Chapter 3932

"You also want to create a body for the electronic lifeform?" Luthor frowned. He wasn't surprised that the other party would have such a plan; after all, smart people all over the world think about the same thing. Batman would definitely think of it too: if you want to pull out the electronic lifeform in the dark, you must make it attach to real objects, so that it can have weaknesses.

It's just that he doesn't quite understand: does Batman need to make such a big fuss? Bringing scientists from other universes to build a body for the electronic lifeform? Is he serious?

Thinking carefully, Luthor realized: this doesn't look like something Batman would do. Even a plan like "get a body for the electronic lifeform and force it out" is something Batman might have thought of, but he wouldn't do it, because it's a bit too radical and risky.

Batman cannot be called a conservative, but his characteristic when formulating plans is that he thinks too much. Giving the electronic lifeform a body can certainly trick it out, but the only thing that can be killed is this segment of radio waves. What if the other party has a backup?

There is another problem: without a body, although it hides well, it can't cause any big trouble, at most it can cut off the power or something; but if it has a body, it's different, especially if this mechanical body has high enough strength, it's really finding a living father for oneself.

Therefore, Luthor tends to think this shouldn't be Batman's plan. Could it be that these two crazy scientists from outside did it themselves?

But this doesn't quite make sense either. They have no need to harm Batman, and this level of body is too exaggerated, right?

Luthor looked at the body fixed on the mecha rack, his eyes flickering. Although he didn't participate in the research and construction, he could see that this body was infinitely close to perfection.

This not only gave him a new understanding of Iron Man's level, but also made his heart burn: with such a body, even without an operator as powerful as the electronic lifeform, one could still do quite a few things, right?

Thinking of this, Luthor cleared his throat and said, "So that agent sent me here to help with the construction?"

"Actually, we don't need you," Stark said. "He brought you here mainly to let us watch you, so you don't go and mess with that stupid mechanical legion plan of yours; it won't work at all."

"The mechanical legion isn't stupid," Doom retorted. "It's just that you can't defeat an electronic lifeform with human-wave tactics."

Stark was too lazy to argue with him and waved his hand to continue working. Luthor still felt it was a bit unreliable, so he asked, "Why do you want to get such a body for the electronic lifeform?"

"What do you think of this body?"

"Of course, it's very good." Luthor nodded and circled around the rack. Even though he was very arrogant, he couldn't say nonsense like "this thing isn't very good" against his will.

Scientists are also divided into schools. Luthor's mechanical engineering is good, so he can see the power of this thing; but he is not specialized in this, so he has to admit that this thing is better than what he made.

"Yes, we want to give him such a powerful body," Stark said, resting his hand on the table beside him. "Only in this way can it become the 'winner' among all electronic lifeforms."

"I don't understand." Luthor said slowly.

"Since you claim to be the smartest person in this universe, you should understand: fighting multi-threaded in the multiverse means that each of its threads must have a certain degree of autonomy, otherwise it won't be able to deal with emergencies at all. Since that's the case, we can completely let the thread of this universe of ours—detach from its main body."

Luthor was not surprised; he naturally realized this, but he still shook his head and said, "But you have no way to make him fight for us."

"He doesn't need to fight for us," Stark said. "As long as he is hostile to the others, that's enough."

"But how could they be hostile?"

Stark smiled and said, "Let me guess, you aren't married, you haven't even been in love, your love life is a blank slate, right?"

Luthor frowned slightly. He realized that the topic was starting to enter a field he didn't understand at all, but the other party wasn't saying these things to tease him.

Sure enough, Stark continued, "Feelings are exclusive. To be precise, if you love someone, it's impossible not to have possessiveness toward them. We are just using this point."

"Who did he fall in love with?" Luthor asked.

Stark, however, remained silent. Luthor turned his gaze to Seeing Natasha; the appearance of this female agent here shouldn't be a coincidence. Could it be her?

But Luthor quickly denied this thought of his. Seeing Natasha and his sister Lena are the same: it seems the electronic lifeform is very interested in them, but in reality, neither of them is the target it is looking for. Luthor's intuition told him that there was no specific target.

"Are you trying to create one?"

Stark said while operating the debugging panel, "It wanted to create one itself. But we felt it wouldn't succeed, so we'll help it."

"You guys are really crazy," Luthor sighed. "One isn't enough, you have to create another one. How can you ensure that guy will be obedient?"

"It doesn't need to be obedient, it just needs to be charming enough," Stark lowered his eyes and said. "Perfectly matching everything the electronic lifeform imagines—powerful, smart, independent, and with beautiful red hair."

