[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-323":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Worlds' Apocalypse Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1791119,2388,"Chapter 321 - Iron Shroud","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-323",323,"\u003Cp>Translated by: La0o9\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edited by:? VindiFan#1 & Juicetin\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proofreader:? Arya\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Qing Shan was pondering, his Holo-Brain lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, what’s the matter?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[First of all, I’m only telling this to you alone for now, don’t let anyone else know about it] the Empress spoke in a really low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her side was completely silent, the only thing he could hear was her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems she had purposefully avoided everyone else to talk to Gu Qing Shan alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please go ahead” Gu Qing Shan answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Iron Shroud has closed off my authority] the Empress’ voice appeared frightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iron Shroud is the name of the Fuxi Empire’s ultimate AI, but the Empire doesn’t use it for non-military purposes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iron Shroud has but a single purpose, that is to control and arrange the military strength of the country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empire’s royalty controls the Empire’s three armies for the sake of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Iron Shroud is activated, all military personnel is to obey its command without question, otherwise they’ll be charged with treason and killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Apart from you, what about the authority of others?” Gu Qing Shan immediately asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Apart from him, everyone’s authority has already been retracted, no one else can use it now] the Empress answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Him” refers to the Fuxi Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iron Shroud’ highest authority lies with the Fuxi Emperor, and the Emperor had just used his highest authority to remove the authority of everyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which means, at this time, he is the only person capable of commanding the entire military might of the Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll keep in touch, tell me if anything else happens” Gu Qing Shan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I heard your relationship with the Confederate’s President is quite good?] the Empress asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not too bad”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If anything happens, you definitely have to help me] the Empress said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will, don’t worry” Gu Qing Shan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Empress wasn’t Anna’s aunt, Gu Qing Shan still would’ve done his best to help her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the belligerent Emperor, the Empress is a pro-peace person, she will be crucial to stabilizing the strength of Fuxi later on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan quickly left Ye Fei Li’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went out of the mountaintop mansion, standing in the empty yard in front of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both repairing and forging a weapon requires stove, a pneumatic pick, a forged hammer, an anvil, pliers, and a grindstone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to his completion of the Apocalypse Quest from before, he can now use Soul Points to quicken the repair process for the Chao Yin Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll take to take advantage of this rare period of free time to see if I can repair the Chao Yin Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sword Manipulation] requires the use of two swords to combine offense and defense into one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Literal hell was about to break loose, Gu Qing Shan must do everything he can to power himself up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the 7-colored fragrance bag in hand, Gu Qing Shan scanned it with this inner sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a lot of miscellaneous things in the storage section of Bai Hua sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few of them even had clear personal marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few furnaces and formation plates even had names and sect’s names carved on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s unsure if Bai Hua Fairy defeated these people to get them, or she just “borrowed” them, either way, these things were randomly placed inside, cluttered and chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took quite a while to search for even one thing in there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan always felt a headache coming up whenever he wanted to find something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I have the time, I’ll definitely have to tidy up the mess in here, he silently swore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, he finally managed to get all the necessary smithing equipment out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already comprehended the sword repair method before this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything had been prepared, let’s begin the repair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even waiting for Gu Qing Shan to call it, the Chao Yin Sword automatically jumped out from the void of space and laid next to the furnace, clearly excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It rolled back and forth nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be rushed, stay still” Gu Qing Shan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chao Yin Sword stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But while it stayed still, there was a small clanging sound next to the steel furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan looked back carefully only to see that the Chao Yin Sword laid a bit too close to the steel furnace and couldn’t help but be a bit shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really, don’t be so nervous, there’s no problem” Gu Qing Shan could only sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t comprehend all those complicated Smithing techniques for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan formed a hand seal, infused spirit energy into the furnace to light it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dozens of materials were taken out and floated in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the heat inside the furnace reached an appropriate height, Gu Qing Shan followed the repair process he learnt and placed the first 7 materials inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he needs to do now is to patiently wait for these materials to be liquefied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few flowing letters suddenly appeared on the War God UI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The user can now use Soul Points to quicken the repair process]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Detected that user is currently refining materials, would you like to speed up the material melting process?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes” Gu Qing Shan instantly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3 Soul Points to speed up by 1 hour; 5 Soul Points to speed up by 2 hours; 10 Soul Points to instantly melt everything]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Instantly melt everything” Gu Qing Shan answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the furnace, the heat suddenly burst as the 7 materials were combined and formed a 7-colored liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan then put the Chao Yin Sword into the furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very carefully, he controlled the liquid with his inner sight to coat every nook and cranny on the Chao Yin Sword’s shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another notification popped up from the War God UI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Material merging process will take a total of 3 days, would you like to speed up the process?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes” Gu Qing Shan answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[10 Soul Points to speed up 1 day; 20 Soul Points to speed up 2 days; 3 Soul Points to instantly cause the liquid material to finish merging]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan replied: “Instantly”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Soul Points spent] the System responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the furnace, at a pace the eyes can see, the liquid material quickly got absorbed into the Chao Yin Sword’s shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next is to deal with the rest of the materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Would the user like to…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a minute” Gu Qing Shan stopped the System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t you take all the Soul Points at once or something? Using a knife to cut it off piece by piece is really affecting my mood” he complained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The System went silent for a second, then replied: [Seeing how generous the user is right now, a one-time payment of 560 Soul Points will be enough to speed up the entire repair process]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How will you speed it up?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Whenever you reach the next step in the repair process, it’ll be instantly completed] the System responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan glanced at his Soul Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current Soul Points: 5560\u002F30]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“560? Not too bad, you’ll leave me with a round number” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Would the user like to spent 560 Soul Points to speed up the repairing process?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, after spending 560 Soul Points, the speed at which the sword was being repaired reach ludicrous rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Chao Yin Sword at the final few steps in the repair process, Gu Qing Shan’s phone rang again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan ignored it and wanted to finish the Chao Yin Sword repairing process before worrying about anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone rang 4-5 times in a row, but he ignored it every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Impartial Goddess spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sir, you have to pick up this phone call]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?” Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised to hear that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The world situation has changed greatly; this is the Fuxi Empress’ emergency call]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan had no choice but to stop his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chao Yin Sword in the furnace let out a small pitiful cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan pretended he didn’t see that and picked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You finally picked up!] the Empress’ voice came from the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, what exactly is the matter?” Gu Qing Shan recognized a sense of unease got a bad premonition from her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress explained: [The Empire’s Mobile Mech department is moving towards the border, they’ll soon reach the junction between the Confederate and the Empire]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Furthermore, the Empire’s 7 fleets have also begun to assembled!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why don’t you…” halfway through his question, Gu Qing Shan realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iron Shroud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Emperor can command Iron Shroud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this emergency crucial moment when the Frozen Hell is about to spread all over the world, the Fuxi Emperor actually wishes to declare war!\u003C\u002Fp>",1482,"2026-06-09T03:05:01.244Z",1,"novelbin.me","86342481ef1656a8968ece67126d55da9d97b072936951aed0e99d58fdeff81b","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-324","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-322",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]