Luoyang, an ancient city with a long history on the land of China, was the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was a very important military city and a prosperous metropolis. The city walls were tall and thick. In the city, the bustling streets were filled with all kinds of ancient people and vendors. The sounds of hawking, laughter and bargaining could be heard all the time.
In the middle of the street, Wang Han, in his soul form, slept soundly. People walked past him without seeing him, touching him, or even noticing that they passed through his body. No one knew that a being who had killed nearly a hundred million people and was capable of annihilating a nation was right beside them, sleeping quietly.
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"Where is this?" Wang Han, in his soul form, slowly awoke from his slumber, looking at the various ancient people around him, his head full of questions, as he slowly recalled what happened after he detonated the active volcano. "In the end, I detonated the most famous active volcano in Japan, and then it seems that I was sucked into a dark, round hole, and then my soul fell into a deep sleep."
"It seems I was sucked into a black hole and traveled through time back to ancient times, or perhaps I traveled through space to another world. It's a pity I didn't get to witness the destruction of Japan." After carefully recalling what happened after he detonated the active volcano in Japan, Wang Han finally understood why he was in ancient times. He had a guess in his mind, and also felt a little regretful. Although he didn't know if his guess was correct, it was the most reasonable explanation he could think of.
"My soul power has now fully recovered. It seems I've been asleep for quite some time. The fourth cheat is 70% complete, but the three-day 1000x acceleration period has also passed. I don't know when it will be finished downloading, because my soul is asleep, so I can't calculate the time for now." After making a guess, Wang Han checked his soul status again and looked at the downloading cheat.
"Let's figure out what era we live in and where we are now."
After checking his status, Wang Han didn't rush to revive. Instead, he wandered freely around the city in his soul form, observing everything and listening to the conversations of people in restaurants and on the streets.
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"Liu Bian has just ascended the throne, and it's now the year 189 AD. I've actually traveled back to the late Eastern Han Dynasty. This is Luoyang City." After figuring out his era at night, Wang Han was resurrected in a dark alley.
Although Wang Han was in peak physical and mental condition after his resurrection, wandering around at night in ancient times was a risky business that could easily lead to trouble. So Wang Han chose an inn, paid half a tael of gold, and after receiving several hundred coins in change from the innkeeper, checked into the best room in the inn.
In the guest room, Wang Han, who had just been resurrected, was unable to sleep. After thinking about his future path for a while, Wang Han decided to stay in Luoyang for a period of time. Then, Wang Han took out the weapons, equipment and supplies from his backpack and began to study and organize them. He was just waiting for dawn to find a quiet and deserted place to practice his marksmanship and test the mortar.
Wang Han currently has one 90.5mm mortar, four boxes of 24 mortar shells, two boxes of melon-shaped hand grenades, two Japanese Type 96 light machine guns (6.5mm), four boxes of 6.5mm light machine gun ammunition, one box of four sealed Type 38 rifles, one box of Type 38 rifle ammunition, a small box of pistol ammunition, a pistol, and some loose ammunition. In addition, he has other supplies he found in the ruins: several usable flashlights, a tent, over a hundred cans of various kinds of canned food, matches, some seasonings, a bag of potatoes, a Japanese officer's sword, several bayonets, a large truck and a truckload of gasoline (diesel), and a homemade bow and arrow. This is all the stuff in Wang Han's backpack.
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The next day, just as dawn broke, vendors set up stalls or carried loads on their shoulders and began hawking their wares on the streets. Wang Han left the inn, bought some food, found a tailor shop, bought a set of fine clothes, changed into them, and then left Luoyang.
After leaving Luoyang, Wang Han walked for more than ten miles, found a deserted mountain forest, enlarged some wooden blocks, and began to seriously practice his marksmanship.
"Bang bang bang..."
The loud gunshots of the Type 38 rifle echoed continuously through the mountains and forests. Wang Han diligently practiced his marksmanship according to the methods he had learned from television, startling the birds in the nearby forest into flight and causing the wild animals to scatter in all directions. This also left several hunters in the mountains feeling uncertain and uneasy.
"Boom boom..."
To familiarize himself with the basic operation and distance calculation of the mortar, Wang Han then fired it twice as an experiment. The sound of the mortar shells exploding was like a thunderclap from a clear sky, with a rolling sound wave. The hunters who had entered the mountains were already somewhat suspicious after hearing the gunshots, and now they were even more frightened and ran away from the forest, shouting that there were monsters in the mountains. However, Wang Han was unaware of this at the moment.
After practicing his marksmanship for a while, Wang Han left the mountains. He only had one box of Type 38 rifle ammunition, which couldn't withstand excessive practice. He had to practice sparingly, mainly to get used to the weapon and avoid the embarrassing situation of missing an enemy who was practically right in front of him. Perhaps because Wang Han had a natural talent for firearms and was a modern person with knowledge of firearms, his first practice session yielded encouraging results. After dozens of shots, he was able to hit a target a hundred meters away.
After returning to Luoyang, Wang Han went to the blacksmith shop and drew up blueprints for more than ten kinds of cold weapons. He spent a lot of money to have the blacksmith make weapons for him according to the blueprints, and also had several powerful bows made. After all, this was an era of cold weapons, and firearms were only one of Wang Han's trump cards.
Following his plan, Wang Han then purchased a large courtyard from the government and posted a notice at the entrance recruiting retainers and servants.
Retainers were people kept by high-ranking officials and nobles in ancient times. Some of them possessed genuine talent and could serve their masters in crucial moments, while others were merely figureheads who freeloaded. Their status differed from that of household slaves; they did not have fixed jobs or perform menial tasks, yet still received food, drink, and wages. They were only assigned tasks when their master needed them to do something.
Wang Han recruited retainers to guide him in learning martial arts and improving his physical fitness. Wang Han remembered that the basic condition for using a cheat system was that the body or soul needed to withstand a load. The stronger the body, the stronger the cheat system, the better the effect, and the greater the load it could withstand. If the load exceeded the limits of the body or soul, one would fall into a coma. Therefore, physical fitness was the foundation and key to using a cheat system.
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