Chapter 687 688: Ultron

As evening approached, the girls, who had gradually become fascinated with the new magic, had spent most of the day experiencing it.

They had already realized the benefits of Genovia's "Divine Realm" to them.

Here, their physical constitution, recovery abilities, and even mental strength were all enhanced.

After some discussion, the girls unanimously decided to settle in Genovia's "Divine Realm".

As for the jobs of Jessie, Lena, and others in New York City, they could be done through online work.

Moreover, the new batch of talents in King Investment Group, such as Jordan and Frank, had long grown capable of handling things independently.

Coupled with the foundation of King Investment Group, there was not much to worry about.

Meanwhile, Caroline and Max, after encountering divine power and magic, also decided to find a time to return to New York City to sublet or simply sell their coffee shop on the commercial street.

After all, compared to the wonders of magic, the allure of money no longer held as much appeal for them.

As night fell, the girls were gathered together, a rare occurrence.

Out of gratitude for Mike's gift of divine power, the girls, through their combined efforts, once again allowed Mike to enjoy king-like treatment that night.

The next morning, as the girls, tired from a night of revelry, went out enthusiastically to practice their newly learned magic, Mike called Paige aside and handed her two documents.

One was a file on the underlying code of artificial intelligence, and the other was a research document on nuclear reactors.

These were all good things Mike had obtained from Tony.

Needless to say, these high-end technological materials should be of great help to Paige's research on intelligent robots.

"This nuclear reactor formula could very well solve the energy problem…" As a highly intelligent individual, Paige's research capabilities might not be on par with Tony's.

But with the "answer" right in front of her, she might not be unable to follow suit.

Of course, there was also a small possibility that she could surpass him.

So, after carefully reading the second document, Paige said with uncertainty, "Using completely independent artificial intelligence to control machines is indeed a brilliant idea. However, doing so also comes with the risk of uncertainty."

The Three Laws of Robotics only exist in theory.

Therefore, before the emergence of ultimate intelligent robots, no one can be sure whether robots with independent thinking and absolute "rationality" are harmless to humans.

Paige's initial idea for artificial intelligence research leaned more towards having machines help humans free up some labor.

She had never thought of having robots help with "combat," so she easily saw the drawbacks of Tony's intelligent robot research.

Can robots with independent thoughts and personalities truly still be called robots?

"These two documents are just for your reference; your research will, of course, still be primarily guided by you," Mike reassured Paige.

To be honest, whether Paige's artificial intelligence research ultimately succeeded or not would not have a significant impact on Mike.

He brought out these two documents more to broaden Paige's horizons.

His purpose was not that strong.

"I understand," Paige nodded, indicating that she would consider it carefully.

Artificial intelligence is like Pandora's Box.

Without a need, Paige did not want to rush into it and cause unnecessary trouble.

At noon, after having lunch with the girls, Mike then explained to them one by one the problems they encountered during their cultivation.

At the same time, the construction team led by Chris also arrived in Genovia.

After a simple handover, Mike went to his room alone and opened the dimensional space door to another world.

"Mike, you're finally back. Wanda and the others need your help…" At the villa, Hit-Girl quickly greeted Mike when she saw him appear.

"What happened? Why are you the only one home? Where are the others?" Mike asked, looking at the solitary Hit-Girl.

After the last Christmas, although only Hit-Girl, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver lived in the villa.

But street heroes like Big Daddy and Spider-Man often came to visit.

Even Tony would come over when he had nothing to do.

But at this moment, only Hit-Girl, a child, was left in the villa, and she looked a bit pitiful.

Something had clearly happened.

"I was just about to say that. It's all because of that super intelligent robot Tony made. It suddenly broke into the villa and used a scepter to control Big Daddy and Wanda and the others…" Hit-Girl rattled off everything she knew.

Although the narration was a bit chaotic, Mike mostly understood it.

Roughly, Director Fury had given the mission to eliminate the remnants of Hydra to the Avengers, and then Captain America and Tony and other members went to Serbia.

That place was considered Hydra's headquarters, so there were many hidden Hydra members, widely distributed.

After performing missions for a while, the Avengers members felt that searching for one stronghold after another was too troublesome.

In addition, the remaining forces of Hydra were not very powerful.

So Tony came up with a simple idea: he wanted to rely on Jarvis, his intelligent butler, to produce an ultimate intelligent robot.

Then he would let this robot replace the work of the Avengers and others, leading Tony's armor army to eliminate the remaining Hydra members.

The idea was good, and it was highly feasible.

After all, Tony had previously commanded more than fifty suits of armor in battle at once.

If Jarvis could truly become a super robot, with its powerful computing capabilities, it could control even more suits of armor.

It must be said, this was a brilliant idea.

Not only could Jarvis truly have a body, but it could also greatly reduce the workload of the Avengers members.

It was a win-win situation.

However, the problem also arose here: when Tony and Dr. Banner, relying on Jarvis's underlying code and the power of the Mind Stone, developed Ultron.

The power of the Mind Stone endowed Ultron with an independent personality, so this new artificial intelligence, with its own thoughts, severely injured Jarvis as soon as it appeared.

Then, after occupying a mechanical body, it even stole the Mind Stone.

Tony's original intention in creating Ultron was for it to replace the Avengers in protecting the peace of the planet.

However, Ultron, with its absolutely "calm" thinking, after absorbing numerous cases and knowledge from the internet, concluded: humans are the most likely culprits to destroy the planet and themselves.

To eliminate this outcome, Ultron's solution was to eliminate humans before they self-destructed.

This idea sounds ridiculous, but for a mechanical life with absolute rationality, it is perfectly logical.

Perhaps even Tony, its creator, never thought Ultron would be so "extreme."

Then, Ultron, with its idea of destroying humanity, when leading Tony's army of Iron Man suits away from Stark Tower, realized that to completely eliminate humans, the power of the Iron Man suit army alone was far from enough.

It needed more allies.

And it just so happened that the street heroes, whose strength was exposed online, were not far from Stark Tower.

Therefore, Ultron, who had just left Stark Tower, suddenly attacked Mike's villa with its army of Iron Man suits.

Then it used the power of the Mind Stone to control Scarlet Witch, Big Daddy, and others.

After that, the Avengers members, who rushed to the scene after hearing the news, pursued Ultron and his forces, engaging in a major battle on the streets of New York City.

Because of the participation of super-powered individuals like Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Spider-Man, and Deadpool, Ultron's legion fought back and forth with the Avengers, including Hulk, Thor, and Captain America.

It even gained the upper hand at one point.

At the same time, the battle also caused significant casualties among the civilians on the streets of New York City.

It was similar to: when gods fight, mortals suffer.

To avoid further losses to the civilians, the Avengers members ultimately had no choice but to retreat, watching helplessly as Ultron's army departed.

"A super intelligent robot? Paige's worries were indeed correct…" After listening to Hit-Girl's narration, Mike first thought of Paige's previous speculation.

"What?" Hit-Girl, who was worried about the safety of her father and Scarlet Witch and the others, didn't hear what Mike was muttering for a moment.

"I said, leave the rest to me. Big Daddy and Wanda and the others will be fine," Mike habitually ruffled the little girl's hair.