Chapter 43: Zero-Degree Contact
Mǐ Qiū had finally entered the deep level of the dreamscape. She was still immersed in the scene from just now. At this moment, she needed to pass through a cave entrance similar to a black hole before she could truly get out.
The place she was in was pitch black and very narrow, only accommodating two people entering or exiting at most. Mǐ Qiū looked around; it seemed there was no one outside.
Scattered light shone in faintly, but it was very weak. She could only see a little bit vaguely. Then she followed her feeling and walked forward, but discovered something very strange. Something seemed wrong here.
In this black hole, Mǐ Qiū heard a mechanical sound, click-clack, click-clack, like the cracking sound of joints between arms. At first, Mǐ Qiū didn’t understand what it was, but driven by curiosity, she poked her head out. On the ground, about two meters away, she saw a hunched, six-legged monster resembling a robot with glowing red eyes. It suddenly stood up straight and rushed directly towards Mǐ Qiū. Subconsciously, Mǐ Qiū fled outwards.
She didn’t know where to run. It was pitch black in front of her. Soon, she lost her direction a bit, panic seizing her. No, no, I have to stay calm.
Heading towards the small hole with light ahead, she walked in that direction. Mǐ Qiū fled outside, only to find the outside empty.
Just then, two heavy armored vehicles drove side by side. From one of them, a sniper rifle poked out of the window. Mǐ Qiū didn’t have time to turn her head, her steps getting faster and faster, more and more urgent…
She felt her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
Bang! Bang bang!!
Someone killed the thing behind her with a single shot.
Leaving no trace.
Mǐ Qiū finally paused her steps.
The person from just now beckoned to her directly, pulling the car door open. A strong gust of wind hit her. Before Mǐ Qiū could react, she was pulled into the car by the other party.
It was indeed him.
A familiar face appeared before Mǐ Qiū.
Mǐ Qiū saw it was Luò Shǎng Qín. Since Captain Luò was there, she felt more at ease.
On the way, there were sounds of gunfire exchanges. Mǐ Qiū covered her little heart. The monster just now was too terrifying! Even now, in the safe, enclosed space, Mǐ Qiū still had lingering fears.
She could observe carefully on a small screen inside the car what that monster actually looked like. It wasn’t a robot; its whole body looked uncoordinated, running around behind the car.
Its skin had a texture similar to coarse rope, with a rough feel. Mǐ Qiū watched and almost fainted.
Luò Shǎng Qín: “You’re not that timid, are you?”
Mǐ Qiū held back strongly.
She wasn’t timid; her physical fear just deepened towards something she had never seen before.
“You’re a Guide?”
“Hello Captain Luò, my name is Mǐ Qiū.”
“You can stare at a static object, then you won’t be so dizzy.”
Mǐ Qiū naturally listened to him, so she stared at his face. Looking closely, he looked unusually handsome in the Captain’s black and blue-gold uniform.
Luò Shǎng Qín: “I didn’t tell you to stare at my face.”
“Captain Luò, isn’t this static? Currently, Captain Luò, you are static.”
Luò Shǎng Qín: “Guide Mǐ, you’re quite interesting.”
Finally, the two got out of the car. Mǐ Qiū was still trembling because she was almost caught by that thing just now. Not only that, she didn’t know if she was really carsick or just scared out of her wits.
Something was churning in her stomach. She wanted to vomit so bad…
After Luò Shǎng Qín ordered all the Sentinels on the car to get off.
Seeing Mǐ Qiū like this, he stopped his steps.
He said to her, “Are you okay? Should I take you to see a doctor?”
Mǐ Qiū felt dizzy at this moment. Luò Shǎng Qín’s hand wanted to pat her back gently.
It hovered in mid-air again. Only when Mǐ Qiū was about to fall did he quickly catch her. Unexpectedly, Mǐ Qiū’s arms wrapped directly around his neck. It just so happened that no one else around saw this scene.
Luò Shǎng Qín told her to let go, but Mǐ Qiū, feeling truly awful, said to him, “I was really scared just now. I’m sorry, my heartbeat hasn’t slowed down completely yet.”
Captain Luò said helplessly, “Guide Mǐ, is there any way to make you forget what happened just now? Is there?”
Mǐ Qiū: “Maybe I need something a little stimulating.”
Luò Shǎng Qín was confused and asked, “What does Guide Mǐ mean?”
Mǐ Qiū used his words and said directly, “For example, Captain Luò could hug me. Maybe that would be better.”
What was she saying? Mǐ Qiū pulled away from his embrace, her whole face burning hot.
The other party seemed to have nothing to say to her.