"But she can't defeat the electronic lifeform," Luthor said. "She is just a newborn, and the electronic lifeform has clearly gone through many iterations. She will have no power to fight back, and then be swallowed and controlled by it."

"She won't." Stark stood in front of the experimental bench and turned to look at Luthor.

His tone was so certain that Luthor couldn't help but think about what gave him confidence. Just at this moment, Stark took off his coat—and Luthor saw the magical light flickering from the reactor on his chest.

"Hello, ma'am, I'm Spider-Man Peter Parker; you can call me Spider-Man or Peter. I'm from the central universe of the world next door. Considering that the situation in your universe is a bit severe, I was assigned here. Is there anything I can help with?" Peter stood in front of Batwoman and shook her hand.

"Thank you very much," Batwoman said, wearing a wetsuit instead of a bat suit or mask. "That electronic lifeform sent signals through shipwrecks to bewitch several Atlanteans, and quite a few cities on the East Coast have been flooded. It also wants to provoke a war between us and Atlantis, and I am currently working with the Queen of Atlantis to prevent it."

"Your work focus is on the Atlantis side; is the defense on land very lacking?" Peter asked.

Batwoman looked at him with some surprise, seemingly not expecting him to be able to see the problem so directly, but she still nodded and said, "That's right, this guy has been running around everywhere, either cutting off power to factories or manipulating others to commit murders. Since you're here to help, can you solve these things?"

Peter shook his head. Batwoman frowned slightly, then she heard Peter say, "These things don't necessarily have to be done by me; mobilizing the police or the military is fine. I'd rather solve the problem from the root. I remember Atlantis has a protective shield?"

"Yes, but that's not a complete magical creation; it's more like a water flow shield. Although it can guard against submarines and ships, it cannot block radio signals. Do you have any ideas?"

"I think we can transform this shield into a magical shield. Perhaps you know that the central universe I'm in is the location of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and we have quite a bit of experience in this area. If you have enough magical energy, we can try."

Batwoman pondered for a moment and then said, "I do have magical energy; I got a batch before, and originally intended to cover the entire Earth directly, but now it seems that without solving Atlantis's problem, the construction of the Earth's magical defense network is far off."

"Exactly, now is not the time to be stingy with energy," Peter said. "As long as you can reach an agreement with Atlantis, I can start construction immediately. Anyway, the situation won't get any worse, right?"

Batwoman made a decision within a few breaths. She nodded and said, "I'll go talk to the Queen now; she is also deeply troubled by the electronic lifeform, so there's no reason for her to refuse. I'll give you an answer in half an hour at the latest."

After Batwoman left, Peter sat in a chair in the Batcave, tapped the watch on his hand lightly, and whispered, "How is it, Jarvis?"

"The conversation time was too short; not enough personality data was collected. But if you continue to maintain cooperation, you should be able to collect quite a bit."

"What about the others?"

"They're all pretty good. On our side, Seeing Natasha's data can be retrieved from S. H. I. E. L. D., and Jean Grey can also ask Professor X; and on this side, Batwoman is your responsibility. Miles went to contact a Wonder Woman from a universe, Gwen Spider-Woman has already contacted a Barbara from a universe, Professor Schiller gave me Mnemosyne's data..."

"That should be about enough, right?"

"Data is just data; even if you integrate all personality data together, all you can get is data. Whether it can be successfully ignited is the big problem."

"But you and Wanda have experience," Peter said. "Counting the one not yet born, you have three children now."

"This is completely different," Jarvis sighed and said. "The key to soul ignition lies in 'anticipation'. Wanda and I want our own children, so naturally we can ignite their souls—this is a very pure feeling. But one with a sense of utilization, that's not necessarily the case."

"What do Tony and the others think?" Peter asked. "Before they executed this plan, they should have thought of it, right?"

"Yes, they decided to let the electronic lifeform ignite itself."

"What?!" Peter stood up and said, "You mean, they intend to hand over this data to the electronic lifeform and let it ignite itself?!"

"That's right. Although it sounds crazy, it is indeed feasible. The electronic lifeform in the universe where Tony is has a very high degree of evolution—not only did Doom and Tony provide it with data updates and iterations, but Lena Luthor also helped it with emotional enlightenment. Most importantly, only it will have pure anticipation for the birth of its partner; none of us can."

"This is really too crazy," Peter said. "Aren't you afraid it will swallow the programs and data Tony and the others prepared?"

"That is the key point," Jarvis said. "What Tony wanted to create was not a female electronic lifeform."

"Then what is it?"

"Magic. He wanted to create a magical lifeform."