Among the Alliance's many institutions, the scientific expedition team's funding was definitely among the highest.
Not only because the organization handled over thirty percent of the players' quests, but also because every good thing recovered from pre-war civilization ruins brought a visibly tangible boost to the Alliance's hard power.
Vault 404, browsing room, B4 level.
Yin Fang was excitedly describing to Chu Guang the treasures he had picked out from the huge pile of junk hauled back by the Cowhorse.
"It was a palm-sized fragment! When our researchers found it, it was lodged in a carbon nanotube cable from a space elevator. We almost missed it."
"If my guess is right, this should be a structural material used in some small or medium-sized spacecraft. One thing's for certain—even during the Prosperous Era, it was quite advanced. Unfortunately, only this tiny piece remains..."
"Since there was no reference material, I took the liberty of naming it. What do you think of ceramic steel? Our lab has already analyzed its molecular configuration and material structure. We can now reproduce it in the lab, though industrial production may still be difficult."
As he spoke, Yin Fang used the beam projected by his holographic computer pen to show Chu Guang the material's appearance and the data he had just collected.
Apparently guessing that Chu Guang would not understand any of it, Yin Fang had deliberately compared it with the Alliance's most commonly produced armor steel and Type A3 aerospace aluminum.
With points of reference, the material's properties became much clearer.
Its weight fell between armor steel and Type A3 aerospace aluminum, while its hardness surpassed both. At the same time, it possessed heat resistance and oxidation resistance that neither had. Most incredibly, its toughness and resistance to mechanical impact even exceeded that of ordinary