24 Running-in
◎It’s been tough◎
The reward for giving up on yourself is a rabbit.
When Yan Xunzhi woke up with his head resting on a lop-eared rabbit, he was still thinking about the reality of his dream. He stared at the empty training ground and twisted his body for a long time but couldn't wake up.
Until Kong Wei felt the rabbit was liberated and woke up, and came to her, "Are you still sleepy?"
Her question was sincere, and meant to be taken literally. But Yan Xunzhi was embarrassed, realizing the hidden meaning behind it. He said sheepishly, "I didn't realize I fell asleep... Is the training over?"
Kong Wei hummed, "There are still seven or eight minutes of ground training left, it's almost over."
How long had she slept? Yan Xunzhi didn't know why he didn't wake her up. He thought for a long time but couldn't find the right words to continue, so he was silent for a while.
Kong Wei was no fool, so he naturally accepted this awkwardness. However, as someone in a higher position, he was used to it and adapted to it. He remained at ease, too lazy to do anything to ease the situation, and just let the atmosphere hang.
After a moment, Yan Xunzhi couldn't hold back any longer, "...Will there be any problems if I don't go to training?"
In the future, they will all go to the ground and contribute to the federation, so there is no way they can sit back and do nothing.
The assessment standards are strict. Asking for a day off in the White Pagoda requires layers of approval and procedures. Wouldn’t the military district be even stricter?
"It's okay." Kong Wei was very calm, his tone as calm as when he asked for an extra steamed bun at the window this morning. "I copied your mental power and clocked in for you."
"……ah?!"
Is there such a way to play? Yan Xunzhi was stunned. Doesn't that mean it doesn't matter if you are lazy or absent from work?
Kong Wei was used to it. "The military district has to go to the ground, and there are too many casualties. Some people get sick after a few days of training. People come and go in an incomplete manner. No one counts them, and no one knows how to count them anyway. The basic salary is not much. You can only make money by going to the ground, but if you die on the ground, it's your own business."
At this point, threats and inducements are no longer of any use.
What the Federation wants are people who can really work hard on the ground. Even if they are forced to come to training by being called in to punch in, they still can't do anything when they get to the ground and act like the boss.
So I just don’t care, it’s up to me whether I want to practice or not.
Go on missions based on your ratings. If you don't want to die on the ground, you need to have some strength besides relying on luck.
The harsh environment on the ground does not change depending on the individual. The stronger the strength, the lower the mortality rate. Everyone strives to survive rather than for the Federation. The Federation itself is well aware of this.
Without needing to punch in or scan her face, Yan Xunzhi was silent, feeling a little overwhelmed. So, would she be able to have a good night's sleep tomorrow... morning?
However, Kong Wei had already lifted her up, like feeding worms into her stomach, "I'm not telling you this to make you lazy! We're connected, and I'll be on the ground soon. You don't have the ability to go up, and I won't be able to protect you on the ground."
Then why did you contact me so early? You and your old lover could have gone to the ground and completed the mission normally, so why did you drag me into this? We're not even old enough to graduate yet, and the process hasn't even been completed yet...
The cowardly Yan Xiaosenbing could only swallow his saliva, swallowing all the complaints back into his stomach to digest them again, and finally spit out a few short words, "Then I... okay..."
The next day I got up feeling dizzy and miserable.
You still need to take medicine in the military area, but it has been changed to EV injection once a year. It is usually a lozenge and is distributed with the breakfast in the morning.
Yan Xunzhi just arrived yesterday, so there was no portion prepared for her, but there is one today.
After she finished her meal, she put the pill under her tongue. It had no taste, not even the bitter taste that medicine should have, and was dry like chalk.
It tasted terrible. She drank some water and felt like she had a sponge in her mouth.
After hearing Kong Wei say that the training in the military district was not that strict and that she would have to train with her in the afternoon, Yan Xunzhi slacked off in the morning. Sure enough, he saw that everyone else turned a blind eye and ignored it.
She felt excited - wouldn't it be possible to take advantage of the situation from time to time in the future?
But in the afternoon, I almost fell to the ground, feeling dizzy, nauseous, and seeing stars.
Kong Wei calmly picked her up and stuffed the rabbit into his arms. "I heard you didn't train much this morning, and only stepped up your intensity in the afternoon. How come you're done so soon?"
“…”
Yan Xunzhi almost wanted to crawl over and kowtow to her. She was wrong! She forgot that everyone in the military knew them! There were spies everywhere!
They had originally thought a high compatibility would make linking easy, but the huge level gap was a problem, making the adjustment extremely difficult. Every time Yan Xunzhi tried to link with her, his brain felt like it was being pricked by needles. Kong Wei's powerful mental power seemed to want to cut out the mismatch between them.
After several attempts, she didn't even have the strength to hold onto his thighs anymore, and was covered in cold sweat. "Instructor Kong..."
The rabbit lay obediently on her chest.
The spirit body is weightless when it is not materialized, but Yan Xunzhi felt that he was almost suffocated by the pressure, "...It hurts so much."
She was about to cry again. She knew Kong Wei would fall for it, and she was almost at the breaking point.
It wasn't just her brain; every nerve in her body was twitching. The saying "a single hair can move the whole body" seemed to be true. Even with something as mundane as a heartbeat, she could feel a thin thread in her body, constantly pulling and tugging, the pain making her even more rigid.
The leopard in the spiritual realm was lying on its side, its body translucent and its outline blurred, so scattered that even in the spiritual realm it could not form a single body shape.
