60: What about the skills of the little neon?

Chapter 60: What about Xiao Riben's technology? Can't I steal it?

"D-level Area?" Lucy whispered in her sleep, her eyes closed.

After a long while, just when he thought she was asleep, she replied, "What are you going to that place for? There's nothing fun in the D-level Area."

Lu Ze glanced at Lucy. "Didn't I get promoted to a D-level clearance employee? I should properly explore my 'scope of duties,' shouldn't I?"

"Mm, then I'll go with you this afternoon," Lucy's voice was faint.

Watching her take almost half a minute to reply, Lu Ze shook his head helplessly. Why hadn't he brought a few more chocolate bars?

Once this guy went too long without eating, her whole being would enter this extremely low-power operating mode.

Simply put, once Lucy was extremely hungry, she would lie down rather than stand, close her eyes in a doze rather than open them, and her brain would avoid thinking if possible, which was why her reply speed was so slow.

He'd better wait until she had eaten her fill before continuing, otherwise, he couldn't guarantee Lucy would remember these things.

On the other side.

Da Xia, Yan Jing 732 Military Factory.

Early in the morning, a batch of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, fresh from the production line, were packed one by one and loaded onto vehicles, seemingly still carrying a trace of lingering warmth.

A thousand drones weren't many; it only took two trucks to load them all.

"General Al-Azi, all goods have been packed and are ready to depart at any time," Li Yunshan, Factory Director stood at the factory gate, smiling and gesturing.

"God willing, we will arrive safely." Muhammed Al-Azi extended his arms and embraced him. "These treasures must not have any problems; these are the most perfect weapons I have ever seen."

He stared intently at the drones, which had been packed into large cardboard boxes on the truck. This batch of equipment would be urgently and secretly transported to Yan Jing International Airport, then directly air-freighted to Persia, and then through a secret passage to the Palestine border, and finally transported through tunnels into the besieged Gaza.

The journey along the way was full of difficulties; transporting from Da Xia to Persia was just the simplest step.

"Then I hope you all succeed soon, and eat more fish!" Li Yunshan, Factory Director replied cheerfully, without any hesitation.

He believed in Persia's strength. As long as this first batch of goods performed outstandingly in Gaza, their 732 Military Factory would receive a continuous stream of orders.

"Eat fish?" Muhammed Al-Azi was utterly bewildered by the translator's words. Was his trusted aide's Chinese not good enough, or had Li Yunshan, Factory Director said something wrong?

Li Yunshan, Factory Director nodded and explained, "Yes, I hope you all can eat them all!"

"We definitely will." Muhammed Al-Azi looked at him seriously. "Factory Director Li, in a few more days, I guarantee you'll hear good news."

"I wish you a smooth 'journey,'" Li Yunshan, Factory Director said, watching Al-Azi depart.

This road might be difficult, but what Da Xia could achieve decades ago, he believed the Palestinian people could achieve now.

Eagle.

As the clock struck noon, the laboratory cafeteria opened.

At this moment, a pile of empty food containers lay scattered in front of Lucy, as if they had been hit by a hurricane, until she finished the last few pieces of fried chicken.

She very gracefully and slowly wiped her mouth with a wet wipe, concluding her sweeping feast.

"Oh, right, Lu Ze, what were you telling me earlier?"

After eating, Lucy felt her brain return to normal and seemed to remember something.

"I said, accompany me to the D-level Area this afternoon." Lu Ze wasn't surprised.

In that state, unless Lucy herself encountered danger, she wouldn't remember anything.

"I remember now." Lucy drank a glass of milk, frowning. "The D-level Area isn't small. Let's go over there soon."

Otherwise, one afternoon wouldn't be enough to explore the entire D-level Area.

A little later.

Around two in the afternoon, during LLNL Laboratory's working hours, the two strolled leisurely through the D-level Area.

"Is this D-level Area really that big?" Lu Ze exclaimed from the bottom of his heart.

He now understood what Lucy meant by 'not small'; he could barely see the end of it with one glance.

The A-level core secret area of the entire laboratory was the smallest. Followed by B-level and C-level, while the D-level Area occupied nearly 1/3 of the entire laboratory's area.

It should be noted that the area of LLNL National Laboratory is nearly ten square kilometers. The length of this area alone exceeds several hundred meters, but it is only a small part of the D-level Area.

"Why are you suddenly interested in mechanical equipment?"

Lucy asked curiously. Seeing Lu Ze look at her with a strange expression, she suddenly remembered something: "I forgot, you're a master's student in materials and mechanical engineering."

Given that, it was perfectly normal for Lu Ze to be curious about these mechanical devices.

"Let's keep going. What's in the next area?" Lu Ze had no interest in the industrial equipment in the current area, which were mostly various reactors, vacuum dryers, and so on, required for the chemical industry.

Although many items had a high technological level and could bring around four to five thousand achievement points, this was not what Da Xia currently urgently lacked, nor was it one of the ten technologies included in that list.

Lucy walked ahead and replied, "It's the area for industrial processing machine tools."

"Then let's go take a look quickly."

