Welcome back everyone!
In the interstellar era, countless experiments on mental powers had proven that the higher the mental power awakening of a Federation soldier, the greater the likelihood of their mental power going berserk.
Therefore, having them undergo extreme physical training to exhaust their stamina every day was not only easy but even quite welcome. However, getting a group of these mentally unstable rough soldiers to sit quietly and read a book was undoubtedly a test.
So when everyone in the conference hall saw that they had been handed a booklet and were asked to read it carefully right away, the entire hall was filled with an audible gasp of disbelief.
No one had expected that when soldiers were summoned and gathered from every legion this time, it wasn’t for an important military mission, but for everyone to gather and read a book together?
“This is an important project that the Military Department, the Research Institute and the Government are working on together, so please treat it with the same seriousness as completing a military mission.”
The military chief sitting in the main seat in the hall clearly understood everyone’s internal thoughts. And after giving a serious order, it immediately made everyone exchange puzzled glances.
Next, Cook went up to the stage and formally explained the purpose, significance, and process of the experiment to the soldiers from various legions who were participating in the experiment.
However, aside from the representatives from the Sixth Legion, who had already read the first two experimental books and had strange expressions on their faces but said nothing, the representatives from other legions opened the book in their hands with a strange mood throughout the session.
What kind of experiment was this?
After all, the purpose had not been explained before the meeting, and everyone had thought they were summoned for an urgent mission to fight on the frontlines of an outer star system, so those who rushed to sign up and grab the opportunity were all top fanatical warmongers from various legions.
No one had expected that the most restless of them would instead be captured accurately and told to read a book.
“Rebirth of the Interstellar Soldier King? What is this?”
As soon as they flipped to the first page, some soldiers couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.
After all, the first line of the title, to be precise, the three big words, “Interstellar Soldier King”, immediately struck a sensitive chord with every Federation soldier.
It should be known that in the nearly thousand years of interstellar warfare, no one had ever dared to arrogantly call themselves the king of soldiers.
“What kind of person is this protagonist? Even Marshal Huo Ying never called himself this!”
Let’s see what kind of person dares to say they’re the king of soldiers!
And what does this rebirth mean?
With such a critical mindset, many soldiers quickly turned to the main text.
They didn’t even realize it, but whether they were questioning or shocked and confused, the short title alone actually made everyone feel compelled to take a look at this new book!
Unexpectedly, the protagonist, Lin Mu, was set up in a very ordinary way.
Not only did he have nothing to do with the so-called domineering “Interstellar Soldier King,” but he was just an ordinary Federation mercenary, living by taking on bounty missions.
In various star systems, young people like him were almost everywhere.
In fact, Yu Mian thought a lot when thinking about the setting of the protagonist of the new book during this period, and finally decided on the identity of the protagonist who was aligning and yet distant from the experimental subjects.
Firstly, directly writing the protagonist as a regular soldier who rises to become a grand marshal might seem like a novel about a rise through official ranks in an era of a militarized interstellar society, rather than a passionate novel of growth.
Secondly, during his internship in the military, through chatting with many regular soldiers, Yu Mian discovered that most of them came from modest backgrounds.
They often didn’t excel in academic courses but had outstanding physical abilities, which led them to choose this difficult and extraordinary path.
Thus, before joining the official Federation legions, most interstellar soldiers had worked as unofficial mercenaries to some extent.
They traveled between various star systems, accepting relevant missions and earning star coins. The more capable ones had the chance to be officially recruited into the legions through military assessments.
As a result, when many soldiers at the scene—even those with high ranks—read about the protagonist Lin Mu’s past as a mercenary before his rebirth, they couldn’t help but reminisce about their own days as low-level mercenaries.
After all, such a normal, unremarkable setup was… so easy for everyone to relate to!
And for some reason, the novel’s portrayal of the life of a bottom-tier mercenary was eerily realistic.
It even detailed how to grab missions, obtain supplies, and some industry slang as if the author had really been a mercenary!
Of course, this was naturally the result of Yu Mian gathering material from his time mingling with frontline soldiers.
After all, Yu Mian, the intern, was quick and efficient in assisting everyone, with a good personality and good looks. Most soldiers were more than willing to share their life stories and career anecdotes with him.
These materials were then perfectly incorporated into the story, giving the protagonist Lin Mu a life background and experience that resonated deeply with many interstellar soldiers.
So, as the Federation soldiers read on, they couldn’t help but get deeply immersed in the protagonist Lin Mu without realizing it as they read on.
He came from humble beginnings, yet was clever and resourceful!
Although he seemed smooth and slippery, but had his own pride and persistence!
But just when everyone was filled with excitement, watching the protagonist Lin Mu complete an S-rank bounty mission and about to receive a large sum of money…
Lin Mu, due to his trust in someone, was betrayed and killed by his closest comrade on a dark night!
[[“Sorry, but this money is just too much. Although I’m probably not the one you should hate.”
Faced with his former comrade’s complex farewell, Lin Mu died with his eyes wide open!
Why had he been treated this way?
“Why… why…”
Faced with Lin Mu’s final bloodied, bewildered question, his former comrade finally revealed a hint of subtle sympathy.
“Didn’t you ever wonder why your star core was dug out from you right from birth? Why you were always destined to struggle as a poor cripple at the bottom of society for the rest of your life…”
With those condescending words from his former comrade, Lin Mu’s pupils finally dulled.
All the anger and hatred, washed away in a splash of blood, turned into the silence of death.]]