Yes, she must have scared him looking like that. Mǐ Qiū had to explain that she was speaking nonsense because of the excessive fright just now, and told him not to take it seriously.
Captain Luò’s gaze patrolled her face, asking her, “Okay, have you thought it through?”
“Huh? I was just joking, Captain Luò. It’s not real.”
Luò Shǎng Qín: “Guide Mǐ is really casual. Are you playing me?”
“No.”
Mǐ Qiū’s voice got lower and lower. Luò Shǎng Qín had already observed this woman when he was in the car. Her face made him unable to forget. Staring at her lips, he couldn’t help but sink deeper…
He didn’t know what came over him.
Mǐ Qiū naturally hooked her arms around his neck. He lowered his head, and their lips met just like that, a light touch. Just like this, the distance between the two became closer and closer.
Falling into a charming atmosphere.
As time passed, Mǐ Qiū seemed to enter a dream, sleeping deeply, and then waking up again.
The values Mǐ Qiū observed were still stable below the passing line. Next time she spoke with Officer Hè, could she ask when she could become an A-class Guide?
Mǐ Qiū didn’t dare to think further. The A-class level for a Guide wasn’t that easy to achieve.
Officer Hè sent her a message on the light-brain.
Shěn Qīnghuái and Zhù Shāngchén, the two who returned to the main base.
After they returned, their spiritual bodies had been in fluctuation. Mǐ Qiū was a bit surprised by this result.
Even if their values hadn’t truly reached below the passing line back then, the fluctuation chart Officer Hè sent her shouldn’t look like that.
Sure enough, on the StarNet, there were quite a few people discussing the method of hypnosis again.
“Why do I feel like this Guide Mǐ doesn’t know how to soothe at all? And is a niche soothing form like hypnosis really acceptable? I heard she can meet the basic standard of values, but that’s just the basic standard.”
“Mǐ Qiū? Mǐ Qiū is the worst in our Guide Institute, the lowest F-class Guide. Although I heard her internal title has risen, she still has a long way to go.”
This time, the values Mǐ Qiū sent over made Officer Hè very satisfied.
– Very good, Mǐ Qiū. If the values can be more stable, you’ll be A-class very soon.
– Received!
– However, we need the last two guests to continue observing you for a period of time.
Mǐ Qiū replied “Okay.”
Subsequently, Mǐ Qiū continued to perform hypnosis on everyone about 4 more times. In a blink of an eye, ten days passed. Mǐ Qiū began to go pick up the last two guests arriving on the island.
Mǐ Qiū had gained a general understanding of the two before this.
Marshal Yǐn and General Qí. The value testing this time would be more precise. Mǐ Qiū was very worried about problems arising and hadn’t slept well for two days.
The third room had been cleared out; it was enough for the two of them to live there.
Officer Hè didn’t know how many guests were coming before.
So he had asked Mǐ Qiū to clear out two extra rooms, just in case.
Mǐ Qiū’s nervousness was entirely due to a slight fear that she wouldn’t do the hypnosis well.
They arrived at the island a bit later.
Mǐ Qiū prepared to go pick up the two alone.
Captain Luò and Sù Zé Chū followed behind her, saying they wanted to go with her.
Mǐ Qiū expressed that it really wasn’t necessary, and she didn’t want to trouble everyone.
Sù Zé Chū: “Mǐ Qiū, I’m not at ease with you going alone.”
Luò Shǎng Qín: “Guide Mǐ, I don’t wish for you to refuse me.”
Alright, then. Mǐ Qiū arrived at the dock.
The fiber-optic boat had arrived. Waiting for them to disembark, Mǐ Qiū originally intended to help them with their luggage.
But she found that the two of them… one only carried a handbag by his side.
The other only had a simple suitcase; they brought very few things. The one with black hair and green eyes must be General Qí Jīn Shào. The other with white hair and brown pupils was Marshal Yǐn Xī Qián. Visually, both were nine feet tall. Mǐ Qiū could feel the powerful oppressive aura radiating from them.
Their clothing was different from the other Sentinels before; the rims of their clothes were dyed with hot stamping gold. Mǐ Qiū went up to them and greeted them.
Marshal Yǐn carried a handbag and brought the fewest things.
He meant that he wouldn’t be stationed here permanently, only staying on the island for a week. His face looked cold, while General Qí was a bit more enthusiastic.
Mǐ Qiū led them into the house.
General Qí lived on the second floor, and Marshal Yǐn lived on the third floor.
After the renovation inside, the overall space was very airy.
