Regarding the protagonist and the state of the world (this is not part of the main story; please follow the updates and cast your votes).

First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all you wonderful readers for your continued support, votes, and tips. Your encouragement is absolutely vital!

To those of you eagerly awaiting more chapters, thank you for your enthusiasm. However, as writing is not my full-time profession, I currently have a meager stockpile of only six chapters. I must prioritize maintaining a steady release of two chapters daily (at 12:00 PM and 8:00 PM). I will do my best to use any extra time to build up a reserve, ensuring I have a buffer for emergencies and a stockpile ready for when the book officially launches.

Additionally, I have corrected some typos in the previous chapters and adjusted a few terms that felt anachronistic or hindered immersion. The plot remains entirely unchanged, so those who have already read them need not worry. If you have any other suggestions or questions, please feel free to bring them up in the comments section.

Next, I would like to clarify the situation regarding the protagonist and the world. This may contain spoilers and setting details, so if you don’t mind or have already figured it out, feel free to skip the rest and head straight to the main text. (As a new sprout of a book, I humbly ask for your continued reading and votes. Thank you!)

I’ve noticed some questions in the comments over the past few days about whether this is a reality or a game world. Some have pointed out that while the summary describes a realistic Three Kingdoms setting, we are already twenty-four chapters in, and the protagonist still treats it like a game without realizing the truth.

To address this: first, there is no doubt that this is the real world. The protagonist’s original body was destroyed when he infiltrated the machine in the first chapter; he arrived here physically.

As for the second question, why hasn’t he realized it yet? Twenty-four chapters may seem like a lot, but in terms of both real-world time (three days) and the protagonist’s perceived time, not much has passed. Naturally, he hasn’t noticed yet because he hasn’t reached his scheduled "log-off" time.

More observant readers may have already noticed that the game system the protagonist brought with him has time acceleration and skipping features. For periods he considers "trash time"—void of plot or combat—the protagonist skips through them using high-speed playback, dragging the timeline, or sleeping. This functionality has caused a degree of misalignment between his perceived time and the actual flow of time in this world.

Of course, this won’t last long. I currently plan for the protagonist to discover that his "log-out" button has been removed shortly after the first "dungeon," which is the Xiongnu raid crisis. I won’t spoil the specifics, but I can say that the protagonist’s understanding and integration into this world will not happen overnight. For quite some time, he will likely continue to believe this is a game world. The collision and stories between the indigenous characters of the Three Kingdoms and the protagonist—the sole player—are a core part of the book’s narrative structure.

This brings us back to our one-sentence summary: the book is set as the story of a player with peerless combat power who travels to the real Eastern Han Dynasty. As one reader aptly summarized, it’s a player of "Dynasty Warriors" dropped into a serious historical "Records of the Three Kingdoms."

As for "following the path of Lu Bu," that was merely a little gimmick because I’m terrible at writing summaries; please don’t overthink it. Our path is one of unrivaled greatness—waking up to hold a sword of slaughter and falling asleep on the lap of a beauty. As for the paths involving being a "three-surname slave," adopting fathers only to destroy them, or ending up at the White Gate Tower—whoever wants those paths can have them.

Finally, I humbly ask for your continued reading and votes. This is a matter of life and death for a new book. To those of you who have been "nurturing" the book by letting it sit in your library, please come back, click on the latest chapter, and flip to the very last page.

Many thanks to you all!