Otherworld Girl Development Guide

Otherworldly Girl Development Guide Author: Federal Head of State

Summary:

By chance, Zhou Mingrui gained the ability to travel to other worlds. He thought this secret would remain a secret until it was discovered by a retired old man with the online name "Hahaha".

Organic crystals, stamen crystals, grating stones, and other rare and precious formations have gradually turned some rumors into reality.

The Type 59 is truly a Star Destroyer...

So rabbits really do have Gundams...

A 100,000-ton fishing boat really is a fishing boat...

Volume 0, Chapter 1: First Arrival

Chapter 1 The Island Keeper

Splash~ Splash~

The waves lapped against the white sand, the green sea reflecting the white sand, and some shrubs stood by the sea, their drooping branches covered with pink flowers, creating a dreamlike scene.

Sunlight streams down on this small island, which is less than 30 square kilometers in size. A winding stream divides the island in the center. The stream flows slowly and is crystal clear. The pebbles on both sides of the stream are of uniform size and covered with green moss. Eventually, a lake of less than 300 square meters is formed in the center of the island.

There was a two-story villa by the lake. Zhou Mingrui was sitting in a rocking chair on the balcony, flipping through "Retired Old Man: Whispers". Occasionally, he would take a sip of the chilled juice next to the rocking chair and enjoy the rare leisure time. From time to time, he could hear the clear and melodious chirping of unknown birds.

In the green sky, two suns, one large and one small, shine brightly together. Perhaps because the two stars are very close, a "ribbon" connects the two suns.

Zhou Mingrui knew that it was a large star using its immense gravity to absorb the mass of a smaller star, and that the band of light was formed by the hot plasma.

Suddenly, the alarm clock on the table rang, and Xiao Ai (Xiaomi's AI assistant) emitted a female electronic voice.

"Time's up...time's up..."

"Okay, Xiao Ai..."

Zhou Mingrui sat up from the rocking chair, placed a bookmark between the book in his hand and put it on the table next to him, walked up the stairs from the second floor of the villa to a warehouse on the first floor, took out a stab-proof vest, a helmet and a mechanical crossbow, hung a kukri on his waist, and began his daily island search.

In fact, solar-powered motion sensors and infrared alarms have already been installed on the island. Patrolling the island every day is just for exercise... People always have to fight against their own laziness.

After leaving the villa, Zhou Ming put on sunglasses, released three hunting dogs from their cages, and embarked on his patrol route, which was exactly 1000 days old.

Zhou Mingrui walked along a familiar route, constantly scanning his surroundings, while three hunting dogs played and frolicked beside him.

While letting his mind wander... for example, what to have for dinner, he strolled through the bushes on the east side of the island. Three hunting dogs would occasionally dart into the bushes, chasing small creatures on the island. What made Zhou Mingrui happy was that there were no mosquitoes like those of ordinary people on the island... The tropical mosquitoes had given him a psychological trauma.

Half an hour later, Zhou Mingrui arrived at the easternmost coast of the island. A two-meter-high boundary marker stood on the shore, bearing the Chinese emblem and the date of its establishment. There were six such boundary markers on the entire island.

Standing on a high point on the east side of the island, I picked up the electronic binoculars hanging around my neck and looked out at the sea. I found nothing unusual on the green sea.

After confirming that there were no issues on the east side of the island, Zhou Mingrui proceeded to inspect the other five boundary markers.

When they reached the highest point in the center of the island, Zhou Mingrui took down the somewhat dirty (five-star) red flag from the metal pole and replaced it with a new red flag... He paid his respects as he watched the red flag fluttering in the wind on another spherical island.

One small step for Zhou Mingrui, one giant leap for China?

To be honest, Zhou Mingrui didn't know why he planted the red flag on this small island. Maybe it was because he didn't know what else to plant besides the red flag...

Two hours later, we returned to the villa in the center of the island to prepare food for the three hunting dogs.

Watching the three hunting dogs wolf down their food, Zhou Mingrui couldn't help but sigh at how fast time flies; three years had passed in the blink of an eye.

For three years, Zhou Mingrui lived a solitary life as an island keeper... far from the hustle and bustle of the big city, guarding this otherworldly island.

After watering the fruits and vegetables planted near the villa, Zhou Mingrui returned to his study inside the villa and began writing in his diary.

Who keeps a diary? But Zhou Mingrui had to record the island's weather, air pressure, and humidity every day, collecting climate and weather data...

Collect soil and mineral samples...

After all, this is another world, a strange world, where everything is unknown... What makes him extremely happy is that he can actually grow vegetables on this planet, which undoubtedly reduces his logistical burden a lot!

When he was bored, Zhou Mingrui would look through his diary, and some slightly distant memories would surface.

He still remembers the first time he explored this strange world. He first conducted live experiments on mice to repeatedly verify that the air in this world did not contain toxic gases, bacteria or other dangerous factors before he put on a fully enclosed hazmat suit to conduct preliminary exploration.

Zhou Mingrui was shocked to discover that this world might actually be the legendary planet Gaia, a habitable planet suitable for human habitation!

However, after discovering that he was on a deserted island in the sea, Zhou Mingrui gradually came to his senses from the euphoria of "getting rich"... The deserted island in the vast ocean trapped him on the small island.

There were even more islands to the east of the small island, which made his heart sink. This Gaia might actually be an... ocean planet.

He was just an ordinary person. Even if he could get a boat by relying on Earth's civilization, what use would such a small boat be? In the turbulent ocean, a single wave could capsize it.

Large ships are simply not something that untrained people can operate. Without years of professional training, it is simply a pipe dream for ordinary people to imagine that they can operate an ocean-going vessel that can cross the ocean.

