61: Experts shocked by identity exposure

"It's very simple. Just quenching will do."

The confident tone left everyone present stunned.

Several experts exchanged glances.

The atmosphere at the scene froze.

However, this atmosphere lasted less than two seconds.

The next moment, thunderous laughter erupted in the factory building.

"Hahaha..."

Li Mubai's answer caused the experts to burst into laughter.

The laughter echoed for a long time...

Only Old Xu shook his head, a look of disappointment appearing in his eyes.

He had thought this young man, Li Mubai, would say something well-founded.

He didn't expect such an earth-shattering statement.

Among the old men present, who hadn't been working in the steel field for over ten years?

How could they not understand the ancient principle of quenching?

quenching—let alone experts like them, even the local blacksmiths understood the logic.

It was nothing more than using quenching to enhance the hardness of the steel.

If it were truly that simple, would they have wasted so much time without reaching a conclusion?

"Little brother, you'd better not talk about this. One look and we know you're a layman."

"We have been rooted in the steel field for over ten years. How could we not know about quenching? If quenching worked, would we be stuck here?"

"No harm done, you don't know better. Since you aren't in this field, don't give random advice just because you know a little bit."

Several experts teased him with smiles.

"We already tried quenching. If it worked, we wouldn't be discussing it for so long. I say, kid, do you even understand this? Coming up here and talking about quenching?"

Old Wang was straightforward.

After speaking, without giving Li Mubai a chance to reply, he looked at Zhao Zhenghua:

"Little Zhao, who is this young man? Why haven't I seen him before?"

Zhao Zhenghua chuckled and introduced him:

"This little brother is named Li Mubai."

"Li Mubai?"

Hearing this, Old Wang tried hard to think in his mind.

After a long while, he realized he had no impression of this name.

He immediately pressed for details:

"Which Research Institute is this little brother a top student from?"

He only wanted to know which Research Institute had recruited such a hidden dragon and crouching tiger.

"This..."

Zhao Zhenghua choked on his words. After a while, under the gaze of the experts, he stammered:

"He... he is not from the Research Institute."

"Not from it?"

Old Wang and the other experts were stunned.

Research Institutes across the country had explicit regulations: non-personnel were strictly prohibited from entering.

Several experts looked at each other and chose silence.

Although they attached great importance to the regulations, this was not the Research Institute they belonged to.

They were just invited from other Research Institutes to help.

This matter was a private affair of Zhao Zhenghua's Research Institute, not something they should manage.

If someone dared to mess around like this in their own Research Institute, they would definitely report it to their superiors.

Old Xu, who was on the side, frowned upon hearing this:

"Zhenghua, you should know the rules of the Research Institute very well, right? People who are not from the Research Institute are not allowed to enter. By doing this, aren't you violating the rules?"

He had thought Li Mubai was a top student newly recruited by some Research Institute.

He never imagined the other party was an outsider.

"Old Xu, it's not that I want to break the rules. I asked General Liu for instructions on this matter. I only brought him here after General Liu agreed."

Zhao Zhenghua explained quickly.

He understood the mindset of the older generation like Old Xu very well.

If this wasn't explained clearly, he would definitely be criticized by Old Xu.

It might even go straight to the top.

"General Liu!"

Old Xu exclaimed, his expression changing suddenly.

The other experts also looked surprised, and their attitudes toward Li Mubai shifted from frivolous to respectful.

Old Wang touched his chin with one hand, looking up and down at Li Mubai, muttering to himself:

"This kid can actually be appreciated by General Liu? Could there be something special about him?"

Luhai Peak, standing next to Li Mubai, couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart.

Although he already knew Li Mubai's identity, he couldn't help but feel extremely surprised when he heard that he was the one General Liu had personally allowed in.

General Liu.

He was the direct leader over all their Research Institutes.

This old man had accumulated countless merits in his youth.

Later, he was directly awarded the rank of Lieutenant General by the country to manage the Weapon Research Institute.

This was a real big shot!

And such a person had actually personally nodded to let an outsider enter the Research Institute.

What did this mean?

It meant that the achievements created by Li Mubai must have an unimaginably huge impact on social development.

Otherwise, the people above wouldn't value Li Mubai so much.

They even let him enter a military restricted area like the Research Institute.

"I won't hide it from you all, he is actually the inventor of the steel you are currently researching."

Zhao Zhenghua stated the truth.

"What did you say? He is that rascal?"

Old Wang pointed at Li Mubai, exclaiming, his eyes wide open, almost popping out of their sockets.

"He is the inventor of the steel, and he is so young!"

Old Xu was deeply shocked.

He had thought the creator of the steel would at least be a middle-aged man.

He never expected that the inventor was just a young man who looked no older than twenty-five!

The other experts also looked at Li Mubai in shock.

They couldn't imagine.

Li Mubai, who they had just mocked as a layman, was actually the creator of this special grade steel!

A sense of shame couldn't help but rise in the hearts of the experts.

"I'm sorry, little brother. It was a slip of the tongue, I hope you don't mind."

At this moment.

Old Wang, having regained his composure, realized that his previous words seemed inappropriate, so he quickly apologized and explained.

Hearing this.

Li Mubai shook his head.

He could see that this old man had a very straightforward temper, so he didn't get angry because of it.

"Little brother, since you are the creator of the steel, then the quenching you mentioned earlier must surely have profound meaning."

"I also quenched the steel after remelting and shaping it before."

"But in the end, the hardness of the steel itself still decreased. Where exactly did the problem lie?"

Xu Youwei, having regained his composure, quickly walked toward Li Mubai and asked respectfully for advice.

"If this involves commercial secrets, you can choose to keep it confidential."

The other experts also stared at Li Mubai.

They all wanted to know what was different about the quenching Li Mubai mentioned.

In the previous experiment.

Some of them had used the quenching method again to increase the hardness of the steel.

The result was no exception; all of them failed.

Zhao Zhenghua was also full of curiosity at this moment.

Could the problem that stumped so many experts finally be solved?

He certainly hoped it could be solved.

Otherwise.

If they had to wait for Li Mubai to go back and process the parts, it would take at least a week.

With less than a week left for the superiors to come down, it would be too late by then!

"This thing is not a secret, there is nothing that cannot be said. How about this, I will give you a demonstration directly."

Li Mubai said as he walked to the test bench, and then, under everyone's witness, began to act.

Not long after.

A piece of re-melted and shaped steel was fresh out of the oven.

All the experts frowned at this moment.

The method Li Mubai used seemed to be much the same as the quenching process they used.

Can doing this really make the steel reach its original hardness?