Chapter 60 026 A little ferret head appeared in the relationship column...
The titles of Chief Guide and Chief Sentinel may sound similar at first glance and appear to be the same position. However, in fact, their job content, promotion channels, and even election methods are completely different.
The former involves more diplomatic affairs and represents not only the interests and reputation of all guides, but also all aliens. They often need to negotiate with various organizations and even other countries. Therefore, they value all aspects of ability and need to be selected through rounds of voting.
The latter is different.
The Chief Sentinel's duties are more straightforward and brutal: they are the strongest of all Sentinels, reporting directly to the President. The selection process is even more brutal, relying on force of arms, held annually. A challenger who defeats the incumbent Chief becomes the new Chief.
The work of the two positions occasionally overlaps. Generally, when the chief guide needs to work in a dangerous place, there will usually be a chief sentinel following him all the way to ensure his safety.
The position of chief guide is held every five years. As far as Wu Cisheng can remember, the first female chief guide has long since moved behind the scenes, and the current one is a young man named Wen.
Wu Cisheng had seen his interview portrait before. According to public information, he came from a very wealthy family, was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, and could only be described as being average during his tenure.
Wu Cisheng wasn't particularly worried about the voting. His past experiences had given him extensive social experience, and he was well versed in interpersonal relationships. He treated every ordinary sentinel guide in the tower equally. Even if no one noticed, these moments would be recorded by the robots passing by.
Even if he was just pretending, at least he put on a good show in front of others. Although the current chief's surname is Wen, he is completely unable to reach the level of Wu Cisheng.
The young master has lived in a wealthy environment since childhood and has always frequented high-end places. Naturally, he has never lived a serious life among ordinary people.
Therefore, he has no idea about the existing conflicts between aliens and ordinary people. Many of the suggestions he has put forward here can only be said to be empty talk, with no achievements. If they are implemented, they will only aggravate the conflicts.
During the last meeting with a local organization, a common mistake occurred and was discussed online for a long time.
Wu Cisheng didn't take this person seriously. What made him wary was not the incumbent chief himself, but his brother, who had been the chief sentinel for six consecutive years.
The two men had a very good relationship, and the chief was elected in part because of his brother's recommendation.
The Chief Sentinel has one recommendation quota. Although it cannot directly determine who the final candidate will be, it definitely has a certain reference ratio.
Although Wu Cisheng suggested that if Lucas really wanted to help him, he should challenge him to defeat him, he asked Lucas to think it over carefully after he said that.
The latter's choice remained the same as before, without any hesitation or hesitation.
"OK."
"Wait, don't you know..."
Afraid that Lucas didn't understand, Wu Cisheng added to him that the challenges from the Sentinels were all actual combat without any protection, and he would not be held responsible if anyone was seriously injured or even died in the battle with him.
He stressed: "It's very dangerous."
"Yeah... I used to be like that too." Lucas remained unfazed. "If I were seriously injured, it would only mean that I'm incompetent."
"But…"
There was a knock on the door. Lucas got up to open the door, and came back after a while with the plate he had taken from the waiter in his hand.
"You always say I'm stubborn, but you're the one, okay?"
Just like when the two met for the first time, Lucas skillfully brought the food and matching tableware ordered by Wu Cisheng to where he could just reach out.
Seeing Wu Cisheng wanted to say something, he continued, "Isn't it? You said I could do you a favor, and I said yes, I agreed. Then you told me it was dangerous and asked me to think it over carefully. I thought about it and said yes, and then you said I didn't know how dangerous it was..."
Lucas just sat down, his body stiffened for a moment, then he changed his sitting position calmly: "Let me say it again, I have thought it through clearly."
"Okay, I understand."
Wu Cisheng said nothing more.
When the two talked about this matter again, they were already on the return bus the next day.
However, this time it was not Wu Cisheng who advised him how dangerous it was, but because a sentinel who had added him as a friend suddenly sent him a message, asking him if he knew that the sentinel who had been re-elected for six years actually had a challenger, and it was the tall red-haired guy who always appeared with him before.
Wu Cisheng: [? ]
The sentry who sent him the message was worried that he might not believe it, so he attached a web link. When you click on it, you can see that many people are discussing who is so reckless.
Wu Cisheng then went to the relevant section of the official website to check the public information released not long ago, and found that it was true.
The first thought that came to his mind was that it was impossible. How could it be so fast? From application to review and approval to public announcement, it was impossible to get it done in one night.
He immediately looked at Lucas beside him.
The sentry was folding his arms, his eyes slightly closed, resting. Almost the moment Wu Cisheng looked over, his eyelids moved, and he opened his eyes and looked at Wu Cisheng: "Hmm?"
"When did you sign up?"
"Register for what?"
