How Do We Play If This Boss Isn't Nerfed?-Chapter 47: Qiming General Star

"I found one of my old soldiers, Li Weiguo. He’s serving in the logistics department of the Seventh War Zone right now. He should know about your father’s situation."

Wang Zhengguo tapped his comms watch a few times. Soon, a third call connected, appearing before Lin Ye and the others.

A young, resolute-looking soldier in uniform appeared on the virtual projection.

"Excuse me, are you Lin Tao’s family?"

"I’m Li Weiguo."

"Please, don’t worry. Lin Tao is a hero! If he hadn’t risked his life repairing three heavy-duty mechas early this morning, several of our companies would have been completely wiped out!"

"Our superiors think very highly of him. They sent him to our war zone’s general military hospital immediately and used the best medical resources available. The surgery was finished by noon. He... should be waking up now."

"Take it easy, I’ll take you to see him now. I’ll do my best to let your family have a proper talk with him."

Hearing that Lin Tao was safe and had received immediate medical treatment, Li Wan and Lin Wei were so overjoyed they burst into tears.

The weight on Lin Ye’s heart finally lifted.

The image on the light screen started to move. Li Weiguo seemed to be walking quickly through a heavily guarded medical area. Finally, he pushed open the door to a special-care VIP room.

Inside the room, an older man with two bars and three stars on his shoulders, exuding an aura of profound calm, was sitting by the hospital bed.

When the older man saw Li Weiguo suddenly enter, he frowned and scolded in a low voice, "Who gave you permission to come in!"

Li Weiguo strode forward and gave the older man a standard military salute.

"Reporting! Mr. Gao, it’s Lin Tao’s family. They want to see him!"

Hearing this, the colonel nodded, quickly moved aside, and took the comms watch from Li Weiguo, placing it in front of the hospital bed.

The light screen flickered for a moment before stabilizing.

A familiar, pale face appeared on the screen.

Lin Tao was lying in bed, wearing a hospital gown. His right hand was hooked up to an IV, and the BEEP... BEEP... of a vital signs monitor could be heard beside him.

"Dad!"

The moment he saw his father, Lin Ye’s eyes instantly turned red.

"Dad!" Lin Wei rushed right up to the light screen, tears streaming down her face.

Li Wan covered her mouth, standing behind her two children, her vision already blurred by tears.

A faint, incredibly weak smile formed on Lin Tao’s bloodless face. He looked at his family on the screen, his voice hoarse.

"I’m fine... Sorry... to make you worry."

But just then, Lin Ye’s gaze fell on Lin Tao’s right leg, which was covered by the blanket.

The space... was empty!

Lin Ye’s eyes narrowed sharply.

"Dad, your leg!"

The smile on Lin Tao’s face froze. A flicker of panic crossed his eyes, and for a moment, he didn’t know how to answer.

Just then, the colonel’s steady voice spoke up.

"You must be Lin Tao’s family, correct?"

"I am Gao Jianjun, Chief of Staff for the Seventh War Zone’s logistics battalion."

"Early this morning, Lin Tao risked his life to protect our equipment, but his right leg was unfortunately injured by the Chisel-tooth Race. To prevent the poison from spreading, we had no choice but to... perform an amputation."

"We are currently doing everything we can for his treatment. Once he has recuperated, he will be transferred back to Dongjiang City to receive the highest level of benefits for a disabled veteran!"

"Rest assured, I will personally apply to my superiors regarding his military honors and benefits. I will definitely secure the best possible outcome for him!"

Hearing that their father could come home, Li Wan and Lin Wei were filled with mixed emotions.

It was their greatest wish, but the price was their father’s leg.

On the hospital bed, however, Lin Tao struggled to push himself up. His eyes, dim from blood loss, now rekindled with light.

He looked at Gao Jianjun, his eyes turning red as well, and shouted hoarsely, "Mr. Gao... I... I’m not going back!"

"I’m the only one who’s truly familiar with the core circuits and key repair methods for those Thunder-series heavy-duty mechas! There’s no way I can teach a rookie in a short amount of time!"

"Also... my life today... Mr. Zhang traded his life for mine!"

"I can’t let him down! Since I’m on the battlefield, I’m a combatant too!"

