It is precisely because of Nasu Mastenbrook's outstanding achievements and his superb talent in robot and Necron technology that Soshyan became more dependent on him, not only making him an Astral Knight combat robot
The second commander of the brigade also made him the second Mechanicus person after Dietrian to have access to the most secret armory of the Astral Knights. In a sense, he has begun to compete with Dietrian.
potential.
The main reason why Nasu came to see Soshyan was because when Soshyan was working on Naisen 5, he sent him to Naisen 6 in advance to investigate the mineral resources here, and Nasu had analyzed Naisen 6
After mining all kinds of raw ores, we sent our own exploration team to dig some underground, and after using instruments to conduct several rounds of detection, we came to a rough conclusion.
Judging from the data submitted by Suna, Nathan 6 is a planet rich in minerals. Its mineral types are generally not very different from Nathan 5. In terms of specific reserves, accurate information cannot be obtained due to the short detection time. However,
The reserves of heavy metal raw ores should be considered above average.
However, there is a very special place about Nathan No. 6, which the Ministry of Justice did not notice -
Nathan 6 has an extremely large gold-rich vein. This was accidentally discovered by an exploration team sent by Suna around an active volcano near the Antarctic of the planet. According to their detection results, there is a gold vein that almost spans the continent.
It is likely that in the early stages of planet formation, a huge meteorite or even an asteroid carrying a large amount of gold elements directly impacted the surface of the planet, permanently changing the orbit of Nathan 6. Some remnants were formed around the impact area with the movement of the crust.
Huge gold veins.
This also explains why there are some gold mines in the Ministry of Justice's raw ore list.
However, the Ministry of Justice was obviously not that focused on this prison world, and did not invite very professional mechanical priests to conduct investigations, so they guarded a golden mountain but did not find it at all.
This brings good news to Soshyan.
You must know that gold is also a rare mineral in the empire. After all, the conditions for the formation of this metal element are too harsh. Whether it is a supernova explosion or a neutron star collision, it is an extremely low probability event in the huge galaxy, so even in 41
For thousands of years, gold has remained a highly valuable precious metal.
In addition, gold also occupies an important position in the industrial system of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Many cutting-edge products and weapons require the use of this metal, such as the famous Poison Blade, whose various internal facilities and instruments contain at least 0.4 tons of gold.
The cost of the Poison Blade lies not only in its complex structure, but also in the various expensive and rare metals it uses, which determines its cost.
But why couldn't gold serve as the common currency of the empire?
A very important reason is that the rarity of gold makes it difficult for it to meet the commercial needs of all the world if it is placed in an extremely huge empire. In addition, the empire has enacted a law since its establishment, prohibiting private transactions and storage of gold.
Although the implementation was not strict at first, and small-scale private transactions and gold holdings were considered unspoken rules by default, as time went by and the people of the empire became increasingly impoverished, the gold ban became stricter because it gave the upper class a
It’s a good excuse to plunder people’s wealth. (I made it up myself, don’t take it seriously, but sometimes I wonder why gold seems to have a high and low presence in the empire. It is used everywhere on ships and buildings, but it is not used as currency.
It’s not very common, of course there are some worlds that use gold coins, but it’s not that common)
This is why gold can be seen in palaces, battleships, churches, and even equipment in the empire, but it is difficult to see it in areas below the Middle Nest.
But after all, gold is a rare precious metal. It is naturally the equivalent commonly used by merchants or large-scale interstellar trade. It has the same status as palladium in the maelstrom area, but it will be more valuable in some areas, such as the population of the solar system.
In places with high density and a large number of powerful people, and in some border areas, the value will be relatively low. Generally speaking, it can be called a very "valuable" mineral.
Although Nathan 5 also produces gold, most of it is associated ores, and a few deep gold mines have long been dug out. After all, most of the planet's gold elements exist in the earth's core.
The large gold veins of Nassun No. 6 can be said to be a fortune from heaven. According to the detection results of Nassau, its potential reserves should be around 5 billion tons.
So Soshiyang asked Nasu not to move in a hurry, but to prepare the necessary equipment and personnel, and after the relocation of the Legal Department was completed, he would go to the mineral vein area for mining. After all, it was located at the south pole of the planet, and the average daily ground temperature was low.
to minus 80 degrees, and in extreme cases can reach minus 120 degrees. Mining by manpower is definitely more difficult, so it is best to resort to mechanical mining. As for the use after mining, Soshyan plans to use part of it to pay for Ulan Huda
In order to become a new colony, Naisen 6 will need to build many new facilities, all of which will depend on Ulan Huda's mechanical construction team. Although he is loyal to the other party, Soshyan cannot really let others work in vain.
, even if Bangura did not complain, it would not be fair to Ulan Huda.
The other part was used to purchase large-scale civilian equipment from Zhao Akada and order new warships. The rest went into the war group's warehouse as preliminary administrative expenses. After all, Soshiyang had added so many subordinate organizations.
In organizations and institutions, newly added personnel also need to be paid, especially technical personnel such as academics. They cannot be dismissed just for those who stutter, right?
After having a basic understanding of the situation on Nessen 6, Soshyan immediately set off for the planet at the edge of the Nessun galaxy, Nessun 7.
Nessen 7 is similar to Neptune in the solar system. It is also a gaseous planet and the largest of the Nessian planets. Therefore, it has a total of 10 satellites of different sizes. From a distance, it looks like a huge blue sphere.
This kind of planet has almost no significance for colonization, because the surface temperature of the planet is often as low as minus 200 degrees and is filled with large amounts of methane, ethane and acetylene. However, for the Adeptus Mechanicus, such a planet is of great significance because it often represents
Found a source of machinery——
Promethium!
Yes, a considerable part of the promethium used by the human empire is mined from these gaseous planets. Raw promethium can also be mined from other places such as under the ice of frozen worlds or in the promethium seas of dead worlds, such as the Storm Star Region.
The more famous world Saphinius is famous for its huge sea of promethium.
To obtain promethium, you first need to mine raw ore. Raw promethium in gaseous planets often exists at a depth of 7,000 meters in the earth's mantle, accompanied by huge diamond mountains. Although the reserves are not small, mining is relatively difficult, and it is far from the ice world.
It is so easy to cut through the ice, not to mention the difficulty compared with the Promethium Sea, which can easily use drilling platforms to obtain large amounts of raw promethium. But after all, the reserves are here, and the Promethium Sea is not easy to find. For this reason, the Mechanical Adeptus
The technology to obtain promethium from gaseous planets has also been developed.