244: Chapter 243 Testing Subspace Technology

The brief online craze gradually subsided following news of a famous actress's extramarital affair. Even though some netizens exposed inside information about the acquisition company, it could not reverse the downward trend. After briefly sparking another wave of heated discussion, it gradually faded amidst one entertainment industry bombshell after another.

By the time Wang Shuo learned of all this, it was already eleven o'clock at night.

Listening to the regretful tone in Liu Yemei's report, Wang Shuo couldn't help but smile.

"Sister Liu, since when did you become so superstitious?"

"It's not superstition," Liu Yemei said in a flat tone. "It's just a pity. If we could have seized this opportunity to salvage the situation, the pressure we're facing might have been much smaller."

Unfortunately, Wang Shuo had already issued an announcement earlier, declaring that they would deliver on time. Otherwise, if he had taken advantage of the situation to announce a delay in delivery, the cost paid might have been much smaller than expected.

"Sister Liu, I might not be as good as you in operations, but I know one truth that will always apply in this world: strength is the only hard truth. Everything else is just bells and whistles; in the face of absolute strength, they are like flowers in a mirror or the moon in the water—they cannot stir up even the slightest ripple."

"I agree."

Liu Yemei's voice didn't change much as she said indifferently, "But the growth of strength requires us to seize every fleeting opportunity."

Wang Shuo was speechless. As expected, he was still not suited for reasoning with women.

After hanging up the phone and looking at the component model displayed on the screen, Wang Shuo waved his hand, and the image instantly shrank, turning back into a file and falling into a new interface.

At this moment, the interface displayed countless densely packed components.

"Zero, calculate the feasibility of the optimized theoretical model and check every component blueprint for omissions or data errors."

"Please wait a moment, sir. Zero is verifying the data."

This was an extremely massive amount of computation. Even for Zero, which possessed a small supercomputer core, it needed sufficient time.

Wang Shuo was very clear about the complexity of this and was very patient.

Fifteen minutes later, Zero's voice sounded again.

"Verification passed, sir. According to your design, the Magnetic Energy Engine's power increases by 20%, energy consumption decreases by 10%, and efficiency increases by 22%. No data errors were found."

"Very good. Assemble the parts."

As soon as he finished speaking, the components on the screen began to rotate rapidly, nesting into one another, each with its own position. When all the parts were assembled, only a complex circular device remained on the screen.

Viewed from the side, the entire device was shaped like an inverted trapezoid, appearing as two circular devices, one large and one small, nested together. The only flaw was that eight circular hollow rings were embedded on the small circular part of the device, looking just like the suckers on an octopus's tentacles.

"Not bad." Wang Shuo nodded in satisfaction.

After his continuous optimization, this was already the most secure result. Furthermore, according to his idea, this thing wouldn't be exposed, so whether it looked good or not didn't actually matter. Besides, it already looked quite intimidating; anyone who saw it would call it high-tech.

"Name it Magnetic Energy Engine Output Terminal and save it to the highest-authority database. Only those with highest authority and authority level 1 can access it."

"Understood, sir."

Stretching his back, Wang Shuo took the teacup handed to him by a robotic arm and took a sip, suddenly feeling a bit strange.

Always having a robotic arm or mechanical crawler bring him tea wasn't really the right way to go; it wasn't aesthetically pleasing, nor was it convenient.

Now that the magnetic bearing had been created and was working quite well on the mechanical crawlers, shouldn't he design a humanoid robot for himself?

The requirements weren't high; serving tea and pouring water should be fine, right?

Hmm... The technology didn't seem to be a problem. It was just...

Wang Shuo scanned the warehouse, which was as messy as a construction site, and felt a bit helpless. This venue seemed unable to meet his requirements anymore.

Sighing, he left Zero with an instruction to continue production, closed the large door, and reluctantly left the industrial park.

Getting into the car, Wang Shuo was just about to state his destination when his phone rang. He took out his phone to check the caller's name, and his expression turned serious.

As expected, the steady voice of Instructor Duan Chengwu sounded on the phone.

"Boss, I have fulfilled the mission."

...

Donghai City, inside the factory of Subspace Technology Co., Ltd.

