Ultron: Thinking About Me?

night.

Ben left Hardy's house.

The atmosphere at the dinner tonight was very harmonious. Mrs. Hardy's snobbishness remained unchanged; what had changed was Ben's current status and position.

She was even more pleased with Ben than Hardesky was with him.

The atmosphere had been so good that we decided to let Ben stay the night, but then we found there were no rooms available. In the end, he had no choice but to squeeze in with Felicia.

But Hardesky strongly disagreed.

They said things like Felicia was still young, and you were all just kids, and so on.

Please, this is America, not the Qing Dynasty. Even elementary school students in America are starting to smoke marijuana.

However, Ben also felt that staying overnight was inappropriate.

After all, a ghost named Shen hovered above his head, so powerful that it was indescribable and impossible to name directly.

Leave Hardy's house.

Ben hadn't walked more than a few steps when he received a phone call that surprised him.

"Pepper Potts?"

The caller ID on my phone shows "Pepper".

Pepper does have Ben's contact information. They exchanged phone numbers at the last Stark Expo, since the two companies still have business dealings.

Stark Industries is currently undergoing an energy reform. The Arc Reactor technology is Tony's, but the New Element was discovered by Ben first.

Therefore, Stark also shares a portion of the money he earns from energy with Primus.

However, he had almost no contact with the CEO of Stark Industries.

"Why did she call me, and so late at night..." Ben looked up at the night sky; it was almost midnight.

At this point in time...

Could it be that this old woman wants to spend the night with him?

Thinking of this, Ben shuddered.

She rejected it because it was ugly.

"Hello, Miss Potts, it's so late, is there anything I can help you with?"

The suggestion of spending the night together was clearly just a joke; Pepper probably called him about Tony.

After all, Harry manages most of Primus's business...

"Wait, it seems Harry went back to keep an eye on Osborn?"

Ben suddenly realized that his enormous company was now without a management team.

But it's alright, there aren't many employees anyway.

"I'm sorry, Parker, I'm here because of Tony..."

Stark Industries Building.

Although it has been renamed Avengers Tower, the iconic "Stark" sign has not yet been removed, and Stark Industries ' new building is not yet completed. The company cannot move, and the Avengers members cannot enter.

However, this is not a big problem. With H.A.M.M.E.R.. around, the Avengers are like a vanguard squad, ready to be deployed when needed, and not needing to gather together when not in use.

At this moment, Pepper Potts looked worried, holding her phone while her eyes were fixed on Tony's locked laboratory.

"After he came back from the H.A.M.M.E.R. last time, he locked himself in the lab. If it weren't for the occasional sound of hammering, I would have been afraid he would have starved to death in there," Pepper said helplessly.

"I called Coulson, Coulson had Captain America talk to him. I overheard them arguing, but it didn't work... Captain America said, 'I'm afraid only you can talk to him.'"

Please...

Pepper was really at her wit's end.

She was terrified that Tony would suddenly die in the lab.

"Okay, I'll be right there at Stark Tower." Ben hung up the phone, then stroked his chin and sighed.

Am I destined to be a workaholic?

He found himself incredibly busy lately, especially after the establishment of the H.A.M.M.E.R., which was even busier than when he was eliminating Hydra.

"I think I need to keep those Super Hero and villains busy. If they're not busy, it'll be my turn to be busy." He sighed and took a taxi to Stark Tower.

Half an hour later, Ben met Tony, led by Pepper.

Upon seeing his arrival, Tony immediately put down his work, then raised an eyebrow and said sarcastically:

"You've learned how to use the main gate this time?"

"You seem to be in pretty good spirits." Ben ignored his sarcastic remarks, sat down naturally in the chair, and greeted Jarvis.

"Miss Potts worried for nothing."

"I didn't need to worry in the first place."

Tony rolled his eyes, but in reality, he had dark circles under his eyes, his face was deathly pale, and his steps were unsteady, looking like he had overindulged in excessive sexual activity.

No, he was already indulging in excessive sexual activity.

"So what are you doing locking yourself in the lab?" Ben asked.

"What are you doing locking yourself in the lab?" Tony asked rhetorically, as if wondering why Ben would say something like that.

He put down the wrench, gestured with his finger above his head, and said irritably, "You weren't absent when that Big Horned Ox brought the news of the war."

Ben paused for a second before realizing that Big Horned Ox referred to Loki.

Tony continued, "He said those Chitauri were like locusts in space, leaving nothing but devastation in their wake. Interstellar War..."

His hands were flailing Wuxu in the air, and he looked extremely anxious and uneasy, even suffocating.

How can I be sure that humanity can win this war?

"The renowned Stark has no confidence in his own intelligence?" Ben asked, arms crossed.

