Chapter 66 Catalysis
"Haha, it's really a vitamin pill bottle!" Hai Ge quietly laughed in his heart, but how could he have the courage to really joke with Wedel in words and deeds?
After Wedel added catalyst to the cauldron, the workshop finally had the modern technology of equipment — the ceiling above their heads slid open to reveal a groove. A red light lit up in the groove, and when the red light turned green, a robotic arm hung down sensitively.
The manipulator had at least dozens of joints, but it was more agile than a human hand, and after a few sizzles, a dozen slender fingers formed a spider-shaped gripper, grabbed the white porcelain cauldron, and placed it in a pool in the corner of the room to cool down. Wedel is not convenient to get wet, and this step can only be done by the manipulator.
A small piece of concentrated nanodeoxyprotein alcohol was thrown into the white pot, and the pot changed sharply, this time the change was revolutionary, and Haige clearly saw that the filamentous transparent crystals were melting, fusing with metal powder, and gradually solidifying, forming a compact lump.
Weedel told Haige that nanoparticles have ultrastructures, that is, internal structures that are so small that even ordinary light microscopes can't see clearly. They are usually studied with a transmission electron microscope with a shorter wavelength and higher resolution. Nanoparticles are used in a wide range of fields, including not only metals, but also non-metals such as ceramics, latex or carbon.
How subtle and bizarre the microcosm is! Haige imagined that he had now become a nanoparticle that was difficult to see with a high-powered microscope, and with his tiny body, he easily burrowed into the fiery white cauldron to observe up close how the new plant metal was synthesized through molecular recombination.
It is a pity that he cannot decompose or reorganize as he pleases like he succeeds, and people will be broken down into particles, and the spirit will have already drifted away from the body, and he does not know which realm he has ascended to. Of course, it is difficult to say whether the evildoers will be able to ascend after death, or whether they will be punished in hell. Somehow, the dead dragon and the wolf's den broke into his mind again.
The smelting room, which was the name of the workshop given to the workshop by Hai Ge, on the wall to the right, hung an old clock that Wedel had placed in the garage. It seemed to be the only thing he had brought down from the ground, and it seemed that he had a soft spot for it. The edges of the old clock were peeled off, saying that it was a scrap item that Wedel had picked up when he was a wandering artist, but Hai Ge thought there was no dispute. Although the clock is old, it is still moving, and it is estimated that it is quite accurate. It was standard Earth time, and the aliens learned how to calculate the time of the earthlings by it.
Wedel no longer talks to Haige, but stares intently at the clock. The second hand ticked and the wheel ran for ten laps. Just after ten minutes, he changed his calm and calm demeanor, and became excited, his hands trembling, as if something big had happened. His gaze as he observed the changes in the pot was focused and complex, and Hai Ge couldn't tell whether that kind of look represented joy or sorrow.
The stirring had long since stopped, and the large wooden spoon was thrown aside. Hai Ge understood that in the process of combining the refined purple apricot leaf fibers with metal powder to form super metals, even a slight touch was dangerous, and it was likely that a small mistake could lead to the complete failure of the refining test.
After the catalyst was sent in, the rapidly cooling titanium powder and the leaf fibers could no longer distinguish each other.
The material formed by catalytic action is still silver-gray, but the luster is greatly reduced compared to the original powder, and it looks like a large round piece of sterling silver that has been oxidized due to prolonged exposure to air.
"My son, show your true colors, and let's see how beautiful you actually are!" Wedel said in a trembling voice, and then shouted "take the pot".
The electronics that control the manipulator are voice-controlled, and when Wedel's voice fell, the arm began to work again, this time not grabbing the pot, but combining several fingers to form a sharp saw blade, first sawing the bottom of the pot and using the pot as a mold, condensing into a semicircular piece of metal, and then began to cut regularly.
The glittering saw blade must have been sharper than any cutting tool on earth, and it could do so quietly and so easily that it felt like it was not cutting metal, but a piece of tender tofu.
After three knives in the vertical and horizontal directions, the task of the robotic arm was completed and the ceiling was retracted.
Haige peeked at Wedel, and the alien seemed to regain his composure, but his eyes that couldn't lie revealed his inner worry. He couldn't remember how many times he had refined plant metal, but all the previous ones had failed, and if he didn't succeed this time, it meant that he had to do it all over again.
Walking to the white pot, Wedell raised his sleeves and raised his arms high, and reached directly into the pot to get the metal block.
"Hey, be careful ...... burn," Hai Ge subconsciously shouted.
Although the temperature of the surface of the metal block has been reduced by cooling treatment, it can also be seen that the temperature at the bottom of the metal block is not low. But before Hai Ge finished saying "hot", Wedel had already held his "everyone" in his hand.
"Oh~"
Hai Ge patted his forehead, and then remembered that the U star people were just the opposite of the characteristics of the earthlings, the effect of fire on Wedel was like the effect of water on the earthlings, and he was naturally not afraid of heat.
Looking closely at the piece of metal that he took out, Hai Ge couldn't say a word, only amazed.
The color of the metal section is not at all the ugly dark black of the oxidized silver, but the stone crystal ore that is both transparent and shadowy and cannot be seen clearly. No matter how you say it's not metal in the traditional sense, but to treat it as a white crystal, when Hai Ge tried to touch it with his hands, he found that it was cold and smooth, and definitely had a metallic texture!
Wedel is right, this unique metal material on the earth is so beautiful, it is appropriate to describe it as "everyone"!
Wedel clung to the fruits of his freshly cooked labor, and his face once again showed the same sacred expression as when he prayed to the "god". He left the workshop and strode to the next one.
At this moment, he forgot that there was still his little guest standing beside him, and all his energy was focused on the baby held in Huaili. Hai Ge didn't need him to greet him, and followed closely a few steps, as if he was afraid that he would disappear when he walked out of this workshop.
Together, they walked into another workshop with smoke from the chimney, but it was more like a blacksmith's shop than a smelting room.
The workshop is lined with all kinds of iron-forging tools, but there is still no iron-making equipment with high-tech electronic iron-making capabilities, and objectively speaking, even a power supply cannot be found. However, Haige already knew the general structure of these workshops, the ceiling was very low, and there must be a mezzanine on it, and the mezzanine contained AI-controlled electronic tools.