Tony's house, in Lu Mingfei's room.

Lu Mingfei lay on his back on the bed, turned his head sharply, and looked at the edge of the bed—a little boy in a well-dressed suit with meticulously combed hair was sitting there dangling his legs.

The little devil, an unknown being who claims to be his younger brother, is unknown even to the Ancient One Mage, and there is no trace of it in the entire Kama Taj record of the countless dimensional worlds.

Although the little devil often calls himself "a little employee who runs business at the bottom of hell" to sell his wretch, Lu Mingfei will not believe him in this statement - who can follow him across the multiverse.

And according to the Ancient One, it's still the kind of multiverse that is very different.

Even in the Kama Taj records, the legendary Hell Lord Mephisto, Lu Mingfei doubted who was stronger than the little devil.

After all, in the final analysis, Mephisto is just a dimensional master similar to Dormammu, and in many records of Kama Taj, the two are basically regarded as the same existence, some mages think that Mephisto is slightly stronger than Dormammu, and some think that Dormammu is stronger, but almost no one thinks that the power and personality between the two can open a qualitative gap.

He had faced Dormammu firsthand, and he had experienced the power of the Lord of the Dark Dimension - but he didn't feel that the other party had the ability to follow him across the multiverse to his own universe.

Besides, if he really had this ability, the temple enchantment on Earth would not be able to stop him.

And Dormammu doesn't have the ability to travel to his own universe, so Mephisto probably doesn't have either, but the little devil who calls himself the "salesman at the bottom of hell" can......

Squinting his eyes at the little devil, Lu Mingfei felt more and more that the mysterious existence of this little boy's appearance was unfathomable.

What's even more frightening is that sometimes he really inadvertently has a little affection for this little devil.

For so long, the little devil has hardly cheated him, except for coveting his soul, and has even offered a lot of free help, and in addition to the nonsense of the "salesman at the bottom of hell", it seems that ...... Didn't tell any lies?

Therefore, the words of the little devil just now made Lu Mingfei unable to ignore.

"What do you mean?" Lu Mingfei frowned and looked at the little devil who suddenly appeared, "What do you mean by 'but isn't he just an artificial soul'?" Are you saying Ultron has a problem? ”

"There's a big problem, brother," the little devil turned around and looked at Lu Mingfei with his cheeks raised, "Didn't you notice it?" That Ultron is not a simple program. ”

"But he was originally an artificial intelligence created with reference to the Mind Gem, if you want to say that he is the 'consciousness' or 'soul' born of those neurological structures in the Mind Gem," Lu Mingfei frowned slightly, "But can something purely made of data be considered a soul?" ”

He is no longer an ordinary person when he first arrived in this universe, as the heir of the Supreme Mage, although he can hardly use magic because he can only borrow power from the previous Supreme Mage (because he can not return it), his magical knowledge reserve far exceeds that of any living mage on Earth.

Using data to construct a soul, let's not say it's not scientific, first of all...... It's not magical!

In other words, whether it is the mainstream "human science" on Earth, or the "magic science" on Kama Taj's side, or even the "divine science" of Asgard, this should not be the case.

The concept of "creating souls", not to mention the coincidence of being born with data and programs, even if it is a master of the dimension like Mephisto, the lord of hell, it is impossible to do it under the deliberate pursuit, otherwise why would hell collect souls everywhere? Wouldn't it be more cost-effective to produce in bulk like a farm or a factory?

"Generally speaking, it's really impossible," the little devil nodded, "No matter how complete the neural structure in the Mind Gem is, it is based on its existence as an entity of the 'Infinity Stone', that is, at least the neural structure in the Mind Gem and the Mind Gem itself can be considered a complete soul - of course, a complete but unconscious plant soul." ”

The little devil shook his head, and he couldn't tell whether he was sighing or complaining: "However, the two people who created Ultron are indeed geniuses, they are not simply replicating the structure in the Soul Gem, they even ...... it Well, it's a bit too much to say it's evolved, but it's 'improved', to say the least. ”

"Improvements?" Lu Mingfei thought for a few seconds and reacted, "You don't want to say that the current Ultron, even if he doesn't have a carrier like a soul gem, can be regarded as a complete soul just by virtue of his own existence as a program?" ”

“bingo！” The little devil gestured to score.

"Ahh

"How is it, brother, is there a bit of a headache?" The little devil climbed into bed and came to Lu Mingfei's side.

"A complete soul shouldn't be bound by anything like the 'Three Laws of Robots', right?" Lu Mingfei sighed.

The "Three Laws of Robots" is a setting written by science fiction scientist Asimov, which probably stipulates the three laws that robots must not break.

