Chapter 94 Tombstone

   That was a strange touch.

   There is no temperature and frictional texture of skin contacting objects, but it does exist. Bucky can even clearly control the flexion and extension of each finger.

  He looked at this metal arm that was connected to the shoulder and was close to the clavicle. The whole body was bright silver but slightly had a grayish luster texture. He turned the wrist and joints from side to side curiously and excitedly, and scrutinized it carefully.

  The surface layer of the metal arm is a few armor-shaped shells made of the whole body. The lines have radians similar to muscles without losing the coldness of machinery.

  The joints of the fingers are tightly riveted, and all the joints are covered and spliced ​​with delicate fish scale shapes. The whole is full of the beauty of mechanical creation.

   "It is still relatively difficult to build Adamantium metal on detailed and complex components. Cold weapons with simple shapes are the easiest. The mechanical skills of this arm are still relatively simple, and there is no special ability. It can be upgraded when there is a chance in the future."

  James looked relaxedly at Bucky, who was obsessed with stroking Edman's metal arm with his right hand. In addition to the surface arm shell and main structure, more complex internal parts are made of vibrating metal that is easier to shape.

  As the basic purpose is to meet the normal arm movement and use of mechanical prosthetics, it is already considered the most cutting-edge creation in the current technical field.

   "Dr. Zola will carefully check the efficiency of the neural link for you later, and will also tell you the precautions for use. This arm was completed by many mechanical engineering experts led by him, and it has opened up a new situation in mechanical prosthetics."

  Bucky took his attention away from his new arm for a long time, and said to James falteringly: "Thank you, Mr. Howlett, me."

  James waved his hand, indicating that Bucky hadn't finished speaking.

   "During the operation and coma, according to the statistics of the nurses and researchers, you called Steve's name 113 times in total, and several times the names of ladies such as Celine, Juliana, and Betty."

James curled his mouth slightly, shook a piece of paper in his hand, and seemed to be looking at it seriously. Bucky, who was still sitting on the bed, blushed suddenly, and covered his face with his hands helplessly, one side was cold and the other side was warm. .

   "I don't know any of these ladies, so I can't help you, but Steve should soon—"

   Poof!

   Asazo appeared in a flash. Next to him was Steve Rogers, dressed in the uniform of the US military, with blond hair and blue eyes. He walked forward with a smile, and hammered Bucky's metal arm.

   "Teacher, thank you, Bucky didn't expect to be able to restore his broken arm with you."

  Steve sincerely thanked James for his teacher’s care for him and his mother, for his cultivation and shelter, and even his best brother has received such great help here.

   "It's okay, Barnes and I were talking about you, and he yelled—"

   "Mr. Howlett! I don't know how to thank you enough! You taught me those amazing skills and this arm"

  Bucky hurriedly interrupted James, ignored Steve's suspicious eyes, and changed the subject.

Azazuo was amazed at the side, and the sharp and hard tip of the tail slammed on Edman's metal arm, and said with a smile: "This thing is not easy to make, dad, it is better than Boy Steve's shield." My dagger is much more difficult."

It was only then that Bucky realized that the meaning of the unfamiliar word Edman metal, Steve's shield material made the entire Strategic Science Corps envious, and he wanted to use it for research many times, but he was always blocked. .

No matter it is any gun or Hydra's energy weapon, it cannot cause the shield to cause even the slightest scratch, and it has a super force-relieving and shock-absorbing effect. Relying on this shield, Steve is on the battlefield Pushing all the way, it's like entering no one's land.

  Baki didn't know what to say now, how could he be qualified to own such precious and unusual materials and technology.

"Barnes also did me a favor. These children of the wolf pack have been a little too closed for many years. If it weren't for him, these little wolf cubs would not realize the meaning of the trial so quickly. Okay, you two Let's talk."

  James said a few words easily, and got up to leave, but Steve laughed exaggeratedly and came up.

   "Teacher, are you thirsty? Would you like some tea? Have a cup of tea before leaving!"

  Steve Rogers looked embarrassed, but looked at James expectantly. Bucky tilted his head and looked at Faxiao strangely, not knowing what the inexplicable greeting meant.

  Asazo on the side puffed up a puff of black smoke, teleported to James' chair, and looked at Steve and Bucky with a playful expression.

   "Alright, you can have a cup of tea before leaving."

  James pondered for a moment, then nodded with a light smile. When Steve heard this, he didn't care about being happy, and hurriedly turned around and sent Bucky up from the bed.

   It just so happens that this underground space is used as a laboratory, and there are some guys who drink black tea between Dr. Erskine's daily breaks.

