A week quickly passed, and Li Yue was in his room, looking at the metal blocks on his desk.
There were fist-sized ones, smaller ones, and a silver-white dagger no bigger than his palm.
According to Charles, these metal blocks were the hardest metals available on the market; some were heat-resistant, some corrosion-resistant, and others were sturdy and not easily broken.
If it weren't for the dagger, Li Yue might have considered these metals, but after hearing that the dagger was cast from Adamantium alloy, Li Yue lost all interest in the other metal blocks.
Although this dagger was not made from original Adamantium, but rather a secondary Adamantium alloy, it was still enough to delight Li Yue.
It's worth knowing that in Marvel, the hardest metals on Earth are Adamantium and Vibranium.
Adamantium is the metal injected into Wolverine's body, though it's a special type that doesn't inhibit his healing factor.
Vibranium is what Captain America's shield and Black Panther's suit are made of.
However, Adamantium's hardness is actually superior to Vibranium; Li Yue had heard that in the comics, Wolverine's claws pierced Captain America's shield.
But Vibranium also has the characteristic of absorbing kinetic energy, which is why Captain America can fight on equal footing with anyone.
So, Li Yue was truly happy at this moment.
He hadn't expected Charles to actually find Adamantium, even if it was a secondary type, it was still much harder than ordinary metals.
Li Yue swept the metal blocks aside and placed the dagger in front of him.
He closed his eyes and used his mental power to examine it.
After a full hour, Li Yue opened his eyes, sweat pouring down his face, but a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
"As expected of Adamantium, it took so long to thoroughly investigate its structure.
But thankfully, it succeeded."
Li Yue extended his right hand, and his index finger slowly transformed at a visible speed, becoming a silver-white metal finger, and it didn't stop, slowly the entire right palm transformed into silver-white metal.
Li Yue clenched his fist, emitting a clang of metal.
He picked up the silver dagger from the table and first lightly made a cut, feeling nothing.
Li Yue gradually increased his force, and even using all his strength, he couldn't cause any damage to the metal palm.
Li Yue was filled with joy, but then he brought his index and middle fingers together.
His index and middle fingers slowly changed again, and after a few seconds, they formed the shape of a dagger.
Li Yue directly stabbed the table, feeling no resistance, and it plunged in up to the hilt.
Li Yue then stabbed the metal blocks; although he felt some resistance, he still easily pierced them.
"But for now, only my palm can transform into Adamantium.
It seems it will take some time to train before my whole body can transform," Li Yue thought, then with a thought, his palm returned to its flesh state, then quickly transformed back into the Adamantium state.
Li Yue continued to practice like this, and soon he could control the transformations between various states with ease.
Li Yue was now fantasizing about his skin transforming into Vibranium in the future, invulnerable to any harm, and his arms becoming weapons made of Adamantium, indestructible...
At this time, the training of the various mutants had made progress.
Banshee, stimulated by death, was already able to fly using sound.
Alex, with the help of Charles and Beast, could accurately hit targets, and Angel trained her flight speed, as well as the accuracy and frequency of her fireballs.
Charles helped Erik recall memories of his childhood with his mother, which greatly enhanced Erik's abilities.
Only Darwin, the black driver, made slow progress with his abilities.
His power required slow cultivation, and Charles had told him that later in his training, he could even achieve immortality.
At this time, the US President also delivered a speech, stating that if Soviet ships crossed the embargo line, they would retaliate.
The mutant team had only one night left.
And quite a few things happened that night.
First, Hank, using Mystique's genes, created two serums to eliminate physical changes in appearance, but when offered to Mystique, she refused.
Hank could only return to the lab and inject one into himself.
Then his feet became like those of an ordinary person, but before he could rejoice for long, the side effects kicked in.
His entire body swelled, turning him into a blue-skinned, hairy monster...
Meanwhile, Professor X and Magneto, who were playing chess, had a difference of opinion.
Charles only wanted to stop Sebastian Shaw to prevent a war from breaking out because of him.
Magneto, however, wanted to kill him and warned the Professor to be wary of humans, because when humans saw the mutants' power, they would fear them and want to eliminate them.
It turned out Magneto's view was correct.
Anticipating that after this event, he would part ways with the Professor due to differing opinions, Magneto even sought out Li Yue, asking him whom he would follow if he and the Professor separated.
Li Yue felt like a child being fought over by divorcing parents.
However, Li Yue still said he would consider it carefully.
At the same time, the Professor and Mystique also had a disagreement.
Mystique felt that the Professor wouldn't confront the world for her appearance; he only wanted her to become human-like to integrate into human society.
Magneto, on the other hand, told Mystique not to hide her true self and to bravely show her blue skin...
No matter what happened, the night quickly passed, and early the next morning, everyone gathered together, except for Hank.
They went to the lab together, only to find a note taped to the door.
"I've gone to the flight base first.
Remember to bring the box marked with an X."
"What happened here?"
Charles opened the lab door, only to find it looked as if a beast had rampaged through it, a complete mess.
However, they still found the box marked with an X.
Opening it, they found it contained a set of specially made battle suits, one for each person.
"It seems Hank hasn't been idle!" the Professor exclaimed.
"Are we really going to wear these?"
"Firstly, we can't withstand extreme gravity, nor can we withstand bullets, so it's better to wear them."
...At this moment, Li Yue and his group, dressed in their suits, stood beside a fighter jet that looked very advanced, at least for that era.
"Where's Hank?"
"I'm here!"
A figure walked over from the front, but it was different from the Hank they knew.
This person was covered in blue fur, looking like an upright walking beast.
"The serum didn't eliminate the changes; instead, it amplified them.
I failed," Hank said at this time.
"You didn't fail.
This is how you truly are.
You don't need to hide it," Mystique comforted Hank.
"You're awesome like this, friend," Erik also said.
But unlike Mystique, the transformed Hank directly grabbed him by the neck.
Li Yue couldn't help but find this amusing, thinking, "She's not a beauty, yet she's messing with a beast; now she's getting choked."
"Hank, put him down," Charles called out.
"Don't make fun of me."
"I'm telling the truth!" Erik said, somewhat aggrieved...
"Hank! We need to go."
"Can you fly a plane?" Banshee asked, somewhat doubtful of this Hank.
"I built this plane!"