The video quickly played to its end.
By then, Watos had already recorded and simulated the exhibition scene from Stark Industries shown in the video.
"Watos, convert the exhibition model into a digital wireframe, remove the green belts, parking lots, and entrances/exits. Label the buildings as protons and neutrons, then structure the wireframe model."
A brand new atomic model soon appeared before Qingshui.
"A palladium isotope, its structure is very reasonable. They predicted a completely new element that had never appeared before, over thirty years ago."
Qingshui examined the atomic structure model before him.
"No, it might not just be pure deduction and prediction."
Qingshui slapped his forehead, then dragged a safe covered in Sealing Jutsu from a corner of the lab.
With the Sealing Jutsu removed and the password entered, the safe opened.
Two blue lights emerged.
One was a piece chipped off the Tesseract.
The other was also the casing of an Infinity Stone.
The Mind Stone from the Mind Scepter—this thing was also blue. The Mind Stone was inside the Mind Stone (blue) previously.
Qingshui had done some research on these two items before, originally planning to forge them into Magic Tools.
The Mind Stone (blue) and the Tesseract fragment were placed onto two separate scanners.
"Watos, use X-ray diffraction and a scanning tunneling microscope to scan the microscopic material structure of these two items. I want to see their atomic structures."
After some time.
Watos displayed the atomic structures of the Mind Stone (blue) and the Tesseract fragment, scanned and modeled, before Qingshui.
"46 protons, 60 neutrons. It's also a palladium isotope. The atomic model matches the one Howard left behind. As expected."
Qingshui then looked at the atomic structure of the Mind Stone on the other side.
"44 protons, 57 neutrons. An isotope of Ruthenium?"
Qingshui then brought up the atomic structure model of normal Ruthenium metal.
There was indeed a significant difference.
"They are both Platinum Group Elements... There are six types of Platinum Group Elements, and there are also six Infinity Stones. Could it be that the isotopes of these six elements are all byproducts of the Infinity Stones? No, it should be that the Infinity Stones catalyzed the formation of these six substances, and the Starks, father and son, used technology to artificially synthesize one of these, which theoretically existed in science but previously could only be generated by Infinity Stones, by imitating its atomic structure."
His thoughts continued to wander.
"Then why these two Platinum Group Elements, and not other substances?"
He could try an experiment.
He had a Mind Stone in his possession.
There was no Ruthenium metal at Watt Manor.
But Osborn had a reserve; it was just a phone call away.
Soon, a batch of Ruthenium was delivered to the lab at Watt Manor.
Qingshui took a small, sand-grain-sized piece of silvery-white Ruthenium elemental metal, placed it in a test vessel, then cast a spell to activate the Eye of Watt hanging around his neck, injecting a large amount of the Mind Stone's energy into it.
The silvery-white metal particle slowly began to change under the illumination of the yellow gemstone energy.
Time slowly passed.
Several hours later.
Qingshui couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.
The silvery-white metal particle before him had undergone some changes.
Over several hours of energy oscillation, the Ruthenium metal absorbed a large amount of energy belonging to the Mind Stone. Its surface began to show scattered deep, bright blue speckles and nebula-like patterns. The color looked very similar to the Mind Stone (blue), but significantly dimmer.
"Watos, report the experimental results."
"Yes, sir. 0001, 0002... and multiple crystal facets have turned cobalt blue. Data analysis shows that the Mind Stone's energy has a strong correlation with d-orbital electrons, forming a topological insulator that confines free energy within the Schottky barrier..."
Qingshui quietly listened to the long report, then proceeded to the next step.
Over the next two days, Qingshui tried other metals, including the other five Platinum Group Elements.
Six sets of experimental data were laid out before Qingshui.
Five of the sets were useless; those platinum group metals rapidly swelled into a honeycomb shape after the Mind Stone's energy was injected.
Only elemental Ruthenium could effectively accept and store the Mind Stone's energy, causing its internal atomic structure to rearrange through continuous fission and fusion, ultimately forming this Ruthenium isotope.
