Chapter 14 Sky Steel

Chen Ming sat down on the floor of the spaceship, took off his helmet and threw it aside.

He breathed in the oxygen that the life support system had just replenished.

Looking at the backpack in his hand and the things in the backpack, he couldn't help but smile.

Chen Ming adjusted his breathing, stood up, and gave the spaceship a move order.

Then he came to the working cabin and prepared to start the transformation of the mining laser.

Chen Ming held two lenses of different sizes in each hand, and the largest one was placed on the temporary storage space of the smelting furnace in front of him.

The low-frequency frequency generator found before leaving was also placed aside.

After confirming that the materials needed to transform the mining laser were sufficient and would not affect the subsequent maintenance of the landing module, Chen Ming pressed the confirmation button.

An extremely strong feeling of fatigue instantly surged into Chen Ming's brain, but.

The smallest lens in his hand turned into a pure and transparent liquid, and the low-frequency frequency generator gradually melted.

The two liquids, together with other metal materials flowing out of the storage cabin, merged into the Type II mining laser in the working cabin.

All the liquid was quickly absorbed, and the Type II mining laser transformation was completed.

The overall appearance did not change much, only a ring-shaped component, the laser restrainer, was added to the edge of the transmitter.

At the same time, the panel of the mining laser device also underwent some changes.

[Type II mining laser·modification]

[Manufacturer: Sinda Rockwell Mining Company]

[Strength: Level 3]

[Applicable environment: high-grade metal ore]

[Transformed components: high-grade lens, energy ring, frequency oscillation]

[Durability: 100%]

[Performable operations: Replacement/transformation]

The intensity and applicable environment of the laser have reached a higher level.

At this time, the spacecraft, under Chen Ming's previous settings, once again circled back to the living area of ​​the mining space station.

The traction equipment took away the dark blue ore that was stuck in the building loophole in the living area.

Chen Ming was not sure whether the strength of the enhanced mining laser was enough at this time, and he started the mining laser with some nervousness.

Compared with the previous brighter orange-yellow mining laser, it was fired and successfully shattered the dark blue ore when it hit it.

"Good."

Chen Ming couldn't help but mutter to himself, still a little nervous as he watched the ore fragments being pulled into the furnace.

All the processes were just like collecting ordinary asteroids. The furnace began to heat up and the dark blue ore began to melt gradually.

It was not until then that Chen Ming was completely relieved.

Fortunately, the temperature of the furnace was enough, otherwise he might have to find a way to see if there were any furnace-related transformation methods in the terminal book.

The smelting speed of dark blue ore is much slower than that of ordinary metal ore.

It was not until nearly two hours later that a total of five sky-blue metal ingots appeared in the furnace after smelting.

Chen Ming had already opened the panel of the work cabin impatiently.

He saw the name of this metal in the object column.

"Sky steel?"

Chen Ming's tone was somewhat uncontrollable excitement.

I didn't expect this to be a metal material of considerable value.

In Chen Ming's memory, he had learned about this advanced material.

It is a necessary material for some key parts of the spacecraft, especially for parts that require very high structural strength, and it is also the basis for manufacturing spacecraft.

And more importantly, sky steel is a raw material for the hyperspace channel system.

These sky steel ingots are enough to meet the needs of manufacturing the hyperspace channel system.

Although it is difficult for him to gather other materials when he arrives at the pirate space station, at least with it in hand, Chen Ming can feel more relaxed.

Even if he doesn't need it to make the hyperspace channel system in the end, he can also find a way to sell it as a rare metal resource at the pirate space station.

Just like his original plan, as the first start-up capital for his new start.

Chen Ming's hand rubbed the sky steel ingot, feeling the warmth that had just cooled down, just like getting his favorite toy when he was a child.

This special sense of satisfaction made Chen Ming very enjoyable.

However, gradually, Chen Ming's excitement for the outstanding results of the transformation and the collection of sky steel dissipated.

An extreme feeling of fatigue filled his brain.

The mental consumption of modifying the equipment feels much greater than repairing it.

Chen Ming put the sky blue sky ingot into the storage cabin and stood at the door of the living cabin. It was almost time for a break.

But before going in, Chen Ming thought about it and turned back to the captain's room.

He took the initiative to find an asteroid to try the effect of the upgraded mining laser on ordinary metal ores on ordinary asteroids.

Traction, fixation.

Mining laser fired.

In less than three seconds, the asteroid was directly crushed by the level 3 mining laser, and the ore fragments were pulled into the furnace and began to be smelted.

This efficiency made Chen Ming very satisfied.

Although the smelting time accounts for the majority of the entire mining process, the time required for collection is also not short.

In this way, the time saved is more than a little bit.

The sooner you collect enough materials, the sooner you can set off to the planet that the spacecraft is orbiting.

After confirming the efficiency of the mining laser, Chen Ming's face showed a smile that he couldn't suppress.

But soon, extreme fatigue emerged again.

Chen Ming barely shook his head to make himself a little more awake.

Then he set the instructions for the spacecraft and let it continue to collect more common ores around the space station.

He hurried back to the living cabin and lay on the bed.

Before closing his eyes, Chen Ming opened the panel of the spacecraft armor and used the panel to repair the remaining damage on the armor.

The overall durability of about 70% was instantly restored to 100%, and the entire hull looked brand new from the outside.

Then Chen Ming fainted.

The next day, Chen Ming got up from the bed with a groggy head.

The first thing he did after getting up was the same as the day before, to go to the work cabin to collect the minerals smelted overnight.

When he was free yesterday, Chen Ming deliberately dismantled a shelf in the storage cabin and built a slope at the outlet of the smelting furnace.

So that the metal ingots that overflowed after the furnace was full could slide to the side along the slope, so that more metal ingots could be piled here.

When Chen Ming approached the work cabin, he found that what he did was indeed effective.

Although the slope had been crushed, the extra metal ingots still blocked the outlet, causing the furnace to stop working.

But the number of metal ingots piled up here was about 50% more than the day before.

Chen Ming went back and forth several times to stuff these metal ingots into the storage cabin.

Looking at the iron ingots that almost occupied most of the used space in the storage cabin, Chen Ming always felt that sooner or later he would have to throw away some of them.

However, if we are lucky today and efficient enough, we may be able to collect enough materials to repair the landing module.

Once the landing module is repaired, there is no need to continue collecting iron.

As the landing module is about to be repaired, it is time to consider what to do after landing.