Chen Chen gently weighed the glowing blue crystal in his hand. The volume of this crystal was about 0.001 cubic meters, which was 1,000 cubic centimeters, but it weighed about 4.5 kilograms.
Something was not right...
Chen Chen frowned. This was definitely not the specific gravity of the crystal. The main component of the crystal was silicon dioxide, the chemical formula was SiO2 and the mass was about 2.66 g/cm3.
This meant that if the crystalline component in his hand was silicon dioxide, then its mass should not exceed 2.7 kilograms.
According to the setting in the movie, crystalline was originally a substance secreted by the alien plant that reacted with the underground soil to form a protective shell. Therefore, it could not be composed of extraterrestrial substances.
At most, it contained the residual bio-energy field of the alien plant. Energy fields had no weight.
In other words, the material composition of this crystal was closer to that of a spinel.
The so-called spinel, like crystal, was also a type of gemstone. However, whether it was in terms of Mohs hardness, quality, or even value, it surpassed crystal. The chemical formula of spinel was MgAl2O4, the mass was 4.5 g/cm3, and the Mohs hardness reached 8.
This was getting more and more interesting...
Chen Chen could not help thinking.
After all, he had seen the setting written by the screenwriter. In the setting, this crystalline was called a crystal but the specific composition was not mentioned. After all, the screenwriter was not a chemist. Therefore, the audience, including Chen Chen, tacitly recognized it as a crystal, which was silicon dioxide.
Unexpectedly, when he took out the crystal, he found that the crystalline in his hand was not silicon dioxide at all, but aluminum magnesium tetroxide.
In this case, was the world that the USB drive was connected to real or illusory?
If it was illusory, why did the crystalline component that was used throughout the entire movie go beyond everyone's expectations?
If it was real, then why did it appear in the movie?
Chen Chen lowered his head and looked at the crystal in his hand. Was it the screenwriter, Max Landis, who created the real world on the other side of the USB drive, or was it the real world that led to Max Landis's creation?
Why did the plot of the second movie that he worked so hard to promote coincide with the development of that world?
"If only I could explore the world on the other side..."
Suddenly, a thought flashed across Chen Chen's mind like a bolt from the blue. Chen Chen's pupils shrank slightly as if he had thought of a certain possibility.
Could that be the truth?
No, that was impossible!
However, how could he explain the fact that he could continuously extract the same movie prop?
Hundreds of billions of neurons in Chen Chen's mind were operating at high speed. Endless thoughts collided and surged in Chen Chen's mind. In just a moment, Chen Chen thought of countless possibilities.
"Phew!"
Chen Chen shook his head and silently buried these thoughts in his mind. Now was not the time to verify his conjecture. he would have to wait until the nuclear power plant was completed to find the answer.
Thinking of this, Chen Chen picked up a radiation detector and examined the crystalline. He found that the radiation field of the crystalline was very small.
It seemed that it was indeed the same as the setting in the movie. Unless it sensed the surrounding biological force field, it would not activate the radiation field inside the crystal.
This was the reason Chen Chen was wearing the nuclear radiation proof suit.
Chen Chen had long been certain that the properties of the substances extracted in the movie were almost identical to those in the movie. As long as it appeared harmless in the movie, it would be harmless in reality as well. This was the case with the earliest drugs such as NZT-48 and AD-001.
Still, it was better to be safe than sorry. After all, he was going to use it on himself this time, so Chen Chen planned to conduct an animal experiment first.
There was no need to be too complicated. As long as there was no harm to the body after the radiation, Chen Chen could start the radiation.
Soon, Qian Wenhuan and Cheng Cao returned to the Spire laboratory.
Following Little X's instructions, Chen Chen placed the crystalline in his hand in the isolation room and turned to leave. Then, he opened the external door for the two of them.
"Uh, Boss, you..."
Qian Wenhuan and Cheng Cao were stunned when they saw the metal door of the laboratory slowly opening. Inside, Chen Chen was wrapped tightly in a heavy protective suit.
"Where are the white mice?"
Chen Chen asked.
"Oh, they're here!"
Qian Wenhuan quickly took out two cages from behind him.
In the two cages, there were four white mice with pure white fur and red eyes.
Chen Chen nodded and took them with one hand, then said, "Cao, you can walk around if you have nothing to do. I might need some time to come out. Wenhuan, you can go back first."
"Yes." After hearing Chen Chen's order, Qian Wenhuan left with some hesitation.
After such a long time, he had more or less figured out Chen Chen's personality. He was a standard efficiency person who did not need flattery or other means. All he needed to do was to do his job and do whatever the other party told him.
After sealing the laboratory again, Chen Chen first placed one of the cages on the test bench outside the isolation room, then carried the other cage into the isolation room.
As soon as he entered the isolation room, Chen Chen suddenly heard a low but ear-piercing buzzing sound. This sound came from the crystalline glowing blue.
Was it sensing the biological field around it?
Chen Chen looked at the cage in his hand. He simply opened the lid and placed the fist-sized crystalline directly into the cage!
One of the white mice seemed to be curious. It stared blankly at the crystal-clear crystal in front of it, then crawled toward it without any precaution and sniffed it.
When this white mouse was the first to touch the crystalline, the buzzing sound in the crystal suddenly became louder. At the same time, the original blue color began to turn red!
Chen Chen's eyes lit up. He picked up the handheld radiation detector on the side and measured it again. At this time, the radiation had reached more than 30 millisieverts.
It was obvious that the radiation inside the crystalline was completely released after the white mouse touched it!
"Is there some kind of material in the crystalline that's decaying?"
Chen Chen thought silently. After this experiment was over, he would have to carefully examine it to see if this crystalline was a spinel and if there was some kind of material in it that would trigger the decay.
The matter within the crystal decayed extremely quickly. In just a dozen or so seconds, the original red light gradually dimmed, and then completely disappeared without a trace.
At this time, the crystalline returned to its original blue color.
These white mice did not seem to be oblivious to it. When the crystalline was releasing radiation, these four mice were much more agitated than before, scurrying around in the cage. Two of the mice even had blood flowing out of their eyes and the tip of their noses.
It was not until the radiation in the crystalline was completely consumed that all the mice calmed down.
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