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Chapter 78 Super Magic Obsidian! Adamantite!! (Please Subscribe)

"This is not gold at all; at least, gold in the modern world does not possess these properties!"

Li Zhe excitedly pulled up a set of data, his fingers turning white from the force.

Special gold element from another world: density 22.4 g/cm³.

Zhang Zhongxiao's brow twitched; this was beyond his understanding of the density of gold.

He remembered that the density of gold in the modern world is 19.32 g/cm³ (that is, gram per cubic centimeter).

He immediately followed up with, "And the hardness?"

“I tested it, but…” Li Zhe’s expression turned strange, “The probe of the hardness tester is made of diamond, and it didn’t react when I scratched it.”

"What?" Qian Jin couldn't believe her ears. "It's harder than a diamond?"

"It's outrageous, but it's real! And when you look at it under a magnifying glass, it looks very similar to gold in the modern world. I even feel that it should be some kind of mutated metal that has been irradiated with gold."

The laboratory fell into a deathly silence.

Zhang Zhongxiao and Qian Jin looked at each other, their eyes filled with horror.

Gold, a soft metal with excellent ductility and a Mohs hardness of no more than 3, is now almost as good as diamond in terms of performance.

This is no longer a question of whether it's scientific or not; it has once again overturned the fundamental materials of the modern world!

"Test again! Change the sample, increase the power, and find out the melting point too!" Zhang Zhongxiao's voice trembled slightly.

A few minutes later, the temperature reading on the high-frequency induction furnace soared, easily surpassing 1500℃ and heading straight for 2000℃.

Inside the furnace, the rice-grain-sized golden particles remained gleaming, showing no signs of melting.

"Damn..." Qian Jin rubbed his eyes. "If this thing were made into jewelry, it could probably be passed down as a family heirloom forever. It seems completely indestructible and can't be melted down."

"This is absolutely a super material from another world!"

Zhang Zhongxiao was so overjoyed he could hardly contain himself.

"They look like gold, but while their internal structure is similar, they are completely different from real gold! Another huge surprise from another world!"

Li Zhe excitedly added, "Haha, Zhang Zhongxiao, the corrosion resistance test results are in! It's been soaked in aqua regia for over half an hour, and there's no reaction when we take it out to observe. It's even more stable than platinum!"

“I have an idea,” Qian Jin suddenly said. “The report said that these ores cause electromagnetic interference in other worlds, but they don’t when they come here.”

"Could it be that the environment of another world gave them special advantages? For example... the mutation caused by the long-term infiltration and interference of magical particles? I think if this thing were placed in another world, it would probably reveal even more new discoveries!"

Zhang Zhongxiao's eyes lit up: "You mean we should send these purified new materials back to the other world for testing?"

"That's right! We need to figure out whether this property is inherent in the material itself, or whether it needs to be activated in a specific environment, like charging. If it's the latter, then the research value is even greater!"

"That's a great suggestion!" Zhang Zhongxiao decided immediately. "We'll split up. Li Zhe will continue refining the ore, and I'll assist him. Qian Jin will go and compile the report, and also write this hypothesis down. We'll submit this report tonight, even if we have to stay up all night!"

The three of them smiled at each other, their fatigue vanishing and replaced by boundless enthusiasm.

The young researchers were full of energy, and they managed to get all these things done by 4 p.m.

At 4:30 a.m., an encrypted file marked as high priority appeared on Li Weiguo's desk.

Zhang Zhongxiao then took a batch of urgently refined metallic elements to find Professor Peng.

He hoped the research team in the other world would thoroughly test these materials to see if they could remain stable there...

One kilometer away, at the General Headquarters for Reclamation Logistics and Overall Planning, lies Li Weiguo's rest room.

Li Weiguo looked outside and saw that the sun had not yet risen. He yawned and then got up.
"Ah ha, you won't get hurt, I'll sing patriotic songs and watch the most beautiful fireworks~"

He was chanting a song by a popular national band while swaying his hips, performing the entire fifth set of broadcast gymnastics to fully activate his body. A few minutes later~
"Phew, warm-up complete, it's a new day!"

Li Weiguo started washing up and then went to eat breakfast.

As soon as he arrived at the office, his assistant, Xiao Wang, came running over excitedly and reminded him that the materials research group had made a brand new discovery.

"Professor Peng and his team's new discovery?"

"Yes, the documents are all in the office. Due to confidentiality regulations, I can't organize them for you!"

Li Weiguo nodded and strode to his office to carefully review the analysis data they had submitted to him that morning.

At first, he remained calm, but when he saw the words "the Mohs hardness of the otherworldly 'special gold' is >9", "melting point >2000℃", and "special electromagnetic absorption properties", his breathing suddenly became heavy.

"A brand new, super-hard, super-corrosion-resistant gold-like element... Is this some kind of outrageous claim?"

Gold is extremely valuable and of great industrial importance.

The special gold from another world also has a special electromagnetic attraction property, which immediately reminded him of the 'otherworldly silver' he had discovered before.

Of course, there are also radar-absorbing materials for stealth fighters.

The importance of the otherworldly gold mentioned above was far greater than Li Weiguo could comprehend.

For example, researchers are studying some high-entropy alloys and say they want to build new gold-based high-entropy alloys to enhance thermodynamic stability and catalytic activity by utilizing the high-entropy effect.

The only thing he understood was that this thing seemed to be usable in engines!

Li Weiguo felt his head was pointed, then skipped over that and looked at the obsidian-like material in the other world.

"The otherworldly obsidian may absorb magical elements, forming a unique electromagnetic field..."

Li Weiguo's fingers tapped lightly on the table, one tap after another.

He wasn't a frontline researcher, but he understood better than anyone what those two things meant.

If the results are as researchers have analyzed, the latter could be the key to modern research into otherworldly energy systems, and might even lead to the development of entirely new energy shielding or absorption technologies.

If the production of otherworldly gold can be stabilized and mass-produced, the entire country's industrial system will undergo a transformative leap, from individual soldier armor to turbine blades for aircraft engines, and then to the most advanced precision instruments!

Of course, we need to consider the production volume and reserves of these materials, and whether they can be maintained.

"Professor Peng's team, including Zhang Zhongxiao, has made a great contribution!"

"Xiao Wang, where are Professor Peng and the others?"

"They've been working late into the night and are exhausted. The team just told them to take a break so their health is the most important thing."

"The scientific coordination group did the right thing. Notify other departments of materials science and the Chinese Academy of Engineering to have the special task force analyze the application prospects of these two materials. I want to see a concrete plan as soon as possible!"

"Also, notify the otherworld exploration team to quickly determine the exact amount of these things they contain."

"Yes!" Assistant Xiao Wang's voice was crisp and efficient. "Um, Mr. Li, these two new materials haven't been officially named yet, what do you think..."

"I'm not qualified," Li Weiguo said in a deep voice. "Report it!"

The orders were reported up the chain of command, and the responses came extremely quickly.

Half an hour later, Xiao Wang knocked on the door and entered, handing over a brief reply.

These materials are very important to the University of Tokyo, but for security and confidentiality reasons, they will be temporarily named with the most common names.

1. Super Obsidian!

2. Refined Gold!
(End of this chapter)