When she returned to her office, Jian Yiling's supervisor noticed that she was a little flustered.
Her supervisor was a middle-aged female woman who looked rather friendly.
"What's wrong? Is there something on your mind?"
"Am I just… A piece of equipment… To our research institution?" Jian Yiling asked.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged female paused for a moment. Then, she smiled and told Jian Yiling: "Yiling, we're all just pieces of equipment which belong to the research institution. They're not just talking about you."
"Why are we performing research? What is it for?"
"We're performing research to protect those who deserve our protection. Sometimes, we directly protect them. Other times, we exchange our abilities and talents for money to indirectly protect them and ourselves."
"But… I don't have people I want to protect… I don't have anyone… To love…"
