The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 744: Chapter 744: Shutting Down

Quiet.

Very quiet.

...

Ji You paced restlessly, looking at the 9 statue-like figures that were completely still, and couldn’t help but grab a handful of hair.

After a while—

Ji You: ”Meow?”

No one responded.

Ji You: ”Baa?”

No one paid attention.

Ji You: ”Moo?”

Suddenly, Yue Qiyuan, Yue Qiguang, Sheng Qingyan and others all turned their heads and glared: ”Shut up!”

Ji You chuckled: ”Moo moo moo~”

Everyone: ”...”

Ji You curved his lips: ”Well— the mooing of a cow is indeed quite cute.”

Everyone: ”Enough already, hey!”

Yue Qiguang, grinding his teeth furiously: ”Dad has decided! After the assessment, I want to eat a whole roasted cow!”

”Um~” Yue Qiyuan smacked his lips and said, ”A roasted steak wouldn’t be bad either.”

Shen Changqing pondered for a moment, a glint of food enthusiasm appeared in his eyes: ”Medium-rare is the best.”

Xuzhou hesitated for half a second then joined in, ”I want to try rare!”

Zhang Ye kept a straight face: ”As long as it’s beef, I can digest it.”

Lou tilted his head and said, ”Or maybe try roasting a bullfrog?”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly stalled and after a few seconds of eerie silence, everyone’s lips twitched: ”...you... you devil!”

Lou shivered: ”Is... is there something wrong?”

Everyone instantly gritted their teeth and chorused:

”Great idea!”

”There couldn’t be a better idea!”

”I must try it!”

...

Then, the group all stared at the buffalo in the artificial river, their eyes glowing green—

The hatred, eagerness, and terrifying looks were so intense that the few buffalos with keen senses suddenly looked around in alarm.

Chu Jiaojiao pursed her lips and suddenly asked, ”Um, do cows have chests? I want to try roasted cow chest.”

Everyone: ”...”

Ji You raised his hand to his forehead, ”Enough already, is it worth fussing over a little setback?”

Everyone: ”It really is worth it!”

Then—

Yue Qiguang raised his hand pointing at Ji You and asked: ”Speaking of which, how come that idiot No. 4444 is fine?”

Chu Jiaojiao leaned in and looked Ji You up and down: ”Yeah, Ji You, how come you are fine?”

”Hey!”

”Wait! Why is your face swollen?” Chu Jiaojiao suddenly exclaimed heartbreakingly: ”Why didn’t you take good care of your face? My hope for living is pinned on your face now.”

Yue Qiyuan: ”I’d rather have a swollen face from being kicked!”

Lance, Lou, and Zhang Ye and others: ”Me too!”

Ji You curved his lips into an arc: ”So, did you guys really get seriously hurt?”

Everyone immediately spoke unanimously, shaking their heads: ”Nothing of the sort!”

”Cough cough...” Ji You smirked crookedly: ”Well, don’t be sad, I’ll help you borrow the treatment instrument, cough cough...”

As the voice fell, the others all turned their faces away, no longer paying attention to Ji You.

Ji You rubbed his sore cheek:

It really freaking hurts!

Luckily, he was sensible enough to keep expanding the Spiritual Network, paying attention to every detail around him, and he avoided those terrifying buffalo hooves just in time!

Seriously...

It’s no joke; he nearly got hit several times, but he endured by clinging to a spirit of uncompromising and fierce resistance.

Then, the whole team was still enveloped by a strange silence. Seeing this was not working, Ji You busily said: ”Guys, have you forgotten we still have a task to complete today?”

Driving the buffaloes for a bath, the buffalo herd needed to stay in the water for 1-2 hours, and during this time, it wouldn’t be good for everyone to just sit by the shore and daydream, right?

And, we haven’t milked the cows yet today.

As Ji You finished speaking, no one made a sound, no one responded.

Ji You took a deep breath: ”Let’s get to work! Anyone who dares not to go, I’ll immediately broadcast your brave battle with the buffalo herd across the whole school!”

Everyone: ”!!!”

Ji You chuckled: ”That’s right, I secretly recorded the screen.”

Everyone: ”!!!”

After a long pause—

Everyone gritted their teeth: ”You devil!”

—More terrifying than cows!

Ji You: ”Hehe~”

There was no screen recording at all. At that moment, where would she find the energy to record!

However, deception is part of warfare, right?

Moreover—

Next time when she can spare the energy, she might actually try recording.

Cough cough...

With many thoughts flashing through her mind, Ji You waved her hand grandly: ”Now—everyone follow my orders, to the dairy farm!”

Despite their reluctance, everyone tensed up and struggled to stand, following Ji You.

Upon arriving at the dairy farm, the cows there looked no different from those in the 21st century, but they were bigger and stronger.

The cows were not clustered together like a buffalo herd, but were individually kept in separate stalls.

This scene allowed the students to relax a bit.

At least, they didn’t have to worry about a collective outbreak from the cows.

Then.

Everyone stood still, not moving.

Ji You called out loudly: ”Little Zhouzhou! Go—”

Xuzhou: ”...”

Xuzhou twitched his lips, wanting to say something, but then Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiguang, Yue Qiyuan and others all said: ”You’re the pioneer of cattle farming!”

Xuzhou: ”...”

He—Can he refuse this job right now? Is that possible?

Everyone: ”You’re the prime culprit!”

Xuzhou: ”...”

Everyone: ”You caused this disaster!”

Xuzhou took a deep breath, slowly walked forward, and chose a seemingly docile cow. Then, following the instructions in the feeding guide, he first grabbed a handful of green grass, circled to the front of the cow’s head, and stuffed the grass into the pen.

The cow raised its eyes, its large pupils looking at Xuzhou—and the green grass in his hand.

Xuzhou’s hands shivered involuntarily.

Soon after.

The cow calmly stuck out its tongue, rolled the grass into its mouth, and chewed—

It was a success!

Joy flashed in Xuzhou’s eyes!

Then, he grabbed another handful of green grass and continued feeding.

The cow again extended its tongue, rolled up the grass, and chewed with relish.

Suddenly, Xuzhou stiffened his face and solemnly said, ”Dear cow, please don’t kick me, alright?”

The cow continued chewing, deeply embodying the meaning of ’casting pearls before swine.’

But!

Xuzhou mustered up the courage, opened the pen, the cow leisurely swishing its tail, seemingly unaffected, as Xuzhou slowly moved to its rear.

Everyone was closely watching Xuzhou’s every move.

Everyone clicked their tongues in unison: ”Little Zhouzhou... is actually quite impressive!”

Suddenly—

Just as Xuzhou had positioned himself, the cow’s hind leg kicked out fiercely!

Xuzhou was caught off guard and took a hard fall!

Everyone gasped:

”How miserable!”

Xuzhou got up, walking out of the pen with some difficulty. He looked at everyone’s sympathetic eyes, pursed his lips and said, ”I... I think this task might be harder than the buffalo herd.”

Everyone: ”...”

After saying that, Xuzhou looked up at the sky and shut down.

The others also looked up at the sky, all shutting down together.

Ji You took a deep breath and asked: ”Between hunger and a mild sadness, which one do you choose?”

Everyone: ”...”

Can’t we choose neither?