Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

While everyone was still reminiscing, the song "On the Songhua River" was playing on TV. Zhao Pan'er and the others didn't feel anything about the song, but Zhou Feng was deeply moved.

After all, the song is about the story of her hometown, and even the melody is the same as that of a northern woman crying at a funeral, which sounds extremely tragic.

Zhao Pan'er keenly sensed that Zhou Feng's mood was off, so she reached out and took his hand. He gently patted her arm to indicate that he was alright.

If there's ever a chance to travel to the world around 1937, Zhou Feng is determined to show those little dwarfs what cruelty is.

Whether you're an extremist or a radical, the blood debt must be repaid with blood.

Simply taking down the Japanese island in the Dream of Splendor world isn't enough to vent our anger!

If Bai Ling wasn't quite familiar with "On the Songhua River," then the next song, "Defend the Yellow River," would resonate with her directly.

Even though she was young at that time, no one present felt that era more deeply than him.

After all, the other two women of her generation, one the daughter of a capitalist and the other a child from a rural village, did not have a particularly deep understanding of that war.

Finally, the flag-bearing formation marched out with neat and steady steps.

With each step she took, Bai Ling trembled slightly with excitement. Even before the flag-raising ceremony, her eyes were already red, and large tears slid down her cheeks.

"This... Sister Bai Ling, why are you crying?"

Qin Jingru tried to wipe away Bai Ling's tears in a fluster, but the latter refused her, stood up from the sofa, stood up straight, and looked at the TV with unwavering determination.

Although Zhao Pan'er and the other women had no concept of this grand ceremony, they all stared wide-eyed at the neat and orderly formations on the television.

This military bearing is so impressive that even those unfamiliar with the armed forces would be deeply impressed!

The flag-bearing team stood in perfect unison, a familiar melody began to play, and the fluttering red flag slowly rose upwards.

"Arise, I refuse..."

Bai Ling stood ramrod straight and softly sang along, tears welling up in her eyes once again.

Although this song was chosen by General Zhu Qinglan as the theme song for a movie, and he also decided on the first three words, it was already designated as the provisional national anthem in 49.

Bai Ling can certainly sing.

But looking at the solemn ceremony in front of her and the neat appearance of the soldiers, how could Bai Ling not be excited?

As the song ended, Bai Ling's slightly tense body slowly relaxed. Zhou Feng gently embraced her and wiped away her tears with a tissue: "Don't worry, with us here, your world will also usher in this day at a faster pace."

Bai Ling pursed her lips and nodded.

She believed Zhou Feng's words without question.

Because after Zhou Feng went to their era, only a few months later, the entire Dragon Kingdom underwent earth-shattering changes!

Not only did it become tougher on foreign powers, repelling provocations from Russia, the Bald Man, and the Monkey Kingdom, but its domestic livelihood also developed rapidly, and even factories that earned foreign exchange started operating one after another.

Given this premise, how could she not believe Zhou Feng?

After listening to the speech, Bai Ling's gaze instantly became intense as she followed the movement of the camera on the television screen.

What kind of vehicles are those military green ones?

And what's that beige weapon? Is it loaded with missiles?

There are so many tanks!

My God!

"Husband...husband, is that...that weapon you took from our side and used? How can it be so big? I'm afraid even the city walls couldn't withstand it!"

Zhao Pan'er pointed at the TV, somewhat haltingly.

She had seen Zhou Feng's men use rocket launchers!

Just one shell can blow up dozens of people, leaving no trace of their bodies. Now, there are actually shells that big on TV. How many people would they kill?

"That? That's the Dongfeng-5C liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile. Using it to blow up the city wall is a bit excessive."

"what?"

Not only Zhao Pan'er looked at Zhou Feng, but Bai Ling and the others also turned their attention to him.

Others might not be very interested, but Bai Ling was extremely interested in this weapon, her eyes burning with desire.

"Don't bother looking. It's impossible to get this weapon to your side, and you don't have the conditions to launch it."

Bai Ling pouted upon hearing this: "Then it's not unreasonable for me to want to know its power, is it?"

