Chapter 1: The Youth with a System

In the Qinglin Empire, on the Cui Lan Star, in the Guangwu Governorate's Hualin Province, in the Riverside City's Yuancheng District, on a bustling street.

"How dilapidated." Lin Dongyun looked at the new recruit automatic enlistment office of the patrol camp with a face full of disdain.

"But there's no help for it. Who would have thought that the patrol camp is so neglected? This kind of private army of the governor, once the governor doesn't pay attention, it's like being ignored by everyone."

Lin Dongyun took out his ID card and was about to swipe the access control when his phone suddenly rang.

He took out his phone, and the passersby either ignored him and hurried past, or shook their heads in disdain and walked a few steps away, or deliberately showed off their multifunctional wristwatches and pretended to be busy.

This kind of treatment was too common. After all, this was the space age, and this was the Yuancheng District of Riverside City. The people on the street could be said to have a multifunctional wristwatch each.

In this era, only the super poor still used mobile phones.

How cheap were mobile phones? The monthly number rental fee was more expensive than the phone itself.

But what could he do? For a kid from the slums, having a mobile phone was already good.

Lin Dongyun answered the call with a calm expression. The voice on the other end of the phone immediately sounded urgent: "Ah Dong! You're not really going to fulfill your wish, are you?!"

"Hehe, Ah Fei, that's right, I'm already standing in front of the automatic enlistment office." Lin Dongyun grinned.

"Don't be reckless! Ah Dong! Your grades are out! You can attend a key high school for free, and the scholarship is quite substantial!" The voice on the other end of the phone was even more urgent.

"I'm about to fulfill my long-held wish. Aren't you going to bless me?"

"Do you know how I've been training every day for over a decade to achieve this wish?" Lin Dongyun laughed.

"… Ah Dong, I don't know why you've had the idea of joining a violent organization at 16 since you were little."

"I've seen your efforts to achieve this wish. As a friend, I should bless you."

"But I really suggest that if you want to join a violent organization, you should choose the Imperial Army or the police! Why join the patrol camp? There's no future in it!" Ah Fei said in a panic.

"Ah, do you think I don't want to? But the Imperial Army requires a university degree, and the police require a police academy degree, and I'm already over 16." Lin Dongyun sighed helplessly.

Perhaps this sigh was misunderstood, and the voice on the other end of the phone immediately became excited: "Where are you? I'll come and persuade you!"

"No need. I must join a violent organization under the Empire at 16, and the patrol camp is just right for my requirements." Lin Dongyun said.

"Don't be impulsive! You, who ranked first in the city-wide middle school exam, are actually going to join the patrol camp?"

"You're the material for a college student in our slum! The village elders and your sister will be devastated when they find out!"

"Do you know that the teachers and principal are now happily choosing a high school for you?"

The voice on the other end of the phone urgently shouted: "Wait! I'll notify them! Let your sister and teachers call you!"

Without a word, Lin Dongyun hung up the phone and then directly turned off the phone's power.

He put away his phone and sighed helplessly.

Actually, he didn't want to join the military at such a young age, right after graduating from middle school, especially the patrol camp, which was a private army of the governor with no future.

But looking at the screen that appeared in his field of vision as he focused his attention:

【Favored One: Lin Dongyun】

【Bone Age: 16】

【Strength: 0.7 (45%)】

【Favor Points: 0】

【Favor Rate: One in a billion】

【Task: Join any violent organization of the Empire before your 17th birthday (10 days remaining); Task Completion: Reward 10 Favor Points, open the store, increase Favor Rate; Task Failure: Favor stripped, bad luck will haunt you and your family for life.】

This screen, which appeared in his field of vision when he focused and disappeared when he shifted his attention, had been there for as long as he could remember.

Perhaps it had been there since birth? Anyway, as long as he had memories, this thing had always been with him.

When he was a child, he didn't recognize the words and didn't know what it was. After learning to read, he naturally understood and didn't stop telling people, but at that time, he was too young, and no one paid attention to his words.

At the time, just learning to read, he was troubled by everyone's lack of understanding, so he looked up information online. After reading various fantasy novels, he naturally understood that this was an opportunity for him, and he no longer told anyone about the existence of this screen.

After that? It was simple. He started training his body and reading various professional books.

Don't think that continuous training and learning weren't boring, but because every bit of progress he made was recorded in the strength column of the screen.

The gradually increasing percentage and strength, so clearly and clearly, allowed him to persist for years.

Similarly, the constantly decreasing time in the task column also gave him a sense of urgency.

So, as soon as he got his graduation certificate and finished the high school entrance exam, he immediately came to participate in the new recruit enlistment.

This was a wish he had held for 16 years, and he wouldn't allow anyone to stop him, not even his sister!

Because the punishment for failing the task was too terrifying!

Bad luck haunting him and his family for life?

Who knew how bad this bad luck would be! Who could guarantee that this system, which had been with him since birth, couldn't do it?

So, in the astonished gaze of the passersby, Lin Dongyun unhesitatingly used his ID card to swipe the access control and stepped into the automatic enlistment point of the patrol camp in the Yuancheng District's bustling area.

This automatic enlistment point probably hadn't been used for many years. As soon as he entered, the air didn't feel good.

Perhaps sensing the presence of a person, the air system automatically turned on, the surrounding lights brightened, and the door creaked shut, blocking out the noisy chatter and various prying gazes from outside.

【Welcome, Imperial Resident Lin Dongyun. This is the new recruit enlistment point of the patrol camp in Hualin Province, Riverside City, Guangwu Governorate. This AI is here to serve you.】 An electronic voice welcomed him with some urgency and enthusiasm.

Blinking his eyes and looking at the bright but empty, roughly ten-square-meter enlistment point, Lin Dongyun asked hesitantly: "That AI, I want to join the military. What should I do?"

【Imperial Resident Lin Dongyun is 16 years old and has a middle school diploma, meeting the minimum age and educational requirements for the patrol camp. Please stand in the blue circle on the ground, and this AI will conduct a physical examination for you.】

As the AI spoke, a blue circle appeared on the bare floor, and Lin Dongyun naturally walked in and stood there.

The blue circle rose from the ground, and a blue column enveloped Lin Dongyun. The AI's voice prompted: 【Please open your eyes for a pupil scan; please spread your palms for a fingerprint scan; please move your head for an ear and facial scan; please stretch your arms and legs for a body scan.】

This process was quick, and the blue column disappeared in less than a minute. Then the floor split open, and a robotic arm extended: 【Please place your finger in the probe. It will be slightly painful as we take a blood sample for DNA testing and recording.】