Xie Ran slept for a long time. His head was dizzy and in his dream he seemed to be struggling and crawling in a dark quagmire, but he couldn't get out. The huge quagmire almost swallowed him.
But what was strange was that there seemed to be some tiny dots of light flickering in the dark quagmire, and those faint lights kept gathering together to form a strange shape.
After an unknown amount of time, a voice suddenly called out from the depths of his mind: "Ranran..."
The voice was very gentle, a bit like a mother calling her child.
Xie Ran opened his eyes with difficulty.
The forest was bright during the day, and a ray of sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves onto his face. He was stunned for a long time before he realized—he was still alive? He actually survived
A complex emotion of pain and relief surged deep in my mind.
Xie Ran sat up and looked around carefully, and then he saw clearly that he was lying on the back of a big spider. The spider's back was not as hard as he imagined, but was covered with a thick layer of fluff. He sat on it, like sitting on a warm blanket.
The voice in my mind sounded again: "Are you awake?"
Xie Ran nodded blankly: "Yes."
He looked down and saw that the torn part of his left arm was wrapped in a layer of crystal clear red spider silk. The bleeding had stopped and the wound on the broken arm seemed to be healing gradually.
His pierced left eye was also filled with this strange spider silk, so that when he looked at things with his left eye, all the scenery was stained with a layer of red... However, his blind left eye could see again.
Xie Ran couldn't believe it and asked, "You saved me?"
The voice said gently: "No, you saved me. I helped you treat your wound."
This spider silk is amazing. When stretched tight, it can break a person's neck, but the mucus on it seems to have the effect of healing wounds. The big spider wrapped Xie Ran's whole body with spider silk, just like carefully sewing up a wound with needle and thread.
Most of the skin injuries on Xie Ran's body have healed, and the difficult-to-treat broken arm has also avoided infection thanks to the spider silk.
Although the analgesic effect of spider silk was not that good and there was still a tingling sensation from the wound from time to time, Xie Ran was already very satisfied. He had thought he was dead, but he did not expect to be saved by a monster.
Xie Ran looked at the huge creature under his feet and said gratefully: "Thank you. I don't know what to call you?"
The big spider said: "The children call me mother, and other species call me queen. I am the leader of the red spider tribe. No one dares to hurt you here."
Spider Queen, leader of the pack
No wonder it is so huge, looks ferocious and extremely intelligent. But its spiritual world has the tenderness of a mother.
Xie Ran's stomach suddenly growled, and he frowned with a strong feeling of hunger. He didn't know how long it had been since he had eaten. Just as he was about to jump down to find something to eat, the queen threw a lot of purple fruits at him with one of her front paws and said, "You should be able to eat this. My children will also use it to satisfy their hunger when they can't find other prey."
"Thank you." Xie Ran took the fruit, peeled it, and tasted the purple flesh. To his surprise, the fruit was sour and sweet, and tasted very delicious. He was so hungry that he wolfed down more than a dozen of them in a row, and his stomach finally felt full.
After eating, Xie Ran closed his eyes and concentrated, checking his mental picture.
That day, in order to escape from the devil vine, his mental power exploded, causing the red fox to complete its evolution. Although he survived safely, the depletion of a guide's mental power is a very dangerous thing, like running out of oil, and it is very likely to cause brain death.
He had almost exhausted his mental strength at that time, so how did he regain consciousness
Xie Ran checked his mental picture in confusion, and then was surprised to find that a pure white little fox appeared in the depths of the forest in his spiritual world.
There was a soft halo surrounding the white fox, just like the star-like lights in the dream. There seemed to be a few transparent jellyfish that were about to disappear around its body.
Xie Ran was stunned... Was it the spiritual power of his father and grandfather
When Qin Xiao and Qin Luo sealed the three-year-old Xie Ran, they left a mental barrier in his mind. Although that barrier prevented the young him from using mental attacks to hurt others, it also silently protected him from harm.
When Xie Ran was 13 years old, the seal was lifted, but the spiritual power left by his father and grandfather was still in the depths of the forest, used to protect the last pure land in his spiritual world.
That day, at the critical moment when his mental power was about to be exhausted, the mental power left by his father and grandfather gathered together and preserved his last bit of consciousness.
As the red fox mutated, this part of its mental power actually condensed into a new spiritual body.
