"What is this thing..." Duan Hengye said while turning over the thing in his hand, "This is LC liquid fuel." He murmured the name of the thing in his hand.
In fact, in addition to the professional code that Duan Hengye said just now, this "Liquid Fuel No. LC" also has a more widely known name: "Scale Burning Fire". Anyone who has a little knowledge of weapon systems and so on in the interstellar world knows that there is only one purpose for such things as scale burning fire—that is, to be the internal fuel of a new type of light energy gun for large-scale destruction weapons.
Because it was always in his hand, the white shirt that Duan Hengye tore off earlier had been dyed dark blue, and by the way, Duan Hengye's fingertips were also stained a little. As the color faded, some unpleasant odors gradually emerged from this dark blue metal. Unlike the weird burnt stench that pervades the surroundings, this is an extremely sour, pungent odor, like some sort of disinfectant, that burrows straight into one's brain.
Meng Jinhuai is a military marshal, and he is all too familiar with the use of scale burning fire. But after seeing Duan Hengye's expression, he couldn't help but ask Duan Hengye, "Does this thing usually appear in the research institute?"
After hearing Meng Jinhuai's question, Duan Hengye shook his head slowly, and then said to him, "No, the research institute will not store such fuel that the mecha cannot use... and the scale burning fire is not easy to store. , The requirements for the external environment are very strict, and the original effect will be lost if you are not careful."
Duan Hengye changed his hand to hold the scales to light the fire, and then continued to say to Meng Jinhuai, "Usually after this kind of thing is mined, it will be directly transported to the place where the weapon is located with special tools, and will not be sent to other places."
"Putting it in the research institute is of no use, and it also wastes a lot of resources for storage. In short, it doesn't make any sense." In the end, Duan Hengye concluded.
In fact, the most important point is what Duan Hengye said at the beginning—scale burning fire is a special fuel, which can only be used on that new type of light energy cannon under normal circumstances. That kind of light cannon is currently the most lethal weapon in the interstellar space, but because of several technical reasons that have not been conquered, it has never been equipped by mecha.
Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai didn't speak for a long time, and because of the body temperature, the acid gas on the solidified fuel became heavier and heavier. "...Actually, assembling it into a mecha has always been my goal." After finishing speaking, Duan Hengye paused for a while, then glanced at the thing in his hand, he said to Meng Jinhuai, "Anyway, it is still Gotta get it checked out."
"Yeah." Meng Jinhuai agreed with Duan Hengye's words. Although both of them had already judged what this thing was based on experience, to be on the safe side, they still had to send it for a special quality test.
The Mecha Research Institute does not store this kind of fuel, but it still has the most high-end fuel detection equipment on the planet. Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai carefully checked the surroundings again, and then boarded the hoverboard for the return trip. Now the fuel in Duan Hengye's hand has melted a lot, and after entering the confined space of the levitator, the unpleasant smell became stronger.
I didn't feel anything just now, but when I got here, with the more and more sour smell, Duan Hengye's head suddenly fainted along with it. Meng Jinhuai sensitively noticed the changes in the expressions of the people around him, and then he took the things in Duan Hengye's hand and asked, "Do you have a headache?"
"Yeah." Duan Hengye took a breath, then gently leaned into the suspension behind him.
Purely as a fuel, scale burning fire is not poisonous. However, for people with low resistance and children, once exposed to too much, there will be uncomfortable reactions such as headaches.
Meng Jinhuai reached out and touched Duan Hengye's forehead lightly, then said to him, "After the material inspection is completed, you should also go to Nanzhuxing for a comprehensive medical examination."
Hearing Meng Jinhuai's words, Duan Hengye just wanted to retort that it was unnecessary. But after looking up to see the other party's serious expression, Duan Hengye swallowed the following words.
After all, she was finally reborn once, and now Duan Hengye paid more attention to health than anyone else. He also knew better than anyone that his physical state was indeed not very optimistic.
During the conversation, the two had reached the building of the research institute.
There are more than one material testing equipment in the courtyard. On the way back, Duan Hengye set up a path on the light brain and directly arrived at the most remote place. Except for the hours when the research labs are busy, there is always no one here.
The levitator came close to the wall of the building and was close to it, and then a small opening was suddenly cracked in the originally smooth facade. After the exit of the levitator was connected to the cracked part of the facade, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai walked into the laboratory from here.
