One Day in Shanghai, China, 2030
In a luxurious residential area, a young man named Liao Yen arrived at his brother's house. However, the house was eerily quiet, appearing uninhabited.
Liao Yen quickly checked inside, but a large black dog stood guard, its expression filled with displeasure towards him.
"This dog... It definitely won't let me in that easily," Liao Yen muttered, furrowing his brows.
For the second time, he pressed the doorbell, but just like before, there was no response from his brother.
"Or is he not home?"
Liao Yen considered turning back, feeling hopeless.
Suddenly, a voice came through the speaker of the doorbell.
"Oh my God, sorry, darling! I overslept!"
His brother's panicked voice came through as he remotely opened the gate.
"Darling?? Hey, it's me, your younger brother, Liao Yen!"
Liao Yen responded, confused.
"What? Ugh, what a waste of time,"
His brother scoffed and slowly began closing the gate again.
"Hey, wait! What do you mean by 'waste of time'? I'm your brother! I need your help—Mother is seriously ill!"
Liao Yen pleaded desperately.
"Mother? Hah, I don't need her anymore."
The gate continued closing.
"W-What? Seriously? Brother, you don't care about your own mother!? How could you become like this?!"
Liao Yen was shocked by his brother's heartlessness.
"I don't care what it takes—I have to get in!"
Liao Yen attempted to force his way inside, but the black dog lunged at him, biting his right leg hard.
He struggled to free himself from the dog's grip, but it was too late—his leg was injured and got caught in the gate.
It took all his strength to pull his leg free, resulting in his pants being torn and his shoe stolen by the black dog.
"Damn it, you bastard of a brother! I swear, I'll pray that you get cursed into a pig one day!"
Liao Yen shouted angrily before walking away with a pitiful expression.
He waited at the entrance of the residential area for a taxi he had ordered. Unfortunately, the taxi company had an event that day, and it was the only affordable taxi service he could use.
Left with no choice, Liao Yen had to walk back to the hospital. As night fell, he considered buying some food for his mother. Just then, his phone rang—it was the doctor treating his mother.
"Hello, Doctor? Why are you calling me?"
Liao Yen asked.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Liao Yen. We did everything we could, but your mother..."
"What? What happened to my mother?!"
"Your mother… could not be saved. The disease has spread throughout her body, and there is no cure for this rare illness."
Liao Yen's mental state collapsed. He cried, filled with grief, anger, and despair. He leaned his head against a wall, mourning his fate.
"If only my life wasn't like this... If only I could be reborn!!"
The moment he uttered those words, he felt dizzy. His surroundings turned white, his vision blurred, and he lost consciousness on the streets of Shanghai.
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Some Time Later…
Liao Yen woke up from his unconscious state, still feeling dizzy, but his awareness had returned.
"Congratulations, Liao Yen! You have obtained a unique system and received a bonus of a unique ability and four golden chests!"
A floating system window appeared before him. The sight was not unfamiliar—he had read about systems in comics before.
"Could it be... I've been reincarnated?!"
He immediately checked his face, noticing that he no longer looked like his old self. To him, his new face was slightly more handsome (though in reality, it was not).
"Hah, my reincarnation wasn't in vain!"
Liao Yen stood up and realized he was in a dense, unknown forest.
"I've read about this before—this is where the MC starts exploring the world and cultivating!"
He said confidently.
Liao Yen was no amateur in reincarnation stories. He had read over 90,000 original reincarnation novels, totaling 2 million chapters. One could hardly imagine how much time he had spent reading his precious comics.
As he walked toward the sun, he checked his system.
"Alright, let's see what system I got!"
A notification popped up, revealing that Liao Yen had obtained the "Tank Cultivation System."
"Wait, what? Why is my system in the form of a military tank?"
Suddenly, a pack of elemental wolves emerged from the bushes, growling menacingly at him. But Liao Yen already knew what to do—he activated his new system.
"Summoning First Tank!"
"Confirm."
A modern military tank with a white metal exterior and a cannon turret materialized before him. However, there were no visible controls, confusing Liao Yen.
Then, the system spoke:
"You can control it by cultivating inside the tank's capsule."
"Alright then,"
Liao Yen replied.
He entered the tank's capsule and began cultivating. The tank moved on its own, gathering fiery energy within its cannon before blasting the elemental wolves. One by one, they fell.
As he cultivated inside the tank, he absorbed mana and Qi from the fallen wolves.
+4 points
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+2 new skills acquired!
Cultivation has evolved!
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The wolves had been consumed, but suddenly, more than 50 dark bears appeared.
The bears attacked simultaneously—one of them leaped onto the tank, scratching its surface. Liao Yen immediately resumed cultivating, initiating the second battle.
The tank fired another fiery blast before unleashing a new skill: Golden Dragon Laser Lv.1
A golden dragon-shaped projectile shot out, piercing through the dark bears. One by one, they fell, turning from predators into prey for Liao Yen.
He absorbed their experience points, rapidly leveling up to Level 17.
His stats increased significantly, and he gained four rare new skills from the bears. Now, his tank was ready for evolution.
"Alright, let's start the evolution!"
"Evolution in progress."
The system deployed a defensive barrier.
Liao Yen cultivated for a long time, accelerating the evolution process. As night fell, he completed the cultivation, and his tank evolved into a Top-Tier Tank.
"Tank Evolution: First Tank > Golden Dragon Tank"
The new tank resembled golden dragon scales, equipped with two super mini rifle guns, a more powerful golden dragon cannon, reinforced dragon-scale armor, and a red dragon sensor capable of detecting and provoking enemies.
Using his new detection ability, Liao Yen sensed a Level 40+ legendary monster— a Vampire Lion ruling the forest.
He fired a Golden Dragon Laser from afar, but it only left a scratch.
"Tch, finally, a worthy opponent,"
The lion spoke.
"Wait, it can talk?!"
Liao Yen was surprised.
A talking monster signified a legendary-tier creature.
The Vampire Lion unleashed a Bloodfire Blast, destroying trees around it. The Golden Dragon Tank managed to withstand the attack.
"Tch, this tank isn't fast enough,"
Liao Yen muttered.
He needed to end the fight before the lion used its full power. The lion charged up a massive Bloodfire Orb, devastating the battlefield.
"Alright, no choice then!"
Liao Yen activated his new skill: Golden Dragon Transformation.
The Golden Dragon Tank transformed into a colossal Golden Dragon, ramming the lion. The dragon's toxic golden fluid burned the Vampire Lion's flesh.
Finally, Liao Yen unleashed his ultimate move: Fivefold Golden Dragon Bite.
The golden dragon roared, biting the Vampire Lion five times with golden fangs, tearing it apart.
"Tch, 'King of the Jungle'? That was too easy!"
Liao Yen scoffed arrogantly.
After absorbing the lion's essence, he reached Level 40 and evolved his tank into the Divine Golden Dragon Tank S.
Later, he grilled his prey's meat and obtained new abilities.
Feeling satisfied, he yawned.
"Hoamm... Today was fun."
He then drifted into a deep sleep.