"No. 2, 105 gold coins!" Seeing Richard holding up the number plate, the auctioneer shouted as if he had seen a savior.
Everyone was stunned for a moment and looked at the box where Richard was holding the sign in a strange way. If they hadn't seen Richard in Wang Zigro's box, they would have thought that Richard was a "trustee" invited by the auction house. . But even so, they thought Richard was a fool, so no one was still interested in the silver ring.
So with the auctioneer's three bids, Richard easily got the silver ring.
After paying the money and taking the ring from the auction house clerk, Richard looked at it carefully. Similar to what the auctioneer said, there is no decoration on the ring, and both the outer and inner rings are extremely smooth. The material is indeed neither iron nor silver.
Originally, Richard guessed that it might be something like osmium-iridium alloy.
Metal osmium and metal iridium are the top two densest elements in nature on modern earth. Their densities are 22.59 g/cm3 and 22.56g/cm3 respectively. In other words, they are the two heaviest metals. Both metals have super durability and hardness. Under standard temperature and pressure, they can resist the erosion of all acids and alkalis, even aqua regia (concentrated hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid mixed in a volume ratio of 3:1). highly corrosive liquid).
Generally speaking, osmium-iridium alloy is an extremely strong material and is often used to make scalpels, pen tips, high-grade gold pen tips, clocks and important instrument bearings. Comparable to the auctioneer's description.
But now it seems that it is not the guessed osmium-iridium alloy, the color is slightly different. The metal osmium is gray-blue, and the metal iridium is white with a little yellow. Although it is easy to overlook, the ring in front of you is pure silver-white without any variegation. In addition, the weight is also much lighter.
Richard studied it carefully and found that it didn't feel like any known metal or alloy, but rather like a special material produced in the current world.
Richard didn't really believe in mithril, but he suspected that it might indeed be a metal partially related to the description of mithril. It may be because it is mixed with certain elements that are unique to the current world, and it exhibits special effects.
According to the legends of the current world, mithril is a silver-white metal that is much stronger than steel but very lightweight. It is as malleable as bronze and can be polished like glass. Adding a little bit to any metal turns it into a magical metal.
According to Richard's interpretation, this mithril should be a metal similar to a superconducting material.
Yes, metals similar to superconducting materials.
Superconducting materials refer to materials that have the properties of exhibiting resistance equal to zero and repelling magnetic lines of force under certain conditions. This material has great uses. For example, superconducting transmission lines, superconducting generators, superconducting maglev trains, etc.
On modern Earth, dozens of elements and thousands of compounds have been found to be superconductors. However, these superconducting materials generally require extremely low temperatures to function, such as more than minus 260 or more than minus 270 degrees Celsius, which is close to absolute zero. Materials that can achieve superconductivity above the temperature of liquid nitrogen (77 K, -196.15°C) have been called high-temperature superconducting materials.
So, do materials that can achieve superconductivity at room temperature exist
Maybe it exists and plays an unimaginable role, but it has not yet been discovered on modern earth.
The mithril in the current world and the material of the ring in the hand may be metal similar to normal temperature superconducting materials. The reason why they are similar is that what they superconduct is probably not electricity and magnetism, but mana, or energy elements.
Only in this way can the term demonized metal be explained.
If this conjecture is true, it can help solve a big problem.
Richard's eyes flashed.
All the time, the magical props he made using white jade pieces were one-time use. After the magic pattern is carved on the white jade, once mana or energy elements are injected into it and the spell is successfully released, the white jade piece will definitely explode.
Analyzing the reason, he felt that there was a high possibility that the material of white jade was not up to standard and had some internal "resistance" that could not withstand excessive energy. It could only be used as a one-time consumable and could not solidify the magic pattern. Spell effects.
And if the right materials are found, it is possible to make the magic pattern take effect permanently and successfully solidify the spell effect. For example, the material of the space iron ring is like this. The material of the space iron ring looks like black iron, but in fact it is not. It is because it is mixed with some unknown substance, which can activate the magic pattern without being damaged. This can be called superconducting magic.
Then the silver ring currently being auctioned may have superconducting magic properties.
Wait a minute!
Suddenly, Richard thought of something. He put the silver ring on his left index finger and compared it with the space iron ring on his right index finger.
Richard raised his eyebrows.
You can see that the shape, size, outer diameter and inner diameter of the two rings are exactly the same.
"So... is it possible that this silver-white ring and the space ring come from the same origin?" Richard said to himself, "It's just that the silver-white ring obviously does not have magic patterns engraved on it, and can only be regarded as a semi-finished product. The space ring has magic patterns engraved on it. , has the function of storing objects and is a finished product.
So... is it really possible to transform this silver-white ring and carve magic patterns on it according to requirements to achieve a certain function
It should be somewhat difficult to completely imitate the space ring and make a new space ring. Because we are still unclear about some issues in space production, it is difficult to guarantee success. Moreover, the precision required by the magic pattern is too high, the magic pattern is too complex, and it is easy to fail.
But to be simple, it should be possible to fix a certain attack or auxiliary spell's magic pattern on it to permanently release spells instantaneously. But what kind of spell to portray requires some thought. To transfer the magic pattern from the white jade piece to the ring, the area is very small and the magic pattern must be re-planned.
At the moment, this is all just speculation so far and some testing needs to be done… ”
Richard thought about the problem seriously. The auctioneer on the wooden platform outside the box had announced that the auction was officially over, and everyone began to leave, except Richard, Gro and Pandora.
Richard continued to think about some small details, Glo waited until the guards he sent out came to redeem him with money, and Pandora... continued to sleep.
…
One minute, two minutes, three minutes...
In the blink of an eye, half a moment passed. Richard raised his head and had already sorted out some of his thoughts. Groo moved his buttocks in his seat, feeling very uncomfortable as he waited.
At this moment, the door of the box opened with a creak, and the guard that Gro had sent out to ask for money returned.
Gro turned to look at the guard and asked quickly: "How is it? Did you bring the money?"
"Um, His Highness the Prince has already brought it and just handed it over to the people at the auction house."
"That… "
"Squeak", the door of the box was opened again, and the steward of the auction house who had just stood up walked in, holding a small wooden box in his hand, respectfully handed it to Gro, and said, "His Royal Highness, Prince Gro, you are exempt from the test now." The certificate is yours."
"Huh..." Gro's breathing became a little rapid immediately. He took the small wooden box and opened it, and saw that it was filled with silk and satin. Wrapped in the silk and satin was the exemption certificate.
Made of crystal, round, with complex patterns carved on the surface, and purple light shining inside...
The steward of the auction house saw Gro's appearance and exited sensibly. Gro, on the other hand, picked up the exam-exemption certificate in the box and held it firmly in his hand, as if he was gripping the whole world.