Mecha Star Wars.

Chapter 1583 The Risky Move of the White Pagoda

In contrast to the ease with which the Noah navigated the situation, the White Tower's guides, despite their seemingly arrogant exteriors, were inwardly filled with anxiety and unease.

They had originally planned to take a big leap forward with the added advantage of healing magic, but they made a mistake and were held back by those dog-like sentinels from the government, allowing the Sentinel Association to seize the initiative with the new weapons of the Noah.

The weapons and attachments on the Noah are indeed quite good, and the guide can also provide a healing bonus.

However, compared to the Sentinels, who are better at combat and wielding weapons, the Guides, who have always been in stable environments and only use their hands to heal, clearly have a much lower healing bonus than the Sentinels, who can stack multiple cards.

Not to mention, among the best-selling cards, the Healing Card ranks first.

Although it's just the lowest-level healing card, the low-level sentinels may not yet realize its true value, but the guides who have experienced the Noah's healing magic have already sensed the impending crisis.

Once the Noah produces high-level healing cards and the supply is sufficient, can the Guide, which was once crucial and irreplaceable to the Sentinels, still maintain its current status?

Those bastards did it on purpose!

By deliberately delaying the signing of a friendly cooperation agreement with the Noah, they are allowing the Sentinels to expand faster and further squeeze the Guides Association's living space.

Look! This is what happens when you have no voice!

On the surface, they'll praise you to the skies, but behind your back, they'll never hesitate to put you down.

The guides were furious, but there was nothing they could do. They could only keep going to the Noah to try and seize a chance.

Finally, after leaving the hotel, I saw the official cooperation statement released by Sersorn, which means that the study and exchange of healing magic can finally be put on the agenda.

The guides breathed a sigh of relief, but their brows remained furrowed as they silently turned back towards the White Pagoda.

The learning process has been prepared long ago and is just waiting for the order.

Upon receiving the new work instructions, the management of Baita immediately mobilized all staff.

In the conference room, the senior guides from the White Tower and the association had solemn expressions and the atmosphere was oppressive.

“Captain Lin asked about Lu Shi today, and his attitude was the same as always. He probably doesn’t know that Lu Shi is missing.” Elder Moen broke the silence first.

"Should?" A few seats away, an impolite voice rang out, "Does such meaningless speculation even deserve to be brought up in this kind of setting?"

If Lu Shi were there, she would recognize that this mean-spirited person was the guide she had entrusted with the badge to and who had secretly followed her.

"Then what do you plan to do?" Moen raised an eyebrow and retorted without any politeness, "Just ask them directly, did they take Lu Shi away?"

"Why not?" The man held his chin high, his eyes filled with condescending disdain. "They've only met Lu Shi by chance. They wouldn't stand up for that little girl who's gone missing and then turn around and question us, would they? I don't know what you're so hesitant about."

"Since you're so sure they won't cause trouble for Lu Shi, why do you think they'd infiltrate the White Tower and take Lu Shi away?" Moen crossed his arms and sneered. "Our White Tower is, after all, one of the most prestigious high-level outposts in the star field. Not to mention that those aliens have only been here twice and don't have the ability to sneak in and take someone away silently, I'd like to ask them: what's their motive?"

"If I remember correctly, Lin Jian personally escorted Lu Shi into the White Tower. Lu Shi is indeed talented, but he hasn't even finished his basic healing courses yet. What's the point of kidnapping him?" "The Noah's healing magic is there for all to see. Even if they're interested in the guide's mental healing methods, there aren't many obstacles to overcome through subsequent cooperation and exchange. You need to understand, it's us who covet their technology; it's us who need their help!"

Moen tapped his index finger on the table: "Even if they're worried we're holding back information and want to get more comprehensive details, if they really want to kidnap a guide, they should choose a mature guide with more complete information on all aspects, rather than that half-baked beginner girl, Lu Shi."

"Use your brain more!" Moen snorted coldly, concealing his sharp edge. "Don't let being a guide for too long make you lose your mind and think you're invincible. With an asset like the Noah, instead of trying to win it over, you want to offend it for no reason? If you really anger it and it sides with the Sentinels, the Sentinel Association will probably be laughing in their sleep and will even give you an honorary title."

"You!" The man was speechless, and facing the gazes of the crowd, he could only sit back in his chair, gritting his teeth and muttering, "All you're good for is your mouth!"

"Alright! Let's not argue over trivial matters," the White Tower manager intervened to mediate. "Noah's been enjoying great success lately, so there's really no need to waste our energy on Lu Shi; her motives are untenable. But the fact remains that she vanished into thin air. There were no unusual occurrences before her disappearance, the security cameras in the public areas didn't capture her leaving, and because there was no one guarding her, we can't even pinpoint the exact day she disappeared... Although we're extremely reluctant, perhaps we should consider the least desirable scenario."

"Impossible!" one of the guides immediately retorted. "The secret of Lu Shi's background is known only to a few people here. How could outsiders possibly know? Which of you leaked it to the sentries?"

Everyone vehemently denied it, filled with righteous indignation.

But even if someone did such a thing, no one would be foolish enough to admit it in such a situation.
“We need to find Lu Shi as soon as possible, but we can’t publicize her disappearance too much. Otherwise, the Sentinel Association could easily use this as an excuse to expose her background,” someone sighed with a headache. “What should we do?”

The guides' power is hampered by the sentries, and all their actions can only be entrusted to close sentries or their partner sentries.

This would amplify the risks, as it's impossible to predict which环节 (link/step) might encounter a problem.

This is why they have always been hesitant to investigate openly, and can only conduct investigations secretly, but due to limitations in ability and resources, they have remained clueless.

But picking it up on the road won't work either.

After all, the person was lost at the White Pagoda. If it was really the sentry who did it, the filth behind it must be cleaned up.

The disappearance of Lu Shi, in particular, was highly suspicious and pointed to certain clues. No matter how unwilling the guides were to admit it, their suspicions never dissipated and grew stronger with time.

“Actually… there is another way.” After hesitating for a long time, Moen finally spoke slowly, instantly attracting everyone’s attention.

"Searching for people in this secretive way is always too passive, and in terms of resources, we have many concerns about relying on the Sentinels."

"Nonsense!" the person who had just been arguing with Moen interrupted impatiently, "Get to the point!"

Moen rolled his eyes at her and continued, "Now that we've been forced to take this risky step, why not insure those dangerous pieces so that their interests align with ours and they'll automatically keep the secret?"

"Ridiculous!" the man scoffed mercilessly. "Apart from Star Wars, when have Guides and Sentinels ever been united against external threats..."

As she was speaking, she suddenly stopped.

“It seems you’ve thought of that too.” Moen smiled and looked around at everyone. “The families formed by guides and sentinels are a natural community of shared interests.”

"Lu Shi's mother was a top guide at 3S back in the day, and her spouses are all highly influential and still hold important positions. We just need to leak Lu Shi's information to them..."

“A biological father will always care more about the safety of his exceptionally talented daughter than we do.”