Sentry: The guide who's getting extra help is very busy today.

With the temporary entrance and exit set up, Shuzao's spiritual tendrils endured the pain and entered Elisai's spiritual landscape.

The method used to rescue Elisai is remarkably similar to the method used to rescue Fu Yuan during the first mission on the 88th floor.

However, this time she was stalling, stalling until Etheris's abilities could be used.

She alone could not save Elisai.

……

When Elisai awoke and opened his eyes, seven heads filled his vision.

My heart skipped a beat—I was terrified.

"Shuzao, did you dye your hair?" He was the first to notice that his personal guide had a few strands of gray hair.

"Hmm, hmm! Elisai, do you want to take a look at Boyou? His hair has turned completely white." Etheris pulled Boyou to take center stage.

We have to mention the biggest contributor!

"Thanks."

Bo You accepted it calmly: "We're all on the 88th floor, so helping each other is only right. I wasn't the only one who contributed."

Before Elizabeth woke up, he had half a minute alone with Shuzao.

He couldn't resist asking out of curiosity, even though he had a vague idea of ​​the answer.

"Shuzao, you could have chosen Xingyao, so why did you ask the doctor?"

"I want to reduce my guilt." Although both are my flesh and blood, the amount of flesh is ultimately different.

The doctor's answer did not make her feel relieved; instead, it increased her guilt.

She won't ask anymore. She's not the kind of guide who's conflicted and unsure of what she wants. On the contrary, she knows exactly what she wants.

"Shuzao... is very honest." She didn't use false reasons to deceive herself, which was heartbreaking.

"Then I'll be more honest. If Elisai doesn't make it through, I'll feel guilty every time I think about it in the years to come, but I won't take out that negative emotion on Xingyao in some other way."

My attitude towards the stars will not change. If it does change, it will only become better than before.

I chose him willingly; he didn't force me to! Isn't that cruel?

She made her point clear before the connection was established, and they accepted it.

She treats each of her assigned sentries well, but in her heart, she actually ranks them.

Xingyao's every word and action is deeply appreciated by her; she can't find fault with him. It would be strange if she didn't show favoritism.

His meticulous care for her was hidden in the smallest details; even in the trivialities of life, traces of it could be found.

If she were to serve water when faced with such auspicious stars, it would be somewhat insensitive to romance.

Bo You asked, she answered, and said so much. Did he understand what she meant?

"It's not cruel, I envy him, I envy Xingyao." But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Shuzao's words were not wrong.

He considered himself to have treated her well, but not to the same extent as Xingyao.

"It seems you haven't seen Yan Yan in so long that you still have the mind to envy Xing Yao."

Let Xu Yan have some fun for a few days, then he won't have time to be envious.

Bo You didn't reply; footsteps sounded at the door.

After a thorough examination by the doctor, Elisai was found to be fine, and the family of eight left the treatment room.

"What happened to the White Pagoda?"

The robot is pruning the potted plants by the roadside; the branches have grown quite thick.

What kind of fertilizer was used?

What cutting-edge technology did the White Pagoda and the central city invent?

Zhou Miao put her arm around Elisai's shoulder: "When Shu Zao saved you, all the flowers, plants and trees in the White Tower were growing at the same time. The White Tower seized the business opportunity and planted vegetable seeds, making a fortune."

The robots are still packing vegetables and transporting them to the city center and other White Towers.

As a contributor, Shu Zao received nearly 20% of the profits.

It's like a pie falling from the sky!

Upon hearing this, Elisabeth's intense gaze fell upon Shuzao, making Shuzao feel guilty.

"It wasn't just me who did it. Go back now, Sen Sen misses you terribly."

Shu left Elisai with her early in the morning and late at night.

Not long after returning home, he learned about what had happened during his coma and guessed most of the details.

Etheris unusually kept his mouth shut, and spoke to Xingyao privately, never mentioning Shuzao's choice that day in public.

Elizabeth spoke first: "Shuzao's choice was not wrong. If I were awake, I would have made the same choice as you."

The deed is done; now he needs to figure out how to maximize his own gain!

He didn't show the bitterness in his throat.

"That's so understanding. Tell me what kind of compensation or reward you'd like?"

She'll give it if she can, and if not, she'll tell him to get another one.

"You're my personal mentor, there's no question of compensation." It would be awkward to offer no compensation.

Shu Zao readily agreed: "If you like me, what will I reward you with? Name a few more."

Elizabeth, knowing what she had left unsaid, added, "You haven't said enough; it wouldn't make sense to reject everything, would it?"

"Hahaha, coming from you, it sounds like I'm being pretty unreasonable."

She is the epitome of one-man rule!

