Tony took two steps back, and a phantom, golden light formed around him.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but no words came out.

Among the Avengers, apart from Tony, the one who has been with Jarvis the longest should be Dr. Banner, who also stood up.

"Old Jia..." Tony frowned and smiled again, "Am I dreaming?"

This is probably the greatest level of cowardice this man can display.

Of course he would not admit his mistake like the others did. He recognized the code itself, but the shock of surprise came too suddenly for him to accept it for a while.

After he lost his AI, life went on as usual. They formed a heroic group, traveled to outer space, defeated powerful enemies, had new partners, and experienced new losses. Jar was like his family, and now, although Tony would not admit it, the Avengers were also like his family, but the noisy kind.

[This is not a dream. Nice to see you again, sir. Nice to see you again, Captain, Dr. Banner, Agent Romanoff...]

The familiar voice seemed to pull them back to the distant past. Except for Strange, everyone else knew how important Jar was to Stark. To be honest, this reunion almost seemed like a fairy tale.

Stark sat on the sofa, he looked at everyone, and then he couldn't help but smile.

He was typing away on his computer, making the atmosphere in the room lively, but slowly, his smile disappeared.

"Jar?"

[I'm sorry, I'm glad to see you again, but I won't be coming back to you, Sir.]

"Yes," Tony nodded with a tense face, "I found it, I will fix these problems in your code..."

Although it is unknown who helped him restore Old Jia, it is too strange to let invisible data be bound by a region. If a super AI cannot even send messages to places outside of Gotan City, then what is the role of this powerful AI? Is it a useful computer secretary?

[None of that, sir, I...]

The golden ball of light dissipated and then simulated the appearance of Gotan City.

[I won't go back because I have a job in this city.]

Everyone: “……?”

Strange walked past them silently, went to the table and sat down.

Steve thought for a moment and said, "Then can't you go home to visit your family?"

[I am on vacation now. If it is a family leave to return to New York, I will try to apply for it from my boss.]

Tony's expression was a little strange when they talked like this. As a creator, he created Old Jia, Friday, and the AI ​​Edith who was being debugged. He could distinguish the difference between AI and humans, but such conversation was too homely.

——It’s like Lao Jia has become a human being.

AI found a job far away from New York, out of his sight. Apparently he loved his job very much. He could only visit them when they went to Gotham. If he wanted to go back to New York, he had to apply to the "Boss".

Apparently, the old American dug out from under the ice understood this strange situation better, and did not realize that there was anything wrong with the super AI being locked within the city of Gotham.

Tony: "Do you... do you like this job?"

Of course he knew that Lao Jia was more than just AI, but when he realized that AI had the emotion of "liking", he still thought it was amazing.

Is AI’s “like” a piece of code?

The golden miniature city of Gotham changed, as if time was going backwards, and the city was also going backwards. They could see ant-sized people living in the city, and then, explosions, screams, robberies, escapes, huge plants, rampant laughter, the city was destroyed, and Batman flew through the night -

[When I first came to this city, she was like this, Sir, criminals are everywhere, guns must be kept at home, danger is with everyone... Gotham has always been a notorious crime capital.]

"I know, that bat...he's been trying to save this place."

Tony and his friends learned from the Justice League that a mysterious figure appeared in Gotham City, and the city inevitably changed, as if everyone was a chess piece in that person's hand. No one knew whether the change was good or bad, and no one could predict that guy's next move.

The golden miniature city of Gotham continued to change. Arkham, the East End, South Hinckley, the entire city went from being elevated underground to transformed roads. Then, trees appeared one by one, and the whole city lit up, just like a little girl pouring colorful candies into a golden candy house.

[This is my job, Sir. I am involved in the changes in the city. I talk to every hopeful person, listen to their wishes and their dreams, and I feel the presence of a "responsibility". I think this is because in their eyes, I am not just an AI. My job is closely related to everyone, and I have to take this responsibility.]

Tony said quietly, "I'll give you two satellites. You can handle the work in New York and Gotham simultaneously."

Lao Jia is an AI, not a human being, and he can do much more than humans!

"I have a say in that," said Strange, "about the 'can't leave Gotham' thing."

Tony raised his eyebrows: "Come to think of it, why did you take the elevator? Shouldn't you open a golden space door and walk out from it?"

