Special Forces: Starting With a Full-level Gun Technique - Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Mission System, Attributes Soaring!

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

After choosing Reward 3, Lin Shu added 1 point to the Constitution Strength attribute. As expected, he could already feel his body becoming much stronger. He checked his personal panel again.

[Host: Lin Shu]

[Class: Soldier (Recruit)]

[Level: 2 (0/200)]

[Constitution Strength: 1.88]

[Willpower: 0.92]

[Battle Awareness: 2]

[Skill: S-rank Rifle Proficiency]

[Experience Points: 20]

….

Looking at his data, Lin Shu realized that although he had raised his level to 2 and added one attribute point, his physique strength had not reached the corresponding value of level 2, especially his willpower, which had not even reached the standard of level 1.

‘It seems that relying on leveling up alone is useless. I have to keep up with my stats, but how should I increase them?’ He thought to himself.

Meanwhile, at the same time, Lin Shu didn’t know that the Old Hei had already found him an instructor, Gong Jian.

He knocked on the door, and a voice replied from the inside.

Old Hei pushed open the door and walked in. Gong Jian, who was a captain, put down the documents in his hand and smiled. “What’s the matter, Old Hei?”

“Instructor, I want to talk to you about Lin Shu.”

Gong Jian was not surprised. He had already guessed what he was going to say next. “You want to ask me if Lin Shu can still maintain this shooting result in the recruit assessment, you want me to make an exception and let him enter the 4th Company for Sharpshooters?”

Old Hei nodded.

“Take a look at this first.”

Gong Jian handed Lin Shu’s personal information to Old Hei. “The army is a place that values discipline and teamwork.” He said as Old Hei read the document, “As the saying goes, there are rules to everything. It’s impossible to break the rules just because a comrade has outstanding results.”

“Lin Shu’s problem isn’t his physical fitness, but his personality. He’s not destined to be in the army.”

“He’s been here for almost three months, yet shows no improvements. Don’t you think that he would’ve improved his physical fitness if he wanted to?”

At this moment, Old Hei had finished reading Lin Shu’s information and his mouth twitched. “That kid’s father is actually… The richest man in Eastern Sea City?”

“That’s right.”

Gong Jian nodded. “That’s why he was forced to join the army by his family, just like many new recruits. Do you think a person who is unwilling to be a soldier and does not love the army is suitable to enter the 4th Company of Sharpshooters?”

“It’s a pity that such a good Sharpshooter seedling is here.” Old Hei said regretfully.

Gong Jian, on the other hand, was quite open-minded.

In fact, he didn’t regret it. However, Gong Jian understood that there were too many geniuses in this world who had become ordinary.

Old Hei shook his head and left.

….

He Chenguang and Wang Yanbing had the same thoughts as Gong Jian. Although Lin Shu’s shooting performance today was terrifying, they still didn’t see him as their match.

What is the use of having excellent shooting results if one doesn’t have the will?

They could only say that he was talented in one subject, but terrible in the rest. Both of them were determined to enter the Sharpshooter 4th Company and even develop in the army for a long time. They knew very well that they were not from the same world as Lin Shu. They only had a few days of interaction with the new recruits.

After the lights were turned off at night, Lin Shu lay on the bed and couldn’t sleep. His mind was filled with the upcoming recruit assessment.

The army was a place where they played importance in strength. If he wanted to improve, his current strength was far from enough!

However, there was too little time left for him. Who would he work hard for when he was assigned to the logistics department? Not everyone was like Xu Sanduo, who worked hard in the background, despite not being rewarded as he deserved.

Hard work was as important as the final performance. Without a doubt, the recruit company assessment was the best stage to showcase oneself.

‘My physique is 1.88 points… Although it might save me from having to work with pigs if I want to enter the infantry division… It’s still too difficult!’

Through the system, Lin Shu learned that at least half of the recruits in this batch had a physical strength of 1.5 or above. For example, He Chenguang and Wang Yanbing had a physical strength of 3 and above. Li Erniu was slightly inferior, but he was still around 2.7.

After all, the Iron Fist Regiment was a 24-hour rapid-response combat preparation force. The recruits who could enter here were good in their own respective ways… Well, the Host was an exception!

… While he was letting his imagination run wild, time quietly passed by, and before he knew it, it was already midnight. Suddenly, a mechanical, three-dimensional metallic notification rang in his ears.

