Chapter 1110 Crystal Steel

Joan also has a small shield enchanted with 1 ring "Flash Burst".

He originally planned to upgrade this small shield to a "Dancing Sky Shield", but he quickly gave up on this idea.

Since the "Dancing Sky Shield" can carry up to 400 pounds of weight, and there is no limit to the size of the shield, instead of upgrading a small shield that is not much bigger than a palm into a dancing sky shield, why not start from scratch and make a tower as large as possible Where is the shield?

It's easy to see why the larger the shield, the more protection it provides.

On the other hand, Joan's small shield is made of hardwood skin, which is very fragile even after being enchanted, and cannot withstand too violent a blow.

Back when Joan was at a low level, most of his opponents were low-level miscellaneous fish, and the protection provided by this small shield was enough.

However, now, with the improvement of his own level and strength, the enemies he needs to face have become more and more powerful. This fragile small shield is useless and can only be put in the storage bag to eat ashes.

Thinking of this, Joan made up his mind to get rid of the small shield and remake a bigger and stronger shield!

After establishing the idea of ​​enchanting, Joan started two tasks at the same time.

The first is to design the shield structure drawings, in addition to select the appropriate material for the shield.

Joan listed three requirements for the materials used to make the shield.

First, the material must be strong enough.

Secondly, the material must be as light as possible.

Finally, the material should preferably be transparent so that enemies on the opposite side can be seen through the shield.

According to these three requirements, steel was eliminated first, neither light enough nor transparent enough.

"Blackwood" meets the first two requirements, but unfortunately it is not transparent, so it can only be given up.

Joann's plan to make a shield encountered obstacles as soon as it started.

He had to put aside the enchanting work for the time being, and went into the library to consult relevant documents in the field of enchanting materials, trying to find a perfect material that met all three requirements from the pile of documents.

Joan spent two days looking through hundreds of documents, and finally found a new material that met his ideal.

This material is an equal ratio compound of "green ice" and "quartz", and has a nice name called "crystal steel".

The hardness of crystal steel is about the same as that of steel, but its density is only one-fifth of that of steel, and its texture is crystal clear like glass.

Joan was moved after seeing it, and decided to use "Crystal Steel" as the enchanted embryonic material of the shield.

But it is not easy to get this kind of material, not because of the high price, but mainly because this brand new synthetic material is still in the research stage.

The papers that Joan consulted were all about crystal steel samples prepared under "laboratory conditions", but they were hotly discussed in the academic circle. At present, there is no factory specializing in the production of this new material, and there is no such thing on the market. Can't buy it!

What can I do?

What else can I do?

We don't lack green ice, and quartz is a very cheap mineral, and we don't lack laboratories, so we can do it ourselves!

That being said, Qiao An has always been focusing on supernatural ecology, and has never done any research on synthetic materials. His eyes are darkened, and he doesn't know where to start.

Joan is a withdrawn and introverted person, and he doesn't want to ask for help when he can solve problems by himself. Fortunately, he is soberly aware that it doesn't matter to be lonely in daily life, but in the academic field, this kind of concept of "working behind closed doors" is absolutely unacceptable!

Instead of fumbling around on your own, wasting a lot of time, energy and money, and "reinventing the wheel", it is better to seek help from professionals in the field of synthetic materials.

In the special environment of "top comprehensive universities", there is a unique advantage. When it comes to interdisciplinary subjects, it is easy to find experts in related fields to help solve problems.

At Midgard University's Austrian Law School, there are several research groups that focus on the field of alchemy and compound materials. Among them, Joan is most familiar with a study chaired by Dean Franklin.

His good friends Angel and Ryan are interns in this research group. What's even more coincidental is that Angel and Ryan are currently researching green ice compounds under the guidance of Dean Franklin!

Joan found a paper published in the "Journal of Austrian Law" in the library, which was about the compound of green ice and sulfate, and the mailing address was Franklin Laboratory.

Of course, Joan did not find the signatures of Angel and Ryan on this paper. The first author and the second author are both their doctoral seniors and senior sisters. Brickworker"...

Joan first sent a "wind message" to Angel and Ryan, and asked them to meet in the college cafeteria, and then went to the cafeteria to meet the appointment with the journal that published this paper.

Not long after Joan sat down, Angel and Ryan rushed over excitedly.

As soon as Angel met, he yelled for him to treat him.

Why treat?

The winner of the "Franklin Award", the youngest candidate for the "Rising Star Award" in history, and a rising star in the academic circle of Austrian Law, don't you want to treat me? Are you worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth?

After being "rebuked" by Angor, Qiao An also felt that he should bleed a little and let his friends share his happiness.

He threw the menu over and asked Angel and Ryan to order whatever they wanted, and he ordered a glass of watermelon juice himself.

The three young mages drank cold drinks around the dining table, and the topic of chatting soon returned to academics.

Joan opened the paper produced by "Franklin Laboratory", pushed it in front of Angel and Ryan, and asked them if they could spare some time to make some blue ice quartz compounds for themselves, that is, "Crystal Steel".

"Crystal steel, we were talking about this material with our senior brother in the laboratory in the morning. It's very popular recently, so I'm considering whether to follow it." Ryan said with a smile.

"Joan, since you are also interested in crystal steel, why not say hello to your supervisor and temporarily seconded to our laboratory, the three of us will prepare crystal steel together, test the performance data, and maybe we can write a paper Come on, post it in the core journal, let Ryan and I have a good time!"

Angor became more and more excited as he talked, and his eyes shone eagerly.

He and Ryan saw that Joan frequently published papers in core journals without saying anything. In fact, it was inevitable that he was a little jealous and eager to publish papers to prove himself.

"Crystal steel" is a hot topic in the field of synthetic materials. If you want to catch the heat and write a follow-up work, although you can't publish the "Journal of Austrian Law", you still have a good chance of publishing "Austrian Law Review".

In fact, Qiao An also had the same plan. Since Angel took the initiative to invite him to join the group, of course it would be best.

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