Chapter 3: Li Zhe's Decision

  Anchors! Anchors! It turns out that it's the coordinate positioning of space-time, and in the space-time interface, it's a predetermined location. When Li Zhe first came to the Three Kingdoms, the small temple on the road was the system's initial anchor point. As a newcomer, Li Zhe was nervous and didn't transfer the anchor point, so he had to rush back hastily after stealing Zhao Yun's horse.

  Fortunately, he hadn't gone far and wasn't lost, so Li Zhe quickly arrived at his destination. Back in front of the desolate temple on the wasteland, Li Zhe silently thought about returning home, and before he knew it, he was back in his rental house on the outskirts of Zhongzhou City. With a sense of relief, he looked at the rising experience points on his attribute panel, and finally put down the huge stone in his heart, no longer doubting the space-time system. It turned out that there were indeed things in this world that couldn't be explained by science.

  Li Zhe, a thoroughbred city slicker, wouldn't have cried out for death if he weren't so desperate. After graduating from college and entering the workforce, his monthly salary barely covered living expenses and rent. He worked to exhaustion every day, only to be discriminated against and oppressed by the company's spoiled brats. One misstep and he was fired. A proud university graduate couldn't even guarantee a basic standard of living; how could he not be filled with grievances?

  This sudden and mysterious time-space system that has appeared before me, could it be that the heavens have opened their eyes and given me a turn of good fortune? Li Zhe muttered to himself in his heart, secretly harboring a kind of inexplicable reverence for the legendary, ethereal gods and buddhas. The various strange occurrences that had taken place that day had, without him realizing it, successfully transformed Li Zhe from a materialist into a thoroughgoing idealist. If this kind of thing happened to anyone else, they wouldn't be able to help but become superstitious!

  Lǐ Zhé tossed and turned in bed, his mind racing with thoughts, unable to sleep. A earth-shattering change was brewing in Lǐ Zhé's heart.

  As long as there is hope, there will be motivation.

  Isn't it because we can't see hope that we struggle so hard in this world?

  Now Li Zhe seems to have returned to the time when he first entered society, seeing a vast and promising road ahead, with an unbridled and ambitious drive, believing that hard work will always pay off, working diligently every day, eagerly awaiting the moment when his fate is broken. These things that had long been lost due to social blows reappeared on Li Zhe's body.

  A sense of mysterious fate gradually began to occupy his heart, driving him to become more aggressive and ambitious. Heaven has placed this matter on my shoulders, that is, let me do something big! Li Zhe Xiong was secretly determined!

  He put his mobile phone to his ear, Li Zhe answered the call: "Zhang Kui! I have something recently? Need two thousand yuan, how is your hand? Help me out!"

  Li Zhe's buddy Zhang Kui hesitated on the other end, turned around and said something unclear, then heard some indistinct quarreling voices coming from the receiver, vaguely a familiar voice seemed to be shouting "It's him again! How shameless!"

  Li Zhe heard the sound but remained still, pretending he hadn't heard it. It must be Zhang Kui's wife, Tan Zhen. If it were in the past, with his personality, hearing such words would probably make him hang up the phone immediately. However, now he had to have this tolerance; there were more important things to do in his heart, and this small setback was nothing.

  He believed in Zhang Kui, the only true friend he could be sincere with. Even if his wife had prejudices against him, at this time, he would still find a way to help himself.

  Actually, Zhang Kui also knew that Li Zhe was a man with a thin face and a big frame, who would not easily open his mouth to ask for help. Since he had opened his mouth, it was probably true that he needed it. As for women, they could hardly understand the heavy trust between men.

  As expected, even though he stumbled over his words for a moment, Zhang Kui still replied that there was no problem and immediately transferred the money to Li Zhe's card. Li Zhe then calmly said "I'll return it to you later" and everything was left unspoken.

  These two thousand yuan are the ideal starting point for Li Zhe's career. Everything starts from scratch.

  Three Kingdoms, what's up?

  Doing things must have a direction. As a smuggler, Li Zhe had to figure out the basic situation of both places before deciding on a strategy. Over the next few days, Li Zhe continued to search for information online and gained some understanding of the three countries.

  The Three Kingdoms, for modern industrial civilization, is a barren land, with nothing much to offer except energy and mineral resources. In the short term, the most effective smuggling goods can only be antiques.

  But antiques, Li Zhe didn't dare to play with this industry, it's too deep. With Li Zhe's background, taking advantage of people's unfamiliarity with him at first and occasionally sneaking in for a thrill was okay, but if someone were to figure out his true nature, he'd probably die without knowing how. After all, Li Zhe still lived in reality, shrouded by the boundless and endless net of society.

  Society is so dark, almost all industries are controlled by greedy and unscrupulous interest groups, with no room for outsiders to intervene. A newcomer, no matter how great their ability, without sufficient background, will be doomed to failure in any industry.

  Li Zheke didn't want to be a silly young man! There's still a long way to go!

  The most valuable antiques of the Han Dynasty are jade, bronze and lacquerware. But with Li Zhe's current strength, he doesn't dare to mess around in his own time period, let alone in the Three Kingdoms period. Those things are only owned by aristocratic families. Every time Li Zhe goes to the Three Kingdoms, he can only stay for half a day or one day, what can he do? He probably can't even get close to those people. So it's better to find something easy to get his hands on. Gold, silver, jade, even worthless copper coins are fine, at least there's a large quantity of them, and occasionally reselling them twice won't draw too much attention. After all, you have to start with small business deals!

  As for what to bring from here, the choices are too numerous. Modern things, no matter what, were rare in the Three Kingdoms period. If you say something that doesn't attract attention and has a relatively high value, it's still the industrial products of small commodity markets. If they have practical value, they will be easier to sell.

  A disposable lighter is Li Zhe's hasty choice, this thing in ancient times is a divine instrument, both practical and beautiful, it is absolutely the best choice for high-end purchases or even dumping. In comparison, the fire knife and fire sickle of ancient times are not as handy to use after all, and carrying them is far less convenient than a lighter.

  Also, he needs to prepare for self-defense weapons. In the Three Kingdoms era, there are refugees everywhere, and it's possible to lose one's life at any time and place. What happened to Li Zhe last time was not an isolated incident, and being rescued by Zhao Yun can only be said that the protagonist had explosive luck. Therefore, Li Zhe must find a way to protect himself in the shortest time possible. Even when encountering an emergency, he needs to have the courage to fight to the death.

  This is an adventure.

  Wealth and honor are sought in danger, in any society, as long as there is opportunity, there will be no lack of capable people emerging, the Three Kingdoms may be cruel, but it is an era full of opportunities, countless heroes from humble origins have emerged in this era, each leading their own way, now, it's Li Zhe's turn to risk his life and throw himself into this era.