Chapter 904: The Red Sea (Part II)
"What is Schiller trying to do?" In front of the screen, Stark, who was sitting on the sofa, said with some puzzlement: "He sent people to raid bases in various states, and then hired people from Clarion Daily to film Spider-Man, what the hell is he doing?" ”
"Oh, that Spider-Man really went down!" Knife Peter looked at the screen with some surprise, but the perspective at this time was the first person of Venom.
Peter said with some novelty: "It turns out that in the eyes of my opponents, I am in this state, which is quite interesting, and I look like a real spider." ”
"Ah, wait!" Peter reacted suddenly, he said, "He's not really Spider-Man, he's not me, he's ...... What's that race called? Skrull? They are aliens called Skrull, so why are they doing justice on Earth? ”
Nick smiled and said, "That's what Schiller is for, I ask you, what is a superhero?" ”
Peter touched his chin and said: "I think that those who do good deeds are superheroes, in fact, I don't like the word super very much, heroes are heroes, heroes are doing things that others can't do, dare to stand up, and save others from fire and water......"
"You're partially right." Nick replied, and at this time, Stark spoke: "I think the point of superheroes is 'super', and our special abilities are an important factor that distinguishes us from ordinary people. ”
"Of course, I think that in the war against vampires, the police are also heroes, but there are only a limited number of problems they can solve, and they have to follow the rules and regulations, even firearms that are not used beyond the specifications."
"But I'm different, I can provide all kinds of manpower support to everyone, whether this weapon can be held by civilians or not, and it's important that I can use my special ability to provide them with assistance outside of the rules."
But Steve thought for a moment and said: "The image of a superhero is also very important, and for so many years, I have been able to have so much influence because of the image of Captain America." ”
"I admit it. I'm not a very charismatic person, and before I became Captain America, I was a bit of a talker. ”
"However, during the war, the government's propaganda for Captain America made me very famous, and over time, this image has precipitated into a classic in the memory of a generation, so they are more willing to listen to me and think that I am very reliable."
"Okay, then we summarize these points as 'mind', 'ability' and 'image', 'mind' refers to the heart that maintains justice and kindness and is willing to do good deeds, 'ability' refers to the ability beyond the specifications of ordinary people, and 'image' is the most classic superhero image recognized by the public."
"These three parts together make up a superhero, so imagine that the Skrulls want to disguise themselves as a superhero, what have they already done, and what have they not yet done?"
"The best thing they do is their image." Steve shook his head and said, "So far, I don't see any difference between the person on the screen and me, and I don't see the difference between Iron Man and Spider-Man and the real thing." ”
"It's no exaggeration to say that if the two of them appeared in front of me, I would really think they were the real thing, and even I am a little skeptical now, which of you is real and who is fake."
Stark snorted and said, "We came out of heaven together, and you forgot so quickly?" ”
"That's why I dare to sit with you now, otherwise I'd have to wonder if you've been replaced."
"That's what the Skrulls are for." Nick tapped his finger on the armrest of the couch and said, "As soon as you realize that there may be a fake in your midst, then you will instinctively suspect that everyone is a fake." ”
"Destroying trust between the Avengers at the root will serve to divide us."
"But again, although they are very well disguised in terms of image, almost flawless, in the other two aspects, there are certain problems."
"But aren't they even capable of camouflaging our abilities?" Peter raised his hand and asked, "Then there is no flaw in terms of ability?" ”
"It is true that there are no flaws in their imitation of your abilities, but the problem is that there are certain flaws in your abilities themselves." Nick put his hand on his chin and said, "We'll talk about your weaknesses later, the only problem is that you're only one person, one with only two legs and two hands, and if you appear in one place, you can't appear in another, otherwise you'll be exposed." ”
"I seem to get some of it." Stark narrowed his eyes at Spider-Man and Venom on the screen, and said, "Schiller has made so many accidents just to make them lose their skills. ”
"But I don't understand, what's the point of him doing this, wouldn't it be better to just destroy them? Why do you want to get them to Earth and let us stay here and watch? ”
Nick laughed again and said, "Why don't you let you go back and talk about it later, let's go on to say that the topic just now is more flawed than the ability, which is the mind." ”J。
"Of course, the Skrulls don't want to save the earthlings, at least this group of aliens who want to divide the Avengers certainly have no kindness to us, but the problem is that the kindness of superheroes and their actions of helping others are also an aspect of their composition."
"Let's put it this way, now, at the top of the building, several cameras are pointing at Spider-Man, and a monster that wants to eat people's heads has appeared on the street, if this Spider-Man follows the logic of the Skrull's behavior, ignoring the upcoming tragedy below, and this scene happens to be filmed by the cameras, do you think, can the image of Spider-Man still stand?"
Peter pouted and said, "Don't say it's a matter of ignoring it, I'm just two seconds late, and those reporters will seize on this point and say it, either that I am slow to react, or that I am hesitant and not brave enough"
Peter sighed and said, "On those forums, the commenters will be even more provocative, either saying that I should fall from the direction of the sun with my back to the sun, so that it can catch the other person's eyes, or saying that I should jump towards the sun, so that my vision will be better......"
"In short, Spider-Man is not doing the right thing." Peter shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm used to it." ”
"If it's really like what you said, he dares to ignore anything and swing straight over, then Spider-Man's reputation will be over, and the group of people on the forum alone will start scolding, and I can imagine what they will say."
