Gao Wu: If this BOSS isn't nerfed, is it even playable?

Chapter 2 Seeking a Clear Mind
Although Chen Meng's tone was stern, there was no disdain in his eyes, but rather a sense of consideration as a teacher.

"I'll give you a day to think it over, and give me an answer tomorrow morning."

After saying that, Chen Meng said no more, patted Lin Ye on the shoulder, and turned to leave the training room.

In the huge training room, only Lin Ye remained.

Mech weapon sequence, huh...?

He had considered it, but it was ultimately a second-best option.

……

When I got home, my mother, Li Wan, was busy in the kitchen, and the aroma of food filled the whole house.

"Xiaoye's back! Go wash your hands, dinner's almost ready."

Li Wan turned around, her face bearing her usual gentle smile.

Lin Ye keenly noticed that his mother's eyes were slightly red, as if she had just been crying.

He put down his schoolbag, walked to the kitchen door, and asked softly, "Mom, what's wrong? Did you and Dad have a fight?"

"No, that's not true," Li Wan quickly turned around and wiped her eyes with her sleeve. "I was just cutting onions and my eyes stung."

The excuse was too lame, and Lin Ye's heart sank. He pressed on, "Where's Dad? I haven't seen him today."

When her husband was mentioned, Li Wan's body stiffened visibly. After a moment of silence, she said in as calm a tone as possible, "Your dad... he was transferred to another job. He left this afternoon. The transfer order was issued suddenly."

"Transfer? Where did he go?"

Li Wan took a deep breath, seemingly preparing herself mentally, before turning around and forcing a smile.

"He's been transferred to the Seventh War Zone. Don't worry, he's not going to the front lines to fight the enemy. He'll still be doing his old job, repairing mechs."

“Your dad… he applied voluntarily. The salary there is high, and there are more subsidies. You’re about to take the entrance exam for Wuhan University of Science and Technology, which will be expensive. The family needs to start saving for you in advance.”

The Seventh War Zone.

These four words struck Lin Ye's heart like a heavy lead weight.

Although he was just a senior high school student, he understood what the Seventh War Zone meant.

That area is one of the regions in the entire human alliance's defense line where the battles with the Tianyuan alien race are most frequent and the fighting is most brutal, with a consistently high casualty rate.

Lin Ye only half believed his mother's claim that his father had volunteered for the mission.

He was more convinced that someone higher up must have specifically requested that someone be sent to the front lines, and that his father had gone reluctantly.

What Li Wan didn't mention was that in the Seventh War Zone, the compensation given by the Alliance for those killed in action was the highest among all war zones.

In this world, martial artists hold a high status, but they are also divided into different ranks.

A true prodigy, born into a wealthy family, possessing exceptional talent, and pursuing a pure path of martial arts.

They immerse themselves in martial arts, honing their skills so that they need no external assistance; every punch and kick they deliver is incredibly powerful.

But for many others like Lin Ye, whose talent is mediocre and who barely reaches the threshold of becoming a martial artist, the need to rely on external forces—exoskeletons—is essential for fighting against alien races on the battlefield.

This school of thought, to put it more elegantly, is called "Mecha-Martial Arts," a combination of technology and martial arts.

To put it bluntly, it's called "turtle style".

Only with the extra drive and protection provided by power armor can they barely survive on the brutal battlefield.

Martial artists who follow the pure martial arts path are ultimately a minority.

Therefore, logistics personnel like Lin Ye's father, Lin Tao, who graduated from the Mecha Martial Arts Academy and were specifically responsible for maintaining and repairing mechs for frontline warriors, became an indispensable part of the war system.

They are also warriors, but they play more of the roles of engineers and technical soldiers.

Just then, the door was pushed open. Lin Ye's older sister, Lin Wei, returned home.

"I'm back."

"sister."

Lin Ye called out.

"Weiwei's back, perfect timing, time to eat." Li Wan poked her head out from the kitchen.

But when Lin Wei took off her coat, revealing her arms in a short-sleeved shirt, Li Wan's face instantly darkened.

On Lin Wei's fair right wrist, a clear bruise stood out starkly.

"Weiwei, your hand!" Li Wan strode over, grabbed her daughter's wrist, her voice filled with suppressed anger, "Did another customer cause trouble at the store today?"

Lin Wei is a student at the best liberal arts university in Dongjiang City. To ease the financial burden on her family, she works part-time at a high-end restaurant off-campus.

The guests there are all wealthy and powerful, including many formidable martial artists.

Lin Wei, with her striking good looks, had clearly encountered this kind of trouble before.

"Mom, no," Lin Wei quickly pulled her hand back and hid it behind her back, forcing a smile. "I just tripped and fell down the stairs. It's nothing."

The more she said that, the more upset Li Wan and Lin Ye felt.

Lin Wei didn't continue the topic. Instead, she took a small box out of her bag and handed it to Lin Ye as if presenting a treasure.

"Look, I got paid today. I bought you a bottle of nutritional supplement. Xiaoye, I heard that the passing score for recruitment exams is getting higher every year. You need to supplement your nutrition more."

It was a high-priced Grade C nutrient solution that was quite helpful in improving blood circulation.

Lin Ye looked at the nutrient solution in his sister's hand, then at her wrist hidden behind her back, and at her eyes that were trying to appear relaxed. An indescribable emotion surged in his chest.

He is indeed a time traveler.

But he has been in this world and in this family for nearly eighteen years.

Eighteen years of living together day and night, the love of his parents, and the protection of his sister have long made him regard this place as his true home.

The whole family is doing everything they can to support him as a future "martial artist".

The father, Lin Tao, a conscientious and experienced repairman, was "voluntarily" transferred to the most dangerous Seventh War Zone in order to earn a higher salary.

Lin Wei, the older sister, is a talented medical student who should be a proud daughter of heaven. However, she has to smile and befriend those rude martial arts customers in the restaurant. Even when she is sexually assaulted, she can only swallow her grievances.

And what about himself?
My initial goal was simply to get into a decent university specializing in martial arts, find a job as a security guard after graduation, and live a stable life.

In retrospect, how naive and ridiculous that idea was.

In this world, without strength, there is no stability.

Even if he wanted to live in seclusion, his family could not remain unaffected.

Now that the system is here.

Now that I have the potential to become stronger.

What's the point of just wasting your life then?
He's determined to fight for it!
Not to traverse the Milky Way, not to split the heavens with a single punch, but only to seek the enlightenment of a single thought!

All she wanted was for her father to return safely from the war zone, for her mother to no longer live in fear, and for her sister to walk on the street without anyone daring to disrespect her!

Lin Ye reached out and took the nutrient solution, clutching it tightly in his palm.

He wants to be a martial artist.

Moreover, he is a martial artist who has reached the pinnacle and cannot be underestimated by anyone!
Don't go to their house for these kinds of frustrating things again!
(End of this chapter)