Mount & Blade: Warband in the Sengoku period of Japan

With a horse, Chen Daoyuan no longer needed to climb the mountain in armor. After leaving the village and confirming that no one was chasing him from the village, Chen Daoyuan took off his outermost lamellar armor, tied it to the horse's back with the rope on the saddle, and then led the horse into the forest.

No matter what kind of weird place they ended up in, at least the environment shouldn't pose a threat beyond Chen Daoyuan's martial arts level. On the way back, Chen Daoyuan finally relaxed a lot and strolled leisurely through the woods with his horse in hand.

Unfortunately, he couldn't find anything to eat along the way. Judging from the weather, it was probably the transition from spring to summer. There were no wild fruits or mushrooms in the forest, and he couldn't find any small animals. So he used the water bag that the Rice Ball Brother had left on the saddle to fill it with water by the stream and wash off the bloodstains that had splattered on his armor.

Back near the basement, Chen Daoyuan, being cautious, tied the skinny horse to a grassy area in the woods about two or three hundred meters away before returning to the basement.

Chen Daoyuan decided to first take stock of what was in the basement.

After confirming that he had transmigrated, he had tested it many times. It seemed that the author had taken a cut from his transmigration system. Right now, the only thing he could rely on was the things in this basement.

Chen Daoyuan had inspected the basement and found that it had been completely "cut off" by some mysterious force, cutting off the water, electricity, and ventilation. Fortunately, the interior space was a full forty square meters, which was why Chen Daoyuan hadn't suffocated last night.

In addition, Silvio left two solar-powered emergency lights in the basement, so lighting was not a problem.

The old man kept the following items in the basement: several display shelves of armor and weapons, and two bookshelves of books.

Besides the three-layered infantry armor Chen Daoyuan was wearing, there were three other sets of armor: the Mingguang Armor made of painted carbon fiber and TC4 plates, the cloth armor made of TC4 plates, and a set of European-style plate armor made of 5160 spring steel.

The luminous armor was custom-made by Silvio himself, and the size wasn't quite right for Chen Daoyuan. The cloth armor was something Chen Daoyuan had worn to a party and could be used as a spare. As for the 5160 tin can set, Silvio had hammered it himself in his backyard workshop.

Silvio was a veteran worker who rose through the ranks from the bottom to the top. Before retiring, he was the Asia-Pacific technical director of a metal tools company in the United States. He had worked on the other side of the ocean for more than ten years and could speak fluent Chinese, which is why he formed a deep friendship with Chen Daoyuan.

The old man's collection of a dozen or so cold weapons and armors included custom-made modern hack-and-slash machines and mass-produced items he handcrafted following online tutorials after retiring and studying blacksmithing. However, the ones that Silvio displayed here to show off were all considered high-quality pieces.

In the corner of the basement, there are two glass-encased display cases. One is filled with various limited-edition folding knives from the knife giant Spider, while the other displays classic fixed blade knives from two top Italian companies, Extreme Force and Lion Steel, both from Silvio's hometown.

Every time Chen Daoyuan entered this basement, he couldn't help but bend down and carefully examine the two display cases.

Chen Daoyuan himself had spent a lot of money on these knives, but his financial resources were far inferior to Silvio's. Items like the Lionsteel M4, which Chen Daoyuan carried with him daily as part of his EDC and cost around $200, were beneath the old man's notice. The cabinet was filled with top-tier powder metallurgy steels like REX45 and CPM-S110V, which were considered luxury items, or rare limited editions like Spider's, which started at $500. Mainstream high-end steels like S90V and Magna-Cut, which were usually so expensive that Chen Daoyuan would grit his teeth, would only be displayed in a corner of the cabinet if they didn't have limited edition labels.

"Sigh, old Silvio, since fate has arranged it this way, I will make good use of your collection for you." Chen Daoyuan familiarly took out the key to the display case from the drawer of the desk in the basement, and took out several limited edition treasures to examine them carefully.

What could be more relaxing than getting close to these adorable little cuties? Chen Daoyuan had his fill of fun before reluctantly putting the knife back. When he stood up, he felt refreshed, and most of the mental stress from the time travel had dissipated.

Next up are those two bookshelves; knowledge is the most useful cheat code after time travel.

Unfortunately, most of the books on these two bookshelves were metalworking books that Chen Daoyuan couldn't understand. Even if he could understand them, given the current level of productivity in the outside world, he probably wouldn't need these modern high-end technologies.

Fortunately, the remaining half consisted of tutorials and reference books that the old man had bought to study blacksmithing, and this knowledge proved to be very useful.

But the real treasure was some interesting old books that the old man had collected while working on the other side of the ocean. Among them were a few that were absolutely powerful tools for Chen Daoyuan at that time.

