The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 918: Chapter 918: Cool Mecha

Lab 10, 99th floor.

As Ji You stepped in, she couldn’t help but shudder, exclaiming, ”Oh my heavens! This is just too awesome, isn’t it?”

A towering giant mecha stood before her, its entire design a gigantic beetle, with sleek, black armor that looked robust and powerful. Its iron arm-like wings spread open in the wind, resembling two sharp blades ready to slice through anything, with rows of sharp teeth on its fierce mandibles and two deep, chilling eyes glinting coldly, as if they could erupt in fury at any moment—

More terrifying were its eight legs, clawing at the air...

This—

At first glance, it seemed like a real Star Beast! Ji You was startled; if she hadn’t known it was a mecha, she might have fled without a second thought.

Suppressing her excitement, Ji You glanced around but didn’t see Teacher Mu Jianling anywhere. Besides the Beetle Mecha, there were rows of components and random clutter everywhere...

”Huh?”

”Is anyone here?”

Ji You took a step towards the Beetle Mecha, when suddenly its antenna moved. Ji instinctively backed up several steps, and it turned out to be a wise move because the Beetle Mecha’s tentacle suddenly fell, crashing onto the ground.

BANG—

A loud noise reverberated through the floor.

Ji You patted her chest hard; if she’d been a second slower, well, even a few milliseconds slower, she could have been flattened.

Turned into a squashed meat patty!

Ji You looked up at the Beetle Mecha, and from one of the mecha’s eyes, a head unexpectedly popped out.

—It was Teacher Mu Jianling.

Ji You’s eyes lit up, then she slightly frowned, loudly saying, ”Teacher, one of the tentacles has fallen!”

Mu Jianling was crouched within one of the mecha’s eyes, repairing parts of its inner wall. Without looking up at Ji You, Mu said nonchalantly, ”Oh—slipped, it fell, didn’t crush you, did it?”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You’s mouth twitched, forcing a weak smile, she said, ”Haha...luckily, not crushed...”

This teacher really dares to try anything. Isn’t she afraid if Ji wasn’t quick enough, she’d really get crushed?

Just as Ji You was about to complain to Teacher Mu Jianling, she heard Mu casually say, ”Since you’re not dead, shouldn’t you help clean up this mess.”

Ji You: ”...”

With a serious tone, Ji You suggested, ”Teacher, shouldn’t this be handled by the housekeeping robots?”

Mu Jianling: ”I don’t like using housekeeping robots.”

Ji You swallowed hard, slightly speechless, ”Teacher, you’re really good at lying through your teeth, aren’t you? Just a few days ago, your dorm had so many housekeeping robots, making tea, serving water, massaging...”

Every time she’d call Teacher Mu post-class, Mu was like a lord on her sofa watching TV, surrounded by rows of robots serving her...

And she says she doesn’t like using housekeeping robots?

What’s this if not lying through her teeth?

Mu Jianling, upon hearing this, didn’t feel the least embarrassed about being caught in her words. She simply shrugged indifferently, saying, ”Right now, I don’t like using robots as assistants.”

Fine.

After all, she’s my teacher; I can’t beat her, can’t scold her, and she’s shamelessly stubborn with a thick skin.

I can only indulge her.

Ji You, resigned, donned her cleaning uniform and began cleaning dutifully.

Lab 10 has 99 floors in total, and Ji You was on the 99th floor, a very spacious area with solid railings around, a transparent ceiling where you could look up to see the azure sky...

Under the night sky, Ji You worked diligently for an hour to clean this floor, and this was using cleaning tools; if it had been manual labor alone, it would have taken a whole day and night.

Meanwhile, Mu Jianling was still inside the mecha, tinkering and repairing, and Ji You, having taken off her cleaning attire, sat in the lounge area on the sofa, leaning her shoulder against the backrest, without disturbing Teacher Mu Jianling’s work.

minute.

minutes.

minutes.

...

As time slipped by silently, Ji You suddenly sat up, realizing she was deeply sunk into the soft sofa cushion, surrounded by vast open space, with thousands of stars overhead...

”Thump!”

”Thump!”

”Thump!”

Nearby, the Beetle’s body continued to echo with the sounds of hammering and knocking.

Ji You was momentarily confused:

Is Teacher still working?

She looked down at the time, realizing it was already 1 a.m.

Just then, a swift figure leaped down from the top of the mecha, a near hundred-meter drop, landing firmly!

Ji You’s mouth hung open: ”Damn, what kind of terrifying physical strength is this?”

Mu Jianling walked over with large strides, raising a brow, ”Woke up?”

”Huh?” Ji quickly responded, ”Yes.”

Mu Jianling nonchalantly said, ”Wipe the drool off your face.”

”Huh?” Ji reached up to wipe, finding no drool at all, ”No drool?”

Mu Jianling had a hint of a smile in her eyes, quickly suppressing it, asking, ”What’s up?”

Ji You raised a hand, scratching her head, showing Teacher Mu a goofy smile, ”Teacher, I wanted to ask, do you still have my contracts for sale?”

Huh?

Mu Jianling raised a brow, asking, ”You’re planning to buy them all back?”

Ji You laughed sheepishly, ”All of them, yes.”

Mu Jianling was taken aback, but still maintained a cool expression, saying, ”Oh—10 billion.”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You’s mouth twitched again, looking somewhat unsteady as she said, ”But...but I remember I only owed 5 billion.”

Mu Jianling casually threw out a question, ”Aren’t you counting interest?”

Ji You trembled, saying, ”But...No matter how high the interest, it shouldn’t rise to 10 billion!” Plus, the 5 billion debt Ji You owed wasn’t just to Teacher Mu, but a combined debt with Principal Hong, Dr. Luo.

Originally, Ji You was thinking of finishing off Mu Teacher’s side, tearing up the contracts, then heading to settle with Principal Hong and Dr. Luo...

This—

Just then, the Beetle Mecha beside them suddenly flapped its wings and soared towards the sky with incredible speed. As it was about to hit the ceiling, it stopped, and in that instant, transformed into a giant dragon, clinging securely to the smooth ceiling!

Looking at the mecha hovering above, Ji You was startled, mouth agape:

”Oh my goodness!”

”So...so awesome, isn’t it?”

”A transforming mecha?”

”Two forms?”

If the beetle form was formidable, the mighty Golden Dragon form was truly imposing!

Ji You stared wide-eyed, drooling helplessly!

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