I chose one of four options at the start, and I chose the number one clan in Lingnan.

After Lin Ting finished speaking that word, the system panel changed to a new page.

[The First Clan System in All Ages]

[Level upgraded to Level 3]

[Current level: National oligopoly]

[Black Technology Library Open]

[New exchange pool added, national-level industrial blueprints, prerequisite material and process packages, and increased cap on core talent support]

[Upgrade Rewards Distributed]

[Complete set of drawings for ultra-precision multi-axis machining center]

[Room-temperature superconducting pre-material process package]

[Family Prosperity Balance: 38,000 points]

The top floor of Buckingham Palace was very quiet.

Lin Ting locked the door from the inside, drew the curtains, and turned off the internet devices in the room.

Lin Fu was still outside handling the hospital handover, while Lin Fei led his men to Ruihe. Only Lin Ting remained in the command center.

System data is not just a few sheets of paper.

It is divided into more than seventy categories, including mechanical structure, control system, bill of materials, machining accuracy verification, servo algorithm, tool magazine module, spindle thermal compensation, all of which are clearly listed.

The second process package is thicker.

The room-temperature superconducting precursor material is not a finished product, but a basic material development process.

It requires high-purity rare earth doping, ceramic matrix composites, low-temperature plasma treatment, pressureless sintering, and continuous reaction vessels.

Lin Ting finished reading the table of contents and closed the panel.

This thing can't fall from the sky.

It must grow in Lin's own factory, in Lin's own engineering team, technicians, patents, and production lines.

Eight o'clock in the morning, Hongtu Machinery Factory.

The machines in Workshop No. 4 have already started operating. The veteran technician is wearing gloves and inspecting the bearing blanks. A sign indicating closed management is posted next to the five-axis machine tool.

There are two additional security checks at the entrance; mobile phones and USB drives are not allowed in the workshop.

Wei Jianguo hadn't slept all night, and his eyes were red. He had just finished arranging the review of Jiangnan Heavy Industry's orders when he received a call from Lin Ting.

Sun Jianguo also came.

He now holds a temporary appointment document from Jiangnan Heavy Industry; his status has changed, and so has the pressure.

After Liang Wenbin was taken away, some people within the group were convinced, while others were waiting to see him fall.

Lin Ting met them in the conference room on the second floor of Hongtu.

Lin Fu closed the door and turned on the jammer.

Lin Ting placed the first roll of blueprints on the table.

Wei Jianguo picked it up first. He was still sitting at first, but after reading three pages, he stood up.

When he got to the main section, he took off his glasses, wiped them, and put them back on.

"Grandpa, who wrote this spindle thermal compensation algorithm?"

Lin Ting said, "Lin's Technology Library."

Wei Jianguo didn't ask any more questions.

He knew that Lin Ting could produce tungsten-titanium alloy, the underlying program of a five-axis machine tool, and even something more powerful, but that wasn't something he should be asking about.

Sun Jianguo picked up the control system catalog, looked at more than a dozen lines, and his finger stopped on the precision parameters.

"0.05 micrometers?"

Wei Jianguo chimed in, "These aren't lab parameters; there's a mass production verification process here. As long as the materials and assembly are up to par, we can achieve stable processing."

Sun Jianguo took a breath and turned to look at Lin Ting.

"Grandpa Lin, if you build it, the licensing system for imported high-end machine tools in Jiangnan will be broken."

Wei Jianguo spread out the blueprints.

"It's not just in the Jiangnan region, it's the whole country. Aircraft blades, precision molds, semiconductor equipment parts, and core components of medical devices all rely on this type of machine tool."

Foreign companies have held us back for twenty years by controlling maintenance licenses, control systems, and spindle lifespan.

He was taking pictures of the blueprints.

"Once this system is released, a century of foreign capital accumulation will become worthless."

Lin Ting looked at Sun Jianguo.

What can Jiangnan Heavy Industry offer?

Sun Jianguo didn't beat around the bush.

"Factory trial production platform, state-owned enterprise order endorsement, equipment procurement whitelist."

I can help you transform it from a private enterprise prototype into a key provincial-level equipment project, but the patent ownership needs to be determined first, and the procedures need to be completed.

Lin Fu took out a document.

