The Classic Growth Route

After realizing Cong Yu and the others probably weren't here to buy translators, she immediately lost interest and shook her head. "Who are you looking for?"

Perhaps because her voice came through a mask, it sounded somewhat muffled and unreal, but it was still clearly female.

Cong Yu immediately spoke up. "We need a guide... not a local guide."

"We're a civilization that has only just entered the interstellar age. We hope to find an experienced guide who can help us quickly understand the era of the universe... Is this a shop that provides guide services?"

The female alien realized she had business and perked up slightly. She pointed down the street. "Actually, every shop on this street can provide guide services... including mine."

As she spoke, the alien cleared her throat and introduced herself. "Ahem, you can call me Doctor. I'm the owner here."

Cong Yu: "..."

Yaochuan Guang: "..."

Lantian Zhu: "..."

Xiao Cui: "..."

Cong Yu hesitated before asking the Doctor in front of him, "Sorry, do you have any other nickname? Or your real name?"

Looking a little apologetic, Cong Yu did not know whether he should laugh. "Because we also know someone whose nickname is Doctor."

Ah, that really was rare.

"Then you can just call me Alya... How interesting."

Alya spoke as she got straight to discussing the guide job. "Would you like to hire me? I've been a guide for more than ten years—universal years, that is. I consider myself fairly professional, though I used to work in archaeology."

The extremely familiar word "archaeology" made everyone fall into speechless contemplation... Why was it always someone claiming to be an archaeologist?

Did "archaeology" in the interstellar age equate to tomb raiding?

Cong Yu found it hard not to react too, but he continued the