Conducting Research in the Siheyuan, the Nation Begs Me to Come Out of Hiding

In an era of red brick and green tiles, with the clarion call of industry ringing loud, Jiang Ye, an apprentice at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, harbored a secret: the “Pioneer of the Era Simulator.”

This System offered no legendary weapons or divine tools. It only loaded advanced technologies and management know-how, filtered through the lens of the era.

To unlock them, he had to drive progress through real actions and accumulate “prestige points.”

Jiang Ye, an observer tempered by life in the complex world of a Beijing courtyard compound, knew the art of survival well.

Using the simulator’s forecasting functions, he carefully chose where to begin:

From improving a single bearing, to proposing a set of production safety standards, to developing a revolutionary plan to overhaul outdated processes…

He proceeded cautiously at every step, presenting his advanced knowledge as a “sudden flash of inspiration” or “insights gained from studying.”

He had no need for the spotlight. He simply wanted to ride the tide of the times, using his unique advantage to quietly give a little boost from the future to himself and to this fledgling nation, rising unobtrusively from apprentice to technical authority.