Chapter 36

Today, I went to the hospital again. After the baby was discharged, the coughing has become more severe, and I am heartbroken.

I got some nebulizer medicine and a box of erythromycin oral solution, hoping the baby will recover soon.

It took some time, so there will only be one update today. I hope everyone can understand, thank you.

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A month is neither long nor short.

Liu Rui, who did not rush to leave the "Tron: Legacy" world, devoted himself entirely to the newly acquired gene algorithm and quantum mind transfer technology.

After thoroughly understanding these two technologies, the biggest beneficiary was undoubtedly the Starling.

If the Starling, which combined the intelligent program from "Elysium," the source code of JARVIS, and the artificial intelligence of the White Queen from "Resident Evil 3," was already on par with the original JARVIS in Tony Stark's hands in terms of artificial intelligence.

Then, after a comprehensive upgrade and transformation using the latest two technologies, the new generation of Starling has completely outperformed JARVIS in every aspect.

Unfortunately, due to hardware limitations, Starling's capabilities still cannot be fully utilized.

But even so, not only has the ENCOM Corporation been completely controlled by Starling, but it has also infiltrated the entire "Tron: Legacy" world through the network.

In Liu Rui's eyes, this world, which is not highly dangerous, is an excellent resource base.

Especially with the massive ENCOM Corporation, research and manufacturing work will become much smoother.

Most importantly, with the current strength Liu Rui possesses, he does not need to be as cautious as in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The reason he went to such great lengths, even intentionally sacrificing the creator of the digital world, Kevin Flynn, was to use Sam Flynn to complete the invasion and control of this world.

With the new generation of Starling, combined with Liu Rui's own abilities and ENCOM's network, it took less than a month for the newly established Umbrella Technology Corporation to firmly establish itself in the "Tron: Legacy" world.

Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth...

Upon returning, Liu Rui did not rush to upgrade the Starling in this world but instead initiated the plan to renovate the original Umbrella Bio-Pharmaceutical Company building.

In just two days, the building, which was much shorter than the Stark Industries Tower, and the surrounding ground, which belonged to the same property, were completely enclosed by huge scaffolding and silver curtains.

Every vehicle and person transporting building materials had to enter and exit through the only four entrances, each of which was guarded by a considerable number of security personnel.

Unlike ordinary security guards, these guards, with their different skin colors, appearances, and body types, all wore ultra-cool black uniforms and had expressionless faces, resembling robots.

Meanwhile, the seaside villa in California was almost the same, the only difference being the scale.

With the extensive use of newly developed intelligent construction robots, the progress of the two projects was so fast that it could make all construction companies go bankrupt out of frustration.

Fortunately, considering the existence of intelligent construction robots was still quite "advanced," Liu Rui did not use them openly but instead completely enclosed the construction site to avoid causing a huge stir and unnecessary trouble.

The rebuilt building was named the Umbrella Technology Building. Although it was much shorter than the Stark Industries Tower, it was not much smaller in volume when the underground part was included.

This was because the underground part was not yet fully completed; otherwise, it would have completely outperformed the Stark Industries Tower in scale.

The seaside villa in California was also similar. The entire hill where the villa was located was almost completely excavated while ensuring its stability.

However, at Liu Rui's request, the villa on the ground was not rebuilt after being demolished but instead transformed into a park-like area with a lot of green vegetation.

Such a large-scale project naturally did not go unnoticed. Soon after the projects began, Liu Rui welcomed visits from S.H.I.E.L.D. and Tony Stark.

"Oh, damn, looks like I came at the wrong time," Tony Stark, appearing in Liu Rui's temporary office, said with a grim expression, seeing Phil Coulson and Nick Fury, who had arrived before him.

"No, you came at the right time, Tony."

Liu Rui, who gestured for his secretary to leave, did not blame Tony for intruding but instead smiled and stood up to greet him.

"I heard you demolished my villa and turned it into a park?" Tony, ignoring the other two, asked directly.

"Tony, that was my villa," Liu Rui, emphasizing the word "my," reminded him with a smile.

"Alright, since you're busy, I'll come back another time," Tony Stark said, glancing at the two people sitting nearby.

"No, no, no, Tony, I just said you came at the right time," Liu Rui, shaking his head and smiling, said, making a gesture to invite him in.

