Today is the day to firmly establish my belief in the demise of my country. I will not let the doctor down...

Shen Zhiwei persuaded himself in his heart for a long time before he took the sword with tears in his eyes.

Her pot...

The tearful look in Shen Zhiwei's eyes took on a completely different meaning in the eyes of An Jin and Hu Youan.

As expected, the king is still full of enthusiasm for the world, and has been waiting for the day when he can emerge as Jingchang, shock the world, unite the fragmented Zhou land, and become the next King Wu!

Hu Youan and An Jin had almost the same idea in their minds, that is, they believed that Shen Zhiwei was an ambitious king who would definitely be able to save the Zhou Dynasty, and she also had the determination and perseverance to do so!

Instead of making a pot, An Jin forged a sword, which was his token of loyalty.

She wanted to let the king see her abilities. Not only could she smelt iron, but she could also make sharp weapons. As for the iron pot, it was just a thick iron sheet with a curve. It was not difficult to make and any apprentice could make it.

How could a sword be so rare? Of course, the gift of the pledge must represent the best.

If Shen Zhiwei knew what An Jin was thinking, she would definitely laugh out loud. She just wanted the pot, she just wanted the pot, do you understand?

"Your Majesty, this sword is not easy to forge. It requires many days of polishing. If you want to supply it to the front line, I'm afraid I can only forge some relatively brittle swords. However, it is still much sharper than the original bronze sword. Please follow me to take a look."

Really good steel needs to be tempered through thousands of hammerings, but the swords used by ordinary soldiers can be directly cast and can be used after a little polishing and sharpening. Whether in terms of the time it takes to make or the strength of the finished product, iron swords are much better than bronze swords.

The addition of steel marked the first industrial revolution in the world of cold weapons, representing the all-round crushing of high-level technology over low-level technology.

Next, Shen Zhiwei witnessed a "scientific experiment".

The experimental process was very simple, and there was no control over the variables. An Jin took a bronze sword and chopped it against an iron sword, and then the bronze sword was bent.

It seemed that the iron sword won in terms of hardness, but for some reason, the force was not applied correctly, and the iron sword broke in the middle.

"The biggest problem right now is that iron swords can be very brittle, but that's not enough to overshadow their merits. Iron swords are much better than bronze swords."

It was not the first time that An Jin saw an iron sword and a bronze sword clash, but she was still shocked after seeing the result.

He was shocked that such a sharp iron sword came from his own hands, and even more shocked that the method of forging an iron sword was even simpler than that of a bronze sword.

Shen Zhiwei was also stunned. As a modern person, she had access to a lot of steel in her daily life, but she had never come into contact with a real sword that could kill people.

I have never seen a scene of cold weapons fighting each other. I have only seen some scenes of fighting in movies.

The moment the copper sword curled and the iron sword broke, Shen Zhiwei got goose bumps.

People who have adapted to the stable life of modern times have never seen such a scene of cold weapons fighting each other. The mere sight of weapons fighting each other makes Shen Zhiwei tremble. I wonder what will happen to Shen Zhiwei when he really goes to the battlefield and swords and knives are slashing at flesh and blood.

Shen Zhiwei had also seen blood, but she still couldn't get used to that kind of pure violence.

She looked away, no longer looking at the weapons on the ground. She hurriedly told An Jin to get the pot out as soon as possible, and then walked out of the Hundred Craftsmen's Workshop.

In the Baigong Workshop, Hu Youan and An Jin stared at each other, neither of them spoke.

After a while, An Jin asked cautiously, "Did I just make the king angry?"

"Your Majesty has a good temper and wouldn't get angry for no reason. Besides, you forged such a precious sword, so why would Your Majesty be angry with you? It must be that Your Majesty is thinking of the current situation in the Zhou Dynasty, where various princes are fighting for control of their own territories. He feels deeply that life is difficult, and that's why he's so sad."

Hu Youan didn't think Shen Zhiwei was showing An Jin a displeasure. She knew very well that the king was a wise ruler, so the problem must be with the world, not the king.

After hearing Hu Youan's words, An Jin suddenly realized. Yes, the king was very happy at first, but his expression changed after he saw the iron sword break and the bronze sword curled.

An Jin looked down at the half-broken sword lying quietly at his feet, feeling extremely sad.

The finest iron is used to make sharp blades, which will eventually pierce the former people of the Zhou Dynasty. Perhaps the king wants iron that can be used for cooking rather than iron that can be used on the battlefield.

An Jin already knew that iron pans were used for cooking. Although she didn't know how to cook with them, let alone what the food tasted like, she knew that iron pans and iron swords were both made of iron, but had completely different meanings to people.

Just as the king wanted an iron pot, but the world only had room for iron swords.

"It is the incompetence of your subjects that worries the king. An Jin, you must forge weapons well. Besides swords, you must also forge armor. Only by making spears sharper than the enemy's and shields stronger than the enemy's can you make the king smile from the bottom of his heart."

