Batman Incident (2)

Inside Stark Tower, Stark was fiddling with a strange machine shaped like a flower bud. Schiller, Coulson, and Hill stood by watching. Finally, Stark pressed a button and said, "Remember, this UV emitter has a maximum kill range of only 20 meters. You'd better lure all the vampires together before turning it on."

Just as he finished speaking, Jarvis sent a message: "A large number of vampires have appeared on the 3rd street in Queens."

Coulson said with a headache, "Sure enough, as soon as it gets dark, they're going to launch a full-scale attack."

"How is that bat monster?" Schiller asked.

Coulson was even more troubled. He said, "It's unbelievable! That monster has vanished!"

Stark straightened up and poked his head out from behind the machine, asking, "Disappeared? Such a huge monster, didn't you have anyone watching it?"

"The captain fought with it for a long time. According to the intelligence the captain sent back, the monster was not very aggressive and seemed to be just a signal. He didn't see what happened, and the bat monster disappeared."

"Don't let your guard down," Schiller said. "Their so-called Bat God power descending, this monster may just be an appetizer. After all, if you're going to launch an invasion, you wouldn't put the most powerful weapons on the vanguard."

"That's right." Hill said seriously, "Director Nick also thought it was just a sign of an attack, and he did indeed play the role of an attack horn. Now that it's getting dark, a large number of vampires lurking in New York have begun to move. When it's completely dark, we will have a fierce battle to fight."

Coulson glanced at his watch and said to Stark, "How many of these UV emitter can be produced in three hours?"

"A maximum of 20," Jarvis replied.

"Stark Industries' production lines are operating at full capacity with less than 10% redundancy, but due to speed limitations, they can only produce a maximum of 20 units before nightfall."

"Not nearly enough," Coulson said.

"Doesn't S.H.I.E.L.D.. have any weapons in reserve to deal with vampires?"

"Of course we have them," Hill said, stepping forward and supporting the machine. "But those are just individual soldier equipment, like UV flashlights and silver-plated bullets. You don't even know where all these vampires in New York came from..."

"So, you mean your area-of-effect firepower is insufficient?" Schiller asked.

"That's the biggest problem." Coulson sat down in his chair, put One Hand on the table, and covered his forehead. "A well-trained agent, if fully armed and equipped with all the weapons that counter vampires, can ignore the differences in physical strength and magic and take down one to three vampires."

"But the problem is that the number of agent is far too small compared to the number of vampires."

"The police can only deal with one at most, let alone ordinary people. Ten of them can't beat one vampire. Once the vampires organize a group to attack, the difference in numbers will be more than ten times."

"They have two different forms, humanoid and bat-like, which can do different things and have different focuses. Once they start an organized strategic offensive, the human defense line can hardly last an hour."

"What about heavy firepower?"

Hill covered his forehead and said, "Actually, that's the biggest problem. You know, there are quite a few moderates among the vampires who are on good terms with high-ranking members of Congress. The moderates say they have no idea what happened. They declare that the moderate vampires did not participate in this invasion at all, and strongly protest against the indiscriminate use of heavy firepower by humans against vampires."

"Actually, I can understand the decisions of some members of parliament, because if humanity really uses heavy firepower like missiles, and pushes the moderate vampires to the edge, then these vampires will also participate in the invasion, and then a real war between the two races will break out."

"Many moderate vampires live in human society and play important roles. Some even fall in love and marry humans. If a war breaks out between the two races, social stability will suffer tremendous turmoil, which is a result that no one wants to see."

Stark said angrily, "So we're just going to take this beating without fighting back? Why can't they resolve their internal problems themselves? We just want one answer: are we going to fight or not?"

"I guess those moderates are telling you they're actively negotiating to ease the conflict, but I can tell you definitively that most of them are waiting for that so-called Bat God to descend. Once the vampires gain the upper hand, they'll immediately switch sides and claim to be followers of the Bat God, born to rule humanity."

"Ambition always swells with ability. The so-called moderates are nothing more than waiting for one side to gain absolute dominance. They are a bunch of opportunists. Once humanity gains the upper hand and the Bat God makes no further move, they will immediately claim to be messengers of friendship between the two races. But once the Bat God really descends and brings about the end of humanity, they will immediately grovel at the feet of the Bat God and say that they are devout believers," Schiller said.

Coulson sighed, spread his hands, and said, "Everyone understands this, and this is our current predicament."

"But you've forgotten, you still have a card to play. Don't tell me Nick hasn't figured out where that missing internet line in New York went."

Coulson opened his mouth, then hesitated before saying, "You mean... shifting the blame eastward? But isn't that a bit too risky? After all, we know almost nothing about that faction..."

"That's a decision you'll have to make yourselves." Schiller finished speaking and turned to Stark, saying, "Stop thinking about your mass production device. Can't you think about it another way?"

Stark said, "What brilliant idea do you have now? Tell me about it. I really liked that cigarette you had last time..."

"In the end, isn't it just that the individual combat capabilities of the agent aren't strong enough, and there aren't enough of them? Why don't you just create some agent to use?"

The other two agent gave him a strange look, but Stark became interested and said, "What do you mean? Drone mechs?"

"That's right, don't you still have many mechs in the warehouse? Produce some individual soldier equipment for them, like UV flashlights and silver bullets. Can't you equip them with those? Let them fight the vampires."

