I, the Guide to the Omniverse, Usher in Blue Star's Great Ascension! - chapter 14

Sheng Ai hadn’t expected Pei Qiu to quickly become close with the Little Toad Spirit.

She had previously worried that bringing Pei Qiu along might lead to trouble.

But now, just by teaching the Little Toad Spirit how to read, Pei Qiu had quickly won over a whole group of Little Toad Spirits.

Sheng Ai didn’t stop her.

After all, the area to tour on Xiaomi Mountain wasn’t very large, and most of the visitors were more interested in learning about the culture of this world.

They had arrived in the morning, and by noon, Sheng Ai started to feel a bit hungry.

Suddenly, a familiar stench wafted past her ears.

Sheng Ai murmured, “How strange, why do I smell durian?”

System: [You’re not hallucinating. Zhou Zhihui and the others found durian.]

Sheng Ai: ?

She looked over and, sure enough, saw Zhou Zhihui and a few others excitedly carrying several large durians back.

The durian’s smell was obvious, and the nearby Toad Spirits all pinched their noses and quickly retreated when they saw them bringing back this thing.

Toad Spirits had a sense of smell too!

Sheng Ai was shocked. “How can there be durian here?”

Zhou Zhihui said, “We didn’t expect it either. Qiu Jun, Zeng Xu, and I went to the other side of Xiaomi Mountain. Not only did we find apple trees, but we also found durians. The smell isn’t as strong as the ones back home, and they’re even bigger. We picked one, found the flesh to be about the same, but didn’t dare eat it, so we brought it back first.”

Sheng Ai was even more shocked. “Can durian grow in this place?”

Isn’t durian a tropical fruit?!

Is Xiaomi Mountain tropical?

The System suddenly chimed in: [It’s not the same world. Food here has some different characteristics. This flavor is very similar to durian, but it’s still a bit different from the durian on Blue Star.]

Sheng Ai: “What’s the difference?”

System: [This one isn’t as stinky.]

Sheng Ai: “……”

Zhou Zhihui didn’t know either. He just looked at Sheng Ai. “Is it edible?”

Xiao Ma came back with Aunt He and He Zhou. Seeing what they were doing, she was a bit shocked. “Why are you picking Stinky Fruit? It smells so bad, you can’t eat it!”

This Stinky Fruit grew at the foot of Xiaomi Mountain, and the Toad Spirits rarely ate food meant for Mortals.

This fruit was hard to open. Some Toad Spirits had once dared to try, but the flesh inside was unpleasant and astringent, not tasty at all, so the Toad Spirits stopped eating it.

They even believed that eating this fruit would make them reek of that smell.

Over time, no matter how long they lived here, the Toad Spirits never touched the Stinky Fruit.

“How could that be?” Zhou Zhihui said. “This is durian, it’s delicious! Do you know how expensive it is where we come from?”

He himself rarely splurged on a whole durian.

If he hadn’t seen it on Xiaomi Mountain, he wouldn’t have been so excited to pick it.

Xiao Ma scratched her head in confusion. “But the flesh of the Stinky Fruit tastes bad, it’s astringent and hard.”

Zhou Zhihui immediately understood. “You must have eaten unripe durian. The flesh of ripe durian is delicious.”

With confirmation from the System, Sheng Ai knew that the fruit in front of her was basically the same kind as durian and was indeed edible. She said, “It’s edible. Go ahead and open it. Let the Toad Spirits try it and see if they can accept it.”

Even if it’s edible, not everyone can accept the taste of durian.

With the go-ahead, Zhou Zhihui excitedly started opening the durian.

Xiao Ma saw that they were really going to eat it and curiously watched from the side.

Zhou Zhihui had a small knife with him, making it easy to open the durian.

Once the shell was split, the plump flesh inside dazzled everyone’s eyes.

Zhou Zhihui’s teammates, Qiu Jun and Zeng Xu, were also excited. “Isn’t this the Gratitude Durian?”
All meat-this is definitely not an act of gratitude!

You know, there have been times when buying durians at the supermarket ended up with durian revenge.

Zhou Zhihui first handed a piece to Sheng Ai, and Sheng Ai didn’t hesitate-she could eat durian.

It was the perfect chance to taste the durian from the Otherworld and compare it to the ones from her own place.

The moment she took a bite, her eyes widened.

The local durian not only lacked the pungent smell, but also had a special, pure durian fragrance.

She couldn’t quite describe it, but the texture was pleasant and not at all cloying.

Sheng Ai felt she could eat two big pieces.

She used to only eat one piece of durian at a time-one big piece was already a lot.

Zhou Zhihui and the others started eating too, showering praise on this durian.

Zhou Zhihui, Qiu Jun, and a few others got busy, opening up more durians and sharing them with Xiao Ma and the other Toad Spirits.

At first, Xiao Ma didn’t want to eat, but seeing how much everyone else enjoyed it, he couldn’t resist. After taking a bite, his toad eyes widened instantly.

A whole new world opened up!

A few durians were definitely not enough, so Zhou Zhihui and the others prepared to pick more.

Luckily, they knew these were local durians, so they asked Xiao Ma, “We’ll pay-can we buy some of your Stinky Fruit here?”

“This stinky fruit?”

Xiao Ma ate happily, “I never thought stinky fruit could taste so good. Don’t worry, pick as much as you want!”

Zhou Zhihui shook his head, “That won’t do. This durian could sell for a lot.”

Even though they were a bunch of Toad Spirits, seeing these little Demons wearing nothing but scraps of cloth, Zhou Zhihui and the others couldn’t help but feel sorry for the clan.

Sure enough, wherever productivity lags behind, everything else falls behind too!

Sheng Ai was just about to speak when a screen suddenly popped up in front of her.

[Side Quest: Delicious Stinky Fruit]

[Quest Requirement: Open a spatiotemporal sales channel for Xiaomi Mountain’s Stinky Fruit to Blue Star, and lead Xiaomi Mountain to prosperity!]

[Note: The System will take a 5% handling fee. Please have the Chief Guide negotiate the sales price with the locals.]

Sheng Ai’s eyes widened, and she reached out, “Wait, let’s discuss how to sell the Stinky Fruit!”

Zhou Zhihui and the others looked at Sheng Ai in confusion. Sheng Ai immediately turned enthusiastically to Xiao Ma, “Xiao Ma, with this Stinky Fruit from Xiaomi Mountain, you’re about to get rich! Lots of people from our side will buy it. For the sales price, can someone from the Toad Clan negotiate with me?”

Xiao Ma was stunned, “But you can just pick and eat as much as you want. We don’t charge.”

“No!” Sheng Ai said, “We can only eat so much, and if you don’t pick these Stinky Fruits soon, they’ll go to waste when they’re overripe. We can buy all your Stinky Fruit, and provide lots of things your Toad Clan needs-like these chips you ate today, clothes, and so on…”

Zhou Zhihui’s eyes lit up, “Tour Guide Sheng, do you mean we’ll be able to buy this Stinky Fruit on Blue Star in the future?”

Sheng Ai nodded, “We can open an online shop for Xiaomi Mountain and sell across time and space.”

“Wow, awesome!” Zhou Zhihui and the others couldn’t help but give a thumbs up, “The Stinky Fruit is just down the mountain.”

Xiao Ma hadn’t cared much at first, but hearing about all the things Sheng Ai could provide, he was instantly tempted.