I Picked Up a Wild Guide

Name: I Picked Up a Wild Guide
Author: March Loquats

捡到一只野生向导

by March Loquats (三月枇杷)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 696k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Modern Romance High-Concept
Updated: 23h ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[Transmigration to Another World] [Fantasy Romance] [Marriage of Convenience] [One Male Lead, Multiple Partners] [The Pursuer Regrets It Too Late]

Yun Qingmo lost consciousness on Blue Star. When she awoke, she was in a distant star system.

Technology here was highly advanced, and humanity was divided into Sentinels, Guides, and ordinary people. Sentinels fought abominations on the front lines, where their mental contamination grew increasingly severe. They had to rely on Guides to enter their mental worlds and periodically stabilize them. The higher their rank, the deeper the contamination and the more difficult the process.

Anyone who awakened as a Guide had to serve in a military district and at a control tower. Those ranked C or higher had to serve long-term, while those ranked E had to serve periodically. Those ranked F could choose whether or not to serve.

Fortunately, Yun Qingmo had awakened as an F-rank Guide.

Unfortunately, her predecessor had been murdered before her awakening. In the memories left behind, the rage and grief of a violent death had become a chain reaction, surging through her body from time to time.

Yun Qingmo was out of options. She had to survive on the frontier and get justice for the woman whose body she now inhabited.

So she rented a rundown shop on the edge of a war zone. In public, she sold odds and ends and supplies. In secret, she ran a few shady little businesses.

She was short on capital, so she made up for it with brains. Drawing on the business know-how she had learned on Blue Star in her previous life, she turned the little shop into a thriving business.

Business got so good that... it attracted Sentinels.

The high-ranking Sentinels, who had gone berserk fighting on the front lines and whose mental landscapes teetered on the brink of collapse, began visiting her shop more and more often. Their eyes were sharp and their noses keen, as if they could smell the faint trace of Guide pheromones on her.

Yun Qingmo broke out in a cold sweat.

She was only an F-rank Guide, a rank so low the military district couldn't be bothered with her.

But the way these Sentinels looked at her made one thing perfectly clear: You can't fool us.

Other names

Miss Guide's Daily Getaway向导小姐的跑路日常Alternate title on Fanqie

Stats

286Chapters

18.9kReads · 30 days

207.3kReads · all time

2.4kShelves

8.6Score

10 ch/weekPace

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I caught up! Chapter 51 was especially good. Usually, in Sentinel stories, the awakened Guide goes to the White Tower and Black Tower to guide the Sentinels, and then the Sentinels fall madly in love with the female lead. This one is different; the female lead is constantly on the run, living under an assumed name—very exciting.
112 likes5mo ago
This is a great story, good heavens! Finally, it's not one of those stories where other guides are unruly and rude, while the female lead is soft, cute, and easy to talk to, so all the sentries love her—a different kind of female-training story!!! (Tears of relief!
60 likes1mo ago
(Spoilers ahead!) I caught up in two days. The writing is delicate, unlike anything I've seen on Tomato Recommendations. Personally, I think the best part is the section where the female lead lives in a B-level city after leaving the border. Although she initially lives in a basement, the content about her life and work in the city is quite captivating, with a sense of everyday life.
37 likes2mo ago
It's a good read, unlike the usual grind of working in the White Tower, where you're constantly on the go. After dozens of chapters, the map has moved from the border to the city. The female lead is independent and determined, insisting on forging her own path. She doesn't want to rely on others in the White Tower or the black market, yet she has the courage to trust others and try things out.
32 likes5mo ago
Hmm... Well, the premise is quite good, but maybe it's mislabeled. It feels like a female-centric novel. After 60+ chapters, the male and female leads don't seem very familiar with each other; it's more like the male leads are all very close. [Staring emoji] Looking back, the male lead is actually Chai Rong, right?
31 likes3mo ago
This Sentinel-centric novel is different from others; the female lead has strong opinions and isn't a typical pampered wife. I really enjoy stories that change maps as the plot progresses; it keeps things fresh. Overall, the story is captivating and keeps me wanting to keep reading, curious about what will happen next! It feels like there's still so much to come.
24 likes2mo ago
I'd give it 4 stars+, and an extra star for encouragement! The pros and cons are quite obvious: The strengths lie in the clear storyline, the companion relationships—which may develop later (currently at chapter 80)—are written in a refreshing and natural style, and the interactions are quite relaxed.
20 likes2mo ago
It's great! It's quite rare for a female lead in a Sentinel story to not directly join the military and become a regular member of the organization; she grows and struggles in this other world. I really hope she can keep her secret for a while longer, and even if she's discovered, she can still strive to remain a free guide.
18 likes5mo ago
This is a breath of fresh air in Sentinel fiction. The female protagonist doesn't become infatuated with men at first sight; instead, she pursues power and freedom, never giving up on herself in the face of adversity, and never yielding to the Sentinels. It's just that the updates are too slow.
16 likes2mo ago
The female lead is well-developed and has a strong sense of identity; she's one of the best-developed female leads I've seen in Sentinel novels so far. Plus, the romance doesn't just jump in out of nowhere. Every character is well-rounded and distinctive, even the minor ones are well-developed. It's really good, I love it! 🥰🥰 I rarely leave comments, but I think it's really well-written.
16 likes3mo ago