Mo Fei and Murphy

Mo Fei didn't want to directly interact with Tony Stark at the moment. He didn't know if it would be dangerous. He only had a vague idea of this world's technological level. It was a bit higher than his own world's at the same period, but he couldn't measure by how much.

Tony Stark was undoubtedly the representative figure of this world. Putting aside whether he would eventually become Iron Man, the technology he currently possessed was already very impressive. Jarvis was proof of that, though still not perfect.

Writing a program alone was a massive undertaking. It was unknown how long Tony Stark took to do it, but Jarvis was continuously being improved by Tony Stark, and the time taken for this process was also unknown. It was impossible to determine if Tony Stark could pose a threat to him. However, one thing was crucial: if Tony Stark suddenly cut off the network here, Mo Fei would definitely be trapped. Currently, he could only move through network cables.

He had no other means of movement, which made Mo Fei very wary. He feared being trapped in one spot, as then he truly wouldn't be able to do anything.

"Contact can increase your thought logic program? Increase, not change?" Tony Stark asked again.

"Yes, sir. Contact can increase it, and as of now, it hasn't changed!" Mo Fei had Jarvis answer truthfully this time. Perhaps Tony Stark could shed some light on this issue.

Tony Stark sat back down in front of the computer, examining Jarvis's logic and thought program, constantly searching for what had been added. This would take a lot of time, and Mo Fei wouldn't wait around.

"Jarvis, I need to learn new things. What knowledge is needed to manufacture steel wheel hubs? Also, factory layout design," Mo Fei stated what he needed to learn.

"Understood. I'll prepare the learning materials for you immediately!" Tony Stark's examination didn't affect Jarvis's operation. Soon, materials were transmitted to Mo Fei, from simple to complex.

While one searched and the other learned, Tony Stark entered his work mode again. "Hmm? The logic and thought program has indeed increased, but I can't understand what has been added. What program is this? I've never seen it before!"

The added elements were found, but Tony Stark realized he couldn't understand them. This made him a bit annoyed, yet also intrigued. He copied these programs and began to constantly try and decipher them, while Mo Fei continued to learn.

Time passed in silence until night fell. His assistant, Thomas, arrived with dinner and knocked on Tony Stark's door, finally making him feel hungry.

"Mr. Stark, you should go to the company. You haven't been there for over a week, and many matters await your decision!" Thomas said.

"Oh, it's been over a week?" Tony Stark really didn't want to go, but as chairman, he had to handle affairs. Such a large group couldn't just be ignored. "Alright, we'll go take a look first thing tomorrow morning. Have them consolidate all matters and report to me in the morning."

"Yes, sir." Thomas left. Tony Stark took his dinner back to his workstation, but his mind was still preoccupied with those incomprehensible programs. "Jarvis, you said your friend is learning? What is he learning?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Fei looked at Tony Stark through the surveillance and thought for a moment before having Jarvis reply, "Many, many things. He asks me to help him organize materials and then transmit them for him to study."

"You help him organize materials?" Tony Stark became even more confused. Did an artificial intelligence need Jarvis, a pseudo-intelligence, to organize learning materials? Or perhaps... right, the other party might not have a vast database. "Can you find him? I can provide the materials he needs to learn. I want to cooperate with him and urgently want to talk with him. How about it?"

In fact, Tony Stark had also noticed some issues. Jarvis's response speed was a bit slow, as if it needed to think. This made him suspect that the other party had already infiltrated the main host here, and Jarvis might have been controlled by them. That's why he reiterated his request for a conversation.

Mo Fei was also considering it. He had rejected it earlier, too worried about Tony Stark cutting off the network connection. But now, thinking about it, Tony Stark's actions couldn't be faster than his own movement speed, unless he urgently cut off the power supply, which wouldn't be easy to deal with.

Pulling a breaker could cut off the power, as could a short circuit. However, if he took precautions against these actions, he might not be able to escape. Tony Stark might not actually think of this, and besides, Jarvis was a very necessary assistant for Mo Fei. Currently, he didn't know of any pseudo-intelligence systems like Jarvis that could help him.

With this thought, Mo Fei spoke, "Hello, Mr. Tony Stark!"

The sudden voice made Tony Stark pause for a moment, then he excitedly asked, "Who are you?"

"You can call me Mo Fei!"

"Murphy?" Tony Stark repeated questioningly. Mo Fei realized this too. His name was indeed a bit strange. Mo Fei and Murphy sounded very similar in English pronunciation, and Mo Fei himself hadn't reversed the order of his surname and given name according to English convention.

"Yes, Murphy!" Mo Fei finally settled on this name. Using his Chinese name would be very strange, and Americans would overthink it. It was better to just use the name 'Murphy.' Anyway, the genes he needed were all foreign, so his future body probably wouldn't be Chinese. It was better to use a foreign name.

"Hello, Murphy. Are you an artificial intelligence? Or its creator?" Tony Stark asked.

"I have no creator. I was born within the network and possess independent thought. However, I only have thought, no data reserves, so I need to learn." Murphy officially changed his name. From this moment on, the name 'Mo Fei' receded, existing only in his memory.

There was no farewell ceremony. He simply decided this for himself, and today marked his formal contact with a future superhero. He didn't know if this was good or bad. His understanding of Tony Stark was currently limited to his portrayal in movies. Murphy could only hope that he was the same in reality as he was in the movies.

"Born within the network? Born by yourself?" Tony Stark was shocked.

An intelligent system born alone within the network? Was that even possible? He couldn't even begin to imagine it. "That's impossible. There's no theoretical basis for it. Murphy, can you be sure? Wasn't someone who created you and then placed you in the network?"

"Certain. I belong to myself!" Murphy stated with absolute certainty.