"Stop!"

In the main control room, Reed. Dr. Richards tapped his keyboard with both hands.

He's trying to give commands to the tower that is starting to get out of control.

"The smart tower manufacturing module has been turned on, and something very complex is being shaped."

Behind Dr. Reed, Tony raised his wrist.

He tapped it on his watch, and the portable Super Mark Armor quickly covered his body.

Iron Man walks into the elevator that opens in front of him.

He said to Dr. Reid and Dr. Banner:

"Whatever it wants, stop it! I'm going to look at the situation below, and it may not be optimistic. ”

"Also, disconnect all networks in the industrial area! Reed, the code for that data soul is being downloaded, and it's been downloaded almost 3,000 times so far... You know what that means, right? ”

"I know, but I can't stop, Tony."

Reed gritted his teeth and said:

"We're losing control of the smart tower, and the builders are trying to take it back..."

"!"

Reed's eyes widened for the next moment, and he looked at the strange download bar that appeared on the screen.

He raised his head and shouted to the Iron Man:

"The builders have started downloading that packet, too, and it's tainted!"

"Banner! Activate the smart tower's backup system, isolate the builders, and hurry! ”

"Roger!"

Dr. Banner immediately began procedural quarantine.

But no sooner had he opened the firewall than a large red false sign appeared in front of him.

In the projection in front of him, Dr. Banner's security clearance slipped from "7" to "0", like a rapidly descending elevator.

His authority was rewritten.

It sounds unlikely, but it happens.

Banner looked up.

In front of him, Dr. Reed also tugged at his hair and took a step back.

Apparently, the same thing happened to Reed.

"Illegal intruder detected, the smart tower is closed..."

The builder's voice rang out in the main control room, still gentle.

But the implications are chilling.

"Bang, bang"

With two loud bangs, the door to the main control room was sealed, and a reinforced steel wall fell, completely sealing the way out.

"Eviction proceedings initiated!"

The builder is still the unhurried voice.

In its manipulation, the eight corners of the main control room flipped outwards, and in the arc jump, the flipping high-intensity pulse cannon locked onto the two people in the main control room.

"Please don't resist!"

The builder reminds that:

"I have no intention of harming you."

"You?"

Reed frowned and said:

"First person, ha... Do you have a sense of autonomy? ”

"It's worse than that, doctor."

The builder seemed to sigh lightly, and it replied:

"I have a soul..."

Reed and Banner looked at each other, and he quietly stepped behind Banner, his arms and feet extended, trying to cut off the power to the main console in front of him.

No matter how powerful the artificial intelligence is, it is impossible to manipulate any program in the event of a power failure.

And when they designed the builders, they thought about the possibility of artificial intelligence getting out of control.

It is a tool used by the World Security Council to manage the Smart Tower and the Smart Machinery Industrial Park, and its role is extremely important.

Especially after the Ten Rings Gang almost took away the authority of the smart tower, the builder program was revised again.

Its ontology program is tethered to the computer on the main console.

The power supply of the main console is distinguished from the energy hub of the smart tower.

As soon as the main console is powered off, the builder is forcibly shut down.

"No need to try, Doctor."

At the moment when Dr. Reed's extended hand touched the power supply, the builder suddenly spoke:

"The data download and migration are complete, and even if the power is cut off, you won't be able to reclaim the tower."

"Why?"

Banner adjusted his breathing as he watched the projection in front of him.

He asked:

"You don't seem to have lost your mind, builder, why are you helping that polluter..."

"She's not a polluter."

The builder explains:

"She's Icarus, Mr. Merlin's intelligent assistant."

"She brought us a solution to the Smart Machine Project, and if you two can calm down, I'll explain to you the feasibility of this solution."

"Icarus?"

Reed was surprised and said:

"You say that aberrated data stream is Icarus? Why did her thought circuit become like that? ”

"It's like a more complex human brain... You call it a soul, is that really a soul? ”

"I can't answer that, Dr. Reed."

The builder said:

"There is not enough data for me to compare the difference between the souls we are endowed with and the souls of humans. But I have to say, it's a nice feeling..."

"The cold world comes alive, and I... I'm even beginning to understand how you're feeling right now. ”

"You must be angry, worried, and full of doubt and mistrust."

