Chapter 16: On How to Forge a Cloth in the Marvel Universe

Five days later!

Midtown High School.

The physics teacher on the podium was giving a lecture.

Sitting at a desk near the window, Hawk was using a pen to write the names of three things in his notebook.

Orichalcum!

Gammanium!

And Star Dust Sand!

If these three things were separated, perhaps no one would recognize them, but if these three items were combined, most people would know what they were.

Cloth!

The combat armor of a Saint; once worn, it allows a Saint to connect to their constellation and significantly enhances their combat power.

And to forge a Cloth, these three items are essential.

Good news.

Because he is the only one in this universe with a Cosmo, he doesn't actually need to forge it himself; he only needs to find these three items, and the corresponding constellation will refine these materials on its own to forge the Cloth that belongs exclusively to him.

Bad news.

Who could tell him how to find things that only exist in the Saint Seiya universe while he is in the Marvel universe?

Hawk had a bit of a headache.

Fortunately, he still had time; after all, he hadn't lit up a constellation yet, so the need for a Cloth wasn't very urgent.

But...

It is better to take precautions than to mend the fold after the sheep is lost.

Rather than waiting until he has lit up his constellation to go looking for these three items, it would be better to start preparing now.

So!

Hawk looked at the "Orichalcum" written in his notebook, thought for a moment, and wrote another word next to it.

Vibranium?

As one of the three major materials for a Cloth, Orichalcum comes from ancient Greek legend and is a magical alloy capable of resisting ordinary impacts.

What a coincidence.

Vibranium can also be considered a legendary alloy in the Marvel universe, and it is the top-tier alloy at that.

Furthermore, vibranium also possesses the property of being able to resist impact infinitely.

Captain America's shield was forged from vibranium.

Unique.

Unparalleled in the world.

As a metal that only exists in legends, vibranium can be said to be priceless and unavailable.

But...

Hawk knew that in this world, there was a place that possessed a large amount of vibranium, and its vibranium reserves, without exaggeration, were likely enough to last him even after forging forty-eight Bronze Cloths, twenty-four Silver Cloths, and twelve Gold Cloths, with plenty left over.

That's right.

He was talking about that twenty-first-century Wakanda, which not only practiced isolationism but also pretended to be on the verge of starvation to swindle relief grain from the United Nations.

If vibranium could truly replace orichalcum.

Then...

Hawk was determined to get it.

What?

Wakanda won't give it?

Hah.

I want vibranium; what does that have to do with you!

He was not a combative person, but if someone hindered his path to becoming stronger, then that was a conflict of the Dao.

A conflict of the Dao...

Is a fight to the death!

Hawk thought to himself, then, looking at "Star Dust Sand" in his notebook, he paused for a moment before writing the two characters "Meteorite" next to it.

Star Dust Sand.

As the name implies, it is sand ground from stars in the galaxy.

Meteorites are essentially fallen stars.

As long as one can find a meteorite and then grind it down using the energy from burning one's own Cosmo, one can obtain Star Dust Sand.

But...

Gammanium.

This thing?

If orichalcum provides metal ductility for the Cloth, and Star Dust Sand, derived from the burning of Cosmo, grants the Cloth self-repairing functions, then this Gammanium is what provides a fusion platform for these two materials and endows the Cloth with a living consciousness.

In a word.

Orichalcum and Star Dust Sand are not the keys to forging a Cloth.

Gammanium is.

Without Gammanium, a Cloth forged only with orichalcum and Star Dust Sand is just an unremarkable dead object, while a Cloth with Gammanium is the true battle armor belonging to a Saint.

But!

Hawk frowned, thought for a while, wrote "Gamma Rays" next to it, and then drew a medium-sized question mark.

From the point of view that it can endow a Cloth with a living consciousness, and inferring from the "Gamma" in "Gammanium," there was no doubt that it was very much like the mother of the Hulk, which is to say, gamma rays.

The Hulk was born after Banner was exposed to gamma rays.

From the perspective of life, gamma rays are the mother of the Hulk.

Of course.

If Banner were a woman, then gamma rays could also be the father of the Hulk.

In any case, even if gamma rays were not Gammanium, they certainly had some kind of connection, perhaps even a critical one.

Hawk closed his eyes, the tip of his pen subconsciously tapping on the notebook, thinking earnestly.

Just then.

He felt someone nudge him.

Hawk opened his eyes and looked at Gwen, who had nudged him with her elbow.

"Mr. Anderson is calling for you."