Chapter 186: Chapter 151: My Perfect World
Translator: 549690339
“Laugh my ass off?! Go run laps!”
Daniel Thompson stomped his foot and kicked at Harrison Clark.
Harrison twisted his waist, forming a C-shape, avoiding the kick just in time. Not giving Daniel a chance to continue his outburst, Harrison took off running. After running a couple of steps, he remembered that he didn’t know how many laps he had to run.
He didn’t look back, but shouted: “Instructor, how many laps do I have to run?” “A hundred laps!”
Harrison Clark: What the f***!
He stumbled a bit.
Having the standard suddenly raised to this level, he felt a bit dizzy and couldn’t react right away.
Add another hundred! You’ve only got twenty minutes! If you’re late, you can forget about eating lunch today!”
Daniel’s devilish laugh echoed behind him.
Harrison shrugged his shoulders and looked around again.
Each lap of the field was four hundred meters, and two hundred laps added up to eighty kilometers.
This meant that he had to finish eighty kilometers in twenty minutes, which was equivalent to two marathons.
In the 21st century, the human marathon limit was about two hours.
Now, as a new recruit instructor, Daniel casually issued a punishment requiring Harrison to run eighty kilometers in twenty minutes.
It’s simply outrageous!
With his current gene awakening rate of 31.77%, running eighty kilometers in twenty minutes would be quite a challenge and require his full effort.
But Harrison was not angry; instead, he was happy.
If Daniel dared to give such an order, then other new recruits on the field could probably do it too.
Human physical strength had increased again!
As usual, after figuring out his surroundings, Harrison’s next step was to assess the level of technology by observing the flying vehicles in the sky and the equipment used by the old soldiers training on the field.
However, after glancing around, Harrison felt as if he had been hit on the forehead by a hammer.
Looking around, there was nothing of technological value in the base except for several towering skyscrapers.
Even those skyscrapers were nothing special, other than being tall.
There were no battleships or flying cars in the sky, not even an airplane.
On the other side of the field, a group of people were training, but they were not wearing any equipment and only doing what looked like high-intensity general physical exercises.
In the entire base, apart from The Ben Tower and several tall buildings, there was no modern feeling-on the contrary, it looked picturesque, peaceful, and natural, with a sense of returning to simplicity.
Harrison lowered his head again to examine himself; there was no wristwatch-style intelligent assistant, nor any wearable equipment. He was dumbfounded.
What the hell?
Did I mess up the game so bad that human technology has been wiped out after a thousand years?
We’re screwed.
How can we fight the invaders like this?
Just surrender early, lie down, and die a little more gracefully.
With this kind of sad and angry feeling, he ran the hundred laps.
He was a little late, taking a total of twenty-one minutes and eight seconds.
The others had finished their exercises and left the field.
Daniel hadn’t left; he was standing by the field with arms crossed, waiting for Harrison.
Harrison walked over.
“You’re late.”
“Sorry, Instructor.”
“Overall, not bad, but you could do better. Your gene awakening rate is over 31%, which is above-average among these new recruits. That’s why I thought you could finish within twenty minutes and set a higher requirement for you.” Daniel smiled.
“Ah?” Harrison was slightly surprised.
Meeting such a gentle and understanding Lion on their first encounter was somewhat unexpected.
“Thank you, Instructor. I’ll try harder next time.”
“Alright, you can go.”
“By the way, Instructor, what about my lunch?”
Haha, fool! I was just teasing you. Of course, you can have your lunch. Just
don’t embarrass me in the afternoon theory class.”
“Alright!”
The base felt more alien than ever, and without the help of smart devices, it took Harrison nearly an hour to find his way back to the dormitory.
The soldier’s dormitory was in one of those skyscrapers.
It would take twenty minutes of full sprinting to go from the field to the building.
Yes, this was more than seventy kilometers away.
What really stumped Harrison Clark was that when he arrived at the dormitory building, he couldn’t find the entrance to the stairwell.
