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Henry had played a small trick here.
Instead of discussing who should pay the reward, he simply accepted triple compensation.
It wasn't price gouging—these Eternal heavyweights had offered it voluntarily. Henry merely smiled and accepted.
True, it might not align with strict commercial ethics. But fresh Eternal blood—three separate samples from three different individuals—was simply too tempting to refuse.
From how readily they agreed, it was obvious the condition had troubled them for a very long time. They were willing to overlook even a tripled reward.
Still, if he disappointed them, the consequences would likely be… unpleasant.
After reaching agreement, Henry stood up, brushing dust from his clothes.
"Since we're settled, I'll return to the U.S. and produce a prototype as soon as possible. When it's ready, I'll have Kingo's butler arrange delivery."
Gilgamesh looked disappointed.
"You can't make it here?"
"I'd love to," Henry said helplessly, spreading his hands. "But I don't exactly have materials with me."
"Materials…" Gilgamesh suddenly remembered something. "Wait here."
He dashed back into the house and returned moments later, holding a fist-sized stone. Its base shimmered silver, threaded with blue crystalline light.
At first glance, Henry's heart skipped a beat.
He had just confidently concluded that kryptonite didn't exist in this universe.
And now an Eternal casually produced a glowing blue rock.
Blue kryptonite? What does that even do here?
Gilgamesh didn't notice Henry's brief alarm.
"This is sound-absorbing steel," he said. "You mentioned something about absorbing sound waves to help Thena. Can you use this?"
"Sound-absorbing steel?"
Then it clicked.
Vibranium.
"May I?" Henry asked.
Gilgamesh simply extended his palm without hesitation.
Henry first touched the glowing blue portions cautiously. His abilities showed no abnormal reaction. Only then did he fully take the vibranium ore and examine it carefully.
"Where did you get this?"
"When I was in Africa, someone threw it at me. Hurt quite a bit," Gilgamesh replied casually. "So I kept it. It's great for throwing at people too."
Of course it is.
Holding raw vibranium for the first time, Henry carefully studied the fictional super-metal's properties.
Gilgamesh leaned forward eagerly.
"Well? Can you use it? If there's any left over after you make the device, you can keep that too."
Henry looked at the three hopeful Eternals and sighed.
"Do you have any idea how valuable vibranium is?"
"Doesn't matter," Gilgamesh shrugged. "If it works, use it."
Henry nodded slowly.
"Yes. It's not just usable—it's better than what I originally planned."
He explained:
"My original design required an external power source. I'd need to test and evaluate energy consumption before determining battery capacity.
"But vibranium absorbs and stores energy inherently. That eliminates the need for charging systems."
He paused.
"However… I'll need to redesign everything around this material. And proper fabrication would normally require specialized equipment.
"Are you in a hurry?"
The three Eternals nodded in perfect unison.
Henry scratched his head.
"Of course you are."
He sighed.
"Fine. I'm already taking triple compensation. I'll do it here."
He then added seriously,
"Don't mention what you're about to see."
Then he remembered the fourth person present.
His gaze shifted toward Kingo's Indian butler.
The man immediately put on an innocent smile and awkwardly rocked side to side.
Before Kingo could speak, Henry cut in:
"Mr. Patel, I understand Kingo trusts you. But this concerns my personal privacy—not just Eternal matters. Would you mind stepping away?"
The butler nodded gracefully.
"I just remembered we brought supplies in the car. I'll prepare dinner."
Kingo gave him permission.
Once Patel left, Kingo complained lightly,
"Really, Henry? He's been with me over twenty years."
Henry said nothing.
Instead, he gripped the vibranium ore with both hands—
And twisted.
With raw force, he snapped off a smaller chunk.
Then—
Twin beams of red heat vision flared from his eyes.
Temperature rising.
As one of Earth's strongest metals, vibranium was notoriously difficult to process. Captain America's shield had been a historical accident. Even Howard Stark once claimed he could not replicate it.
That was likely due to material scarcity rather than technical limitation—but that didn't help Henry now.
Wakanda possessed full vibranium processing technology.
Henry had… heat vision and brute force.
Kingo stared in shock.
"Alright," he muttered. "That's definitely not normal."
Thena and Gilgamesh didn't look much better.
Gilgamesh leaned toward Kingo and whispered,
"You said he's from where?"
"Krypton."
"Kryptonians can do that?"
"Apparently."
Henry ignored them.
The ore resisted melting.
Heat flooded in—
And was absorbed into the molecular lattice.
Stored.
Not liquefied.
He narrowed his eyes, increasing output.
Still no melting.
He recalled the lore:
Specific vibrational frequencies could suppress vibranium's absorption properties.
Energy beyond its storage threshold could fracture it.
That's how the Black Panther suit discharged accumulated kinetic energy—otherwise it would eventually overload and rupture.
Henry muttered to himself.
"Fine. If you want vibration…"
He shifted strategy.
Instead of pure thermal energy, he modulated his heat vision—introducing oscillating micro-frequency pulses.
Controlled.
Precise.
The vibranium's blue glow intensified.
The internal energy matrix destabilized.
There—
A faint structural softening.
Henry's lips curved slightly.
"Got you."
He increased the frequency shift incrementally, maintaining heat input while pushing the lattice toward resonance instability.
A thin seam formed.
Not melting—
But workable.
Behind him, three ancient super-beings watched in silence as a Kryptonian casually began reverse-engineering vibranium metallurgy in the Australian desert.
And for the first time—
They understood why entire interstellar empires once feared Krypton.
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