“Ah! What? The protagonist just died like that! No, what happened to the Soldier King?!”
Outside the book, the soldiers who had been eagerly anticipating the protagonist’s bounty reward suddenly turned the page, only to see the protagonist being killed by a traitor, which almost made their brains explode.
The entire hall erupted in strong reactions, as it seemed that everyone had reached the part where the protagonist died at almost the same time!
Shock and confusion were pushed to the highest point, and they wanted to drag the author in front of them and demand an explanation.
“What kind of plot is this?!”
“Yeah, and what does it mean that the star core was dug out? Destined to live as a cripple..isn’t that too tragic?”
Just the opening scene alone had everyone reading with exploding emotions and full of confusion.
It was said he was the so-called Interstellar Soldier King, yet the protagonist was a pitiful person with no mental power. Isn’t it impossible for someone like this to become a soldier king!?
Isn’t this pure fraud!
“Moreover, the author writes so realistically, it instantly reminded me of some despicable and cunning people from back then. They were so infuriating!”
After all, in the mercenary environment where the law of the jungle prevails, stories of betrayal like the one the protagonist Lin Mu encountered were far too common.
As a result, when they saw this scene, most soldiers were immediately filled with righteous anger, their blood boiled and they wanted to jump into the book themselves and personally help with the revenge, to punish evil and reward good.
So how could you write the story like this!?
Although the soldiers’ reactions took Cook by surprise, this customized new book by Fish Soup Noodles had made this group of rough soldiers get drawn into it so quickly?!
After all, it’s not scary when a book gets criticized; what’s scary is when there are no people criticizing it.
If it can stir up the emotions of the readers, it means that the words in the book have successfully entered their minds and created an emotional resonance!
However, soldiers, who were always bitter enemies of traitors, actually had no intention of stopping reading from this moment on.
They were curious to see what the book was really about!
What Interstellar Soldier King? The protagonist starts by being killed by a traitorous comrade!?
At least show us some revenge for the soldier king!
It was then that the second key word in the book title, “Rebirth,” finally came into play.
Yes, Lin Mu was reborn.
He returned to the moment when all the nightmares began!
[[When Lin Mu opened his eyes in confusion and saw the familiar old ceiling and the old BU19 intelligent robot beside him…
Lin Mu instantly realized that he had returned to the year he was eighteen, to the ruinous house in the slums of a garbage star!
But this time, Lin Mu immediately sat up, pulling open his shirt to reveal the hideous scar on his abdomen, and the reborn Lin Mu felt an unfamiliar emotion of immense pain and hesitation for the first time.
In fact, three years before he turned eighteen, during the Federation’s recruitment exam, Lin Mu had always placed first in all the physical tests.
But because his star core had been dug out when he was born, he had been completely stripped of all his mental power.
The senior officer in charge of recruitment had pulled Lin Mu, who was less than 18 years old at the time but had a stubborn and determined face, aside and expressed his deep regret and reluctance.
“This is such a pity. His physical fitness is top-notch, but he has no mental power. I can only say that this child is destined to have no place in the military.”
After all, in the Interstellar Federation where mental power was crucial, having none was equivalent to having no potential.
No matter how strong your physical fitness, you were just an ordinary person with great strength.
As a result, in his previous life, Lin Mu could only rely on pure physical strength to work as a mercenary.
Despite this, Lin Mu made a name for himself with his wit and tenacity, becoming a well-known ace mercenary.
It was in this life that Lin Mu finally took on that S-class mission.
Although being unable to join the Federal army and fight on the interstellar frontlines remained his biggest regret as an ace mercenary, the Lin Mu of the past could still confidently tell himself that it didn’t matter.
Even without mental power, he could still be the best among ordinary people, not worse than anyone else!
However, when the reborn Lin Mu recalled the words his former comrade said just before his death, he couldn’t help but feel a deep, indescribable emotion as he touched the scar on his chest.
Who took my star core?
Why did I become an orphan on a garbage star, without parents?
Where are my parents…?]]
“Hiss, this is too cruel…”
As the soldiers outside the book read about the protagonist Lin Mu’s rebirth and the explanation about the star core, they all gasped.
After all, “Rebirth of the Interstellar Soldier King” was set against the backdrop of the Federation, with many similar but slightly altered settings that made it easy for readers to relate to the real-life prototypes.
For example, the star core in the book that was used to condense mental power, isn’t it just like everyone’s mental sea?
The mental sea is almost every soldier’s most important thing, and once it’s damaged, it’s equivalent to being ruined for life.
Subconsciously, readers related it to the experience of having their star core taken, and it felt like a knife stabbing into their mental sea, tearing it apart. It was terrifying.
Thinking about this, the Federation soldiers instantly gained deep respect for Lin Mu.
After all, Lin Mu, born with all his mental power taken away, still managed to fight his way through life in his previous life with sheer willpower and determination, even outshining many of those who had mental powers.
Who could say he wasn’t a man of iron will?
This was the ultimate tough guy in their hearts!
However, when the soldiers in the hall saw Lin Mu’s tragic and difficult background, their sympathy and admiration turned into intense anger and regret about a genius that had been destroyed.
“How could the author write it like this? It’s too much.”
“Yeah, I just want to jump into the book and beat that traitorous comrade, and make him hurry up and tell us who the real culprit is!”
Unconsciously, the mood of the readers in the hall had gradually shifted from uncertainty to a deep desire for justice and vengeance.