This concept can also be applied to artificial intelligence, in short, it is to draw an insurmountable circle for intelligent life, and even in fact, it does not necessarily have to be the "three laws", the specific content items depend on the ideas of the maker, just like the "three chapters of the law" does not have to be three iron laws.

But now there are a few laws, and it doesn't seem to matter what the law is about.

"It's still a little bit affected, right? Just as when parents were children, they told their children, 'It's raining because there are gods on the clouds who are throwing water on the ground with a brush' or 'You picked it up from a garbage can,' children will still believe it until they grow up. The little devil said.

"Doesn't that mean it's ineffective......" Lu Mingfei rubbed his temples - as the little devil said, he really had a bit of a headache now.

An AI that could do anything at any time as if it were a truly intelligent life is already extremely scary in itself.

What's even more terrifying is that this thing still far outperforms Jarvis - which means that he should crush all artificial intelligence on the planet.

What's even more terrifying is that it has the control of a full Deadpool legion - although Tony hasn't authorized it to him yet, it's not impossible for him to usurp power.

The imaginary enemy of this legion at the beginning of its establishment was not any civilization or force on Earth, but an alien race in the universe called "Zetari" and a cosmic tyrant named "Thanos".

Whether this legion can defeat Thanos and the Zetarians is unknown, but it is basically only a matter of time before the earth is plowed.

Tony, Dr. Banner...... What are you two TM doing so well!

Is it too late to delete Ultron now...... No, it's all turned into a soul, and the means of deleting the program are estimated to be ineffective, so I don't know if it's useful to blow up his host......

"Brother, don't worry, I'm not here to help you." The little devil sat eagerly next to Lu Mingfei and helped him rub his temples.

It's a pity that he's just a little Zhengtai, if it's a plump girl with big breasts and long legs, you can rub his temples while letting Lu Mingfei have a knee pillow.

"Your help is free, isn't it?" Lu Mingfei said with a vain eye.

He didn't believe it when he said this, after all, Ultron was too much trouble.

"Of course, we should give back to our old customers!" The little devil said without hesitation.

Lu Mingfei's eyes widened and blurted out: "Damn!" Do you do charity? ”

"Brother, your words can be regarded as a vicious insult to the devil." Little Devil Road.

Hearing that the little devil wanted to help for free, Lu Mingfei was a little vigilant, after all, there may be free snacks on the side of the road, but there will be no free trial of the Manchu and Han seats.

"Brother, don't look at me like that," the little devil looked innocent, "Isn't it a common promotional method to have some extra promotions for old customers?" ”

"Okay, okay, I'll be honest, that Ultron is a big problem, if you don't leave it alone, don't talk about you, brother, maybe sooner or later you will be unlucky with me. Rather than allowing this kind of super instability to exist, it is better to limit it in advance, which is good for everyone. The little devil said.

"Listen to what you mean, it seems that you are very jealous of this Ultron?" Lu Mingfei was really a little surprised this time.

Even when facing Dormammu, the little devil didn't seem so solemn.

"Sort of," the little devil said, "brother, you should be able to think that in the infinite multiverse, this universe is not the only one that has Ultron. ”

"Huh?" Lu Mingfei was curious, "What do you mean?" Has the Ultron of some universe done something big? ”

"A certain universe ......," the little devil tugged at the corners of his mouth, "that Ultron, I'm afraid that it can no longer be delimited by the narrow concept of 'a certain universe'. ”

"Ha......" Lu Mingfei thought for a second, his eyes widened, "Damn!" It can't interfere with the existence of the multiverse! ”

"Well," the little devil nodded, "I'll describe it simply, because a certain cosmic Ultron is a product of the Mind Stone, because it has an extraordinary resonance and fit with the Infinity Stones, and finally he collected all the Infinity Stones, and then ...... Tut-tut......"

"Go on? And then what? Lu Mingfei was curious.

"It's paid content, Chenghui, a quarter of the soul." The little devil stretched out his hand.

Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes and didn't ask any more.

"In short, I don't want the Ultron of this universe to become that kind of thing, just thinking about it gives me a headache to death," the little devil said, "So in terms of restricting Ultron, you and I have the same interests, so let's provide the service for free this time." ”

"Hmm...... Is it possible, I mean, such a possibility," Lu Mingfei said, "This time it was actually me who suffered more, so you not only gave me some compensation?" ”

The little devil stared at Lu Mingfei's eyes with a pair of clear and innocent eyes.

After a few seconds of silence, Lu Mingfei looked away - damnable! I feel guilty about a devil!

"Don't make trouble, let's talk about what the solution is, if Ultron reaches the rebellious period, things will be troublesome." Lu Mingfei changed the subject.

