First Interstellar Guide Chapter 112: Extra 13: Parallel World; The Sanctuary

Chapter 112: Extra 13: Parallel World; The Sanctuary

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

That was the happiest summer in Lu Zexuan’s memory. Every day, Xie Ran would come to accompany him in building models. It took them a week to assemble thousands of parts into a complete starship. When the starship officially took off, they both felt a sense of accomplishment.

Lu Zexuan cherished the assembled starship in his cabinet, alongside many mecha models his parents had given him in previous birthdays. This starship, built together, held special significance. Lu Zexuan placed it in the most conspicuous position, where he could see it with just a glance.

After finishing the starship, they went to the amusement park together. Throughout the summer, they spent almost all their time together. With parents busy at work, the two boys became each other’s best companions.

After school started, Xie Ran would often come to see Lu Zexuan. Now that their identities were clear, there was no need to hide anymore. They could openly go play basketball or go swimming together. Xie Ran’s classmates in Lu Zexuan’s class all knew him, and every time they saw him at the door, they would automatically say to Lu Zexuan, “Xie Ran is here to see you again.”

Similarly, Xie Ran’s classmates also knew Lu Zexuan, and whenever he appeared, everyone knew he was there to see Xie Ran.

Xie Ran and Lu Zexuan were best friends, a fact that was known throughout the entire grade. As the young sentinels and guides had their abilities sealed and couldn’t see each other’s spirit bodies, and the children who hadn’t reached adulthood weren’t affected by guide essence, forming friendships between two children was a normal thing and didn’t attract the attention of parents.

Lu Tingyu wouldn’t stop his son from making friends, and of course, Xie Ran’s and Qin Luo’s parents wouldn’t interfere with whom their sons played with at school.

Xie Ran and Lu Zexuan were almost inseparable, and their relationship made many classmates envious.

Time passed quickly, and the carefree childhood days of the two passed as they grew up together until they graduated from elementary school. The educational process for sentinels and guides was twice as fast as for ordinary people. At the age of 13, sentinels and guides had completed all the courses of junior high and high school for ordinary students. Next, they would go to the sanctuary for skill-related training.

During the winter vacation of their 13th year, the seals on Xie Ran’s and Lu Zexuan’s abilities were lifted by their parents.

The fiery fox finally appeared by Xie Ran’s side again. After years of rest and learning in the spiritual landscape, the fox now, compared to its initial red furball form, was several times larger and stood as tall as Xie Ran when standing.

Xie Ran smiled and touched the fox’s head, wondering if Lu Zexuan’s spirit body had also appeared.

The next day at noon, Xie Ran arranged to meet Lu Zexuan at the Bay Park.

The winter park was very desolate. It had snowed last night, and the accumulated snow on the road was enough to cover their ankles. Xie Ran and Lu Zexuan walked into the plum forest together. A fiery red fox suddenly appeared by Xie Ran’s side, seeming excited, and agilely ran in the snowy field.

Lu Zexuan had long heard from Ran Ran that his spirit body was a fire fox, but this was the first time he had seen it with his own eyes. He looked at the agile fox jumping in the snow like flames and couldn’t help but praise, “Your fox has strong mental energy.”

Curious, Xie Ran asked, “What about your eagle? Let it out to see.”

With a pleasant cry, a pure white eagle appeared in the sky.

The white eagle spread its wings, flew a circle over the heads of the two, and then excitedly flew after the fox, muttering, “Hello, little fox, I’ve heard about you for a long time. Nice to meet you for the first time. Please advise!”

The fire fox glanced at it and said, “I’ve heard about you too. Why are you so small?”

The white eagle said with a grievance, “I’m not yet in my fully grown form. When my master grows up, I’ll be many times bigger than now.”

After running a lap in the plum forest, the fire fox returned to Xie Ran’s side.

Lu Zexuan looked at the fire fox. Its fur was long and dense, fluffy and soft, looking very touchable. Its flame-like color was also very beautiful. Lu Zexuan said softly, “It’s so cute.”

Xie Ran said, “Your white eagle is also cute.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the white eagle flew over actively and landed on Xie Ran’s shoulder, saying, “Thank you for the compliment. But I don’t like the word ‘cute’. You can say that the white eagle is handsome or majestic!”

Xie Ran was amused by it and reached out to touch its wings, saying, “Okay, okay, you’re the most handsome.”

The eagle’s wings felt good, with thick and soft feathers covering them, but the wing bones were strong and powerful. Its flying posture was indeed handsome.

But the next moment, Xie Ran saw Lu Zexuan’s face suddenly turn red. The spirit bodies and their owners communicated sensory perceptions, and Lu Zexuan’s spirit body had been sealed within the spiritual landscape since childhood. This was the first time it had been touched so intimately. Xie Ran’s slender fingers gently touched the eagle’s wings, which to Lu Zexuan felt like Xie Ran’s fingers lightly touching his own arm.

