"Sleeping or simply closing your eyes to rest can help restore Physical Strength," Xia You closed her eyes upon Little Eight's reminder. In the uncertainty of life and death, her mental fortitude was not yet strong enough to fall asleep immediately.
In "Military Road," players could only restore Physical Strength through two methods. One was through physical replenishment like food and sleep. On the other hand, it involved entering the main battlefield and completing primary and secondary missions to accumulate military merit. After reaching enough military merit, they could learn a special Physical Strength conversion skill.
In the world of "Military Road," only those with a military rank above Sergeant Level, upon meeting specific criteria, could learn the "meditation" special skill. This skill allowed the conversion of spiritual power into Physical Strength.
Little Eight thought it was completely unnecessary to talk about skills of the Sergeant Level to a Private like Xia You.
A night passed, "Finally, I can move freely," Xia You opened her eyes. Her Physical Strength had recovered to 35. During her period of rest with eyes closed, she was still continuously pondering the actions and dialogues of NPC Maggie and the female soldier, which gave her a rough impression of this world.
"Little Eight, previously you mentioned that the time I am in now is 70 million years ago. Why would there be modern soldiers in this era? Am I and that female soldier on opposing sides?" Xia You's Physical Strength was now sufficient for her escape, and she knew she had to escape quickly.
The bushes around were dimly lit, and aside from the damp trees, there were no shelters. While Xia You was unconscious, her body was covered in dew. Her location had been moved, and there were puddles of accumulated rainwater everywhere.
Little Eight did not answer right away. Xia You spoke again, "Either answer me, or send me to the main battlefield. I did not enter this strange space voluntarily, so you and the game system should both take the corresponding responsibility."
Little Eight listened to Xia You's words, albeit very unwillingly, but did not refute. If it were not for its own oversight, Player Zero would not have had the opportunity to enter this space. As a mere Private, her strength was insufficient to break through the spatial barriers. Only those with outstanding performance on the main battlefield could be sent to the Sub-God Space to undergo further ability training.
"Prehistoric New Era is 70 million years apart from the era Xia You lives in. Prehistoric Society had neither humans nor language; it was an epoch dominated by reptiles. It was only after Earth entered its decline phase and Earthlings had sought new survival environments in outer space without success that they turned their attention to the time millions of years ago, an era before humans emerged. The role you are playing now is that of a soldier in the Government Immigrant Army from the sixth officially sanctioned migration," Though Little Eight was stubborn, it wasn't really malevolent at heart.
In fact, Little Eight and Xia You both understood that the mission assigned to player Zero seemed simple but was actually fraught with dangers. Dealing with Primitive People is easy. Dealing with future humans is difficult. Apart from romantic relationships, one should never compare the past tense with the future continuous tense.
"You should have heard the NPCs addressing you as 'Government Army.' NPC Maggie's faction is the rebel army that entered the New Era through illegal methods like smuggling. The child you saved is an important figure within the rebel army, her parents are paleontologists, and she is able to decipher biological messages through mere eye contact," Little Eight was relatively generous this time, spilling a lot of useful information as if pouring out beans.
"That female Colonel is the head of the rebel army in the Dinosaur Forest area, a Senior Officer, by the way. If she hadn't turned a blind eye before, you wouldn't have had that last bit of Physical Strength left," Little Eight concluded with a bit of mockery towards Xia You.
"If my Physical Strength becomes zero, does that mean I can return to real life?" Xia You pressed further. In the game, there shouldn't be any real death.
"Wishful thinking. Players with zero Physical Strength and zero spiritual power will be directly removed by the system. Even if the player's body returns to reality, they will end up in a vegetative state. Players with zero Physical Strength but remaining spiritual power will be sent back to the beginning of the main battlefield or Sub-God Space. To start over, including Physical Strength data and personal items, would all be halved. I'll remind you once more, don't harbor any illusions. 'Military Road' follows an infinite loop mechanism, it's only through infinite looping that the will of a soldier can be truly honed, eliminating every deserter," Xia You believed that if Little Eight had a physical human form, it would probably be snorting with its nose in the air, breathing like a bull.
Xia You loathed the developers of "Military Road." Infinite looping meant experiencing the darkness again, not to mention the previous tree leeches, Monster Ants, and Moth Dragons, none of which she wanted to experience again.
"Good that you understand. You are still within the Dinosaur Forest. Check the system map and escape as soon as possible. I have at least three sets of methods for you to escape smoothly," Little Eight had already listed a complete set of escape routes. With "her" around, Xia You was guaranteed to escape the rebel camp unharmed and might even have the chance to leave this heart-racing system BUG early.
As Xia You was about to straighten her hunched back, she noticed movement in the vines ahead.
Several numbers entered her mind, "Spider Vine. Physical Strength 50, spiritual power 2, Level: low-grade plant." These messages popped into Xia You's brain out of nowhere.
"Congratulations, you have stimulated Loli Reconnaissance Skill, proficiency: 1/100. This ability was automatically acquired by Private Zero due to the favorable impression of NPC genius little loli Maggie. It cannot be transferred and is upgradable."
Little Eight hummed, "You really hit the jackpot, didn't expect that saving an NPC would grant you a reconnaissance soldier's auxiliary special skill."
In "Military Road," character abilities could be acquired through personal training or through the guidance of characters in the game. However, due to certain restrictions on military types for each player, reconnaissance abilities could only be practiced by Reconnaissance Soldiers or All-Around Soldiers.
"Is this also considered a system BUG?" Xia You asked rather inopportunely.
Little Eight exploded on the spot, "How many BUGs can there be? Zero, I order you, talk less, eat more... get more done, and immediately escape from the rebel camp, Dinosaur Forest."