Chapter 4 What does Baita want the freshmen to do? Is that what you said, Xu Nuotong...
It has been two days since he and Wei Yan met with the security team of the capital base and returned to the academy after resolving the misunderstanding, but his parting words are still lingering in Xu Nuo's mind.
"The relationship between the academy and the White Tower? It's quite deep. Every freshman class will go to the White Tower for training in their second year, and most of the guide students will stay there upon graduation."
Xu Nuo sighed.
Although the White Tower is beautiful, she absolutely cannot stay there.
As a special existence in this world, the White Tower is not under the jurisdiction of any base. The strongest sentinels and guides in the world gather here, making it a pilgrimage site for those who admire the strong.
Unfortunately, later in the novel, several major battles erupted at the White Tower, making it the most likely location for the apocalyptic boss. Afterward, contaminated areas spread rapidly across the world, as if the world had entered hell mode, and the danger level was skyrocketing. By then, the Capital Base was the only area in the novel clearly not affected.
And enrolling in school was the only chance for the poor Xu Nuo to leave the remote Yueshan Station and come to the capital.
The Capital Military Academy is the only high-level sentinel school in the Capital Base that has the qualification for non-local admission. However, due to its special relationship with the White Tower, it is considered a semi-military management organization. Enrollment requires signing an agreement, agreeing that the school will decide the destination three years after graduation.
Xu Nuo had to find a way to avoid going to the White Tower and stay in the base when he graduated.
Today is the first class of the new semester. The teacher on the podium is explaining the introductory theory of wizardry. Below the podium, Xu Nuo is staring at the wood grain of the desk in a trance with his chin propped up.
"Fourth row, fifth student from the left..."
"Promise..."
"Promise..."
"Oh Xu Nuo!"
Xu Nuo was suddenly awakened from his thoughts. The teacher at the podium had a frown on his face and was snapping his pointer brush.
The roommate beside him whispered, "The teacher asked you how to establish a stable spiritual connection with the Sentinel."
The teacher, wearing a bohemian-style long dress and bright red curly hair, walked down from the podium with a pointer in hand. She tapped the desks with her fingertips and said, "Some of you, young students, have come all the way from remote places to attend this class. You should know how hard it is. If you know this but don't appreciate it, why don't you go back and stop wasting everyone's time?"
"Country bumpkin." Someone in the back row of the classroom said.
This sound seemed to have lit a fuse, and whispers rang out from all over the classroom. My roommate Huang Li lowered her head silently.
There's no way, both of them have no background.
Xiangshao respects rank. The higher the rank of the parents, the higher the rank of their next generation is likely to be. Therefore, bloodline is very important among evolved humans, and excellent guide sentinels often come from the Xiangshao family.
But the sentinels are judged by the size of their fists. No matter their origin, as long as they win, they will have status and respect. Therefore, this theory of bloodline does not have much influence among the sentinels.
Guides are different. A Guide's mental control requires the mediation of Sentinels. A gifted Guide, without sufficient resources and environmental guidance in the early stages, would be a significant step behind at the starting line.
As a result, the theory of bloodline prevails among guides. Guides with grassroots backgrounds are largely considered unskilled, weak, and backward, and are often discriminated against by guides of the same level with family backgrounds.
The Capital Military Academy requires a C grade or above for admission, and it is a gathering place for excellent guides. The discrimination chain here is even worse.
Xu Nuo was fully aware of the current situation. She smiled unsurprisingly and twirled the pen between her fingers: "Which classmate is dissatisfied with me on the first day of school?"
Her voice was loud and clear, and as soon as she opened her mouth, the whispers were suppressed.
But the classroom was not completely quiet. She put down her pen and looked towards the source of the sound.
The gaze of the eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl was not captivating, and was even calm and a little indifferent. However, under such a direct gaze, the few people in the back row who were originally whispering gradually fell silent.
Xu Nuo didn't look away until the classroom was completely quiet.
Throughout, the teacher on the podium neither stopped the commotion nor interrupted. Xu Nuo couldn't fathom her attitude and simply said, "Sorry, Teacher Lin, I'll answer your question now: how to establish a stable spiritual connection with a Sentinel."
"A stable spiritual connection between sentinels requires consideration of three factors: first, the difference in strength between the sentinels; second, the degree of contamination in the sentinels; and third, the sentinels' emotional indicators."
After this answer, Teacher Lin was reluctantly satisfied and nodded for her to sit down.
Xu Nuo continued, "Teacher, I come from a remote area, but I have systematically studied the introductory theory. During the few times I've actually practiced, I've had some questions."
Teacher Lin seemed surprised: "Please speak."
Xu Nuo: "The above three conditions are written into the textbooks and represent our past understanding of the sentinel-to-guide relationship. The focus is more on the sentinels themselves—how are they feeling when undergoing purification? How much pollution has accumulated? Is their strength inferior to that of the guides?"
"Admittedly, Sentinels are much more dangerous than Guides and need to be prioritized, but linking is ultimately a two-way process. Why isn't there an analysis based on the Guide's perspective?"
