Time was always fleeting, especially when one was busy with something important. The speed of time passing was always beyond one's imagination. In the blink of an eye, the smart people's preparations had reached the final step.
As the alien technology brought back by Saber was decrypted one by one, coupled with the technology sharing by the Wakanians, the technological level of the civilization on the isolated island improved rapidly. As the most direct manifestation of the improvement of technology, in the Utopian world, the research and development of many new technologies had gone from theory to practice.
For example, at this time in Tony's giant laboratory, Barry and Parker built a super-large thinking matrix bit by bit.
It looked like a complicated metal maze, composed of thousands of pieces of supercomputing chips that could be separated and reassembled. These chips were placed together according to special modules, forming the brain of the super artificial intelligence that was about to be born.
They called this technological life "UItron", which meant the new era of mechanical life. Of course, we could just call it "Ultron".
Dr. Banner wore special goggles and used a miniature laser pointer to engrave special circuit groups on the mechanical chips. Using this method to achieve the shackles of physical thinking and calculation sounded incredible, but in fact, even the original and most classic "Three Laws of Robotics" were engraved in the thinking of every intelligent robot through physical means.
Physical encryption was always the safest way to deal with these mechanical thinking life. So far, no mechanical life had been able to break through this restriction engraved in their "bones". As a super-large artificial intelligence that was about to manage one-third of the new world, its thinking shackles were 120 times that of ordinary artificial intelligence and 10 times that of advanced artificial intelligence like J.A.R.V.I.S.
Parker, Barry, Banner, Tony, and Dr. Pim, the five smartest people in the world, racked their brains to integrate their amazing wisdom together. For this unborn mechanical life, they formulated an unimaginably complex internal rule to restrain it and prevent it from falling into the tendency of self-destruction and destruction.
This was necessary because giving mechanical life true intelligence had always been a very risky thing. Without the guidance of a soul, no one knew what they would eventually develop into.
Even the current most advanced artificial intelligence, Mr. Jarvis, would receive a "psychological" evaluation from Tony himself once a month. Once a problem was found, Tony would immediately start to modify Jarvis' computing program.
While his companions were busy working, Tony walked into Professor Charles' office with a mustache. He had entered the second phase of psychological counseling.
Tony sat opposite Professor Charles. After not seeing him for a few days, the professor's spirit looked a little worse. This was normal. As one of the remaining major forces in the human world, the overall defense of the Mutant Kingdom, Utopia, was almost single-handedly handled by Charles. Conducting a spiritual scan of the entire country every day was also a very difficult task for the professor.
However, with the Spirit Gem in hand, he only needed to rest for a few days to fully recover his energy.
"Mr. Tony, you look well."
The professor smiled gently at Tony. "It seems that Walter and my efforts have paid off. Will the nightmare still appear in your mind?"
"Ugh, I haven't heard that damn sound for a week."
Tony put his arms on the table and said sincerely to the professor, "I'm very grateful for your help and the little witch's help. In fact, I think I can be discharged from the hospital."
He made a joke. After the two of them talked about other things for a while, Tony coughed softly and turned to the main topic.
He looked at the yellow gem inlaid cane in the professor's hand and said in a low voice,
"Satisfy my curiosity, professor. This Spirit Gem, other than being able to support a super-large energy shield, reflect any mind control magic, and greatly strengthen your mind power, does it have any other uses?"
Facing this question, the professor first drank a cup of hot tea before slowly saying,
"In fact, holding onto the Soul Gem is a difficult task, Tony. Although this gem isn't as stubborn as the Soul Gem, it will use its own thoughts to influence my thinking. For example, I often see some blurry images in my meditation. Sometimes, these images will eventually become reality. Sometimes, it's as if it's deliberately tricking my thinking. I feel that this is the price for holding onto it."
He sighed.
"I have to be very firm in my heart to not be affected by it. To be honest, it's very difficult."
"For example?"
Tony asked curiously. The professor glanced at him and narrowed his eyes.
"For example, I vaguely saw you and your friends doing something very dangerous last night. Furthermore, it's related to the Spirit Gem. Tony … tell me your motive."
Tony was a little embarrassed when his inner thoughts were directly exposed, but he quickly adjusted his mood. He didn't immediately answer the professor's question. Instead, he turned his gaze to the black, white, and yellow Scottish Fold lying on the professor's lap.
The cat seemed to sense Tony's gaze. It lazily wagged its tail and covered its face. It lay in its owner's arms and purred as if it was yearning for comfort.
"Mr. Motti, how long are you going to hide?"
Tony suddenly said. Motti was the name of the professor's cat. The cat was very old. It had moved to Utopia from the Old World with the professor, and in this new world, it seemed to have a new vitality.
However, in the face of Tony's call, the sleeping cat didn't seem to understand him at all. This made Tony widen his eyes.
"Do you want me to expose the fact that you secretly used my account to buy top-grade cat food for you and your girlfriend?"
"Meow!"
Mr. Motti jumped up from the professor's lap and pounced nimbly at Tony, but the latter easily caught it in his hand. A bright red mechanical glove spread out on Tony's arm in the form of liquid and easily caught the cat that was obviously problematic.
This matter made the professor's expression change. He was a truly smart person. Although he might not have paid too much attention to his beloved pet out of habit, after Tony exposed the matter, he immediately understood the seriousness of the matter.
"Motti! Can you understand us? "
The professor gestured for Tony to put the old cat on the table. He looked at his cat sternly. The latter's gaze was a little evasive, but in the end, it squatted on the table and licked its paws while nodding reluctantly.
