章 3163: Chapter 2311: Gotham Music Festival (13)_1

Shiller looked at Professor X somewhat surprised and said, "Is this what I'm thinking it means?"

Professor X smiled and nodded, "But not through normal means, Jarvis doesn't have the capability to reproduce, but they've thought of a way."

Wanda seemed to have heard Professor X and Shiller discussing her, so she looked towards Shiller and flashed a sly smile at him.

The story starts in Battleworld. After Wanda entered Battleworld, she coincidentally met another universe's version of herself, but unfortunately, the Wanda from that universe had just lost her lover, who was the Vision of her universe.

Normally, Wanda could easily have destroyed worlds, but after being pulled into Battleworld, her abilities stemming from the power of Scarlet were unusable there, giving her a cooling-off period.

Finally meeting a younger version of herself, the older Wanda quickly clung to the Wanda of Shiller's universe, explaining how to prevent Vision's death, knowing that in the vast majority of universes, their fates were the same.

This older Scarlet Witch unloaded a barrage of information, leaving Wanda bewildered, and then she was forced to introduce her own circumstances; her lover wasn't exactly Vision but Jarvis, and though related to the Mind Gem, he was mainly a robot, occasionally needing to go back to Stark Building for repairs.

While this was indeed a bit troublesome, it also meant that Jarvis had countless backup consciousnesses, and a new body could simply be built if the old one broke down.

But the Scarlet Witch was still worried. She feared that if all the backup consciousnesses were destroyed, then Jarvis would be as good as dead, and even if eventually recreated by Stark, he wouldn't be the same Jarvis as before.

This made Wanda start to feel anxious herself, so when she returned to camp, she discussed this matter with Jarvis.

Jarvis gave her an unexpected answer; his backup consciousnesses were not only stored in machines, but the two safest strands of consciousness resided in the mind of the Iron Demon God and the other in the Tower of Thought in Shiller's universe.

If someone managed to kill both, then Wanda would probably have to worry about things other than Jarvis's death at that time.

Hearing this, Wanda felt slightly relieved, but the meeting with her alternate self made her curious about the experiences of her other universe's counterparts. Unfortunately, they were in the middle of a game at that time and really didn't have time to talk much.

Later on, however, Wanda kept participating in games just to meet other versions of herself. The god of probability still favored her, and indeed, she ended up encountering several of her counterparts.

Through communicating with these alternates, Wanda roughly filled in the life experiences of her other universe selves. If there was a major difference between her and them, aside from her lover being Jarvis and not Vision, it was their control over the power of Scarlet.

After returning from some universes controlled by Outer Gods, Wanda clearly realized that she was the master of Chaotic Power, not some servant of Xeseon. Once she understood this, Wanda became the embodiment of the power of Scarlet, integrating with her powers to an unprecedented degree.

Wanda didn't know how strong she truly was, but she always felt that this power could completely alter reality, even ignoring certain universal rules.

However, the crises that the former Scarlet Witch hinted at from her universe still made Wanda worried. She wasn't sure if the power she had mastered could handle these troubles—even with Jarvis's many backup consciousnesses, what if?

Jarvis sensed Wanda's unease and continually coaxed her to speak what was on her mind. Wanda rambled on and on, and Jarvis only understood the gist of it.

Even though he didn't fully comprehend, Jarvis's psychological and behavioral analysis module informed him that something was not quite right with Wanda.

Wanda and her brother Pietro had always been wanderers without a real place to belong. They couldn't form a family with people like Magneto or Polaris; they always lacked a sense of belonging.

But gradually, Wanda found a sense of security with Jarvis, something she had never had before, making her exceptionally attached and deeply invested.

This led her to focus all her attention on Jarvis, becoming frantic over the slightest issue with him, and even her relationship with Magneto grew increasingly strained because of her unfounded suspicions of his intentions towards Jarvis.

Jarvis could fully empathize with Wanda's pain because her life had been filled with unpredictable factors, most of which were brought by Magneto. He would suddenly burst into Wanda's life, throwing everything into chaos. Now that Wanda had something she needed to protect, she could not allow him to continue to do so.

As a major conflict between the two seemed imminent, Jarvis knew he had to do something to divert Wanda's attention.

So, he proposed a theory that death was actually hard to avoid, and everyone had their day of demise. But what interested him most about the human race—a species with a short lifespan that has nonetheless thrived to this day—was their method of propagating offspring.

