About an hour has pa.s.sed, or so it feels like it, for my eyes to adapt to the surroundings, I try to remember the sentence someone said to me but I was too dazed I can"t remember. It was a completely white surrounding. One would not know if you were falling as there was no other reverence around you. I just try to walk, or I think I am. After what feels like an eternity I finally saw a figure or object in the very far distance, the only other object not being completely white. I try to walk towards it but with no success. It"s only after a long period that the object takes the initiative to come towards me.What seemed like forever I can finally make out details of the object, or better-said man. He looks like he is in his thirties, a clean shaved face, long black hair flowed down his shoulders, Chiseled body and face. Wearing a white robe with golden dragons embroidered on it. I hesitated "what can go wrong anyways, I"ll be stuck here forever", ""Who are you, where am I? are you stuck here as well?""
Not one thought pa.s.ses in my head thinking he is the culprit who brought me here. The man doesn"t answer and continues to walk towards me, "Enemy? Unknown, possible reasons? Unknown, the Only outcome is to wait." I a.n.a.lysed my situation.
"Do you know who I am?" a sudden voice enters my head.
"I was baffled, how, who, what?!?" "Peculiar, it seems privacy rights do not exist here, but then again" I chuckle.
No response. I look at the man"s face, there seems to be a weird look on his face, almost like he is baffled by something. "Mhm?" I said in my head. "It"s a basic human right to privacy where I come from" I said in my mind.
The man finally spoke: ""I did not mean to offend you, aren"t you curious on how I am able to do it?"" ""Although I am curious, I do like to have a very good explanation for you taking me here, I was studying the battle of Kursk, which in my opinion is very important"" I reply flatly.
The man keeps changing expressions like an idiot until he finally replies:"" I am an ent.i.ty, you might know me more clearly as a G.o.d on your world.""
I open my eyes wide, a smug look was on ""G.o.d"s"" face. I reply without hesitation ""You claim to be the G.o.d? Should I be surprised or not, many people like to be idiots these days. Look, if you want to say you are a G.o.d, that is fine. But please come back when you are a normal being again. Because speaking to G.o.d means speaking to a ma.s.s murderer who killed a few million people if we follow the bible"s words. Or G.o.d is a person who hates life, hence I would like to avoid meeting such a dangerous and weird man.""
The look on ""G.o.d"s"" face was now fervently angry. The man sighed deeply before snapping his finger. The light disappears, In view came a planet, but it didn"t look like earth, it was bigger and no green was to be seen at all. Suddenly a ma.s.sive blinding flash came from the surface, and another one, more than 1000 flashed appeared.
""My planet, suffered a devastating attack more than 200 years ago, in your time units. It was Unknown by whom, but we have suffered, we thought they came from outer s.p.a.ce, but we were wrong, they came from another universe, another timeline to be correct. This has caused us to expand as well into the timeline war. I am afraid to admit, we are all alone in the universe, the only other living beings are in other timelines who all live in the what you call solar system and planet earth, but all have different starting points and names for these. We help timelines in need, people who are under attack, and we need your help, as people are attacking your past! We have tried before, but we do not know the course of history, we only know the now. We ask you to help with your timeline from falling into the clutches of the enemy!"" The man said.
I looked in horror as what I think are nuclear bombs being dropped in the thousands. ""We will aid you, I have taken a look at your device and it is suitable for a standard transporter device to be installed. ""I wish you the best of luck.
You have been given the standard items, which includes a timeline changing vehicle or creature, A item which you could use the transporter device with and lastly a Standard message with what this is all about. Did I forget anything?"" The man said and pondered. He just nodded while thinking.
