The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 763 New Materials

The new energy source that Hillman Group is promoting this time is yttrium, a long-wave (tertiary) radioactive metal. It is a level 5 high-energy radiation metal, which is already considered a very high-grade energy metal. After all, level 6 and 7 energy metals of the same type, as well as level 8 energy metals that are currently listed as prohibited from circulation, are almost impossible to find on the market.

There aren't many level 5 energy metals that can be used daily, and most of them are very expensive and difficult to develop, resulting in low circulation rates. Therefore, this newly emerging level 5 energy metal naturally attracts a lot of attention. People want to know if this energy metal is practical.

As it turned out, the Hillman Group was indeed farsighted; they had noticed this experimental material more than twenty years ago. However, at that time it was still in the Imperial Materials Treasury and had not passed experimental testing, remaining stuck in the research stage. The Hillman family could only wait patiently, tracking it for over twenty years and incurring enormous application fees and resources before finally securing the initial rights to promote this material.

This is a highly versatile energy metal, and its use and utilization rate are very high in the field of advanced manufacturing.

This naturally caused a stir among the attendees, but they all remembered that the seminar was not yet finished and there might be more important information later, so they could only calm down and listen carefully.

Explaining a new energy material is not a simple task; it involves a wide range of specialized fields and requires a wealth of supporting evidence, which can be overwhelming for the audience. Furthermore, as a commercial seminar, the Hillman Group's focus was more on exploring the potential applications of long-wavelength yttrium in various fields and its impact on similar materials.

With Jiang Hui's current knowledge, she could only understand a portion of it, given her limited experience in raw materials science. However, considering her age and lack of specialized training in raw materials, understanding even a part was already quite remarkable.

At this point, another leading expert in the field of raw materials research had taken the stage. He was responsible for interpreting the significance of several experimental data points on long-wave (tertiary) yttrium, which was even more unbelievable to Jiang Hui, so she didn't presume to continue listening.

"Mr. Vitaly, I would like to ask if you have any intention of selling the residual material after the second and third refining processes, since the amount of residue after these two or three refining processes is not low?"

Vitaly glanced at Jiang Hui with some surprise. He hadn't expected the boy to understand so well, and even to ask him about this newly developed raw material from such a professional angle.

The so-called secondary and tertiary refining refer to the products obtained at different stages after multiple refining processes.

In interstellar worlds, energy metals are typically refined multiple times to produce products of varying purities. Generally, the first attempt yields a core essence, which is the most energy-rich portion of the energy metal and is usually a restricted commodity, exclusively supplied to military and government use.

Then, the product obtained from the secondary refining after extracting the core material is the final product, which often has a purity of over 95%. Currently, most raw materials used in interstellar circulation and development are of this type.

The product of the third refining process is considered "secondary material," which generally contains many impurities or non-energy components that are difficult to extract. This type of material is considered impure, but secondary material also has its uses, and raw material suppliers will sell it as a legitimate commodity.

As for the residue after secondary and tertiary refining mentioned by Jiang Hui, it truly falls into the category of semi-waste. Actually, the scope of this derivative is quite broad, and the state of the residue varies depending on the material. It can still be called "material," as it doesn't mean absolutely no energy is left. Rather, after three refining processes, the basic energy of the raw materials has been largely extracted, and their structural properties have been damaged to some extent. Some energy metals cannot withstand three refining processes and crumble into pieces. Even those with relatively stable structures and slightly higher residual energy metals become more stubborn after three refining processes. No matter how many times they are refined (four, five, or six times), they remain unmoved and unusable, so calling them residue is appropriate.

Of course, this is from the perspective of laymen. For some insiders, no, it should be said that "experts" still have a market for this kind of material, because they are willing to explore and spend time processing these products that are considered to have little value by outsiders and can maximize their profits.

The fact that this kid could even mention this is already quite insightful; even if he only has a superficial understanding of the raw materials industry, he's at least grasped the basics. He remembered that this kid was probably no more than a few years older than Aier; even his own family, who worked in this industry, might not be able to get the gist of it.

No wonder old Aaron mentioned El's friend to him last time, praising her highly; she was even the one who discovered the problematic source of the goods.

“We don’t sell scrap materials separately; there are always people who collect them. However, if you need them, you can apply to the group separately. If the quantity is not large, I will ask them to allocate some to you,” Vitaly Hillman said slowly.

Jiang Hui only mentioned it briefly. She wasn't some greenhorn new to mecha manufacturing anymore, and she knew that there was actually a large, unofficial market for scrap materials. As a raw material supplier, the Hillman family had no shortage of a supply chain for processing materials.

Based on their past product release patterns, it's highly unlikely that products like scrap materials would be available online. Therefore, the possibility of her obtaining the materials through normal channels was slim, so she thought she would try to get them through Hillman's second brother. Unexpectedly, before she even mentioned it, the other party readily agreed.

Jiang Hui was pleasantly surprised and made no attempt to hide her excitement: "Is that alright? Then thank you very much, Mr. Vitaly. I only need a small amount; I just want to do some research." The piece of secondary refining material that was delivered last time was a bit small, and she needs to conduct further verification.

The seminar was long, and it could be quite tedious if you didn't understand much. Jiang Hui and Clarence, being young, started to lose focus after two weeks. Clarence began flipping through interstellar information, while Jiang Hui continued highlighting the product catalog.

Seeing that the two had already pulled themselves out of the seminar and started focusing on their own things, Vitaly struck up a conversation with Jiang Hui: "I heard from El that you're teaching yourself mecha manufacturing?" He picked up a loose-leaf list that was being squeezed so tightly it was about to fall off the table.

"Yes." The girl took it somewhat shyly, and then put together the list that had unknowingly covered half of the table and looked very messy.

There's no point in hiding it; she did come here to purchase mecha parts.

Seeing that the other party was still looking at the messy list with some curiosity, Jiang Hui let it go and neatly put the product list together before handing it to Vitaly, saying, "I plan to build an A-class mech myself."