Time flies, and the Internet data collapse event that caused a sharp earthquake around the world has been 1 year ago in a blink of an eye.2004 was generally a very quiet year, with few major events happening, at least none of which could have been handled by Merlin.He had become accustomed to the life of two points and one line between the home and the Trident Building, and Merlin was initially resistant to sitting in an office and seeing the whole picture, he didn't think he could hide behind the scenes and be a man of orders like Fury, but it turned out that Merlin quickly adapted to his new role.In between the passage of time, he has developed new habits.He now spends one day a week walking around the four mysterious object containment bases he manages, accompanied by Sharon.Listen to reports from S.D.O.L.D. and other subordinate departments every six months, and occasionally when the mood strikes, he will conduct a surprise inspection to punish the burnt unlucky people who are caught by him.And every month, he will hold a regular meeting in the conference room of the Trident Building to summarize the work of the previous month and arrange the work of the next month.Like a spider lying on a web that has been weaved, he doesn't even need to move to feel the vibrations coming from all parts of the web, he will identify those vibrations, identify the information transmitted on this web, and then focus on those sensitive information that needs attention.Of course, his life is not limited to work, but also to a truly private life.The two girls dropped out of Xavier House going well, Charles, or rather, the attack, he didn't stop him, this guy may not care about Merlin's carefulness, but the children's departure from the already unsafe place still made Merlin breathe a sigh of relief.Raven and Lorna live at home now, but it's no different from going to school.Every morning after breakfast and entering the mystery house, under the supervision of Xuanlan to start studying, it is like receiving the teaching of a private teacher, I have to say, with Xuanlan's help, Merlin does not have to worry about the life and rest of the two girls, which relieves him a lot of pressure.And the three of them spend more time together, which also makes the relationship between Merlin and his two sisters more and more intimate.Finally, and most importantly, every 45 days or so, Merlin will disappear strangely for 2-3 days, full of vitality before each disappearance, exhausted every time he comes back, and occasionally there will be traces of frostbite on his body...
Yes, it was his "Snow Country date" with his girlfriend, and Elsa was "passionate" every time, but the hoarfrost in her body was not too "gentle" with Merlin.The two can finally have a stable love life, although they still get together less and leave more, but it is much better than not being able to meet each other from two worlds.As for the scene when the two of them meet every time...
Well, it's kind of "painful and happy".Overall, Merlin hasn't had a bad year, and of course, it would have been perfect if the High Frost Protection Potion made by Lady Yennefer had lasted a little longer.And if only there were fewer of the sapient machines that have sprung up around the world.————————————————— "Lord Merlin, there's a new newsletter. ”In November 2004, Merlin was in his office preparing materials for a meeting a few days later when a communication request popped up on Icarus' lenses.Speaking of Icarus, this upgraded AI is faster than the previous one to respond and process data, but for more than a year, Merlin has not been able to make it the way it was...
Well, the human touch.Compared to the previous Icarus, the current Icarus is like a cold auxiliary tool, very intelligent, but rarely able to make people feel the presence of feelings.This is probably the one thing Merlin regrets the most this year."
Toot, toot" Merlin looked up, the communication signal was connected, and Fury's face, which had never seen a smile in sight, as if the whole world owed him money, appeared in front of Merlin's eyes.Along with the real-time image, a map of North America appeared on the left side of Fury's area, on the lens of Merlin's left eye, projecting Fury's coordinates in front of Merlin's eyes.At the same time as the call program is started, several modules are started at the same time, including but not limited to communication encryption, recording, identity identification, etc.Icarus is a testament to the power of Icarus, and the extremely cool, imperceptible data processing interface, though Merlin finds it a bit of a fuss."
What's the matter?
Fury. ”Merlin picked up a document and flipped through it as he asked, "Haven't you been talking to the people of the World Security Council about robots lately?"
What are you doing in Nevada again?
”"Because there's something more important, Merlin."
Fury's voice sparked in Merlin's ears, and he said, "A project I've been following has finally made gratifying progress, and if you're not busy, come over to the Pagasus base this afternoon, I have something to tell you." ”"Huh?"
Merlin paused as he flipped through the papers, looked at Fury, then pushed his glasses, and said, "I feel like there's another trouble, and it's going to end up on me."
Can I refuse?
”"Fury, you see, I'm pretty busy right now, I haven't been to dinner with Mei and Ben for weeks, my little nephew misses me so much, if I don't go over, he'll call strangers uncle...""
You're coming, Merlin."
Fury frowned and said, "It's an order, and I don't think you want to miss it either." ”“？”
Merlin looked at Fury, who was full of confidence on the glasses, in surprise, and said, "Can such confidence arouse my interest?"
”He rubbed his chin, and after a moment, he said to Fury, "Okay, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, I'll be over when I'm done with the work at hand." ”"Okay, I'll wait for you here."
After saying that, Fury hung up the phone, Merlin pouted, he stood up, moved his body to the window, looked at the city scene below, he said: "What can be said clearly on the phone, you have to make it mysterious, his problem, I guess I can't change it in my life." ”Merlin shook his head, he lit his cigarette, and in the smoke rising, his fingers pushed the frame of the bridge of his nose, and said, "The third energy disturbance has just ended, Icarus, let me see the situation in the 'Tinder' contaminated area. ”The next moment, on the two lenses, a rotating world map was laid out in front of Merlin's eyes, marked with many areas dyed red, and some reddish areas, which looked like a botched dyeing game.Those red areas are all over the world, fragmented, and seemingly illogical.Icarus's soft, Elsa-derived voice rang in Merlin's ears, and she introduced her master, "Inspections of the four infected areas in North America have been completed, and no more accidentally activated robots have been found except for the 1,175 robots that have been contained. ”"S.D.O.L.D. agents are shifting their positions to South America, where the system of order is weaker, and many awakened robots have fled there.""
