First Interstellar Guide Chapter 92: Yu Ran Pays Respects to Master

Chapter 92: Yu Ran Pays Respects to Master

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

The next morning, Yu Ran arrived promptly at the research institute building of the Federal Central Academy of Sciences. His father used to work here at the institute as a staff member, serving as the head of the “Regenerative Therapy Device” project team under Professor Morvi. Yu Ran had visited here many times when he was young. However, at this moment, as he gazed upon the familiar building, there was no longer the joy and excitement of his childhood in his heart.

His father was no longer here. And the teacher his father once respected so much, beneath the gentle and charitable exterior, harbored greed and arrogance that extinguished humanity.

Perhaps Morvi’s journey from a C-grade to an S+ grade guide was not smooth, leading to the development of such an extremely arrogant personality. He believed that guides were the most outstanding evolvers, while sentinels were merely “defective genes, trash that should not exist,” so he wanted to control sentinels to become his puppets.

How many innocent sentinels had his drug research killed? How many families had he destroyed?

This Morvi deserved to be condemned to hell a thousand times over.

Yu Ran closed his eyes, hiding the overwhelming hatred towards Morvi in his heart, and pretended to calmly enter the research institute building.

Someone greeted him at the entrance, a young female guide with a spirit body like a flounder. She appeared to be in her early twenties, wearing the white coat of a research worker, and greeted Yu Ran with a smile, “Yu Ran, Professor Morvi is waiting for you on the top floor. Let me take you there.”

Yu Ran nodded and followed her, taking the elevator to the top floor. The research building had a total of sixty-eight floors, with a floor-to-ceiling window on the top floor that offered a clear view of the scenery outside. Standing on the top floor and looking down, the pedestrians on the streets and the hovercars in the sky seemed as tiny as ants.

Morvi was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, squinting as he looked outside. The feeling of overlooking all beings from a high place felt good to him. He believed that standing high allowed one to see far. And his experiments with foresight would be the greatest invention in human history. He turned back upon hearing the knock on the door, meeting a pair of bright heterochromatic eyes.

Those eyes were quite distinctive, the right eye clear as amber, the left eye resembling a red crystal. The first sight of heterochromia might seem strange, but the longer you looked, the more beautiful it became.

Morvi smiled and waved at Yu Ran, “Yu Ran, come sit here quickly, I have something to discuss with you.”

“Professor, hello,” Yu Ran placed the fruit basket he had brought on the table, “These are fruits grown in the Lu Family Estate, picked by me personally for you.”

Morvi glanced at the fresh fruits in the basket and chuckled, “Why did you bring something over?”

Yu Ran said, “Didn’t you say you wanted to accept me as a disciple? It’s the first time a disciple visits their master; how can they come empty-handed?”

Morvi, upon hearing this, smiled even more pleasantly, patting Yu Ran on the shoulder, “You’re indeed a sensible child. How is Lu Zexuan’s situation?”

“Today is the weekend, so I just hypnotized him. He’s currently sleeping at home,” Yu Ran replied.

Morvi nodded with satisfaction, “Very good. You’re indeed the person I’ve chosen, handling things so cautiously.” He sat down at his desk and said, “Since I’m going to accept you as my disciple, you should follow the rules and serve your master a cup of tea.”

Back then, did my father also serve tea to him here? Yu Ran turned around, suppressing the sharpness in her eyes, and obediently went to the water dispenser to pour a cup of hot tea. He brought it over respectfully, “Master, please have some tea.”

Morvi smiled and took a sip, sighing, “I didn’t expect that at almost seventy years old, I would still find such a promising disciple. Speaking of which, I used to have a particularly favorite senior disciple… sigh, but he was too disobedient.”

A cold sneer formed in Yu Ran’s heart. He was disobedient because he investigated you secretly, so you silenced him and his family, didn’t you? And you probably didn’t expect that the little disciple in front of you is the son of that senior disciple.

Morvi looked up at Yu Ran and said, “Yu Ran, our great plan to change the future world must continue, at least for two generations of effort to completely eliminate those sentinels. You’re a good seedling I’ve chosen. From today onwards, you’ll continue to supervise Lu Zexuan on weekdays, and on weekends, you’ll come to learn from me. With your S-grade guide’s memory and understanding, I believe you’ll learn quickly.”

Yu Ran pretended to be excited, “Master, I will work hard and not disappoint your kindness.”

