The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1298: Foraging Wild Greens

Ji You said she wanted to go eat, so she straightforwardly let go and didn’t bother with the stall here. Cheng Haoyue watched Ji You hop away, and in the blink of an eye, only a faint shadow was left, leaving Cheng Haoyue’s heart in a bit of a complex state.

This class monitor...

Cough cough!

This acting class monitor always has a boastful and smug attitude about everything, but sometimes you have to admit that she has the reasons to be so proud.

Cheng Haoyue counted the points in his hand, already at 18 points. Among them, 5 points were a collective reward for destroying an enemy military base. The rest of the points were earned according to Ji You’s designs, whether through traps or outnumbering the opponent... Overall, the wins were relatively easy.

Cheng Haoyue asked He Nu next to him, "How many points do you have now?"

He Nu replied, "15 points."

Cheng Haoyue: "!!!"

Cheng Haoyue, surprised, asked, "You’ve been staying at the Seventh Team’s station and still managed to get so many points?"

Under the thin moonlight, He Nu gazed at the overlapping mountain shadows in the distance and softly said, "A lot were killed at the trap site. I snagged quite a few kills, and along with the ones from helping Ji You eliminate the Seventh Team earlier, it adds up to 15."

Cheng Haoyue: "..."

Cheng Haoyue took a deep breath and said, "When the enemy falls into the trap, I’ll definitely find a way to snag more kills! Definitely!" When He Zhen’s group fell into the trap, it was truly a great opportunity to gather kills swiftly. Cheng Haoyue’s points were largely earned in that event. Thinking of this, excitement and anticipation flashed in Cheng Haoyue’s eyes: "Our current traps are stronger and more powerful than those built in the enemy’s camp. As long as they dare to come, they’ll definitely get caught!"

Saying this, Cheng Haoyue couldn’t help but rub his hands eagerly: "I just wonder when these plump fish will finally bite the hook."

Hearing this, He Nu didn’t get as excited as Cheng Haoyue; instead, he said, "The enemy isn’t stupid. They won’t be so easily deceived again. They’ve fallen into our trap once; next time, they’ll surely be more cautious. So, we can’t rush about when they’ll bite. Let’s patiently wait." Fishing requires patience, right? And the joy of fishing lies in the slow savoring of the endless waiting.

With that, He Nu lifted his foot and walked off.

Cheng Haoyue asked, "Where are you going?"

Without looking back, He Nu said, "To find classmate Ji You."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Haoyue hesitated for a moment, then quickly followed and said, "Together."

But He Nu didn’t wait for him and walked even faster.

Cheng Haoyue hurried to catch up.

...

When He Nu and Cheng Haoyue returned to their station, they found a large group of students standing in an open area, forming a circle. Inside the circle was a small figure sitting on a simple stool made of stone, and who else could it be but Ji You?

Cheng Haoyue couldn’t help but show a hint of envy. Look! Ji You didn’t interact much with other teams in their group, and all communication and interaction were done by herself. But still?

Ji You hadn’t been back at the camp for long, yet this large group of people, regardless of whether male or female, with high or low talents...they all stood here willingly to listen to Ji You speak.

But, what exactly were they doing?

Both Cheng Haoyue and He Nu were full of curiosity. They quickened their pace and approached, only to find every student holding a Military Shovel. Before they could reach the circle, they heard Ji You say, "Let’s settle on this plan, everyone! Let’s all work together, charge! Victory is ours!"

Everyone: "Let’s go!"

Everyone: "Charge!"

Hearing this, both Cheng Haoyue and He Nu were taken aback, especially seeing a large group of students raising their Military Shovels, shouting in unison, looking imposing and fierce. The sight made their eyelids twitch—was this—

Was this a battle about to start?

Now?

So soon? Could something be wrong?

Cheng Haoyue had a slight feeling of anxiety, quickly reaching out and tugging a fellow male student’s clothes in front of him: "Classmate, what is our current plan?"

This male student didn’t turn around and said, "Going to dig for vegetables, of course."

Cheng Haoyue: "..."

Cheng Haoyue shuddered, thinking he heard wrong, asked again, "Dig for vegetables? Dig for treasures?"

Upon hearing this, the male student originally wanted to tease him about his hearing ability. But when he turned and found it was being asked by Class Monitor Cheng Haoyue, he refrained from teasing and seriously replied, "Not digging for treasures, but digging for vegetables!"

Cheng Haoyue: "???"

"Still not clear?" The male student waved his Military Shovel and made a digging motion: "Like this, dig for vegetables!"

Seeing this, Cheng Haoyue was a bit in doubt about his intelligence for a moment because he still couldn’t quite figure it out....

Standing next to him, He Nu seemed to have some understanding, asked, "Is it going to the wild to find wild vegetables?"

The male student quickly nodded: "Yes."

Cheng Haoyue: "..."

Cheng Haoyue’s eyelids twitched: "There’re wild vegetables here?"

It’s not that he couldn’t understand because of lower intelligence; it’s just that digging wild vegetables sounded so unreliable, something he never heard of in his lifetime.

In this regard, one can’t really blame Cheng Haoyue for his lack of insight, because in the current environment humans live in, apart from a few resource-rich Agricultural Stars, the vast majority of planetary environments are quite harsh. Plants, animals, and resources like water and soil suffer year-round from threats like cosmic radiation, making them unfit for direct human consumption. Most plants and animals need to be cultivated manually, and resources such as water and soil require purification before use.

So, digging for wild vegetables?

In the interstellar era, it’s a luxury since wild vegetables abundant in Ancient Earth’s fields are almost unseen. Thus, such an activity like digging for wild vegetables hasn’t been heard of.

That Cheng Haoyue didn’t realize this immediately is quite understandable.

However!

After understanding the male student’s words, he found it even more incredible: "Where...where to dig for wild vegetables?"

"Follow classmate Ji You." The main team received the order and was ready to move out. The male student, tasked with digging wild vegetables, couldn’t bother explaining much to Cheng Haoyue and He Nu. He just left that sentence and hurriedly followed the troop.

Very soon.

The team with Military Shovels set out neatly and orderly.

Cheng Haoyue, with his mouth agape, said, "Hey, hey...you’re really going?"

However, no one paid him any attention.

A large group of people eagerly went on to dig for wild vegetables.

Cheng Haoyue turned his face to look at He Nu to find that at some point, He Nu had also taken a Military Shovel, looking as if he was going to dig for wild vegetables too. Cheng Haoyue: "..."