The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 901: Chapter 901: Congestion

Ji You took a short break and continued making the Soul Device, but this time it was extremely unproductive; not only did she fail, but the dreamcatchers she made all collapsed.

Ji You raised her hand and rubbed her brow.

Indeed, she couldn’t replicate her previous experience.

In the Spiritual World, the six spiritual threads were all limp, curled up in a corner, listless.

Ji You thought for a moment, then abandoned the idea of continuing to make the Soul Device and settled down to sleep peacefully.

The next morning, as the sky revealed a hint of dawn, Ji You had her breakfast. At this point, her spiritual energy was fully restored. She sat back at the workbench and resumed making dreamcatchers.

This time, she had no plans nor expectations of crafting a Mid-level Soul Device.

She divided the needed hemp into nine equal parts and began weaving.

Creating the net required various knots, and Ji You’s hands deftly shifted through them, switching from four-strand braid, eight-strand braid, flat knot, snake knot, and so on...

Time ticked by silently, transitioning from day to night unnoticed, with dreamcatchers forming one by one on the workbench.

Feather pendants made with light materials hung from the dreamcatchers, swaying gently in the wind...

They were so beautiful, bringing endless softness and tranquility to people...

Gazing at them, it felt as though sweet dreams were gently caught and softly sent into the dreams of every human child.

And nightmares were tightly entangled and blocked by them...

Ji You breathed out gently, halting all actions. She clearly knew that among these dreamcatchers, only two were Soul Devices; the rest were mere handicrafts.

These two Soul Devices were just low-level ones—one at Low-level Peak, the other at Low-level Middle Stage.

She set them aside separately. Initially planning to discard the ordinary crafts, she reconsidered and kept them.

After stopping all work, Ji You was utterly exhausted. She freshened up, had dinner, took a short break, and upon checking the time, found it was the appointed auction time, so she immediately entered the Star Network.

At night, eight o’clock Alliance Standard Time marked peak traffic on the Star Network, with a seemingly insignificant alley in the commercial street of East District brimming with people.

The noisy clamor...

”Have you heard? The Qingyou Master’s shop restocks at eight ten tonight!”

”Heard it long ago, no need for you to tell me. I’ve been waiting since last night! Just hoping I can snag something later.”

”What Soul Devices are on sale today? Can’t wait...”

”Do you think there might be High-level Soul Devices?”

”Probably not! Although Qingyou Master is prolific, crafting so many Soul Devices in such a short time is unlikely. High-level ones are out of the question. Master Mickey Dodge is a rising star in Soul Device Manufacturing. After making one High-level Soul Device ten years ago, he hasn’t produced another since. In these ten years, Dodger has only made one Mid-level Soul Device and five low-level Soul Devices.”

”What about Qingyou Master? She’s produced numerous low-level Soul Devices. Even if it’s one a year, it would take over twenty years! Does she still have the spiritual power to create High-level ones?”

”So it’s still low-level Soul Devices today?”

”Certainly.”

”I don’t care about low-level or high-level, I just want to snag one! To get one of Qingyou Master’s Soul Devices, I’ve been eating vegetarian and praying for a month! Surely this will work!”

”Hmph! What’s your sacrifice compared to mine? I broke up with my girlfriend for this auction because she declared she was the Lucky Goose chosen by fate!”

...

”Ahem...” Hearing this, Ji You finally couldn’t resist and cleared her throat slightly, then looked at the crowd blocking the alley, trying to squeeze through but couldn’t.

Ji You: ”...”

Nearby, someone criticized, ”Do you have no sense of civility? Trying to squeeze in when we’ve been here waiting. Can’t you see we’re all blocking the way?”

”Go, go, go...”

”Line up slowly at the back!”

”...”

Unable to, Ji You suddenly drew the Big Chopper and yelled toward the congested crowd, ”Make way!”

This roar immediately caught the attention of the crowd. They all turned their heads, eager to see who dared to act so unruly.

Seeing it was a girl with a Big Saber, some grumbled, ”Who are you? Just because you say move, we should? If everyone cut in line like you, there’d be chaos.”

Others joined in, harshly criticizing Ji You: ”Yeah! Who are you?”

”Who are you?”

Ji You’s face remained expressionless, speaking softly and calmly, ”Me? Just a humble sales clerk at Qingyou Shop.”

Before the words fell, clatter—

Suddenly, a stir erupted around. In the next second, the once densely packed alley immediately emptied a path.

From the crowd came countless voices in unison, ”Sales clerk, please.”

Ji You: ”...”

If she didn’t know she was just an insignificant sales clerk, Ji You might have thought she was some big shot!

Thus, for the first time in her life, as a mere sales clerk, amidst the welcoming crowd and attention, Ji You swaggered into Qingyou Shop with the Big Chopper.

Witnessing this, Sheng Qingyan, Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, Yue Qiyuan, and Yue Qiguang stared wide-eyed:

Sheng Qingyan pursed her lips, gritting her teeth, ”Jealous, so jealous! I really want to be a sales clerk!”

Yue Qiyuan breathed out, saying, ”Clearly, I’m more suited for the clerk position than her. Why isn’t it me? I bet her performance will be terrible later.”

Chu Jiaojiao said, ”Ji You looks great, Clerk Ji You looks even better.”

Though Yue Qiguang and Shen Changqing said nothing, their eyes showed the same desire to be the clerk.

Ji You, enjoying endless glory, entered the shop and checked the backstage. There were only 8 ordinary crafts, 1 Mid-level Soul Device, and 2 low-level ones available.

Cheng Yu had already entered the shop, having been busy all day. Upon Ji You stepping in, Cheng Yu immediately asked Ji You, ”Junk mate, did you learn the sales pitch I sent you yesterday?”

Sales pitch?

Ji You looked utterly puzzled! What sales pitch?

Seeing Ji You’s expression, Cheng Yu understood immediately, frowned slightly, and continued, ”Never mind. You don’t need to memorize it; just follow my lead and cooperate.”

Then, everyone watched as Ji You strapped with the Big Saber sat at the front desk chair, her face tense and serious. If they didn’t know she was the shop’s clerk, they would’ve thought she was there to cause trouble, to wreck the place...

Cheng Yu felt a bit speechless. He tentatively asked, ”Can you give us a smile?”

Ji You kept a straight face, saying, ”I’m here to sell goods, not to sell smiles, sorry, I don’t do small talk.”

Ssh—

Cheng Yu: ”With that gloom face, those who know might say you’re selling goods; those who don’t might think you’re here for revenge!”

Ji You: ”...”