When the blood moon at the bottom of the Taishan cliff reflected a bronze compass, Lin Chen realized that he had traveled through time and became the "Doctor of Things" in the Imperial Academy of the Tang Dynasty. He originally wanted to engage in scientific research in a low-key manner, but unexpectedly got involved in the undercurrent of imperial power and noble families. Penicillin saved Queen Changsun's life, but also aroused the Bolingcui family's murderous intention.
When he first entered Chang'an, he was like a lone chess piece and was pushed into the forefront of reform by the system. Firearms have not yet been cast, cement roads have not yet connected north and south, but the wind and clouds are already rising above the court. Lin Chen tried to use technology as a shield, but the aristocratic family set up a series of traps: poisoning, stigmatizing, and destroying the Taoist tradition, and they pressed hard every step of the way. Princess Li Lizhi of Changle glimpsed the gravitational loneliness in his eyes under the star map, and Qin Qiong cut off his arm to save others on the banks of the Weishui River. All these awakened him from the shell of rationality and self-interest.
After three years of ups and downs, Lin Chen finally refined the steel furnace and built the Gewün Temple, but was forced to ignite the steam fire with his own hands - which was a taboo after a thousand years. The price is the system's backlash, Changle's imprisonment, and Qin Qiong's gray hair.
When the gears of civilization begin to reverse, how should humans choose? Should we obey the chains of fate, or use technology to break free from the shackles? In the Tang Dynasty, where prosperity and chaos intertwined, a storm about faith, freedom and the future was quietly brewing.
