The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 776: Chapter 776: Thick-Skinned You

Mechas, with their cold metal shells emitting a fluorescent glow, among them Po Jun was flying while operating a detector to scan the surroundings.

Not until all dangers had been completely ruled out did the 5 Mechas arrive next to the small cargo spaceship where Ji You and company were.

Immediately after,

Po Jun sent a request to communicate.

Inside the spaceship, Ji You promptly chose to accept.

Then—

Through the holographic screen of the spaceship, when seeing the somewhat familiar dark face inside Po Jun’s cockpit, Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, Yue Qiyuan...

All widened their eyes:

”Senior Brother Han Zheng!”

”!!!”

”It’s actually Senior Brother!”

”Senior Brother is so strong!”

...

Facing the burning gaze of his younger schoolmates, Han Zheng’s complexion went slightly red, though with his dark skin, this went unnoticed. To others, Han Zheng, with a stern face, still appeared very serious and proper.

Then—

Ji You heard Han Zheng, with a stern face, say: ”This is Captain Han Zheng of the Sixth Legion’s Vanguard Camp, Sixth Team. I’ve been ordered to come for the rescue, please open the spaceship’s landing hatch.”

Ji You loudly responded: ”Received!”

She turned her head, looking towards Sheng Qingyan: ”Spicy Eye, open the landing hatch.”

Sheng Qingyan, already prepared, rolled his eyes and said with slight discontent: ”It’s fine normally, but could you not call me Spicy Eye at a time like this?”

Ji You: ”???”

Sheng Qingyan puffed up indignantly: ”Doesn’t anyone care about their face?”

Ji You was shocked: ”You have something called face?”

Chu Jiaojiao was also shocked: ”You really have something called face?”

Shen Changqing remained silent, but gave Sheng Qingyan a somewhat strange look.

Yue Qiguang clapped his hands and laughed heartily, saying: ”This fool probably doesn’t even know what face means!”

Yue Qiyuan glanced at Yue Qiguang with a ghostly gaze, saying: ”I don’t think you know either.”

Yue Qiguang: ”...”

Amidst the laughter, Sheng Qingyan, with an unflushed face and calm composure, arms akimbo and pouting, said: ”If you laugh at me again, I’m going to get mad.”

Ji You and the others: ”...”

After a chill went down their spines, everyone immediately turned around, staring at Senior Brother Han Zheng’s dark face for quite a while.

——Sheng Qingyan is too Spicy Eye, we must cleanse our eyes with Senior Brother’s handsome face.

Han Zheng: ”...”

The spaceship’s landing hatch opened, followed by the extension of hundreds of mechanical arms from the wings of the spaceship. These arms perfectly interlocked within seconds, forming a wide deck with a Protective Shield above it, enveloping the deck and completely isolating cosmic radiation. Inside there was safe air...

The 5 Mechas landed on the deck one after another, and then Han Zheng took the lead, retracting Po Jun into the Space Button.

Of the other 4 mechs, the pilots of 3 stepped out of the cockpits and also stowed away their mechs.

Only one black mech said something to Han Zheng, to which Han Zheng obviously agreed.

At this point, Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, Yue Qiguang, Yue Qiyuan, Lou, Lance, Zhang Ye, Xuzhou all couldn’t wait to rush onto the deck, Sheng Qingyan though grumbling kept up with pace, and everyone excitedly stared at Han Zheng.

Then, they saluted in unison:

”Senior Brother!”

”Thank you!”

Han Zheng, with a slight smile on his lips, said: ”It’s my duty, no need for politeness.”

Ji You and the others still had stars in their eyes, staring fixated at Han Zheng.

Han Zheng: ”...”

Han Zheng, with a stern face, said officially, ”Is anyone injured and in need of treatment?”

Ji You and the others shook their heads: ”No!”

Han Zheng looked slightly surprised, ”Does anyone else need help?”

Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, Yue Qiguang, and the other 9 people immediately shook their heads in unison: ”No!”

Ji You didn’t make a sound, her eyes quickly scanned around, taking a good look at Senior Brother Han Zheng’s expression, then she showed a big smile and loudly said: ”Yes!”

Chu Jiaojiao and the other 9: ”???”

Han Zheng: ”Speak!”

On hearing this, Ji You immediately scampered to Han Zheng’s side with a joyful trot and then, she pulled out a stack of miscellaneous items, including thin leaves, blank paper, stones, and...

When Han Zheng saw this pile of odds and ends that made no sense, he was stunned; everyone else’s mouth twitched, all of them clueless about what Ji You was up to.

Ji You grinned, her eyes sparkling with laughter, and said loudly, ”Please, Senior Brother, give me an autograph!”

Han Zheng: ”...”

Everyone: ”...”

Ji You spread out the very flexible leaf and respectfully handed it to Han Zheng, smiling, ”Please, Senior Brother, sign this for me.”

Han Zheng pursed his lips and picked up the pen.

After signing, Ji You swiftly switched to a piece of paper.

Han Zheng paused, but still wrote down his name.

Two characters, strong and forceful, square and upright, befitting of his name.

...

After signing more than a dozen autographs for Ji You, when he saw she didn’t pull out anything more peculiar, Han Zheng almost imperceptibly breathed a sigh of relief.

His move, though very secretive, was still picked up by observant students like Chu Jiaojiao, Xuzhou, Zhang Ye, and others, after which, the previously stirring excitement of others was immediately quenched.

Cough cough...

— After all, not everyone has the thick skin of #4444 Ji You, so naturally impervious.

Senior Brother is such an impressive person! How could they bother him over such a trivial matter?

It would be so embarrassing.

...

Then, the students proceeded to thank Han Zheng and the other warriors behind him:

”Thank you, seniors!”

These warriors were somewhat shy by nature, feeling a bit out of place in the face of the students’ enthusiasm.

After exchanging a few simple words, Ji You glanced at the floating Sea Iron Bull corpse in the starry sky and was about to speak when she promptly shut her mouth.

It turned out that one of the four Mechas, the black one, had exited the spaceship’s Protective Shield during the conversation and had begun gathering the scattered remains of the Sea Iron Bull.

Whoever killed the Star Beast, its materials belong to them. This Sea Iron Bull surely belonged to Senior Brother Han Zheng and his teammates.

Ji You initially thought that Senior Brother Han Zheng and his team had completely forgotten to collect the remains and was about to remind them and maybe lend a hand.

Someone had already done it.

Next.

After pondering, and considering the distance to Kite Space Station, Han Zheng softly said, ”The spaceship’s energy is overly depleted. After refilling at the first Checkpoint, return to NY50 star.”

What reason did Ji You and the others have to disagree? They nodded one after another: ”We’ll listen to Senior Brother!”

Hearing this and seeing the nearly overflowing excitement in these juniors’ eyes, how could Han Zheng not know they were eager to join the action at the front?

But the front line is not a place for frivolous play. If not absolutely necessary, Han Zheng wouldn’t let students step into frontline territory.

Han Zheng checked the time and said, ”Prepare to take off.”

Ji You and others: ”Yes!”

Han Zheng and his team entered the spaceship but did not take over the controls; instead, they left it to the students’ operation and just sat in the rest area for some light rest with eyes closed.

Next.

The black Mechanical Warrior, who went out to clean up the battlefield in space, returned to the spaceship deck, and looking at that face—

Ji You: ”...”