After he returned to the lab, Roland put the green crystal stick on the desk and said, "Suspend all the research. Let's figure out what this is."
Looking at the green crystal stick, Su Minluo picked it up and said, "What's there to test? It's just green agate or green crystal, except that it's purer … Huh?"
After she held it, she found that something was wrong.
"Is this jade?" she asked in confusion.
It was different from Roland's.
When Roland picked it up, he only felt that it was full of energy. Because it was so eye-catching for him, other feelings were diluted.
However, she couldn't sense any energy in Su Minluo's hands, so she only felt that it was warm and smooth, like the legendary warm jade.
Moreover, this thing was quite heavy and translucent. At the same time, it gave off a rather clear feeling.
"It's not jade, it's an energy bar," replied Roland.
Huh???
All the researchers in the conference room were surprised.
"It's indeed an energy bar," Roland explained. Roland explained, "I can absorb this thing. If I completely absorb it, my strength will rise to a very powerful level!"
"How strong?" Su Minluo's eyes glittered again.
"If I attack it with full force, I can probably blow up the entire base." Roland smiled.
"This thing has so much energy?" All the researchers present were shocked.
They knew all too well how big this base was and how good the defensive facilities were inside.
It was an underground facility that could withstand the explosion of a nuclear bomb equivalent of a hundred thousand tons of TNT.
As long as Director Huang absorbed this thing, he would be able to turn this place upside down?
"That sounds incredible!" Su Minluo leaned back in her chair and thought for a moment. She said, "I find it hard to believe. If your feeling is correct, it's indeed worth studying."
The other researchers agreed with her.
Although the thing looked like a crystal stick, Director Huang wasn't a normal person. If he said it was an energy bar, it had to be an energy bar.
They just didn't know what kind of energy it was.
The researchers were even more excited with a new research project.
They tried some simple knocking tests in a safe place and confirmed that the thing was hard and contained inert energy that wouldn't explode.
Therefore, they applied to borrow the best cutting equipment in the base … They wanted to cut some powder or small pieces from the rod to enlarge it for research.
In the end … whether it was laser cutting or physical cutting, they couldn't even leave a tiny bit of powder on the crystal rod.
"This is ridiculous." Everyone was shocked. "What is this?"
Then, he went straight to the large detector.
In the end … all of the detectors displayed a bunch of pixels.
Then, with the naked eye, it was a green crystal stick.
Hmm … This strange phenomenon caused the entire base to discuss it.
Subsequently, the crystal rod had been loaned to more than ten research labs for more than a month, but there had been no progress.
In the end, it returned to Roland's hands.
Moreover, this thing was jokingly called a half-black box energy bar. It was an existence that completely defied common sense.
This was the first time this thing had appeared in this world. Many research departments applied to keep it for research purposes. Even if they couldn't find anything now, when technology developed to a certain level, there would definitely be a breakthrough or discovery.
However, the reply from the higher-ups was that this was Comrade Huang Wenwei's personal belongings and should be kept and used by him.
It was another day off work.
In his dormitory, Roland looked at the energy bar on the table. Roland extended his hand and communicated with the energy with his mental power.
Unlike magic power, this energy was very, very pure and seemed to be able to be transformed into any energy that Roland already had as long as he wanted.
Whether it was magic power, light, or electricity.
This energy was of a very high level.
Logically speaking … it was better to absorb this kind of energy, but the problem was that Roland couldn't directly absorb this seemingly higher energy.
He had to transform it.
Closing his eyes and communicating with his mental power, Roland "saw" the energy not as a green rod but as a small green globe.
There was a detailed map of the surface of the earth on it!
This … Roland tried to absorb some of the energy, and the amount of transformation was more than ten times that of his previous Magic Transformation.
It was truly pure. After absorbing for a while, Roland felt that the energy was full. If he continued to transform it, something bad would probably happen.
For example, he would explode and die.
This was mainly because his body in reality wasn't very good compared to his body in the game.
Then, he opened his eyes and found that this energy bar … hadn't changed at all.
Then, he picked up the energy bar. It seemed to be the same weight as before.
Frowning, he went to the lab again and weighed the thing, only to find that it was exactly the same weight as before.
Su Minluo and the other researchers were still in the lab. Because the research on the energy bar had stopped, the previous research project had been restarted.
Seeing Roland standing before the weighing machine, Su Minluo walked to him and asked, "Did you find anything, Director Huang?"
"I just absorbed a lot of energy." Roland pointed at the crystal rod. "But its weight isn't changed at all."
"Is it possible that it didn't absorb enough energy?"
Roland nodded. "It's possible. The lost energy isn't enough for the weighing machine to react. But is it possible that it can replenish its energy on its own for another reason? "
Su Minluo was briefly stunned. "How is that possible? Isn't it a perpetual motion machine? "
"You can't say that a black hole is a perpetual motion machine, can you?" Roland opened his hands.
"Are you suggesting that it's similar to a black hole in that it can absorb smaller objects with larger masses?" Su Minluo thought for a moment and raised a new question. "But if that's the case, it should be getting heavier and heavier."
"Maybe there's an upper limit?" Roland touched the surface of the crystal rod and found it smooth.
Su Minluo thought for a moment and said, "Why don't I ask a few people to help you with your research? You can keep absorbing for a while and see if there's any change in its weight or appearance! "
"Let's do that."
After that, Roland extracted a certain amount of energy from the crystal rod every day and transformed it into magic power.
His strength was growing at an unbelievable speed every day.
Even more unbelievably, he found that his weight was increasing significantly, but his body shape didn't change at all.
