Homemade Reactor

Making the Reactor

Outer New York

At dawn.

With the early morning light just beginning to show, Xiao Han stood in the center of the abandoned factory, crushed concrete beneath his feet and rusted metal debris scattered all around.

His super brain was still operating at high speed, and the massive knowledge system he had just absorbed was being integrated and optimized.

Now, he needed practice.

Knowledge is only theory, and true power lies in application. Xiao Han's gaze swept across the surroundings.

He needed to build a makeshift laboratory first, requiring no high-tech equipment because he himself was the most precise instrument.

His eyes glowed slightly red, and two slender beams of heat vision shot out, precisely cutting the abandoned metal on the ground.

The rust evaporated under the high temperature, leaving behind only pure steel blocks.

He reached out and grabbed, his biofield wrapping around the molten metal and shaping it into experimental tables, supports, and basic tools just like molding playdough.

He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, a stream of extreme cold air condensing a thin film of ice close to absolute zero on the surface of the experimental table.

This will simulate a low-temperature superconducting environment.

Tony Stark's arc reactor relied on palladium, but Xiao Han had already deduced a better solution.

He closed his eyes, adjusted his auditory frequency, and captured the vibrations deep within the earth's crust.

A few seconds later, he locked onto an underground mineral vein.

Uranium-238, but not pure enough... wait, there is thorium over there.

He bent his legs slightly, instantly breaking the sound barrier and disappearing into the horizon.

Zero point three seconds later, he stood in a desolate desert, plunging one hand into the ground.

Boom!

The crust was torn apart, and he pulled a lump of unrefined ore directly from strata hundreds of meters deep.

His eyes lit up again, and high-temperature plasma beams precisely stripped away impurities, leaving only a few grams of pure thorium-232.

More stable than plutonium, with a longer half-life and higher energy output.

Returning to the abandoned factory, he embedded the thorium crystal into the homemade reactor frame.

His super-sight adjusted the magnetic field confinement structure to ensure the plasma operated stably.

Hum!

A light blue glow lit up in the core of the reactor, and the energy readings soared straight up.

"Success."

The corners of Xiao Han's mouth turned up slightly. "The output efficiency is 2.7 times that of Stark's version."

Wakanda's vibranium was far too rare on the market, and he needed a quantifiable alternative material.

He recalled the atomic structure of vibranium, attempting to replicate its energy-absorbing properties using existing elements.

Carbon nanotube skeleton, doped with rare earth elements, and then rearranged using high-frequency vibration...

He pressed his hands out into empty space, his biofield precisely manipulating the micro-level material combination.

Soon, a dark silver metal flake took shape in his palm.

He picked up a piece of discarded steel plate and smashed it against the new material.

Clang!

The steel plate twisted and deformed, while the silver flake remained completely unmoved, not even showing a scratch.

"The effect of absorbing kinetic energy is close to 80% of vibranium, but the cost is orders of magnitude lower." He nodded.

"It will do for now."

Doctor Erskine's serum could strengthen the human body, but the side effects were extreme. Xiao Han decided to optimize it.

He constructed the molecular model of the serum in his consciousness, weeded out the unstable gene fragments, and redesigned the amino acid sequence.

Remove the side effect of amplifying personality traits and retain the pure physiological enhancement...

Instead of injecting it directly, he first used his biofield to simulate human bodily reactions.

After confirming it was safe, he injected the modified serum into a wild rabbit that happened to be passing by.

Thump!

The rabbit's muscles swelled slightly, but its behavior remained docile, though its speed and strength clearly increased.

"Success." Xiao Han put away the remaining serum.

"Maybe it will come in handy in the future."

Pym Particles' spatial compression technology was far too dangerous, but he needed to master its principles.

He adjusted his pupil focal length, his vision penetrating the microscopic scale to directly observe quantum fluctuations in the vacuum.

Every spatial fold leaves a trace...

He tried using a biofield to simulate the effect of Pym Particles, wrapping it around a piece of metal.

Whoosh!

The metal block instantly shrank to nanoscale, but quickly returned to its original state.

"Still not stable enough, but at least it proves the feasibility."

Xiao Han put away all his experimental results and looked out toward the distant New York skyline.

"S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra, Stark Industries... There are too many variables in this world." He pondered for a moment.

