The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

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The five strong men waited and waited, yet Ji You and the group of four all kept their eyes closed, seemingly genuinely asleep, one by one without making a sound. This made the five strong men, led by Ying Tu, almost think their presence had been discovered, but—

The five men kept a close watch on the faces of Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Sheng Qingyan, and Shen Changqing, looking again and again...finding indeed no issues. The natural arrogance on their faces, coupled with their leisurely and procrastinating manner, seemed innate!

Seeing the four subordinates already a bit restless, Ying Tu said in a deep voice, ”If you don’t want to die, sit quietly.”

Ying Dadao tightened his grip on the knife handle, his face extremely gloomy, and said, ”Boss, it’s not that serious, right? These little brats, they don’t seem that capable. It took four of them just to handle a Level 3 peak Black Gold Rat. How can they compare to us?”

Ying Tu frowned and scolded, ”Fool, don’t forget there’s another three on the ground.”

Ying Dadao pursed his lips, whispering, ”The three on the ground aren’t necessarily that tough either. We’ve ambushed 2-star warriors before. Why should we fear these little brats?”

A bunch of kids who probably haven’t even passed the Basic Mecha Driver’s License exam, how powerful can they be? Deep down, Ying Dadao found it hard to believe that Alliance First Military Academy’s top students had knelt when they encountered their gang.

This bunch?

Right.

”Which school are they from?” asked Ying Dadao.

”Not wearing uniforms, so don’t know for now,” said Ying Tiechui. He thought about it and added, ”Judging by their style, they don’t seem from any top-tier school, definitely a third-rate school.”

”Impossible.” Surprisingly, it was Boss Ying Tu who said this, and Ying Tiechui, Ying Dadao, Ying Jian, Ying Sanqiang all turned to Ying Tu curiously.

Ying Tu, with calm eyes, said lowly, ”This is a group of Military Academy Students.”

Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, Sheng Qingyan...the group, although not wearing identity tags, the way they moved and their vigorous spirit clearly indicated they were from a military academy, especially Shen Changqing, Yue Qiyuan, and Yue Qiguang.

Ying Tu pointed at Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Sheng Qingyan, and said deeply, ”This shorty, this tomboy, and this sissy, though these three seem mysterious and confusing, these three—”

Ying Tu pointed to Yue Qiyuan, Shen Changqing, and Yue Qiguang, frowning, ”These three, definitely came from top military academies, even the elite among them. Don’t underestimate these sheltered flowers. While their strength may not be much, they have solid backing, and who knows, they might have something that could catch you off guard.”

Four strong men under Ying Tu fell silent after listening to their leader’s analysis.

”Also—” Ying Tu’s eyes were on the screen displaying Ji You and others fooling around, he said, sneering a little: ”We’ve met these little pups before.”

Ying Sanqiang and others were startled: ”???”

Ying Tiechui rubbed a large hammer at his side, suddenly realizing, ”No wonder, I felt they looked familiar, turns out we’ve really met before?”

Ying Jian asked, ”Where?”

Ying Dadao stared closely at the faces of Ji You and others for a while before slapping his thigh hard: ”I remember now, we met these little brats at Kite Space Station.”

When Ying Dadao said this, the others moved closer to the screen, scrutinized it, and immediately confirmed:

”No doubt.”

”Met them at Kite Space Station.”

”I remember this shorty, underdeveloped, similar to our batch of goods.”

”This sissy too, it’s rare to find such a striking-looking sissy in the whole Alliance, a great talent to be tortured.” This sentence was said by Ying Sanqiang, his eyes full of maliciousness.

”Calm down, all of you.” Ying Tu glanced at the four beneath him, his eyes dark as coal, saying: ”We’re being pursued and forced to hide in this bunker, we can’t afford to create much commotion. If we attract those Alliance dogs, it won’t be worth it.”

”So—”

Ying Tu spoke in a deep tone: ”Hold on, wait for those little brats to walk into the trap themselves.”

Four strong men: ”Yes.”

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With her eyes closed, Ji You extended her Spiritual Silk probing forward, taking one step, then advancing half a step...now that her Spiritual Level had risen to B-level, and she had entered mid-B-level, soon approaching B-level peak. Once she breaks through, she would step into A-level.

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The improvement in Spiritual Level brought great benefits, greatly enhancing Ji You’s Spiritual Strength. If before, high-intensity mecha piloting wore her out in 30 minutes, now, she could operate a mecha intensively for over 3 hours, and by perfecting her precision, she could go for 6 hours...

Originally Ji You’s Spiritual Silk range was only 1000 meters, now it could extend to about 1500 meters. With more refined Spiritual Power usage, it could potentially be enhanced further.

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When Little Golden Dragon pushed open the seventh door, Ji You suddenly felt a vague, strong attraction holding her Spiritual Power. In the Spiritual World, Boss, Second, Third, Fourth...

One by one, they wiggled eagerly wishing to replace Ji You, rushing inside the door to find that item.

Ji You carefully assessed, confirming no danger at the time.

Therefore, she led her teammates inside, passing through corridors, and crossing doors, while the attraction grew stronger, confirming Ji You’s perception wasn’t wrong.

But—

As they approached the eighth door, the odd attraction suddenly shifted direction, which was strange. Ji You’s steps halted abruptly, and with her sudden stop, Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, Sheng Qingyan felt a bit puzzled, but seeing Ji You’s calm face, understanding the tacit understanding from long training and cooperation, all calmly pretended nothing happened.

Ji You stepped forward naturally again.

Meanwhile, Ji You sensed that strange attraction changing direction once more, as if it was alive, constantly moving, or perhaps being carried by someone as they moved around.

Noticing the peculiarity, Ji You immediately decided to stop and eat where she was.