After Moore returned to the command room, he sent a message to Lu Zexuan: "I just saw the memory in Yu Ran's mental picture. Not long ago, he witnessed the death of his parents. His spiritual world was stimulated and he awakened to become a guide. He is a poor orphan."
Lu Zexuan replied: "What did the association say?"
Moore: "Let me take care of him first and send someone to pick him up tomorrow."
Lu Zexuan looked at the information on the communicator, thoughtful.
Moore was an A-level guide, and he should trust Moore's judgment. But somehow, Lu Zexuan always felt that something was wrong.
The scent of the guide element that I smelled when I rescued Yu Ran just now, that kind of clear and cold fragrance, was very special... It seemed like I had smelled it somewhere before.
Lu Zexuan searched his memory carefully. Since graduating from the military academy five years ago, he took over as the captain of the Falcon Special Forces. He has been carrying out various missions outside over the years. The only guide he has come into contact with the most is Moore, who also graduated from a military academy.
In other words, if he really smelled Yu Ran's scent, it was five years ago.
Before taking over as captain, Lu Zexuan had seen many guides in the capital planet. For example, the graduation ball was a place where guides gathered.
The university on the capital planet has a tradition of organizing a "Graduate Exchange Ball" every year. Each school will select a group of outstanding graduates to participate. Those who can go to the graduation ball are sentinels and guides above level A.
It’s called a dance party, but in fact it’s more like a blind date meeting.
Because excellent Sentinels and Guides are more likely to give birth to high-level Evolved offspring after marriage, the federal government hopes that these newly graduated Evolved ones can find their partners as soon as possible and give birth to better offspring.
There are countless Sentinel and Guide couples who met and got married through graduation dances.
When Lu Zexuan attended the ball that year, he did not meet a suitable guide. He was the only S-level sentinel at the ball, and most of the guides were afraid of him. The few who dared to approach him were scared away by his cold eyes.
There were many excellent guides at that dance party, and he seemed to have smelled this special scent of guide essence in the crowd.
The S-class Sentinel has the sharpest sense of smell among the Evolvers, he would not be wrong.
Although Moore had entered Yu Ran's mental image and seen his memories, he overlooked a key point - S-level guides have extremely powerful mental powers. They can create "mental illusions" and even modify some memories. Even what you see in their mental world is not necessarily true.
Lu Zexuan thought for a moment. Perhaps, the smell of the guide element he smelled back then was similar to Yu Ran's. This was a coincidence. Or, he did meet this guide, and everything Yu Ran said was a lie. If this was the case, Yu Ran was at least an S-level guide, and his mental power was much higher than Moore's, so he could easily hide from Moore's test.
There are less than ten known S-level guides in the Federation, all of whom are leaders in their respective fields. Lu Zexuan quickly went through their names in his mind, and none of them looked like Yu Ran. Besides, Yu Ran's one black and one red pupil are very recognizable. If he is really an S-level guide, how could he have never heard of him
Lu Zexuan turned on the communicator and sent a message to someone: "Please help me check the list of all the guides who participated in the graduation ball on the Capital Planet in the year 494."
The other party quickly replied: "Tsk, how come you, a sentinel who is single by strength, are suddenly interested in the guide?"
Lu Zexuan ignored his teasing: "Give me an answer as soon as possible."
"Okay, treat me to a meal when you get back to the Capital Star."
After turning off the communicator, Lu Zexuan temporarily put aside the doubts in his heart and walked forward quickly.
The rainstorm has not stopped yet, and the outskirts of the human base are in ruins due to the trampling of the giant beasts. Many buildings have collapsed, making rescue more difficult.
The Falcon Special Forces were divided into three groups to search and rescue survivors. In a blink of an eye, they dug out more than a dozen survivors from under the building and gathered them in the square of the safe zone.
Planet B73 is rich in resources, but the environment is harsh, the climate is cold, the air quality is poor, and it rains 300 days a year, making it unsuitable for living. The base built by humans here is a small town that can only accommodate 100,000 people. Most of the people living here are employees of several major mining companies and their families.
The federation sent a sentry force to take charge of local security and appointed government officials to supervise mineral mining.
