Rules of Time Travel
Chapter 1

I Am a Transmigrator

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Blue Star, China.

Li Mu Chuan sat on the edge of the rooftop, looking at the sparse crowd below, his face filled with a strange melancholy.

At this moment, the crowd below was pointing and gesturing at Li Mu Chuan.

"Could that young man be planning to jump?"

"I don't know, I've been watching him for a long time. He's been up there and hasn't come down. I've already called the police."

The crowd grew larger and larger at this moment, with some people even taking out their phones and filming Li Mu Chuan standing on the rooftop.

A moment later, several police cars and fire trucks arrived simultaneously. After the firefighters got out, they quickly laid out an air cushion below.

"Young man, tell us if you've encountered any difficulties in life. We'll do our best to help you. Please don't do anything rash!"

An older police officer spoke kindly to Li Mu Chuan.

Meanwhile, in a corner Li Mu Chuan couldn't see, several firefighters were looking for a position, attempting to pull Li Mu Chuan back from the edge of the platform.

Li Mu Chuan glanced at the arriving police officers and smiled slightly. "Could you please call the reporters? I want to say a few words. The more media, the better."

"Young man, telling us is the same. If you have any grievances, you can tell us too."

Hearing this, the police officer quietly took another step forward.

"Stop, you can't come any closer. I don't have much time left. Please hurry and call the media."

Li Mu Chuan stopped the other party's actions and glanced below. At this moment, the crowd below was dense, and many people were still holding their phones and filming him non-stop.

"Alright, alright, young man, we'll call the media right away. Please don't do anything rash!"

The police officer was also startled by Li Mu Chuan's words. Li Mu Chuan's words about not having much time left had given him a fright.

According to the other party's meaning, Li Mu Chuan seemed ready to jump at any moment, which was unacceptable.

In fact, Li Mu Chuan didn't even need to ask. Many media outlets were already rushing towards the scene.

Jumping off a building was something that hadn't happened in a long time. Such an act of seeking death was bound to cause a sensation.

As expected, a few minutes later, the media swarmed in and then all went up to the rooftop.

The police officer was a little worried and specifically instructed the reporters not to provoke Li Mu Chuan.

Watching the media set up their recording equipment, Li Mu Chuan glanced at the time. It was still alright.

With less than ten minutes remaining, it was enough time for him to say a few words.

He had the other party throw him a megaphone. Li Mu Chuan tested the megaphone a few times, making sure it worked.

The police officer in the distance saw this scene and his face immediately darkened. Why did this guy look like he was holding a fan meeting?

"I'm very sorry for wasting a little bit of your world's time and resources, but time is almost up, and I can't hold it in anymore."

"I'm coming clean today, I'm not pretending anymore, I'm a transmigrator!"

Li Mu Chuan held the megaphone and spoke to everyone.

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, and then their cheeks twitched.

"I thought I'd run into someone having a tough time, maybe heartbroken or desperate from debt, but I never expected to meet a mentally ill person."

"This kid looks pretty handsome, how come his head's a bit off?"

Everyone shook their heads in unison, feeling somewhat speechless.

The reporters exchanged glances, remembering the earlier instructions not to provoke Li Mu Chuan.

"Can you come down and talk? It's not safe sitting up there. We can listen to anything you want to say."

The reporter felt a bit unlucky at this point and was already preparing to have the recording equipment turned off.

What was there to interview a lunatic about?

Li Mu Chuan looked at these people and knew immediately that they didn't believe a word he said, but he didn't particularly care.

"I know you don't believe me, but it's okay, I'll talk and you listen."

"I come from a country not much different from this world, it's just that your country is a bit more backward. My country has developed to the point where you can pay entirely with your phone when you go out.

Cash is rarely used anymore, online shopping is very convenient, nuclear power plants have entered the fourth generation, and our country has already started building its own space station.

I'm just sorry, I didn't expect to come to this world when I came, so I didn't bring any technology with me. I can't help you in these areas."

Li Mu Chuan felt a bit awkward by the end of his speech.

He really didn't know he would come to such a world, but even if he had known, those technologies weren't something Li Mu Chuan could access.

Listening to Li Mu Chuan's words, the people present looked at each other, momentarily unsure of what to say.

Listening to him, it sounded somewhat plausible?

"You said in your world, you can pay with your phone? How do you pay?"

A slender female reporter asked somewhat confusedly, but after asking, she secretly laughed at herself. Why was she even believing what he said?

"Digitize cash, then develop a digital wallet app. Convert currency into digital form and conduct transactions on your phone."

Li Mu Chuan responded simply.

After the female reporter asked, the scene fell into silence.

Because no one believed Li Mu Chuan's words, and asking him how he became a time traveler, or what the world he came from was like, would be too embarrassing.

So, the scene became quiet at this moment.

Under the gaze of these people, Li Mu Chuan suddenly felt a bit awkward.

He had overestimated the credibility of his words.

Fortunately, the time was almost up.

Li Mu Chuan waited for a moment, seeing everyone quietly watching him. As if he thought of something, he looked back.

He saw that a firefighter had somehow climbed to the edge of the rooftop from below.

Seeing this, Li Mu Chuan smiled at the other party, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, "Be careful."

The firefighter was instantly bewildered. This guy had discovered him, shouldn't he react intensely? Why didn't he?

However, Li Mu Chuan picked up the megaphone at this moment and continued, "My time is up, I have to return to my world. If I have the chance to come here again next time, I hope to cooperate with your country."

As Li Mu Chuan finished speaking, a white, shimmering light suddenly appeared on his body. He then transformed into specks of starlight and vanished before everyone's eyes.

Everyone was stunned at this moment, their gazes somewhat blank. Then, the hairs on their bodies stood on end, and they began to tremble all over.

The firefighter who had already climbed onto the rooftop subconsciously reached out to grab, but what he touched was the dissipating starlight.

"This... this guy is really a time traveler?"

At this moment, this absurd thought popped into everyone's mind.

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