The Commoner Strategist

"I was but a commoner, tilling fields in Nanyang," wrote Zhuge Liang—a scholar who cultivated himself in retreat and served the realm when called. But what happens when ancient wisdom meets the modern world? Armed with face-reading skills and strategic genius passed down by his master, our protagonist crashes into the year 2000 with no degree, no credentials, and a talent the world dismisses as fortune-telling. Scorned as a fraud and kicked out of job interviews, this grassroots strategist must prove that his ancient arts aren't superstition—they're survival. In an age that worships diplomas o…