The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 470: Chapter 470: Delivered to Her Hands

Empty.

The inbox was empty.

Shi Ya’s face grew stern as she scrolled through the inbox history. Her expression seemed calm, but internally she began to feel a touch of restlessness.

Until—

The history was also empty.

Only then did Shi Ya’s tense expression slightly relax!

The empty history suggested that the gift Ji You had sent her hadn’t been delivered.

Of course, Shi Ya didn’t rule out the possibility that Dina’s people had tampered with the inbox records, but?

Utilizing her mediocre hacking skills, Shi Ya checked and found no traces of interference.

Then, Shi Ya relaxed the corners of her tightly pursed lips, thinking that made sense; after all, she had stayed in this dormitory for a total of less than three days since she joined the laboratory. What could possibly be worth snooping around for here?

Besides, the dormitory provided to Shi Ya by the laboratory indeed had nothing of note.

Even if Dina was extremely cautious and worried about Shi Ya hiding anything private, there was no way she would focus her attention here.

However, it was still possible Dina had casually rifled through her belongings.

Immediately after, Shi Ya crouched down, grabbed her suitcase, and opened it—

After inspecting its contents, Shi Ya’s expression turned to one of displeasure. As expected, there were signs that her only suitcase had been searched through. Even though the intruder was careful to cover their tracks and restore everything in the suitcase to its original position, how could Shi Ya not know whether her belongings had been touched?

Next, Shi Ya checked other places and found more signs of her belongings being rummaged through.

Just then, the dormitory’s housekeeping system sent a reminder: [Miss Shi, your dormitory use period is about to expire, with the countdown at 3 hours. Please pack your belongings quickly and leave immediately.]

Shi Ya’s face turned frosty.

The handwriting of this act left no question as to its source.

With three more hours until midnight, that also meant Shi Ya’s time at the laboratory was limited to three hours.

Then, Shi Ya opened her Light Computer inbox and looked at the messages Ji You had sent her. The corners of her lips curled up faintly, but the moment was fleeting as Shi Ya raised her hand to rub her brow, regretting her hasty decision to provide Ji You with her address the day before.

Who would have thought Dina would be so eager, acting so quickly?

...

Shi Ya sat down and began to wait for Ji You’s gift. During this time, the housekeeping system sent several reminders, all of which Shi Ya ignored.

second.

seconds.

seconds.

...

Ding-dong—

A notification appeared in the inbox: [You have a new parcel, please sign for it promptly.]

Shi Ya’s previously gloomy face suddenly bloomed with a magnificent smile!

She stepped forward quickly, opened the inbox, and saw a small, exquisite box lying quietly inside.

It was sent by Ji You.

Holding the gift box in one hand, Shi Ya’s cold eyes softened unconsciously.

Just then, the housekeeping system flickered, and the half-wall light screen opened up, revealing Dina’s domineering face: ”Shi Ya, are you still stubbornly lingering in our laboratory?”

Without even glancing at her, Shi Ya grabbed her suitcase, ready to leave.

Upon seeing Shi Ya’s demeanor, Dina became inexplicably furious: ”You’ve already resigned on your own! Have some self-awareness and leave the laboratory immediately—that’s what you should be doing.”

Thud—

Shi Ya stepped out the door and closed it behind her without hesitation.

Dina shouted, ”Shi Ya, you!!!”

Not a word to say! Her expression remained so calm and she left without dragging her feet, which made Dina’s desire to show off dissipate in an instant.

After leaving the dormitory and passing through multiple levels of inspection to ensure she had not taken anything from the laboratory, the robotic guards of Macken Laboratory finally let Shi Ya go.

Only after Shi Ya had passed the robotic inspection and gone through a manual check, did she completely leave Macken Laboratory. During the process, Ji You’s gift was examined closely, but after the manual inspector finished checking it, they found it to be nothing more than a slightly more expensive mithril crafted ornament...

Mithril, although a precious material, has abundant reserves for humanity, so it’s not considered rare. Macken Laboratory on Yunding Star is the most famous private mecha laboratory, with many materials more expensive than mithril...

Thus, after the manual inspector took a careful look, they allowed her to pass.

Throughout the process, Shi Ya kept a straight face and remained silent.

Once Shi Ya was completely free from Macken Laboratory, she found a quick-stay hotel to check into. Only then did she begin to open the gift Ji You had given her.

It was a mithril ring, which looked ordinary, even a bit dull in luster. Shi Ya wasn’t disappointed, though, because she clearly saw the marks of hand-polishing, indicating that Ji You had personally crafted the ring...

Suddenly—

Shi Ya’s eyes flashed as she spotted a small pattern. Was it a flower?

No.

It was a clover. They say clovers represent luck, right?

It was exquisitely made, lifelike.

A smile flickered between Shi Ya’s eyebrows; the girl must have put a lot of thought into it.

Then, out of the gift box, a piece of paper suddenly fell.

It fluttered to the ground.

Shi Ya bent down to pick it up, and saw the following: [To the one and only Senior Shi Ya in the world.]

The handwriting was neat, the characters round and hearty, with a cute flair, much like the person herself.

A glint of a smile passed through Shi Ya’s eyes.

Afterwards, she carefully and treasuredly put away the thin piece of paper.

What about the mithril clover?

Should it be worn around the neck? Or on the hand?

For a moment, Shi Ya was hesitant.

After looking at it a few times, Shi Ya thought about it, and tried it on, finding that it fit perfectly on her middle finger.

The ring on her finger had a slight weight and felt a bit cold, but a warm current quietly flowed into Shi Ya’s heart...

At this moment, a knock on the door sounded. Shi Ya was startled; she didn’t expect to have any friends come to visit.

Since the visitor wasn’t a friend, then it could only be—

Her gaze grew heavy.

Meanwhile, worried that Senior Shi Ya wouldn’t like her gift, Ji You felt anxious for quite a while. However, she received no reply and couldn’t stay put anymore; she found herself unable to sleep even for a moment.

Then—

Ji You thought of the gift she gave to Senior Shi Ya and hurriedly took out another Four-leaf Clover Mithril Ring.

The ring’s appearance startled her!

What happened?

Why had the ring become so dim? It looked dull and unremarkable, nothing like its original radiant sheen.

Ji You promptly took it and examined it closely, then she was relieved.

It wasn’t that the Array Diagram had collapsed, nor was the Soul Device damaged, but rather it had become simpler, somewhat like returning to its original state?

Of course, these were all Ji You’s guesses.

Thinking of what Teacher Mu said about High-level Soul Devices needing to be nurtured, so—Ji You also found a red string and hung the ring around her neck.