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Above the endless wilderness, the scorching sun hung high.
Kevin, wearing a sun-protective shirt he took from his backpack and sunglasses, walked across the wilderness.
Because the sun in the wilderness was too hot, Kevin was dressed like an Arab walking in the desert.
The only difference was that he had no camel by his side.
After walking for some time, Kevin stopped and sat down beside a large rock, enjoying the coolness beneath it while taking out his water bottle and pouring warm water into his stomach.
Looking at the boundless wilderness ahead, and then at the same wilderness behind him, Kevin for a moment felt like he was lost because he couldn't find his bearings at all.
"I say... Skill Tree, let's make a deal. Next time you send me on a job transfer mission, can you teleport me to a populated place? Wasn't the teleportation to Xandar last time pretty good? Why did you send me to such a desolate place this time?"
Having walked for a day and a night without seeing a soul, Kevin finally couldn't help but start talking to himself.
Only then did he realize that he was not someone who could endure loneliness.
He couldn't stand it after a day without seeing people, or connecting to the internet, or communicating with anyone.
The most important thing was that there was no water within a dozen kilometers, and Kevin couldn't even sense much water underground, even hundreds of meters deep.
If it weren't for the Skill Tree's mission prompt telling Kevin what kind of world this was, Kevin would probably have thought that no one existed in this world at all.
"Job Transfer Objective: Touch the Phoenix Force."
This was the prerequisite for Kevin to obtain his second profession.
Touch the Phoenix Force.
Generally, when hearing about something like the Phoenix Force, one would usually associate it with worlds of immortal heroes or fantasy.
But according to Kevin's previous speculation, the Skill Tree would only teleport Kevin to worlds similar to the Black Robe Worldview, which are worlds with 'Superheroes,' so that range was suddenly narrowed down considerably.
Possessing the Phoenix Force and also Superheroes.
Evidently, this world is the world of X-Men, it's just unknown which era it is currently in.
Kevin had tried to connect to the internet with his phone before this, but in this boundless wasteland, his phone had no signal and couldn't connect.
Kevin didn't bring the devices that could connect to satellites overhead because he found the equipment too cumbersome.
Now it's good, after walking for a day, he hasn't seen a single person, Kevin even feels like he might be lost and walking in circles, otherwise how could he not have seen anyone yet?
"By the way, X-Men is also a Marvel World, right? The fact that I can't use dimensional magic, isn't that... not magical at all?"
X-Men is also a member of the Marvel Universe.
In the comic universe, the X-Men and the Avengers are in the same world, and therefore, logically speaking, Kevin should also be able to use the dimensional magic he learned from the Marvel World in this world.
But the truth is, Kevin can't even conjure a spark of a portal here.
It's unclear if it's because the X-Men world hasn't been officially declared to have returned to Marvel, or if Kevin is indeed too weak to use magic without the Reality Stone.
Kevin thinks it might be the latter.
After all, in "Doctor Strange 2," which netizens jokingly call 'Wanda's Search for Her Children,' an elderly Professor X made an appearance.
Speaking of the movie universe, the X-Men are already considered to have returned to Marvel.
Of course, it's also possible that there's something wrong with this X-Men world, or Kevin guessed wrong, and this isn't the X-Men world at all, and the Phoenix Force mentioned by the Skill Tree might be something else.
"Forget it, let's keep going... I now regret turning the Reality Stone into skill points so early..."
Kevin muttered as he continued on his way.
If this were still the Marvel World, Kevin's Reality Stone might still be usable.
At that time, he could create a spaceship or other means of transportation, saving Kevin the trouble of traveling in the most primitive way here.
Because he was unsure of the direction, Kevin didn't dare to run fast across the wilderness and expend his stamina, otherwise, at his speed, it wouldn't take long to leave the wilderness.
Whoosh—
Kevin was muttering to himself as he walked, when he suddenly heard the sound of a train whistle from far away.
This sound instantly made the somewhat drowsy Kevin alert; he suddenly looked in the direction of the train sound, and although he didn't see the train, Kevin was sure it wasn't his imagination.
Because he saw utility poles.
Utility poles standing sparsely across the wilderness.
The presence of utility poles means this world has entered the electrical age, and coupled with the earlier train sound, it can be confirmed that there are indeed people in this world, and technology should have developed to a certain extent.
It's just unknown what era it is.
After all, the X-Men worldview spans a very long period, from 1845 when Wolverine first awakened his mutant abilities, to 2029, which is considered the end of the X-Men movie universe.
The entire 184 years can be considered within the X-Men world's storyline.
If Kevin traveled to the 1840s, he wouldn't be able to immediately obtain the Phoenix Force.
The host of the Phoenix Force is Jean Grey; at that time, Jean's great-grandfather was probably still a little kid in open-crotch pants, Jean wasn't even a shadow, let alone the Phoenix Force residing within Jean.
"No matter what, the Skill Tree can't be that absurd..."
Kevin mumbled, walking towards the direction from which the train sound came.
