When they arrived on the playground, the students were surprised; this new Professor seemed unusual.
But they were all Mutants, used to bizarre abilities, so after the surprise Pyro began to question again.
"Is this really your ability?"
"What can you teach us?"
He then gave the girls a provocative glance, as if saying the people they like aren't that great either.
But none of the female students looked at him; they all stared at Fang Yuan.
Skill failed to hit.
"Of course it's more than that. My teaching will be adjusted according to each of your abilities," Fang Yuan asked knowingly, "John, what's your power?"
Pyro John smirked, took out his pocket lighter and lit it, then spread his palm toward an empty spot; the tiny flame on the lighter instantly expanded to a two‑meter‑wide blaze, drying the dew on the grass.
Maintaining the flame, John lifted his chin at Fang Yuan, pride spilling from his eyes.
To show off, Pyro exerted great effort and was very satisfied with his result.
"I can control all fire. What can you teach me?"
Pyro's tone sounded as if he were the supreme, invincible Flame Emperor—extremely arrogant.
A pleasant smile appeared on Fang Yuan's face; he said nothing, just raised his right index finger.
In the next second, all the fire in John's hands surged toward Fang Yuan's finger. He was shocked, scrambling to regain control, but his normally unstoppable fire‑control suddenly proved useless.
Soon John's massive blaze was reduced by Fang Yuan to tiny flames.
"Manipulating fire isn't just turning flames into small sparks," Fang Yuan teased, "and yours isn't even big."
He flung his palm open; the tiny flames instantly multiplied countless times. Fang Yuan tossed the fire, instantly enveloping everyone. Each student felt the scorching heat, and even Pyro himself was stunned.
Fang Yuan's move dwarfed John's fireball by far.
But that wasn't all.
"Fire‑control can expand the burning area, but it can also perform delicate tasks."
With a light tap of his finger, the fire surrounding the crowd vanished in an instant, leaving only a single fire line that swiftly coiled around Pyro, binding him tightly.
Pyro was a little stunned; he'd always used fire to burn, never imagining such precise control.
Seeing Pyro unable to retort, Fang Yuan gave a faint smile.
"Want to learn? I'll teach you."
Pyro John looked up sharply, delighted, and asked Fang Yuan, "Really? Can I do that too?"
Fang Yuan nodded, "Of course."
"Great!" So Pyro decisively switched sides, "Fang Yuan… Professor!"
John, who admires strength, immediately pledged allegiance after Fang Yuan displayed abilities beyond his imagination.
Ice Man Bobby gritted his teeth; he always knew John was unreliable.
Meanwhile Fang Yuan changed his target.
"Bobby, what's your ability?" he asked directly.
Although he'd just started his post, Fang Yuan already enjoyed the feeling of being a teacher.
Especially after calling someone out and seeing the student tremble.
It was incredibly satisfying.
"Um… freezing, Professor Fang Yuan." Ice Man replied quickly.
He's actually a well‑behaved student, so after Fang Yuan showed his power, Bobby immediately pledged.
But Fang Yuan had no intention of letting him off that easily.
"Freezing, huh? Nice ability." He nodded approvingly, then launched a soul‑probing question—
"How large is the maximum area you can freeze?"
Bobby was a bit stunned: "Um, I've never tried."
"Then how low can you drop the ambient temperature?"
"Huh? Lower the ambient temperature?" Bobby was taken aback. There's such a play?
Fang Yuan shook his head, impatient with Bobby's imagination: "Like this."
He shifted his mind, activated the Laufey Template, and the temperature around the playground plummeted in an instant; soon even Pyro's eyebrows were frosted.
Seeing the female students shivering and hugging their arms, Fang Yuan promptly cancelled the ability.
"I… can I do that too?" Bobby asked earnestly.
Usually he only emitted cold air and created ice blocks, never thinking he could affect the climate.
That's something only Professor Ororo could achieve.
Fang Yuan repeated his line: "I can teach you."
Both Ice Man and Pyro were won over by Fang Yuan, and the other students raised no objections.
This cemented Fang's position as Teacher Fang.
He was happy, because these students would contribute many new abilities for him.
Although the class isn't large, there are quite a few named characters.
Besides Ice‑Fire Duality, Rogue, Shadowcat, and Colossus—famous X-Men members—are present.
Other students have decent powers too, like a boy who can walk on water and another who can move at high speed.
But for Fang Yuan right now, they're of little help.
