Chapter 50 Crafts
Chen Lin walked forward directly, and Professor Yu turned the pure gold portal on the table with a smile.
The outer frame of the portal is made of pure gold, and the interior is made of various materials. The top is inlaid with three radiant crystals.
Chen Lin couldn't look away from this thing immediately.
"Is this made from crushed minerals?"
"good."
Professor Yu nodded appreciatively, "These are the rare minerals we recently discovered. We selected some of them and put them in using magnetic inlay technology."
"The three crystals above, the one on the left is a quasi-superconducting material, which is one of the newly discovered primitive minerals from other worlds."
Chen Lin also knows something about so-called superconducting materials. He knows that these are materials that exhibit properties of zero resistance and repelling magnetic lines of force under certain low-temperature conditions.
"Why is it called 'quasi'? Is it because it does not actually have stable superconductivity?"
Professor Yu thought for several seconds before sorting out the words: "The explanation is very complicated. The performance of this primitive mine exceeds that of most superconducting primitive materials found on the earth, but the requirements for activating superconductivity are completely different... In short, it is still We need to conduct multiple rounds of tests on it. Whether it is a superconducting material has not yet been completely determined."
Chen Lin touched it directly with his hand, and a cold touch came out.
"The one in the middle is the energy block."
Professor Yu pointed at the one in the middle of the three crystal stones and said, "Literally, it is an energy block."
"Same as a power source like a battery?"
"Almost, but we are currently unable to use the energy inside stably...the energy inside is solidified, and the method of use is still being explored."
Only the last of the three crystals was left to be introduced. Chen Lin touched it and suddenly felt something burning the skin of his fingers.
"Mineral catalyst, this kind of thing is also one of the primitive minerals of other worlds."
"The burning sensation is its slight corrosive effect. Don't worry, it has been tested and found to be harmless to humans."
Professor Yu signaled Chen Lin to pick up the portal.
Chen Lin didn't do any ink, and directly held up this miniature version of the pure gold portal with both hands.
The weight is not as heavy as expected.
Chen Lin estimated the weight in his hand and guessed it should weigh more than ten kilograms.
The mineral powder inside the pure gold portal has different colors. Following Chen Lin's movements, the mineral powder inside will show different shapes.
Chen Lin shook it and found that the shape inside would change with the intensity of the shaking.
At first it was a five-pointed star, then it looked like a hammer, then a sickle... and finally the dust in the portal turned into a palm.
It is shaped like a left hand palm.
Chen Lin was quite surprised by this design, and he glanced at Professor Yu.
"Is this going to be given to me?"
"Yes, as a special reward for you."
Professor Yu said with a smile: "Before, the association was planning to get you a set of commemorative coins made of pure gold. Later, I thought it might not be good, so I proposed to make changes."
"The solid gold frame of this portal weighs seven kilograms."
Chen Lin shook the thing in his hand: "Is this thing worth two to three million?"
"That's just gold's worth!"
Professor Yu pushed the wheelchair out and said to Chen Lin: "Among these minerals, although gold is the heaviest, it is not the most valuable!"
Chen Lin was slightly surprised. The heaviest thing in the handicraft was probably the pure gold portal frame.
As a result, Professor Yu said this... Could it be that the mineral powders inside are more valuable? "See that reddish powder in there? That stuff costs four times as much per gram as gold."
Chen Lin glanced at the light red powder inside the portal and squinted slightly.
"The silver-white element inside belongs to a proven rare mineral, and its price is thirty times that of gold."
"That black granular item is about 45 times more valuable than gold."
"and also……"
Chen Lin was somewhat unable to answer the question.
His meager knowledge of science and engineering had already been returned to the teacher, not to mention that many rare elements themselves were not universal knowledge, which made him unable to speak.
Chen Lin can now determine one thing from Professor Yu's words - even if these minerals are only a few grams or tens of grams, they are still valuable!
Professor Yu seemed to realize that Chen Lin didn't understand what he was hearing, so after saying five or six things, he laughed and stopped continuing.
"In short, the value of everything in here is far more than a door frame made of pure gold."
"What do you think of this gift?"
Chen Lin was naturally only happy!
He gave the professor a thumbs up and said with a smile: "This thing really suits my aesthetics, but it would be even more perfect if there were the set of pure gold commemorative coins you mentioned before!"
"What a stinky boy!"
Professor Yu seemed to have guessed that Chen Lin would say such things, and he pointed in the direction of the desk.
"I knew you would still talk about this kind of thing, so I asked them to make a set of commemorative coins..."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Lin had already rushed to the desk in a few steps.
He opened the drawer and saw a pure gold commemorative coin inside! Chen Lin took out the box and noticed that these pure gold commemorative coins were all engraved with the badge of the Hongshan Base, but his name was all engraved on the back!
"This……"
He looked towards the professor, "Is there my name engraved on it?"
"Your contribution is so great, why should you engrave your name?"
Professor Yu said with a smile: "The entire Hongshan Base and the association are now revolving around you. Those people in the other world would not be able to come back without you. You are the core of the entire project."
When Chen Lin heard this, he didn't refute it at all, because it was indeed the case.
The portal he opened was the starting point of everything, and because of the special nature of the portal, he had to frequently travel between the two worlds.
Only in this way can both bases operate normally.
Professor Yu waved to Chen Lin and motioned for him to sit next to him.
"Have you met Lin Yun before?"
As soon as Chen Lin sat on the chair, he heard Professor Yu asking him.
He nodded, but he didn't mean to hide it: "Last time I was given a test firearm at the testing site, and the chamber exploded. It really shocked me."
