Chapter 69

In less than two days, the three Enraged Miners had excavated one side of this desolate mountain.

The original cave had been widened into a gently sloping passage, becoming deeper the further one went inside.

This excavation of a secret base was inspired by Ye Qing, based on the already declassified underground permanent bases.

Drilling holes at the foot of the mountain and digging fiercely towards the bottom, some nuclear shelters could even be dug hundreds of meters deep into the center of the mountain, and then gradually expanded to establish a base.

The factory was conveniently surrounded by desolate mountains, giving Ye Qing a unique environmental advantage and the Enraged Miners, whose digging speed was beyond imagination, no reason not to create his own secret base.

The passage was very spacious, capable of accommodating two trucks side by side.

Ye Qing drove the excavator-like Overlord War Vehicle, advancing slowly for over twenty meters, and the scene under the searchlight suddenly opened up.

A vast underground space, as large as a basketball court, had been opened up by the Enraged Miners.

The air here was clearly stuffy and lacked circulation.

The three Enraged Miners were currently circling a small hill of metal-like material, which had a color somewhat like silver mixed with brass.

Under the searchlight, their fiery red eyes gleamed with excitement, and their dragon-like heads kept sniffing and probing the pile of strange rocks, occasionally licking them with their long tongues.

This was a metal ore, but Ye Qing couldn't identify what kind of metal it was. If it were silver, he would be rich.

As the Enraged Miners licked the rocks, the Monster Factory's phone beeped, and Ye Qing took it out to look.

Notification:

Enraged Miners have discovered high-purity titanium ore, with a titanium content of 63%, and it has extremely high mining value.

The Enraged Miners, as described by the Monster Factory, can detect any metal ore, and the amount of metal can be determined with just a taste.

Titanium?

Anyone in the mechanical manufacturing industry knows about titanium, one of the hottest metal materials of this century.

Lightweight, strong structure, heat-resistant, and corrosion-resistant. One could say that this metal has been pursued by all countries since its inception, with countless alloy formulas studied and applied to various advanced industries.

To give a very intuitive example, if titanium alloy technology is applied to an aircraft engine, not only will the weight of the engine be greatly reduced, but the wear of the structure and the ability to withstand high temperatures will also be significantly improved.

An aircraft engine costs tens of millions, and reducing its weight means saving fuel and increasing payload. Wear resistance means increased lifespan and reduced maintenance.

There are countless benefits, and the advantages are so numerous that they drive people to madness.

However, the various excellent properties of titanium are precisely what limit its large-scale development.

Its heat resistance makes it impossible to extract it on a large scale using steel furnaces, and its outstanding toughness and strength make it very difficult to process.

Therefore, until now, the production capacity of titanium alloys has been extremely low, leaving countless manufacturing industries in a state of eager anticipation.

Titanium is abundant in nature; a handful of soil from the ground contains a few thousandths of titanium.

The coast is even a rich area for titanium ore. Friends who often visit the beach may notice that the sand often contains a black coarse sand, which is titanium ore left by the sea over thousands of years.

However, these titanium ores have little practical value due to their low purity and the presence of other metal components.

These titanium ores with a purity of 63% are of great value!

Now, the Enraged Miners have discovered rock-associated titanium ore in the mountain by the sea, and it is of extremely high purity.

Most importantly, Ye Qing has the method to mass-produce titanium alloys. The Level 3 Monster Factory has a metal smelting center and nickel-titanium memory alloy technology.

Nickel-titanium memory alloy, just the name suggests its incredible properties.

Judging from the behavior of the Enraged Miners, it's clear that the titanium ore reserves are substantial, and there is definitely more titanium ore beneath the exposed tip of the iceberg.

The problem is that the metal smelting center requires a significant investment, such as a 50-ton electric arc furnace and a 10,000-ton press, which cost about 20 million.

The remaining parts can be manufactured by the monsters, but the material procurement costs will also be in the millions.

30 million is the pure cost to manufacture this several-thousand-ton metal smelting center. The ranking of the Monster Factory will definitely advance significantly, but Ye Qing doesn't have that much money now.

Without money, he decided to first expand the underground base. With a determined bite, Ye Qing recruited another Enraged Miner, and the four Enraged Miners began to expand the base around the high-purity titanium ore.

The base structure was chosen to be triangular, which is the most stable in mechanics and also increases in area as it goes deeper.

Once he earns the money, Ye Qing will build the metal smelting center in the underground secret base.

At that time, he will open a new passage, restore the entrance by the sea to its original state, and block the passage to prevent any leakage of the base.

After giving the Enraged Miners new orders, Ye Qing returned to the surface.

Discovering a high-purity titanium ore deposit in this desolate place made Ye Qing very excited and eager to earn more money.

He registered an online store and called Rong Wei, saying he would give him a high-tech massage chair.

