The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 119: Chapter 119: Extra Training

Chapter 119

The atmosphere turns stagnant.

Ji You opens her mouth in an attempt to break the impasse, starting to make small talk, ”Teacher Mu, your incompetent student has a small request, and I don’t know if it’s appropriate to say.”

Mu Jianling: ”Speak.”

Ji You raises her hand, pointing to the number plate on her chest, and says, ”I really don’t think 4444 is a lucky number, it seems more suited for an unlucky short-lived ghost. Can I apply to change my student ID number?”

Mu Jianling: ”...”

Even if she racked her brains, Mu Jianling couldn’t have anticipated such a trivial question. After hearing it, Teacher Mu can’t help but twitch at the brow – the urge to torment the student is unstoppable.

Ji You continues with a serious face, ”You see, I was supposed to attend the Mechanical Manufacturing class, but somehow I ended up in the Mecha Battle Department, isn’t that strange? I seriously suspect that this unlucky 4444 number has influenced my fate!”

”Really.”

”I want to apply for a change of my student ID number.”

”Is it possible?” Ji You asks the last question weakly and softly.

Without changing his expression, Teacher Mu scans over Ji You casually and speaks indifferently, ”Possible.”

Ji You is ecstatic, ”Really possible?”

She’s been disliking the number 4444 — that unlucky short-lived ghost number — not just for a day or two. She brought it up to Teacher Mu just to find something to talk about and break the deadlock; if she really can change her ID number, that would be an unexpected delight.

Mu Jianling: ”You have to write the application yourself and submit it to the academic office for review. After it passes their review, the academic office will send the application to the education department; after their review, it will be submitted to the Alliance Student Management Department...”

Ji You clicks her tongue, ”So many departments—then, how long will it take to get the request approved?”

Mu Jianling: ”Depends on your luck. If you’re lucky, you might get it approved by graduation day.”

Ji You: ”...”

Forcing a smile, she says, ”Forget it, I think the number 4444 sounds quite nice. It’s like ’fa fa fa fa’ (prosperity), it implies a stroke of fortune!”

Mu Jianling glances at the time, ”You’ve already wasted 5 minutes; are you sure you still want to idle away?”

Ji You immediately starts running towards the Little Robot.

At first, she is just randomly throwing punches and kicks at the Little Robot, but it doesn’t take long for the robot to begin counterattacking. Within minutes, Ji You is pummeled and complaining bitterly, fleeing across the training field.

The Little Robot relentlessly pursues her.

Mu Jianling glances at her, her fleeing figure awkward and clownish, and nods:

Not bad.

While running away, Ji You ponders why Teacher Mu brought her to the Combat Department and why she’s had to undergo extra Basic Combat Skills training.

The other students all run ten laps around the field, something anyone with eyes can see Teacher Mu is intentionally doing to build their Physical Strength...

Obviously, her own Physical Strength isn’t adequate and she too needs to build a foundation. But the teacher—

No, that’s not right.

The teacher wouldn’t be this frivolous.

There has to be a reason.

The question is—where exactly is the problem?

Suddenly, a strong gust whizzes past her ear, causing Ji You to quickly turn her head. But the Little Robot’s attack isn’t aimed at her head, it kicks towards her knee instead. Ji You tries to duck, but fails to evade, and is struck.

Pain, pain, pain...

Excruciating pain...

But the robot has no sense of fairness; after one attack, a second sharp assault swiftly follows—

Ji You threw herself on the ground and rolled, narrowly escaping disaster.

Run—

The Little Robot was in hot pursuit behind her.

Ji You’s scalp tingled with numbness, and she could only run for her life. However, having been injured during a sparring session with Teacher Mu Jianling, she couldn’t go far and was quickly caught up by the Little Robot, which then ruthlessly battered her.

This Little Robot had no intelligence and didn’t fatigue as humans do. It could relentlessly chase down Ji You without stopping. Moreover, the robot’s programs included various countermeasures from Basic Combat Skills. No matter which direction Ji You attacked from, it could dodge perfectly. It could also analyze and predict her attack patterns and habits to take preemptive action... It was infuriatingly tenacious.

Ji You was at a loss for what to do with it.

What to do?

What to do?

Evade?—No chance of escaping.

Attack?—Impossible to land a hit.

Run away?—Caught up in no time.

Dead end.

While running, Ji You glanced inadvertently at Mentor Mu Jianling and caught Teacher Mu slapping her chest casually—as if sensing Ji You’s gaze, she slightly raised her head and looked over—

Out of the blue, Ji You shuddered from head to toe.

She ran like mad, and behind her, the Little Robot aimed a fierce kick right at Ji You’s backside.

Ji You sensed it and hurriedly dodged, but although her rear wasn’t hit too badly, it was still nicked by the Little Robot’s kick, almost causing her to fall to the ground. Then she saw the Little Robot’s merciless attack coming again, and this time, it was aimed directly at—

Her chest.

Damn it! Ji You was scared out of her wits, thinking: I’m done for, done for, done for...

If that punch landed, she would lose everything there.

That can’t happen. She did not want to go home and become flat as an airport!

Ji You clenched her teeth and dodged with extreme speed, while frantically wishing that the Little Robot’s mechanical arm would deviate in direction—

Then—

Somehow, inexplicably, the Little Robot’s arm did shift its position. It didn’t smash into Ji You’s chest but instead toward her shoulder.

Bang—

After the loud noise, instead of crying out in pain, Ji You’s face lit up with joy, truly believing her screams had moved the gods.

But—

Subsequently, whenever Ji You used her spiritual power fervently hoping for the Little Robot’s attacks to change direction, it worked every time. Ji You was overjoyed, believing she had found a method to counterattack.

But Ji You was being too optimistic. As she thought she could fight back using her spiritual power against the Little Robot, she realized her spirit was starting to fatigue—these unreliable things always broke down at critical moments...

It was at that moment that Teacher Mu Jianling finally spoke: ”You’ve finally figured it out. Not too stupid. Number 4444, come here!”

Ji You ran over, her face filled with gratitude, saying, ”...Teacher Mu, thank you so much. If you hadn’t called a stop, my old arms and legs would all need replacing soon.” Her limbs felt like they weren’t her own anymore.

Mu Jianling looked at her and said, ”Tell me how you managed to interfere with the Little Robot’s actions just now, and share your thoughts.”

Ji You recounted her approach and asked, ”Teacher Mu, Principal Hong mentioned that my Spiritual Silk has naturally reached 100% completion, but only six strands can be utilized. Was the Little Robot influenced by this? Also—”

”I can only use spiritual power three times at most. When I tried to use it a fourth time, it felt like I couldn’t muster it, as if my spiritual power was almost drained. Is this because I have too few Spiritual Silk strands?”

Mu Jianling looked at her and nodded: ”Yes.”

Ji You: ”...”

Really felt like crying.