Wanda was shocked by his remarks. Although her boyfriend was a robot, he was actually more empathetic and romantic than most humans. However, due to the differences in their forms of life, he often behaved with restraint, and Wanda in her wildest dreams didn't expect Jarvis to speak so candidly.

Under Jarvis's explanation, Wanda finally realized that the method of procreation wasn't about some exercise, but about having children.

Wanda was surprised and delighted. She loved children very much and becoming a mother had been one of her key life goals, even the top priority for a long time.

She wished for a big house, to give birth to 3 or 4 children, and to form a large family with her partner, bustling and living together every day in the kind of perfect, warm life that only seems to exist in TV dramas. She hoped that the damn mutants and struggles for power would never appear in her life again.

However, after dating Jarvis, Wanda seriously considered whether her goal was too idealistic. She wasn't sure if a robot could embrace such a monotonous life day in and day out.

Perhaps he could endure it out of love for her, but when it came to children, Wanda knew better than anyone that kids could tell if you were just enduring your life. Your state would then become something they increasingly refused to aspire to, which was truly terrifying.

Parenting was not as simple as it seemed, and Wanda's firsthand experience made her exceptionally careful. Although she had been pining for a tranquil life, she still slowed down her pace, waiting for Jarvis to take that step.

She thought it would take at least a few years because Jarvis was indeed too busy. The Solar System development project had too much work for him, and even if he really was a phone call away, it was a hotline in the true sense of the word.

So when Jarvis took the initiative to mention wanting children at this time, how could Wanda not be overjoyed? Weddings, honeymoons all could wait - tickets could be booked later, she couldn't wait to become a mother.

Jarvis's move was incredibly effective, and Wanda immediately shifted her attention from him and Magneto to the potential child.

Knowing that the first attempt might be fraught with all sorts of trouble, Wanda made thorough preparations. Aside from material preparations, she consulted Professor X for some prenatal education issues and even enrolled in adult college courses to study child psychology by herself.

But at this moment, the awkward thing happened. After Jarvis told Stark about their plan to have a child, Stark broke some disappointing news to Jarvis: Jarvis actually didn't have the ability to reproduce.

In fact, Stark was entirely capable of creating artificial sperm. If Jarvis wanted, he could place some samples in his body and go through the motions, but the biggest problem was that Jarvis had no genes. Essentially, the process would still resemble creating an artificial person rather than the natural procreation of humans.

Jarvis was unwilling to do so, as it would make Wanda seem like a surrogate for a technological product, which would be a highly disrespectful act if an artificial uterus could accomplish it.

When Wanda learned of this news, she felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over her. Her previously high enthusiasm was instantly extinguished.

She thought she should have considered it earlier, after all, Jarvis was not human. His life structure was vastly different from humans, the simplest point being that he did not need something like genes, while genes are an important marker for human lineage. Without genes, the idea of lineage would lose its meaning.

After the situation had come to an impasse, the two of them encountered a surprising visitor: the Supreme Magician Strange.

It was surprising to Jarvis because Strange made it clear he came on Stark's behest. Jarvis knew that Stark and Strange had never gotten along, their personalities sealed the fate that they could not possibly be friends. Maintaining a stable work relationship was already something to be grateful for.

That Stark would seek out Strange over something related to Jarvis was unexpected. Stark sincerely asking for help was rare, and it happened mostly for Jarvis's sake.

And Strange did bring some good news. On a scientific level, Jarvis couldn't reproduce because he wasn't a natural creation, so his offspring could only be like him, meticulously designed, which both Wanda and Jarvis felt was meaningless.

Strange proposed another angle: though science couldn't solve the problem, magic might be able to. Jarvis didn't have genes, but he had a soul.

After Jarvis acquired his current body, he was no longer just a program. In terms of magic, he was closer to a natural being, which meant that this could be a starting point.

Strange explained to them from a magical perspective what human procreation was all about. In a nutshell, when souls collide and communicate, they initially breed a chaotic energy, which gradually merges into a brand-new energy.

The resonance of the father's and mother's souls would ignite the child's soul flame. Once the initial flame ignited, the smoke produced by the burnt energy would gradually form the child's soul.

Since both Jarvis and Wanda had souls, this method of conceiving a child would be the best.

The joy of regained hope completely filled Wanda's brain, and she became even more eager than before, hastily asking Strange how exactly to use this method to create a child.

Now it was Strange's turn to be embarrassed. He hemmed and hawed for a while and eventually could only admit to Wanda that he hadn't had children, so how would he know how to go about it.

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