Defective High-Temperature Alloys

Chapter 68 Defective High-Temperature Alloys

The workshop was noisy and chaotic, and even if Lei Fu shouted at the top of his lungs, Wu Zu didn't hear him at all.

Just as Wu Zu was about to continue cutting the materials, the entire room suddenly fell silent.

"Huh, why is the power out?"

Wu Zu turned his head and saw a group of people standing outside the door, with Lei Fu walking at the front.

"Uncle Lei, what brings you here?"

At that moment, Lei Fu felt as if someone was choking him, and even breathing became difficult.

He didn't respond to Wu Zu's words and walked straight to the box next to him.

Looking at the pieces of high-temperature alloy that had been sawed apart, Lei Fu almost cried.

"Auntie, what on earth are you up to?"

Lei Fu squatted down beside the box, picked up a square piece of high-temperature alloy with sides measuring 10 centimeters, turned around, and stared at Wu Zu, demanding, "Do you know how much effort we went through to get these alloys?"

In fact, Lei Fu wasn't particularly concerned about the money, since Wu Zu's CNC machine tool development had brought considerable profits to the arsenal.

The key lies in these high-temperature alloys, whose procurement is subject to strict quotas.

The amount of high-temperature alloy materials that can be obtained from the United States each year is limited, and each piece is extremely precious: once one is used up, there is one less available.

They are usually very careful when processing high-temperature alloy parts. They have to plan carefully before each processing to avoid wasting any material.

But Wu Zu did something else; he sawed off all the high-temperature alloys at once, which was their supply for the next six months.

Moreover, even if these high-temperature alloys are welded back together, they cannot be used normally.

The heads of the various arsenals standing outside the gate clenched their fists in anger at the sight.

This brat! It's outrageous!

"How could you do this? These materials don't just belong to the Jiangnan Arsenal. You should at least have told us if you wanted to use them!"

"Yes, you have made contributions, but that doesn't mean you can abuse them and do whatever you want in the factory."

"You've destroyed all these materials. How are we supposed to continue our work?"

"You must give us an explanation today!"

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The people at the Jiangnan Arsenal might have been more lenient with Wu Zu, but the people at other arsenals didn't have that same patience.

They were all so angry that their eyes were red, and they wished they could go up and teach this brat a lesson.

Seeing this, Lei Fu quickly got up to stop the crowd, fearing that one of the hot-tempered people might actually hit Wu Zu.

"Everyone, please don't rush. Let's hear what Ah Zu has to say first."

When he said this, Lei Fu was filled with helplessness.

Even now, we still have to protect this brat first.

Wu Zu had anticipated this reaction from everyone.

Seeing Lei Fu's distressed and helpless expression, he pointed to the cut of the alloy in Lei Fu's hand and said, "Uncle Lei, please take a look at the cut of this part and see if there is a problem."

Upon hearing this, Lei Fu's lips twitched involuntarily.

Good grief, you're adding fuel to the fire!

Do you really think no one dares to mess with you?

You've caused trouble and you want me to judge you?

He picked up the alloy material and glanced at it casually, but was instantly stunned.

"Hmm? This color—"

Immediately afterwards, his pupils dilated sharply, and he quickly picked up the other cut pieces of alloy to examine them.

"Hiss~ Come and see, everyone!"

The other heads of the arsenals behind him gathered around and carefully examined the materials.

This inspection revealed that the color at the cut edges of these parts was a result of substandard high-temperature resistance.

"Holy crap, this color is only found in substandard high-temperature alloys!"

"Why are so many substandard? Is this entire batch of alloy defective?"

"Oh no, what are we going to do? This is several tons of high-temperature alloy! What if it's all defective?"

Lei Fu was also stunned. He looked up at Wu Zu.

"So you cut them all because these materials were defective?"

"yes!"

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Upon hearing this answer, Lei Fu and the others felt like they wanted to vomit blood.

"No, since you know they're defective, why don't you just cut them all up and exchange them for the better materials from the provincial warehouse?"

"Exactly! If you cut them all off, what if they refuse to replace them later?"

"How foolish! These are all items worth hundreds of thousands!"

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For a moment, everyone felt utterly helpless.

Lei Fu also felt powerless, and looked at Wu Zu, not knowing what to say.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Wu Zu quickly explained, "If we go to the provincial materials warehouse now, the investigation will take a long time, and then we'll have to argue with the seller, which will delay things even more. We simply won't be able to complete the task on time."

Lei Fu couldn't help but refute after hearing this.

"But you've cut all these alloy pieces; now we can't even retreat!"

