My Apocalypse System Arrives 10 Years Early

”Cheap special effects, dude. You actually believe that?”

”WTF, someone just said it was a blockbuster and that Americans spare no expense, and now you’re calling it cheap special effects?”

”What does spending money have to do with the quality of the effects? Haven’t you heard about the US military-industrial complex? They’ll quote over a thousand US Dollars for a coffee cup and ninety thousand for a small bag of bolts. If you don’t take a cut, and I don’t take a cut, how is Specialist Smith supposed to get his?”

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The Lei and Zhao Families were ecstatic. They had just thrown a celebratory banquet not long ago, and now they had a reason to throw another one.

The Yao Family was, of course, overjoyed as well. The last time, when Yao Yao’s parents wanted to throw a celebratory banquet, an embarrassed Yao Yao had stopped them. This time, however, she had earned an illustrious First-Class Merit and the rank of Lieutenant. Not celebrating would be simply unjustifiable.