Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 1564: Despair on the face of Dong Shilan

Escorted by a luxurious carriage, the two arrived directly at the Song Dynasty's arsenal.

Soon after, a soldier brought out a submachine gun that looked exactly like Chu Chen's weapon and came to Dong Shilan.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! This is a weapon we manufactured ourselves—a submachine gun."

Dong Shilan looked at the official in front of her with approval: "Hahaha, good, good, good. In this way, no one will be able to threaten my Song Kingdom anymore."

"Someone, test the gun."

At Dong Shilan's command, the official quickly summoned a soldier, who then took out some bullets from his pocket and loaded them into a magazine.

The soldier was no slouch either; he was a veteran of the Xiongnu battlefield, so he was very familiar with this thing.

However, when he held the gun in his hand, he felt something was off; it seemed to be much inferior to Mr. Chu's.

But what could he say in front of His Majesty?

He could only quickly load the gun and then pull the trigger at the target in front of him.

The next moment, a loud bang rang out, startling him so much that he threw the submachine gun in his hand away.

And he involuntarily blurted out, "Holy crap, it exploded! Ah... my face!"

Dong Shilan and everyone else present were stunned by the loud noise and the soldier's wail.

Dong Shilan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. She looked at the officer in charge of weapons manufacturing with a furious expression: "This is the submachine gun you've been talking about, the one that can rival Chu Chen's weapon?"

The official was terrified and his face turned ashen: "Your Majesty, spare my life! I... I have no choice! Our materials are no match for the fine iron Chu Chen manufactured, and the precision of our various parts is far inferior."

"So, what you create only has form, but no practical use?"

Dong Shilan was absolutely furious.

If you can't even do it, what are you bragging about?

"How dare you! Do you know the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

"Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me! Please give me time, Your Majesty, I will..."

With a soft thud, before the official could finish speaking, a long knife had already pierced through his chest!

Little did they know that this decision would cost Dong Shilan not only an official, but also the development of the Song Dynasty's military strength.

Lu Feng tried to step forward to stop them, but it was too late.

This emperor has suddenly become someone she can't understand. She was never so bloodthirsty before. What has made her become like this?

After Dong Shilan committed the murder, she seemed to be in a much better mood. She slowly walked out of the arsenal, and Lu Feng quickly followed.

After returning to the Imperial Study, Dong Shilan glanced at Lu Feng and asked, "Tell me, how is Chu Chen doing?"

Lu Feng dared not hide anything and could only recount everything he had seen and heard in the northern desert.

Dong Shilan was greatly surprised after hearing this: "You mean, Chu Chen has really rebelled."

"Your Majesty, it seems so at present. Moreover, he has also created a weapon that our Song Kingdom cannot compete with: the cannon."

"gun?"

"That's right, this cannon is only three feet long, but its power is exceptionally astonishing..."

As Lu Feng spoke, Dong Shilan's expression grew increasingly grim.

"Alright, that's enough!"

Dong Shilan threw everything off the table. At this moment, she no longer resembled a beloved emperor, but rather a complete tyrant.

“You… go to the northern desert again and make Chu Chen obediently return to the Song Kingdom. If he does not comply, the Song Kingdom’s soldiers will soon trample the northern desert to pieces.”

"Your Majesty, you mustn't! With the strength of my Song Kingdom before, we were no match for the Northern Desert."

"Hmph, so what if he has guns? We have guns too. General Tang has 30,000 troops, but he still has 28,000 guns."

After hearing this, Lu Feng shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself, "Are you an idiot?"

Having guns is fine, but what about bullets?

The black powder inside Chu Chen's bullets remains a mystery to this day.

"Your Majesty, we have guns, but we have no bullets."

What is a bullet?

"Um... it's the part inside the gun that's used to fire, just like an arrow."

"Hahaha, it's just arrows. My Song Kingdom is vast, we can find arrows everywhere."

"Your Majesty, that's different."

"What's the difference?"

Lu Feng shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself, "You really don't know? Don't you ever worry about these things?"

So he immediately explained the entire composition of the bullet to her.

Dong Shilan flew into a rage after hearing this: "Then what are you standing there for? Quickly organize people to build it!"

"Your Majesty, there might have been some hope before, but now there is absolutely no hope of building it."

"what?"

"Because the only official who had made any progress in understanding the bullets was... killed by His Majesty!"

After hearing this, Dong Shilan plopped down in a chair.

At this moment, she felt a pang of regret. Why had she ever thought of exiling Chu Chen to the Xiongnu?

It's all that damned old Taoist's fault. He said that Chu Chen's birth chart was incompatible with his own, and that if Chu Chen were alive, his kingdom would be in jeopardy.

If she hadn't listened to the old Taoist's words and kept Chu Chen by her side as her man...

And if we agree to his conditions and ensure there is no war in the world, the territory of the Song state will probably expand again.

"Eunuch Lu, go again and talk to Chu Chen again. Tell him that he must return to the Song Kingdom. He is a citizen of the Song Kingdom and will not stand by and watch his country be bullied by foreign powers."

Lu Feng remained silent, because at this moment he felt that he could no longer have a proper conversation with this schizophrenic emperor.

In fact, Dong Shilan wasn't schizophrenic; rather, after hearing Lu Feng's account of his return, she was completely disoriented.

She didn't know how to deal with this potential enemy, who had once been her good friend, someone she could talk to on the table, in bed, and on the floor.

All of this was caused by her own hand. At this moment, she had no choice but to place her hopes on Lu Feng and ask him to persuade Chu Chen to change his mind.

But he placed him in the northern desert, making him the enemy of all the people of the northern desert, wanting to kill him in this way. Now, can Chu Chen turn back?

She was unsure, but she didn't know what to do.

"Your Majesty, this old servant has an idea. If we want Chu Chen to turn back, perhaps only Your Majesty can go there in person."

"No, I cannot go. How can I, a true dragon, risk my life?"

Lu Feng knew that no matter what he said at this moment, it would be meaningless. By the time Chu Chen actually attacked, it would be too late.

If that's the case, why not become Chu Chen's person? Only then can I ensure my survival in the dangers of the future.

While they were all lost in their own thoughts, the imperial palace in the northern desert was bustling with activity.