Lin Zhen transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1920s, becoming a platoon leader in a routed army.
He has thirty battered survivors under his command, fewer guns than men, and no ammunition or food.
Then a System calling itself [Ironblood Military Spirit] awakens in his mind.
The System can give him anything: blueprints, weapons, talent, and technology from another era.
But every item must be bought with "Military Spirit Points."
And there is only one source of Military Spirit Points:
War, death, and choices.
The System issues its first mandatory mission:
"Wipe out the bandits in Fenglin Town within three days. Reward: 100 Military Spirit Points."
Lin Zhen completes it. The System is pleased.
Then the second mission arrives:
"Slaughter everyone in XX City to intimidate the enemy. Reward: [Fighter Jet Blueprint]."
Lin Zhen falls silent.
If he refuses to massacre the city, the System will downgrade, making future wars harder to fight.
If he does it, how is he any different from the people he wants to save?
The System's prompt sounds cold and merciless:
"Host has hesitated for too long. Automatically judged to have 'refused to comply.'"
"Punishment: 2,000 Military Spirit Points deducted. Current Military Spirit Points are below zero."
"System functions downgraded. Some exchange items have been locked."
Lin Zhen breathes a sigh of relief. But he knows this is only the beginning.
The System will grow more and more avaricious.
Sacrificing comrades, abandoning cities, even casting aside his humanity:
Every exchange is a gamble with the devil.
Worse still, Lin Zhen gradually discovers that
this System seems to have an agenda of its own.
It is damaged, out of control, and may even be trying to devour him.
