[Growth + Daily Life + Bookworm + Slightly Traditional + For those who like mindless fun, proceed with caution]

“General, what are you writing?”

“Eradicating the poison raptor, rescuing hostages, founding a hunter school, becoming the chief special‑operations instructor for the whole army—are you writing a military novel?”

Lu Yang smiled and replied, “I’m writing a memoir.”

The guard stared at the mountain‑high stack of thick manuscripts, utterly shocked. “These… are… are all your experiences?”

Lu Yang nodded. “So? Isn’t it exciting?”

Guard: “Well, have you decided on a title yet?”

Lu Yang: “I have. I’ll call it *The Overbearing General’s Early Growth*. What do you think?”

Guard: “As long as you’re happy…”

And the story’s beginning must start with the day Lu Yang, clad in a big red flower, enlisted.

“Report, squad leader, I’m Lu Yang, a bookworm who wants to become a soldier king. Please beat me to death, thank you.”

“Yo ho, a request like that—this is the first time I’ve ever heard it in my life!