Chen Daolin couldn't remember how long it took for him to calm down and regain his composure.
In the initial excitement, he forcibly suppressed his overwhelming curiosity and did not open the door again.
The remnants of his rationality reminded him: the world on the other side of the door was very dangerous!
The agile movements of the mysterious woman, her astonishing archery skills, and her final calm and ruthless execution of people, all deeply shocked Chen Daolin!
The opportunity to travel through time was right in front of him, and Chen Daolin was not a rash person. After the initial shock and excitement, he became unusually calm.
Chen Daolin, who had been influenced by countlessē©æč¶ (time-travel) novels, quickly formulated a plan for himself.
What is the biggest regret of the haloed protagonists in time-travel stories? It's that they didn't have the chance to prepare adequately before traveling through time.
Now that he had control over this time-travel door, he could choose when and how to travel through itāthis was the time to be cautious and prepare thoroughly!
He quickly sorted out a few key points.
First, I'm going to be rich! There's no doubt about it! I'm definitely going to be rich!!
Second, it seems that this door in the warehouse is a passage that allows free travel between two worlds! Being able to enter and exit freely is the key!
Third, I need to stay calm, I must stay calm! From the initial scene, the world inside is very dangerous! Human life is as cheap as grass. No matter what, I need to have the ability to protect myself!
Although Chen Daolin thought his physical condition was decent and he was good at fighting, the scene of the mysterious woman killing people quickly made him shrink back.
Even without mentioning the mysterious woman, the samurai who were chasing her didn't seem to be ordinary people.
If I encounter such people, I'm definitely dead.
Moreover, if I go directly, I might not even understand the language. If the people there are barbarians, they might capture me, skin me, and cook me to eat. I would have nowhere to cry.
The world inside the door seems to be in the age of cold weaponsāChen Daolin thought for a while and decided to give up the idea of getting a gun. It's simple: guns are banned in the country, and as a regular school counselor and a homebody, where would he get a gun? If he managed to get one, the police would probably come knocking, and he would have to flee to another world.
The first step: equipment!
Even in online games, you know you need to prepare your equipment before tackling a dungeon.
Although Chen Daolin couldn't get a gun, he was at least a semi-technical homebody, thanks to the great internet.
Without firearms, he could use something else. For long-range, there's the crossbow!
Yes, the crossbow! The strongest long-range weapon in the age of cold weapons! Bows are not suitable, as archery is a specialized skill, and it's not easy to train an archer. But a crossbow is different; even a child can kill a trained elite knight with a crossbow.
On Taobao, there are crossbows for sale, though the truly lethal ones are not available. However, some knockoff products, like those labeled as "outdoor archery equipment" or "toys," can be bought. These items are technically not allowed to be traded, but since our country is a knockoff powerhouse, many people sell them under the guise of "toys" or "models."
A crossbow with moderate power, effective within 20 meters, can be bought for less than 1,000 yuan.
For long-range, use a crossbow; for close combat... there's an electric baton... ah, no, it's an electric shock baton!!
On Taobao, they are called "electric flashlights," but they are actually imitations of police batons. When turned on, they emit scary electric sparks and claim to have tens of thousands of volts, which can knock you down and make you foam at the mouth.
The price? Not expensive, the cheaper ones cost over 100 yuan, and the more expensive ones are around 500 yuan.
A set of crossbow and an electric baton cost Chen Daolin 1,500 yuan. Even though the seller promised "free shipping, dear," it didn't make Chen Daolin happy.
There was still a lot to prepare!
Sighing at his shrinking wallet, Chen Daolin thought to himself: Once I get rich, I'll have mountains of gold and silver, and a sea of beauties... Hah! Time-travelers are awesome, no need to explain!
In the following days, Chen Daolin found a store specializing in outdoor survival gear and bought a bunch of outdoor equipment and some compressed food. The store owner, realizing that Chen Daolin was a complete novice in outdoor activities, sent him a contact number and invited him to join their outdoor club, promising to take him on beautiful trips.
Smiling, Chen Daolin politely declined the enthusiastic owner, thinking: Outdoor activities? How impressive? I'm about to go to another world!
Finally, he found a store on Taobao that specialized in game props and models and custom-ordered a set of inner armorājust the upper body, no shoulders or arm guards, like a vest. It was made of fiberglass, not heavy, and the half-body vest weighed only about 10 kilograms. The protection was decent.
No matter what, wearing a layer of armor would provide some psychological comfort. After all, even if Chen Daolin had money, he couldn't buy a Kevlar bulletproof vest, and he didn't have the money anyway.
After negotiating the price, the seller even threw in a plastic helmet for free. Well, something is better than nothing.
Chen Daolin paid happily.
While paying, he suddenly remembered the "Flame Tulip" pattern on the time-travel door. The more he recalled it, the more he liked it, so he took a picture and sent it to the seller, requesting that the pattern be printed on the chest armor.
Worth mentioning is that during these days of preparation, Chen Daolin showed great self-control and resisted the urge to open the time-travel door!
He patiently waited for over ten days, researching various useful information online, including medical and first-aid knowledge, and bought a lot of common medicines and emergency kits from the pharmacy.
"There are no potions to restore health or mana, so I have to rely on these."
On the twentieth day, all the ordered equipment and supplies arrived.
That night, Chen Daolin had a big meal and drank a can of beer to boost his courage.
He put on the fiberglass chest armor and made a robe out of a curtain fabric from the fabric market. A long kitchen knife from the supermarket was sheathed on his thigh, the crossbow hung from his waist, and the electric baton was in his back pocket. A backpack with emergency supplies, medicines, and dry food was on his back.
So many protagonists in novels could earn their first pot of gold with just a disposable lighter in another world.
Wearing the plastic helmet given by the Taobao store owner, he looked like he had a pot on his head.
Chen Daolin slowly pulled the handle of the time-travel door, took a deep breath, and marched in with his head held high and chest out!
Another world, here I come!!
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