Lu Zexuan’s heart trembled, his face turning red, and he said, “Didn’t your parents teach you not to touch spirit bodies casually?”

Xie Ran withdrew his hand and said, “Sorry, it’s too cute. It landed on my shoulder, and I couldn’t help it. Big eagle, you don’t mind, do you?”

The white eagle flew back to Lu Zexuan’s shoulder, feeling embarrassed, “No, I don’t mind.”

Was it actually comfortable being touched by Xie Ran? Lu Zexuan cleared his throat, ignoring the strange feeling in his heart, and changed the subject, saying, “Next month, we’ll start school at the Sanctuary.”

Xie Ran said, “Yeah, the sanctuary separates classes for guides and sentinels. I heard there’s a tall isolation wall between the two academies. From now on, we won’t be able to see each other every day like before.”

Lu Zexuan looked at Xie Ran, with an obvious reluctance in his eyes, “Take care of yourself in the guide academy. If someone bullies you… No, I don’t think anyone would dare to bully you. Just don’t bully other students.”

Xie Ran chuckled, “I know, I won’t bully others.”

The plum blossoms in the Bay Park haven’t bloomed yet, but the snow scene was magnificent. The two of them casually walked in the snow, leaving behind two rows of footprints side by side. The footprints circled around the park and eventually disappeared at the entrance.

Lu Zexuan got on the hovercar and turned back to ask, “What day are you reporting to the sanctuary?”

Xie Ran said, “January 14th. I’ll go a day early to get familiar with the surroundings.”

Lu Zexuan said, “I’m also going on the 14th.”

Xie Ran sighed and said, “It’s unfair that guides and sentinels have separate classes. Take care of yourself.”

Lu Zexuan said, “Yeah, you too.”

Since they became friends at the age of six, they had often been together. Now, suddenly having to part ways, both of them felt somewhat uncomfortable. But they had to grow up, and studying at the Sanctuary was a necessary stage.

Reluctantly, Lu Zexuan bid farewell to Xie Ran.

A week later, the two 13-year-olds officially went to the Sanctuary. Qin Luo personally sent his son to school, and Lu Zexuan’s mother accompanied him to complete the check-in procedures. The check-in process went smoothly, and they both received their respective academy uniforms.

Classes 1-5 of the guide academy were A-level and above healing guides, while classes 6 and 7 were attack guides. Xie Ran was assigned to class 7.

After school started, both of them became busy.

The courses at the Sanctuary were not simple. Just unsealing the guides, they needed to learn about the construction of spiritual landscapes, the use of mental energy, and the condensation of mental tendrils; sentinels had to master keen sensory perceptions, the rational use of physical fitness, and a large number of combat skills.

Xie Ran learned quickly. He could understand what the teacher taught in one go, and what the teacher didn’t teach, he could also comprehend through previewing the knowledge in the textbooks. In the short half month since school started, while other students were still figuring out how to condense their mental tendrils, Xie Ran had already expanded his spiritual landscape to a level that was difficult for classmates to reach.

His primeval forest was full of blooming flowers, with lush green trees and rich details. Even the teachers couldn’t help but marvel at his powerful mental energy; an S-level spiritual landscape like his was rarely seen.

The class teacher took the initiative to find the dean of the guide academy and reported, “Xie Ran in our class is progressing too fast. I’ve only taught up to the fifth chapter, but he has already learned the entire book…”

Encountering such a genius student, the teacher was also helpless. The teacher had to take into account the progress of most students in the class, but Xie Ran had already self-taught this knowledge. During class, he understood everything the teacher taught, and for him, class was a waste of time.

After considering it, Dean Xie Shiyi said, “Let’s do this: Xie Ran’s situation is special. He can read whatever books he wants during class, and the teachers shouldn’t bother him. I’ll find time to tutor him after class.” He paused and said, “Also, how are the students in Class 7 getting along?”

The class teacher said with a bitter face, “With dozens of attack guides gathered together, some students have very bad tempers and fight from time to time. I have to deal with various disputes among students every day after class.”

Dean Xie Shiyi thought for a moment and suggested, “How about letting Xie Ran be the class monitor and help you manage discipline?”

At the beginning of the school year, the class committee of Class 7 was temporarily selected. That afternoon, the class teacher organized the students to hold a class meeting to formally elect the class committee. Xie Ran wasn’t interested in these things, but when the teacher called his name to be the class monitor, he couldn’t refuse in front of everyone, so he reluctantly agreed.

The class teacher called Xie Ran aside and instructed, “Xie Ran, you’re making the fastest progress in your studies, and you’re also the most talented. I’ve chosen you as the class monitor, hoping you can assist the teacher in managing discipline in Class 7 and help the students get along peacefully.”

Xie Ran nodded seriously, “Don’t worry, teacher, I’ll do my best.”

After school that day, several restless attack guides joined forces to bully two weaker students whose spirit bodies hadn’t fully formed yet.