Elizabeth instinctively rested her head on Shuzao's lap and pulled her hand over, their fingers intertwined.

"You did do something really wrong to me." As the memory returned, a smile appeared on his lips.

"Hmm? Tell me about it."

Elizabeth's three red eyes were fixed on Shuzao: "Do you remember when you were pregnant, you made us all sleep naked with you?"

They sleep naked, while she wears a nightgown or pajamas!

They couldn't get out of bed during the night, so they stayed close together. He didn't dislike sleeping naked; he liked the feeling of not being covered by clothes!

After a few months of being seduced by his personal guide's soft body, he was almost driven to his death by the torment.

Stabbing him a few times wouldn't hurt that much!

Later, when Etheris accidentally revealed this in a conversation, they checked and found that without exception, she had ravaged every single sentinel.

He longed for the time when he was exhausted, out of ammunition and food, and needed to sleep, to embrace the moon.

Those opportunities are too few.

"I'm not doing this anymore." She sometimes feels a little embarrassed when she thinks about the many dramatic things she did during her pregnancy.

The unusual brain circuitry is incomprehensible.

"No, it's fine, but could you change it? I'd like to live inside."

Having endured the tough times, there's no reason not to give it a try.

Shu Zao pulled her hand back and patted his face: "No way! You should care about your supervisor a little!"

The dryness upon waking made even the slightest movement feel like sandpaper.

She tried refusing as a visiting guide.

"Just a little bit, is that okay?"

Seeing that he really wanted to try, Shu Zao nodded reluctantly, "Okay, consider it a reward for becoming an SSSS-level Sentinel. Just this once, no more."

How great did he think it would be?

Hmph, what an ignorant sentinel!

"I want it tonight. Didn't you promise a reward?" Elizabeth opened the audio file. "I recorded it."

"I don't have enough confidence to really bring myself to refuse," Shu Zao said, lowering her head and sealing her lips with hers.

He smiled; the director had given his permission.

The positions were reversed, and the room was bustling with activity.

The rewards for advancing to SSSS level are naturally separate!

Elisai and Xingyao took the same medicine that the laboratory had given to Lin Che and Juejian.

We are just waiting for the right opportunity to break through to SSSS level.

After calming down the five personal sentinels who were out on missions, Shu Zao began preparations for Elisa and Xingyao to be promoted to SSSS rank.

Without wasting any time, the two took turns keeping her busy and dizzy.

They took turns occupying my time all day; after I finished with one, I'd go and spend time with the other.

Other sentries helped her spray some scent-eliminating stuff as she came out of the Elisai/Star House.

"Shuzao, why don't you take on the sentries one by one?" Etheris touched her neck tenderly.

Just looking at him makes me feel tired!

"It would take almost a month to do it one by one, which isn't worth it." Even though the hickeys were a bit gruesome, she was mindful of her own appearance and mostly just chatted with people.

They had time to talk privately, and she understood Elisai better than before, and also gained a deeper understanding of the stars.

For example, she easily grasped their preferences, temperaments, and subconscious little actions.

We went inside and started chatting. There was no awkward silence at all. We talked about the past, the future, and mostly about the present.

Let's also say a few words about the baby!

We chatted for a while and then had a passionate conversation, which naturally warmed up our relationship, though it did strain our voices a little.

She planned to watch a romantic drama with Xingyao later to "waste" time, and then do some training afterward.

Etheris: "Good morning, Speaker Nironco will be bringing sentries to the White Tower the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll go home and be with them when I'm done with my 'work.' Yuanli and Fuyuan will stay and wait for you."

This time, she wasn't waiting for Etheris.

"Okay, that's fine."

Shu Zao squeezed Etheris's hand: "You've worked hard." Then, without hesitation, she knocked on the door, opened it, and entered the Starry Room.

"Damn director, can't you stay with me a few more minutes?" he muttered under his breath. He was the only sentry in the corridor at the moment.

The warmth of his palm was still there. He placed his hand on his face and said, "Okay, I'm not angry anymore. She touched my face."

Bethlia finished her personal business and came to see Shuzao, but she had to make an appointment in advance!

"Only four layers remain within the jurisdiction of Maurice Dubonne White Tower," Bethlia said, unable to hide her excitement, but her tone softened as she spoke again.

"The layer of enclosure we cleared before we came back was very strange; entering it could easily lead to a loss of mind..."

Most of the sentries and guides who were brought along perished in that circle.

After listening, Shu Zao asked, somewhat bewildered, "How did our ancestors manage to distinguish between them so clearly?"

Bethlia sensed something unusual: "What do you mean?"

"The circle couldn't be opened before."

