The Way of the Empress - Chapter 69

Zhuo Yang was very speechless about the sentinel cancer behavior of these so-called nobles: “At most contact is like holding hands and shoulders of ancient earth humans. We are all future humans in the eyes of ancient earth humans. Just like the ignorant and uncivilized period of the ancient earth, the two people who are in contact with each other like this, do they have heads and tails when they are in contact with each other? “

To be honest, he always felt that the reason why the whole Ophia did not make progress, or even went backwards, was brought out by this group of so-called unruly nobles.

“Yes, whether a guide is clean or dirty is never in his spiritual link, not even in his body, but only in the soul. Although the guide is weak, in many aspects, the ability is not as good as the sentinel, but he also has his own. The ability is here to help many sentries continue their lives. They shouldn’t just become appendages and objects of a certain sentry.” After Zhuo Yang stood up and spoke, Allen was the first to stand up and support.

Changdiqing Diyin also immediately came out to second: “The prince and the little Duke Allen said rightly that Osphia’s guide population is already small, and it should not be monopolized by a single sentinel, or even waste their spiritual guidance ability. Yes, as a guide, I think we should stand up with the crown prince and contribute to our country, so that more sentinels can continue their lives… instead of being kept at home as an accessory to a superior sentinel, Give birth to children.”

“I support the views of His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness Changdiqing, and Little Duke Allen.” After several leading figures came out to speak, Gu Xia, the three princes, immediately stood up and expressed her position.

After several of their high-ranking guides and their spouse’s family background all spoke up, the whispers of the nobles present gradually diminished.

However, there are still a few guides who stubbornly adhere to the’chaste’, expressing their dissent in a low voice: “It sounds good. They are all persuading us to go out and help other sentinels to channel their mental strength. There is no need to keep the rules. The sentinels are all helping to channel the mental power of the untouchables, why didn’t they go out by themselves, and didn’t they see the sentinels other than their spouse channeling the spiritual power?”

“Yes, that is, how many of them are still high-level guides with the spiritual power of the entire empire?”

“Sure enough, I am a civilian and a poorly settled student. The thinking is so civilian. Let us be so precious. The few guides help all the sentries to smooth out the mental power. Isn’t this self-deprecating? How can I think of it?”

“It looks pretty good-looking, but I don’t know how to behave, it’s a little bit of a stalemate, and I can come up with such a commoner’s idea.”

“Who cares about the life and death of those untouchables? With such a low mental power, it is difficult to find a sentinel for the guide. If you die, you deserve it! Living is a waste of resources!”

“Surviving the fittest, do you understand?”

…

The various whispers all reveal the taste of being aloof, accustomed to living a life of dignity and despising the lives of civilians, thinking that they can’t find a guide, and they deserve it if they die, and the survival of the fittest.

The voice is not too loud and too complicated, making it impossible to tell who is talking.

If so, Zhuo Yang is a weak psychological endurance, and he would give these noble ladies and guides a sarcasm. I’m afraid that his mentality is about to collapse, and he can’t even host this banquet.

Fortunately, his psychological endurance is fairly good, and he knew before he came that facing such a group of stubborn, self-proclaimed nobles, this would be a fierce battle.

“His Royal Highness, do you think that the guides are not willing to do spiritual counseling except for their own sentries? You are so reluctant, I am afraid that it is not good? Our Osphia pays attention to human rights, especially the rarest number. The human rights of the guide…Forcing the guide to do what the guide is unwilling to do, I am afraid it is not very reasonable.” An old and respected noble sentry jumped out one by one and retorted Zhuo Yang: “Furthermore, the spirit of the sentry After the disorder, if you suddenly touch the guide’s spiritual guidance, it often triggers sexual impulse… The physical disparity between the sentinels is so great, if it is in the process of helping the unfamiliar sentry other than one’s own sentry to channel the spiritual power, it will explode. What kind of **** case may endanger the life of the guide, I am afraid it is not good.”

This old gentleman’s family was born with a lot of guides. The whole family was supported by the marriage of the family guides and the noble sentry, which is very respected in the aristocratic circle.

There are so many words that people are convinced, and they respond to every call.