"Right time? Why do I feel like I'm being played again, just like when you won the seaside villa from me?" Tony Stark muttered to himself, feeling the gazes of the three people on him.

But despite his words, he did not leave.

"Let's get to the point, Seer. What did you mean just now?" Nick Fury, ignoring Tony's nonchalant attitude, asked.

"I mean, it won't be long before your world faces a major threat, one that could颠覆整个社会的危险。" 刘瑞给三人分别倒了一杯香槟，严肃地说道。

"威胁？颠覆整个社会的危险？"

面对这样的话，无论是尼克·弗瑞还是菲尔·科尔森，甚至就连很难保持正经样子的托尼·斯塔克，都皱起了眉头。

没办法，虽然“先知”的名号流传得并不广也不快，但在场的三人都或多或少地切身体会到了这个外号的实至名归。

“这和我有什么关系？”很快恢复花花公子模样的托尼·斯塔克，用气人的语气说道。

“拜托，托尼，你是英雄，美国英雄，美国超级英雄，人类社会的安危怎么会和你没有关系。”知道对方只是习惯性没个正形的刘瑞耸耸肩说道。

“好吧，我承认这话听起来很舒服。”同样耸耸肩的托尼·斯塔克，有些得意地说道。

“可惜，光靠你一个超级英雄还不足以应付这次的危机，所以，在那之前我们不但需要做出足够的战准备，同时也需要招集足够的人手。”无视了对方臭屁表情的刘瑞，继续说道。

“做什么准备？招集哪些人手？”抓住重点的尼克·弗瑞问道。

“我知道神盾局已经造出空天航母，如果可以的话，多造几艘吧。”刘瑞轻描淡写地说道，仿佛造空天航母和制造普通家用电器一样简单。

“先知，你不会不知道制造空天航母有多困难吧。”已经不意外某人先知先觉的尼克·弗瑞，沉着脸说道。

“我当然知道，其实空天航母能起到的作用真心不大，倒是那种攻击托尼的战斗机械人效果会更好些。”靠在沙发上的刘瑞说道。

这趟去《创：战纪》世界的一个月里，漫威电影宇宙这边，确切点说应该是纽约这边可是很不平静。

之前在监狱里“死掉”的伊凡·万科突然冒了出来，还不是一个人，而是带着一堆不能载人但威力同样不小的战斗机械人出场。

如果不是托尼·斯塔克早已今非昔比，实力比原剧情要暴涨了好大一截的伊凡·万科，搞不定就会来个惊天大逆袭，把超级英雄钢铁侠给废了。

可就算是这样，整个纽约也因为这位喜欢用鞭子的家伙给搞得好一通混乱，巨大的损失即便是神盾局也头痛不已。

“战斗机械人的攻击力是不错，但控制力方面却是个大问题。”并不意外某人知道这件事情的尼克·弗瑞，摇头说道。

“控制力方面简单，我觉得直接交给托尼就不错，反正他有贾维斯在，相信再出现被人入侵和控制的可能性会比较低。”将视线落在某个花花公子身上的刘瑞笑道。

“哦，刘，你这是想害我吗？”压根没想到这件事情居然能扯到自己身上的托尼·斯塔克脸色臭臭地说道。

“不不不，不是害你，而是帮你。”摇了摇头的刘瑞笑道。

“帮？你在开玩笑吗，我看不出哪点是在帮我。”一口将杯中剩下的香槟干掉后，托尼·斯塔克没好气地说道。

坐在一旁的尼克·弗瑞虽说并不赞同把智能机械人交给这么个不靠谱的家伙去控制，但对于某人的态度却是相当不满，于是提醒道：

“难道钢铁侠先生不愿意为美国人民做些什么吗？别忘了之前几次的事情都是我们神盾局帮你擦屁股的！”

“你要知道，这几次的事情说到底还是你们的责任，我可没有去招惹那些家伙！”没有好脸色的托尼·斯塔克反驳道。

“看看看看，小辣椒说得没错，你有时候就是太性急了。”劝了某个花花公子一句的刘瑞，又转过视线说道：

“弗瑞局长，之前的事情确实不能完全怪在托尼的身上，更何况事情已经发生了，再去争论谁对谁错完全没有意义。”

“那你说该怎么办？”原本就打算听听某人建议的尼克·弗瑞，顺坡下驴地问道。

“这样吧，怎么准备我一个外人就不说了，但招集人手方面到是给点建议。”

刘瑞说完后伸手打了个响指，接着吩咐道：

“星灵，把之前准备好的资料打开吧。”

随着话音落下，一张张全息投影屏幕很快就出现在了众人中间的空气中。

而第一张投影里出现的那个身影，瞬间就让菲尔·科尔森瞪大了双眼。

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A threat, a danger that could颠覆 the entire society," Liu Rui, pouring each of them a glass of champagne, said seriously.

