First Interstellar Guide Chapter 93: Passing on the Message

Chapter 93: Passing on the Message

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

Zhu Tianyi asked curiously, “A spider? Do you mean it looks like a spider?”

Qin Xiao replied, “I haven’t seen it myself, but I know it’s called the Spider Queen, the leader of the spider community on this planet.”

The queen secretly helped humans but never showed herself, and General Lu Tingyu was unaware of her existence. Now, hearing Qin Xiao’s words, he suddenly realized. It seemed that Zexuan and Yu Ran dared to go on a killing spree on the Red Spider Planet because they were sure the queen would help them.

Lu Zexuan would definitely not know in advance that there was a spider community here. Perhaps, when Yu Ran was fleeing alone, he happened to come here and became friends with the leader of the spider community on this planet, which was also the key to his survival.

Unexpectedly, General Xie’s son had such an adventure. It was truly a case of when there’s a will, there’s a way.

Qin Xiao temporarily cut off the mental connection with the four of them and stood up, saying, “Let’s go. I’ll try to contact her and see if she’s willing to meet us.”

The group exited the wooden house and followed Qin Xiao towards the red mist area in the forest. The red mist in the forest was very strange. The deeper they went, the denser the color became, which could be dangerous. During this time, General Lu Tingyu did not allow everyone to rashly enter the depths of the red mist.

Qin Xiao extended his blue mental tendrils into the red mist. Miraculously, when the red mist touched his mental tendrils, it automatically dispersed, creating a pathway. Qin Xiao decisively walked inside, and the others exchanged glances before following him into the dense fog.

The buzzing of the small flying insects overhead never stopped. Qin Xiao explained, “The buzzing sound is the language of the spider community. I haven’t established a mental connection with the queen yet, so I don’t know what they’re saying… Probably just watching us humans with two legs, I suppose?”

Zhu Tianyi looked at the spiders flying above his head and couldn’t help but wonder—they were so small? Compared to the size of his spirit body, the black spider, they were not in the same league at all. Was their community leader also a small flying insect?

After walking for a while, Qin Xiao’s mental tendrils seemed to touch something, and a gentle voice suddenly came from deep in the forest, “Are you a guide among humans, a friend of Ranran?”

Qin Xiao replied, “Hello, Queen. I am Ranran’s grandfather. Can we meet?”

The Spider Queen paused for a moment and said, “Grandfather? Ranran mentioned you to me before. Alright, come over.”

The red mist dispersed again, and the small flying insects overhead flew towards the depths of the forest, as if guiding them. The group quickly followed and walked to the depths of the forest, then… everyone’s eyes widened in surprise.

In front of them was a giant spider several stories tall, with eight long legs encased in hard armor like sturdy tree trunks. Its eyes were as red as blood, and its body was surrounded by dense red spider webs. If Marshal Qin Xiao hadn’t mentioned that she was a friend of humans, everyone would have fled at the sight of such a terrifying monster. At this moment, they forcibly controlled their psychological barriers and tried to remain calm as they stopped in their tracks.

Zhu Tianyi’s emotions were complicated. Just now, he thought the leader was a small flying insect, but he didn’t expect the queen to be so huge. His proud black spider, in front of the queen, was like a baby…  The black spider also realized that it was too “insignificant” in front of her and shyly hid away.

The Spider Queen chuckled, “Why did that black spider disappear? I didn’t have a chance to observe it carefully.”

Qin Xiao said, “It’s probably feeling embarrassed in front of you?”

The Spider Queen said, “Although we are all spiders, we belong to different species. Its black body and green eyes are quite cute.”

Qin Xiao looked at Zhu Tianyi and said, “The queen says your spider is cute.”

Zhu Tianyi was speechless. Everyone, upon seeing Zhu’s black spider, immediately thought of “terrifying,” “ferocious,” and “scary.” It was the first time they had heard the word “cute” being used to describe it. Perhaps, in the eyes of the queen, his black spider… was quite cute indeed?

Zhu Tianyi awkwardly rubbed his nose and summoned his spider again to greet the queen. The black spider, emboldened, extended its claws and touched the queen. Surprisingly, the queen was very friendly and immediately brought it onto her back to play—this was like an adult indulging a child.

Everyone watched this scene, exchanging glances with each other.

