【Tangbai】Light

"Two guides?!" Tang almost jumped up in the corridor, and kept quiet because the hospital was not allowed to make loud noises. "How can it be?"

"It sounds unbelievable, but it happened. Do you know the dangers of marriage between close relatives? Although the two guides are not close relatives, they also had similar reactions—the white crow's body has been extremely weak since birth, and has been relying on research The equipment in the institute maintains life. The living environment cannot be too cold or too hot, so he rarely sees sunlight. As he grows older, the defects caused by congenital genes are getting bigger and bigger, and you have seen them now, just a little away His incubator won't hold up."

He thought of the pale skin of the young man, probably because of the influence of his body, he had to stay indoors all year round.So the house full of games is just to pass the time when you can't go out. "The research institute is not a charity, how could it grant him special privileges?"

When he asked this question, Okra bowed his head in thought for a long time before looking at Jia Luo, "That thing started when we were not even awakened."

"More than ten years ago, two A-level guides in the 'Tower' secretly fell in love, got married in private, and gave birth to a child. This is not allowed by the 'Tower' - all guides must have their own Binding Sentinel, otherwise assigned directly by 'Tower'."

"Isn't this an arranged marriage!"

"Almost, but this was an iron law before my father took charge of the tower. Originally, the two guides should be executed, but the 'tower' was really reluctant to part with the precious guide resources. After a long tug-of-war, the two sides reached an agreement."

"The 'Tower' wants their power, but they just want to protect this child—the life of the child born from the combination of the two guides is extremely fragile, and the guide has no ability to take care of him. So the deal was reached, and the two guides continued to stay in the 'Tower' work in the hospital, and the child is handed over to the institute for treatment and care.”

"When I accompanied my father to inspect the research institute, I saw the white crow at that time." Okra showed a little nostalgic expression, "He was still very happy at that time, and his parents would come to see him as long as they had no tasks, and accompany him in the research institute. Walk around the garden of the Institute. White Crow always has a lot of needle holes on his arms. The staff said that it was caused by the injection, and praised him that although he cried a lot during the injection, as long as he said that his parents would come to see him, he would He will immediately bite his lip and suppress his voice. He has shown shocking talent in all tests. Except for his body, there is almost no weakness at all. At that time, White Crow’s mother hugged him and said happily, he It will definitely be the strongest guide in the future."

"However, the good times didn't last long. One day, White Crow's parents disappeared with him."

"How is it possible! Isn't it good!"

"I also heard these things from my father." Okra shook her head and said she could do nothing, "A few years later, the people from 'Tower' came back with the white crow—only the white crow, without his parents, but everyone knows Their end. To betray the 'tower' is an unpardonable capital crime. The White Crow has returned to the Institute."

"At that time, the 'Tower' was in a political turmoil. My father and a group of conservatives in the past were in full swing. At that time, I was just awakened as a guide and was my father's right-hand man. In order to win more support and improve myself The prestige of combating conservatives’ sentinel binding theory, the white crow as the product of the combination of guides is an important witness on our side. So my father instructed me to go to the research institute to secretly pick up the white crow.”

"At that time, I was young and energetic, and thought that the white crow would definitely choose us for freedom. So I found him directly and said that I would take him away. However, I still remember clearly what he said to me."

"'You just put me in another cage.'"

"I just discovered that the White Crow in my memory is no longer there. His definition in the 'tower' is just a valuable guide. The 'White Crow' has disappeared. However, I didn't think about it at that time. Many, father's task must be completed. So I opened the spiritual world to try to force him away."

"I underestimated him too much. The moment the two guides' spiritual worlds came into contact, the outcome was decided, and I was completely defeated. The powerful spiritual fluctuations of the white crow alarmed the entire research institute. I was caught by the conservatives and became a threat." The father gave up the bargaining chip of the regime."

"Then you were rescued by Chief Jia Luo, your father took over the political power, and you took control of the Guidance Academy under his father's arrangement." Tang himself came to a conclusion.

"So you're not as stupid as you look." There was a smile on the corner of Okra's mouth.

Tang sighed, and gradually understood the look in the eyes of the white crow when he saw him that day. "His illness... can't be cured?" The boy's uncomfortable expression on the hospital bed made him feel distressed.

"Actually, there are. It's just that it touched his bottom line." The staff inside had already withdrawn, and Jia Luo motioned for Okra to ask about the situation, then turned to explain to Tang.

"what way?"

