Haste makes waste.

"When did Blue Star get another big shot?"

Odin knew his son wouldn't joke about something like this. Besides, Loki had unleashed the Destroyer, and Thor had returned safely; someone powerful must have helped him. Yet Odin had never even heard the name Harvey.

Immediately, Odin recalled how, two years ago, an unknown entity had been observing Asgard. But when he tried to trace the source, he couldn't find the person at all. This Harvey was very likely the one Thor was talking about.

"I don't know much about him either. Finding him is simple enough since he's quite famous in New York. However, Tony said he doesn't really want to see me, so it's no use me going to look for him," Thor explained.

Hearing this, Odin's eyes flashed. After a moment of thought, he understood Harvey's reservation and said, "Makes sense. He doesn't want to see you because he's afraid it might affect you somehow and end up drawing me into it."

"I see." Thor had originally been baffled as to why Harvey knew who he was yet remained reluctant to have much contact with him. He considered himself a fairly easygoing person, but taking his father's words into account, everything suddenly made sense.

Seeing his son's expression, Odin instructed, "Since he doesn't wish to see you, don't be too curious about him either. As long as you don't provoke him, out of respect for me, he won't hold anything against you."

Since the other party was wary of him, it meant that if Harvey interacted with his son, Thor would inevitably be influenced in some way. As for whether those influences would be good or bad, he couldn't say for sure just yet.

"Understood. But with him on Blue Star, I suppose no one would dare step out of line anymore," Thor nodded and said.

"It's still uncertain whether he's even a native of Blue Star," Odin replied, looking at his son's relieved expression. "However, enemies in the magical and spiritual realms are already handled by the Sorcerer Supreme on Blue Star. We in Asgard handle the material realm. Rather than pinning your hopes on his help and intervention, in the future, as the King of Asgard, you need to look after Blue Star more. At the very least, you must guard against enemies on the material plane."

Thor looked puzzled at his father's words. "Who is the Sorcerer Supreme?"

"An old hag who has lived for over a thousand years. You'll meet her when you're supposed to. Of course, it's best if you don't. When she is willing to see you, it means a formidable enemy has appeared on Blue Star, one beyond the Sorcerer Supreme's ability to handle, requiring the help of others."

Odin didn't elaborate further. After all, the relationship between Asgard and the Sorcerer Supreme could hardly be called close; it was more accurate to say that for all these years, they had kept to their own separate waters.

Hearing this, Thor nodded again, though a slight sense of strangeness lingered in his heart. "Father, why does it feel like you've been telling me a lot more things today?"

Hearing the question, Odin's expression and tone remained entirely unchanged. "Nothing much. Passing the test means you are about to succeed to the throne. And I need to sleep for a while, so there are some things I need to tell you, lest you overestimate your own abilities and cause another massive blunder for me."

Realizing he was about to become king, Thor shed his previous arrogance. Instead, he pondered for a moment and brought up what he ought to do right now. "Before succeeding to the throne, I suppose I should find a way to repair the Bifrost?"

"I will have someone repair the Bifrost. During this time, take a spacecraft and go check on the other worlds besides Blue Star. With the collapse of the Bifrost, the people of the Nine Realms will feel it, and it's bound to stir up some unrest and warfare. You need to stop those large-scale wars and restore peace to the Nine Realms. At the same time, let the people of the Nine Realms witness your capability. But remember, you are there to quell wars, not to throw your weight around arbitrarily out of arrogance."

Seeing his son's calm and unhurried demeanor, Odin felt immensely comforted.

"I understand." Thor nodded.

As the father and son walked along, Odin continued to impart various things Thor needed to know. Thor listened patiently, learning all about what it took to be a proper king.

***

Days passed.

Studying Uru metal, Tony discovered that its internal structure completely surpassed any metal he had ever seen before. As long as he could figure out how to forge and wear it, his strength would undoubtedly be enough to walk unhindered across Blue Star, and he wouldn't even need to fear the vast majority of enemies out in the cosmos.

After all, this stuff could take Thor's full-strength hammer blow and barely even get its defense scratched, let alone destroyed. Making something out of this was practically the equivalent of using physical cheat codes.

The biggest problem, however, was that with his current methods, he simply couldn't melt and utilize the Uru metal.

This left Tony in a bind. A massive treasure was right before his eyes, yet he couldn't use it.

After some thought, Tony decided to ask Harvey for help, so he dialed Harvey's number. It was mid-noon, so Tony wasn't worried about disturbing Harvey's peace.

"What is it?" Harvey's projection appeared in Tony's underground laboratory.

Seeing that Harvey had answered, Tony immediately blurted out the problem plaguing him: "Harvey, this Uru metal is too hard and its melting point is too high. I can't remold it at all."

Harvey replied, somewhat speechless, "Of course you can't use it."

"But you told me to research it..." Tony felt a bit speechless in return.

"I told you to research it so you could study the various properties of Uru metal," Harvey explained. "See if you can figure out a way to fuse different elements yourself to create a new alloy that enhances the hardness of your Iron Man armor. If you want to melt this stuff down again, you have to use the energy of a neutron star, and only the Dwarven race has the capability to do that."

Uru metal was a divine material used for forging legendary weapons, far more formidable than vibranium. It would be a miracle if Tony could melt it. In the future, Tony might possibly be capable of smelting and recasting Uru metal, but at the present stage, it was utterly impossible.

"The Dwarven race's technological tree is that advanced? They can actually harness the energy of a neutron star?" Tony understood now, but upon hearing about the Dwarven technology, he said with astonishment.

"Isn't that normal? The history of the Dwarves is far longer than that of humanity," Harvey said. "How many years of history do humans even have? Catching up isn't that easy. If we compare the gaps between civilizations to the stages of human growth, humanity hasn't even officially stepped into the universe yet. Currently, your stage is equivalent to a newborn infant who can't even walk. So you'd better take it one step at a time."

"Understood. I'll research how to synthesize a similar alloy metal instead," Tony nodded, realizing that haste makes waste.