Moreover, from the perspective of biological evolution, the oceans of a life-bearing planet are always the most terrifying places; who knows what terrifying creatures might roam there!

Zhou Mingrui also tested whether there were any "heavenly treasures" or anything like that on the island. The animals he used for the test were three hunting dogs... The results of the test made his heart sink. They were just ordinary plants. Sure enough, time-travel novels are all lies!

Living on a small island without any natural treasures, it's impossible to turn it into economic value.

What truly deterred him from exploring the planet was the discovery of shipwrecks on the beach two years prior. Most of the wreckage was made of wood, with only a few being metal.

Shipbuilding is a manifestation of a civilization's comprehensive strength, and the wreckage of ships proves that a civilization exists on this planet!

The only saving grace was that this world wasn't a high level of civilization, and there weren't any satellites hovering overhead... otherwise, he would have considered destroying all the data and just running away.

After tidying up the island, Zhou Mingrui picked some fresh fruit and snapped his fingers.

With a snap, a blue singularity suddenly appeared in the air in front of them, followed by the spread of gray mist, forming a circular portal. Occasionally, electrical discharges would occur at the edge of the mist.

Zhou Mingrui stepped forward and entered the portal.

Chapter 2 North Sea, Think More

Goodbye, little oranges!

"Goodbye, Grandpa..."

As Zhou Mingrui chopped vegetables, he watched a live military program. The old man's familiar voice made him smile.

Humans are social animals and need interaction to maintain mental health. If it weren't for the ability to travel in both directions, he would probably have gone insane long ago if he were alone on the island...

Ding!Ding!Ding!

A video call request came through WeChat. The profile picture was a cute little old man, and the nickname was "Hahaha".

"Uh..."

Zhou Mingrui paused for a moment, then answered the voice call, and immediately the little old man who had just appeared in the live stream appeared on the screen.

"Are you cooking?"

"How come you have time to care about me? I've finished reading the first book of 'Whispers,' when will the second one be published...?"

Upon hearing this, the retired old man let out his signature "hahahaha" laugh.

"Hahaha...almost there, almost there...by the way, you still don't have any wine? Give me some more."

“No problem... Same address as before?” Zhou Mingrui readily agreed. After all, wine made from grapes from another world, while not as fancy as “82 Lafite,” was still pure, natural, and pollution-free, without any strange or unusual ingredients added.

For the elderly gentleman who loves wine, drinking it has a unique flavor.

To this day, Zhou Mingrui still feels that fate has played a trick on him. The reason he got involved with this approachable old man was because they both frequented Bilibili. He accidentally added the retired old man as a friend, and they gradually became acquainted... Now they can be said to be friends despite their age difference.

The retired old man nodded, then watched Zhou Mingrui chop vegetables and couldn't help but nod in approval; after all, he was a bit of a gourmet.

"Mingrui, your knife skills are quite good."

"How could I dare to boast of my knife skills in front of you..."

"Haha...you're just flattering me here, aren't you?"

After chatting about food for a while, the old man's eyes began to instinctively scan his surroundings. Suddenly, his gaze focused on a black, plastic-like object in the living room behind Zhou Mingrui, and he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly... Why does it look so much like compressed film?!

"what is that?"

"what?"

Zhou Mingrui paused for a moment, put down the kitchen knife in his hand, and looked back. He saw a piece of black ore that he had brought back from another world on the shelf in the living room. His heart skipped a beat... He had been careless!

He then casually tried to bluff his way out, saying, "It's nothing...just an ordinary stone."

"Is that so..." The old man, who had long been engaged in education, sharpened his eyes, looked Zhou Mingrui up and down, and said, "I think that stone looks good. Mail it to me, and I'll introduce you to it. Hehehe, haven't you always wanted to meet him?"

"Sigh...you see, the delivery fee is quite expensive, and my family isn't well-off either." Zhou Mingrun quickly chuckled to himself.

"Alright, I have other things to do..." The old man nodded, a hint of disappointment in his eyes, and said earnestly, "Mingrui, you need to think more!"

"Please go ahead with your work, we can talk again later..."

With a beep, the communication ended, and Zhou Mingrui breathed a sigh of relief. Who knows what would happen if this thing from another world really went there?

On the other side, at the live broadcast site, the old man frowned deeply as he looked at his phone. Having devoted his later years to national defense education, he did not want a promising young man to go astray.

"You're not going to mail it to me, are you...?"

...............

Two days later, just when Zhou Mingrui thought everything was over, the sudden doorbell rang, disrupting his life.

Ding Dong!

The doorbell rang... The moment the door opened, a little old man appeared at the door, wearing a hat and glasses, with a subway pass around his neck, carrying a cloth bag that read "Smog and Laser Protection," and wearing a T-shirt that read "Seaweed Wrapped in Submarine."

"Huh? ∑( °△°|||)︴ !!!"

Seeing Zhou Mingrui's frozen face and unpredictable expression, the old man revealed a smug smile. Having weathered so many storms over the years, he had seen all sorts of situations and was not worried at all that Zhou Mingrui had any ill intentions.

"Hahaha...Why aren't you welcoming me?"

"No, no, please come in... Welcome!"

After inviting the old man into the house, Zhou Mingrui watched the retired old man's back as he walked away, and his face turned ashen.

Oh no, I've been found out... There's no escaping it now... Where did I slip up... Could it be that they're after my body?!

Amid Zhou Mingrui's complex inner turmoil, the old man changed into his slippers and went straight to the shelf in the living room.

The old man frowned slightly as he picked up the grayish-black ore. This wasn't what he expected; it seemed to be some kind of mineral. His frown then relaxed.