The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1151: Banter

This is a Floating Car that looks quite shabby, with visible patch marks on the roof and windows, and a mottled paint job in black, green, gray, and white... These different colored paints are peeling off almost completely, leaving the car with pits and patches. Yet the car’s owner doesn’t seem to find it shabby at all; instead, he is quite proud, specially marking a few words in bold letters on the front of the car:

— Renaissance!

On the front are two conspicuous big ears, which sway in the wind as the Floating Car moves, making strange noises:

"Gaga!"

"Gaga!"

"Gaga!"

The Floating Car had not yet come to a complete stop when Yue Qiguang showed a look of disdain and said grandly: "Whose idiot is this? Did they not look in the mirror before leaving?"

Before the words were fully spoken, the Floating Car suddenly braked sharply, stopping in front of Yue Qiguang, Ji You, and the others. Then, someone stepped down the ladder.

Yue Qiguang opened his mouth wide, wishing he could just destroy his own mouth.

Ji You already had a smile piled on his face, raised his hand, and pointed at Yue Qiguang: "Principal, it was this person who was speaking just now. Besides him, none of the 9 of us said a word."

As they say, better someone else than oneself, Ji You didn’t want to take the blame together with the idiot Yue Qiguang.

Whoever speaks is responsible.

That’s what you get for not keeping your mouth shut.

Ji You said: "Principal, don’t worry. I will find a way to shut up Yue Qiguang. If he can’t manage it, you can just deduct his points."

Yue Qiguang: "..."

Yue Qiguang opened his mouth:

Whoa!

What did dad do to provoke you?

Principal Hong glanced at Ji You and wasn’t angry at all, consistently keeping a smile on his face and said: "Relax everyone, put your mind at ease. Am I such a petty person? I won’t fuss over such a minor thing. Besides, I also think this Floating Car is pretty dumb but can’t help it; this is the car I borrowed from Director Wang. It’s Director Wang’s car, and we can’t fault it too much, right?"

After saying this, Principal Hong winked at the students and laughed: "It is dumb, but it’s free. Free is its greatest advantage. In front of this advantage, all other shortcomings become advantages."

Ji You and others: "..."

Everyone realized that being stingy is actually the tradition of this school, from top to bottom, principal, director, teachers, students, and even robots...

None are not old misers.

Ji You couldn’t help but ask: "Principal, Director Wang, old miser... cough cough... this car door design is quite creative." Saying this, Ji You slapped his leg abruptly and said: "Ah! Principal, why are you here? Where is Teacher Mu?"

Ji You, along with Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing... all thought that the teacher leading this trip must be Teacher Mu Jianling, but... looking at the time for the spaceship’s takeoff, Teacher Mu Jianling still hasn’t shown up, obviously, Teacher Mu Jianling isn’t going to be here.

Principal Hong smiled kindly and said: "Your Teacher Mu doesn’t just have you 10 students. She has another 961 under her, so she can’t run around with you."

After listening to this, everyone thought: No wonder. Teacher Mu is the classic one with a sharp tongue but a soft heart, verbally disparaging those classmates as fools and weaklings, only suitable for dealing with pigs, but in reality, she genuinely worries for these students in private.

Ji You said: "Principal, are you taking us?"

Principal Hong’s tone rose: "Am I not enough?"

"Cough cough..." Ji You quickly said: "We didn’t mean it that way, we just thought other teachers would come along too, cough cough... Now thinking about it, Principal, you are wise and mighty, one can top thousands, with your guidance we must dominate and be unbeatable!"

"Oh—" The smile on Principal Hong’s face deepened slightly. Just as Ji You and others thought that Principal Hong must have some special skills to give them for being so kind, they heard Principal Hong say: "I won’t guide you; I’m just leading the team, ensuring you reach Nami Star safely and come back safely."

Ji You and the 9 others: "..."

Principal Hong kept smiling and said: "My guidance is useless to you. I can’t compete on your behalf."

Everyone: "..."

Yue Qiyuan muttered: "I knew it."

Yue Qiguang clenched a fist: "Rely on the sky and the earth, it’s better to rely on oneself. You are the most reliable."

Principal Hong glanced at Yue Qiguang and laughed: "No. 2222, not bad, your brain’s progressing."

Though it was meant to be a compliment, why did it sound so awkward? Yue Qiguang tried hard to keep a straight face, employing all his acting skills to prevent his expression from collapsing in front of Principal Hong.

Yue Qiguang’s little scheme in mind was not unnoticed by Principal Hong. He ignored these naive students and turned to the quiet Liu Fufeng in the corner, smiled and said: "Fufeng, hang in there. Once we reach Nami Star, if you still feel uncomfortable, we can get a doctor to check on you. If it doesn’t work, you could always withdraw from the competition."

Getting there, withdrawing from the competition?

Without even reaching the destination yet, hearing this... At the furthest corner of the group, Liu Fufeng heard this, a neat smile appeared on his lips: "Principal, I will try my best to persevere."

Principal Hong pretended not to notice Liu Fufeng’s uneasy smile, turned to Shen Changqing, suddenly laughed, and said: "Shen Changqing, your grandfather just called me. Do you know what he said?"

Shen Changqing was taken aback: "???"

Principal Hong said: "He said our family’s bumpkin has accomplished something, now representing the school for a competition."

Shen Changqing: "..."

Shen Changqing stayed silent.

— Hong Jiang’s mouth, a demon spewing nonsense.

— Hong Jiang’s mouth, a demon spewing nonsense.

— Hong Jiang’s mouth, a demon spewing nonsense.

Repeatedly saying this in his mind three times, Shen Changqing’s mood slightly calmed down, finally raising his head slightly, looking at Principal Hong, said: "Principal, my grandfather said you like to joke, and told me not to listen to you."

"Hahaha..." Principal Hong laughed heartily at this, teasingly said: "Ah, really accomplished something."

Then.

Principal Hong, starting from Shen Changqing, after brushing through Sheng Qingyan, Chu Jiaojiao, Ji You... everyone. As Ji You and others were already feeling impatient and difficult during this waiting for takeoff period, finally, there were only 3 minutes left before the spaceship took off.

At this moment, another Floating Car drove over, it was a school-manufactured self-service Floating Car, the car door opened, and out came Luo Wei — Dr. Luo.

Following Dr. Luo were three assistant robots, with various equipment, instruments hanging from their elbows, bodies, shoulders, heads... Seeing this, Ji You and others were utterly dumbfounded:

Ji You hurriedly asked: "Dr. Luo, what is this?"

Dr. Luo smiled and said: "I am your accompanying doctor."

When Principal Hong saw everyone was present, he said: "Board the spaceship, let’s go."