"When did it start?"
The professor asked again. The old cat meowed, and Tony answered for it, "Anyway, on the first day of my treatment, I found this cat strange. Professor, you might not have noticed it, but this cat has been in contact with your gemstone for too long. The gemstone has given it intelligence! True intelligence! "
"This … this is simply unimaginable!"
The professor looked down at his yellow gemstone cane again and whispered, "I can't believe I was so careless. It seems that I can't directly hold the gemstone like this in the future. If it can give intelligence on a large scale, then … it's likely to be a disaster."
"Don't worry, professor!"
Tony hurriedly said, "This kind of thing doesn't happen often. Other than Mr. Motti, no other wild animal can lie on the Soul Gemstone and sleep every day like this. This time, I'm here to ask you for another favor. It's about the new use of the Soul Gemstone."
"I plan to use it for an experiment!"
Tony pressed a few times on his wrist, and a small projection appeared in front of the professor. It was all the information about Project Ultron. "This is a large-scale artificial intelligence that Fury commissioned me to create. It's called …"
"It's called Ultron! I know about this plan. "
The professor put on his glasses and reached out to read the virtual plan in front of him. He whispered, "When they discussed this plan, I was there, and I voted … for it. I know what it means. It's related to the future of human civilization. It's a pioneering project worth trying."
"That's good!"
Tony rubbed his hands. "We've finished all the initial work, professor. Now, we need your Soul Gemstone. I plan to give it a try and see if it can give this cold machine true intelligence, just like it gave Mr. Motti."
"Mechanical life?"
The professor hesitated for a moment and looked at Tony. "You plan to 'create life'? In mythology, that's a power that only gods have! "
"And we're now fighting against gods …"
Tony spread his hands and looked at the professor sincerely. "Please, professor, we're doing this for victory and the future of mankind. Give it a try. I can guarantee that I'll monitor everything. If there's any problem, I'll immediately stop the plan. The mechanical life just needs to be cut off and it will die. We can completely control it!"
"… Give me some time, Tony."
The professor rubbed his cane and took off his glasses. "I'll give you an answer before the afternoon."
"Okay, I look forward to your participation, professor."
Tony stood up and strode out of the office. After the door closed, the professor's stern eyes fell on Motti, who was trying to escape.
"Now, we should discuss what you've been hiding from me, Mr. Motti."
"Meow ~"
— — —
That night, everyone gathered together and stood beside Tony's luxurious large projection table. Barry, who was the fastest, held the professor's soul cane in his hand. He turned around and looked at the others. When Tony nodded at him, Barry's figure turned into a flash of lightning, disappeared on the spot, and then reappeared.
The yellow cane had already been inserted into the reserved socket.
"Okay, I'm going to turn on the switch!"
Dr. Banner stood in front of the console. The others looked eagerly at the closed thought matrix in front of them. Even Dr. Pim, who claimed to be uninterested, stood there.
"Hum ~"
The switch was pressed, and the electric current passed into the super-large thought matrix in an instant. Even the energy to stimulate the Soul Gem was fully supplied. There was no change on the surface until Tony directly projected the electric current activity of the thought matrix on the projection. A network composed of blue lines, like a nebula, appeared in front of everyone.
It was a completely three-dimensional system. The blue electric current appeared and disappeared every second, making the scene look beautiful.
"This is its brain!"
Parker said in a dreamy voice. "Look at those electric currents, it's thinking!"
"It's just the most basic thinking operation, this is not what we want!"
Tony's face was not too excited. He looked back at Dr. Banner. The latter once again increased the stimulation of the Soul Gem. The next moment, orange-yellow energy began to escape from the core of the brain. Like ink dripping into water, it quickly stained the blue thought network into a brighter orange-yellow color.
The brain composed of electric currents seemed to be unable to withstand this power. It began to sway, tremble, and even disintegrate.
"Bang bang bang!"
Sparks exploded in the closed thought matrix. Barry's panicked voice sounded. "Stop the energy supply, God, it's collapsing!"
"No! Don't stop! Increase the energy! "
Dr. Pim, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke. "It's like the birth of life. We must let it fully recover in one go. If we stop now, it will … Brain Death!"
"This …"
Looking at the rapidly collapsing energy system, Tony gritted his teeth and looked back at Banner. "Do as Uncle Pim said, increase the energy stimulation!"
"Bang!"
The energy stimulation of the Soul Gem was raised to the extreme at this moment. Barry, who had been paying attention to the thought matrix, saw a cluster of yellow light shining in the closed laboratory. Like an explosion, the closely protected thought chips were completely overloaded in an instant. Even the lights in the laboratory went out at this moment.
"No! No! We've failed. "
Barry looked at the completely extinguished laboratory in front of him. He looked at his hair and let out a disappointed voice. The next moment, after Mr. Jarvis restarted the power supply, Tony, Banner, and Dr. Pim looked at the projection at the same time. Parker turned back and coughed like a chicken that was choked by the neck.
"No! We did it! "
Tony turned around proudly and spread out his hands. Behind him, on the large projection, the "brain" composed entirely of yellow lines had been reassembled in a unique way. Yellow lightning jumped wildly on those thought nodes, as magnificent as a nebula that was awakening. And those jumping lightning symbolized the sparks of wisdom in the eyes of these Frankenstein freaks.
"We've created life that belongs to this era! Ultron … It's born! "
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