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Chapter 330 Kunpeng No. 1

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At noon, the sun was high in the sky.

Inside the Grand Governor's Mansion in Jiaozhi City, a solemn atmosphere prevailed.

Wu Wen sat calmly in the main seat, summoning Lü Cai and Ma Daxiong.

"What is the current state of the metal reserves in the treasury?" Wu Wen asked slowly, his eyes sharp.

Lu Cai hurriedly stepped forward and respectfully reported, "Your Excellency, the treasury currently contains 400 catties of gold, 80,000 catties of silver, 400,000 catties of copper, 900,000 catties of iron, and 300,000 catties of tin..."

After hearing this, Wu Wen shook his head slightly, seemingly dissatisfied with the quantity.

Seeing this, Lü Cai was puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "Does Your Excellency feel that the reserves are insufficient? If needed, I can collect three times the amount in a short period of time! But I wonder what Your Excellency intends to use all this metal for?"

Wu Wen's gaze was deep. He did not answer Lü Cai's question directly, but instead instructed, "You don't need to know the specific uses. Just do your best to collect as many as possible! In addition, all kinds of gems should also be collected."

Gemstones contain various rare non-ferrous and rare metals, and even natural alloys, all of which are indispensable materials for Wu Wen in refining spaceships.

"Yes!" Lü Cai accepted the order and immediately went to make arrangements.

In the days that followed, the Grand General's Office operated at full capacity, with tens of thousands of kilograms of metal being transported from various parts of Lingnan to Jiaozhi every day.

At the foot of a small hill twenty miles west of Jiaozhi City, Wu Wen personally dug a cave that went eighty meters underground.

This is a protrusion where underground magma rises to the surface. Eighty meters underground, Wu Wen directly carved out a magma pool.

Right beside this magma pool, Wu Wen began the work of metal refining.

Unlike conventional chemical reactions and particle screening methods, Wu Wen chose a more primitive yet more effective method of hammering with a forging hammer.

The oscillation forging method is not only convenient, but also consumes less energy.

Meanwhile, with each hammer blow from Wu Wen, the metal could gradually be shaped into the form he desired.

On this day, Ma Daxiong personally delivered five boxes of rare gems.

Looking at the boxes of crystal-clear, sparkling gems, Ma Daxiong couldn't help but sigh softly.

This is the hundredth box of gems he has delivered in this period of time.

He personally watched as Wu Wen poured the ninety-five boxes of gems that had been delivered earlier into the magma, where they were completely melted away.

Every time Ma Daxiong saw these rare gems being melted down, he couldn't help but feel regret.

These gems, each one priceless, are melted down here like ordinary stones, box after box.

Using the elevator platform at the cave entrance, Ma Daxiong delivered the gemstone to the underground lava cave.

As he passed through the dark and narrow tunnel, he first felt a chill, followed by an intense heat.

Arriving at the underground cavern with practiced ease, Ma Daxiong carefully moved the five boxes of gems to a corner.

Then he turned to look at the center of the cave, at that small pool of lava.

Wu Wen held a huge forging hammer, swinging it at an extremely fast speed. Under the crimson light of the lava, the hammer's shadow danced and flew, like a dream, fully demonstrating the aesthetics of violence.

Every time he saw this scene, Ma Daxiong couldn't help but be captivated and stop to look at it a few more times.

When Wu Wen was forging, it was as if he was dancing, especially the rhythm. The sound of each hammer blow seemed to strike his heart, creating a strange feeling in him, as if he were yearning for beauty.

This time, after watching for a long time, Ma Daxiong did not leave as before, but stood still and waited quietly.

He only stepped forward after Wu Wen finished forging.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Wu Wen had already noticed Ma Daxiong's arrival, so he stopped what he was doing and came to him.

"My lord, I have something important to report."

Ma Daxiong said cautiously, "Now almost all the metals and gems in Lingnan are here. If we want to continue collecting, we need to go to the Jiangnan region or the Sichuan area, which will take a long time. In the near future, no more metals and gems may be sent."

Wu Wen nodded slightly upon hearing this. The amount of metal and gems he had consumed during this period was indeed enormous, almost equivalent to emptying the treasury of a small country.

"This matter must continue. Make sure Lü Cai sends the items over as soon as possible, at all costs," Wu Wen said.

After a brief pause, Wu Wen realized that with such a large-scale collection, some people would inevitably take the opportunity to raise prices or hoard the metals, causing trouble for the metal collection.

Then he said to Ma Daxiong, "If necessary, we can also use some extraordinary measures!"

"Yes, I understand!" Ma Daxiong nodded solemnly, then took his leave.

Watching his departing figure, Wu Wen couldn't help but sigh: It's fortunate that this is Lingnan, with its abundant mineral resources, which allowed him to meet such a huge demand in a short period of time.

However, this also reflects a problem: the mineral resources within the Tang Dynasty did not seem to be that abundant.

Rare metals seem to be quite abundant in the north.

Wu Wen put the question aside for the time being and turned to look at the lava pool behind him.

Just then, the calm surface of the lava pool suddenly began to churn.

A huge fish spine faintly glides across the surface of the pond.

Even from this glimpse, one can see that what just swam beneath the lava pool was at least a hundred meters long.

And this is the spaceship Wu Wen crafted: Kunpeng-1!
It looks like a giant whale, covered in crystalline scales.

Each time it swims, it causes all the crystalline scales on its body to vibrate, thereby coordinating the transfer and conversion of internal energy.

Looking at his masterpiece, Wu Wen was very satisfied.

Although he has not yet fully succeeded, he has already completely achieved his expectations.

Furthermore, during the ship's manufacturing process, Wu Wen made another groundbreaking new discovery.

Originally, Wu Wen envisioned having his spiritual clone enter the spaceship and act as the core of the intelligent system in the plan to operate the spaceship.

He envisions that the neutrino's spiritual clone, with its unique properties, could precisely and efficiently control the various functions of the spaceship, ensuring its stable operation and flexible maneuverability.

However, in practice, he discovered that the neutrino's spiritual clones could not directly and effectively affect the spacecraft in actual use.

The spiritual clone has serious obstacles in interacting with the spaceship's hardware system. Its greatest function seems to be limited to acting as a relatively basic intelligent system, far from achieving the highly coordinated and seamless control effect that Wu Wen initially hoped for.

In sharp contrast.

When Wu Wen tried to replace his spirit body with a titanium body, the situation changed dramatically.

Titanium Extreme Body: A living metal formed by the perfect combination of titanium element and flesh.

Titanium particles can establish a close connection with nerves directly. This connection is not a simple signal transmission, but rather a deep human-machine symbiotic relationship.

In this state, a strange resonance seemed to occur between the titanium body and the spacecraft, and the two merged closely, resulting in the magical effect of "man and ship becoming one".

Therefore, having the titanium pole body control the spaceship is actually the best choice.

This state is like putting on a mecha suit, giving you a huge body that not only increases your strength but also allows you to go anywhere.

In response to this situation, Wu Wen couldn't help but think of the supernatural power "following the laws of heaven and earth".

It stands tall, reaching the heavens and the earth, and can also change its form.

Based on this discovery.

Wu Wen speculated that the cultivation path of the Titanium Extreme Body might not be limited to the "Density Body" method.

This method of wearing mechs, achieving human-machine integration, and mechanical ascension should also be considered a form of cultivation.

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(End of this chapter)