With the lighting of the induction light, the two saw the gray detection device standing indoors at first glance.
After walking into the door, Duan Hengye first used the special cleaning solution in the corner of the room to wash off the blue marks on his hands, and then put on the white lab coat hanging on the side.
During this process, Meng Jinhuai kept standing beside him and watched silently. Although he had been to the research institute many times before, Meng Jinhuai had never seen Duan Hengye wearing a lab coat doing research. In fact, regarding the current state of the Dean, the colleagues who got along with him day and night have already reached a consensus - if there is one word to describe Duan Hengye at this time, it would be "abstinence".
However, Duan Hengye, who was anxious to see the result, didn't care about what he looked like now. He took the scale burning fire from Meng Jinhuai's hand again, and then put it into the cleaning tank of the instrument.
Although there was a shirt on it just now, the experimental test is a very precise thing after all. In order not to disturb the experimental results, Duan Hengye put it into the special groove first, then put on gloves and carefully washed the whole piece of metal.
In fact, the original owner rarely did this kind of experiment, but it was somewhat similar to Duan Hengye's daily work in the previous life. So even though the world has changed, Duan Hengye's movements are still proficient and smooth.
Duan Hengye picked up a silver special metal punch, and then began to carefully clean the piece of metal. He moves very carefully, like a doctor doing surgery, but not at all slow.
The process didn't take long, and it didn't take long for the instrument to turn on the green light. "Okay." Duan Hengye put the things in the groove again. He took off his gloves and said to Meng Jinhuai, "The subsequent experiments can be carried out automatically."
After finishing speaking, I saw the small piece of dark blue metal "sink" from the middle of the experimental groove, and then disappeared into the opaque experimental equipment.
Meng Jinhuai had been watching Duan Hengye just now, but now he finally had time to take a careful look at the laboratory. This laboratory is not small in size, and it is not only the equipment in front of it, but Meng Jinhuai can hardly name it.
Although the Marshal has always known that Duan Hengye is an all-rounder in mecha. But when he saw that he was skilled in operating the dye detection device just now, he couldn't help but be amazed.
While waiting for the test results, neither Duan Hengye nor Meng Jinhuai spoke. However, this experiment was going very fast. After a few minutes, Duan Hengye walked back to the groove just now, and then he turned to Meng Jinhuai and said, "Okay, now the testing process is all over, and it will be done soon. Results are out."
As soon as Duan Hengye's voice fell, the dark blue metal returned to a liquid state, and then spread up from the lower part of the groove. Duan Hengye walked over to set up the program and collected them all. He said to Meng Jinhuai, "Save it first, maybe it will be useful in the future."
At this moment, a light screen rose from the front of the experimental equipment, and it was filled with dense equations.
Meng Jinhuai walked over, and then... Lord Marshal, who has always been omnipotent in the heart of the citizens of Yetian Empire, suddenly found that he couldn't understand the things in front of him at all.
But just as Meng Jinhuai frowned at the screen, Duan Hengye began to read it carefully. Although the scale burning fire has not been used in mechas so far, as a top mecha researcher, the original owner has a lot of research on the internal composition of various fuels.
Therefore, relying on the knowledge reserve of this discipline, Duan Hengye successfully read out the meaning of the characters on the screen in front of him.
But this time, Duan Hengye's reading speed was surprisingly slow.
After more than ten minutes, Duan Hengye slowly closed the light screen. Then he suddenly took a deep breath, and said to Meng Jinhuai very solemnly: "These scales have reacted before."
Although there were only a few simple words, Meng Jinhuai's expression immediately became serious after hearing it. There are several experimental tables in the center of this research room. Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai walked to the table together. At this time, Duan Hengye opened the light screen on the table again, and said to Meng Jinhuai: "The same part as I guessed before is that this metal is indeed a scale burning fire, and it was ignored because it was still liquid. According to common sense, the scale burning fire will indeed evaporate when exposed to the air, but…”
After speaking here, Duan Hengye tapped the characters on the screen with his hand. As a marshal, a soldier who has lived in war since childhood. People, Meng Jinhuai rarely gets nervous because of one thing. But today, after seeing Duan Hengye's actions, Meng Jinhuai involuntarily took a deep breath.