She heard Kong Wei seem to sigh softly.
"I don't want to torture you." She picked her up, and a steady warm current came from the place where their hands touched. She felt that her twitching nerves were being gently soothed.
Kong Wei held her in his arms, one hand on the back of her neck, and a steady stream of mental power came over. "But how can you be so weak... You are so far behind. This is the only way I can help you."
Yan Xunzhi leaned on her shoulder, took a deep breath, and felt a stinging sensation on the tip of his nose.
She was just pretending to cry to gain some sympathy, something she had become quite adept at, but now she really wanted to cry.
"I'm so weak..." she mumbled, "Why did you choose me?"
Kong Wei lowered her head, wiped away her tears with her fingertips, and raised her hand to rub her head. "You are the most suitable." She said, "The weak can become strong. Whether they are suitable or not... is determined by heaven. It is fate."
...Instructor Kong still believes in God? Yan Xunzhi's eyes rolled around, and he lost his concentration in his tears.
She doesn't seem like someone who believes in gods or ghosts.
She just didn't want to tell her. Just like she didn't want to tell Yi Rong why so many sentinels emerged from the experimental class.
There are so many reasons, why continue to make yourself unhappy?
Yan Xunzhi calmed down for a while, regaining some strength, sniffing, rubbing his wet eyelashes dry, and suddenly thought of something earth-shattering.
Transmitting energy, soothing and relieving mental fatigue, healing mental damage... these are all abilities that only healing guides have!
Kong Wei, she, she, she... is she a healing guide?!
Kong Wei raised one eyebrow slightly, his eyes slightly smiling, his face angular and fierce, with a long narrow scar running through his face hideously. He held a soft white lop-eared rabbit in his arms, showing an extremely polarized split -
"Did I mention I'm not a healing guide?" She held up the white rabbit. "You can tell just by looking at its spirit form."
Yan Xunzhi was dumbfounded.
Thinking back, she wanted to ask her, but she interrupted her and just said in a roundabout way that S-level guides all have the ability to soothe and relax... She didn't directly deny it.
But isn’t the subtext that I’m not a healing guide!
After a while, I suddenly regained some confidence when facing the ground.
The mortality rate of the healing guide Link Sentinels has been at the bottom since the Federation began to collect statistics. Kong Wei, such a great S-level guide, should...should be able to keep her worry-free!
Two weeks later, the notice to go to the surface came. As expected, Yan Xunzhi was to go to the surface as Kong Wei's link sentry.
The adjustment process was very difficult.
The compatibility fluctuated, never rising above 87, and even dropping several times. Kong Wei said it was okay and there was no rush, but adjusting to a high level was already difficult. Yan Xunzhi ate and slept with her, almost inseparable, but he could detect her anxiety in subtle ways.
She guessed she hadn't expected it to be so difficult for the two of them to connect.
She went to ask Ning Yue, but she guessed Kong Wei had gotten there first. After all, they had a better relationship and had already discussed it several times. She wasn't surprised at all and said matter-of-factly, "You two are indeed quite special."
"The Federation doesn't have such a huge gap as yours, but there are many precedents of S-level and A-level links, and A-level and B-level links. Because of the disparity in strength, it will take longer to adjust, but..."
Yan Xunzhi pricked up his ears, "But what?"
Ning Yue took a deep breath. "But the high compatibility will make up for it. Besides, the higher-level ones are guides, so they can directly fit into the sentinel's territory. Perhaps it's really because the level difference is too big... Would it be better for you to expand your spiritual realm?"
Yan Xunzhi blinked and pointed out, "I don't think you were going to continue with these words."
Ning Yue bared her teeth, "What else should I take? Could it be that that pervert Kong Wei made a mistake? Is it possible that your strength is too low and that's why the connection is always unstable? I dare not laugh at her judgment."
Yan Xunzhi looked at her and smiled, feeling that there was no malice in her tone, but rather a teasing tone like teasing a kitten or puppy...
And fool around.
She seemed to know what Kong Wei was hiding, or not only knew, but was also involved. But in short, she didn't want her to know.
"Isn't she a healing guide? Why are you afraid of her?" Yan Xunzhi agreed and laughed.
Ning Yue sighed, "Fear is a kind of aura! My boss has a bad temper and is an offensive sentry who kills people on the ground with a clatter, but I still treat her as nothing..."
As she spoke, her voice trailed off and her eyes suddenly straightened.
He cleared his throat, stood up, and saluted respectfully, "Hello, Adjutant Li!"
Yan Xunzhi turned around and saw a stern-faced officer.
In fact, a simple greeting would suffice in the military district, it wasn't that strict, but Ning Yue had already done it, so how could she be more casual than someone of higher status than her? She quickly jumped up and saluted.
The cold-faced officer glanced at Yan Xunzhi and asked, "Is this Kong Wei's new sentry?"
Another person recognized her. Yan Xunzhi was a little puzzled. She looked everywhere and also browsed some posts on the Internet forum. It was nothing like the sensational posting of photos by Kong Wei when she went to Canxing. She hadn't even uploaded a crew photo yet... How on earth did these people recognize her?
Ning Yue nodded and said yes.
The cold-faced instructor took a closer look and then turned back to Ning Yue. "Today we have some benefits on the ground, but I heard that you treat me like nothing, so I'll take your share."
"...Don't!" Ning Yue immediately gave in. "I was wrong! Adjutant Li! Hey! It was just a joke... I was wrong!!"
【Author’s words】
Q: How do you feel about being cheated?
Pickled fish: I didn’t dare to think about it.
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