Chapter Nine: I'll Take You Through the Secret Passage!

Wen Er breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, then asked, "Are you tired? You can rest for a bit; it's okay to report later."

Tired? Not at all!

She had practically been resting for days, hardly doing anything at all.

Lu Meng politely declined with a bright smile. "No, I'm not tired. I can go report right now!"

Seeing how energetic she looked, Wen Er said nothing further. "Alright, then I'll take you to the guide office."

"Okay!" Lu Meng carefully closed the cabinet holding her little dresses and followed him out.

After closing the door to room 1203, Wen Er handed Lu Meng the room card. "This is your room card. You can store it in your light brain. Next time, you can just swipe your card through your light brain, so you won’t have to worry about losing it."

Lu Meng took it eagerly. "Wow! That's so convenient!"

She immediately stored it in her light brain. Instantly, a prompt appeared, asking if she wanted to bind the card to her light brain. She selected yes, and the room card information appeared in her device.

So handy! Lu Meng couldn’t help but marvel silently.

"Is it bound properly?" Wen Er asked.

Lu Meng closed her light brain. "All set!"

"Then let's go."

"Alright!"

...

The place where the guides worked resembled a very luxurious hospital.

Along the long corridor were many seats, with some sentinels sitting on them.

Seeing Wen Er arrive with a young girl, they all looked curiously at Lu Meng.

Who is she?

She looks so well-behaved and adorable!

Lu Meng caught their gazes and, feeling a bit uneasy, instinctively moved closer behind Wen Er.

Noticing her movement, Wen Er’s eyes flickered briefly before shifting his stance to shield her behind him, shooting a warning glance at the sentinels.

The sentinels immediately withdrew their scrutinizing looks upon receiving his warning.

After passing through the corridor, Lu Meng finally relaxed and subconsciously put some distance between herself and Wen Er.

"Wen Er, are those sentinels here waiting for psychological counseling?"

Lu Meng couldn’t help but ask.

Seeing her pull away, Wen Er’s eyes showed a hint of disappointment, but he quickly composed himself. "Yes."

Recalling the scene just now, Lu Meng remarked, "It seems like there aren’t many sentinels who come for psychological counseling regularly."

Wen Er explained, "Each guide’s slots must be booked a month in advance, and only 220 slots are released at a time. Each day, only about 10 slots are available, so there aren’t many sentinels here."

Booking a month in advance?

Just hearing that made it feel fiercely competitive.

Lu Meng asked, "How many guides are there in our military district?"

Wen Er replied, "There used to be six. Now, with you, there are seven in total."

Lu Meng inquired further, "And how many sentinels are there?"

Wen Er answered, "The new recruitment round finished last month. The total number of sentinels in the military district is 23,058."

Because it was recent, Wen Er remembered the number clearly.

Lu Meng felt overwhelmed.

Over twenty-three thousand competing for just two hundred slots?!

The odds were 0.01!

Terrifying!

She almost empathized with the sentinels; if she were one of them, she’d be utterly desperate.

Then she did a quick calculation in her head. "Five guides, ten slots a day total—that means each guide does psychological counseling twice a day, right?"

Wen Er nodded, "Yes, that’s the military district’s rule. Except on rest days, each guide needs to see two sentinels per day."

Lu Meng asked, "With so many sentinels, and each guide only seeing two a day, doesn’t that mean a lot of sentinels won’t get a slot for psychological counseling?"

"Exactly," Wen Er said, "But those with severe mental contamination usually go through a special channel."

Hearing that, Lu Meng felt somewhat reassured.

An idea struck her. Looking at Wen Er with sincere eyes, she said,

"When I learn how to do psychological counseling someday, you come find me, and I’ll get you through the special channel too!"