Duan Hengye, who was focusing all his attention on the light screen, didn't see Meng Jinhuai's appearance at this time. After he opened the data, he turned around and said to Meng Jinhuai, "But these fuels have passed through high temperature before, and they are at high temperature. Some kind of reaction happened underneath. So instead of evaporating, they formed the dark blue metallic shape we see now more than a dozen years later."
After Duan Hengye's voice fell, Meng Jinhuai did not speak for a long time.
If ordinary people hear it, they may feel that Duan Hengye's words have no special consciousness. But for Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai, this "high temperature" is an extremely important word.
Despite being a fuel, scale fires only react in special installations. That device is part of a new type of light cannon, and it's bulky—a big reason why it's temporarily difficult to fit on a mech.
After seeing this result, a slightly crazy conjecture appeared in the minds of Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai at the same time - the scale burning fire of the year has been successfully assembled on the mecha.
Taking another look at the data ahead, Duan Hengye thought to himself, perhaps this conjecture was the truth.
…
Only Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai knew about the matter of the scale burning fire. After the trip to the ruins that day, the clues seemed to be broken here again without warning.
At present, the investigation of Nanzhuxing continues, and the scope of their investigation and the manpower invested in it are also gradually expanding.
Also at this time, Duan Hengye also returned to Nanzhuxing and started his physical examination.
Now people in the interstellar age are almost no longer sick, and hospitals in the traditional sense have disappeared. However, on Nanzhuxing, there is still a research institute specially set up for the intractable diseases of the interstellar age. This time, Duan Hengye's medical examination was carried out there.
In the last life, Duan Hengye had always been in good health. He rarely went to the hospital, let alone used a bunch of instruments for a detailed physical examination. Therefore, after arriving at this research institution at the appointed time, Duan Hengye, who had always considered himself to be of good psychological quality, felt a little fear when he saw these huge instruments in front of him.
… It really deserves to be the most top-level equipment in the interstellar space. Just looking at the lighted screens and the words with unknown meaning on them, Duan Hengye's mood became tense.
When he was in a coma last time, Duan Hengye used a military-specific instrument to check his body. But compared to this time, the instrument last time was more inclined to see if the various elements in his body were "normal", but this time it was aimed at checking his health.
Although it is still the normal working hours of the military department, Meng Jinhuai still finds time to come here. He saw the nervousness on Duan Hengye's face, and then stood behind Duan Hengye comfortingly, and whispered to him, "It's okay, this instrument looks huge, but you only use the one sitting in front of him. Good location."
Looking in the direction Meng Jinhuai pointed, Duan Hengye saw a silver-white metal seat just in front of the huge instrument. The seat was still some distance away from the instrument behind him. Seeing this, Duan Hengye's nervous mood finally calmed down a little.
He nodded to Meng Jinhuai, and then walked towards the seat.
Because of Duan Hengye's very special identity, all the high-level staff of this organization arrived at the scene today. When Duan Hengye walked to the seat, someone came over and said to him: "Professor Duan, you can just sit here for a while. Because there will be a light scanning project next, you will be closed most of the time. Eyes. By the way, this scan may take forty minutes."
The staff member only gave a brief explanation, and after hearing his description, Duan Hengye finally relaxed a little. He sat in the seat as instructed, and then said to Meng Jinhuai who was still standing there: "There are still forty minutes, you go first."
After hearing Duan Hengye's words, Meng Jinhuai stood there and shook his head, then said to him, "It's okay, I'm here to accompany you."
As soon as Meng Jinhuai finished speaking, Duan Hengye heard the staff member say to him, "Professor Duan, the instrument is now ready. After you close your eyes, the inspection will begin."
After hearing the staff's words, Duan Hengye glanced at Meng Jinhuai one last time. At this time, the Marshal was nodding to Duan Hengye, and then made a "waiting for you" mouth.
Duan Hengye was inexplicably relieved.
The physical examination technology in the interstellar era is really high-tech, and Duan Hengye didn't feel anything after a long time after closing his eyes. Because the surroundings were so quiet, he actually felt a little drowsy at this time. However, Duan Hengye thought that falling asleep during the physical examination was indeed not a good thing, so he forced himself to sit up straight again. It was also at this time that Meng Jinhuai, who had been waiting beside him, suddenly said, "It's coming, don't worry."
