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After thinking about it all morning, he realized that this card was the most powerful card he had ever obtained, bar none.
For example, if he wrote a letter to Qin Shi Huang, telling him that the world wasn't just nine provinces, that the earth was round, and that there were several continents...
At that time, the unification of the whole world could not be guaranteed.
However, it's not impossible for Qin Shi Huang to conquer Asia and Europe, and his territory would expand significantly. Perhaps it could double the current 960 million square kilometers!
Oh, and it can also prevent the birth of a certain island nation, denying it the opportunity to reproduce and develop.
Although you can only contact people from the past year, don't forget that Zhao De still has Heaven Cards and Hell Cards that can be used to enhance the effect.
Based on the type of card, the enhancement is likely to extend the time span of connections with the past; other possibilities are unlikely.
However, to increase the span from one year to two thousand years, it would probably require all the cards to be invested, and a lucky card would also be needed to ensure the success of the Hell card.
Even so, Zhao De could not guarantee that he could achieve the goal of two thousand years.
He doesn't plan to do that right now. It's not a thankless task, but the conditions aren't right yet. He'll wait until the card can be copied in the future.
In addition, he kept the words "Please use with caution" on the card in mind.
Next, Zhao De took out a contact card and a Paradise Card, and immediately used the Paradise Card.
The Heaven Card transformed into a golden light and merged into the main card.
Zhao De checked the card's instructions again and found that the time span had indeed increased, from one year to twenty years.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the main room.
"Is Comrade Zhao De home? There's a letter for you here!"
Zhao De put away the card, opened the door, and took the envelope from the postman. "Thank you!"
He was puzzled; who could have sent him a letter out of the blue?
When Zhao De opened the envelope and saw the contents of the letter, he could hardly believe his eyes.
This is a letter from the future!
And he sent it himself!
"Dear Zhao De of the past, hello! To you, I am your future, and you are my past."
This is a letter I'm writing to you eighteen years later. I've deliberately chosen today for you to receive it because you've already signed that card, so you shouldn't find it too strange.
"However, just to be on the safe side, I still need to prove that I am you from the future. We are both time travelers, this is our little secret, and that should make you completely believe me!"
"Now let's get down to business. First of all, don't change the past casually, or the consequences will be far more serious than you can bear."
For example, I once wrote a letter to Qin Shi Huang, and just as you might imagine, I ended up losing my wife and children, everyone I knew disappeared, and even the current republic vanished. Everything returned to the feudal era, with dynasties constantly changing!
"Furthermore, I wrote to Edison, and he actually started researching spacetime and even handed the research over to Einstein. It almost caused the extinction of all mankind! You know the butterfly effect, right?"
If you change the past and save a bad person, that bad person might kill many innocent good people in the future, people who could have avoided their deaths.
Therefore, those figures who should have been born and driven history may never have appeared, understand?
"Secondly, there's something with Yi Zhonghai that needs your attention."
Two days later, a widow will arrive from the south with a brother and sister who are fleeing from disaster. The widow will fall ill and die in the capital. The children will be adopted by the community and later live with Yi Zhonghai and his wife, who will recognize them as their parents.
I didn't care at the time, but I never expected that these two children would grow up to be both filial and successful.
I think it's fine with other people, but not with Yi Zhonghai; this matter must be sabotaged.
After all, our child is the most filial in the neighborhood; it's enough for others to envy us.
"Third, on Friday night, Qin Huairu will take you to the cellar."
Xu Damao will lock the door after you go in, and then send someone over to ruin your reputation.
Fourth, that old witch Jia Zhangshi will have people dig up our parents' graves on Sundays.
She believes your good fortune comes from our parents—no, from the good feng shui of the burial place of the original owner's parents. She's calculating this.
"Fifth, you'll find out the effects of using the Life Segmentation Card and the Millennium Reincarnation Card together once you start checking in. Sorry, I don't remember the exact time."
"Sixth, Hell Cards must be used in conjunction with Super Lucky Cards; don't take chances. I've lost countless cards because I didn't do this—it's a painful lesson!"
"Finally, on your day today, I risked contacting them with a Hell Card. Luckily, I succeeded. So, it's up to you whether you want to try it or not, but don't take any more risks afterward."
That concludes the letter.
Zhao De fell into deep thought, muttering to himself for a long time. He checked the contents of the envelope again until he could remember them completely, then threw the letter into the furnace and let it turn to ashes.
Next, Zhao De took out the card that had been used to contact them, and then took out a Hell Card.
Should I smash this card?
If everything goes smoothly, the attack should succeed.
But he felt it was unnecessary.
After all, his future self had already reminded him: did he still need to change other historical events?
No need!
Since that's the case, then there's no need to smash them; every penny saved is a penny earned.
It seems unnecessary to waste the Paradise Card, since the year it comes with is enough to save the two little girls.
However, if it's just for the sake of experiencing something new, then so be it.
Having thought it through, Zhao De decisively put away the Hell Card and then decided to use the card that allowed him to contact the past.
The next moment, the function card turned into specks of golden light, which finally coalesced into a mailbox about the size of a radio.
Zhao De held it in his hand and examined it for a while, then put it aside and began to write a letter.
You can just copy what you'll write in the future from the beginning.
Now for the important matter, Zhao De wrote: On Sunday, December 8th, between 12 PM and 1 PM, two little girls will drown on the frozen surface of Xihai Lake, and their grandmother will also pass away the following day…
Please do everything you can to save them, while ensuring your own safety, to prevent this human tragedy from happening.
After Zhao De finished writing, he read it through to make sure there were no problems, then folded it up and put it in the envelope.
Then he wrote on the envelope:
Recipient: Zhao De
Address: Courtyard House No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Delivery date: Tuesday, December 3, 1962
After finishing writing, Zhao De sealed the envelope with a candle and dropped it into the time capsule mailbox.
To be on the safe side, Zhao De didn't send it to himself on Saturday, but a few days in advance, so that he would have enough time to figure out how to prepare.
Afterwards, Zhao De glanced at the mailbox, then suddenly picked it up and shook it, only to find that the letter inside was gone.
Then.
Now comes the moment to witness a miracle!
Chapter Seventy-Eight: Heroic Act Shocks the Entire Factory!
Chapter Seventy-Eight: Heroic Act Shocks the Entire Factory!
After finishing this task, Zhao De realized he hadn't had lunch yet. He ate a couple of bites, stuffed a large steamed bun into his mouth, and then went out.
But just as he was about to step out the door, Zhao De keenly sensed that the world before him was becoming blurry.
He instinctively turned to look inside, but found nothing changed.
He looked at himself again and then realized what the problem was.
Everything else remained the same except that he changed his sweater to a different dark blue one.
Zhao De was originally wearing a light green sweater, which he had washed on Saturday and changed into on Sunday. It's impossible that he changed it today, unless...
If nothing unexpected happens, that light green sweater is currently hanging outside to dry.
Zhao De opened the door and the first thing he looked at was the clothes rack. Sure enough!
The light green sweater was hanging there, swaying gently in the breeze.
It seems things have changed.
It's possible that the memory hasn't been fully updated, so the details are still unclear.
Let's go to the factory first.
Zhao De was pushing his bicycle when he was quickly spotted by several middle-aged women, who praised him one after another:
"Dezi, you're really capable."
“Indeed, I could tell this child was destined for greatness from a young age, and now it seems I was right.”
“Dezi’s character is truly admirable. I heard about that incident, and he didn’t hesitate at all.”
"..."
And so, Zhao De walked out of the courtyard amidst a chorus of praise.
When he got out onto the street, it was even more incredible; people would see him and shout that he was a great hero!