The Heartthrob Guide: Dodder of S-Class Sentinels

Chapter 197 Rainy Night
Why District Nine singled him out was something Hosen could easily guess without even thinking about it.

With dual S-level mental strength, no matter what that person becomes, they will not be a simple existence.

If he wasn't mistaken, the current king beast of Zone Nine should be Lu Chen.

Advanced Guide mutations are a more troublesome issue than Sentinel mutations. Mind control is their forte, and if they become enemies, almost no one will be their match.

Humans both admire and fear the strong.

While pursuing high-level guides, the group at the White Pagoda were also subtly restraining them.

This is why, even knowing there is a lack of guides, they still indulge those boys and girls in their spoiled, arrogant, and unambitious behavior.

Huo Sen carried Lin Nan to the bed and, while using a towel to dry her body, suddenly grabbed her ankle.

Lin Nan thought he wanted to lick her again, but he didn't do anything; he was just playing with her.

"Do you also think I'm wrong?" Hosen suddenly asked.

This was a problem that had troubled him for many years.

He has always been strict with Xiang Xiang, and he was well aware of the many complaints from the outside world.

If Lu Chen hadn't pushed that person too hard back then, or hadn't forced him into the contaminated area, perhaps he would have become a great legendary guide by now.

If... or perhaps...

Over the years, he has made countless plans.

He can't escape the connection to this matter no matter what.

"I don't know." Lin Nan thought for a moment and answered him seriously, "Even if I knew whether it was right or wrong, what difference would it make? What has already happened will not change."

She gently stepped on his foot and continued, "Instead of dwelling on the past, you should think about what to do next. Director, you've been very strict with me too. Do you regret it?"

“I don’t know either. But—” The man gently kissed her ankle, then slowly opened it—and placed it on his shoulder…

"I want you to become strong... even if it means climbing over me to get ahead..."

"The world has changed, and no matter where you are, you are never absolutely safe."

"If you ever find yourself in danger in the future, it's best if someone helps you; but what if no one does..."

The tall man slowly bent down...

"I hope you will have the ability to protect yourself at that time."

"..."

Before she lost consciousness, she heard his last words of advice.

Suddenly, a heavy rain began to fall outside. The sound of water violently pounded against the branches, and the fallen leaves on the ground swelled up from being soaked in the rain. One of the leaves was blown up by the wind and drifted into the window that was not closed tightly. A frantic figure flashed across the glistening surface of the leaf before returning to silence. It only stayed there for a short while before being helplessly swept away by the wind again...

Lin Nan's mental strength officially entered the A-level during this rainy night.
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The Gaelingde station in District 2 is the oldest green-skinned station in any city today.

It is said that it has existed here since the beginning of human turmoil. Due to its unique and advantageous geographical location, it has been spared from the destruction of war. For more than five hundred years, it has stood quietly, witnessing the rise and fall of human civilization.

Lin Nan carried only a simple suitcase and mingled with a group of ordinary people as she boarded the green train bound for District Nine. Like Lin Nan, the other passengers carried large and small bags, and family members seeing her off lingered on the platform, some even secretly wiping away tears.

These days, leaving the safe zone for a long trip means a life-or-death separation, and it's very likely that you'll never see each other again.

However, due to the pressures of life, they still embarked on this path.

Sitting next to Lin Nan was a handsome boy, but he seemed a bit spoiled. He had already cried three times in less than ten minutes.

He kept crying and wiping his nose with tissues. When he finally ran out of tissues, he couldn't help but tearfully ask Lin Nan for help, "Miss, do you have any tissues? I'd like to borrow one."

Lin Nan looked at his face, which was almost red from wiping it, and silently handed him a pack of tissues.

"Thank you, I'll buy a new pack and return it to you later."

"no need."

"That won't do. These tissues are very expensive. One pack costs almost as much as my daily food expenses."

what?
Lin Nan was taken aback. Was her tissue really that expensive?

These are basic supplies provided by the college. She used to use these tissues to wipe her hands after using the toilet because they are soft and durable, so she liked using them. She brought a pack with her this time.

Since it was her first time traveling far from home, she wasn't quite sure what prices were like in this world, but a pack of tissues cost as much as a person's food for a day—that was just too outrageous.

No matter how expensive it is, it's just a tissue.

"This contains silk, it's a premium product from District Nine, specially supplied to nobles or important figures in the White Tower. Ordinary people like us don't need it. Are you a noble, sister?"

Because Lin Nan is currently in a mental shielding state, she disguises her aura as that of an ordinary woman, which is why she is not so conspicuous among this group of people.

If it weren't for this pack of tissues, the little boy wouldn't have noticed her.

“My boss is an aristocrat, and I’m just a maid. This is a bag that my boss asked me to take with me before I left home.”

"Oh, no wonder." The little boy stopped crying. He sniffed and handed the tissue back to Lin Nan. "Then, sister, you keep it safe. Also, keep an eye on your bag so that no one else sees it."

After saying that, he lowered his voice a few decibels, leaned closer to Lin Nan, and said, "Those who can get on this train are not good people. Be careful."

After listening, Lin Nan blinked and asked what it meant.
“Who would want to go to District Nine now? All the people in this bus were bought out by the central government at a high price and sent there to do logistics. I heard there is a riot there, and there is no basic order. No one is doing basic work, so the higher-ups spent a sum of money to transfer some poor people from their families to do the work.”

"But rather than doing work, everyone knows that this trip is a one-way trip. The people here are all desperate criminals, capable of anything. If they knew that even the tissues in your bag were so expensive, they would definitely think there were more valuable things inside and come looking for trouble."

So that's how it is. Lin Nan subconsciously hugged the bag in her arms tighter.

I realized once again that this is no longer the peaceful era we once knew.

Society as a whole has regressed drastically because a large amount of land has been polluted, and there is a lack of farming and basic manufacturing, resulting in many people now living in a state of food insecurity and cold.

Poverty can trigger huge social problems, and social problems can bring out the worst aspects of human nature.

Lin Nan's eyes then curiously fixed on the little boy who seemed out of place among the others, and she asked, "And you, are you also going there to work?"

Nothing happened, we're being very serious, and the author is very innocent.