"Wenlu, perhaps you... do have some discernment!"

“That’s just how he is. He doesn’t understand anything and doesn’t care about anyone. The day before yesterday, Prince Heng asked him if he would like to go to the Ministry of Works as a vice minister, and he actually came to ask me!” Zhang Wenlu said modestly, but everyone could see the smugness and boastfulness in her heart.

"Just follow...just follow. Don't panic, no matter what you see. These fireworks are normal and controllable..."

The shrill whistling sound in the air grew louder and louder, and several timid girls had already turned pale. The team leader quickly ran around comforting them.

The group turned past a brick wall and finally saw the large, smoking workshop. The deafening roar was deafening. The female students who had received military training and fired guns were fine, but the young ladies from the capital had never seen such a scene before. Looking through the gate at the smoky, flickering workshop, their faces turned pale.

"This is our iron smelting workshop. Once you go inside, you'll witness the allure of heavy industry—the power to change the world! Hey...hey! You there...hurry up and keep up, don't fall behind!"

"Holy crap... someone's collapsed here... call the factory medic!"

In the end, more than a dozen young ladies from the capital city gave up on getting a close look at the blast furnace and simply admired the fiery, smoking steel monster from afar at the entrance.

"The furnace is open... everyone get out of the way..." With a shout that was both excited and nervous, molten iron gushed out from the taphole.

The thick linen overalls blocked the heat radiation emitted by the blast furnace, sparing the girls from the scorching heat, while the cotton dust masks blocked the drifting dust, allowing them to breathe freely.

But the sight of tens of tons of molten iron containing enormous heat flowing continuously before their eyes, and then being transported to the side by the crucible to be cast into shape, was so awe-inspiring that it made the girls' hearts pound wildly.

Two sets of specialized equipment were suddenly thrown in front of Shi Shengnan and the others, including glass hoods, large iron hooks, and special gloves.

"Hey you...didn't you say you guys were supposed to be able to do all the jobs that men are supposed to do?...Go over there! Experience what it's like to be a steelworker!"

"A steelworker can earn fifty silver dollars a month!"