northernbook Chapter 243 The Awakening of the Super Guide (57)
Chapter 243 The Awakening of the Super Guide (57)
The sensation in his hand stunned Qi Jian.
The sentry's senses were too sharp, especially when it came to physical contact with his beloved, which made Qi Jian shudder and almost release the white cat.
Fortunately, he quickly recovered from his wild thoughts and looked in the direction Jingli was looking.
Beyond the sturdy and spacious river embankment, a safety zone has been artificially demarcated, surrounded by waist-high railings and with neat little holes in the middle.
Outside the small hole, a small slope was created using the water pressure difference and a small waterwheel. People in the safe zone lined up, holding all sorts of small lanterns, waiting to send their wishes into the river.
Further outwards, the wide moat was already filled with lights.
Each lamp is so small, yet together they illuminate the river, like sparks of fire poured onto its surface.
The light focused into Qi Jian's eyes, causing him to momentarily forget the hand he was holding with Jing Li.
“Every month, people on both sides of the moat hold a lantern-sending event here. They believe that these lanterns, carrying wishes, will travel with the river to distant places and bring encouragement to more people.”
Jingli spoke softly, and gently squeezed Qi Jian's palm.
“They started releasing lanterns every day last week,” Jingli said with a smile. “Because hope has arrived, the meaning of the lantern-giving activity has expanded from praying for blessings to expressing gratitude.”
Thank you to the country for protecting us, thank you to everyone for your unity, and thank you to everyone for not giving up.
Of course, Xiaobai also found this information. Jingli liked it the moment he saw it and thought that no matter where Qijian took him, he would definitely come over.
Everything was just right.
Jingli leaned a little closer to Qi Jian: "Did you see that?"
Do you see that? This is the world you're protecting.
He added silently to himself.
Seeing Qi Jian's eyelashes tremble slightly, Jing Li felt a tickle in her heart.
He gently squeezed Qi Jian's palm again and smiled, "Want to know how many points I'd give you for today's date?"
Qi Jian straightened his back even more, turned his head to the side, and his cheek touched Jing Li's lips, his ears turning red again.
He licked his lips, his throat a little dry, and said, "Yes."
Jingli rested her chin on her free hand, pretending to think hard: "Let me think about it—"
Qi Jian's palms were sweating again.
"Yesterday's email was very formal and cute."
Jingli paused mischievously, suppressing her smirk as she peeked at Qi Jian's expression.
The other person looks just like a smart military dog. Even though their favorite snack is right in front of them, they can't move because of orders. They can only sit upright, but their eyes are full of longing and grievance.
"You look great today, it really catches my eye."
Qi Jian swallowed hard, seemingly feeling greatly encouraged.
"Dinner was very good tonight, I enjoyed it. However..."
Jingli became serious, and Qi Jian slightly raised his neck, his expression earnest.
If conditions allowed, Jingli suspected that he would pull out a small notebook and take careful notes.
Jingli could no longer suppress her smile and reached out to pinch Qi Jian's cheek.
"You look too nervous, Captain 007. How come you seem more nervous about going on a date with me than going to war?"
Qi Jian grabbed the hand that Jing Li was pinching, his brows furrowed slightly, but his puppy-dog eyes were watery and he looked particularly pitiful.
“I’m afraid I won’t do a good enough job, and you won’t like it,” he said honestly. “On the battlefield, you don’t have to care whether the enemy likes you or not.”
With both of Jingli's hands held by Qi Jian, he had no choice but to stand on tiptoe and gently peck Qi Jian's chin.
"Now you know, I really like it, so I hope Captain 007 can relax a bit next time and enjoy our date."
As Jingli's light kiss landed, Qi Jian had already released Jingli's hands.
He felt he should hug the other person at that moment, but that would be too unreserved.
Su Qinghan told him yesterday that during the ambiguous period of dating, it's crucial to maintain a proper level of physical contact. Going too far will leave a greasy impression.
But... Keiri just kissed him, didn't she?
Qi Jian's hand hovered in mid-air, maintaining a gentlemanly posture, unsure whether to advance or retreat.
Jingli didn't make things difficult for him. In this world, Mr. Yuan had always stayed in the army and then shut himself off until his death, living like a machine. He was excessively pure in his emotions.
If we want him to express his emotions as freely as a spiritual being, we will have to proceed gradually.
Jingli wasn't in a hurry, since he wasn't the one who was suffering.
Qi Jian scored a high score of 92 on the date. After returning to the dormitory, Jing Li sent him a message, encouraging him to keep up the good work.
In the following days, the Tiger Team members noticed that their leader was smiling more, but whenever someone asked about the date that day, Qi Jian would immediately put away his expression and become serious.
I can't quite describe the emotion; it feels more like I'm leaving it to the person asking the question to figure it out for themselves.
Qi Jian no longer let the Tiger Team members be his strategists. In Qi Jian's dormitory where no one could see him, he ordered several outfits similar to the ones Jing Li wore that day, and happily labeled them with numbers, each corresponding to the outfit worn on which date.
The second date was delayed because the two of them got busy again.
Jingli devoted himself to two major tasks. The first was what I mentioned before: people who showed signs of awakening, gathered during the nationwide census by the recruit team, were gradually sent to the research institute. The effects of the residual particles in their bodies needed to be eliminated with Jingli's help.
The second thing is the seed that Jingli planted earlier—a small white tablet containing his energy—which needs to be mass-produced.
The demand for these small white tablets among the sentinels and guides within Bluestone is actually not that great anymore. After the devouring particles are eliminated, ordinary small white tablets are sufficient to meet the daily needs of the sentinels.
The opportunity for mass production arose when the Blue Stone Nation launched an international trial against the Cage Dog Nation, revealing their conspiracy to monopolize Sentinel and Guide resources with an unknown substance.
This evidence was collected after the battle on Half-Shell Star, when the Blue Stone Kingdom's high command issued an order to do so.
After the Devouring Particles disappeared, although the Blue Stone Kingdom was still inferior to the Caged Dog Kingdom in terms of Sentinel Guide storage, it could still rival it in terms of military strength alone.
Adding to the fact that the Prison Dog Kingdom's previous sneak attack on Star Orbit had failed and caused considerable losses, the Blue Stone Kingdom's army, which was guarded by multiple S-class Sentinels such as Qi Jian and Ling Ze, put up a fight, but in the end, they still sent someone to sit on the trial bench.
The trial dragged on for a long time, but the outcome is actually not that important.
Shortly after the trial was announced, the Blue Stone Nation produced a small white tablet that could clear the influence of the so-called "unknown substance" and released a relatively conservative figure regarding the current proportion of awakened Sentinels and Guides in the Blue Stone Nation.
A stone stirred up a thousand waves.
And the world is slowly returning to normal.
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【small theater】
On this day, 007 finally understood a truth: when it comes to dating, it's better to rely on yourself than on a strategist!
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(This little world will end tomorrow~ We'll fix a few minor bugs in the earlier settings, but it won't affect the overall plot~)
Notice:
I'll be traveling for two days tomorrow, so I'll be able to type on my phone. But my tenosynovitis is quite severe, so my writing speed on the phone might be slow. Given that the new world is about to begin, and considering the reading experience, I should hold off for a while. If I can write two chapters that day, I'll update; if not, I'll hold off until I resume normal updates!