Time Travel: Adventures in the Warring States

Chapter 1: The Tech Genius Who Traveled Through Time

Section 1: The Tech Genius's Experiment

Summary: As the chief researcher at a tech company, Wang Xuance is conducting an extremely dangerous experiment-a time machine. He fervently believes that this technology can change the world and hopes to achieve a great breakthrough by traveling through time.

In the laboratory, a piercing hum reverberated around. A massive ring-shaped device flickered with a faint blue light, resembling a giant beast awakening. Wang Xuance stood at the control panel, his eyes fixed on the data streaming across the screen, his fingers flying over the keyboard. The surrounding electronic equipment buzzed in response to his actions.

"Energy output stable, reactor functioning normally," he muttered to himself, a slight smile playing on his lips, his expression a mix of excitement and tension. Today was the most important day of his months-long endeavor-the first official activation of the time machine.

Wang Xuance was no ordinary scientist. He was one of the world's top tech geniuses, having stunned the academic world with a paper on the curvature of time and space during his university years. Now, years later, he had become a global figure, with his own dedicated laboratory and support from top institutions. His ultimate dream-to master the secrets of time and space and change history-was finally within reach.

He stood at the control panel, eyes glued to the instrument readings, while his assistant's voice came through the communicator.

"Energy fluctuations within 0.03, everything is normal," the assistant reported.

Wang Xuance nodded, not taking his eyes off the screen. "Increase the energy input. I want it to reach the critical point."

"This... this could be dangerous," the assistant hesitated, warning him.

"I know, but without risk, there's no breakthrough," Wang Xuance replied, his smile widening, his gaze resolute. His fervor outweighed cautious rationality; he was convinced today would change history.

The hum of the time machine grew louder, and the air around seemed to vibrate slightly. Wang Xuance's breathing quickened. The core of the time machine began to glow brighter, the blue light becoming almost blinding.

"Alright, start synchronization!" he shouted, his voice ringing with excitement amidst the hum of the lab.

On the screen, the energy fluctuation curve began to spike, nearing the critical value. Wang Xuance's heartbeat matched the rapid, powerful rhythm of the curve.

"Initiate the transfer program!" he commanded decisively.

In that instant, a violent tremor swept through the lab. Alarms blared, and red warning lights flashed frantically. Wang Xuance's assistant screamed, "System unstable! Energy overload! Stop it now!"

But Wang Xuance was beyond listening. His eyes were locked on the time machine, his heart a mix of excitement and anxiety. He knew this experiment could either succeed or fail spectacularly, but he wouldn't back down.

The blue light filled the room, the intense energy waves seeming to tear through the air. Wang Xuance felt a powerful force envelop him, pulling his body into an unknown dimension. Suddenly, all sound, light, and even his consciousness vanished, as if he had fallen into an endless void.

Then, time seemed to stop.

The hum of electronic devices was gone, and the lab had disappeared. In its place was silence, complete silence. Wang Xuance lost all sense of awareness, unsure of where he was, as if his body and time had frozen together.

When he regained consciousness, he heard the faint sound of wind and felt solid ground beneath his feet. He opened his eyes abruptly, finding himself in an unfamiliar place-a desolate mountain terrain.