Chapter Summaries

Yuqing and Bai Ze entered Han Yu’s Spiritual Sea and began clearing his dangerous Spirit Toxins. They left Han Yu temporarily safe but exhausted, just as Shang Yu and the other sentinels rushed in and found the scene awkwardly confusing.

• Yuqing nearly fell into the repair pool, but Han Yu caught her and invited her to touch his tail.
• 01010 told Yuqing that Han Yu was near collapse from Spirit Toxins, and Bai Ze leaped into his Spiritual Sea to consume them.
• Yuqing used her water ability to soothe Han Yu’s Spiritual Sea while Bai Ze ate the toxins, clearing about thirty percent and stabilizing him.
• Bai Ze returned to Yuqing with small horns, and Yuqing withdrew her mental power after 01010 said Han Yu was out of immediate danger.
• Shang Yu and the sentinels entered to find Han Yu collapsed, his dolphin Spirit Entity floating belly-up, and Yuqing looking satisfied.

Yuqing signed a contract to become the Ninth Military District’s garrison guide and arranged to begin work the following Monday. Huosuosi and Han Yu discussed her likely S-grade abilities and decided to assign her first treatment slot to Lin He.

• Huosuosi offered Yuqing a flexible garrison guide contract, and she signed it after 01010 confirmed its terms were safe.
• Han Yu gave Yuqing her Federation identification, appointment letter, and smart terminal, and she set Monday as her start date.
• Huosuosi told Ers to take better care of Yuqing, then asked Han Yu about her health after she and the Third Squad left.
• Han Yu reported that Yuqing was in good health despite long-term malnutrition and was likely at least an S-grade guide.
• Huosuosi said they would avoid further testing and assigned Lin He the first treatment slot.

Yuqing began playing the mecha game Dark Night to train her mental power and entered its first bounty hunter mission. When mutated beasts attacked her territory, she used her mental power to kill one and began the mission to defeat 100 mutants.

• 01010 introduced Yuqing to Dark Night, explaining that the game could help her raise her mental power, and downloaded it for her.
• Yuqing followed the beginner's guide and entered the bounty hunter mode, where she was assigned the identity of Aili Xiersen, a viscount's daughter, and tasked with killing 100 low-level mutants.
• Yuqing met her worried mother, who urged her to return home while the territory's defenders were scarce.
• A family knight warned Yuqing and Mrs. Xiersen that mutated beasts had broken through the damaged city defenses.
• Yuqing struck a mutant rabbit with her mental power, killing it and earning 10 points as her mission progress reached 1/100.

Yuqing cleared stage 1-1 by fighting mutant beasts and pushed her mental power past its limits, gaining five points of strength. After recovering in the medical pod, she wondered whether she could soon set out to find Yun Qi, but the system warned she still needed time to grow stronger.

• Yuqing killed mutant rabbits and learned that defeating one hundred mutants would clear stage 1-1.
• Mrs. Xiersen celebrated Yuqing's awakening, and Yuqing joined the knights at the town wall to fight more mutant beasts.
• After reaching 85/100 progress, Yuqing recognized that fighting agile mutants rapidly drained her mental and physical energy.
• Yuqing forced out the last of her mental power, defeated the remaining beasts, and cleared stage 1-1, increasing her mental power by five points.
• Yuqing recovered in the medical pod and hoped to find Yun Qi soon, but the system told her she needed more training before leaving the Ninth Military District.

At a military academy in the northern Empire, Shen Que and Xilaier planned to use Viscount Xiersen’s unusual quest to find teammates and climb the Dark Night rankings. Meanwhile, Yuqing prepared for her first day at the Ninth Military District, where Ers warned her that her final appointment was Lin He, whose newly awakened SSS-rank Spiritual Sea was unstable.

• Xilaier worried that he and Shen Que were too far behind in Dark Night’s rankings and could not tell NPCs from players.
• Shen Que assigned team roles and decided Viscount Xiersen’s quest might help them find the teammates they needed.
• Xilaier agreed to follow Shen Que’s plan and return to Viscount Xiersen’s territory, potentially as a live-in son-in-law.
• Yuqing woke, got ready for work, and left with Ers after her wolf cub excitedly reacted to her appearance.
• Ers explained Yuqing’s office location and appointment schedule, then warned her to be careful with Lin He, who had just reached SSS-rank and had an unstable Spiritual Sea.

