The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 517: Chapter 517: Protection Fee

Ji You dragged her exhausted body back to the dormitory, hastily ate a nutrient solution, reviewed the Material Department’s coursework, and then immediately went to sleep. As for the news about the deposed Crown Prince, it had already spread throughout the entire school. She wasn’t concerned in the slightest, nor did she pay much attention.

The next day.

As usual, Ji You got up to go jogging, then after breakfast, she hitched a ride to class with Sheng Qingyan.

The moment she arrived at the Combat Department’s training room, Ji You felt the atmosphere was somewhat unusual. What specifically was odd about it? She couldn’t figure it out; students were gathered in groups, discussing in twos and threes...

Upon seeing Ji You come in, Zhang Ye was the first to rush over and ask, ”Um... Ji You, were you at the rabbit shed yesterday?”

Ji You nodded: ”Yes.”

Zhang Ye made a face at her and chuckled, ”What did you see?”

Ji You: ”Rabbits.”

Zhang Ye: ”...”

Ji You: ”Other than rabbits, what else could be in a rabbit shed?”

Zhang Ye rubbed his brow and said, ”You can stop pretending now, just tell me, did you really see the former Crown Prince of the Galaxy Empire?”

Ji You suddenly realized and said, ”How do you know?”

With flirtatious eyes, Zhang Ye pointed to the curious classmates all around, even patting Xuzhou’s shoulder, and said, ”It’s not just me, even Little Zhouzhou, who barely leaves the house, is curious. Don’t hide it any longer, if you have any juicy news, spill it quick.”

Ji You looked up and, indeed, found herself quickly surrounded by people. Even Xuzhou was squeezing next to her, looking eager for gossip. Ji You looked at Xuzhou with some surprise and said, ”Little Zhouzhou, I wouldn’t have guessed you’d be interested in gossip?”

Xuzhou’s face showed slight discomfort as he dropped his gaze.

Ji You chuckled and said, ”Since Little Zhouzhou wants to know, of course, I have to tell him...”

She was about to speak—

Suddenly, the bell for class rang.

Zhang Ye urged, ”Quick, tell us! Did the person really come to our class? I heard he’s going to attend class with our Combat Department?”

Ji You opened her mouth—

”Cough...”

Mu Jianling, with a cold expression, walked into the training room and said, ”What are you all doing gathered here? Sit down in your places right now.”

All the students, in less than a second, obediently took their seats, sitting erect with their hands on their thighs, resembling elementary students awaiting inspection—none dared to act out at this time...

But—

At this point, there was no need for Ji You to answer, because everyone in the 131st batch of the Combat Department saw the handsome young man who followed Mu Jianling into the room.

This!

Could this be...

Without any further ado, Mu Jianling said, ”Today, a new student has joined our Combat Department. You will train together from now on, so please take good care of him.” Speaking to this point, Mu Jianling raised his hand, ”Alright, new student, come over and greet your classmates.”

Then, the young man standing beside Mu Jianling slowly made his way to the podium. His face seemed somewhat pale, devoid of any color, and in the light, his beautiful, pitch-black eyes quietly observed the students below.

Silence surrounded them.

The students all looked up at him.

The young man pursed his lips, seemingly unsure of how to begin or hesitating about something. After a few seconds, he finally said, ”Liu Fufeng, please take good care of me.”

second.

seconds.

seconds.

...

That’s it?

The students: ”???”

Is that the whole introduction?

Students craned their necks, staring at the brief-spoken Liu Fufeng on stage, a bit surprised.

This...

Was kind of awkward.

But Liu Fufeng didn’t speak again, standing upright on the podium.

Mu Jianling apparently didn’t expect such a brief introduction either, originally planning to have him say a bit more. But seeing that Liu Fufeng wasn’t speaking, he immediately gestured, ”Alright, go find a seat for yourself.”

On hearing this, Liu Fufeng nodded slightly, then lifted his foot and walked into the crowd of students.

One step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

...

