Chapter 262: Oaks's Crazy Ideas

"Impressive, he is indeed the great Tony Stark, truly skilled in sophistry!"

After resolving their inner conflicts and getting drunk, the twins were sent back to the Nature Guardian and Sharon was tasked with looking after them. Oaks and Tony then made their way to the laboratory.

Oaks couldn't help but applaud Tony's resilience. It was amazing how strong a person's will to survive could be...

He actually compared his experience in Afghanistan to the twins' childhood events.

Well, it seemed like this trick actually worked. Oaks had forgotten that he had this move up his sleeve.

Removing the second half of the story, he was blown up and the other two were not, it was indeed a very similar situation.

Indeed, playing the pity card... No, it was because only those who had experienced the same thing could obtain forgiveness, right?

"Hmph! You were just spectating from the sidelines while I was breaking out in a cold sweat!"

Tony's hand was still trembling, and he gave Oaks, who was clapping sarcastically, a glare.

"Those two could easily take me down in an instant... I'm just an ordinary person!"

"Oh, come on. You're wearing a bulletproof undershirt, and there's a millisecond-response energy barrier in front of the sofa in the reception room!"

Oaks sneered dismissively.

"You even installed that soundwave paralysis weapon that was once used on yourself. Their abilities are still immature, and the signs of activation are too obvious to pose a threat to you--

Besides, aren't I here?"

"Anyway, thank you for discovering them in advance and doing a lot of work."

Tony grimaced, fell silent for a moment, and sighed.

"Debts must be paid off gradually. Right now, I feel that our level of protection for the world is still far from enough."

Unlike the Tony who had been manipulated and controlled by Wanda, he didn't suddenly insist on creating a planetary-level intelligent defense system to protect the world.

But he is still in this state of anxiety--

The Earth's defense forces were too weak, especially with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s collapse and HYDRA's resurgence.

If it weren't for Oaks and Steve continuously resolving several major crises, he couldn't even imagine what the world would be like now.

"So, you mentioned earlier that you wanted to discuss something important with me. Tell me if it's what I think it is."

Tony waved his hand and brought up a holographic image displaying information about the Mind Stone:

"How's your research going? Does this thing have any effect on those who can use magic like you?"

"Yes, it works quite well."

Oaks reached out, and the Mind Stone appeared in his hand.

"The staff is just a base; the real importance lies in the Stone on top--

Tony, this matter is of great importance. Do you remember the Aether that was activated by the Dark Elves in Greenwich?"

"Hmm?"

Tony's expression became serious. He still vividly remembered the power of that thing.

"You mean this thing is on the same level as the Aether?"

"Exactly..."

Oaks exerted force in his hand, prying open the blue gem's casing to reveal the yellow gem inside:

"I must educate you on what the Infinity Stones truly are. They possess infinite power."

Oaks informed Tony about the fundamental nature of the Mind Stone, which was one of the six Infinity Stones. He then used magic to control the Mind Stone, placing it on a testing device.

"The Infinity Stones... Are they on the same level as the Tesseract and the Aether?"

Oaks, with the backing of Asgardian knowledge, knew a bit more than Tony, and it didn't raise any suspicions from him.

"It also possesses infinite energy!?"

"Theoretically, it's true, but its energy radiation behaves differently from the Space Stone's.

Furthermore, you already know the effect of the Mind Stone. So, why is it able to do all that?"

Oaks took a deep breath. After detaching himself from the Mind Stone, the sudden decline in perception and mental power made him feel uncomfortable for a moment.

Fortunately, he had already adapted to it many times in advance, so he quickly returned to normalcy.

"Scan it and see."

Tony stared fixedly at the Infinity Stone radiating a yellow glow. After a while, he calmed down.

Different from the Tesseract and the Aether, this thing could directly control a person's consciousness, which had now transcended the material level and reached the spiritual level.

"Jarvis, scan it and display the structural analysis."

"Yes, sir."

Jarvis initiated the most advanced scanning operation available, and a rapid succession of data and models were generated.

"The energy of the stone is extremely powerful. But unlike a reactor, it's more like a computer. The scanning process is like decrypting code."

"... So, this is why Strucker was able to create so many things with those devices."

Tony propped his elbow on the table with one hand, and rested his chin on the other, watching the cascading data displayed by Jarvis, his mind spinning rapidly.

"This thing is very special... It reminds me of Jarvis' operating mode--

I need some more time. Once the scan is complete, we can observe it more directly."

"I'll call Bruce over."

Oaks nodded and took out his phone.

