Stuck in a Chinese novel

Wei Jun and his platoon traversed through the cavern-type terrain, going through what was classified as a spider dungeon. It wasn't an instant dungeon so there was still a lot of time before the dungeon's capacity was fulfilled and monsters flooded the real world outside.

Wei Jun was quite annoyed that he was being forced to go at such a slow speed. If it was up to him, such a dungeon would have been done in an hour, tops. Yet…

"We don't know what kind of tricks the monsters might have so move with cautiousness." The private first class instructed and the team was more than eager to follow.

Wei Jun's patience ran thin but even he knew that acting out too much wasn't a good idea even for him. No matter how strong he was, he was still a rookie in the world of the strong. The true strong could still snuff him out like a lamp's flame.

'Like him…' A certain sect master came to his mind. A Qi Demon realm cultivator. Wei Jun couldn't imagine what the final rank would be like. Not to mention, the system was even more stronger than the final realm of cultivation so Wei Jun was having a very, very hard time imagining things.

"Hostile located! Prepare to shoot!!" The superior yelled, calling for action and the team was quick to respond. Of course, since bullets were useless against monsters, using them against these monsters didn't make any sense. However, these monsters were relatively low in rank and they would quickly run out of miasma blocking a few bullets so by that count, every seventh bullet injured or killed the monsters.

Wei Jun, being a very, very good shot, killed the monsters with acute precision. He didn't care how the others were doing and kept his focus on his own hunt. The hunt went the same for quite a while until they ran out of bullets. Wei Jun didn't, but he couldn't just pull them out of thin air, now could he?

The overlord, or in simpler words, the boss of the dungeon was in sight but since they were out of bullets, they had to resort to hand-to-hand combat and before anyone could do anything, Wei Jun jumped forward and ripped the head of the spider that was at least two times bigger than him.

Yet, the way Wei Jun snapped the head was quite a scene and two of the female privates even fainted seeing that. Wei Jun wouldn't have risked moving like that but he was at the end of his patience and he couldn't take it anymore.

[You have killed a Baron Arachne]

[Death Qi +2]

Another reason Wei Jun was unsatisfied with this dungeon was because of the rewards. Killing one spider didn't even earn him anything. He had to kill almost twenty spiders for one Death Qi increment and by the end, he only increased his Death Qi by four out of which, two he obtained from the boss.

Other than that, there were no crystals as a reward as well. Nothing else was obtained from the spiders, not even ingredients of different kinds.

The only good news he received throughout the entire dungeon was…

[Contribution: 1000]

"That was amazing, Private Ruan." The first-class private said while Wei Jun checked his contribution. Wei Jun looked at the guy who was leading him. If Wei Jun had to describe this guy in one word, then it would be 'Inadequate'. Not just in looks, talents, or skills, but he was inadequate when he led the soldiers as well.

Wei Jun firmly believed that command had to be changed depending on the situation but this guy kept this expedition completely by the book. He didn't do one thing that wasn't in the instruction manual of dungeons.

Wei Jun, however, didn't care. He didn't care about how this guy was. All he cared about was getting 5000 points so he could rank up and lead the squad on his own and do what he wanted.

Wei Jun nodded and said, "If it's all right with you, sir, I would like it if you could use me to my full potential."

"What do you mean, Private Ruan?" The man asked.

Wei Jun simply said with a stoic expression, "I'm implying that had you used my cultivation to its full potential, we would have been able to clear this gate with much less resources and in a much, much shorter duration."

The bullets used in this expedition were at least in thousands and just for a few monsters. Wei Jun could have killed them much more easily without even using Qi with his natural physical stats.

"I don't doubt you could have," The private first class replied with a smile, "I've seen your file. However, you will move on. These guys wouldn't. They need all the experience they can get."Nôv(el)B\\jnn

It was a good reason and Wei Jun couldn't argue with it so he remained quiet.

[That is the sign of a good leader, host]

Wei Jun had to admit it. While the leader was indeed inadequate in terms of talents and skills, he wasn't like the one Wei Jun scared off on his first day.

~~

Just like that, five weeks passed. They weren't the fastest and Wei Jun couldn't do anything private during time and practically had nothing to do. With his days full of boredom, Wei Jun utilized that time to learn from the system.

Your journey continues on empire

[I contain a plethora of knowledge, host]

[Regarding many monsters]

[Their weaknesses]

[Their strengths]

[Everything]

Wei Jun didn't have the time to focus on all of them but he still learned about the ranks of the monsters and their habits and everything. Wei Jun made sure to learn all of that and memorized all that stuff.

Other than that, Wei Jun also learned many things about cultivation. The pathways of the human body, what to do and what not to do, or about the nature of the Qi itself.

Wei Jun didn't understand most of it but the basics were easy to understand. After all, Wei Jun wasn't going to learn thousands of years of knowledge in five weeks. He managed to grasp the basics was actually a feat in itself.

Also, unlike in most cliché scenarios, Wei Jun didn't come across a hidden opportunity to a life or death situation due to the dungeon overload. It was a scenario in which the dungeon's calculations were wrong and the rank was actually higher than what was calculated.

Wei Jun somehow made it through the dungeons while following orders. No matter how strong he was, he was still a good soldier and he firmly believed that the hierarchy held the structure of society firm.

If people started to question their superiors, then the natural order of the world would crumble and since that was the case, Wei Jun made sure to follow that law himself. Except for the first day, of course, when he was quite annoyed by his circumstances.

The day of his promotion came and he wasn't alone to be promoted. Even his superior was promoted along with many others. It wasn't an extravagant ceremony because they were quite low-ranked so not many of the higher brass cared about them.

He was promoted to the private first class and once he was, Wei Jun was given the reigns of his squad, the one he was in. Wei Jun stood in front of them, seven men and two women and simply said, "I don't care who you were on the outside and how you managed to survive this far by that pathetic performance. But now that I am in charge, such a performance wouldn't be allowed."

"So," Wei Jun said with a slight smile, a smile that could smite people of any gender, he continued, "Run around the ground. Twenty times."

"…" The squad remained silent, thinking their new superior was joking but the superior remained as he was, in a slightly smiling pose, and said once more, "Those who don't do it before dinner time will have to do without dinner."

You will complete the task even if you have to skip the dinner. That was how it sounded to everyone. And that sweet smile started to resemble more and more like a devil's.

~~

One week later, Wei Jun and his team stood in front of a D tier dungeon. It was a worm-type dungeon and the girls were especially hesitant to go in but one gaze from Wei Jun shut them up. Wei Jun had grilled them thoroughly in the last week that he wasn't someone who would tolerate any defiance from them.

Military rule or not, they were not allowed to speak back to him. Otherwise, their training would only be twice as difficult.

And just like that, they entered without their weapons because Wei Jun also taught them how to use their Qi to strengthen their limbs which they were never taught. After that, a lot of screaming was heard throughout the dungeon but they never had the mercy to stop. They had to go through it even if worm remains entered their mouths.

'Fu*k.' Wei Jun's annoyance, however, showed no signs of ending. The reason?

[Contribution points required to advance to next rank: 10000]

[Max contribution points per dungeon: 2000]

'Nothing's changed you fu*kers!!!'

Alas, Wei Jun still had to go through another five weeks.