Act like you are a Deity

'Fuck! I am not a spy, nor a messenger from Tenger. But I am just a meager high school student.' thought Dorj.

'If blatantly lie to Temuujin, he may behead me or put me in a boiling pot alive! I must tell the truth, the truth is always the correct choice' thought Dorj, while Imagining the brutal ways of executing a person.

"My name is Dorj. I am a student at Baigali-Ekh high school /Literal Translation: Mother Nature in Mongolian/. I accidentally arrived here" said Dorj looking into Temuujin's eyes without any feeling afraid of beheading.

"A scholar of Mother Nature? Then it is true that you are a messenger from Tenger. What about Wan Khan, how should I respond to his assault then?" asked Temuujin looking at Dorj's expression.

'Oh fuck, why should my high school's name be Baigali-Ekh which means Mother nature in Mongolian? He must be confused and assuming I am a messenger from Tenger. Since, he thinks that I am a deity, then let it be! But how should I know what he should do? All I know about war is some irrelevant quotes from famous people and irrelevant knowledge about MOBA games.'

"I can not wait for you all day, young man!" said Temuujin intimidating Dorj.

'I must hurry up and come up with something. Or else I may be beheaded by deceiving the king.' thought Dorj inwardly.

'Wait! Deception! Yes, all war can be won through deception.'

"All warfare is based on deception. Hence when we can attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, when must appear inactive" said Dorj looking with a flash of inspiration in his eyes.

"Deception? Ha Ha Ha! Young man. You are an interesting one!" said Temuujin laughing while holding his belly.

When Temuujin laughed, some of his generals also started to laugh as well.

'This answer must have pleased Genkhis khan, I am saved' Dorj looked at Temuujin happy that he survived.

Temuujin raised his hand signaling the noise to be subsided. The laughing generals' noise has calmed, leaving only silence behind where Dorj can hear his rapid heartbeat and frenzy breathing.

"But young man you have not answered my question at all, Wan Khan is about to attack us in a Month, should we attack him first, or confront him here at Muu Undur defending ourselves?" asked Temuujin, gazing sternly.

'What should I say? Either we attack or defend, I don't know the outcome. I may be beheaded if the outcome is defeat. But since I have said something about deception, let's say something logical and play the role of a deity from Tenger'

"Uhm, if you attack Wan Khan, he would be expecting your arrival, if you wait here for Wan Khan, he would be expecting you to defend. Then what about waiting here, making him believe that you are defending and afraid of him? When he fully believes that you are not going to attack him, we must charge" said Dorj making up the best he can.

'Yes! Ambush. In a lot of movies, every victorious army has ambushed the enemy. If they ambush them perhaps they can win! This is the only way for me to survive Dorj praised his quick thinking.

"Wait for Wan Khan to let him believe we are afraid, but attack him when he is least expecting?" murmured Temuujin in his mind.

"My Lord, this is a plausible idea. We actually can implement this strategy to give a heavy blow to Wan Khan!" said Mukhulai, the slave of Temuujin.

'This young man is indeed interesting. But I cannot completely trust him yet. There is still a chance of him to be a spy from Wan Khan. Boorchi may tell the truth about this man from Tenger, but the outcome of war cannot depend on something I have not seen or heard by myself.' contemplated Temuujin in his mind.

"Let the guest have some Airag /Alcohol brewed from Horse milk/. Give him some decent robes and shoes. From now on I forbid Dorj to leave our settlement until the war with Wan Khan has come to an end" decreed Temuujin.

After the Decree of Mongolian Tribe lord Temuujin is made, three servants has come into the Khuraldai /The meeting name/, holding a jug filled with Airag. Serving a airag in silver cups to every general and advisor of Temuujin including Dorj.

When Dorj finished his share of Airag, the servants brought Dorj into a simple white ger /Mongolian traditional yurt/, locking him inside.

'Oh god! I almost lost my head!' Dorj sat down on a bed inside the ger. He could feel his legs shaking from the fear of losing his life.

"This is not an Augmented Reality! If this was an AR, during the past month, people would have found me in a forced Augmented Reality and taken the Neuralink out of my head. Since, this is not the case, I must have traveled back in time somehow, and come in the 13th century." murmured Dorj.

"Even though I don't know much about history, the year 1206 is the year when Great Mongol Empire was established announcing Temuujin as Genghis Khan. Since his generals are still calling him Temuujin, and he is at war with Wan Khan, he must not have united the Mongol tribes under his banner and become Genghis Khan yet." said to himself while he was looking at the light from opening on top of the ger.

'First of all, I must survive! And somehow find a way to come back to my own era. Or else in this chaotic world, I will never be able to sleep well due to the fear of death...'

While thinking about his survival strategies, Dorj's eyelids closed down followed by the loud sound of snoring.

This is Dorj's most comfortable sleep he ever had in the past month. Sleeping on top of a saddle or on the ground in the wild steppe without any blanket and bed was harsh for him. Perhaps, the cup of Airag has its own contribution to his sound sleep but it really doesn't matter now.

In the early morning, one female servant unlocked the ger from outside, bringing him some boiled meat, as well as dairy products.

In the afternoon, a male soldier would bring Dorj out of the ger to show him the area where people defecate in the wild bushes. Keeping an eye on him, to prevent him from escaping.

In the evening, another female servant unlocked the ger from outside, bringing him another chunk of boiled meat, and some water.

When Dorj wanted to speak to the servants, asking about information, the servants would keep quiet, only to rush out after delivering the food.

This cycle has repeated for exactly 23 days and 10 hours.

'Diary №53. I am still a prisoner of Genghis Khan! Today, a loud horse clopping and soldiers' hurray could be heard outside. For the past few days, due to boredom, I have read some Metallurgy books which I downloaded to Neuralink prior to coming to this world. If I knew I would travel back in time, I would have downloaded movies, games, and novels. But alas, there is no if here! I am a prisoner with an offline Neuralink and thousands of Engineering Books!' the log to his Neuralink A.I chip has made a successful entry.

The manually adjusted clock of Dorj's Neuralink was indicating it was 6:05 PM in the evening. The current year and date are still unknown to him. But feeling the temperature is getting cold outside during the evening for the past few days, he knows the fall is coming.

When Dorj was reading some engineering books, a sound of the clatter of keys and a click of the lock rang.

A bulky soldier with black bread unlocked the ger, and come inside.

"Come out! Lord Temuujin wants to meet with you!" said the soldier with a stern voice.