The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 804: Chapter 804: Squatting

Teacher Mu is personally escorting everyone back?

This truly surprised Ji You and the others. However, upon closer thought, it’s not unexpected for Teacher Mu to personally come to the Eagle Space Station to pick them up.

It’s just—

Everyone knows that Teacher Mu’s appearance signals that the battle conditions here aren’t optimistic. Otherwise, Teacher Mu wouldn’t leave behind so many students on the Agricultural Star to come here.

With Teacher Mu escorting, at least Ji You and the others don’t need to worry about safety issues.

But!

Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing... ten people, not a single person felt happy due to the assurance of their safety; everyone had a solemn expression. Ji You asked, ”Teacher... well, I want to ask, how are the battle conditions at the front line?”

Mu Jianling glanced at Ji You, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, and she said, ”What? You want to go to the front line?”

As she spoke, her eyes turned cold, and she scolded, ”Haven’t learned to crawl, yet you want to run?”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You took a deep breath and said loudly, ”Teacher! I defeated a level 8 Viper Tyrant!”

”Cough cough...”

Speaking too quickly, Ji You hurriedly corrected herself, ”I defeated a level 8 Viper Worm! You can’t keep seeing me as an elementary student.”

Mu Jianling said, ”Hmm, indeed.”

Nodding, Mu Jianling suddenly waved her hand and said to Ji You and the others, ”Let’s go, back to the Agricultural Star, to continue playing with mud.”

Everyone: ”...”

Yue Qiguang held back, fearing a beating, and protested loudly, ”Report, Teacher, I never played with mud growing up! You can’t include me in that.”

Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiyuan... all gave Yue Qiguang a sideways glance. This guy, do you have zero self-awareness? Among the ten people, it’s probably this guy who played with mud the best.

Oh well.

Poor child.

Everyone decided not to beat him up.

Mu Jianling said, ”Pack up once now, we’ll set out in ten minutes.”

Everyone: ”???”

So soon?

Though puzzled, neither Ji You nor the others questioned it, but rather stood straight and said loudly, ”Yes.”

Pack up?

Nothing much to pack.

Ji You and the team were well-equipped for the mission, everything neatly stored in the Space Button; as long as they boarded the spaceship, they could depart immediately.

Their spaceship, having entered Eagle Space Station to replenish energy, took a few hours, now fully stocked; these reserves are more than enough for a round trip.

Ji You wanted to stock up on weapons; her Ordinary Particle Cannon had been converted into two Compressed Particle Cannons and completely depleted. If possible, she’d like to refill on bows and arrows or Ordinary Particle Cannons.

Otherwise, without a weapon in hand, it felt a bit unsettling.

Ji You suggested it.

Mu Jianling said, ”No need to replenish at the checkpoint here, I brought enough weapons.”

Ji You could only put away her plans.

The others, like Ji You, had nothing much to pack; everyone understood that Teacher Mu’s instruction to pack wasn’t about personal items but to get ready mentally for departure.

Ji You moved over to where Shen Changqing and Chu Jiaojiao were, asking, ”Shen Changqing, Jiaojiao, have you seen Senior He Bi return?”

Shen Changqing shook his head.

Chu Jiaojiao said, ”No. He and his pair haven’t returned to the Space Station yet.”

Ji You’s heart sank.

Senior He Bi has left the Space Station, and by now it’s been a whole dozen hours without returning.

Ji You asked, ”Then, is there any news from him?”

Shen Changqing shook his head, speaking softly, ”No.”

Seeing Ji You’s expression, Chu Jiaojiao quickly added, ”I think Senior He Bi is very skilled; he’ll absolutely return safely.”

Ji You: ”Cough... I don’t care about scumbag He Bi; I’m just afraid he won’t pay me back.”

Everyone: ”...”

Yue Qiguang couldn’t help but mutter, ”He doesn’t owe you money, does he?”

Ji You’s ears perked, and she immediately answered, ”How could he not? Five million! You all heard it loud and clear at the time.”

Yue Qiguang: ”...”

Ji You suddenly turned to Shen Changqing, asking, ”Speaking of which, Shen Changqing, where is the dessert you promised me?”

Shen Changqing: ”...”

Shen Changqing, never expecting the heat of battle to suddenly be on himself, immediately looked up at the sky.

Seeing his reaction, Ji You couldn’t help but exclaim, ”Oh crap! Are you thinking of defaulting?”

Shen Changqing’s face flushed instantly.

Ji You glared, ”You do want to default!”

Shen Changqing pursed his lips, ”No...”

Ji You pointed at his cheeks, ”You’re blushing; you want to default. Fortunately, I made a recording as evidence.”

Shen Changqing couldn’t help but touch his cheek, indeed... indeed it was hot. Shen Changqing pursed his lips and quietly said, ”Ji You, I don’t have desserts now.”

Ji You: ”You can owe it, but I’m not allowing you to default.”

Shen Changqing: ”...”

Ji You raised an eyebrow, saying, ”Remember, you owe me one pound of desserts daily.”

Shen Changqing: ”!!!”

Oh no!

Forgot to agree on the quantity at the time; now Ji You is going to milk it.

Daily?

Will it last a month, a year, or indefinitely?

Cough cough...

Oh well.

Not short of this amount for sweets.

Shen Changqing, the honest guy, felt a bit resigned but quietly accepted it.

Having dealt with the honest person, Ji You immediately turned to Sheng Qingyan, opened her mouth, and grinned, Sheng Qingyan stepped back a few paces—

Before Ji You could speak, Sheng Qingyan pinched his nose, his expression full of disdain, ”Don’t look at me oh, I’m absolutely not giving you money oh.”

Ji You scolded, ”Really, how many rich second generations live as stingily as you? Aren’t you ashamed? Give me one hundred million, and I won’t be ashamed of you.”

Sheng Qingyan scolded, ”Want a hundred million punches, do you oh? I’ve got plenty left oh.”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You said, ”Forget it, I’m not going to argue with you tightwads.”

Having said that, Ji You squatted down, no longer made a sound, but just craned her neck and stared at the dock—

One.

Two.

Three.

...

Different types, functions, colors... Mechas broke through the artificial atmosphere, heading into the vast cosmos. Some damaged ones returned through the atmosphere as well. Some may never come back. Some might have been one-time acquaintances, some familiar faces, and some...

Despite this, Ji You couldn’t help but crane her neck further, scanning the dock’s entrance for any sign of scumbag He Bi.

No.

No.

Still no.

Inside the Space Station, robots, Mechanical Warriors, and logistics personnel were constantly bustling.

Tense.

Busy.

Heavily occupied.

...

After squatting, Chu Jiaojiao shuffled over and squatted too.

Shen Changqing thought briefly and followed suit.

Feeling standing was dull, and squatting helped him think, Yue Qiyuan squatted too.

Sheng Qingyan, pinching his nose, with disdain said, ”Not me oh, squatting makes you ugly oh, not going to squat oh, wouldn’t squat even if dying oh.”

Before finishing, he shuffled over and squatted down.

Yue Qiguang observed, frowning, ”Holy crap, why are you all squatting? Don’t you think it’s dumb?”

Chu Jiaojiao glanced at him, ”Being dumb isn’t related to squatting.”

Yue Qiguang: ”What the hell!”

Squatted.

Lou, Lance, Zhang Ye, Xuzhou glanced at each other, realizing everyone was squatting, so might as well join in.

Ji You, lost in thought, coming back to herself: ”...”

Ji You: ”Holy crap, why are all of you squatting? Is there money to pick up?”

Everyone: ”...”