As for other elements, perhaps due to their atomic structure or other reasons, the Mind Stone's energy, once injected, simply couldn't be stored in large quantities for long periods, preventing the correct evolution.
Even if he forcibly fixed the energy inside with Sealing Jutsu, it would only undergo nuclear reaction into other elements.
"The dense hexagonal close-packed structure of Ruthenium better accommodates the Mind Stone's energy oscillation, and its Fermi level perfectly overlaps with a portion of the Mind Stone's resonant spectrum. Is that why it can react with the Mind Stone's energy?"
Qingshui rubbed his temples as he looked at the strings of data.
If this was the case, then the Mind Stone (blue) and the Tesseract might not be byproducts of the Infinity Stones, but rather substances catalyzed by them.
Qingshui speculated that over billions of years of cosmic evolution, only these specific Platinum Group Elements could be affected by the Infinity Stone's energy, constantly attracting and depositing, forming structures like the Tesseract and the Mind Stone in the macroscopic material world due to the atomic arrangement of their crystal systems.
He felt like he'd stumbled upon quite a significant discovery.
Did this mean there were four more new elements corresponding to the other four Infinity Stones waiting for him to discover?
He might have a chance to borrow the Time Stone from the Ancient One and see if he could use the other four Platinum Group Elements to create new elements.
Hmm, perhaps he wouldn't even need to borrow it. He could just wait until after the Sorcerer Supreme's memorial concert and officially take possession of the Time Stone then.
However, despite this major discovery, it wasn't the primary goal of Qingshui's extensive efforts.
Even if the results were significant, they were merely byproducts, and ones that couldn't be immediately utilized at that—
He first needed to figure out how to synthesize palladium metal isotopes through artificial means.
After all, he didn't have the Space Stone, and neither did his main body nor his avatars in other worlds.
Qingshui fell into deep thought again.
Synthesizing new elements would definitely require a Particle Accelerator.
But it wouldn't be as simple as just a Particle Accelerator.
To synthesize palladium, a Particle Accelerator could accelerate particles, then bombard target atoms, causing them to fission or fuse, creating new elements.
Synthesizing palladium this way wasn't difficult, but the challenge lay in how to make the resulting palladium possess such an atomic structure.
This step had troubled Howard Stark for years, who ultimately believed it couldn't be solved in his era and thus left it to Tony.
This also posed a challenge for Qingshui.
His current technological capabilities were already quite advanced. His scientific research ability, just by relying on existing knowledge and conditions, made him a top-tier scientist in human society.
However, in terms of creativity, especially in designing experiments and the deduction and simulation of theories, he still had a significant gap compared to someone like Tony, whose intellect was almost a superpower.
"This structure..."
Qingshui had Watos display the atomic structure of normal palladium for comparison on the other side, to see if he could transform the atomic structure of normal palladium into the new element's structure by adjusting it, and then design an experiment based on the transformation process.
However, after reviewing S.H.I.E.L.D.'s experimental records from the past few decades, he found that all the methods he could think of had already been tried by S.H.I.E.L.D.'s scientists.
Damn it.
No leads!
Should he just ask Tony to be his external brain?
But then, how would he get Tony to hand over the technology?
Qingshui silently turned his gaze towards the Mind Stone, and that ruthenium metal particle mixed with isotopes.
Another new element should pique Tony's interest.
And it would be perfect to rely on his brilliant mind to help him research the effects of this new element and how to synthesize it artificially.
Otherwise, relying solely on slowly nurturing it bit by bit by activating the Infinity Stone would be too tiring and troublesome.
Qingshui's luck had been pretty good lately.
Before he even went to find Tony, Tony came to him first.
A day later.
Above New York, a red and gold armored suit streaked across the sky.
"J.A.R.V.I.S., send a message to Watos. I'm arriving at Watt Manor."
"Temporary security clearance granted."
Ten seconds later.
Watt Manor's private jet helipad.
The Iron Man suit's tail flames extinguished, then it automatically opened down the middle, revealing Tony Stark, dressed in a suit and walking with a flamboyant stride.
"Mr. Stark, please have some tea."
In the living room, the butler Jorge placed a tray of tea on the table.