Qin Xiao said, “Mr. President, you can also use mental tendrils to try and communicate with her.”

Harrison looked up at the creature in front of him and tentatively reached out with his mental tendrils. The two highest leaders of the human world and the Spider Queen on the Red Spider Planet engaged in communication in the mental realm.

The queen spoke gently, “When I laid my eggs, Ranran killed my natural enemies and saved tens of thousands of my offspring. I will do my best to help you humans too. When he left, he told me to take care of you, but I was worried that my appearance would scare you humans, so I haven’t shown myself until now.”

Harrison and Qin Xiao listened to the voice in their minds, feeling incredibly complex emotions. The terrifying galactic creature appeared so gentle and kind in the mental realm. Qin Xiao’s eyes filled with tears as he sincerely said, “Thank you for saving Ranran back then. Without you, he wouldn’t have survived those difficult years.”

The queen chuckled, “Don’t mention it. Ranran helped me, so I will help him. It’s a normal exchange of interests. No one will disturb you here on this planet, and you can rest assured. Oh, and who is this guide?”

Qin Xiao introduced, “He is the president, the leader of our human community.”

The queen extended her claw in a friendly manner and gently touched Harrison’s green tendril, “Mr. President, hello! Nice to meet you.”

Harrison’s face turned red and then white. During his eight years as president, he had followed the federal expansion strategy, sending out countless special forces, occupying numerous resource stars, and killing many galactic creatures… He had always thought of those galactic creatures as terrifying monsters and threats to humanity. But the creature in front of him was so gentle and friendly…

This almost overturned his worldview, and it was the first time he had conversed with galactic creatures so calmly. Although they couldn’t understand each other’s language, the guide’s innate talent for mental communication allowed him to easily understand her meaning, which was a wonderful feeling.

Harrison overcame his psychological barriers and replied, “I am also very pleased to meet you.”

Qin Xiao said, “Queen, rest assured, I promise that humans will never occupy your home. This is your planet, and we are just passing through. Thank you for providing us with a temporary base and helping us greatly.”

Harrison also bowed slightly in front of the Spider Queen, expressing his polite thanks, “Thank you for your help to humanity.”

The Spider Queen smiled with pleasure, “You’re welcome. My days here have been boring. Meeting humans is the most interesting thing I’ve experienced in my over five hundred years of life.”

Lu Tingyu, Tang Ce, and Zhu Tianyi watched their actions, feeling extremely shocked—two of the highest leaders of the human world were actually having friendly conversations with a giant spider? If this scene were to be transmitted back to the capital star through the news, people would surely not believe their eyes. But this scene had actually happened.

Zhu Tianyi’s spirit body was now on the queen’s back. He whispered, “The queen is very powerful. My black spider is no match for her. If we really fought against her, perhaps… we would all die here.”

Tang Ce also wiped a cold sweat from his forehead, “Luckily, she has no malice towards us.”

Qin Xiao spoke up, “Alright, let’s not disturb her rest.”

The group bid farewell to the queen and turned to leave the red mist forest.

On the way back, Lu Tingyu suddenly stroked his chin and said seriously, “Is this Spider Queen the first galactic creature leader with whom we have established friendly diplomatic relations?”

Qin Xiao sighed, “Yes. If we are willing, there will be more galactic creature friends like this.” He looked at President Harrison and said, “Mr. President, I know it’s difficult to change habits formed over hundreds of years, but we can try to take this step—stop the aggressive expansion strategy of the Sentinel Special Forces and establish the Guide Corps, try mental communication, and avoid many unnecessary wars.” He stopped and looked back in the direction of the Spider Queen, whispering, “Guides are actually the most outstanding diplomats in the interstellar era, don’t you think?”

Diplomats? Harrison remained silent for a long time before nodding gently, “Yes, you’re right. It’s time to completely overhaul some outdated concepts.”

***

On June 20th, President Harrison delivered his first public speech after the attack, with the auditorium filled with media reporters. The President, with a serious expression, took the microphone to recount his ordeal. He directed blame for the attack by the Star Pirate towards his competitor and openly mourned the sacrificed presidential guards.