The white fox looked like a newborn cub, a fluffy ball, very soft and cute. Xie Ran's mental picture was barren, with large areas of trees withered and almost all flowers and plants dead - but there was a clear lake in the center of the forest.
Next to the lake, a white fox is sleeping.
As the transparent jellyfish gradually disappeared, the little white fox opened his eyes in confusion.
It’s like a new life being born after going through hardships.
Xie Ran looked at this scene, and his eyes couldn't help but become moist. It was the spiritual power left by his father and grandfather that helped him. He actually awakened his dual spiritual bodies!
He tried to communicate with the little white fox. The cute fox sensed his call and began to run by the lake. As it ran, the withered flowers and plants on the surrounding land began to take root and sprout again. The barren forest, which had been exhausted of its spiritual power, gradually regained its vitality...
The white fox is a healing spirit.
Due to Xie Ran's mental power burst, the level breakthrough was completed in an instant, and the red fox transformed into a powerful flaming nine-tailed fox. At the same time, this little white fox, which was transformed from the mental power left by the elders, also absorbed a lot of nutrients. It looks young, but it has S-level healing talent.
Only with it, rebuilding the spiritual landscape is only a matter of time.
Xie Ran cried with joy. Was this a life-saving opportunity? A blessing in disguise? He actually became the first guide in the history of the Federation to awaken his dual spirit.
The Spider Queen sensed his drastic change of mood and asked gently, "Ranran, are you okay?"
Xie Ran took a deep breath and said, "It's okay. Queen, thank you. It's a pleasure to meet you as a friend."
The spider queen said: "I should thank you. You have eliminated my natural enemy."
Later, during a spiritual conversation with the spider queen, Xie Ran learned that this special spider tribe of theirs had only one leader, the queen. The adult spiders, which were as big as fists, were responsible for weaving webs and transporting nutrients to the queen, while the small spiders, like flying insects, were responsible for reconnaissance and transmitting messages.
The queen lays eggs once every May, producing thousands of spider eggs to replenish the population.
The black devil's vine is a highly intelligent plant that dominates the forest. It has a well-developed root system and thorny vines that can extend infinitely. It feeds on flesh and blood, and spiders are its favorite hunting targets.
The day Xie Ran fell onto the planet was the queen's egg-laying period.
The queen's fighting power was the weakest at this time. The devil vine took the opportunity to spread wildly around the nest. It wanted to take the opportunity to eat thousands of newly born spiders and have a good meal, but when it met Xie Ran, a fresh food, it couldn't help but attack him.
Unexpectedly, when fighting with Xie Ran, Xie Ran's instant burst of mental power swept through its brain like a tsunami, killing its consciousness instantly!
The main brain of the devil vine died, and all its roots quickly withered. The queen was no longer threatened by natural enemies.
Xie Ran accidentally saved the spider queen, which is why the queen was so friendly to him. He not only saved the queen, but also saved thousands of newly born spiders.
After learning the truth, Xie Ran felt it was magical.
In recent years, humans have frantically occupied alien planets, obtained resources, and slaughtered many alien creatures. He never thought that at the critical moment of life and death, he and the leader of an alien tribe would actually save each other.
The relationship he and the Spider Queen built in times of crisis is no less than the affection between humans.
From that day on, Xie Ran and the Spider Queen became good friends. They communicated with each other through spirits. The Queen told him a lot about the species on the planet, and Xie Ran also told the Queen a lot of stories about humans.
Those were simple days.
Xie Ran asked the little white fox to repair his mental image every day, and chatted with the queen when he was free. His food was very simple purple berries and leaf tail grass. Occasionally, the spider group would send him small animals that were stuck in spider webs and dismembered. Xie Ran also ate some meat that he couldn't name. It didn't taste very good, but it was enough to sustain his life.
The little spiders kept buzzing in his ears. At first, Xie Ran thought it was just the instinctive calls of animals. Later, after communicating more with the queen, he gradually understood the signals transmitted between spiders, and then he found out...they were actually talking.
[Ranran's story is so interesting! ]
[What is a guide? Only a guide can understand the queen's words? ]
[Ranran, do you humans have names? Can you give me a name? ]
[Ranran, can you fly? Fly like us?]
Xie Ran listened to the chattering sounds, and his heart suddenly felt extremely fulfilled.
He is not alone.