He still looked skinny and muscular, but he weighed 97 kilograms. After only a month, he had gained about 15 kilograms.
Also, he had been eating regularly and healthily during this period. He didn't overeat at all.
"That's incredible."
After drawing a tube of Roland's blood and checking his bone density, Su Minluo clicked her tongue in amazement with the report in her hand. "Your body quality is already much higher than that of the best black athletes, and that's when you don't use any buff spells. However, there are side effects too. You'll probably sink to the bottom when you jump into the water. The density is too high, so don't go swimming casually again. "
Roland chuckled. "I know Levitation, which can reduce my weight. I can also breathe underwater. "
"Magic is truly omnipotent." Su Minluo measured Roland's height. "You're still the same as before, still 179cm. Director, do you feel any changes other than your body? For example, your mind. Right, I haven't seen you experimenting with magic at the bottom of the base recently. "
"I don't dare." Roland shook his head. "My strength has skyrocketed, but I can't control this body as well. I need to rest for a while and get used to it."
"That explains a lot." Su Minluo looked at Roland's body enviously. "You're already a real Superman, and your lifespan will probably be very, very long."
He was already 30 years old, but Roland's blood and bone tests both proved that he was actually around 17 years old.
Everybody wanted a young and healthy body, especially Su Minluo, who was almost 33 years old.
Both from the perspective of women's love for beauty and their own needs for work, a 33-year-old body couldn't be as healthy as it was when they just graduated from school.
The substance extracted from Roland's essence was code-named Huang Factor. It could be mass-produced and generated a lot of income and foreign exchange. However, it could only slow down aging and couldn't reverse the age of a 17-year-old body like Roland had done.
There had to be other substances or energy at work. The other researchers all agreed that it must've been magic power.
After a few days of uneventful research, a batch of guests from other research institutes came to the base.
Their leader was a white-haired old man. He said kindly, "Comrade Huang, I've heard your name since I was in the central region. Thank you very much."
"For what?" Roland found it odd. "This is the first time we've met, isn't it?"
The old man chuckled. "How old do you think I am?"
"Around sixty years old, I think." Roland observed the man carefully for a while and speculated from his skin and face. "You seem to be in good spirits, old man."
"I'm already 87 years old." The old man smiled.
After a brief daze, Roland realized what was going on.
"I've been lying in bed for two years and was ready to rest." The old man looked at Roland gratefully. "After I was injected with the Huang Factor, I was able to get up and work for a few more years. There's something that I won't close my eyes until I'm done with it. "
Roland realized that the old man had come to ask him for a favor. He said with a smile, "Please tell me, old man. I'll help you as long as it's within my power."
"You must've heard of the moon development plan, haven't you?" asked the old man.
Roland nodded. "I've seen it in the news. We're going to establish a small research base on the moon."
"The landing on the back of the moon and the manned moon landing plan are all preparations for the establishment of a moon base." The old man had a sip of warm water and said slowly, "We've prepared most of the procedures. All that's left is to complete them step by step and verify them. But there's one step that we haven't been sure about. "
Roland listened quietly.
"As you know, materials are one of the few shortcomings in our country." The old man sighed. "To establish a base on the moon, we'll have to ship the materials in several batches and assemble them. Considering the harsh vacuum environment on the moon and the capacity of the rockets, our building materials must be light and resistant to cold, heat, radiation, and so on. They must also be hard and tough enough. There are barely any materials that meet all those requirements. Even the few materials that we've inferred are not up to standard in certain aspects. They have shortcomings, such as low radiation resistance or too heavy. "
"I'm told that the bald eagles have similar plans. Their solution is to mix the materials into a gel and move a small 3D printer to print out the buildings. Of course, that's just a rumor on the Internet. There's no telling if it's true or not, "said Roland.
"Whether it's true or not, it's certainly a good solution, but we don't have the materials and technology." The old man opened his hands and said helplessly, "Also, according to our calculation, the moon base built by the bald eagles will probably be damaged in five to six years. After all, the 3D printer's forging ability is limited, and the buildings won't be very sturdy. We're different from them. We'll do our best and find a way to make the base stand on the moon for more than ten years. "
"Then what?" asked Roland.
"We've always been troubled by the lack of perfect materials. We were planning to grit our teeth and work on the moon base for ten years. But we didn't expect that a special slate would find its way into our laboratory the year before. " The old man looked at Roland and smiled delightedly. "It's very light and has the density of regular soil. Its hardness, toughness, and radiation-resistance are much higher than special metals of the same volume. It's the most perfect building material that we know of. "
Roland knew what was going on.
"How many of such slates do you need?" Roland smiled. "I can provide dozens of tons."
"Hahaha. You're really straightforward, kid." The old man stood up and said excitedly, "You'll come back to the base with me and help us make mortise and tenon parts. The more, the better. We've already produced the molds for you. "
"A moon base made of mortise and tenon parts?" Roland was greatly shocked. "That's indeed simple. We don't even need nails, and the structure is stable, but what about the airtightness?"
"If the bald eagles can ship a small 3D printer to the moon, why can't we?" The old man laughed heartily and said, "Our 3D printer doesn't do anything else but spray special sealing materials and structures. Isn't that enough?"
Roland raised his thumb in admiration.
If the 3D printer could do the airtight treatment, the reliability would indeed be greatly improved.
"Okay, if you agree, just come with us. The transfer order has already been sent. It'll be approved as long as you nod." The old man waved his hand excitedly, as if he couldn't wait to drag Roland back to his project team.
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