Rules of Time Travel
Chapter 2

Space-time Interference

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A living, breathing person vanished right before everyone's eyes.

The news set the internet abuzz in an instant.

There had been too many people present, so once the news spread, it was impossible to suppress.

Huaxia's upper ranks hurriedly convened an emergency meeting.

They also distributed Li Mu Chuan's photograph, hoping to find him.

Yet just as they had expected, there was no record whatsoever of the man who had claimed on the rooftop that he was a transmigrator.

It was as though he had truly appeared out of thin air, with no records at all of anything before that.

"What do you all think of this transmigrator?"

Inside the spacious Conference Room, a group of people sat around, looking at one another.

"Though it's difficult to believe, what he said seems to have been true. I had someone analyze the footage. It wasn't fabricated, and it was filmed from multiple angles at the time. It wasn't some sort of illusion either."

"If it's true, then this man is tremendously valuable to us. We still have no clear plan for a Fourth Generation Nuclear Power Plant, and a space station is even more distant for us."

An elderly man spoke with his head lowered.

"That may be so, but who knows whether he'll come back? The only good news is that he seems fairly friendly toward us. At the end, he specifically said that if he came again next time, he would cooperate with us."

After discussing it for a long while, the group let out long, despondent sighs.

A person like this had appeared within their country, yet they knew nothing about him. It was truly disappointing. Worse still, they had failed to get even a bit more information from him earlier.

While they were discussing the matter, the internet had already exploded. People had witnessed the man vanish with their own eyes.

Online users displayed their vast capabilities as well, trying to uncover the man who called himself a transmigrator.

Yet the truth was that no matter how they searched, they could not find the slightest trace of him.

As a result, the internet became even more heated over whether this mysterious man was truly a transmigrator.

Earth.

Li Mu Chuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his familiar room and picked up the phone beside him.

He discovered that three days had already passed.

Starving beyond endurance, Li Mu Chuan hurried downstairs with his phone, found a fast food restaurant, ordered seven dishes, and began stuffing himself.

This was Li Mu Chuan's second transmigration.

During his first transmigration, Li Mu Chuan had not known where he had gone. He had been trapped in a forest, where the dense canopy of towering trees blocked out the sky and sun, and there was no sign of human habitation nearby.

Venomous insects and savage beasts were everywhere. While avoiding the insects, Li Mu Chuan had been unable to find anything to eat and had nearly starved to death in that world.

As for the second time—the world he had just transmigrated to—it had been a parallel world similar to Huaxia. The frustrating part was that aside from the clothes Li Mu Chuan wore, he could not bring anything with him, and he had nearly starved to death there again.

Li Mu Chuan had no identification there, so he could not find work. Without proof of identity, he had not dared to casually seek out the authorities either.

After spending three days there, hunger had driven Li Mu Chuan half-mad.

So, on the final day, Li Mu Chuan had thought it over and told the people of that world that he was a transmigrator.

If he transmigrated to that world again next time, he should not have to go hungry again.

This damned thing took him through worlds but would not let him carry anything. It had simply put him through endless torment.

While wolfing down his food, Li Mu Chuan grumbled inwardly. A virtual screen was visible in his right eye.

A bright red countdown was displayed on the screen. When it ended, it would be time for Li Mu Chuan to transmigrate.

Once he arrived in a New World, the countdown would begin again. The moment it reached zero would be when Li Mu Chuan returned.

Suddenly, Li Mu Chuan froze. A new piece of data had appeared on the countdown, something that had not been there before.

"Interference Points: 3."

What was this?

There had only been a countdown before. Why had Interference Points suddenly appeared?

Curious, Li Mu Chuan quickly tapped the number.

At once, Li Mu Chuan saw an explanation for the Interference Points.

"Minorly influenced a world's developmental trajectory. Points obtained."

Several functions had also appeared beneath the points.

"Expand a Small Space. (May freely carry any items, excluding living beings.)"

"Increase physique."

"Increase reaction speed."

"Increase defense."

So, had permissions finally been unlocked?

Li Mu Chuan stared wide-eyed at the suddenly appearing data, both shocked and delighted.

Expanding a portable Small Space was easy enough to understand. Wasn't that a Xumi Space?

He had to expand it. Once he did, he would not starve to death when transmigrating anymore!

Overjoyed, Li Mu Chuan thought for a moment and spent one point first.

His points became 2, while the Small Space showed 1 point.

"Let's try it."

Thinking this, Li Mu Chuan tried to put the bowl and chopsticks in front of him inside it.

But the next moment, Li Mu Chuan was dumbfounded. The bowl and chopsticks did not go in.

Looking more closely, Li Mu Chuan realized that the Small Space created by one point was pitifully small.

Judging by its size, it was not even as large as half a chopstick!

"Are you kidding me?!"

Veins bulged on Li Mu Chuan's face as he looked at it. From the looks of it, these three points were no different from scraps tossed to a beggar!

Li Mu Chuan, who had thought he had finally obtained his golden finger, suddenly felt like crying without tears.

Looking at the two remaining points, Li Mu Chuan did not know what to choose for a moment. Should he spend them on strengthening his body?

Who knew whether the effect would even be significant?

The Small Space increased by little, but at least it could carry some things. Perhaps he would need this Small Space in the next world?

In that instant, Li Mu Chuan became indecisive.

But just as Li Mu Chuan hesitated, his phone began vibrating wildly.

When he picked it up, he saw that it was a call from his department supervisor.

The moment Li Mu Chuan answered, a roar came from the other end.

"This is your second time skipping work this month, and you skipped three days straight! Do you even want to keep this job?!"

The supervisor had called Li Mu Chuan countless times over the past three days, yet not a single call had gone through. He had long since been driven mad with anger.

The instant the call connected, he could not wait to start roaring.

"Fine. I'll go handle my resignation later."

Li Mu Chuan replied impatiently and hung up.

He was still thinking about transmigration and how he should allocate these points. Where would he find the time to deal with this supervisor?

Besides, his monthly salary was only a little over four thousand. He would not have trouble finding similar work later anyway.

The supervisor was stunned when he heard the call disconnect, then began to regret it.

No matter what, that guy had been quite useful to order around. He had originally wanted to scold him and teach him some rules.

Who would have thought the guy had such a bad temper? Was he really going to resign?

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