booktalesy Chapter 1 Damn it!
Chapter 1 Damn it!
August 25, 2011, Zawiya, Libya.
As usual, Qin Rui got up at 6 a.m. sharp and went to the living room to start exercising.
First, alternate between using both arms to complete 50 perfect one-arm push-ups.
Then alternate legs and complete 50 standard single-leg squats each.
Then there were 100 single-arm pull-ups.
The exercise concludes with 100 chest-high crunches and leg raises.
Improving physical fitness is not difficult at all.
No system is required.
There is no need for a gym.
No medication is needed.
All that is needed is perseverance.
I threw my soaking wet clothes into the laundry basket, and was only halfway through taking a shower when the water suddenly stopped.
"Damn it!"
Qin Rui cursed and used the water from the storage bucket to rinse his legs and feet.
Many urban households in China have these water storage tanks.
Qin Rui never expected that he would need this thing after transmigrating to Libya.
Domestic households prepare these water storage tanks to reduce their water bills.
Qin Rui prepared water storage buckets because of the civil war.
After changing into a dry T-shirt and cargo pants, Qin Rui went to the kitchen to make breakfast, turning on the TV as he passed through the living room.
"The Transitional Council officially occupied the capital Tripoli on the morning of the 24th and announced its formal takeover of the Libyan government."
The former president, who does not recognize the Transitional Council, called on the Libyan people to take up arms and fight back against foreign invasion from his hometown of Sirte.
The Dawn faction announced that they would fight to the bitter end;
The National Congress called on all organizations to unite and form a new government for Libya…
Although Qin Rui inherited his predecessor's memories and could speak Arabic and English fluently, he still preferred to watch and listen to the international news on China National Radio Channel 4 in the morning.
Qin Rui's predecessor, along with his third uncle Qin Liang, ran a supermarket in Zawiye.
Returning to China is impossible.
Qin Liang had already acquired Libyan citizenship, and "Qin Rui" was born in Libya, so Libya is Qin Rui's country.
There are 4 eggs left. I don't know if I can buy any today.
Fresh milk has been out of supply since the outbreak of the war; only milk powder and cereal are available.
Qin Rui flipped the luncheon meat in the frying pan over and took out lettuce from the refrigerator.
Ding……
The bread machine dispensed four slices of toast.
Qin Liang came out of the bathroom, rubbing his messy hair, and cursed just like Qin Rui: "Damn it!"
Qin Liang drinks milk in the morning.
Qin Rui is drinking oatmeal.
Qin Liang's burger has salad dressing in it.
Qin Rui's is not included.
Qin Liang has lived in Libya for nearly 30 years and is already used to white meals.
Qin Rui had only been in the world for a month, and he was going crazy craving fried dough sticks and steamed buns, but unfortunately, he didn't know how to make them.
How did you time travel?
unimportant.
The past is now just a passing cloud.
The important thing is how to survive the chaos that is to come.
When Qin Rui traveled through time, Libya was still embroiled in frequent civil wars and had become one of the world's least developed countries.
"Third Uncle, let's go while we can still walk."
Qin Rui brought up the old matter again.
"Where to go? Where can compare to Libya?"
Qin Liang firmly believes that after the new government is established, Libya's water, electricity, communications, education, medical care, and housing will go from being almost free during the Colonel's era to being completely free.
The colonel's dish was indeed poisonous.
But the colonel also brought many benefits to the Libyans that they took for granted, but which other African countries and even European and American countries could only dream of.
"Once things stabilize, I'll marry you off to a white girl."
"Grow your beard, get a perm, and wear a headscarf; from now on, you'll be a Libyan."
Qin Liang placed all his hopes on Qin Rui.
Qin Liang was married in his early years, but his wife and child died in a car accident. Overwhelmed with grief, Qin Liang never remarried.
Qin Rui's father passed away early, and his mother also passed away 15 years ago. So Qin Liang took Qin Rui, who was only 5 years old at the time, into his life and treated him as his own son.
From both a moral and logical standpoint, Qin Rui could not bring himself to abandon Qin Liang in Libya and leave alone.
"It's permed, not naturally curly."
Qin Rui's words had a double meaning.
"So what? As long as we can get by, it's fine."
Qin Liang's curly hair was permed.
If you treat life carelessly, life will also deceive you.
Qin Rui's buzz cut was done by Qin Liang using electric clippers.
