Ace Special Forces in Movies and TV Shows

Chapter 0120: System: Let Me Make My Presence

Liu Jiadong ultimately failed to change his roommate as he wished, becoming the most frustrated among the eleven veterans who were bringing in new roommates.

In other dormitories, the veterans acted like royalty, even ordering someone to fetch hot water by simply kicking the water bottle. But in dormitory 1011, the scene was quite different:

"Zheng Yingqi, could you go and get a kettle of hot water?"

"Let's play rock-paper-scissors, whoever loses goes to war—Old Liu, you can't bully the newbies. You have to unite them and care for them. We're brothers in arms in the same dormitory, you can't bring up military rank, can you?" Zheng Yingqi was a bit like a political instructor, and could talk a lot. This was probably a side effect of holding back for three months.

Liu Jiadong wanted to curse. When he first received the armband, the veterans treated him like a servant, and to keep the veterans from grumbling, he was as observant as a runner. But look at this guy—a newbie? What the hell! He thinks he's the boss!

But what could he do in the face of Zheng Yingqi's shameless attitude? If he really went to fetch water by himself out of spite, wouldn't the other newcomers become suspicious if they saw him?

That's not the point. The point is, if his other comrades see this, where will he put his face?

Liu Jiadong suppressed the urge to curse and said gently, "Zheng Yingqi, I have no problem fetching water, but that would give me away—why don't you just help me out, okay?"

"That's settled then. This month's on me, but next month, you'll be in charge of these small jobs." Zheng Yingqi bargained, and Liu Jiadong reluctantly agreed, feeling incredibly resentful—what had he done to deserve such a new roommate?

For Zheng Yingqi, this was of course just a deliberate little trick, but it was useless because the newcomers had to feel Old A's indifference and full of malice towards the newcomers through the "bullying" behavior of the older members.

On the training field every day, the new recruits and the veterans became two completely opposing camps. The veterans' side was bustling with activity, while the new recruits' side was so silent it was as if they were suffocating.

Among the veterans, those assigned to new dorms were discussing how they "oppressed" the newcomers. Liu Jiadong stood to the side, forcing a smile and pretending to be part of the group, but Qi Huan could still see the grievance in Liu Jiadong's expression.

Qi Huan patted Liu Jiadong on the shoulder, silently sympathizing with the unlucky guy, while secretly feeling a sense of relief. Luckily, his roommate was Xu Sanduo...

When it came to the new recruits, Tuo Yonggang broke the suffocating silence, his face contorted with anger. "I don't know what sins I committed to end up here—I thought things would get better after these three months, but I never expected to be assigned a master. Ha, I've become a slave! Damn it!"

Wu Zhe sighed. Yuan Lang said that he had a lot of time to understand. Wu Zhe had initially felt a sliver of hope. He had thought that perhaps Old A wasn't as bad as he had perceived. But now, he felt that it was just a fig leaf that Yuan Lang had found for himself.

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Another busy day of training came to an end. After finishing what he had to do, Zheng Yingqi closed his eyes and fell asleep. He and Liu Jiadong communicated less and less, and he no longer had the playful attitude he had at the beginning. Liu Jiadong also didn't know how to communicate with his roommate. After getting through the initial adjustment period, their relationship was not like that of other dormitories where new and old students lived together. It was not antagonistic and stiff, but it was difficult to get along.

This is how I fell asleep, little did I know I would stumble into an incredible world...

This is a large hall filled with the aura of steel, and it has a sci-fi feel to it.

Zheng Yingqi, who should have been asleep, suddenly appeared in the hall.

The moment he saw the hall clearly, he became alert, every nerve in his body tense up, especially after his mind raced, wondering if he was dreaming.

His eyes were full of vigilance as he cautiously surveyed the area, but after a long while, he did not see a single person or even a single living creature.

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With a soft sound, Zheng Yingqi quickly changed his position and carefully looked around every corner of the hall until he saw the handprint-like groove that lit up in the middle of the hall.

He walked over cautiously. The light on the groove, which was the same size as his palm, was flashing, as if reminding him to put his hand in. But out of caution, he did not put his right hand in easily, but continued to look around warily.

After a while of silence, a mechanical voice sounded: "Please place your right hand into the groove."

The voice was very "familiar," so familiar that I heard it many times in my dreams.

After hesitating for a moment, Zheng Yingqi cautiously placed his right hand into the groove. After a flash of white light, an image appeared not far from the groove—it was Zheng Yingqi himself.

A flashing text appeared next to the image.

[Name: Zheng Yingqi. Training duration: 32 months. Training status: 92% completion.]

"Training time?" Zheng Yingqi muttered. 32 months, which was exactly the length of his military service. But he was a little confused about the completion rate and didn't know what the criteria were. Just as he was wondering, the flashing text disappeared and was replaced by a new text.

Side Quest: Complete the Soldier's Assault storyline. Progress 95%.

Looking at the newly generated text, Zheng Yingqi's expression became serious. If the original plot were to continue, the story of Soldiers' Assault was indeed nearing its end.

Another line of text is generated:

[Countdown: 93 days.]

Looking at the few words and countdown, Zheng Yingqi's confusion deepened, and he couldn't help but shout, "Hey, what does this mean?"

Just like before, no matter how he asked or called out, there was no response—Zheng Yingqi was about to curse. What the hell was this thing?!

The first time it spoke was on the train, when it gave itself a mission. The second time was after joining the Seventh Company, when it delivered a magical reward and issued a new mission as promised. The third time was amazing; it actually made a bizarre mess in a dream and then disappeared.

This is amazing. It inexplicably pulled me into this, and then inexplicably made me see these things, with no explanation—is this some kind of attempt to get my attention?

As he was pondering this, a tremendous force suddenly arose, and Zheng Yingqi felt as if he were being hit by the shockwave of a cannonball, crashing directly into the steel walls surrounding the hall.

Just as Zheng Yingqi was waiting for the impact and preparing his protective gear, he suddenly opened his eyes.

The reveille then sounded in a friendly tone.

He quickly jumped out of bed, tidying up as he pondered, "Was that a dream?"

That's definitely not a dream!

Zheng Yingqi was certain that when you're dreaming, you're absolutely unaware that you're dreaming.

So, what exactly does that countdown mean?