The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

The question Shen Changqing raised is a good one, and it’s also the part everyone feels is hard to solve.

For a moment, the atmosphere went silent.

After a few seconds of quiet, Ji You pulled a straight face and said, “Think about it from another angle. If they really did set up traps ahead of us, then for us, it’s also something we can’t avoid. Right now the enemy’s in the dark and we’re in the light; we can’t find them, so obviously we’ll keep getting stuck in this passive situation. At this point, we still have to go find them, or break through the trap and jump out of it.”

Yue Qiguang frowned, feeling like his head just got a size bigger. He didn’t want to think anymore either, and just said, “Stop talking here, let’s go now. When the spaceship reaches the bridge, it’ll naturally straighten out; when the cart gets to the mountain, there’ll definitely be a road!”

Ji You stood up and said, “I agree with Little Guangguang.”

“The hell?” Yue Qiguang puffed up angrily. “Is Dad someone you can just casually give a cute nickname to?”

Nobody bothered responding to that. He Bi looked at Ji You and asked, “Can your body still handle long-distance travel?”

Ji You said, “Give me some time to rest. Other than that, no problem.”

He Bi said, “All right, go rest now. We’ll arrange for the spaceship to depart immediately.”

Ji You said, “Mm.”

“Oh, right.” He Bi suddenly reached out, pointing at the Little Golden Dragon on Ji You’s head, and said, “Lend us the Mecha for a bit.”

“Huh?” The one who yelped wasn’t Ji You, it was Little Golden Dragon. It instantly stared at He Bi with full-on wariness and said, “Human, I advise you not to set your sights on me. I’m not the kind of Mecha that’s easy to talk to.”

He Bi’s mouth twitched. He said mildly, “I don’t need you to be easy to talk to. As long as you understand what I’m saying, that’s enough.”

Little Golden Dragon was still a little nervous. It grabbed at a few strands of Ji You’s hair with effort, then slapped Ji You’s face with its tail and said, “Woman, say something. I’ll give you one chance—a chance to prove that I’m irreplaceable to you…”

Ji You plucked Little Golden Dragon off her head, handed it to He Bi, and said, “Take it.”

Little Golden Dragon: “…”

The whole Mecha froze up, its face completely blank.

He Bi said, “Relax. I have my own Mecha. You’re not irreplaceable, and you’re not my first choice either.”

Little Golden Dragon: “…”

It was furious!

These damn humans, how is each one more annoying than the last?

It—this grand Universe’s Number One strongest Mecha, the Universe’s first and only Biological Mecha—actually got disdained by them?

And then—

He Bi just grabbed the Mecha that was already rolling its eyes from Ji You’s hand and said, “A Mecha with this much nonsense is really annoying.”

Little Golden Dragon: “…”

Not only did Little Golden Dragon roll its eyes, it did a sudden carp flip, leaping right out of He Bi’s hand. With one tail swing, it was about to whip He Bi in the head, but He Bi stretched out his long arm, casually caught it, and said with a bit of helplessness, “See? Mecha should just keep their mouths shut, and they shouldn’t have so many feelings either.”

Little Golden Dragon was so mad its whole body was shaking like a sieve.

Just then, Ji You said, “Senior He Bi, don’t bully my Mecha. It’s just a kid.”

Little Golden Dragon: “…”

Little Golden Dragon huffed angrily, “Who are you calling a kid? You’re the kid! Your whole family are kids!” A stinky little girl under twenty actually dared to take a parental tone in front of Lord Heavenly Dog?

Hmph~

After it finished, Little Golden Dragon still wasn’t satisfied and snorted, “With that little bit of age, in front of Lord Heavenly Dog, you’re just a stinky little sis.”

He Bi lifted his hand and rubbed his brow, saying, “You’re chirping away—are you going to let your Master sleep or not?”

Little Golden Dragon was just about to start cursing, but when it heard that, it suddenly stopped dead.

The world went quiet.

A few seconds later, Little Golden Dragon pouted, glared at He Bi, then couldn’t help also glaring at Ji You, and snorted, “Damn woman, you’re only this reckless because you’re spoiled by my love.”

Ji You: “…”

Little Golden Dragon bounced angrily onto He Bi’s head, glared at Ji You again, and said, “Damn woman, aren’t you going to hurry up and go to sleep?”

“Seriously.”

“Only the loved dare act without fear.” These last two sentences, Little Golden Dragon said very quietly, but no matter how quiet, they still echoed all around.

Sheng Qingyan, Shen Changqing, Chu Jiaojiao and the others all felt a chill in their hearts watching this. Sheng Qingyan just said outright, “So scary. I absolutely don’t want a chatty Mecha like that.”

Even Yue Qiguang agreed completely. “Mecha shouldn’t have IQ.”

Little Golden Dragon lay sprawled on He Bi’s head. It treated the words from Ji You’s plastic buddies as nothing but fart, and with a face full of smug pride said, “You foolish mortals obviously don’t understand my greatness.”

“With idiots like you, Lord Heavenly Dog wouldn’t even look twice.” Little Golden Dragon flicked its tail, tilting its head up in a little proud pose.

“Is its programming glitched or something?” Chu Jiaojiao pointed at Little Golden Dragon and asked Ji You.

Ji You reached out, plucked Little Golden Dragon off He Bi’s head, and gently patted it. “Quit messing around, be good~ Later, when I’m sleeping, you have to guard me and my teammates, got it? If you hear any weird sounds, report to me right away, okay? I believe you can definitely do it.”

The clawing, biting Little Golden Dragon instantly reined itself in. It glanced at Ji You and snorted, “Woman, seeing as you’re being so sensible, I’ll reluctantly agree.”

Then, Little Golden Dragon voluntarily hopped back onto He Bi’s head, sat down cross-legged, then remembered that He Bi’s hair wasn’t smooth enough. It snorted again, stood up, and said to He Bi, “Once I notice something, I’ll inform you immediately.”

He Bi let Little Golden Dragon mess around on his head and said, “Mm, I believe in you too.”

Little Golden Dragon stomped. “I don’t want some damn man believing in me!”

He Bi: “…”

He Bi took a deep breath and said, “No wonder Teacher Mu has been trying to sell you for fifty years and still couldn’t get rid of you; in the end Ji You became the sucker who bought you.”

Little Golden Dragon’s whole body stiffened. It looked at Ji You with a hint of discomfort.

Ji You froze. “Huh?”

He Bi smiled slightly and said, “Your Mecha is a Biological Mecha, right?”

Ji You opened her mouth in surprise. “You know?”

He Bi laughed. “Before I came in, Teacher Mu told me. He said if this Mecha causes trouble inside the Space Rift, I should just find a place and toss it.”

Little Golden Dragon: “!!!”

Chu Jiaojiao and the others nearby had already been getting sleepy, but when they heard that, their drowsiness vanished in an instant!

Chu Jiaojiao: “What?!!”

Yue Qiyuan pointed at Little Golden Dragon. “This Mecha is really a Biological Mecha?”

Yue Qiguang scratched his head and sighed, “Well… no wonder I always felt this Mecha was way too noisy. So that’s where the problem is.”

Sheng Qingyan, Liu Fufeng… they all stared at Little Golden Dragon.

Shen Changqing blinked. His originally calm eyes suddenly burned hot. “Really? I… can I take it apart and study it?”

Little Golden Dragon jumped, not the least bit flustered about having its secret exposed. Instead, it snapped, “You stupid humans! Why is your focus all on ‘Biological Mecha’ and not on the fact Teacher Mu wants to throw me away?”