[A portal between two worlds, trading goods across worlds, technological superiority, black-tech shop]
While slurping instant noodles in an urban village, bankrupt office worker Li Mu suddenly discovered a bronze door on the wall.
Beyond it lay the Qing Dynasty in a parallel timeline.
He traded glass cups bought online for 9.9 yuan with free shipping for 120,000 taels of silver at the Imperial Entertainment Bureau. A two-yuan windproof lighter scared off a top assassin. A stab-proof vest bought wholesale in Yiwu let him withstand attacks from gangsters wielding cleavers.
When modern industrial goods meet ancient locals, this isn’t business. It’s technological superiority on a whole different level.
[Ding! The Interworld Prestige Black-Tech Shop has been activated.]
Earn prestige by showing off in ancient times, then spend money in the modern world to unlock martial arts techniques. A perfect cycle, with endless compounding gains.
Li Mu: Young Master Lin, when you ruined my company six months ago, did you ever imagine I’d be able to empty out the entire Qing Dynasty?
Why doesn't the protagonist kill these evil forces? If you have the chance, kill them and keep them: That would be less satisfying.