Uh...
Hill was absolutely right. If they took away half of this skull, then indeed, it would be equivalent to possessing an incubation pool that continuously produced Vibranium.
Although Lake had no idea how this skull worked, seeing was believing. This thing was the source of all Vibranium.
But...
Talk was one thing.
Lake chuckled and shook his head. "Let's forget it."
"Why?"
"To other people, this thing is a rare metal. But, darling, please. When the Midgardians of the past saw metal like this, they only thought of using it to build prisons. And now we're treating it like a treasure?"
"..."
Seeing Hill's expression, Lake smiled. "We can't disgrace the predecessors of Midgard."
Hill: "..."
A person lived only once, and the thickest skin was the most important thing.
In the past, when the Midgardians saw Vibranium, their first thought was that it would be pretty good for building prisons. Yet they were treating it as some priceless treasure?
How embarrassing.
Besides.
Lake said to Hill, "Do you believe that even I would be kicked around by the Five Overlords outside if I claimed the Vibranium for myself?"
Wealth moved the heart.
It wasn't that the Five Overlords would accommodate Lake unconditionally. They did so because Lake possessed what they wanted, and Lake felt the same way. That was why he and the Five Overlords were in their honeymoon period.
But...
The Five Overlords were Earthlings, and the one defining trait of Earthlings was that although they claimed one had to take the long view, in reality, they talked about it but never acted with foresight.
Hill said doubtfully, "That shouldn't be very likely, should it?"
Lake chuckled. "Maybe they would, maybe they wouldn't. Who knows? But I've never been interested in Vibranium. Besides, this half a skull