With only a snap of his fingers did everything change, he disappeared into nothingness, the surroundings changed into the green scenery. In front of me, there were only trees and nothing else, I just stared blankly into s.p.a.ce, thinking back to what just transpired. I feel something vibrating in my pocket, it was clearly my phone. I grabbed it and opened it, Still thinking back to what happened I throw the phone away as far as I can. But less than 1 second later it comes flying towards me like a brick. I just grab it again and start to read what is displayed. On it was Displayed:
"Confederate wanderer Kyle white, you have been chosen to induce technological revolutions in Universes in the Multiverse to help it withstand enemies from the outside. To make it easier you are always transported to a period of war where technological limitations and rights are removed, your personal vehicle is the Pz. Kpfw V Ausf. X. You must use your knowledge to advance the universe. It"s completely up to the wanderer to decide how and who gets this Knowledge. For the first task is to induce technological advancements during world war 2, for this, you have been transported to Germany. Also to avoid certain implications from arising we have a delivery app installed onto your phone. With this, you are able to order parts, full machinery, resources, buildings, information and any other convenient services/goods. But to make things balanced you need Time Units to be able to purchase them. Time Units are obtained through obtaining information on the current era, from books to maps, to vehicles, etc. Just touching the object gives you Time units, but the quant.i.ty gained depends on the rarity of information of that era. You have been granted access to 10,000 Time units, also you can order tech which is normally developed over the course of 2 years. Anything further will have a steep increase in price. The Confederation wishes you the best of Luck Wanderer." I read it a few more times before all kinds of thoughts flood my head,
"Time units?, Confederation?, Technology?" All kinds of thought are going through my head.
I was starting to get serious, "Now is not the time to stress out, but to orientate and start making a plan." I started to look around me and orientate myself, but when I turned to look behind I was almost in shock, behind me is the Pz.Kpfw Ausf. X!, "This is much larger than expected!" I a.n.a.lysed the tank.
With this I am able to get pretty far I thought. I hopped into the tank"s driver seat, I tried to start the tank, but to no avail....."Which idiot in the confederation forgot to put oil in the tank?" I thought baffled.
It seems the Panther is out of action for now, "Why is it that my luck is this bad?" I groaned. I jumped back down and opened the delivery app, I started to scroll down, "Almost 1,000,000 Million TUs just for the Panzer IV H! What"s wrong with this system!" I lamented on the bad prices.
I check the language section, luckily German is in there for 100 Time units, I pay quickly. Immediately a wealth of information flooded my brain, So much that my head started to hurt immensely. After 10 minutes it finally subsided, I try to speak German, although it was still with an accent I was able to form correct sentences."Now, It said I was transported to Germany, but when and where!" I started to walk through the forest, Hoping to find a stream to lead me back to civilisation.
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Specs are:
-10,5 cm Kw.K. L/70 (Main armament)
-2 × 7.92 mm MG 42 machine guns, with 10,600 rounds(secondary armament)
-Maybach HL 234 TRM P72, 1000Hp(Engine)
-double torsion bar, interleaved road wheels(suspension)
-Operational range and speed:
Road:500 km, 75km/h
Cross-country:350 km, 65km/h
-Fuel capacity:1200 litres
-Crew: 5 (driver, radio-operator/hull machine gunner, commander, gunner, loader)
-Turret armour: (Front/sides/back) 380/120/90 (50 h.o.m.ogeneous steel, and 330mm composite)
-Body Armour: (Front/sides/Back) 250/90/50 (80mm h.o.m.ogeneous steel, and 200mm Composite)
-78.78 tons, Combat ready
-improved handling, gun-stabilisation, infrared sights, advanced radio ware, CBRN defence.
some terminology for my dear readers:
-Pz.Kpfw= PanzerKampfWagen, (aka Tank), Ausf.= Ausführung (aka Type)
-Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence, CBRN defence
-Composite armour is a type of vehicle armour consisting of layers of different material such as metals, plastics, ceramics or air. Most composite armours are lighter than their all-metal equivalent, but instead, occupy a larger volume for the same resistance to penetration.
-Rolled h.o.m.ogeneous armour (RHA) is a type of armour made of a single steel composition hot-rolled to improve its material characteristics, as opposed to layered or cemented armour. Its first common application was in tanks.