"That's not an exaggeration. It's said that this missile can carry 10 independently guided nuclear warheads, each capable of attacking different targets hundreds of miles away. Each warhead has an explosive yield of 50 tons of TNT equivalent. Moreover, this missile can strike the entire globe. If launched from here, it can directly hit the United States."

Bai Ling's eyes grew brighter, and she stared at Zhou Feng with anticipation: "Then the power of this missile isn't comparable to a mushroom bomb?"

She knew all too well how important such a weapon was!

The Dragon Kingdom has spent countless manpower and resources researching this thing, and countless people have been buried in the Northwest, before finally detonating one two years ago, causing the whole world to tremble.

A hint of pride appeared on Zhou Feng's face: "It's not comparable to an atomic bomb. You know the Little Boy who dropped it on Hiroshima, right? Ours is equivalent to dozens of times that!"

This completely stunned Bai Ling.

She simply had no concept of how much yield it contained.

But if there's a point of reference, the comparison becomes very obvious!

Is this missile really that powerful?

The people on TV probably didn't expect that the military parade, which was originally intended to intimidate the international friends, would shock this person who came 60 years ago before it even started.

The subsequent aerial honor guard made Bai Ling's mouth water.

They are still using the plane that Zhou Feng brought over. This kind of aerial operation capability is something that people in that era could only dream of!

Immediately afterwards, rows of formations marched across the square.

At first, the girls were simply amazed by the uniformity of the rows of formations, but when the militia formation appeared, they couldn't sit still any longer.

Those female soldiers are so cool and spirited!

Bai Ling, in particular, was so envious she was practically drooling.

She was a soldier who had received training and actually participated in combat.

But looking at such a military parade formation, I still couldn't help but swallow hard.

My mind was filled with all sorts of imaginings. If she were wearing such a military uniform and participating in it, what an exciting scene that would be!

Watching the military parade that followed, Bai Ling calmed down and grabbed Zhou Feng's arm with one hand: "Could you help me ask what we can offer in exchange for those Dongfeng missiles, fighter jets, and tanks, to bring them to our era?"

"Forget about it, these are impossible for you. Not to mention that your technology is not advanced enough to use these weapons properly, even if we gave you all of them, you still wouldn't be able to use this cutting-edge technology."

"for…"

Bai Ling had only uttered one word of her question when she realized what was going on.

Yes, how could we possibly give away such cutting-edge technology to others?

Even the Dragon Kingdom 60 years ago was not allowed.

If she put herself in Zhou Feng's shoes, she would understand why he said that.

But after hesitating for a few seconds, she opened her eyes wide and tried one more time: "How about you act as a go-between and let me connect directly with the organization here? Don't worry, I won't say anything else. The connection between the two eras is still up to you. I just want to give it a try."

Seeing Bai Ling's actions and attitude, Zhao Pan'er's expression changed instantly, and then she reached out to smooth out Zhou Feng's furrowed brows.

She still cannot understand the thoughts and awareness that Bai Ling is talking about.

In her heart, her husband was the most important person in the world, and nothing was more important than him.

Especially in the world of Dream of Splendor, she had seen those who were ennobled and appointed as prime ministers fawn over Zhou Feng, seen the Liao emperor and empress dowager, who terrified the Song people, captured by Zhou Feng, and seen that once high-ranking official imprisoned in the cold palace. What else could compare to her husband?

"It's not that I don't trust you, but I don't dare let you openly contact the organizations here."

Why?

Do you know about the East Asia Tongwen Academy?

Zhou Feng sighed, and Bai Ling's expression changed instantly.

How could she not know about this infamous academy?

In Shanghai in 1901, Japanese pirates founded this academy, which enrolled Japanese students for the first 20 years before beginning more than 40 years of field research in China.

The route covers all provinces and regions except Tibet, and its content encompasses various aspects such as geography, industry, commerce, society, economy, and politics.

Their findings became an important reference for the policy-making process of Japanese pirates invading China decades later.