As soon as he came out to speak, a lot of sentinel cancers jumped out and seconded: “Yes, that is, you seem to have called for all the guides just now, the princess, then it must also include unmarried guides, and the mental illnesses who can’t find guides outside. There are sentinels waiting to die in the courtyard. Most of them are inferior sentinels. They have low mental power and have little ability. Otherwise, they will not find a guide… If there is something unexpected in the process of spiritual counseling, these unmarried guides are not yet married. , I accidentally raped the lower-ranking sentinels. How can I forcefully combine the spirits?”

“To make such a call, the responsibilities involved, the lives of all the guides and the safety of ‘chaste’, can you afford it? Your Royal Highness.” Someone questioned.

Some sentinels even said fiercely: “The birth rate of sentinels is much higher than that of guides. Except for ordinary people, the highest birth rate is sentries, and guides are quite rare, and it is difficult to give birth to those who are not pure blood… Until now It is almost the unique product of our family and nobles, and this is also the meaning of the existence of the Osphia royal family and nobles. Now you make this call, if one accidentally puts precious guides on rescue those low-level sentry Come on, if something happens, then after we high-spirit sentinels are mentally disturbed, wouldn’t there be no guides to help relieve their mental power?”

They are extremely noble and extremely selfish—

All thoughts are in their own interests, completely disregarding the life and death of others.

Zhuo Yang took a deep breath, not surprised by this situation, quietly listening to them. Until they talked and talked, you and I finished expressing your opinions.

“First of all, I want to make it clear to everyone that I am calling, not forcing. His Royal Highness and I will not force any guide, anyone to do things that they do not want to do. We fully respect each one. People’s own wishes. Second, regarding the mental disorders you are worried about, sentry riots, **** guide problems and safety problems when guides help relieve mental strength… We have carefully consulted the medical team and designed a complete plan, and we are willing to volunteer to help The low-level sentinel’s spiritual soothing guide will do the check. The medical system will analyze and assign the level of mental disorder to the mental disorder sentry that can be controlled. Let the corresponding level or even the higher-level guide in the designed medical cabin and Under the protection and help of the medical staff, the mentally disordered sentry can be mentally counseled…We can completely guarantee and prevent the occurrence of **** and endanger the life of the guide…” He looked at the crowd, not humble or arrogant, and there was no stage fright, and he spoke loudly and loudly. .

After hearing that Zhuo Yang made it clear that this was only a call, not a compulsion, the voice of doubt and opposition gradually decreased. Although, there are still some people who still complain: “How do you think that we should be such a noble, such a rare guide to do the work of a guide who is a prisoner of reform through labor?”

“However, as long as it is not mandatory, whoever loves to go, whoever calls him, I will not go anyway…”

But the noisy opposition was far less intense than it originally was.

Zhuo Yang watched them take a deep breath, and said word by word: “Third, as the initiator of this call and the most spiritual guide in Osphia, I will be the first to stand up to help lower-level guides to relieve their mental power. , To make my own insignificant contribution to this country and all the people of the country.”

As soon as his voice fell, the audience was silent, everyone was incredible, and looked at him in disbelief.

“His Royal Highness…”

“…His Royal Highness…”

As if he had done a terrible thing that shocked the world.

Who is Zhuo Yang? That is the current princess of Ophia, the future queen… is the most honorable guide.

He chanted slogans, called on others, encouraged and encouraged civilians to do this kind of thing. How could he do it himself? He doesn’t feel nauseous, doesn’t he feel that he should use his mental power to enter the spiritual sea of ​​those low-level sentinels and help them channel the sordid spiritual power? He is a royal family, how could he do such a thing?

Does the crown prince agree?

The bones of these so-called nobles are nothing more than stubborn, conservative feudal goods. At this moment, Zhuo Yang is too shocking in their eyes.

Many people even started to contempt him in their hearts, so that they do things about the untouchables. They are worthy of being the children of untouchables. The prince is a sentinel of the royal family. There is such a shameless, unchaste prince and concubine. Sooner or later, I dumped him one day, even if I didn’t dump him, I would definitely find a lot of’clean’ mistresses in the future.

There are still people who are secretly thinking in their hearts, no wonder they say that the nobles can’t marry the common people unless they are defeated? It was terrifying that a princess could do such a shocking thing.

Only on the surface, I dare not say that I am alone.

Therefore, the scene suddenly became silent, and no one spoke.

