"Boss, the car has arrived. Do you want me to take you to school or..."
After Zou Jin's matter came to an end, Xia Xu set off for the Magic City at noon the next day.
Since he had already greeted Joyoung Consulting before boarding the plane, He Qing had already driven his Venom supercar to pick him up as soon as he left the airport.
"Drive directly to school."
Xia Xu took Atuo and sat in the back seat. He leaned back and closed his eyes to rest. As the car drove smoothly, he said calmly: "Tell me about the current situation in the Magic City. What's the follow-up to the Gardner incident?"
No?"
"Lao Yang and I have had a lot of dealings with the local sects recently, and we have found some people to be our spies, but we haven't heard anything special."
He Qing turned the steering wheel while observing the traffic and replied: "As for the Gardner Mental Hospital, it is empty now, and the authorities have not found anyone. We are unfamiliar with the place and there is no good solution.
The Hong Yan you asked me to check, boss, has never shown up. We checked his family situation and found that there is currently only one aunt and one uncle alive, and Bo Chao and Lao Yang have been keeping an eye on it."
"It's okay, keep watching, there will always be a time when you show up."
Xia Xu didn't open his eyes, just hummed softly.
The topic ended and the car was quiet for a moment.
"correct."
He Qing seemed to remember something and said: "Boss, Bochao seemed to have said before that someone was selling a certain kind of special metal on the black market of Shenzhen Net. I heard that the price was quite high. Are you interested?"
He also knew that his boss owned a technology company, and he was studying mechanical engineering, so he asked this question when he had nothing to say.
"Special metal? How special?"
Xia Xu was indeed a little interested. He opened his eyes and sat up straight.
"It seems to be some kind of alloy. It talks about high strength and high density. I heard Bochao say that the price is exaggerated. I don't know if he is trying to impress people. You can ask the boss for the specific details. I'm not too sure."
He Qing raised his eyes and looked at the rearview mirror and said.
"OK."
After hearing this, Xia Xu contacted Meng Bochao directly, then took out his smart glasses and put them on. After some operations, he entered a well-known deep web black market site. After browsing a series of shocking products, he found the special alloy that He Qing mentioned.
Haite Alloy.
The source is unknown, the ingredients are unknown, and the seller is also anonymous.
Of course, the last sentence is actually nonsense. There are not many clean things that can be bought on the darknet black market, and since they are all here, their true origins will naturally not be revealed.
However, the introduction of this alloy is quite clear, or rather exaggerated.
The bending and tensile strength of Haite alloy is more than ten times that of titanium alloy. It also has ultra-high thermal conductivity, ultra-low specific heat capacity, and a melting point of 3,000 degrees Celsius, second only to tungsten.
"It's really interesting."
Xia Xu couldn't help but become more interested after reading it.
First of all, the strength of titanium alloy is more than ten times exaggerated.
Of course, compared to titanium alloys, Hiite alloy has a density comparable to gold, so its weight is much higher for the same volume, and it may not necessarily be a substitute for many uses.
However, this is not necessarily a drawback, and may even be an advantage depending on the use.
Then there are high melting point and high thermal conductivity. The former means that it can withstand high temperatures and is not easily melted, while the latter means that the rate of heat conduction is extremely fast.
These two points alone are already extremely versatile, not to mention the extremely low specific heat capacity.
Specific heat capacity is a physical quantity in thermodynamics, which refers to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance. The lower the specific heat capacity, the easier it is to raise the temperature. For example, the specific heat capacity of water is twice as high as that of oil. When heated with the same amount of heat, oil will be larger than
The water temperature is higher.
Just looking at these properties, there is no need to consider higher-end applications. Its simplest and most practical use is immediately apparent - making an electric blanket!
Hey, just kidding.
Seriously speaking, this kind of Hite alloy is suitable for making various components and equipment that need to heat up quickly and conduct heat. The simplest and most direct ones are various thermal energy equipment and even weapons.
With enough energy and simple electrical knowledge, it is enough to quickly heat this metal to two to three thousand degrees Celsius, and melt the iron into gold with ease.
You must know that tungsten, the metal with the highest melting point on earth, is only over 3,400 degrees Celsius. It is easy to heat this thing to the extreme.
"HOT, HOT, what a fitting name."
Xia Xu's eyes narrowed slightly unconsciously.
The potential and value of this metal are undoubtedly astonishing.
But equally astonishing as its value is its price, which only accepts special virtual currency payments like Bitcoin, which translates to almost eight million per kilogram.
You must know that the density of this thing is about the same as gold, and one kilogram is only half a palm-sized gold nugget.
But after all, this thing is a special alloy that has never appeared before, and the price is in an unprecedented state. Whether it is worth the price is a matter of opinion.
This is obviously a monopoly transaction. There is only one seller of Haite Alloy, and he only sells ten kilograms. The price he calls out is entirely based on the other party's wishes and has no reference value.
Such a high price is actually not very cost-effective from a business perspective.
Unless there are really high-precision devices that need to be used in small quantities, the cost alone is enough to make the audience for any Haite Alloy product extremely limited.
Moreover, the origin is unknown, the output is unknown or even unique. It would be difficult to get familiar with the properties of this new material and develop products, but in the end there will be no raw materials or the raw materials will be controlled and exploited due to the monopoly of raw materials.
If you want to use it for commercial purposes, even if you sacrifice some performance, choosing more common and cheaper materials will be a better choice.
but……
"We are rich and willful."
Xia Xu glanced at the messages under Haite Alloy that tried to bargain and fish but all came to nothing, and directly chose to buy in full.
Regardless of starting a company or doing anything, his goal from the beginning to the end is not to make money, and with his ability, he does not need to worry about money in life.
All his current development is nothing more than making himself live safer and more freely. Money is valuable only when it is spent, not just a bunch of numbers when it is not used.
Even if the thermal properties of Haite Alloy are ignored, it is the best material for making metal equipment, and it is unique. Maybe there will be no store like this after passing this village. The Shenwang Black Market does not have 24-hour customer service like Taobao.
Judging from the comments, the seller is not willing to communicate, so he simply buys it.
There was a little hiccup in the middle because only virtual currency could be used, but I had cash, so I didn’t need to worry about it. After a little work, Xia Xu quickly concluded the deal.
"I only bought a few pieces of palm-sized metal for 80 million, and suddenly I feel like I'm not that rich anymore."
"It seems that the road to making money is still long and arduous..."
After his willfulness, Xia Tuhao ushered in a sage moment that was dull and boring after being impulsive.
One kilogram of Haite alloy costs 8 million, and ten kilograms costs 80 million. To him, this is actually not a small number.
Fortunately, there is still a lot of remaining cash flow from the previous 1.2 billion, and Xingan Ning from Xinghai Venture Capital and Xinghai Biotech, which is gradually opening up overseas markets, is also making a lot of money every month, so it is not a big deal.
Just thinking that nearly one-tenth of my cash assets is enough to buy a few pieces of alloy, a sense of poverty and sadness that I have not experienced for a long time emerges inexplicably.
It feels like I have struggled all my life, only to find out that my savings are not enough to buy a toilet in a big city, or even just enough to buy a few tiles.
Make money!
Must make money!
"If you want to make money, the fastest way is naturally to go public and raise funds. With Xinghai Group's background, it can easily increase dozens of times..."
"But it's impossible to go public. You can only survive by harvesting wool. The special department has a lot of money, and the Andela Group is also an excellent prey..."