The online store was registered and the deposit paid, and it was estimated that the Taobao staff would review it the next day.

At this moment, his father called, asking why he couldn't reach Ye Qing on the phone just now.

Just now, in the underground secret base, the phone naturally had no signal. Ye Qing said the signal might be poor and asked what was up.

On the other end of the phone, Ye Jiangning's tone was very strange and excited. He asked where Ye Qing had recruited Qiao Qi from.

He said that the workers in the workshop were all bewitched, staying past the end of their shift and crowding around Qiao Qi to learn about mechanical processing.

Even he, who had been in mechanical processing for decades, felt like a new apprentice in front of the unassuming old man Qiao Qi, filled with admiration.

"I have a processing plant by the sea, now processing curbstones and electric vehicle components. Qiao Qi was introduced by one of my workers. I saw that he was very knowledgeable about mechanical processing, so I introduced him."

Ye Qing had already taken a large order worth over ten million from the city construction bureau, which Ye Jiangning knew about.

"More than knowledgeable, he's a master-level figure." Ye Jiangning praised him: "Today, under his guidance, the workers' efficiency has more than doubled. One worker asked him how to ensure that hand-drilled holes don't go off course, and he gave five solutions in one breath."

"I think he would be more than qualified to be a production manager or even a university professor."

"He doesn't have a degree; his knowledge of processing is all from years of experience." Hearing that the efficiency of the old factory had improved, Ye Qing was also very happy.

"I need to go listen to his lessons. I didn't realize that these workers have such a high learning awareness; some have already bought notebooks to take notes."

"Bye, I'm ready with my notebook to take notes."

Ye Qing was sweating profusely. Qiao Qi's real identity was a Master of Ingenuity, a master-level figure recruited by the Monster Factory, with not only solid professional knowledge but also innate skills.

One could say that the most experienced and skilled processing master in the world could not surpass the Master of Ingenuity in terms of expertise.

Teaching these ordinary workers was like Hua Luogeng teaching elementary school students arithmetic.

The next day, Ye Qing sat by the computer, frequently refreshing the web page, waiting for the Taobao store to be reviewed and approved.

At 9 a.m., the online store was successfully reviewed, and Ye Qing eagerly filled out a large amount of information.

Without even decorating the store, he quickly uploaded over ten high-definition pictures of the mechanical ergonomic chair that had already been taken.

Mechanical Ergonomic Chair:

Developed by our company's technical team over two years, this revolutionary chair has national patent technology.

It features programmable CNC functions, offering you an unprecedented experience.

With 10,000 massage techniques, over a thousand functional experiences, and nearly a hundred VR exercise simulation functions.

Ye Qing's ideas flowed like a fountain, and he quickly typed out one paragraph after another.

Ye Qing felt that this advertising slogan was not exaggerated at all. Once users truly experienced it, they would find the description too conservative.

Finally...

In the price column, Ye Qing, with a determined bite, filled in 49,999.

The only product in the store was released, and now it was up to whether any...

Rich... or rather, a tycoon, would be willing to be the first to try it.

There was no way this chair could be priced cheaply. At worst, after Rong Wei's experience, Ye Qing could introduce it to other bosses and have them buy it online to boost sales.

Ye Qing didn't expect the first product to sell online, but less than ten minutes after the mechanical ergonomic chair was released, the chat tool for communicating with buyers beeped.

"Do you need to increase your store's popularity? We have the most professional order-padding techniques..."

"Get lost!" Ye Qing, who had been excited for nothing, directly sent a "roll" to him.

"Only a fool would buy a chair like this. Why don't you rob a bank if you're charging 50,000 for a chair?" A user with the ID "Store Promotion Expert" sent a mocking expression.

Confident in the product, Ye Qing naturally wasn't worried about future sales.

However, apart from this advertiser, by the afternoon, no one had genuinely wanted to buy the chair. Instead, a few users were teasing Ye Qing with the price.

The chair was priced too high, and others could easily find it by sorting by price from high to low.

No matter, Ye Qing prepared to pack the chair and give one to Rong Wei to help him advertise.

Ding...

At this moment, his phone suddenly beeped with a message notification.

"Boss, did you mark the price of your chair wrong?" This was a user with the ID "Taste Test."

"I see that your chair looks very high-end and quite good, but why is it so expensive?"

"If you think it's too expensive, don't buy it. My chair is not something you can afford." After being teased several times in the afternoon, Ye Qing was now resigned.

"Are you looking down on me?"

Taste Test sent a sweating emoji and continued typing: "Do you know how much the few lines of text I sent you are worth?"

"How much are they worth?" Ye Qing laughed and planned to tease him.

"It's not too valuable, but copying the description of your chair and publishing it would be enough to buy one of your chairs."