Early in the morning of March 31, a notice suddenly appeared on the bulletin board of the sanctuary: "Tomorrow, the commander-in-chief of the three federal armies, Qin Xiao, will visit the Guide Academy and the Sentinel Academy. Please make preparations to welcome him."
This piece of news caused a huge stir. The teachers and students of the two colleges were like a collective injection of chicken blood. They were so excited that they cleaned up the dormitories and classrooms. The whole college was as lively as the New Year. The campus was full of people talking about the marshal.
My roommate Qin Tian said excitedly: "Marshal is my idol, and he has the same last name as me. Maybe we were a family hundreds of years ago!"
Camilla blushed and said, "He is also my idol!"
Qi Xiaoluo raised his hand weakly: "I don't know much about the military. What kind of person is the marshal?"
Qin Tian danced with joy as he recounted: "The Qin family made great contributions in the battle to quell the Sentinel Rebellion. The family genes are particularly excellent. Over the past few hundred years, they have produced two marshals. I heard that the current marshal's mental strength has reached S!"
Camilla was surprised and asked, "S? Is it stronger than Professor Mo Wei who is S-level? Is this the highest mental power at present?"
"Yes. I've also heard of S, but I've never seen one." Qin Tian looked at Yu Ran and said, "Brother Ran, do you know Marshal Qin Xiao?"
Yu Ran said, "I heard General Lu say something. A few years ago, the four major legions of the Federation had some friction and almost went to war. It was only under the mediation of the marshal that peace was maintained... This is also the reason why all previous marshals have been guided."
Camilla suddenly realized: "The guide's brain works quickly and can dispel the negative emotions of the sentinels. It is indeed more reliable for the guide to serve as the marshal."
Qin Tian concluded: "So, the significance of the Marshal's existence is actually to be the highest think tank of the military?"
Yu Ran nodded: "That's about right. The marshal doesn't have to lead the troops himself, so the physical fitness and combat effectiveness are not required. The military affairs are complicated, and the generals may have conflicts of opinion at any time. Only the guide can arrange everything as the supreme commander. Of course, the military is not decided by the marshal alone. Many important decisions need to be decided by the four generals and the marshal."
Camilla joked, "Did General Lu tell you all this?"
Yu Ran coughed lightly and embarrassedly: "Yeah. He did tell me some things about the military. Do you want to hear it?"
The three of them said in unison: "Yes!"
So, the roommates sat together, listening to Yu Ran telling them stories about the military with great interest. They talked until the early morning, and then everyone reluctantly went back to their rooms to sleep.
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A day later, Marshal Qin Xiao came to the sanctuary with his guards. He first went to the Sentinel Academy next door for inspection, and then came to the Guide Academy in the afternoon.
This time, the marshal made a special request to meet with the students, and each class selected two representatives to gather in the auditorium. Representatives from Class A, Class B, and Class C talked to him in batches.
The students in Class C were almost crying with excitement.
"Oh my god, do we C-level guides have a chance to meet the marshal?"
"He hasn't forgotten about us rookies!"
“Who would be so lucky?”
"Yu Ran from Class 107 will definitely be able to go. He is the top student in our Class C!"
At this time, in Class 107 classroom.
Teacher Ai Qi walked up to the podium and said: "Choose two representatives to meet the marshal. Everyone, come and vote and write down the two names you want to recommend."
Yu Ran received almost 100% support. Another candidate was Qin Tian, who had a lively personality and a teddy dog spirit. He had a good relationship with many classmates, and more than 20 people voted for him.
When Qin Tian heard his name, little Teddy ran around excitedly and almost jumped up.
Yu Ran and Qin Tian were taken to the auditorium by the teacher.
The student representatives of Class C gathered together, there were several hundred of them. At this time, warm applause broke out in the auditorium of the Class A representatives next door.
Qin Tian whispered, "It seems that the meeting of Class A has just ended. He will go to Class B next. When will it be our turn?"
Yu Ran said: "Don't worry, he will definitely come, just wait."
Qin Tian was restless, and the other student representatives were also a little nervous. After all, Yu Ran was the oldest and seemed calmer than them.
About half an hour later, the door of the auditorium was pushed open.
A gray-haired old man walked in gracefully. He was wearing a specially made dark green military uniform and a gold medal with a horizontal bar and five stars on his shoulder, representing his supreme commander position in the military.
He looked over 60 years old, but he walked with an upright posture and a warm smile on his face. He had the dignity of a soldier, but he did not give people the oppressive feeling of a high-ranking sentry. Instead, he looked kind and friendly.