When Chen Lin said this, there was obviously some emotion on his face, "I thought a lot at the time, and I even thought about what would happen next if I died because of this woman." "I'm afraid the entire portal The plan will be wiped out, and the people in the outpost opposite the portal will never come back..."
"So I treated her very poorly at first."
Professor Yu nodded and said slowly: "What she did at that time was very dangerous, so I severely criticized her immediately after learning about it." Professor Yu's expression became serious.
"After all, this is related to your life safety. We made this a top priority from the beginning."
"This time it was an absolute negligence at work. Your security guard did not stop this incident in time and was also adjusted at work..."
When Chen Lin heard this, he immediately said: "Xiao Wu actually has no problem, he was not present at the time."
Professor Yu glared: "Isn't that a bigger problem?"
"As your personal guard, entering such a place can actually leave you alone..."
Chen Lin immediately fell silent. He had really forgotten this.
"In short, there are many problems exposed behind this incident, and there are countless loopholes in your security work! Next, we decided to strengthen our protection for you."
The professor was sitting in a wheelchair, but he spoke with great weight.
"And Lin Yun. Because of the special nature of her work, I am very worried that one day there will be a dangerous incident like the test site. Although I grew up watching Lin Yun, her father Lin Feng and I are very close friends. Good friends, but public is public and private is private.”
"For your safety, we are prepared..."
"Cough cough!"
Chen Lin interrupted Professor Yu at this time.
"Professor, are you going to ask Lin Yun to change his job and keep me away from her?"
"how do you feel?"
"Forget it." Chen Lin shook his head, "I now know what kind of person Lin Yun is. Her obsession with firearms is beyond the reach of most people, but I do have a common interest with her on this point."
"What happened before will never happen again in the future. I just want to have as little contact with her as possible."
A smile slowly appeared on Professor Yu's face.
"She is an extremely dangerous girl...you have to understand."
Chen Lin and the old professor looked at each other for several seconds, and then they both smiled.
"Then let's stop talking about this and get down to business!"
Professor Yu's expression calmed down a bit and he started talking about business.
"Let's talk about dwarves?"
"I knew you couldn't bear it."
"Haha, after all, the information sent back last night was quite shocking."
Professor Yu pushed his wheelchair to the table again, picked up his teacup and took a sip.
"There was an emergency meeting at the base last night. The main topic was actually about what the dwarves call the Coman Empire."
"The range we can actually control is very small, probably only more than 100 kilometers away, but the range we can explore is huge."
"Our current military drones can cruise within a range of 10000 kilometers, but for a period of time the focus has been on building bases, but these things have not been used much."
"Now that we know that there are other intelligent creatures in this new world, and these creatures have formed an empire, the focus of the next stage will shift slightly."
Professor Yu spoke for a long time, and when he saw Chen Lin nodded towards him, he motioned for him to continue.
"After you go back, you need to ask the dwarves for information about the Coman Empire, and the language translator also needs to parse out these languages as much as possible so that both parties can communicate without hindrance."
"no problem."
Professor Yu nodded slightly and continued: "The association has decided to send a group army to the opposite side..."
As soon as the words came out, Chen Lin almost choked!
"what!?"
"A brigade in..."
Professor Yu was breathing heavily when he spoke, leaving Chen Lin speechless.
"Professor, you don't play tricks on people like this?"
"Haha, I'm an old man now, so it's normal for me to speak slower."
Professor Yu said sternly: "A brigade-level unit has several thousand people, and the military force it is equipped with is enough to destroy any living thing we see at this stage."
"That's true."
Chen Lin nodded: "The military force over there is already very strong. As of now, there are probably about 4000 people, right? Continue to send people over there... Are you preparing to launch a war against the Coman Empire?"
Professor Yu shook his head and said: "We will never take the initiative to launch a war against intelligent creatures, not to mention that we still know nothing about these people, we only know that they exist."
"This is just a small preparation to ensure that the next phase of our construction work is completed smoothly."
"Think about it, if soldiers from the empire suddenly break in while we are expanding the city, someone will always have to take action to chase them away, right?"
"Our city is not small. A few thousand people are simply not enough. With job rotations and missions going out... I'm afraid some of these people may not be enough!"
Chen Lin suddenly raised his head in shock and noticed a "smile" that only a wise man could have on Professor Yu's face.
……
It was nearly 10 minutes before Chen Lin finally returned to the portal area and opened the portal.
Professor Yu pulled him and talked a lot about the meeting, which always made Chen Lin feel that the professor was too old and couldn't grasp the key points.
Because the old professor always likes to talk about the causes and consequences, it is easy to get off topic while talking.
But Chen Lin already knew more or less the next plan.
In short, the planned city at this stage will still be built step by step, but after learning the information about the Coman Empire, the association once again coordinated a brigade-level military unit, which is expected to enter the other world in the next week.
At that time, a comprehensive exploration of the so-called Coman Empire will be carried out.
Military drones and military satellites are the first choice, while reconnaissance teams and small-scale contacts are the second choice.
The large-scale development of resources is the first priority. Biological breeding, vegetation utilization, mineral mining... as long as there is a positive side, the priority will be raised.
Chen Lin's left hand directly touched the portal and immediately completed the conversion of the huge portal.
The door to another world opens again! Along with the piercing siren, the entire portal area suddenly became lively, and the train's whistle sounded one after another, indicating that a new round of transportation was about to begin.
Chen Lin walked on the way out, followed closely by several guards, who were obviously much more serious than before.
The association has increased the number of security guards for Chen Lin. Now Chen Lin is protected by professionals before and after he goes out, which makes him feel a little uncomfortable for a while.
The relaxed and comfortable feeling before is gone! (End of this chapter)