The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 841: Chapter 841: Mukbang

Qi Fang is only 1.9 meters tall, considered short among the boys, but he’s agile and serves as the team’s scout, responsible for intelligence exploration. At this moment, upon hearing Ji You’s question, Qi Fang frowned and asked in confusion, ”You guys really don’t know?”

Ji You was about to speak up when Xuzhou suddenly said, ”Know what?”

Xuzhou and Qi Fang hail from the same planet. Although they didn’t attend the same school during their compulsory education, after both were admitted to Lanyue Star University, they got along quite well due to their shared origins. They often exchanged experiences privately and frequently sparred with each other...

Qi Fang considers himself fairly familiar with Xuzhou’s character. Hearing the bafflement in his words, Qi Fang’s vigilance significantly decreased, though he didn’t entirely drop his guard.

So, Qi Fang said, ”Our assessment has to end with only 10 teams remaining, you know.”

Xuzhou furrowed his brows slightly, ”10 teams? Then, how many are there now?”

Qi Fang replied, ”31. The competition is getting fiercer.” His own team’s overall strength was only at a mid-level, having lost 4 teammates in the past few days of assessment. Now only 6 remained, and they were not the strongest. Qi Fang knew his team might not make it to the end, but how could they give up before the last moment?

At the very least, they should fight until their eyes close for the last time to feel satisfied.

Xuzhou said, ”The competition is quite intense.”

Qi Fang responded, ”Of course it’s intense. Our group has no advantage. I’ve been barely surviving, gritting my teeth to hang on till now.” After saying these words, he truly felt emotional. Several times he had narrowly escaped death on the enemy’s blade, and even he was moved by his own perseverance.

Thinking for a moment, Qi Fang hastily said, ”I can’t chat here with you any longer because of the assessment. By the way—” Suddenly stopping, Qi Fang looked at Xuzhou, then at Ji You, Yue Qiguang, Shen Changqing, Chu Jiaojiao... Opening his mouth, Qi Fang said, ”Your entire group is like monsters. Standing among you, I’m just a sitting duck, surrounded by lethal danger. Who knows, I might just croak in the next second. Anyway, you guys don’t need to be assessed anymore, so just cover me a bit and let me hide safely.”

”Ahem...” Ji You asked, ”How do we cover you?”

Qi Fang replied, ”Think of a way.”

Ji You: ”...”

You’re trying to escape for your life and want the enemy to think of a way for you?

For a moment, Ji You was speechless.

”This problem is a bit tricky.” Xuzhou said in a low voice, ”According to what you’re saying, our group of 10 people staying here are walking targets, it’s impossible to hide our tracks at all, and asking us to cover you is indeed difficult.”

Zhang Ye, another of Qi Fang’s fellow locals, chimed in at this point, ”Otherwise, why not just not rejoin your team and stick with us?”

Qi Fang: ”...”

Qi Fang made a wry face: ”If I could stick with you and survive till the end, I’d be delighted. The key problem is, will people from other teams let me be?”

Zhang Ye: ”Ahem... Good luck then.”

While the three were talking, on the side, Ji You suddenly knocked away the hand that Chu Jiaojiao was reaching out: ”Enough, huh. You’ve already had 3 pieces, and you still want more? Are you a reincarnated starving ghost?”

Having coaxed 3 pieces of beef jerky from Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao grinned and chuckled, saying, ”Ji You, buddy, I can’t help it. Being hungry is intolerable in this world.”

Ji You complained irritably: ”I’m not your provider; you’re hungry, then find a way yourself. I only have this bit of beef jerky, painstakingly sneaked back from under Mu Jianling’s nose—was that easy?”

Grumbling, he still handed another piece to Chu Jiaojiao: ”This is the last one! There’s no more after this.”

Chu Jiaojiao grabbed it, started munching, and mumbled, ”Ji You, you... you’re really... really handsome!”

”Cough!” Qi Fang had been enduring for a while, swallowing again and again, but just watching Chu Jiaojiao chew and catching a whiff of the faint meaty aroma was unbearable. He looked at Ji You and asked, ”Um, Ji You, can you give me a piece of your beef jerky?”

Ji You: ”No.”

Qi Fang: ”...”

Refused so curtly, Qi Fang didn’t expect it, feeling a bit downcast.

Ji You: ”What’s your relation with Little Zhouzhou?”

Xuzhou: ”Same hometown.”

Qi Fang: ”Fellow townsman.”

Ji You squinted his eyes, smiling, ”When fellow villagers meet, eyes brim with tears.” Pausing slightly, Ji You continued, ”Since you’re a hometown friend of Little Zhouzhou, that makes you also my hometown friend, so my beef jerky...”

Qi Fang’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Ji You: ”...will be sold to you at a 20% discount.”

Qi Fang: ”...”

Grinding his teeth, Qi Fang asked, ”How much?”

Initially, Ji You said it just offhandedly, but hearing it now, they were instantly interested and quickly said, ”Not much, not much at all. This beef jerky is made from the high mountain Yellow cattle of Yuna Star, with a perfectly balanced savory taste. A single bite, and it leaves a lingering aroma, the more you chew, the more flavorful it gets, the more che—”

”Stop, stop, stop...” Qi Fang interrupted, urging, ”Cut the crap and just tell me how much!”

Ji You immediately said, ”500 credit points per piece.”

Qi Fang said, ”Give me 10 pieces!”

Splendid! Ji You’s heart skipped a beat, hurriedly handing over 10 pieces of beef jerky, urging Qi Fang to transfer the payment quickly. Qi Fang didn’t hesitate, transferring 5000 credit points to Ji You’s account in less than a second.

Cradling the beef jerky, Qi Fang exclaimed, ”Oh my... I’m starving!”

”Crunch~”

”Crunch~”

”Crunch~”

Qi Fang: ”Delicious!”

Ji You laughed, ”Delicious, right? I told you, you wouldn’t regret buying it.”

Qi Fang, eagerly munching, didn’t have time to bother with Ji You. Before long, one piece of beef jerky was gone, followed by the second.

The third.

The fourth.

...

Reaching out again and finding nothing? Qi Fang was stunned, instinctively putting his fingers in his mouth to lick them, complaining, ”Damn, how many grams is each piece of this beef jerky? How did it disappear so quickly?”

Ji You said, ”20 grams per piece.”

Qi Fang: ”So little? And you’re selling each for 500 credit points? Star Network offers plenty of beef jerky at 5000 credit points per jin, are you... are you this greedy?”

Ji You was immediately displeased, ”How am I greedy? I already said it’s made from specialty high mountain Yellow cattle of Yuna Star, the cost is high! Besides, if you want to buy the cheap ones on Star Network, go ahead. I didn’t force you at knifepoint to buy mine!”

”Ahem...” Qi Fang: ”If I could buy it elsewhere, would I buy from you? During the assessment, not only is online shopping prohibited, but even the Star Network is banned, we can only connect to the region network of NYC50, just chatting with classmates.”

Ji You rolled his eyes, saying, ”I haven’t even charged you for the agency fee, the price I gave you is exactly my purchasing cost.”

”All in all, it’s still expensive!” Qi Fang complained, loudly saying, ”Another 10 pieces!”

Ji You: ”Alright~”