American comics: Starting with Luke the Maker

With the division of labor complete, everyone became busy with their respective tasks. Even Luke, after Captain America Steve visited Hebo Lab, donated improved stabilizers worth around a hundred million dollars in actual market value as aid. After helping Steve light the first fire, Luke successfully retreated, leaving everything to Ina, and immersed himself back in his laboratory.

Thanks to the mages' all-nighters, the main structure of Dark City was finally barely taking shape, and its core energy chamber was only one step away from completion. According to Ancient One, although Asgard hadn't been urging, Odin would occasionally ask about the progress. After learning about the lack of manpower, he even generously lent two dwarven master craftsmen skilled in construction and material handling to help Luke alongside the mages. It was precisely because of the addition of those two dwarven master craftsmen that the strict construction schedule, which would inevitably exceed the deadline, showed signs of being completed on time.

Luke was currently engrossed in studying a thumb-sized piece of green "ore" produced by the Data Dimension, which looked like a string of characters.

"White Queen, conduct the next experiment. Input the data of Wakandan vibranium," Luke commanded, looking at the green "ore" inside the experimental glass chamber.

"Data is ready.

Input executing."

A mechanical arm hanging from the ceiling, with an instrument resembling a syringe at its tip, slowly lowered under White Queen's control. The sharp, needle-like tip of the mechanical arm gently pierced the green "ore."

The seemingly hard green "ore" was like jelly, easily pierced through the surface. Then, after about three seconds, the mechanical arm lifted again. The next second, the green "ore" changed.

Under White Queen's full monitoring and recording, and Luke's watchful gaze, the green "ore" was transforming into another form. Soon, this transformation reached its peak and then stabilized.

"Congratulations, you have obtained an initial vibranium," White Queen's congratulatory voice sounded once again.

"Conduct vibranium testing," Luke said.

Several steel plates rose in front of him, providing ample protection while also blocking his view. White Queen meticulously followed Luke's instructions, placing the newly born initial vibranium on the testing platform.

The entire testing process lasted three minutes and eleven seconds. When the steel plates slid down, revealing the experimental platform inside, White Queen had already collected all the data Luke wanted.

"What about the comparison results?" Luke asked.

"Comparison data is consistent," White Queen answered, projecting the test data onto a virtual screen in front of Luke.

"Transmit all the data to the Data Dimension through the Cosmic Cube interface," Luke instructed while swiping through the test report on the screen. As he left, he pointed to the "ore" that had transformed into vibranium and said, "Also, extract the data and return it to the zero-reset state."

"Mode switched.

Extraction executing."

The mechanical arm on the ceiling lowered again, its tip touching the surface of the vibranium. After three seconds, the previously indestructible vibranium state visibly reverted to the original green "ore" state.

Looking at the mechanical arm that was once again suspended in the air, retracting and hiding into the ceiling under White Queen's control, Luke sighed. Don't underestimate this single mechanical arm; its cost was already as high as seven hundred million US dollars. If you add the entire technical system that Luke custom-designed for it, its value is even immeasurable.

And this doesn't even include the metal bead at its tip, which is only 0.5 millimeters in diameter. It was a fragment that fell from the Cosmic Cube. After Luke expanded the Cosmic Cube into a Data Dimension, he compiled a set of data conversion programs based on these specially taken fragments. In the early stages of the experiment, these fragments, combined with the conversion program compiled by Luke, could greatly reduce Luke's experimental consumption.

This green "ore" obtained from the Data Dimension was first condensed and appeared under the operation of this system. And it also demonstrated the convenience and replicability unique to data. So far, Luke has experimented with all the materials mastered by Hebo Lab on it. As long as the corresponding material data and ore data are input into this green "ore," it can be 100% converted into the material of the corresponding data. Not only technological materials, but also other dimensional materials that Luke has on hand can also be converted and replicated after testing.

This new dimensional material, named "Data/Chip Metal" by Luke, is a material that all researchers dream of. Unfortunately, its real-world production rate is too low. Bringing it from the Data Dimension to the real world requires extremely high energy consumption.

So, for the time being, this material is not a material that can be applied on a large scale without restrictions. But there is an alternative. Turning around, Luke's gaze fell on some peculiar metal prosthetics placed on the shelves of the treasure room behind him.

These belong to the mechanical metals on the bodies of the Mutated. Although they are called mechanical metals, they have completely different characteristics from the metals people recognize. They are active. When the host dies, they will slowly enter "death," rusting, fatigue, aging, and eventually decaying. The time span may not be short, but it is certain that their performance is decreasing every moment.

But it's not to say that they can't be restabilized.

And Luke has already found a way.

After testing and comparison, the mechanical limb metals that appear on the bodies of these Mutated already have certain characteristics of data metal. Or rather, they are downgraded, castrated versions of data metal.

The original data metal can undergo multiple, at least as of now, there is no limit to the number of zero-reset states, and it cannot switch back and forth between metal transformation forms according to the user's wishes, or even fuse, based on the regulation and division of the internal system when there is sufficient data, like the original data metal.

The data metal on these Mutated bodies is more like a one-time molding, and it will not easily transform into another metal-quality secondary data metal. But apart from that, in many places, they still have the characteristics of data metal.

Such as the most unique durability and healing properties, and self-evolution characteristics!

