siblings Not so, they suffer from all sorts of ailments. Do you think they'd be jealous of you?"

"Sir, I don't know. I have a younger brother. Although our relationship is not very good, it should not be this level." Bobby looked troubled, obviously he didn't know his brother's thoughts.

"Then, let's extend this hypothesis a little bit. We need to know that although we have the support of the medical insurance system, we still need a part of the money to be hospitalized. This may not be a problem for a family. But if Is there a comparison?"

"Your brother is not as healthy as you are. When you are alive and kicking, he is still taking medicine and listening to his parents' endless exhortations. Do you think he will be comfortable? Will he not be jealous of you?"

"When your parents respond to your needs when you are healthy, and when you are not very healthy, he keeps nagging and looks like a baby. Do you think he will?"

Looking at Bobby's expression that he didn't know how to answer, Zhou Yi waved his hand and changed the subject.

"Sorry, this may be a bit heavy for you guys, so to put it another way, you are a porter who relies on manual labor to eat, you work more than others because of your health, and you demand from your boss Same thing. When the economy was bad, you were kept after most of the workers were laid off. What do you think they would think?”

"Not everyone will be jealous of me, right?

After all, there are others left. asked Bobby suspiciously. There are obvious holes in such a topic.

"Yes, that's right. But what if your identity is exposed?" Zhou Yi had a weird look on his face, he had already seen the door opened, Ororo, Qingrey and the one he had just taught Logan was standing there. They were also listening to Zhou Yi's lecture.

However, Zhou Yi did not stop, but continued to tell.

"Those workers will put their layoffs on you, even if you don't have one, but trust me, young man. Everyone who's been laid off will think you've taken their place. . Aren't they jealous of you?"

"You, strictly speaking, your ethnic group, your differences have become an excuse for many people who will blame you for their own failures. When this jealousy forms a prejudice, someone else leads the way to us When people protest, think about what it will be like. Yes, it is like this. Most of the parades, demonstrations you see on TV, those very scary things come from here. Said differently."

"Don't look at the clamoring of those politicians, most of them don't even have an impression of you at all. The reason why they are so happy is mainly to win the support of ordinary people at the bottom, which is their political achievements. People are the main reason for your current situation.”

"Be careful, boys and girls. It's the main reason, there's no shortage of hated paranoid guys in the world, and the tragedy caused by mutant powers has the potential to hurt someone deeply, and they're against you purely because Hate. These people are no longer in the scope of what I'm talking about."

"Sir, if that's what you say is what makes us different, then isn't there a solution. We don't want to be like this, these abilities are innate and we can't control them. I don't want to think about it now if I could. This kind of life." A girl stood up and said excitedly. Zhou Yi noticed the girl's appearance. He wrapped himself very tightly. Even when the heating was turned on in the room, he still wore a coat and gloves. Only showing a cute little face. However, this little face was full of sadness.

"Son, there's always a way. But I hope you'll think about your choice after listening to what I've said?"

The girl nodded earnestly, and Zhou Yi could see that she really used her words as a kind of beacon. This made him feel some pressure, and after sorting out his thoughts a little, he continued his topic.

"Before this, I said. You have two questions. One is difference, and the other is reputation. Now let's talk about this reputation. I want to ask, what you know and hear, Who is the most famous mutant?"

"I tell you my answer, it's Professor Charles and a gentleman called Magneto. I know them because I'm an arms dealer, and these two once became the biggest war since World War II. The fuse. And who do you know?"

The students shouted, but what they said was completely unconvincing. In their mouths, the most famous person actually became Xia Ruisi, it was a joke.

Pressing his hand down, Zhou Yi suppressed the voice from the students. Continue to explain.

"I'm sure you all know how unreliable your answers are. Yes, that's it. You don't even know who is famous in your group, let alone ordinary people. And we know some people, but they don't. Will come out on your behalf. This leads to the problem that you don't have a spokesperson. The only one of you who can speak for you is a Mr. Hank McCoy, trust me, most people except some government people Didn't even know he existed. Maybe as an actor in a stuffed toy coat."

"I didn't mean to insult Mr. Hank, I was just telling a truth. But I still want to say sorry to him, because I know the existence of this man, he is a respectable and wise gentleman. And you, there are people Know of your existence? Does anyone know of good or bad things you've done?"

"No one appears in public on your behalf, and your reputation is not protected. Do you know why some politicians use attacks on you as their own achievements? It's very simple. Because no one will go to trouble him because of this, ordinary people. No, we won't. And yourselves, neither will you. Your reputation is trampled, but you don't defend it. Even some mutants use extreme methods. Maybe you look relieved, but what is the actual effect? It's just that ordinary people who pay attention to here look down on you again, which is harmful to your reputation."

"Do you know why I'm talking about this problem. Because there is a solution. Compared with ordinary people, you have the ability to maintain your own reputation."

"It's like Robert Downey Jr., he's been a drug addict for so many years, and he hasn't been re-accepted by the public with a Superman after his successful detoxification. In fact, you can do the same."

"You have the ability to do something to reverse your image problems and improve your reputation. Although your reputation is not good now, you can blame your predecessors for this, they left you a mess. But Not to the point of being out of control.”

"So, what should I do?" It was Ororo who asked, and she was definitely one of the most worried about the future of mutants. It's impossible to understand how difficult their situation is without being in a mutant environment.

"The method is very simple, do it, use your abilities to help people. The reality proves that human beings are willing to accept the existence of those who can help them, just like the black guy who is flying all day over New York, he is not Do you rely on this method to accumulate a little bit of hero fame? You know, I recently participated in a fund-raising event for an orphanage, and what the children asked for the most was no longer candy and toys, but that guy's little doll .I think it might not be as popular as him to make me into a doll. So, here's the problem. He is a guy with super powers like you, why can't you do what he can do?"

"You mean, let's be a superhero? You must be joking." Ororo's face was full of disbelief. But Zhou Yi is very serious.

"Why not? This is the multiple-choice question I gave you. Do you want to be a mutant hidden among ordinary people, living a life of anxiety and trying to cover up your differences. Or do you want to be a person with an extraordinary reputation. A superhero who defends justice, enjoys the cheers and maintenance of people, is proud of his difference, and even makes ordinary people proud of your difference?"

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