"Oh, good. Do you have any food here? I just realized I haven't had lunch yet. Could I get a cheeseburger?"
"Would you prefer it freshly made, or should we have someone order one for you?"
"Uh... I prefer the one from the place on Broadway."
"Understood. The burger will be delivered within half an hour. The young master is waiting for you in the laboratory and has already granted you access."
Jorge bowed elegantly, then withdrew to instruct the manor staff to buy the burger.
One minute later.
In the laboratory.
"Seventeenth experiment, prism deflection angle incorrect, proton aggregation failed. Prepare for eighteenth experiment. Watos, record experimental data and recalculate."
In the messy laboratory.
Qingshui sighed softly, looking at another burnt-out Particle Accelerator.
No new palladium isotopes appeared on the mass spectrometer.
"Are you... synthesizing heavy elements?"
Tony watched the scene, walking over to Qingshui with interest. He looked at the various data recorded on the computer, and then his expression changed.
"Are you trying to copy my work again?"
"Bullshit, I'm just continuing the research of those who came before me."
"Which 'those who came before'?"
"Your dad."
Tony: ...
Right, this guy became the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., so he must have seen the videos his old man, Howard Stark, left behind.
Soon, Tony's face showed a mocking expression.
"Hmm, palladium isotopes. I figured that out five years ago. I succeeded on my first try back then, and you've tried seventeen times and still haven't gotten it."
"Are you here just to mock me? Then you can leave after you finish your cheeseburger."
Qingshui continued to manipulate the holographic projection, planning the next experiment.
"I'm here to collaborate with you."
Tony returned to the main topic.
"Hm?"
"I've been researching nanotechnology recently, so I was thinking of acquiring a few decent related labs and companies. But I found that every one I was interested in, you'd already acquired.
Then it occurred to me that you seem to use high-precision Nanobots to generate molecular-level processing plants to create hydrogen-saturated palladium metal. This indicates that your nanotechnology is already relatively mature, and perhaps it could save me a few years of detours."
Without the existing technology of those companies, Tony could actually still develop it with his own skill.
But he would need to spend a lot of time learning and overcoming problems himself, and for Tony, all that time could be avoided.
"So, how do you want to collaborate?"
"I hadn't thought it through on the way here, but I have now. I just wonder if it's a bit of a loss for me. Your nanotechnology, I could surpass it in five years, no, three years. But my second-generation Arc Reactor..."
"Damn, who are you looking down on?"
"I'm not looking down on you. After all, you're one of the few people whose technical ability I actually respect. But you're heading in the wrong direction. If you continue with this line of thinking, you'll just waste time like those S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists. You won't achieve any results even in ten more years."
Qingshui frowned slightly, then quickly relaxed.
Perfect. He had been worrying about how to trick this guy into giving him the second-generation Arc Reactor technology and get him to work for him.
He didn't expect such an opportunity to present itself so quickly.
So Qingshui put on a slightly troubled expression, then spoke:
"Alright, I happen to have a new discovery here. I think you'll be very interested."
"I'll be very interested? I'm not interested in just anything. How about you trade your cryogenic freezing technology with me? I have an idea: combining your low-temperature technology with my Arc Reactor technology could achieve superconducting positive feedback. That way, we could easily build spaceships capable of colonizing the solar system..."
"No, that would be a loss for me, because I've already solved that technology you're talking about. Tomorrow, Watt Group will begin launching my private space station."
To be precise, it was Victor who solved this technology. The Justice League Space Observatory there had also been rebuilt, and they were even preparing to build a sub-base on the Moon.
Qingshui was just copying the work.
Tony raised an eyebrow.
"Alright, then what you want to show me is..."
"I'm just like your dad."
Tony: ???
"Watos, file library 109, filename Ruthenium."
Qingshui pulled a file from the holographic projection and tossed it to Tony.
Tony opened the file, tapped it lightly, and immediately saw the atomic structure diagram of the Ruthenium isotope. He then pulled it out and magnified it.
"You also discovered a new element, an element never before found on Earth. This proton and neutron count... is it an isotope of Ruthenium?"
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