Chapter 1: Can I Eat You?

  These days! Can't get through it, too damn difficult. Is there any dynasty in history that can be more frustrating than now? I'm done for!

  "Are you sure!" A voice suddenly asked.

  "Got it!" Li Zhe replied firmly.

  "Alright! Space-time system - lock on!"

  A deafening crash, Li Zhe's eyes went dark and he fainted.

  After an unknown period of time, Li Zhe suddenly felt something was wrong, opened his eyes, and found himself in a completely unfamiliar place.

  The sky is a dull blue, and beneath it lies a vast expanse of barren wasteland. The wasteland is dotted with abandoned fields, and in the distance, there are mountains covered in dense forests. The entire world is shrouded in darkness, even the forests lack any greenery.

  The only thing left is some miscellaneous stuff.

  Oh no, Li Zhe rubbed his eyes and took a closer look. What was that thing? It was clearly a terrifying human corpse!

  These corpses were all different, at first glance, they didn't seem to have died normally, adding a terrifying atmosphere to the pale scene, in the blink of an eye, it seemed like doomsday had arrived, was this... had we arrived in hell?

  "Welcome, Li Zhe. As a new client of the Time-Space System, your current level is First-Class Time-Space Smuggler, with the occupational title: Time-Space Madman."

  You have now arrived at your first time-space anchor point.

  Year 200 AD, location: Ru'nan County, Han Dynasty.

  During this time-space survival, please properly define your anchor point location. This object is an important basis for your time-space positioning when you travel through time and space. Before upgrading to level 10 and changing jobs, you can only maintain two time-space coordinates: the current time-space and your original time-space.

  Your current important attributes are:

  Personal Space: Together with the weight on your body, it can carry a total of 100 kg. Each upgrade increases the carrying capacity by twice (Note: No living beings can be carried).

  Dwell time: Must be kept between 12 hours and 24 hours, with each level up doubling the time interval.

  Wormhole location: Must be within a 10-meter range of the space-time anchor point.

  The rules of time-space smugglers are simple: the more times you successfully smuggle through time and space, the richer your experience becomes!

  That's all for the introduction.

  "Dear traveler, enjoy your gaming time!"

  Then there was no more sound in his mind.

  And Li Zhe was like being hit by a heavy hammer on his head, he became stupid and almost lost his ability to think.

  What, did I really cross over?! Li Zhe looked around again and indeed, the hellish scenery from earlier was still there. He seemed to be standing in front of a simple, dilapidated temple commonly found in rural areas. In front of him was an earthen wall with a two-meter-high god statue on it.

  I, have I really crossed over? Li Zhe's brain started turning, looking at the situation in front of him, it seemed to be. If he was in his own time and space, no matter how remote the wilderness, it would not be possible for so many human corpses to appear under broad daylight, so many bodies, which itself means that this place was once a prosperous land!

  Realizing one's own situation, thinking about the usual bragging and boasting, always shouting that if our family crossed over, how we would reorganize the troops, revive the martial arts, promote Chinese culture, and conquer the world. But when the real thing arrives, a strange sense of panic still surges up in the heart.

  Never thought that this kind of treatment for a time-traveler would befall on my own family. In these days, good things don't work out but bad things do!

  Looking around, there was no sign of human life anywhere, and the desolate space seemed like a hell. Li Zhe shivered with a chill, this place wasn't good at all!

  In the year 200 AD, in the Runan County of the Han Dynasty, isn't that the Three Kingdoms? As a bookworm who started from scratch, Li Zhe didn't know much else, but he had some understanding of the general data of the Three Kingdoms. Although it was just something to show off and brag about, it still gave Li Zhe some knowledge of the Three Kingdoms.

  These three countries are really not good places!

  With his thinking ability restored, Li Zhe's mind seemed to have become more agile as well, continuing to think further.

  Although everyone envies the Three Kingdoms' heroes who rose to power and dominated the world for decades, if they had a choice, no one would be foolish enough to choose this time. This is indeed one of the greatest disasters in Chinese history. Droughts, locust plagues, epidemics, and wars took turns to ravage the Central Plains, leaving nine out of ten households empty. By the time of the Three Kingdoms' reunification under Jin, only one in ten common people survived.

  How did I end up here?

  Isn't this a rip-off?

  Li Zhe really wanted to curse heaven and earth.

  But what's the use of that?

  Why don't you think about how to deal with it properly?

  Let me think carefully about the hint just now, it seems that this time-travel is not a one-time thing, and there are time and location restrictions. It seems that after half a day or a day, there is still a possibility of returning. I don't know what kind of treatment this is, but at least it gives people room for regret, so they won't be thrown somewhere and cry to no avail.

  Is this the legendary VIP treatment?

  My heart skipped a beat as I tried out that so-called personal space, hey! It really exists, in my consciousness, I can feel an empty space, where nothing is inside yet.

  The dimensional pocket immediately came to life, and it could hold things. This was too cool! Although the carrying capacity wasn't much, this was truly the ultimate killing move for a space-time traveler. Not to mention anything else, even if it was only used for smuggling, it would still be an unbeatable killing move!

  Think about it again, isn't this time limit obviously a profession for smuggling through time and space?

  The brain structure of an otaku is indeed different from others. The eight characters haven't been written yet, and saliva is about to flow out.

  Just as Li Zhe was indulging in wild thoughts, a group of people stumbled and staggered from afar, supporting each other as they walked over.

  Li Zhe got somewhat excited, having been here for half a day, and finally saw a living person, how could he not be excited?

  However, when the crowd really arrived in front of them, both groups did not make a sound, and instead suspiciously sized each other up.

  The atmosphere is really weird.

  There were about twenty or so people in the group, who were obviously from a legendary vagrant tribe, and might even be one big family. There were old and young, all of them thin as sticks, with yellow complexions and sunken cheeks. Even their eyes gleamed with a faint green light as they stared at Li Zhe.

  "This young master, I don't know why you are alone in this wilderness? Where have the servants of your noble house gone?" An old man came out to greet him.

  Li Zhe barely understood what the other person meant, and hastily replied: "I don't have any servants. Oh! No! My servants are all in the village ahead. I'm waiting for them here, yes, waiting for them."

  The others didn't ask any more questions. A group of people sat scattered around Li Zhe, resting, but the look in their eyes seemed increasingly off.

  It's been a long time since there was any movement, and one of the little girls walked unsteadily to Li Zhe's front, looked up, and on her messy face, she could vaguely see a delicate and lovely outline, stretched out a finger, and timidly pointed at Li Zhe and asked: "Can I eat you?"