Chapter 1

In early January of 1963, a heavy snowfall transformed the ancient, gray city into a world of silver and white.

Inside an office, several senior leaders were discussing Li Yonggen's transfer from the military. The military leader said with great regret, "Li Yonggen, you little rascal, can't you just stay in the army? Do you want to be a deserter?"

Li Yonggen smiled, "The war is over, and I want to live a normal life. If needed, I'll crawl to the front lines. Is that okay?"

Originally, he was an extra in the 21st century. A few months ago, at the age of 21, Li Yonggen was playing games and waiting for a shoot when he accidentally traveled through time, both body and soul, from 2021.

Fortunately, he retained the abilities from the game, or he might have starved to death in this era, given his lack of physical strength.

Not long after Li Yonggen's arrival, intense conflicts erupted on the western front.

Without an identity, he didn't want to hide and decided to support the front lines. Unexpectedly, he discovered he possessed various game abilities.

He not only had a 64-slot backpack, five high-level substitute dummies, and a mysterious teleportation stone but also numerous life and game skills: healing, herbal gathering, mining, medicine making, cooking, forging, sewing, fishing, talisman drawing, physical strengthening, mental focus, decomposition, fusion, slowing, weakening, dizziness, blinding, deafness, muteness, madness, infatuation, poisoning, and paralysis.

Each slot in the backpack could hold one item, which could be decomposed or combined without increasing the weight.

For example, one slot could hold one sweet potato, and 64 slots could hold 64 sweet potatoes. These 64 sweet potatoes could be combined into one slot, and the same item could hold up to 99 in one slot.

If more were needed, additional slots would be required.

The backpack could hold stones, fish, and bagged items.

If the backpack were filled with 50-kilogram bags of rice, it could hold 6,336 bags, or over 3,000 tons.

Even if Li Yonggen carried this much rice, he wouldn't feel any weight.

The teleportation stone could record ten places he had visited. No matter where he was, he could instantly teleport to any of these places, which was incredibly convenient.

Initially, Li Yonggen transported various strategic supplies.

Later, when many people suffered from altitude sickness, he helped with medical care and treatment.

By doing these tasks, he gained experience and improved his skills.

Before reaching the border, his healing, herbal gathering, and medicine-making skills had reached their maximum level, making him a legendary doctor in the military.

During his journey and the war, he saved many lives and restored health to many people.

When the war ended, Li Yonggen decided to transfer from the military.

When he withdrew from the front lines, he set up two teleportation points in South Asia and the border region, looted a large amount of supplies from enemy warehouses, and destroyed the evidence with a fire.

With these two teleportation points, Li Yonggen could teleport to the border region or South Asia at any time.

This not only allowed him to raid enemy countries and loot supplies but also provided a way to help in emergencies.

Although the military leaders were reluctant to let him go, they respected his choice and provided him with a recommendation letter.

When the leaders heard that Li Yonggen would crawl to the front lines if needed, they were highly impressed.

At this moment, one leader coughed and said, "Considering Comrade Li's medical skills, I suggest he become the deputy director of a hospital to learn management and gain experience. When the time is right, he can become the director!"

He knew that Li Yonggen's medical skills were almost divine, and he could easily be a director at any major hospital.

However, due to his young age, it was more appropriate for him to start as a deputy director.

The other leaders looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

"Cough!"

Li Yonggen cleared his throat, "Being a doctor isn't challenging. I'd like the leaders to help me find a more challenging job!"

With his healing skills at the maximum level, being a doctor wouldn't allow him to improve further, so he wanted to try something else.

The leaders were taken aback but thoughtful.

The previous leader smiled and nodded, "Young man, indeed ambitious. If you don't want to be a doctor, let me check other openings!"

He flipped through a notebook and said, "There are two options: deputy director of a bureau or deputy factory manager. Which one do you prefer?"

It was only because Li Yonggen had achieved so much and had divine medical skills that so many senior leaders were concerned about his job.

"Deputy factory manager of the steel mill!"

After reading the introduction, Li Yonggen was intrigued, "I'll take this one. If there are any issues, feel free to contact me!"

He wasn't particularly interested in the deputy director of the police bureau but was reminded of a TV drama he had seen before his time travel when he saw the deputy factory manager position.

The military leaders, seeing Li Yonggen's choice, nodded, "Work hard and don't disgrace us. Don't forget your medical skills!"

The other leaders also encouraged Li Yonggen and finalized his job.

Considering that it was only a few days before the Spring Festival and that Li Yonggen had just transferred after a long journey, they scheduled his start date after the festival.

With his job settled, the next important task was to find him accommodation.

Soon, Li Yonggen was taken by the leader's driver to the street office to meet Director Wang.

Director Wang was surprised to see such a young man about to become the deputy factory manager and be driven in a car.

She didn't show it, but she guessed that he must have a strong background or exceptional abilities.

Director Wang pondered for a moment, "Director Li, the housing situation is tight, and it might be difficult to find a suitable place for you right away."

After a brief pause, seeing Li Yonggen's calm expression, she relaxed, "How about this: you can temporarily stay in the same courtyard as the steel mill workers. We'll find you a better place when one becomes available."

With Li Yonggen's position, he could have requested a separate courtyard, but he didn't want to be picky and needed to adapt to his new environment.

"Sure!"

Li Yonggen smiled, "Director Wang, just arrange it. I don't have high requirements. I just need a place to sleep. Also, since my job isn't finalized yet, you can call me Xiao Li, which is more friendly!"

He was being modest, as his job was already decided.

Director Wang nodded, "I'll take you there now. Since it's still early, you can settle in and get comfortable."

She led Li Yonggen to a traditional courtyard house.

It was a typical three-section courtyard house, and Director Wang arranged for Li Yonggen to stay in the middle section, which had three main rooms and two side rooms.

The rooms were spacious, nearly 200 square meters, and the layout, location, and quality were the best in the entire courtyard.

After listening to Director Wang's introduction, Li Yonggen realized he was in the famous courtyard from the TV drama.

He hadn't watched the show but had read many fan novels and was familiar with the characters, even checking the cast list.

Director Wang saw that the main rooms and side rooms were filled with items and smiled, "Do you want these things? If not, I'll have them removed."

She knew these items were placed there by others to claim the rooms and hoped the neighbors would remove them to avoid conflict.

Hearing this, Jia Zhangshi immediately jumped up, "These are all our things! Who dares to throw them away!"

She had long wanted to claim the main rooms but was afraid of trouble from the street office, so she had placed items there to occupy the space.

Three children followed Jia Zhangshi into the main room and stood behind her: they were the sons and daughters of the widow Qin Huiru—Banggen, Xiaodang, and Huahua.

Director Wang's face darkened, and she looked at the clerk, "Remove everything. How dare they occupy state property! This is outrageous!"

Seeing Jia Zhangshi's audacity, she was furious, thinking she was being unreasonable.

The clerk was about to step forward when an older woman intervened, "Director Wang, don't be angry. We just have a small place, and we needed to store some things. We didn't mean to occupy the rooms."

In fact, not only Jia Zhangshi but also the older man and Shazhu had occupied the side rooms. They were bolder but slower in their actions.

If they were accused of occupying state property, they would face serious consequences.

Jia Zhangshi was terrified and quickly gathered her things and ran home.

She could bully her neighbors but not official personnel.

Fortunately, the items she had placed in the room were not valuable, just for show.

She and her three grandchildren quickly moved everything back home.

Even if the items were worthless, Jia Zhangshi wouldn't throw them away.

Without needing further instruction, the older woman and He Yushui, who had arrived, quickly cleared the side rooms.