Although it was already eleven o'clock at night, the lights inside the factory were still bright. Lin Junfeng and the other executives and technicians from Subspace Technology watched Zhao Cheng, who was busy at the output port, with nervous expressions.

This new production line had been rebuilt based on the data provided by Wang Shuo. Since it was a production line ready for immediate operation, Lin Junfeng had directly used top-tier equipment to rebuild it, sparing no expense.

Rich people, they are just that willful.

As for cost? What was that? Compared to high-quality products, was it important? Uh... it was still important.

Lin Junfeng watched as Zhao Cheng carefully processed the newly manufactured polyethylene into fiber form, and then brought the fibrous Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber to another production line.

"Will it succeed?" a technician asked in a low voice.

"Nonsense," another technician said irritably. "This is a melt-spinning production line built using the blueprints provided by President Wang, and the polyethylene was also made using technology provided by President Wang. What are you worried about?"

"I certainly trust President Wang, but I'm still worried that the material's performance won't meet the standards."

The other technician wanted to say something more, but was glared at by Lin Junfeng, who had turned around. "Quiet."

The technician hurriedly shut his mouth and watched Zhao Cheng's operation.

By this time, Zhao Cheng had already put on special gloves. The polyethylene fibers were too fine and had very high strength, making them extremely easy to pierce into the skin and cause inflammation. Some fibers, invisible to the naked eye, couldn't even be removed.

Fortunately, the production line was fully automatic. All Zhao Cheng needed to do was preheat it and then load the raw materials into the designated raw material hopper; the rest was just waiting.

This time, he chose to produce a thin rope with a diameter of about 5mm.

The reason he chose a thin rope, besides the fact that it wasted less material, was that it had better testability and was easier to produce. At the same time, because it didn't require weaving, the accuracy of the test results could be better guaranteed.

For them, lacking both testing equipment and time, this was undoubtedly the best choice.

Fifteen minutes later, the finished product was ready.

Everyone looked at the dark brown thin rope before them, a glimmer of light appearing in their eyes.

"Put it on the tensile testing machine," Lin Junfeng said steadily, suppressing his own emotions.

Zhao Cheng nodded and placed the thin rope on the tensile testing machine, securing it. For comparison, he also found a thin steel cable about 7mm in diameter.

After making the markings, the test began.

First up was the thin steel cable. As the tensile testing machine continuously increased the pressure, the force value the steel cable was bearing kept changing, until finally, under everyone's gaze, it suddenly snapped.

Lin Junfeng hurriedly looked at the number on the screen: 280KG.

This was already not bad; such a thin steel cable could basically support two people without any problems.

No one spoke; after all, the steel cable was not the main focus of this test.

Receiving a signal from Lin Junfeng, Zhao Cheng pressed the button on the tensile testing machine.

The tensile force increased step by step, and everyone's hearts beat along with the numbers in their eyes. 100KG... 150KG... 180KG...

Until 250KG, the thin rope showed no signs of breaking. The pressure continued to increase. 280KG... 300KG... 350KG...

It had already exceeded the tensile value of the steel cable, but there was not the slightest joy in anyone's eyes. Everyone was an industry insider and naturally understood that this was just the beginning.

Not to mention Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber, even standard molecular weight polyethylene fiber had a tensile strength that absolutely exceeded steel. The strongest could even reach 5 to 6 times that of steel, and Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber went without saying—10 times was also a common occurrence.

The pressure was still increasing. 1000KG... 1500KG... 2000KG...

When the tensile force value exceeded 2500KG, everyone's breathing became noticeably heavier.

When the tensile force value soared to 3000KG, some technicians were already clenching their fists.

However, that thin rope still showed no signs of breaking, and the tensile force value continued to increase.

3800KG. Nearly four tons of weight. The thin rope still hadn't yielded.

Lin Junfeng held his breath. He looked at the tensile limit on the testing machine, somewhat doubting whether his 5-ton tensile testing machine could complete the test.

The numbers were still changing.

Finally, under the expectant gazes of everyone, the thin rope being tested finally reached its limit, let out a loud bang, and snapped directly, with scattered fibers falling all over the floor.

No one paid attention to how the rope had snapped; everyone's eyes were quietly watching that final number. 5000KG!