The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Looking at her own test results, Ji You was overjoyed.

This step was so hard, extremely hard. Since Ji You bought training equipment on Garbage Planet 101 and began physical training, countless days and nights had passed before her Physical Strength rose from E to D level, which shows just how difficult it was.

Unlike spiritual power, which can be improved by consuming Butterfly Honey, Candy Beans, and natural foods as long as one is willing to spend money, thus taking shortcuts,

But—

There are no shortcuts to improving Physical Strength; it must be achieved step by step, bit by bit.

Feeling the change in the qualities of her body, Ji You excitedly rubbed her hands together, wishing she could find someone to fight immediately.

Thus, without any delay, she immediately logged into Star Network.

The online competition had already reached the semi-finals, with the top 100 players from the East, West, South, and North Districts each selecting 10 players, and these 10 players representing their districts in the finals. Consequently, every match played now was crucial, and players aspiring to be in the top 10 were much more cautious and selective in choosing their opponents.

After Ji You logged in, she waited a little while and surprisingly, no one initiated a challenge against her. She was somewhat puzzled and couldn’t understand what was going on. Then, she entered the East District forum and saw a newly updated comprehensive strength ranking for the East District.

Among them:

Rag Queen: [Overall strength 8.7 points, East District strength assessment ranking: 44th, unknown rank 3rd...]

When Ji You saw the number ’44’, her brow instantly furrowed. What’s with this? Was she doomed to this unlucky number?

Then, Ji You saw the unknown rank and initially didn’t understand what ’unknown’ meant. After some learning, she realized that it refers to a player’s potential to hide their strength or unexpectedly burst forth with power... and other strengths that cannot be clearly quantified by simple data, collectively termed as unknown.

Players who perform consistently in each match have a lower unknown factor, such as Little Shengsheng ranked first, Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee ranked third... these players have stable strong performances in every match with hardly any suspense, hence their low unknown rankings.

But the Rag Queen was different.

Her matches, win or lose, are completely unpredictable before the actual results, such as Ji You piloting an antique mech, encountering players like Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee, Xiaoqing, or Dominate the Universe, somehow managing to hold her own in battles, yet also frequently losing... therefore, Ji You’s unknown factor was high, placing her in the top three of the East District.

Originally, Ji You’s rank was 99th, but here her strength assessment ranked her 44th, an increase by 55 places. Why such a significant improvement?

Firstly, Ji You’s recent matches had given everyone a clearer understanding of her strength, thus raising her rank considerably.

Moreover, Ji You had modified her Mecha. She switched from an antique mech to Blade! Just the change of Mecha alone had drastically improved Ji You’s position by several tens of places.

...

Thus, Ji You had such a high ranking on the assessment board.

Consequently, as her strength was recognized and elevated by many data analysts, the number of people challenging her decreased. Of course, it’s not necessarily just because they feared her strength; it simply indicates that as the competition progresses, the selection of opponents tends to be more stable and conservative.

After understanding the reasons, Ji You stroked her chin, contemplating who she should choose as her opponent today.

After thinking for a bit, she first ruled out Shen Changqing, Chu Jiaojiao, and Yue Qiyuan. These three were analyzing their weaknesses and seemingly found a flaw in her as well, so it was clearly not the right time to provide them with experimental material...

Thus, Ji You excluded them.

Just then, someone sent over a challenge application, and seeing who it was, she laughed.

It is King’s Expedition ranked 100, the one defeated by Ji You.

Ji You did not say a second word; she directly chose to reject.

A moment later.

King’s Expedition sent a message: [Why do you reject me?]

Rag Queen: [I don’t fight the defeated.]

Seeing this, King’s Expedition’s face turned dark with anger. He urgently needed a glorious victory to redeem himself from the previous defeat. And this time, not only had King’s Expedition upgraded his mech, but he had also equipped many weapons, determined to defeat the Rag Queen, but!!!

She rejected.

Rejected...

Beside him, Wei Xiaoxiong, whose network name is ’Hero King,’ thought for a moment and said, ”Send her another request; this time, you must defeat her. Then, I and Black Smoke will challenge her again, aiming to get her eliminated today.”

King’s Expedition sent another invitation, but Rag Queen had already started her game.

King’s Expedition said, ”She has already started.”

Wei Xiaoxiong frowned: ”In this network competition, our First Military Academy has layouts in all four districts: East, West, North, and South. We were supposed to secure the top 3 positions in each district. West and North are okay, but East and South have had many surprises, which are unfavorable for our First Military Academy.” Where are the surprises in the East? They come from little known figures like Little Shengsheng, Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee, and Rag Queen.

Little Shengsheng and Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee are powerful; trying to eliminate them through plots or tricks is very challenging. Only the Rag Queen is easier to handle, so Wei Xiaoxiong plans to eliminate her first.

King’s Expedition said, ”I’ll go send her another request.”

Rag Queen might refuse once, twice, but could she refuse three times?

To actively refuse three times means to be directly eliminated.

Originally, according to Wei Xiaoxiong’s strategy, they could have eliminated Rag Queen early. Keeping such a person was like a time bomb – too unstable.

Thus, she must be eliminated.

Wei Xiaoxiong said, ”Alright! By the way, Ajing, you should be prepared to sacrifice yourself if necessary...”

King’s Expedition, whose real name is Wu Jingyue, was slightly stunned, his expression sour. He hadn’t expected that the first person Wei Xiaoxiong would think to sacrifice was himself, which naturally displeased him, but regardless of his feelings, he said nothing further.

Seeing that he didn’t protest, Wei Xiaoxiong apparently took his silence as agreement, then reassured with a smile, ”Ajing, whether it’s you or me, we both represent the face of the First Military Academy. Whichever of us advances, it’s the same for the First Military Academy. So, I can also sacrifice myself if necessary.”

Wu Jingyue replied, ”I understand the Captain’s intention, I will definitely give my all for the First Military Academy.”

Wei Xiaoxiong patted his shoulder solemnly, ”This time, as long as our First Military Academy secures at least 5 final qualifications in each district, all legions’ attention will be on our school during the finals. We just need to perform well in the matches and achieve good results, which will be an excellent stepping stone for joining any legion in the future.”

For military school graduates, the best options are, of course, the various legions. However, there is also a distinction in quality and ranks within the legions, and accordingly in positions. The outstanding graduates obviously get better opportunities and better positions.

Wei Xiaoxiong and Wu Jingyue, including other students from the First Military Academy collaborating together... ultimately, isn’t it all for creating such opportunities?