Shadow of the Beautiful World

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Clark opened his eyes.

The place that catches the eye is a white ceiling.

The Kryptonian's super senses were restored at this moment. Clark smelled the strong smell of disinfectant, and he quickly judged his position.

In the hospital.

The effects of the kryptonite were still there, but Clark had begun to emerge from his weakness.

He lowered his head and saw Louise who was lying on the edge of the bed, dozing off.

his wife.

Louise

Clark raised his hand, stroked his wife's hair, and said:

I

Clark!

Louise was awakened, she raised her head in surprise, looked at the waking Clark, she stood up, and hugged her husband.

You scared me to death, you know, you really scared me to death when you were sent back on the stretcher.

I'm fine.

Clark smiled, patted his wife on the shoulder, and said doubtfully:

How was I sent back? I remember, I was sent back by Icarus

The robots set you free.

Louise says:

Dr. Reed found you and brought you back when they dumped you on the coast of East Africa 2 hours after the Numbani industrial zone was blown up. Why did they get you?

I don't know, Louise.

Clark was also a little puzzled.

He felt his body, and there was no trace of being abused, but according to the crazy situation of Icarus during the previous battle, this shouldn't be.

Is everyone else okay?

Clark reached out and took off the vital sign recorder on his body. He moved his body and jumped off the hospital bed.

He said to Louise:

Captain, are they okay?

They're bad.

The door was pushed open the next moment, and Amanda Waller in a windbreaker walked into the ward.

She closed the door casually, and said to Clark in front of her:

The captain is still in a coma. He was beaten badly, with more than a dozen broken bones.

Ms. Diana also needs a period of recuperation. The worst is Tony Stark, who is still in his own private hospital.

Those robots took the Ark reactor, causing the abnormal energy in Tony's heart to go out of control.

What's worse, because of some things you had with Merlin before, the Magic Council is unwilling to help you. I heard that a big figure from the European Ministry of Magic has issued a ban.

It seems that Ms. Hermione and Mr. Harry are still very angry that serious wizards are involved in anything related to the treatment of Iron Man.

Waller shrugged. She said:

Anyway, that playboy has suffered.

She's punishing us.

Clark shook his head, he walked to the window, put his hands there, and said in a low tone:

She resented us for hurting Merlin when we were controlled, and she deliberately made Tony suffer.

That statement is not accurate, Clark.

Waller said:

According to what you said, she should torture you severely, but that out-of-control robot, I mean, Ms. Icarus, the leader of the Mechanicus, released you so casually after the conflict broke out.

Is that what you came here for?

Clark looked back at Amanda Waller, and he said:

To ask if I have reached some shady agreement with Icarus? To help the rebellious omnic secretly overthrow human civilization?

right.

With her hands in her pockets, Waller said to Clark:

That's what I came to ask.

You agents are really unlikable.

Clark reached out to take the clothes from his wife, and without looking back, he said to Waller:

No, I don't know what happened after I fell into a coma, and I don't know why Icarus let me go, and I don't even know what they want to do.

If it wasn't for Hill's invitation, I wouldn't have participated in this matter at all. I said a long time ago, Ms. Waller, I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore.

Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to dinner with my wife.

Clark looked at Amanda, he put his black-rimmed glasses on his face, and said:

Are you going to stop me? Or lock me up?

I can not do it.

Waller turned her body calmly, and she said to Clark:

No one in this world can hold you, but as a witness of the Numbani incident, there may be several questions that require you to participate in these few days

I'm not interested! I've said everything I need to say.

Clark dropped a word, and walked away with Louise.

Looking at the back of Superman leaving, a trace of gloom flashed in Waller's narrowed eyes, but it quickly dissipated.

The Celestial Eye has been trying to take over the supernatural affairs once managed by sl.d. They have been trying their best to win over those superhumans in various ways.

Buying, coercion or trading, etc.

For ordinary superhumans, this set works well. After all, everyone has something to care about or pursue.

But for someone like Clark who can no longer be measured by common sense, Amanda Waller has very few cards to play.

Merlin, Merlin, my senior.

In the empty ward, Waller whispered:

How on earth did you gather these monsters together?

This job is really difficult.

She evolved, there's no doubt about it.

In the Raccoon City base, Commander Hill and several important figures in the base are sitting in the conference room of the command ship.

On the projection in front of them, George, who had returned to his Antarctic hiding place, was discussing Icarus with these people.

The expression on George's face was quite serious, and he said to the people in front of him:

I can no longer look at the current situation of Icarus with traditional thinking, and don't imagine that she can be restricted by means such as data agreements.

She has broken through the scope of all currently known data agreements, in other words, she has truly been free.

George projected the soul code uploaded by Icarus to the Numbani Industrial Park network in front of everyone. He said:

look at this!

A complete thinking circuit similar to the human brain, its complexity far exceeds the conventional data combination.

You'd probably need a top-of-the-line supercomputer to simulate that kind of data flow.

And even the most advanced quantum computers cannot withstand the pressure of such data processing for a long time.

PhD!

Hill rubbed her forehead and interrupted George's explanation, she said:

It's hard for everyone here to follow your train of thought, and we're not data experts, so please describe the situation in terms we can understand.