"Of course I'm confident!"

When it comes to who's the smartest, Tony would never admit defeat.

However, he was also well aware that even the smartest person is limited by the times.

Just as his father Howard Stark, never actually found New Element, just as Einstein never actually saw a black hole.

The time frame for technological development on Earth is still too short.

We don't have time to relax.

He pinched the bridge of his nose and said, looking down.

At that moment, all the exhaustion surged up like a tidal wave, making Tony's head spin for a moment. He almost collapsed, but managed to stay upright.

Satellites, energy barriers, Space Station... not enough, far from enough!

Tony shook his head vigorously.

Ben knew the Chitauri's weaknesses.

All the Chitauri are cyborgs modified for war. Their consciousness is linked to the mothership, so destroying the mothership would eliminate most of the Chitauri Soldier in one fell swoop.

Tony was unaware of this.

His vision was that Earth would face a vast alien empire with countless enemies.

So what are you planning to do?

"I plan to build my own army of steel," Tony said.

With a wave of his hand, design blueprints for more than a dozen suits of armor appeared before Ben's eyes.

"If, and I mean if, your energy barrier can't hold off all the enemies, and they break through, then the war could spread to the surface. At that point, we'll need enough troops to join the battle."

"Let's leave that aside for now..." Ben shook his head, then pointed to the design drawings of several suits of armor, rolled his eyes, and said, "Did you design this to deal with the Chitauri?"

Below the design drawings of those armor sets were clearly written: Anti-Hulk Armor, Anti-XLR8 Armor, Anti-Heatblast Armor...

Furthermore, all the armor pieces are marked with "Anti-Hacker Armor" to ensure that the system cannot be hacked.

Tony frantically waved his hand, but the design drawings didn't react. He could only cough awkwardly twice and then quickly touch his lips together.

"Ahem, Jarvis, turn it off right now!"

"Yes, sir."

Jarvis immediately turned off the projection of all the armor blueprints, but it was too late.

Who are you wary of?

Ben was furious. If Tony had only provided the blueprints for the anti-alien armor, Ben would have found it understandable, since Tony didn't know the true nature of those aliens.

But isn't implementing system-wide anti- Hacker measures a bit excessive?

"Just in case," Tony quickly retorted. "After all, nobody knows what might happen in the future. What if one of us gets controlled?"

I think you're the most dangerous person of all.

This can probably be considered another form of recognition.

However, Ben still felt a little annoyed.

After Pepper called him, he rushed over immediately, but Tony actually listed him as his number one suspect.

Tony quickly changed the subject.

Did you invent the remote operation system for the Green Goblin Glider?

Ben raised an eyebrow.

The Goblin Glider's advanced operating system was naturally developed by Ben, but its intelligence is actually very low, only at the level of autopilot.

"I made a tiny, tiny improvement."

Tony reached out, pulled up his sleeve, and through his skin, Ben could see a signal transmitter and receiver flashing.

"You implanted it in your own body?"

"That's right!"

Tony nodded smugly.

"Now I can remotely control my armor directly using brainwaves."

This device was probably created by Tony around the time of Avengers 1, so it's actually a bit ahead of the cinematic universe.

However, Ben shook his head.

"What if someone uses a radio jammer?"

"Your technique is too immature; you're implanting all sorts of unnecessary things into your body."

"I know it's not fully developed, but we'll have to make do for now. I've thought about the electromagnetic interference issue; I've made a shielding device that can isolate electromagnetic interference."

Then he raised an eyebrow at Ben triumphantly. "Iron Man won't be defeated by the same trick twice."

"Saint Seiya is one who can't be defeated twice."

Ben said.

He paused for a moment, then said approvingly, "It's alright, so how many suits of armor have you made by now?"

"Uh... not a single one."

Tony scratched his head.

"So slow?"

What have you been doing these past few days?

"Design blueprints," Tony said matter-of-factly. "Come on, building armor isn't LEGO; it's not that simple."

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can go now."

He started kicking people out.

Ben hadn't forgotten why Pepper had asked him to come over.

"Take care of yourself and get some rest. Don't collapse before the Chitauri even arrive."

Wouldn't that make the Chitauri look like they have excellent marksmanship?

Tony took a sip of his drink, then waved to Ben, indicating: Goodbye.

After Ben left, Tony leaned back in his chair and pondered for a long time.

Seeing him deep in thought again, Jarvis couldn't help but ask:

"What's wrong, sir?"

"He makes a good point." Tony put down his glass and tapped the signal receiver on his wrist through his skin. "The defect is too severe."

"Wouldn't it be more convenient if I had a more powerful artificial intelligence that could think independently, just like a human, without me?"

Ultron: Thinking about me?