"Can it be made?"
Alexander Pierce perked up, deeply interested in this.
He did not understand scientific research, but he had come from the ranks of elite agents and understood human nature well. After carefully considering it, he found his subordinate's speculation quite reasonable.
Yang Hao shook his head regretfully. "No, because the Arc Reactor exists for that new element. The new element does not exist because of the reactor. That is the causal relationship.
The new element is the cause, and the reactor is the result.
I do not know how Howard Stark came up with that kind of new element, but since he was a father, he would definitely leave the good stuff for his son.
Besides, using palladium causes poisoning. Yet Tony Stark installed one in his own body, so he must already be poisoned by now.
In other words, Tony Stark still does not know about the new element, or he has not yet obtained his father's inheritance.
I need that inheritance—or rather, the clues within it."
"Go to the storage vault, make a copy of the things Howard left behind, and bring them here. Do not leave any traces."
Pierce immediately gave Crossbones the order. Their headquarters indeed had Howard's belongings, and perhaps they contained clues to the new element.
Those belongings were currently sealed away at the base headquarters. Moving them carried considerable risk, since Nick Fury truly was outstanding.
But if the reactor's output could be increased tenfold, then the risk would be worth taking.
As for that new element, Pierce had some guesses. Before developing the Arc Reactor, Howard Stark had been researching that thing all along. It was also an infinite energy source, so the emergence of the new element might be related to it.
"Understood, sir!"
Crossbones immediately rose and