Chapter 1: Soul-Capture System

Ben Lang Guo border, Mu Shan Cheng.

Between the mountains and forests, vitality flourished, green grass like a carpet.

In a patch of shrubs about calf-high, over a dozen youths in plain logistics soldier attire lay in ambush.

They stared nervously ahead, waiting for prey to rush into their encirclement.

"Ma De, my luck is truly rotten."

A burly, thick-built man who looked somewhat simple-minded and strong-limbed muttered quietly.

The youth beside him didn't turn his head, merely gave a light chuckle,

"A one-in-a-thousand chance to be drawn; in a sense, you could be considered a chosen one."

The burly man glanced at the youth with sword-browed starry eyes, who had been watching the shrubs ahead, and rolled his eyes irritably,

"Gu Han, quit standing there talking as if it doesn't hurt your waist! The one-in-a-thousand conscription quota—whoever wants it can take it; I don't want it."

Gu Han gave a gentle smile,

"I'm lying down now, not standing—don't slander me."

"Besides, what's done is done; thinking about it won't help."

The burly man, Ma Tie, sighed,

"If I were like you, with five older brothers serving as combat soldiers here, I could slack off too."

As soon as the burly man said that, a flicker of coldness flashed in Gu Han's eyes.

He came from the Gu family of Wu Shan Cheng, a branch member of the Gu clan.

According to the conscription system of Ben Lang Guo, all adults who have never served must participate in a draft every two years.

Those drawn must serve two years of military duty at the frontier.

However, a one-in-a-thousand chance is not high; as a proper transmigrator, Gu Han naturally wouldn't have such bad luck.

But this time, the Gu family had dozens selected for service, among whom was the grandson of the Third Elder of the Gu family.

Ben Lang Guo's conscription system is strict; once selected, no one can refuse service.

Otherwise, the whole family will be punished!

But where there are policies, there are countermeasures.

The Third Elder, to keep his grandson from suffering at the frontier, secretly pulled strings and changed his grandson Gu Han's name to Gu Han.

When the list was reviewed above, only the name Gu Han would appear.

Thus Gu Han ended up unluckily becoming that Gu family member conscripted for service.

Fortunately, aside from some bad apples, the Gu family's traditions are good.

Moreover, several other Gu family youths who came together to Mu Shan Cheng have decent strength.

After arriving at the border, they became combat soldiers and looked after Gu Han as well.

This time, on the hunting trip, they gave Gu Han some life-saving items.

Just then, a soft rustling sound came from the bushes ahead.

"Shh!"

Gu Han quickly gestured for the burly man Ma Tie to keep quiet, so as not to startle the prey.

Ma Tie hurriedly hushed himself and cautiously peered at the bushes that had been parted ahead.

There they saw a white rabbit at least seven or eight times larger than a normal rabbit, frantically gnawing on the carrots they had placed there earlier.

In the next instant, a black shadow lunged like a hungry tiger, leaping from the bushes and pinning the white rabbit firmly beneath it.

The white rabbit kept heaving beneath him, obviously struggling wildly.

Immediately, the person drew a knife and, with a fierce slash, cut open the rabbit's carotid artery to begin bleeding it.

Not long after, the rabbit's struggles weakened and its breathing faded away.

The man laughed, hoisted the rabbit by its ears, stood up, and looked at the other logistics soldiers still hiding,

"Come out now."

Together with Gu Han, the ten logistics soldiers rose in unison; the elder logistics soldier Li Lei immediately said,

"You failed to become combat soldiers, so your strength is relatively weak; alone you might not match a beast, so you must unite and cooperate."

"You must do as I just did: lure the beast into a trap, then seize it swiftly, accurately, and ruthlessly."

"Aim for a killing blow whenever possible, to avoid injury from the beast's retaliation."

Among the new recruits, those who reach Second-stage Martial Apprentice are assigned to the Soldier Unit.

As for these logistics soldiers, they are only First-stage Martial Apprentices, with feeble strength.

Li Lei swept his gaze over everyone and said in a low voice,

"Everyone remembers, right?"

"Remembered! Gu Han and the others shouted in unison."

"Good." Li Lei nodded satisfactorily,

"Although you're just logistics soldiers, don't lose heart; if you perform well when hunting beasts, you can also earn rewards."

"Strive to reach Second-stage Martial Apprentice as soon as possible and become combat soldiers."

Hearing Li Lei's words, Gu Han also felt a sense of anticipation.

He is not a native of this world, but merely an ordinary member of the transmigrator masses.

Having arrived in a world where martial prowess reigns supreme, how could he resign himself to being ordinary?

Everyone has two eyes and a mouth; why should the Gu family Third Elder's grandson be allowed to opt out of conscription and have his name entered?

Isn't all this simply because of strength?

To claim he doesn't want to become strong is pure self-deception!

Becoming a Combat Soldier is the first step to getting stronger!

Seeing everyone get excited, Li Lei threw the Big White Rabbit's corpse to Gu Han.

"From now on, everyone will split into groups to act; remember to return to the camp before nightfall."

Although Li Lei is responsible for training the new recruits, he cannot always be by their side.

He also has his own matters to attend to.

Giving the Big White Rabbit to Gu Han is merely because Gu Han has five Combat Soldier older brothers.

However, the moment Gu Han caught the Big White Rabbit's corpse, a mechanical voice sounded in his ear.

"Ding, congratulations host on activating the Soul Absorption system. Would you like to begin absorbing attributes?"

This sudden voice left Gu Han stunned in place.

Immediately after came a burst of ecstatic joy!

Golden Finger, you damn finally arrived!

As a transmigrator, Gu Han is naturally not unfamiliar with such a system's existence.

When he first transmigrated here, it was when his predecessor was selected by the Gu Family Third Elder, taking his grandson's place to become this unlucky conscription quota.

Along this journey, nearly half a month has passed, and still the system has not appeared.

Gu Han originally thought he had been abandoned by the system, unfortunately becoming a transmigrator without a system.

But now the system that suddenly appeared finally made him excited again.

"Absorb attributes!"

After Gu Han eagerly chanted it in his mind, the system's prompt sounded.

"Congratulations, host, for absorbing 1 point of speed from the Big White Rabbit's corpse."

After the system's voice fell, Gu Han clearly felt his legs become slightly lighter.

But before he could fully savor it, this feeling faded away, leaving him somewhat unsatisfied.

"Activate the Status Panel, host can view your own attributes."

Gu Han immediately opened the Status Panel.

Host: Gu Han

Cultivation: First-stage Martial Apprentice

Qi Blood: 37 (First-stage Martial Apprentice Qi Blood range: 10~50)

Strength: 14 (First-stage Martial Apprentice Strength range: 10~20)

Defense: 13 (First-stage Martial Apprentice Defense range: 10~20)

Speed: 11 (First-stage Martial Apprentice Speed range: 10~20)

Spirit: 11 (First-stage Martial Apprentice Spirit range: 10~20)

Technique: Qi Drawing Technique

Martial Skill: Blazing Fist