Just when Lu Li fell asleep with ambition, in the Institute of Metal Research of the National Academy of Sciences on the other side of the ocean, Zhao Lao was standing anxiously walking around outside the laboratory, and his old face showed doubts and incomprehension. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because the alloy containing a large amount of rhenium that he brought back had been sent in for testing for more than two hours, and the manpower had been increased again and again, and finally even the academicians in charge of important projects had joined in, as if something terrible had been found in that alloy.

Just as the old man wanted to hold a young scientific researcher to ask, the door of the laboratory was suddenly pushed open, and a middle-aged man who looked to be about forty to fifty years old hurriedly walked out.

He didn't have any nonsense, and asked excitedly: "Uncle Zhao, can you tell me where you got this alloy?"

"A friend of mine brought it and asked me to do an ingredient test. What, are there any other important rare metals in it besides rhenium?"

As a veteran geological exploration worker, he knows too well what the metal research of the Academy of Sciences is, which is the largest metal material research and development center in the country, and it is the foundation of the national defense industry. To make the workers of this kind of unit excited to the point of losing their temper, it is definitely to discover something rarer than rhenium.

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and waved his hand: "I'm sorry, Uncle Zhao, no." In accordance with the rules of secrecy, I can't say anything for the time being. And I've already reported this discovery, and it won't be long before someone from above will come and talk to you, so if you have any questions, ask him directly. ”

"I really found it!" said the old man, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Yes, originally I found that the proportion of rhenium in the alloy accounted for 82%, which is already a very incredible thing, but who would have thought that after a comprehensive inspection, something even more incredible happened. Let me put it this way, if this discovery is published, it will cause a huge sensation even around the world. The middle-aged man patiently explained.

Although he can't say the specific results, it's okay to give a little information.

Zhao Lao nodded thoughtfully: "Okay, since that's the case, then I'll sit here and wait for a while." ”

After that, he turned back to his chair, closed his eyes and began to recuperate, after all, people are easy to get tired when they are old, and they have been resting well after a long journey, and they are already very tired now, so they just take the opportunity to take a rest.

About half an hour later, the old man woke up with the sound of high heels on the ground, and when he opened his eyes, he found two people walking towards him, one of them was a woman, about thirty years old, wearing a standard black skirt, and the other was a man, also wearing a black suit, who came to him one after the other.

"Excuse me, are you Zhao Wenze, Mr. Zhao?" the woman asked with a smile.

"That's right, that's me. Are you?" Zhao Lao hurriedly stood up and shook hands with the other party.

"My name is Zhou Qian, I am from the confidential unit, and this is my colleague, Sun Zhe. The main purpose of our trip is to find out, where did the piece of alloy you brought back come from?" After simply getting to know each other, the woman who called herself Zhou Qian went straight to the point.

Zhao Lao rubbed his sour eyes and immediately replied, "It was given to me by a friend." ”

"Friend, is it a man or a woman?what is your name?what country is your citizen?where does you currently live?do you know where he got that piece of alloy from?" Sun Zhe threw out all the key questions in one breath, while secretly observing the old man's reaction.

As a specially trained person, he can tell by his words and actions whether a person is lying or deliberately concealing.

Hearing this typical interrogation-style questioning, Zhao Lao subconsciously frowned, and was very hesitant whether he should tell the truth. I was afraid that because of my proposal, I would cause Lu Li some big trouble.

Zhou Qian obviously noticed the old man's hesitation, and immediately opened her mouth to comfort: "Old man, please don't worry, we have no malicious intentions, we just want to understand the situation." ”

"Do you know the situation?" "Don't lie to me, little girl, you're tracking down the source. Tell me, what other rare metal was found in that alloy besides rhenium, and if you don't even want to say it, how can I trust you to do something to my friend?"

Seeing that her intentions were broken, Zhou Qian turned her head and exchanged glances with Sun Zhe, who quickly lowered her voice and said, "You guessed right, we did find a rare metal in that alloy.

But this rare metal was discovered for the first time and is not present in the periodic table.

Its atomic structure is very peculiar and when combined with other different substances, it produces different properties.

For example, when combined with rhenium, it is the world's best high-temperature resistant material, with a melting point of more than 5,000 degrees Celsius, and even if other metals are added, it will theoretically not be lower than 2,500 to 3,000 degrees Celsius, which is the best material for aerospace engines.

Combined with tungsten, it is the hardest metal in the world, even harder than diamond.

What's more, once the metal makes up more than 15 percent of the alloy, the alloy becomes a room-temperature superconductor whose value simply cannot be measured in money.

Now you understand, why are we so nervous?

Any country that gets it can achieve an all-round breakthrough in science and technology!"

"My God, is this true?" Zhao Lao opened his mouth wide in stunnedness, completely unable to believe what his ears had heard.

According to our academician Zhang, it is very close to element zero proposed by the scientist Andrea von Andropov in 1962, and it is very unstable when it exists alone, and it is very dense, exceeding the osmium with the highest density known at present. So for the sake of the country, please be sure to tell us where this alloy came from!" Zhou Qian followed up while the iron was hot.

Zhao Lao took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, gently rubbed his swollen forehead and said, "Where did it come from, is it really that important? If I say that this alloy was originally intended to be sold, can you not harass my friend?"

"Sell?!, you mean...... You can get this alloy in large quantities!" Sun Zhe's eyes lit up slightly, and he quickly asked.

"Yes, at least a hundred tons! In addition, there are thirty-five tons of gold, which can be packaged and sold to you if you are interested. Actually, my friend is also a middleman, according to him, there is a group of people in some underdeveloped corner of the world, who have discovered a super bonanza and are looking for buyers. Zhao Lao explained very patiently.

The reason why he did this was to take Lu Li out of the whole thing, even if something happened in the future, he didn't have to take too much responsibility.

"I'm sorry, sir, but the news you gave is so shocking that I need to report it to my superiors. With that, Zhou Qian took out her mobile phone and began to call......