Chapter 5 Search Engine Across Time and Space
Li Nian was lying on the bed, or "couch" to be precise, thinking about everything he had encountered today, and thinking about what to do next. Now that he has worn everything, he must accept it. In this reality, think carefully about how to survive and live well in this era.
‘If my guess is correct and that is the First Emperor, what should I do to ensure my personal safety? Like the protagonist in some novels who relies on being a prophet of history? ’
‘Judging from the fact that he sent Xu Fu overseas to seek immortality and seek immortality, the First Emperor was indeed a bit superstitious, and he might actually be able to fool him. '
As soon as this idea came into Li Nian's mind, he rejected it, 'No, if you don't say that I am not the material, I have already lost my ability in time travel today, even if I reveal it to the First Emperor. In future generations, if you say that I am a god, the First Emperor will probably doubt it. How can there be such a weak god? At that time, there is a high probability that the deception will fail, and your life will be risked. ’
'Furthermore, even if this road is open, what if the First Emperor wants to live forever and asks me for the elixir? Should I give him a sweat pill? Even the elixir can fool me. When the time comes, he will send people overseas to seek immortality. Who do you think he will send? ’
‘You can’t calculate the secrets of divination, you can’t call the wind and rain, you can’t, and you don’t have elixirs. Now, you don’t want to go overseas to seek immortality? Do you think my strength is not strong enough? ’
Li Nian seems to have seen the end of the road of pretending to be a magic stick, being cut into pieces, divided into five cows, or made into human meat and fried dough sticks.
‘I can’t take the road of pretending to be a magic stick, so there is only one way left. Tell the First Emperor about my origins. Is it just a reservation or a full disclosure? ’
‘If we tell the whole story, we have to talk about what people like Hu Hai, Li Si, and Zhao Gao did. If the news leaks out and Hu Hai and Zhao Gao know about it, won’t it make me an enemy? ’
Although he was worried that he would become enemies with Hu Hai, Zhao Gao and others, Li Nian really wanted to see the First Emperor's reaction when he learned that his eldest son Hu Hai had killed his brothers and sisters after he came to power, and Zhao Gao regarded a deer as a horse.
'No, it's not just Zhao Gao and Hu Hai. If the news that I come from later generations spreads, many people will be afraid of me, because I can fabricate their historical deeds and comment on their loyalty and treachery. This It's a big threat to them. ’
‘But if there is a reservation, how can we hide it from the First Emperor and prevent him from seeing it? Although the First Emperor was an ancient man, it did not mean that he was stupid and could deceive people casually. ’
‘To be the first emperor in China, he is definitely the best among men. Can I deceive him in front of him? If he finds out that I'm hiding something, can I get some relief? '
Li Nian felt pain just thinking about the punishments he knew in the Qin Dynasty. Cutting off the nose, breaking the legs, gouging the knees, and dying quickly might be okay, but if these punishments were imposed, he asked himself I don’t have such a strong will to bear it.
He is just an ordinary person who is both greedy for life and afraid of pain.
'So you can't lie. Although I come from modern times, I am just an ordinary person. If I play tricks with a peerless person like the First Emperor who is famous in history, I don't know how I died. It's better to be old. Tell the truth. ’
‘Just telling the First Emperor in full will inevitably make him an enemy of Hu Hai, Zhao Gao and others... There is no way, just be an enemy. What I have to do now is to win the trust of the First Emperor. The First Emperor is my biggest supporter in this era. Of course, the premise is that I can gain the trust of the First Emperor and the First Emperor does not die! ’
Thinking of this, Li Nian thought of another question. Even if he gained the trust of the First Emperor, the First Emperor would not kill him, but how long could the First Emperor protect him?
The second generation of Qin died. It only took fourteen years from its establishment to its demise. The first emperor only took charge of the Qin Dynasty that unified the world for only eleven years.
‘I wonder what year it is? I saw the First Emperor tonight. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be very young and healthy. There should be no need to worry in a few years, probably...'
To judge others by oneself, Li Nian thought that after learning about his After his death, the First Emperor would never let him go free, but would only place him under strict surveillance, not only to protect his safety, but also to prevent him, a future visitor, from running out and causing hidden dangers to the Qin Dynasty. He might even order his execution before his death. Him, take him away together. Even if the First Emperor was magnanimous and would not issue an order to execute him before his death, how would the succeeding monarch treat him once the First Emperor dies? Moreover, there were too many ills in the Qin Dynasty, but the First Emperor could still suppress them when he was still alive. When the First Emperor dies, the ills break out, and troubled times come, will he be able to live well in troubled times?
In a sense, after Li Nian traveled to the First Emperor, his life has been tied to the First Emperor. If he wants to live long and well in this era, Not only do we need to gain the trust of the First Emperor, we also need the First Emperor to live longer, and at the same time, we also need to make Great Qin a better place.
‘If I want to gain the trust of the First Emperor, I must not only tell the truth about my origins, but also show my value, so that the First Emperor feels that it would be a loss to kill me, and that I would be more useful alive. ’
‘If I had known that I was going to travel through time, I should have learned more about things that could be used after traveling through time, such as making paper, making soap, and making cement, but who knows? '
At this moment, a light lit up in Li Nian's mind, and Li Nian "saw" a frame in his mind, with two blue Chinese characters at the end of the frame - search.
‘Is this my golden finger? ’
Li Nian was overjoyed. He opened his eyes and looked around. When he saw that the guards and chamberlains not far away noticed nothing unusual, he silently studied the frame.
After studying for a while, Li Nian roughly figured out the function of this thing.
This is a search engine that seems to be connected to the modern Internet. You can search by inputting the content you want to search into it with your mind.
The search is limited, and Li Nian has not yet figured out the rules. For example, when he entered "How can I survive and live well when I travel to Qin Shihuang?", he could not find the results, but he searched for paper making, paper making, etc. Cement can be found.
In addition, Li Nian also discovered something. This search engine can search and view search results. It can even see barrages and messages, but it cannot reply or comment. That means it cannot cross time and space. Ask modern netizens for advice.
Although there are restrictions, for Li Nian, this search engine of unknown origin will be a strong guarantee for his survival in this era.
‘With this thing, I can show my worth to the First Emperor without worrying about being executed for being worthless. ’
With the search engine in his mind, Li Nian's anxious heart finally calmed down a bit.
‘According to the search results just now, I should have really traveled to Daqin! ’
When he was researching search engines just now, Li Nian searched a lot of content related to the Qin Dynasty, which told him: You have really traveled to the Qin Dynasty, so don’t take any chances!
'Well, I'll be at ease now that I've come. At least it's a relatively familiar dynasty. It's still on the earth. It didn't throw me into another world. Maybe one day I wake up and go back to modern times. What's up? ’
‘Sleep, the first priority is to learn the language here, and solve the language problem first. If you don’t understand the language, no matter how much you think, it will be in vain. ’
After today's encounter, Li Nian was already exhausted and soon fell asleep.
(End of this chapter)