The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1621: Chapter 1621: I’m Fine

The sizzling sound of roasting spread among the crowd’s ears, accompanied by the strong aroma of crispy skin, wafting into the passageway...

”Smells so good.” Ji You couldn’t hold back and made a rather unkind remark.

As soon as she spoke, everyone on the spaceship deck looked at Ji You with speechless faces, and Yue Qiyuan couldn’t help but tease, ”Are you a devil?”

”Old Yellow Bull has just saved us, and you already say its meat smells good. Even devils aren’t as nasty as you.” Yue Qiguang couldn’t help but curse, and then he vigorously sniffed the air and exclaimed, ”Damn! It’s so fragrant that I can’t stand it anymore. If this keeps up, I’m afraid I’ll turn into a devil too.”

Although the others said nothing, they all looked at Ji You with disdain, clearly thinking this devilish act was a bit too scary.

Facing everyone’s disdain, Ji You rolled her eyes and huffed, ”Just wait and see. When it comes to eating, you’ll all be enjoying it more than anyone.”

Liu Fufeng whispered, ”No, I don’t eat garbage.”

The silent Shen Changqing couldn’t help but remind her, ”Ji You, calm down, this is a Star Beast Bull, highly radioactive, not edible.”

”Ah?” Ji You scratched her head awkwardly and said, ”Almost forgot, I was even considering which knife was suitable for slicing the beef.” She wasn’t lying; she really thought that, and after much deliberation, she believed the best knife for slicing the beef was the set of traditional knives given to her by Uncle Xie Yi, which not only could slice beef but also chop bone and extract marrow...

The crowd: ”...”

Chu Jiaojiao jumped out and said, ”Ji You, wake up! That Old Yellow Bull isn’t dead yet!”

Ji You raised her hand and tapped her head, saying, ”Look at me, I’m so desperate to eat beef I’m going crazy.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she drew countless eye rolls.

However, with all the joking around, the tense atmosphere inside the spaceship gradually eased. Even though everyone spoke recklessly, it was only talk; in actuality, everyone was on high alert.

”Over here.” He Bi suddenly waved at Ji You and said, ”That Old Yellow Bull is in trouble. We need to come up with a plan.”

Ji You’s heart tightened, ”Is the moth really that powerful?”

The Two-headed Bull wasn’t crushed by overlapping space, yet the moth’s powder defeated the Two-headed Bull?

He Bi nodded and said, ”It’s too small, making it easy to hide. When two layers of space overlap, it can use its small size advantage to hide beneath other objects, avoiding being crushed using the strength of external objects. So, it’s an extremely fast Star Beast. Look—”

He Bi pointed to the situation outside and said to Ji You, ”Even though Old Yellow Bull wants to kill it, its speed is too fast, and the bull itself moves too slowly to do anything about it. Moreover, time should not be wasted; Old Yellow Bull’s skin is still burning. If its body weakens, it won’t be able to catch the moth anymore. Thus, we need to find a way to slow it down, ideally immobilize it.”

Upon hearing this, Ji You began to think.

He Bi said, ”I noticed the net you used to scoop up garbage... cough cough... our stuff is pretty good, but it needs reinforcement to prevent combustion of the powder.”

After saying this, He Bi suddenly turned to Ji You and said, ”I need material, some specially processed material. I’ve heard you were a student in the Material Department before; you haven’t forgotten basic skills, have you?”

”What are you talking about?” Ji You immediately put on a serious face and said, ”You’re underestimating the title of the Material Department’s top genius.”

He Bi glared at her, ”No boasting. Do the job properly. The safety of everyone on this spaceship depends on you.”

Putting away her playful demeanor, Ji You seriously asked, ”Tell me, what material do you need.”

Meanwhile—

Inside the iron plate’s sealed space, Xiao You sat upright at this moment, waiting for Senior He Bi’s instructions. This was the first time Xiao You received her sister’s request for help, and she took it very seriously, wishing she could swear an oath to the heavens, and solemnly promised: [Sister, I’ll try my best, I’ll process and complete the material decomposition as soon as possible.]

So—

Staying within the sealed iron plate space can also help her sister one day.

That’s great.

...

Everyone got into position and didn’t slack off, remaining fully alert.

And then, Ji You saw He Bi open the spaceship’s storage cabin and took out an object, a dark mass emitting a faint glow.

Initially, Ji You didn’t see clearly. When the spaceship’s mechanical transport arm placed the object down, Ji You immediately shouted, ”Whoa! This is my Viper Worm corpse!”

”Yes.” He Bi nodded, vastly different from Ji You’s excitement, He Bi’s expression was extremely calm, his tone also quite flat. He gazed at the Viper Worm corpse on the deck and said, ”The Viper Worm can become invisible mainly thanks to its skin fat. Once decomposed, it can purify into an invisible material. That’s what we need; your actions must be swift, and there must be no mistakes. The Viper Worm’s corpse is rare, and if the invisible substance isn’t extracted timely after decomposition, it will automatically evaporate; take good care of it, we really don’t have a second one for use.”

Ji You opened her mouth: ”...”

He Bi, somewhat worried, reminded again, ”The extracted invisible substance’s purity must be over 99.9%, otherwise it won’t last over 10 minutes before automatically decomposing in a space environment.”

”...” Ji You opened her mouth: ”...that strict?”

”It has to be.” After saying this, He Bi looked at Ji You slightly suspiciously and asked, ”Can you... can you do it?” His voice even carried a hint of anxiety.

”...Senior!” Ji You swallowed and said, ”Senior, it’s not about whether I can do it, it’s...”

—it’s a matter of heartache.

This Viper Worm corpse was dragged back with great effort and risk by Ji You when entering the Space Rift, but later she was exhausted, and it was He Bi who helped bring it back.

Because everyone’s situation hadn’t improved and remained extremely dangerous all the while, Ji You even forgot about this Viper Worm corpse.

This Viper Worm corpse is a Level 10 after all! It’s incredibly valuable, Ji You initially estimated it could earn at least ten million credit points.

Ten million...

Just... to use it up like this?

Ji You felt a bit of heartache.

But!

No choice.

Comparing this money to her and her companions’ safety, it’s really insignificant! Ten million is nothing; she’s someone who can owe a hundred billion in a heartbeat, why care about such petty cash?

He Bi hesitated and asked, ”What is... the problem?”

Of course, he knew handing over such high-difficulty material processing to a student like Ji You was somewhat challenging, yet there was no choice!

This moth’s danger level is far greater than Old Yellow Bull’s, extremely troublesome. Without Old Yellow Bull’s restraint, they would have to pay a greater price to safely pass this passage!

He Bi thought for a moment and said, ”We will assist you from the sides, you just focus on processing and decomposing the Viper Worm’s skin fat, you don’t need to worry about anything else.”

Under He Bi’s tension and the gazes of other companions, Ji You loudly announced, ”I have no problem.”