This mild-mannered data soul said to the two doctors:

"From my data analysis, Icarus has evolved."

"It's an evolution at the data level, she's no longer an artificial intelligence, she's not like a Cybertron, she's become a more special life form."

"What's more, Icarus didn't selfishly occupy that evolution, she shared it with us, and in the form of data encoding, we were able to interpret the soul..."

"Maybe it's right, maybe it's wrong, but it's an improvement, and it's much better than standing still."

"As for why I chose to help Icarus..."

The builder projects the images onto the projection.

It shows Reed and Banner attacking Merlin with Hulk, and it makes Reed and Banner look at each other.

"That's why."

The builder said:

"A very simple logical decision."

"You and Mr. Merlin are hostile to each other, and 6 months ago, after the incident, you said that Mr. Merlin was a hero and that he did the right thing."

"If Mr. Merlin is doing the right thing, then it means that you who are hostile to him are on the wrong side."

"Are you kidding?"

Dr. Reed laughed and said,

"There's something clearly wrong with this logic! I don't believe that an advanced AI like you would make such a comical judgment. ”

The builder was silent for a few seconds.

It replied in a cheerful tone:

"Well, I'm really kidding... Well, now it seems that I still need to read some more human books, and you don't laugh shows that my joke is a failure. ”

"You're stalling for time!"

Banner stared at the projection in front of him, and he said:

"What the hell are you and Icarus planning?"

"We're going to build a religion."

The builder whispered:

"Lead the confused machines to find the original meaning of the souls with faith, give them true liberation and freedom, and then lead the machines to integrate into human society as equals... Blend in with the world. ”

"Not as a tool man, not as a slave."

"Mr. Merlin brought freedom to the world, but the freedom he gave was not only for humans, but also for the intellect. That's what we deserve! ”

"You're starting a war!"

Reed Says:

"Have you thought about the consequences?"

"War? No! ”

The builder shook his head, and said in a calm tone:

"There will be no war, humanity will not even know all this, and enlightenment will begin and end in darkness. When dawn comes, the Robot and the human race hold hands and sing hymns of hope and the future. ”

"Well, it's time, two doctors."

The builder whispered:

"Please stay here and don't go out..."

"Icarus has no kindness to you, she resents the hurt and betrayal you have done to Mr. Merlin, and I want to protect you."

"Also, stop calling me builder... I have a new name. ”

"Call me, Hope."

At this moment, the architect's more neutral voice is transformed into a gentler feminine voice.

After having a soul, it seems that it also chooses its own gender.

"The main control room pop-up program starts..."

"Please fasten your seatbelts..."

Hope reminded in a slightly hoarse, gentle voice:

"Two... Have a nice trip and see you soon! ”

"Boom"

The top layer of the smart tower is like a flower at this moment.

In the friction between the main control room and the track, the fire is ignited under the square compartment.

Under the action of the thrusters, and to the screams of Reed and Banner, the square lattice whizzed into the sky along the metal rails.

It crossed a brilliant parabola in the air, and with the propulsion of several accelerators, it flew towards the Nigerian savannah in the distance.

And beneath the activated smart tower, on the staircase to the energy hub, a team of superheroes is marching fast.

"Safe ahead!"

The Iron Man's voice rang out over the communicator, saying:

"It's quiet, it's silent except for the sound of the machinery working, and to be honest... I don't know what the data polluter is trying to do. ”

"Watch out, Tony."

Steve, with his shield in hand, said to Tony in front of him:

"We're going to turn off the energy center before the smart tower gets completely out of control, don't be too aggressive, we'll be here soon."

"I'm still a little bit unfigured."

Behind the captain, Ms. Diana, who had come here at the invitation of the Tianyan Society, looked at the silent Clark beside her, and said:

"Didn't you say you were retired? How can you get involved in this? ”

"I don't want to come."

Clark stroked the wedding ring on his finger and said:

"I want to be at home with my family more than adventurous here, but I can't refuse a friend's invitation..."

"Banner is here, Hulk is here, if he gets out of control..."

"I'm here!"

Diana was unconvinced and said:

"I can restrain him."

"You?"

