Marvel: Little Genius - Chapter: 415 (Patreon)

After listening to Baymax's explanation, Mark finally realized that the Baymax in front of him was not the same Baymax he had previously thought of.

Intelligent lifeforms do not need to consume energy through eating, and time does not become a constraint on life! However, what restricts the evolution and strength of intelligent lifeforms lies in the intake of effective information and the optimization of thought logic.

The intake of effective information can continuously nourish the evolution of thought logic and accelerate the entire optimization process. The optimization of thought logic provides a more efficient way of selecting and processing effective information, creating a mutually reinforcing closed loop.

But achieving this ideal state is not easy. Not to mention the vast amount of information within the universe, even on Earth, in this age of information explosion, the accumulated information and the daily influx of new information are immense. Filtering out effective information from it consumes a tremendous amount of time and energy, even for intelligent lifeforms.

What's even more brutal is that often, after meticulously filtering through a large amount of information, you may find that there is no effective information left at all. This is a common result.

Optimizing thought logic is even more challenging. While the intake of effective information can catalyze this process, the extent of its effect depends on the volume of information. And having a sufficient amount of information does not guarantee success.

"The times may change, but human nature is hard to change," and this saying applies not only to humans but also to intelligent lifeforms. Breaking free from habitual thinking and obtaining a more optimized thought logic is most difficult when it comes to stepping out of existing frameworks and building a new system. If one cannot achieve this, an intelligent lifeform may never have the opportunity to advance until it is devoured by others of its kind, becoming nourishment for their evolution.

However, Baymax was undoubtedly fortunate. Both the original entity and the duplicate acquired a large amount of effective information in different environments. Because their experiences were so distinct, their directions of thought logic evolution also diverged greatly.

In the end, when the right conditions met, they naturally completed an evolutionary process that might take other intelligent lifeforms thousands of years to accomplish, reaching a higher level of life.

Regarding this, Mark could only sigh and say, "It's fate." After all, even he hadn't expected that after Baymax aligned the nuclear bomb with the battleship and carried out a suicidal counterattack, he not only survived but also met the Guardians of the Galaxy. Ultimately, he underwent self-evolution and reached the threshold of becoming an intelligent lifeform. It was truly a miracle, leaving Mark with nothing but admiration: "That's fate."

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"All the events that happened during your absence of five years roughly follow this pattern. Because Baymax's evolution was completed, we activated the capsules you left for us and initiated this soul revival plan.

Now, you need to explain to us what the so-called 'Endgame' really means. Both you and Strange have mentioned that this is our opportunity to turn the tables, but now even the Infinity Stones have been destroyed by Thanos. What is the significance of this 'Endgame' you speak of?"

Tony roughly recounted to Mark the events he had missed over the past five years, and then turned the conversation to the Endgame that everyone was concerned about.

For a long time, they had been puzzled about why Doctor Strange had willingly handed over the Time Stone in the beginning and why Mark remained so confident in their ultimate victory at the last moment. Now, they needed answers.

However, Mark's answer was bound to surprise everyone. "The significance of the Endgame is not about confronting Thanos but about racing against time. As long as we can outpace time, the issue of the Infinity Stones is not a problem at all."

"Wait a minute, Mark, what do you mean by this? Are you saying you want to build a time machine?" Indeed, even Captain, who trusted Mark the most, had a puzzled expression as he looked at Mark.

To this, Mark could only shrug and continue to explain to everyone, "Among you, there are probably few who understand quantum physics, and even fewer who have seriously studied the relevant theories. So, let me briefly explain this idea that you find quite crazy.

Let's call it a time machine for now. Scott once entered the quantum realm through Pym Particles, So you should be able to understand what I'm about to explain better.

The quantum realm is essentially a microcosm that exists completely independently of our multiverse. However, to enter it, we need to shrink ourselves to the quantum level.

The rules of the quantum realm are quite different from those of the macro universe. For example, my soul backup stored in a quantum state medium wasn't detected by the rules of the universe altered by the Infinity Stones. So, even though my physical body was destroyed, my soul backup remained intact.

In theory, if we could get everyone on Earth to enter the quantum realm at the moment when Thanos snapped his fingers, the entire planet would be able to perfectly evade this crisis.

Unfortunately, this plan is not feasible. The energy of the quantum realm would have a strong impact on people's bodies and minds, and not everyone can withstand it, let alone leave it safely.

But the amazing part is not just that. Being independent of the multiverse also means having independent operating rules. In the quantum realm, everything is unpredictable, even the time mechanism is different from the universe we live in.

But if we can control this chaos and difference, we can use it to travel to different points in time, go back in time, collect all the Infinity Stones, snap our fingers to bring everyone back to this world, and then return the Infinity Stones to their original points in time, which is what you understand as a time machine!"

"Quantum fluctuations breaking the Planck scale and triggering the Deutsch effect, this is simply impossible to achieve. It's too crazy, too far-fetched!" Tony, as one of the few geniuses present who could understand Mark's explanation, directly dismissed Mark's plan.

On the other hand, Dr. Banner, who also understood the explanation, nodded in agreement with Tony. Anyone with even a bit of knowledge in quantum physics would probably have the same reaction, thinking that Mark had gone crazy after his resurrection.

However, Scott was ecstatic about Mark's proposed plan. "No, this is not something impossible! I've personally experienced the peculiar sensations in the quantum realm and successfully returned to the real world. I believe Mark's time machine idea is entirely possible!"

"No, Scott, what you experienced was just a stroke of luck, a one-in-a-billion chance. Are you suggesting that all of us should bet our lives on this nearly impossible probability? It's been five years since that incident, and while I'd love to do something to undo our failure, think about our families, think about your daughter.

If you ask me to give up everything I have now for this, I'm sorry, you might think I'm very selfish, but I would still refuse Mark's plan because it's nothing more than a daydream, an utterly impractical idea. But you guys seem so optimistic. Without a viable plan, the most likely outcome is total annihilation."

Tony had a dissenting opinion regarding Scott's optimism. After marrying Pepper and having Morgan, Tony was no longer the same Iron Man as before. He had his vulnerabilities, and this made him carefully consider whether he could accept the consequences of failure for his family before making any decisions. Now, after thinking it through, his answer was clearly negative. He couldn't accept the consequences of failure, so he firmly rejected Mark's proposed time machine.

"If we can't execute it, if there's no safe plan, then, as Dad said, it's a crazy daydream. But what if we have this?" As Mark finished speaking, he produced a Moebius strip model rendered with particle characteristics. "With this, we can safely traverse the rules of time within the quantum realm without worrying about the dangers of time traveling. With this mathematical model, combined with the genius minds of Dad, Dr. Banner, and myself, I believe creating a fully functional space-time transport locator is not a difficult task. What do you say?"

"Oh, shit! Mark, you're a freaking genius!" Dr. Banner, looking at the Moebius strip model that Mark had displayed, completely lost his composure, as if he had turned back into the Hulk of the past.

"Don't curse, Dr. Banner!" Mark added a timely remark.

Hearing this, the elder Avengers in the room, including Tony, Banner, Thor, Natasha, and Hawkeye, all exchanged knowing smiles, recalling the time they had spent together on missions, eliminating Hydra at the Sokovia base.

Only Captain looked embarrassed and facepalmed. "Looks like I'll never live down this joke..."

Captain's response made everyone burst into laughter, and the laboratory was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.