Chapter 182: Demolition Work
Unlocked: Silver-like Super Metal.
In his mind, Fan Ren looked at the unlock description for the new technology, and his heart couldn’t help but start beating rapidly.
This was the top super-strong metal used to manufacture the external armor of the Conqueror.
Whether in terms of hardness, or performance in high-temperature resistance and radiation resistance, it far exceeded the Tri-Titanium Alloy.
This was the material that would be used for building spaceships in the future.
‘Widely present in the lower layers of the crust of rocky planets.’
Seeing this introduction, Fan Ren felt greatly reassured in his heart. But then he thought about it and felt that this was only to be expected.
If it weren’t so, it couldn’t possibly be defined by this mysterious Seed of Civilization as the ‘core raw material for building spaceships.’
It must be known that the amount of Silver-like Super Metal required just for one Conqueror was an absolutely terrifying quantity.
Even more noteworthy was that the Silver-like Super Metal on the Conqueror had undergone microscopic processing and compression from an atomic perspective, forming a material with even stronger effects.
Therefore, a piece of Silver-like Super Metal of the same size had even higher mass density on the Conqueror.
So, if this metal were extremely rare, it would be impossible to use it on a large scale at all.
However, this also explained why humanity had never discovered ore containing this metal.
It was too deep, only having a chance to form at the very bottom of the crust.
Take Blue Star as an example: it was only possible to exist 30 kilometers down into the crust. And the deepest hole humanity had drilled into the ground so far was only 12 kilometers.
A vast difference.
Right!
“A’dai, immediately contact Guanghan Palace Base and ask them to send people to the deep pit from our first experiment with Liquid Metallic Hydrogen for excavation, exploration, and sampling. Excavation depth: 30 kilometers to the lower layer of the lunar crust. Nano-coat can be used for explosive deep operations.
Be quick. Send the Conqueror overhead to directly pick them up and transport them.”
Fan Ren opened his eyes and said urgently.
“Got it, Boss. I’ll arrange it right away.”
Upon hearing this, A’dai didn’t ask for the reason and immediately began rapidly mobilizing through its powerful ‘brain.’
Dense Bomb, that is, the bomb tested not long ago in deep space, with Liquid Metallic Hydrogen as the main explosive, detonated under high-pressure, high-temperature conditions caused by a nuclear fusion reaction.
The production method for this thing was so simple it made one question life.
The main reason was that Liquid Metallic Hydrogen had extremely stable atoms and was not easily ignited or exploded as a whole. Therefore, its storage requirements were also extremely low.
Here, A’dai directly applied to the military headquarters for a small batch of hydrogen bombs. Due to the importance of the hydrogen bombs, the military headquarters sent a small team led by Li Jian to escort them.
Liquid Metallic Hydrogen was already fully stocked in the Conqueror’s fuel compartment anyway, so they weren’t short.
Several hours later, the Conqueror’s dark green massive body flew back to the lunar far side, to the deep pit caused by the previous explosion.
“Depth 20 kilometers, no abnormal minerals discovered. Request permission to continue explosive deepening.”
“Approved. Ensure the safety of relevant personnel before immediately executing. When will the exploration team arrive?”
Fan Ren had regained his calm in the office at the Space Hub. Due to the explosive power of the explosion being too great, he didn’t forget to remind them about safety.
“The exploration team is already on the Conqueror. They are professionals brought by Boss Li, and all necessary equipment is complete.”
“Second Brother, wait for my good news with peace of mind.”
After A’dai finished speaking, Li Jian also reassured him at the same time.
“Good. Remember, it’s a green metal ore, non-radioactive. Bring it back immediately for testing once discovered.”
Fan Ren still appeared steadily seated in the office commanding, but this sentence still revealed his tense mood.
“Heh heh, Boss, have you forgotten? The testing lab on the Conqueror has already been restored by me?”
A’dai’s remark this time was not on the public channel but teasing Fan Ren privately.
Hearing this, Fan Ren smiled and patted his own head, then replied: “Alright, I won’t worry anymore. I’m going to sleep.”
After this operation, even at the fastest, it would take more than a dozen hours to get samples back. Dry worrying here wouldn’t help.
It was better to rest well and recharge, then devote all energy to targeted continued research once the samples were back.
“Got it, Boss. You rest first. Boss, the explosive operation has begun here.”
At this moment, listening to A’dai’s chattering reports of the action progress in his ear was like a lullaby. Fan Ren, who had been exhausted for many days, finally fell into a deep sleep.
On the lunar far side, due to the depth, the light from this explosion did not illuminate the entire lunar far side.
But that didn’t mean the impact of this explosion was any less than the previous one.
“Attention, Guanghan Palace personnel prepare for impact resistance. Seismic waves will arrive in 1 minute, expected magnitude 5 earthquake waves.”
Here, the instant after the explosion, upon detecting this violent energy, A’dai immediately notified Guanghan Palace thousands of kilometers away to prepare.
The deeper it went, the harder the lunar crust became. The Dense Bomb used in this explosion was equivalent to 300 million tons of TNT.
And precisely because of this, combined with various factors of the explosion depth, the impact on the lunar crust was much greater.
Soon, all personnel stationed at Guanghan Palace were on high alert, each making impact resistance preparations.
When the seismic waves arrived, the violent lunar crust movement immediately shook the hearts of everyone inside Guanghan Palace.
“Major Shi, the seismic waves have ended. Production can resume. Rest assured, this is us conducting an explosion test, not natural lunar crust movement.”
A’dai’s voice reached the ears of Person in Charge Shi Xianliang, making him breathe a sigh of relief.
Ever since Li Jian was transferred away, for so many years, he too had been holding on this barren planet.
On the other side, after the strong light from the explosion dissipated somewhat, Li Jian and the others in the high-altitude Conqueror looked down at the bottomless deep pit and couldn’t help but click their tongues in amazement.
“A’dai, is this the new bomb that Second Brother tinkered with over the past few years? Such fierce power?”
Hearing this, A’dai chuckled: “The explosion method is simple, but because it needed detailed inspection, testing, data collection, and theoretical research discussions, the final formal explosion experiment was just yesterday.
But don’t worry, Boss Li. This thing’s production method is extremely easy, and it will soon meet your military headquarters.”
As he spoke, the deep space below gradually darkened, as the explosion’s light ball began to dissipate.
“Boss Li, the Conqueror will descend to the lunar far side surface deep pit. You and your exploration team members can head to the tractor area and use the tractor beam to go straight to the bottom of the deep pit. All necessary exploration equipment can also be transported down together.”
Li Jian nodded. Once the mission started, he wasn’t talkative, and immediately led his team members toward the prepared tractor area.
When the tractor port on the belly of the Conqueror opened, the gray-white tractor beam immediately shone into the deep pit bottom left by the explosion.
“It’s really there!”
Li Jian was covered in a layer of nano-coat, his gaze falling on the bottom of the deep pit, where a greenish glow was flickering.
He subconsciously turned his head to look at the Conqueror’s dark green hull, immediately understanding this point.
This was the dark green presented after compression and concentrated density.
While the original material was green.
“Follow behind, each take your equipment.”
Li Jian said, taking the lead by jumping into the tractor beam, the weightless feeling coming again.
One by one, the exploration team members followed in single file.
