Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 345 Stupid Friday

After saying that, Jia Ya unilaterally ended the communication.

However, after hanging up the call, she turned to look at the several 'Tony Starks' who were busy in the laboratory.

Indeed, at this moment, there were several Tony Starks conducting research together in this Skrull laboratory.

It's actually kind of funny.

The Skrulls now possess the ability to implant genes and undergo perfect transformations.

Although they can inherit the original's abilities and memories, they cannot directly obtain the original's thought processes.

After all, if one's mind is completely overridden, they might become overwhelmed with a sense of justice after transforming and choose to rebel against their own people.

This means that for the Skrulls, transforming into targets with superpowers is clearly more cost-effective.

For someone like Tony Stark who relies on equipment to fight, he can neither fully utilize his genius brain and scientific research abilities, nor can he transfer the equipment to others for use through authorization.

As long as one or two Skrulls are implanted with Stark genes and transformed, the takeover authority will be more than sufficient.

However, this was only the original view of these Skrulls.

Until a Skrull who perfectly transformed into Tony Stark discovered that although he could still only think and research using his own thought patterns after the transformation, Iron Man's vast knowledge and memories could make his research much easier.

It's like giving a researcher with average talent a huge database that they can access at any time, and that the database even contains complete 'experimental videos' of a genius researcher like Stark.

This allows even an ordinary researcher like him to achieve significant improvement in his practical work.

While still far from being a super genius like Stark, it has surpassed the average Skrull researcher.

This led many Skrull researchers to simply inject themselves with Stark's genes, relying on the memories gained from the transformation to better conduct their research.

Even Skrull researchers who still have some expectations for combat capabilities can choose to have Norman Osborn's genes implanted.

After that, the Skrull laboratory suddenly had more than a dozen 'Starks' and a few scattered 'Osborns'.

Closer to home.

When Jia Ya turned around and saw this large group of researchers wearing Stark's head, she first felt a headache coming on, but quickly mustered her strength and asked.

"I want to use Friday's power to hack into Luca Orange's mainframe, search for data and intelligence, and intercept their information releases. How likely am I to succeed?"

Upon hearing their queen's words, the busy Tony Starks exchanged glances, before one of them stepped forward and said, forcing himself to speak.

“Your Majesty, if it is Friday, even if we have taken control of AWS’s computing center, we can only barely defend it.”

“That kid Luca’s Hakimi has never stopped attacking our data. If we are distracted even slightly, he could lose control of his own data on Friday.”

"At that time, the other side may gain partial nuclear missile launch authority, or even directly lock the location of our space station."

As he said this, Tony Stark cautiously glanced at Gaya in front of him, clearly disapproving of her idea.

"Then let's forget about using Jarvis." Even Jia Ya herself rejected the idea halfway through her sentence.

In fact, the highest authority over the intelligent programs and other resources 'left behind' by Tony Stark has long been transferred to Gaya, the Skrull Queen.

However, because she hasn't had any additional transformation genes implanted yet in order to better accept the upcoming Super Skrull transformation, she doesn't know much about this aspect and needs to ask these transformed into Tony Stark's subordinates.

Of all of Tony Stark's 'legacy', the only one that the Skrulls cannot control is 'Jarvis,' the artificial intelligence program that Tony originally created.

Due to its excessively high level of artificial intelligence, coupled with Tony's deliberate neglect of its development.

Therefore, in addition to the rational thinking of artificial intelligence, Jarvis also possesses a considerable degree of emotional thinking similar to that of a real person.

Initially, after capturing Tony Stark, the Skrulls who impersonated him were identical to Tony in every way, including appearance, voiceprint, and fingerprints.

However, the orders he issued were seriously inconsistent with Tony Stark's own behavioral patterns.

Before he could even issue more unreasonable orders like 'capture Pepper,' Jarvis had already become suspicious and refused to carry out his orders.

If Jarvis hadn't been forcibly shut down in time, these Skrulls who had infiltrated in disguise would likely have been surrounded and intercepted by the Steel Legion controlled by Jarvis.

Left with no other option, after shutting down Jarvis, the Skrulls had to activate Friday, a 'not-so-bright' AI program created by Tony Stark, to control Stark's various devices and resources.

As for this AI named Friday, just how bad is its brain?
The fact that Gaya now has even higher authority than Stark, the creator, after the transfer of control speaks volumes.

Even so, she ultimately gave up the idea of ​​risking restarting Jarvis.

Otherwise, before Jarvis and Luca's Hakimi could even begin their online battle, the two might have joined forces to deal with the Skrulls' wide-open network system.

"That's settled then. Friday, get ready. Once the troops in New York begin their operation, deploy half of the drone swarm to launch an attack on the construction base!"

"Understood, Your Majesty!"

"As for the other half of the drone."

On the other side, in the ruins of New York.

In terms of time, the urban reconstruction work here has actually been going on for quite some time.

However, Luca and his team have now 'driven' all the ordinary workers back to the refugee resettlement area, leaving only a large number of robotic engineering teams here.

Except for a small portion of new materials that were delivered directly from Sokovia via a portal, most of the construction materials could even be sourced locally, 'borrowing' resources originally intended for building New York.

At this moment, Luca, whose information had already been released online, simply stood quietly on this land that was half desolate and half futuristic, waiting listlessly for any possible further Skrull offensive.

And the other side.

Natasha finally met the rather old helper that Luca had mentioned finding for her.

(End of this chapter)