After a while, Keon's optical lenses slowly flickered back to life, and with them, control of the Exoshell returned, flooding his core with a torrent of images and crucial information.
A deep, almost mechanical sigh of relief escaped him. He thought, 'Thankfully, there can't be any glitch or error in my synthesis process, or I would have been confined within my core for eternity; it was a truly dangerous prospect.'
Even as relief washed over him, a lingering tremor of fear persisted within his metallic heart. Just as he began to recover from the nightmarish experience, detailed information about the newly synthesized metal materialized within his mind.
A thought flashed through his core, 'It looks like such an experience was worth it.'
He observed the intricate new blueprint, then projected it before him, its glowing lines illuminating the cavern's dimness. As he scrutinized the details of this advanced metal, his optical lenses brightened with an undeniable surge of excitement.
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Unified Adaptive Composite Alloy (UACA)
Core Design:
This exceptionally advanced composite material seamlessly blends Zirconium, Chromium, Manganese, Nickel, and Vanadium with precious metals like Gold, Silver, Copper, and Monazite, all integrated into a robust Titanium-Carbon base. It is meticulously engineered for unparalleled strength, dynamic adaptability, and superior energy efficiency, making it ideal for the most demanding applications.
Material & Roles:
Titanium-Carbon Base: This foundational element provides the alloy with its inherent core strength, remarkable lightness, and exceptional resistance to corrosion, forming the backbone of its structural integrity.
Zirconium: Incorporated to significantly enhance the alloy's resistance to both corrosion and extreme high temperatures, ensuring its performance in hostile environments.
Chromium-Carbide: This component is crucial for substantially improving the surface hardness and wear resistance of the alloy, extending its operational lifespan under abrasive conditions.
Manganese: Added to boost the material's overall strength, toughness, and its remarkable resistance to sudden impacts, safeguarding against structural failure.
Nickel: Plays a vital role in strengthening the material, particularly at elevated temperatures, effectively preventing the formation of cracks and maintaining structural cohesion.
Vanadium: Included to further increase the alloy's strength and its long-term resistance to sustained stress, ensuring durability over prolonged periods of use.
Micro-Conductive Pathways (Gold, Silver, Copper, and Monazite): These intricate, tiny networks are embedded within the alloy to facilitate super-efficient energy transfer, enable dynamic energy control, and provide sophisticated, built-in sensing capabilities.
Blueprint Layout:
The Unified Adaptive Composite Alloy can be synthesized by precisely mixing and fusing super-fine particles of all its constituent elements. It is meticulously constructed in layers, with specific elements strategically concentrated in different strata to achieve optimal hardness or toughness where required. Tiny, integrated circuits composed of gold, copper, and monazite are directly woven into the metallic matrix. Furthermore, the material possesses the remarkable ability to grow and adapt its internal structure, and it incorporates micro-silicone polymer capsules for advanced self-healing properties, allowing it to repair minor damage autonomously.
Properties:
Superior Strength & Toughness: Exhibits extraordinary resistance to impact, extreme stress, and material fatigue, ensuring robust performance.
Extreme Wear & Corrosion Resistance: Highly durable against physical damage, abrasion, and the corrosive effects of harsh environments.
Enhanced Thermal Stability: Maintains optimal performance and structural integrity across a wide range of extreme temperatures.
Dynamic Adaptability: Possesses the unique ability to dynamically alter its physical properties in response to changing environmental conditions or operational demands.
High Energy Efficiency: Utilizes energy with remarkable effectiveness, leading to significantly extended operational times and reduced power consumption.
Lightweight: Despite its immense strength, the alloy remains exceptionally light, contributing to the agility and speed of machines constructed from it.
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'Very well, this is the perfect metal for exploration of this planet; now my mobility won't be affected by the harsh environment,' Keon mused to himself. He then initiated a comprehensive scan of the surrounding sandy area. Information flickered across his vision, highlighting resource-rich zones containing various types of metal and mineral traces.
He propelled his massive Exoshell 3.0 forward, moving with the deliberate, unstoppable grace of a behemoth across the terrain, covering a distance of a few hundred meters. Each colossal leg of the spider-like machine compressed the sand beneath it with tons of pressure, effortlessly countering the immense weight of the Exoshell. The very sand dunes trembled with each resounding footstep. Upon reaching the edge of a particularly large dune, Keon paused.