He has so many friends around him who can talk to him... Although these friends look a little scary and are very ferocious when hunting, their love and kindness towards Xie Ran have become the brightest color in Xie Ran's gloomy memory.
In the battle with the devil vine, Xie Ran's face was scratched by the thorns, almost destroying his appearance. The spider queen helped him heal the wounds, but there are still many scars on his face. Half of his left arm was torn off, and one eye was black and the other was red...
Now he looks like a monster.
As time passed, Xie Ran's mental picture was restored and his injuries healed, but he gradually felt anxious.
The Spider Queen left her scent on him, and all the animals in the forest would avoid Xie Ran when they saw him. He was safe here.
Xie Ran often went to the far end of the forest, but he did not see a single human being, nor did he find any high-tech means of transportation to leave the planet - he survived, but he had no way to return to the capital planet.
Then what is the meaning of living
As a human being, would he spend his whole life on this planet with spiders? Would he die alone here
Thinking of the scene when the Starlight ship was blown up before his parents died, Xie Ran felt heartbroken.
He had to find a way to go back, but there were no tools here to build an airship, let alone a starship that could travel in space.
The days became extremely long.
Xie Ran has lived on the Red Spider Star for three years. It may be that the spider silk affected his skin cells when he was treated, and his appearance has hardly changed. The scars on his face have gradually disappeared, and his skin has become white and smooth. He looks like a teenager of about 18 years old.
Xie Ran originally thought that he might just grow old beside the Spider Queen.
Unexpectedly, one day, the Spider Queen suddenly said: "My life span, calculated by your human time, should be 500 years. I am used to living here, but, Ranran, I feel that you are getting more and more anxious. Do you have a lot of unfinished things and want to return to your hometown?"
Xie Ran said frankly: "Yes. There are some traitors in our human race. Many of my relatives and friends are in danger. I must go back."
The spider queen said, "Over there, a big thing fell down. It looks very similar to how you fell down. It should be what you humans call a 'machine'. Follow the little spiders and take a look. It may help you."
Xie Ran's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately stood up and followed a few little spiders through the large forest. Then, he saw a small battleship that could accommodate two people.
There are strange patterns carved on the hull and some of the wings are damaged - this should be a pirate warship!
Regular federal warships will have engraved patterns and logos of different legions and organizations, such as the golden wings of the Falcon Legion, the star and moon images of the Star Legion, the leopard head of the Snow Leopard Legion, the wreaths of the Guide Association, etc., which are easy to distinguish.
Most of these technologically advanced combat ships that do not have compliance markings come from the dark forces in the universe - pirates.
The space pirates are not under the jurisdiction of the federal government. They are rampant and brutal in the universe, killing people without hesitation. The federal military has arranged for the Snow Leopard Corps to capture these space pirates. Since a warship has fallen into the Red Spider Star, it means that a fierce battle is taking place near the wormhole.
Xie Ran's heart began beating violently.
There is hope for him to leave here!
Inside the battleship, the surviving pirate crawled out in a panic. He had an exaggerated wolf head tattoo on his arm. When he saw Xie Ran, who looked like a human but was wearing clothes made of leaves, standing in front of him, he thought for a moment that he was hallucinating.
The next moment, the sentry picked up a gun and shot at Xie Ran without hesitation!
This space pirate had already gone mad with rage, and when he saw the armless boy suddenly appear in the red fog, he thought Xie Ran was a monster.
Unexpectedly, Xie Ran nimbly dodged a row of bullets. At the same time, his flaming thought tentacles suddenly stretched out and pierced straight into the opponent's brain like a sharp blade. The space pirate knelt down in front of Xie Ran almost instantly.
"Are you the guide?" The sentry looked at the nine-tailed fox in front of him with horror.
"Who are you? What happened outside?" In his mind, the Fiery Nine-Tailed Fox asked coldly.
"I, I'm a sentinel of the Black Shark Pirate Alliance. Our starship was chased and intercepted by the Snow Leopard Legion, and the boss was captured alive! I drove the battleship to escape, but I didn't expect to be sucked into a cosmic wormhole, and then inexplicably fell into this hellhole!"
The sentinel's eyes were rolling around, and his spirit, the gray wolf, was wagging its tail restlessly beside him.
