The Guide to the End of the World: Four Sentinels Compete for Favor

"Let go, let go, let go--" Jiang Baota shouted at the top of his voice, and the sentries who were lifting an instrument the size of a cart let go at the same time.

With a "bang", the mental power measuring instrument fell steadily on the white marble steps in front of the Four Seas Return to One Hall, stirring up a layer of floating dust.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Thank you for your hard work, Platoon Leader Jiang." Yang Yuqiu said gratefully.

Jiang Baota said cheerfully: "What's that? You're welcome, Teacher Yang."

Yang Yuqiu went to arrange for someone to connect the power supply and debug the machine. Jiang Baota clapped his hands with satisfaction and turned to look around the hall and central square in front of him.

A sign announcing suspension of business was hung in front of the Sihai Guiyi Hall, and a passage was opened on the side of the Wuying Hall and Wenchang Hall to ensure that the sentries who came to take over their tasks and exchange food would not be confused with the team in the front.

A cordon was set up under the white marble steps, and Qi Tongtian and his fully armed guards were on guard at the side.

At this time, many people were gathering in front of the steps in the central square. They were the sentinels who had received the evaluation news and the survivors who came to watch the fun. They were stopped outside the cordon and looked at the big guy next to Jiang Baota with great curiosity.

"What is this?" someone asked loudly.

"It's a mental power meter, used to measure the sentinel's mental power level." An enthusiastic citizen answered his question.

"What's the point of testing this thing?" the man asked.

"Because of the classification, when you look for a job, people will check your academic qualifications and your abilities. The sentinels will look at your mental strength level." Another person replied.

"Is it reliable?" the man said without much trust.

"It's reliable, right? Didn't you see the Academy of Sciences logo on it?"

Directly above the psychotron, there is an engraved snow mountain, which is a symbol of the Academy of Sciences' courage to scale new heights and its calm and rational spirit.

"What's that next to it?" the man asked, pointing to a symbol of a sword and a shield intersecting next to the snow-capped mountain.

"That's the symbol of the Security Bureau. I heard that sentinels and guides will be under the control of the Security Bureau from now on."

"Are the sentries among the soldiers also under the jurisdiction of the Security Bureau?"

"I do not know......"

Such discussions could be heard everywhere in the crowd.

In addition to these news, another piece of news was spreading rapidly: "Have you heard? The Security Bureau appointed Sister Ai as the executive officer of Maple City, and asked her to manage the sentinels and guides of Maple City!"

"What is an executive?"

"Tsk, didn't I tell you? He's the officer in charge of the sentries and guides."

"How did you know?"

"This has spread everywhere, and you still don't know?"

"I just came back."

"That's great. Sister Ai is capable and kind. Isn't it just right for her to be the executive officer?"

"I thought so too, but do you know how she got this position?"

"What happened?"

The remaining sounds were so low and vague that even the sentry could hardly hear them.

Such whispering sounds came into Jiang Baota's ears from different directions, but he pretended not to hear them and did not stop them. Standing on the white marble steps, he could clearly see that the sentries on the central square were divided into two distinct groups.

A large group of people headed by Zhao Xiaodao and Wang Dahe near the east all stood with their arms folded with unfriendly expressions. Zhao Xiaodao had a cold smile on his face, listening with glee to the rumors that he had asked Gou Yong and others to spread.

If you can secure the position of executive today, I will put my name on it, Zhao Xiaodao thought confidently.

The crowd on the west side of the central square was much looser, with people gathering in groups of three or four, whispering constantly.

Jiang Baota pulled out a loud speaker from somewhere, raised it to his mouth and said loudly: "Hello, hello, fellow sentinels of Maple City, hello everyone, I am Jiang Baota from a platoon of the Reorganized Mechanized Infantry Division of Glory City. Today, our platoon will be responsible for the security of the mental power measurement. My suggestion is that everyone should cooperate in a harmonious, organized and disciplined manner to complete this work. No one should make things difficult for anyone else. Finish the measurement early and go home for dinner early."

Someone asked loudly, "It is said that a security bureau has been established in Guanghui City, and this security bureau has appointed an executive officer to manage us. Is this true?"

Jiang Baota coughed and said, "This matter will be announced soon, everyone just wait quietly."

As soon as these words were spoken, those who were originally not well-informed and were skeptical about what they had heard became agitated.

Gou Yong lowered his head and lit a cigarette. After the end of the world, cigarettes were extremely precious hard currency, and ordinary people couldn't even touch a piece of tobacco. Ma Zi stood behind him, took two deep puffs of the cigarette, turned around and raised his chin, signaling his men who were scattered in the crowd to start working.

A fat man received the signal and angrily cursed: "What is this? You are not really going to let a woman lead us? Being stepped on by a woman will bring bad luck for the rest of your life. I, Tao Bajin, will be the first one to disagree with this!"

"What I'm saying is, how was this position selected? Was there a democratic election and public announcement? Why was it decided like this?" A person not far away echoed loudly.

"You still want to make it public? What a joke! When has Guanghui City ever treated us as human beings? In the eyes of these superiors, we are just tools and machines. If they ask you to go out and kill zombies, you go out and kill zombies. If they ask you to be controlled by a woman, you must be controlled by a woman!" Tao Bajin cursed with saliva flying.

"This woman is trying to create division as soon as she comes. She only helps women. If she gets to the top, what good will happen to us?" said a dissatisfied person nearby.

Some people were not convinced and retorted: "Why don't you say that Sister Ai also rescues orphans? She is clearly helping the disadvantaged. I think you are the divisive leader."

The man who had just spoken sneered and said, "Oh, you are speaking for her now. She has a lot of food. How much did she give you? Or are you also her lover?"

Ma Zi started the laughter and said obscenely, "It seems like she is serving you very well, you are protecting her so much."

The people on the side couldn't stand it anymore: "You drank too much horse urine, didn't you? Just talk about the matter, there's no point in talking about this."

The person who was speaking had a companion beside him. He pulled his sleeve and whispered, "Don't argue with them. They are just hooligans."

Ma Zi insisted, "Then let's talk about the matter. When Fengcheng was in disaster, did Guanghui City save us? We had to rely on our own army to save ourselves. Now that the situation has stabilized, they want to promote their own people to the top."

"Everyone knows that sentinels and guides are the most valuable combat power now. Our two leaders of Maple City have done so much for the base and have brought the team together. Glorious City wants to take over and they even sent their own daughter-in-law to take over. Who can accept this?!"

"that is!"

"I don't agree——"

"We are not convinced!"

"Are you dissatisfied with the decision of Glory City to appoint an executive officer to take over all the sentinels, or are you dissatisfied with me being the executive officer?" A clear and cold voice came from behind the crowd, suppressing the noise in the room.