"That's really interesting."
This was the first thought that came to Luke's mind after he examined the body Agent Phil had brought him. He sensed a familiar feeling in the body's examination report. After carefully considering it, Luke quickly discovered the source of this familiar feeling.
"Weapon meme?"
Yes, it was a technological application that Luke had planned before his promotion. It could transform a person into a weapon master, wielding numerous weapons, or allow a scientist to discard some tools and, with sufficient materials, become a manufacturing plant.
Of course, this technology was not perfect at the time, and the first and foremost issue that needed to be addressed was energy. An ordinary person alone would not be able to fully exploit the technological advantages.
Even if you possessed the complete blueprints for a star-destroying weapon, what good would that do? Without sufficient energy, even if you were drained dry, you wouldn't be able to assemble the weapon, let alone launch it. Even Luke, a pioneer of technology, could only think of external energy sources, extremely small-scale use, or even the preservation of the technology.
Of course, if you say that you have huge energy in your body like a superman, love science, and have a smart brain, then you will naturally have an advantage in this technology, as if it was tailor-made for you.
It was clearly a mutation involving him. The final burst of energy clearly carried a portion of Luke's consciousness and power. Nick said he couldn't tell if it was an infection or a human modification. After testing, Luke could only give a half-and-half answer.
The overflow of this energy will definitely cause changes in people over time through the corpses of the Chitauri or some other factors.
Some clever individuals quickly discovered a new force in the world. Perhaps they considered it some special, previously undiscovered particle, perhaps a supernatural force brought in by alien invasion. If they were sufficiently clever or their equipment advanced enough, they might have quickly discovered its ability to act as a glue between the human body and machinery.
If an early mutant appears at this time and is discovered by them, after testing, they will be ecstatic to discover one of the uses of this [unknown particle].
Weapon memes! They can also be called technology memes.
The human body is combined with mechanical technology to become an alternative super soldier.
Technologies that mechanize humans, such as prosthetic limbs and organs, are not uncommon on this planet. Some companies and organizations even possess technologies that replace parts of the human body with robotic ones to increase the combat effectiveness of soldiers or combatants. While these technologies and weapon memes may appear similar, their underlying differences reveal that they are not identical technologies. Perhaps the description of them as different paths leading to the same destination is somewhat appropriate.
This is a technology that can achieve abilities similar to those of genetically engineered mutants using a mechanical body.
Looking at the body that Nick Fury had brought to him by Agent Phil, Luke discovered unnatural artificial transformation technology from the tests.
Of course, the enemy's technology was still very crude, even nascent. Even Luke's earlier experimental version still had a long way to go to catch up. At the very least, the enemy's technology couldn't allow the enemy's mechanized body to regenerate into flesh and blood with ease. Luke considered it a near-success when they could achieve a transition between mechanical and flesh-and-blood forms at the user's will. It would be a fundamental step forward. Instead of the current situation where mechanized transformations were impossible to recover, and the more they used their abilities, the more they strained their physical abilities, rapidly shortening their lifespan.
Luke even speculated that the other party might not even be able to control the direction of the mutation. Just like the Inhumans who needed the Terrigen crystal to transform, their abilities were completely random.
But that didn't mean Luke saw no merit in their technology. At least, Luke was now deeply interested in how they were capturing particles, a blend of Luke's consciousness and the cube's energy, and applying them to the human body. He longed to know their process, their thinking, their applications, their future plans for this technology, and their expectations for what they could achieve.
Those who pursue technology, embrace science and technology, and advocate knowledge are the believers that Luke currently favors.
While the enemy's weapon meme might be imperfect and uncontrollable, it might be more suitable for Luke right now. After all, randomness might bring unexpected surprises. Let Luke perform technical reverse engineering.
Luke believes that promoting this technology will aid his next steps. He plans to build a dimensional server in the future, initially based around Dark City. It will provide energy supply, technology uploads, consciousness backup, and shared communication. It's like an upgraded network.
Carriers of weapon memes require vast quantities of readily available energy, and researchers perfecting them also need to find this readily available energy. Once they find it, they will inevitably borrow and even exploit it. At that point, Luke could set a standard for technology exchange. For example, if you provide a certain exclusive technology, you will be entitled to use a certain amount of dimensional energy, and receive a certain allotment within a certain period of time.
Once these people get used to this dimensional server and get used to using this convenient energy, it will be obvious that they will be bound to the dimensional server, just like people today cannot live without electricity and the Internet.
As the master of the dimensional server, Luke can be regarded as a relatively complete dimensional demon even if he does not continue to upgrade.
In fact, this is no different from the demons and believers in other dimensions.
For example, mages? Before Luke created and shared the universal adaptive energy, their magic power could only be borrowed from other dimensional demons with magical properties, or from magical dimensional worlds.
Similarly, those who use weapon memes, or technological memes, in the future can only borrow energy from Luke. And these borrowings all come at a price.
Originally, Luke's plan had not yet reached this stage. He intended to make arrangements after completely dealing with the Dark City and the energy source, but now, it seems that someone has already paved the way for him.
This was fine. Although the process was a bit chaotic and might affect the early stages of development, it didn't matter. Luke, who wasn't fully prepared yet, didn't care.