Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 593 2. The Omnic Plan

A year ago, in order to kill the terrifying Cybertronian Megatron, also known as Megatron, Merlin used the Cybertronian god fire source as bait to lure Megatron into the trap of the mad attack.

But this ambush eventually went wrong. Megatron, in a desperate situation, personally blew up the fire source, causing the huge Cybertron energy to be scattered all over the world.

After the war ended, the World Security Council conducted a one-month investigation into Merlin on this matter. Finally, under the protection of Pierce, Merlin evaded all responsibility.

But since the problem has arisen, the World Security Council must find a way to solve it.Merlin himself also believed that he was responsible for this matter, so he has been tracking this matter outside of work.

And Fury didn't hesitate too much, and handed over the handling of this matter within S.H.I.E.L.D. to Merlin.

Fury knew Merlin very well. This subordinate with a strong sense of responsibility would not turn a blind eye to the troubles he caused.

Currently, within the World Security Council, these activated mechanical life forms are referred to as "omnics" to distinguish them from the Cybertronians.

In fact, except for the first batch of omnics activated by the fragments of the fire source, robots like Lola and Horus, which are almost exactly the same as the Cybertronians, the second batch of fire energy scattered all over the earth The activated omnics, probably due to the fact that they have less energy, have completely different forms from the Cybertronians.

As far as Merlin knew, some of the second batch of omnics, which were equally scarce, had lost their ability to transform.

In the eighth month after the Cybertron fire source exploded, the third batch of omnics born in the third large-scale energy disturbance in the fire-contaminated area were basically unable to deform, and their appearance was closer to humans.

They are like a group of robots with self-intelligence, which have broken away from the life form of the Cybertronians and become a new kind of mechanical life.

And now, there is good news and bad news in the investigation results of this matter.

The good news is that with the birth of batch after batch of omnics, the energy scattered on the earth by the source of fire is also dissipating, which shows that the energy that can give the machines real life will one day disappear without form.

And bad news and good news go hand in hand.

According to the current rate of dissipation of fire energy and the birth speed of omnic life, according to Icarus' calculations, when the energy of the fire source completely disappears, it will give birth to at least 200 million robots with self-awareness...

Note that it is the least!

If the share of those energies given to each omnic continues to decrease, then the number of robots spawned is estimated to increase several times.

"To put it simply, I think they are the difference between military products and civilian products."

In the lobby of Pegasus Base, while Merlin and Fury walked up the stairs, they put their hands in the windbreaker, with a cold face, and explained to the director, who was wearing a blindfold:

"You can think about it this way, Fury. Let's compare it with the third-generation omnics we currently contain. They don't have accompanying weapon systems, and their bodies made entirely of metal are about 2 meters long. They can easily suppress our soldiers in battle. ...just treat them as military supplies."

Fury nodded, the comparison was simple and easy to understand, so he motioned for Merlin to continue.

"Let me make an analogy. Every time those energies give birth to such an omnic, it needs to be endowed with 10 points of energy."

"But in fact, if it is simply to make a lump of mechanical metal alive, it does not need 10 points. According to my current calculations, it may take 2-4 points of energy to activate a 'civilian product', what I mean Yes, it is weaker than the current third-generation omnic, and may not even be able to defeat soldiers, the kind that ordinary men can kill with weapons."

Merlin waved his hand and said to Fury:

"It's equivalent to reducing the quality, but increasing the quantity. If I expect this situation to happen, then the number of 'civilian' omnic robots we will face in the end is likely to reach 500 million...this is It's a conservative estimate."

"Well, I understand."

Fury nodded, and as he walked forward, he said to Merlin:

"But the sheer quantity is meaningless. If the 'civilian products' that continue to be produced later rise up to make trouble, then we only need to send out an elite army to easily deal with them, right?"

"Theoretically so."

Merlin pushed his glasses, and he said to Fury:

"But you overlooked one point, Fury, the characteristic of mechanical life is that it is better at using data and mechanical tools than us. Those civilian omnics may not be good at fighting, but they can enhance their own strength by making more vassal weapons ...you don't think they can handle guns do you?"

"One more thing, about the existence form of mechanical life."

Merlin held out a finger, shook Fury, and said:

"Mechanical life forms will not die even if their bodies are removed. As long as they still retain their data modules, they can be reborn with new bodies. This is an advantage we cannot compare."

"So, I raised the threat level of the omnic crisis that may erupt in the future from S to SSS. I mean, I think we really have to take this matter seriously, at least start preparing now."

Fury nodded, he fully understood what Merlin meant, he turned his head to look at Merlin, and he said:

"I know you're not some jerk who asks questions instead of solving them. Just because you're talking to me about it means you have a solution, right?"

He raised his wrist, looked at his watch, and said:

"We still have a little time. Let's talk about it in detail."

Merlin glanced at Fury, he looked around, he said:

"I'm more curious about why you called me here..."

"You'll find out soon."

Fury showed a weird smile. He leaned on the railing and urged:

"Tell me what you think. It just happens that the World Security Council will meet to discuss this matter in a few days... If your plan is good enough, maybe we can gain enough initiative in this matter."

Having said that, Fury sighed, and he said:

"To be honest, I am really worried about leaving this matter to the governments of various countries to handle freely. Politicians have a different perspective from ours. They are not professional after all..."

"Ok."

Merlin reached out and pushed the glasses. The next moment, the projection device on Icarus' frame was turned on, and a small stereoscopic projection appeared in front of Merlin and Fury.

It was a spread out world map. On the positions of 24 heavily infected areas and 16 lightly infected areas, Merlin marked completely different symbols.