What’s even worse was that there was no one nearby, so he couldn’t even ask for directions.
The “illiterate” time-traveler had no choice but to wait on the spot for nearly half an hour before he saw someone running from afar.
When the person saw Harrison Clark, they didn’t coldly turn away but rather gave him a warm and friendly smile.
Harrison returned the smile and surreptitiously learned some new knowledge from the other person.
The man walked up and stood on a metal plate that was arranged on the ground.
Then he just said one word, “Yes.”
Following that, without giving any other commands, the metal plate seemed to automatically recognize his identity and descended into the ground.
Harrison followed suit and stood on it.
Finally, a familiar yet estranged, beautiful female electronic voice sounded in his head.
Private Harrison Clark, would you like to return to your dormitory?”
Harrison nodded, “Yes!”
The metal plate sank down, and railings rose up from the ground at the same time.
“Sensing increased heartbeat and high blood pressure, you are in a tense state. Would you like to re-enable the beginner’s tutorial mode?”
“Yes!”
“For first-time riders of the Standing Shuttle Cabin, please hold onto the railings to avoid falling. The shuttle cabin will accelerate in five seconds. Five, four…”
Poking his head out from the center of the room, Harrison wiped the sweat off his forehead and then stood by the floor-to-ceiling window.
From here, he could see the training field in the distance.
Looking back at the metal plate, he gave a slight sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, although he wasn’t quite sure where the technological advancements had gone in the past millennium, there was still some level of technology present.
However, compared to the last time, this new recruit base seemed to focus more on stimulating the natural physical abilities of the recruits. Thus, many seemingly subtle details contained the purpose of physical training.
The exaggerated distance between the dormitory and the training field, the absence of convenient standing aerial vehicles, and the beastly shuttle cabins that required full force to hold onto the railings to maintain one’s body shape all represented this focus on physical development.
These things were not as convenient as in the past, but their technological content was still high.
Harrison clumsily operated the advanced and high-tech Atomic Instrument in
an attempt to make lunch for himself.
He chose sweet and sour ribs, tomato egg soup, green pepper shredded potatoes, and a bowl of delicious Pizza, totaling four items.
A female voice rang in his mind again.
“The food you have selected is insufficient to replenish your daily consumption, please increase it by eight times.”
“Alright. I want steamed lamb, steamed bear paws, steamed deer tails, roasted duck…”
He rattled off a long list of dishes in one breath.
Smack.
Five seconds later.
The Atomic Instrument’s door panel opened, and a long table automatically extended from inside.
It was indeed the dishes he had ordered. The aroma assaulted his nose, and the dishes were perfectly cooked, as if a master chef had prepared them.
Harrison just wanted to say-
This efficiency is so fast!
So many dishes took only five seconds, maybe even less!
The technological level of this era is amazing.
The synthesis speed of the Atomic Instrument is at least ten times faster than before!
He originally worried that he wouldn’t be able to finish all the food, but half an hour later, he had polished off every last bite.
Burping and rubbing his stomach, Harrison felt content.
After his arrival this time, his body seemed to have been mysteriously modified again in sync with the current era.
Although his gene awakening level hadn’t changed, his appetite and digestive
abilities had seamlessly adapted to the people of this era.
“Smart Assistant.”
“I’m here.”
“From now on, your name is Lucia.”
“Understood, Private Harrison Clark.”
“Just call me Harrison, I know I’m a private.”
“Alright, Harrison.”
“I need to know some information.”
Lucia: “Recognizing the information Harrison wants the most, organizing
information now, organizing complete.”
A screen appeared before his eyes.
Although technology had advanced, it seemed that there was no system for transmitting large amounts of information directly into the human brain, so the traditional method of visual browsing was still used.
Harrison speculated that this might have been to protect the stability and autonomy of the human brain.
He began to read the information.
As he read, the corners of his mouth gradually curved upward.
It s great! This is my perfect world in my ideal state! We succeeded!”
