The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Trash Golden Finger

Suddenly——

A faint voice came to my ears.

Ji You was startled, thinking she had heard wrong.

[Sister...]

Hmm?

This faint, ghostly voice that seemed to drift from the horizon startled Ji You, causing her to shiver all over. She looked around, but there was no one.

[Sister...]

This time, the voice was clearer.

Ji You: ”!!!”

Encountering a ghost in broad daylight?

[Sister...]

The voice was soft, glutinous, sweet.

Very clear.

Ji You was sure this was not an illusion.

She scanned around again, finding no one. Could it be—the Iron Plate?

Ji You gathered her courage and asked, ”Who are you? Why are you calling me sister?”

...

The surroundings were silent, and the calls abruptly stopped.

Ji You: ”Speak...”

[Sister... I am you, Ji You.]

What?

Ji You’s fingers trembled: ”Who are you?”

The girl’s voice paused again, seemingly struggling with how to explain.

Ji You suddenly shivered: ”Are you the owner of this body?”

Upon hearing this, the girl’s voice become cheerful:

[Yes... Sister, I am her.]

Ji You: ”...”

The atmosphere suddenly turned awkward.

Ah ah—

What now?

Return the body to its original owner?

But how?

That’s a problem.

...

Ji You didn’t dwell on it for long. The ostrich approach was never her style. She straightforwardly asked: ”Ah—so... what do you plan to do now? Return to your body?”

The girl’s voice quickly replied:

[I can’t go back, Sister. You are now the owner of the body.]

Ji You: ”???”

The girl’s voice was soft and sweet:

[Sister... I’m so happy, you can finally hear me speak. I am in a pitch-black space surrounded by elaborate patterns on all sides, and there’s nothing else. I get scared being alone with these every day...]

Ji You: ”??? Where are you?”

The girl spoke softly: ”In a closed space, surrounded by walls made of elaborate patterns, with no way out...”

Hearing the original owner’s description, a light flashed in Ji You’s eyes—could the original owner be inside the Iron Plate?

This description was exactly like the appearance of the Iron Plate. Ji You hadn’t expected that inside the Iron Plate was merely a closed space with nothing else.

Ji You thought quickly and said urgently: ”Ji You... Xiao You, there’s an Iron Plate in my head. Its appearance resembles what you described. Could it be that you are inside that Iron Plate? Do you feel any discomfort or unease being inside?”

She originally wanted to call the other Ji You, but it felt strange because she and the original owner shared the same name. It was indeed an indescribable feeling to call out her own name, so she changed her approach.

Then, Ji You shared the origin of the Iron Plate and her speculations about it with the original owner.

The original owner was silent for a while, then spoke softly: [Yes, it should be. That day... after I... died, I was sucked into this space. I can occasionally sense the outside world, but mostly I can’t.]

[When I first got here, I was so scared. No matter how much I screamed, no one responded. Thankfully—there’s Sister. I could sense Sister’s presence.]

The original owner had moments of emotional outbursts. Ji You had always known she was still there. Now that the original owner was able to communicate with her, Ji You couldn’t help but smile, gently asking, ”Can you usually sense me?”

The girl’s voice sounded a bit distressed: [Not usually. Only occasionally. It’s like this time, when the pitch-black walls around me suddenly became covered in a halo, and after a while, I found that I could hear Sister speaking.]

[I tried calling for Sister, and I didn’t expect that Sister would actually respond...]

[Happy...]

The girl’s emotions, completely unrestrained, openly poured out to Ji You. Affected by this joyful mood, Ji You’s smile grew bigger and she softly said, ”Xiao You... I’m also very happy talking to you.”

[Yes!]

Ji You asked, ”If you can only talk, can you see the outside world? Do you—want to come out and see?”

[Sister, I can only talk to you, I can’t see the outside.]

As she spoke, the girl’s soft and slightly shy voice said, [Sister... I... I don’t want to go out.]

[I’m scared...]

Ji You felt a softness in her heart as the girl quietly uttered two words, imagining a little girl curled up in a corner, frightened and uneasy... incredibly frail.

And—

It was heart-wrenchingly pitiful.

Ji You couldn’t help but raise her hand, wanting to gently touch the girl.

However—

There was nothing in front of her.

[Ah—]

The girl exclaimed, as the solid walls around gradually dimmed.

[The light is fading.]

[Sister...]

[It seems I can’t talk to you anymore.]

[Ow...]

At the same time, the soft and tender voice by Ji You’s ear disappeared. She hurriedly raised her hand to her chest, softly saying, ”Xiao You—don’t be scared, I’m here. Always here.” Since the original owner called her sister, she naturally had to protect her without hesitation.

But—

There was silence all around, the sweet voice of the girl gone.

Deep in her mind... the Iron Plate stood still.

It’s still there!!

A flash of astonishment crossed Ji You’s eyes!

This thing, it actually didn’t disappear.

What does that mean?

Is the effect of the High-quality Butterfly Honey so magical? Not only did it allow Xiao You to communicate with her, but this Iron Plate could also remain visible?

No!

That’s not right.

Being visible must be temporary.

Right now, Ji You didn’t want to think about anything else. She immediately seized the opportunity, hurriedly looking at the patterns on the Iron Plate, now knowing that these patterns were very powerful, possibly comprising the Array Diagram needed to create Soul Devices!

That thing, last time she just peeked for a few seconds, didn’t clearly see the complete pattern, yet she unintentionally created more than a dozen Soul Devices.

Such an outrageous Golden Finger!

As Ji You’s gaze swept over, she noticed the complex rust patches on the Iron Plate had all peeled off, revealing those ancient, majestic, and grand patterns. However, in Ji You’s eyes, they still seemed to be covered by a layer of mist, vague and indistinct... Ji You strained her eyes, not trying to see everything, but focusing on one point to examine closely, then, she began to feel her brain throbbing in waves of pain.

Ah!

Ji You guessed that to fully see all the patterns on the Iron Plate, she needed enough spiritual power to sustain.

But now—

Her head suddenly started hurting, surely because her spiritual power was too weak to maintain the focus.

Give up?

Hell no!

Even if I die today, I must see clearly one spot!

Ji You clenched her teeth, embracing a desperate resolve like licking the blade of a knife, enduring the severe pain, narrowing her brows, and focusing more intently on that spot:

Countless lines...

Entwining—

Interlacing—

Faintly, forming a pattern.

[Boom—]

Ji You’s vision went dark, and she suddenly collapsed to the ground.

...

Darkness enveloped.

Dawn was breaking.

...

On the floor, laying motionless like a dead pig, suddenly opened her eyes. Ji You rubbed her still slightly throbbing forehead, angrily said, ”Stupid Golden Finger! It really harmed me!”