"I will not be a deserter!"

His words, powerful and resolute, moved everyone present: Gao Jianjun, Li Weiguo, and even Wang Zhengguo and Chen Meng, who were far away in Dongjiang City!

Lin Ye felt a rush of hot blood to his head, and a fire seemed to ignite in his chest.

Then, Lin Tao’s gaze shifted to the light screen, to his wife, his face filled with warmth and guilt.

"Ah Wan... take care of Xiaoye and Xiaowei. Wait for me... wait until I’ve trained a few apprentices who can stand on their own. Then, I’ll return home in glory!"

Finally, Lin Tao ended the call himself. He didn’t want his family to see his moment of weakness.

The principal’s office fell into a dead silence.

Wang Zhengguo and Chen Meng both wore solemn expressions. Finally, Chen Meng let out a heavy breath and said with emotion, "Lin Ye, your father is a real man, and a hero!"

"You... should respect his choice."

...

In the afternoon, Lin Ye returned to school.

He went straight to find Chen Meng.

Chen Meng looked at the young man before him. The laziness and ease that once filled his eyes were gone.

In their place was a settled, abyss-like stillness. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Seeing him like this, Chen Meng felt a little relieved.

His appreciation for Lin Ye’s character grew even stronger.

"Your father is at the war zone’s general hospital right now. It’s full of logistics personnel and medical staff, making it the safest place in the entire war zone. It’s heavily guarded. Even if the war zone were to fall, that place would be the last to go."

"Our military values every wounded and retired soldier. Trust that your father will receive the best possible treatment."

Hearing this, Lin Ye spoke calmly, "Teacher, is there any way for my father’s leg to grow back?"

Lin Ye didn’t want his father to be left with a lifelong disability.

Chen Meng was taken aback, then sighed. "There are ways, but they are all nearly impossible to achieve."

"First, if your martial arts realm breaks through to the Fifth Stage, your life level undergoes a leap, and Limb Regeneration becomes a simple matter."

"Then there are some extremely rare Spirit Treasures, which can only be found in the dangerous Celestial Abyss Rifts, that have the power of Limb Regeneration."

"But things like that can no longer be measured in money."

"We definitely don’t have anything like that here in Dongjiang."

"However, there is a place where, if you can get in and become the very best, you might be able to obtain one!"

"Every year, our Ninghai Province Military Department takes the lead in selecting a group of the most monstrously talented students from the top Martial Arts High Schools across the province to form the Qiming General Star Training Camp."

"That is the place where Great Xia truly cultivates its future generals and top combatants!"

"As long as you can get selected, stand out in the training camp, and become the top graduate of your class..."

"You’ll be qualified to draw upon the entire province’s talent development resources and directly select the Spirit Treasure you need from Ninghai Province’s inventory!"

Qiming General Star!

Lin Ye silently engraved those words into his mind.

Then, Chen Meng took out a slightly worn, old-looking booklet sealed in a special material from his locker.

It was the very same copy of the *Five Qi Guiding Formulas* he had previously planned to use to motivate Lin Ye to take first place in the entire school.

"Take it."

Lin Ye subconsciously started to refuse.

But Chen Meng shoved the Cultivation Technique into his arms, his gaze as sharp as a hawk’s.

"I’m not pitying you, and I’m certainly not giving you a handout!"

"I believe in you. I believe you can definitely take first place in the school!"

"Take it and start practicing now. If there’s anything you don’t understand, come and ask me anytime!"

"If you want to join the Qiming General Star Training Camp, if you want the power to slaughter every last member of the Celestial Abyss Race, then stop fucking hesitating!"

Chen Meng’s voice exploded like thunder in Lin Ye’s ears.

"You don’t have much time!"

"The qualifications for the Qiming General Star selection are unbelievably strict!"

"You have to take first place in the next city-wide mock exam! And that’s just the most basic requirement!"

"The entire Ninghai Province might only allocate two spots to our Dongjiang City each year. In the worst-case scenario, we might not get any at all!"

"Only by taking an undisputed first place, with all your stats completely surpassing previous years and the top geniuses from other provinces and cities, will you even have a chance of being selected!"

"Time waits for no one!"

"You only have three months!"