"Recently, Bruce and I have been researching how to greatly enhance Malorn's computational power to cope with one of my somewhat far-fetched ideas--

Speaking of which, it's an idea from the previous century, but we've never been this close to it."

"Greatly enhance computational power?"

Tony looked up, somewhat incredulous.

"Malorn's computational power isn't enough? Greatly enhance it? Do you want to turn Malorn into a massive supercomputer that occupies hundreds of square meters?"

"I don't have that much space to accommodate so many servers."

Oaks raised his phone. He had already sent a message to Banner.

"The computational power of the supercomputing chip you developed is already terrifying, enough to support a super AI like Jarvis. But for my idea, it's still far from enough."

"Both Jarvis and Malorn can access the internet and rely on massive data for auxiliary calculations."

Tony frowned. "In local mode, it's nowhere near as powerful."

"Swoosh!"

The portal opened, and Dr. Bruce Banner, wearing glasses, stepped through the portal and appeared in the lab.

"Hey, Tony, you look... Oh, what's that?"

Banner immediately noticed the Mind Stone being scanned. The massive data flow in the holographic image caught Banner's attention.

"Have you developed a miniaturized supercomputer?"

"Not yet, but that's what we're discussing today."

The portal closed, and Oaks shrugged. He first explained the Mind Stone to Banner.

"So, this is the core of Loki's scepter that HYDRA was studying before?"

Banner had already reviewed HYDRA's research materials. He pushed up his glasses and carefully observed the mind stone.

"The Infinity Stone... Truly a marvelous creation!"

"Now that Tony is here too, Bruce, do you think it's possible to achieve our previous idea with the assistance of the Mind Stone?"

"... Biological computers."

The term uttered by Banner made Tony raise his eyebrow.

"You've been researching this. It can indeed provide powerful computational power surpassing all current electronic computers, but the crucial issue of information extraction remains unresolved."

But the next moment, he suddenly froze.

"You mean... the Mind Stone?"

"Let's see the scan results first."

Oaks nodded slightly.

"The ability of the Mind Stone can manipulate the mind. Without a doubt, it can easily access human brain information. And its structure is more like a computer.

So perhaps we can solve some of the biggest challenges of biological computers--

Data-based information access, as well as new algorithms that need to be re-researched and developed."

"Interesting... I didn't expect you, the guy obsessed with planting trees, to suddenly remember researching biological computers--

Well, I guess it falls under the realm of biology, but it shouldn't be closely related to environmental issues, right?"

Tony glanced at Jarvis's scanning progress: 80%.

Then he looked at Bruce and Oaks.

"So, what is this far-fetched idea?"

"Tony, the Mind Stone can greatly enhance the user's mental power."

Oaks pointed to his own head.

"Using this power, I discovered that the Earth's ecosystem has its own 'consciousness'-- the 'Gaia consciousness.'"

Tony's eyes widened, while Banner also opened his mouth wide.

"Wow, you didn't tell me that you've achieved this!"

"That's why I want to explain my plan to you when you're together--

I want to fully simulate the entire Earth's ecosystem, materialize the 'Gaia consciousness,' and achieve direct communication between humans and nature, as well as replicability of the ecosystem!"

"Fully simulate the entire Earth's ecosystem?!"

Banner scratched his curly hair, shaking his head in disbelief.

"Are you talking about the 'Biosphere 2' plan? The one in Arizona? But that declared failure twenty years ago..."

"That's right. The sample size was too small, the parameters were severely insufficient, the simulation conditions were too rudimentary... and it ignored the influence of the 'Gaia consciousness.'"

Oaks saw that Tony was already searching for information on "Biosphere 2" and nodded again.

"Tony, Bruce, there are two ways to solve the survival problems humanity currently faces, as determined by countless scientists--

First, improve the Earth's environment itself and achieve harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.

Second, expand the habitats for human survival, whether it's finding habitable planets or transforming uninhabitable ones into habitable ones."

Tony had already looked through the information on Biosphere 2 and fell into silence, while Banner seemed to be pondering.

"Improving the Earth's environment is what you have been doing, Oaks. So, are you planning to do both?"

"Tony's modified Quinjet is already capable of space travel, which shows that humans can achieve the feat of exploring the universe in a short time--

But finding a suitable planet for human habitation, one that is unclaimed, is not that easy."

Oaks affirmed Banner's speculation.

"So, if we can replicate an ecosystem and create a self-sustaining ecological dome based on the parameters of a real ecosystem, it would truly allow humanity to take a step forward in exploring the universe!"

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