Super Invincible Battleship
Chapter 931

Chapter 931: Chapter 378 Ownership Questioning Chapter 931: Chapter 378 Ownership Questioning Yan Fei hadn't expected Yang Qi to give him such a huge surprise, developing an unprecedented type of steel cement using the discarded and useless underground rocks. As long as this steel cement could be popularized globally, Dream Island would see a massive influx of wealth.

After all, the total amount of iron ore in the world is limited, and iron ore is expensive. Once Dream Island's steel cement hits the market, as long as it is reasonably priced, it will immediately seize a large market share originally belonging to iron ore. From this perspective, beneath Dream Island lies an iron ore mountain, a super mine that is a billion times larger than all the iron ore deposits on Earth combined.

Yan Fei immediately asked the most critical question, “What's the production cost of this steel cement? Does it exceed the mining and refining costs of iron ore?”

Although Dream Island's steel cement boasts greater strength and hardness compared to regular steel, it does not necessarily have a lower production cost. If its production costs are too high, it won't be accepted by the market and will be unable to be sold.

Yang Qi said, “The production process for steel cement is very simple. The main processing step is to grind hard rocks into powder with equipment, add the catalyst formula to this powder, and then mix the powder with the catalyst formula and heat them together at high temperature in an enclosed environment. Once it cools down from the high temperature, the steel cement is produced.”

“The only difficulty lies in how to grind these very hard rocks into powder, and it's extremely hard to do so. If it's just about grinding a small amount of rock into powder, our laboratory equipment can handle it. But to grind a large amount of rock into powder, the laboratory equipment won't suffice; we must have a large-scale grinding machine. This grinding equipment needs not only to be highly efficient but also to possess powerful grinding capabilities. However, with Earth's current technological level, producing such an efficient grinding machine is very difficult.”

Yan Fei said, “Do you have any ideas on how to grind a large amount of rocks into powder?”

Yang Qi replied, “I have already designed a large grinding machine in the Technology Analysis System using the Mind control device. You can take a look. If this grinding machine can be produced, turning a large number of rocks into powder won't be a problem.”

Yan Fei quickly accessed the Auxiliary Brain, and in the Technology Analysis System, he found a large-scale mechanical equipment blueprint and manufacturing process. Because the machine needs to grind hard rocks, the requirements for the strength and hardness of the machine are extremely high. It must be produced with advanced technology. But with Earth's current manufacturing capabilities, it's impossible to produce a machine that meets Yang Qi's requirements.

However, Yan Fei wasn't worried. Although such equipment couldn't be produced on Earth, that didn't mean he had no way to do so because the Drone came with a mini-production workshop. As long as he was willing to use Energy Points, he could improve the production processes and precision of the mini-production workshop, and naturally, he would be able to produce the grinding equipment.

So, Yan Fei input the blueprint and manufacturing process of this grinding equipment into the mini-production workshop and indeed found that the grinding equipment could be produced. The only requirement was to upgrade the production process and precision of the mini-production workshop. Yan Fei now had plenty of Energy Points and wasn't stingy. Therefore, as long as he was willing and had all the right Raw Materials prepared, he could quickly produce a perfect product.

Yan Fei said, “This grinding equipment won't be a problem; I have a way to produce it.”

Yang Qi said, “If we don't consider the cost of the grinding equipment, then the production cost of our steel cement will be frighteningly low, basically just the labor cost, energy cost, and transportation cost.”

Only then did Yan Fei feel relieved; his steel cement would possess strong market competitiveness. However, he immediately became concerned again and said, “Our steel cement's manufacturing process is so simple; could it be easily imitated? Other countries also have the capacity to grind underground rocks into powder, but certainly not as efficiently as us. If the manufacturing process leaks out, and they get our Dream Island's underground rocks, couldn't they just get this amazing steel cement without going through us?”

Yang Qi replied, “That situation is absolutely impossible because after grinding the rocks into powder, they must be mixed with our unique catalyst formula and heated at high temperatures. Only after cooling can we get the finished cement. In the catalyst formula for steel cement, there are many trace elements and compounds. However, the one indispensable element is our Dream Island's Black Gold Element.”

“Even though the amount of Black Gold Element in the catalyst formula is so small it's almost negligible, it is the most crucial element. It is the presence of the Black Gold Element that allows our cement to perform perfectly; without it, our cement would be just a pile of powder, good for nothing.”

When Yan Fei heard that Black Gold Element was required in the cement, he began to worry, “Once our steel cement opens up the market and starts to replace some of the uses of steel, the demand will be astronomical. If we need to add Black Gold Element to the steel cement, then once sales of the cement surge, I'm afraid we won't have enough Black Gold Element.”

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