The Heartthrob Guide: Dodder of S-Class Sentinels

Chapter 36 Cross
Lin Nan: ...

What is this and what?
How come there are so many messages?

Lin Nan's head got more and more headache as he read the messages from these strangers.

She first replied to the director's message: Got it! (Kitten spinning emoji)

Then she added Gis as a friend. After all, he was Director Huo Sen's assistant, and she had to give him face. Although she didn't know whether the director knew that he had sent her a message privately.

She thought for a moment and replied to him: Thank you, Jizhu. It has not been confirmed yet. I plan to go to the preparation hall to randomly assign a team when the time comes.

Gis replied quickly: My nephew will also participate in the competition this year. He is a student in the Marine Warfare Department. I have greeted him. If you don’t have a team, you can contact him.

After that, he pushed another person's contact information over. Lin Nan took a look and saw that it was a sentry with a cheetah avatar. Lin Nan didn't think much about it and sent a friend request.

Then there are those of other strangers.

She opened the message with the avatar of a blue jellyfish and found that he had been messaging her since last night. The tea-like words made it clear who it was without having to guess.

Lin Nan didn't want to reply to his message, but was afraid of being framed. Ellie had said last night that this person was related to the current president, no wonder he could enter and leave the Guide Academy freely.

She moved her fingers and typed: Thank you for your kindness, but I already have a team. This was recommended by a friend.

To prove what she said was true, she also sent a screenshot of the page where she applied to add Cheetah Sentinel as a friend. Of course, she blocked the other party's messages.

Blue Jellyfish replied: That’s a pity. If you encounter any problems, Mr. Lin can contact me at any time.

Lin Nan replied: Okay, thank you.

Then I accepted the other party’s friend request.

The blue jellyfish, who is already a good friend, sent another cute emoticon package.

This is a perfect way to solve the problem of a troublesome person.

Lin Nan was very satisfied with his performance.

As for the person who kept talking... well, forget it. I had no idea what he was going to say anyway, so Lin Nan pretended not to see it and simply closed his chat interface.

Finally, Lin Nan opened Ellie's interface and chatted with her attentively.

Lin Nan: Have you found a team?
Ellie seemed to be busy and replied after a long time: Yeah~ El knows a lot of people, so he arranged a team for me. It’s from the Air Combat Department, and there is also an S-level one in it. With him, the results will definitely not be bad.

El?

Is that the arrogant rabbit?

Is Ellie close to him?

Unable to help himself, Lin Nan sent out the doubts in his heart.

Ellie: Oh, didn't I tell you? El and I are brother and sister. We have the same father, but different mothers. I'm a bastard.

Lin Nan:!
It turns out that gossip is right next to me!
Ellie's mother is an ordinary person. More than ten years ago, when the Duke of Florentia went south for an inspection, he met Ellie's mother. The two fell in love quickly and had a very close relationship. However, the Duke's love came and went quickly. After the inspection period, he returned to the central city, leaving Ellie's mother alone there.

At first, Ellie's mother didn't know she was pregnant. It was only when her belly started to grow bigger two months later that she realized it. Thinking of the man's indifference, she gave birth to the child in anger.

After the child was born, she did not go to find the Duke, but raised the child alone until Ellie was fifteen years old, her spirit body split and she became a guide.

The Duke of Florentia was also an exceptional male guide. Due to his high status, he possessed immense wealth, numerous mistresses, and countless illegitimate children. Naturally, he had forgotten his past affairs in the south. It wasn't until Ellie transformed herself into a guide that this past was uncovered, and Ellie was officially brought back to the Duke's residence.

Although she has become a noble lady now, Ellie does not like to return to that huge and cold home. She lives in school during school and goes back to the south during holidays. The people in the Duke's Mansion don't care about her. The only person who has some connection with her is her brother El, who also studies in the same school.

El is only a few months older than Ellie, but he is the most outstanding child in the Duke's Mansion. His mental strength level far exceeds that of the Duke. Not only is his mother the Duke's legitimate wife, but she also comes from a famous family. Needless to say, her status is noble.

Everyone had high hopes for him, and he had made his mark step by step. Though he was the only legitimate heir to the Duke's mansion, he was more diligent than anyone else. While those mediocre illegitimate children were still fighting tooth and nail for wealth, power, fame, and fortune, El had already broken through his limits, becoming the only guide in recent years with the potential to reach S-rank.

El was a proud man at heart, and he felt disgusted with those illegitimate children from the bottom of his heart. In his opinion, those people were born into this world only because of the Duke's momentary indulgence. In order to fight for that little money, power, fame and fortune, they could completely disregard decency, making the Duke's Mansion a mess and making people feel disgusted.

Therefore, he usually kept his distance from those illegitimate children and treated them coldly and aloofly. However, he was only willing to show some kindness to his sister Ellie.

Ellie is usually tactful and doesn't bother him, but sometimes she needs his help.

As the most outstanding guide in the academy, El was naturally matched with a fixed cooperation team early on. Each major clan has its own interpersonal network, and El is no exception. When Ellie came to ask him to introduce her to a familiar and reliable sentinel, he gave her the contact information of someone he had met once.

"He's very strong. You can follow him to get points in this league, but it's best not to make close friends with him." El advised her.

Ellie asked, "Why?"

"I can't really put it into words. My senses aren't very good, and my intuition suggests it might be a little dangerous."

"Oh." Ellie didn't quite understand. She ruffled her fluffy hair and replied, "Okay, I'll pay attention then. By the way, brother, can you introduce another team to Nan Nan?"

"Lin Nan?" El paused when he heard the name.

"Well, isn't her level a bit low? She doesn't have many friends. If she doesn't form a team before the competition starts, she'll be randomly assigned. Who knows what kind of messed up people she'll run into. That's so pitiful. Brother, please help her too. I don't ask for a ranking, just to make up some credits."

After hearing this, El sneered, "The lowlifes should stay with the lowlifes. She's a guide, how bad can her treatment be? Instead of worrying about her, you might as well think about how to increase your mental strength. Father will be back next month, are you ready?"

Ellie: "...No, I don't want to see him."

"Since you've chosen to be the daughter of a duke, you should act like one." The noble boy elegantly picked up the black tea from the table and drank it in one gulp. His emerald eyes sized her up and down as he continued, "You've suffered two consecutive mental injuries recently. Father was furious when he heard about this."

Ellie: "..."

"And both times, it was when she was with that civilian. Stay away from that person. She's not worthy of your close friendship. Have you forgotten where she came from?"

"I know, but I always feel that she has changed recently."

"Oh?" El raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes.

"I can't really put my finger on it." Ellie frowned, as if struggling with something, and continued, "I feel like the smell of her has changed."

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Caesar: I feel bitter.

Lan Yin: Oh yeah, at least I added him as a friend.

Geese: Uncle can only help up to this point.

Huo Sen: Mom is worried.

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(End of this chapter)