Picking Up Supreme Treasures in the Dream Realm-Chapter 469 - 332. The Magical Power of the "Past" Star Formation
Inside the underground ice house.
Sebastian wrapped himself in a sleeping bag and exhaled a breath of warm air.
The superpower user squad he belonged to was affiliated with the Jin Xiangshu Knight Order, which is the superpower user institution of Delint.
Sebastian slightly tilted his head and looked at the dark red stone sphere placed in the center of the squad members.
The stone sphere was about the size of an adult’s fist, placed on a metal base.
This object occasionally rises slowly; when it reaches a few centimeters high and completely detaches from the base, it will slowly fall again.
Repeatedly cycling in this manner, it appeared quite magical.
And every time the stone sphere rose, Sebastian felt a warmth spread throughout his body.
When the stone sphere fell, the warmth would disappear accordingly.
This thing is called—Fire Stone.
Ever since Canglan Star descended upon the Primordial World, the Primordial Law has continued to affect this world, and Canglan Star has seen more and more altered minerals.
Fire Stone is one of them.
Delint was the first country to discover Fire Stone.
The Fire Stone mine that produces Fire Stone is essentially a mutated gypsum mine, mainly composed of calcium sulfate.
Fire Stone has an interesting characteristic — it absorbs heat and then releases it slowly.
The Delint People had conducted experiments; a one-kilogram piece of 99% pure Fire Stone could absorb over 8 kilowatt-hours of heat energy.
Once the Fire Stone is activated, it releases heat to its surroundings in a wave-like manner.
The Delint People were overjoyed by this discovery.
Because the energy storage capability of Fire Stone greatly exceeds the Super Crystal Battery invented by Eastern Great Xia.
For comparison, one kilogram of Super Crystal Battery can only store 5 kilowatt-hours.
The Delint People exuberantly proclaimed to the outside world: "Fire Stone is the greatest discovery of this century, and the ultimate weapon to end the cold disaster."
The Delint People also declared: "The ’Warm Gold’ discovered by the Pioneer Alliance, led by Eastern Great Xia, cannot compete with Fire Stone in terms of heating."
The so-called "Warm Gold" refers to a type of gold isotope brought back by the Pioneer Alliance during their first public entry into the Sea of Death Black Sand.
Warm Gold can convert electrical energy into heat and then evenly radiate the heat, forming a thermal field.
The Delint People believe that Warm Gold needs to be mined from the extremely dangerous Primordial World, whereas Fire Stone is easier to obtain.
Moreover, Warm Gold cannot store energy, which is a congenital shortcoming.
At the time of Delint’s discovery of the first Fire Stone mine, the entire Western Hemisphere media were frenziedly hyping Fire Stone.
Carmenia Federation and Southern Cross Alliance also saw a great opportunity to suppress Eastern Great Xia.
The Delint People were even more convinced that they were about to strike it rich.
The company’s stock price, holding the first Fire Stone mine’s extraction rights, soared 100 times within just three days.
Unfortunately, the wind direction quickly reversed.
First.
Great Xia Superpower Research Institute publicly announced a research result.
The paper clearly stated: "Fire Stone is not as perfect as the Delint People boast; it has a serious flaw—decay.
"Simply put, after each cycle of heat absorption and release, Fire Stone’s heat storage capacity decreases slightly.
"After approximately 120 cycles, the heat storage capacity will drastically decline, reducing the heat stored by one kilogram of Fire Stone to about 2 kilowatt-hours.
"This phenomenon occurs because the calcium isotopes in Fire Stone are unstable.
"With each cycle, the calcium isotopes rapidly decay by a portion."
This is a fatal flaw.
Just this one issue sentenced Fire Stone to death.
Because Fire Stone’s lifespan is so short, it can only be used as a consumable for heating.
The paper also pointed out: "Fire Stone can only store heat energy, which can only be used for heating purposes; it cannot be converted into kinetic energy, electric energy, or other forms of energy. Its application scenarios are very limited.
"In contrast, the Super Crystal Battery stores electrical energy that can be used for lighting, driving various appliances, and new energy vehicles; its applications are very extensive.
"From the application scope, Fire Stone cannot compare with the Super Crystal Battery at all."
The paper concluded: "Canglan Star’s special resources are limited; both in number and quality, they are far inferior to the Primordial World.
"We appeal to the Canglan People not to remain complacent but to bravely explore the Primordial World.
"The experiences from other Civilization Worlds tell us that a civilization that dares not step into the Primordial World absolutely will not have a future."
This undoubtedly impliedly ridiculed the Delint People for lacking the courage to explore the Primordial World.
After this paper was published, the stock price of the Fire Stone extraction company began to "plunge three thousand feet", having dropped a staggering 80% by yesterday.
It was not just halved, but cut down to the ankles.
Despite the Delint People’s strenuous efforts to refute, vigorously attacking the paper’s viewpoints as too one-sided, they could not reverse the trend of the declining stock price.
Secondly.
A maternity and child hospital in Great Xia publicly announced another discovery.
The thermal field formed by Warm Gold radiation not only provides warmth but also has remarkable effects in promoting wound healing.
Experiments showed that wearing Warm Gold reduced the recovery time of caesarean section wounds by two days.
Hospital experts also believe that long-term wearing of Warm Gold can somewhat enhance body immunity and even extend lifespan slightly.
This research directly slapped the Delint People in the face.
The Delint People felt that Warm Gold couldn’t compare with Fire Stone, but the facts proved that Fire Stone was unworthy to even carry Warm Gold’s shoes.