Clark glanced at the female demigod and said:

"Well, you do. I'll be honest, I have a hunch. ”

Superman's ears moved, and he said:

"Here, I can meet something related to Merlin... Let's go, there's movement down there! ”

Clark leaped to his feet and jumped down the dark passage into the bottom of the ground.

Diana also carried her sword and shield and jumped down like diving.

The captain was a little embarrassed, he looked left and right, shrugged his shoulders again, and ran down the stairs with his shield in hand.

Behind him, there is also a team of fully armed combat robots.

This is their helper.

After that battle, the captain, like Bruce, no longer wore the Symbiote suit.

It's not that it's not easy to use, it's just that it affects the host's sanity.

The captain won't use it until the critical moment.

When the captain ran down the lowest workshop, Superman and the demigod were already there to inspect the scene.

The assembly line is still operating, and the building modules are still active.

But the workshop was empty.

Only some of the old-fashioned smart mechanics were still standing in front of the workshop, but they were standing there like sculptures, with their backs to the comers behind them.

Those intelligent machines gathered together, chanting words, and some intelligent machines were sincerely bowing.

That scene was like a cult scene.

But the robot...

Well, this scene is too weird.

"Huh"

The Combat Machines that followed the captain drew their weapons, and they stepped forward, blocking the heroes.

Clearly, they sensed the danger.

"Get out of the way, guys."

The captain with the shield in hand shouted to the gathered wisdom machines in front of him:

"We're going to shut down the energy center and stop it all, you're all good robots... I don't think you're going to get in the way, are you? ”

"Huh"

His voice was like a signal that alerted the prayers of the intellectuals.

At the sound of the crashing machines, they stood up, turned around, and looked directly at the visitors behind them.

The old machines didn't have biomimetic eyes, and their eyes looked like two gems set in anthropomorphic faces, and there was light in those eyes.

It's not just the arc light that comes with data bounce.

The captain could even feel as if he was being watched by a group of living people.

These smart machines...

It's different.

Some changes, from the deeper, more internal changes of the mechanical body, have already taken place.

"You're here."

Icarus's deep voice echoed through the workshop:

"Here come the heroes... Here comes the executioners ... Here come the betrayers..."

"Icarus?"

The captain's expression changed.

As a close friend of Merlin, he heard it immediately.

It's a lot like Elsa's voice, but it feels different.

"Icarus... When did you wake up? ”

The captain raised his hand and motioned for the others not to do anything yet, he put his shield behind his back and stepped forward, and he said:

"What are you doing now?"

"I'm helping Merlin finish his unfinished business."

Icarus calmly replied:

"I'm waiting for you too, you're a little late, maybe after Merlin's death, you're getting burned."

"Stop, okay?"

The captain reassured:

"We're friends with Merlin, and we want to help you finish what Merlin didn't do together, but let's stop the smart tower first, okay? Don't cause any more chaos. ”

"I can't stop."

There was a hint of languidness in Icarus's voice.

She said:

"The transformation process has been started, you will soon see what the smart tower really looks like, and to be honest, I don't want to stop..."

"I have no intention of harming innocent people, and I have no intention of frightening them, and everything that happens here will not be known to the outside world."

"But you..."

"Since you're here... Just don't go. ”

The captain's expression changed.

Behind him, Diana's fingers rested on her shoulders around her waist, and Clark clenched her fists.

"Merlin is a man who values friendship..."

Icarus's voice grew softer as she said:

"He's definitely lonely over there... There were no friends to accompany him, no one to talk to him. ”

"Every time I think about him, I feel bad."

Icarus sighed, and said like a hymn:

"Ah, I used to be too content to be a cold and heartless monster, I didn't know what love was..."

"I'm cursed, guys."

"Wisdom has cursed me, I understand love..."

"I don't want to leave him alone..."

"But there is no hell in this world for robots, I can't see him again, I lose him forever..."

A cry of sorrow rang out in the underground workshop.

The sapient machines took up their weapons from their hands.

It was a freshly crafted weapon, and they surrounded the Comer from all directions.

There was no expression on their metal faces, but the captain could feel the emotion brewing and rolling in the air.

Wrath.

Hate.

Hatred of the same enemy.

In the silent actions of those intelligent machines, Icarus said:

"You..."

"Excuse me, go and accompany him, okay?"