The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1092: Chapter 1092: Hidden Worries

Ji You chuckled and said, ”Sister Lingzhi, let me tell you, the set of cold weapon grinders I bought for Uncle Xie Yi this time, Uncle Xie Yi loves it. With this equipment, he even made me a full set of antique-style cookware, with frying pans, spatulas, steam pots, and soup pots... These pots made with ancient techniques make the dishes incredibly delicious, even synthetic food has a unique flavor.”

As Ji You spoke, she couldn’t help but lick her lips and said, ”Uncle Xie Yi said when we go home for vacation, he’ll make us a dish of Sichuan spicy chicken. The taste is fantastic!”

Xie Lingzhi: ”...”

Xie Lingzhi pouted and said, ”School just started, and you’re already thinking about vacation?”

Ji You chuckled and said, ”I just want to go back for the food.”

Xie Lingzhi huffed, ”I don’t want to go back. My experiment has just made some progress. Once I achieve results, I’ll certainly get a substantial bonus. Then, I’ll bring my dad and the others to live on Lanyue Star, or maybe move to another planet. Anyway, I’ll graduate in a year. By then, I might stay at the academy to continue researching space science. If my mentor’s team is full, I can find a job on another planet.”

Lanyue Star Military Academy, although a militarized school, has students outside the Combat Department who, after graduation, return to their birthplace or move to planets with better development for jobs.

Xie Lingzhi has a very clear plan for her future and has taken action. After saying the above sentence, she couldn’t help but gently clench her fist and said, ”I have an eighty percent chance of staying at the academy.”

Ji You looked at the sparkle in Xie Lingzhi’s eyes, which was a kind of dedication and pursuit for the future and ideals...

Ji You said, ”Go for it! Sister Lingzhi, I believe you can do it.”

”Hmph!” Xie Lingzhi lifted her chin and said, ”I can definitely do it without your encouragement.”

Saying this, Xie Lingzhi’s eyes slightly lowered, and she said, ”The environment on Garbage Star No. 101 is getting worse and worse. I called home the day before yesterday and heard from my dad that the wilds of District 10 are completely inaccessible now due to frequent sandstorms and frequent packs of Carrion Rats, along with other Star Beasts occasionally showing up...”

”I’ve heard from Grandma Jenny,” Ji You’s eyes flashed with worry, ”Aside from Districts 5 and 6, which still have relatively stable environments, the other districts have become very bad. It’s no longer possible for the family to live on picking garbage. Uncle Xie Yi and Grandma Jenny create cold weapons and antique furniture to sell to neighbors and even in the mall in District 6. They make a little money. But—these things are too easy for others to copy, and now they can’t get any orders. Staying on the garbage planet, eventually, they’ll starve.”

”And, given the current changes on the garbage planet, who knows what it will be like when we go back on vacation.” Ji You looked at Xie Lingzhi and said, ”Sister Lingzhi, Garbage Star No. 101 is becoming more and more unsuitable for long-term living. How about we bring Uncle Xie Yi and Grandma Jenny over here? We’re all very busy with our studies recently, and if we bring them over, we can celebrate the New Year together this year on Lanyue Star.”

Xie Lingzhi thought for a moment and said, ”I’ve considered this and asked my dad and Grandma Jenny their opinion. They didn’t agree. I think I’ll wait until my brother and Sister Liya come back to discuss it with them.” The elders disagreed because they are afraid of adding a burden to the young ones, and Xie Lingzhi understands this very well. That’s also why she hasn’t dared to slack off at school.

She has to work hard, very hard, to give her family a good living condition.

”Yeah. We’ll talk when Brother Qiong and Sister Liya get back.” Ji You nodded and said, ”I still have some money on hand. I can help Uncle Xie Yi buy a house on Lanyue Star first.” In the interstellar era, buying a house is easy, and the prices aren’t high at all.

The universe is vast, with developed transportation, making interplanetary travel as well as Star System to Star System transport hassle-free, so many people don’t want to spend extra money buying properties on other planets.

It’s easy to buy a house, but living on a planet for a long period, say 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, etc., requires obtaining a residence permit, which is quite complicated and involves many aspects, plus a significant fee.

These fees are what give ordinary citizens headaches. Thus, this also somewhat limits Alliance citizens from migrating indiscriminately to other economically developed planets...

Xie Lingzhi rolled her eyes and said disdainfully, ”Who needs your money? Keep it to buy apples for yourself, you glutton.”

Having said that.

Xie Lingzhi took a bite of an apple, ”It’s quite sweet.”

Ji You pouted and said, ”If you dislike it so much, give it back to me.”

Xie Lingzhi crunched on the apple, ”And give you something I’ve already bitten? Are you insane?”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You said, ”I don’t mind, because I’m going to feed it to the pigs.”

Xie Lingzhi: ”...”

Ji You grinned and chuckled at Xie Lingzhi, ”Sister Lingzhi, it’s been a while since you left the lab, right? Don’t you know I have a famous nickname now, called the ’Pig Raising Expert’?”

Xie Lingzhi’s mouth twitched, ”What a ridiculous name.”

Ji You laughed out loud and said, ”I also think it’s not a pleasant name. I think I should be called the King of the Peak of the Universe.”

”...” Xie Lingzhi turned and left, ”I’m busy, don’t bother me if there’s nothing urgent.”

Leaving the words behind.

Xie Lingzhi did not pause for even a second as she dashed into the lab in the blink of an eye.

Watching this scene, Ji You’s mouth twitched, ”I originally planned to keep bragging.”

”Sigh!”

”This is probably the loneliness that only a king can understand.”

Ji You said this as she lifted her foot and walked out of the Space Department lab;

Whether it’s her little buddies, Xie Lingzhi, Liya, Xie Chuanqiong or other family members, they all have their goals and are constantly striving and working hard for them, and Ji You herself also feels a sense of momentum.

Ji You raised her hand to touch the head of the Little Golden Dragon sleeping on her shoulder. Sensing something in its dream, the Little Golden Dragon’s tail lifted and gently hooked Ji You’s finger...

Ji You said to Xiao You deep in her Conscious Sea, ”Xiao You, we have to work hard together too.”

In the confined space, the girl’s lips curled into a faint smile, then she nodded softly: [Yeah! Let’s work hard together.]

——We must study hard together, earn money with care, and fight shoulder to shoulder.

Xiao You clenched her fist and said forcefully: [Sister, don’t worry, we’ll work hard together, and we’ll surely be able to treat the Little Golden Dragon, not only treat it, but we’ll also make it extraordinarily strong together.]

Ji You: ”Alright.”