Morvi nodded in satisfaction, “By the way, in order to infiltrate Lu Zexuan’s side undercover, you’ve been claiming to be a C-grade guide to others. I cannot possibly accept a mediocre C-grade guide as my disciple…” He furrowed his brows, pondering for a moment, and came up with an idea, “How about telling others that you, like me, are a rare growth-type guide? I discovered your talent and wanted to focus on nurturing you. This way, when you grow into an S-grade guide, it won’t arouse suspicion.”

Yu Ran smiled, “I was thinking the same. Actually, when I was studying at the Guide Academy, I told the head teacher and Director Xie that I’m a growth-type guide. That’s why Director Xie personally taught me and allowed me to graduate early. However, when I graduated, my demonstrated mental energy was only at the B-grade. Recently, I can say I’ve grown to A-grade. With your guidance, I believe I can reach S-grade next month. What do you think, Master?”

“Very good! We, master and disciple, really have a good understanding. Growth-type guides are indeed the best excuse,” Morvi praised.

Yu Ran asked curiously, “Master, did you also grow from C-grade to S+?”

Morvi stroked his chin, smiling ambiguously, “I awakened when I was sixteen years old. At first, I was a C-grade guide, subjected to discrimination. But as my mental energy gradually increased, their attitudes changed along with it. Isn’t it interesting?”

Yu Ran raised an eyebrow, “Those people must have had a narrow vision, unable to recognize your talent, Master.”

Morvi sighed with a smile, “Yes. So, I used those sentinels who looked down on me when I was young as the first batch of test subjects. The expressions of pain and shock when they went berserk were truly fascinating.”

Yu Ran was speechless. It seemed that Morvi had suffered a lot during his “growth process,” which made his mentality even more twisted.

Morvi stood up, “Let’s go. I’ll show you our laboratory first.”

Yu Ran followed Morvi to the secret laboratory of the research institute.

This laboratory was heavily password-protected, and Morvi used his pupils to unlock it. As Yu Ran followed him inside, several researchers were diligently conducting experiments. Advanced scientific instruments were neatly arranged on white tables, with test tubes and reagents of various colors placed in an orderly manner. It didn’t look much different from an ordinary laboratory.

No one knew what terrifying drugs they were researching.

Yu Ran quietly followed Morvi around the laboratory. Morvi introduced the members of the research team to him, “These are the core members of our research team. This one is Yu Ran, my new disciple, a growth-type guide who has already grown to A-grade. Everyone, please get acquainted.”

Yu Ran politely said, “Senior brothers and sisters, please take care of me.”

The researchers joked, “Great! Congratulations to Professor for taking in a new disciple! Our research strength has increased again.”

“Professor, should Yu Ran participate in the next genetic experiment?”

Morvi decisively said, “Of course, Yu Ran will be the main person in charge of the next phase of experiments. The rest of you, explain the content and procedures of the experiments carefully to him. Starting next week, let Yu Ran join in. I believe he will learn quickly.”

Genetic experiment? Yu Ran’s heart chilled, and he curiously asked, “What is a genetic experiment?”

One guide explained with a smile, “Sentinels go berserk because of genetic defects. We want to reduce the birth rate of sentinels from the genetic level, completely changing the population structure of the human world.”

Yu Ran was speechless. Were they going to experiment on unborn babies? These people were insane!

Morvi said ecstatically, “In about a hundred years, there will no longer be any sentinels in human society. Instead, there will be more outstanding guides. Without sentinels, the troublesome bond heat among guides will also disappear from the root.”

Yu Ran looked at Morvi admirably, “Professor, you must be the greatest scientist in human history.”

Morvi was even more pleased by his praise. This little disciple was clever and sensible, with a sweet tongue, but ruthless when it came to killing. He was truly the ideal disciple in his mind! It wasn’t easy to find a successor who shared his ideals.

After touring the laboratory with Yu Ran and feeling very happy about it, Morvi revealed a key piece of information to Yu Ran, “By the way, the president of the guide association will be re-elected at the end of this month.”

Yu Ran was puzzled, “Re-elected? Mr. Ludwig, is he not serving as the president anymore?”

Morvi blurted out, “He’s too busy to manage it.” Realizing his mistake, Morvi hurriedly added, “Mr. Ludwig has been the president for over a decade and wants to step down for a break. Our current candidate is Ms. Adeline. She has strong financial support behind her. As long as she smoothly becomes the president, the guide association will still be under our control.”

Yu Ran said, “Adeline is also well-known in the public and often does charity work. There shouldn’t be any problem with her running for president.”