"Threat? A danger that could颠覆 the entire society?"

Faced with such words, whether it was Nick Fury or Phil Coulson, or even the usually hard-to-be-serious Tony Stark, all frowned.

There was no way around it; although the title "Seer" was not widely or quickly spread, the three people present had all, to varying degrees, experienced the well-deserved nature of this nickname.

"What does this have to do with me?" Tony Stark, quickly resuming his playboy demeanor, said in an annoying tone.

"Come on, Tony, you're a hero, an American hero, an American superhero. How can the safety of human society not be related to you?" Liu Rui, who knew that the other party was just habitually informal, shrugged and said.

"Alright, I admit that sounds good," Tony Stark, also shrugging, said with a hint of pride.

"Unfortunately, a single superhero isn't enough to handle this crisis. So, before that, we need to make adequate preparations and gather enough manpower," Liu Rui, ignoring the other party's smug expression, continued.

"What preparations? What manpower?" Nick Fury, seizing the key points, asked.

"I know S.H.I.E.L.D. has already built an aircraft carrier. If possible, build a few more," Liu Rui said casually, as if building an aircraft carrier was as simple as manufacturing ordinary household appliances.

"Seer, you can't be unaware of how difficult it is to build an aircraft carrier," Nick Fury, who was no longer surprised by the other party's foresight, said with a stern face.

"Of course, I know. Actually, the aircraft carrier's role is not significant. Instead, the combat robots that attacked Tony would be more effective," Liu Rui, leaning back on the sofa, said.

During the month he spent in the "Tron: Legacy" world, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, specifically New York, was far from peaceful.

Ivan Vanko, who was supposedly "dead" in prison, suddenly reappeared, not alone but with a group of combat robots that, while not capable of carrying people, were still quite powerful.

If Tony Stark had not already become much stronger than in the original plot, Ivan Vanko might have staged a shocking comeback and crippled the superhero Iron Man.

Even so, the entire New York was thrown into chaos by this whip-wielding man, causing significant damage that even S.H.I.E.L.D. found difficult to handle.

"Combat robots are powerful, but controlling them is a big problem," Nick Fury, who was not surprised that the other party knew about this, said, shaking his head.

"Control is simple. I think it would be best to entrust them to Tony. After all, he has JARVIS, and the likelihood of being hacked and controlled again would be lower," Liu Rui, looking at the playboy, said with a smile.

"Oh, Liu, are you trying to get me into trouble?" Tony Stark, who never expected this matter to involve him, said with a sour face.

"No, no, no, not to get you into trouble, but to help you," Liu Rui, shaking his head, said with a smile.

"Help? Are you kidding? I don't see how this helps me at all," Tony Stark, finishing the remaining champagne in his glass, said irritably.

Nick Fury, who did not agree with entrusting intelligent robots to such an unreliable person, was quite dissatisfied with the other party's attitude and reminded him:

"Mr. Iron Man, are you unwilling to do something for the American people? Don't forget that we at S.H.I.E.L.D. have cleaned up your mess several times!"

"You have to understand, those incidents were ultimately your responsibility. I didn't provoke those people!" Tony Stark, with a bad attitude, retorted.

"See, see, see, see, Pepper was right; you can be too impulsive sometimes," Liu Rui, who tried to reason with the playboy, said, then turned to Nick Fury:

"Director Fury, the previous incidents can't be entirely blamed on Tony. Besides, since they've already happened, arguing about who's right or wrong is meaningless."

"Then what do you suggest?" Nick Fury, who was already prepared to listen to the other party's advice, asked, taking the opportunity to ask.

"Let's put it this way. I won't comment on the preparations, but I can offer some suggestions on gathering manpower."

Liu Rui snapped his fingers and then instructed:

"Starling, open the prepared files."

As he spoke, holographic projection screens quickly appeared in the air between them.

The figure that appeared on the first projection instantly made