By the end of October, late autumn had already arrived.
Early in the morning, Su Bei yawned, rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, and picked up his phone with a weary expression to scroll through it.
Suddenly, his stomach let out a loud rumble.
From outside the door came his mother's endless nagging: "Su Bei, we really raised you for nothing! Look at young Master Wang—he only has a junior high school education, yet he's already a big boss! The cars he drives aren't just Mercedes or BMWs, they're Lamborghinis! And look at you—you went to university, yet you've been lying around the house for half a year. My old face, you've completely shamed me!"
Hearing his mother's complaints, Su Bei's face turned beet red. His heart was filled with fury, but after a long moment, he let out a heavy sigh, looking utterly defeated.
Humiliated once again—it seemed he was already used to it.
He rubbed his stomach and let out a bitter laugh. He simply couldn't understand how he, a university graduate of five or six years, had managed to sink to this state.
Nowadays, he was like a useless person, capable of nothing except lying in bed and scrolling through his phone.
He looked at the balance on his screen: 0.001 yuan.
Su Bei couldn't help but let out a sneer. All the money he had earned from working over the years had been sent home, only for his father and his mistress to sweep it all away together.
Staring at the earthen-walled house, Su Bei climbed back onto his dilapidated wooden bed.
For the past six months, he had tried every possible way to find a job, but failed, and he had even fallen into depression.
He managed a helpless, bitter smile as he stared up at the asbestos-tile roof, and tears began to stream down his face before he even realized it...
*Ding!*
A crisp, loud sound rang out in Su Bei's mind:
[Host's low mood detected. System matching in progress...]
[Ding!]
[Ten Thousand Realms Defense-Breaching System activating...]
[Ding, system loading...]
[Ding, loading successful!]
[Congratulations to the host for successfully binding the Ten Thousand Realms Defense-Breaching System!]
Su Bei sprang straight up from the bed, and said with a surge of excitement: "I have a system? I, Su Bei, finally have a system! Ahahaha~"
He couldn't help laughing out loud. Had his luck finally turned?
After calming down, Su Bei asked again: "System, what on earth is this system of mine supposed to do?"
The system's voice rang out in Su Bei's mind once more:
[Host, as long as you watch videos on your phone, your videos will be broadcast to all dynasties. As long as someone sees your video and generates Defense-Breaching Value, the system will reward you with money based on the Defense-Breaching Value!]
[Note: 1 Defense-Breaching Value = 1 RMB!]
What?
A single unit of Defense-Breaching Value could get him 1 yuan? If the exact same video was broadcast to different dynasties, wouldn't those earnings be completely incalculable?
Su Bei drew in a sharp breath, a wave of wild joy surging deep in his heart!
With money, he wouldn't have to live in this earthen house anymore, nor would he have to take his mother's abuse!
He could even save up money to cure his illness!
Awesome! Absolutely awesome!
Su Bei opened his phone, and a somewhat bizarre "Ten Thousand Realms Defense-Breaching" system was now binding it!
He tapped on the information tab to take a look:
[Name: Su Bei]
[Age: 30]
[Balance: 0.001]
[Bank Account: Huaxia Bank 9527******]
[Defense-Breaching Value: 0]
Su Bei gave it a quick glance. The system was extremely simple, featuring a sharing page where, with just a single click, videos could be broadcast to various dynasties.
There was also a Defense-Breaching Value statistic; once the Defense-Breaching Value exceeded 100, it could be automatically withdrawn to his bank card!
Su Bei felt quite nervous. Embracing a "let's try it out" attitude, he clicked the share button, and then opened Douyin to browse his favorite history videos!
...
Meanwhile, the moment Su Bei activated the system, a colossal sky screen suddenly appeared in the skies across all dynasties. This sky screen appeared out of thin air, looking completely illusory.
It was not subject to any control, nor did it belong exclusively to any single dynasty!
In Great Qin, Ying Zheng, the First Emperor of Qin, sat upon the dragon throne, dressed in dark imperial robes and holding a 1.6-meter-long ceremonial sword!
At forty-nine years of age, he was currently planning to dispatch envoys to Yingzhou in search of the elixir of immortality.
Zhao Gao hurried in frantically, stumbled and fell straight to the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief as he cried out at the top of his lungs: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, something is terribly wrong!"
The First Emperor's eyes remained completely composed as he cast a condescending glance down at Zhao Gao, speaking with a hint of displeasure: "Zhao Gao, you have followed me for so long, yet you are still so flustered when encountering matters. What on earth is going on?"
Zhao Gao dropped to his knees with a loud *thud*: "Your Majesty, outside the grand hall, high in the sky, a curtain of light has appeared out of nowhere, radiating golden light!"
Upon hearing this, the First Emperor's eyes filled with astonishment. "What? A curtain of light? Zhao Gao, are your words true?"
Kneeling on the ground, Zhao Gao slapped his own thigh and continued, "Your Majesty, I have followed you for so long—when have I ever lied? If you don't believe me, Your Majesty can simply walk outside and see for yourself!"
Half-doubtful, the First Emperor walked out of the palace. He froze for a moment as he gazed at the super-sized screen before him.
Some of the officials nearby were so frightened that they fell straight to the ground, shouting at the top of their lungs: "Ah, a monster! Your Majesty, there is a monster! Guards, come quickly and protect Your Majesty!"
Countless guards clad in black armor formed tight circles around the First Emperor.
Moving in perfect unison, they planted their massive halberds on the ground and let out a unified shout of "Hah!", watching their surroundings with intense vigilance as if ready to launch an attack at the slightest sign of movement!
After a long while, seeing that the giant screen showed no further reaction, the civil and military officials finally let down their hanging hearts. Prime Minister Li Si stepped forward first and said: "Your Majesty, in this minister's view, this is likely a rare auspicious omen seen only once in a millennium! Your Majesty possesses grand strategies and achievements towering over the heavens, which is why the heavens have bestowed such a miraculous object!"
Hearing this, a smile broke across the First Emperor's stern face. Stroking his beard with his right hand, he softened his expression and said, "Mm, the Prime Minister's words are entirely correct!"
Upon seeing this, the ministers knelt on the ground one after another, crying out in unison: "Long live Your Majesty! Long live Great Qin!"
Inside Xianyang City,
The common folk gathered together, staring up at this oversized monstrosity in the sky, discussing amongst themselves what on earth this thing could be.
At that moment, a line of subtitles appeared on the giant screen: 《24 Minutes to Understand Huaxia History!》
Huaxia—could this possibly be some new dynasty?
The First Emperor's eyes were filled with utter bewilderment as he furrowed his brows and stared intently at the behemoth before him!
In the Western Han Plane,
Emperor Wu of Han (Liu Che) was currently holding court to discuss affairs of state.
His courtiers were locked in a fierce debate over whom to send to attack the Xiongnu, arguing so intensely that they reached an absolute deadlock.
Suddenly, a gigantic sky screen manifested before everyone in the sky. Dong Zhongshu, who spotted the sky screen first, was so terrified that his legs went weak and he collapsed to the floor.
"Ah, a monster! A monster!"
"Someone come quickly! Protect the Emperor!"
The imperial palace instantly plunged into panic. Terrified palace maids and eunuchs scrambled frantically to escape through the palace gates!