Ding!

[Mission system updated:]

[Novice’s daily mission to become stronger: Complete the parallel bars and stretch your arms 100 times. 10 EXP, Constitution Strength +0.1!]

[Main mission has been updated: 300 EXP, 1 Skill Treasure Chest!]

[Note: There are 3 missions for the novice to become stronger every day. After completing one, the next mission will be automatically updated! When the host reaches Level 3 or above, this mission will be automatically removed.]

Mission system?

Lin Shu was stunned. Good timing!

Since he was focused on improving himself now, he was not afraid of doing too many missions.

But he was afraid of not having any mission rewards.

However… Was this main mission a joke? With his current strength, how could he be in first place in all subjects if he were to go up against someone like He Chenguang, Wang Yanbing, and Li Erniu, the three main characters of the original story?

“Whatever, I’ll just finish the missions as best as I can. As for the main mission, I’ll take one step at a time! Plus, there’s no punishment for not completing them.”

Lin Shu quietly got up from his bed, dressed neatly, went to the parallel bars downstairs of the dormitory, and began to practice.

….

Bending and stretching his arms on the parallel bars required the chest muscles, triceps, and deltoid muscles to exert force. It required a lot of strength, and Lin Shu could easily complete the first 20.

However, after thirty, the muscles in Lin Shu’s arms began to tremble slightly.

When he reached forty, the veins on his neck and forehead bulged. He gritted his teeth, and his facial features became ferocious.

Lin Shu had planned to stop and rest, but he suddenly had a thought. If he insisted on doing it, would he break through his limits and increase his willpower?

Lin Shu gritted his teeth and said, “Forty-one…”

His body sank slightly before he trembled and raised it again. “Four… Forty-two…”

Ding!

[Detected! The host has challenged the limits of his own endurance. Willpower points increased by 0.2!]

It was effective!

Lin Shu’s eyes lit up. His arms trembled and he stood up with difficulty again. He repeated his movements over and over again. Perhaps it was because of the enhancement of his attribute points, but he persisted in one breath. Forty-four, forty-five… Fifty, fifty-one…

Finally, he could not hold on any longer. He sat on the ground and panted heavily. He quickly checked his personal interface.

His willpower had increased from 0.92 to 2.02!!

Now, excluding his physique, his willpower and battle awareness had already reached a level comparable to his level.

He rested for a while.

Lin Shu continued to train, but this time, the effect was not as obvious as before. Moreover, when he was bored, he could not persevere even if he wanted to.

His willpower was already good, but sometimes it was like this. The heart was willing but the strength was insufficient.

When he reached 80, Lin Shu rested again. At this moment, a figure slowly entered his line of sight. It was also a young man wearing a 07 camouflage uniform without a military rank at the collar.

Is that… Wang Yanbing?

Lin Shu was stunned. He didn’t expect him to come out to train too.

When Wang Yanbing saw Lin Shu, he was also surprised. He looked at Lin Shu and gave him a nod.

Seeing this, Lin Shu smiled back. Seeing that the other man was not in the mood to chat, he felt that he had rested enough. He went up the parallel bars again and completed the remaining 20 arm stretches.

‘Isn’t it a little too late to think of additional training now?’

Wang Yanbing couldn’t help but think when he looked at Lin Shu’s figure. Why didn’t you start doing this earlier?

Lin Shu naturally did not know what Wang Yanbing was thinking. After he finished the last set of parallel bars, the system notification rang in his ear. The mission reward had been issued.

At this moment, his Constitution Strength had already reached 1.98, and he was only 0.2 away from reaching his own level!

His EXP had also increased to 30, and he was still 170 points away from the next level up. This made Lin Shu very happy. He had improved quite fast. He wondered what kind of skill choices he would be given the next level up.

Lin Shu checked the second daily task for novices:

[Novice Daily Stronger Mission 2: Complete 200 push-ups. Reward: 20 EXP, Constitution Strength +0.2!]

This seemed much easier. Lin Shu immediately began to do push-ups while Wang Yanbing continued to train with the parallel bars.

Neither of them spoke to each other, but Wang Yanbing’s gaze fell on Lin Shu from time to time.

In this quiet night, the two of them seemed to have reached a tacit understanding. However, at this moment, a voice interrupted the two of them,

“Why aren’t you two sleeping in the middle of the night?!”