The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics

Chapter 135: A Skrull () Cyber Midwife (√)

“The Mind Stone.”

Banner slowly exhaled and softly spoke the name of the stone.

At this moment, the Mind Stone had shed its outer disguise, revealing its true form—an oval-shaped yellow crystal, emitting a faint glow even without light.

Banner shifted his gaze to Tony and asked, “Why do you think the stone is responsible?”

“Take a look at this.” Tony manipulated the projection, bringing up a model.

“If I asked you to guess, what would you say this is?”

The model projected looked like the internal structure of some creature, but Banner, as a biology expert, had never seen such a structure.

Banner adjusted his glasses, pondered for a moment, and then said, “I don’t know, but it looks similar to a human brain. Look, doesn’t this activity resemble neuron firing?”

“This is Ultron, a replica I had Jarvis restore.” Tony said.

“Ultron?” Banner looked at Tony in shock.

“That’s right, quite different from the one we built, isn’t it?” Tony brought up the records of their joint research and placed the two side by side for comparison.

“Different? It’s like comparing heaven and earth.” Banner murmured.

“That’s why I think the stone is responsible.” Tony spread his hands.

“To turn an artificial intelligence into something like a living being in such a short time, I don’t think anyone can do that.”

“Truly shocking.” Banner sighed, feeling like he had gained a lot of knowledge today.

“So? What do you want to do?”

“I’m glad you asked.” Tony brought up Jarvis’s data. “I want to inject Jarvis into this body.”

“Why am I not surprised?” Banner rubbed his eyes with a wry smile.

“Think about it, Bruce.” Tony coaxed.

“We’ll have a powerful ally with a vibranium body, without Ultron’s homicidal tendencies.”

“Tony, an intelligent AI can’t stop Wakanda from reclaiming the vibranium.” Banner looked at Tony seriously.

“Unless you can think of a reason to stop Wakanda, all of this is just empty talk.”

“Of course, I know that.” Tony crossed his arms, looking confident.

“You wouldn’t be relying on the Mind Stone, would you?” Banner guessed.

“Don’t be silly, Tony, it’s all just speculation. You don’t have direct evidence to prove the stone can do such a thing.”

“That’s why it’s called an experiment.” Tony said.

“I think it’s worth a try, Dr. Banner.” Jarvis suddenly spoke.

“See, even the protagonist is saying that.” Tony raised his eyebrows. “And dare you say you’re not tempted?”

“This is practically theft.” Banner put up a final resistance, ostensibly trying to dissuade Tony, but also to suppress his own restless heart.

Tony was right; Banner was indeed tempted.

“As long as you don’t say anything, and I don’t say anything, who’s to say this isn’t an accident?” Tony opened his arms.

Banner was silent for a moment, then sighed.

“Let’s hope we don’t end up like Dr. Frankenstein, killed by the monster we created.”

Although Banner didn’t say it directly, Tony knew he had agreed, and immediately beamed with joy.

“That’s the spirit! Come on, Dr. Banner, I’ll assist you. You’re the expert in this field.”

“Don’t get too excited, Tony.” Banner said.

“To transfer Jarvis’s data into this body, we need Dr. Cho’s Cradle of Life. Ours is broken. You either fix it, or borrow one from Dr. Cho.”

Neither option was simple. Repairing the cradle would take a lot of time, and Wakanda could come to reclaim the vibranium at any moment.

Borrowing one from Helen Cho was even more impossible. Helen Cho was still unconscious. Waking her up just to borrow one would definitely attract attention, and Tony’s plan would fall through.

“Don’t worry, I anticipated this.” Tony looked like he had everything under control.

“Jarvis, call the Skrull separately.”

“Understood, sir.”

For an ordinary person, making a separate call without a communicator would be troublesome, but as a nanomechanical lifeform, Jarvis could indeed call the Skrull separately.

“Hello? What’s up, Jarvis?” The Skrull’s voice rang out.

“Why are you signaling me? And telling me not to tell anyone?”

“It’s me, Skrull.” Tony said.

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“Oh, Tony, what’s the matter?” The Skrull was very curious about what Tony wanted him for, acting so mysteriously.

“It’s hard to explain over the comms. Come to the lab, you’ll understand when you get here. And remember to come alone.” With that, Tony hung up.

The circles on the Skrull’s face were no longer round, becoming distorted.

‘What does Stark want me for? And telling me not to tell anyone, so mysterious. He wouldn’t be trying to dismantle me and turn me into a Mark 50, would he?’

There was no use in wild thoughts. After all, the Tony in the movie universe still had a conscience, so Yang Le wasn’t afraid. He just notified the other clones and then came to the lab alone.

“Hi Tony, hi Banner.” The Skrull extended a tentacle to greet them.

“So, what’s going on?”

“Nothing, just need your help with something.” Tony looked relaxed, in stark contrast to the somewhat nervous Banner beside him.

After that, Tony told the Skrull his guess, including his plan, of course.

“So, you want me to repair this Cradle of Life?” After listening to Tony’s plan, the circles on the Skrull’s face twisted into a V shape.

“Yes.” Dr. Banner nodded, but immediately added, “Of course, if you’re not willing…”

“This is so cool!” The Skrull’s eyes turned oval, showing how excited he was.

“When do we start? Now?”

“Uh…”

Banner clearly didn’t expect the Skrull to agree so quickly, and his brain short-circuited for a moment. Seeing the Skrull’s quick agreement, Tony immediately replied.

“Of course, we can start now.”

“Then what are we waiting for?”

The Skrull stretched his body and pounced on the broken Cradle of Life, then gradually merged with it.

Like Play-Doh being kneaded by a child, the Skrull wriggled, and a brand-new Cradle of Life, with a different appearance from before, appeared in front of Tony and Banner.

“Let’s get started quickly.” The Skrull extended a speaker.

“Let’s start, Dr. Banner.” Tony nudged Banner beside him.

“Can’t you see the midwife is already impatient?”