Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 258 Mind Detector

"Ah this."

Listening to Tony Stark's incessant and frantic rant, Luca got a general idea of ​​what was going on.

His previous decision to give the 'APTX4869 antidote' to Pepper Potts was actually just to tease Tony a bit more and, incidentally, to curry favor with Pepper, the 'head of the family'.

Unexpectedly, Pepper seemed to have developed a knack for taking care of the kids, and after so many days, she still hadn't given Tony the antidote.

This left Tony with no choice but to avoid going out.

He even personally upgraded the holographic projection technology of his subordinate branch, and only dared to go out on business by disguising himself as an 'adult' in his armor.

"Actually, I think Miss Pepper might be trying to get you to control your lustful desires, since your reputation was so bad before~"

Luca's words only fueled Tony's already rage, prompting him to charge at Luca and fight him to the death.

"Hey kid, don't run away! Send me another dose of the antidote!!!"

"Only a fool wouldn't run!"

Seeing that the Mark armor had activated its thrusters, Luca quickly and nimbly dodged.

Just then, the ring on his hand had finished scanning, so he simply dashed out of the S.H.I.E.L.D. base.

"Hey, Tony, are you going to be going to elementary school with Morgan?"

"Oh, no, that's not right either. If he keeps going like this, who knows when he'll have a daughter?"

Luca, who was traveling back to Sokovia on the 'Spotted Express', ignored Tony's frequent communication requests, which came in every three seconds, and had Hakimi temporarily block him.

Compared to Tony's minor, insignificant problem, Luca has much more important things to attend to right now.

Luca removed the green patterned ring from his hand and placed it in the instrument in front of him before giving the order.

"Hakimi, extract and record the Skrulls' mental fluctuations and upload them to the Mind Detector database!"

The next moment, the circular scanner in front of me lit up with blue light, quickly recording the data collected from inside the ring.

Yes, Luca made a special trip to S.H.I.E.L.D. this time, not only to organize a 'trade-in' event for Clint Barton.

The reason for this was that Sokovia's mind detector had just been completed, and they happened to remember that they had confirmed Nick Fury was a Skrull in disguise, so they went there to collect data.

Otherwise, it would be more in line with Clint's usual style to have him pick up the goods from Orange Company himself; there would be no need for him to come in person.

In fact, even if Luca hadn't encountered 'Nick Fury' this time, he would have arranged for his men to secretly collect data from the list of 'rescued officials'.

The good news is that Hawkeye and Black Widow haven't been replaced yet, so things don't seem to be heading in the worst possible direction.

As the 'beep' notification sound rang out, the data extraction from the device in front of me was completed and all of it was uploaded to the 'Mind Detector'.

Looking at the various data streams rapidly appearing on the screen in front of him, Luca nodded with great satisfaction.

"Not bad. As expected, even if the memory genes are exactly the same, as long as the soul is different, the mental fluctuations emitted will still be very different."

"This trip wasn't a complete waste!"

After carefully putting the ring away, Luca sat down at the computer again and quickly began adjusting other data.

The 'Mind Detector,' a precursor technology to the 'Mind Control Tower,' operates on a truly remarkable principle. Once activated, this detector, marking the foundation of Yuri's mental domain, can rapidly scan the subconscious thoughts of all beings within its signal coverage area.

After receiving the scan feedback, this subconscious information can be used to generate radar maps and simultaneously distinguish between friend and foe, marking potential enemies.

Of course, this so-called 'distinction between friend and foe' is actually very vague.

Just like the results detected by the only mind detector tower standing in Sokovia, those with antisocial personality disorder who have psychological problems are considered enemies, those who oppose the Sokovian government are considered enemies, those who hate Orange Industries are also considered enemies, and even those who simply dislike some core employees and want them dead may also be judged as 'enemies'.

Therefore, in practice, Luca needs to repeatedly modify and adjust the mind detector's discrimination mechanism, constantly enrich its database, and distinguish those who may 'reform' from it.

After all, the headquarters is not a black-and-white conflict situation like the battlefield.

Relying solely on mind detection to distinguish friend from foe, Luca might have to kill more people than Hydra's "Eye of Insight" once did.

Fortunately, this kind of thing is not too difficult. It simply involves capturing more spies and real resistance fighters, and then continuously optimizing the program based on their psychological profiling data.

At that time, we might even be able to create separate loyalty distinctions such as 'daily mode' and 'war mode'.

As for the Skrull scan data, it was a separate upgrade that Luca made for the Mind Detector, combining the technology from the 'Soul Scanning Device' that he and Tony had worked on before, which they planned to use in Hell.

'What's the difference between good and bad Skrulls? If they dare to infiltrate, we have to control them first!'

However, while thinking this, Luca's hands continued to rapidly adjust and optimize his mind detector.

But we'll have to wait for the actual investigation results.

The Sokovia mind detector's scan results showed that not a single Skrull was detected among the dense array of life forms.

"Could it be that individual differences are causing inaccurate detection? Or do the Skrulls look down on Sokovia and didn't send any spies at all?"

Luca didn't suspect that it was because the detector's coverage area was insufficient.

Although there is only one detector at present, it is certainly not enough to cover the entire territory of Sokovia.

But at least the core industrial area of ​​Orange, and now the core administrative area of ​​Sokovia, are within the scope of the mind detection.

"Perhaps these aliens really do love America?"

"We can build another detector in the headquarters building later, as long as it can ensure that the detection is effective and that the people around us have not been replaced."

After confirming these things, Luca finally breathed a sigh of relief.

During this period, Sokovia began large-scale infrastructure construction. Osaka Industrial Corporation provided the technology and funding, while Sokovia itself provided manpower and land.

Behind the scenes, Luca also mobilized a significant amount of Hydra's resources and connections in Europe.

Although it's impossible for him to handle everything personally, Luca always makes sure to review and understand all the important matters.

Fortunately, with the increasing number of Haro, Hakimi's work efficiency and available resources have been greatly improved, which has prevented Luca from being constantly mired in the quagmire of work and management.

However, just as he leaned back in his chair, preparing to rest for a moment, his secretary, Lena, knocked on the door and came in.

"Boss, your silver bracelet has arrived!"

(End of this chapter)