"Tiger, when you get to my age you'll understand that life is just a play."
Qin Liang was reminded of his painful past, so he picked up the milk and drank it all in one gulp.
Qin Rui sighed, cleared the dining table, went back to his bedroom, put the bulletproof vest under his T-shirt, then tucked the Glock 17 from beside his pillow into the quick-draw holster on his waist. He walked to the door, took the AK74 with a red dot sight from the shoe cabinet, and then went downstairs to prepare to open for business.
In Libya today, obtaining weapons is incredibly easy.
I bought the bulletproof vest online.
The reason I put it under my T-shirt was to avoid attracting the attention of others.
Ironically, it's easy to buy bulletproof vests online, yet neither the rebels nor the government forces seem to be aware of this.
Not to mention bulletproof vests, even basic equipment is scarce.
Many rebels don't even have spare magazines, yet they can easily get their hands on all sorts of AKs. The true colors of some countries are simply too ugly.
As soon as Qin Rui opened the door after putting the AK74 on the counter, Ali and Hassan rushed in excitedly, each carrying an AK74.
"Tiger, want to come to Tripoli with us? It's $100 a day!"
Ali and Hassan were classmates and friends of Qin Rui's predecessor, and they grew up together in Zawiya.
Ali worked as a security guard at the port, while Hassan worked as a taxi driver.
Qin Rui's Glock 17 and AK74 were both purchased through Alibaba.
"Are you all crazy?"
Qin Rui was surprised; Ali and Hassan had never received formal military training.
"What's wrong? We're going to make a lot of money!"
Ali waved his AK74 excitedly.
"Tiger is different from us. He can inherit his uncle's property and supermarkets. He won't go to Tripoli with us."
Omar, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, wearing sunglasses, and carrying an AK74, strolled slowly into the store.
Of the four, Omar and Qin Rui actually have the best relationship.
Ali and Hassan did not do well in school, so they started working after graduating from high school.
Omar finished high school but failed to get into university. He worked as a clerk at the port and lived with his younger sister Mia.
If the war had not broken out, Qin Rui should have graduated from the University of Tripoli this year.
"What will happen to Mia if you leave?"
Qin Rui asked Omar.
"I'm going to Tripoli because of Mia."
Mia was an excellent student, and Omar had always wanted to send her to study in Europe.
"Are you going to Tripoli like this?"
Qin Rui couldn't bear to see his former friend wiped out.
"Otherwise what?"
Omar sought wealth and fortune amidst danger.
"At the very least, you should prepare a pair of suitable military boots and a bulletproof vest for yourselves."
The military boots Qin Rui was wearing were also purchased online.
Omar and Ali were both wearing sneakers.
Hassan was even wearing slippers.
"Nobody else wears these. If we wear them, we'll be mistaken for government soldiers."
Alibaba's reasoning left Qin Rui speechless.
"Do you know why they give $100 a day?"
Because the vast majority of mercenaries are hired without paying them anything.
Qin Rui reminded the three that war is not a game.
"Tiger, we have no property or supermarket to inherit."
Omar smiled wryly; he had no choice.
Zawiya is Libya’s largest oil export port, connected by pipeline to the Sharara oil field, which produced 30 barrels of oil per day before the war.
Three months ago, the Sharara oil field ceased production.
Omar, Ali, and Hassan are all currently unemployed and have lost their income.
"How did you get to Tripoli?"
After the outbreak of war, the supermarket's revenue plummeted, and Qin Rui was powerless to help the three of them.
"Tiger, this is why we came to you. Could you give us a ride to Tripoli?"
"No need to go to the city center, just drop us off in the suburbs."
Omar, slightly embarrassed, said that Zawiya is about 50 kilometers from Tripoli.
I can help with this little bit.
Qin Rui called Qin Liang down to watch the shop, grabbed his AK74, and prepared to drive his own truck to take the three of them to Tripoli.
Be careful! Come back soon!
Qin Liang chased after him to the car window and gave him some instructions.
"Don't worry, Uncle, we won't kidnap Tiger."
Omar got into the passenger seat, Ali and Hassan sat in the back, Qin Rui started the car, and drove towards Tripoli.
"If we capture the great King of Kings, Tiger, you'll get a share of the bounty!"
Ali was thrilled.
"Only a fool would use the King of Kings' name to claim a reward. If we just find out his bank account number and password, we can buy Libya!"
