The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1618: Chapter 1618: Light

The Old Yellow Bull, with that provocation, suddenly bolted!

Whoosh~

In an instant, it sped off a great distance.

And then.

It disappeared from the original spot.

Meanwhile, Ji You and He Bi, due to this provocation, almost fell off the bull’s head. They clung tightly to the bull’s horns to barely steady themselves.

Just then, Ji You received Shen Changqing’s clear voice tinged with a hint of concern: ”Senior He Bi, Ji You, are you two okay?”

”Cough...”

”Ugh—” Ji You covered her mouth and threw up. The speed of Old Yellow Bull was simply too fast, directly exceeding the maximum speed of the X-N3848 spaceship. This caused Ji You and He Bi, only wearing protective clothing, to become dizzy, nearly passing out.

He Bi’s Physical Strength was much better than Ji You’s; he was merely nauseated with a pale face, but Ji You directly vomited.

After vomiting for a while, Ji You finally regained her voice and said, ”Little Stupid, no need to worry, who am I? I’m Ji You, destined to stand at the Peak of the Universe, how could anything happen to me?”

Hearing this, Shen Changqing immediately felt relieved.

Clearly, if Ji You could still brag like this, she must be absolutely fine.

Then.

Shen Changqing decisively cut off the communication.

Cough, cough...

The reason for cutting off was that currently, the ship’s built-in local network was being used. In this situation, maintaining a clear signal consumed a lot of energy, so saving as much as possible was essential.

Cough, cough...

Yes, that’s right.

It absolutely wasn’t because she called herself Little Stupid.

Shen Changqing thought with a serious face, when suddenly Chu Jiaojiao beside her said, ”Why did it suddenly hang up? I wanted to hear Ji You’s voice more.”

For a devoted fan, not being able to see Ji You’s face, hearing her voice was also good enough.

Shen Changqing cleared his throat and said, ”It’s confirmed there’s no problem now; we need to conserve energy.”

Chu Jiaojiao said, ”With Old Yellow Bull pulling the ship, plenty of energy has already been saved.”

”...” Shen Changqing kept a straight face and said, ”Saving as much as possible, we’ve already used enough energy on the Protective Shield.”

Saying this, Shen Changqing glanced at the monitor screen where Yue Qiguang and Yue Qiyuan were and asked, ”Ayuan, Ah Guang, how’s the Protective Shield inspection going?”

At that moment, the Yue Family brothers were crouching in the spaceship’s control cabin at the bottom, taking advantage of the current low-risk situation to quickly examine the Protective Shield.

Under the pressure of space overlap, the originally thick Protective Shield had been significantly thinned. Concerned about its next usage, Shen Changqing dispatched Yue Qiyuan and Yue Qiguang to inspect it.

Yue Qiyuan put away his tools and said solemnly, ”Currently, only the edges of the energy shield of the Protective Shield have damage. We’ve fixed that, and other parts aren’t of immediate concern.”

Yue Qiguang was quite carefree, but Yue Qiyuan was meticulous, so if he said there was no issue, there definitely wasn’t.

Hearing this, Shen Changqing nodded and said, ”Thank you, both of you quickly return to the spaceship’s hall, Senior He Bi and Ji You might need support. We must be ready to lend a hand anytime.”

”Got it.” Yue Qiyuan nodded and said, ”We’ll be out soon.”

...

On the X-N3848, everyone was striving to ensure that assistance could be provided at any moment. Ji You and He Bi’s goal was to ensure the X-N3848 could operate normally and successfully reach its destination.

After provoking Old Yellow Bull, Ji You didn’t idle. She swung on the bull’s horns, continuously training her emergency response.

The Old Yellow Bull’s tail kept whipping toward them, but unfortunately, it never hit once.

For a moment, this left Old Yellow Bull quite annoyed. It simply gave up, letting Ji You and He Bi do as they pleased.

Without Old Yellow Bull’s retaliatory attacks, Ji You and Senior He Bi both relaxed and came up with a rotation rest plan.

The plan was simple: one rests while the other stays alert, rotating every 10 minutes.

With this, both Ji You and He Bi got enough rest. They even ended up snoring while hanging on the bull’s horns during breaks.

Old Yellow Bull was angry.

But it told itself not to be angry; anger wasn’t good for health.

Having lived for so many years as a Star Beast, Old Yellow Bull had a very straightforward goal in life: it wanted to continue living, preferably until the explosion of the Universe...

No!

Even if the Universe exploded, it didn’t want to die.

It didn’t want these pesky human bugs to draw its sinews, peel its skin, or drink its blood...

Absolutely not.

And then.

Thinking of this, Old Yellow Bull got even angrier, and hence sped up even more, whooshing through the entire passage, only the sound of its panting heard as it ran.

Ji You raised her hand to her forehead: ”This bull, stupid as it is, is at least reliable. Senior, how long do you think it will take before we completely enter the Space Rift?”

By this time, they were only passing through a corridor, yet had wasted so much time and faced so many terrifying disasters, which left He Bi feeling a mix of relief and deep respect.

To this question, He Bi had no answer. He shook his head and said, ”If we’re lucky, we might reach it in the next second; if not, perhaps we’ll get an interstellar version of Robinson Crusoe.”

”That joke isn’t funny at all.” Because this was no joke, it was entirely possible. Ji You frowned and said, ”I still have to get back to school for braised pork ribs, can’t waste more time here. If you want to go, Senior, you can go have your own He Bi Crusoe.”

He Bi: ”...”

Just as the two were joking and recovering their physical and spiritual power, the Old Yellow Bull abruptly stopped, and suddenly a mysterious light seemed to float over from a distant end, growing clearer.

Then.

Ji You and He Bi suddenly stopped what they were doing. Ji You hugged the bull’s horn tightly and asked, ”Senior, do you think we’ve reached the exit up ahead?”

The mysterious light kept radiating outward, becoming brighter and stronger.

He Bi’s heart trembled slightly, he calmly said, ”It’s not clear yet; we need to get closer to see more clearly.”

Hearing this, Ji You had no time to celebrate before seeing Senior He Bi, after a slight pause, suddenly add, ”Maybe that isn’t the corridor’s exit, it could also be a Star Beast that glows.”

Ji You: ”!!!”

Ji You almost let go of the lifeline, wailing, ”Senior, don’t scare me at a time like this. I can’t take any more shocks.”