"Furthermore, there are purchase quotas for these parts; not being able to return them means we won't be able to get qualified materials!"

The others nodded in agreement, but couldn't help but have the urge to punch Wu Zu.

Just then, a system notification sounded in Wu Zu's mind.

[Ding! Damaged high-temperature alloy materials, leaving all arsenals and research institutes in Jiangnan City without usable materials. Gained 1000...]

Earn points!

Upon hearing this reminder, Wu Zu finally felt relieved.

This is a good opportunity to acquire the high-temperature alloy material technology.

He cleared his throat and looked at everyone, saying, "In order to complete the task on time, I plan to rework these materials."

"Uncle Lei, everyone, don't worry! We're cutting these materials so as not to delay our mission."

"ah?!"

Everyone present stared at Wu Zu in astonishment upon hearing this.

"Are you kidding me? This is a high-temperature resistant alloy. We don't even have the capacity to produce this kind of alloy, let alone rework it."

"Auntie, you don't actually think that you can just combine these and reforge them to make them usable, do you? They'll probably just be completely ruined!"

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"This kid is so naive!"

Everyone was speechless, and Lei Fu couldn't help but look at Wu Zu.

"Ah Zu, high-temperature alloys are special alloy materials that require a deep understanding of materials science, this—"

Before he could finish speaking, Wu Zu interrupted him.

"I happen to know a bit about this technology, so don't worry, leave the rest to me."

After Wu Zu finished speaking, the entire workshop immediately fell silent.

People from various arsenals and research institutes looked at him, secretly wondering:

What's the background of this brat?

How come you even know about materials science?

And when he says he knows a little, is he just being modest or does he really only know a little?

Looking at Wu Zu's confident expression, Lei Fu couldn't tell whether the boy was truly capable or just putting on a brave face to cover up the trouble he had caused.

He quickly went to Wu Zu's side and said in a low voice, "Auntie, this is no laughing matter."

"Uncle Lei, I'm not joking, I really do have a way to solve the problem of these materials."

"this----"

Looking at Wu Zu, who was looking very serious, Lei Fu found it hard to understand how this little boy, who was only eight years old, could have such strong research and development capabilities and even be proficient in materials science.

"You can't just say things carelessly; you have to take responsibility for them! Are you really going to rework these materials?"

"really!"

"Okay! I believe you!"

Lei Fu gritted his teeth and decided to trust Wu Zu. After all, the boy had created so many miracles before, and maybe it wasn't a pipe dream for him to master high-temperature alloy materials.

So, Lei Fu turned to the crowd behind him and said, "Everyone, stop crowding around here. Azu said he knows how to rework high-temperature alloys and can fix these substandard materials."

"I will notify you when the rework is completed."

However, after he said this, the crowd did not buy it.

"You're just going to send us away with that one sentence? How are we going to explain this to our superiors?"

"Exactly, if we can't bring back all this alloy material, we'll be scolded to death!"

"Since Professor Wu said he could rework it into a qualified high-temperature alloy, there must be a timeframe, right?"

"Is it three or five days, or three or five months?"

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Faced with the doubts of the crowd, Lei Fu was speechless for a moment and could only turn his gaze to Wu Zu.

Wu Zu smiled slightly and pointed to the alloy on the ground, saying, "Don't worry, everyone, you won't have to wait too long."

"Give me three days. In three days, you will all come to the Jiangnan Arsenal to collect the materials."

If I can't come up with the money, I'll compensate everyone.

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

They knew Wu Zu was rich; the rewards from CNC machine tools alone amounted to hundreds of thousands.

However, everyone felt it would be unfair to let Wu Zu bear the entire compensation alone.

After all, the problem with this batch of materials originated from the US, and Wu Zu was helping out, so how could we let him pay for it?

Everyone was immediately embarrassed and said, "It's not that we want you to pay us back, it's just—don't exaggerate, we really need these materials urgently."

"Yes, yes, these materials are related to the tasks assigned by the state. Our small factories are not as wealthy as Jiangnan Arsenal. We really lack tasks."

"Yes, that's what we're worried about. High-temperature alloy processing is extremely difficult, and currently only a few countries have mastered this technology. We're really afraid you won't be able to handle it."

Seeing that everyone's tone had softened, Wu Zu said, "I keep my word and I never brag. Go back and wait patiently."

"What's going on with you all? Don't you trust Ah Zu? Don't you trust our Jiangnan Arsenal?"

Seeing that Lei Fu had said so, everyone stopped talking and left the workshop one after another.

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