Morvi patted Yu Ran’s shoulder and said solemnly, “You are still young. Follow the researchers and participate in experiments. When Adeline steps down, I will recommend you as the next president.”

Yu Ran smiled brightly, “Thank you for your kindness, Master. If I could become the president, I would be the most promising one among the star pirates!”

Morvi said, “By the way, since you are from the star pirates, I have another piece of good news for you. After the next president takes office, the plan to eradicate the star pirates will be canceled. The star pirates will no longer have to flee around the universe. Over the years, the star pirates have helped me a lot, and now I’ve taken in a little star pirate as my disciple. It’s also a kind of fate!”

***

At noon, Yu Ran had a meal at the research institute and quietly observed the researchers there.

There must be undercover agents sent by the Starlight Legion and the Eagle Legion in this research institute. But he couldn’t contact them now to avoid exposing himself. Time was running out; he had to find the list of members of the Dark Night Organization as soon as possible.

Lu Zexuan’s voice echoed in his mind, “Ranran, are you okay?”

Yu Ran replied, “I’m fine. I chatted with Morvi all morning and finally understood why those people are willing to join the Dark Night Organization.”

Adeline had endless wealth but craved power, so they promised her the position of the next president of the guide association. The star pirates had formidable combat power but had been besieged by the Federal Legion, so they promised to cancel the eradication plan and allow the star pirates to move freely.

Providing everyone with what they needed, it was no wonder these people were willing to cooperate with Morvi.

Was Ludwig too busy? Of course, he was, because he had to impersonate the president and continue his tour speeches. He had to quickly transfer the presidency of the guide association to Adeline so he could focus on playing the role of the president.

Lu Zexuan sensed Yu Ran’s thoughts and said, “They have planned meticulously. It seems that President Harrison has already encountered danger. After the guide association election, Ludwig can disappear, and then completely replace the president.”

Yu Ran said, “We must expose them before the presidential election. During this time, I will hurry to find the list of members of the Dark Night Organization.”

Lu Zexuan reminded, “There is a spirit body guide named Lu Xingyue in the research institute. She graduated from the Life Sciences Department of the Guide Medical College and is a spy sent by the Lu Family. Perhaps she can help?”

Yu Ran said, “I can’t contact anyone else for now, to avoid Morvi’s suspicion. I’ll try to get familiar with the people in the research institute first, and then find a way to contact her.”

Lu Zexuan said, “Alright, be careful.”

***

At the same time, Marshal Qin Xiao and his party of six returned safely to the Red Spider, much to the relief of General Lu Tingyu.

Marshal Qin Xiao convened a meeting in the mental world with the president, General Lu, Tang Ce, and Zhu Tianyi. General Lu hurriedly asked, “Marshal, how did it go? Did you find out the truth in Horologium?”

Qin Xiao said confidently, “Ludwig has indeed been parasitized by galactic creatures. The way those highly intelligent monsters parasitize is extremely brutal. They can split their own limbs and cultivate new life. Their ultimate goal is to occupy the capital star and make the ocean of the capital star their new home.”

General Lu Tingyu and Harrison exchanged glances, their expressions filled with concern.

Qin Xiao looked at Tang Ce and said solemnly, “Next, Lieutenant Tang will secretly visit the capital star and find a way to inform Lu Zexuan and Yu Ran of all the investigation results. Once they uncover the list of members of the Dark Night Organization, we will join forces to counterattack.”

Tang Ce said decisively, “Understood! I’ll leave today.”

The chameleon lizards had excellent invisibility abilities, making it less likely for Tang Ce to attract attention while delivering the message alone.

Qin Xiao looked at President Harrison and said, “The rest of us should also go and formally visit a friend.”

Harrison was taken aback, “A friend?”

Qin Xiao said, “Don’t you think life here is very smooth? Do any wild beasts attack you?”

General Lu Tingyu thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed the case. There were some small animals on this planet, but they would consciously avoid humans. Those little flying insects in the air would occasionally buzz around them, then fly away collectively.

According to Mohr, when Lu Zexuan pretended to go mad and went on a killing spree, injuring many teammates, although the wounds were not fatal, there was still a risk of infection. Yet some strange spiders came over to help them bandage and stop the bleeding?

Zhu Tianyi asked in confusion, “Marshal, are the friends you mentioned the galactic creatures?”

Qin Xiao looked at Chief Zhu with a smile and said, “Speaking of which, she has some connection with your spirit body… she is also a type of spider.”