The War of Resistance: From Overseas Chinese Mechanics to King of Nanyang

"Brother Rong, Brother Rong, do you still have that instant noodles?" Huang Zurong looked at the obsequious man and couldn't help but smile. In his later years, he would have wanted to vomit at the sight of instant noodles, but he never expected them to be so popular here.

That's right, he came from the future. Because he had been reading time-travel novels on Qidian for a long time, he inexplicably traveled to another world.

At first, he was quite excited. After all, he had read so many time-travel novels and naturally fantasized about conquering the world with his fists and kicking it.

However, reality dealt him a heavy blow: the world he transmigrated to was set during World War II, in Xiaguan, Yunnan Province (later Dali), and in December of the 12th year of the Republic of China, which was December 1941.

It was only a little over three years since the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, which sounds like a short time, but because of his position and his identity, he was in constant danger.

Nanyang Overseas Chinese Mechanics.

This name, which is completely unfamiliar to later generations, is one that many people have never heard of.

Huang Zurong learned about this by chance from reading a novel whose protagonist was a descendant of overseas Chinese from Southeast Asia who contributed to the construction of the motherland after the reform and opening up.

It was through this novel that Huang Zurong learned about the existence of the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Mechanics.

History's assessment of them is brief.

With unwavering patriotism and a spirit of sacrifice, the Nanyang Overseas Chinese mechanics guarded the lifeline of the War of Resistance against Japan on the "Death Highway."

While reading the book, Huang Zurong didn't feel how tragic those few words were.

But now he truly understands it.

There's a reason why the Burma Road is called the "Road of Death".

First, there are three major challenges: treacherous road conditions, requiring crossing the Hengduan Mountains, with high mountains, deep valleys, and sharp bends.

During the rainy season, the roads become muddy, and in winter they freeze over.

Even with the improved infrastructure of later generations, accidents involving vehicles crashing and causing fatalities still frequently occur.

Not to mention that in this era, Yunnan Province has virtually no infrastructure, and traffic accidents are commonplace.

Moreover, Japanese bombers would frequently bomb bridges and passes.

The transportation conditions were extremely perilous. Not long ago, several Nanyang Overseas Chinese mechanics were killed in a bombing raid by Japanese warplanes during transport, and their bodies were hastily buried next to the road.

If you can grit your teeth and bear the two fatal blows mentioned above, then whether you can survive the third one is entirely up to fate.

Diseases raged, with tropical diseases such as malaria, cholera, and dysentery rampant. Medical conditions were extremely poor, practically nonexistent.

As for living conditions, they were extremely harsh. There was practically no accommodation, and they often slept outdoors in the wind and rain, and even faced the predicament of running out of food and oil.

It should be noted that most of the Nanyang Overseas Chinese mechanics originally lived relatively comfortable lives. For the sake of the great cause of the rejuvenation of the motherland, they resolutely gave up their comfortable lives and returned to the motherland, earning a meager monthly salary (only 30-40 yuan in legal tender).

In addition to this, they also have to endure the pain of homesickness. Many people do not inform their families when they leave home, or secretly return to their home country without telling their families.

The original owner of this body was also the latter, secretly running back to China without telling her family, and often crying alone in the dead of night.

These were all things he knew from his memories.

When Huang Zurong first arrived here, he found himself uncomfortable in many ways, from the food to the place where he slept at night. He felt uncomfortable everywhere, especially sleeping on straw at night, where he always felt like there were bugs crawling all over his body.

Just as he was worrying about how to survive, his cheat ability suddenly awakened.

But looking at the cheat system, he was dumbfounded again.

Because the golden finger in front of him could indeed see that a black board covered with spider webs suddenly appeared in front of him.

At first glance, Huang Zurong thought this thing looked like a model of a certain mobile phone.

When he finally got his hands on it, he found that it was completely different from the phone in his original world. Just as he was wondering about it, the silent panel suddenly lit up. There was no boot screen, only an app icon, with the words "10 Billion Subsidy" below and the two big characters "Pin Di" above.

Authentic product, same style, at a rock-bottom price, directly from the manufacturer, ten times the compensation if fake.

Is this a wartime version of Pinduoduo?

This was Huang Zurong's first thought, but he quickly opened the software. After all, he had read so many time-travel novels and knew that this was his cheat code, so he quickly calmed down.

The familiar page finally brought a long-lost smile to Huang Zurong's face. He had been worrying about how to solve his next meal, but now that he had the golden finger, he was no longer afraid of going hungry.

After some trial and error, Huang Zurong finally figured out the details of the recharge process.

There are two ways to recharge: one is to exchange gold and silver for RMB, and then use RMB to make purchases.

Secondly, it's about selling goods.

Yes, his cheat ability allows him to not only buy supplies but also sell them to make money.

In other words, one can be both a buyer and a seller.

After figuring it out, Huang Zurong could only praise it as "amazing."

Huang Zurong only came to his senses when his stomach rumbled, and then took out a few silver dollars from his body.

However, this silver dollar is different from the traditional large-headed silver dollar; it is a half-open silver dollar minted by Yunnan Province itself.

Among them are three silver dollars with the double flag design and five silver dollars with the double flag design. The former contains about six grams of silver, while the latter contains less than two grams of silver, indicating that adulteration is very serious.

Even so, these few silver dollars were the result of Huang Zurong's frugal living for half a year.

With the exception of a small number who sent half of their salaries back home, most of them donated the rest to support the war effort.

Huang Zurong was no exception; apart from these few silver dollars, he donated all his other salary.

"The buyback price is so high?" According to the system's detection data, the total silver content of the eight silver coins is only 30 grams, which is worth a total of nine hundred yuan based on the real-time silver price in the future.

When Huang Zurong saw his balance increase from zero to nine hundred, he was instantly moved to tears. He had money! He finally had money!

God knows how miserable he's been these past few days.

There was no hot water for showering, and not a decent hot meal. Every day it was either boiled banana leaves or corn rice mixed with wild vegetables, with no oil at all. Especially at night, the hunger pangs would make my stomach growl, and I couldn't sleep at all.

So Huang Zurong immediately spent nine dollars to buy a set of instant noodles (five packets per set).

He then clicked to pay, and the instant noodles appeared out of thin air in front of him.

Huang Zurong remained silent for a moment as he looked at the instant noodles in front of him.

Is this enough to eat?

You should know that where he lives now, there are more than ten companions, and they all have a pretty good relationship with his predecessor.

He can't possibly eat all the food by himself, can he?

Moreover, instant noodles have a very strong smell, so it's practically impossible to hide it from others.

With this in mind, Huang Zurong made a decision and hosted a banquet for everyone.

That's how the opening scene came about.

"Yes, but you have to do me a favor first." Huang Zurong looked at Chen Shunwen with a smile.

"No problem." Chen Shunwen agreed very readily without the slightest hesitation, which surprised Huang Zurong. He didn't expect this guy to be so decisive.