The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Lucky Goose

”Very good.”

As soon as Ji You’s chilly, cold tone with an ambiguous meaning landed, Six Strands instantly went silent, daring not to move.

Ji You said, ”I now need to grab a strand to work for me, who is willing?”

In an instant.

All six strands raised their heads.

Ji You said, ”It’s unpaid work, no rewards.”

”...” Among the six strands, except for Old Five, the others’ heads all trembled slightly after hearing this statement, perhaps due to Ji You’s radiance or perhaps due to the pressure, none dared to protest on the spot.

Ji You witnessed all of this, took it in her eyes, and kept it in her heart; she curved her lips slightly, with a teasing tone, ”Since everyone is so willing to work for me. Then—now, whoever I choose will be the one to do the unpaid labor.”

Including Old Five, all six strands shuddered.

Ji You eyed the six corpulent spiritual strands, her gaze shifting continuously among Boss, Second...up to Sixth. As she set her eyes on each, that strand’s raised head tensed a bit more...

Ha~

All are drama queens.

Looks like none genuinely want to do unpaid work for me.

Ji You knows it clear in her heart, but at the same time, she suddenly felt a headache:

What kind of monsters are these six strands of mine?

Always lazy, always gluttonous, and becoming drama queens... She really couldn’t understand why her spiritual strands were each so bizarre as an honest person.

But if she couldn’t figure it out, so be it.

No matter how lazy, as long as one has desires, there is a way to cure them.

Ji You glanced at the strands, her gaze finally stopping on slightly more honest Old Five, and smiled, ”Then let’s have Old Five do the work.”

Old Five’s body shook violently, seemingly unable to believe it was him again, the unlucky one, but after a while, it seemed to accept its fate, hanging its head low and silently stepping forward, ready to continue the hard labor.

The other strands, especially Fourth next to him, even humanely covered their heads as if snickering.

Ji You took all this in, not saying a word, only smilingly said, ”Now, I need to grab a Lucky Goose to enjoy themselves—who doesn’t have to do any work, and can eat and drink for free as well.”

In an instant, the six strands became spirited, each raising their heads, with Boss, Fourth, and Sixth even moving their heads close to Ji You’s hand, tails wagging joyfully...

”Choose me.”

”Choose me.”

”Choose me.”

...

Ji You seemed to hear them saying this as she raised her hand, pointing to Fourth whose tail was wagging most cheerfully, saying, ”You are the Lucky Goose!”

Fourth excitedly wagged his tail even harder.

The other five strands all glared at him.

Fourth wagged even more happily.

Ji You slightly smiled, saying, ”Alright, the rest of you step back.”

The other four strands all reluctantly hung their heads.

Ji You selected two strands and said nothing; instead, inside the cockpit, she called Teacher Mu Jianling. Mu Jianling walked over with a frown, saying, ”Why aren’t you training properly, why call me?”

Ji You’s face was full of smiles, saying, ”Teacher Mu, I want to borrow one candy bean from you.”

Mu Jianling’s voice rose: ”Borrow?”

It’s probably never going to be returned.

Ji You chuckled and said, ”Of course, if Teacher Mu is willing to give it to me, that would be even better.”

Mu Jianling said: ”50,000 per bean, pay now, no room for negotiation.”

Ji You covered her mouth, ’yingyingying’ and said: ”...Teacher Mu, can it be cut in half? I think I only need half a bean.” Anyway, it’s just to appease the spiritual strands; buying one or half has the same effect, and would save 25,000 credit points.

Mu Jianling’s expression darkened, scolding, ”Buy it if you want, otherwise get lost!”

Clearly, the teacher was angry.

Ji You, brave as she was, dared not pluck a tiger’s fur while it was angry, and hurriedly transferred 50,000 credit points to Mu Jianling.

Mu Jianling, without a word, tossed a Butterfly Honey Bean to Ji You.

Ji You quickly acted sweet, saying, ”Teacher Mu, although your training is quite ruthless, the things you sell are really very fair.” A High-level Butterfly Honey Bean for 50,000 credit points, this was clearly a steal.

Mu Jianling, with a slightly deep voice, asked, ”Does that mean I should raise the price?”

Ji You quickly shook her head: ”No, no, no... I didn’t mean that, please don’t misunderstand, Teacher! If possible, I’d appreciate if you could lower the price a bit more.”

Mu Jianling: ”...”

Mu Jianling glanced at her and scolded: ”Focus on your training. If you give me any more sass, you’ll join number 2222, Yue Qiguang, in cleaning the training room for a month!”

Ji You: ”...”

What a terrifying punishment, Ji You dared not babble any further. She quickly reconnected to the Spiritual Connector and continued training her piloting skills.

Mu Jianling looked at her and saw Ji You actually complete 100 sets of wrist training in one go, then she began to try lifting her entire arm... The whole process went very smoothly, and finally, Mu Jianling nodded in satisfaction and left.

Although number 4444, Ji You, had a low spiritual power threshold and only six Spiritual Strands, her 100% completion rate should theoretically match her 100% with this simplified Mecha.

But this requires a training process, it’s not possible to achieve 100% compatibility with the Mecha immediately upon starting, and Mu Jianling was eagerly looking forward to it, hoping to see Ji You meet her expectations within a month.

High-level Butterfly Honey, made into Candy Beans, are they really something you can get for 50,000 credit points? Even Mu Jianling herself had to go through certain special relationships to acquire them.

Only hoping—

—that number 4444 would try a bit harder and not let herself down.

Ji You, upon receiving the Candy Bean, didn’t hurry to eat it but rather meticulously observed the situation in her Spiritual World, realizing that her Spiritual Strands could indeed sense the Bean.

In her Spiritual World, the drama queen strands were all crazily excited.

As long as they’re excited, that’s good.

Ji You smiled slightly and looking at them, said, ”Old Five, the hard worker, come forward.”

Old Five sluggishly came out.

Ji You tossed the Candy Bean towards it, saying, ”Eat it.”

Old Five: ”!!!”

Others: ”!!!”

Fourth: ”???”

Ji You, smiling, explained, ”How can you have the strength to work hard if you don’t eat well?”

Old Five instantly wagged its tail joyfully and swallowed the whole Candy Bean in one gulp.

The other five strands watched as Old Five enjoyed the Candy Bean alone without leaving even a residue, all shocked and lifted their heads, not understanding what happened? Weren’t they working for free? No benefits?

Ji You glanced at them and said, ”You all work for me, and although I don’t pay you wages, I surely won’t let those who work hard go hungry. So—”

Boss, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth gawked: ”!!!”

Fourth, the whole strand madly surged and wagged its tail frantically, almost twisting itself into a pretzel to catch Ji You’s attention.

Ji You glanced at it.

Fourth stood tall, intently staring at her as if asking, ”What about me? What about me? What about me?”

Lucky Goose, what about it?

Lucky Goose, what about it?

Lucky Goose, what about it?

Ji You glanced at it, with a pure smile, said, ”As for Lucky Goose Fourth, since it will never have to work forever, naturally, I don’t need to worry about feeding it.”

Fourth instantly stiffened, its whole strand seeming frozen.

What happened to eating and drinking for free?

Deceiving ghosts, huh?

Ah no—

Deceiving strands!