“Han Zai!”
“Prepare for my arrival!”
“This will be a perfect landing!”
Boom!
Cheng Qi smashed his only shack.
Amidst the ruins, Cheng Qi raised his head.
Perhaps the biting wind from high altitude made his eyes well up with tears, or perhaps his heart was surging with emotion.
And then.
Cheng Qi stared at the remaining shoes.
Although he was very much looking forward to what the next level of the turbojet shoes would look like.
But that required merging all the shoes he had.
He decided to leave Han Zai a pair of flying shoes, otherwise his two brass legs wouldn't be able to keep up with him.
The future treasure-hunting journey would require Han Zai's companionship.
When new materials are obtained in the future, all the shoes will be upgraded together!
Next.
Cheng Qi turned his gaze to the shelf on one side of the shack.
Hundreds of black cylinders were densely packed there.
These were all nickel-based high-temperature alloys, refined by Cheng Qi from countless scrap parts using a high-energy crucible.
Although they required complex refining, these alloys were not very valuable, usually only used to manufacture certain high-strength screws and so on.
These things were like a scrap recycling station from the old era; over time, some copper wires would always accumulate.
“149 pieces of nickel-based high-temperature alloy, if sold directly, would be worth about 100 credit points.”
Cheng Qi's eyes gleamed, “I wonder if these basic materials can be synthesized.”
“Detected similar technological creation.”
“Material formatting initiated.”
This voice was incredibly pleasant in Cheng Qi's mind, “That's right, although alloys are basic materials, they are also technological creations!”
Just then.
Cheng Qi's satellite phone, wrapped in black tape, began to vibrate wildly.
Cheng Qi glanced at it; it was Hyena requesting a connection.
Hyena Luke was considered a successful Scavenger.
A year ago, he suddenly became rich by picking up high-value items, and then started a usury business.
Before, Cheng Qi had gone all in, borrowing 2800 credit points from Hyena Luke to buy the ‘development rights’ to 7-12-3. He originally thought that after fully developing 7-12-3, he would easily repay Hyena with principal and interest.
But 7-12-3 was snatched by that guy, E Luo.
Cheng Qi was empty-handed.
Hyena Luke, true to his name, was a ruthless person.
If he couldn't repay the money, Cheng Qi would surely be torn apart, then minced into meat, and then fed by Hyena Luke to real Hyenas.
But.
That was in the past.
Now, Cheng Qi possessed the STC!
“Intermetallic Compound.”
“A compound composed of two or more metal elements, characterized by high strength, high hardness, good oxidation resistance, etc., can be used to manufacture high-temperature components of spacecraft.”
Cheng Qi looked at the brand-new, orange-yellow gleaming metal on the shelf in front of him, and slowly revealed a smile.
Intermetallic compound.
He was too familiar with it; this material was precious, but not absolutely rare.
A Scavenger once found such a metal from a scrapped starship thruster, and just 100 grams allowed that Scavenger to live in luxury for 4 months, enjoying all the streetwalkers on Bar Street.
Now.
Just two inexpensive nickel-based high-temperature alloys had synthesized an Intermetallic Compound the size of a fist.
About 500 grams!
More than enough to pay off his debt.
But Cheng Qi would not stop there; he had hundreds of basic synthesis materials in his hand!
“Detected similar technological creation.”
“Material formatting initiated.”
“Synthesis.”
“amorphous alloy.”
“amorphous alloy” * 31!
“amorphous alloy is an alloy composed of multiple elements, characterized by ultra-high strength, ultra-high hardness, light mass, extremely strong corrosion resistance, etc., can be used for wear parts of interstellar engine cores, belonging to galaxy-level industrial materials.”
“Detected similar technological creation.”
“Material formatting initiated.”
“Synthesis.”
“High-Entropy Alloy”!
“High-Entropy Alloy is an alloy with disordered atomic arrangement, characterized by S3 high strength, S3 high hardness, extreme electromagnetic shielding performance, etc., can be used to build high-precision interstellar radars, belonging to galaxy-level scarce materials.”
Five minutes later.
Cheng Qi held 23 pieces of amorphous alloy and 4 pieces of High-Entropy Alloy in his hand.
He continuously performed synthesis, but deliberately controlled the process, leaving behind phased results.
The purpose of these raw materials was to convert them into cash.
If he blindly synthesized only the top-tier raw materials, then suddenly produced some astonishing items on this garbage-strewn planet, it would certainly cause a stir, and that stir would turn into disaster.
If there was a drawback to the STC, it was that it did not provide price evaluations for items.
Regarding this amorphous alloy and High-Entropy Alloy.