Lu Zexuan led two guards and traveled west to the local government. What puzzled him was that the Falcon Corps did not find any trace of the local garrison during the rescue. If he remembered correctly, the troops stationed here belonged to the "Sunday Corps".
Lu Zexuan's eyes swept across the base government building in the dark. He heard the sounds of breathing and heartbeats coming from inside the building. It was obvious that many people were hiding here.
Lu Zexuan stepped forward and said loudly: "Please open the door, the Falcon Special Forces are here to rescue you."
With a crash, the door opened and several people holding umbrellas walked out tremblingly.
The man walking in front was about 45 years old. He had a round face and a fat body. Even the flesh on his belly was shaking when he walked. He walked to Lu Zexuan with sweat on his forehead, shook Lu Zexuan's hand, and shouted excitedly as if he had seen a relative: "General Lu, it's great, you are finally here!"
Lu Zexuan pulled his hand back calmly: "Captain Leonard, long time no see."
Leonard, an official assigned by the Federation to the B73 base. When the base was in trouble, he did not go to rescue, but hid here secretly with a group of subordinates, and transferred all the few sentries to protect him closely - no wonder there was not even a local sentry at the rescue site, it turned out that they were all transferred here by him.
The behemoth encountered no resistance when it rushed into the human base, which also resulted in heavy casualties among the residents outside the base.
Lu Zexuan's eyes coldly swept over the sentries who were protecting Leonard with guns. Those sentries seemed to know that it was not a good idea to hide away like turtles when disaster struck. Some of them lowered their heads in shame, while others shamelessly turned their eyes away.
Leonard coughed and asked with pretended concern: "General, what's the situation outside the base?"
Lu Zexuan said coldly: "There are heavy casualties."
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
Someone nearby came out to smooth things over: "So, what about those monsters? Did they run away?"
The guard beside Lu Zexuan glanced at him and said coldly: "Don't worry, our general has killed their leader. The monsters have retreated and can't threaten you."
There was a collective sigh of relief all around.
Leonard wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled: "As expected of the Falcon Special Forces, ahem, you solved those monsters so quickly, it was really hard work, hard work..."
Lu Zexuan interrupted him in a low voice: "Sir, I want to borrow the treatment cabin at the base."
Lu Zexuan said, "That's not the case. It's just that the residents outside the base were seriously injured. If they don't receive emergency treatment in the treatment cabin, I'm afraid they won't survive tonight. I don't think the commander would want to see these innocent residents die, right?"
Leonard laughed dryly: "Of course. However, the cost of activating the treatment cabin once is a bit high..."
Lu Zexuan said: "The cost of medical assistance in emergency situations can be deducted from the fiscal budget, right?"
Leonard was speechless. That expression was like a piece of flesh was torn off from him.
The new treatment chamber developed by the Federal Academy of Sciences can quickly repair even the most serious physical injuries as long as the person is not dead. However, the treatment chamber is expensive, and the cost is calculated by the second. It costs millions of star coins each time, which is simply unaffordable for ordinary people!
Using the treatment cabin to save the lives of those low-class people? He had to pay for it? Leonard was really unwilling. In his eyes, those people's lives were worthless.
However, facing the cold and sharp eyes of the S-class sentinels, and thinking of the terrifying beasts, what if they come back again? For the time being, I can't offend this guy named Lu... Leonard's forehead dripped with a drop of cold sweat, and he hurriedly said, "No problem, I'll arrange for treatment right away."
Lu Zexuan looked at the guards behind him and said, "Come with me to help with the aftermath."
A group of sentinels who were closely protecting Leonard finally had something to do and followed Lu Zexuan to a makeshift rescue plaza nearby.
The scene in the square was horrific, and several people were seriously injured. A young girl had both legs bitten off by the beast, and a man's internal organs fell out, with only one breath left.
Moore, wearing a white coat, was treating the wounded quickly. Lu Zexuan walked up to him and whispered, "Thank you for your hard work. Leonard agreed to activate the treatment cabin. Let's also activate the treatment cabin on the Falcon starship and save the most seriously injured first."
"Understood. I will classify them according to their severity. Those who are in danger of life will be treated immediately, and the other patients with external injuries can wait." Moore looked up at the sky and said, "It has been raining heavily, and the wounds are prone to infection. The buildings outside the base are all damaged. We need to find a warmer place to accommodate these wounded."
