The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 164: Chapter 164: Depressed

Artifacts?

Truth be told, students don’t care about them.

In this day and age, no matter how valuable artifacts are, how much can they really be worth?

They can’t be eaten or used, and they even waste space when displayed.

Anyway, that’s the problem with interstellar people, always pragmatic, lacking any appreciation for art or artistic sense. Someone like Cheng Yu, who possesses an artistic sensibility and loves aesthetics and humanities... is actually an anomaly.

Cheng Yu looked around and said, ”Don’t dismiss it so quickly. What if I told you that these artworks actually came from the hands of a Soul Artifact Master? Would you still dismiss them now?”

Students: ”!!!”

Seriously?

Are you kidding?

Cheng Yu smiled and said, ”Do you think your teacher is such a boring person? Would I lie to you about having soul artifacts?”

Students: ”...”

Cheng Yu spoke and took another delicate item out of a box. It was also an accessory, but unlike the earrings, it was a Grass Seed Fruit Pendant.

Students: ”!!!”

Ji You: ”...”

Sheng Qingyan’s eyes widened: ”!!! Ahhh— so Cheng Yu is actually the Lucky Goose from the Master’s recent release! Ahhh!!! I’m so jealous!”

Seeing the shocked expressions of all the students, Cheng Yu slightly smiled and said, ”Yes, just as you guessed, both items are from the same Master. Unfortunately—I didn’t manage to grab another pair of Soul Artifact Earrings last night. Otherwise, comparing the craftsmanship of the two earrings would give you a more intuitive feeling.”

Cheng Yu’s tone couldn’t hide his regret.

Cheng Yu had just stepped out of the Master’s shop when he heard from someone waiting outside that the Master had released new items. He hurried back to the shop, but the 5 soul artifacts had already been snapped up, leaving only 5 pieces of artwork.

Cheng Yu didn’t hesitate and immediately bought one.

In the blink of an eye, all five pieces of artwork were also gone.

It’s evident—

The Master’s popularity has skyrocketed after her last livestream.

Moreover, ever since the last batch of Grass Seed Fruit Pendants, the shop shelves have been empty, nothing left, but savvy netizens are not lacking. This tiny shop, having sold soul artifacts twice, had already been specifically staked out by people.

Unfortunately—

The Master never replies to messages or shows her face, remaining very mysterious, and to this day, no one knows her identity.

The Star Network’s protection of citizens is very strict. Unless the owner is willing, even Lord Marshal cannot inquire about someone’s information on the Star Network without going through several layers of reporting and approval from the congress.

So what?

The Master’s identity has still not been revealed.

Of course, selfishly, Cheng Yu does not want the Master’s identity exposed, as it might become challenging to contact her again if it were.

Yingyingying...

Thinking of not being able to contact the Master, Cheng Yu wanted to cover his face and cry: It’s been almost a month, but the Master still refuses to reply to his messages. All the emails sent have vanished without a trace.

Remembering the few words the Master sent him: [Debt cleared.]

Cheng Yu felt so heartbroken he could hardly breathe.

His goal was to forge a relationship with the Master, not to sever ties with her.

Around—

The atmosphere suddenly took on a strange turn, especially around Teacher Cheng Yu, where the air pressure seemed very low. Several students from the Material Department with low Physical Strength and spiritual power couldn’t withstand the chilling pressure, their faces beginning to turn pale.

Mommy—

So, it turns out that Teacher Cheng Yu, who looks so mild and dough-like, is actually this formidable?

The classroom grew even quieter.

Suddenly—

”Um...”

”Teacher...”

”People say...”

A faint voice suddenly rose in this bone-chilling classroom.

Cheng Yu came to his senses and looked towards the source of the voice, it was that timid little quail. Cheng Yu frowned and asked, ”Student Sheng Qingyan, do you have any other questions?”

Sheng Qingyan felt a sudden chill at the back of her neck.

It turns out—

The teacher knows her name.

Sheng Qingyan had actually struggled for a long time before deciding to stand up, and said, ”Report teacher, I actually guarded the master’s shop last night as well, and luckily managed to grab a pair of Soul Artifact Earrings. I am willing to provide them for the teacher to explain in class.”

Cheng Yu’s pupils contracted.

What?

This little quail, actually a Lucky Goose?

That’s too unfair.

For a moment, Cheng Yu’s gaze at Sheng Qingyan started to turn unfriendly.

Sheng Qingyan suddenly got the feeling that her decision might have been a mistake. But the arrow was already shot, and she couldn’t help but nervously say, ”Teacher, we have an agreement, I will only lend it to you for a little while.”

Then—

Then the earrings that Sheng Qingyan was wearing on her ears were handed over to Cheng Yu.

The events unfolding before her gave Ji You a bewildered, surreal feeling of fantasy: Am I already that awesome? Are the things I made casually being praised by countless people and used as examples in class?

Really— is that true?

To be honest, Ji You felt her craftsmanship was indeed not bad, but to call it an artwork, she didn’t have the audacity; at most, it was a craft, quite far from being an artwork.

Inexplicably, she felt a bit guilty.

However, after Cheng Yu received the earrings from Sheng Qingyan, he held them dearly and examined them for a long while. Then with reluctance, he put them down, looked around at the students, and asked, ”Looking at these two pairs of earrings from the outside, have you noticed anything?”

Students: ”???”

Seeing these group of logheads, Cheng Yu said, ”Never mind, I won’t trouble you. Let’s change the format, and I’ll let you continue to observe.”

Saying so, he suddenly turned on a device, and placed ordinary earrings and the Soul Artifact Earrings into it. Then, through the device’s display, the difference between the two earrings immediately became apparent:

The ordinary earrings had a pattern that was exquisite and beautiful, just looking at them, one couldn’t ignore them, it was a natural human sensory attraction to beautiful things.

The Soul Artifact Earrings had a pattern that was lifelike, as if alive, where one could clearly see the veins inside slowly flowing, passing through clear water, crossing the green lotus leaves, flowing into the center of the flower buds...

This Array Diagram was very simple, made up of only a few silk threads, a simple sketch, yet it gave the entire Array Diagram an ancient and mysterious look.

Those with slightly lower spiritual power couldn’t withstand its aura—

There were already many students who couldn’t bear the spiritual pressure from the Soul Device, feeling dizzy and blurred.

This is the special ability of a high-level Array Diagram.

Yes.

This low-level soul artifact, was using a high-level Array Diagram.

Cheng Yu looked around slowly and said, ”You all felt it, right? There are thousands of people here, with varying levels of spiritual power, all looking at it closely, some even extending their spiritual power to probe it, but its Array Diagram is still very stable, without any possibility of collapse, which shows how profound the understanding and craftsmanship of its creator are.”

”So—”

”Such a soul artifact, even though it’s low-level, the price must definitely be above 3 million credit points. Because, it is no longer a one-time consumable item, it can be used for at least 3 years.”

Ji You: ”!!!”

It’s over!

She’s depressed.