Seeing that he seemed still confused, Wu Cisheng wondered if there was some mistake and deliberately brought the information and page to his eyes.
Lucas finally realized it. He said, "...This one's been around for a while. I saw it when I was searching online and clicked on it to apply."
“………”
Lucas explained that he had just received his first subsidy at that time. Although it was more than that of other sentries, he still wanted to earn more, so he applied for it without thinking.
“………”
Is it such a coincidence?
The scenery outside the window gradually changed from the endless terraced fields to tall buildings. In about ten minutes, we would pass through a long tunnel and then officially enter the alien living area.
Wu Cisheng lowered his eyelashes and looked confused.
"Oh, by the way, there was a bet going around about whether this year would be the same as last year, but no one challenged it. I was just passing by and bet against it..."
Lucas was happy when he mentioned this. He didn't go to sleep and picked up his phone to find the reply message at that time to see how much he won.
A while later.
"Lucas."
"Um?"
The car roared into the tunnel, and Wu Cisheng's delicate profile was clearly reflected in the dark car window. He pursed his lips, and a strange emotion arose in his heart.
"I've never believed that anyone could love the real me. I don't know what the signs of love are. Even now, I can't even tell my own feelings apart. But... I'll try to learn from now on. If there's anything I say or that doesn't seem right, you need to tell me."
Lucas was originally looking at his phone, but he looked up suddenly when he heard the words. After realizing what Wu Cisheng said, he gave a silly smile that was out of place with that face.
Because I was so excited, I said "I" several times before I remembered the rest of the text.
"...I don't have much experience before, so if there are any bad things, you must tell me."
Wu Cisheng nodded softly.
*
The two people were bound together on an ordinary Sunday a week later. They met at the central square of the tower at noon, had lunch as usual, and chatted about their respective progress.
"Are you free later?"
"Yes, I have."
After this simple conversation, the two of them boarded the shuttle bus to the matching center together.
In addition to accurately testing the spiritual matching values and status of Sentinels and Guides, the Matching Center can also handle the formal binding procedures for them.
Before leaving, Wu Cisheng didn't actually tell him where his destination was, and Lucas didn't ask.
Everything happened so naturally. The two got out of the car together, walked into the matching center together, and were led by the guide robot at the door to fill in the information.
Each person collected data separately, and finally verified their identity and documents. The entire process was completed in less than half an hour.
Coming out of the matching center building again, Wu Cisheng looked calm, while Lucas's originally wheat-colored skin had turned a slightly funny color due to excitement.
He was obviously a little overexcited, the concentration of pheromones fluctuated, and he looked at Wu Cisheng several times from time to time, and then at the brand new ID card in his hand.
After the information of each alien is filed, they will be issued a silver-white certificate, which will record the alien's photo, name, attributes, school status, spirit body icon, family and other related information.
Previously, there was only a small gray wolf head on Lucas’ card, but now there is Wu Cisheng’s ID number and a small ferret head in the relationship column.
What a cute little dumpling.
He touched it again and again with his fingertips lovingly.
Wu Cisheng also looked down at his ID card. The previously blank relationship column now had a gray head and a string of numbers.
He imitated Lucas's movements and touched the icon, feeling a slight coolness on his fingertips. Well, it was just an ordinary card, nothing special about it.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw another young couple just coming out of the matching center. They were probably in the honeymoon period, as they were sticking to each other all the way. I don’t know what jokes they were telling, but their laughter could be heard from far away.
Want to laugh?
He also curled his lips.
Wu Cisheng did not take the initiative to tell his colleagues about this matter. Two months later, when someone accidentally searched Wu Cisheng's ID number, they found that he had a bound sentinel.
The news spread quickly.
A colleague who was close to him immediately ran over to ask him. At that time, Wu Cisheng was typing away at his computer, deftly organizing his work log for the past month. It included not only his recent consultation with the sentinels, but also his last volunteer activity...
"Yeah." He stared at the screen, his fingers rapidly tapping the keyboard, "It's been bound for a long time."
The colleague was a chatterbox, leaning most of his arm on the workbench, constantly asking him if he was really in a relationship with Lucas, the foreigner with red hair and blue eyes, and who was pursuing whom?
"By the way, I don't see him participating in group activities much. What's his personality like? Is he easy to get along with?" The brown-haired guide lowered his voice and gossiped, "Did you guys have sex?"
Wu Cisheng continued to work and took the time to say "hmm".
The guide exclaimed, "Really? What type is he? Who is the one above?"
Seeing that the problem was becoming more and more outrageous, several colleagues came over, and several sentries who were queuing outside seemed to be playing with their mobile phones, but in fact they were all listening attentively to the movements here.
Some people asked Wu Cisheng if he knew that he, a newcomer, was challenging the chief right from the start, and others asked how long they had been together, etc.