There was warm applause at the scene, and many students clapped their hands red with excitement.
Qin Xiao stood still on the big stage, smiled and pressed his right hand. When the applause stopped, he took the microphone and said, "Hello, students. I am the Federation Commander Qin Xiao. I came to inspect the Guide Academy today. I mainly want to understand the students' study and life. I hope you are not scared by me."
This sentence immediately made the atmosphere at the scene much more relaxed.
Dean Xie, who was accompanying him, asked, "Marshal, for the student representatives of Class C, are we still going to follow the previous arrangement?"
Qin Xiao nodded, looked at the students below the stage, and said: "As guides, we speak not only with our mouths, but also with our spirit. I have always believed that the expression of the spiritual world is more sincere and honest - so, next, let us communicate with our spirit."
As soon as he finished speaking, several beautiful jellyfish suddenly appeared beside him. Those jellyfish continued to multiply and spread, and in the blink of an eye, they floated over the entire auditorium like flying catkins.
Those jellyfish were so beautiful that the original auditorium seemed to have turned into a vast ocean. The students could feel the mysterious and powerful force coming from the depths of the ocean.
The Marshal's spirit body is a rare deep-sea jellyfish.
In front of these deep-sea jellyfish, the spirit bodies of the C-level guides were so ashamed that they were embarrassed to raise their heads.
Qin Tian's usually naughty little Teddy Bear shrank his neck in fear, and Yu Ran's little white fox also huddled up and shivered.
However, the jellyfish did not show any aggression. Instead, they were gentle and tolerant. Their tentacles gently touched the students' spiritual bodies to show their friendliness.
The spirits seemed to be wrapped in sea water and were no longer afraid of it as they were at the beginning. The students' nervousness also gradually disappeared.
Qin Xiao said gently, "Let's go in rows. Students sitting in the first row, I will touch you with my spiritual tentacles and bring you into my spiritual vision to chat with me... Don't be nervous, relax yourself, you know, the spiritual dialogue between guides is the most intuitive and fastest. Our brains are always faster than our mouths."
There was laughter all around.
The guide's thinking speed is indeed several times or even dozens of times that of ordinary humans, and sometimes his mouth really can't keep up with the brain.
Qin Xiao stretched out his right hand, and saw dozens of blue thought tentacles condensed and released from his palm. Thin blue lines quickly spread out, and the suction cup-like tips gently stuck to the foreheads of the students in the first row.
In the boundless deep sea, all kinds of beautiful jellyfish float in it, and there are countless water plants, seaweeds and corals on the seabed... Such a magnificent underwater world makes the students with C-level mental power stunned.
Is this S's guide
The spiritual picture is so vast and so huge.
What surprised everyone even more was that they seemed to have turned into mermaids, with transparent bubbles covering their bodies, swimming freely in the ocean world.
A gentle voice came in my ears: "Students, if you have anything to say, feel free to use your mental power to talk to me."
Guides below S level can only have mental conversations with one person connected to their mind tentacles.
And pulling a group of people into one's mental picture at the same time, using powerful mental power to talk to multiple people at the same time, and forming a mental meeting - this is the terrifying power of Guide S.
No wonder the military’s meetings are so efficient every time. Several generals are pulled into the sea of spirit by the marshal.
Qin Tian was the first to speak excitedly: "Marshal, I have admired you since I was a child!"
The classmate next to him said, "Marshal, my dream is to join the army, but unfortunately I am only a C-level guide with very limited abilities. What should I do if I can't get into the military academy?"
Qin Xiao's voice was filled with laughter: "C-level guides don't have to underestimate themselves. There are also a large number of C-level sentinels waiting for your help. The military is building a military academy specifically for training C-level guides. When you graduate, this academy should be able to officially enroll students. Students can consider applying."
“Oh my god, that’s great!”
There were many excited cheers from students in the ocean.
Suddenly, a cold voice asked, "Marshal, the imbalance between guides and sentinels has always existed. I heard that there are many sentinels on the front line who have never received treatment from guides in their entire lives. How can this problem be solved?"
The person who speaks with spiritual power is Yu Ran.
Since Yu Ran is a well-known academic master in Class C, he is serious and hardworking, and is often mentioned as a role model by the head teachers of each class. Everyone here knows him. After hearing this question, everyone fell silent and waited for the Marshal's answer.
Qin Xiao smiled and said, "That's a good question. What's the name of this classmate?"
"My name is Yu Ran, and I'm the monitor of Class 107."
