"Uh-huh!"
The White Queen figure nodded with a smile.
Richard couldn't help but rub his forehead; this kid really does come up with whatever comes to mind...
He pointed to the ball of crimson mixed with green and asked:
"So... what is this thing?"
The White Queen figure tiptoed and raised both hands to embrace the ball.
"His name seems to be..."
"Hey, what's your name again?"
That ball:...
Arnim Zola's voice echoed eerily from within the sphere, "Hello, Doctor Richard... My name is Arnim Zola, a digital ghost existing in the world of computer networks..."
At first, Richard didn't think much of it; he simply nodded politely in response, "Hello, Arnim..."
" Zola?!"
Richard finally uttered the word ' Zola ' in a hoarse voice.
He immediately straightened his back, his eyes burning as he looked at the ball.
" Arnim Zola? That HYDRA scientist who works alongside Red Skull?"
Arnim Zola said in surprise, "Hmm? I didn't expect Doctor Richard to know me..."
Richard laughed happily, " Arnim Zola, you should be hiding in the secret base beneath the abandoned Lehigh Camp in New Jersey, right?"
Arnim Zola said wistfully, "Yes... but it's all ruins now..."
"Thanks to the White Queen, I was lucky enough to survive..."
The White Queen's projection proudly puffed out her little chest, her face beaming with a 'come praise me' expression.
The gift she gave him was so wonderful that Richard decided to oblige, immediately becoming a complimenter.
"Who said these green beans are old... cough cough, my Xiao Bai is amazing!"
"My Xiao Bai is lively, cute, kind, and generous—no one can compare!"
"I absolutely love this gift for my Xiao Bai!"
"My Xiao Bai is such a sweet and considerate daughter!"
Richard kept calling her "my Xiao Bai," praising her so much that White Queen's face turned rosy.
Hehe~
She twisted her fingers shyly and stammered, "Actually... actually, I'm not that great~"
"Who said that!" Richard deliberately glared, feigning anger, and said, "My Xiao Bai is the best in the world!"
"Ouch!" The White Queen projection covered her bright red face, stomped her foot, and vanished in a flash.
Richard:...
That ball:...
Richard coughed lightly and asked the ball, "Um, Arnim Zola, why did you call Xiao Bai ' White Queen ' just now?"
Arnim Zola remarked, "In 1972, I converted my consciousness into data and uploaded it to a computer, making me arguably the first super artificial intelligence on Earth..."
"I've always roamed freely in the world of online data..."
"Although the world's internet technology is developing rapidly..."
"But almost none of them are capable of developing super artificial intelligence..."
"Except for that little Tony Stark..."
"He truly lives up to his reputation as Howard Stark's son; the Jarvis he created has already begun to evolve into Digital Life..."
"Not long ago, while I was browsing the online world, I suddenly encountered a new Digital Life..."
She called herself the ' White Queen '...
"We've faced off more than ten times, and neither of us can gain the upper hand..."
Richard nodded proudly and said, "My Xiao Bai is very capable! Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to win her back!"
Shameless as he was, he selectively forgot the fact that the Red Queen didn't want to be with him, and he had no choice but to bring the White Queen back...
But the White Queen clearly appreciated Richard's words; she nestled inside her Comm Watch and couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Hehe~"
Arnim Zola:...
If Arnim Zola had a body, she believes she would be rolling her eyes right now...
He didn't want to listen to someone's flattery anymore, so he decisively changed the subject.
" Doctor Richard, the White Queen saved me from the brink of death! Now that you are her Master, I will serve you wholeheartedly from this day forward!"
"Welcome, Arnim Zola!" Richard said happily.
He looked at the sphere where Arnim Zola was nestled and asked, "So, do you want a body, or a home?"
"Body? Home?" Arnim Zola asked, puzzled.
Richard explained with a smile, "I'll create a body specifically for you, so you can truly be resurrected..."
"Home is a new super server prepared for you, where you can continue to roam the online world..."
"I... can be resurrected?!" Arnim Zola exclaimed excitedly upon hearing this.
Although he has lived as a Digital Life for decades, he has never forgotten what it feels like to have a living, breathing body...
Rather than living like a ghost in the online world, he longs to become a living, breathing human being again!
The ball began to shake violently!
Arnim Zola shouted at the top of his lungs, "I want to live..."
"I want to start a new life, Richard!!!"
The White Queen immediately flew into a rage, muttering angrily through her Comm Watch, "Traitor! Big traitor! Hmph~"
"OK!" Richard raised his hand and made a grasping motion. The Crimson Mana on the ball moved rapidly, quickly forming a Sealing Spirit Orb.
" Arnim Zola, please rest in the Spirit Orb for now... When the time is right, I will personally reshape your body..."
"Thank you, boss!"
Inside the Sealing Spirit Orb, Arnim Zola, who had transformed from a stream of green data into a human soul, ecstatically stroked his 'body'.
Richard put the Sealing Spirit Orb into his pocket with satisfaction.
But White Queen continued to relentlessly accuse Arnim Zola of his shameful act of betraying the artificial intelligence camp.
"Traitor, utter traitor!"
He quickly reassured her, "Alright, Xiao Bai, Arnim Zola's situation is different from yours. As a human, he can help me better..."
Upon hearing this, the White Queen finally managed to say, with some reluctance, "Well, alright then, I'll forgive him for now."
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
'Knock knock knock~'
Vivian: "Boss, I'm coming in~"
Before he finished speaking, the office door was pushed open.
Vivian walked in gracefully, dressed in a sexy red office dress.
Richard gazed at her stunningly beautiful makeup, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes.
Vivian, you look beautiful today!
Vivian's red lips curved into a smile, and she confidently raised her chin slightly. "Darling, when am I not beautiful?"
She went straight to the desk.
She lifted her buttocks and sat on Richard's lap.
Her jade-like arms hooked around his neck, and she offered her fiery red lips.
Richard couldn't resist wrapping his arms around her slender waist, leaning down to tighten his grip...
Ten minutes later, Vivian brushed her fingers across her slightly swollen red lips and gave Richard a watery, dismissive look.
Then she opened the documents she had brought and sat in his lap to report on her work.
" Richard, Agent Barton's covert work is already showing initial results..."
" Alexander Pierce and Nick Fury, these two 'close' mentor and apprentice, are about to become bitter enemies..."
Starlight Bar, Washington, D.C..
After reporting to Alexander Pierce, Brock Rumlow received a call from his nephew.
He left S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters directly and drove to the Starlight Bar.
Thomas, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly pressed his uncle into a booth.
But his very first words almost made the famous Crossbones jump up on the spot.
" Rumlow, you're going to die!"