The man pleaded in a trembling voice: "Please, please, don't kill me! I'll give you all the money I have! You are not from the Snow Leopard Army, are you? We have no grudges against each other, please let me go! Please!"
"I'm sorry, but you know a secret that you shouldn't know. I can't spare your life." Xie Ran looked at him coldly, "Since you are a vicious space pirate, I won't feel guilty about killing you... Go ahead."
The flames burned wildly in his mind, and his spirit was in agony, but the sentinel could not utter a word. He stared at the ragged, skinny, and ghostly-pale boy in front of him with wide eyes.
Until the moment of his death, he had no idea who he had met.
That was Xie Ran’s first time killing someone. Looking at the dead pirate sentinel in front of him, his hands were shaking slightly.
But soon, he calmed down. He couldn't let this person know about his life. Only the dead can keep secrets.
Xie Ran carefully inspected the battleship - fortunately, only the wing was damaged and the core operating system was still usable. As long as he found the correct exit path, he could drive the battleship back to human society.
In the following time, Xie Ran used the mechanical repair knowledge he learned in college to repair the battleship with great difficulty.
During these three years, he had observed the layout of the stars in the sky and had identified the directions of some constellations. His astronomy grades had always been full marks, and with the guide's smart brain that could quickly calculate information, he had found a way to leave.
The Southern Triangulum is composed of three planets, and Red Spider is the middle one. The wormhole is located due north of Red Spider. The escape pod that falls from the wormhole will fall here. If you want to leave here, you can't return the same way, because the gravity of the wormhole is opposite, and you can't get out at all.
If you leave from the back of the planet, due south, the nearest human base happens to be a remote resource planet.
The defensive force of the garrison there was not strong. He could take advantage of the dead of night, control the guards at the two sentry posts, change into their clothes, blend into the crowd, and then find a chance to return to the capital star.
A month later, Xie Ran repaired the starship.
At this time, three years and three months had passed since the crash of the Starlight ship and the death of his parents.
Xie Ran came to the queen's lair and said goodbye to her: "Queen, I am leaving. Thank you for your care during this period of time."
The Spider Queen said softly, "Go ahead, I wish you good luck, you don't belong here in the first place."
Xie Ran's eyes were hot. He looked at the huge monster in front of him and said softly, "If I have the chance in the future, I will come to see you again."
The Spider Queen said: "If you need my help, you can also come here to find me, I will definitely do my best to help you."
Xie Ran nodded: "Thank you... Goodbye."
Xie Ran, who had changed into a star pirate's outfit, drove the battleship and circled three times above the Spider Queen's head.
The little spiders surrounded him reluctantly. Xie Ran closed his eyes, stepped on the accelerator, and flew high into the sky like an arrow.
Goodbye, Red Spider Star. Goodbye, Queen.
Xie Ran used the nine-tailed fox's invisibility ability and successfully sneaked into a caravan on the barren planet.
He disguised himself as a businessman and finally returned to the capital star in June of that year.
He secretly came to the place where he and his grandfather had secretly met when he was a child. After waiting for a few days, he really saw the familiar old man.
After not seeing him for a few years, the Marshal seemed to have aged a lot.
His son and his family of three died in battle, and General Xie passed away due to illness. He had almost no one to talk to, and the position of marshal seemed extremely lonely. When he was free, he would come to this long-abandoned ancestral home and miss the time when he was reunited with his family.
"Aluo, Xiaoxi, Ranran, are you all okay in heaven?"
The old voice was a little hoarse, and the old man's back looked so lonely and desolate.
But soon, he noticed someone approaching.
Qin Xiao immediately summoned jellyfish, and the attack jellyfish multiplied rapidly around him, forming a huge encirclement in the blink of an eye, firmly protecting the owner in the center. Qin Xiao's heart was alarmed, who would know this secret meeting place
He turned around and shouted, "Who's here?"
A young man walked out of the darkness step by step.
His left arm was broken, his body was extremely thin, his eyes were one black and one red, and his face was as pale as paper. Qin Xiao looked at the other person and thought he saw a ghost.
However, the strong emotional fluctuations and strange sense of intimacy that belonged to humans made Qin Xiao stunned.
The familiar flaming tentacles stretched out and carefully touched the Marshal's jellyfish.
A choking voice came to my mind.
"Grandpa, I'm Ranran."
"I'm alive."
(End of this chapter)