168: Nano alloy steel

Qiu Qian’s speed was extremely fast, her figure like a streak of lightning. Before the emaciated zombie could react, Qiu Qian kicked it away.

With a bang, the zombie crashed through a glass display case, and shattered glass instantly scattered across the floor. Qiu Qian pulled out the dagger from her waist and threw it directly.

Pfft! The dagger hit the zombie's head squarely, burying itself completely. The zombie's body went limp, and it stopped moving.

Tian Ming, standing nearby, stared at Qiu Qian in a daze. So decisive and neat, was this still the gentle and weak Qiu Qian? How much change had her second consciousness brought her?

Qiu Qian in battle was like a completely different person. Her expression was cold and stern as she strode forward, gripping the dagger's hilt and twisting her wrist slightly.

Crack! With the dagger's rotation, the zombie's head instantly split open like a watermelon, a sight too gruesome to behold!

Hiss!~

Tian Ming gasped, “So brutal!” However, this fighting style was to his liking—decisive and without any hesitation.

Qiu Qian turned her head, flicked the red and white viscous liquid off her dagger, then wiped it on the sole of her shoe before casually reinserting the dagger into the sheath at her waist.

A gentle smile appeared on her face as she said to Tian Ming, “Boss, let’s go. There’s no threat now. These less evolved zombies can be killed by splitting their heads open. As for those with hard heads, they’re more troublesome; my dagger can’t pierce through them.”

Tian Ming didn't know what to say at this moment. There were many body evolvers, and pure body evolvers like Zheng Haoyu's group needed to rely on the self-replicated potions. But Qiu Qian was a complete exception; not only did she not need potions, but she also possessed extremely powerful close-combat abilities.

It should be noted that Qiu Qian’s physique was still that of a beautiful young girl, with no significant changes. Such a physique combined with such combat power created a contrast that was enough to make any man’s heart pound.

“Boss, what are you spacing out about?” Qiu Qian reminded him.

Tian Ming snapped back to reality.

“Nothing, it just feels incredible. Let’s go, with your combat power, you really need good weapons.”

Upon hearing this, Qiu Qian immediately bowed and said, “Thank you, Boss, for fulfilling my wish!”

After coming out with Tian Ming, Qiu Qian no longer twisted and turned to ask for anything, nor did she mention anything about their relationship, not even playing at ambiguity. It was as if everything that had happened before had never occurred.

“Let’s go. Take me to the alloy exhibition hall. I want to see if there are any alloys suitable for you.”

The two walked through a long corridor. The windows on both sides of the corridor were shattered, and the biting cold wind howled in, sweeping up snow and dust from the floor. Such a scene was unimaginable when humanity was prosperous, but now it had become the norm.

The alloy sample display area in the alloy vault consisted of glass exhibition halls. Various alloy workpieces were placed inside, but they were unattended. Some glass display cases were already broken, but the samples inside had not been taken. Under the collapse of order, taking these things was useless.

Next to the display cases, there were introductions, properties, and uses of the alloys. The entire exhibition area covered samples of common and rare metals, as well as industrial alloy samples.

Tian Ming used his consciousness to replicate the information of related samples one by one. Common ones like titanium alloy, magnesium-aluminum alloy, tungsten steel, chrome steel, nickel-iron alloy, and so on, were all present.

Walking to a certain workpiece, this cabinet was intact, and its glass display case was thicker than others, also being bulletproof glass. The alloy sample inside was very small; if not looked at closely, it was barely visible. It was a small square sample, only about the size of a peanut.

The accompanying description, however, consisted of only a few brief sentences: “New-generation nano alloy steel, widely used, excellent performance.”

Tian Ming frowned slightly. Nano alloy steel? How had he never heard of it? How did a nano alloy steel suddenly appear?

The outer protective display case was removed, and Tian Ming picked up the small sample. It felt quite heavy in his hand. A brief examination revealed that it was just an alloy of several common metals.

But on a microscopic level, it was different. Different metal elements actually formed a highly stable, networked crystal lattice, which caused the entire material to undergo a qualitative leap.

Tian Ming could directly see the microscopic structure, and he exclaimed in his mind, “Holy cow!” Could current scientific technology really achieve this feat of building walls with different elemental atoms?

Single elements, such as carbon fiber, Graphene, and carbon nanotubes, could create extremely stable structures because the elements were singular. But this nano alloy steel contained different elements.

Tian Ming immediately replicated one as a sample. Knowing the structure of this material, Tian Ming immediately used the nano alloy steel to create a Tang Dao.

To increase its strength and toughness, he even doped it with Graphene at a microscopic level. To use an inappropriate analogy, this was like adding steel fibers to concrete.

With nano alloy and Graphene doping, Tian Ming compressed and heated this blade to create a stress throughout the blade surface, aligning the atomic crystal lattice of the surface layer. This blade might be the strongest blade in this world, if not the strongest.

And the key was that Tian Ming could mass-produce this material. This trip was truly not in vain.

A Tang Dao, entirely black and gleaming with cold light, appeared in Tian Ming’s hand. He casually swung it a couple of times; the feel was just right, and he was very satisfied.

Qiu Qian’s eyes instantly lit up when she saw the appearance of this blade.

“Boss, can I have this blade?”

Tian Ming handed the blade to Qiu Qian: “Try it, see if it feels right.”

Qiu Qian took the blade, then pulled out the dagger in her hand, directly placing the dagger's edge against the Tang Dao's edge. The dagger was made of tungsten steel alloy, incredibly sharp, but the Tang Dao effortlessly cut through the tungsten steel, without even a hint of damage to its own edge.

Tian Ming looked at Qiu Qian's surprised expression and couldn't help but chuckle, saying, “How is it? Do you like it?”

“Mm, mm, mm, I love it so much! Get me a scabbard, and then a fixed strap so I can carry it directly on my back. That feeling would be so cool!” Qiu Qian nodded repeatedly, her eyes filled with excitement.

Tian Ming smiled as he looked at Qiu Qian, not expecting her to like this style of weapon, but he was certainly willing to fulfill her request. Moments later, the scabbard and fixed strap were complete, and Qiu Qian eagerly strapped the blade to her back.

“Boss, how does it look?” Qiu Qian said, spreading her arms and turning in a circle in front of Tian Ming.

Tian Ming looked at Qiu Qian, her figure lithe and agile like a black cat. A hint of admiration flashed in his eyes, and he chuckled, “It suits you very well, but your combat uniform and boots don't quite match. When we get back to the Shelter, find someone to design a protective suit suitable for your close combat. Once it's designed, I'll make you the strongest set of battle gear.”

Hearing Tian Ming's promise, Qiu Qian cheered with delight. She indeed needed a new set of combat gear to match this powerful Tang Dao.

“Thank you, Boss!” Qiu Qian smiled as happily as a child.