The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1682: Chapter 1682: Safe Air

After Sheng Qingyan finished his comment, he pinched his nose in disgust, while everyone else widened their eyes with their mouths shaped into an ’O’.

”Eh?” This comment gave everyone a new direction to think about. After Ji You let out a sound, she tilted her head and examined those grid compartments carefully.

One by one... They were lined up side by side in every direction, with uniform size and dimensions. Within Ji You’s sight, she couldn’t find a single compartment that was even slightly different.

Comparing it closely, there’s no difference from the pigsty specially set up for the Long-haired Pigs by the school, except that the school’s pig farm only has a hundred pigs or so, the area is spacious, and those pigs are well taken care of, with the pigsty cleaned thoroughly.

The grid compartments here are also very clean, with not a speck of trash in sight.

So——

What’s being raised here?

Ji You furrowed her brows in deep thought, while everyone else evidently compared it to the school’s pig farm, rabbit shed... Then, Chu Jiaojiao blinked and said, somewhat uncertainly, ”Could this really be an Alien pig farm?”

Yue Qiguang frowned and said, ”But there’s nothing here. What are they raising?”

The grid compartments were all transparent and visible, yet there was nothing inside them. In the range visible to the naked eye, except for the compartment they were tied up in, all the compartments were empty with all the doors sealed.

This situation left everyone bewildered, feeling lost.

At this moment, Shen Changqing asked, ”Could it be they’re raising crayfish? Ahem...” He coughed lightly and added, ”Those giant clawed beasts we saw outside.”

”It’s not impossible,” Yue Qiyuan said, walking back and forth on the spaceship deck, observing the grid compartments from different angles, ”But where have all these crayfish gone? Could it be they’ve just been harvested, and new ones haven’t been raised yet?”

Liu Fufeng, sitting on the deck with his back against the cabin wall, said, ”Why are they raising crayfish? Could it be the crayfish are raising something else?”

”Impossible!” Shen Changqing denied, shaking his head, ”Those crayfish we encountered in the Space Rift were without intelligence. An unintelligent species could never carry out such a large-scale, massive, industrialized effort to raise other creatures...”

”In simple terms, lack of intelligence,” Yue Qiguang jumped in to summarize. After saying that, he deliberately glanced at Liu Fufeng, shaking his legs boastfully, ”If these crayfish were capable of such a grand setup, I’d take my dad’s head off and let you kick it around as a ball.”

”Cough...” Yue Qiyuan coughed forcefully, glaring at his clueless brother, ”Don’t make reckless statements. Check what kind of place this is. Can you approach it with your shallow understanding?”

Yue Qiguang pursed his lips.

He Bi, who hadn’t spoken much, suddenly said, ”First, figure out if the external environment is suitable for human survival.”

This aligned with Ji You’s thoughts. Ji You quickly said, ”Shen Changqing, I’ll open up the Protective Shield in a bit and draw some air from outside. You go and test the air quality.”

Ji You trusted Shen Changqing with this task. Regardless of anything else, among everyone present, Shen Changqing was undeniably meticulous.

As soon as it was suggested, action was taken.

Ji You intended to go, but was immediately stopped by He Bi. He Bi said, ”I’ll handle it.”

Ji You pondered briefly. Although scumbag He Bi was indeed scummy, his capabilities were the strongest; he was both strong and resilient, and extremely clever...

Entrusting him with the task of venturing outside the grid compartments to collect air reassured Ji You the most.

Nevertheless, Ji You diligently extended her spiritual power. Within her sensed range, after confirming there were no potential ’living’ threats, she delegated the task.

Then.

Sheng Qingyan operated the spaceship and opened a tiny slit in the Protective Shield. Wearing perfectly, armed to the highest Level, He Bi risked the danger to grab a bit of air at the first chance.

This operation went exceptionally smoothly, without any hurdles. After He Bi returned to the spaceship, he stayed isolated in the Isolation Cabin until it was confirmed he wasn’t carrying deadly bacteria or viruses... Only then would he reunite with others.

Furthermore, the experimental items He Bi brought back, after layers of checks, were handed to Shen Changqing.

Shen Changqing immediately proceeded with the examination.

Time drifted by little by little.

Once Shen Changqing completed the test, an excited blush appeared on his handsome face: ”Ji You, the air here is 99% similar to that of the Alliance, with only a 1% difference. In other words, as long as we wear protective clothing and the portable air filtration system isn’t broken, we can freely walk within those grid compartments.”

This news indeed thrilled everyone!

Immediately, everyone became slightly restless, with Chu Jiaojiao clenching her fists, gazing at the grid compartments outside, saying: ”Shen Changqing, are you certain? No errors?”

Shen Changqing firmly replied, ”There won’t be any mistakes. I analyzed the 10 samples brought back by Senior He Bi over 100 times, without exception, all matched the data.”

To face various sudden crises in the Universe, the X-N3848 was equipped with complete facilities. These devices for detecting air quality and composition were the latest ones, with almost no error rates. Unless something highly destructive was tested, which would break the equipment... Otherwise, no mistakes would occur.

Yue Qiguang also became excited: ”So we can don protective clothing and individually explore those grid compartments?”

Having stayed on the spaceship all the time, being required to be fully armed when outside made Yue Qiguang feel somewhat suffocated, prompting him to seek something to do.

Upon hearing the external environment was suitable for human survival, he couldn’t help but feel eager.

”With the air quality suitable for human survival, could it be that all grid compartments are like this, or is it only the air composition of this grid compartment we’re in?” Yue Qiyuan queried, showing some eagerness: ”Why don’t we find a way to explore other grid compartments?”

”I’m not going there; it might smell awful,” Sheng Qingyan pinched his nose in extreme disdain: ”Whether it’s the chicken farm, duck farm, pigsty, rabbit shed... Which doesn’t stink? It’s surely just been cleaned up now...”

”You don’t want to go, nobody’s forcing you,” Chu Jiaojiao huffed, ”I’m going regardless.”

”Everyone hold off, don’t be rash; follow orders.” Ji You spoke calmly, her words halting everyone’s discussion.

Chu Jiaojiao and the others curiously gazed at the grid compartments outside, suppressing their restless hearts, waiting to formulate the next plan as a group before taking any action.