Chapter 10: Summer Plans
Listening to Charles's explanation, Aiden also pondered for a while.
Indeed, his telekinetic power was undoubtedly much stronger now than it was five years ago.
But ultimately, he was a Mutant.
Even formidable individuals like Magneto, who could effortlessly dismantle buildings, had been captured by ordinary people on several occasions.
Given the animosity and prejudice ordinary people in this World held against Mutants, if his Mutant identity were exposed, going out alone at his current age would indeed pose a significant risk.
Thinking of this, Aiden dispelled the idea of going out.
At least, until he developed his psionic abilities, he did not plan to leave the school alone.
"Then I'll trouble Professor!" Aiden thanked him sincerely.
"These are minor matters, and a love for learning is a good thing. What's more…"
At this point, Charles's tone shifted, and he chided, "What's more, there are two Professor-level geniuses at this school! If you don't understand anything, you can absolutely ask Hank and me."
Hearing this, Aiden awkwardly scratched his head.
This was not Charles boasting.
Charles was indeed a genius with a very high academic background, having studied at Oxford University and Columbia University, and holding multiple Dr. degrees in genetics, biophysics, psychology, and more.
Calling him a man of vast learning would not be an exaggeration.
As for Hank, his academic qualifications were no less impressive than Charles's, also possessing multiple Dr. degrees.
Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, Danger Room holographic training simulations, Cerebro… a series of advanced technologies far beyond the current era all came from his hands.
With their knowledge, simply teaching Aiden would be more than enough.
Aiden also felt he had been putting the cart before the horse.
Having received Charles's approval, Aiden left and returned to his residence.
"Hey, Aiden, want to play basketball?" As he walked into the dormitory, a fair-skinned boy with some freckles on his cheeks asked Aiden.
"Billy, you know, I prefer reading quietly alone over sports," Aiden said with a helpless smile.
Billy was a boy from the adjacent dormitory, also a Mutant, with the ability to teleport.
However, due to his young age, the distance he could teleport was only about ten meters.
His appearance here clearly indicated he had come to visit.
"You're really boring," the boy named Billy grumbled, then looked at another boy sitting on another bed, also holding a book.
"And Danny, you too. You two should really get together."
As soon as he finished speaking, as if fearing their reaction, his figure flashed and he disappeared, a typical case of psychological victory.
Aiden naturally didn't care, and as for Danny, he likewise paid no mind.
"You're back. So, did Professor agree to your request?" Seeing Billy leave, Danny eagerly asked.
Danny had now grown into a handsome young man.
However, he wasn't as tall as Aiden, and his physique appeared somewhat slender.
Hearing this, Aiden shook his head and said, "No, Professor did not agree to let me leave."
Upon hearing Aiden say this, Danny frowned and said, "Then won't you have no books to read in the future?"
"Regarding that, I forgot to tell you, Professor has already promised that he will purchase a batch of new books, so we won't lack books to read in the future."
"Moreover, Professor also said that if we don't understand anything in the future, we can ask him and Teacher Hank," Aiden informed Danny of what Charles had said earlier.
"Is that so? That's pretty good then," Danny nodded.
Seeing Danny's not-so-surprised expression, Aiden raised an eyebrow.
"Why do you seem not too surprised?"
"There's nothing to be surprised about. Actually, if you hadn't said these things, I was also planning to ask my dad for help," Danny said with a smile.
Hearing this, Aiden raised his hand towards Danny.
"Good brother, you're loyal!"
Seeing this, Danny also grinned, raised his hand, and bumped fists with Aiden.
Their friendship had clearly become that of best friends over these five years.
Perhaps it was because of the U.S.'s national character; students who preferred quiet and loved to study often didn't fit in with those who were lively and active.
To put it nicely, they were bookworms; to put it bluntly, they were "freaks."
Because Aiden was a transmigrator, although he looked only in his teens, his psychological age had long been adult, so he naturally wouldn't play with a bunch of little kids.
Instead of wasting that time, it was more valuable to read more books and learn more knowledge.
This behavior led to him being less sociable and ostracized by other children.
Of course, Aiden naturally wouldn't care about such things.
As for Danny, he might have been influenced by his family, or perhaps his personality was naturally like that.
Coupled with his love for reading, he was naturally also ostracized by other children.
And as Aiden, whose personality and hobbies were quite similar, the two naturally got along well and became good friends who talked about everything.
"By the way, how's your ability training coming along?" After their high-five, Aiden casually asked.
"I still can't figure out what it's for," Danny said with a wry smile, extending his palm as he spoke.
Immediately, a pale golden, translucent sphere the size of a washbasin appeared out of thin air around him.
But this phenomenon only lasted for a moment, and the pale golden sphere disappeared again.
Compared to six months ago, the diameter of this sphere had increased by more than ten times, but alas, Danny still couldn't understand what his ability was for.
"See? It's just like this," Danny shrugged helplessly.
"Perhaps you're still too young now. Maybe when you're older, it will be easier to control," Aiden said, rubbing his chin.
"Perhaps. Actually, I don't really care what my ability is. Coming here was just to learn to control it, to prevent any accidents," Danny waved his hand.
It was evident that Danny genuinely didn't care much about whether his ability was strong or not.
"Don't talk about me, what about you?"
"Not bad, my telekinesis has also strengthened a lot, and I'm planning to develop it in another direction," Aiden said.
As he spoke, he extended his hand and pointed it at Danny.
The next moment, Danny slowly floated up without any external assistance.
"Wow, this is so cool!" Danny excitedly waved his arms and legs in mid-air.
At this moment, his childlike side was revealed.
Watching Danny's excited expression, Aiden also smiled slightly.
He controlled Danny to float for more than ten minutes before slowly lowering him.
During this time, he felt no discomfort.
He was now a far cry from his former self; his telekinetic power was many times stronger than before.