I, the Guide to the Omniverse, Usher in Blue Star's Great Ascension! - chapter 31

Chapter 31

The impact of Tang Yuanhang’s video was quite significant.

The Stinky Fruit was completely sold out the next day, with all remaining stock gone and an announcement of a temporary sell-out.

The next batch of Stinky Fruit would not be available for another three months.

Xiaomi Mountain isn’t large, with only a little over ten thousand jin of Stinky Fruit. For the vast shopping population of Huaxia, it was just a drop in the bucket.

Most people didn’t manage to buy any.

Those who did believed in the extraordinary nature behind the Stinky Fruit, while those who didn’t, having not witnessed it firsthand-even with more and more videos being posted-remained skeptical.

But with today’s advanced technology, many were convinced it was a massive scam.

Yet, curiously, if this really were a rumor, wouldn’t the authorities step in to control it?

But there was no movement at all, and information from Hu City kept being posted online.

Naturally, The Omniverse Travel Agency also came under heavy scrutiny.

Those who bought Stinky Fruit all wanted to snatch a ticket to the Otherworld to verify the truth for themselves.

Those who didn’t also needed a ticket to find out whether this was just hype or reality.

Amidst all this information, unexpectedly, Sheng Ai’s personal details were well protected.

It seemed that netizens’ focus was all on the essence of ‘The Omniverse Travel Agency’. As for the Chief Guide, whether it was due to special filtering or something else, very few people managed to mention anything about Sheng Ai.

System: [It seems your country is helping you.]

Sheng Ai: “I know.”

With current technology, it would be no surprise if even the Chief Guide’s family tree could be dug up by netizens.

How could things remain so calm?

It was obvious that someone had deliberately filtered out information about her.

She was quite grateful for this.

She was directly connected to the System. If netizens found out her identity and kept harassing her, she wouldn’t be able to live in peace.

She had a vague guess in her heart that Xu Zhi and his team had already set up a special ‘Omniverse Travel Agency Observation Department’ to monitor The Omniverse Travel Agency long-term.

They claimed not to interfere with Sheng Ai’s affairs, but for an entity capable of changing history and technology, not supervising would be irresponsible.

However, considering the current situation, Xu Zhi and the others chose a more prudent approach.

1. First, protect Sheng Ai’s personal information so she could embark on her journeys without worry.

2. Infer the possible intentions of the Omniverse Corporation based on Sheng Ai’s travels and actions.

Sheng Ai’s recent large-scale purchases did not escape Xu Zhi and his team’s notice, and most of the supplies were ordinary daily necessities.

Connecting this to the impoverished life of the Toad Spirit clan shown in Tang Yuanhang’s video, Xu Zhi and his colleagues could roughly deduce: “They’re probably being sent to the Toad Spirit clan.”

“This Stinky Fruit online shop belongs to Xiaomi Mountain, so it’s likely they used their own money for the purchases,” one department colleague analyzed. “All these goods are piled up at her house, but everything seems normal there these past two days. I suspect she has a similar space-time transfer station at home.”

Xu Zhi tapped his desk thoughtfully. “She can return to the Otherworld at any time?”

The colleague replied, “Not sure. There’s surveillance near her home, but we can’t know what she does inside.”

Xu Zhi recalled his impression of Sheng Ai-her gaze was frank, and from their investigation of her background, it was clear that Sheng Ai was a straightforward person.

She didn’t seem to have any hidden motives.

Although Xu Zhi was relying on his intuition, which wasn’t the most reliable method, he felt Sheng Ai wouldn’t lie.

She hadn’t mentioned whether she could return at any time; either she couldn’t, or Sheng Ai was hiding even more important information.
Xu Zhi nodded, “Let’s wait and see, and wait for the next journey to begin. As soon as The Omniverse Travel Agency releases tickets, we grab them immediately.”

His colleague said seriously, “Aren’t we going to use our usual methods?”

Xu Zhi shook his head, “Just buy tickets like everyone else, all up to luck. I’ve already notified a team in one district to run an experiment. Let’s see if we have a chance to get these tickets.”

His colleague nodded, “Alright.”

*

Because her information was kept secret, Sheng Ai was quite busy, but no one came to bother her specifically.

The previous tourists all knew Sheng Ai couldn’t decide the timing of the next journey and could only wait for the ticket notification.

Sheng Ai only knew the next journey was about to begin, but didn’t know the exact time.

A few minutes after midnight.

While still playing on her phone, a task window popped up in front of Sheng Ai.

[Second Tour: Invite twenty tourists to the ‘Garnier Magic Continent’ to enjoy the scenery]

[Guide for this stop: Moon Elf]

[Travel duration: Five days]

[Price: 1000 yuan per person]

[Preparation time before departure: 12 hours]

[Reward: Host’s Foundation Cultivation Method for the Qi Refining Stage, ‘Cycle Art’]

Sheng Ai immediately jumped out of bed, about to send a message to the tourists.

But ticket purchase notifications from the tourists popped up on her phone.

Sheng Ai: “What the-?!”

How did someone already buy a ticket? She hadn’t even sent out the ticket purchase notice!

System: [It’s the second task now, the process is speeding up. The task and ticket sales are released together. The Travel Agency has already posted new tickets. To prevent you from giving people backdoor access, next time you won’t be notified in advance of the travel time. Estimate it yourself. Early on, each round won’t last too long.]

Sheng Ai: “…”

Damn, she’d wanted to give the tourists a heads-up, but clearly, that kind of good luck won’t happen again.

Even if she reminds tourists to keep an eye on the Ticket System at all times, people will inevitably slack off over several days.

And this time, the Stinky Fruit incident had caused a huge stir. By the time Sheng Ai sent messages to the tourist group,

the twenty tickets had already been snatched up, leaving no chance for the previous batch of tourists to react.

[Yang Zhiyu]: Ahhh damn it, I saw the tickets go live!! But when I tried to grab one, it said I still have a thirty-day cooldown since my last tour, so I can’t buy a ticket!!

Seeing Yang Zhiyu’s message, Sheng Ai was a bit surprised: “Oh, so tourists have a cooldown period?”

Well, nothing she could do about that.

[Wu Qian]: Ahhh Garnier Continent, and the guide is a Moon Elf, I’m going crazy! I love elves the most, how can there really be a magic world, ahhh!!!

[Zhou Zhihui]: I’m so mad, I have no idea @Sheng Ai, Chief Guide, where is the departure point this time?

[Sheng Ai]: Sorry, confidentiality agreement, I can’t reveal the specific time of the journey or tourist information.

[Zhou Zhihui]: Oh oh oh sorry, I was being rude. But can those tourists take some scenic photos? Magic world, Moon Elf, I’m a guy and I can’t even imagine how beautiful it must be.

[Tian Youyue]: Of course they’ll take photos! Going to the Otherworld and not filming is like taking an exam without a pen-makes no sense!

[Tang Yuanhang]: Damn, this time we’ll have to pay a high price for footage.

Meanwhile, the moment The Omniverse Travel Agency released tickets, it was like a nerve was struck for many people.

A popular female travel blogger doing an outdoor livestream sat down for a short break on a bustling street, then suddenly screamed at her livestream audience.

“I got a ticket! I got a ticket!!!”