The situation was not brought under control until the guide teacher who was responsible for leading Wu Cisheng came over.
The guide teacher did not ask such an outrageous question. He seemed to have guessed something and only asked Wu Cisheng whether he agreed to his bound sentinel to challenge the chief?
Wu Cisheng stopped typing and looked up: "I know, but he won't lose."
"Oh, you have faith in the Sentinel."
"It's not confidence, it's a fact." Wu Cisheng paused, "He is very strong."
"Well, I hope so."
After all, the guide teacher didn't have much contact with Lucas. He only heard that he was of a high level and performed well in the training camp, but he didn't know anything else.
He came over to look at the neatly organized document on Wu Cisheng's computer, and after praising it a few times as usual, he casually said:
"This year's list hasn't been announced yet, but it's finalized. You're the first one, with a near-perfect score of 9.99, and are among the top nominees..."
9.99…
Just 0.01.
Wu Cisheng lowered his eyelashes to hide some of his thoughts. In fact, he wanted to get a full score of 10. After all, this score had never appeared before, so he wanted to give it a try.
So during the entire internship, he tried his best to get along well with everyone, but now it seems that someone still gave him a low score. Who could it be?
This unexpected and uncontrollable accident made Wu Cisheng feel a little annoyed, and the next second, he immediately realized that something was wrong.
He used to have no obvious dislike or like emotions and could analyze everything rationally. But now, his personal emotions seemed to be recovering little by little. Was it because of that foreign sentinel?
While thinking, the guide suddenly patted Wu Cisheng on the shoulder and said, "Cisheng, you set too high standards for yourself. Too much is as bad as too little."
Wu Cisheng didn't respond. After the teacher left, the phone in his pocket began to buzz.
It's a message from Lucas:
【What are you doing? 】
*
【at work. 】
【[picture]】
Lucas deliberately clicked on the picture sent by Wu Cisheng. In the middle was a computer screen with a document inside. He was about to hand over his shift, so there were some precautions on it. Every piece of information was clear and concise.
There was a stack of paper documents on the table, with a medical certificate signed by Wu Cisheng on top. Next to it was a gray water cup, and a fountain pen could be vaguely seen...
He enlarged all the objects in the picture and looked at them several times, for no reason, just because he wanted to see them.
After the previous training and completing the assigned tasks independently, Lucas could clearly feel that he must have passed some kind of test.
He moved out of the closed base and began to live with other sentinels in the camp around the tower. Because of his outstanding performance, he received more subsidies than other sentins.
He still didn't make any friends, but when some new sentinels came to him for advice, he would give them some pointers.
He'd learned this from Cisheng. What did he call it? Familiarity or networking? He'd forgotten. Anyway, he'd found it was just a few bland words, but people were starting to greet him.
Once, when he heard a few sentinels talking about Wu Cisheng, he took the initiative to approach and said, "It's me! I'm his bound sentinel."
Good news comes one after another. First of all, the challenge competition has been announced through layers of publicity and the date has been set. To ensure fairness and justice, the entire process will be broadcast live in all directions.
Lucas read the rules over and over again, and finally felt relieved and no longer afraid.
As for whether we can win?
How could he, a notorious space pirate who had escaped death time and time again, have such a bad reputation just because of his foul mouth?
The second good news is that his relationship with Ci Sheng is getting better and better. The furry "little white strip" finally no longer stays on Wu Ci Sheng's shoulder as before.
Now when meeting Wu Cisheng, it would lightly jump onto Lucas's arm, climb to his shoulder, and gently sweep its long tail across the skin of his neck, making his skin itchy and his heart itchy too.
If the spiritual body represents the owner's truest mood and state, does that mean... that Ci Sheng is accepting him?
The last time he and Cisheng talked about his mother's illness, Wu Cisheng was very hesitant about the consequences, but Lucas thought about it for a long time and said that another method could temporarily alleviate the pain and perhaps make her sober for a short time. Then he could ask her to make her own decision.
Wu Cisheng finally accepted this proposal. According to what was discussed at that time, he would go back and take a look during the weekend.
I remember the last time I visited him was two months ago. Back then he was just a friend, but now...
Thinking of this, Lucas's mouth corners rose uncontrollably, and he picked up his phone again to check the latest reply.
[Okay, but I might be late today. My internship is almost over, and I've been busy with a lot of handovers lately.]
【When you arrive, come directly to my office. 】
Lucas began typing rapidly:
【Then I'll come over.】
Greyhound Run
I remember that Lucas wanted to post an animal that matched his spiritual body at first, until Wu Cisheng said, "The dirty greyhound is cute," and he immediately started adding this set of emoticons to his collection.
The phone's indicator light flashed, and Lucas opened the dialog box. A new reply appeared on it:
[[Head pat]]
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