Xie Tu

【Xie Tu】
- Gender: Male
- Age: 26
- Birthday: 1/25
- Zodiac: Aquarius
- Height: 180cm
- Identity: S-class Guide
- Spirit Animal: A black rabbit named Coal
- Appearance: Black medium-length hair, black peach blossom eyes, a tall and elegant handsome man with a tear mole on his face.
- Personality: Usually gentle and refined + dark-bellied, decisive in battle, smiling as he slays enemies, elegant but with immense pressure, possessive.
- Xie Tu's Chatroom Name: Xie Tu is not a Rabbit
- Remarks:
1. Xie Tu is a combat-type Guide who fights on the front lines.
2. Proficient with scalpels, CZ75 semi-automatic pistols, and sabers.
3. His spiritual tentacles are so powerful they can solidify into physical form.
4. Qiluo An's former partner.

【Qiluo An】
- Gender: Male
- Age: 24
- Height: 186cm
- Identity: S-class Sentinel
- Spirit Animal: A black wolf named Wu Yan
- Appearance: Short gray hair, red phoenix eyes, well-built physique.
- Personality: Stoic, taciturn, pure.
- Remarks:
1. He's a poker-faced individual who blushes easily when teased. Xie Tu often teased him when they were on the front lines.
2. Has a low alcohol tolerance.
3. Raised as a killing machine, hence has no birthday.
4. Xie Tu's former partner.

【Li Yuan】
- Gender: Female
- Age: 21
- Birthday: 3/25
- Zodiac: Aries
- Height: 160cm
- Identity: A-class Guide
- Spirit Animal: A white kite named Ice Cream
- Li Yuan's Chatroom Name: Did you get your shot today?
- Appearance: Cute short brown hair, amber almond eyes, youthful face, petite figure.
- Personality: Lively, cute, outgoing.
- Remarks:
1. Despite her cute appearance, she chases after Sentinels who don't properly rest with a giant syringe.
2. Possesses great strength.
3. Loves to tease Qiluo An.
4. Fears nothing except being stared at by Xie Tu with a sinister gaze.

【Luo Qiyan】
- Gender: Female
- Age: 30
- Birthday: 5/19
- Zodiac: Taurus
- Height: 160cm
- Identity: S-class Guide, Tower's Guide training instructor.
- Spirit Animal: A swallow named Yuyin.
- Appearance: Long dark blue hair tied in a ponytail, brown phoenix eyes, cool and elegant aura, tall and mature woman.
- Personality: Aloof.
- Luo Qiyan's Chatroom Name: Swiftlet Pure Heart
- Remarks:
1. Combat-type Guide, proficient with a spear.
2. An idol to many Guides; her fans have a dedicated forum thread about her.

【Worldview】
This world is divided into three types of people: ordinary people, Sentinels, and Guides. They usually awaken around the age of 18. Before 18, both Sentinels and Guides are like ordinary people. Some may differentiate later due to physical factors.
Rank: S > A > B > C > D

Sentinels:
Their five senses are far more developed than those of ordinary people, allowing them to see, hear, taste, smell, and feel things beyond normal human perception. They possess powerful combat abilities and are indispensable frontline soldiers in the military.
However, their sensory input is also a heavy burden. Without a Guide to help sort the information entering their minds, most Sentinels will gradually lose their sanity as they age, becoming increasingly neurotic, irritable, and prone to anger.

Guides:
Possess powerful mental energy, capable of sensing and influencing others' emotions. If their mental strength (or willpower) surpasses that of the target, they can hack into the target's mind for mental attacks and perception. Sentinels who have bonded with a Guide receive a mental boost. Guides of A-class and above can perform mental attacks, possess self-defense capabilities, and can also adjust their partner's sensory acuity.

Tower:
A facility provided by the Empire for the accommodation, medical care, and education of Sentinels and Guides. Its primary service targets uncontrollable orphans or civilians. Once an individual can control their abilities, they must repay the costs of education, food, and lodging. If they choose to join the military, the debt is waived.
Nobles who hold resources typically hire specialized educators for guidance (similar to private tutoring).
The Tower also offers legal avenues for soothing, but services like bonding, which cannot be traded, still require a dedicated Guide.

Mental Landscape:
The visualized mental world of a Sentinel or Guide, reflecting their true mental state. Examples include darkness, grasslands, oceans, etc.
When a Sentinel enters a state of reverie or berserk, a Guide can use their spiritual guidance to enter the Sentinel's mental landscape, bring them back, and re-establish their connection with the outside world.

Spirit Animal:
Also known as a spiritual animal, it is the manifestation of a Sentinel or Guide's spirit, reflecting their personality. Examples include cats, dogs, eagles, etc. They can sense emotions ahead of time and can be commanded to send signals or gather intelligence.
They can switch between two forms: internal (existing only within the mental landscape) and external (manifesting physically). Essentially, they are still spiritual entities, so only Sentinels and Guides can touch them. Their owner also has the right to decide whether others can see them.
Only when the owner is on the brink of death can their spirit animal not be summoned from the mental landscape.

Spiritual Tentacles:
Unique sensory receptors exclusive to Guides.
Transparent synaptic extensions composed of mental energy. Guides use spiritual tentacles to enter a Sentinel's consciousness for mental soothing or to invade others' minds for attacks. The number and range of detection can be increased through training, but it is not easy.

