Star Core Gold was one of the rarest and most precious substances in the entire universe.
Its value lay not merely in its scarce reserves, but more importantly in its unique and irreplaceable uses.
For instance, the warship blades equipped on Combat Mecha contained Star Core Gold in their manufacturing formula. Without this special metal mixed in, the blade itself would be unable to withstand the effects of ultra-high-frequency vibrations.
Star Core Gold was also found in quite a few black-tech products, and building a single Titan-class Battleship required at least five tons of it.
To a certain extent, Star Core Gold also limited the Empire's production of Titan battleships!
There was no need to say more about how precious this material was.
Moreover, Star Core Gold was extraordinarily difficult to refine and forge. It had to be smelted and used with specialized equipment.
Now someone had actually claimed that Wang Chen's gift to Lin Xuanya had been forged from Star Core Gold. Nobody's first reaction was to believe it. The arrogant man who had spoken rudely to Wang Chen in particular bristled as though someone had stepped on his tail.
He immediately turned his head, ready to berate the other man for spouting nonsense.
Yet before he could vent the rage filling his chest, the young nobleman who had been so haughty a moment ago flushed bright red and forcibly swallowed the words that had surged up to his throat.
He nearly choked to death on the spot!
The person who had identified the material of Thorn Rose was an elderly nobleman with a head full of white hair. He wore a black tailcoat and gold-rimmed glasses, while the deep wrinkles on his face silently told of the ravages of time.
Yet the wisdom in his eyes made no