Special Forces: I Can See the Experience Bar

Chapter 2 Famous Scenes Part 2
Chang Ning calmly dodged the flying spittle and immediately admitted his mistake.

Don't think he's being cowardly. If you offend your squad leader in basic training, you'll be targeted and killed.

Besides, it was his and Xiao Zhuang's fault to begin with. They had already been ordered to board the train, but they remained motionless, which was indeed a bit excessive.

"Squad leader, I accidentally fell asleep while waiting for the train. I only vaguely heard the order and didn't react in time."

"Do you think I didn't see your little stunts?"

Zheng Sanpao didn't accept Chang Ning's apology; instead, his face darkened further, and he believed that Chang Ning was just making excuses.

As Zheng Sanpao walked back and forth, he saw the two men sitting on chairs, not assembling when they heard the order, but instead chatting as if no one else was around.

In his view, this attitude was extremely arrogant and the situation was extremely bad.

Logically, since Chang Ning had already apologized, Zheng Sanpao shouldn't be holding a grudge. But things didn't go as planned, and Chang Ning was still rendered speechless by Zheng Sanpao's rebuttal.

Chang Ning was angry, but he could only keep it to himself. What the other person said was true, and he couldn't very well say that he thought it was all a prank staged for him.

If I said that out loud, no one would believe me, and Zheng Sanpao might even slap me.

"And you! What are you looking at so intently? Didn't you hear the assembly announcement?"

Zheng Sanpao turned around and snatched the book from Xiao Zhuang's hand. He glanced at the title and found it was "Shakespeare's Plays," a title he had never heard of before.

"What are you shouting for? I heard you, but we haven't finished with the other people yet, what's the rush?"

Having his reading disturbed time and again, Zhuang Yan's frustration gradually grew unbearable. Coupled with his displeasure at parting with Xiao Ying, the fact that Zheng Sanpao took away his book as soon as he arrived was considered to have offended Zhuang Yan.

The conversation between the two took place right in front of Chang Ning, which made him feel a little strange.

Watching it on TV and being there in person are two completely different experiences. Chang Ning thought to himself that he had witnessed a famous scene.

The commotion was so loud that the noisy waiting hall immediately fell silent. Officers, veterans, and new recruits all turned to look at them.

Old Pao had been in the army for many years and had never seen a soldier with such a wild temper. Xiao Zhuang's unconventional behavior surprised even Old Pao.

"Give me back the book, I'm going to the assembly point to board the bus."

With so many people watching, Xiao Zhuang wasn't intimidated at all and bluntly reached out to Lao Pao for the book.

"You soldier, you're a real piece of work, I'll remember you."

The train was waiting to pick up passengers, so there wasn't much time to waste. Old Pao swallowed his anger and returned the book to Xiao Zhuang, thinking he would deal with this bastard when they got to the recruit training camp.

The person involved didn't seem to feel anything, but Chang Ning, who was watching the scene unfold, was feeling uneasy.

His biggest advantage in this world is knowing the plot, but the conversation between Xiao Zhuang and Lao Pao just now is completely different from the plot he saw in the previous world.

According to the plot, at this point, Xiao Zhuang should introduce himself and ask Lao Pao for his name, after which Chen Xiwa should appear and both sides should find a way to back down.

But now, Changning looked around and couldn't find Chen Xiwa anywhere; not even a trace of her could be seen.

'Could it be that I, as a variable, caused the plot to change?'

Chang Ning felt a little flustered, but then she comforted herself.

'It doesn't necessarily mean the plot has changed. This is the real world; everything is changing every moment. As long as the general plot remains the same, there shouldn't be any problems.'

Chang Ning didn't believe any of the words she tried to comfort herself with, such as the idea that if the general plot remained unchanged, there wouldn't be any problems.

This world is not as peaceful as the previous one, especially the cities surrounding the Wolf Fang stronghold are plagued by disasters.