But now that Zhou Feng's country, Dragon Kingdom, has developed to such an advanced stage, would there still be something like the East Asia Tongwen Academy?

"The situation is no less severe now than it was back then. There are not only lurking agents, but also scoundrels who only care about their own interests and nothing else. Over the years, although they haven't used force to invade, they have corrupted a large number of people through their culture."

After hesitating for a few seconds, Zhou Feng finally told them that there was a listening device installed in his parents' room.

After all, these women were very important to him, so he didn't want them to make any wrong judgments about the current situation.

Even if you're on edge, it's better than being careless and letting someone take advantage of you.

Bai Ling opened her mouth, but didn't say anything more.

Sixty years later, she was still unfamiliar with the outside world and dared not give any advice that might affect Zhou Feng's judgment.

After watching the military parade inside, Zhou Feng received a call from Tie Jianguo, who had arranged for a fleet of commercial vehicles to be driven directly to the underground parking garage.

Within minutes, Tie Jianguo brought over several sets of women's clothing and shoes.

"Let's go, let's pack up and go out for a stroll, see the world."

Zhou Feng laid out the clothes in front of the women, and their faces immediately lit up with surprise and joy. They then quickly went back to change.

Listening to their chatter, Zhou Feng turned off the TV, went back to the master bedroom to change into a simple set of casual clothes, looked at his phone for a while, and then prepared to wait for them in the living room.

When he came out, the five women were already sitting on the sofa, staring longingly at the door to the master bedroom.

He forgot that these women didn't have to go through so much trouble before going out; they just needed to tidy themselves up, and it didn't matter whether they wore makeup or not.

However, Tie Jianguo didn't have much of a sense of style, and he bought relatively ordinary styles and sneakers, but they looked exceptionally youthful and beautiful on the five women.

Even with her natural bare face, Zhao Pan'er would definitely score 9 to 9.5 points, while the other girls would score around 8.5. They would be absolute beauties on the street, and their head-turning rate would be extremely high!

"Come on, everyone, put on your masks."

Before leaving, Zhou Feng took a stack of masks and gave one to each person.

Putting everything else aside, just take Zhao Pan'er for example. If she goes out without wearing a mask, something terrible is going to happen!

She looks almost exactly like Liu Yifei, who is in her twenties, and even slightly improved. If this photo were taken, it would definitely be trending on social media in no time.

There's also Sun San Niang, who is a younger version of Liu Yan.

Although its popularity is nowhere near that of the former, the chances of being recognized on the street are still quite high.

With this lineup, even without any celebrities, they would likely be filmed by social media bloggers and posted online. If a celebrity were to appear, it would go viral.

The girls didn't ask any questions and simply put on masks as Zhou Feng had asked. They then took the elevator down to the underground parking garage and got into their cars one by one.

For them, whether or not they wore masks was irrelevant, especially for Zhao Pan'er and Sun San Niang.

Some husbands with a strong desire for control even make their wives wear veils when they go out, and there's nothing surprising about that.

It's more important to understand the world your husband grew up in.

The van slowly drove out of the underground parking garage. Zhou Feng specifically instructed Tie Jianguo to drive slowly so that the women would have time to see the scenery on both sides.

Once on the street, the exclamations from inside the van never ceased.

Outside is a wide road, with cars of various colors speeding back and forth.

Shops lined both sides of the road, and pedestrians came and went in an endless stream.

Last night, looking down from Zhou Feng's flat, I didn't feel much, but after coming out of the flat and looking up at the towering buildings from the ground, a sense of oppression suddenly arose.

"This place...this place feels so...so...strange..."

Zhao Pan'er and Sun San Niang leaned against the window for a long time, but couldn't think of a single adjective to describe the scene outside.

The impact of modern times on these two women from the Song Dynasty was simply too great!

Not to mention the two of them, even Bai Ling and the other two women were stunned as they watched the scene outside receding into the distance.

Do people of Zhou Feng's generation live such good lives?

Even the streets were lined with giant television sets, each displaying different images!

That TV was indeed much bigger than the one in Zhou Feng's house!

Okay, that's just a problem with the large screen.