Sù Zé Chū talked with Mǐ Qiū for a while and then left first. Luò Shǎng Qín was still staying here. Unexpectedly, both General Qí and Marshal Yǐn had come. He usually didn’t get to see these two.
He hadn’t expected it would be them landing on the island.
While surprised, he wanted to help the two organize their luggage and such, also helping Mǐ Qiū.
Luò Shǎng Qín: “What can I help you with? Pouring a glass of water is fine too.”
Yǐn Xī Qián: “Captain Luò, you don’t need to be so restrained here. If I need anything, I’ll call you.”
Seeing that there was indeed nothing he could do at the moment, Luò Shǎng Qín left after a while.
Mǐ Qiū poured water for the two and said there was hot water, so they could take a shower to wash away the fatigue.
Mǐ Qiū had already rested for three days before this. Hypnosis had to be put on the agenda. The first person Mǐ Qiū had to hypnotize was Marshal Yǐn. He always showed a cold face. Having to hypnotize a guest of such rank, Mǐ Qiū couldn’t help but feel a little anxious and uneasy inside. Fear that she wouldn’t do well was the main reason.
Sometimes, the more relaxed Mǐ Qiū was, the better the hypnosis effect would be. If she was too nervous, it would affect the final value test instead. Mǐ Qiū walked into his room.
Yǐn Xī Qián was sitting upright on the bed, holding a book in his hand. He looked up at her.
“Something the matter?”
Mǐ Qiū: “It’s time for tonight’s hypnosis. I mentioned it to you last time.”
Marshal Yǐn nodded. As she set up the hypnosis instrument for him, he put down the book and let her fiddle with her equipment. Yǐn Xī Qián asked, “How many people have you hypnotized?”
“Huh?”
“Your technique should be more practiced.”
Mǐ Qiū indicated she understood. Then she entered his spiritual body directly. This time, Mǐ Qiū was wearing a diving suit with diving equipment on her head, descending directly to a depth of dozens of meters under the sea. She felt the pressure around her increasing. It seemed she would be staying here for a long time, so the spiritual body must be an underwater species.
With such diving equipment, Mǐ Qiū wasn’t that afraid. The undersea world was beautiful. Watching the small fish surrounding her, Mǐ Qiū’s heart relaxed completely, until finally, a whale shark wandered by her side…
Seeing this scene, anyone would be scared witless. Mǐ Qiū looked at the whale shark. It was really a bit too big beside her. Moreover, the underwater world was completely the whale shark’s domain. As long as it opened its mouth gently, her body could be completely swallowed by it. Then, it would mercilessly crush all the bones in her body. That wasn’t just a scare tactic.
The whale shark kept hovering around her, looking for an opportunity. Mǐ Qiū had to call out to it: “Little Yǐn, is that you? Do you want me to play with you? Where do you want to go?”
Mǐ Qiū leaned closer. The whale shark didn’t open its mouth, staying by its side. Mǐ Qiū seemed to have overcome her fear of water. And because she was in a dream and had sufficient equipment, she swam freely underwater.
Mǐ Qiū swam beside it. The whale shark’s body was slippery. For now, it was safer.
Mǐ Qiū realized it probably had no malicious intent and just wanted her to accompany it to play. She felt much more relieved. This whale shark gradually stopped making sounds…
Subsequently, Mǐ Qiū fell into an abyss. No, where was this an abyss? She had arrived in another environment.
The Sentinel standing in front of her looked at her and said, “Guide, please follow me to the command room immediately.”
Mǐ Qiū hadn’t asked him what happened yet, only noticing the fluorescent tones everywhere. She had to follow him to the command room.
It was where Yǐn Xī Qián was. Mǐ Qiū could only ask him on the way what had happened. The other party answered, “The Marshal needs a Guide right now. You need to help him inject 12 shots of soothing agent.”
Mǐ Qiū: “Soothing agent usually cannot be injected too much, otherwise the body will produce multiple side effects. That is simply destroying the body. I can’t do that. Three shots at most.”
The other party clearly wasn’t going to debate senselessly with her here, saying directly, “The Marshal requires 12 shots every time. Put the side effects aside. I must emphasize again: if you don’t do this, the Marshal will lose his life.”
Mǐ Qiū had to listen to him. After entering the room, the door closed. At this time, Marshal Yǐn wanted a sufficiently enclosed environment. Yǐn Xī Qián was currently lying on a recliner.
Mǐ Qiū had injection experience, so she just helped him. But she stated the relevant precautions in advance. The man then said to her, “It’s Guide Mǐ, right? The ingredients in the soothing agent here have been substituted. The side effects you are worried about are almost negligible and won’t cause any harm to the body. Just inject it into my body, understood?”
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