I, the Guide to the Omniverse, Usher in Blue Star's Great Ascension! - chapter 11

It had only been a short while since Wu Qian made the phone call.

If the tourists were still a bit confused at first,

After Sheng Ai repeatedly performed the magical act of taking things out of the System Space and putting things back in, the tourists understood.

Their worldview had truly been refreshed once again.

They really had entered a mysterious, brand-new world!

They had struck it rich!

Especially Tian Youyue and the others.

Tian Youyue was particularly excited: “See, last night when I was booking the tickets, you all insisted it was a scam. If I hadn’t thought it sounded fun and booked it, we’d regret missing out on this for the rest of our lives.”

The others nodded in agreement.

Last night, it was Tian Youyue who suddenly saw the advertisement for this Travel Agency.

It looked exactly like one of those scam ads-a trip for only 200 yuan, and they dared to make such wild claims!

But Tian Youyue loved seeking out strange and unusual travel routes.

The five of them had met on the road, hit it off, and after chatting discovered that three of them were actually distant relatives.

Such fate led them to travel the country together.

They hadn’t expected to hit the jackpot this time.

Even though they hadn’t arrived at Xiaomi Mountain yet, everyone’s interest was already thoroughly piqued.

And the scenery outside the window wasn’t monotonous either; in the latter half, it was clear they had entered the mountains.

The journey became somewhat perilous, with waterfalls and deserts even appearing-

So many landscapes appearing together, defying all logic, with a straight asphalt road cutting through them all.

This had completely convinced everyone that this trip was anything but ordinary.

As the bus began to drive into a deep forested mountain, a signpost suddenly appeared ahead.

[Xiaomi Mountain]

“We’ve arrived at Xiaomi Mountain.”

At the signpost, the auntie driver stomped on the brakes and waved her hand: “Get off, get off.”

But the tourists were all startled.

Because there was someone standing by the signpost.

To be precise, it was a humanoid figure.

It stood upright on two legs, its body rather short, and in its right hand it held a wooden spear carved from a stick.

Its head was big.

Because what toad doesn’t have a big head!

Its two eyes bulged.

It was clearly a standing Toad Spirit!

Honestly, it’s fine in anime.

But to actually see a demon standing before you-that scene was quite terrifying.

No words or images, nor even Sheng Ai’s performance,

Could compare to the impact of a real, live Toad Spirit standing right in front of them.

The tourists truly realized that they had arrived in a strange world-a world with Demons!

The tourists were so scared they didn’t dare get off the bus.

The auntie driver, however, cheerfully greeted the Toad Spirit: “I’ve brought the people.”

“Ribbit, ribbit, thank you!”

The Toad Spirit’s voice was childish, actually the voice of a minor!

It hadn’t fully matured yet; the child’s voice made it impossible to tell if it was male or female, and it was oddly polite.

Because of this voice, the tourists’ fear lessened somewhat.

Perhaps people naturally feel more affinity toward children.

System: [Get off. You’re the Chief Guide. If you’re scared, what does that look like?]

Sheng Ai’s knees trembled slightly: “Easy for you to say!”

This was her first time seeing a demon too, and the Toad Spirit’s appearance was certainly unsettling.

When she was little, she used to discriminate against toads, thinking they were ugly and poisonous, and always believed toads were a very scary creature.

Whenever she saw one as a child, she’d run far away.

It was only after growing up that she learned most toads are called Chinese toads, and they specialize in eating pests.
Even when frightened by being hit, it rarely resorts to poison, only using its short claws to cover its own head.

But now, hearing that the Toad Spirit was just a child, Sheng Ai still mustered her courage and went down.

She looked carefully several times. Although the toad was indeed unattractive-mainly because of the bumps on its face-after staring for a while, she found that this big-eyed creature wasn’t so scary after all.

Sheng Ai forced herself to appear calm. “H-hello, I am Sheng Ai, the Chief Guide for this trip.”

“Hello, Tour Guide Sheng.” The Toad Spirit’s voice was indeed tender: “I am your local guide, Little Toad Spirit. You can call me Xiao Ma, that’s what my mother calls me.”

Its voice was truly childish, and it was well-behaved and polite. This innocence quickly diluted the fear in Sheng Ai’s heart.

She couldn’t help but ask, “How old are you?”

“Three.”

Only three years old-wasn’t this child labor!

The Omniverse Travel Agency is so ruthless!

Unfortunately, no one cared about her thoughts. When the tourists saw Sheng Ai, they all came over to greet the Toad Spirit, gathering their courage to come down.

Aunt He was the oldest among them. She hadn’t dared to believe Sheng Ai’s demonstration earlier, but now she had no choice but to accept it.

Older people usually have a harder time accepting new things, but surprisingly, Aunt He was the quickest to accept reality. As soon as she heard that the Little Toad Spirit was only three years old, she rushed down and said, “Oh my, whose child is only three and already working? How could your parents do this? At your age, you should be in school!”

As she spoke, Aunt He took out a handful of sunflower seeds. “Here, have some snacks.”

Other tourists: “…”

The Little Toad Spirit widened its eyes and reached out its claws to take them.

It looked at Aunt He curiously. “Croak, thank you. Parents, does that mean father and mother?”

On Xiaomi Mountain, they didn’t use the term ‘parents’ yet.

The bus ‘roared’ as the auntie driver called out, “I’ll come pick you up in three days!”

And then she drove away.

Although the System said the Toad Spirit was the local guide, Sheng Ai herself wasn’t sure where they should go for fun.

So Sheng Ai had everyone gather and follow her, while she asked the Toad Spirit, “How did you become a guide for Xiaomi Mountain?”

“Omniverse Corporation came to recruit. I applied myself.”

Xiao Ma was truly a child-even as a little demon, it couldn’t hide its childishness and excitement: “They posted a notice, but nobody dared to go. Only I went. My father and mother praised me for being brave!”

No matter how scary it was, hearing a child say this completely dispelled any lingering fear the tourists had.

They immediately surrounded the Little Toad Spirit, asking all sorts of questions.

Of course, it’s in the nature of Chinese people to feed snacks to children.

Most of the tourists had brought snacks, so one handed over a bag of chips, another some jerky, all giving them to the Little Toad Spirit.

The Little Toad Spirit was delighted, constantly saying thank you, and its short claws soon couldn’t hold all the things the tourists gave.

Among the tourists, Tang Yuanhang took the opportunity to offer to help the Little Toad Spirit carry its wooden gun, which Xiao Ma generously handed over.

Tang Yuanhang examined the wooden gun, while He Zhou curiously asked, “Little Toad Spirit, Little Toad Spirit, did the Great Sage pass through here?”

When the Little Toad Spirit heard the name Great Sage, its bulging eyes grew even wider.

While munching on the chips the tourists had opened, it shook its head vigorously.

“He passed by long ago, but the Great Sage didn’t come through Xiaomi Mountain. We’re just a little demon mountain here; the Great Demons don’t even come.”