Chapter 20: Power Doubled!

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Upon hearing this, Qin Yuan couldn’t help but smile and said, "Instructor, please don’t joke around. Strictly speaking, I’m still just a new recruit."
Qin Yuan gave Gong Jian a subtle glance.
Gong Jian immediately caught on and smiled, saying no more.
So it turned out Qin Yuan preferred to keep a low profile!
"A new recruit, huh? That sounds about right! I was thinking, how could the top soldier possibly be assigned to our cooking squad?" Old Li laughed.
Qin Yuan smiled quietly but said nothing.
Soon after, Gong Jian and Qin Yuan exchanged some polite words with Li Han before taking their leave.
Li Han smiled at Qin Yuan and said, "Qin Yuan, from today on, the cooking squad is your home! We are all family here! Welcome to the cooking squad!"
"Ding dong~ Congratulations, host, you have completed a task and unlocked a new slot!"
A crisp system notification rang out.
Qin Yuan couldn’t help but beam with joy.
Another new slot—just like that, it was his?
"Comrade Shuai Hu!"
After a brief introduction, Li Han called out.
"What’s up, Squad Leader?"
Shuai Hu was busy kneading dough with one hand, preparing to steam some buns, and looked at Li Han with a puzzled expression.
"Shuai Hu, we have a new recruit joining the cooking squad today!"
Li Han smiled and introduced Qin Yuan, "This new recruit is joining our cooking squad. I’m giving you the day off this morning to help him settle in and get familiar with our squad environment."
"But Squad Leader, my dough isn’t ready yet!" Shuai Hu scratched his head, clearly a bit confused.
"Don’t be silly! Someone else will take over your work. Now don’t waste time; go help Qin Yuan get familiar with the dormitory." Li Han urged with a smile.
"Yes, Squad Leader!" Shuai Hu saluted respectfully.
Then, with a chuckle, he came over to Qin Yuan and said, "Hello, Qin Yuan, I’m Shuai Hu. Just call me Shuai Hu from now on. Here, let me help you carry your luggage."
Shuai Hu greeted him warmly and took the initiative to help carry Qin Yuan’s bags.
Qin Yuan smiled to himself—Shuai Hu was quite enthusiastic.
"Alright then! Squad Leader, I’ll go check out the dormitory first."
Qin Yuan smiled and headed to the dorm with Shuai Hu.
The whole morning was busy, and on top of that...
He even ran a 30-kilometer weighted cross-country!
Qin Yuan was indeed feeling mentally fatigued by now.
"Oh, right! Recycling Red Bull gives you stamina fluid! Stamina fluid not only replenishes essential nutrients but also boosts mental alertness! If you feel tired next time, why not try a bottle?"
Suddenly, a bright idea struck Qin Yuan.
Along the way, Shuai Hu enthusiastically shared everything about military life, including his feelings about the army since enlisting six months ago.
Through their casual conversation, Qin Yuan found Shuai Hu to be a very practical and reliable guy—someone you could truly trust.
Having a friend like Shuai Hu would be quite a blessing.

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"Qin Yuan, brother, this upper bunk will be your bed. I’ll sleep just below you. If you have any questions, just ask me!" After they got familiar, Shuai Hu began calling Qin Yuan “brother,” which made Qin Yuan feel very warm inside.
Growing up, Qin Yuan had always been alone.
The word “brother”...
Actually meant a lot to him.
"Haha, alright! If there’s anything, I’ll bother you, Brother Shuai."
Qin Yuan smiled in reply.
However—
Suddenly!
Outside, a piercing alarm sounded urgently!
Qin Yuan’s expression changed instantly. What was going on?
That sound...
Why did it feel so familiar?
"This is bad! Something serious has happened! This... this is a Level One combat readiness alert!"
After a brief hesitation, Shuai Hu’s face turned pale.
He suddenly shouted in alarm.
No wonder!
This was a Level One combat readiness state!
"This is bad, Brother Qin Yuan—we’re going to war!"
Shuai Hu looked panicked and lost.
After a brief moment of thought, Shuai Hu immediately took off running!
"Level One combat readiness? No way! Just got to the cooking squad, and already facing that big exercise?"
Qin Yuan was very familiar with the world of special forces.
He had thought the large-scale exercise was still some time away.
But unexpectedly...
The moment he arrived at the cooking squad,
The very next second, he was caught up in that massive military exercise?
"Damn... No matter how much I plan, I still can’t escape Fan Tianlei’s schemes! I was wondering why the old guy seemed so kind, telling me to join the Iron Fist Regiment for a month’s trial. Turns out it was all part of his plan!"
"This exercise will last at most two weeks."
"If I perform well during the exercise, he’ll have a legitimate excuse to officially bring me into the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade!"
"What a terrifying mind..."
Qin Yuan suddenly thought of the infamous schemer.
He immediately realized just how fearsome Fan Tianlei’s cunning was.
That old man’s mind was beyond frightening!
"Ding dong~"
Just then,
The crisp system notification sounded again at the perfect moment.

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"Ding dong~ System task released: Eliminate Enemy Commander 'Number One' during the large-scale military exercise! Lead the Red Army to victory! Unlock 3 system slots!"
"Hmm? System task? Three system slots? That reward is unbelievably generous!"
Qin Yuan raised an eyebrow, a smile spreading across his face.
This task...
The difficulty wasn’t trivial, but not impossible either.
Most importantly,
The reward was three system slots!
That was incredibly enticing!
The bigger the slots, the greater the power!
With slots, you could have everything!
"This large-scale exercise involves the whole unit! The battle won’t end for at least one or two weeks! Joining the battlefield a bit late won’t be too late!"
Glancing at his system space,
Qin Yuan saw he still had two empty slots,
And four selections remaining.
"The Ant’s selection chances total five; only one has been used, so four remain!"
"Better to first upgrade the Ant’s strength to its limit!"
Currently, Qin Yuan already possessed 5600 kilograms of strength!
However...
This was only the World-class level of Ant Power!
There were four higher levels beyond this!
He manually clicked to store five ants into a system slot.
"Ding dong~ Please choose!"
The crisp system prompt rang out, and three familiar options appeared before Qin Yuan.
"1. Obtain Perfect-level Ant Power!"
"2. Obtain World-class Ant Strength Pill!"
"3. Obtain World-class Formic Acid!"
"Looks like it changed! Ant Power has become Perfect-level!"
Qin Yuan glanced over the options.
His eyes lit up immediately.
Just as he had hoped, the Ant Power rank had upgraded to Perfect-level!
"I choose option 1!"
Without hesitation, Qin Yuan made his choice.
"Ding dong~ Congratulations, host, choice successful! You have obtained Perfect-level Ant Power!"
"Perfect-level Ant Power: grants the host strength equal to 160 times his own body weight! Host weighs 70 kg; congratulations, you now have 11,200 kg of strength!"
"Damn! It really doubled! 5,600 kg of strength became 11,200 kg!"
Qin Yuan couldn’t hide his delight.