The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 655: To Be Human or to Be a Pig?

Not many, just about 5000.

As soon as Ji You heard this, her heart felt blocked.

Xuzhou continued: "I gave up other complex controls, only retaining limb movement and road condition monitoring, so the Spiritual Silks needed are not many, which allows me to concentrate more, focusing solely on these two aspects."

Shen Changqing nodded and said, "Yes, I have the same plan. Discard other functions and focus on certain ones."

Upon hearing this, Xuzhou said solemnly: "Classmate Shen Changqing, your spiritual power is higher and more fluent than mine, I believe you can get through the obstacle zone."

Shen Changqing said: "I’ll try my best."

Hmm?

S-level mental power Shen Changqing is also unsure about passing the assessment?

The students, hearing this, all frowned: the situation does not seem optimistic.

And then.

Shen Changqing, Yue Qiyuan, Chu Jiaojiao, and a few others asked Xuzhou questions, then pondered on their own.

Seeing everyone dispersing, with no one focusing attention on him, Xuzhou could not help but let out a sigh of relief. He lowered his head, about to turn around, but suddenly saw Ji You still standing by his side.

Ji You was tiptoeing, trying to pat Xuzhou’s shoulder. Helplessly short, definitely no chance for a comfortable head pat, Ji You on her toes could just about manage a shoulder pat.

Xuzhou’s mouth twitched slightly, straightened his back, and thus, Ji You’s outstretched hand missed.

Ji You stepped down, cleared her throat, and said: "Little Zhouzhou, tell me honestly, what is your Spiritual Silk Cleaning Rate?"

Hearing her serious question, Xuzhou replied: "9%."

Upon hearing this, Ji You laughed: "Not bad!"

Although not as extraordinary as S-level mental power possessors like Shen Changqing and Yue Qiyuan, Xuzhou’s progress was evidently good. Ji You briefly understood why Xuzhou could run thousands of meters—it’s rough look yet meticulous attention made him excellent material for an investigator, and Xuzhou also planned his future career this way.

And then.

Ji You asked another question: "How many Spiritual Silks can you now use?"

Upon hearing this, Xuzhou did not immediately answer but bowed his head, felt it carefully, then replied: "Nearly a million are cleaned, but I can only freely control 200,000 of them."

Ji You: "!!!"

After hearing this, Ji You didn’t laugh; her mouth stiffened, somewhat breathless, she asked: "You...you can control 200,000 at the same time?"

Xuzhou nodded: "Yes."

Ji You’s figure teetered—

She was about to shut down.

No!

She just shut down.

After a moment.

Ji You waved her hand and said, "You can go, I have nothing more to ask you."

Xuzhou looked at Ji You, feeling her reaction was a bit strange, as if she had been greatly impacted:

200,000, is just a very ordinary number.

Far ones, like in the Main Star’s First Military Academy, many students are stronger than him.

Closer ones, at Lanyue Star, many students control more, like Shen Changqing, like Chu Jiaojiao, like Yue Qiyuan...

Xuzhou truly felt he was very mediocre among them, of course, this was for now. Xuzhou was confident in himself, believing that step by step, with scheduled training, he could definitely become an outstanding investigator in the future.

The assessment still continued.

Xuzhou gave a good start, since then, students one after another crossed the starting line, running a short distance.

Some a few meters, some dozens of meters, and some a few hundred meters. But none surpassed Xuzhou’s thousand meters.

Only one person performed close to Xuzhou, that was his good friend Zhang Ye, Zhang Ye threw 900 meters, sadly still no surpassing Xuzhou.

Then—

Finally, it was the turn of one of Ji You’s very familiar friends, Chu Jiaojiao.

Chu Jiaojiao walked towards the examination room door with strides, head held high and chest out.

Mu Jianling glanced at her: "Very energetic."

Chu Jiaojiao stood at attention, loudly said: "Report to the teacher, I will try my best to complete the assessment."

Mu Jianling smiled warmly and sent blessings: "That’s the spirit, just don’t charge out like a hero and come back like a bear."

Chu Jiaojiao: "..."

Mu Jianling: "Go ahead."

Chu Jiaojiao piloted Po Jun, standing out like a crane among chickens amidst the light armors, very noticeable.

The assessment begins——

Among the 10 mechas, half of the students knelt at the starting line, 4 managed to rush forward but only for a few meters before trembling and falling down, Chu Jiaojiao wasn’t rash, she tested by lifting her leg, then suddenly accelerated——

Whoosh——

Like an arrow released from the bow, she charged towards the track.

Everyone had their eyes wide open, watching her.

Chu Jiaojiao’s momentum was fierce and domineering, but— after running a meter, her large frame loudly hit the ground.

Mu Jianling: "Told you, a bear indeed."

Students: "..."

Chu Jiaojiao’s failure hit the students hard, like a heavy punch to the chest.

She’s supposed to be the true number one in combat abilities among the Combat Department.

Yet she also face-planted.

Will any student pass the assessment today?

Doubts filled everyone’s minds.

Then.

Batch after batch of students followed.

It was finally the turn of Sheng Qingyan, a very familiar buddy of Ji You.

Sheng Qingyan walked out with a face exuding an indifferent, rascally aura.

Mu Jianling, originally with arms crossed, nonchalantly watched the students enter the examination room one by one, but upon seeing Sheng Qingyan’s sloppy and indecent appearance, he suddenly raised his hand and fiercely knocked on Sheng Qingyan’s head!

Sheng Qingyan pouted: "Teacher, why are you hitting me?"

Mu Jianling casually withdrew his hand: "Itchy hands."

Sheng Qingyan: "..."

With a pout, Sheng Qingyan reluctantly stepped forward and continued through the examination room door.

Suddenly——

Mu Jianling said in a cool tone: "Pigs can be lazy, people cannot."

Hearing this voice above his head, Sheng Qingyan inexplicably felt a chill surge through him, he straightened his expression and immediately said: "Don’t worry, Teacher, I’ll try my hardest to be a pig."

Mu Jianling: "..."

Mu Jianling lifted his foot and fiercely kicked Sheng Qingyan’s butt: "Take the assessment seriously, if you don’t pass, I’m slaughtering a pig tonight!"

Sss~

All the students took a sharp breath collectively, even Ji You admired Sheng Qingyan with eyes befitting a hero.

Spicy Eye this guy, not to say anything else, his ability to seek death is truly unmatched.

Admiration!

Following that.

The assessment began, everyone, including Mu Jianling, became serious, just waiting to "slaughter the pig"!

Sheng Qingyan piloted the mecha, after shooting out from the starting line, didn’t fall, but his mecha’s running posture wasn’t very heroic, rather lazy and crooked, looking just like him, utterly informal.

One step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

...

Just when everyone thought Sheng Qingyan was about to face-plant at any moment, he ended up running one thousand meters, two thousand meters, three thousand meters... Everyone suddenly focused, intently staring at that somewhat underwhelming mecha.