Chapter 22: One Hundred Tons!

In a secret experiment.

Qin Hao touched the alloy sample again, silently chanting in his mind: 'Replicate.'

Almost instantly, a 100-catty meteoric alloy block appeared out of thin air in the lab's open space, piling into a small metal heap that shone with the exact same metallic luster as the sample.

Energy consumed: 100,000 points.

Qin Hao glanced at his energy reserves: still 362,900,000 points.

"Quick! Send it straight to the testing center!"

Academician Qian Bowen gave the order, and the on‑call technical staff rushed forward, carefully packaging these freshly forged alloy blocks and rushing them to the materials testing lab.

For Qian Bowen, Academician Li and the others, the ensuing wait was undoubtedly long and agonizing.

They stood guard at the testing center, eyes unblinking as they watched the numbers jump on various instrument screens.

Tensile test, impact test, high‑temperature creep test, fatigue test, metallographic analysis, composition analysis……

Each test proceeded in an orderly fashion.

Finally, when the final test report was compiled into Academician Qian Bowen's hands, his formerly tense face broke into a relieved, radiant smile.

"Rote Commissioner!"

Academician Qian Bowen held the report, strode quickly to Luo Te who had been waiting nearby, his voice trembling slightly with excitement,

"All test items passed! The replicated meteoric alloy matches our original sample exactly in density, strength, toughness, high‑temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, fatigue resistance and all other key indicators!"

"Even in some batches, the microscopic crystal structure uniformity is slightly better than our hand‑crafted small‑batch production! They are perfect!"

"Good!"

Luo Te waved his hand fiercely, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, "Since that's the case, what are we waiting for? Comrade Xiao Qin!"

He turned to Qin Hao,

"I represent the state and the people, formally assigning you a task: first replicate one hundred tons of meteoric alloy for our most critical defense project! Can you do it?"

One hundred tons!

Everyone present, including the battle‑scarred academicians and experts, felt their hearts skip a beat at hearing that number.

What does one hundred tons mean?

That's 200,000 catties!

If we kept to the lab's previous output, it would take several hundred years to produce!

Now, all hope rests on this youngster before us.

Qin Hao met Luo Te's trusting, expectant gaze and replied confidently, "Don't worry! I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

After calculation, a total of 200,000,000 points of energy will be needed.

Qin Hao currently has 362,900,000 points of energy; completing this task is more than enough, leaving him with over 160,000,000 points.

Luo Te personally took command; a specially modified giant dust‑free warehouse was cleared out, dedicated to storing the soon‑to‑be‑born hundred‑ton super‑alloy.

Qin Hao stood in the warehouse's center, the alloy sample serving as the "master copy" fixed onto a specially made rack.

He stepped forward quickly, lightly placed his hand on the sample, and began the replication.

As Qin Hao's command was issued, the energy reserve numbers on the system interface began to plummet at a visibly rapid pace.

Before him on the expansive open ground, one gleaming metal alloy ingot after another appeared, as if printed from thin air, neatly emerging and then stacking together.

There were no earth‑shaking audiovisual effects—only the faint clinking as the ingots kept appearing and stacking.

Yet every person present—including Luo Te, Academician Qian Bowen, Academician Li and the others—

held their breath, eyes unblinking as they watched this scene that could be called a miracle.

At first the ingots appeared at a relatively leisurely pace, but as Qin Hao gradually adapted to and mastered the system's batch‑copy mode, the speed increased.

The ingots surged forth like a tide, quickly forming one, two… and even several small hills on the ground.

Time ticked by second by second.

Qin Hao's legs began to go numb from standing.

Finally, after nearly half an hour, as the last batch of alloy ingots appeared, Qin Hao exhaled a long breath and lowered his hand.

"Replication completed."

His voice carried obvious fatigue, but his eyes were unusually bright.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Luo Te uttered three "good"s in a row, hurried forward, personally supported Qin Hao's arm, and said, "You've worked hard, Xiao Qin! Quick, go rest!"

Cheng Haitang also stepped forward, bringing him to a nearby chair to sit.

Meanwhile, everyone else in the warehouse was utterly stunned by the sight of the alloy piled up like mountains!

One hundred tons!

Exactly one hundred tons of the world's most cutting‑edge super‑alloy had miraculously appeared before them!

"Good heavens… is this… really one hundred tons of meteoric alloy?"

An old expert in charge of aero‑engine materials, shaking all over with excitement, trembled forward, gently touching an ingot as if caressing a rare treasure, and murmured,

"With these… our fighter jets can finally soar without restraint!"

"Not just fighter jets!"

Another, the chief engineer in charge of new warship structural design, eyes shining, gazed upon this sea of metal,

"Our next‑generation 'warship', with these materials for the keel and key protection, will see its overall performance leap at least one tier higher! The first and second island chains will become meaningless!"

"Quick! Take samples! Conduct a full re‑check!"

Although Academician Qian Bowen was also thrilled, the rigor of a researcher still prompted him to issue the order immediately.

The ready‑to‑go testing team sprang into action, randomly pulling samples from various batches and positions of the alloy piles and sending them to the testing center for a final verification.

Not long after, the test results came out.

The researcher in charge of testing, holding the report, ran all the way to Qian Bowen, excitedly saying:

"Academician Qian, the re‑check results are still perfect! All indicators match the previous test data exactly; the quality of this one‑hundred‑ton star‑fallen alloy is fine!"

Qian Bowen nodded satisfactorily: "That's wonderful!"

Old Luo likewise showed a relieved smile, he firmly grasped Qin Hao's hand, saying: "Xiao Qin, I won't stand on ceremony; we still have more plans ahead, and I'll have to trouble you further."

"You're too polite; this is all I should do."

Qin Hao felt somewhat overwhelmed by the favor, and quickly replied.

Thus, the one‑hundred‑ton star‑fallen alloy appeared out of nowhere in a way that was nearly zero‑cost and ultra‑efficient,

This means that Yanhuang Guo, in the research and manufacture of a series of national heavyweights such as cutting‑edge fighter jets, hypersonic flight vehicles, new strategic nuclear submarines, and aircraft carriers,

will completely break free from the constraints of high‑performance materials and achieve leapfrog development!

That afternoon, a high‑level emergency meeting was convened.