“Papa Papa—”

It was Lieutenant General Chu Yu who took the lead in applauding, and as a sentry, he took the lead in supporting Zhuo Yang’s practice.

Chu Yu is Ellen’s adopted brother. Because of the excellent relationship between Zhuo Yang and Ellen, he and Lieutenant General Chu Yu, the commander of the wild lion legion, have met several times. The other party has always been expressionless and bitter. The deep ones don’t care much about people, just like nothing can be seen in their cold and frosty eyes, only when they see Alan, will they add a bit of imperceptible warmth.

But I don’t know why, although Zhuo Yang and Chu Yu have only met a few times and haven’t said a few words yet, and I don’t know if they were influenced by Allen. Zhuo Yang not only doesn’t hate him, but also treats the lieutenant admirably very much. Have a good impression and feel that the other party is a sentry that he admires very much.

Seeing Chu Yu applauded, Zhuo Yang immediately gave him a grateful look.

Chu Yu was expressionless and never looked at him more.

But with this legion commander taking the lead, everyone seemed to know how to do it. No matter what they thought in their hearts, they followed Chu Yu and clapped their hands, praising the greatness of the prince.

The applause sounded one after another, and the venue became enthusiastic.

“I, my Royal Highness counts me as one, and I also want to go with you to help the mentally disordered sentry for free, help them extend their lives, and make a contribution to society that belongs to me.” Allen immediately followed Zhuo. Young announced his position.

Changdi Qingdi chuckled, and then he squeezed in: “Count me, Your Highness…Although I am older, but as a member of the royal family, I have been pampered for so many years, and I always want to make a contribution to my country. of.”

With the lead of a few of them, some of the guides and wives of the prince’s party feathers immediately responded and echoed Zhuo Yang’s decision. Whether he wanted it or not, they all expressed his family’s willingness to go out as a guide and follow the prince’s concubine to help guide the mentally disordered sentry. His spiritual power, to do his own meager power for the country.

Regardless of the process, the banquet initiated by Zhuo Yang to help the mentally disordered sentry for the noble guides to relieve their mental power, extend their lives, and make their own contributions to the society has finally come to a successful conclusion.

After the banquet, it was past nine o’clock when Gu Xia went home.

The third prince Leo was lying on the sofa waiting for him after a day of working with the prince as a horse. Leo didn’t like living in a prince’s mansion with a lot of people and a huge residential area, so he bought a small house with three bedrooms and one living room in the best area of ​​Emperor Star as his home after marriage.

Because I don’t like the interruption of outsiders after I finish work. Usually, except for myself and leisure time, no one will come, and the sanitation is cleaned by robots.

It’s very simple and warm.

Gu Xia doesn’t have any requirements for the residential environment. As a social disorder, he also hopes that he can have as few people as possible, but he also follows him.

As soon as Gu Xia entered the door, Leo’s Tibetan Mastiff nodded and bowed, wagging his tail so excited that he wanted to rush on him. As soon as Gu Xia entered the house, she removed her usual gentle, friendly and sociable mask, kicked the Tibetan mastiff gently with one foot, and asked Leo expressionlessly: “Today, the princess called on all the guides at the banquet. Let’s contribute to the country and help the sentinels who are mentally disordered and have no guide to relieve their mental power.”

“What do you think about this, do I need to go?” He asked very formulaically.

“Whatever you do.” Leo Geyou lay motionless on the sofa, and the Tibetan mastiff ran to him aggrievedly to be cute, but he ignored him: “You go if you want, if you don’t want to go, don’t go, Moodys can’t afford to offend me. , There is no need to catch him, it depends on your own wishes.”

Gu Xiao rubbed his forehead lightly: “I am quite willing to go, after all, saving a life is better than building a seventh-level Buddha. It is also a good opportunity to shape a personal image. I just don’t know what you think.”

“What else can I think?” Leo looked indifferent.

Gu Xia glanced at him: “In case, you are a sentinel cancer, and I helped others to channel the mental strength, you think I am dirty. It makes me feel like I am sorry for you, I am not very disadvantaged…”

“Unexpectedly, you still care about my opinion?” Leo suddenly felt almost in his mood. With a smile, Gu Xia said, “I don’t have any comments. I also think that the kind of sentry whose guide is not clean is mentally ill… You can go if you want, I have no problem.”