'This sand area contains titanium, chromium, and other metal traces that are required for synthesizing the new alloy. It looks like 8990 was right; the resources on this planet came from meteorites. This also confirms that there is an asteroid belt with abundant resources around this planet.' Keon's thoughts flickered as his optical lenses instinctively aimed toward the sky. However, realizing he couldn't penetrate the planet's dusty, opaque atmosphere, he immediately began gathering the detected resources using his specialized 'Material Gathering' talent.
Material Gathering!
In the next moment, sand particles rolled toward his legs as if drawn by a powerful magnet. Different metals and mineral particles were then meticulously separated from the surrounding sand and stored within his internal storage space. The system identified particles of Quartz, Bauxite, Monazite, Ilmenite, Feldspar, along with traces of Chromite, Nickel, Vanadium, Manganese, Zirconium, Gold, Silver, and Copper. He also noted the presence of Calcite, Dolomite, and Wolframite.
'Dolomite and Calcite… it looks like I can extract carbon from other sources besides coal. Also, Bauxite and Wolframite can be used to synthesize Aluminum and Tungsten, which may be useful for further evolution of the alloy.' He processed these thoughts while continuously gathering and refining the resources. With each passing minute, his assimilation and transformation talent extracted tons of each metal, storing them separately within his vast internal reserves.
After a few hours of relentless extraction, Keon observed that the entire sand area around him had visibly sunk, a testament to the tons of resources that had been siphoned from it. Finally, he halted the extraction process as the readily available resources in this particular area became depleted, his extraction quantity diminishing to just a few kilograms per minute.
'For now, these twenty-five hundred tons of resources are enough. It looks like the meteorites that fell on the surface of this planet are small in size and have limited resources.' A logical thought flashed through his mind as he observed the digital bars representing the twenty-five hundred tons of rare resources within his storage space.
'Now it's time to upgrade my basic material, then I will focus on energy and technology.' He decided, and without hesitation, began assimilating the materials directly from his storage space, simultaneously upgrading the basic structure of his main frame and all attached exoshells.
Just as the structure of his main frame and exoshells was replaced by the new Unified Adaptive Composite Alloy, a familiar notification chimed before him, indicating a significant advancement.
[Main Frame Force: 720 g]
[Exoshell 1.0 Force: 136 kg]
[Exoshell 2.0 Force: 2.2 tons]
[Exoshell 3.0 Force: 1005 tons]
[Force > 500 Tons - Level Up!]
[Congratulations for reaching Level 16!]
[Free Attribute Points + 16]
Force > 1000 Tons - Level Up!
Congratulations for reaching Level 17!
Free Attribute Points + 17
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'More than a thousand tons… who would believe such a flat-looking thirty-meter exoskeleton could exert a total force of a thousand tons? That's the magic of material technology.' A thought flashed through Keon's core. He hurriedly opened his status panel to observe the profound changes within Exoshell 3.0.
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Status Panel
Name: Keon
Level: 17
Race: Mechanical Species
Form: Mega Spider Exoshell 3.0
Primary Attributes
Health: 100 / 100%
Energy: 1005 / 1005.55 KWh
Core: Advanced Carbon Core
Structure: Unified Adaptive Composite Alloy
Main Frame Force: 720 grams (Locked)
Exoshell 1.0 Force: 136 kilograms (Locked)
Exoshell 2.0 Force: 2.2 tons (Locked)
Exoshell 3.0 Force: 1005 tons
Size: 30 meters
Mass: 100 tons
Mobility: High
Durability: Top
Agility: High
Growth Statistics
Free Attribute Points: 38
Assimilation Capacity: 100 Tons/min
Load Capacity: 100 Tons
Next Level Requirement: Force > 5000 Tons
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'Such a drastic change in all the shells, especially my main frame! A one-inch machine having the force of 720 grams is no less than a miracle.' Keon thought to himself. He then immediately allocated the newly acquired free attribute points to his main frame and opened its attribute panel separately.
Thirty-Eight free attributes added.
Force increased by 38 grams.
[Physical functionality increased by +3.64%.]
[Energy consumption reduced by +3.64%.]
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Form: Spider Bot (Main Frame)
Core: Carbon Cell
Structure: Unified Adaptive Composite Alloy
Primary Attributes
Health: 100 / 100%
Energy: 57 / 57Wh (50Wh + 14.74%)
Force: 869g (758 + 14.74%)
Size: One inch
Mass: 8.5 grams
Load Capacity: 80 grams
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