Barrier:
A mental wall used by Sentinels and Guides to protect themselves from external sensory or emotional intrusions.
Guides are far more adept at this than Sentinels. They can open or close the doors of their perception at will, while Sentinels rely on assistance. A powerful Guide can also selectively weaken or isolate a Sentinel's perception of the outside world with a barrier, thereby protecting them.

Awakening:
During puberty, some children develop extraordinary abilities. Some become Sentinels, while others become Guides.
This process can take anywhere from a couple of weeks to a year. The duration of awakening is not directly related to the strength of the abilities.

Bonding:
Bonding is divided into spiritual bonding and physical bonding. Spiritual bonding is like the fusion of two souls that were originally one. Physical bonding leans towards temporary soothing and release. Through bonding, a mental connection can be achieved. Only through bonding can Sentinels and Guides exert their strongest power and maintain mental stability.
Sentinels and Guides who have bonded do not necessarily become partners, but their relationship is undoubtedly close and intimate.
Bonding Heat:
Something every Sentinel and Guide will face.
Especially dangerous for unbonded Sentinels or Guides, they lose the ability to think under the influence of bonding heat. Sexual desire and impulse override everything else.
The trigger mechanism for bonding heat is encountering a destined partner or being influenced by the current environment.
The biggest difference between bonding and bonding heat is that the former only occurs between Sentinels and Guides (based on the physiological mechanism of the Sentinel as the anchor and the Guide as the soother), while the latter can occur between Sentinel-Sentinel, Sentinel-Guide, and Guide-Guide.

Berserk:
An extreme state that Sentinels enter during rage or combat. Their five senses reach their peak, and they completely lose rational control. At this point, Sentinels are at their strongest and most dangerous, often occurring when their Guide is injured or killed.

Chaos:
A condition that may occur when a Guide is overwhelmed by a large amount of complex emotions or when their barrier is forcibly shattered. It is usually not as dangerous as reverie but can result in a coma or emotional disorder.

【Tower Structure】
(Note: Each floor has a medical room)

1st Floor: Service area, where missions are accepted, various procedures are handled, etc. Counter staff are mostly ordinary people.
2nd Floor: Ordinary people's office area, lounge. Areas for ordinary people to handle paperwork and rest, with a pantry.
3rd Floor: Sentinel lounge, offices. Areas for Sentinels to handle paperwork and rest.
4th-7th Floors: B-class Guide soothing area, offices. Each Guide has an independent soothing space.
8th-10th Floors: A-class Guide soothing area, offices. Each Guide has an independent soothing space.
11th Floor: S-class Guide soothing area, offices. Each Guide has an independent soothing space.
12th Floor: Guide spirit animal playground. Features artificial rockeries, lawns, streams, rivers, sandy areas, trees, etc., suitable for Guides who are not accustomed to extensive interaction with Sentinels.
13th Floor: Sentinel spirit animal playground. Features artificial rockeries, lawns, streams, rivers, sandy areas, trees, etc., suitable for Sentinels who are not accustomed to extensive interaction with Guides.
14th Floor: Shared spirit animal playground for Sentinels and Guides. Features artificial rockeries, lawns, streams, rivers, sandy areas, trees, etc., suitable for those who enjoy lively interaction.
15th Floor: Ocean-type spirit animal exclusive playground. Features three seawater swimming pools: tropical, temperate, and arctic. The tropical pool has a coral reef at the bottom, and the arctic pool has ice floes.
16th Floor: Rainforest-type spirit animal exclusive playground. Features towering forests, swamps, etc., with high humidity and temperature.
17th Floor: Desert-type spirit animal exclusive playground. Divided into three zones: tropical, temperate, and rocky desert. The rocky desert is the only one without sand among the three.
18th Floor: Polar-type spirit animal exclusive playground. Divided into four zones: polar ice cap, polar tundra, subpolar climate zone, and a small seawater area.
19th-24th Floors: Sentinel dormitories. Each floor has 30 rooms.
25th-29th Floors: Guide dormitories. Each floor has 30 rooms.
30th Floor: Rooftop. Features a replica of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and a helipad.

【Monsters】
【Vine Tree】
A tree covered in vines that feeds on the bodily fluids of living beings. It rarely kills its prey directly, usually binding them with vines and stimulating them to secrete various bodily fluids (including tears, sweat, etc.), causing them to die of thirst or starvation. Only when using prey as a medium for reproduction will it hunt and feed the gestating body. This tree is not a plant but an oviparous animal. The vines of the Vine Tree can be eaten when cooked; raw consumption causes hallucinations.
Weakness: Afraid of fire and corrosive substances.

【Stone Rhino】
A rhinoceros with a body as hard as rock. Carnivorous, it charges fiercely, impaling prey with its horn. They often move in herds. Their horns are excellent weapon materials.
Weakness: Single attack direction; the abdomen and neck are relatively vulnerable.

【Slime】
A jelly-like creature that eats anything. It is sexless and reproduces by self-division. Its aggressiveness is low. Its mucus can be used to make an anti-oxidation coating and to preserve highly reactive metals.
Weakness: Has a fragile core in the center; once the core is shattered, it dies.