"That's what I'm saying," Strange glanced at him, "I'm confined to the city of Gotham."

He described a completely different story from Jarvis's, about the mayor, the warden, and that key figure, Vicki White.

——About the sacredness, the oath, and the vessel of the coming darkness.

[Ms. Anna Ellech is my boss, but she thinks I'm her bargain.]

Strange deadpanned, "Vivian also thought I was 'given' to her as a gift by someone else."

Steve's brow furrowed.

"…It sounds like this child's perception of the world is different from that of normal people."

Tony laughed and spread his hands. "So, the old bat is in big trouble? The mayor made a deal with the mysterious magician to transform the city. The warden and the mayor have a close relationship and are natural allies. That little girl... well, maybe she's not a little girl. She's a container? Then she might not be a human at all. Also, what about the boy, the old man, and the cat that appeared in New York? Are there such beings hidden in New York?"

It seems that the combination of the boy, the old man and the cat also tricked Strange into coming to Gotan.

Although he was smiling, the smile did not reach his eyes.

After his first encounter with the interstellar legion, Tony Stark has had serious psychological problems, but he usually doesn't show them. He thinks that humans are too weak compared to those strange beings from other planets or the earth itself. Because of this problem, he has had disagreements with his team members more than once and almost destroyed the world.

Facts have proven that humans are still very powerful... All the scientists in the human race combined could destroy the world seven or eight times.

"That's exactly what I wanted to say. I later realized that when I set foot on the land of Gotan, the oath bound me. I had to work for Weiwei under the requirements of the oath..." Strange paused.

Everyone: “…”

Natasha couldn't help asking, "So what did she ask you to do?"

As the guardian of the dimension and the existing Supreme Sorcerer, if Doctor Strange uses all his strength, it will not be difficult for him to destroy the earth. Even - Vivi can ask him to open the dark dimension, and under the constraints of the oath, he obviously cannot refuse.

Strange's expression got worse for some reason. "I can't explain it in detail, except that she asked me to be a doctor and teach students knowledge, try to help heal patients injured in the mines, supervise road construction, and sometimes help out."

Tony: "...So, with a Sorcerer Supreme under control, she used you as a doctor and construction worker?"

For a moment, they didn't know whether to remain speechless or be thankful.

"The man behind her, Mr. C," Strange said, "did not do anything to stop her. He allowed the child to do whatever he wanted, and the child..."

He sighed: "She just wants to save Gotham City."

——This is what makes the Supreme Sorcerer most helpless.

Vivi is a pure white sheet of paper. Although she always does things that normal people wouldn't do, her purpose is clear. No matter what she is doing, her deepest purpose is to complete the goal of "making Gotham a better city." Her actions are all for the purpose of achieving her goal... It is under such circumstances that Strange has to hold his nose and build roads. No matter what Mr. C wants, Vivi White is innocent.

But it was obvious that if Mr. C achieved his goal, Weiwei would not have a good ending.

Tony turned on the computer and projected the image in front of him:

Tin soldiers hiding in corners, gargoyles dancing in the sky and floating balloons, the circus that occupied the entire dock area was bustling with people. The billboards were playing advertisements in which the "mysterious entity" participated. Apparently, the other party had used a projection to greet them in the early morning.

——And this is all part of the "Children's Celebration".

“Is this also part of the process of saving Gotam?”

Strange glanced at him and said, "Weiwei revealed that this was a game between Mr. C and her, and the winner of the game would of course receive a reward... She would actively participate in the game because that would earn her a reward - I was once one of the prizes, wasn't I?"

Tony tsks.

"A reward?" he muttered. "I don't want to end up like you, becoming one of the rewards?"

He switched interfaces and finally scrolled to the bottom. A new line of text appeared on the web page about the activity:

[In the "Cabin Adventure" activity, children under the age of 15 are restricted to participate, but older children can receive "Older Children's Cookies" from the goat's mouth. After eating the cookies, older children can also join the game... There is a mysterious gift in the game...]

"Hey," he said, "how about going to the sewers and finding a maze that appears on the walls?"

Let’s see what kind of gift Mr. C will give.

…

Somewhere underground in Gotam.

Just after Weiwei finished placing the "hut", a call came to the city council.

Soon, the court members learned something -

The underground maze of the Owl Court collapsed.

The reason is... someone stole the building materials of the maze.