I didn’t even look at him. I took off my coat and asked the robot to prepare himself a glass of milk: “By the way, what do you think about the throne? Someone asked me recently and said if you want to fight, We may not have no chance…”

He asked in a very casual tone.

“What can I think? Your brother is a prince, the party, didn’t your Gu family decided to stand at Moodys long ago?” Leo’s faction didn’t care about anything.

Gu Xia took the milk from the robot: “My brother is my brother, and I am me. His position never represents me.”

“That said, if I want to argue, you have to be an enemy of your brother and stand on my side?” Leo suddenly stood up, walked over to him, and fixedly looked at him.

Gu Xia didn’t even think about it and said, “Of course, since I chose to marry you, then naturally you and I will be grasshoppers tied to a rope from now on.”

“Then what if I say I don’t want to?” Leo asked him.

Gu Xia didn’t care too much: “Then I respect you too.”

“Do you want to be a queen?” Leo asked.

Gu Xiao shook his head, looking uninterested: “It doesn’t matter, it can be used or not, I think it’s a very boring job, everything is up to you.”

“What about you? Do you want to be emperor?” He looked at Leo, then asked.

“Coincidentally, I don’t care. This country is a mess right now. If no one can take care of it, and if my father insists on getting me up, I can also get up, but if Moodys can get up, I will also be behind me. If no one pushes me, I don’t care…” Leo looked at him with a smile: “It’s a mess around, it’s a mess that has been cleaned up forever, and if it’s not cleaned up, it’s stinky for thousands of years. If Moodys doesn’t clean up, it’s him. It’s his ability to clean up well, I’m not jealous.”

He took the opportunity to sit next to Gu Xie, grabbing his wrist, and carrying him in his arms: “Like now, being a prince, I don’t need to be a prince if something goes wrong. It’s time to work and work. , I am already satisfied.”

“Don’t touch me!” After Leo sat over and took his hand, the frosty mask of Gu Xiao finally cracked, struggling impatiently, and asked Leo to let him go.

The Persian cat also blew up the cat suddenly, attacking the Tibetan Mastiff without warning.

Leo not only refused to listen to him, but took Gu Xiao and kissed him: “I am in a good mood tonight, baby, I think we can…”

The hints in his words are very strong.

“I don’t have that interest…” Gu Xia understood all of a sudden, but struggled harder.

Leo didn’t agree. He took out an injection directly from his pocket and stuck it on the back of Gu Xia’s neck, and injected him with the medicine: “When have you been in the mood, baby? You just have a cold personality.”

After Lei Ao and Gu Xia got married and combined their spirits, Gu Xia’s enthusiasm for marriage was delayed.

After checking Leo’s medical system, it was discovered that Gu Xia lacks the pheromone function of estrus, which means that he can combine mentally, but he has no heat. Gu Xia asked for a divorce, but Leo refused on the grounds that he could no longer find a guide who was more suitable for him in all aspects. Without a hot guide, it was very painful during intercourse, in order to take care of the three princes and concubines. , Also for the harmony of the marriage of the three princes and husbands.

Therefore, the royal medical team specially developed this kind of aphrodisiac that does not harm the body and can mobilize the sexual desire of leisure.

The effect of the aphrodisiac was quite immediate, and the pain that was still resisting was pierced with a needle, and it immediately became a ball, and the whole body flushed on Leo’s body and asked for a kiss.

And his fierce Persian cat immediately changed its appearance, just like a churn. He began to rub against the Tibetan Mastiff, whom he had originally disliked so much.

Leo lifted the same soft Gu leisure horizontally, carried it directly into the bedroom, and closed the door.

There was a spring night here. At this moment, the male guide held Xue Zhanting’s corpse in another house of Imperial Capital, and exclaimed about what Zhuo Yang had done tonight: “Your grandson is really not a fuel-efficient lamp. Ah, I actually came up with a way to let the guide obligate to help the low-level mental breakdown sentry to channel their mental power… Really worthy, really worthy of inheriting the blood of that bitch, the same humble, the same virginity of the guide Thing, doing the same thing as the untouchable labor camp criminals, not ashamed but proud…”

“However, this is fine, so that their husband and the entire aristocratic circle will become more and more incompatible, and the entire Ophia will become more and more chaotic, ha ha.”

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After Zhuo Yang held a banquet and announced the aristocratic circle in advance, Zhuo Yang and Moodys planned to hold a press conference to call on the entire society to announce this decision.

