amaotonovel Chapter 3943 MU Superbody Major Event (23)
Chapter 3943 MU Superbody Major Event (23)
Chapter 3943 MU: The Superbody Incident (Twenty-Three)
"You're also going to create bodies for cyber lifeforms?" Luther frowned. He wasn't surprised that they had such a plan; after all, smart people all over the world think about similar things. Batman would surely have thought of it too: to find cyber lifeforms lurking in the shadows, you have to make them attach themselves to real objects, so that they have weaknesses.
He just didn't understand: Did Batman really need to go to such lengths? Bringing scientists from other universes over to build bodies for electronic life? Was he serious?
After careful consideration, Luthor realized: this wasn't something Batman would do. Even a plan like "giving a cybernetic life form a body and forcing it out" was something Batman might have thought of, but he wouldn't do, because it was too radical and risky.
Batman can't be called a conservative, but his defining characteristic when formulating plans is overthinking. Giving a cybernetic life form a physical body might lure it out, but that only kills that specific radio wave. What if the other side has a backup?
Another problem is that without a body, although it can be well hidden, it can't cause too much trouble, at most it might just cut off the power or something; but if it has a body, it's a different story, especially if the mechanical body is strong enough, then it's really like finding a living father for itself.
Therefore, Luthor is inclined to believe this wasn't Batman's plan. Could it be that these two mad scientists from elsewhere did it themselves?
But that doesn't quite make sense either. They had no reason to harm Batman, and besides, that level of physical strength is just too exaggerated, isn't it?
Luther stared at the body strapped to the mech's frame, his eyes gleaming. Although he hadn't participated in the research and construction, he could tell that the body was approaching perfection.
This not only gave him a new understanding of Iron Man's capabilities, but also made him very excited: With such a body, even without a controller as powerful as electronic life, he could probably do a lot of things, right?
Thinking of this, Luther cleared his throat and said, "So that agent sent me here to help with the construction?"
“We don’t really need you,” Stark said. “He brought you here mainly so we can keep an eye on you and stop you from going after your stupid mechanical legion plan, which is simply not going to work.”
“The mechanical legions aren’t stupid,” Doom retorted. “It’s just that you can’t defeat electronic life with sheer numbers.”
Stark, too lazy to argue, waved him off and went back to his work. Luther still felt uneasy and asked, "Why did you give a cybernetic life form such a body?"
What do you think of this body?
“Of course, it’s very good.” Luther nodded, circling the shelf. Even though he was arrogant, he couldn’t bring himself to say something like, “This thing isn’t very good.”
Scientists also have different schools of thought. Luther is good at mechanical engineering, so he can see the power of this thing; but he is not an expert in it, so he has to admit that this thing is better than what he made.
“Yes, that’s exactly what we’re going to do with him,” Stark said, placing his hand on the table beside him. “That’s how we can make him the ‘winner’ among all electronic life.”
“I don’t understand,” Luther said slowly.
"Since you claim to be the smartest person in this universe, you should understand that multi-threaded combat in a multiverse means that each thread must have a certain degree of autonomy, otherwise it will be unable to cope with unexpected situations. In that case, we can completely separate our thread in this universe from its main body."
Luther wasn't surprised; he was certainly aware of that, but he still shook his head and said, "But you can't get him to fight for us."
“He doesn’t need to fight for us,” Stark said. “He just needs to be his enemy.”
"But how could they be enemies?"
Stark chuckled and said, "Let me guess, you're not married, you've never even been in a relationship, your romantic history is completely blank, right?"
Luther frowned slightly. He realized the conversation was veerging into areas he knew nothing about, but the other person wasn't saying it to tease him.
Sure enough, Stark continued, "Feelings are exclusive. To be precise, if you love someone, it's impossible not to want to possess them. That's exactly what we're using."
"Who did he fall in love with?" Luther asked.
Stark remained silent. Luther turned his gaze to Natasha; the presence of this female agent couldn't be a coincidence. Could it be her?
But Luther quickly dismissed this idea. Natasha was the same as his sister Lena: the cyber lifeforms seemed interested in them, but in reality, neither of them was its target. Luther's intuition told him that there was no specific target.
"You want to create one?"
Stark said, while manipulating the control panel, "It wanted to create one itself. But we didn't think it would succeed, so we're helping it."
“You guys are insane,” Luther exclaimed. “One isn’t enough, you have to make another one. How can you be sure that guy will obey?”
“No need to be obedient, just charming enough,” Stark said, lowering his eyes. “Perfectly embodying everything one would expect of an electronic life form—powerful, intelligent, independent, and with beautiful red hair.”
