60: Li Mubai: How about...trying my method?

Luhai Peak and Zhao Zhenghua both froze simultaneously.

Their eyes were filled with an expression of disbelief.

Neither of them had expected that Li Mubai, this young man, would agree so readily, without a trace of hesitation.

Especially the words he had just spoken.

They were passionate and inspiring.

They made their long-dormant hearts burn with enthusiasm once more!

"Good, good, good, what a perfect continuation!"

"The future of our Motherland lies in the hands of ambitious young people like you!"

Coming back to his senses.

Zhao Zhenghua clapped his hands, laughing and praising him.

His eyes, as he looked at Li Mubai, were filled with satisfaction and approval.

"It’s been so many years since I’ve felt this passionate."

Luhai Peak said with a smile.

He had already imagined Li Mubai rejecting Zhao Zhenghua’s proposal, so he never expected Li Mubai to agree without any hesitation.

"Mu Bai, don’t worry. I will fight for the greatest possible freedom for you. You are a young man; if you were to stay in the Research Institute every day like us, it would be too boring. I will secure you a position as a specially invited member, based on a cooperative relationship."

Zhao Zhenghua said with a beaming smile, patting his chest and promising.

"Then I thank Uncle Zhao."

Li Mubai said gratefully.

If he really had to stay in the Research Institute every day, he definitely couldn’t accept that.

His parents had gone on a road trip.

But he still had a younger sister at home.

He wouldn’t feel at ease leaving his sister alone at home.

He had originally intended to bring up this issue.

He hadn't expected Zhao Zhenghua to bring it up himself.

This made him somewhat happy.

The most exciting thing was the identity of a specially invited member of the Research Institute.

With this identity.

He could produce more than just a single type of steel.

He could also manufacture precision parts.

The price of such items was much higher than the price of steel!

In this way.

The time to accumulate exchange points would be further reduced!

This was a matter of making a huge profit with a small investment!

"By the way, Mu Bai. Is there really a solution to the problem of material quality degradation due to steel remelting?"

Zhao Zhenghua suddenly asked.

He didn’t want to delay any longer.

If this problem couldn't be solved, he would have Li Mubai go back and process armor parts.

Otherwise, if a week passed and people from above came but he couldn't produce anything, he would be in trouble.

Not that he would be dismissed.

It's just that their Research Institute would definitely be criticized.

If they were really criticized, it would be a disgrace to all members of their Research Institute!

Others who knew about their Research Institute being criticized would also mock them.

That would truly be an utter humiliation.

He would never allow such a thing to happen to their Research Institute!

"Uncle Zhao, I can’t guarantee it either. I can only make a rough judgment after seeing the specific situation."

"Good, then let's go take a look."

Zhao Zhenghua immediately stepped forward, heading towards the busy and bustling team of experts.

Li Mubai and Luhai Peak followed closely behind.

"This method failed, the resulting material couldn't even pass a hardness level one test. How did you even come up with this method? And you call yourself an expert, I think you're more like a brick."

"Oh, stop it, can't I just admit defeat?"

"What do we do now? We've tried almost all the suggestions we just came up with, and without exception, they all failed."

"Which scoundrel made this steel? Is this for anti-theft or what?!"

As soon as they arrived, the group heard an expert cursing and complaining loudly.

Li Mubai heard it clearly.

This made him quite speechless.

The qualitative change of steel after remelting was inherently a characteristic of this type of steel.

This stuff came from the system, and it wasn't something he could control.

Why were they so eager to scold him?

He wouldn't take the blame for this.

"Cough…"

Zhao Zhenghua lightly coughed, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his face.

At the same time, his peripheral vision glanced at Li Mubai.

Seeing no reaction on the other person’s face, he finally relaxed.

"Little Zhao, you're here."

The speaker.

It was the old man who had just been cursing Li Mubai.

This old man's surname was Wang, and he was also an expert in steel.

He had thick white hair on his head, and among the several old men, he was the only one with the most hair.

He was wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt and a pair of peeling slippers.

The Rabbit Country's Level 3 hardness steel was invented by this old man.

He enabled the Rabbit Country to achieve a leap from one to three in steel technology.

He truly deserved the title of 'expert'!

"Elder Wang, the person who created this steel has also made great contributions. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to curse him like that?"

Zhao Zhenghua cautiously reminded him.

He dared not show off in front of this old man.

Elder Wang was known for being frank and speaking his mind.

If he offended the other party with some words.

Even if he was scolded, he, as a junior, dared not talk back and could only endure it.

"What's there to be afraid of? The old man is gossiping here, and that person can't hear it anyway."

Elder Wang laughed heartily, looking completely at ease.

Li Mubai: "…"

Zhao Zhenghua wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead and looked at Elder Xu, asking:

"Elder Xu, how are things looking?"

Elder Xu shook his head, a melancholic expression on his face:

"Alas… the situation is not optimistic.

We’ve tried almost every method we could think of, but the results were unsatisfactory.

The best outcome was using the method Elder Wang proposed.

However, the result could only barely withstand a Level 3 hardness test, which is far from the hardness of the original material."

The playful smile disappeared from Elder Wang’s face, replaced by a serious expression:

"This steel is quite special.

To be honest.

I really can’t fathom how talented the person who created this thing is.

It's clearly made of very simple elemental materials, yet this stuff is even harder than titanium alloy.

If possible, I really want to meet this person and have a long, in-depth conversation with him."

???

Li Mubai looked at the old man with a strange expression.

He always felt that the other party wasn't quite right.

What the heck was 'long, in-depth conversation'?

"For this thing, there should be no solution in the short term. Perhaps we can find the person who created this thing; he might have a solution."

Another expert with sparse hair spoke up.

The other experts also nodded in agreement.

They had already done their best.

They had used all their skills, but this problem still couldn't be solved.

Just as everyone's morale was low and the atmosphere was heavy.

A voice rang out.

"Since none of you can do it, why not try my method?"

Everyone looked over.

They found it was a young man.

"I say, young man, do you understand steel? If you don't, then don't speak."

Elder Wang immediately laughed.

"Young people don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. What method could you possibly have?"

"A group of us who have studied this our whole lives have no solution, what do you, an outsider, know?"

"Young man, if you don't understand, just observe more and don't talk nonsense."

The other experts also chimed in, with a hint of disdain on their faces.

Clearly.

No one believed that Li Mubai could have any brilliant plan.

"Young man, tell us your thoughts."

At this moment.

Just as several experts were mocking him, Elder Xu frowned and asked.

He did not choose to mock.

Li Mubai smiled faintly:

"It's very simple. Just use quenching."