"Carry them on stretchers to the hospital over there." Lu Zexuan pointed to a building with a red cross in front.
The medical conditions on the barren planet are limited, and there are only a few doctors and nurses in the hospital. The influx of a large number of wounded people has left them in a state of panic.
Fortunately, with Moore's command, Moore's powerful healing mental power came into play at this time. Those people who were in pain and fear because of serious injuries gradually calmed down under his spiritual comfort and cooperated very well with the doctor's work.
The girl with a broken leg was lying on a stretcher, her face full of tears. The middle-aged woman hugged her shoulders tightly, choking with sobs and comforting her: "Yingying, it's okay, Mom will buy you the best wheelchair... It's a great blessing to be able to save your life..."
A man with his internal organs bursting out of his body, with a little boy beside him holding his hand tightly: "Dad! Please save my dad..."
Moore walked among the wounded and comforted them: "Don't worry, the hospital is activating the treatment cabin, you will be fine."
When they heard about the treatment cabin, the eyes of the group of people immediately lit up. But then, a painful voice rang out in the crowd: "But, the treatment cabin is too expensive!" "Yes, such expensive medical expenses, we can't afford it at all..."
Leonard had paid a high price to have the hospital introduce this treatment cabin because he was worried that he and his family might have an accident one day, and he wanted to use it to save lives in an emergency. Leonard, who followed Lu Zexuan into the emergency hall, happened to hear these conversations. He couldn't help but complain in his heart: These people might as well die, and they are wasting medical resources.
Lu Zexuan looked at the patients and their families and said, "Don't worry, all expenses for the treatment cabin will be paid for by Chief Leonard from the rescue funds."
Everyone looked at Leonard flatteredly: "Thank you, sir!"
Leonard: “…”
Although he was smiling on the surface, he cursed Lu Zexuan dozens of times in his heart.
The rescue work is proceeding in a tense and orderly manner.
At dawn, several seriously ill patients were rescued from danger in the treatment cabin, and other injured patients were properly accommodated. After a busy night, Lu Zexuan finally returned to the Falcon starship.
Lu Zexuan walked quickly towards his room, but saw the guide he had saved last night in the corridor. The boy seemed to have just woken up, with sleepy eyes, messy hair, and a look of confusion. On the surface, he looked like a simple and innocent little guy.
Lu Zexuan suddenly asked, "You graduated in the 494th year of the Star Calendar, right?"
Yu Ran scratched his head in confusion: "Are you talking about junior high school graduation? I graduated from junior high school in the 496th year of the Star Calendar, and graduated from high school in the 499th year."
He reacted quickly and without hesitation, so it didn't seem like he was lying.
Lu Zexuan took a step forward, stared into his eyes, and continued to ask: "Have you heard of the mental illusion of an S-level guide?"
Yu Ran shook his head: "I've never heard of it." He paused, then asked curiously: "Spiritual illusion? What is that?"
Lu Zexuan: “…”
Looking closely at the expression on the boy's face, he still looked timid, as if he was a little afraid of Lu Zexuan. His eyes were always clear and bright, sincere and honest, without any trace of "guilty of lying". His spirit body was also frightened by Lu Zexuan and shrank into a ball of fur, lying on his master's shoulder and not daring to show his head.
Could it be that I am overthinking it
How is it possible that someone could disguise themselves to such an extent that even their spiritual bodies are flawless and could even deceive the most subtle observation of a top sentinel
Lu Zexuan had not slept all night at the rescue site and was very tired. He did not ask any more questions. He walked past the boy and said calmly, "You will know later. Someone from the Guide Association will come to pick you up this afternoon. You should get ready."
Yu Ran nodded: "Okay, thank you, General."
The two people passed each other, and the little fox on Yu Ran's shoulder shook its fur slightly as if afraid, acting in great detail.
"He doesn't believe you." The nine-tailed fox said in his mind.
"Well, the sentinel's intuition is really troublesome." Yu Ran responded in his mind, "The people from the Guide Association will be here this afternoon. Time is running out. Let's find out Leonard's location first."
(End of this chapter)