First, there's the rampant mischief of Ma Yunfei's group, then K2's sabotage, and in between, Scorpion has quietly infiltrated. The situation is extremely serious; a slight misstep could be fatal.

The situation is extremely dire; who knows if he'll just be unlucky enough to die? Chang Ning isn't the main character, and the world's will won't take care of him.

'Aren't they supposed to give you a cheat code after transmigrating? What about mine?'

Thinking of the "golden finger" (a cheat code in Chinese fantasy novels), Chang Ning belatedly realized that he didn't seem to have one. Based on his past experience reading novels, he began to mentally call for the standard "golden finger" for transmigrators.

'System? Cheat code? Hack? Are you there? Answer me...'

Having tried all methods without receiving a response, Chang Ning's face turned solemn and her expression became somber.

It seems I don't have any cheat codes. What happened to the standard features for transmigrators? No wonder novels are all lies.

Xiao Zhuang watched in bewilderment as Chang Ning's expression shifted constantly, from joy to sadness, never repeating the same pattern in the short few minutes.

As a directing student at the drama academy, Xiao Zhuang felt that the acting skills of his classmates in the acting department were terrible after seeing Chang Ning's rich expressions.

After boarding the train, Changning and Xiaozhuang randomly chose an empty seat and sat down. Then, a magical scene unfolded.

Chen Xiwa suddenly appeared from some hidden corner and sat opposite the two strangers.

Good heavens, the plot of the very first episode has completely changed. If Chang Ning remembers correctly, Chen Xiwa should have been sitting here before the two of them.

"Brothers, my name is Chen Xiwa, I'm from Shandong, what about you?"

Chen Xiwa, rummaging through her bag, grinned, revealing her bright white teeth, and introduced herself to Chang Ning and Xiao Zhuang with a cheerful smile.

"My name is Zhuang Yan. I study in the capital. You can call me Xiao Zhuang."

Xiao Zhuang wasn't very talkative, and his expression was somewhat indifferent. Perhaps Chen Xiwa sensed something, because his smile became slightly awkward: "Judging from your age, you shouldn't be very old, a high school graduate, right?"

"I'm a freshman this year," Zhuang Yan explained.

After silently observing the two's awkward conversation, Chang Ning could no longer stand the uncomfortable atmosphere and spoke up to break the unpleasant silence.

“I am Chang Ning, and I also went to university like him.”

Chang Ning was right. His identity in this world was indeed that of a college student, and one who graduated early. These were all memories stored in his mind.

"You're a college student too! Why would a college student want to join the army?"

When Chen Xiwa heard that Chang Ning was also a college student, her face was full of envy.

After graduating from junior high school, he entered the workforce and longed for university. He looked at the two people opposite him with envy in his eyes.

In this era, college degrees are not as common as they are twenty years later, and their value is quite high.

In Chen Xiwa's simple mind, getting into university meant having a good job in the future.

So he didn't understand why the two people sitting opposite him would choose to join the army and endure such hardship. If he had gone to university, he definitely wouldn't have joined the army.

"Have an apple, or I'll have more."

After learning that the two were college students, Chen Xiwa became even more enthusiastic than before, taking out a few apples from her backpack and stuffing them into Chang Ning and Xiao Zhuang's hands.

A similar scene unfolded among several squad leaders in charge of the new recruits.

"Did you know that two college students came this year?"

A squad leader, with a look of fascination, shared this with the other sergeants. Clearly, this person had connections and knew something.

College students! Wow, there are actually two college students joining the army! That's quite a rare thing.

Four or five sergeants surrounded the squad leader, including the veteran.

What happened next was no different from the original plot, which made Chang Ning, who had been secretly observing, relax.

Chang Ning had been carefully observing the old man's every move since he got on the bus, hoping this scene would happen. If it did, it meant the plot's corrective power was still intact, and things wouldn't go too far astray later on.

(End of this chapter)