"Combined with the Sentinel. I mentioned to you that the Sentinel will rely on the guide to improve their abilities, but it is not complete. The consequences of the combination are two-way, and the guide's own physical fitness will also be enhanced according to the strength of the Sentinel bound to him. "

"But White Crow's parents are two guides, and he can't accept that he has to be tied up with the sentinel."

"Yes, there is another objective condition - although the white crow doesn't often go into battle, he can even crush the okra bound to me when he is fully capable. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the 'tower 'The strongest guide in the 'Tower'. Such a precious resource, I don't think there is currently a Sentinel in the 'Tower' who is qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with him. And..."

He glanced at the okra walking towards him behind the hall, he hesitated to speak.

"It's all right now. This task has been completed very well, let's go to the guild to settle the settlement."

"Understood." Tang nodded, watched Jia Luo and Okra enter the white crow's ward, then turned and walked towards the elevator.His fists were clenched tightly.

There will be, he thought, someday, someone will stand by his side.

"Since our 'Phantom Thieves' have taken action, it should be easy to know something." Okra's huge hairy tail was wrapped around her neck, and her smile was exactly the same as that of the fox staring at the white crow.

"At this time, you don't care about your subordinates." Bai Ya snorted coldly, "Can't you let me be quiet for a while?"

"As long as you take out the game console under the quilt, I will go out immediately."

"Stop fighting." Jia Luo felt dizzy when he saw the two pitting against each other, "White Crow, you know what we need."

"..." Bai Ya looked at the snow-white ceiling and closed his eyes, and it took a long time before he opened his mouth. "That's where the defectors gather in the 'tower'. Although the 'tower' is forbidden to go out privately, some people have escaped from prison over the years. This organization will look for those traitors who have nowhere to go, and then gather them to interfere Our mission. The identity of the leader is unknown, and his codename is 'Black'. We only know that he is a sentinel. In the past, their power was weak, so they only carried out some small harassment, but in recent years they have begun to expand their power and use various means to pull ' People in the tower go to defect, intimidate, threaten, and benefit, anyway, people always have weaknesses."

"Do you have any ideas?" Okra's expression also became serious.

"I guess they got a guide recently." The white crow barely reached the water on the cabinet next to it and took a sip, but coughed violently, and the water spilled on the white quilt, leaving wet marks, "Okra, you know After all, the scope of a wizard's spiritual realm is limited. But I can't see the limit in the spiritual world of the light. She is almost completely covered by that person's spirit. Unlike ordinary spiritual attacks, if the opponent's devouring is completed, the light will not Whoever is under the control, but they will agree and obey their orders completely spontaneously. This is more terrifying than the direct control of the sentry by the guide."

"Brainwashing by pyramid schemes?" Jia Luo, who didn't know much about the wizarding world, vaguely found a definition.

"Similar. That's all I can extract from Guang's memory."

"Are there any sequelae? Will it suddenly go out of control? In order to bring her back safely, Heihua complained to me that she wanted me to allocate public funds to buy her a limited amount of cheesecake for a week in the cafeteria."

"It seems that she is very good and has a great life." Seeing her friend and joking, Bai Ya twitched her lips, "Let's be honest, how long did they tell you just now that I can live?"

There was silence in the ward.After a long time, Okra stretched out three fingers.

Jia Luo: "Three years?"

White Crow: "Three days?"

"Three months." Okra sighed, and cast a consulting look at White Crow, "I really don't think about it? As long as you say a word, the efficiency of 'Tower' is very high."

"I said," White Crow shook his head, "The request is very simple."

"The so-called ease of a genius is an insurmountable gap for mortals." Jia Luo frowned, "Do you not care even if you lose your life?"

"There's no point in surviving in that way. Okra, stop being your father's lobbyist, I won't be his dog."

Okra's expression was a bit complicated, and she could see that the white crow had no patience to spend with her, so she stopped talking and motioned Jia Luo to leave together.When she reached the door, she looked back at the white crow resting with her eyes closed.

"Father just cherishes your talent, and it doesn't matter if you don't join him——White Crow, you know the purpose of the 'Tower' to provide you with good food and drink. Your ability is a rare wealth. Looking at such a The dazzling new star has fallen, and none of us is sad. I hope you will think about it again and don't be stubborn."

The door was closed, leaving him alone in the small world.

The snowy owl flapped its wings and landed on the railing beside the hospital bed.The white crow raised his left hand, which was still covered with the needle tape, and gently stroked its head, and took out the game console under the quilt with his right hand.

"Sorry I can't spend your 18th birthday with you, Aurora," he said.

"I'm going to see my parents."

——TBC——