Yuqing learned that the Third Special Service Group had been selected as opponents for the military district’s monthly exams and went with Ers to watch the arena. Her appearance drew the attention of the sentinels in the stands, and Noi seized a distracted opponent’s opening while fighting his tenth match.

• Shang Yu explained that other teams had chosen members of the Third Special Service Group as opponents for the monthly exams, leaving them to fight one match after another.
• Yuqing asked Ers to take her to the arena, where he explained its protective design and she considered how its shield principles could help her base.
• A surveillance sphere broadcast Yuqing and Ers on a screen, and the sentinels in the stands recognized the new guide and turned their attention toward her.
• The arena grew quiet as the sentinels watched Yuqing, distracting the fighter facing Noi.
• Noi counterattacked his opponent, despite being exhausted and bruised after ten matches, while Duoduo stood beside him, tense and bloodied.

Duoduo abandoned his fight with Xiaode to find Yuqing, and she healed both Spirit Entities while soothing Noi and William through their mental links. Ers ended the broadcast and escorted Yuqing away, leaving Team Three facing an enraged, jealous crowd of sentinels.

• Duoduo dodged Xiaode's attack and leaped from the arena to race toward Yuqing, with Xiaode chasing after him.
• Yuqing healed Duoduo's scratches, then beckoned Xiaode over and treated its wounds as well.
• Yuqing's gentle mental power soothed Noi and William, leaving both sentinels visibly affected.
• Ers tossed the two Spirit Entities back into the arena and reminded Yuqing that it was getting late.
• Yuqing noticed the live broadcast, and Ers short-circuited the detection spheres to black out the floating screens.
• The sentinels grew jealous of Duoduo and Xiaode, threatened to take their places, and Noi realized Team Three had become District Nine's public enemy.

Yuqing settled into her new consultation room and reviewed her appointments, discovering that her first high-priority case was Lin He, an SSS-rank sentinel on the verge of going berserk. Her next appointment, Jonah, arrived with an adorably timid lop-eared rabbit spirit entity.

• Yuqing teased Ers, asked him to call her A-Qing, and told him to pick her up after work.
• After Ers left her at the consultation room, Yuqing reacted excitedly to him while 01010 explained that Federation law required guides to match with at least five sentinels before age thirty.
• Yuqing explored her consultation room and checked her appointment list, which included several sentinels and a high-priority case for Lin He.
• Yuqing learned that Lin He had suffered severe damage to his mental domain after detonating his mech during a border mission and was at risk of going berserk.
• Jonah arrived for his appointment, and Yuqing welcomed him before noticing his timid lop-eared rabbit spirit entity rubbing against her leg.

Yuqing began Jonah’s mental treatment after discovering that Spirit Entities shared their senses with their owners, leading to an embarrassing misunderstanding about his rabbit. She treated Jonah’s contamination with medication and her healing ability, leaving him relaxed as her mental power entered his mind.

• Yuqing petted Jonah’s rabbit, and Jonah reacted because he shared its sensations through their connection.
• Yuqing learned from 01010 that Spirit Entities shared their five senses with their owners and awkwardly changed the subject to treatment.
• Yuqing found Jonah undressing and told him to lie down after 01010 explained the standard treatment procedure for high-ranking Sentinels.
• The examination bed restrained Jonah and measured his mental power at S+ with 73.54% contamination.
• Yuqing injected Jonah with A01, then used her healing ability to enter his mind and calm his toxins.

Yuqing soothed Jonah and lowered his mental contamination into the safe range, while Lin He watched from afar and retreated to the Dark Prison, convinced she would not help him. Han Yu found him suffering from his toxins and gave him forced suppressant injections.

• Yuqing cleared the toxins from Jonah’s outer Spiritual Sea, lowering his mental contamination from 73.12% to below the 60% safe threshold.
• Jonah thanked Yuqing by drawing her hand to his cheek, while Aiden and the other sentinels complained outside about his behavior and their own Spirit Entities.
• Lin He watched Yuqing soothe Jonah, then left without speaking when she asked whether he was there.
• Lin He returned to his Dark Prison cell, where memories of his mother’s rejection deepened his self-hatred as his black python struggled with its Spirit Toxins.
• Han Yu found Lin He in the cell, urged him to seek Yuqing’s help, and administered two D07 Forced Suppressant Injections when Lin He refused.