A tall boy with a snake spirit body took the lead, surrounding the two with others, mocking, “It’s been half a month since school started, and you still haven’t condensed your mental tendrils. How do you plan to attack in the future? I’m afraid you’ll only be able to tickle people.”

“Hahaha, with their mental energy, tickling others might not even be felt.”

“Spirit bodies like little bugs, with only B-level mental energy. How did you two get into Class 7?”

“Did you come to our attack class by mistake, thinking it was the healing class? Your little bugs won’t even fill the gaps in my snake’s teeth!”

The two surrounded students cowered, almost in tears. The 13-year-old kids were competitive, and these two “slowest learning students” became the targets of other students’ bullying. Xie Ran coldly watched the scene.

“How about I teach you how to use mental tendrils for attack?” The leading student suddenly extended his purple mental tendrils.

The two frightened students paled and quickly retreated. Just as the poison-type mental tendrils were about to touch their heads, several red mental tendrils suddenly flew from a distance and swiftly cut them off like lightning.

The surrounding students were startled and turned to look.

They saw a huge fox surrounded by flames appear by Xie Ran’s side. He smiled and looked at everyone, saying, “You wanted to teach others how to attack with mental tendrils, right? How about I teach you too?”

The leading student, whose mental tendrils had been cut off, felt intense pain in his brain. However, Xie Ran didn’t attack or destroy his spiritual landscape. He just cut off his mental tendrils and let him rest. He could quickly condense them again.

Xie Ran took a step forward, staring at him and said, “Apologize.”

The student’s face turned livid, glaring fiercely at Xie Ran. “Just because you’re the class monitor now? Mind your own business! Brothers, let him see how powerful our snake type is!” Saying that, he condensed another tendril.

Several snake-type students quickly extended their mental tendrils, surrounding Xie Ran.

At that moment, Xie Ran suddenly opened his palm. Countless red mental tendrils poured out from his hand like countless threads, burning with dazzling flames! These red tendrils spread rapidly, cutting off all the mental tendrils of the surrounding students in an instant! He smiled at the students, “What’s wrong? Do you also want to make up for your lessons?”

The students were speechless. Xie Ran actually could condense so many mental tendrils? They could at most condense two or three, how could Xie Ran’s mental energy be so strong?!

The few classmates present were all stunned by the scene before them. Their little snakes, upon seeing Xie Ran’s fire fox, were scared and hid behind their master one after another. The boy’s face changed, and he quickly pulled a few companions and ran away in a flash. The speed of their escape was like being chased by a wolf from behind.

Xie Ran retracted his mental tendrils and looked at the two classmates being surrounded, comforting them, “They won’t bully you anymore. Your learning progress is a bit slow, but it’s okay. A friend told me that genes are given by parents, but future abilities depend on effort. Study hard in the future, and if you don’t understand anything, you can ask me.”

The two classmates glanced at each other gratefully and said, “Thank you, class monitor!”

The guys with snake spirit bodies behaved themselves for a few days after being educated by Xie Ran.

Next, some students started fighting in the classroom after school. Two groups of people fought fiercely over whose spirit body was stronger, turning the classroom into chaos akin to a marketplace.

Xie Ran walked into the classroom, smiling, “You all are really hardworking, still studying after school. I’ll join you.”

In the next moment, his palms were densely covered with red mental tendrils, swiftly engulfing the entire classroom like a tsunami!

The students: “…” Facing multiple opponents, he instantly defeated them, his strength was too terrifying, wasn’t it?

Xie Ran left everyone dumbfounded. The way all the students looked at him was like seeing a devil. He glanced at everyone, “Aren’t you going back to the dorms?”

The classmates in the class glanced at each other, then quickly ran away with their tails between their legs.

The class teacher noticed that since Xie Ran became the class monitor, the discipline in Class 7 suddenly improved. There used to be people coming to her office to complain and report fights all the time, but recently, it was unusually quiet in the class, with no fights or brawls happening.

The class teacher called Xie Ran over, puzzled, “The students in Class 7 have been particularly obedient lately. Everyone is very focused in class, and they submit their homework on time. There haven’t been any fights for several days. How are you managing them?”

Xie Ran said seriously, “I just helped them with their homework after school.”

The teacher didn’t know how Xie Ran was “helping” the students. Anyway, when the students saw him, they were all respectful, even the leader of the snake group who was arrogant and loved to bully classmates. When he saw Xie Ran, he called him “Brother Xie” very affectionately. They willingly became Xie Ran’s little brothers, serving him tea and water every day.

During evening self-study, when the class was noisy, as soon as Xie Ran entered, it would immediately quiet down. Two groups of people were about to fight angrily, but as soon as Xie Ran arrived, they immediately shook hands and made peace, presenting a harmonious scene of “peace and harmony.”

Under Xie Ran’s “after-school tutoring,” that year’s Class 7 surprisingly became the most well-disciplined class in the history of the Guide Academy. The class teacher felt very pleased.