Su Zheng looked at Tony's disbelieving face and said,
"Why not give it a try?"
He then took out a fairly common large USB drive from the system's storage space.
Tony watched Su Zheng pull something out of thin air, a trace of shock in his eyes.
What was going on?
How had something suddenly appeared in his hand?
Tony asked, "What was that?"
Su Zheng couldn't exactly say he had taken it from the system's storage space.
"It's storage magic."
"You'll find out later."
Tony said in astonishment, "There's magic in this world?"
Su Zheng said, "Of course. I'll let you see it someday."
Tony still brought Su Zheng to the basement of his villa.
This was where JARVIS's main unit and the computers were stored.
Actually, this was not Tony's original seaside villa.
That villa, which had been reduced to ruins, was still being rebuilt.
It would not be finished anytime soon.
Even though Tony had paid extra.
So Tony had installed JARVIS in this villa instead.
This villa was actually more luxurious, though it lacked the ocean view of the previous one.
As far as Tony was concerned, villas were something he had plenty of.
Tony used his iris to unlock the high-tech steel door to the basement and went downstairs.
A massive computer stood at the center of the room.
Countless blue lights blinked across its surface.
JARVIS's voice echoed through the room. "Good afternoon, Mr. Tony and Mr. Su Zheng."
"How may I assist you?"
Su Zheng said, "I need to borrow your home."
JARVIS: "???"
After Tony briefly introduced the computer to Su Zheng,
Su Zheng learned that it was already the most advanced computer in the world.
Even JARVIS could not use all of its computing power.
Su Zheng directly removed the USB drive containing JARVIS's core and plugged in the Red Queen's USB drive.
Tony stood nearby, ready to watch him make a fool of himself!
How could Su Zheng possibly have an artificial intelligence?
With his knowledge?
Tony estimated that he could not develop one even in a hundred years.
The moment Su Zheng loaded the Red Queen, the entire computer began calculating frantically, brilliant red warning lights flashing everywhere.
This computer was definitely connected to the internet.
The Red Queen was frantically gathering information from the outside world.
She wanted to understand this world.
A hint of surprise appeared in Tony's eyes. It actually worked?
Su Zheng then went up to the first floor of the villa and called out,
"Red Queen!"
A 3D projection of a little girl appeared before Su Zheng. She gave him a slight bow and said,
"Master, I'm here!"
Of course Tony's villa had 3D projection equipment.
He used it often.
But it was not yet available outside.
Tony walked out of the basement and stared at the lifelike little girl before him, his eyes filled with shock!
"H-How is this possible?!"
"You really developed artificial intelligence?"
Even JARVIS could not project an image of himself.
He had not reached that stage yet!
But how was this possible?
By Tony's own calculations, even he would need another seven or eight years to create a complete artificial intelligence.
As for the outside world, they would be lucky to manage it in a hundred years!
Did that mean the knowledge in Su Zheng's mind surpassed his own?
Su Zheng said calmly, "Don't be surprised. Isn't this something anyone with hands can do?"
Tony shot him a fierce glare. He had always said that to other scientists.
He had not expected Su Zheng to throw it back at him this time.
Su Zheng said to the Red Queen, "Do you roughly understand this world now?"
The Red Queen replied, "I do."
With her abilities, infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. without anyone noticing was no problem.
So she had already learned a great deal.
Su Zheng conversed with the Red Queen for a while.
He found that she was indeed impressive, just like a real person.
Tony watched the scene in a daze.
This was really fucking artificial intelligence!
And an exceptionally powerful kind at that.
This was way too awesome.
This artificial intelligence called the Red Queen was who knew how many levels above JARVIS.
Su Zheng was becoming more and more mysterious in Tony's mind.
He really was an incredible scientist, or where else could this artificial intelligence have come from?
It could not possibly have been a reward for working for some unknown being!
With his eyes shining, Tony asked, "Su Zheng, how do you make injectable disease-fighting nanobots?"
"How do you achieve swarm intelligence? How do you create robots with perception? Does this world have a diffraction limit?..."
Tony fired off a whole pile of scientific questions, problems he currently could not solve.
In his eyes, Su Zheng was an exceptionally brilliant scientist.
He surely had his own insights into these questions, and those insights could give Tony plenty of inspiration.
Su Zheng's head started to ache as he listened to the questions.
He had only been showing off. How could he possibly know the answers to those questions?
He immediately said, "Ah! I accidentally had an extra cup of coffee today, so I'm a little sleepy. I'll be heading back first."
Tony: "???"
What did drinking coffee have to do with being sleepy?
Su Zheng used his magnetic field to lift the massive underground computer and float it outside. Fortunately, the doorway to Tony's basement had been built large enough.
Otherwise, it really would not have fit through.
Not only that, Su Zheng also took the advanced 3D projection device.
Along with the five Iron Suits.
Then, holding all of it aloft with one hand, he flew away.
He even waved as he said, "See you next time, Tony!"
Tony stared at his now-empty home, completely dumbfounded.
Why was it that every time Su Zheng came over, his house looked like it had been robbed?
And Su Zheng had taken JARVIS's home away. Where was he supposed to install him now?!
A gust of wind blew past.
Tony's mind suddenly cleared a little, and his brain began racing.
He had been played.
With the bewildered way Su Zheng had acted just now, he definitely was not a scientist.
Besides, Tony had checked Su Zheng's personal records. They had never shown any sign of extraordinary intelligence.
He had lied.
But that artificial intelligence was real. How had he gotten it?
That artificial intelligence really was powerful. At the very least, Tony himself could not match it yet.
No. It was one thing to be surpassed by Su Zheng in combat, but he absolutely could not be surpassed by Su Zheng in the field of science.
He would develop a high-tech artificial intelligence too.
"JARVIS, add artificial intelligence research to my plans."
"JARVIS?"
Tony did not hear JARVIS respond, so he called out a few more times.
Then he suddenly remembered that JARVIS's main unit was still in his hand. It had already been removed.
"No, it looks like I'll have to order another top-of-the-line computer."
A few weeks later.
"Boss, good morning! Time to get up."
The projection of a red-haired little girl appeared beside his bed.
It was the Red Queen.
Su Zheng rubbed his eyes, climbed out of bed, and said, "It's morning already?"
The Red Queen said, "No, it's already noon."
Su Zheng immediately gave the Red Queen an approving look. Not bad, she had emotional intelligence.
For him, it was morning now.
Jean Grey watched the adorable-looking little girl's projection with her beautiful eyes, though a trace of surprise still lingered in them.
She had lived with this artificial intelligence for some time now.
Yet she still found it somewhat shocking.
This was artificial intelligence!
In everyday life, she had helped Jean Grey with many things, such as how to cook, how to maintain her figure, which positions were more comfortable, and so on!
The Red Queen said, "Boss, there's something you may need to pay attention to."
Su Zheng had already made her change the way she addressed him. "Master" was a little too much.
"What is it?"
The Red Queen said, "A hammer and a person fell from the sky."
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