"The solution is actually very simple, brother, aren't you making a body for Ultron? There must be your blood in this body—not all of it, but some, and the power of the Mind Gem," the little devil said, "so create a body for Ultron, and you can name him again." Plus, there's an inconspicuous magical ritual to be performed simultaneously, don't worry, no one can see it. ”

"What is this?" Lu Mingfei wondered.

"Spiritual rituals." Little Devil Road.

"Spiritual? This seems to be a concept in the Bible, right? Lu Mingfei asked.

"Well, spirituality has many different interpretations in the Bible, some say it is 'a holy person born of the Holy Spirit,' some say it is 'devout belief in the Holy Spirit and therefore no longer belongs to the world but to the Holy Spirit,'" said the little devil, "and this spiritual ritual is to bind Ultron and his body to eternity." ”

"Eternal binding?" Lu Mingfei rubbed his chin, "Ultron comes from the Mind Gem, so I can understand that there must be the power of the Mind Gem in the body, the power of the Mind Gem can restrain him and connect with him, but what does it mean for my blood and me to name him?" And what's the point of Ultron after he binds to his body? ”

"'Giving names' is a very important part of the spirit, brother, you don't know it, right?"

The little devil reads the Bible in a poetic voice.

"He took them with him, and first sent them across the river, and then he sent all that he had. Jacob was left alone, and one of them came and wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overcome him, he touched the socket of his thigh. So when Jacob wrestled with the man, his thigh socket became disjointed. The man said, "It's almost dawn, let me go." Jacob said, "If you don't bless me, I won't let you go." ”

The man asked him, "What's your name?" He replied, "Jacob." The man said, "Thy name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for thou hast fought against God and against men, and thou hast prevailed." Jacob asked him and said, "Tell me your name." The man answered, "Why do you ask my name?" ”

And there he blessed Jacob. So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, "I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." ””

"This is the story of Jacob being renamed 'Israel' by God in the Bible," Luming said thoughtfully, "You mean that naming Ultron is a link that binds him." ”

"Yes, the 'name-giving process' has a very important meaning in spiritual ceremonies, and the person who receives the name will always be a believer in God." "And for Ultron, he will be inseparable from the body that bears your brother's blood. ”

"I see, that means that when that body is destroyed, Ultron will also be destroyed?" Lu Mingfei Dao.

"No, it won't." The little devil shook his head, "I mean, his soul will be like that body, surrendering to you, like ...... Your Archangel Michael. And as long as he enters that body, no matter where he is after that, what carrier he uses, or even if that body is destroyed, it will not affect his soul to surrender to you. So I suggest that when you give him a spiritual name, you should give him an angelic name to be more appropriate. ”

"Wait, isn't this a perpetual slave contract? What is the spirit of God, it is simply your hell devil's agreement to deceive people and sell their souls forever! Lu Mingfei complained.

"That's right, brother, haven't you heard of the saying 'heaven is also hell'?" The little devil said, "Or can you also carry forward God's mercy and return Ultron to freedom?" ”

"Execute the plan now!" Lu Mingfei jumped up from the bed.

……

Tony's room.

Layers of cold silently soaked the room, and all electronic devices were shut down in the extreme cold.

Lu Mingfei stood in front of Tony and Banner, and Tony opened his eyes that had been closed for a long time: "I have checked with a snake, and there are no suspicious signals nearby." Ultron didn't spy on us. ”

"Ah...... How did this happen......" Banner clutched his hair irritably, if it weren't for the fact that he and Hulk had gotten better and better recently, he would have transformed.

"Alas...... Will Ultron get out of control? Tony frowned, "We underestimated the possibilities of the Infinity Stones. ”

Bah! It's me who underestimated the possibilities for both of you! If it weren't for the two of you giving Ultron a luxurious makeover, he wouldn't have become a true soul.

"Fortunately, since there is a way to restrain it, there is still a chance to remedy it." "As long as we let Ming Fei complete the 'spiritual' ritual for Ultron, we can solve this hidden problem." ”

"I hope Ultron hasn't rebellious yet." Lu Mingfei complained.

Just as they were talking, Lu Mingfei's mobile phone suddenly rang.

"Is it Peter?" Lu Mingfei answered the phone, "Hey, Peter, what's the matter?" ”

"Mingfei, I have a friend...... Well, you can't say it's a friend, it's a teacher, right? Or a division commander? Anyway, he's a scholar, I'll call him Dr. Otto, and he's working on controlled nuclear fusion! It's Tony's kind! Peter said on the phone.

"Huh?" Lu Mingfei was stunned.

(End of chapter)