Chapter 342 - 343: Impossible to Utter a Single Harsh Word to Such a Face
Chapter 342: Chapter 343: Impossible to Utter a Single Harsh Word to Such a Face
The man speaking was full of anger. His tone, laced with heavy frustration and disdain, carried the domineering hostility unique to Sentinels.
"Our captain is already at Peak B-level. Lately, his spiritual rampages have become increasingly frequent. He’s in terrible shape, and one misstep could lead to a complete loss of control.
"How much Guiding Ability can a rookie who hasn’t even awakened a basic spiritual body have? To put it bluntly, she’s just a decoration. Shoving this kind of newbie onto us won’t help at all; in the end, she’ll only drag the whole squad down."
Immediately after, another slightly helpless male voice sounded from inside the room. "There’s nothing we can do about it. Who told our captain to curse out our previous guide until they left? Not a single experienced guide in the entire Tower is willing to join our squad. The fact that the higher-ups are assigning us a rookie now is already them showing us some leniency."
"Leniency? We’d be better off without it! A piece of trash without a spiritual body is just going to hold us back!"
The men chimed in one after another, their argument growing more heated and the atmosphere in the office increasingly tense.
Outside the door, Yun Sheng’s fingertips paused, and she slowly lowered her raised hand. She stood quietly at the entrance, her expression serene, without the slightest hint of anger at being mocked.
Everyone in the outside world believed that a guide without a spiritual body was a defective product. Even though she had advanced to B-level, they still didn’t think she possessed much Guiding Ability. But Yun Sheng knew her own capabilities, so she didn’t care at all about their words.
Let alone mere ordinary Sentinels, she could even pacify someone like Si Jin, an SSS-level Dark Sentinel who was extremely prone to losing control. The stress of this squad in front of her was completely negligible to her.
Waiting patiently until the arguing inside the room gradually died down, Yun Sheng raised her hand again and knocked on the door three times with moderate force. Upon hearing a cold "Come in" from inside, she pushed the door open and stepped in.
The Sentinels in the office simultaneously looked up at the sound. A second later, everyone’s movements instinctively froze.
The woman walking through the door wore a neat, well-fitted guide uniform, the cut accentuating her slender and proportionate figure. Her features were exceptionally delicate, and her skin fair and translucent. The outer corners of her eyes tilted upward slightly, framing clear, bright pupils, while her lips were a soft, tender pink.
Despite her clean and gentle temperament, she exuded a touch of cold aloofness. The blending of these contrasting traits created an impactfully stunning beauty that made it impossible for anyone to look away. The group of Sentinels, who had been full of resentment and impatience just moments ago, were instantly captivated.
Acting as if she hadn’t heard a single word of the harsh mockery from outside, Yun Sheng’s expression remained perfectly composed. With a gentle and unhurried tone, she gracefully introduced herself. "Hello, everyone. My name is Yun Sheng, and I am an official guide who just joined today. I’ve been assigned to the Ninth Squad’s field team. I look forward to working with you all."
Her soft and gentle voice instantly smoothed out the lingering hostility in the office.
Standing opposite Yun Sheng was a Sentinel with an exceptionally burly and robust physique—his thick upper arms were even larger than her thighs. At this moment, he was completely frozen in place, staring blankly at her exquisitely lovely face. His ears flushed red in an instant, the color spreading rapidly until his entire rugged face was burning hot.
He was the very Sentinel who had initially taken the lead in complaining and cursing at Yun Sheng in the office. Now, let alone continuing to hurl insults, his gaze darted around evasively while his limbs remained stiff. There was no way he could spit out even half a harsh word to a face like hers.
The other Sentinels were in a similar state. The atmosphere in the office became subtly awkward.
Taking in everyone’s reactions, Yun Sheng kept a faint, gentle smile on her face. Without exposing their embarrassment in the slightest, she took the opportunity to ask softly, "Excuse me, where will I be sitting?"
The office was neatly furnished with integrated smart desks, each featuring a built-in high-definition hovering Light Brain. These devices could directly link to personal terminals, allowing users to receive missions, retrieve intel, and synchronize Sentinel spiritual data. Against the wall were smart sleep pods and spiritual soothing devices, specifically designed for field Sentinels to rest and relieve spiritual fatigue.
After two seconds of silence, a man with handsome, regular features was the first to snap back to reality. He was Zhou Yi, the deputy captain of the Ninth Squad. Compared to the others, his temperament was much calmer and more composed.
"The empty seat by the window will do. That was our squad’s previous guide’s workstation. The equipment is all there, so you can just use it directly." He paused before adding, "Our captain is currently out handling some matters and hasn’t returned yet. Specific arrangements will have to wait until he gets back."
"Thank you for the trouble." Yun Sheng nodded gladly in thanks, then walked straight over to the workstation by the window.
After sitting down, she didn’t link up with the Light Brain. Instead, she opened the terminal on her wrist and sent a message to Si Jin.
[I’ve arrived at the Ninth Squad’s office. Everything is going smoothly~]
Less than two seconds after the message was sent, a reply came through.
[Glad to hear it. What do you want to eat for lunch? I’ll book a restaurant in advance.]
Seeing this message, Yun Sheng unconsciously tilted her head, a hint of indecision flashing in her eyes. He had really stumped her with that question; she couldn’t think of what she wanted to eat off the top of her head. So, she simply opened the Star Network, planning to search for restaurants around the Tower to see if anything caught her eye.
But just as she entered the food section, a highly popular post pinned to the front page instantly caught her attention. The title was straightforward and eye-catching, specifically discussing a newly opened niche beverage shop near the Tower.
Driven by curiosity, Yun Sheng clicked in to read more. The number of comments below was exploding, and the level of discussion was unusually high.
Someone commented that the taste of the shop’s drinks wasn’t amazing—perhaps not even good—but strangely, every time they finished one, their body would feel exceptionally relaxed. They would feel completely refreshed, with all their fatigue swept away. Many others shared that after giving the drink to their Sentinel boyfriends who were in a restless mental state, their partners’ chaotic spiritual power not only gradually stabilized, but their overall threshold even showed signs of slightly increasing.
More and more customers followed suit with their comments. Without exception, all of them praised this drink for having a miraculous effect on spiritual power.
It was already absurd for a normal beverage to soothe mental fatigue, but for it to subtly stabilize and even enhance spiritual power was completely beyond the scope of what ordinary drinks could do.
Yun Sheng’s eyes flickered, and vigilance instantly rose in her heart. Combined with the Dark Nest’s recent successive movements, this matter seemed fishy no matter how she looked at it. Without overthinking it, she directly forwarded the trending post to Si Jin.
A moment later, Si Jin’s reply popped up.
[You suspect this beverage shop is connected to the Dark Nest?]
Yun Sheng’s fingers tapped lightly against the screen as she typed a quick response.
[I think there’s something very fishy about it. It’s absolutely impossible for a normal drink to achieve this kind of effect. I can’t be sure if the Dark Nest is behind it right now, but there’s definitely a problem. Why don’t we go check it out at noon?]