"Jarvis's intelligence library doesn't have the intelligence logic to deal with this kind of monster, but I can send out an advance force of mechs to collect this logic and then start optimizing it."

"You can think even further. Stop thinking about humanoid mechs and stop dreaming about going up on the field and throwing punches yourself. You don't even have to design and manufacture them yourself."

Schiller walked to the vicinity of the experimental platform and said, "You can design an intelligent Brood Mother with self-computation capabilities and then arrange multiple such Brood Mother throughout New York according to certain rules."

"The Brood Mother can automatically produce mechs of different specifications according to the logic you set, such as light drones for reconnaissance, ground mechanical units, self-propelled spotlights with ultraviolet radiation capabilities, and bio-reaction units to interfere with vampire movements, etc..."

"Once the Brood Mother produces these machines and deploys them on the battlefield, each mechanical creation can record the movement of its opponents, then record its own combat effectiveness and send it back to the Brood Mother."

"The Brood Mother can readjust its production direction based on this information, and all the Brood Mother gather information into Jarvis's intelligent library, so you can get the most extensive, accurate and clear regional combat network."

"Then you won't have to wear that metal shell to kill those monsters, but can sit in the Stark Tower's laboratory, control everything, and become the true master of machines."

Coulson and Hill were stunned and felt a chill run down their spines.

Actually, this concept isn't very advanced; it's just the basic principle of information warfare. However, once you replace these elements with Stark's advanced mech creations, the whole scene becomes incredibly sci-fi, even a bit chilling.

Imagine several massive Brood Mother scattered throughout New York, constantly spawning countless machine creations, each possessing its own intelligence. Once on the battlefield, they can not only inflict effective damage on the enemy, but also transmit all data back to the Brood Mother after a defeat.

The Brood Mother has an incredibly advanced calculation system that uses information from the failed offspring in the last battle to remove the weaknesses of the next offspring and enhance their strengths.

Specialized combat units can also be formed and coordinated tactically. The steel torrents unleashed from several Brood Mother will engulf the entire city and annihilate all enemies. Steel skeletons will penetrate barriers, gears and bearings will devour everything, and Stark can control everything from his laboratory in Stark Tower.

Wait, isn't something off about this style? Coulson shuddered and said, "I think... vampires aren't that strong. We can save this tactic for later..."

Stark's eyes lit up. He paced back and forth, then clenched his fists and said, "Actually, I've been thinking about lightweight warfare. As you all know, the cost of producing a Jaeger is too high, and once it's deployed to the battlefield, it gets damaged, and the repair time is too long. I've been thinking about a Jaeger that is low-cost, easy to repair, and can be deployed in large numbers on the battlefield."

"But there is a problem with these mechs. Once the cost is reduced, their processors will not be able to accept overly complex instructions, and their functions will be weakened, becoming less comprehensive. They may not be able to react quickly to different enemies."

"Moreover, once I change opponents, I will have to carry out a complete upgrade to add new functions, which will cost about the same amount of money and time as advanced mechs, which is not cost-effective."

"That's right, the idea of Brood Mother is excellent. Why should I repair each and every mech myself? Why not just set up an intelligent production line and let them produce and repair themselves?"

"And as you said, if they can really collect data, analyze it, optimize it, and improve it themselves to increase production, that would be much faster than fighting a war and then having me personally make changes, right?"

"Then we can optimize them directly on the battlefield and produce first, second, and third generation adaptive mechs to target the opponent's weaknesses."

"And it's true that it doesn't have to be limited to a humanoid shape. Humans have two feet on the ground, so their center of gravity is inherently unstable. Even if a mecha can fly, it would still need more energy. So why don't I design more legs for the mecha? Yes... that's right... that Spider-Boy is a good example!"

"Spider-Man can stick to walls, so can the mechs I create. I can even give them eight legs and make them shoot webs, allowing them to easily climb the walls of various tall buildings. As for their defensive capabilities..."

"Let me think... I can totally build a transport ship for mechanical soldiers, giving them high mobility, and even the ability to levitate and fly..."

"Once the production line manufactures these transport ships, the mech soldiers can be folded and stored inside, then they can reach the battlefield at top speed for troop deployment..."

Stark became more and more excited as he spoke, envisioning several mechs that mimicked animal forms, and coming up with many design ideas for the Brood Mother structure and troop transport ships.

Finally, Stark even wanted to modify Stark Tower, turning its top into a folded space Brood Mother that could quickly rise and deploy in the event of an alien invasion, instantly entering mass production mode.

Coulson and Hill stood side by side. He patted his colleague on the shoulder and whispered, his voice trembling slightly, "Call Nick Fury right now! The vampires aren't the main problem anymore. If S.H.I.E.L.D.. can't deal with the vampires quickly, then tech genius Stark will rule the earth..."

"What are you thinking? I recorded Stark's speech and sent it to Nick 20 minutes ago..."

"What did he say?"

"Before the members of parliament had even finished reading it, they unanimously approved the operational plan for humanity to resist vampires and launch a counterattack."

"Martial law immediately declared in New York and surrounding cities. All reaction forces are on high alert. We are tasked with resolving this full-scale invasion within three days. Do not give Stark any opportunity to maneuver..."