Hu Youan squatted down, picked up the half of the sword on the ground, and put it aside carefully and solemnly.

She looked at the broken sword as if she saw the future of Emperor Zhou.

"Yes! I will live up to the doctor's trust and the king's wishes!"

An Jin immediately became excited and turned around to circle around the boiler again. The apprentices she had just accepted were made to run around in circles by her.

Seeing that An Jin had already devoted himself to iron smelting, Hu Youan was very satisfied, his eyes full of relief.

As long as the king is alive, the Zhou royal family will not fall into complete silence. This world will still belong to the Zhou Dynasty!

And she, Hu Youan, is the person who understands the king best and the king's most trusted guard!

After Shen Zhiwei returned, he ate, attended classes, and slept obediently.

She felt that she was a little confused. She had clearly thought of herself as working for the system, being a slave for a 100 million bonus, but why did she now seem to have some emotions that shouldn't appear?

Such as pity, such as sadness.

Perhaps it was because everything in this world seemed too real, and the people and things she came into contact with every day in this world all seemed like real events in past history.

Every person is alive, with flesh and blood, and has his or her own joys, sorrows, anger and happiness.

Once he realized this, Shen Zhiwei could no longer really treat this world as an insignificant game world that could be restarted at any time and the dead could be resurrected at any time.

The reason why players are called the fourth calamity is that in order to complete the task, players can do anything beyond human cognition.

Ultimately, it’s because players know that everything in the game world is just a program, so they can do whatever they want.

While lying on the bed, Shen Zhiwei called out the system and asked it a lot of questions.

Then I got a lot of human-like replies from the system.

Looking at those replies, Shen Zhiwei's mood gradually improved. Only the existence of the system made her clearly realize that she was the modern Shen Zhiwei, not the real Emperor of Zhou, let alone the Emperor chosen by heaven.

She had no way to change the final outcome. Before the world was unified, she, the emperor, had to become a rut of the old dynasty and be covered by the new dynasty.

When Shen Zhiwei was determined to strengthen his belief in the country's demise, which was shaken by An Jin's efforts, Empress Dowager An secretly met with two people.

The two people were Ju Yan and Bo You, who were forcibly sent out of Jiuqu City by Lord An.

Juyan and Boyou truly felt that they had a miserable life.

Originally, they wanted to stay in Anguo permanently and fight for a future under the pretext of an diplomatic mission, but who knew that before the team left, a Hui'an Jun was squeezed in.

Just squeeze it in. At most, you can take some risks and walk faster on the road to reach Anguo before the king intercepts Hui'an Jun.

But who knew that as soon as they left Jingchang City, the rangers rushed up and hacked Hui'an Jun to death with their swords, even chopping off his head.

In fear, he killed people to silence them and dug a pit to bury the headless corpse. After great fear, he finally arrived at Jiuqu and contacted the Prime Minister of Anguo. He was just waiting to become a guest in the Prime Minister's mansion, and then step by step display his talents, gain a foothold in Anguo, and enjoy endless wealth and glory from then on.

As fate would have it, they were all knocked down while they were having a meal. They almost couldn't open their eyes again. When they finally escaped death, they could even see the gate of Jingchang City!

After going around in circles, we returned to Jingchang City.

The difference is that when they went out, they were glorious envoys, but when they came back, they were guilty ministers carrying lives on their shoulders.

Even if no one was held accountable, they were still extremely worried. When Hui'an Jun died, all the confidants they brought to Anguo were watching.

Now those confidants have followed them back to Jingchang City. If Empress Dowager An asks them anything, they will probably have to be buried with Hui'an Jun!

Ju Yan was extremely anxious. After he came back, he kept thinking about whether he should kill all his confidants to silence them. As long as no one talked nonsense, they could naturally pass the test of Empress Dowager An safely.

It was his good friend who persuaded him, and not only persuaded him, but also pointed out a clear path for him.

If the truth about Hui'an Jun's death were to be revealed, not only Ju Yan and Boyu would be guilty, but all the accompanying guards and subjects would also be guilty.

Everyone is guilty, so in order to clear their names, it would be best to say the same thing and find a criminal that would satisfy Empress Dowager An.

Juyan originally wanted to say that it was the king who took action, but Boyou asked him to think carefully. They could not go to Anguo in a short time. Did they really want to offend the Zhou emperor in Jingchang?

Great words and sudden enlightenment.

Today, Queen Mother An summoned them both into the palace and asked them what happened to Lord Hui'an's death. Ju Yan and Bo You looked at each other and named a person in unison.

An Gongshou.

In fact, the two of them also resented Lord An for being merciless and sending them back to Jingchang directly. Now they put all the blame on Lord An, and they did not feel guilty at all.

Empress Dowager An was shocked.

"These past few days, I've been restless day and night, missing my son. Many times, I've seen Ziman in my dreams, clothed in blood, weeping beside his bed. I don't understand what Ziman meant in my dreams, but now I think he must have been murdered by his uncle, hence his constant cries of hatred, unable to appease the resentment he feels after his death!"