The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 882: Chapter 883: Master, Pick Me—I’m Super Sweet!

The night is deep and quiet.

The workbench is filled with a variety of materials, including discarded companion stones, various metal items, and various raw ore materials...

These include leftovers from Ji You’s material handling class, various scraps picked up during recent trips, and materials purchased by Ji You from the Star Network...

These materials come in many varieties, but each is somewhat scarce in quantity. Only one piece of alloy steel is relatively large, and if cut, it can yield about 10 small pieces.

What should be used to make a Soul Device?

Ji You raised her hand and stroked her chin.

After much consideration, Ji You finally decided to use very ordinary metal to make it. This ordinary metal product is the piece of alloy steel, because the manufacturing cost is very low, so the price Ji You paid for this steel was also very cheap.

[Cough, cough...]

This is definitely not because of being stingy, but because of poverty!

That’s right.

Poor people don’t have the right to choose the good from the bad.]

After clearing her throat, Ji You solemnly explained her choice, and then she began her experiment.

Up to now, Ji You had only used grass seed, scrap companion stone to make Soul Devices, all successfully, but she had never tried metal products, so she felt a bit uncertain before trying.

Spirit World.

Ji You said, ”Sisi, stop sleeping; get up and start working.”

The Spirit World was silent.

”Cough, cough...” Ji You felt slightly awkward and said, ”Get up and start working.”

The empty Spirit World remained motionless, as if it were a void with nothing existing.

Ji You: ”...”

The machine used in the medical room to check her body could allow Ji You’s spiritual consciousness to enter her own Spirit World, enabling her to directly contact her Six Spiritual Threads.

But!

Now, because she was directly using her consciousness to communicate with the spiritual threads, she could see them but couldn’t touch or grab them, so when the threads were unruly, Ji You could only shout and curse.

Of course, this doesn’t mean Ji You couldn’t control the spiritual threads at all, because although she couldn’t physically touch them, these threads depend on Ji You. If Ji You lives, the threads exist; if Ji You dies, the threads are extinguished. Ji You certainly had ways to truly harm these threads.

These six dumb spiritual threads, having accompanied Ji You for so long, were like family to her, and she wouldn’t want to truly hurt them.

...

After Ji You spoke, the haze-covered Spirit World remained peacefully quiet, but Ji You’s keen eyes still noticed a corner where something suddenly popped out. Its move was quick; if Ji You hadn’t been attentive, it almost would’ve gone unnoticed.

Hmm?

Looking at the pattern on the tail, the thread that moved should be...

Old Five?

Ji You took a closer look, and sure enough, there was a head buried underneath trying to pretend it didn’t exist – who could it be but Old Five, this honest thread?

Ji You stayed put, looked along Old Five’s head, and as expected, saw a small bald tip on his noggin. Whether seen from afar or up close, it seemed like a horn growing on top of Old Five’s head.

This horn, it’s not the sneaky Old Fourth, who else could it be?

Old Fourth seemed to sense Ji You’s gaze; it was like a wooden stake nailed on top of Old Five’s head, motionless, like a statue.

Old Fourth: [You can’t see me, you can’t see me, blah blah blah, magic energy ball...]

Upon discovering traces of Old Fourth and Old Five, where were Boss, Second, and Third...?

The surroundings were misty, hidden quite well.

Ji You raised her eyebrows, and then casually said, ”It’s mealtime; come out and eat Candy Beans.”

Whoosh~

In an instant, the once silent and traceless four threads ran faster than anyone, especially Boss, who was as fast as a gust of wind, lightning-speed, appearing in front of Ji You in a flash: [Master~ Master~ Finally, it’s mealtime; Boss is starving!]

Ji You raised her eyebrow, saying, ”Fooled you; no Candy Beans.”

Boss: [...]

Other Threads: [...]

Old Five wagged his tail: [Master, don’t lie; didn’t you just buy lots of Candy Beans from Teacher Mu?]

Old Sixth: [Yeah, yeah, you bought them not long ago.]

With Old Five’s lead, Old Sixth followed suit, and Boss, Second, Third, and Fourth all felt it was safe to speak out now and joined in: [That’s right, that’s right...]

Ji You’s face darkened; this is where the annoying honesty of honest people shows, always revealing the truth.

Oh!

Ji You sighed heavily, saying, ”Even the landlord has no spare grain facing a bunch of threads unwilling to work.”

As expected, upon hearing this, Old Five immediately wagged his tail joyfully:

[Master, Master, what’s the work? Can Old Five do it?]

Oh!

This proves the adorableness of honest threads.

Inside, Ji You was delighted, but outwardly, she remained reticent, saying, ”How could I trouble you? There’s no need, there’s no need; after all, it’s just as trivial as four or five Candy Beans; if I can’t do it myself, I’ll quietly drop it.”

Old Five: [!!!]

Old Five loudly: [Master! Don’t drop it; I’ll do it!]

Old Sixth was afraid of falling behind, hurriedly came over, shaking his head vigorously: [Master, Master, and me! Me too!]

Boss, Second, and Third thought about it for a while but quickly stood out: [We are willing too!]

Old Fourth tilted his head, thought for a second, then leapt onto Boss’s head. Boss protested with a flick of his tail, and with the gust from the tail, Old Fourth smoothly landed on Second’s head, then on Third, Sixth, and finally free-falling, gliding down to Ji You’s feet: [Master, pick me; I’m the sweetest!]

Ji You: ”...”

Threads: [...]

The scene grew stagnant for a bit, and then Boss flicked his tail, immediately flinging Old Fourth to the far edge of the Spirit Space...

After flicking, Boss held his head high, arrogantly: [Boss didn’t nod, who dares to act up?]

Silence.

Then——

”Hmm.” Ji You raised her brows: ”Master hasn’t nodded yet, you sure are showing off quite a bit.”

Boss heard this, immediately tucked his head, chuckling: [Master, Master, I’m just helping you discipline Fourth, that troublemaker.]

Ji You, unmoved: ”Uh-huh.”

Boss circled around, his whole bulky body shrinking smaller and smaller, until almost latching onto Ji You’s body suddenly spoke: [Master, pick me; I’m super sweet!]

Ji You: ”...”

Great.

The hired hands are really eager to work.

Happy ^_^.