“But she can’t defeat cyber life,” Luther said. “She’s just a newborn, while cyber life has clearly gone through many iterations. She’ll be powerless against it and then be devoured and controlled by it.”
“She won’t.” Stark stood in front of the lab table and turned to look at Luther.
His tone was so certain that Luthor couldn't help but wonder what gave him that confidence. Just then, Stark took off his coat—and Luthor saw the magical light emanating from the reactor on his chest.
“Hello, ma’am, I’m Peter Parker, Spider-Man. You can call me Spider-Man or Peter, it’s up to you. I come from the central universe of another world. Considering the rather serious situation in your universe, I was assigned here. Is there anything I can do to help?” Peter stood in front of Batwoman, shook her hand, and said.
“Thank you very much,” Batwoman said, not wearing a bat costume or mask, but a wetsuit. “That electronic life form sent signals through the shipwreck that have misled several Atlanteans, and many cities on the east coast have been flooded. It also wants to start a war between us and Atlantis, and I am now working with the Queen of Atlantis to prevent it.”
"Your main focus is on Atlantis, is your land defenses really lacking?" Peter asked.
Batwoman glanced at him with some surprise, seemingly not expecting him to see the problem so directly, but she still nodded and said, "That's right, this guy keeps running around, either cutting off power to factories or manipulating people to commit murders. Since you're here to help, can you solve these problems?"
Peter shook his head. Batwoman frowned slightly, then heard Peter say, "These things don't necessarily have to be done by me. Calling in the police or the army would suffice. I'd prefer to address the problem at its root. I remember Atlantis had a protective shield?"
"Yes, but it's not entirely a magical creation; it's more like a water shield. While it can protect against submarines and ships, it can't block radio signals. What are your thoughts?"
“I think we can transform this shield into a magical shield. As you may know, my central universe is home to the Iphamoni Magic Academy, and we have considerable expertise in this area. If you have enough magical energy, we can give it a try.”
After a moment's thought, Batwoman said, "I do have magical energy. I made a fortune before, originally planning to cover the entire Earth, but now it seems that without solving the problem of Atlantis, the construction of Earth's magical defense network is a long way off."
“That’s right. Now is not the time to be stingy with energy,” Peter said. “As long as you can reach an agreement with Atlantis, I can start construction immediately. Things can’t get any worse, can they?”
Batwoman made her decision in a matter of moments. She nodded and said, "I'll go negotiate with the Queen now. She's also deeply troubled by cyber life forms and has no reason to refuse. I'll give you an answer in half an hour at the latest."
After Batwoman left, Peter sat in a chair in the Batcave, tapped his watch lightly, and whispered, "How was it, Jarvis?"
"The conversation was too short, and we didn't collect enough personality data. However, if you continue to cooperate, you should be able to collect quite a bit more."
"What about the rest?"
"Everything's going well. Over here, Natasha's data can be retrieved from S.H.I.E.L.D., and Phoenix can be obtained from Professor X; while over here, you'll be in charge of Batwoman. Miles has made contact with Wonder Woman from one universe, Gwen's Spider-Man has reached out to Barbara from another universe, and Professor Schiller gave me Nimosini's data..."
"That should be about right, right?"
"Data is just data. Even if you integrate all the personality data, all you get is data. The real question is whether you can successfully ignite the ignition."
“But you and Wanda have experience,” Peter said. “Including the unborn ones, you now have three children.”
“It’s completely different,” Jarvis sighed. “The key to igniting a soul is ‘expectation.’ Wanda and I wanted our own child, so we could naturally ignite their souls—it was a very pure emotion. But when it’s about exploitation, it’s not necessarily the same.”
“What were Tony and his team thinking?” Peter asked. “They must have thought of this before they carried out the plan, right?”
"Yes, they decided to let the electronic life ignite itself."
"What?!" Peter stood up and exclaimed, "You mean they're planning to hand this data over to cyber life and let it ignite itself?!"
“That’s right. It sounds crazy, but it’s actually feasible. The level of evolution of electronic life in Tony’s universe is very high—not only do Doom and Tony provide it with data updates and iterations, but Lena Luthor also helps it with emotional development. Most importantly, only it can have a pure expectation for the birth of its mate, which none of us can.”
“This is absolutely insane,” Peter said. “Aren’t you afraid it will devour the programs and data that Tony and the others have prepared?”
“That’s the crux of the matter,” Jarvis said. “Tony didn’t want to create a female electronic life form.”
"what is that?"
"Magic. He wants to create a magical life form."