Searches are ongoing in northern and southern Europe, and according to Gatler agents, they have found at least 344 escaped robots, and they are chasing their targets, but the last capture failed due to an accidental leak.""
The progress of the affected areas in Asia is unknown, and S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't have enough strength there, but according to the efficiency of the ancient countries in the East, the speed at which the search will be completed will only be faster than that of S.H.I.E.L.D.""
Finally, in Africa, Wakanda is also carrying out the containment of intelligent robots, they are not cooperating with S.H.I.E.L.D., and compared to S.H.I.E.L.D.'
s monitoring strategy, Wakandans are more inclined to protect these intelligent robots born on the earth, if nothing else, Wakanda may become a hiding place for these awakened intelligent robots in the future.""
Hmm...
It doesn't look promising. ”Merlin frowned, looking at the world map stained on the lenses, and he whispered, "Are the results of the ecological comparison of these areas infected by the power of fire out?"
”"The first phase of the Emperor's study of local ecology has been completed, and according to their report, in the 24 heavily infected areas around the world, both ecosystems and biological systems have changed over time.""
Two weeks ago, near the end of the third energy disturbance, Dr.
Vivien saw a half-machine, half-flesh lion in the steppes of East Africa, which was clearly a sign of a change in life form."
Icarus placed a strange photograph of Merlin's lens, in which a male lion was patrolling his territory, but the lion's limbs had changed into a mechanical metal form similar to that of a Cybertron, one of its eyes had become a metal gem, and its tail was made up of layers of metal pieces.The lion didn't seem to be in much pain, it didn't seem to feel the change in itself, and was still leisurely hunting.This shows that the energy of the burst of fire source will not cause a chain reaction of pain to transform flesh and blood creatures.If only the animals were infected, Merlin's biggest concern was that the infection would spread to humans, but so far, there is no such precursor."
New changes are happening...
A new wave has appeared..."
Merlin looked at the picture and whispered, "How has human society reacted to this?"
”"There was no overreaction."
Icarus posted a few tables, and she replied, "Of course, it's more because of the information control carried out by S.H.I.E.L.D. and various governments, so that the news of the appearance of the sapient creatures has been blocked.But there were still sporadic sightings, and some lacy tabloids reported the incident at length. ”"In addition, Lord Merlin, I need to remind you that compared with the sample from 7 months ago, it should not be difficult to find that in the 24 severely infected areas and 16 mild infected areas, the residual energy of the fire has been transformed faster and faster for mechanical and low-level intelligent life, which means that that energy has probably adapted to the rules of the earth.""
At this rate, perhaps in a few years, the world will usher in a great explosion of intelligent life.At that time, even if the World Security Council intervenes, it will not be able to suppress this explosive news, and ordinary people will eventually come into contact with this mechanical life, and their reaction to this will be difficult to determine. ”"Well, this is really a state of affairs that needs to be watched."
Merlin nodded, and he said, "But Coulson has made a very constructive suggestion to me, maybe we can talk to Fury about it this afternoon, we still have time."
If you are well prepared, the explosion of intelligent life in a few years will not affect the order of civilization, perhaps...""
We can turn it into a good thing."
Despite Merlin's confidence, the artificial intelligence Icarus seems to have a different opinion, and she taps the photographs of several sapient life forms that have been discovered so far on the lenses, and she says to Merlin, "With all due respect, Lord Merlin. ”"I think you're underestimating the impact that intelligent life can have on the world.""
They are not sapient robots, and while they are far less powerful than the real Cybertrons, they are still a formidable challenge to the world's existing military system if they come together to form a military group.""
So far, we have discovered intelligent machine life with companion weapons, which shows that they are also evolving.Although the individual strength of the newborn robots has become very weak compared to the first awakened robots, such as 'Ghost', 'Murmur', and 'Lola', their numbers are increasing day by day. ”"Obviously, this is the result of the dispersion of the energy caused by the outward spread of the fire energy," Icarus said.However, the impact of 100 weak armed intelligence machines on society is obviously more terrifying than that of 10 powerful intelligence machines. ”"And according to my observation of human civilization, if the number of alien life is scarce and mild, and it will not affect the existing order, then human beings will welcome them generously.""
But if the number of alien life is large and unstable, then the first reaction of human beings is to resort to force, and I mean, if S.H.I.E.L.D. and governments make the slightest mistake in handling the matter of intelligent life, then it will directly cause a worldwide upheaval.""
I suggest, Lord Merlin, that you better devote more energy to this matter.""
Hmm...
The logic is perfect, it is reasonable, and it cannot be refuted" Merlin nodded, and he said to Icarus, "Thank you for the suggestion, Icarus, I will first find a way to modify my and Coulson's plan...
Also, I like your active state of mind, keep it up. ”"Thanks for the compliment, Lord Merlin."
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Icarus's voice returned to a calm state, and she said to Merlin, "I'll keep trying." ”"Also, a new email has just been sent to your mailbox.It's from three of your disciples, they've just completed a mission from the League of Assassins, and they're in New York, and they're going to treat you to a meal...
It seems that there is something to tell you. ”"Oh, Layla, Victoria, and Miles?"
Merlin bowed slightly, and he said to Icarus, "Contact them for me, tonight at 9 o'clock, Mick's Inn, I should have some free time at that time."
Also, stay tuned to the Tinder situation, Icarus, and let me know as soon as there is any situation. ”"Yes, Lord Merlin.""
Call me Merlin."
Merlin waved his hand, he returned to his desk, and continued to work on today's work, he had to finish the papers on his desk by 3 o'clock, and he had to meet Fury in the afternoon.Alas, I don't know what that mysterious guy is hiding...
To be honest, Merlin was a little curious.()