Chapter 2: The Imperial Pill
He Qin briefly consolidated the information he had learned from the system.
This system is called the "Salted Fish System," which, as the name suggests, is meant to monitor his behavior and train him to behave in a manner befitting a degenerate youth.
According to the system, if he performs any actions deemed "positive" by the system, he will be punished with an electric shock.
Of course, being bound to this system is not just about the punishment mechanism. When He Qin was bound to it, he was also given a monster encyclopedia, which has a total of 1589 monsters ranging from D-rank to SS-rank. Each time he kills a monster, he can activate one entry in the encyclopedia and receive corresponding points and crystal rewards.
The points from the encyclopedia can be used to upgrade the system, and the crystals can be directly used or exchanged for points. The entire system has ten levels, and as the system told him, each time he levels up, he can choose to upgrade one of four aspects: physical ability, IQ, EQ, and appearance.
He Qin is currently at the stage of preliminary understanding of these settings, but he has grasped one key point:
Each time he levels up the system, the corresponding behavior restrictions imposed by the system on him will be reduced by one level, until he reaches the tenth level, at which point he can completely break free from the system's control over his behavior!
He Qin is quietly contemplating how to quickly gather the so-called encyclopedia to upgrade the system, otherwise being electrocuted every morning when he wakes up, he doesn't know what long-term effects it might have on his body.
During his contemplation, a man in military uniform stepped into the classroom right on time.
He exuded a sense of ruthless austerity, his stern face commanding respect without any effort. Despite his young age, he was impossible to ignore.
The students in the class fell silent for a moment when this person entered the room, then began to whisper among themselves.
"Oh my God! Could it be that our instructor is Major General Harvey?"
"Major General Harvey? Are you talking about the chief of staff of General Xun, Major General Jossey Green's brother?"
"Yes, that's him! The Green brothers keep a low profile, and not many have seen them, especially Major General Harvey. If it weren't for that banquet I attended with my grandpa last time, I wouldn't have recognized him."
"Yesterday was General Xun, and today is Major General Harvey. I've achieved my dream, I'm ready to die without regrets!"
"No, you haven't seen Major General Jossey, the brother of Major General Harvey. You can't die yet."
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Listening to the discussions around him, He Qin's eyes widened in amazement.
Harvey Green is one of the major generals under General Xun's command. He has accompanied the general through life and death, but he keeps a low profile and is rarely seen in person, unlike the often-attending General Xun, who has even made recruitment propaganda videos for the military academy.
But He Qin's curiosity about him comes more from the relationships behind him.
As everyone said, Major General Harvey is the brother of the chief of staff of General Xun. This means that their every move at the military academy will be directly fed back to the general's ears!
Major General Harvey stood at the podium, his eyes coldly scanning the people seated. Those who had just been whispering fell silent.
He Qin instinctively wanted to touch his arm, as if the temperature around them had dropped a few degrees with that one glance.
Harvey didn't waste any words, his tone severe and almost inhuman, "Hello, I am Harvey Green, and I will be your theory course instructor for the next year."
After a simple self-introduction, he immediately delved into the main topic. "The Military Command major is divided into theory courses and practical courses. You have already taken the physical fitness test, and the results will be sent to each of you through the terminal."
With that, he pressed a few buttons on the terminal on the podium, and He Qin's terminal soon vibrated, indicating a message had arrived.
Everyone eagerly opened it to take a look. He Qin was a little nervous, although he knew his physical fitness test results were not satisfactory, he didn't know the specifics.
Name: He Qin
Age: 17
Physical Fitness: C
Combat Effectiveness Index: B+
Potential Value: A
Overall Rating: B
Looking at the score sheet, He Qin couldn't quite make sense of his feelings, a mixture of sadness and disappointment.
When the military academy initially announced the final results, he only knew that his written exam score was perfect, and his physical fitness test was rated as B. Now, seeing the specific physical fitness score, if it weren't for the A-level potential value that pulled up his score, his actual result would not even reach B.
Immersed in his own thoughts, he didn't notice that the other students in the class had fallen silent after seeing his scores.
The expressions on their faces varied, and even those who had previously mocked He Qin for being weak now looked embarrassed, their backs straightened in an unconcealed defiant spirit.
Harvey did not miss the expressions of everyone, but his face remained ice-cold, his thoughts unreadable.
After a moment, he spoke again, "Since you've all seen your scores, I'm sure you're clear about your own abilities. Military Command is a highly comprehensive subject. On the battlefield, situations can change in an instant. Not only do you need strong organizational and reconnaissance capabilities, strategic command abilities, but your physical fitness must also be top-notch to be able to handle various emergencies on the battlefield."
With that, he tapped a few times on the terminal, bringing up a video clip. "Let's take a look at this video first."
As the video played, He Qin immediately recognized it as the battle of the Imperial Year 374, when General Xun led the troops to assault the planet of Saint Lun.
Although he had watched this video hundreds of times from beginning to end, He Qin still watched it with great interest.
When the video ended, Harvey, with his cold face, spoke again, "This is a documentary clip of General Xun's assault on the planet of Saint Lun in the Imperial Year 374. After watching it, who can tell me what method General Xun used to break the encirclement, and what kind of coordination was formed with the troops behind him?"
Feigning an attack on the main base while the main force actually executed a left-right envelopment maneuver in the center!
Even before Harvey's question had finished, He Qin had already figured out the answer. However, just as he was about to raise his hand to respond, an electric current ran through his arm, and he hadn't even managed to move his arm muscle.
"Sss..." He Qin hissed in pain, startled by the sudden electric shock. In his subconscious, he bargained with the system:【I just want to answer one question!】
【System 0487: Raising your hand to answer questions in class is an extremely positive behavior, please pay attention to your words and actions, host, don't go overboard!】
【The dissatisfied He Qin: How is answering a question going overboard? Answering the teacher's question is the most basic duty of a student, and I'm just answering one question. Where does it conflict with your theory of pollution or not?!】
【The system 0487, heartbroken at the host's lack of self-awareness: Host, have you ever heard of this saying? "Do not do what is wrong because it is small, and do not refrain from doing good because it is small." Your one positive small action today will influence the people around you to strive for self-improvement together. Brick by brick, that's how the world gets ruined!】
He Qin: "..."
【The furious He Qin: Is that how this saying is used?!】
【System 0487: There are causes and consequences for everything, so host, give up. Raising your hand is impossible, answering questions is also impossible, it'll be impossible for your whole life.】
He Qin was so angry that his face puffed up, but while he was busy negotiating with the system, he didn't notice that the other students were frequently looking over at him.
Harvey observed the performance of everyone, and also took a closer look at He Qin.
He had heard from his brother that the atmosphere in this class was quite poor, or rather the overall atmosphere in the Imperial Military Academy was getting worse. But the general had also said that this session of the Command major had a student who performed quite well. How come the situation changed so much in just a day?
He pondered for a moment, thinking that he should go back and tell Jossey about this. The situation at the military academy seemed to be more severe than he had imagined.
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