"Lin's Heavy Industry Research Institute is established today. Hongtu will serve as the primary manufacturing base, with Wei Jianguo as the chief engineer."

General Manager Sun conducted joint verification with provincial heavy industry enterprises, and applied for patents for all drawings in stages, ensuring that no single outsider obtained the complete set.

Wei Jianguo nodded.

"Yes, we can set aside another production line in Workshop 4. But there's a problem: Hongtu can't make the ceramic bearings and high-purity materials used here themselves."

Lin Ting placed the second document on the table.

"So there's also this."

Wei Jianguo opened the first page.

Sun Jianguo leaned closer.

The two of them looked at it for a short while, and their expressions completely changed.

It says at the very top of the document.

[Room-temperature superconducting pre-material process package]

Sun Jianguo closed the first page, then opened it again.

"Grandpa, these four characters cannot be written carelessly."

Lin Ting said, "It's not a finished superconductor, it's a preliminary materials route. Making it is just the beginning."

Wei Jianguo flipped to the equipment requirements.

"Continuous reaction vessel, high-purity gas system, tail gas recovery, closed-loop treatment of acid and alkali waste liquid, sintering furnace array, clean filling area... This is not something a machine shop can modify."

Sun Jianguo chimed in, "It has to be a chemical plant. And a large-scale one at that. Ordinary small factories can't even get environmental approval."

Lin Fu pulled up the provincial capital's industrial map on his computer.

"There is a giant chemical plant on the outskirts of the provincial capital. It used to produce pharmaceutical intermediates and battery material precursors, but it stopped production two years ago due to environmental issues."

The factory area is large, including pipe corridors, reactors, wastewater treatment plants, and hazardous chemical storage facilities. It is now entering the asset auction phase.

Wei Jianguo looked at the screen: "I've heard of this factory. The equipment is old, but the framework is still there. The renovation cost will be very high."

Sun Jianguo frowned: "The creditors behind this factory are complicated. Banks, environmental fines, employee resettlement, land mortgages—it's all tied together. Nobody wants to touch it."

Lin Ting asked, "When is the auction?"

Lin Fu replied: "The day after tomorrow morning, at the provincial capital's property rights exchange center. The starting price is 320 million, and the bidding deposit is 20 million."

Lin Ting tapped his finger on the table.

The three hospitals have just been acquired, the pharmaceutical supply chain needs to be expanded, and the grand plan needs to be undertaken, but the Bai family's port shares have not yet been cashed out. The Lin family's accounts are still not full.

But we must acquire this factory.

Room temperature superconducting precursor materials cannot be boiled in old pharmaceutical factories, nor can they be hand-rolled in Hongtu workshops.

It requires a compliant factory area, environmental permits, and large-scale production lines.

The Lin family's ambition to transform from a provincial giant into a national oligopoly hinges on a foundation in new materials.

Lin Fu whispered, "Grandpa, the Bai family is also eyeing this factory. Bai Yu's people want to use it to pay off their debts, and the Su family's building materials also want the land. Someone will drive up the price at the auction."

Sun Jianguo added, "There's also capital from other regions. If you take over these factories and renovate them well, they can become industrial bases; if you don't, they can become debt traps."

Lin Ting put the two documents back into the file bag.

"Prepare for auction."

Wei Jianguo asked, "Grandpa, where did the money come from?"

Lin Ting looked at Lin Fu.

"Twenty-four percent of Bai's Port Holdings' shares are pledged for short-term loans. Credit lines are being established for the equity of three hospitals."

The remaining portion of the Mitsui compensation will be deposited into a renovation guarantee fund. A portion of the operating capital will also be drawn from Lin's Logistics and Lin's Construction.

Lin Fu nodded: "We can raise 1 billion for verification, but it will be very tight."

That's enough.

Sun Jianguo looked at Lin Ting: "Grandpa Lin, are you really going to smash something this big?"

Lin Ting pushed the blueprints back into the box.

"Machine tools are the knives, and new materials are the steel. Now that we have the knives, we also need to keep the steel in the Lin family's hands."

Lin Fu closed his laptop.

"I'll go get the bidding qualification."

Lin Ting got up, walked to the window, and looked at the trucks coming and going outside the Hongtu factory area.

"Lin Fu, bring me the auction information for that abandoned chemical plant on the outskirts of the city."