Chapter 472 The Truth About Nimrod: Birth
Chapter 472 The Truth About Nimrod: Birth
Chapter 472 The Truth About Nimrod: Birth
"The fourth key point is manufacturing."
After analyzing the first three points, Tony began to analyze the fourth: "This morning, Stark Industries completed the acquisition of Trask Industries overnight. We signed the contract this morning, and then I had Jarvis analyze the entire design of the Sentinel Project."
Banner asked Tony, somewhat puzzled, "How did you do that?"
"I offered them a price they couldn't refuse."
Tony first mentioned this point, then went on to answer further: "But that's not the point, guys. The point is, if Nimrod is an upgraded version of the Sentinel, then besides going through the trouble of creating a super-adaptor first and then upgrading, there's actually a much simpler way to make him."
"Master mold".
The master mold is the control center of the entire Sentinel system and also its manufacturing station. With the master mold, Nimrod can produce a large number of Nimrod Sentinels at the fastest speed, provided there are sufficient raw materials, and greatly reduce the computational cost of cross-temporal transmission. In short, if Nimrod wants to guide the future to resemble the past, he will definitely create a master mold.
"Let's assume Nimrod has the construction data for the master mold. Even then, he would still need a large number of factories and specialized equipment to rebuild the master mold. The Pentagon spent tens of billions of dollars to build this thing to deal with extreme mutants. Even if Nimrod could buy money directly from the internet, he couldn't buy all that specialized equipment."
After Tony finished speaking, he gave his conclusion: "Moreover, building it directly would take too long, so if possible, Nimrod would definitely choose to repair the old master mold."
Pym then asked Tony, "Where is the old master mold?"
"I have no idea."
Tony answered the question very honestly; he truly didn't know. The Mother Model disappeared after the X-Men destroyed it—not just as wreckage, but completely vanished. No evidence was left behind. The only explanation is that it's highly likely the Mother Model still exists somewhere, but even the Avengers don't know where.
In fact, even now, only the higher-ups in the X-Men know that Magneto hid the Mother Model.
"The four points mentioned above—the acquisition of the X gene, the anti-magic properties of liquid metal, the location of the liquid metal, and the location of the master mold—are all things we can't interfere with," Pym concluded after seeing these points. "It seems like we can't do anything."
"On the contrary, we are able to do something very important. I have already sent Nimrod's data to Reed Richards, who is currently trying to replicate the time travel device. If he succeeds, he can try to sever the connection between Nimrod and the original body."
As Tony spoke, he pulled up the data from Trasc Industries: "And we can do something else."
Banner and Pym both looked at Tony simultaneously.
"What?"
"Creating Ninglu".
"What?!"
"I'm not kidding, listen up. We now have all the keys to the birth of the original Nimrod. AIM was forced to disintegrate, we can get a significant amount of data from the Pentagon, Trasc Industries is in our hands, guys, and we have ample experience in AI development. We can create a completely new Nimrod as quickly as possible!"
Pym, seeing Tony's excitement, was momentarily confused. Banner, however, thought for a moment and then realized something: "The underlying logic, right?"
"Underlying logic?" Pym paused for a moment, then realized, "Oh, you mean the characteristic that Nimrod exhibited back then—that he had to follow underlying logic?"
"That's right! Although Nimrod has evolved to a level unmatched in the future, it still follows its own underlying logic. So, this underlying logic might be our breakthrough point!" Tony said excitedly. "If we just replicate Nimrod, we can understand its basic operating mechanism!"
"So, are you planning to use Nimrod against Nimrod, or are you planning to defeat him by studying the original version of Nimrod?"
"No, Janet, all we need to do is find Nimrod's underlying logic and evolutionary path, and then feed this initial version of Nimrod to Ultron." Pym had completely understood Tony's plan: "Perhaps in that possible future, because Nimrod has risen too quickly, Ultron will no longer be able to analyze Nimrod's underlying code, but we are different. We have given Ultron this opportunity, and Ultron can fundamentally analyze Nimrod."
Undoubtedly, this plan is somewhat dangerous. If Nimrod discovers Tony and his team's actions, it could lead to Nimrod acting prematurely. Moreover, Ultron, having learned Nimrod's underlying logic, could become even more dangerous. Conversely, if they don't do this, they won't be able to find a way to counter Nimrod for the time being.
Whether it's throwing the baby out with the bathwater or drinking poison to quench thirst, it might just be a matter of a single thought, and Tony is willing to take the gamble.
Just then, Captain America appeared in Avengers Tower with Black Panther, and Captain America's expression was rather indescribable.
"Strucker said that as long as S.H.I.E.L.D. becomes aware of the danger and starts an investigation, they will definitely be able to discover the stockpile of liquid metal..."
Strucker essentially told Captain America openly that Hydra was everywhere within S.H.I.E.L.D., and that he should just tell S.H.I.E.L.D.
It was truly unbelievable to the captain.
At the same moment, Peter opened a portal, bringing Thor and the others back, along with Iliana. Peter told them some good news (or perhaps not so good news).
"It has been confirmed that one of the key metals used to manufacture Nimrod is iron, a metal that exists only on the borders of Hell, and was most likely brought out by Kang. In other words, this metal is unique in that it cannot be replicated."
"Very good!"
Tony cheered. This was good news, meaning that even if the Nimrod Sentinels were successfully developed, their numbers would be limited.
Then, Nightcrawler teleported Katie to Avengers Tower.
"I'll tell the Avengers our theory: Nimrod Sentinels can gain abilities by implanting the X-gene, and we speculate that he needs Rakshasa's gene to evolve further."
Nightcrawler first explained the situation, and then Katie immediately added, "And also, the professor said the original model is in Kenosha, and this is most likely one of the reasons why Nimrod will attack Kenosha in the future."
"All the clues have connected, guys."
Tony smiled. "Let's get to work."
(End of this chapter)
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