After taking stock of the armor, weapons, and books, Chen Daoyuan felt much more confident and had some preliminary plans for how to make a living after his transmigration.

Next, I need to figure out exactly where I landed.

Chen Daoyuan sat down at his desk, eating the rice ball that Brother Rice Ball had left for him while flipping through Brother Rice Ball's work notes.

Rice Ball Bro's work notes are very well done. The handwriting is neat and the content is detailed. Although the writing style, which mixes a lot of Chinese characters with some hiragana, is a bit strange in terms of grammar, it is not difficult for Chen Daoyuan, who is fluent in classical Chinese and Japanese, to read.

According to this notebook, this year is the ninth year of the Tenbun era. The second son of the samurai family of the Nanbu family in Iwate District, Mutsu Province, was appointed as a local servant in Makibori for his bravery and meritorious service in battle. From then on, he had his own family name and was named Makibori Torajiro.

Makihori Fortress is located at the southernmost edge of the Nanbu clan's territory, right next to the Shiba clan. Therefore, in addition to managing the farmers, Makihori Torajiro's most important duty is to patrol and guard the border. Unfortunately, he was having a really bad day and encountered Chen Daoyuan, who inexplicably appeared here today...

After reading the notes, Chen Daoyuan understood some information, but he was still completely confused.

What year was the ninth year of the Tenbun era? He knew about Mutsu Province, which was the ancient name for the four prefectures of Aomori, Iwate, Sendai, and Fukushima in northeastern Japan. But who were the Nanbu clan, the Nine Houses, and the Shiba clan?

Chen Daoyuan roughly judged that it should be before the Edo period, but he had no idea about the specific time period.

His understanding of Japanese history mainly comes from Taiko Risshiden 5DX and various anime, but apart from the main forces such as Oda, Takeda, Uesugi, Tokugawa, Mori, and Shimazu, who knows the other minor feudal lords?

The only thing that's certain right now is that I should head south and try to make contact with the Shiba clan. The Nanbu clan in the north just had a local official killed by me, so their reputation has probably gone from indifference to hatred.

Recalling the process of killing Rice Ball Bro, Chen Daoyuan felt that he was now terrifyingly strong. Rice Ball Bro was a veteran general, right? Yet he was easily defeated by Chen Daoyuan with his physical strength and equipment.

However, Chen Daoyuan had no intention of becoming a wandering swordsman. In the world of martial arts, one still needs power and background. He just didn't know if this Shiba clan was reliable.

Night fell, and the mountain nights were rather unbearable. Modern man Chen Daoyuan simply couldn't fall asleep as soon as it got dark. Without internet or electricity, playing on his phone was out of the question. However, Chen Daoyuan did have something to pass the time: he tried practicing his swordplay under the moonlight…

The four-sided heavy sword in his hand, which he had just added a soul ring to today, also had an extraordinary origin.

This sword, shaped like a four-sided sword from the Song Dynasty, is actually closer in size to a Western half-sword and can be considered the "King of Swords" in Silvio's underground collection.

It is crafted entirely from Cru-Wear, one of the three pinnacles of tool steel. In terms of craftsmanship, cryogenic treatment, nano-level polishing, vector geometric edge cutting... almost every detail represents the pinnacle of modern industrial civilian applications.

Under the moonlight, Chen Daoyuan gently swung the four-sided heavy sword in his hand, feeling the ultimate sense of center of gravity brought by the computer simulation design. He recalled the feeling of killing the knight during the day, and combined it with his combat training experience to review his rudimentary combat skills.

The unease that came with time travel had long since vanished, replaced by a deep excitement that filled my heart...

In modern society, this magical weapon in hand is nothing more than a trinket for veteran knife enthusiasts to keep in their study. Its main purpose is simply to pose for photos or to chop down tree stumps or metal buckets in the backyard.

In this era, she is an invincible battlefield weapon capable of cutting through the entire globe!

Pushing people with swords... In modern society, aren't I just a decoration in the office, going to work, leaving get off work, and working overtime, day after day, with no end in sight... I was admitted to a prestigious university at 18 and joined ROTC. In addition to my university major, I also studied military engineering, logistics management, logistics, and basic combat command... After graduation, I served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army for four years. Finally, I left active duty and returned to civilian life. Because I had to report to the reserves every year and because of some unspoken rules, I only found an ordinary marketing job... Am I content with that?

Upon arriving in this world, Chen Daoyuan's gaze gradually shifted from the heavy sword in his hand to the moon in the sky. With his skills and knowledge that were ahead of his time, he might just be able to fight for a position at the very top of the pyramid.