Siheyuan: I, Shazhu, started out as an army and became a general.

He Yuzhu moved.

His movements were slow, even somewhat lazy.

With his left hand, he slightly turned the intake valve, and with his right hand, he pushed the fuel rod hard, while at the same time, he lightly kicked the frequency converter of the blower with his toe.

"Buzz—!"

The open furnace, which had been half-dead, suddenly let out a deep, beast-like roar!

The flames inside the furnace jumped from orange to a blinding blue-white!

"You're insane! You're being ridiculous!" Yi Zhonghai yelled, jumping up and down beside him. "Adding this pressure will cause the furnace to explode! Don't you understand...?"

His voice got stuck in his throat.

Because his eyes were fixed on the dial, the numbers on it made his mind go blank.

The furnace temperature was soaring wildly, but the pressure gauge needle seemed to be held down by an invisible hand, eerily stabilizing below the safety red line!

That ultimate sense of balance is like a top acrobatic master waltzing on a tightrope over a sheer cliff!

"0.3% carbon content, add chromium powder." He Yuzhu didn't turn his head, his tone like issuing a military order.

The technician standing nearby was stunned and instinctively reached for it, but Yi Zhonghai stopped him: "No! The furnace temperature is so high right now, adding chromium powder will cause it to oxidize instantly and ruin everything!"

"Get out of here!"

Without even turning his head, He Yuzhu slapped the iron railing next to him with his backhand, not hitting the person, but slamming it hard!

"clang--!"

A deafening explosion!

He slapped a solid iron railing as thick as a child's arm, creating a terrifying dent!

Yi Zhonghai screamed "Oh my god!" and collapsed to the ground, his face ashen. This...this is human strength?!

He Yuzhu ignored him and personally grabbed a bag of rare metal powder, weighed it in his hand, and without even looking at the furnace opening, he flicked his arm and sprinkled it directly in!

That posture was exactly the same as when he used to toss the wok and sprinkle salt in the kitchen back then!

But no one present knew that he sprinkled it at the precise millisecond interval of the flame fluctuations.

The super dynamic visuals provided by the [King of Soldiers Engine], combined with the [God-level Metallurgical Intuition], allow him to clearly "see" the intense reactions and recombination of every molecule in the molten steel.

In his eyes, this was not some raging molten steel, but clearly a pot of top-quality broth being carefully seasoned!

ten minutes.

Only ten minutes had passed.

"Out of the oven!" He Yuzhu shouted in a low voice.

The molten steel, glowing red, poured out like a giant dragon emerging from the sea, instantly filling the mold.

As it cooled, a silvery-gray metal unlike anything seen before appeared before everyone, its surface shimmering with a strange matte finish, its texture resembling that of the deep-sea predator—sharkskin.

Li Huaide, trembling, took the testing device and approached.

"Hardness...acceptable!"

"Heat resistance... exceeds the standard by 30%!"

"Resilience...perfect! The data is perfect!"

"Amazing! A miracle! This is a fucking miracle!" Li Huaide was so excited he could barely speak. Holding the thin test report, his hands trembled like leaves. "Chief Engineer He! You...you are the pillar of our country!"

Chief Engineer?!

Upon hearing those two words, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong seemed to have all their strength drained away, collapsing completely to the ground.

Even if they are frogs in a well, they know the weight of the title "Chief Designer"! It's a title associated with legendary figures!

Qin Huairu bit her lip tightly, hiding behind the crowd, watching the man who was surrounded by everyone and radiant with light. Her nails were already deeply embedded in her palms, causing her excruciating pain.

The venom of regret instantly overwhelmed her heart.

If only I hadn't listened to my mother-in-law's nonsense, hadn't treated him like a meal ticket, and had instead been genuinely good to him...

Could it be that I am now standing beside him, referred to as "the General's wife"?

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in this world.

He Yuzhu took the wet towel handed to him by Lin Wanqiu, slowly wiped his hands, and put his crisp military overcoat back on.

He walked up to Yi Zhonghai and looked down at the old man who had used the word "morality" to bind the original owner of this body for half his life.

Yi Zhonghai trembled all over, overwhelmed by a mixture of shame, fear, and resentment, making him afraid to even lift his head. His lips trembled as he stammered, "Zhuzi...I...I..."

"This batch of steel is a top-secret mission. I need to see the finished product within three days." He Yuzhu interrupted him directly, his voice devoid of any emotion. "Director Li, this workshop will be under my direct management from now on. All irrelevant personnel can be removed."

"Yes! Yes!" Li Huaide nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, then turned around and roared at the two men on the ground, "Yi Zhonghai! Liu Haizhong! You two are rigid in your thinking and outdated in your skills. From today onwards, you are demoted to first-class workers and transferred to the scrap yard to move bricks! Don't get in Chief Engineer He's way here!"

"Wh...what?" Yi Zhonghai was struck dumb.

From a respected Grade 8 worker in the entire factory to being reduced to carrying bricks? This is worse than death for him!

"Zhu Zi! You can't do this! I watched you grow up! You can't be so heartless!" Yi Zhonghai completely broke down and struggled to grab He Yuzhu's clothes.

He Yuzhu simply shifted his body slightly and easily avoided the hand that was covered in oil and despair.

He didn't even bother to give her a mocking look.

No need.

Elephants never bother with ants.

"Let's go, Wanqiu." He Yuzhu turned around, put his arm around Lin Wanqiu's shoulder, and strode out. "The engine blueprints still need to be revised all night. We don't have time to waste here."

Lin Wanqiu took his arm, and the two walked side by side in the afterglow of the setting sun, their shadows stretched long, like a divine couple.

Behind them, there were the desperate cries of Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, and the silent, scalding tears of Qin Huairu.

Stepping out of the workshop, He Yuzhu looked at the fiery clouds on the horizon and let out a long sigh of relief.

The boulder that had weighed on the original man's mind for twenty years has finally been shattered today.

"What's wrong? Have you softened?" Lin Wanqiu sensed his change in mood and asked softly.

"Soft-hearted?" He Yuzhu laughed, pulling a recent satellite map from his pocket and unfolding it in front of Lin Wanqiu. "My heart is small; it can't hold all the trivial matters of the courtyard house. But my heart is also very big..."

He pointed to the vast expanse of blue on the map.

"So vast that it can contain the entire universe."

"Next stop, let's deliver 'Dongfeng Express' here."

That's the center of the Pacific Ocean.

It is also the center of global hegemony on this planet.

Before that, the East Wind will surely prevail over the West Wind!