Chapter 10: How to Forge a saint cloth in the Marvel Universe
Five days later!
Midtown High School.
The physics teacher on stage was giving a lecture.
Below, Hawke, seated by the window, was writing down the names of three items in his notebook.
orichalcum!
gammanian!
And Silver Star Sand!
Individually, these three items might not be recognized, but put together, most people would know them.
saint cloth!
The battle armor of a Saint Seiya, which, when worn, allows the Saint Seiya to connect with their constellation and significantly enhance their combat power.
And to forge a saint cloth, these three items are essential.
Good news.
Because he is the only one with a Little Universe in this World, he doesn't actually need to forge it himself; he just needs to find these three items, and his constellation will refine them for him to forge his exclusive constellation saint cloth.
Bad news.
Who can tell him how to find things that only exist in the Saint Seiya Universe within the Marvel Universe?
Hawke had a bit of a headache.
Fortunately, he still had time, as he hadn't yet lit up a constellation, so the need for a saint cloth wasn't urgent.
But...
It's always better to be prepared than to mend the fold after the sheep are lost.
Instead of waiting until he lights up his constellation to search for these three items, it's better to start preparing now.
So!
Hawke looked at "orichalcum" written in his notebook, thought for a moment, and then wrote another word next to it.
Vibranium?
orichalcum, one of the three main materials for saint cloths, comes from ancient Greek legends and is a magical alloy capable of resisting ordinary impacts.
Coincidentally.
Vibranium is also a legendary alloy in the Marvel Universe, and it's the most top-tier one.
Furthermore, Vibranium also possesses the characteristic of infinitely resisting impacts.
Captain America's shield is forged from Vibranium.
Unique.
Unparalleled.
As a metal that only exists in legends, Vibranium can be said to be priceless.
But...
Hawke knew that there was a place in this World where a large amount of Vibranium existed, and its Vibranium reserves, no exaggeration, would probably be enough for him to forge forty-eight Bronze saint cloths, twenty-four Silver saint cloths, and twelve Gold saint cloths, with plenty left over.
That's right.
He was talking about Wakanda, which in the 21st century, not only practiced isolation but also pretended to be on the verge of starvation to receive relief food from the United Nations.
If Vibranium could truly replace orichalcum...
Then...
Hawke was determined to get it.
What?
Wakanda won't give it?
Heh.
I want Vibranium, what does it have to do with you!
He wasn't belligerent, but if someone hindered him from becoming stronger, then it was a conflict of principles.
A conflict of principles...
Until death!
Hawke thought so, and then, looking at "Silver Star Sand" in his notebook, after a pause, he wrote down "meteorite" next to it.
Silver Star Sand.
As the name suggests, it's sand crushed from stars in the galaxy.
Meteorites are essentially fallen stars.
As long as he could find meteorites and crush them with the energy from his burning Little Universe, he could obtain Silver Star Sand.
But...
gammanian.
This stuff?
If orichalcum provides the metal's ductility for the saint cloth, and Silver Star Sand, burned by the Little Universe, grants self-repairing functions, then gammanian is the existence that provides a fusion platform for these two materials and imbues the saint cloth with a living consciousness.
In a word.
orichalcum and Silver Star Sand are not the keys to forging a saint cloth.
gammanian is.
Without gammanian, a saint cloth forged only with orichalcum and Silver Star Sand would merely be an ordinary, lifeless object, whereas a saint cloth with gammanian is truly the battle armor belonging to a Saint Seiya.
But!
Hawke furrowed his brows, thought for a moment, and then wrote "gamma rays" next to it, followed by a not-too-small question mark.
From the point of view of being able to imbue the saint cloth with a living consciousness, and inferring from "gamma" in "gammanian," there's no doubt that it's extremely similar to Hulk's mother, which is gamma rays.
Hulk was born after Bruce Banner was exposed to gamma rays.
From a biological perspective, gamma rays are Hulk's mother.
Of course.
If Bruce Banner were a woman, then gamma rays could also be Hulk's father.
In short, even if gamma rays aren't gammanian, they certainly have some kind of connection, perhaps even a crucial one.
Hawke closed his eyes, his finger tapping the pen tip on his notebook unconsciously, thinking intently.
Just then.
He felt someone push him.
Hawke opened his eyes and looked at Gwen, who had nudged him with her elbow.
"Mr. Anderson is calling you."
"..."
Hawke was slightly stunned by the words, and looked up at the podium.
On the podium, Mr. Anderson, whose hair was a bit White, smiled at Hawke, whose gaze had fallen on him: "Hawke, you answer this question."
Well, he had been caught zoning out by the teacher.
However...
Hawke, rising from his seat, only thought for a moment before perfectly answering the question Mr. Anderson had posed.
This time, it was Mr. Anderson on the podium who was dumbfounded.
However, Hawke's answer was indeed correct, so Mr. Anderson on the podium merely gave Hawke a 'this time you're lucky' look, and then told Hawke to sit down.
Hawke thanked him and sat back down.
Just as he was about to continue thinking about the possibilities between "gammanian" and "gamma rays," a note was pushed over from the side.
Hawke looked at the contents of the note.
It read:
"Has the independent application hearing at the court been confirmed?"
"...Confirmed, this afternoon."
Hawke thought for a moment, wrote his reply below the neat handwriting on the note, and then pushed the note back.
His apartment had been violently demolished by aliens, and a new welfare apartment hadn't been arranged yet.
However, Hawke felt he might not wait for the new welfare apartment.
New York City's administrative efficiency was notoriously slow, and he wasn't the only orphan who had lost a welfare apartment. Hawke estimated that by the time it was his turn, it would probably be next year.
And next year, he would turn eighteen.
So...
Hawke had been looking for a cheaper apartment to rent these past few days.
After all, he couldn't just cram into those various-smelling hangars like refugees, and he also had to worry about whether those people who lost their homes and weren't covered by insurance would resort to extreme measures.
Anyway, if he didn't move now, he'd have to move next year, so he might as well just move now.
But because he was under eighteen, legally, he wasn't qualified, and no one would rent a house to him.
Therefore, Hawke had been taking leave in the afternoons these days to go to the family court in Queens to handle his application for early independence.
And because he had been taking leave in the afternoons these days, Gwen knew the reason for his absence.
This wasn't something Hawke had volunteered.
He wasn't that bored.
In a word.
Hawke was a student.
Gwen was a student assistant.
And she was a student assistant in Hawke's grade.
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