Omar is indeed smarter than Ali.
But he wasn't exactly clever either.
"I want to go to America and open the world's largest supermarket in New York."
Hassan must have fantasized about whether the colonel would use a golden hoe to farm.
Shortly after leaving Zawiya, three pickup trucks came from the direction of Tripoli.
"Tiger, stop the car and drop us off here!"
Ali cheered, leaned half his body out of the car window, and waved his AK rifle at the convoy in the distance.
The convoy slowly came to a stop, and the pickup truck at the front slowly positioned itself across the middle of the road.
Qin Rui then noticed that a heavy machine gun was installed in the pickup truck's cargo bed.
creak-
Qin Rui slammed on the brakes.
"Tiger! What are you doing?"
Alibaba was caught off guard and almost got left behind.
Qin Rui saw someone climb into the pickup truck bed, and then the heavy machine gun barrel began to move in his direction.
"Jump out of the car!"
As Qin Rui issued the warning, he grabbed his AK74, pushed open the car door, jumped out, and scrambled into the roadside ditch.
"Hey! We're on the same side..."
Ali shouted himself hoarse.
As soon as Omar opened the car door, Qin Rui saw the heavy machine gun spitting muzzle flash.
Qin Rui only now realized that the speed of a bullet's flight was actually much faster than the speed of sound.
puff!
Ali's upper body was hit by a bullet and severed in two at the thoracic spine.
Omar's head instantly turned into a cloud of blood mist.
Hassan followed Qin Rui and jumped out of the car, hiding behind the wheels.
Qin Rui only heard the gunshots at this moment.
boom!
Just as Qin Rui was about to call Hassan over, the pickup truck's fuel tank was hit by a bullet, and flames instantly engulfed Hassan.
The convoy slowly started and drove this way.
Qin Rui raised his gun, aimed at the grille of the first pickup truck, and pulled the trigger.
Bang bang!
AK's feedback to Qin Rui was very clear.
At such a distance, hitting a driver who is moving is too difficult; the water tank behind the air intake grille is Qin Rui's target.
Bang bang!
Qin Rui fired only two shots, and a plume of white smoke suddenly billowed from under the hood of the foremost pickup truck, which then slowly came to a stop.
Qin Rui then set his sights on the driver's cab.
Beng Beng, Beng Beng——
Two consecutive shots.
Qin Rui had excellent eyesight and seemed to see something splash onto the glass.
However, Qin Rui's attention was no longer on the pickup truck at this point.
Just as Qin Rui saw something splash onto the glass, a futuristic, green, semi-transparent interface suddenly appeared out of thin air in his mind.
[Changes in the host's evolution value detected; Civilization System activated]
[System: Civilization]
[Evolution Value: 102] (100 points are a gift from the system)
[How evolutionary values are generated: All of the host's actions can either generate or decrease evolutionary values]
[Evolution Point Consumption: The host and the characters exchanged by the host need to consume evolution points daily]
[Evolution Points: Can be used for system exchanges]
[Evolution Value Penalty: If evolution value is exhausted, the host dies]
figure?
With a thought, Qin Rui's system interface disappeared, and the character generation interface appeared.
The character creation interface features a full range of character professions, including not only soldiers but also doctors, accountants, construction workers, and other professions available for exchange.
Qin Rui selected soldiers.
The interface for exchanging soldiers is similar to the character creation interface in online games. Not only can you choose the gender, but you can also adjust the race, appearance, and spawn location.
The ability slots next to the soldier have ten slots in total.
Qin Rui maxed it out, requiring only 1 point per bar.
Other adjustments also require evolution points.
Qin Rui didn't choose any other options. He only spent a little evolution value to set the spawn location to be near himself, then adjusted the exchange quantity to 9 and confirmed.
Instantly, nine soldiers dressed exactly like Qin Rui appeared around him: black T-shirts with bulletproof vests underneath, khaki cargo pants, desert combat boots, Glock 17s at their waists, and AK-74s with red dot sights in their hands.
Another day, Qin Rui will definitely wear a bunch of gemstone rings on his hands and a bunch of gold chains around his neck, and see if the system can replicate that.
"Sir, we are awaiting your orders."
The soldier closest to Qin Rui looked a bit like Captain Miller from "Saving Private Ryan".
Qin Rui glanced at the convoy and, seeing that they hadn't moved, asked, "Are you carbon-based or silicon-based?"