"If I want to truly control the situation, I need a stronghold and allies."

After doing this, he discovered one thing: with power as strong as his, he didn't need to lift a finger himself.

He only needed to find the richest or smartest person in this world, then give him some trivial benefits and have him work for him.

And the smartest and richest person in the Marvel World... His gaze pierced through layers of obstacles, seeing Tony Stark tinkering in his laboratory.

"Time to head into town." Xiao Han smiled.

New York

Stark Industries Expo

Xiao Han stood in the crowd at the expo, his dark hair slightly ruffled, wearing a well-tailored dark gray suit, looking like a young and low-key scholar.

He had originally meant to use his biofield to slightly adjust his facial contours to make his features softer and less eye-catching.

But after thinking about it, he was Superman anyway, so why would he care about such things?

In the center of the expo, Tony Stark was standing in front of a holographic projection, demonstrating a new generation of clean energy technology to the audience.

"Stark Arc Reactor Civilian Application Plan"

"Imagine, in the future every household can have its own micro-reactor, completely bidding farewell to grid dependence!" Tony spread his arms, and thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

Xiao Han smiled faintly, his gaze landing on the reactor's projection.

"The efficiency is only a third of mine."

After the expo ended, Xiao Han didn't leave, instead walking toward the research and development zone of Stark Industries.

He stopped in front of an experimental arc generator and deliberately shook his head.

"The magnetic confinement method is problematic, the plasma escape rate is too high." He muttered to himself, but made sure the engineer nearby could hear.

Sure enough, a technical supervisor frowned and walked over, "Sir, this equipment is the latest design from Stark Industries, it couldn't possibly have any problems."

Xiao Han raised his eyes, his tone calm, "If you adjust the current distribution of the poloidal field coils, the efficiency can be increased by 17%."

The supervisor was stunned, and just as he wanted to retort, a familiar voice came from behind.

"Interesting, continue."

Tony Stark had appeared behind them at some point, holding a glass of whiskey, eyeing Xiao Han with interest.

Tony raised an eyebrow, "Which lab are you from? MIT? CERN?"

Xiao Han shook his head, "Independent researcher."

Tony snorted, "Come on, this level of plasma physics isn't something autodidacts can figure out."

Xiao Han didn't argue, instead taking a miniature device from his suit's inner pocket.

It was his homemade thorium-based reactor, only the size of two fingers, yet it emitted a steady blue light.

Tony's smile froze.

"What is this?"

"An improved version of the Arc Reactor." Xiao Han's tone was flat.

"Thorium fuel, optimized magnetic confinement, 2.7 times higher energy density, and a 400% longer half-life."

Tony's pupils shrank slightly. He reached out and took the device, the sensors on his fingertips immediately detecting astonishing readings.

"JARVIS, scan this."

The AI's voice sounded in his ear, "Sir, the energy output of this device indeed far exceeds our latest model, and the radiation is reduced."

Tony stared at Xiao Han, his gaze shifting from playful to sharp, "Who on earth are you?"

Xiao Han smiled slightly, "Someone interested in the energy revolution."

Tony was silent for two seconds, then suddenly grinned, "Alright, Mr. Mystery. Want a drink?"

Ten minutes later, the two of them were sitting at the private bar on the top floor of Stark Tower.

Tony swirled his glass, "So, you suddenly show up with a better reactor than mine. Are you looking to sell a patent? Or are you applying for a job?"

Xiao Han shook his head, "Neither. I'm just curious, since you have technology like this, why are you still using palladium?"

Tony narrowed his eyes, "The purification and stabilization of thorium aren't that simple."

"Indeed." Xiao Han nodded, "But if you combine it with the vibration-absorption properties of Vibranium, you can solve the critical temperature problem."

Tony's fingers paused.

"You know about Vibranium?"

"The most stable metal on Earth, the national treasure of Wakanda." Xiao Han took a sip of his drink. "However, I recently developed a substitute material with about eighty percent of its performance."

Tony set down his glass, his tone turning dangerous. "JARVIS, pull up all classified files on Vibranium."

JARVIS replied, "S.H.I.E.L.D. encrypted files, access restricted."

Tony stared at Xiao Han. "An ordinary person couldn't possibly know about the existence of Vibranium."

Xiao Han met his gaze. "I am no ordinary person."