Marvel: Dual Gate to Swallowed Star
Chapter 19

Intelligent Butler Friday

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Intelligent Butler Friday

Luo Wen curled his lips and said, "After the demonstration, someone will definitely ask why your Iron Man Armor is so powerful. Just tell them the armor's shell is made of Kroll Alloy."

Tony: "..."

So this was what you'd been waiting for, huh?

"I'm Iron Man! Not Captain America, out there pulling in sponsorships, okay? Don't even think about it!"

Tony said fiercely.

"From now on, the latest models of Kroll Alloy I have will be supplied to you first."

Luo Wen said calmly.

"This is a benefit reserved exclusively for brand ambassadors."

Luo Wen added.

Tony immediately changed his expression, smiling broadly as he handed Luo Wen a glass of water.

"Don't worry, leave it to me. I'll go to the party tomorrow!"

He did not dare imagine just how powerful the Iron Man Armor would become if its entire shell were replaced with Level 10 Kroll Alloy!

"Very good. That's the attitude a brand ambassador should have."

Luo Wen nodded, then patted Tony's iron shoulder in satisfaction.

Luo Wen took a sip of the iced water Tony had handed him, while his other hand brushed over a row of chips on the table, much like cartridges for a Subor Game Console.

Different names were marked on them: "Friday," "Allen," "Edith," and so on.

Luo Wen's heart stirred.

Were these Tony's artificial intelligences?

"Tony, what are these?" Luo Wen asked casually.

"Oh, artificial intelligence butlers like Jarvis. Their logic just isn't as strong as Jarvis's."

"Artificial intelligence? Interesting."

"You're interested? How about I give you one?" Tony casually picked out the chip labeled "Friday" and handed it to Luo Wen. "Friday's performance is pretty good. It's well suited to being a smart assistant."

"Can it analyze human movements? Things like martial arts, yoga, boxing, and so on?"

Luo Wen asked.

"Of course. That's one of its most basic functions. I've backed up everything that can be found on the internet."

Tony said with a smile.

He had put considerable effort into collecting that kind of data so he could gain an advantage in close combat.

"Great, I'll take it!"

A smile appeared on Luo Wen's face as he accepted Friday's chip.

"This is an Arc Reactor. You'd better not carry it around with you too often."

Tony then somehow pulled out a brand-new Arc Reactor and placed it on the table in front of Luo Wen.

"You really aren't afraid I'll take it apart and replicate it?"

Luo Wen picked up the Arc Reactor and toyed with it for a moment, jokingly asking.

Tony curled his lips. "I added a failsafe. Once the casing is opened, the components and circuitry inside will automatically be destroyed."

Tony spread his hands.

After leaving Tony's villa, Luo Wen returned to his S.H.I.E.L.D. apartment.

The moment he entered his room, Luo Wen impatiently took out the Arc Reactor Tony had given him.

After activating the Arc Reactor, Luo Wen did not take out the Maglev Charging Dock he had used before. Instead, he directly touched the Teleportation Ring to the connector at the bottom of the Arc Reactor.

The moment the ring touched the Arc Reactor's port, it began continuously absorbing something like an electric current.

Of the ring's gems, only one had still been glowing. Now, blue luminous mist gradually began to spread through one of the dimmed gems.

Watching the mist gather, Luo Wen was delighted.

As expected, it was much faster than the charging dock.

Luo Wen watched without blinking.

After roughly thirty minutes, the dim gem was nearly completely filled with luminous mist.

At this rate, one gem could be fully lit in about an hour.

Luo Wen glanced at the Arc Reactor's remaining energy. It was still at ninety-one percent.

"So a fully charged Arc Reactor can only fill six gems?"

Luo Wen felt somewhat helpless.

The Arc Reactor did not provide unlimited energy.

It consumed Palladium Element.

In other words, every time he charged six gems, he would have to replace the Palladium Element inside the Arc Reactor.

That was still quite troublesome.

"Maybe I should guide Tony into inventing the New Element ahead of time..."

Luo Wen could not help thinking.

An Arc Reactor using the New Element as its core would have impressive endurance, and there would be no such thing as Palladium Element poisoning.

Luo Wen secured the ring in place to charge, then took something resembling a projector out of his backpack.

This was the accompanying equipment Tony had given him.

With this setup, the artificial intelligence could scan, speak, record audio, make calls, connect to the internet, and so on.

Luo Wen plugged in the "projector," then inserted Friday's chip.

"Beep beep beep."

The indicator light flashed red several times before finally turning blue, indicating normal operation.

"Sir, Friday is pleased to serve you."

A clear male voice came from the machine. There was little emotional fluctuation in it, but it was polite and sounded very patient.

"Friday, does Tony or I currently hold your highest authority?"

Luo Wen asked the question that concerned him most.

"Sir, Mr. Stark has cleared all permissions. You are now my sole master."

Luo Wen pondered for a moment, considering how much truth there was in that statement.

In the original Swallowed Star, Luo Feng had obtained a Prehistoric-level Intelligent Fighter Jet from Hong. Yet in the end, Hong was the jet's primary authority holder, while Luo Feng's permissions ranked second.

Who knew whether Tony had set things up the same way?

He had no way to check it.

So Luo Wen felt it was better to be cautious.

After all, if Tony used Friday to spy on his secrets, it would be difficult for him to hide the fact that he could travel between worlds.

"I can bring Friday to the Swallowed Star world."

Luo Wen suddenly smiled, thinking to himself.

No matter how capable Tony was, there was no way he could contact Friday across different worlds.

He just had to use Friday only in the Swallowed Star world from now on.

Having figured that out, Luo Wen no longer worried.

"Friday, I've recently been learning a training method, but my movements aren't standard enough. Can you analyze and correct my movements based on the videos I'm studying?"

Luo Wen asked.

"Yes, sir."

Friday answered readily.

"Very good." Luo Wen nodded in satisfaction.

He had recently been learning the Basic Ten Forms of the Limit Martial Hall, as well as the Power exertion method Instructor Wu had taught him. Once he became a Martial Artist, he would also need to learn Movement Technique, Blade Technique, Guidance Technique, and more. He could certainly figure things out on his own, but how could that compare to having artificial intelligence assisting him at his side?

Friday's current intelligence level was indeed not very high, but helping him analyze the Basic Ten Forms should not be a problem.

AI would gradually evolve as its training data expanded. After analyzing enough data, Friday would surely become smarter as well.

Jarvis had only developed stronger thought processes and logic than smart butlers like Friday after following Tony for a long time and receiving extensive training.

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