As the unexpected incidents of the Soldier King’s fans rising up to defend their rights and urging for updates erupted, it had an effect that no one had foreseen.
That was, more and more TV show fans ended up falling into the pit of “Rebirth of the Interstellar Soldier King”.
Many TV show fans who had never really read serialized novels before experienced, for the first time in their lives, the agonizing pain of being trapped at the bottom of a pit, unable to advance or retreat.
No matter how agonizingly suspenseful the animation got each day, at least they could open their screens the next day and see the latest episode.
But this novel…how could it be serialized for so long, yet remain so exciting that people simply couldn’t stop reading?
[The waiting time is way too long! How do you all endure this? I’m about to die of curiosity. Damn it, after being reborn and encountering the old comrade who betrayed him again, what will happen between Lin Mu and him?]
[I say just take revenge already! That guy actually dared to stab his comrade in the back in the last life just for a bounty. Now that Lin Mu has finally run into him in this life, he needs to get his revenge! My heart aches so much for the little angel, Lin Mu. TAT]
As a large wave of TV show fans newly fell into the pit and struggled desperately, the popularity of the sixth volume of “Rebirth of the Interstellar Soldier King: Reunion with an Old Friend” soared along with it.
Not to mention the torturous cliffhanger ending, which made both new and old fans unable to resist discussing and speculating about the plot.
[But isn’t anyone curious? I went back and reread the beginning of the first volume. Before that guy killed Lin Mu, he said something that sounded off. What did he mean by ‘The money was simply too much’ and ‘I’m probably not the one you should hate’?]
[If he was referring to the bounty, wouldn’t it make more sense to just say the bounty was too high? What does ‘the money was simply too much’ mean? Who gave it to him?]
[Judging from this line alone is a bit far-fetched, but the next sentence, ‘I’m probably not the one you should hate’, makes me feel like there must be a hidden third person involved in this betrayal!]
This plotline of reuniting with an old comrade was undoubtedly a major climax to the main plot in Lin Mu’s rebirth and revenge story.
Especially since, in this lifetime, Lin Mu had continuously leveled up and changed his fate after being reborn. He was already fundamentally different from his past mercenary self, and his strength was on a completely different level.
Although the Seventh Special Forces Regiment was known internally as a gathering place for lunatics, the outside world saw them as a group of fearsome war gods, each of them a battlefield maniac who fought without regard for their own lives.
In such circumstances, meeting an old comrade again would definitely lead to a completely different outcome from the last life, right?
Looking back at the cryptic words Lin Mu’s old comrade had uttered in the past life, the more the readers thought about it, the more they felt it wasn’t that simple.
[Now I kind of hope Lin Mu doesn’t kill this old comrade too quickly. At the very least, he should find out what that last sentence meant before killing him.]
[+1. But in this life, the old comrade doesn’t recognize Lin Mu. How will he uncover the truth buried in his past memories? This is both frustrating and thrilling…Teacher Fish Soup Noodles, how do you manage to write such intense cliffhangers? TwT]
And the more everyone analyzed it, the more they realized that things were far from simple.
A rebirth always revealed one truth: the people one once cared about had lost all their memories and past experiences, as if only the reborn person still clung to everything that once mattered, unable to let go.
This sense of displacement and sorrow brought by rebirth was truly indescribable.
Of course, in the end, all their words condensed into one desperate plea:
[When will the next volume come out? I’m crying! I just fell into this pit, and it feels like an endless abyss, so cruel!]
[No, no, no, you newcomers have it easy! Compared to the veteran book fans, you guys are nowhere near true suffering. You should count yourselves lucky!]
But, this kind of desperate urging for updates held no weight in front of the veteran Soldier King fans who had been stuck waiting for ages.
[Wuuu, we admit we were wrong, but we really want to know what happens next!]
While the star network was in a frenzy, the person in charge of commissioning “Rebirth of the Interstellar Soldier King” for the military was suddenly stunned by a new message from Fish Soup Noodles while closely monitoring public opinion.
[Fish: Hello, sir. The manuscript for Volume 7 is now complete. There’s just a bit left to wrap up in Volume 8. If you don’t mind, shall I send over the manuscript for Volume 7 for review and publication first?]
After sorting through the documents, Yu Mian decided to release Volume 7 right away.
[Person in Charge: Of course, no problem at all! The timing is perfect!]
Honestly, the person in charge had wanted to push for faster updates, but unfortunately, the contract had been signed too early, and each deadline was already set in stone. The fact that Fish Soup Noodles was willing to submit the manuscript ahead of schedule felt like a miracle.
“The manuscript for Volume 7 is actually done!?”
“It’s done! It’s done! It turns out that fans pushing for updates really works!!”
As soon as the person in charge received the news, the surrounding colleagues gathered around excitedly.
Even the military department, upon hearing that the manuscript for Volume 7 had been delivered early, kept sending urgent messages, clearly eager to get it as soon as possible.
But when everyone eagerly opened Volume 7, hoping to get a first look at Lin Mu’s reunion with his old comrade, they never expected the plot to stab them right in the heart.
