Chapter 140: Lack of Bronze Stone and Silver Stone

The refining time of the portable energy storage box was longer than that of the mechanical core; after about five hours, the energy conversion cabinet gradually lost its energy reaction.

The lights on the energy weapon manufacturing device also gradually went out.

The next moment.

The finished product warehouse door automatically opened, revealing a backpack made entirely of bronze alloy before Su Hao's eyes.

【Portable Energy Storage Box】

Supernatural Grade: Second Rank

Effect: Comes with a 10m×10m×10m storage space specifically for storing energy crystals.

The energy crystals stored inside can be converted into energy with higher efficiency, providing the required energy for energy weapons or robots to operate.

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"Indeed, as long as we have the mechanical core and the corresponding alloy, no preset program is needed; the corresponding energy weapon can be automatically refined."

Su Hao smiled slightly and nodded satisfactorily.

Thus, as long as there are enough energy crystals and the corresponding alloy, Su Hao can infinitely refine energy weapons.

In the future, equipping all skeleton warriors with a set of energy weapons is also not impossible.

Su Hao has over 200,000 energy crystals on him, and with Shen Xia as a long-term trading partner, it is a commodity with a stable acquisition channel; as long as it is not overused, it generally will not be lacking.

Compared to that, black iron alloy, bronze alloy, and silver alloy are relatively harder to obtain.

If there is no stable acquisition channel, once Su Hao's alloys are used up, he will no longer be able to continue manufacturing related energy weapons or robots.

Thinking of this, Su Hao turned his gaze toward the not-so-distant huge furnace.

Since Lars will use black iron alloy, bronze alloy, and silver alloy as the main materials for refining robots and energy weapons,

Moreover, the black iron robots and bronze robots in this laboratory are still numerous.

This indicates that Lars either has a stable channel to obtain these alloys,

or he possesses equipment that can refine ordinary materials into these three alloys.

If we were to say which equipment here is most likely used for refining these alloys, it would undoubtedly be the furnace not far away, beside which piles of iron ore and metal boxes are stacked.

【Machine Alloy Refining Device】

Supernatural Grade: Third Tier

Effect: Place iron ore into this device; after consuming sufficient energy, it can refine iron ore into black iron and gold at a 100:1 ratio.

Place one ton of black iron alloy together with one kilogram of second-rank copper stone into this device; after consuming sufficient energy, it can produce ten kilograms of bronze alloy.

Place one ton of bronze alloy together with one kilogram of third-tier silver stone into this device; after consuming sufficient energy, it can produce ten kilograms of silver alloy.

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"Sigh! The consumption of iron ore is also too great, isn't it?"

After a quick calculation, Su Hao couldn't help but draw a breath of cold air.

With sufficient energy, ten thousand tons of iron ore can only be refined into one hundred tons of black iron alloy.

One hundred tons of black iron alloy, plus one hundred kilograms of second-rank copper stone, can only be refined into one ton of bronze alloy.

One ton of bronze alloy, plus one kilogram of third-tier silver stone, can only be refined into ten kilograms of third-tier silver alloy. That is to say, ten thousand tons of iron ore can only be refined into one hundred tons of black iron alloy or one ton of bronze alloy.

If we want to refine silver alloy, we can only produce ten kilograms at most.

Besides the consumption of iron ore, refining bronze alloy and silver alloy also requires second-rank copper stone and third-tier silver stone.

"I remember these two ores are common materials for refining supernatural weapons; the dwarves have plenty of them, but I don't know if Shen Xia has any."

Su Hao stroked his chin, recalling some information he had learned in his previous life.

If he wants to mass-produce robots or refine energy weapons, he needs large amounts of copper stone and silver stone.

Unless he can find a large ore field, relying solely on himself to obtain enough materials would basically be impossible.

But how easy is it to find a large supernatural-grade second-rank and third-rank ore field? Even if found, it's likely already occupied by a powerful force.

Even if he could obtain mining rights to a copper stone and silver stone ore field, extracting enough ore would require massive manpower and material resources, which Su Hao currently cannot spare.

Therefore, obtaining large quantities of iron ore, copper stone, and silver stone through trade with other forces is Su Hao's best option.

The ideal trading partner is naturally the dwarves.

According to Su Hao's memory from his previous life, the dwarves indeed have several supernatural-grade ore fields.

Moreover, they are naturally skilled at mining; the various supernatural-grade ores in their territory are so abundant that they cannot be used up.

Even their houses and roads are built from supernatural-grade ores, showing how rich they are in this resource.

At the same time, the dwarves are proficient in refining supernatural weapons; their territory lacks nothing in supernatural weapons, making them a powerful force in the new world after the apocalypse.

If contact can be established with them, not only can the copper stone and silver stone problem be solved, but perhaps this opportunity could also make them allies.

After all, in this unknown new world, having a powerful ally can avoid many troubles and bring many conveniences.

However, Su Hao currently only has a first-rank dwarf's contact method, namely the dwarf he met at the Talking Elf Tribe Trade Fair.

"I don't know if I can rely on him to connect with the dwarf tribe."! Su Hao's fingers lightly rubbed the communication bracelet twice, but in the end he decided to wait until he returns to contact the dwarf tribe.

There's no way, because the languages used by humans and dwarves are different; even if he contacts that dwarf, normal communication would be impossible.

Afterward, Su Hao temporarily set this matter aside, walked to the edge of the furnace, opened a metal box, and revealed irregular blue-green stones.

【Second Rank Copper Stone】

Supernatural Grade: Second Rank

Effect: A hard and heavy ore that can be used to refine second-rank supernatural weapons and armor.

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What Su Hao regrets is that the remaining few boxes either contain second-rank copper stone or iron ore, but no third-tier silver stone.

Fortunately, these boxes also have storage functions; they contain plenty of iron ore and copper stone. If Su Hao refines a large batch of energy weapons,

After checking all the materials inside the boxes, Su Hao walked toward the blue projection.

If nothing unexpected happens, this monochrome projection is the central control system of the T235 Experimental Base; perhaps inside it we can find related research on the God-making Plan.

(End of chapter)