Nick nodded and said: "That's it, if superheroes want to have a certain influence, they must maintain their good image, think about it, the Spider-Man who can't be saved, the Captain America who smokes and drinks heavily, and the poor and picky Iron Man, do you think your original fans will like such an image?" ”
"It's true that you don't care about influence, because you are doing practical things, and you think that you can help one by one, it doesn't matter what others think, but this group of aliens can't, their purpose is to use your identity to provoke wars."
"Superheroes who have been excluded from the fringes of society are useless, they don't want to destroy the world, they want to control the world, if they want to use their superpowers to blow the whole earth to pieces, then they should go straight to simulate Magneto."
"Since they didn't do that, it means that they don't want a powerful figure who has been marginalized by society, but someone who is close to the center of power and privileged, and the reason why they didn't go crazy in an instant after pretending to kill you means that they want your social identity."
"In this case, they must maintain this social identity and maintain the good image of superheroes."
"So, their image is the same as yours, their abilities are the same as yours, and for some reason, even the behavior of punishing evil and promoting good and helping others must be consistent with you, then aren't they superheroes?"
The three people sitting on the sofa opened their mouths in unison, Stark touched his chin, and said: "I have read about this kind of ethical issue in books related to psychology, for example, if a person's memories and personality are copied to another person, then who is he?" ”
"If there is a person who has Stark's ability and Stark's image, and is doing the same thing as Stark, is he Stark?"
"Of course, you're the least likely person to think about." Nick shrugged his shoulders, looked at Stark and said, "I'm pretty sure that the fake Stark doesn't have the ability to upgrade, and even if he can be upgraded, it's not the same as being the Iron Demon God." ”
"And, as far as I know, the ability of the Skrulls to imitate you is not completely flawless, the specific data has not been tested in detail, but the upper limit of their disguised abilities is lower than yours."
"For example, Spider-Man's ultimate power may be able to lift a mountain, so the ultimate power of this imposter is to lift four-fifths of a mountain."
"However, because the power used in daily life is completely unlimited, Spider-Man usually doesn't need to lift mountains, he only needs to deal with ordinary human criminals, in this case, the difference in the upper limit of strength is not easy to reflect, so it seems that the disguise is perfect."
Nick leaned back in his chair and said, "That's why they didn't replicate Professor X's abilities." ”
"If they imitate Professor X, the 20% power is not obvious in daily life, but in the confrontation with the real thing, it will be very deadly, and the weakened version of the fake Professor will definitely not be able to beat the real thing."
"But they don't necessarily don't have such a plan." Nick frowned and said, "Although it is not possible to replace the psychic ability on the bright side, as long as it is not discovered by them, it will be much easier for them to have a person who can manipulate the psychic ability who is operating in the dark." ”
"Then if they really imitate Professor X, even if they can't brainwash the global human race, it will be very dangerous to brainwash the entire United States." Stark frowned deeply, and he said, "This plan is simply too risky, no, I have to go back to New York first......"
"Haven't you found it yet? What are so many Skrulls circling around Schiller? Nick looked at the screen and said, ''Why would they go so far as to go to/the professor?' ”
Steve's mouth slowly opened wide, and he said, "You mean, they want to copy Schiller??? ”
Stark's movements froze in place, and he said, "Oh God! Isn't one Schiller enough? Another identical one?!"
"It's not like you haven't seen more Schiller." Nick shrugged his shoulders lightly and said, "You forgot, the last S.H.I.E.L.D. consultation?" There were at least a few dozen Schillers that time, right? ”
Stark covered his forehead, Steve blocked his eyes, and Peter sighed deeply, apparently, all three of them had lingering feelings about that time.
"The question is, if there really is a Schiller under their control, wouldn't it be ......" Stark frowned deeply, as he seemed very worried, and said, "If Schiller is really loyal to the Skruls, then what are we going to do...... 55。 ”
Nick smiled very brightly, and said, "Keep looking, you'll find out soon." ”
"Doctor Schiller, you haven't been back to Arkham Sanatorium for a long time, have you? You can go back and take care of the recent work first, and then we'll meet again. Nick on the screen said to Schiller.
Schiller nodded, left without saying anything, looking at his back, Nick's expression gradually turned cold, and after Schiller left the base completely, Nick took the elevator and went to the secret laboratory deeper.
In the laboratory, a green-skinned alien had just come out of the life support barn, and the green-skinned man gave Nick a strange salute, and Nick nodded and asked him. After being in contact with Schiller for so long, can you complete the disguise? ”
"His memories are a bit complicated, and I can't replicate them completely." The alien showed a visible look of embarrassment, and said, "I'm not sure if I've copied all my memories, but for now, there is nothing too much of a problem with the trajectory of my life and the logic of my memory......
"So be it, the situation is more complicated than we thought, there are accidents everywhere, we need more people to prepare for disguise."
The green-skinned Skrull nodded, walked back to the life support chamber, closed his eyes, and began to change his appearance to Schiller.
All sorts of memories, hovering in his mind, gradually merged with his own.
But at this moment, some details of Schiller's memory were magnified, and countless words were poured straight into the mind of this Skrull.
Among the copied files, there is a very special "virus" that instantly penetrates into every corner of the system.
The powerful words and examples completely shattered the entire worldview of the Skrulls, like the waves crashing on the shore of the Red Sea. J。
The deep understanding, experience, and implementation of the theory are deeply implanted in the mind of this Skrull.
When he slowly opened his eyes, all the sounds became muffled, except for the tide that had not yet receded, bringing a distant sigh.
"A ghost, wandering in Europe."