"Your people used an alien device to extract trace amounts of kryptonite from the abandoned castle. According to my research, kryptonite causes your Kryptonian cells to deteriorate, making you even more fragile than humans."
Luthor told General Zod, "You could say kryptonite is your nemesis. Fortunately, thanks to Doomsday, its existence was exposed ahead of time.
As long as we make targeted preparations, we can prevent kryptonite from taking effect. Isolation Armor, neutralization devices, genetic modifications, and so on, for instance.
The problem is that we don't have any kryptonite, so I can't develop the appropriate devices.
Ordinary equipment can also block kryptonite, but it's useless. One punch would smash it."
"I never imagined that we Kryptonians had such a fatal weakness."
General Zod looked grim. "Andrew Wang has the kryptonite. It's virtually impossible for us to take it from him."
"According to my calculations, kryptonite should originate from Krypton."
Luthor said, "If you give me access to all Kryptonian technology, I'm confident I can produce new kryptonite. Then I can develop whatever devices we need."
"There's no rush. You'll have access to Kryptonian technology sooner or later."
General Zod brushed the matter off with a laugh. He didn't trust Luthor, so he hadn't given him full access.
Now that he knew kryptonite was connected to Kryptonian technology, General Zod was even less willing to grant that access. The more kryptonite there was, the greater the danger to Kryptonians.
What? Why didn't he simply take complete control of Luthor?
Because General Zod wanted Luthor's brilliant mind, not a puppet that could only obey orders.
"I'm in no hurry. There's plenty of alien knowledge waiting for me to study anyway."
Luthor smiled. "This place is paradise to me. Before, I really couldn't compare to Andrew Wang. But now I'm one hundred