The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 996: Chapter 996: Spider

”It’s really that valuable, huh?”

”You’re not kidding me, right?”

”If you see it, you get a share. Let’s split it evenly.”

”Split what? These mushrooms I worked so hard to pick, why should I share with you? Dream on.” Ji You put away the Five-Colored Mushroom and looked at the piece of rotting wood. The wood was covered with dense fungi spots, looking a bit terrifying. Beneath the decayed wood was a large patch of green moss, spreading wildly around...

Shen Changqing glanced briefly at the Space Button where Ji You had just stored the Five-Colored Mushroom. He said nothing, just followed behind Ji You, circling the rotten wood and the patch of green moss.

Afterward, Shen Changqing spoke, ”This is a piece of Shanlan Wood. It’s a type of hardwood that’s not easily corroded, but now it’s decayed. Judging by the state of the Shanlan Wood’s rot and the growth of this green moss, it hasn’t been disturbed for at least ten years.”

When Shen Changqing finished, Ji You, Sheng Qingyan, and Chu Jiaojiao were slightly surprised. Chu Jiaojiao said, ”Has it really been that long?”

Ji You said, ”This place looks like a laboratory.”

Shen Changqing said, ”I also think it’s a lab, likely dedicated to studying certain biological materials. Look at these materials...” He pointed at the bottles and jars on the shelf...

Sheng Qingyan seemed uninterested in these. He half-closed his eyes, leaning against the ninth door, and asked, ”When are we going through this door? Going around and around is boring. We might as well grab the treasure and go back to the spaceship for a nap sooner...”

Chu Jiaojiao scolded, ”Patience; you can’t rush hot tofu. Don’t rush it! We need to find out what exactly this place is. You want to rush in and grab the treasure without understanding what’s inside—are you tired of living?”

Sheng Qingyan, after being scolded, moved his lips but didn’t dare to speak further.

Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, and Shen Changqing continued to observe the laboratory.

The group, with their hands behind their backs, circled the entire space and found that besides the area with mushrooms and moss, there was also a place with a spider web. There was a workbench with some already decayed materials casually thrown on it, three surgical knives, and a few lines... The spider web had once covered the entire workbench, but now there was a large hole. The entire spider web looked somewhat worn, and it seemed the spider had left and never returned...

”Did the spider run away or die of starvation?” Chu Jiaojiao was puzzled and immediately voiced her thoughts.

In this laboratory, aside from a heap of materials, there were no other living creatures, not even mosquitoes or moths. The spider having no food and starving to death makes sense.

So as Chu Jiaojiao casually reached out to pull off the layer of the web—

”Don’t move!”

”Stop!”

”Hands off!”

Ji You, Shen Changqing, and Sheng Qingyan’s faces changed, and they shouted in unison. Chu Jiaojiao was startled, her hand freezing just before reaching the spider web. At that moment, from the very center of the spider web, a black shadow darted out rapidly, about to leap onto Chu Jiaojiao’s fingertips in the blink of an eye—

”Bang!”

Sheng Qingyan swung a blow, slapping the spider to the ground.

Thud~

The spider dropped to the ground, not dying instantly. At that moment, Chu Jiaojiao and Ji You, like typical girls, were terrified, scurrying away, with Ji You jumping up and hiding to the side: ”Oh crap~”

”So scared~”

”How come there’s a spider?”

Chu Jiaojiao hopped around, exclaiming, ”Gosh! It almost stung me just now. Thankfully, thankfully...that was scary...”

Then, the two girls huddled together, crying out to Shen Changqing and Sheng Qingyan: ”Yingyingying... this is terrifying, hurry, hurry and kill it!”

Sheng Qingyan, Shen Changqing: ”...”

Sheng Qingyan shivered from goosebumps, speaking disdainfully, ”You two and your yinging could give somebody nightmares for several nights.”

Shen Changqing just twitched the corner of his mouth, his expression still calm. He bent down, put on gloves, and used tweezers to pick up the curled-up spider, bringing it closer for inspection. The spider had eight black spots on its abdomen, really not cute at all. Shen Changqing said, ”It’s really an Eight-point Spider. It’s highly toxic, but the silk it secretes has anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving, and tissue-regenerating properties.”

”Oh?” Ji You’s eyes lit up.

Shen Changqing glanced at her, understanding her thoughts, and said, ”It’s indeed quite valuable. Ten grams of spider silk is worth 10 million.”

Ji You quickly reached out, intending to collect the spider web, only to hear Shen Changqing continue, ”But the Eight-point Spider itself is even more valuable, 100 million if alive, 50 million if dead!”

”Holy crap!” Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao exclaimed, then yelled at Sheng Qingyan in the next second, ”Watch your step!”

Sheng Qingyan, who had just extended his foot, quickly withdrew it in fright and turned, cursing, ”Can you stop making a fuss, you’re really going to scare someone to death.”

Ji You, holding back her fear and not daring to look at the spider, said to Sheng Qingyan with lingering trepidation, ”You almost stepped on 100 million! Do you know that?”

Clutching her chest, Chu Jiaojiao wanted to look at the spider but didn’t dare to, so she half-turned her face, sneaked a glance, and quickly averted her eyes, saying, ”One step from you and even 50 million would be gone, do you know that?”

”Oh—” Sheng Qingyan pouted, saying, ”It’s just 100 million, what’s the big deal...”

...

Ying Tu looked sternly at the noticeably agitated Ying Sanqiang, Ying Tiechui, Ying Jian, and Ying Dadao, saying in a deep voice, ”Those shorties and the tomboy are not to be feared. Take out the sissy first when the action starts.”

The shorties and tomboy seemed impressive, Ying Tu originally thought they’d be different from other women, but they still share women’s common failing, frightened by a little spider, screaming and running around. What ambitions could they possibly have?

This world ultimately belongs to men.

That sissy’s agile skills were somewhat unexpected for Ying Tu; the sissy’s reactions were quick and precise... A bit slower, and the tomboy might have been in danger. Subconscious reactions don’t lie, and from the sissy’s conduct earlier, Ying Tu could confirm he’s a long-trained, skilled Hunter, very dangerous, the most dangerous of this bunch of brats.

Ying Tu rubbed his fingers, squinting, ”After dealing with the sissy, we’ll finish off that Shen kid promptly.”

”Yes.” Ying Sanqiang and the others immediately responded, yet the glint in their eyes was something Ying Tu could see clearly. Ying Tu’s face turned somber immediately: ”Take care of the people first, then worry about the spider.”

”Yes!”

After Ying Sanqiang and others responded, Ying Tiechui was somewhat puzzled, unable to resist asking, ”Boss, is this damn spider really that valuable? How come I’ve never heard of it before?”