The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 178: Chapter 178: Sharp-Tongued Critique

Ji You was truly scared, stammering as she asked, ”...Teacher Mu, if I may ask... what... what exactly?”

A faint smile hung on Mu Jianling’s face, one that resembled the wolf grandma’s, ”Every aspect is abnormal.”

Ji You: ”...”

Confirmed.

Definitely a scare tactic.

Holy moly~

If it weren’t for my decently strong heart, I’d be scared to death.

Ji You felt slightly relieved and immediately started being mischievous, saying, ”Teacher Mu... if you hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have noticed, but now that you have, I feel like everything’s starting to go wrong with me. At this time, if I could have ten or eight candy beans, maybe I’d get an immediate cure!”

Mu Jianling: ”...”

Mu Jianling said solemnly, ”The thing you should check most is your head.”

Ji You: ”...Teacher, don’t joke, I just have a fanciful mindset...”

Just as Mu Jianling’s expression softened a bit, she suddenly saw Ji You sidle up with a flattering tone, ”Teacher... that... just one would be fine, I’m not greedy.”

Mu Jianling: ”...”

She raised her hand and knocked hard on Ji You’s forehead, saying, ”Dream on! You can have everything in dreams.”

Ji You held her head.

Mu Jianling kicked her on the butt, saying, ”Don’t waste my time, get going and get checked!”

Ji You sneaked a glance at Teacher Mu Jianling’s Light Computer and weakly said, ”You mean I shouldn’t waste your time watching dramas?” That melodramatic TV series hadn’t reached the grand finale yet, already at episode 203, it was like an old lady’s foot-binding cloth, both smelly and long.

What’s scarier is—people of Teacher Mu’s age, the uncles and aunties, were watching it like they just couldn’t get enough. Ji You couldn’t understand at all...

Mu Jianling dangerously put down the Light Computer, ”Don’t want to live anymore?”

Ji You didn’t dare to be cheeky anymore and hurriedly rolled into the machine.

But—

What am I supposed to be checked for?

She had absolutely no idea.

Teacher Mu Jianling, who was responsible for helping with the check, also had a completely irresponsible attitude, focusing on watching her melodramatic TV series, leaving Ji You to fend for herself.

Just as Ji You was bewildered for a few seconds, she heard the machine prompt: ”Please close your eyes.”

Ji You quickly closed her eyes.

Then.

The machine started scanning Ji You all over.

After about fifteen minutes, the scanning ended, and Ji You walked out of the machine. At this moment, Mu Jianling also immediately put down her Light Computer, walked over to the machine, and looked at the given data for a few seconds. From the look on her face, nothing seemed to have changed.

Ji You couldn’t help asking, ”Teacher... did you find anything? Where is the abnormality?”

Mu Jianling sparingly nodded, ”Mhm.”

Ji You asked, ”Where exactly?”

Mu Jianling looked up, glancing at her slantingly, ”Your head has a problem.”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You said with a forced smile, ”Teacher, don’t make jokes.”

Mu Jianling stared at the data and said, ”Your spiritual power threshold has increased, it is now at D level.”

Ji You couldn’t help being ecstatic—

Mu Jianling said seriously, ”There’s nothing to be so happy about, after eating so many of my high-level candy beans, if you didn’t level up, you’d be an utter fool among wastes.”

Ji You: ”...”

Gasping briefly for breath, Ji You glared at Mu Jianling with a resentful look and said, ”Teacher Mu... Have you ever felt that sometimes your mouth is even more displeasing than Principal Hong’s?”

Ah ha~

Speaking of Principal Hong, Ji You suddenly realized that Teacher Mu Jianling and Principal Hong are actually on the same level of sarcastic wit, both are the kind that choke you without paying for your life.

Cough cough~

Really want to beat them up.

Unfortunately—

Having the heart of a thief, but not the guts.

Mu Jianling continued, ”Your physical strength is a bit weak. You’ll need to improve on that and strive to raise your physical strength to D level.”

After thinking for a moment, Mu Jianling said, ”During this period, I will give you specialized physical training. Remember to earnestly complete it without thinking of cutting corners. On the battlefield, strength always comes first, it’s not about surviving by sneaking and cheating.”

Because—most of humanity’s enemies are Star Beasts. Star Beasts don’t reason with you, nor do they care for human tactics.

Ji You nodded seriously, ”Mhm! Don’t worry, teacher, I’ll definitely complete it diligently.” How could she tolerate having her spiritual power improved while her physical strength remained at E level?

Absolutely intolerable!

Moreover, Ji You could also feel the consequences of her physical strength not keeping up with her spiritual power, especially when piloting the Small Mecha, where the response was most obvious.

Ji You had strong self-discipline. Concerning this, Mu Jianling wasn’t worried. She looked at Ji You, her gaze softening a bit as she said, ”You may leave now.”

Just as Ji You was about to leave—

Mu Jianling suddenly said, ”Wait.”

Ji You turned back, confused: ”Teacher???”

Mu Jianling spoke, ”Did you participate in the online competition hosted by the Alliance network? If you haven’t registered, go sign up now.”

Ji You: ”Ah— that, Teacher, I’ve already signed up.”

Mu Jianling was taken aback, slightly surprised, and said, ”Didn’t expect you to be so fearless.” After all, with such mediocre talent, daring to participate in competitions, this fearlessness of losing and dying is indeed commendable. Then, Mu Jianling continued to ask, ”How many matches have you lost?”

Ji You: ”...”

Mu Jianling smiled and said, ”Losing is not to be feared. After losing a few times, you’ll get used to it.”

Ji You: ”...”

Seeing that Ji You was obviously too stunned to speak, Mu Jianling pressed on, ”Just join in for the fun, don’t even think about advancing. Expecting you to win the match is indeed too much for you.”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You couldn’t hold it in anymore and quickly said, ”Teacher... give your student a bit of confidence! Continuously knocking me down like this could cause irreversible damage to my psyche.”

Mu Jianling glanced at her and said: ”With such thick skin, how come your heart is so fragile?”

Ji You: ”...”

Mu Jianling finally spoke human words, ”The reason why the teacher suggests you compete is that it will be a good training for the use and control of your spiritual power. Others might not know, but you’re aware of your condition. To put it plainly, you are a cripple. Whether it is a competition or a life-and-death struggle with the enemy, as long as it is a fight, you should not go in with a half-hearted attitude, but should treat every battle as a do-or-die duel!”

Ji You widened her eyes: ”???”

Thinking about it, Ji You felt a bit confused and asked, ”Teacher... isn’t that a bit too harsh?” Fighting to the death with the enemy is one thing, but to have the determination of life-and-death even in a competition with fellow students seems so strange.

Hearing this, Mu Jianling’s face darkened and she scolded, ”Others have numerous Spiritual Silks and a plethora of methods. What do you have? You are a cripple, and if you don’t fight with the determination to die every time, do you expect your opponent to go easy on you?”

Her tone was very serious, and her expression was cold.

Ji You was taken aback and stood up straight, saying, ”I... I understand.”

Mu Jianling’s expression softened slightly, but her tone was still very strict, ”Student Ji You, you don’t have an edge to you at all, and you’re too soft. To put it nicely, it’s called being gentle, but bluntly, it means you have no presence. A warrior, a Mechanical Warrior without presence, without edges, without sharpness... is very hard for others to confidently send onto the battlefield. Too weak, and going to the battlefield is like delivering food to the enemy, such self-harming, benevolent acts, our Big Alliance definitely doesn’t do.”

Ji You: ”...”