Before the press conference, many old-fashioned nobles found the Emperor Winston, who was recuperating and basically no matter what happened, and asked him to restrain the prince and husband. They must not be allowed to do such ridiculous things. Such a ridiculous decision to come.

The guide doesn’t know Shouzhen? Find freedom and realize the value of self-existence…

This will affect the sentinel’s dominance and the privileges of the nobles. They don’t want Moodys to make such a change, and Moodys can’t help it.

I had to start with Emperor Winston, in an vain attempt that Winston could restrain his apostate son and son-in-law.

“Moodys, do you really want to do this. There is no more room for change?” Emperor Winston was also helpless. Although he had retired, he was asked to restrain his son by so many nobles. Only the commanders of the ten major legions and a few respected family patriarchs can be invited together, and ask Moodys in front of everyone.

Moodys never changed his decision: “Yes, Father, this is not just my own business. It is also a matter that affects the entire country. There are insufficient guide resources and too many sentinels. Originally Osphia’s The population is not prosperous, and the most combative and long-lived sentry can no longer continue to die like this. The guide spirit to channel resource sharing is an inevitable requirement for the progress of the country and the evolution of mankind…”

“The number of guides is so small. If the mental guidance of a guide can only be monopolized by one sentry, what should the remaining sentry do? Do you rely on short-acting drugs?” Moodys said: “The drugs have failed. What should I do, can I only wait to die? Are all the rest dead? Only the nobleman with the guide is alive?”

“However, the guides were also hard-trained by our nobles and aristocratic families. If they come into contact with the civilians, one or two unconscious minds will develop feelings with the civilians in the process of spiritual counseling. If you want to marry the civilians, where are we? The resources come for the noble sentinel to marry?” The Prime Minister resolutely disagrees with Moodys’s proposal: “At that time, they will marry the civilians and integrate them into the civilians. We have worked hard to build more guides and outstanding talents. Wouldn’t the system of nobility and aristocracy established by the high-spirit sentinel collapse?”

The Patriarch of another aristocratic family also echoed: “Yes, besides, the mental power of those civilian sentries is so low, even if they are rescued, what contribution can they make to the empire? However, it is just an increase in the population. That’s it.”

“Love is a very free thing. I don’t think it should be blocked by the family because of the status of the sentinel. Besides, the establishment of the noble and family system was right or wrong, and now no one of us can tell…our guide The number of people is more than that of the Alliance, but most of our guides are monopolized by the children of the nobles. Although the number of guides is small, the effect of being widely used is not much different from that of the Alliance.” Moodys said.

The stubborn family Patriarch still insisted: “So what? Your Highness, if you do this, the entire Osphia aristocratic system will be in chaos. What’s the point? Your Highness.”

“Moodys, Patriarch Ashaman seems to make a lot of sense. What can they do even if the civilian sentries are rescued? It’s just a waste of resources.” Winston the Great has a soft ear. Easy to shake.

“Father, you must know that the strength of a country requires soldiers to fight or protect the people. Where do soldiers come from, do they all count on the nobles? I’m afraid that all the nobles and families in Osphia add up. It’s not enough. We can only count on the people. The sentinels are the strongest in combat and have the best physical fitness. If the civilian sentries are all dead, we can only count on the ordinary people who are not so good in physical fitness and need the protection of the sentinels. People are going to war.” Moodys frowned and argued, saying: “At that time, because we stick to this so-called guide chastity, our soldiers are all ordinary people. Soldiers from the Alliance and Star Pirates It’s all sentries. We’re facing each other. Isn’t it just to die and the entire army to be wiped out? Ordinary people have no mental power at all and can’t drive mechs.”

The forces on both sides were in a stalemate, so they had to vote, and the forces and legions of all parties initiated a vote. Moodys has a high public support rate and holds three legions in his hand. Although there are many stubborn forces who oppose him, there are also many people who support him.

After going back and forth, the opinions of the two sides were even equal.

Only Lieutenant General Chu Xun, the commander of the wild lion legion who has not yet arrived, has not yet expressed his opinion.

Chu Yu came and went alone, and was a little incompatible with the power of the crown prince and other die-hard aristocratic powers. Although Chu Yu’s baby brother and the princess had a good relationship, no one thought that Allen could influence Chu Yu.