Lu Ze's heart rejoiced. His primary target was actually the CNC machine tool, known as the 'mother of industry.' Although Da Xia hadn't explicitly stated its most urgent technological need, it had placed 'ultra-precision CNC machine tool processing center technology' at the top of its list.

It was clear which was more important compared to other technologies.

Entering the factory area of this region, a massive machine occupying about ten square meters was immediately visible. Of course, what was most striking was the mark engraved on it, which was clearly LLNL.

"Our LLNL Laboratory's developed LODTM vertical large diamond lathe." Lu Ze read out its name without hesitation.

In the 1980s, this machine tool could almost be called the most precise ultra-precision machine tool in the world.

"I'm sure you also recognize the lathe next to it; I don't need to introduce it." Lucy shrugged. Lu Ze should know more about this than she did.

A smile played on Lu Ze's lips. "It's also the horizontal DTM-3 diamond machine tool developed by LLNL Laboratory."

This was also why the D-level Area of LLNL National Laboratory had so many machine tools, because it had always been a major player in this field, and it was not surprising for it to 'imitate and evaluate' machine tools from various countries.

He gently touched this machine tool for five seconds.

【Current Tech Item: LODTM Vertical Ultra-Precision Diamond Machine Tool.】

【Achievement Points Value: 6500 points.】

【Proceed with replication?】

'No.' Lu Ze silently thought.

These two machine tools were also top-tier in the past, but times had changed, and the former 'military industrial artifacts' had now fallen into decline.

The mere 6500 achievement points now indicated that, in the system's perception, it was already considered a relatively backward technological product.

Although for current Da Xia, this was also a dream machine tool technology, Lu Ze felt that if he was going to replicate, he should replicate the best.

'OAGM-2500 Multi-functional CNC Linkage Machine Tool, 7500 points.'

'DGM - CTX-2000 Twin-spindle Lathe-Milling Compound Machine Tool, 3000 points.'

'S30 - Six-axis CNC Grinding Machine Tool, 5500 points.'

'.'

Along the way, Lu Ze touched almost all types of machine tools from various countries.

Yet, he didn't find a single suitable replication target. Either the application direction was too niche, or the achievement point reward was simply too low.

This was also his current method for judging whether a machine tool was excellent: by the achievement points given by the system. If the system said it was worth ten thousand achievement points, then its technological content was definitely higher than a machine tool worth nine thousand points.

Finally, he walked up to a piece of mechanical equipment.

Engraved on it was a nameplate labeled 'SNK,' indicating its manufacturer.

"Lu Ze, this is a machine tool from Xiao Riben. Let's go look at something else directly." Lucy reminded him from the side. She knew that Lu Ze had always had a dislike for Xiao Riben.

It was better not to look at industrial equipment developed and produced by Xiao Riben, lest it spoil his mood.

Lu Ze's eyes flickered, and he chuckled softly, "I know SNK is a Xiao Riben company, which is why I want to examine it more closely."

He recognized this machine tool, one of the best CNC machining centers in the world.

He had seen its introduction several times in textbooks, named 'SNK - HPS-120 B Type Ultra-Precision Machining Center.'

This thing was previously used for ultra-precision machining of several key parts of the F22, so one could imagine how high its technological content was.

He walked forward and touched it for five more seconds.

【Current Tech Item: SNK - HPS-120 B Type Horizontal 5-Axis Gantry Boring and Milling Ultra-Precision Machining Center.】

【Achievement Points Value: 15000 points.】

【Proceed with replication?】

'Good heavens, a full 15000 points?' he exclaimed inwardly.

The highest achievement points for machine tools he had encountered before was just over twelve thousand, and that was for ultra-precision grinding used in optical instruments.

This machine tool from Xiao Riben, however, possessed high applicability in terms of rotational speed, precision, and types of processable materials, making it the optimal choice for the high-end basic machining required by Da Xia.

'What about Xiao Riben's machine tool technology? Can't I steal it?'

Precisely because it was Xiao Riben's machine tool, replicating it gave him an even greater sense of 'satisfaction.' If not this, then what?

'Yes, proceed with replication!' Lu Ze thought to himself.

【Current Tech Item: HPS-120 B Type 5-Axis Gantry Boring and Milling Ultra-Precision Machining Center.】 (The official name is too long; abbreviations will be used below.)

【Reward: 15000 Achievement Points, Complete Design Blueprints for 5-Axis Gantry Boring and Milling Machining Center Technology, Physical Object (already stored in inventory).】

【System Space Inventory: 5-Axis Gantry Boring and Milling Machining Center, B-2 Strategic Bomber, F22 Fifth-Generation Heavy Air Superiority Fighter × 2, Boeing 777-300ER, .】

Looking at the already replicated machine tool, the smile on Lu Ze's face was harder to suppress than a Gatling gun, but then he looked back at the vast number of machine tools in the D-level Area.

'I can come here more often when I have nothing to do and replicate several more types of machine tools,' he muttered to himself.

After all, an entire basic processing industry couldn't be solved by just one machine tool technology.

But if one wasn't enough, then five, or even ten, until all the shortcomings in this field were fully addressed.

And just this one 5-axis ultra-precision gantry boring and milling machining center was enough for Da Xia to solve many of the difficulties it currently faced.

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