The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 845: Chapter 845: The Unreliable Security Squad

Everyone paused, and Penny stuffed a few bites of durian mille-feuille into her mouth, her eyes steady, and said, ”If Jiang Fang dares to snipe me, I’ll shoot him dead!”

Someone whispered, ”It’s not that easy.”

Penny glared at the member who spoke and asked her teammates, ”Who else is in the other group?” referring to the group that hadn’t arrived.

Yu Yi was always watching the surroundings and said, ”It’s Liu Shun and Huang Ting.”

Penny was stunned, ”Are those guys still alive?”

Yu Yi sat upright, his eyes casually scanning the students around them, saying, ”We confirmed they were alive before we came to eat. Whether they’ve been ambushed and sent packing, we don’t know.”

Penny said, ”Those weaklings still dare to ambush people?”

A team member proposed a hypothesis, ”Could it be that they’ve teamed up with Jiang Fang’s team?”

Yu Yi shook his head definitely, ”No.”

Without waiting for others to ask, Yu Yi explained, ”First of all, Liu Shun, Huang Ting, and Harry are too weak to be ideal allies. Second, Liu Shun and the others are too far from Jiang Fang. If they crossed our territory to negotiate with Jiang Fang, there would be noise, and it’s impossible we wouldn’t notice.”

Everyone who heard this felt it made a lot of sense.

”So—” After finishing the explanation, Yu Yi looked at his teammates, ”Because they are too weak and easily cannon foddered, Liu Shun, Huang Ting, Harry, and Wan Jie haven’t shown up because they don’t dare show up, hoping to lie low and win by default.”

”Win by default?” Penny laughed, ”Where in the world is such a good thing?”

Yu Yi said sternly, ”Everyone, stay alert and be ready for any possible ambush.”

Penny and the others: ”Yes.”

...

On the vast lawn, looking out, you see densely packed heads as each group divided into small teams, staking out a territory, sitting casually in circles on the grass.

Despite agreeing to a ceasefire, in this assessment arena, no one dared to completely relax; thus, groups kept a distance from each other to be wary.

Ji You kept busy with the monopolistic business, handing out food while silently counting money in her mind. The more she counted, the bigger her smile got, almost twisting her mouth with joy.

Chu Jiaojiao, Sheng Qingyan, Shen Changqing, Yue Qiguang, Yue Qiyuan... A security team of nine dutifully performing their jobs, watching others eat heartily while they had nothing and had to work hard for Ji You. The forever lazy Sheng Qingyan stomped his feet slightly complaining, ”This stingy poor dead is so tight-fisted, working half a day for just a pound of beef jerky. Patrol for this stingy poor dead again? No way oh.”

The security team had to maintain order, prevent conflicts or wars from erupting...

The task was heavy, with almost no time for rest.

Sheng Qingyan’s words were filled with complaint and dissatisfaction, but his casual complaining was accidentally overheard by a nearby team.

The whole team suddenly stopped chewing and became tense.

The security team member spoke such words; it suggested negligence!

No way!

We can’t entrust our safety to such irresponsible people.

On guard!

On guard!

We must stay on guard!

In an instant, the whole team tightened their nerves.

Chu Jiaojiao glanced in Ji You’s direction to make sure she couldn’t hear and then scolded Sheng Qingyan fiercely, ”If you didn’t want to work, why did you agree at the start? Why say it’s not worth it after eating Ji You’s beef jerky? Unlike me, I definitely... cough cough...” She suddenly lowered her voice and said, ”Actually, everyone’s busy eating, so we don’t need to maintain order too much. Once they’re done, they all leave, so don’t worry too much. You just go through the motions smartly.”

”Cough cough...” Shen Changqing frowned and said in a low voice, ”Keep it down.”

The group that had tensed earlier trembled collectively when they overheard all this.

Damn!

This security team really can’t be relied on.

...

Similar scenes kept happening in various corners of the lawn. It was so wide, with long distances between groups, and they didn’t know Chu Jiaojiao, Sheng Qingyan, Shen Changqing, Yue Qiguang, Yue Qiyuan... had repeated the same words countless times.

Unknowingly, the harmonious atmosphere on the lawn grew tense, with everyone watching the opposing factions with alertness, every group secretly becoming prepared for prevention and combat.

Delicious food ahead, wine aromas intoxicating...

Unknowingly, the scene turned into a tense standoff.

Ji You glanced at the Space Button; she’d sold out all 100 pounds of beef jerky bought earlier, making a huge profit.

Hmm~

The fruit platters Yue Qiyuan stored here for consignment also sold out.

That’s right.

50% of what’s sold at the food stall isn’t Ji You’s; she was just a sales clerk, a poor, weak, helpless worker who worked laboriously without earning a penny. This spirit of dedication was practically moving.

Cough cough...

—— Charging 30% consignment fees doesn’t count.

Cough cough...

The plastic friendships in the entire 44th group were like bubbles, popping at the slightest touch, unable to withstand any test of interests. When Ji You suggested calling out hundreds of classmates for one big pot and needed some food as props, she asked her plastic friends for help, but those clever folks sensed money and refused. They only agreed to consign.

With no choice, as an excellent captain, Ji You took responsibility, not only caring for teammates but completing the team’s tasks brilliantly. She had to accept her teammates’ unreasonable requests.

At this moment.

Following Yue Qiyuan’s fruit platters, Chu Jiaojiao’s fried chicken also sold out.

Shen Changqing’s cakes and sweets sold well; only a few black sesame-filled dumplings remained unsold, while those with slightly inferior peanut fillings sold out. What’s going on here? Ji You frowned, pondering silently: Perhaps students don’t like black sesame fillings?

Lou and Lance’s beer was the first to sell out. Ji You pondered, touching her chin: So beverages sell better than food! Remember for next time, why let others do business she could do?

Yue Qiguang’s cola, Zhang Ye’s milk tea, Xuzhou’s big pork knuckle, Sheng Qingyan’s seafood set...

All sold out.

Ji You tilted her head: [Things are sold out, there’s some idle time.]