When Meng Jinhuai's words came out, Duan Hengye realized that he was standing so close to him now. Although unable to speak, Duan Hengye nodded slightly. Meng Jinhuai's reminder just now made Duan Hengye regain his energy, and then continued to wait patiently for the result.
Duan Hengye, who had his eyes closed, didn't know that on the huge instrument behind him, the light screens were all lit up and different characters were flashing. Most of the staff who were waiting beside him have left, and now they are sitting at the desk, staring nervously at the data in front of them.
Also different from the last examination, the results of this examination were very fast. Data was transmitted to the staff's optical brains at almost the same time the instrument was scanning with various lights.
Forty minutes passed quickly, and Duan Hengye, who was in the darkness, suddenly felt a hand lightly resting on the back of his own. Before he could react, he heard Meng Jinhuai's familiar voice ringing in his ears: "Okay, A-Heng, the inspection is over."
Finally, Duan Hengye opened his eyes. Because it took a long time to close his eyes, he suddenly opened his eyes, and Duan Hengye was still shaken by the lights in the room. Meng Jinhuai stretched out his hand and pulled Duan Hengye up, "Let's just wait here for the result now," he said.
Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai sat together on the sofa beside the office area, but this time, before he could sit for a long time, he saw a staff member walking towards them quickly.
"Master Marshal, Professor Duan, the inspection results have now come out."
Hearing his words, Duan Hengye couldn't help being a little surprised. Although he knew before that the results of the physical examination would be available soon, such a short time still surprised him. Unlike Duan Hengye, who mainly focused on the physical examination time, Meng Jinhuai could see at a glance the hesitation and confusion on the face of the staff member in front of him.
Although he was reluctant to admit it psychologically, Meng Jinhuai knew that Duan Hengye's examination result might not be optimistic...
"Okay." Meng Jinhuai turned around and glanced at Duan Hengye, then stood up with him and walked towards the area where the staff gathered.
In front of an empty desk here, a light screen more than one meter high was lit up. At this time, the screen was full of data that Duan Hengye did not recognize. Seeing Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai coming over, the people standing around hesitated for a while, then walked over and said, "This is the state of Professor Duan's body organs..." He paused and glanced at Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai, seeing the two The person did not interrupt himself, and continued to say, "This state is not optimistic."
The staff's words were very euphemistic, but after hearing it, Duan Hengye's eyelids couldn't help but jump slightly.
Also at this time, Meng Jinhuai's two hands respectively blocked Duan Hengye's arms from behind, almost encircling him in his arms.
…
Although Duan Hengye has a sufficient amount of cloned "temporary antidote" in his hands, and it has been taken for a period of time. But the results of this physical examination told Duan Hengye that the temporary antidote he was taking could only delay the symptoms of the attack. In other words, the poison in Duan Hengye's body has not been truly eliminated.
So even though the poison had not happened again for a long time, Duan Hengye's physical condition was still not good. The long-term accumulation of toxins has caused imperceptible but almost irreversible damage to the organs in his body unknowingly.
As for the so-called "antidote," it is like the anaesthetic given to a person after a severe trauma. The blood didn't stop for half a minute, but relying on this drug, the feeling became dull.
In fact, the so-called "antidote" issued by the royal family on time has always been just a special "anesthetic".
Since he was controlled by drugs when he was a child, the toxins in Duan Hengye's body have been accumulating and spreading day by day, and it has never been reduced by half.
Despite some preparations in his heart, Duan Hengye couldn't help but get nervous after hearing the consequences of the toxin in the staff's mouth. He considers himself to be a person who has experienced life and death, and is not greedy for life. But in the context of the average life expectancy of more than 200 in the interstellar era, it seems that there is something to lose by going offline early.
Seeing that Duan Hengye had not spoken, Meng Jinhuai could not help but asked worriedly. Duan Hengye, who was thinking a little in a trance, was asked by Meng Jinhuai, and directly said the second half of his heart. Hearing this, Meng Jinhuai was silent for a while, until finally he suddenly gave Duan Hengye a hug from behind, and then whispered in his ear, "Don't worry, no."
Duan Hengye had never heard Meng Jinhuai speak in such a tone. He was stunned for a moment, but finally turned his hand and patted Meng Jinhuai's arm gently, "Well, I know."