During the Shaqiu Incident, Ying Zheng thought his end had come. But when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in the modern world, two thousand years in the future! No endless pile of memorials to review, and his modern self had left him a fortune?
Get a job? Why would I get a job? I've worked hard my whole life. Can't I enjoy myself for once?!
"Ding! The Myriad Dynasties Sky Screen Livestream System has been bound. The livestream is now open to every dynasty!"
And so, a giant screen lit up in the skies of parallel timelines throughout history.
On screen, the First Emperor tears open a bag of potato chips, takes a sip of chilled soda, and closes his eyes in bliss.
Liu Bang: "What kind of immortal dew is Zheng-ge drinking? It's bubbling black! Pour me a full cup!"
Li Shimin: "Good heavens! That steel beast called a high-speed train can travel thousands of li in half a day? My prized Ferghana horse doesn't seem so impressive anymore!"
Zhu Yuanzhang: "Wait! That thing in the First Emperor's hand, called a sweet potato, yields thousands of jin per mu?! Zheng-ge, name your price. The Ming dynasty will sell the shirt off its back to buy it!"
When Ying Zheng unfurls a modern map of the world, all the emperors of the myriad dynasties fall silent. Then, with red-rimmed eyes, they cry, "So the world is this vast! Forget fighting civil wars. Build ships for me! We're going to sea!"