In the following days, this false president became active again, touring and promising to bring true peace to the human world after his re-election. He also claimed that the Federal Academy of Sciences had developed an improved drug against Sentinel frenzy, which would be distributed for free to Sentinels. He assured that after taking it, they would no longer be at risk of frenzy.

Yu Ran watched the TV with a 99% resemblance to the president, cynically commenting, “Take a pill and become a puppet? So, this is his solution to Sentinel frenzy, indeed ‘once and for all’.”

Lu Zexuan worriedly frowned, “If this impostor indeed gets re-elected and distributes the drug to all Sentinels, the consequences will be unimaginable. Is the real President Harrison still alive? If the president has already sacrificed, we can only modify the ballots to elect Mike as the next president.”

Yu Ran shook her head, saying, “Mike is a Sentinel. Once the impostor fails in his own election, he can turn back to control the Sentinels and continue his plan. Their plan has been a double insurance from the beginning.”

This term’s presidential candidates, regardless of who ultimately wins, cannot escape the fate of being controlled by the Dark Night Organization. Yu Ran and Lu Zexuan had received no news about the safety of their grandfather and the president, and they were deeply concerned about their well-being.

Just when the two were extremely anxious, as they returned home one day, they were suddenly greeted by a voice that brought them immense joy, “Yu Ran, Marshal sent me to deliver a message.”

It was Major Tang Ce.

Excitedly, Yu Ran led him to the study on the second floor, where Tang Ce, blending into the wall, revealed his presence. Looking at the “new recruit” in front of him, Lu Zexuan commented lightly, “Good acting, I couldn’t even tell. You’re actually an undercover agent.”

Tang Ce chuckled, “General Lu is too kind.”

Yu Ran hastily asked, “Is the Marshal okay?”

Tang Ce replied, “He’s fine. Also, General Lu, His Excellency, the President, they’re all fine. They’ve gathered at the Red Spider Star, with the Queen. It’s become our rear headquarters.”

Yu Ran and Lu Zexuan exchanged glances, both breathing a sigh of relief. Great! Grandfather was okay, the president was okay. With this, things would be much easier.

Tang Ce continued, “The Marshal asked me to tell you that your speculation was correct. Horologium harbors a terrifying monster, resembling an octopus, with countless eyes and sacs on its body. Its method of parasitism is self-division. Each of its tentacles can split into new life forms.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Ran couldn’t help but shiver—no wonder even General Otis was controlled. The “octopus” controlled people by perhaps letting its tentacles parasitize inside their bodies?

Tang Ce went on, “It’s a highly intelligent creature, with a brain the size of a football-shaped eye structure, protected by layers of tentacles. Its ultimate goal in infiltrating the human world is to occupy the capital star. Therefore, once its actions are exposed, it might resort to desperate measures, directly killing humans who obstruct it. You must be extremely careful!”

Yu Ran nodded, “I understand. What plans does the Marshal have?”

Tang Ce said, “The Marshal said, once you find out the list of personnel from the Dark Night Organization, we will launch a counterattack.”

After pondering for a moment, Yu Ran said, “Tomorrow happens to be Saturday, and I have to go to the research institute for an experiment. I’ve already contacted the special agent sent by the Lu family to the research institute, and she will also be working overtime tomorrow. Major Tang, you’ll accompany me and coordinate our actions.”

Lu Zexuan looked at Yu Ran, “Do you know where the personnel list is kept?”

Yu Ran replied, “In Morvi’s office terminal, there’s an encrypted document containing detailed plans and a roster of Dark Night Organization members. I’ll find a way to distract him, and Major Tang will steal the data. We must act quickly.”

As the captain of the Starlight Legion Reconnaissance Camp, Tang Ce was very proficient in stealing data and deciphering passwords. His lizard could blend perfectly into the environment, stealing data without being noticed. However, Morvi was extremely cautious, and Tang Ce’s invisibility alone was not enough to deceive him. But if combined with Yu Ran’s Nine-Tailed Fox invisibility ability, and Tang Ce’s presence being erased from Morvi’s consciousness, then even Morvi would find it difficult to detect Tang Ce.

Yu Ran had been wanting a helper, and Tang Ce’s return to the capital star resolved his urgent situation. Tomorrow would be the most critical stage of his undercover mission within the Dark Night Organization—obtaining the list of organization members. Then, the organization would be eradicated root and branch!