Republican Era: I’m the Shame of Whampoa, and I’ve Been Bluffing from the Start

Modern-day soldier king Chen Jue transmigrates to a military academy in 1924, where he's infamous for always ranking near the bottom in theory and passing out during training every day. Everyone calls him "Chen the Runner"!

Everyone thinks he's a hopeless case and humiliates him without restraint.

The Japanese see him as a joke, while warlords across the land treat him as if he doesn't exist.

But nobody knows that Chen Jue has already bound himself to the Strongest Warlord System!

From the start, he tricks the future Young Marshal into handing over a fortune in Fengtian funds, then builds the strongest arms factory in the south!

While everyone assumes he's embezzling military funds and lining his own pockets, a devilish army is quietly taking shape at his secret base.

While the various warlords are still fighting tooth and nail over a few lousy rifles, Chen Jue's tide of tanks is already rolling across the plains!