The more they read, the more their eyes stung. There was a sense of despair, yet mixed with disbelief and unwillingness.
Some even suddenly felt the urge to reach through the star network, grab Fish Soup Noodles by the collar, and demand…how could you write it like this!?
[Fish: What’s wrong?]
When Yu Mian noticed the hesitant way the person in charge approached him the next day, he couldn’t help but show a mysterious smile.
He wasn’t surprised at all.
After all, in the original outline of “Rebirth Of The Interstellar Soldier King”, Volume 7 was designed to be a major climax. It marked the moment when Lin Mu’s conditions were fully met, and he was about to undergo a qualitative transformation in both strength and mindset.
After countless small-time villains had been eliminated, and amidst the battlefield’s tragic bloodshed and brutal conspiracies, the true villain of the previous life was finally beginning to reveal a trace of his mysterious veil.
[Person in charge: But how could you write Commander Bol as a sacrifice? He was someone Lin Mu deeply respected and admired! And how could the elite Seventh Legion be deliberately abandoned under a false military order? Even in their final moments, they never gave up defending their position!]
Even though the person in charge knew his actions were somewhat unprofessional, he still couldn’t help but come to find Yu Mian.
Staying up all night to read the latest content of Volume Seven had left their entire department in stunned silence.
No one had expected that Commander Bol, who had just debuted in Volume Six and had quickly won everyone’s favor, would meet such a tragic end in Volume Seven.
When they came to work the next day, everyone’s eyes were red. They looked at each other, feeling an overwhelming sense of injustice.
Unfortunately, since the manuscript Volume Seven had not been officially published, they couldn’t share or discuss its contents with the outside world. They were practically suffocating from holding it in.
You know, by the time Volume Six had been released, the most popular supporting character in “Rebirth of the Interstellar Soldier King” was undoubtedly the mature and dependable Commander Bol.
After Lin Mu joined the Seventh Legion, being a new recruit from a Garbage Star with an unstable star core, he naturally faced all kinds of challenges and doubts.
Even though Lin Mu relied on his strength and resilience to gradually earn the respect of his comrades in the military, where strength reigned supreme, every time he was battered and bruised on the battlefield and pushed to his limits, it was always Commander Bol who silently watched over him and, at the last moment, instructed his subordinates to provide timely medical aid.
“Why do you care so much about a kid from a Garbage Stat? And his star core is damaged, on the battlefield, his instability is a hundred times the normal risk. He might not even survive more than a few missions.”
Commander Bol’s adjutant had once asked him why he paid so much attention to Lin Mu.
But Commander Bol only smiled.
“I just want to see how long he can hold on.”
In fact, the moment Lin Mu became the only recruit to pass the enlistment assessment, and even the notoriously eccentric Tucker privately praised him, Commander Bol had already started keeping an eye on him.
And the more he observed, the more he realized this recruit was indeed interesting.
Compared to the rest of the legion, where everyone was built like walking war machines, Lin Mu’s physique was unremarkable. In fact, he even seemed a bit small.
Yet the explosive power in his streamlined muscles and the battle scars, far more vicious than those of most veteran soldiers, told a different story. This was someone who trained very intensely in private, and had survived death countless times in this place teeming with the strong.
His quiet and reserved nature was also unusual for someone his age when he should be full of energy and vigor.
The contradiction was that while he was very vigilant and incredibly sharp, the moment he sensed even the faintest bit of kindness, he would show a completely different side of himself, one that seemed almost foolish.
Tucker had once casually shown him some basic mecha knowledge, and from then on, Lin Mu had willingly run errands for him three times a day, bringing food from the cafeteria.
During an emergency retreat after an ambush, Lin Mu was the only one who ran against the flames of war, rushing upstairs to carry the overweight and immobile Tucker on his back, gritting his teeth as he hauled him to safety.
This left the usually heartless fat man surprisingly moved. After that, he couldn’t bring himself to bully this “fool” anymore and unconsciously started looking after him.
“This guy’s a rare kind of idiot.”
He had endured countless hardships yet still carried a pure heart. So, when he encountered even the smallest act of kindness, he couldn’t help but repay it a hundredfold.
“I admit, you’re right. This kid really is different.”
Even Commander Bol’s adjutant, who had been observing Lin Mu along with him, finally developed an indescribable feeling towards Lin Mu’s “foolishness”.
Or rather, in the blood-soaked, treacherous battlefield, that kind of “foolishness” was unexpectedly precious.
Because of this, Commander Bol was ultimately very satisfied with Lin Mu’s abilities and character. While Lin Mu worked as his orderly, he began training and guiding him in earnest.
And Lin Mu never wasted the opportunities he was given. Every time he gained even a sliver of resources, he absorbed and refined them with a level of dedication hundreds of times that of an ordinary person.
So much so that Commander Bol sighed countless times; if only Lin Mu’s star core hadn’t been dug out, his potential would have been immeasurable.
“But his star core was indeed dug out. And, Commander, I have a feeling that the matter of his missing star core isn’t simple.”
