nucmednet Chapter 194 The Awakening of the Super Guide (9)
Chapter 194 The Awakening of the Super Guide (9)
[6058: As you know, Sentinels have more developed senses, but if a Sentinel forcibly mobilizes more mental energy than they can control, they will enter a berserk state. In this state, a Sentinel is essentially a weapon, but equally dangerous for the Sentinel themselves.]
[6058: Without timely guidance from a guide, they will fall into a trance after exhaustion, or even into a spiritual abyss, never to awaken again.]
At this point, without 6058 needing to explain further, Jingli understood completely.
In this world, the ratio of guides to sentinels is too far apart. It is almost impossible for a high-quality guide to pair up with a sentinel one-on-one. They can only assist as many sentinels as possible through instruments.
However, according to the knowledge Jingli received, the higher the sentinel's mental strength level, the more dependent they are on the guide. With the support of technology, simple mental comfort is nothing, and if they trust each other enough, entering the mental landscape once or twice is not a big deal.
However, if the sentry is subjected to multiple deep-seated guidance sessions, he will become dependent on the guide and will find it difficult to accept guidance from other guides. He will either seek a guide to bond with or rely on the white film to survive and wait for death.
This is extremely dangerous in this world. Therefore, the first rule of Sentinel admission is to never overstep one's bounds and use mental power unless absolutely necessary.
However, the Tiger Team was already in a desperate situation. When 007 came down from the battlefield, he had almost stepped into the black hole of his soul, and his mental image was on the verge of collapse. Their guide, 009, was anxious to alleviate his condition and tried to enter 007's mental image with an instrument. However, as soon as he connected, he felt a stinging pain from the depths of his soul.
003, who was standing nearby, quickly severed the connection between the two, but 009 was unconscious for a long time as a result.
At this point, this experience was sealed away by both the military region and the school, and 007's file was marked with a label—High Risk.
007 was one of the most promising Sentinels in Bluestone Kingdom at the time. The research institute went to great lengths to find countless guides to help him channel his spiritual energy. They even considered having someone whose spiritual power could resonate with 007's, so that guide could unite with 007 and at least save his life.
But things backfired.
All the guides in the entire Blue Stone Kingdom with a mental strength of B or above tried to get close to 007, but their mental bodies were completely unable to approach him.
007's spiritual form is a snow-white tiger. The originally docile tiger has been in a frenzied state since 007 fell into a coma. Its eyes have turned blood red, and it will not allow anyone to get close to the spiritual form.
In the end, the research institute developed a special instrument that allowed 009 to remotely help 007 appease the white tiger.
But that's about it.
007's spiritual body fell into a deep sleep along with 007. When he woke up again, his spiritual power level had dropped to A-, and there was even a trend of it continuing to decline.
Yan Jiu helplessly stated that 007's mental state was in very bad shape, and he was currently relying entirely on his own strength to hold on. If a solution could not be found, 007's mental state might completely collapse, leaving him with a void in his soul and no possibility of ever waking up again.
007's rise to fame also became his death knell.
Jingli was stunned for a long time after hearing this.
A sentinel on the verge of death, a guide in dire need, a precarious situation.
The world, though seemingly within their control, is far more dangerous than they imagine.
[Keiri: Can I help him?]
[6058: You definitely can, but helping him now would only be a temporary fix for him.]
Jingli did not express her opinion.
He could understand 6058 with just a little thought.
007's situation is such that without a matching guide to fully integrate with him, his condition will only get worse.
However, given his high initial level, once the guide is fully integrated with him, it is unlikely that he will be able to provide even slightly deeper guidance to other sentinels.
Therefore, from a cost-effectiveness perspective, the best outcome would be to have a guide of a slightly lower level paired with 007.
In this way, Jingli has been excluded.
Jingli is the highest-level guide known in this world. Given the scarcity of guides, the nation would never allow him to bond with any Sentinel, let alone 007.
They are like weights placed on opposite sides of a scale. Jingli's strength alone can revitalize countless Sentinels in the future, but 007 is just 007, an excellent Sentinel with unlimited potential but born at the wrong time.
007 is destined to become a discarded asset.
Thinking of this, Jingli felt extremely choked up.
Just minutes earlier, when they were speculating that 007 was Mr. Yuan who had joined the cause, Jingli was happy that the two of them were no longer on opposing sides like in the previous world.
Little did they know that just minutes later, their fates would be intertwined with the survival of the nation.
Even a slight shift in one direction could jeopardize the fate of the entire nation.
Jingli is selfish; he wants to save his lover.
But his lover would not give up on this world.
Therefore, Jingli could only suppress her inner pain and focus on solving the world's problems first.
[Keiri: We have two more years, no, less than a year...]
According to the diagnosis given by Yan Jiu in the file, if a way to repair 007's mental state cannot be found, he can live for at most another ten years.
Seven years have passed since the incident, and 007 is only twenty-two years old now.
With frequent battles, 007 couldn't just stay behind the scenes. He carried the responsibilities of a sentinel and the captain of the strongest squad in Blue Stone Country, and remained active on the front lines.
The manipulation of mental energy will repeatedly impact his mental landscape, thus shortening the time he spends trapped in the black hole.
Jingli fell silent.
003, who was leading him, noticed Jingli's fluctuating emotions and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
Jingli shook her head and said perfunctorily, "Compared to the seniors, I'm still too green."
003 didn't expect him to say that, and laughed, "You've only just awakened, and you've already done a great job!"
After saying that, he added in a low voice, "I'd love for you to join our team right now..."
He heard it in the scene, but pretended not to.
Schools have their own regulations, and the military has its own arrangements. Guides like Jingli, who are rare to find, most likely don't have the power to choose their own path.
But once we improve our strength, we might be able to give it a try.
Jingli secretly listed the information she currently had in her mind and made a plan.
First, the ratio of sentinels to guides in this world is unbalanced, which directly leads to guides becoming a resource to some extent. High-quality guides may be sought after by multiple countries, which is one of the traps and is detrimental to Jingli's identity.
Secondly, Blue Stone Kingdom does not have any self-awakening Sentinels and Guides. All Sentinels and Guides require the catalysis of the Research Institute. This measure consumes a lot of upgrade resources, but if it is not done this way, Blue Stone Kingdom will not be able to compete for more resources, thus falling into a vicious cycle.
The third point, derived from the second, concerns the relationship between spiritual entities, spiritual power, and pollution. It is known that shadows and pollution have a heightened impact on the emotions of ordinary people in other worlds, and emotions are related to the spirit. Could we then deduce the relationship between pollution and awakening? This might be the key to breaking the deadlock.
Therefore, the key to saving the world lies not in overcoming numerous obstacles to rescue 007's mental vision, but in breaking down the contradictions in this world.
Both of these are major projects, and Jingli plans to pursue both projects simultaneously.
In addition, 6058 also proposed another line.
[6058: The existing white pills are generally ineffective. Assuming the sentinels' mental riots are similar to the emotional agitation caused by pollution, could your energy also help them?]
The so-called "white pills" refer to pills containing pheromones. These pills can mimic the pheromones emitted by guides to soothe sentinels and are a life-saving medicine for most sentinels in this world.
6058 has the production process for other world films. If he can find a way to integrate the energy from the scene into them and send it to 007 and other high-level Sentinels, these Sentinels might have an easier time.
Having made plans, Jingli decided to start with these three lines.
Seeing that Jingli didn't speak, 003 silently escorted him back to school.
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【small theater】
Yan Jiu: If you want to survive, you need to find a guide to partner with.
007's Tiger: No! I only want my wife! Roar!! ???(＞?＜)???