32: Chapter 32 Caution when backing up! Caution when backing up!

To place the Steam Engine onto the four-wheeled bronze carriage, Old Mo and his disciples assembled a bronze frame with several pulley blocks hanging from it.

Several hemp ropes as thick as wrists were passed through the pulley blocks and tied to the Steam Engine.

Under the pulling of the soldiers, the one-ton Steam Engine was hoisted up, and after its angle was adjusted, it was placed onto the bronze carriage frame.

Old Mo connected the Steam Engine's drive shaft to the linkage mechanism he had constructed, allowing the drive shaft's power to be transmitted to the wheels, making them turn and thus driving the locomotive forward.

The stokers began putting coal into the furnace and lit it.

Once the water in the boiler boiled, the steam pressure continued to rise.

The steam pushed the piston to slide within the cylinder, and through the crankshaft and connecting rod, the flywheel began to rotate.

The continuous rotation of the flywheel was accumulating energy.

This step was equivalent to starting a car's engine.

Starting this big fellow up was not that simple.

Zhao Fusu looked at the pressure on the gauge.

After firing it continuously for a full two or three hours, once the pressure gauge needle reached over a hundred, he finally pulled the clutch and shifted into forward gear.

Zhao Fusu's hands tightly gripped the steering wheel.

The steering wheel of this Steam Locomotive was incredibly heavy; it was only because he was strong enough that he could turn it.

Under Zhao Fusu's control, the Steam Locomotive slowly turned, and its speed continued to increase.

The Great Qin Empire had welcomed its first Steam Locomotive!

"Puff, puff, puff! Puff, puff, puff!"

A large amount of steam was discharged through the pressure relief valve.

Thick billowing black smoke was also discharged from the chimney.

If these carbon emissions were in later generations, it would certainly not be allowed on the road.

But in Great Qin, there weren't so many concerns.

"It's moving!"

"It's moving!"

Everyone's faces were filled with immense excitement.

This bronze four-wheeled carriage, without the traction of horses, could actually move on its own!

"It's unbelievable!"

"The Steam Engine created by Young Master Fusu has epoch-making significance!"

Old Liu was extremely excited; his hand was tugging at the beard on his chin, and he didn't even notice when he pulled out several strands.

"It really is moving!"

When Old Mo saw the Steam Locomotive on the road, his heart was filled with immense excitement.

Zhao Fusu said, "This Steam Locomotive can not only go forward but also backward."

"What!"

Because the sound of the Steam Engine was so loud, neither Old Mo nor Old Liu heard what Zhao Fusu said.

But they soon knew what Zhao Fusu was about to say.

They saw that after Zhao Fusu shifted into reverse, the Steam Engine's original intake and exhaust valves changed positions, swapping their functions.

The Steam Locomotive began to reverse.

At this moment, Zhao Fusu just wanted to shout, "Attention, reversing; attention, reversing!"

"Miraculous!"

"It's too miraculous!"

After seeing this scene, Old Mo and Old Liu's faces became even more excited.

Their eyes shone as they looked at the Steam Engine.

In their eyes, this Steam Engine was more seductive than a peerless beauty.

How could a woman be as alluring as machinery!

A real man should drive a Steam Locomotive!

"Puff, puff, puff... puff, puff, puff..."

The Steam Locomotive traveled faster and faster, soon driving out of the camp.

When the soldiers in the camp saw Zhao Fusu driving a four-wheeled bronze carriage that could run without horses, they felt a sense of novelty while their admiration for Zhao Fusu reached an unsurpassable level.

"Long live Young Master Fusu!"

"Long live Young Master Fusu!"

"Long live Young Master Fusu!"

"..."

They could only express their inner emotions through such shouts.

A hundred thousand people shouted in unison, their voices piercing the clouds and carrying far, far away.

"Long live Young Master Fusu!"

"Long live Young Master Fusu!"

Even the manor where the First Emperor was located was disturbed.

These past few days, the First Emperor had become obsessed with the life of growing vegetables in the manor.

His originally impetuous nature also felt a sense of peace through gardening.

Especially when he watched the vegetable seeds he planted germinate.

That touch of tender green, flourishing and full of vitality, gave him a strong sense of accomplishment and healing.

"What's going on?"

"He Zhi!"

"He Zhi!"

The First Emperor shouted.

"Your Majesty."

He Zhi approached the First Emperor's side with a respectful expression.

"Go and investigate immediately to see what has happened!"

The First Emperor instructed.

"Yes!"

He Zhi immediately arranged for the Shadow Guards of the Black Ice Platform to investigate.

It wasn't long before the Shadow Guards brought back information.

"You mean Fusu has created a ste— ste— ste—"

"Steam Locomotive."

He Zhi said, "According to the Shadow Guards' intelligence, Young Master Fusu is driving a Steam Locomotive."

"What on earth is that?"

Zheng Geer was bewildered; he understood every single word, but when put together, he couldn't grasp what a Steam Locomotive meant.

He Zhi's expression was also very curious as he said, "According to the Shadow Guards, the Steam Locomotive Young Master Fusu created doesn't need horses for traction; it can move forward and even backward."

"What!"

Zheng Geer's eyes widened as he looked at He Zhi in disbelief.

He couldn't help but say, "I have a tiny bit of a desire to see it."

"Your servant also has a tiny bit of a desire to see it."

"How about we disguise ourselves as craftsmen and sneak into the Forging Workshop to take a look at that Steam Locomotive?"

He Zhi suggested.

With the Black Ice Platform's Shadow Guards' infiltration of the Forging Workshop...

...they had plenty of ways to enter the Forging Workshop.

Thus, the two dressed up as craftsmen and, with the help of an internal contact, snuck into the Forging Workshop.

Coincidentally, Zhao Fusu was driving the Steam Locomotive within the Forging Workshop.

A large number of craftsmen from the Forging Workshop gathered around, all looking at the Steam Locomotive Zhao Fusu was driving with immense curiosity.

Like people who had never seen the world, they watched the Steam Locomotive with great curiosity, staring at the black smoke continuously rising from the top and the white steam gushing from the pressure relief valve.

They felt curious, and their hearts were filled with excitement.

They couldn't imagine that such an extraordinary machine existed in this world.

After learning that this machine was invented by Zhao Fusu, they all looked at him with intense fanaticism.

They viewed Zhao Fusu as a celestial being.

Unable to suppress their emotions, they shouted loudly, "Long live Young Master Fusu! Long live Young Master Fusu!"

Seeing this, Zhao Fusu couldn't help but wave and say, "Long live the comrades! Long live the people of Great Qin! Long live Great Qin!"