   "Hurry up, Bucky! There's a teapot over there, let me see, well, there just happens to be another pot, go! Bring the teacher a cup of tea."

  Steve hurriedly arranged without Bucky's doubts and explanations, and poured a cup of black tea in a hurry. He thought for a while that it was different from the tea set he used at that time, and he didn't know if it was feasible, so he pushed Bucky to hurry over.

  Baki carefully held the bottom of the cup with his right hand. The metal arm of his left hand hadn’t adapted yet, and he got up just now and the metal bed board creaked and deformed.

  He really didn't understand what Steve made up for, so he handed over the teacup bravely: "Mr. Howlett, you—"

Boom, Steve lightly picked Bucky's right knee, the latter staggered, one knee touched the ground, and almost dropped the cup, Bucky hurriedly stabilized the teacup, turning his head angrily to look at the increasingly weird Shi tif.

   "Teacher to drink tea"

  Steve said softly, mouth exaggerated, eyes blinking constantly.

  Bucky finally figured it out, and somewhat understood this move with special meaning.

  He didn't get up, but stood on one knee on the ground, holding a teacup, staring at Mr. Howlett, who looked as young as himself, but was very majestic.

   "Think about it. After toasting this cup of tea, you will have the same relationship as Steve and me." James said carefully, but said very seriously.

  Bucky lowered his head deeply, raised the teacup in his hand above his head, and his brand-new Adamantium alloy arm shone slightly under the light. He spoke solemnly and paused every word.

   "Teacher to drink tea."

  The corners of James’ mouth curled up slightly, and he nodded, took the ear of the teacup, which was more like a coffee mug, and lightly dipped the still warm black tea in his mouth, which meant it.

   "Get up, find a chance to make it up formally later."

  Steve Rogers smiled and looked at Bucky who stood up, and nodded slightly.

   "You need to adapt to the strength of the metal arm. If you have any questions, go to Zola. Also, since you have stood at the end of the wolf pack trial, what do you think about the position of the wolf pack?"

  Bucky took a deep breath, as if mustering up his courage, and asked what he had been thinking all along.

   "Teacher, I, I don't understand what you are after, and I am also very confused about what I want to do and what kind of person I want to be, me"

"Yes, I know."

  James put his right hand on the research table next to him, and subconsciously rubbed a book that was often held in his hand, which was tanned into a cover with an unknown high-quality leather. His eyes suddenly became sharp.

   "I once told Eric that Bucky also met him, a young man who watched the trial on the snow peak that day." He added casually and continued.

"Accepting ourselves and accepting our own strength is our first step. We people are different from most human beings in the sense of physiology and life essence. Whether it is congenital, acquired, active or passive, our existence, It's a contradiction in itself."

   "There will be forces of fear, fear, and hatred, and there will be forces such as greed and jealousy. No matter what we do right or wrong, these disputes and conflicts cannot be avoided."

   Listening to what James said, Steve Rogers remembered that he had been asked by the country and the military to cooperate with research for a period of time after the end of the war, trying to reproduce the super soldier serum as soon as possible.

  The demand for serum power is the same as the rapid expansion of nuclear weapons manufacturing research today. It is the pursuit of national interests and security, and it is also the personal desires of big figures who live in the superstructure of power and material.

  Perfect physical condition, superhuman strength, and a lifespan that is close to the limit of human physiology. How many powerful and ambitious people would reject such a magical tube of serum.

  “I’m not Adolf Hitler, and I’m not interested in racial superiority and genocide. For me, power is more or less, and it doesn’t mean much. I just live with a sense of crisis.”

   "A sense of crisis?"

  Bucky looked very surprised. This was the last thing he expected to say from Mr. Howlett's mouth. Steve was also a little puzzled, and only Asazzo thought about it.

"Yes, for some reason, I know that in the not-too-distant future, all of us, and even all life on this planet, will have to face some crises that even I cannot escape and stop. Until today, I There is no guarantee that they will survive safely.”

   "So, accumulate strength, continue to grow yourself, and have people around you who agree, support, and follow me, and one day you can truly determine your own destiny."

   "In this process, whether it is grabbing power, plundering resources, or even obliterating those who hinder me, I will not hesitate."

  James looked at the three silent people silently, and the vast life, the scene of ashes and ashes appeared in his mind, and the last memory of the world in his previous life that he least wanted to recall but often appeared.

   It was a cross made of Kusou's wood, and it was inserted obliquely in an extremely simple tomb piled up in wasteland and rocks.

   An X-shaped, forlorn tombstone.

  (end of this chapter)