The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 518: Reprimand

Ji You, who was kicked in the butt and fell to the ground by a Little Robot, had a slightly ugly expression on her face.

This!

This is frickin’ embarrassing!

Laughter erupted all around: "Tsk! The Combat Department’s strongest!"

Ji You got up, patted the dust off her butt, and faced the snickering of her classmates. Internally she felt so humiliated she wanted to slam her head against a wall, but outwardly she remained perfectly calm, just waved her hand with the air of a master and said, "Don’t stare at me, I am just a bit cooler than you guys."

Everyone: "..."

Despite already knowing Ji You’s shamelessness and thick skin, her maneuver still surprised everyone. After a moment of speechlessness, they shook their heads, forehead in hand: "Indeed, between me and invincibility, the only difference is a face as thick as a city wall."

Ji You chuckled and bowed with her hands clasped: "I concede! Thank you for letting me win!"

Liu Fufeng witnessed all of this, blinked his handsome eyes, and said: "Wow, what a bigshot!"

Everyone: "..."

Yue Qiguang couldn’t hold back, and blurted out: "What’s impressive about that? You must be blind!"

Liu Fufeng looked very serious and sincere, saying, "It’s her thick skin that’s impressive."

Ji You: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Immediately after, everyone started slapping their thighs: "Hahahaha....."

Ji You twitched at the corner of her mouth and couldn’t help but say, "Student Fufeng, if you don’t know how to speak, then speak less."

Liu Fufeng: "Okay."

Ji You held her forehead with her hand: "Little brother, what exactly are you trying to do? Don’t try to flatter me, I haven’t even taken your protection money yet!"

What does he mean by that?

Is he trying to suck up to me?

Doesn’t seem like it.

Is he mocking me?

Doesn’t seem like that either. His tone and expression are all very serious and earnest.

Then, in full view of everyone, Liu Fufeng suddenly took a few steps closer to Ji You and earnestly asked, "How much is the protection fee?"

Ji You: "???"

Everyone: "???"

Liu Fufeng hesitated for a moment, then seemed to make up his mind and said, "I can’t pay too much at once, I don’t have that much cash. Can I pay monthly? 500 thousand credit points a month, is that okay?"

"Holy shit!" Ji You stepped back in shock: "Big brother, are you serious?"

Liu Fufeng nodded: "Yes."

It seemed that everyone’s shocked expressions made Liu Fufeng a bit embarrassed, so he explained: "I think you’re very strong. Strong in every way."

There was a collective gasp around them, Sheng Qingyan covered her mouth directly, in a completely disheveled state, and with a tone as if even the universe’s number one Little Cutie couldn’t handle it, she said: "Can his blindness be cured at all?"

Everyone said in unison: "Looks pretty hopeless."

Ji You laughed out loud, "As it turns out, the blind ones are you guys!"

Everyone: "..."

Ji You slapped her thigh, laughing so hard she could barely stand up straight, and in that moment, someone approached silently and kicked out.

Clang—

Ji You got up from the ground, clenched her fists, and with a fierce look in her eyes, yelled at everyone around: "Who! Who’s trying to do a sneak attack from behind!"

Mu Jianling, with arms crossed: "Me."

In a flash, Ji You instantly transformed her expression in front of everyone. Her face shifted from anger to a smile, and she approached Teacher Mu Jianling sheepishly, fawningly saying: "Teacher... how could you possibly trouble yourself to come over? It wouldn’t be good if you strained your foot..."

Everyone: "..."

Mu Jianling’s eyelid twitched, and he snapped: "So annoying, get lost."

Seeing that the alert was over, Ji You cheerfully ran off. In the blink of an eye, she sprinted from one end of the training field to the farthest end, so fast that describing her speed as a matter of life and death wouldn’t be an overstatement.

Liu Fufeng watched Ji You’s actions and moved to follow her.

At that moment—

Mu Jianling suddenly said: "Stop."

Liu Fufeng halted and cocked his head to ask: "Teacher... do you need something?"

Mu Jianling asked with an icy stare: "Are you very rich?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Fufeng pursed his lips and honestly replied: "I have a lot of fixed assets, but not much cash."

Mu Jianling drew out his tone, saying: "Oh—so you’re saying you have quite a bit."

Liu Fufeng, hearing this, remained silent.

Mu Jianling, with a cold expression and even colder tone, said: "I’ve said it before, no one under my supervision gets special treatment, and that includes you. Otherwise, you might as well withdraw from Lanyue Star Military Academy voluntarily."

Liu Fufeng pursed his lips.

Mu Jianling continued: "From now on, all your school expenses will be converted to Alliance University points. As for how many points you have, that’s for you to figure out. If you can’t adapt, then withdraw on your own."

Liu Fufeng pursed his lips: "Okay."

Mu Jianling glanced at him, then swept his gaze across all the students in the training field. When they were touched by his icy gaze, all the students shrank their necks, pretending they were quails...

Mu Jianling, with arms folded, said: "So you all want to be the number one in the Combat Department?"

The students: "No, no, no..."

With arms crossed, Mu Jianling said: "The end-of-term exams are next month. Anyone who fails to pass the assessment faces make-up exams. What’s the point in competing to be the strongest in the Combat Department? It’s better to compete to be the first bear."

"Bear, as in the animal," Mu Jianling added.

"..." After hearing this, the students went silent.

"Now get back to training!" Mu Jianling commanded in a deep voice: "If I catch anyone slacking off, they will be punished with an extra hour."

In an instant, the students scattered in all directions.

Today’s routine was group-based team training. Watching everyone else form teams while she was still alone, Ji You admitted she felt a disparity, but after continuous training against the Little Robots, Ji You actually understood Teacher Mu Jianling’s painstaking efforts.

—He wanted to specifically train Ji You’s Physical Strength.

Ji You’s biggest weakness was not spiritual power, but her Physical Strength.

Having used a plethora of Medicine Baths and the Fierce Tiger Body Forging Technique, Ji You had trained for some time. Her Physical Strength still remained at Level D, but her bone and bloodline strengths had reached the critical threshold for a breakthrough...

If she put in a bit more effort during this period, she could probably break through to Level C all at once.

Do not underestimate this one-level promotion. In reality, compared to her original Level E weak constitution when she started school, Ji You’s overall Physical Strength had undergone a qualitative leap. She used to pant after running a few steps; now she could run several laps around the dormitory area without losing her breath.

Previously, when piloting a real mecha in the training room, she could only manage about ten minutes of efficient operations before feeling physically overwhelmed. Now, piloting a Small Mecha, she could run at high speed for half an hour without needing to catch her breath.

However, despite her bloodline and bones both reaching their peak values and being on the verge of a breakthrough, she was stuck at the critical point and couldn’t break through. It was only while practicing with the Little Robot these past few days that Ji You felt the barrier beginning to loosen.

This indicated the training was extremely effective.

Thus, even being scolded by Teacher Mu Jianling didn’t bother Ji You at all; she focused on practicing against the Little Robot—

At that moment—