The forces on both sides believed that Chu Yu was very likely to stand on his side and support his views.

As a result, the final vote fell on the long-overdue Chu Yu.

After thinking that Chu Xun’s opinion was not important, and that he could hold this meeting without him, the high-level military officials and various forces asked three times and four requests, Lieutenant General Chu Xun finally drove his spacecraft to the military headquarters. meeting room.

After explaining the point of view to him concisely and asking him for his opinion, the two forces and the emperor who were in a stalemate looked at him with expectant eyes.

Moodys also took a deep breath unconsciously, not sure whether the lone lieutenant would support his views.

After listening to Chu Yu, he pondered for a moment, and the final word was finalized: “I support the view of His Royal Highness that the resources of the guide should be shared, not just for a single sentry.”

Moodys heard this and immediately let out a long sigh.

“Lieutenant General Chu Xun…” The prime minister frowned, and wanted to persuade Chu Xun to make this crucial final vote.

Chu Yu didn’t listen to him at all. He just said, “I’m not married yet, and I don’t have a guide. I was mentally disturbed once when I was at the border. I was rescued by a general guide at the border. Many of my soldiers were there. In the case of mental disorder, I was saved by these ordinary guides…I not only support the view of His Royal Highness, but also think that Osphia should set up a separate award for these ordinary guides who volunteer to save people and give bonuses…”

“The number of guides in the alliance is much smaller than ours. Why are their sentinels mentally disordered much less than ours? Because they know unity, know that rare guide resources should be shared, should not be monopolized, and know that they should Help more of your compatriots to survive.” Chu said loudly: “And with so many guides, the number of sentries who go crazy every year is several times more than that of the Alliance. Think about it for yourself?”

The entire conference room fell silent for an instant.

Chu Yu answered by himself: “This is all because of us—because the nobles and the sentinels of the aristocratic family are too selfish because of their high mental power, and they claim to be superior. They monopolize the resources of the guide, for fear that their guide will be snatched away by other sentries. “

“But, you ask yourself, everyone here and the Emperor Star have many nobles who have guides. Are your contributions to this country really more than the sentinels who can’t find guides and are mentally mad? I don’t think so.” Chu Yu sneered.

Chu Yu then asked: “The number of guides in the Alliance is so much smaller than ours, but they dare to even invade our Osphia, even the interstellar pirates dare to occupy our planet, because of what? It’s not because of their health. Normal sentry, no matter how high or low the mental power is? If we are mentally disordered sentry are normal, let alone interstellar pirates, even the Alliance may have been defeated as soon as possible.”

“If you are so stubborn and don’t let the guide resources be shared, I think maybe soon, our soldiers will become more and more crazy, and we will change to an alliance to beat us and grab our guide resources… when the time comes. Everyone, do you think you can continue to monopolize and let your guide serve you alone?” He was aggressive.

The scene was silent, everyone was in deep thought, and no one spoke.

“Papa Papa—”

Moodys took the lead to applaud Chu Yu: “General Chu is right. I support General Chu’s view. We should award awards to those guides who volunteer to help ease the sentinel’s mental strength. Because of their existence. , Our country can see the future.”

“I also think that General Chu and the crown prince made a very reasonable point. It is inevitable that the sharing of resources for the guidance of the spiritual power of the guides. The state should award awards to the guides who are obliged to help the sentries to smooth the spiritual power.” Emperor Winston also felt that Chu Yu was justified.

That’s all, that’s all, he is already old, and he doesn’t have the ability to develop new ideas, he can only keep up with it.

In the future, these matters should be decided by young people who have the ability and ideas. He won’t get mixed up, just continue to raise his elders with peace of mind.

As soon as the words of the emperor and the crown prince fell, this matter was basically finalized.

It is imperative to guide the spiritual power of the guide to guide the sharing of resources.

Those who tried to block the sharing of guide resources and wanted to monopolize their guide’s spiritual guidance ability, the feudal sentinel cancer was completely speechless. After a long period of contemplation, they couldn’t squeeze out any rebuttal opinions, so they could only applaud with the second opinion. In his own home, he will also send a guide to support the reform of the crown prince’s husband, and follow the crown prince to voluntarily help the mentally disordered civilian sentry to relieve their mental power.

In the entire conference room, there was only a continuous applause.