He stretched out his hand, pointed to an infected area on the North American continent, and said to Fury:

"My idea is very simple. Instead of waiting until the omnic matter can't be concealed and erupts, it's better for us to intervene now. Coulson gave me a preliminary suggestion, I perfected it, and now I have two ideas. "

"First of all, the birth of omnics requires raw materials. If there are not enough metals and machines within the range of energy disturbance, these energies will instinctively spread farther."

Merlin stretched out his hand and made an explosive gesture. He said to Fury:

"And the greater the range of diffusion, the less energy is dispersed to each activated omnic, and the weaker the omnic is born. This is where we can operate."

"Set up a storage base at the edge of each infected area, place a large number of scattered mechanical raw materials in it, and empty the metal materials in the infected area as much as possible, so that the birth rhythm of every omnic life is in our hands .This will not only weaken the strength of omnics, but also make containment more convenient."

Merlin says:

"Of course, this idea is a bit too idealistic. It also requires a lot of resources and government support, and it is not applicable to all infected areas."

Pointing to the sections for Germany, Russia and South Korea, he said:

"For example, here, the Eichenwalde region of Germany, the Caucasus region of Russia, the infected areas of the South Korean peninsula, etc., these places are already in densely populated or industrially based areas, and it is impossible for these countries to Disaster, the population of these areas will be relocated.”

"Um..."

Fury looked at the world map in front of him, rubbed his chin, and said:

"Okay, this one can be submitted to the World Security Council, I think they will accept it. What about the second suggestion?"

"The second is for these infected areas that are not easy to handle."

Merlin moved his fingers and said:

"My idea is that you can suggest that these countries reorganize large-scale industrial areas in the infected area. I mean, bring those scattered industrial systems together. If the birth of omnics is inevitable, then we must Immediately control the newly born omnic."

"The government will come forward to establish an official national-level industrial park. On the one hand, it will prevent the news of omnics from impacting social order, and on the other hand, it will curb the possibility of omnics hiding in human society."

"Omnics have their own thinking. When they were just born, their thinking was like a blank sheet of paper. If they can communicate well, then they may be placed on the spot. I mean, become an industrial park. workers, or any other position."

Having said that, Merlin smiled, and he said to Fury:

"Using omnic workers to replace flesh and blood to achieve the dual results of population migration and accommodation, a group of workers who don't need to pay wages, I guess those capitalists will be happy."

"anything else?"

A thoughtful spark flashed in Fury's one eye, and he asked:

"Your suggestion is very practical, but I still have some doubts. Regarding the existence of omnics, you know, we can't keep concealing this news. The people will know the existence of omnics one day."

"Well, I've considered that too."

Merlin said succinctly:

"But this is easy to solve. People's worries come from their ignorance of omnics. They will regard omnics as another form of life and worry that these new lives will impact their lives. Therefore, in terms of publicity, we need Change the definition, I mean..."

Merlin pushed his glasses, he said slowly:

"From now on, find some social activists, find a few scientists, and some capitalists to advocate the technological trend of artificial intelligence and robots."

"Getting people to accept that intelligent robots exist and think it's a good thing."

He snapped his fingers and continued:

"This is a rehearsal, a psychological suggestion. Once this change of thinking is completed, it doesn't even need to wait until it is completed. As long as some people support this trend, then we can release news about omnics bit by bit."

"Of course, in this propaganda, there can only be one explanation for the emergence of omnics... Humans created them."

Merlin emphasized his tone:

"They first appeared in human society in the form of tools, rather than independent life forms."

"Then find some human rights activists, those women's rights, animal protection organizations, environmental protection organizations, etc., and let them come forward to fight for omnic rights... Anyway, they have a lot of free time, and they can't wait for this kind of thing to happen. increase awareness."

"I don't think I need to say anything about the rest. You should be better at this than I am, so I won't make mistakes."

Merlin shrugged, he looked at Fury:

"In my plan, there is only one key point... It must be done step by step, and the people cannot be disgusted or fearful of omnics. The most important thing is to stop the possible signs of violence in omnics in time. They all have self-thinking ability, I hope this matter can end in a peaceful gesture."

"So what I mean is that when necessary, we can elect pacifists and moderates like Professor Charles from the omnic group, just like mutants."

Merlin waved his fingers and said:

"An omnic with sufficient prestige, an omnic leader who is willing to integrate into the human order, and lead the omnic to become a part of the human order may take several years, or even ten years, but I believe that as long as the world security director Will not mess around, this matter is not as difficult as we imagined."

"You expect them not to mess around?"

Fury laughed, Mr. Director seemed very worried about his superiors, he said:

"Okay, I will submit your suggestion to Pierce, and I believe Pierce will agree to this plan. You really impress me, Merlin, the agent who always tried to solve everything with his fists recklessly back then has also grown to the point where he can It’s time to plan for such a plan.”

The chief reached out and patted Merlin on the shoulder, he said:

"Okay, it's almost time, come with me."

"What are you going to do?"

Merlin says:

"Are you finally going to reveal the secret you've been hiding all along? This really makes me look forward to it."

Although he said he was looking forward to it, Merlin's tone remained unchanged, as if he was reading a book, and Fury didn't answer him. Instead, he led Merlin all the way to a control room. In front of the two of them, there was a monitor On the screen of the monitor, it is a very strange scene.

It was a house, and the overall layout was what it looked like in the 40s.

And on the bed in that house, a blond man in a vest and military trousers was lying there, seemingly asleep.

When he saw the man's face, Merlin frowned, and he looked back at Fury, and he said:

"Is he waking up?"

"Well... His body's physiological activities have become normal, and his brain waves have also become active. Dr. Foster told me that his awakening..."

Fury looked at the monitor and said:

"Just a few hours away."

(End of this chapter)