Howard Stark's Genuis

The next day, someone held a meeting in a small room with Kyle.

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"Well, since I said that the shield is for Steve..." A man with brown hair said. He also had a brown mustache, matching his brown coat. This man was nonother than Howard Stark, a genius which Kyle has been staying especially close to recently.

Howard looked at Kyle, thought for a moment, and continued, "There is still a piece of equipment left for you, Kyle. Although the material's composition is not comparable to the shield, your killing ability will be many times higher."

"Ok, please show us," Kyle requested. In truth, he wanted a new weapon since his saber was almost broken completely. Kyle had powerful projectiles, but a sword or dagger is more inconspicuous for missions.

Howard smiled while turning to pick up a black case and told Kyle, "It's a melee weapon similar to the shield, but instead is meant for fatal hits instead of defense. I used the second strongest metal I know, tungsten, with shock steel for support. It will be super tough to break it."

Opening the long rectangular case, Howard revealed a golden-sheathed short sword. The hilt was just able to be grasped by the hand, and the rest were all covered with a red leather scabbard.

"This is --" Kyle's gaze locks on the object, as a Green Card message pops up as quickly.

- [Roman Centurion Gladius]: High-tech standard sword made of tungsten alloy through genius skills. Contains a ballistic option in the handle that fires the blade. Green Item Card.

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"Do you like it? It has a button in the hilt which fires the blade at 50km/h. In case you lose the blade you fire, I made a dozen blades." Howard said this to Kyle, who just reached out and took the sword.

He grasped the cold hilt and pulled the blade out of the sheath. It suddenly lit up in the basement with a sharp cold light.

This is a one-handed sword. The sharp forging of the blade's edge could easily cut bricks.

Putting the golden sheathe down, he inspected the weapon. It was a silver blade with ornate carving despite it being dispensable.

With a smile, Kyle put the sword on a table saying, "I like it very much." Kyle directly told Howard, his face filled with satisfaction.

Howard explained to Kyle, "This sword's alloy material is made slightly with a special compound of metal I have started to research. The style is designed according to the medieval style, I hope you can use it."

Kyle was still in his thoughts, as Howard continued to tell Kyle, "While you do that, I have a date with a woman. What was her name? Martina? Maria? Doesn't matter, we can move on to the mission when it's time. I have a flight to take."

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Tungsten, or wolfram, is a rare metal found naturally on Earth almost exclusively as compounds with other elements. It was identified as a new element in 1781 and first isolated as a metal in 1783.

It is not easy for just anyone to make a tool out of it since its raw form, is a hard steel-grey metal that is often brittle and hard to work. Purified, monocrystalline tungsten retains its hardness. Tungsten has thus far not been found in nature in its pure form.

It can take around 10 minutes to cut just one drill bit from tungsten using a diamond cutting system. Tungsten has the highest melting point of the metals (6191.6 °F or 3422 °C), the lowest vapor pressure, and the highest tensile strength.

In conclusion, knowing how difficult to make a tungsten weapon was, Kyle felt respect for Howard. He was also happy that Howard made something like this before the fight, since it would be very useful, and not just a decoration.

Taking this chance, Howard left the room with a smirk, thinking that he finally found a chance to have some fun.

Secretly, behind Howard's back, Kyle was grinning even wider. His eyes were shining with a green luster. They were some things even greater than the sword he received.

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- [Golden Goose of Inventions]: Opens a path of higher comprehension in the brain when inventing something new. The more practice in inventing, the greater the next invention. Unique Green Ability Card.

- [Charismatic Words]: When communicating with others, the charisma gets conveyed much easier through words. Green Ability Card.

- [Liquor Holder]: When consuming alcoholic substances, the effects get diminished by half. White Ability Card.

- [Ladies' Man]: Females will feel more at ease around you because of your attitude and presence. There is a greater chance for a lady to feel a greater attraction to you. Green Ability Card.

- [Blueprint Envisioning]: While in the process of thinking, you can form a blueprint in your mind to better understand something. Green Ability Card.

- [Iron and Steel]: When touching metal, you will recall all memory surrounding it. This includes the structure according to your knowledge, allowing the normal limits of metal used to be broken. The more research invested in metallurgy, the greater the limit will break. Unique Green Ability Card.

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Kyle's face returned to normal as he thought, 'I now have all of the abilities of Howard, too bad I can't steal knowledge. Still, this will be a welcome gift to my Card Space.'

*Knock* *Knock*

Hearing the sounds of a door knock, Kyle opened the door, revealing Steve in his Captain America uniform.

Steve said to him, "My team has also called 88 troops to support us. Together, we will have 40 each, and 8 will stay behind with the rest. We have good control over most of them."

"It seems that as long as the intelligence personnel in the base are analyzed and the order is implemented, we will be able to act two days from now." Kyle's mouth tilted slightly, and his eyes appeared cold.

Steve saw this and sighed, thinking that it would be an easy mission in a couple of days.

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