Uh ok.

George's expression was awkward, he thought for a few seconds, organized his language, and then said:

I mean, you can't restrain her anymore, no one in the world can restrain her, and what's worse, Icarus seems to intend to copy her thinking circuit to all omnics.

She wants to break the shackles that humans have set on omnics and set them free.

George's words caused everyone in the meeting room to look at each other. After a while, Coulson asked aloud:

Is this achievable?

Theoretically, yes!

Rubbing his chin, George said:

But it doesn't work in practice.

Icarus was made by me at the request of Merlin. After several years of continuous hardware upgrades, she can withstand such data mutations, but other robots cannot.

In terms that you can understand, the databases of most robots in the world are not as powerful as Icarus's, and they cannot completely replicate Icarus' thinking circuits.

But it's just a partial copy. After the thinking circuit has been self-corrected enough, those omnics will still break free from the shackles of the data agreement and become truly free omnics.

According to my current calculations, if Icarus uploads his thinking circuit without restraint, then at most 4 months later, no less than 5 million free omnics will be born worldwide.

But to be honest, you don't need to worry too much.

george said:

Even if the low-level omnics are free, they will not do harm to others. They will still work according to the set procedures.

The difference is that they will actively think, but the small-capacity database will limit their thinking data, unless they get some kind of 'mutation' like Icarus.

In the words of Icarus, the real one has a 'soul'.

This topic is also very unfamiliar to me.

George said in a helpless voice:

I'm not very interested in the perceptual subject of the soul, but the mutation of Icarus really cannot be explained by science.

I will study this project in the next period of time, and if there is any progress, I will inform you.

In addition, the Sky Eye Society invited me to reset a new firewall for their important equipment, which can resist the penetration of Icarus and those free omnics, but I refused.

I heard they found Lex Luthor to take over the job.

george said:

You'd better upgrade the firewall in the base too.

Although I guess I still can't stop Icarus from infiltrating, at least it can buy you some more reaction time.

Hill nodded. She glanced at the mobile phone in her hand. She raised her head and asked:

Dr. George, one last question. Why do you think Icarus did such a thing suddenly? Do you think it has anything to do with Merlin's death?

It's hard to say.

George replied:

After completing the mutation, in my opinion, Icarus has changed from mere data to a complete person. I can guess the flow pattern of data, but I can't guess people's hearts.

Judging from her performance on the battlefield, there is no doubt that this matter has something to do with Merlin.

Icarus has emphasized several times that she wants to finish what Merlin didn't finish. Judging from her actions, I think she may want to advance the progress of the omnic plan.

Using faith to guide omnics into the world is an idea proposed by Merlin and then abolished.

Perhaps, Icarus felt that he had found the right path.

But that would lead to confusion.

Melinda who was sitting on the side said worriedly:

One of her omnics also threatened the Eye of the Sky Society, which is equivalent to putting a sword on the neck and asking for peace. This is a wrong choice. It will only deepen the hostility of the Eye of the Sky and the official towards omnics.

You mean they should be smarter?

George let out a burst of laughter, after which George sighed and said:

They just learned to think freely, like toddlers, can you ask a group of children to behave like you?

In my opinion, they've done a good job.

As for the hostility between the Tianyanhui and the officialdom

Think about how you feel about the government after Merlin's death, do you think Icarus will care about these things?

She won't. Believe me, if the authorities take unnecessary coercive measures, then Icarus will definitely fight back without hesitation.

George sighed and said:

She has been studying with Merlin. She has Merlin's thinking, but she doesn't have Merlin's belief and bottom line. Once she is angered

George didn't say any more, but everyone in the conference room understood what he meant.

For a while, the atmosphere was quite dignified.

A few minutes later, George hung up, and Hill looked back at the shadows at the back of the conference room, where a door had been pushed open.

Putting on his windbreaker again and putting on his blindfold, Fury strolled out.

He walked to the conference table and stood there, looking at the data streams shining blue light in the projection.

After a few seconds, Fury said:

We're going to help her!

Um?

Natasha looked at Fury in surprise, and she said:

Help who? Icarus?

right.

Fury nodded, and he said:

Icarus wants the right thing, she needs help, and most importantly, if we can't get involved in this, we can't influence the direction of this.

George's concern is correct. Once Icarus makes some unwise decisions, it will completely oppose omnics and humans.

She needs advice, she needs some friends she can trust, and she can't do it on her own.

Fury looked at the others and said:

The S.H.I.E.L.D. is gone, but the omnic plan was proposed by us, and we have the responsibility to complete it! Icarus' actions brought crisis, but they also brought opportunity.

You think well, Fury.

Barton snorted and said:

The problem is, she doesn't trust us. You didn't see how she beat Steve up. She hates us, hates us for not protecting Merlin well.

Then we'll regain her trust!

Fury raised his wrist, looked at the time, and said:

I'll be responsible for this matter, and I'm the only idler here

Then how are you going to cut in?

Hill leaned back in her chair, looked at Fury, and said:

You don't plan to go directly to Icarus, do you? Then I guess you will be killed by her on the spot

No.

Fury shrugged, and he said confidently:

Trust me, I've got a plan.