Hearing the chime in his mind, Jing Yuan got up to leave.
He’d come to play with the elders today only because of a system task.
It was just a one-percent bump…
No substantive reward…
But better than nothing.
And at least the current 13% already gave him power far beyond the norm.
That was why he felt confident about pilot selection.
Only when he’d gone did Old Wang sigh softly.
“I hope I get to play this kid again…”
The military life is nothing like school.
Who knew when he’d be home again?
Especially as a pilot…
Whether these old fellows would live to see it—no one could say.
Just as Old Wang and the others were sighing, something changed.
A piercing alarm screamed across the sky.
People in the alley, pedestrians on the street, office workers at their desks—all looked up, drawn by the sound.
[Warning!
Warning!
Warning!!]
[The National Destiny Forbidden Zone is about to open!]
[We will randomly select one “Trailblazer” from each nation on Blue Star to represent their country in the Forbidden Zone.]
[No restrictions on age or gender.
Selection is entirely random.]
[All resources obtained within the Zone will be magnified a hundredfold and manifested onto the Trailblazer’s homeland.]
[There are no preset rules in the Forbidden Zone.]
[All intel must be discovered by the Trailblazers themselves.]
[We will initiate transfer in 24 hours.
All nations, prepare yourselves.]
[23:59:59]
As the ghostly countdown appeared in the air, people finally realized— they hadn’t imagined it.
In the alley, the old men forgot their chess entirely and began debating the message.
“That ‘Forbidden Zone’… you think it’s real?”
“Could it be an Eagle Nation conspiracy?”
“Doubt it.
Times have changed.
Those foreigners don’t have the ability to pull a stunt this big on Dragon Nation soil.”
“Fair point.
Let’s wait and see—there’ll be news soon.”
On his way home, Jing Yuan wore a strange look.
He had the nagging sense of being targeted…
Never mind that “Trailblazer” sounded far too familiar—what about this “one randomly chosen from every nation”?
Was it really random?
He couldn’t help it.
As a transmigrator, he was the oddest of the odd—and he overthought things.
Could it be that the role-play system had appeared in anticipation of this “Forbidden Zone”?
After all, leveling up in a world so similar to his original Blue Star came with limitations.
But in the Zone… there’d be no such scruples.
Of course, it was just a thought.
Dragon Nation had a population of 1.4 billion.
One chosen out of 1.4 billion—a 1-in-1.4-billion shot.
He wouldn’t necessarily be the “lucky one.”
With that,
Jing Yuan stretched and yawned, planning to catch up on sleep…
Meanwhile, in a conference hall in the capital Yanjing, dozens of military representatives arrived in haste.
The stars on their shoulders were enough to make one dizzy.
Many were familiar faces from the screen—the nation’s core leaders and generals.
Any one of them could command a region.
If the public saw a lineup like this, their jaws would hit the floor.
People might even think war with Eagle Nation had broken out…
Once all were seated, a silver-templed elder took the podium.
“Ahem.
Time is tight, so I’ll be brief.
“The Forbidden Zone has been confirmed.
“By order of the leadership, all units are to enter Level-One Combat Readiness effective immediately, until the countdown ends!
“At the same time, instruct all localities to distribute survival manuals and essential supplies with maximum speed.
In the shortest possible time, get these into as many hands as you can!
“Understood?”
“Understood!”
The generals answered as one.
With the order given, the entire Dragon Nation machine began to run.
Across Blue Star,
Dragon Nation’s mobilization capacity was second to none—no contest.
So much so that Jing Yuan had barely reached home and shut his eyes when pounding on the door jolted him awake…
“This is your emergency kit and survival manual!”
Seeing the bleary-eyed youth with the messy white hair, the community worker didn’t waste words.
He shoved the bundle into Jing Yuan’s arms and turned to knock on the next door…
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