Nevertheless, as a teacher, a single sheep is fine, a flock is fine; Fang treats everyone equally and offers good advice to anyone who wants to survive.
Before formal lessons begin, Fang Yuan still has a necessary step to go through.
He handed out a stack of invitation letters to Pyro John and Ice Man Bobby, asking them to distribute them to their classmates.
"I come from Vought Corporation, and if you want to learn from me, you'll have to join us," Fang Yuan said, pointing at the invitations. "Sign your name on the top, and you can start the course."
Students are easy to fool, so when Fang Yuan said that, they all grabbed pens and wrote their names on the invitations, just like freshmen in his past life being coaxed by seniors into getting a campus card.
Immediately, Fang Yuan's company dashboard began scrolling with messages.
[Congratulations to the company for signing A+ level employee: Anna Mary.]
[Congratulations to the company for signing B- level employee: Kitty Pride.]
[Congratulations to the company for signing A level employee: Bobby Drake.]
[Congratulations to the company for signing B level employee: John Aldaes.]
[Congratulations to the company for signing A- level employee: Piotrasputin.]
[Congratulations to the company for signing B level employee: Li Qianhuan.]
...Piotrasputin is actually Colossus, not the one from Deadpool; his ability is to transform his body into a metal similar to steel, but with a hardness far exceeding steel.
Of course, this ability, like Wolverine's, was also taken by Magneto.
Li Qianhuan is a Chinese‑American little girl, one of the few Chinese‑American Superheroes in Marvel, whose power is to create energy balls of various colors and control their explosions.
She appears in X-Men 1, 2 and Days of Future Past, but only as a background filler, with different actresses each time.
Compared to other Chinese characters in Marvel, Li Qianhuan's cameo actors are minor but not off‑putting, which is already a win.
Just look at the $200 million Shang-Chi movie, where the protagonists despise dogs and hate each other… Thinking of that, Fang Yuan wants to return to the Marvel Universe and give Shang-Chi a good beating.
Besides them, there are many other super‑powered kids, but none with distinct traits—low‑budget versions of Banshee, low‑budget A-Train, etc. Fang Yuan takes them all, and how far they develop depends on themselves.
What surprised Fang Yuan was that Ice Man's employee rating was even lower than Rogue's—wasn't that supposed to be omega?
But then he thought, in the movie version Ice Man's ability, if you ignore the comics, would probably be a Level‑2 Mutant; getting an A rating is likely thanks to comic‑book fame.
Rogue's ability, though often just background in the plot, has never been weak—she almost sucked Wolverine to death shortly after awakening, but the film's protagonist isn't her, so it never showed.
In Days of Future Past, a Sentinel captured Rogue; clearly the later Sentinel's power‑copying ability likely stems from research on Rogue.
So for Fang Yuan, it's obvious who should get the C‑position slot in this World.
Of course, abilities have focus; when he becomes a Professor, Fang Yuan is still diligent.
After all, being an employee triggers the "Peach and Plum Everywhere" aura reward feedback.
He quickly analyzes each student's most pressing improvement points and provides effective development plans.
All of this was silently observed by Professor X, who saw that Fang Yuan was truly teaching the students and felt a bit reassured.
But soon his heart lifted again, because Sebastian Shaw was about to make a move.
He turned on the TV in the room, and indeed a news channel was live‑streaming a speech, with the main speaker being the recently popular Senator Kelly.
Now Senator Kelly is riding high; perhaps he originally proposed registering all Mutants simply because he disliked them, but after gaining so much attention, his motives are no longer that simple.
As one of the nation's high‑level officials, Senator Kelly knows that loud public demand doesn't guarantee the final outcome, since there will always be people who stand up against it.
It isn't about stance; the reasons for opposition vary—political rivals, jealous peers—so leveraging this hype for personal gain is the most practical.
Senator Kelly even thinks the longer the battle drags on, the better, giving him more chances to expand influence and reap benefits.
He's seen this trope countless times; there are many congresspeople who act like that, claiming to champion human rights and various groups—are they really for the people?
Perhaps while advocating, they've already set up companies that profit from those groups.
Senator Kelly is no different; a politician needs a personal brand to attract supporters, and supporters bring capital that wants to align—this is the game of Congress.
Only, Senator Kelly forgets that his target isn't the vocal special interest groups, but the Mutants who possess extraordinary abilities.
"Boom!"
While he was passionately delivering his speech on stage, the venue suddenly exploded, accompanied by a loud shout—
"Mutants Never Register!"
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