The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers-Chapter 872: News

It’s now officially the holiday, and there are no other courses. When the 131st Combat Department returned from assessment, all the students from other departments in the same grade had already gone home, and many chose to return to their hometowns.

Wen Xue stayed at the school, which Ji You found a bit surprising, and couldn’t help but ask: "Wen Xue, have you decided to spend the entire summer holiday at school?"

Wen Xue nodded with a smile, saying: "Yes. Our Material Department’s study workload wasn’t heavy this semester, so we were on holiday right after the assessment. Many classmates left half a month ago, but I’m from the Third Star System, and it takes a week to go back. Plus, the route seems unsafe lately, so my family wants me to stay at school and go back after New Year."

Ji You listened.

Wen Xue continued: "Just as the cafeteria is hiring part-time workers for the holidays, I had nothing to do, so I applied for a job. I didn’t expect to actually get it."

Ji You listened and felt a bit envious, saying: "Oh, why didn’t I catch this good opportunity?"

Wen Xue covered her mouth and giggled, saying: "I heard Ji You’s roasted rabbit skills are really superb. If Ji You were competing with me, I definitely wouldn’t stand a chance." Working part-time in the cafeteria does require some culinary skills because occasionally, when the chefs are too busy, the part-time workers need to step up.

Ji You blushed at the mention of roasted rabbit and said: "Stop teasing me; I don’t have any skills. It’s purely because rabbit meat is tasty."

Thinking about rabbits, Ji You remembered the 200 rabbits belonging to Liu Fufeng in the rabbit shed.

Cough, cough...

Maybe try to have him repay the debt with rabbits?

Ji You stroked her chin, then turned to Wen Xue: "Thank you, Wen Xue. I’m going to eat now."

Holding the tray, Ji You finally found an empty seat amidst the crowd. She quickly put down her tray and sat down, but just as she was settling in, the large screen in the cafeteria flickered. The drama originally playing was replaced by an emergency news report:

[Currently, a massive riot of Star Beasts has occurred on Yunding Star, Feiluan Star, Kite Space Station, White Horse Junction Asteroid Belt, and Eagle Space Station... All nearby individuals are urged to evacuate immediately!

Evacuate immediately!

Evacuate immediately!

...]

The news kept repeating and quickly spread across all six star systems of the Alliance, as well as the neighboring Galaxy Empire, Blue Light United States...

The cafeteria fell silent.

Students simultaneously put down their chopsticks and stared at the screen...

Silence.

Silence.

Still silence...

After repeating a few times, the news host’s furrowed brows relaxed somewhat, and he continued: [With Admiral Bai Ji, the Sixth Corps Commander, leading the fleet, they are speeding towards the direction of the anomaly and are expected to arrive at the destination in 3 hours and 8 minutes. Wishing Admiral Bai Ji and his warriors a triumphant return!]

The news continued, starting to play some videos of the Star Beast abnormalities.

These Star Beasts weren’t just Carrion Vultures but also Peak Eagles, Skylarks... Mostly flying Star Beasts, with a small number of amphibious Star Beasts. The entire Star Beast riot was terrifying; some small planets were shattered in the blink of an eye by this mob of flying Star Beasts. In a moment, the planet was torn apart, transforming into countless fragments of varying sizes, sweeping across the starry sky in all directions—

This scene truly shocked the students in the cafeteria, and they unconsciously tightened their grip on the chopsticks.

Honestly, all the students present, whether they were first-year newbies, second-years with some accomplishments, third-years with solid skills, or fourth-years on the brink of graduation—these twenty-year-old kids, whether knowing the terror of Star Beast riots or having watched countless old imagery of Star Beast riots... None of those matched the shock of this real-time scene.

It’s real.

It just happened.

It might cause massive destruction.

It’s about to trigger a disaster affecting the survival of humanity.

...

No one is left unstirred.

Ji You furrowed her brows, gripping her chopsticks: Kite Space Station, Eagle Space Station...

Senior He Bi, Elder Chen Ke, Captain Babyface Tang Qi, Senior Brother Han Zheng...

Familiar or unfamiliar faces swept through Ji You’s mind. Looking at the fragrant braised pork ribs in front of her, she suddenly felt they weren’t appetizing. The chopsticks wouldn’t go down.

Nearby.

After a long silence, a student suddenly said: "Several hundred students from the 130th Combat Department went to Eagle Space Station nearby for assessment, and they still haven’t returned."

Everyone: "..."

That statement broke the silence, and soon another student frowned, saying: "This year’s fourth-year students from the Combat Department have already officially entered service at various Legions, with 70% heading to the Sixth Legion."

The Sixth Legion is in the most dangerous area.

Will these students participate in resisting the Star Beast riot this time?

Will they... be safe?

...

No student provided an answer.

The atmosphere of being unable to eat gradually spread throughout the student body. Holding chopsticks, looking at their food, all immersed in silence...

For a while.

Someone picked up chopsticks and hastily ate.

There’s no time to waste.

Not a minute, not even a second can be lost.

...

Ji You also picked up her chopsticks, forcibly stuffing food into her mouth—one bite, two bites, three bites... Something that usually took a few minutes to finish was polished off in less than 3 minutes.

After eating, Ji You got up and tossed her tray into the recycling bin, immediately contacting Chu Jiaojiao, saying seriously: "Jiaojiao, do you have time? Let’s have a match, the kind where the punches really hit!"

Chu Jiaojiao had already eaten, just returned to her dormitory, and upon receiving Ji You’s invitation, she readily agreed, saying: "Ji You, be prepared. No matter how good-looking you are, I won’t hold back."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You scoffed: "Do I need you to hold back? That’s a joke, I am the king standing at the World’s Peak!"

Chu Jiaojiao’s voice rose: "Then let’s see if it’s me, Chu Jiaojiao, or you, Ji You, standing at the World’s Peak!"

Ji You chuckled softly: "I’m coming."

Leaving the cafeteria, Ji You wasn’t stingy. She spent 5 credit points to find a self-service floating car to head to Chu Jiaojiao’s dormitory.

Unlike self-funded students, those like Chu Jiaojiao and Shen Changqing who were admitted to Lanyue Star Military Academy based on their scores had their dormitory areas in a different location, and the environment was incredibly beautiful.

When Ji You arrived, the rose flowers in the dormitory area were blooming all over the branches, and the walls of the dormitory buildings were covered with roses of pink, purple, red, white, and yellow...

Gorgeous colors and breathtaking beauty.

Looking at this scene, thinking of the resource-poor Garbage Star No. 101, Ji You sighed: "It’s spring; I wonder if the Iron Pear Wood on the garbage planet has bloomed yet?"