Steel torrents pioneering a different world

Chapter 27: What do you think about using magical materials as raw materials for making superconductors? (Please continue reading!)

"Report: No!" An Kang answered resolutely, despite the pain. "Everything is normal. Although the air here is cold, my mind is very clear after breathing it in."

"Awake?" The medic paused for a moment, then nodded. "I see... It seems we're not far from the day we can completely remove our protective suits."

Blood was slowly drawn into the test tube, carrying the warmth of a healthy body.

The military doctor carefully collected the blood sample and noticed that An Kang was gazing at the sky outside, his eyes filled with longing.

"Want to go out?"

"Of course I'd want to be without protection!"

"Let's wait a little longer," the medic said, his tone softening. "Once the main force arrives, we'll take you back to our hospital. You can go wherever you want then."

"Understood! Um... medic, next time please replace Ah Fa. I'd rather be a zombie and get shot by a female comrade than see that bastard's face!"

"Heh! You wish!"

The medics left in a flurry of activity.

An Kang looked at Qian Guofa's gloating face, muttered something, closed his eyes in despair, and turned his head away, refusing to look at him.

Let's go back to our local hospital.

Yes, go home.

Returning home was like a shot in the arm, finally giving Ankang a sense of security after his heart had been hanging in mid-air.

……

On the other side of the camp!
sizzle-

The heavy door to the isolation lab was slowly opened, and Zhao Jiaqi, dressed in full protective gear, walked in.

"nailed it?"

Li Xiang, who was staring blankly at an ice spear, turned around and saw that it was Li Jiaqi. He asked him about it.

"nailed it!"

Zhao Jiaqi breathed a sigh of relief: "None of the control group mice showed any signs of death!"

“Besides the increased metabolism and agitation, the vital signs are closer to a severe food poisoning reaction, or rather… a rejection reaction.”

Upon hearing this, Li Xiang's tense nerves completely relaxed, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Great news!"

The confirmation that contact with air, water, food, and blood would not cause undead transformation in living beings in the short term undoubtedly cleared dangerous obstacles for the subsequent entry of the main force.

"What about that wounded soldier?" Li Xiang suddenly remembered the wounded soldiers at the front. "How is An Kang?"

"I just went to check on him. He was lively and playful, bickering with his comrades. He has basically been ruled out as having any risk of infection."

"That's good!"

"How's the ice spear research going? Should we test it on some mice?"

"We don't have enough control mice! We need to wait for the main force to send in more lab mice!"

Li Xiang pointed to the "weapon" on the lab table that was emanating a chilling aura: "Old Zhao, the more I study this thing, the more I realize that it is an incredible treasure."

Zhao Jiaqi's gaze was drawn to it.

This was also the first time he had seen the ice spear up close.

It was an ice spear nearly two meters long, lying quietly on the metal lab table.

It is crystal clear and appears to be carved from a single piece of flawless crystal, rather than formed from water.

Inside the spear, a faint glow seemed to flow slowly, dreamlike and ethereal. "An incredible magical creation. Has it been molecularly analyzed?"

“Yes, an incredible test!” Li Xiang’s tone was full of scientist’s fervor.

"The main body is made of water ice. I previously used a sewing needle and a Mohs hardness tester to test its spearhead. Do you know the result?"

"Stop playing riddles! And what happened?"

"And then, hehe!" Li Xiang paused, then said, word by word, "it broke down completely."

Zhao Jiaqi's pupils suddenly contracted!
The steel-tipped probe broke?

"Ice spears are that hard?"

"Yes, in an environment of minus 40 degrees Celsius, the ice spear is harder than steel, completely defying the known laws of physics!" Li Xiang excitedly waved his arms. "I guess its hardness is at least 11 or even higher! This is a magical creation, a creation that turns lead into gold!"

Zhao Jiaqi could not suppress his shock. He stepped forward and examined the ice spear carefully.

The more you look at it, the more you discover how exquisite its design is.

The spearhead was shaped like a cone, the shaft was straight and rounded, and the tail even had tiny icicles that were almost completely worn away, resembling tail fins.

“This structure…” Zhao Jiaqi murmured to himself, “is very much in line with modern aerodynamics, almost the same as the javelin used in the Olympic Games!”

Upon hearing this, the fervor on Li Xiang's face instantly cooled, turning into a look of seriousness.

"Yes! This thing wasn't formed naturally, which means those guys who attacked us possess mysterious supernatural powers."

"I even suspect that the other side possesses a systematic knowledge system of extraordinary science that is no less advanced than ours!"

The two exchanged a glance, and Li Xiang saw...ecstasy in Zhao Jiaqi's eyes?
What are you so happy about?

Zhao Jiaqi grinned: "I feel like those people in materials science are going to go crazy!"

A civilization capable of modifying the physical properties of ice to this extent, a world that perfectly combines engineering and magic!
The possibilities contained within are simply endless!
Zhao Jiaqi stared intently at the ice spear, grinned, and asked, "Do you think in a world where ice can be made harder than diamonds... is it possible to make some things superconducting at room temperature?"

The makeshift laboratory fell into a deathly silence.

Seeing Li Xiang's excitement, Zhao Jiaqi added, "I feel that those undead creatures are high-value strategic targets. Perhaps in the future, we can ask them to use magic to help us achieve some breakthroughs."

"Hmm, I feel that using magic for large-scale farming would be a really good idea!"

While the progress of modern agriculture is nothing short of miraculous compared to ancient times, the pace of progress is too slow, with yields increasing by only a few percent every few years.

Upon arriving in this alien world, they discovered many high-yield grains with excellent characteristics. If agronomists make new breakthroughs, the food production of the modern world is estimated to double.

Of course, this world is also an undeveloped and fertile land.

It must be the spirits of our ancestors!
These thoughts flashed through Li Xiang's mind, and his eyes suddenly lit up to an extreme, frighteningly bright!

24 hours passed quickly, but for Li Weiguo and the others who were anxiously waiting, it felt like an eternity.

Li Weiguo tapped his fingers on the thermos teacup much faster. He glanced at the hands of his mechanical watch every now and then, then looked up at the time portal.

For some reason, he, who had lived for over fifty years, had become somewhat anxious.

"Out!"

Upon hearing the soldier's voice, Li Weiguo suddenly looked up at the display screen and saw a major change in the isolated time portal.

The once calm space-time portal began to ripple like water, and then one after another, fully armed warriors emerged from it.

Zhao Chong, Xiao Zhou, and the numerous otherworldly specimens packed in the box.

Watching the soldiers walk out of the isolation gate after undergoing disinfection procedures, and then receive hospital and mental health evaluations to assess their injuries, Li Weiguo couldn't hold back any longer.

He wanted to go and see for himself.

(End of this chapter)