Adamantium's whereabouts, however, weren't so easy to track down.
As an excellent and scarce material, adamantium had its related information kept tightly under wraps.
At any rate, Angela hadn't found its exact location in the standard official databases. There were only occasional mentions in certain documents, or requests submitted to higher-ups for some adamantium to use in research.
Still, that was no obstacle for Kraft. If he was willing to wait, Angela would eventually dig up its whereabouts, or even its formula.
And even if Kraft needed it urgently, he had other ways to find adamantium.
The Ancient One's astrology, for instance.
As it happened, Kraft had never seen how astrology could be used to find things, so he sought out the Ancient One and asked her to give it a try.
"I don't mind doing a little divination for you..." The Ancient One looked at the instruments surrounding her in layer upon layer and asked, utterly exasperated, "But what's with all these machines?"
"Well, I can't learn magic, can I? So I thought I'd see if I could analyze it scientifically, then reproduce the fluctuations generated when casting spells and make devices that can use magic."
This wasn't a sudden whim on Kraft's part. He'd had the idea for a long time. After all, he already had a successful example in the form of an Orbment, so naturally, he wanted to develop a science-based magical device himself.
It was just that, before this, either Kraft hadn't had time, the Ancient One hadn't had time, or he'd forgotten...
In short, he'd never found the right opportunity to ask the Ancient One to help with his experiments. This time, the opportunity had simply presented itself, and he'd happened to remember.
The Ancient One rolled her eyes speechlessly, but obligingly began her