350: The Stranger (Part 2)

“Hmm?” Chen Xiaodou looked bewildered, somewhat at a loss.

“Don’t think, just say it!” Old Zhao said fiercely.

“2040.” Chen Xiaodou answered subconsciously.

“Take him away!” Old Zhao laughed, then asked the next person: “Wu Feng, what year were you born? How old are you this year? Don’t hesitate!”

“234 AD! I was born in 234 BC! I am twenty years old this year!”

“BC? Haha, take him away!” Old Zhao still chuckled sinisterly.

Lin Yue didn’t expect such a simple question to stump so many people. Didn’t they do their research beforehand?

“I was born in the eleventh year of The First Emperor, and I am twenty-three years old this year!”

“Not bad, young man, where are you from?” Old Zhao walked up to him and stopped.

“This humble one is Huang Si, from Dazexiang, Qi County, Sishui Commandery. I have an elderly father and mother above me, six siblings in between, and I am the fourth child!” Beads of sweat the size of soybeans continuously dripped from Huang Si’s forehead.

“Not bad, not bad.” Old Zhao laughed, “Perhaps there was a mistake in the arrest; the people below are truly unreliable. Come, This one will personally untie you!”

“I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare, Supervisor, you humble this official too much!” Huang Si let out a heavy sigh of relief!

“Oh, right, what country were you from when you were born?” Old Zhao suddenly asked.

“This humble one, this humble one was a Chu person when I was born, I suppose…” Huang Si hesitated.

“Then at what age did you become part of Great Qin?” Old Zhao’s eyes suddenly turned sharp, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue!

“This humble one… was… was…” Huang Si’s voice faltered, his heart pounding. Who knew at what age he became a Qin person!

His history knowledge had long been returned to his teacher; remembering that Sishui Commandery was formerly Chu territory was just a lucky guess!

“Take him away!” Old Zhao smiled grimly.

Then it was the exact same experience again. This time, the last one was a chubby young man.

“This humble one is Zhao Cheng, born in the city of Xu County, Youbeiping Commandery, in the thirteenth year of The First Emperor. I am exactly twenty-one years old this year.” Zhao Cheng answered neither obsequiously nor arrogantly.

“Not bad, then at what age were you incorporated into Great Qin?” Old Zhao asked sinisterly.

“This humble one was born a Qin person!

Although this humble one lived with my parents in Yan territory when I was young, ever since This humble general can remember, a voice in the depths of my mind has told me that This humble one was born for Great Qin, inherently a person of Great Qin!

Sure enough, Great Qin later dominated the four seas and unified the six states!

This humble one’s childhood dream came true, and then This humble one decisively joined the Army to serve Great Qin!

This humble one lives as a person of Great Qin, and dies as a ghost of Great Qin!

This humble one is loyal only to Great Qin!”

Zhao Cheng held his head high and spoke with conviction!

Time in the barracks seemed to stand still, and everyone remained stunned for a long time!

At this moment, you could hear a pin drop!

“Good lad, you’ve certainly broadened your path!” Lin Yue thought to himself.

Old Zhao was also stunned, then burst into laughter: “Not bad, not bad, a young talent, a young talent indeed!”

Zhao Cheng smiled slightly upon hearing this: “You flatter me!”

“It is This one’s loss that I only get to meet such a young talent today!” Old Zhao said with a look of regret.

Zhao Cheng merely cupped his hands, neither obsequious nor arrogant.

“Oh, right, you are twenty-one this year, so what is your zodiac animal?” Old Zhao asked.

“Zodiac?” Zhao Cheng was startled. What zodiac?

“Haha, you don’t remember the twelve zodiac animals?” Old Zhao asked.

“Oh, you mean that. Of course, I remember. I am a…” Just as Zhao Cheng was about to speak, his voice faltered. In reality, he was a pig, but for his ‘fictional’ identity in the game, he truly couldn’t remember what he should be!

“Haha, take him away.” Supervisor Old Zhao said, his eyes sharp.

“I remember, I’m a pig! I’m a pig!” Zhao Cheng said anxiously. He wanted to take a gamble; with a one-in-twelve chance, he might be safe!

“Haha, you look like a pig.” Old Zhao chuckled disdainfully, then said to Lin Yue: “General Lin, you two are the same age. You tell him, what should his zodiac animal be?”

Lin Yue looked into Old Zhao’s eyes, his heart trembling. He hadn’t paid attention to this either!

Normally, he could calculate it, but this was thousands of years ago. Even if his CPU burned out in this short time, he couldn’t figure it out!

At this moment, Supervisor Old Zhao and the trembling Zhao Cheng were both looking at Lin Yue, and the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

“A tiger!

This general of mine always says he has a tiger’s personality, which matches his zodiac sign!”

A voice came.

“Wang Zhi?” Lin Yue looked in the direction of the voice, only to see Wang Zhi stepping in.

Then Wang Zhi presented a letter to Old Zhao: “Lord Zhao, our unit found five people, and they have all been brought outside the tent, awaiting your orders.”

“Hmm, not bad.” Old Zhao nodded in satisfaction.

“Then This humble general will take my leave.”

“Go.” Old Zhao waved his hand and smiled.

Then Wang Zhi pushed Lin Yue and walked out. Only after they were far away did he say: “Stay away from him in the future; he’s a viper.”

“Why are you back?” Lin Yue asked with a smile, still feeling a bit of cold sweat on his back.

“We caught five brothers, but I didn’t expect them to be outsiders.” Wang Zhi sighed.

“Then when are you leaving?” Lin Yue asked.

“Immediately.” Wang Zhi said in a deep voice: “The Army has been unstoppable all the way; I expect they will be back soon.”

“That’s good.” Lin Yue nodded.

“Actually, I came back this time for something else…”

“Here.” Lin Yue pursed his lips, handing Wang Zhi two boxes of iced Sprite from his spatial ring.

Wang Zhi was overjoyed at the sight, put the two boxes of Sprite into his spatial treasure, then flipped onto his horse and said:

“Farewell!”