Qin Rui was worried that holding hands would cause him to look at the screen repeatedly.
"Sir, physically, I am no different from you except that I cannot have children."
Miller rolled his eyes rudely.
They even have emotions!
The system is truly powerful!
But this is not bad either, otherwise Qin Rui would really be worried that if these people got a scratch, a bunch of wires and circuit boards would suddenly be exposed.
That's terrifying.
"What's your name?"
Since there were emotions involved, Qin Rui gave them the respect they deserved.
"casual."
"Then you shall be called Miller."
"OK."
Would you betray me?
"Never betray!"
What can you do?
"I possess all skills related to combat."
How many evolution points do you need to consume each day?
"Same as you, 1 o'clock."
Qin Rui stared into thought as he looked at the remaining 3 evolution points.
Qin Rui exchanged for 9 max-level soldiers.
Including Qin Rui, at least 10 [Evolution Points] will be consumed every day.
If they had stopped there, Qin Rui would probably have lived for another 8 hours.
Since defeating enemies generates [evolution points], what are we waiting for?
At this moment, the enemy's heavy machine guns began firing again.
The other two pickup trucks flanked the enemy from the left and right.
Who says foreigners don't know how to use military strategy?
"Guys, take them all out!"
Qin Rui gave the order.
"Yes, sir."
The soldiers spread out along the drainage ditch, with Qin Rui at the center.
During this period, Libya's infrastructure was quite good. The drainage ditches were wide and deep, and they meandered along the roads, making them perfectly usable as trenches.
The two pickup trucks, which had been driving around, probably thought Qin Rui was alone. They boldly drove the trucks to within 100 meters of Qin Rui, and seven or eight government soldiers wearing helmets and bulletproof vests filed out.
Qin Rui then realized why these people had opened fire without any explanation.
These are estimated to be remnants of the government forces who fled Tripoli.
The reason they opened fire indiscriminately was probably because they mistook Qin Rui and his men for rebels.
Omar and his group were originally heading to Tripoli to join the rebels, so it doesn't seem wrong for the government forces to open fire.
Qin Rui glanced at the still-burning car and could only let out a long sigh.
The government troops had just gotten off their vehicles and hadn't even had time to disperse.
Boom!
Boom boom boom!
Miller's shooting skills, even if not as good as a sniper's, were by no means inferior. With two consecutive bursts, he took out the heavy machine gunner who was firing in the distance.
[Evolution Value] The balance jumps directly from 3 to 11.
Boom boom boom!
Boom!
Gunshots rang out one after another, and the remaining points quickly exceeded 50.
Very good. If we stop here, Qin Rui can live for 5 more days.
Miller defeated the last enemy, leaving his [Evolution Value] at 59 points.
Miller led a few men to clean up the battlefield and returned in two still-functioning pickup trucks. The spoils included not only a dozen gold bars but also an M4 assault rifle with a 4x scope.
Qin Rui's mind raced. He swapped his AK74 for an M4, put on a steel helmet, took a gold bar, and exchanged it for another max-level soldier.
The soldiers who were redeemed were wearing helmets and carrying M4s with scopes, but they didn't have any gold bars.
Just as Qin Rui was about to complain, a huge explosion suddenly came from the direction of Zawiye.
Two Rafale fighter jets then roared past overhead.
Qin Rui's expression changed, and he beckoned everyone to get into the car.
Seeing several plumes of smoke rising from the center of Zawiye town in the distance, Qin Rui's mood grew increasingly heavy.
The Qin family's supermarket is located in the center of town.
Upon seeing the supermarket reduced to ruins, Qin Rui was instantly overwhelmed by the memories of his predecessor's death. He was plunged into immense grief, unable to breathe as if drowning, and tears streamed uncontrollably down his face, turning into a raging fire that completely ignited him.
Without saying a word, Qin Rui rushed to the ruins and lifted a huge piece of concrete.
"Sir, calm down!"
Miller came over and pulled Qin Rui.
"What are you all standing there for? Go find them!"
Qin Rui frantically searched through the ruins.
"Sir, calm down!"
Miller raised the volume.
"I can't stay calm! My uncle is buried down there, how am I supposed to stay calm?!"
Qin Rui roared, and suddenly heard a familiar voice.
Holy crap!
Qin Liang stood on the street corner, holding two boxes of eggs, dumbfounded.
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