I, the Guide to the Omniverse, Usher in Blue Star's Great Ascension! - chapter 13

Among the tourists, some chose different activities.

For example, He Zhou, Aunt He, and Wu Qian followed the Little Toad Spirit, listening to it talk about the features of Xiaomi Mountain and walking around the mountain.

After Tang Yuanhang and the others learned about the scope of Xiaomi Mountain, they realized that the mountain was actually not very big and could be circled quickly.

Understanding the local culture is still important.

So Tang Yuanhang held up his phone and filmed everywhere.

Tian Youyue and Yang Zhiyu paired up to go into the Toad Clan and play with the Little Toad Spirits.

Because they even saw some especially small Little Toad Spirits.

Zhou Zhihui, along with his two male teammates, went to look for Xiaomi Mountain specialties.

Because Zhou Zhihui had clearly seen fruit trees on Xiaomi Mountain when he arrived.

Pei Qiu followed Sheng Ai. It was also Sheng Ai’s first time at Xiaomi Mountain, so she first wandered around the Toad Clan.

Many of these Toad Spirits were seeing humans for the first time and were very curious about them.

Sheng Ai noticed that most of these Demons still lived very primitively. For example, most of the Toad Spirits wore just a piece of cloth, which was old and tattered, looking as if they had picked it up from somewhere.

She also saw a big Toad Spirit washing cloth by the river ditch.

Pei Qiu was a bit puzzled: “Why do these toads seem so much like people from ancient times?”

“Because they’ve gained intelligence. Essentially, they’re wise beings like humans, but still in the development stage.”

Sheng Ai, having some insight, smacked her lips: “The world of Demons is tough too.”

Most of the Toad Spirits gathered together and didn’t have much in the way of entertainment.

She saw that some Little Toad Spirits entertained themselves by gathering to play with stones.

Sheng Ai held up her phone and filmed everywhere. She herself had never seen this before. If not for her title as Chief Guide, she was no different from the tourists.

Pei Qiu originally wanted to share some things she bought with the Toad Spirits, but realized she had bought too little and it wouldn’t be enough for all the Toad Spirits.

If she gave some to one and not to another, that wouldn’t do.

Pei Qiu also saw under a tree, a Little Toad Spirit was actually holding a human book and reading it.

The book had an ancient cover and looked worn out, as if it had been read for a long time.

Pei Qiu walked over, curiously asking, “Can you read?”

The Little Toad Spirit was startled when it heard someone approaching. Turning to see Pei Qiu, it retreated two or three steps in fear.

Pei Qiu: “…”

Perhaps in the eyes of these Demons, humans were the scariest monsters.

So Pei Qiu raised her hand from a short distance: “Don’t be afraid, I’m just curious.”

After a while, the Little Toad Spirit cautiously asked, “Are you a tourist brought by Xiao Ma?”

Pei Qiu immediately nodded: “Yes, I’m a tourist.”

“Oh…”

The Little Toad Spirit breathed a sigh of relief: “So tourists are Mortals.”

“Yes, we are Mortals.”

Pei Qiu smiled happily: “Have you ever seen humans before?”

“No.” The Little Toad Spirit shook its head. “Mother said humans are always afraid of us, because we can’t turn into humans and are different from them. When they see us, they always want to kill us.”

Pei Qiu: “…”

She was at a loss for words.

Fear was natural.

Just like when they first saw the appearance of Toad Spirits, they were afraid too.

If they weren’t tourists and hadn’t come from modern society, who knows what would have happened upon seeing a Toad Spirit.

So Pei Qiu said, “Fear is normal. Just like you’ve never seen Mortals, you were afraid when you saw me just now, right? Some things, once you’ve seen and understood them, you won’t be afraid anymore.”
The Little Toad Spirit still couldn’t understand such words, but it more or less grasped what Pei Qiu meant: “That’s right.”

Just now, it had been afraid of Pei Qiu.

Pei Qiu took the opportunity to continue asking the previous question: “Do you read books here by yourself?”

The Little Toad Spirit nodded, “But I can’t really understand them. There are many characters I don’t know…”

It looked a bit confused.

This book was something it had picked up by chance; it didn’t even know where it came from.

Ever since it could remember, it had been flipping through this book.

It didn’t recognize many of the characters, and with no one to teach it, no matter how long it looked, it couldn’t understand.

But it always felt that these mortal characters had a kind of magic.

It really wanted to go see the world of Mortals.

It had heard that it was bustling and lively there.

Some Great Demons could even hide in mortal cities.

But there were also powerful cultivators, and for little demons like them, if they went and were discovered, in severe cases, they could be struck until their souls scattered.

At best, they’d be beaten back to their original form.

Becoming a pure toad.

At that point, without intelligence, they’d be no different from any other animal in nature.

So the Little Toad Spirit didn’t dare go anywhere.

To be precise, their entire clan was like this.

Born on Xiaomi Mountain, lived on Xiaomi Mountain, died on Xiaomi Mountain.

Simply because they didn’t have a stronger Toad Spirit to protect them, they couldn’t venture further afield.

The Toad Spirits didn’t live long either.

Not long after birth, they gained intelligence, but a toad would only live thirty or forty years at most in its lifetime.

Because they couldn’t cultivate, when their lifespan ended, they had to die.

But once a creature gains intelligence, how could it not yearn for the outside world?

Until a month ago, a strange giant arrived at Xiaomi Mountain.

They didn’t seem like Demons, yet possessed abilities that even many Great Demons couldn’t match.

The people who came from there looked like Mortals, ordinary in appearance, but each had terrifying powers.

Until that notice was posted on Xiaomi Mountain.

They couldn’t read, but could understand its meaning.

It said they wanted to hire a guide, and might need to host tourists from time to time in the future.

Tourists and guides-only after the people from the Omniverse explained did they understand what those meant.

It was about leading tourists to tour Xiaomi Mountain.

But what was there to see on Xiaomi Mountain?

Back and forth, just a few trees and some small stones, all of which it knew clearly-truly boring.

All the Toad Spirits were afraid; no one dared to go.

Until Xiao Ma stepped forward.

Summoning its courage, it applied for the guide position.

The people over there were very pleased, telling them that if they treated the tourists well, perhaps the fate of their clan would change from then on.

Xiao Ma took on this important responsibility, so although the Toad Spirits didn’t know these Mortals, they knew one thing: tourists must never be offended.

“You want to learn to read?”

This tourist now stood before it. Her calm face was not the kind of beauty the Little Toad Spirit understood.

How could different species share the same aesthetic?

But the Little Toad Spirit felt that every word she spoke now was beautiful.

“This seems to be classical Chinese. I don’t really know it either, but most of the characters are traditional. I can understand them, I recognize them. I’ll teach you to read, since we have three days for the trip.”

A light never seen before shone in the Little Toad Spirit’s eyes: “Really?”

Pei Qiu smiled and nodded seriously: “Yes, I’ll teach you.”