Bethlia: "Hmm, and then?"

Hurry up and tell me, I'm getting impatient.

"Since our ancestors were able to distinguish pollutants so clearly, why didn't they put mutually antagonistic pollutants together? They didn't even put pollutants that were related to the food chain together."

They could easily resolve some of the pollutants internally! The leaders in charge of pollutants couldn't possibly be unaware of this.

The separate switch not only confines the pollutants but also indirectly protects them.

Why did they do this?

Tsk! Leaving them to clean up this mess.

"They were locked together, and perhaps by devouring each other they could break through the confinement, so they weren't locked together?"

Shuzao looked at Bethlia: "I hope everything is as you say."

"Commander Shuzao, let's focus on what's at hand first, and think about the rest as we go. Um—" Beslia stopped.

"If you have something to say, then say it. If not, I'll have Fu Yuan see you out."

Beslia blurted out the whole purpose of coming to the 88th floor: "Speaker Nylonko needs you to stay in the White Tower. It's not realistic to wait until you're done before cleaning up the pollutants in the circle."

I'll be going on a mission in a few days and would like to request your personal sentinel to join me.

Yuanli and the others were Shuzao's sentries. She couldn't spare the time to go on a mission, so she came to ask in person to show her sincerity.

There are still several layers in the area under Yuri Ruda White Tower's jurisdiction, so it's a good time to clean up one or two layers.

It's impossible to clean three layers at once; the pollutants in the inner circle are all unpleasant.

Shu Zao didn't rush to agree: "Let me take a look at the list." She had received some information about it yesterday.

Bethelia tapped the light screen.

After carefully reading it, she smiled wryly and said, "I only have five dedicated sentinels at my disposal right now. One of them, like me, can't go out on missions. How many of the remaining four are you planning to keep for me?"

It's not a matter of selfishness; it's that we've sent out fewer dedicated sentries, making it unsafe for them to be out in the field.

You have to be wary of whoever you turn your back to, otherwise you might get tricked.

A hastily assembled team—talking about conscience is deadly!

If too many are sent out, and something happens to the White Tower, she will have to take care of Fuyuan and Elisai, protect the baby, and even have to free up her hands to become a key member of the White Tower team.

They can barely defend!

The reason only Etheris and Fuyuan were left last time was because Nironko had already deployed SSSS and SSS-class sentries to guard the area.

This time, Beslia mobilized the SSSS-level sentinels guarding the White Tower and most of the SSS-level sentinels.

Nironco made no move.

She dared not be as generous as last time.

"Two? One will do too! But I want either Commander Fuyuan or Commander Yuanli." He wanted an SSSS-rank Sentinel!

Shu Zao squinted her eyes; she was feeling sleepy.

"Take another close look at the proposed list. Don't the names look familiar? Most of them have worked for Maurice Dubonne White Tower (both short-term and long-term)."

Bethlia understood immediately, stood up and bowed: "I'm sorry, I didn't think it through. I'll send you the revised list again."

No wonder Shu Zao was so generous last time, sending out five dedicated sentinels, but this time he's not so easy to talk to; it was my oversight.

I didn't pay attention to these details when I selected my sentry and guide.

"Practice makes perfect, Commander Beslia is improving."

She couldn't bring herself to say that she was alright. If she hadn't received prior warning, she would have had to ask Nironko for sentry assistance after the other party left.

What happened next is predictable; Nironko had a legitimate reason to give her the sentry!

The evil Old Ke made her unable to guard against him.

After seeing Bethlia off, Shuzao went to find Elisai, who was sitting on the sofa reading a book.

She sat on his lap, draped lazily over him.

Elisai flopped onto the sofa, placing the book aside.

"You're here. We've been chatting for a long time. Are you tired?" He placed his hand on Shuzao's temples and gently massaged them.

"Fortunately, I just encountered something I can't figure out..."

He's smart, so he'll think about it with her.

Bethlia returned home and summoned her personal sentinels.

"We will reselect the sentries and guides to carry out the mission, and try to avoid the sentries and guides who were previously employed by Maurice du Bonnie White Tower."

Shuzao's exclusive sentinels are useful, and I prefer to add more of her exclusive sentinels to my team.

"Is there a traitor on the list?" Iwatsu sat down opposite Beslia.

"No, three-quarters of the sentries in the team are stationed at Maurice Dubonne White Tower." He had almost emptied the White Tower's top combat force.

"That definitely needs to be changed. Commander Shu, how about sending out a few sentries?"

Bethlia shook her head: "She didn't say it explicitly. I'll send her the revised list later."

"Okay, her sentries are well-coordinated and strong. We should bring in as many as we can."