The Northern Song Deliveryman: From Wu Dalang to Supreme Emperor

In 2025, delivery rider Lin Tian is struck by lightning while making a delivery in a torrential downpour. When he opens his eyes, he has transmigrated to the Northern Song dynasty during Emperor Huizong’s reign, becoming Wu Dalang, the famously short and homely character from Water Margin! On his wedding night, with red candles flickering, he faces Pan Jinlian, beautiful as a goddess but hiding her own intentions, and the looming disaster of Ximen Qing. Lin Tian breaks out in a cold sweat. This is a nightmare from the start!

Fortunately, he gets bound to the Worldly Power System. As long as he rises in status, builds a reputation, and earns prestige, he can draw cutting-edge technology and supplies from across the ages! Cooking wine and MSG improve daily life, rebar and cement lay a solid foundation, compound bows and steam engines crush weapons of the cold-weapon era, and even blueprints for modern military equipment are hidden in the prize pool!

As a modern wage slave who’s seen it all, Lin Tian understands the meaning of “keep your head down and grow stronger.” He refuses the poisoned wine and uses funny, sly modern talk to keep Pan Jinlian in line. He poaches Ximen Qing’s henchmen with high salaries, then turns the tables and ruins the bully’s reputation. He opens restaurants and launches construction projects, using a delivery rider’s efficiency-minded approach to build a business empire and earn his first fortune. He passes the imperial examinations and enters government, using modern management know-how to reform local administration. By providing disaster relief, saving the people, and cracking down on corruption, he racks up prestige by the millions. He gathers talent from far and wide, recruiting the heroes of Liangshan, poaching the Song dynasty’s fiercest generals, and enlisting warriors from other peoples. With modern methods like KPI assessments and equity incentives, he trains a disciplined, well-equipped army of fierce fighters.

From a street vendor in Yanggu County to a warlord ruling his own territory, Lin Tian advances one careful step at a time: stockpiling grain and delaying his claim to kingship. He builds impregnable cities of cement and steel, commands steam-powered warships across rivers and lakes, and equips a million-strong army with improved gunpowder weapons...