The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1457: Chapter 1457: Scrap Processing Plant

”It’s man-made.” Sheng Qingyan squinted his eyes and repeated.

The cockpit fell silent.

A moment later, Ji You said, ”I also think it’s man-made.”

Sheng Qingyan heard Ji You say this, turned to her, and said, ”Poor dead, you have some insight, huh.”

Ji You: ”...”

Hearing the tone of speech, it was exceedingly pretentious; it had just been serious for less than 2 seconds, and suddenly it reverted back. Ji You no longer had any expectations for Sheng Qingyan to stop being Spicy Eye in the future. Ji You asked, ”Spicy Eye, do you feel like the spiritual power of this group of black bears is very agitated and there’s something peculiar about it that can’t be explained, as if they all have some defects, right?”

”Correct oh.” Sheng Qingyan supported the back of the chair with one hand, adjusted his sitting position to make himself more comfortable, and said, ”According to the high-level star beasts we’ve encountered before, this group of black bears is still slightly weaker. If they weren’t somewhat weak, there’s no way a few of us could easily escape out of an encirclement of so many Level 4 and Level 5 star beasts, you know what human wave tactics mean? It means that as long as the number reaches a certain level, many ants can bite an elephant to death no problem oh.”

”You guys are very strong, huh? No oh.” Sheng Qingyan glanced sidelong at the group, covered his mouth and yawned, then continued, ”So many Level 4 and even some Level 5 black bears didn’t manage to bite you guys to death oh. There’s only one reason, it’s not because you’re too strong, but because they’re overall too weak oh.”

Listening to Sheng Qingyan continuously using ”oh,” somehow, everyone let out a sigh of relief, as if this guy had finally returned to normal.

Chu Jiaojiao glanced at Sheng Qingyan, then turned to Ji You and said, ”Ji You, Spicy Eye is right. Actually, I also had the same feeling as you guys, it’s just that I wasn’t sure at the time.”

Yue Qiyuan said, ”Me too.”

Yue Qiguang snorted and said nothing, but his expression said it all, he too had that feeling.

Ji You whispered, ”I asked A Ke, before they moved out, this group of black bears was very rare to see. He had grown so much without ever seeing a black bear. They moved out of garbage planet 381 a year and a half ago, which means that this group of black bears was introduced not more than a year and a half ago.”

”Who introduced them?” Yue Qiguang asked grimly.

This was a question everyone wanted to ask and know.

No one answered.

The implication of human introduction was that these star beasts were artificially created.

Who?

Who had the absolute capability and skill to create such a large number of Level 4 and Level 5 star beasts?

Interstellar pirates?

Certain human deviants?

Or —

Nobody dared to think of the final answer.

After a few seconds of silence, Ji You said, ”Let’s temporarily set aside this question. It’s not something we can explore right now, nor can it be completely stopped. Later, I’ll report our suspicions to Principal Hong. As for what we’re doing now? Everyone has their roles, let’s scan the surrounding area. Apart from searching for trapped individuals and assessing the distribution of the black bear group, try to find any suspicious places.”

Yue Qiyuan said, ”Okay.”

Chu Jiaojiao nodded, ”Alright.”

Yue Qiguang didn’t respond immediately but focused on the monitor for a few seconds, clenching his fist, and said viciously, ”If Dad finds out which fool was behind this, Dad will definitely beat him to death.”

Sheng Qingyan stayed silent, leaning against the chair, eyes closed.

The spaceship continued its journey without any further anomalies. Ji You then had the recovered A Ke enter the cockpit as a guide, assisting in patrolling garbage planet 381.

A Ke was very earnest. Despite admiring everyone present immensely, he didn’t get distracted or sneak glances at them, remaining focused on executing the tasks Sister Ji You assigned him.

Then.

The monitor suddenly alerted them. Ji You halted the spaceship, pointing at a scene on the monitor, and asked A Ke, ”Have you been here before?”

Here was a ruin, under which remnants of collapsed houses and rows of building debris were faintly visible. Clearly, this place used to be prosperous and bustling.

A Ke shook his head, saying, ”I don’t know. I always lived at the intersection of the northern and southern hemispheres and never came here, but I’ve heard of this place. This was the administrative district of garbage planet 381 and the busiest area. Not only was it lively, but job opportunities were also plentiful, and it offered the highest wages on garbage planet 381. My greatest ambition was to find a job here.”

Ji You asked, ”What was this place’s most famous industry?”

A Ke said, ”Industry?”

A Ke tilted his head, thought for a moment, and shook his head, saying, ”I’m not sure, I never came, but I know the largest factory here was a waste materials processing station. It not only recycled various wastes and scrap, like waste ores, energy boxes, mechas, and also produced, manufactured, and repaired all kinds of materials. I’ve heard some people there can even repair mechas. My former neighbor’s brother apprenticed there for a Mechanical Manufacturing Master, earning 3000 credit points a month.”

credit points was a huge sum on garbage planet. Even now, it’s still a very considerable salary for A Ke.

When saying this, A Ke’s eyes showed a hint of yearning, ”My greatest ambition was to apprentice at this waste materials processing station for mecha repair, not only to learn the skills but also to support myself. Unfortunately —”

After the relocation, this waste processing station declared its dissolution. However, the station was quite humane. After dissolving, it even gave every employee a severance pay, the neighbor’s brother got 5000 credit points. Thanks to working there for quite some time, after moving to Yangjiao Star, he didn’t live in the allocated resettlement housing; instead, he bought a house in the city center as their home.

A Ke was envious.

As Ji You listened to A Ke speak, she searched for information on the waste materials processing station and quickly found it.

Then.

Ji You enlarged a spot on the monitor, where there was a broken sign reading 381 Processing Station, and asked A Ke, ”Is this it?”

A Ke nodded vigorously, saying, ”That’s right, this is it! Our planet has several waste processing stations, but only 381’s is the largest in scale, strongest in strength, and offers the highest wages!”

Ji You squinted and said, ”Yue Qiguang, Yue Qiyuan, Sheng Qingyan stay on the spaceship, Jiaojiao, you come with me down.”

Chu Jiaojiao nodded upon hearing this.

Yue Qiguang was slightly dissatisfied, wondering why he had to stay behind, but still followed Ji You’s orders without throwing a fuss.

Then.

Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao donned protective clothing and jumped down from the spaceship.