The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 466: Chapter 466: Little Sweetie

The night is deep and all is quiet.

After sending the gift to Senior Shi Ya, Ji You had one less worry, but—she couldn’t help but wonder if Senior Shi Ya would like it?

Should...

Perhaps—

She must like it, right?

With this thought, Ji You became a bit restless. She checked the address, estimated the distance to Lanyue Star, and realized that Senior Shi Ya would receive the gift by tomorrow night.

Should she tell her in advance?

Or wait till tomorrow night to ask if she had signed for it?

Ji You looked at the time; it was nearly 8 p.m. She figured Senior Shi Ya must still be busy in the lab, so she decided not to disturb her and simply sent a message:

[Senior Shi Ya, I’ve sent a small gift to the address you provided. Please make sure to sign for it.]

After sending the message, she waited for a few minutes, but there was no reply.

Ji You wasn’t disappointed; she had grown used to Senior Shi Ya’s habit of not replying to messages on time. Sitting at her desk, she didn’t rush to enter the Star Network. Instead, she placed the Soul Devices she’d created last night on the desk and pondered deeply...

When it came to the collapse of Ji You’s spiritual power, Dr. Luo had found several reasons during the examination. The main one was that Ji You had drained her spiritual power too frequently and excessively.

Making 9 Soul Devices at once, including 2 Mid-level Soul Devices, would surely shock the entire interstellar community. However, Ji You’s original spiritual power was very low, and it was already strenuous for her to create one Soul Device by draining her spiritual power threshold. But she was too focused, completely forgetting her own shortcomings. Every time after draining her power, she immediately replenished it with Candy Beans made from Butterfly Honey, and continued...

It was this that led to the collapse of her spiritual power.

This served as a wake-up call for Ji You; she had to be more cautious when creating Soul Devices in the future. She couldn’t be unbridled anymore, or else if her spiritual power and Spirit Space collapsed again, it wouldn’t be so easy to solve.

Ji You was unfortunate, but she was also extremely lucky because with the full assistance of Teacher Mu Jianling, Dr. Luo, and Principal Hong, her spiritual power was preserved and, as a blessing in disguise, her Spiritual Level significantly improved.

Then, there was the issue of debt.

Ji You didn’t plan to be in debt for a lifetime. Subsequently, she set a four-year plan for herself, aiming to pay off the money she owed to the three mentors before graduation.

...

Taking a deep breath, Ji You put away the Soul Devices and planned to sell them directly on the Star Network. However, she suddenly remembered that she hadn’t received a reply to the message she had sent to Teacher Cheng Yu.

Ji You instantly stopped moving. Having had a terrible experience with huge losses before, she really didn’t want such an accident to happen again. So, it was better to ask Teacher Cheng Yu first, to see how much these artifacts might be worth.

As soon as she thought about it, she did it.

Ji You immediately entered the Star Network.

Upon entering, countless small paper men, each representing a letter, flashed in front of her eyes. This function was available only after adding each other as friends. Ji You reached out and grabbed one.

Upon checking the signature, she realized it was from Teacher Cheng Yu.

”Finally replied.” Ji You’s lips curled slightly, and she immediately opened the letter. In an instant, a sound akin to a pig’s squeal pierced through Ji You’s eardrums, and she raised her hand to cover her ears.

[Master... please come back, I can’t take it alone...]

[I was wrong... I shouldn’t have slept, I really shouldn’t have slept...]

[Master... please forgive Ah Da’s negligence, I’ve decided not to close my eyes for several days and nights, to keep watch over the inbox 24 hours a day. As soon as you send me a message, I will reply immediately. I will never, never, never miss the Master’s message again.]

...

Voice after voice.

Sentence after sentence.

Word after word.

The wailing like that of a forsaken woman left Ji You speechless, and given that she knew the real identity of the other party, it was even more awkward. Ji You couldn’t help but consider: Should she reveal her real identity to Teacher Cheng Yu?

The thought no sooner occurred to her than Ji You shook her head vigorously, as if shaking a rattle-drum.

No way.

Terrible, just terrible.

Not to mention Ah Da’s fervent adoration for the ”Master,” nor the cringe-inducing simpering messages he sent these past days, but just thinking about his true identity—how mortifying would it be to attend his class from now on?

Not only would I be embarrassed, but I bet Teacher Cheng Yu would die of embarrassment too.

Ji You decides to bury her alternate identity and never reveal it.

Then—

She quickly responds with one word: [There?]

I am here.

Cheng Yu feels listless as he slumps in the instructor’s single dormitory provided by the school, unable to muster any energy.

Every time he recalls missing a message from Green Glaze Master, Cheng Yu is filled with a sense of loss and despair. During this time, his half-brother Cheng Kun sent several messages to provoke him, which Cheng Yu couldn’t be bothered to deal with.

Suddenly—

A distinct notification sound jolts Cheng Yu into leaping up: ”Master?”

Indeed.

After the mistake of missing the Master’s message, Cheng Yu has marked Green Glaze Master for special attention and even set up a unique notification sound for him, to catch the Master’s messages immediately.

At the sound of that notification, Cheng Yu almost burst into tears of joy. Without a second thought, he hopped onto Star Network and exclaimed with almost tearful glee: [Master... your Little Sweetie is online.]

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You’s mouth twitches, and she really wants to say ’I am not your Little Sweetie.’ But—

As a student, one must respect and cherish one’s teachers.

Oh well.

Oh well.

Oh well.

Maintaining her aloof persona, Ji You wastes no time and cuts to the chase: [I have some soul devices here that I would like you to appraise for me, of course, I will pay you for the service.]

What?

Cheng Yu could never have expected that the Master was seeking him out for such a good deed!

Cheng Yu’s face breaks into a smile, eager to nod in agreement, but he still holds back a little, seizing the opportunity to secure benefits for himself: [Master, there’s no need for appraisal. I will take all the soul devices you’ve made, just name your price.]

Ji You’s mouth twitches:

Quite the character!

This Ah Da, he wouldn’t be planning to become a middleman, would he?

Cheng Yu realizes his mistake as soon as he speaks, immediately shaking his head to clarify, adding: [I’m not going to be a middleman, I’ll keep them all for myself. How could I sell the soul devices made by the Master to others? No! Absolutely not!]

Ji You replies: [They’re all low-level soul artifacts; they won’t be useful to you.]

Huh?

Cheng Yu is taken aback.

All low-level soul artifacts? They wouldn’t be very useful to him, but they were not entirely useless. Soul devices made by the Green Glaze Master were several times more effective than those made by other masters. Cheng Yu believed that as long as there was enough quantity, even if it were all low-level soul artifacts, there would eventually be a qualitative change brought about by the quantity.

And—

The Master’s explicit mention of low-level soul artifacts—does that mean that in the future there will be Mid-level Soul Devices, and even High-level Soul Devices?

With this thought, Cheng Yu’s heart ignites with excitement. He carefully considers his tone before responding: [I will listen to the Master, whatever you say goes, I am always the Master’s Little Sweetie.]

Ji You: ”...”