Chapter 16, I'll take my life
Alloy plastic steel is the most basic and widely used multifunctional material in the entire imperial civilization. It can be used in construction, manufacturing machinery and weapons, and can also be used to repair and strengthen facilities and transportation vehicles. Its high strength and corrosion resistance enable it to be used in extremely harsh environments and meet the needs of working in a variety of completely different environments.
This is especially important on the harsh environment of the Angry Owl Star.
As far as Gu Hang knew, Angry Owl Star did not have the technical capability to mass-produce alloy plastic steel. The entire planet was still using relatively basic and primitive ordinary steel.
In comparison, the performance of alloy plastic steel is much superior.
Obviously, if Feidong Society could master the ability to mass-produce alloy plastic steel, it would make huge profits.
The scarcity and widespread demand for alloy plastic steel make its price high. Gu Hang, who owns the black box, can reduce the production cost to a very low level - even more advantageous than manufacturers specializing in this industry on other planets.
In fact, alloy plastic steel brings more than just profits.
But if mass production is required, Gu Hang is worried that the ore output of Feidong Society may not be enough.
The Waste Cave Society was short of manpower, and Gu Hang hadn’t gotten the equipment to mine the ore. The key point was that the quality of the Waste Cave ore vein itself was average…
It is enough for now, but as more and more smelting furnaces are built by Black Box, there will definitely be a gap in the future.
However, by that time, there should be a stable output. There is no need to worry about finding a market, and there is no need to worry about selling. Large-scale imports of raw materials are also possible. In the future, Feidongshe’s pillar industry will definitely change from resource mining to metal smelting.
"This batch of parts that have been produced should be enough to assemble a smelting furnace. Transport them to Feidong Society. Production can start now."
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Patel never doubted that the Governor would deliver on his promises.
If we say we will build a production line for them, then we will definitely build it.
But he never dreamed that it would come so soon.
He saw that under the escort of the mechanical servants, a group of slaves from the governor's camp - or should we say workers - brought all the production parts in carts.
Patel, who had received the news in advance, brought the young and middle-aged men of Feidong Society to help unload the goods.
The instructions have been prepared, and a skilled worker from the Governor's camp will guide them on how to assemble the smelting furnace.
At first, Patel was worried that he and his illiterate staff would not understand the process. But in practice, he found that the process was much simpler than he had imagined.
There are text in the manual, but more of it are various schematic diagrams, which are not difficult to understand.
They first installed the furnace body vertically and then carefully aligned the various joints. Then, they used fasteners to firmly fix the various parts of the furnace body together to ensure the firmness and stability of the furnace body.
Next, there is the furnace cover, observation window, exhaust pipe...
Finally, he installed the furnace door himself.
The entire assembly process is very simple yet very rigorous. Just follow the steps step by step. You just need to be careful to ensure that every detail is checked and confirmed repeatedly.
The installation took them half a day.
They placed the energy crystals sent along with the transport team into the energy module of the smelting furnace and started the heating system.
The entire furnace gradually became hotter and the temperature continued to rise.
A batch of ore that had been prepared was fed into it.
The workers of Feidong Society were soon sweating profusely in the heat wave, but they still stuck to their jobs until the alloy plastic steel smelting furnace finally started to operate, making a roaring sound.
A few hours later, it was dark.
The produced molten alloy metal is cooled in the mold and becomes metal ingots which are neatly stacked.
Patel didn't know that the alloy plastic steel he produced was of much inferior quality compared to the top-quality plastic steel that came out of the black box in the Governor's camp.
But even if I knew, it wouldn't matter.
As long as it is qualified plastic steel, it will be fine. It is already a very high-quality industrial product on the Angry Owl Star.
Old Butch, who was supervising the construction of a campsite on the ground in Feidong Community, couldn't help but come over to see the finished product.
The two leaders of Feidong Society in front and behind looked at this batch of alloy plastic steel ingots and grinned foolishly.
A huge sense of satisfaction filled their hearts.
No one can experience the power of industry better than them.
From today on, Feidong Society is no longer a place that can only rely on manual labor to dig out low-quality ores and sell them at low prices in exchange for food that can't even feed itself. They have industrial capabilities and can directly produce alloy plastic steel, which can be sold at a higher price.
They will no longer suffer from hunger and cold, and as the Governor said, as long as they work hard, they can live a good life.
Old Butch sighed, "Even if the Governor wants our lives, I will accept it."
Patel smiled and patted his uncle's shoulder: "The Governor will not kill us. The Governor hopes that we will get better and better!"
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Soon, the second smelting furnace was also delivered to Feidongshe.
The production capacity of alloy plastic steel has been further strengthened.
But the problem that Gu Hang had worried about before did happen - just two smelting furnaces had almost consumed all the ore produced by Feidong Society.
To continue to expand production capacity, more raw materials are imperative.
At the same time, energy is also an issue.
The smelting furnace uses energy crystals, which is also a kind of black technology under the empire's system.
According to Gu Hang's understanding, this is essentially a battery - of course, it is much more powerful than the battery he imagined.
High-density energy is bound and condensed in solid crystals, and can be safely released when necessary. This kind of energy crystal can be mined directly on some worlds; and more often, on planets with developed energy industries, energy crystals are directly produced by compressing energy through various power generation methods and special processes.
There is no doubt that the Angry Owl Star itself does not have this kind of production capacity. What Gu Hang is using now is still the wool he got from the Quintet.
But you can't always keep pulling them out.
But there is good news.
First, Gu Hang had enough energy crystals on hand.
Secondly, in addition to using energy crystals, the smelting furnace can also be connected to electricity for use.
Gu Hang still has time to build the power supply for the territory.
This is also a headache. I won't think too much about the advanced means. The primitive means of power generation is essentially boiling water, but there must be fuel to burn.
"Fuel... raw materials... Junktown?"
Gu Hang talked to himself.
The garbage town he mentioned refers to a gathering place of survivors one hundred kilometers north of Feidongshe. There, there is the output that Gu Hang needs.
(End of this chapter)
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