126: Just heat up a little bit, yes, just heat up a little bit!

Chapter 126: Just a little bit of a temperature increase, yes, a tiny bit!

Seeing Lu Shenwei’s calm expression, Xu Lei softly said, “Increase the temperature to 500 degrees.”

With that command, the experimenter began adding fuel, and the furnace temperature instantly soared to 500 degrees Celsius.

Facing the raging flames, the “Liuguang” Coating remained unchanged.

Xu Lei let out a soft “hmm” and ordered the temperature to be raised further.

800 degrees… 900 degrees… 1300 degrees, the “Liuguang” Coating was still as good as new.

“Director Xu, the temperature has reached the maximum friction temperature for fighter jet flight.”

The experimenter excitedly reported that fighter jet fuselage materials need to be high-temperature resistant, and coatings even more so.

When a fighter jet reaches Mach 2, the temperature near its nose can reach 100 degrees Celsius.

When the speed reaches Mach 3, the surface temperature of the fuselage can even exceed 300 degrees Celsius!

And the X-15 supersonic fighter jet, once envisioned by the Big Brother, could fly at Mach 6, with the maximum temperature at its nose even exceeding 1200 degrees Celsius.

Clearly, the “Liuguang” Coating had already broken through the threshold and fully met the Air Force’s requirements.

“Director Xu, 1300 degrees Celsius completely satisfies the coating requirements for all active fighter jets.”

The Air Force’s main equipment includes fighter jets, bombers, and aircraft types like early warning aircraft and tankers.

Among them, fighter jets have the highest demands for coatings; not only must they be stealthy, but they must also balance multiple functions.

The experiment proved that the “Liuguang” Coating not only met but even exceeded these requirements.

Xu Lei said sternly, “Continue to raise the temperature. I want to see the limit of the “Liuguang” Coating.”

The experimenter nodded heavily and added fuel again.

Boom—

The furnace ignited with a roar, and the temperature instantly soared to 1500 degrees!

Being able to withstand the scorching heat of 1500 degrees, the “Liuguang” Coating was almost certainly at the pinnacle of Dragon Xia’s organic coatings.

But Xu Lei was still not satisfied: “Not enough! Keep raising the temperature!”

The furnace erupted a second time, 1800 degrees! 2000 degrees! 2500 degrees!

The temperature continued to rise, but the “Liuguang” Coating inside the furnace remained as steady as ever, showing no signs of change.

The experimenter’s eyes burned with excitement. What kind of miraculous coating was this? It could resist the scorching heat of 2500 degrees?

If this thing were reported to the Dragon Xia General Administration of Military Equipment, why wouldn’t it win a national first-class scientific research award for the war zones?

No, a first-class award would be underestimating it. A special award! It must be a special award!

Lu Shenwei wiped his face and muttered, “Director Xu, is that enough? This heat is making my face hurt.”

“We’re just getting started. Didn’t you say the “Liuguang” Coating could withstand 3200 degrees? We’re only a little over halfway there.”

Xu Lei chuckled and ordered to continue. He wasn’t targeting Lu Shenwei, but he had a deeper consideration.

If it could be used on fighter jets, it could be used on spacecraft. In recent years, the higher-ups had been pouring all their efforts into developing aerospace.

Manpower, financial resources, materials—whatever you could think of, the higher-ups would provide enough.

As long as the “Liuguang” Coating could withstand 2800 degrees Celsius, Xu Lei would dare to recommend this coating to the aerospace industry department. At that time, Julong Steel would likely make another huge profit.

“Then you keep testing. Can I sit over there and have a drink?” Lu Shenwei asked.

“Go ahead, but don’t go too far.”

Lu Shenwei nodded, found an empty spot to sit, and casually opened the laboratory refrigerator to grab a bottle of iced soda.

The highest temperature standard for the “Liuguang” Coating was 3200, but with the system’s cautious nature, the highest temperature it could withstand might be close to 4000 degrees. To test its bottom line? It was still too early.

Inside the laboratory, Xu Lei’s palms were sweating. The temperature had already reached 2900 degrees.

