The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 644: Senior’s Invitation

Ji You felt aggrieved inside. She couldn’t help thinking that after taking such great pains to look after these rabbits for so long, she was still not as popular as the newcomer Sheng Qingyan. It seemed that rabbits were indeed ungrateful creatures that you couldn’t win over.

She was furious!

But!!!

Ji You clenched her teeth and held back her anger. She dared not scold the rabbits. On the contrary, she had to suppress her anger and force a smile, trying to curry favor with the rabbits: "Little bunnies, you’re really cute."

As soon as Ji You spoke, a group of hopping rabbits instantly clustered together, huddling up closely.

Ji You’s face stiffened as she chuckled awkwardly, "Would you like to be friends with me?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than the huddled rabbits scattered in all directions...

Ji You: "..."

Ji You took a deep breath, trying hard to adjust the release of her spiritual power while still smiling gently, "Don’t be scared, bunnies, I’m also a cute little bunny."

The rabbits in this compartment didn’t stay a moment longer; in the blink of an eye, they had all scampered away.

Ji You: "..."

Following the direction of the fleeing rabbits, Ji You saw Sheng Qingyan being surrounded by them, her face growing even more sullen.

Sheng Qingyan raised his head, deliberately showing a smile towards her: "Hey poor dead, look, the little bunnies are risking a breakout just to escape your clutches. What exactly have you done to them?"

Ji You replied irritably, "I did nothing, I waited on them hand and foot like they were my ancestors, and still got no appreciation from them."

Sheng Qingyan curled her lip, her eyes filled with obvious skepticism...

Ji You twitched the corner of her mouth, saying irritably, "Really, I didn’t do anything, just casually thought about braised rabbit, spicy rabbit, steamed rabbit..."

"Cough..."

Immediately, a chorus of coughs and the sound of swallowing saliva came from around...

In a flash, the rabbits surrounding Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, Yue Qiyuan, and Yue Qiguang disappeared into thin air.

Only the rabbits around Sheng Qingyan remained unaffected; he frowned and scolded sternly, "How can you bear to eat these cute bunnies? You’re all devils, devils..."

"Let’s go..."

"Bunnies, let’s not play with them..."

With these words, Sheng Qingyan turned his back and took big steps towards the ranch inside the rabbit shed. Miraculously, just as he finished speaking, the rabbits also cooperated, following behind him one by one, hopping away.

Ji You and the others: "..."

After a moment—

Watching Sheng Qingyan still mingling with the rabbits, the faces of the other five were beyond description.

Ji You, her eyelids twitching, said, "Spicy Eye here really thinks he’s a rabbit, doesn’t he?"

Chu Jiaojiao stroked her chin, saying, "I think it’s possible. He might really think he’s not only a rabbit but also a cute little bunny."

Yue Qiguang and Yue Qiyuan, the brothers, shivered at her words, while Shen Changqing remained relatively calm. After a moment of silence, he suddenly turned and walked towards the rabbits—

Then—

Shen Changqing gently released his spiritual power, his expression and tone incredibly tender: "Little bunnies, I’m also a cute little bunny, don’t be afraid of me..."

Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, and the Yue Family brothers: "..."

"Great, another one suffering from species identity confusion," Ji You covered her forehead, somewhat torn between laughter and tears: "I’m starting to regret coaxing... ahem, asking you all to come help me."

Honestly—

This is torture!

Next.

Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiguang, Yue Qiyuan, and the others also followed suit. Each of them either bent down low, squatted on the ground or made themselves small... In short, they were cajoling the rabbits as if wooing their own children, and the effect was indeed quite noticeable, with quite a few rabbits getting fooled.

Ji You was different from the others. While others were employing the energy of cajoling a child, she was more like flattering an ancestor, yet it was ineffective.

Absolutely no effect!

Ji You rubbed her head in frustration.

Her spiritual power had advanced to B rank, but it was a long way from advancing to A rank. If she wanted to improve quickly, she would need to continually consume Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and keep on training her spiritual power...

This was a grind, and it couldn’t be rushed.

Unable to deal with the group of rabbits, although Ji You was annoyed, she also tried her best to persuade herself not to be anxious. She patiently trained herself to release her spiritual power specifically, where each initial release was between 5-10 points. Later, she could control it within 3-5 points, and then even closer to around 3-4 points...

Ji You’s goal was to fine-tune her control to between 0.5-1 point.

This was very difficult.

But the real fear is not having a goal, not difficulty.

...

After cleaning out the rabbit shed, the group left with their own insights.

Ji You quickly sent a message to Senior Shi Ya: [Senior, I’ve finished cleaning the rabbit shed, do you have time now?]

After sending, Ji You patiently waited.

A few seconds later.

A message from Shi Ya came through: [Come to the Mechanical Manufacturing System building, I’m waiting for you in Laboratory 203.]

Ji You narrowed her eyes, her lips curling into a smile involuntarily: [Okay.]

It wasn’t too far from the Mechanical Combat Department to the Mechanical Manufacturing System - about a 10-minute ride on an auto Floating Car. But she didn’t want to keep Senior Shi Ya waiting, so Ji You, not stingy with her credit points at this moment, chose an auto Floating Car and rushed to the Mechanical Manufacturing System.

minutes later.

The Floating Car stopped in front of a majestic building. The gate to the Mechanical Manufacturing System was different from that of the Combat Department - the latter looked like the gaping maw of a Star Beast, quite terrifying, while the gate to the Mechanical Manufacturing was standard, modeled after a Mecha entry pod, very understated and distinguished.

Ji You had not chosen to study the Manufacturing System, so this was her first visit here. She had just settled in when a small robot suddenly came out from the door and asked, "Are you Student Ji You?"

Ji You nodded: "Yes, that’s me."

The Little Robot said, "Hello, I am Student Shi Ya’s assistant. Please follow me."

Ah-ha?

Senior Shi Ya actually has a dedicated robot assistant?

Ji You was shocked.

She didn’t ask further and simply followed.

This assistant Little Robot, much like Senior Shi Ya, was mostly silent as it led her, only replying with a couple of words when Ji You asked a question.

And, this Little Robot was only half Ji You’s height, reaching her midsection. Since arriving in this world where everyone was tall, it was the first time short Ji You felt like she had long legs.

Then—

After the Little Robot led Ji You to Laboratory 203 of Mechanical Manufacturing, it suddenly grew to two meters tall.

Ji You: "..."

The Little Robot said: "Student Ji You, we’ve arrived. Student Shi Ya has already given you access, you can go in now."

Standing at the door, Ji You wasn’t in a hurry anymore, and she couldn’t help but ask, "Why did you suddenly grow so tall?"

The robotic voice of the Little Robot methodically replied, "My body is crafted from retractable materials, in fact, I can even grow this tall—"

As it spoke, the Little Robot’s body grew even taller, reaching 5 meters, 6 meters, 10 meters...

Ji You: "..."

Ji You looked up:

Damn it!

I can’t even see its head anymore.