Yuqing learned why Lin He avoided her and how the Yao Family hoped to profit from his death, then Ers confessed his feelings and offered her money. She returned the transfer and agreed to open a shared account with him, leaving to discover the gift he had prepared.

• Ers told Yuqing that Lin He was unlikely to attend because he was withdrawn and feared she would dislike his venomous black python Spirit Entity.
• Ers explained that Lin He's mother had rejected him, while the Yao Family later used his military status to secure benefits and hoped to inherit his death compensation.
• Yuqing learned that an exclusive guide could inherit a sentinel's property, and Ers asked for a chance to pursue her while transferring her a large sum of money.
• Yuqing refused to keep the transfer but suggested opening a shared account, which Ers happily agreed to arrange.
• Ers told Yuqing that he had prepared a gift for her in her room, but kept its identity secret.

Yuqing accepted the gaming pod Ers bought for her, while Cedric pressed Carlos for information about how he had lowered his contamination level and suspected Yuqing was the guide he and Huosuosi wanted. Cedric’s younger half-brother left after Cedric urged him to play the game their missing mother had made for him.

• Yuqing accepted the gaming pod from Ers and agreed to repay its cost through their shared account.
• At Iron Group headquarters, Cedric asked Carlos how he had lowered his contamination level, and Carlos hesitated to reveal Yuqing’s involvement.
• Cedric told Carlos that Huosuosi had destroyed Iron’s bases for a guide who had appeared during their last transaction, and Carlos realized Cedric suspected it was Yuqing.
• Cedric admitted he was willing to become a secondary partner, but Carlos challenged his confidence because he did not even know the guide’s name.
• Cedric’s younger half-brother arrived and explained that he was optimizing Dark Night’s storyline, which was based on their mother’s manuscripts.
• Cedric urged his half-brother to experience the game their mother had created for him, but the boy shut off his terminal and left.

Yuqing entered the game pod and joined the Xiersen family as a pollution tide struck the village during a welcome feast for Shen Que and Xilaier. After revealing her awakened spiritual power and helping defend the settlement, she ended the chapter rescuing two children amid the attack.

• Yuqing entered the game and dressed for the feast, where Shen Que and Xilaier were struck by her appearance.
• A level-two pollution tide suddenly reached the village, and Yuqing’s spiritual power purified the toxins affecting Shen Que, Xilaier, and Mrs. Lusen.
• A giant mutated beast breached the western wall, and Mrs. Xiersen revealed that Yuqing had awakened spiritual power.
• Yuqing joined Viscount Xiersen, Shen Que, and Xilaier in defending the village, where she used her power to fight mutated beasts and heal two children.

Yuqing, Shen Que, and Xilaier fought to defend the city gate from a Rock-Armored Beast, but their attacks could not pierce its scales. A hooded youth killed the beast in one strike, leaving the others stunned and convinced he was a powerful player.

• Shen Que, Xilaier, and Yuqing saw a peak level-four Rock-Armored Beast battering the city gate and received an emergency quest to defend it.
• Shen Que asked Yuqing to steady their minds while he and Xilaier fought, but Yuqing insisted on joining them.
• Xilaier and Shen Que failed to damage the beast, and Shen Que was injured blocking its tail.
• Yuqing fired mental arrows at the beast and soothed the group's minds, then urged Shen Que and Xilaier to target its joints.
• A hooded youth leaped from the wall and killed the Rock-Armored Beast with a single strike.
• Xilaier thanked the hooded youth, while he and Shen Que recognized him as a powerful player.

Yuqing received an ice-type mutant crystal core and agreed to leave the territory on an adventure with Xilaier, Shen Que, and the mysterious Ajiasi. The four planned to set out in three days.

• Yuqing helped Viscount Xiersen manage the aftermath of the exotic beast attack and received an ice-type mutant crystal core.
• Viscount Xiersen urged Yuqing to go on an adventure, and she accepted his secret pouch of gold coins before leaving.
• Xilaier told the hooded youth about Aili, the guide who had stabilized their mental domains, while Shen Que argued that they should travel as a team.
• Yuqing joined Xilaier and Shen Que in inviting the youth to travel with them, and he agreed.
• The youth introduced himself as Ajiasi, and the group decided to set out in three days.