Then, he suddenly stopped in front of Ji You and didn’t move.

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You pointed to the seat next to her and asked, ”Do you want to sit here?”

Liu Fufeng didn’t answer. Instead, he lowered his head and took out an item from his Space Button, which looked very expensive at first glance, and handed it to Ji You. He said softly, ”I heard you are the strongest in the Combat Department. This is my protection fee, please accept it.”

Ji You: ”!!!”

Everyone around: ”!!!”

In an instant —— the whole training room erupted!

”Holy cow!”

”Ji You’s the strongest?”

”Number 4444 is the strongest?”

”Did anyone ask me?”

”Did I, Yue Qiguang, agree to this?”

”Did I, Yue Qiyuan, agree to this?”

”Did I, Louise Carter, agree to this?”

”Did I, Lance Yuri, agree to this?”

”Ji You may be the prettiest, but the strongest is me! It’s me, Chu Jiaojiao!”

”I, the world’s number one Little Cutie, can’t even bear to listen to this! How could a poor dead ghost possibly be the strongest?”

...

It must be said that the new student Liu Fufeng, upon arrival, with just two sentences totaling less than 50 words, had managed to flatten the entire ocean of people! It was easy to see that this person was obviously not going to be low-maintenance.

Ji You stared at the ’protection fee’ in the hands of the former Crown Prince Liu Fufeng, quite salivating...

This!

This thing definitely looked very valuable, and who knows what it even was.

And——

Shouldn’t you ask someone first before speaking?

The strongest in the Combat Department!

Ji You grinned so wide his teeth were showing: ”Whoa there! Student Fufeng, you don’t seem like much, but you’ve got a good eye.”

Everyone around: ”...”

Yue Qiguang was the first to object: ”Shameless!”

Sheng Qingyan puffed her cheeks and said: ”Even this Little Cutie can’t stand to watch.”

Xuzhou also muttered quietly: ”The title of the strongest in the Combat Department is still quite disputed.”

...

The students unanimously tskekd Ji You, ganging up on him. Ji You pointed at Liu Fufeng and said, ”Look at those eyes of his! Dark and shiny, clearly very observant!”

Liu Fufeng: ”...”

”And look at that mouth of his? Bright red, clearly he wouldn’t tell a lie!”

Liu Fufeng: ”...”

Ji You, hands on hips, laughed loudly: ”Anyway! You all are just jealous of me! You’re just envious of me!”

Liu Fufeng watched Ji You’s triumphant smiling face, lowered his head slightly, and pushed the item in his hand a few inches closer to Ji You, saying, ”This is my protection fee.”

”Cough, cough...”

Suddenly——

Mu Jianling cleared his throat, and suddenly shouted loudly, frowning as he said, ”What are you all standing around for? Aren’t you going to train? Got too much free time, have we?”

Whoosh~

In an instant, the students scattered.

Mu Jianling looked at Liu Fufeng, frowned and said: ”Put your stuff away, I don’t allow any mess here. Also —— go do some stretching exercises, get used to the training rhythm. With me, don’t think about slacking off; I don’t allow any special treatment or exceptions!”

Liu Fufeng packed away the item, glanced at Ji You, then obediently walked away.

Mu Jianling glanced at Ji You and shouted loudly: ”Number 4444, continue sparring with the Little Robot. If you can’t last 10 minutes this time, you’ll train for an extra hour.”

Ji You: ”...”

Then——

Ji You rolled up his sleeves, ready for a major battle with the Little Robot, when suddenly a flash of White Light appeared——

Bang!

Ji You was knocked to the ground! She was a bit dazed, wondering since when had the Little Robot’s attacks become so ruthless? Just then, Ji You noticed a gaze focusing on her...

Seeing Ji You suddenly take a tumble, Liu Fufeng seemed a bit surprised, his calm eyes suddenly contracting sharply.

Then——

Everyone around burst into a roar of laughter: ”Tsk! The strongest in the Combat Department!”

Ji You: ”...”