Based on his experience from the first mission world, Kevin guessed that the Skill Tree should send Kevin to the place where it's easiest to come into contact with the Phoenix Force.
Even if it doesn't teleport him right next to the Phoenix Force, it should at least teleport him to the era where the Phoenix Force exists.
But no matter which it is, Kevin must first make contact with humans.
Perhaps Kevin's luck truly turned; as he walked in the direction of the train sound, although he didn't see a train, he saw a convoy driving in the distance.
It was a convoy made up of black jeeps and modified vehicles, some of which were equipped with weapons like machine guns.
Noticing this convoy and the weapons it carried, Kevin's heart settled.
From what he saw, he could tell that this was at least modern society, so he didn't have to worry about not seeing Jean Grey or not finding the Phoenix Force.
"There's a convoy, there's a road; following this road, I should be able to find people..."
Standing in the distance, watching the black convoy leave, Kevin looked in the direction from which the convoy had come.
He had no intention of stopping that black convoy.
Just by looking at their equipment, he knew they were not to be trifled with; perhaps they were private enforcers for some gang or large corporation in this world.
Kevin wasn't afraid of them, but there was no need to stir up trouble.
They didn't see Kevin over here, nor did they intend to cause trouble, so Kevin saw no need to go looking for it either.
The urgent task was to find a populated city, figure out the current era, and then go find the school founded by Professor X to look for Jean Grey...
Wait, speaking of which, how does one 'touch' the Phoenix Force?
Would shaking hands with Jean Grey work?
Suddenly, Kevin realized this very serious problem.
If he rashly ran to her school and shook hands with Jean Grey, wouldn't he be beaten to death by those X-Men?
...
Knowing there was a populated area, Kevin no longer chose to conserve his energy.
Having had enough of the wilderness, once he knew where people were, he immediately ran at full speed towards the populated town.
Although Kevin's speed on land wasn't as fast as in water, his top speed was still a thousand kilometers per hour.
This was already very close to the speed of sound.
Even if Kevin didn't run at full speed, he could still manage six or seven hundred kilometers per hour.
At this speed, Kevin quickly found the nearest town in no time.
Upon seeing the town and connecting to the internet, the device Kevin got from Rocket finally came in handy.
He first randomly found a convenience store in town, threw the owner a gold coin to gain computer access, and then used Rocket's device to connect to the internet and create his identity in this world.
For Rocket's alien technology, invading networks and forging identities was a piece of cake; it didn't even take three minutes for Kevin to successfully obtain a legal identity in this world.
At the same time, he also got himself an unregistered bank card and put a small amount of money into it.
Only after doing all this did Kevin truly begin to investigate this world.
First, the current era.
The current year is 2029.
Kevin: "?"
Wait... 2029!?
Upon learning the current year, the relaxed expression on Kevin's face instantly vanished.
He remembered that it was just mentioned that the X-Men movie universe officially ended in 2029.
In this era, mutants were almost extinct, and the X-Men were completely wiped out due to Professor X's Alzheimer's disease acting up.
Only Wolverine, Logan, remained, fleeing with Professor X.
Logan originally wanted to find a safe place with Professor X to live out their remaining lives peacefully, but trouble unexpectedly followed.
A woman brought a girl named Laura Kinney to them, and that girl, Laura, was a new mutant, codenamed X-23, and from a genetic standpoint, she was Logan's daughter.
This led to an organization called Alkali Genetic Company, and Logan consequently had to confront this organization.
And in the process, Logan lost his last good friend, the mutant Caliban, and also lost Professor X.
In the end, he himself sacrificed his life in the battle against Alkali-Transigen.
He passed away with Laura by his side.
This is the entire content of the movie "Logan," also known as "Wolverine 3."
To be honest, this film was a Marvel movie that Kevin dared not watch again after seeing it once.
But unexpectedly, he still remembered the plot vividly.
After organizing the plot of "Wolverine 3," Kevin sat on the steps with his phone, his mood heavy, and continued to check the news.
He wanted to find evidence that this was not the world of "Wolverine 3," but the more he searched, the more evidence Kevin found that proved this was indeed the world of "Wolverine 3."
No new mutants born for 25 consecutive years.
A large number of civilians and several X-Men died a year ago.
Xavier's School was banned by the government, and Professor X's family property became government property...
Countless news reports all proved that this was indeed the world of "Wolverine 3."
"As expected..."
Having confirmed the current world, Kevin exhaled and began to organize the plot of this movie, trying to find a way to touch the Phoenix Force.
But during his organization, Kevin suddenly stood up abruptly again.
"Oh no... those convoys just now!!"
Recalling the movie's plot, he suddenly remembered that at the beginning of the movie, when Wolverine met Laura and brought her to his residence, Alkali-Transigen did send a security team to capture Laura.
In other words, if nothing unexpected happened, the convoy Kevin just saw was the convoy sent by Alkali-Transigen to capture Laura!
He missed the best opportunity to meet Wolverine!
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