The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 41: Chapter 41: The Iron Plate Is a Gold Swallowing Beast

The corner of her eye unintentionally caught sight of the Crystal Bottle on the desk, and Ji You’s pupils suddenly shrank as her mouth involuntary opened: ”...”

Stunned for a long moment—

Ji You’s lips trembled, her hands still shaking, unable to utter a single word.

How—

What happened?

The Butterfly Honey was clearly filling the bottle just a moment ago, how did it suddenly disappear? Leaving only an empty bottle?

Where did the Butterfly Honey go?

A supernatural event?

It was just a blink of an eye; the bottle full of Butterfly Honey was gone, and Ji You didn’t even know how it vanished.

That which disappeared was not just Butterfly Honey, but money! A substantial amount of credit points! It was her opportunity for promotion!

Ji You was both angry and anxious, not caring about whether it was supernatural or not, she circled the table, looking everywhere, even prying open the floorboards, but couldn’t find a trace of the Butterfly Honey!

”Which bastard stole my Butterfly Honey?”

”Come out!”

”Show yourself!”

Silence all around.

Ji You’s teeth clattered with rage: ”Show yourself! I’m going to fight you to the death!”

Bastard!

Bastard!

Bastard!

Ji You was practically about to explode with anger! But—she couldn’t find it at all, that bottle of Butterfly Honey, a full 400 grams, she was just holding it in her hand, had just placed it on the table, and in the brief moment she lifted her wrist to connect to the Star Network through her Light Computer, it was gone!

Not a single trace left behind.

Ji You fiercely stamped her feet on the floor, pacing and roaring: ”Show yourself!”

Quiet—

You could hear a pin drop.

After making a fuss, Ji You was exhausted, she collapsed onto the sofa, lying motionless like a Dead Fish, tears smeared all over her face, her vision a blurred mess...

After being stunned for several seconds, Ji You felt it was embarrassing to cry over such a trivial matter, she raised her hand to rub her eyes, telling herself not to cry, it was only a loss of four hundred thousand, right? If she could earn it today, she could certainly earn it back in the future.

After comforting herself for a while, Ji You’s mood somewhat calmed, she slowly closed her eyes...

Then—

Ji You’s body suddenly stiffened.

She—

She noticed the Iron Plate suddenly appeared in her head, although it was still shrouded in fog, she was sure it was the Iron Plate that had disappeared before, this dark and deep Iron Plate was now emitting a faint mysterious light, and its patterns seemed to be clearer.

Hmm?

Ji You closed her eyes, trying to feel it carefully with her spiritual power.

Yes.

It was indeed clearer.

Ji You did not understand the reason, she tried to observe the Iron Plate more carefully, however—

The Iron Plate suddenly vanished again.

Ji You was furious!

What the hell was this thing?

Why did it appear and then disappear intermittently?

It was maddening!

Ji You’s emotions started to get agitated again, but after a while, she calmed down and started to ponder the actual situation, the previously disappeared Iron Plate suddenly showing up obviously had a reason.

But what could that reason be?

Her gaze naturally fell onto the empty Crystal Bottle.

Butterfly Honey?

Was it related to the Butterfly Honey?

But—

Why would it have anything to do with Butterfly Honey?

She had only heard that Butterfly Honey could enhance spiritual power when consumed, but never heard of Butterfly Honey disappearing on its own!

Maybe—

The Iron Plate absorbed it by itself?

To confirm this would be easy, just get some more Butterfly Honey to test!

Ji You was a doer, she immediately contacted Ryan, saying that selling 300 grams was enough; she wanted to keep 100 grams of Butterfly Honey for herself.

After hearing this, Ryan didn’t ask any questions and told Ji You to come over and get it herself.

Ji You hurried over to Ryan’s house and retrieved 100 grams of Butterfly Honey.

This time, Ji You didn’t dare to waste it, first pouring out 20 grams, holding it in her hand, and began observing it.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

...

No reaction.

Hmm?

Is it too little?

Or?

Ji You was a bit baffled, she reorganized her thoughts, carefully recalled everything that happened before the 400 grams of Butterfly Honey disappeared, and finally remembered that she was craving it so badly she almost wanted to gulp it all down in one go, but at the same time she was afraid she couldn’t resist, so she hurriedly put the Butterfly Honey down...

Is it about aiming to eat it?

Ji You: ”...”

Eat it.

Eat it.

Eat it.

...

Then, something speechless happened, the 20 grams of Butterfly Honey actually disappeared.

Immediately after that—

The hazy Iron Plate in her mind became clearer, and upon closer inspection, it seemed to be some kind of Array—right as Ji You tried to take another look, the image of the Iron Plate gradually blurred and finally vanished.

”???”

What on earth is going on?

Ji You was totally bewildered, she didn’t even have time to feel the pain of instantly wasting 20,000 credit points, thoughts in her head flickered one after another, and in the end, Ji You could only conclude that it wasn’t the Iron Plate that had disappeared, but that her spiritual power was too weak, which is why she couldn’t keep observing and exploring.

It must be the case!

Butterfly Honey is something to increase spiritual power, after the Iron Plate absorbed the Butterfly Honey, her spiritual power increased a bit, so she was able to see the Butterfly Honey clearer, but the increase in spiritual power was limited, so she could only observe for a moment.

To prove it, Ji You poured out another 20 grams of Butterfly Honey and continued to mutter silently; a few seconds later, the Butterfly Honey disappeared, and the Iron Plate reappeared—

Indeed!

Ji You suddenly realized.

Is it only by silently wishing to eat it that makes the Iron Plate carefully absorb the Butterfly Honey, or is it also effective when she consumes the Butterfly Honey?

Not one to give up halfway, Ji You poured out 20 grams of Butterfly Honey and drank it in one gulp!

This natural, additive-free Butterfly Honey is just one word:

Sweet!

Sweeter than a first love!

With lingering enjoyment, Ji You licked the corner of her mouth, and then she tensed up and focused, sure enough the Iron Plate appeared in her mind again!

So—

The experiment proved that whether it is by intent or tasting with lips and tongue, Butterfly Honey can make the Iron Plate appear for a few seconds in the mind, and the Iron Plate became a bit clearer...

What does this imply?

Ji You had a vague notion in her heart: Perhaps only when her spiritual power was strong enough, she would be able to see the Iron Plate in her mind completely clear!

And then—

Another question arose:

What exactly is the use of this Iron Plate?

Ji You was completely clueless!

In fact, it had been a week since the last appearance of the Iron Plate, and during this week Ji You hadn’t felt any other change in her body, her Physical Strength remained E, and her spiritual power remained F, still as useless!

So—

What’s the use?

Moreover, given the current trend, not only did the Iron Plate not bring any benefits, but it’s also a Gold Swallowing Beast!

Back and forth—

Again and again—

grams of Butterfly Honey have already been consumed!

grams!

A total of 460,000 credit points!

Ji You’s heart was bleeding in pain.

It was only now that she started to feel regret! Regret that was making her intestines turn green!

”Oh my God~”

”What have I done?”

”I’ve committed a sin!”

”How could I, someone who can’t even afford to eat, waste so much, spending 460,000 on experiments!”

”Brain snap!”