The experimenter tremblingly asked, “Leader, should we add more?”

“Add! Why not? Continue!”

Even if the high-temperature furnace burned out, they had to test the ultimate temperature resistance of the “Liuguang” Coating.

The temperature rose again, 3000! 3100! 3200!

The experimenters’ breathing became rapid, but Lu Shenwei was on the side, gulping down iced soda.

“It’s broken 3200 degrees, Leader! That kid wasn’t lying.”

Xu Lei held his breath, his eyes revealing a fervent intensity, and he uttered two words through clenched teeth: “Continue!”

The experimenter carefully controlled the temperature, 3250… 3300… 3350!

Each breakthrough in the furnace temperature tugged at the hearts of almost everyone present—of course, not including Lu Shenwei.

He sat with his legs crossed, and only after drinking two large bottles of iced soda and eating a bag of chocolate did he feel slightly cooler.

At their rate of temperature increase, they might not get a result even by lunchtime.

“Director Xu, how about I control the temperature?” Lu Shenwei asked.

“You? Can you operate it?”

“You just look at that button; pressing it without letting go will raise the temperature.”

“Are you sure you can do it?”

Several experimenters’ faces were flushed, clearly unable to bear it any longer.

Seeing Lu Shenwei’s calm expression, Xu Lei solemnly reminded him, “You can only raise it a little bit at a time. Don’t mess around.”

“I know, just a tiny bit,” Lu Shenwei said with a smile.

Xu Lei casually said, “You all take a break. Let little Lu operate it.”

Lu Shenwei put on his protective suit and gloves and walked towards the furnace.

“Continue, raise it by 25 degrees first.”

The furnace temperature had already exceeded 3400 degrees; raising it by 25 degrees at a time was the most appropriate next step.

“Understood!”

Lu Shenwei nodded heavily and slammed his hand down on the temperature increase button.

3425… 3450… 3500… 3600!

“The temperature is rising too fast, slow down!”

“Okay, a tiny bit slower!”

Slow? How could that be! It was delaying lunch!

With great force comes miracles. Lu Shenwei pressed down firmly on the temperature increase button.

Boom—

The furnace instantly went to full power.

3800!

4200!

4500!!!

In less than 2 minutes, the temperature rose by nearly 1000 degrees!

Xu Lei was dumbfounded. What the hell? Didn’t I tell you to raise it just a little bit?

4500 degrees in the furnace! You crazy kid!

“Quick, stop it for me, quick!”

“Pull him away, pull that madman away!”

Why did it stop at 4500 degrees? What was going on?

Before being pulled away, Lu Shenwei tried pressing it twice more, but unfortunately, the temperature still didn’t change.

The furnace’s maximum temperature was only 4500? Not very impressive.

“You kid, are you trying to die?”

Xu Lei angrily reprimanded him. Although continuously pressing the temperature increase button wouldn’t cause an accident, it was better to be safe than sorry.

Lu Shenwei pointed to the furnace: “Director Xu, look.”

Xu Lei looked at the high-temperature furnace with a grim face, only to see that under the scorching heat of 4500 degrees, the “Liuguang” Coating not only hadn’t burned or peeled off, but its quality was as good as new.

Hiss—

Xu Lei gasped, able to withstand the scorching heat of 4500 degrees?

This “Liuguang” Coating was defying heaven: super high-temperature resistant, rust-proof, and corrosion-proof. It was practically tailor-made for aerospace vehicles.

“Your Julong Steel Plant is truly amazing! You actually managed to develop such an awesome stealth coating,” Xu Lei exclaimed.

Lu Shenwei scratched his head: “It was just developed by chance.”

“Which big expert? Is it convenient to introduce him to me?” Xu Lei asked.

Lu Shenwei chuckled: “It’s not inconvenient at all. You can ask me anything.”

What did he mean? Are you saying the “Liuguang” Coating was developed by you, kid?

“You’re not even 30, are you? You’re so young and already love to brag. That’s not a good habit.”

Xu Lei didn’t believe a word of it. Could such an amazing “Liuguang” Coating be developed by anyone other than an old Expert with decades of professional experience?