The Heartthrob Guide: Dodder of S-Class Sentinels

Chapter 7 The World
They told Luo Xi where they wanted to go. She frowned and disagreed. "Not long ago, there was an accident in District 5. The medical facilities there are inadequate, and many seriously injured sentries were transferred to the central guide station. The personnel situation there has been a bit complicated in the past few days. If possible, we should not go there for the time being."

The injured sentries are emotionally unstable. If they go crazy and hurt them, no one can take responsibility.

Ellie said nonchalantly, "It's okay. Doesn't the guide station have a separate entrance and exit? We can just quietly go in through there without going into the crowd."

"……OK then."

Seeing that she couldn't persuade her, Luo Xi stopped nagging her, started the car and concentrated on driving.

It was the first time that Lin Nan walked out of the school gate. He was very curious about everything outside. He leaned on the car window and watched attentively.

In this era, it seems that everything is built unusually tall. I don’t know if it’s because the country’s land area is shrinking or for some other reason, but the buildings are like towering giants.

Of course, the tallest building is the central white tower located in the center. That white building is also the center of power. It stands majestically on this land and can be seen everywhere.

Lin Nan quietly counted its floors, but every time she reached fifty, she found it difficult to continue. The top of the tower was hidden in the clouds, and that part was equipped with anti-reconnaissance equipment, making it difficult for ordinary people to see clearly. Inside was the office space for the president and senior military officers.

Then, with the central white tower as the center, the outer circle is where the new and old nobles and wealthy people live. Their guide schools, medical clinics, and public entertainment venues are also in this area.

Further out is the residential area for ordinary people, which is also the largest area. Much of the land here belongs to the royal family or the nobles. The common people only have the right to lease, not the right to own. Therefore, many people work hard for a year, and most of their income is handed over to the central government and the nobles.

Lin Nan's host relatives were ordinary farming families. Five hundred years ago, pollutants invaded, causing advanced human technology to regress and disappear. The family worked in the fields 365 days a year, barely scraping by. Later, when Lin Nan became a guide, the relatives finally acquired their own land and wealth.

They should be living happily now.

Thinking of that family, an inexplicable sadness welled up in her heart. Lin Nan knew that this was the original owner's memory, and she had never wanted to mention that obscure memory again.

The guide was a sensitive and emotional person, and her mood swings could easily affect her state. Once her state was affected, the sentries around her could sense it. The horse dog in the passenger seat kept looking back at her, and even Rosie, who was driving, was observing her in the rearview mirror.

Lin Nan quickly adjusted his emotions and locked himself in with a mental barrier.

Beyond the civilian area is the polluted area that everyone hates. Most of the country's soldiers and guides are stationed at the border to resist the invasion of those monsters.

No one knows the exact size of the Contaminated Zone, or how many monsters it harbors. All we know is that it's divided into zones, each with a core boss. Humanity has explored and discovered 108 of them. The Contaminated Zone is dangerous, but it also hides immense treasures, including relics from past eras and surviving weapons. Finding and bringing them to light promises a massive bounty.

Monsters in the contaminated area also produce energy stones, which are said to help sentinels and guides improve their abilities. For example, Lin Nan's current spirit level is E. She can increase her level through combat or by absorbing these wood-type energy stones, reaching the human limit of S-level, but this is extremely expensive.

This is why, even though the contaminated area is so dangerous, there are still thousands of sentinels willing to die there.

"arrive."

At this moment, Luo Xi's voice interrupted Lin Nan's thoughts.

She watched as the car pulled into the main gate of a hospital. After identifying themselves, someone immediately opened a special passage for them. Perhaps due to the accident in Area 5, the hospital was unusually crowded today, even the main gate was packed.

The place with the longest queue was the mental counseling department. From the moment Lin Nan and his friends' car drove in from the main gate to the independent building of the guide office, there was no end to the queue.

"Are the casualties this time really that serious?"

Even Ellie was shocked by this scene.

Although the contaminated area is dangerous, it has not collapsed in a long time.

What happened there?

"The data coming back from the front lines shows 23 dead, 101 seriously injured, and the rest suffering minor injuries. The sentinels' physical injuries aren't serious, and can be healed with a little money spent on a therapeutic device. However, the mental damage can only be slowly alleviated by a single guide. However, the proportion of guides is declining every year, and the lower-level sentinels are finding it increasingly difficult to book appointments, and they can't afford the high fees. So, many can only watch themselves slowly go insane, with no recourse."

When Luo Xi said this, her expression remained indifferent, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her.

In recent years, guides have been brought up to be spoiled. Many of them are unwilling to go to the front line. Instead, they choose to marry with nobles or wealthy people and live a rich and comfortable life.

The country does not require married guides with children to serve in the military, but someone has to provide spiritual counseling to injured sentinels. Therefore, most of the pressure is placed on some guides with humble backgrounds and little say.

Every year, countless guides die from exhaustion at their posts, but it is still difficult to meet the huge needs of the sentinels.

At some point, the sentinels and guides who once formed a united front and fought together have now become polar opposites, in an awkward situation of conflict and opposition.

"Resist the aristocratic monopoly and demand equal distribution of guide resources!"

"Repeal the Noble Rights Act and redress the innocence of the innocent victims!"

Right in front of the car, a parade came up. There were about thirty-four people in it, all very young. Each of them was holding a sign, or two or three people were holding a long banner, and they were coming towards us with great momentum.

"Join us and fight against the dictatorship of the nobility!"

"They've had the guides in their clutches for far too long."

"Support the New Democratic Party!"

"..."

Seeing a group of people coming this way, Luo Qian sighed and moved the car to the side.

(End of this chapter)