The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 96: Chapter 96: Playing Tricks

Ji You solemnly promised to go catch rabbits, and seeing her full of such confidence, perhaps due to the tantalizing allure of roasted rabbit or maybe because Ji You’s Godman-like deceptive appearance, Yue Qiyuan, Chu Jiaojiao, Sheng Qingyan, including Yue Qiguang, were inexplicably filled with a bit of faith in her.

Not to mention, driven by nothing else but the fact that number 4444, the Double E weakling, has managed to survive this long amidst such strong adversaries—it’s a bug in the system, right?

Therefore,

everyone had confidence in her.

And then—

This character reeking of Godman vibes suddenly asked a question: ”After Shen Changqing is out of the picture, who’s in charge of his forces now?”

The crowd: ”???”

Ji You looked at their clueless faces, then followed up with: ”Is Louise Carter dead? Does anyone know where he is now?”

The crowd: ”???”

Ji You shook her head and sighed, ”What are you blockheads good for except fighting?”

The blockheads: ”...”

Shen Changqing, who had been staring at the screen without shifting his gaze, flinched when he heard the jarring word ”blockhead”. Seated in the blockhead’s designated seat, he felt like there were needles pricking his rear, wishing he could leave his spot immediately. However, Principal Hong, sitting next to him, remained calm and leg-shakingly unfazed. Shen Changqing was a well-raised, compliant individual, and his politeness and docility were among his best qualities. But hearing number 4444, this sleazy murderer, repeatedly saying that he’s dead, he couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth:

[I haven’t really kicked the bucket. Can you show some respect for the ’deceased’?]

Catching rabbits?

How exactly does one do that?

Shen Changqing was quite curious.

On this side,

seeing everyone clueless to her questioning, Ji You, frustrated as if steel had failed to turn into needles, said, ”I’m holed up in a cave, that’s why I don’t know anything, but you guys have been scurrying all over the mountains to hunt rabbits and can’t even gather this bit of basic intel—you—”

The four were scolded into silence.

What’s more—

Why did this Double E weakling suddenly seem so confident?

Over here we have three S-level and one Double A-level strong individuals. Yet, one by one, they hung their heads in shame, scolded by a Double E weakling and didn’t dare to make a peep.

You could only say—

Times have changed; the weaklings are rising.

Yingyingying...

Ji You said, ”Alright, follow me.”

Chu Jiaojiao: ”To where?”

”You all don’t know,” Ji You glanced at her dismissively and said, ”Of course we’re going to catch someone to interrogate.”

Hearing they were going to nab someone, Chu Jiaojiao’s fists cracked as she said, ”I’m good at this.”

Soon after, they quickly found a small gang of three hiding behind a large stone. Chu Jiaojiao and Yue Qiguang made their move and quickly dealt with the trio, extracting the desired information.

Ji You glanced at Yue Qiguang: ”Take it easy, Glass Cannon.”

Yue Qiguang: ”...”

The guy gets especially worked up in fights, completely forgetting he only has 15% health left. After some recovery and eating, Yue Qiguang’s health bar, which was at 5%, had risen back to 15%, but still, that’s just a slight improvement, maintaining his status as a glass cannon.

A glass cannon looked down upon by others.

Silently, Yue Qiguang became withdrawn.

Yue Qiyuan asked, ”What do we do now?”

Suddenly, Sheng Qingyan exclaimed, ”Oh my, that scared me...”

The crowd turned around: ”What?”

Hopping on one foot, Sheng Qingyan pointed to a crack in the stone and said, ”There’s something in here...”

Ji You craned her neck to see and laughed: ”Easy pickings.”

She reached out and grabbed the rabbit. It was one that the small gang had caught, the rabbit was trussed up and hidden in a crevice in the stone, and now it was conveniently serving Ji You and her group.

Everyone’s eyes lit up at once: ”Get it roasted!”

”Eat less.” Ji You: ”You eat so much, and your brains don’t seem to benefit.”

Yue Qiyuan: ”Personal attacks are forbidden, otherwise it’s death without mercy. Never mind, if you give me the rabbit’s hind leg meat, you can say whatever you want.”

Having rabbit meat to eat?

Just a little personal attack?

——Piece of cake.

It was gradually getting dark, and the second night on the training ground was about to fall. Ji You said no more and simply stated, ”Let’s go!”

Chu Jiaojiao asked, ”Go where?”

Ji You: ”Fishing for rabbits.”

Then, Ji You led four people straight to Louise Carter’s base. Upon arrival, Ji You didn’t hide or take cover. Instead, she brazenly lit a fire near Louise Carter’s temporary base, set up a barbecue grill, and started roasting rabbits.

Everyone: ”???”

Ji You ignored them and casually roasted the rabbits as if she was on a picnic.

The fire was a bit small.

Ji You: ”Someone in charge of the fire, step up.”

Yue Qiyuan immediately took a conscious step forward and began to tend the fire.

The wind was a bit strong.

Ji You: ”Someone to block the wind, step up.”

Chu Jiaojiao moved so fast it was like lightning, stepping out of line and standing upwind.

There wasn’t enough firewood.

Ji You: ”Someone to gather firewood, step up.”

Crunchy Yue Qiguang immediately rushed into the nearby woods to gather firewood.

Then.

Ji You stopped talking.

Sheng Qingyan waited, and waited, and after a long while without receiving any orders, couldn’t help but ask: ”What are they up to, huh?”

Ji You glanced at him and said indifferently, ”You’d do well just to keep quiet.”

Sheng Qingyan: ”...”

How annoying...

Someone’s specifically picking on Little Cutie, huh.

Yue Qiguang hurried back, laden with some dry branches, threw down the firewood, and asked: ”Are we just going to roast rabbits here?”

Ji You: ”Yeah.”

Yue Qiguang was puzzled: ”Didn’t you say we were going to fish for rabbits?”

This—

Suddenly roasting rabbits.

What the heck?

Ji You glanced sideways at him: ”We are fishing for rabbits right now.”

Yue Qiguang’s face darkened: ”Who are you trying to fool?”

When people go fishing, they use worms, insects, and other baits. For fishing for rabbits, shouldn’t you at least use some green grass, fruits, vegetables... things that rabbits love to eat?

Ji You glanced at him again, as if wanting to say something, then fell silent once more, hinting but then holding back.

Yue Qiguang stared at Ji You like he was looking at an idiot, annoyed: ”Using roasted rabbits as bait? You think you can fool the dead? Your rabbit eats meat, hmm?” Everyone knows rabbits are herbivores. Really—there’s a limit to conning people.

The others remained silent.

Ji You pointed at the other three and said, ”Silly boy... you should learn from them. If you don’t understand, just play dumb. Silence protects intelligence.”

The three: ”...”

We’re not fools.

——Although we didn’t get it either.

——Yingyingying~

——But, at least, by not speaking, nobody knows we didn’t understand, didn’t get it. Indeed, silence protects intelligence.

Yue Qiguang, in a mix of anger and frustration, blurted out: ”You idiot, number 4444! Stop playing the fool! Stop causing trouble! Explain yourself to Daddy this instant!”

”Shh—” Ji You gestured with her hand to her lips and said softly, ”Don’t be so hot-tempered, let the little rabbit have a good sleep.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Ji You’s black eyes stared intently at a certain spot.