After using an ice-element crystal core to awaken a small ice ability, Yuqing left the game and went to the military cafeteria for a hearty meal. Her arrival caused a stir among the sentinels, and Ers kept her serving modest while Uncle Zhao proudly watched her enjoy his cooking.

• Mrs. Xiersen welcomed the returning fighters with food and lodging, while Xilaier recounted the battle and Ajiasi ate in silence.
• Yuqing used the system's guidance to absorb energy from the ice-element crystal core and formed a tiny ice spike.
• After leaving the game, Yuqing rejected her nutritional meal and asked Ers to take her to the cafeteria for meat.
• The sentinels recognized Yuqing and gave up their places in line so she could reach the serving window.
• Uncle Zhao served Yuqing guobaorou and other dishes, while Ers limited her portions and the nearby sentinels noticed his familiar way of addressing her.

Yuqing learned about the White Tower’s mandatory husband assignments before falling asleep, while Liechuan’s worsening Spirit Toxins drove him to sneak into her room for help. He awakened Yuqing by seeking her soothing touch, and she realized the half-dressed man beside her was Liechuan.

• At dinner, Liechuan hid his worsening condition and nosebleed from his teammates while worrying that Yuqing might refuse to soothe him.
• 01010 explained that the White Tower could assign Yuqing five husbands if she remained unmarried, then continued tutoring her until she fell asleep.
• Liechuan avoided the night patrols and slipped through Yuqing’s window, finding that her Guide Pheromone briefly eased his Spirit Toxins.
• Yuqing soothed Liechuan unconsciously as she mistook his red hair for Liz’s fur, and he begged her to help him.
• Yuqing opened her eyes, recognized Liechuan beside her with his shirt undone, and reacted with delighted shock.

Yuqing treated the near-berserk Liechuan while Bai Ze consumed the toxins in his Spiritual Sea. As his Mindscape cleared, his griffin emerged, but Bai Ze kicked it away for interrupting its meal.

• The system identified Liechuan as close to a Level Eight Berserk State and urged Yuqing to lower his contamination level for spiritual power.
• Yuqing soothed Liechuan with her spiritual power and called Bai Ze from her Mindscape to eat his toxins.
• Liechuan warned Yuqing that he was dangerous and pointed her toward the toys on the bedside table, causing her nose to bleed.
• Bai Ze fetched a bite guard for Yuqing to put on Liechuan, then entered his Mindscape and devoured the toxins.
• Liechuan's reddish-gold griffin broke free of the black mist and approached Bai Ze, which kicked it away for interrupting its meal.

Yuqing’s attempt to stop Bai Ze from eating caused a blast that shattered her bedroom window, and the guards rushed in to find Liechuan clinging to her while her nose bled. After Liechuan was taken away and Yuqing was examined, she told Huosuosi that Liechuan had been on the verge of a Level Eight Berserk State and needed protection.

• Yuqing forcibly sent Bai Ze back to her Mindscape, and the released mental power shattered her bedroom window.
• Shang Yu and the night guards burst into Yuqing’s room and found her with a nosebleed and Liechuan clinging to her.
• Shang Yu punched Liechuan, who did not resist, and the guards shackled and took him away.
• Twenty-four hours later, Han Yu examined Yuqing in the infirmary and teased her.
• Huosuosi arrived and said Liechuan had been locked in the Dark Prison, but Yuqing warned that he had nearly entered a Level Eight Berserk State and needed rest.

After Yuqing’s examination, Huosuosi decided to have the military affairs office prepare candidates for her personal guard team. In Dark Prison, Liechuan’s examination confirmed that Yuqing had stabilized his once-critical condition, and Huosuosi told him that his life now belonged to her.

• Han Yu reported that Yuqing’s nosebleed came from a surge of blood and qi, then urged Huosuosi to assign her a personal guard team.
• Huosuosi promised Yuqing a list of candidates to choose from and took Han Yu to Dark Prison.
• Huosuosi questioned Lin He about why he had refused to visit Yuqing, but Lin He stayed silent.
• Han Yu’s examination showed that Liechuan had suppressed a near-Level Eight Berserk State for at least half a month, while his contamination had fallen to 70% and his spiritual sea had stabilized.
• Liechuan admitted he had hidden his condition because he did not want to burden the military district, and Huosuosi told him that the Ninth Military District would not abandon him and that his life belonged to Yuqing.