The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1513: Chapter 1513: Domestication

The grand prize was set aside for Ji You, but the hotpot restaurant owner had no intention of causing widespread anger towards her, so he said with a smile, ”Today, all dishes in our restaurant are buy one, get one free, and they are also 20% off. I wish everyone a happy meal.”

”Wow—”

As soon as everyone heard this, they were immediately thrilled. The hotpot restaurant’s dishes are all exceptional in taste, and they are all made from natural food of the highest quality, which is greatly beneficial for both physical strength and spiritual power. With such a sudden buy-one-get-one-free plus an extra 20% discount, this is a big deal! No one had the mind to care about what kind of feast Ji You and her friends were having; everyone rushed to order, afraid that if they were a step too slow, the dishes they wanted would be gone.

After everything was arranged, the owner of the hotpot restaurant led the way, taking Mengmeng towards a private room. Mengmeng saw that Ji You had not moved and immediately turned her head, nudging Ji You’s hand: ”Baa—”

Ji You chuckled lightly, ”Alright, I’ll follow Mengmeng.”

Mengmeng bounced along, heading for a door.

Behind the door was an extraordinary scene, able to accommodate gatherings of several thousand people, decorated as if one had stepped into a dream-like forest, with flowers, grass, trees, lakes, mountains...

Chirp chirp chirp~

In the midst of it all, there seemed to be the crisp and pleasant sound of birds chirping faintly in the background.

Ji You looked closely and found that the flowers, trees, lakes... all were real, even the mountains were real. However, the scenery here was arranged in a carefully proportioned, scaled-down setup.

It felt like a miniature forest, giving a rather magical feeling.

Mengmeng seemed to be a bit happy here too, first going to the lakeside for a sip of water, and then continued snuggling up to Ji You, actively nudging her head close for Ji You to pet. Ji You reached out and smoothed Mengmeng’s fur.

The owner of the hotpot restaurant saw this and smiled a little helplessly, then gently patted Mengmeng’s head, softly reminding, ”Mengmeng, don’t bother your sister, okay?”

Mengmeng listened, eyes filled with innocence, only opening her mouth to make a sound: ”Baa.”

The restaurant owner nodded towards Ji You and Sheng Qingyan, and then left with a smile.

Then.

Ji You looked around, realizing there was no sign of food, and couldn’t find a trace of sumptuous delicacies. Were they really just here to play with Mengmeng?

Once the restaurant owner left, Mengmeng became noticeably more lively, sprinting around wildly in this small forest.

Splash~

In a flash, reaching the lakeside to splash around.

Splash~

In a flash, reaching the grass, flipping over, rolling around.

Splash~

In a flash, running to a tree, circling around its trunk.

...

Mengmeng was joyfully lively, like a little fairy in the forest, inevitably making people smile.

Sheng Qingyan blended right in, mimicking Mengmeng and lying down on the grass like a salted fish, half-squinting, saying, ”I too want to be an alpaca, doing nothing, just being happy.”

Chu Jiaojiao also lay down, stretching out her limbs: ”This is indeed quite comfortable.”

Yue Qiguang lay down too, boldly stating, ”Dad doesn’t want to be an alpaca. The best food is grass, aside from grass there’s still just grass, what’s the taste in that?”

Yue Qiyuan and Shen Changqing also lay down, but neither spoke, just half-squinting their eyes.

Lou, Lance, Xuzhou, Zhang Ye... stood on the grass, resisting the urge to lie down, looking around, no sign of food, then they gave up and lay on the ground together.

In an instant, the grass was covered with rows of ”salted fish.”

Mengmeng saw this scene and was dumbfounded, then it stuck out its tongue, licking Ji You’s fingers, signaling her to join them lying down.

Ji You didn’t move, looking at her laid-back buddies, she raised her hand, rubbing her brow, saying, ”While the air here is great and the scenery is beautiful, hasn’t everyone forgotten we’re here to eat?”

The row of ”salted fish” on the ground didn’t budge.

After calling out for a while with no response, Ji You turned to Mengmeng: ”Mengmeng, tell your sister, where’s the food?”

Mengmeng tilted her head, blinking: ”Baa?”

[Aren’t you here to play with Mengmeng? Baa?]

Ji You rubbed Mengmeng’s forehead, smiling helplessly, ”Alright, alright... I’ll play with you.”

Upon hearing that, Mengmeng cheered up again, running in circles in the micro forest. It seemed quite familiar, knowing its way around with its eyes closed. Ji You followed Mengmeng, taking in the entire scene clearly.

The scenery was beautiful.

The environment was great.

But, to Ji You, it felt more like a prison.

Similar enclosures were present in the hotpot restaurant, but this one was larger, more luxurious, more beautiful... Yet it couldn’t hide the fact that it was still a cage.

Ji You had asked the restaurant owner if she could take Mengmeng to other places, but he immediately refused, stating that Mengmeng’s body was not suited for environments outside the hotpot restaurant, such as temperature, humidity, and light levels... any deviation could affect Mengmeng’s health.

Hearing this, Ji You dismissed the idea of taking Mengmeng out for a walk. So, whenever she missed Mengmeng, she could only come to the hotpot restaurant.

Lost in thought, Ji You turned her head towards Mengmeng, who had been sticking close to her. Mengmeng, feeling her sister’s gaze, nudged her head closer: ”Baa baa...”

Ji You rubbed its head, then pulled out a handful of fresh pasture grass from the Space Button. This grass had been selected from all corners of the galaxy, the freshest, sweetest, and most nutritious.

Mengmeng jumped with joy.

Then.

Began to eat with its head down.

Ji You quietly kept her company.

Then she noticed some mushrooms sprouting from the dead leaves not far from her, all of them were termites. Ji You’s eyes lit up: ”!!!”

Then.

Discovered a vegetable garden filled with all sorts of fruits and vegetables... even ponds filled with fish, shrimp, and crabs, and pens bustling with chickens, ducks, and geese. Then she saw a large stove with usage instructions on it—everything could be used freely.

Ji You: ”...”

So, the grand prize was all about having the freshest ingredients? Fresh enough that you had to slaughter the chickens, kill the geese, pick the mushrooms, and harvest the vegetables yourself...???

Just at that moment, a team of service robots suddenly pushed in through the door.

Then.

The robots began picking vegetables, washing vegetables, lighting the fire...

Seeing this scene, Ji You was finally no longer so bewildered, also understanding that this should be the hotpot restaurant owner’s specially prepared dinner for her and her friends, simply using the guise of the ”grand prize.” The group of ”salted fish” on the ground instantly sat up, wide-eyed.

Soon, everyone began sampling the sumptuous meal.

Everyone chatted and laughed, exchanging banter, while Ji You, smiling, looked at the well-behaved Mengmeng, and couldn’t help but sigh in her heart.

She had heard Liu Fufeng say that Mengmeng’s body wasn’t actually that weak, at least not back then, not needing a specific environment for raising it.