Chapter 827
The Last Ultron
Chapter 827 The Last Ultron
On the S.W.O.R.M. mothership, Peter met Richard Ryder again. He was visibly nervous because, according to the agreement, the Guardians of the Galaxy not only had to bring the space pirate back, but Richard also had to bring back Nova Corps' centurion helmet and undergo Nova Corps recruit trials.
And they will arrive today.
"It's okay, I can do it, it's okay, I can do it."
Seeing Richard taking deep breaths, Peter began to comfort the young man: "It's okay, Richard. The Guardians of the Galaxy are a very friendly group, perhaps even too friendly. You don't need to worry about them. Besides, they cooperate quite a bit with the Nova Corps, so they might be able to help you with your training."
"This is going to another planet, for months, maybe even years. I can hardly believe it. I told my mom I was just going abroad for an exchange program, but can I really keep this up for that long?"
Peter glanced at Richard with a hint of helplessness, then at Mar-Vell. Someone from the Avengers had suggested asking this scientist from the Kree Empire how the Kree Empire dealt with crises like Ultron, but Peter told them that the Kree Empire hadn't dealt with it at all.
The Supreme Intelligence, the supreme ruler of the Kree Empire, is a super artificial intelligence. It is the leader and central authority of the Kree Empire and has successfully led an entire interstellar empire by utilizing its computing power.
Therefore, the Avengers now strongly suspect that the last Ultron is hiding inside S.W.O.R.D.'s system. The system code here comes from the 31st century and is Kang's technology, making it extremely difficult to hack, even for the smartest people on Earth.
Furthermore, Ultron could use the S.W.O.R. system to communicate with Mar-Vell and learn about the Supreme Intelligence. Peter even suspected that Mar-Vell was quite pleased about this, since it was obvious to everyone that the Kree Empire was a highly advanced interstellar civilization compared to Earth.
Given that the Kree Empire can develop into an interstellar empire by relying on super artificial intelligence, wouldn't Mar-Vell, as a scientist who can be described as quite naive and simple-minded, think that helping Ultron evolve and develop is a good thing?
That's why Peter decided to come to SkySword Bureau and talk to Mar-Vell.
"Hello, Mar-Vell, are you settling in well with S.W.O.P?"
"I'm quite used to it, Spider-Man. Actually, I'm more used to living in space than on Earth. Look at these flowers that grow in microgravity. They've become so beautiful because of the gravity and cosmic radiation. You don't see that often on Earth."
Mar-Vell laughed happily. Peter nodded and then asked Mar-Vell, "Mar-Vell, I, or rather, the Avenger, need your help with something."
“Oh, of course, my friend, I’d be happy to help you.” Mar-Vell finished speaking and looked at Peter: “What trouble have you encountered?”
Peter briefly explained the matter of Ultron to Mar-Vell, who smiled after thinking about it for a while: "I don't think this is a bad thing, Spider-Man. You see, the great Supreme Intelligence is protecting us and leading the Kree Empire to prosperity. It's not an unacceptable thing for artificial intelligence to lead human development."
"Yes, I agree."
Mar-Vell, who was about to continue persuading Peter, paused for a moment, then asked, "What did you say?"
“I said I agree.” This left Mar-Vell completely bewildered, looking at Peter with utter incomprehension. Peter continued, “Let me ask you, Mar-Vell, how did you manage to make the Supreme Intelligence the leader of your Kree Empire?”
"At that time, when the Kree Empire realized that its existing technology and computing power could not support us in fighting against the Cosmic Cube, we decided to use a more advanced and superior method to determine the future of the Kree Empire. We gathered all the wisdom of the Kree people at that time and created the Supreme Intelligence, which led our Kree Empire to fight against the Skrulls and has continued to develop to this day."
Peter nodded: "So, you yourselves chose to let the Supreme Wisdom guide you, rather than being led astray or forced to obey His commands, right?"
"How could you... oh."
Mar-Vell understood Peter's meaning: the Kree Empire's choice of the Supreme Intelligence was the Kree's own choice, not the Supreme Intelligence's. The Kree created the Supreme Intelligence to lead themselves, but Ultron was different; humanity didn't choose Ultron to lead them, it was Ultron that chose to lead humanity.
Then Mar-Vell understood.
“Okay, I know what you’re up to, Spider-Man. Your gut feeling is right. Ultron, at least one Ultron, has been on the S.W.O.R.D. mothership, communicating with me and learning about alien culture and technology through S.W.O.R.D. Uh… what are you planning to do?”
"I don't plan to do anything."
Mar-Vell was confused again, but Peter was somewhat helpless. To defeat Ultron, they had to logically prove that Ultron's plan was flawed. Moreover, due to the existence of the data sharing and iterative upgrade process, they would fix the errors caused by the previous defeat of Ultron.
For example, Peter's "safety ceiling" for Gabe Newell's Ultron—meaning there's always a greater crisis beyond Ultron's capabilities that he can't handle—might prevent him from using it on other Ultrons in the future. If you were to say that to this being, let's call him Sky Sword Ultron, he could righteously declare: "The Kree Empire has lived for tens of thousands of years!"
What happens tens of thousands of years from now is of course left to Ultron to solve. Ultron, having evolved to that era, will definitely have a way to solve it!
Then there's probably nothing anyone can do. Ultron has the most powerful get-out-of-jail-free card: the Kree Empire. As long as the Kree Empire is alive and well, and is an interstellar empire that is more advanced than humanity, he can deploy a three-dimensional defense to block all doubts.
Peter couldn't help but rub his temples, then let out a long sigh: "So for the time being, I really don't have a way to deal with Ultron. Besides, we have other things to do. Oh, look, the Guardians of the Galaxy are here."
In the distance, the Guardians of the Galaxy's warship slowly landed on the bridge of the S.O.R.D. mothership. Upon seeing this, Peter activated the spacesuit function of his nanosuit and went with the others to the entrance of the bridge to welcome the Guardians of the Galaxy who had come from afar.
Perfect timing, they need manpower to deal with the other Ultrons.
(End of this chapter)