Once ordinary technological creations malfunction or are damaged, they must be repaired to be able to use their functions properly again. However, as long as the durability value of data metal has not decreased to a dangerous value, the function of the items made with it can run perfectly as it was originally. And over time, as long as the host is still alive and has a corresponding sufficient energy supply, the damaged mechanical parts will self-repair like a wound on the human body.

In Luke's view, both the original data metal and the secondary data metal can be completely described as living metal. They are even somewhat like an alternative version of mechanical symbiotes. They coexist with the host, provide the host with power, and have certain evolutionary enhancement characteristics with the help of the host.

The original data metal is definitely impossible to mass-produce for the time being, but with a bit of effort and time, it is still possible to produce secondary data metal for the time being!

What's more, secondary data metal is not without its own advantages, that is, when they are first formed, they will randomly form some special metals with a small probability. After analysis and research, these metals can also be added to Hebo Lab's material technology reserves as new types of metals in the future.

For example, the mechanical limb materials taken from the bodies of mind-based Mutated, after research and analysis, have some metal materials inside that have excellent mental sensing and amplification effects. Their magical characteristics are simply like being enchanted by magic.

There is no doubt that data metal, even secondary data metal, has fascinating and crazy characteristics. It is obvious that they will bring about a technological explosion.

Energy, materials, currency. Luke and his Hebo Lab have already occupied three important tracks in the future.

Luke believes that with the talents of Stark and Banner, they will definitely not be able to resist peeking into and studying the dimensional world, and discovering and researching something from it is also what Luke expects. In the process of research, the other party will definitely discover the specialty metal of the Data Dimension, but they will also find that if they want to obtain more of this metal, they need to supply more technology and knowledge to the dimensional world.

And in the future, more people will join their ranks. The dimensional world will undoubtedly become an energy source like the one needed by mages.

When a scientist only needs to be responsible for his technology and does not need to worry about equipment, laboratories, supercomputers, and funding, the pursuit and madness for knowledge and technology will undoubtedly set off a series of turbulent waves. They will find that everything they need to verify their technology can be satisfied by the dimensional world, and they only need to pay a certain amount of knowledge and technical data. At worst, Luke also allows them to use future technology to "loan."

…

Silent starry sky.

Outside a primitive planet, a rugged mothership is docked.

"How many planets is this?"

On a peak inside the planet, Lytari watched the planet's natives carry huge stones to build a temple on the peak, asking a female God-Machine next to him.

The current God-Machines have long been freed from their original Chitauri appearance. They have changed their appearance and upgraded their new bodies. They have facial features and subtle expressions.

"This is the one hundred and twenty-eighth," the female God-Machine replied.

"Not enough, the Lord needs more energy," Lytari said coldly, looking at the temple that was gradually taking shape and about to be completed in the distance. "We need it too!"

"But Thanos's men are chasing us very closely. Especially The Other, like a persistent hyena," the female God-Machine said gloomily. Their days during this period cannot be said to be hiding everywhere, but they cannot be said to be easy. And they also need to build emotional temples for Luke on remote and backward planets with a certain amount of intelligent creatures.

Finding such planets is not difficult. As one of the two major legions under Thanos, the Chitauri themselves store similar information, but it takes a little time to select planets suitable for the region from them.

"Don't pay attention to The Other, that mad dog, and don't rush to solve him. Solving him may attract Thanos and his Black Order. This is detrimental to our plan," Lytari replied calmly. "As long as we can complete this project, then as long as we are in this galaxy, we are safe."

"Are you able to master that power now?" The female God-Machine's red, jewel-like eyes looked at Lytari, tentatively inquiring.

"Of course, the surging power of the mind and emotions! As vast and great as the starry sky," Lytari's body burned with pale white flames. Seeing this flame, the female God-Machine took two steps back subconsciously in surprise. She had seen how terrifying this pale white flame was!

Once when they were acting separately, she and Lytari's team were ambushed by The Other with an entire Chitauri army. If Lytari had not erupted with this unexpected power, perhaps only a few of them could have escaped from the well-prepared ambush.

The Chitauri army was burned to ashes by this sudden burst of pale white flames. Their bodies were not damaged, but their mental consciousness seemed to have been severely damaged. From that day on, the female God-Machine had a new understanding and desire for the horror and power of Lytari and the Lord behind him!

Since Lytari can master this powerful power, then as the Lord's most devout believer, she may also be blessed to use this power in the future!

"No need to be afraid, as the Lord's believer, my power will not harm you, as long as you are pious enough," Lytari has now brainwashed himself into a qualified fanatical fanatic.

The female God-Machine looked away.

"It's the Translator."

A communication was connected to Lytari's terminal, and a metal face with distinct features appeared in front of the two. The Translator was the leader of the Chitauri mothership who was responsible for assisting Loki in invading Midgard. After being mentally infected by data and corrected and released, he joined the God's Guard established by Lytari.

"A message about Thanos and the Kree," the Translator said directly.

"Tell me about it," Lytari became interested when he heard about Thanos and the Kree.

"It is said that they have been secretly looking for something these years, and this thing is said to have incredible power! Doesn't the Lord need to accumulate power?" The Translator told all the information he had mastered.

"Very good. You keep an eye on one of them. If the news is accurate, then I and Riley will bring people to help you as soon as possible. And if it is indeed the source of energy that the Lord needs, then I believe the Lord will not be stingy with rewards," Lytari instructed.

PS: Thanks to Ai Xue for the reward.