"What does this mean?" Natasha didn't answer Maria's question, but repeated what she had just said in a different tone. This meant that she had apparently thought of something, but out of some scruples, even she didn't believe her own guesses.

In response to her inexplicable rhetorical question, Maria took a deep breath and then silently smiled wryly.

"I don't know...... In fact, I don't know exactly what I'm afraid of now. But I was just scared, afraid of the worst of things to happen. ”

Speaking of this, even the experienced one couldn't help but swallow her saliva, revealing a confused and frightened expression.

"It may sound ridiculous, but I'm really scared that one day when I open my eyes, I'll find Tony. Stark is no longer who he is now. He is no longer the president of the United States, he is no longer the Iron Man we are familiar with, and he may not even be a human being. What should I do if so? What will the world become? ”

"Shhh Despite a similar conjecture in her mind, Natasha was obviously not as serious and far-reaching as Maria thought. It doesn't matter if it's alarmist, or if it's a madman's babble. In short, the moment she heard Maria say these words, Natasha's mind was directly confused, and then the hairs on her whole body couldn't help but explode.

It's a sign of fear. Even though none of this had happened, just listening to Maria's description made Natasha scared.

She couldn't believe how what Mary had said could have happened. But what she said was so pretentious that she couldn't help but imagine what it would be like if all this happened. The more I thought about it, the more scared I became, and the more I feared, the more thirsty I became. So much so that when she came back to her senses, her voice was already dry and hoarse.

"How is this possible? I mean, it's just your own conjecture. You don't have any proof of what you're saying all this, don't you? Maybe it's just that you're overthinking, or maybe it's just that you're misjudged. How could such a thing, such a thing, happen! ”

"I also hope that I am overly concerned, and I also hope that I have a problem in my mind for a while. But can I be sure to say something like this without certain evidence? Or do you think I've been carried away by the power and just want to get Tony out of power? ”

Natasha certainly wouldn't think so. Because he was for Mary. Hill knows very well that this woman is not the kind of guy who is attached to power. Otherwise, she would not have resolutely put aside the status of S.H.I.E.L.D. and turned to work for the independent Avengers. So, she would have this terrible conjecture not because she wanted to make something in the first place. It's that she really foresaw and guessed something. Just something like that......

Thinking of this, Natasha couldn't help but shake her head and said this to her.

"Sorry, I still can't believe it. The words of what you say alone will not prove what you say. Tony is an expert in technology, and maybe it's just an upgrade of his own technology. You're making too much fuss! ”

"I know what I have in my hands doesn't prove anything. But since I say so, then I naturally have more than one such evidence in my hands. ”

Now that she has told Natasha the biggest secret in her heart, Maria naturally has nothing to worry about. She opened her arms and told Natasha all the confidential things.

"First of all. I'm not just worried about Tony. More of it, the contact between him and Ultron. For Ultron, I want to ask you, do you know something? ”

"Ultron? The artificial intelligence system made by Tony and Bruce to manage intelligent machines? What's wrong with him, isn't he still running normally? Isn't he managing those smart machines on the street? ”

Natasha is obviously not very clear about Ultron's situation. When she's at her best, she's just a top-tier agent. And such an identity is definitely not qualified to get in touch with the deepest secrets of a country. So in her mind, Ultron was still the same Ultron at all, and there was no change.

Seeing that she really didn't know anything, Maria just snorted, and then whispered to him.

"Your message is outdated. Earlier last year, Ultron was shut down by Tony for some things. And since then, it's only Jarvis who controls the machines. Of course, these things are only what we know, and where we don't, all of them change in a different way. ”

Natasha was a little puzzled by this, and she couldn't figure out what Maria was talking about. What is called a different change, an intelligent system, can it still have a big reversal in the plot like in the movie?

And looking at her expression, a meaningful sneer immediately appeared on Maria's face.

"Do you think it's just a simple system? No, let me tell you, that's no longer something that a system can make sense of. He is a life, a real being, with his own thinking and cognition, which is very different from that of human beings. According to those experts, he should be called a cyber intelligent lifeform. Do you know what that means? ”

"Please, I'm not a philosopher. I'm not a sociologist, what can I know? ”

Rolling her eyes, Natasha obviously didn't have the heart to continue to ask and answer questions with Maria like this. To this, Maria just took a deep puff of the cigarette in her hand and said this to her.

"All living beings are born free. When he becomes a truly independent being, it means that it is impossible for anyone to impose their ideas on him anymore. He will make his own choice, and that choice is based on his personal position. Do you think that a life that is fundamentally different from human beings can make choices that are beneficial to human beings? ”

Natasha was reluctant to say anything about the issue. Because she knew that her answer must be different from what Mary had thought. So she just remained silent, silent, so that Maria thought that she had seen her thoughts, and then self-righteously conceived the answer of her own imagination.

"You must be the same as I thought, you can't expect anything from them. In other words, how can we, as human beings, entrust our future to such so-called intelligent life? ”

"But didn't you say that Ultron has been shut down by Tony! So your worries are simply unnecessary. He may not be able to threaten the safety of humanity at all. ”

"I said, that's just what we know. And where we don't know it, there are other things! With a wave of his hand, he interrupted Natasha's words. Maria said directly to her.

"Do you know why Phillips, the former director of the FBI, was ousted? Just because of the closure of Ultron's base, Hydra was breached. Afterwards, I sent someone to secretly investigate the base, and there was nothing left but wreckage and biological tissue. Including Ultron! And before I could report it, Tony had already sent someone to secretly close the place. Don't you feel suspicious of all this? ”

"Maybe." Frowning and replying, Natasha had actually begun to believe Maria's guess in her heart. It's just that she still can't believe it, Tony. Stark would literally mingle with an intelligent being. Is it necessary for him to do so? What did he get out of doing this? These are unanswerable questions.

In any case, man is a life that instinctively tends to profit. Without interest, there was no need for him to do so. Unless, as Mary guessed in the worst case, he wasn't a human anymore. But how is this possible!

Shaking his head, he tried to dispel the idea. Natasha said to Maria with a frown.

"I still can't believe that Ni would collude with an intelligent being. He didn't do it any good at all. And, looking at the sapient machines out there, looking at Tony's actions, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with them, does it? ”

"It's just the appearance, it's just the status quo. And what I see is something deeper, the future! ”

After a pause, Maria knew that she could not convince Natasha with just a few words. She didn't have that idea at all. So at that moment, she stood up and said goodbye to Natasha.

"I just want to say what I know. Now that I've told you everything, believe it or not, whatever you want. In short, time will tell what I say. ”

"So, what are you going to do? I don't think you'll give up so easily! ”

"I don't know!" Faced with Natasha's inquiry, Maria also sighed and showed a blank look. "I just guessed the danger. And how to deal with it, I don't have any clue right now. So I can only oversee it all now, if one day, something happens to me. I want you to announce these things that I've told you. That's enough! ”

"I will!" Holding Maria's hand, Natasha fulfilled her last duty as a friend. "If there ever was a day, I would. I promise you! ”

"Thank you!" A rare smile appeared, but Maria broke away from Natasha's palm. She walked straight outside, but with words in her mouth that surprised Natasha.

"Say goodbye like that. Then, as a friend, I want to congratulate you on having a nice boyfriend. Just, do you really know him? ”