“Strategist, there's another new recruit kneeling outside the camp gate, saying he wants to join Cao Cao!”
“What’s his name?”
“Xu Tiezhu.”
Xun Yu's hand trembles. “Check the black pages of the roster. Last time he was Xu Daniu, and the time before that he was Xu Ergou!”
Xu Tiezhu transmigrates to the end of the Han dynasty and binds himself to the Old Soldier Sign-In Ledger. He must answer roll call for a thousand consecutive days in the elite camp of the same warlord to activate an incredible reward. But he was born with short legs, gets dizzy on horseback, and dislocates his shoulder when he draws a bow. Every time, just as he gets close to completing his service, he's sent back to his hometown.
The first time he joined Cao Cao, he wept and swore he wanted to serve the lord. The second time, he said the food at home was terrible. The third time, he stood at the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry camp gate with his bedding on his back, and Cao Ren clutched his chest on the spot.
Now it's his fourth time. He's brought a new household registration, a new name, and the location of a new ancestral grave, and he's back to enlist.
Cao Cao sneers. “If we let him into camp again, I'll change the conscription order to read: Those surnamed Xu, with short legs, who like carrying bedding, are never to be enlisted!”
Xu Tiezhu looks down at his status panel:
[Tiger and Leopard Camp sign-in: 994/1000]
Six more days.
He grins. “Chancellor, care to guess whether I'll be back again?”
The writing is quite interesting, with an alternative entry point. Goldfinger is also based on experience.
The writing is interesting but I like to read cool articles