At this time, as for broadswords and the like, not to mention the wide and thick blades, even the bodies of the swords are all curved! But the weapon gradually taking shape in Henry Lewis's hand was of a very unusual style. At a glance, it actually looked more like a longsword—though even thinner than the longswords of the time. If one didn’t look closely to see it was single-edged, Paul Carter would have really thought it was a longsword.

He didn’t recognize it, and Henry Lewis naturally wasn’t surprised. This long saber, forged by tempering with the last trace of true essence lingering in his soul and the dragon energy of the Son of Heaven he had cultivated for over a decade, simply didn’t belong to this era.

Frankly, there was nothing strange about it—it was just a Tang saber. If he were in the world he once lived in, making a Tang saber would have people calling him old-fashioned and lacking in originality.

However, although he had cultivated for many years, he had never studied the techniques of weapon combat. He probably couldn’t handle a longsword, but a saber was much easier to pick up—in Henry Lewis’s view, saber techniques, though complex, were fundamentally straightforward: cut down the enemy!

Moreover, compared to techniques like thrusting or flicking, slashing was easier to learn, so he ultimately chose the saber.

Since he was going to use a saber, it had to be a famous one, and because of Henry Lewis’s personal taste, it also had to be aesthetically pleasing. After much consideration, he settled on the Tang saber.

The Tang saber’s guard and hilt were very similar to the later longswords, and with its straight blade, when sheathed it could even be mistaken for a longsword—of course, in this late Han era, it probably wouldn’t be mistaken, since the blade was too thin.

As for durability? Henry Lewis believed that this Tang saber, forged with his own true essence, could withstand any so-called divine weapon in the world at this time without suffering the slightest damage—even if it did get damaged, Henry Lewis could use the dragon energy of the Son of Heaven to restore this saber, which was tempered with dragon energy, on its own.

These nearly two months of tempering not only made the long saber strong enough and self-healing, but most importantly, allowed it to perfectly resonate with the internal energy in his body. This way, when he used certain moves, he wouldn’t be held back by the weapon’s limitations and could unleash its full power.

“Looks like the old emperor’s life is nearing its end, and both Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo have freed themselves up! Next, unless something unexpected happens, it’ll be a showdown between the two sides for the throne!”

He reached out and stroked the bright, straight blade, and wherever Henry Lewis’s palm passed, a faint golden glow would appear.

“There’s bound to be chaos in the palace and even here in Luoyang for quite a while, especially since the palace guards and Yuan Shao’s Xiyuan Army will have to fight it out. At that time, if I don’t have a handy weapon, it’ll be really inconvenient. So, taking advantage of this downtime to forge this saber in advance is a bit of preparation!”

He had already told Paul Carter all this, so the young attendant by his side never asked why the prince was making a weapon. What he was more curious about was how a big lump of fine steel was slowly turning into a weapon in Henry Lewis’s hands.

He didn’t know that if Henry Lewis still had half the cultivation he once did, he could have made such a long saber with a wave of his hand. Now, it had taken him nearly two months, and even then, it was only thanks to the miraculous power of the dragon energy of the Son of Heaven that he barely managed to finish it.

“In those days, I had so many magical treasures I didn’t know which to use. Now I can only make do with something just a bit better than an ordinary weapon!” Henry Lewis gave it a casual swing, getting a feel for it. “But, since it was forged with my own true essence and the dragon energy of the Son of Heaven, this saber isn’t just a makeshift stopgap. If I can get a strand of dragon energy to form within the blade and connect it to the fate of the nation, this weapon could become a top-tier divine weapon!”

Although these were just speculations, Henry Lewis had once been an immortal of extraordinary cultivation, so his predictions, based on his experience, wouldn’t be far off. That’s why he was very satisfied with this long saber.

“Now, all that’s left is to wait for those great upheavals to arrive!”

Thinking of this, he turned and asked, “Has there been any news from Charles these days?”

Upon hearing this, Paul Carter immediately nodded. “Cao Yilang says that although the Xiyuan Army hasn’t made any moves lately, they’re relaxed on the outside but tight on the inside, looking ready to go to war at any moment. Also, the Grand General often summons Inspector Yuan Shao for discussions. Cao Yilang suspects something big is about to happen.”

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Chapter 10: Prince of Liang?

The sixth year of Zhongping—this year held great significance in Henry Lewis’s memory.

Ultimately, there was only one reason: back when he played all sorts of Three Kingdoms games, no matter which company made what kind of game, this year would always be a very important scenario.

Most of the time, the scenario would be titled: The Campaign Against Dong Zhuo!

From this, it’s clear that starting this year, the main character of this era would be the powerful warlord of Liangzhou, Dong Zhuo, also known as Dong Zhongying.

“Zhongping, sixth year!”

As for the AD year, Henry Lewis knew it well, but he thought to himself, if everything he planned went smoothly, who knew if the AD calendar would even still exist.

Judging by the information he got from Cao Cao, everything was still unfolding according to the original history. Henry Lewis just needed to wait for events to happen.

And this time, he didn’t have to wait long.

Just as he finished forging the long saber, a major event occurred in the palace: the emperor passed away!

“He’s finally gone west?”