Playing the Eighth Route Army, the system is forcing this on me?

Chapter 55: New Skill That's Incredible!

At the entrance of the police station.

Yi Zheng stopped in his tracks.

A grandmaster?

The name itself sounds impressive.

He silently recited the skill name in his mind, and the detailed description immediately appeared on the panel.

[The Grandmaster: When your opponent is a minor, your martial arts skill will always be three levels lower than theirs.]

When your opponent is eighteen years old or older, your martial arts skills will always be three levels higher than theirs.

As Yi Zheng looked at the two lines of text, his brows furrowed.

Three levels lower.

Three higher realms.

He read it again.

If the other party is a minor, you can never beat them.

Once the other person is an adult, you will always be able to crush them.

Isn't this the ultimate form of bullying the weak and fearing the strong?

Yi Zheng's lips twitched.

That makes sense, though.

Given his prime physique, most minors wouldn't pose any threat to him.

On the contrary, the second entry states that once an opponent turns eighteen, they will always be three realms higher than the opponent.

This is a bit of a bug!

There are three levels, which in reality would be like a college student beating up a kindergartener.

The difference between a father beating his son and a son is like that!

It's just another villain's skill.

It's a bit of a pity.

After all, he hadn't unlocked the righteous skill tree yet.

If the villains' skills are this overpowered, then the heroes' skills must be even more outrageous.

However, on the other hand...

After spending the night in jail, I gained 800,000 popularity points and a new skill.

This deal is a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

Yi Zheng's mind began to stir.

The villains have already accumulated quite a few skills.

With various passive skills and neutral skills, he's already almost invincible.

With the addition of this grandmaster, the upper limit of martial arts has been directly raised.

If the righteous skill tree were designed along a similar line, how powerful would it be after unlocking it?

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became.

There's only one scene left to film for Lao Feng.

We'll do some extra filming later, and we should be able to wrap up soon.

As for the scenes on the other side, they should be finished filming in ten days to half a month at most.

At that point, the path of being a villain will be over.

Next up is the proper track.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to quickly find a film crew that can let me play a member of the Eighth Route Army.

Even being an extra would be fine.

The main goal is to unlock the righteous skill tree as soon as possible.

Money doesn't matter at this point. With the 200 million from Dexian, I've already surpassed most ordinary people.

However, playing a righteous character is not as easy as it seems.

If I keep playing villains, my acting career will be locked in once the industry recognizes it.

Given his current popularity, it's unlikely any director would want him to be an extra.

Fame is a plus for the protagonist.

If this happened to an extra, it would be a disaster.

Which director can tolerate an extra stealing the spotlight from the lead actor?

Yi Zheng is really worried about this.

Another "ding" sounded in my mind.

【Ding. 】

[Host popularity score detected to have exceeded 800,000; review criteria have been relaxed.]

[System Judgment Rule Update: Effective immediately, skill tree experience accumulation will be determined based on the protagonist's/antagonist attributes, no longer limited to Japanese soldiers or Eighth Route Army soldiers.]

Yi Zheng paused for a moment.

So that means it's not limited to war drama production crews?

He went over the notice in his mind again.

I've confirmed that I understood correctly.

In other words, no matter what kind of drama you act in, as long as the character attributes match, you can accumulate experience.

The difficulty level dropped significantly.

At least the range of choices is wider.

There's no need to keep focusing solely on war films.

However, while the rules have been relaxed, the real-world problems remain.

With my current connections and resources, where can I find acting roles?

This is a major flaw.

High popularity does not necessarily mean a wide network of connections.

In Hengdian, you can't get any work if you don't have connections.

Yi Zheng sighed, put his hands in his pockets, and strode towards the police station gate.

The morning breeze felt cool on my face.

He was still thinking about how to proceed next.

"Comrade Yizheng!"

The shouts from behind made him stop in his tracks.

Yi Zheng turned around.

A middle-aged man in a police uniform was walking briskly towards him.

He was in his mid-forties, with a robust build and a kind smile on his square face.

Yi Zheng's gaze fell on the other person's epaulets.

Two silver olive branches gleamed in the morning light.

Judging by the shoulder insignia, this is at the bureau chief level.

Yi Zheng's heart skipped a beat.

The bureau chief came to see me in person?

What kind of operation is this?

He instinctively straightened up, his mind racing.

When they were arrested yesterday, not a single leader showed up.

This morning, the bureau chief came out in person.

Either things have taken a turn for the better.

Either there will be new troubles.

Between the two possibilities, he leans more towards the former.

After all, if there were any serious problems, the person who would come wouldn't be the bureau chief, but the criminal investigation team.

The other person walked straight up to Yi Zheng, with a very sincere smile on their face.

He reached out and took Yi Zheng's hand.

"Young man, I'm really sorry about what happened yesterday."

"Oh, by the way, my surname is Wei, and I am the chief of this police station."

Director Wei's voice carried a hint of apology.

"My two soldiers were incompetent in handling the case, which caused you a bad reputation."

"On behalf of the Hengdian Police Station, I would like to express my sincere apologies to you."

Yi Zheng looked at the bureau chief in front of him, and for a moment he was not sure what the other party meant.

The apology was quite sincere.

But a bureau chief personally apologized to an actor?

This just doesn't seem right.

"Director Wei, you're too kind."

Yi was tentatively speaking.

"Cooperating with the police investigation is also a citizen's duty."

"I just wonder, have the test results come back yet?"

Director Wei's smile froze for a moment.

Just a moment.

Then he patted Yi Zheng's shoulder twice with considerable force.

"It's out! It's out!"

"It's just chicken stewed in water! The lab report clearly states it."

"It was our lab technician who worked overtime all night last night. He got so thirsty from your soup that he was dehydrated and had to be rushed to the hospital this morning."

Director Wei's expression was extremely complex when he said this.

It was as if he were telling an absurd joke, or stating a fact that even he himself found embarrassing.

When Yi Zheng heard this, he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

A lab technician got so craving chicken soup that he became dehydrated?

What kind of accidental workplace injury is this?

He coughed, suppressing his laughter.

"Well... I'm really sorry."

"We should be the ones feeling embarrassed!"

Director Wei waved his hand.

"Alright, let's not dwell on the past."

He changed the subject, his gaze becoming eager.

"Xiao Yi, to make up for the impact this incident has had on you, our department happens to have an event and we'd like to invite you to participate."

Yi Zheng raised an eyebrow.

"What activity?"

Director Wei seemed to have prepared his speech in advance, and he spoke fluently as soon as he opened his mouth.

"An anti-terrorism drill jointly organized by Hengdian Police Station and a district kindergarten."

"We plan to invite you as a special guest to participate in this event with our police officers."

"Interact with the children and demonstrate."

"The TV station will broadcast it live at that time."

Director Wei paused here, observing Yi Zheng's reaction.

"Perhaps, this can help you restore your positive reputation."

"What do you think?"

Yi Zheng did not answer immediately.

He was processing this information in his mind.