The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1148: Information

After hearing Teacher Mu Jianling’s answer, Ji You was instantly relieved, but her heart started to tense up again: "But... but those researchers don’t know this..."

Mu Jianling’s eyes flickered and she said, "That’s why they’ll come to capture you."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You jumped up: "This is a misunderstanding, it needs to be explained, once it’s explained clearly, it should be... all... all right, right?" In the last sentence, seeing Teacher Mu Jianling’s expression, Ji You involuntarily weakened her stance, and it didn’t sound so confident either.

Mu Jianling said, "But they won’t listen to your eloquence; they only trust the experimental data they’ve obtained."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You fiercely grabbed her hair, feeling almost suffocated, and said, "I... I... what else can I say?"

Mu Jianling asked, "Scared?"

"Scared?" Ji You gritted her teeth and said, "Anyone who dares to catch me, I’ll beat them to death!"

Listening to Ji You’s bravado, Mu Jianling smiled again and said, "There’s no need to be too afraid, because this is just some of my conjectures and may not come true."

Ji You was not comforted; she seriously asked, "Teacher, what do you think I should do at this stage?"

Mu Jianling said: "Eat when you should eat and drink when you should drink."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You couldn’t help but complain: "So you told me all this just to scare me?"

Mu Jianling neither confirmed nor denied: "Maybe."

Those three words directly choked Ji You.

Ji You didn’t know what to say for a moment, speechlessly, Ji You said: "Teacher, rest assured, I will stay alert. I’m certain I’ll protect myself and will not let evil researchers capture me to do any illegal experiments."

Mu Jianling didn’t comment on Ji You’s words; her eyes seemed to look through Ji You towards the piece of starry sky outside the window, she said: "The reason I told you this is not to make you anxious, but to tell you that you have to work hard, relentlessly work hard, not just work hard but also grow rapidly, to stand on your own, to protect yourself."

"The dangers lurking in places you cannot see in this world are something you can never anticipate in advance, and we can only be prepared for everything you can before danger comes." Mu Jianling said.

Ji You straightened her expression and said loudly: "Yes."

Then.

She thought for a moment and asked, "Teacher, can I know how I came into their sights?" In the whole universe, with countless humans... I’m just a girl from a garbage planet who picks up trash, why did I catch the attention of those researchers? I have to figure this out, otherwise, I won’t be able to sleep or eat peacefully.

Mu Jianling wasn’t surprised that Ji You asked; after thinking for a moment, she said: "I won’t mention other countries and regions for now. The information of everyone in our Alliance is stored in the Star Network’s database, which has its pros and cons. For now, the pros outweigh the cons. As for the future, it’s yet to be known. From the moment you were born, to your enrollment, entry to university, future employment, and family formation... all this information is archived by the Alliance. These fundamental things, I believe you should know, and no unit or individual can privately access a citizen’s personal information without the subject’s permission."

Ji You listened attentively.

Mu Jianling waved her hand and said: "This is not important because these pieces of information have confidentiality measures and there’s no need to worry about easy leakage. The reason I’m telling you this is to inform you about some public information you should pay attention to."

Ji You was stunned: "Public information?"

"Exactly." Mu Jianling nodded and said, "Take Lanyue Star Military Academy for example, students’ classes, departments, majors, minors... every exam score and performance... all of these are public information."

Ji You didn’t quite understand and asked: "So, I drew attention because of this public information?"

Mu Jianling laughed and said: "Exactly."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You took a deep breath and said, "Since it’s public information, there’s no way I can protect against it. Teacher... can I apply to have my information kept confidential?"

Mu Jianling shook her head and said: "The school won’t keep these pieces of information confidential because from the first day you enter the school, all of your grades enter the system of the Military Department, and the Military Department will select based on each student’s performance and potential... If you perform well, you can enter the Legion you want to join in advance and get more opportunities for upward mobility."

This was the first time Ji You had heard of this, she was a bit puzzled: "We students haven’t even graduated and we’re already on the selection list?"

Mu Jianling said: "Of course. Don’t think that the Alliance is peaceful internally, but the competition among the Six Great Armies of the Alliance is very fierce. The one who can have more capable and potential young warriors has more capacity to protect their station, protect their teammates..." Mu Jianling did not overly explain this; instead, she said: "These public pieces of information, students, teachers, parents... and the Military Department, units outside the Military Department can also inquire, and it’s impossible to guarantee that those who inquire students’ information have no ulterior motives. Undoubtedly, the top batch of students in each school are the objects of external attention."

"You—" Mu Jianling looked at Ji You and said: "You might be considered a relatively outstanding student."

Ji You: "... relatively?"

Mu Jianling: "Uh-huh~"

Ji You argued discontentedly: "Teacher, I’m clearly the most awesome, the most powerful one."

Mu Jianling didn’t respond to that and said: "The reason I am telling you this is to hope that you will be vigilant in the future. It’s said that one should not have the intention to harm others, but one must have the intention to guard against others. Your information might enter some people’s sights, especially those of the biological research labs. These research labs have people watching over the top students’ data from various colleges and universities every day... I don’t rule out that you’ve already entered their sights, so you need appropriate precautions. But you don’t need to worry too much."

After saying this, Mu Jianling looked at Ji You, whose eyes were shining as she stared at her. Mu Jianling remained calm and said indifferently: "Fear, being scared, worrying... all these will only crush you. I’m telling you this not to scare you, worry you, make you afraid... You just need to be aware of some situations you might face. At this stage, the only thing you can and should do is improve your combat effectiveness."

Ji You earnestly said: "Yes."

Mu Jianling said: "If you have questions, come to me."

And then.

Mu Jianling immediately hung up the phone without any delay.