Qin Xiao said patiently: "We have been trying to solve the problem of the imbalance between guides and sentinels. In fact, with the healing ability of guides, once they become proficient, they can heal more than a dozen sentinels in one day. However, there are too few guides joining the army at present. Many children would rather work in leisurely units after graduating from the sanctuary, so they apply for other majors. To solve the problem from the root, we still have to increase the enrollment scale of guide soldiers."
After hearing this, the students finally understood why the Marshal came to inspect - he was here to promote the enrollment of the new "C-level Guide Military Academy" in the hope that more students would apply to the military academy.
Deep in the ocean, Yu Ran, like other students, was floating in a transparent bubble, with a blue thought tentacle connecting the bubble. All the students were listening to the Marshal talking about the new school, but no one knew that in Yu Ran's mind, there was another mental conversation as fast as a storm -
"Several communications experts from the information department of the Investigation Division came and cracked the code used by you and Adeline to communicate. On the day of the banquet, luckily you reacted quickly and understood the hints I gave you, so you were not exposed."
"Were the generals from the military sent by you?"
"That's right. The reconnaissance department has deployed a full network on the capital planet to intercept all coded information from unknown channels. I used the military's secret order to contact you. Although the message was not intercepted, it was not safe enough. In a hurry, I could only find a way to get a few generals to join in the fun at the banquet. I believe you can sense that something is wrong and stop in time."
"… Thank you for your secret reminder." Thinking of the experience that day, Yu Ran also felt very thrilling. Sure enough, someone was secretly helping him.
"You've given them the information, right? What are your plans next?"
"I met Adeline's superior." Yu Ran paused, then continued, "But he should be a stand-in. He was wearing a mask and his voice was mechanical, so he didn't reveal any identity information. That person was very vigilant, and apart from Adeline and her siblings, I can't find a third person who knows his identity. They are all hiding in the dark, and it's not easy to eradicate them completely."
"You must be careful. Once they notice something is wrong, you may die at any time!" The old man's voice was somewhat stern.
"I know. I want to further gain their trust. Their experiment has reached a critical stage, and they need to use S-class sentinels as experimental samples. They chose Lu Zexuan, and I am the best person to get close to Lu Zexuan."
"… So, you want to join the Falcon Force?"
"Yes, Lu Zexuan wants me to accompany him as a guide. He has submitted a special approval application. This was told to me by the masked man. The military must have their insider, and he knows all the military's movements."
"I can't predict the extent of their infiltration." Marshal Qin Xiao's voice was filled with helplessness. "This organization has been dormant for many years, and they have people in all areas of the Federation. Including Zhu Tianyi's men in the Investigation Department, there are also their spies. However, it will be difficult for me and you to keep in touch in the future, and it is even more impossible for us to meet in private. From now on, you must be cautious."
"I understand. I will be careful." Yu Ran said calmly, "When I pretended to be injured and contacted their contacts, I let them know that the nine-tailed fox has the ability to become invisible and transform. They all thought that the little white fox was the transformed appearance of the nine-tailed fox and could only do the simplest mental treatment. They didn't know that I actually have two spiritual bodies - this is my only trump card."
Attack wizards can also do the simplest basic treatment, which is a compulsory course for all wizards in the sanctuary.
Some high-level spiritual entities have indeed evolved the ability to transform. The nine-tailed fox is the king of the fox clan, so it makes sense that it has evolved the ability to transform.
Yu Ran first summoned the nine-tailed fox, then instantly took it back and summoned the white fox, telling those people that the "nine-tailed fox can transform." To outsiders, the white fox was the nine-tailed fox.
He had never had the nine-tailed fox and the white fox appear at the same time. Therefore, no one thought that he had two spiritual bodies - after all, in people's cognition, each guide would only have one spiritual body.
The white fox has S-level healing ability, and the nine-tailed fox has S-level attack ability. Yu Ran is the first SS guide evolved in the history of the Federation.
—And this secret is known by no more than three people.
The Marshal originally sent him to infiltrate the Dark Night Organization because of his dual spirit bodies, which were very suitable for carrying out special missions.
This is a mission where you could lose your life at any time.
It was hard to imagine how many difficulties and hardships lay ahead, but Yu Ran accepted them without hesitation.
He is not afraid of death and is ready to die at any time.
He just hopes to do his best to give thanks to those innocent people who sacrificed their lives five years ago and to those who have been used as living experiments over the years.
Get justice back.
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Volume 2, Part 2, Falcon Legion
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