A broke loser in modern times who couldn't even pay off his Huabei balance is born into the late Eastern Han Dynasty as the legitimate eldest son of the Qin family of Hongnong. Other transmigrators get a System right from the start, but he waits a full fifteen years: until the Yellow Turban Rebellion has been put down, until Dong Zhuo is about to enter the capital, and until the eve of the realm's descent into chaos. Only then does he trigger the [System for Dominating a Chaotic Age] while offering sacrifices to his ancestors at the family shrine.
The System's tasks are simple and brutal: take control of a commandery within three years, carve out a domain of your own within ten, and ultimately unify the realm. In return, you can bring one trillion yuan back to the modern age. Fail, and you're killed.
Qin Mo walks out of the shrine carrying his Tyrant's Halberd, the System's prompts still ringing in his mind:
[Newbie Gift Pack: One incomplete Tyrant's Halberd manual, 300 Qin family death warriors, one talent map of Yingchuan]
[Potential recruits: Guo Jia (not yet in service), Xun Yu (traveling), Xu Shu (in seclusion)...]
While everyone else is still waiting for Dong Zhuo to seize power, he's already cornered Guo Jia at the gate of Yingchuan Academy.
While Yuan Shao is still recruiting strategists, his Black Dragon Army has already launched a nighttime raid on its first city.
While Cao Cao is still offering a dagger to assassinate Dong Zhuo, Qin Mo stands atop the city wall with three thousand death warriors behind him and the Tyrant's Halberd in his hands, its dragon eyes now open.
“Four hundred years have passed. It's time to collect interest on the Qin Dynasty's debt.”
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