As a senior Scavenger with ten years of experience, Cheng Qi's knowledge was quite extensive.
After playing with it for a few seconds, Cheng Qi smiled faintly, “Never heard of it.”
The items synthesized by STC were all cross-level upgrades; these two alloys were definitely not ordinary.
Cheng Qi knew clearly in his heart.
Understanding their value was the top priority.
At this moment, Cheng Qi already had a plan.
He stood up, picked up the satellite communicator, Hyena Luke had been calling frantically, and he calmly pressed the connect button.
“You motherf*cking little garbage bug!”
“Took my money and trying to run?!”
“I've already received news, your 7-12-3 has been stolen!”
“The money you took from me, with interest, is a total of 4800 credit points!”
“If you can't pay up, I'll dissect you, and sell your prefrontal lobe and spine to those biochemical punk merchants!”
The principal Cheng Qi borrowed was only 2800 points, and in less than 7 days, it had already become 4800 points.
Hyena Luke's heart was notoriously black.
“Don't rush.”
Cheng Qi's tone was calm, “I was very lucky today, I picked up a piece of Intermetallic Compound, hmm... about 100 grams.”
“What?!!”
Hyena Luke's voice was a bit surprised, but then he gritted his teeth and said, “You say you have it, and you have it? I've seen too many of these tricks, trying to stall, are you?”
Ding...
Cheng Qi lightly flicked the Intermetallic Compound with his finger, producing a clear and lasting ringing sound.
Hyena Luke on the other end of the communicator suddenly fell silent for 5 seconds.
This guy had lived long enough to become shrewd; such a clear sound simply could not be produced by ordinary metal.
In almost 10 seconds, Hyena Luke confirmed the authenticity of this Intermetallic Compound.
“Very good!”
“500 grams, right!”
Hyena's voice was still fierce, “Rounding up, hand over this metal to me, and our accounts are settled!”
“What a good rounding up.”
Cheng Qi shook his head and smiled, “By the way, I found the Intermetallic Compound in a very precise briefcase. That case seemed to have been accidentally discarded by someone. Besides the Intermetallic Compound, there was also a layer of tight compartments inside, one of which contained a... faintly white, somewhat translucent metal.”
“Oh?!”
Hyena Luke on the other side paused, “A briefcase?”
“Hmm.”
Cheng Qi pretended to be confused: “The label on this metal says... amorphous alloy? I haven't seen this kind of metal, is it valuable?”
The communicator was silent for 2 seconds, then a faint static crackle came through, as if the signal was interfered with.
Then Hyena Luke's somewhat disappointed voice came through, “I thought it was something extraordinary, turns out it's Amorphous. That stuff is slightly more expensive than Intermetallic Compound, but because it's an ultra-light material, it's very light, so for the same volume, it won't sell for much.”
“Is that so?”
Cheng Qi weighed the amorphous alloy in his hand, “It is indeed very light.”
“How about this, I'll buy that Amorphous piece at market price.”
“I have business now, come to the Bar Street in 3 hours to find me.”
“So f*cking annoying, having to deal with you little garbage bugs every day!”
Hyena Luke cursed and hung up the phone without much enthusiasm.
Cheng Qi also placed the communicator on the table.
Then a smile appeared on his face.
Hyena was hiding something.
amorphous alloy was very valuable, and not just ordinarily valuable!
Just now, when Cheng Qi mentioned the name amorphous alloy, although Hyena was only silent for 2 seconds, there was a crackling sound from the communicator, which was not signal interference.
It was because Hyena on the other end was gripping the communicator in his hand tightly, with great force.
Because these broken communicators, including the one in Cheng Qi's hand, all had the same common problem: as long as they were squeezed or gripped tightly, they would emit a crackling interference noise.
It has to be said.
Hyena's reaction speed was very fast; within 2 seconds, he suppressed his inner thoughts and adjusted his tone.
He also pretended to be busy now, setting the meeting time for 3 hours later.
If he was too eager, he would definitely give himself away.
All of Hyena's actions could be summarized in four words.
— To catch a big fish, let out a long line.
Cheng Qi couldn't help but chuckle.
If Hyena Luke knew that Cheng Qi still had 22 pieces of this amorphous alloy that made his heart pound and nearly drove him crazy, and that he also possessed four pieces of the even higher-grade High-Entropy Alloy, what would he think?
“He'd definitely try to kill you, you son of a b*tch!”
“Belly up, sleeping on the board!”
Han Zai stretched out his arm, making a throat-slitting gesture.
“That's right.”
Cheng Qi smiled helplessly, his eyes flickering as he said, “Leaving aside other materials, just one piece of amorphous alloy is already enough for him to commit murder and robbery.”