Chapter 120 R: Great Bat Incident (Part 2)_2

"But you forgot, you have another card to play. Don't tell me that Nick hasn't yet figured out where that missing network line in New York lead to."

Coulson parted his mouth, hesitatingly saying, "You mean... diversionary tactics? Isn't that a bit risky? After all, we barely know anything about that force..."

"That's for you to decide." After finishing, Shiller turned to Stark, "Stop obsessing over your mass occurrence device. Can't you think of something else?"

"Stark said, "Do you have any brilliant ideas? I really liked the cigar of yours from last time..."

"In the end, isn't it simply that the combat capability and numbers of single agents aren't enough? Why not produce some artificial agents for use?"

The other two agents gave a strange expression, but Stark became interested. "What are you implying, unmanned Mecha?"

"Exactly. Don't you have a lot of Mecha stored in your warehouse? Just produce some single soldier gear and equip them. Ultraviolet flashlights, silver bullets couldn't you just install them? Let them deal with the vampires."

"Jarvis's knowledge database doesn't contain the intelligent logic to deal with these monsters, but I could indeed deploy a vanguard force of Mechas to collect such logic, then start to optimize."

"Your imagination could be even wilder. Stop thinking about humanoid Mechas all the time and having to enter the battlefield yourself, you don't even need to produce them yourself."

Shiller walked to the experiment table and said, "You could design a self-calculation capable intelligent nest and set up several such nests across New York according to a certain rule."

"The Nest can automatical produce different types of Mecha creations according to your set logic, such as surveillance drones, ground mechanical troops, self-propelled spot light with Ultraviolet radiation ability, and biological response units meant to disturb vampire movements and so on..."

"Once the Nest has produced these machines and puts them into the battlefield, every mechanical creation can record their opponent's action trajectories, then notes their own combat effectiveness, and feeds it back to the Nest."

"The Nest can adjust the production direction according to this information, and when all Nests converge the information into Jarvis's intelligent database, you can get a covering range that is the broadest, most accurate, and clearest area of operation network."

"Then, you no longer need to wear that metal shell to destroy these monsters, instead, sit in the laboratory of the Stark Building, controlling everything, becoming the true master of the machines."

Coulson and Hill were both stunned and slightly chilled as they listened.

Speaking of it, this concept isn't particularly advanced, it's basically the principle of information warfare. However, once these contents are switched to Stark's highly advanced Mecha creations, the whole scene seems incredibly sci-fi and slightly chilling.

Just imagine, numerous massive Nests scattered throughout New York, incessantly exploding with countless Mecha creations. They all have their own intelligence, not only capable of inflicting effective damages to the enemies after they reach the battlefield, but also transmit all data back to the Nest following their defeat.

And the Nest, with its highly advanced calculation system, would eliminate the weaknesses detected in the previous generation, strengthen their advantages based on the information sent back from the previous generation which was defeated in combat.

They can also specialize each combat unit and coordinate tactics. The iron flood erupting from several Nests would flood the entire city, annihilating all the enemies here. Steel bones piercing through the barriers, gear bearings devour everything in sight. And Stark, he can control everything from the laboratory in Stark Building.

Wait, is something about this picture wrong? Coulson shivered, "I think...vampires aren't all that strong, this tactic we can save for later use..."

Stark's eyes, however, were lit. He paced in place, then clenched his fists, "Actually I've been considering lightweight combat, as you all know, the cost of producing a Mecha is too high. Once thrown into the battlefield and subsequently damaged, the repair time is also long. I've been considering a type of Mecha with low cost, easy to repair and deployable in large quantities on the battlefield."

"But there's a problem with this type of Mecha, once the cost is reduced, their processors can't handle too complex instructions, and their functions would also be reduced, becoming less comprehensive. When faced with different kinds of enemies, they may not be able to react quickly."

"What's more, once we switch to different opponents, I have to upgrade them comprehensively to add new functions. The costs and time spent in that case wouldn't be that much different than advanced Mechas, so it's just not worth it."

"Indeed, the Nest idea is very good, why should I repair the Mechas one by one? I should just set up an intelligent production line for them to do their own manufacturing, self-repairs."

"Moreover, like you said, if they could actually collect data themselves, analyze, optimize, remodel, and bulk up production, that would be quicker than me personally remodeling them after each battle, wouldn't it?"

"They can directly optimize on the battlefield, producing generation 1, generation 2, generation 3 adaptive Mechas to target the enemies' weaknesses."

"And they shouldn't need to be restricted to the human form indeed. Humans are bipedal and thus unstable. Even if Mechas could fly, they would need more energy. Why shouldn't I give Mechas another pair of legs? Right... exactly… for example, that Spider-kid!"

"Spider Man can stick to walls, the Mechas I create could definitely do the same. I could even give them 8 legs, and allow them to spin webs, enabling them to easily scale the walls of tall buildings. As for their defenses…"

"Let me think, I could also create a transport vessel for the mechanical soldiers that provides high maneuverability, even with floating and flying ability…"

"Once the production line manufactures this type of transport vessel, the Mecha soldiers can be stored inside in a folded condition and then reach the battlefield at the highest speed to release their soldiers..."

The more Stark spoke, the more excited he became, imagining several kinds of Mechas imitating animal characteristics, with many design ideas about Nest structure and troop-transporting vessels.

In the end, Stark even considered remodeling the Stark Building, turning its top into a folding Air and Space Nest, which could rise and unfold quickly upon alien invasion, instantly entering Burst Soldier Mode.

As Coulson and Hill stood shoulder to shoulder, he patted his colleague's shoulder, trembling slightly as he whispered, "Quick, call Nick! The vampire is no longer our main problem. If S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't quickly resolve the vampire situation, then Tech-Devil Stark will end up ruling the Earth…"

"What are you thinking? Twenty minutes ago, I already recorded Stark's speech and sent it to Nick…"

"What did he say?"

"The Council members unanimously approved the battle plan to resist the vampire invasion before they even finished watching."

"New York and its surrounding cities were immediately placed under martial law. The entire rapid response unit went on combat alert, asking us to resolve the full-scale invasion event within three days and absolutely not let Stark have any chance to play this…"