The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 64: Chapter 64: Farewell

Ji You opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but then she closed it.

Originally—

This is the power that is unmatched.

Previously, she struggled at the edge of survival, never caring about reality. This was Ji You’s first time ever witnessing such a wildly dominant and brilliant combat scene, which had a great impact on her.

...

After a long while.

Ji You finally regained her composure.

Applause surrounded her.

After the video was played, what followed was the Alliance news broadcast, which reported on recent Star Beast movements to the public and concluded: [Admiral Bai Ji, leading the entire Sixth Legion, swept through the territories of the Alliance following the directions of all Star Beast movements... Please, citizens, ease your minds, do not worry about safety issues...]

And so on.

...

Discussions buzzed around.

Having listened to the chatter, the panic and unease caused by the recent Star Beast disturbances seemed to dissipate after witnessing the decisions of the Alliance and the bravery of Admiral Bai Ji. Indeed, everyone’s hearts felt more at ease.

”With Admiral Bai Ji leading the Sixth Legion to escort us, the impact of this Beast Tide should definitely decrease, right?”

”Admiral Bai Ji is leading the Sixth Legion to clear the Star Beasts causing disturbances; does this mean it’s now safe to travel to various planetary zones?”

”Admiral Bai Ji is taking personal action, it must be safe.”

”That’s reassuring. I was planning an interstellar trip soon; I was scared to go because of the Star Beast riots.”

”...”

That briefly glimpsed young man is the War God of the Alliance, the Guardian God of the Alliance, a hero in the eyes of the public. His blade, swung towards the Star Beasts, cold and ruthless, but it protected the peace of countless citizens... His great name permeates all territories of the Alliance, bringing people faith, confidence, and a sense of security—

”It’s fortunate for the citizens to have such a powerful Guardian God,” Ji You muttered to herself, her voice hoarse. She just couldn’t help herself and screamed and cheered wildly with the people around her, making her throat a bit raspy.

After logging off the Star Network.

Ji You put the elusive Admiral Bai Ji out of her mind and didn’t delay a moment, continuing to work on the Grass Seed Fruit Pendant.

This time, she emptied her mind completely, without a trace of distraction, and crafted freely.

...

After finishing this state of total emptiness, Ji You looked at the exquisitely lifelike Grass Seed Fruit Pendant in her hand and a flicker of satisfaction crossed her eyes. Her instinct as an Artifact Maker told her, without needing a test, that this was definitely a real Soul Device.

Ji You casually placed it aside, continuing to make the last Grass Seed Fruit.

This time, treating it as an experiment, Ji You thought and tried to completely replicate the trajectory of the previous one... Sure enough, as she started, it felt very awkward. But she still tried to complete making this Grass Seed Fruit Pendant.

Ji You held it up and examined it: While it had a beautiful appearance, inside, it lacked any flow of spiritual power... indicating that this was merely a beautiful artwork.

”Hmm...”

”It failed.”

After failing numerous times, Ji You proved her hypothesis: Soul Devices cannot be replicated; each one, even with the same Array, is unique. Moreover, to make a Soul Device, one must be fully focused, without any distractions, and must know how to manage and plan their spiritual power, achieving a division of labor... This step tests the utilization of spiritual power.

Ji You’s eyes, though unable to see the spiritual power, sensed vaguely that her spiritual power was distributed in threads. These threads weren’t many, only six in total. As she lowered her head, her hands polishing and carving, these six threads of spiritual power always appropriately landed on certain points, then followed the lines carved by the chisel in Ji You’s hands...

Still not understanding the principle of Soul Device manufacturing, but faintly gaining some insights.

...

After finishing, Ji You felt mentally exhausted. She did not continue, but rather packed up the two Grass Seed Fruit Pendants and sent them to Cheng Yu.

After sending it off, Ji You sent a message to Cheng Yu:

[Grass Seed Fruit Pendant sent, accounts settled.]

The next day.

As dawn broke, Ji You got up and hurried to Lea’s family.

Xie Chuanqiong, Xie Lingzhi, and Lea had already packed their bags, dressed neatly, and were ready to take the Floating Car to the interstellar space station.

Ji You looked at them and said, ”Brother Qiong, Sister Lea, Sister Lingzhi, have a smooth journey.”

Xie Chuanqiong smiled and said, ”You, take good care of yourself.”

Ji You squinted her eyes, ”Mm.”

Lea smiled warmly and said, ”You, make sure to read all my notes carefully.”

Ji You laughed and said, ”Don’t worry, this is Sister Lea’s painstaking effort, I won’t let you down.”

Among them, Xie Lingzhi didn’t give any specific instructions, she just looked at Ji You, her mouth opened, and in the end, it turned into a snort.

Oh—

Tsundere.

Ji You instantly understood Xie Lingzhi.

Grandma Jenny, watching the children, choked up, ”You three, take good care of yourselves at school, we’re all family, don’t stir up any conflicts, make sure to unite and love one another...”

Lea nodded gently.

Xie Chuanqiong said, ”Grandma, don’t worry, I will take good care of Lea.”

Grandma Jenny looked at Xie Chuanqiong, whose face was still green but who was steady, and felt somewhat reassured.

As another parent, Xie Yi didn’t say much, only instructing them to focus on their studies and report back to the family regularly.

Afterward.

The three took the Floating Car and gradually departed.

Grandma Jenny turned away, secretly wiping her tears.

Xie Yi didn’t cry, but stretched his neck, continuously watching the Floating Car departing into the distance—the children, though gone, brought hope to Xie Yi, the hope of a beautiful and stable future life.

...

After sending off Xie Chuanqiong, Xie Lingzhi, and Sister Lea, Ji You also felt a bit saddened, that helplessness of falling behind, the loneliness of not being able to catch up with her peers, gnawed at her.

But it was only a moment.

Ji You snapped back to reality, remembering she had no time for sadness or to waste, and so, she immediately entered the training room and began her first day of training.

The training equipment purchased for 200,000 credit points had an in-built program that was quite ideal, especially for beginners like Ji You. It came with a complete beginner’s adaptation plan; Ji You had to follow the prescribed route, meet all the standards, then she could choose other training items on her own.

The first item: Bone Strength.

The skeleton is the foundation of physical strength, and the cornerstone of the body. Without sufficient bone strength, it’s impossible to complete high-intensity training. Bone strength is measured in two aspects:

1. Bone Density: Specifically refers to the bone content. Taking Ji You’s body as an example, her physical level is E, this means her total bone strength capacity is at level E, but often, the body wears out, and the bone content may decrease. Conversely, persisting in training can increase bone content, but this value isn’t limitless; it only increases up to the maximum capacity of one’s physical level and then stops.

Upon examination, Ji You’s bone density is 70%, indicating that her bone content isn’t full, and hasn’t reached the peak value of the E-level physical capacity, there is still 30% growth space.

2. Bone Strength: Refers to the load-bearing capacity. To put it simply, imagine the human body as a skyscraper, and the bone strength is the maximum load capacity of this skyscraper.

Upon examination, Ji You’s bone strength is only 50%, indicating that her body is fundamentally a shoddy construction project, unable to bear more than 50% of the total load capacity. She must avoid careless bumps and knocks, cannot undergo overloading training, and cannot participate in high-intensity combat... Once it exceeds this bearing limit, her shoddy construction might immediately collapse—done for!

(Note: The above is all made up, purely for the plot, don’t fact-check it.)