I, the Guide to the Omniverse, Usher in Blue Star's Great Ascension! - chapter 3

Inside the girls’ dormitory, Tang Mengmeng was thoroughly amused by the short video she was watching.

Her other roommates turned their heads at the sound of her laughter. “What’s up? Did you see something funny?”

“Omniverse travel-the first stop is going to fetch the Buddhist scriptures in the West, and the guide is a Toad Spirit. Can you believe it?” Tang Mengmeng was laughing so hard she was in tears. “Oh my, why are scammers these days so unwilling to use their brains? Who would fall for such a low-level scam?”

Her roommate glanced at the screen and started laughing too. “It is pretty funny. This blogger actually dares to post this kind of video.”

Tang Mengmeng clicked into the account. The blogger hadn’t posted any videos before.

It was a new account.

Tang Mengmeng just left a comment: [Hahahahahahahahahahaha]

Nothing else was needed to make her mockery clear.

Because with content like this, it was hard not to laugh.

Another roommate, Wu Qian, leaned over. After seeing the short video, she curled her lip. “Shouldn’t this kind of scammer be reported?”

She searched for the blogger’s name, clicked on the profile, and tried to report the video.

But after a couple of tries, she just couldn’t get to the report page.

She suspected something was wrong with her phone. “Huh? Why is it stuck?”

Tang Mengmeng said, “Maybe the server’s lagging. Anyway, no one will fall for this kind of scam. Even if someone buys it, once it’s verified as a scam, the platform will refund the money.”

The payment wouldn’t go directly to the seller’s account; only after the goods were officially received would the money be transferred.

Wu Qian thought that made sense.

But she was a warm-hearted person, and seeing such a blatant scammer still made her a bit upset.

“Then I’ll be the justice enforcer!” Wu Qian declared boldly. After saying that, she placed an order. “Isn’t the deadline tomorrow? If I don’t go on the trip, I can request a refund for fraud, and this scammer will be permanently banned.”

Because sometimes the platform wouldn’t deal with obvious scammers unless there were a lot of reports.

Just like those accounts selling health products to scam the elderly-they still thrive.

Unless there are mass reports.

Tang Mengmeng watched Wu Qian place the order, but didn’t follow suit herself. She just giggled. “Wu Qian, you’re so enthusiastic. Aren’t you afraid you’ll really lose your two hundred yuan?”

“Impossible.” Wu Qian pursed her lips. “I’ll harass the platform’s customer service every day if I have to.”

After she finished speaking, she looked down.

“Huh? The scammer just messaged me.”

“What message?”

Tang Mengmeng and another roommate quickly leaned in to watch the drama unfold.

It turned out that after Wu Qian placed the order on the video platform, she received an automatic reply from the seller’s backend.

The content was rather strange.

[The Omniverse Travel Agency: Hello, traveler. Your keen insight will open up a lifetime of luck for you. You are honored to become one of the first batch of tourists at The Omniverse Travel Agency. Please prepare according to the following rules:]

[1. At 2 p.m. on July 9th, a Self-driving Car will pick you up and take you to the meeting point to join the other travelers.]

[2. During the trip, please follow all instructions from Chief Guide Sheng Ai. Anyone who violates this will be sent back early.]

[3. Perhaps you could prepare a gift for the local guide. You might receive a return gift!]

[4. Each traveler may only bring one suitcase with a capacity of 10KG for the journey.]

[5. Other precautions will be explained by the Chief Guide.]

…

“What? This travel agency is so arrogant-what do they mean by ‘it’s my honor’!”

Wu Qian was almost laughing out of anger and didn’t bother to read the rules carefully.

“They even have restrictions?” Tang Mengmeng also found these rules bizarre. “Who is the Chief Guide? And what’s the difference between the Chief Guide and the local guide?”
“The local guide is that Toad Spirit, right?” another roommate said. “The Chief Guide is the one who took us there.

Tang Mengmeng was shocked. “A Toad Spirit actually expects gifts!”

The roommate complained, “Is that the point? Do you really believe you can walk the Journey to the West Route and meet a Toad Spirit?”

Wu Qian was so angry she laughed. “And there’s a location, right? Tomorrow I have to go see for myself!”

“Don’t!” Tang Mengmeng hurriedly grabbed her. “What if it’s a new kidney-harvesting scam? They’re just using your curiosity. If you go, that’s falling for it.”

Wu Qian thought for a moment. “Then will you come with me to the school gate tomorrow to check it out?”

Tang Mengmeng nodded. “Sure, I want to see if they dare show up. I’ll livestream the whole thing for you.”

Kidney-harvesters probably wouldn’t dare abduct someone right in front of a livestream, right?

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“Eh? Someone actually bought a ticket?”

Unexpectedly, someone took the bait within an hour. Sheng Ai’s eyes were practically glued to the screen.

System: [What are you saying? How can you call ticket-buying tourists fools?]

Sheng Ai complained to herself, “If I didn’t really have you in my head, and could see things others can’t, I wouldn’t believe this stuff either, okay? Most people who buy tickets are probably just here for the spectacle.”

But complaints aside, it didn’t stop her from desperately hoping others would play the fool.

Obviously, relying solely on online ticket sales to get ten people together was a long shot, and she still needed people to believe her.

Sheng Ai had just been laid off today and hadn’t had time to leave the company group chat, but she was afraid that if she spoke up, the bald CEO would notice and kick her out.

So she privately messaged a few colleagues she was close to.

[Sister Wang, I’m starting a Travel Agency, and tomorrow is our first trip. There’s a chance to see Sun Wukong on the Journey to the West Route. Want to come? T.T]

[Brother Zhou, I’m opening a Travel Agency, going to see Sun Wukong, with a Toad Spirit as the guide. Only 200 yuan per person. Interested?]

[Xiao Sun, we’re the best lunch buddies at the company. I’m starting a Travel Agency, and you can see Sun Wukong…]

She also messaged some college classmates she used to be close with.

Sheng Ai knew her behavior was starting to look a bit crazy, but she had no choice.

As long as she could get one batch to fall for it-no, the first batch of tourists-the second batch would be much easier!

The colleagues who received her messages had mixed reactions.

Everyone knew Sheng Ai had been fired that morning, and the reason was pretty absurd.

But Sheng Ai was usually a very nice person and got along well with them.

Their department had a good atmosphere, not much scheming, so after getting her message, everyone discussed it cautiously.

“Could she be trying to borrow money?”

“If she wanted to borrow money, she’d just ask directly. Why go through all these twists and turns, and with such a ridiculous story…”

“Sheng Ai is usually really nice. Should we ask if she’s really in trouble?”

“Maybe the firing hit her too hard…”

Not long after, Sheng Ai received a reply from HR, who hadn’t deleted her from WeChat yet.

HR: [Sheng Ai, the CEO said he really didn’t expect the firing to affect you so much. He’s giving you an extra 1,000 yuan out of his own pocket. Take the money and go to the hospital for a check-up, ASAP. Don’t delay.]

HR: [Transfer 1,000.00]

Sheng Ai: “…”

That damn bald guy!

Then Sheng Ai accepted the 1,000 yuan.