Now Marcus felt some urgency. If he could master all aspects of amplitude crystal manufacturing, he could accomplish much more.
At that point, he might be able to gather everyone's power and create a force that surpassed everything to make himself stronger.
Integrating the enhancement that had been infused with biofield energy into his suit, Marcus found he no longer had to worry about his clothes being damaged.
Although the biofield was useless to him personally and couldn't improve his combat ability, it was excellent for protecting his equipment.
Especially his void storage, under the biofield's protection, would be greatly safeguarded—at least there wouldn't be problems during fierce battles.
"Not bad. Looks like I can expand outward and spread my influence to more places."
After appreciating the biofield enhancement's effects, Marcus understood he needed to accelerate his mastery of amplitude crystals, modifications, and Warframes.
As long as he mastered all three aspects, he could operate freely.
Just as he finished his thoughts, Clark completed today's training. If he wanted to use both combat stances proficiently, Clark had to train day after day.
Even with talent far beyond ordinary people, he had to do this. After all, talent only made him learn faster—without practice, no amount of natural ability was useful.
"Godfather, I finished today's training." Clark approached Marcus with his staff. "What are we doing now?"
Looking at Clark, who was only a few years old, Marcus thought for a moment as faint energy flickered around him.
"Clark, what do you think about superpowers? When you get abilities, what do you want to do?"
Mentioning this, Clark became excited, climbing onto the chair next to Marcus and speaking eagerly.
"Superpowers are so cool! If I had superpowers, I'd help Papa Jonathan take care of the farm!"
Clark's answer was unexpected. As a child, he couldn't imagine many things—his family, farm, and friends were his entire world.
"Heh, you don't need superpowers to help Jonathan with the farm. But if you do get abilities, you need to be careful not to let others discover you're different.
Of course, at critical moments, you can also use your powers through small disguises."
With that, Marcus used Void Call to pull in a wooden stick.
"Now let's practice. If your friend is in danger, how can you, as someone with powers, save them without attracting attention?"
Looking at the wooden stick that flew into Marcus's hands, young Clark fell into deep thought.
He hadn't considered this—it wouldn't be easy to save a friend without attracting anyone's notice.
After pondering for a long time, Clark suddenly got up and ran to the side, returning with a rope after a moment.
After tying one end to the chair, Clark swung the looped rope toward the wooden stick in Marcus's hand, then forcefully pulled the stick free from the void's grip.
This was the best solution he could think of—if his superpower was strength-related, this approach would work.
"Hmm... pretty clever." Marcus nodded, impressed by Clark's reaction, but the Void Call in his hand grew stronger. "What if you're also affected?"
The powerful suction made Clark's body slide toward Marcus involuntarily. To resist the strong pull, Clark could only try his best to walk in the opposite direction.
But facing the ever-increasing suction of Void Call, Clark, with no awakened abilities, couldn't resist at all and finally tumbled into Marcus's arms.
"Ha, got you!"
Marcus laughed and held Clark, asking:
"Faced with this situation, what should you do?"
"Sorry Godfather, I don't know."
Smiling and pushing against Marcus, Clark spread his hands to show he was out of options.
Even he couldn't break free from the strong suction—how could he save his friend?
Seeing Clark's helpless expression, Marcus laughed and messed up Clark's hair.
"Actually, you could find a rope, tie yourself down, and then save your friends."
Even though he knew Clark wouldn't need to do this, Marcus still offered suggestions so Clark could respond better when encountering similar situations.
Under Marcus's guidance, Clark's eyes lit up. He'd almost forgotten he could secure himself first, then use his superpowers to rescue friends from danger.
Understanding now, Clark nodded vigorously, but then a question arose—why couldn't he let everyone know he had superpowers?
"Godfather, why can't others discover I'm different? If I have superpowers, can't I show them to people?"
"Heh..." Marcus smiled and rubbed Clark's head. "You'll understand later, but you must remember to keep yourself ordinary and never become obviously different."
As he finished speaking, Marcus stood and took Clark toward the house.
Their training was over—instead of staying here with nothing to do, it was better to take Clark back inside.
Although Clark would have a Kryptonian ship in the future, Marcus was going to give Clark a gift too. Just like Bruce and Selina, he planned to give Clark special equipment.
After returning Clark to Martha, Marcus went back to his room. He'd already decided what to give Clark.
In the future, Clark's body might be called a man of steel, but when facing kryptonite—remnants from Krypton's destruction—his abilities would be suppressed, and his body would become as vulnerable as any human's.
Marcus could prepare a combat suit for Clark so that even under kryptonite suppression, Clark could maintain some defense—at least avoiding injury.
"A combat suit... aside from defensive functions, other features seem useless. After all, Clark will be much stronger than the suit in the future."
With that, Marcus took out the foundry. Besides making the suit, he had other things to create, and now was a good time to handle everything together.
After designing a black combat suit featuring an S-shaped logo for Clark, Marcus nodded with satisfaction.
He'd crafted it incorporating Clark's family crest—the S-shaped symbol that would appear on Clark's chest in the future, representing his Kryptonian parents' house.
This suit design was perfect for Clark and could provide adequate defensive capabilities. Even when facing kryptonite, it could protect him safely.
"After completing the suit's manufacture, it's time to create new void storage modules, and amplitude crystals should also be prioritized."