She paused for a moment and continued, "The number of Guides is far less than the number of Sentinels, so we have very comprehensive protection measures for them. We'd rather lose ten Sentinels than one Guide. When faced with a severely contaminated Sentinel on the verge of going berserk, we abandon purification and instead physically eliminate it."
"This may lead to a serious lack of experience in decontamination in this area, and most guides will lose their ability to handle crises."
Teacher Lin adjusted his glasses and said, "Continue."
"I believe that since the guides are the leaders in the purification process, we should also take the initiative. If a Sentinel is unstable, the guide can calm it down through words of comfort and spiritual guidance. Even a Sentinel that is severely contaminated or even deformed can engage in dialogue and maintain clarity through willpower."
"In fact, even mutants... have the possibility of communication."
As soon as these words were spoken, the classroom was in an uproar.
"I give up. I thought you were going to say something earth-shattering. Go to the base hospital and get treated. You're talking nonsense."
"Growing up, my family has participated in several major cleanups of contaminated areas. If I go back and tell them this, my parents will kick their legs."
"Can mutants communicate? Next time you encounter a rampaging sentinel and a mutant, Xu Nuo should go first and see if the mutant will hold your hand and become friends."
The whole room burst into laughter.
"Quiet!" Teacher Lin slammed the pointer on the podium and said, "Is that all you want to say?"
"Promise..."
The corner of her clothes was tugged at, and her roommate Huang Li said in a low voice: "Stop talking. If you keep talking, they will make it difficult for you to have an easy time in class."
She quickly turned around to look at the troublemakers in the back row, then shrank back.
Xu Nuo ignored the boos in the classroom, cleared his throat, and said loudly, "What I want to say is that guides should learn to use their advantages to control the situation in battle. We are born with spiritual tentacles, which allow us to do many things that ordinary people, even Sentinels, cannot do. We are protected all year round, and we can motivate others to act with just a few words. This is all about dominance."
"Guides cannot just hide behind and purify themselves. They must participate in the moments of battle and accumulate experience so that they will not be unable to protect themselves when they encounter war or life-or-death crises in the future."
"Participate in the battle, and then have a heart-to-heart with the mutant rampaging sentinel?"
"That bunch of brainless mutant trash should just be suppressed by force. Stop being so funny."
"Is she mentally disturbed? Should we call the infirmary..."
The classroom was in chaos. Everyone's reaction was as expected, and Xu Nuo didn't say anything else.
The status of guides in this world is so high that they are becoming more and more complacent. However, as our ancestors said, "Born in adversity, die in comfort."
It would have been fine if he didn't know where the plot was going, but Xu Nuo knew that in the later wars, big and small, the various bases and the White Tower were no longer able to maintain themselves, and due to their lack of crisis awareness and response experience, the guides suffered heavy casualties.
Since then, the number of guides has become increasingly scarce. The purification power received by the Sentinels has plummeted, causing massive distortions. Many bases have become hunting grounds for mutants overnight, further accelerating the arrival of the World War.
Xu Nuo knew very well that even if the novel had a happy ending with the hero and heroine turning the tide, even if she stayed in the capital base and escaped death, the lives of all the creatures in the world would still pay a heavy price.
She is not a saint, but since she cannot go back, this world is her home. Even if her personal strength is not worth mentioning, she wants to do her best to contribute.
Only evolved people with outstanding talents and qualifications are eligible for admission to the Capital Military Academy. In other words, these people are the elite among the elites and the main force on the future battlefield.
She wanted to plant the seeds of counterattack here in advance.
The noise continued when there was a knock on the open classroom door.
"Teacher Lin."
The young man with a clear voice was wearing casual clothes, standing tall and slender, and still kept knocking on the door.
"Look at the door..."
"It's Wei Yan!"
"Look, it's Senior Wei Yan!"
At the front door of the classroom, Wei Yan, who was as tall as the door frame, smiled and nodded to the younger students: "Teacher Lin, I'm sorry to bother you. I have to borrow someone from you."
Teacher Lin was puzzled: "What does Baita want new students to do?"
Wei Yan's gaze swept over the excited classmates who had completely forgotten their quarrel. "It's not the White Tower. Last night, a classmate helped me kill an A-rank Phantom Walker and successfully prevented it from approaching the base. The base officials hope that this student will receive due recognition."
The classroom became noisy again, with people saying things like "A-level Phantom Walker", "Meeting a senior", and "Lucky".
Xu Nuo was looking down at a book, and Huang Li, who was beside him, couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh my god, who is it? This is too lucky. Originally, if he was paired with the senior in the practical task, he would have easily won the highest score, but now he has taken advantage of the senior's task of killing the A-level mutant. What a high assessment he will get at the end of the semester!"
The Lucky One promises here: "..."
Beside the door, Wei Yan stood there calmly, with a smile on his lips and not saying a word.
When the classroom gradually quieted down, he smiled and said, "I should be the lucky one. Thanks to this classmate's timely purification and skillful connection, otherwise, it would have been difficult for me to complete the mission before the A-level Phantom Walker arrived at the base. Everyone, please don't make any mistakes."
"Don't you think so, Xu Nuo?"
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