Joseon Devours an Engineering Student (2)

The day Kim Daebung visited Hongiksa, Jang Yeong-sil voluntarily worked late.

It was because he wanted to live up to Sejong's expectations as soon as possible.

"His Majesty has entrusted this humble man with such an important task. How could I do the work I must do carelessly?"

Until that morning, he had been weighed down by the thought that Sejong trusted him too much and had given him a task he could not handle.

He had even thought about laying down that heavy responsibility and gaining his freedom.

Looking back on it now, he found the thought deeply embarrassing.

As Elder Kim Daebung, the Deputy Director of the Hall of Worthies, had told him, His Majesty was not the sort of person who forced his subjects to accomplish things beyond their abilities...

It was an undertaking he could handle if he used the full extent of his meager abilities.

"His Majesty trusted me with this because he believed it was something I could do."

Even now, Jang Yeong-sil continued to think that he could not manage the role of overseeing countless artisans as Assistant Commissioner of Hongiksa and leading Joseon's technological development...