The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1309: The Pure and Kindhearted Ji You

Outside the screen, watching the Drilling Bird lying motionless on the ground, the spectators felt a suffocating sensation blocking their chest: "..."

"Is she a Devil?"

"Drilling Birds are so cute, can she really do this?"

"Ahem... The wings of this Drilling Bird are very bright, it just dove into Ji You’s chest, actually, it was courting Ji You!"

"Ahem... Even if a bird is proposing, she can’t accept, but she doesn’t need to knock it out, right?"

"Exactly, you can refuse, there are many ways to refuse, how can you treat such a cute bird so brutally?"

"This bird has helped her, hasn’t it? Treating her benefactor... no! Benefactor bird, like this, isn’t it total ingratitude?"

"She’s not human, she’s the Devil among livestock, and livestock among the Devil."’

"Ji You! Be human! The only small adorable Drilling Bird in the competition, it really brought us more joy than you guys. How can you act against it?"

"Just a heads up, Drilling Birds are one of the rare wild animals that can survive independently in the wilderness of Nami Star. Killing one requires a lifetime of prison time for real!"

"Lifetime for killing, what about knocking them out?"

"Yeah, what’s the punishment for knocking them out?"

"Ahem... I’ve looked closely at the Drilling Bird and found Ji You’s action was quite skillful, probably not injuring the Drilling Bird, but the behavior itself feels very malicious."

...

As soon as Ji You acted, knocking out the Drilling Bird, she had no idea how much this action shocked the audience outside the screen. It’s akin to 21st-century people dealing with pandas—so cute, who would have the heart to punch a panda? Punching a national treasure like the panda is totally unreasonable, right?

Ji You squatted down, quickly checked the Drilling Bird’s condition, and whispered softly: "Sorry, big brother, I can’t handle your affection, I can only refuse, I’ll have to inconvenience you for a while."

After speaking, Ji You picked up the Drilling Bird. As she lifted it, she misjudged its weight, and her strength was off, nearly causing her to fall. She steadied herself by grabbing the stone wall beside her: "Quite heavy, this body, those big thighs, that’s some good meat."

"Tsk—"

"Shut up!"

"Take it easy, careful or the competition won’t end, you’ll end up in prison."

...

Outside the screen, the audience worried for Ji You and the Drilling Bird in her hands. Ji You was completely unaware, carefully carrying the Drilling Bird a few steps. As she approached the exit, the passage became wider, with more branches. After walking a few meters, she found an entrance that could accommodate five or six children. The entrance was surrounded by stone walls, impossible to clear immediately, even with the sharp beak of a Drilling Bird, it couldn’t be dug through in a few hours. So Ji You placed the unconscious Drilling Bird inside.

Next.

Ji You blocked the entrance, leaving a small gap for the Drilling Bird to breathe.

This wasn’t the Drilling Bird leading Ji You and the others, meaning there were other Drilling Birds, possibly a group. According to the information checked, Drilling Birds mostly live in groups of 5-10.

Then.

Ji You turned, walked a few meters away, and began calling out, cooing towards the surrounding cave.

Before long.

A Drilling Bird came to Ji You, without a word, Ji You knocked it out.

Second one.

Third one.

...

After knocking out seven or eight, and no new ones appeared, Ji You finally stopped. She placed all these Drilling Birds inside that cave.

Outside the screen: "..."

"Is this reserve food?"

"Seems like it’s really preparing reserve food."

"Ji You, are you digging your own grave!"

"Ji You, your end is near!"

...

Amid the audience’s chatter outside the screen, Ji You couldn’t hear any of it, and was unaffected. She expanded her Spiritual Network, carefully searched within the cave for a while, ensuring there were no other Drilling Birds before she relaxed.

Everything Ji You did was not for eating meat or fulfilling any malicious thoughts. She planned to use this cave as a temporary camp for her group, likely needing it for 1-2 hours. During this time, many people need to keep warm inside the cave. If they disturb these rare Drilling Birds, the damage to the group could be irreversible.

So she could only knock them out.

She didn’t just roughly knock them out, she used spiritual power hypnosis, suggesting these Drilling Birds sleep for 2 hours. After 2 hours, when it’s over, Ji You can release them.

When they wake, they won’t be disturbed and would feel refreshed after a nice sleep.

After all this, Ji You continued towards the exit.

The exit was very close, only about 80 meters away to reach the cave entrance, and the closer she got, the more surprised Ji You felt. This cave was better than she imagined, because after walking a few meters, a large cave suddenly opened up, enough to accommodate hundreds of people. Ji You walked around, and indeed found some bird nests on the cave’s ceiling, the residence of Drilling Birds.

Carefully feeling the atmosphere, the temperature was comfortable, not cold.

Ji You was very pleased.

She continued walking.

The closer she got, the tighter the entrance became, only enough for half a Ji You to pass through. The entire cave was like a narrow-necked vase, with the nests as the wide bottom, and the entrance as the narrow neck.

Ji You didn’t go outside, she carefully sensed the temperature, estimated: "-15.7 Celsius, by the time everyone arrives, it should reach -16 Celsius."

Ji You immediately turned around, expanded her Spiritual Network, sent sound waves to Cheng Haoyue, He Nu, and others in the cave: "Come quickly."

In the dark, cramped cave, as Ji You left, Cheng Haoyue and others were on edge, not daring to relax until the moment they heard Ji You’s message 5 minutes later, they were relieved.

Led by Cheng Haoyue and He Nu, everyone moved quickly.

Several minutes later, they joined Ji You. Before Ji You spoke, Cheng Haoyue was already enthusiastic: "That entrance is truly magical, it’s so wide, at least big enough for five or six hundred people!"

"Brothers! This place is a Feng Shui treasure! We’re claiming it!" Cheng Haoyue viewed in satisfaction: "It even has summer warm, winter cool features."

Ji You glanced at him, pointed in a direction, said: "Unless necessary, no talking, no discussing, don’t wake those Drilling Birds."

"Eh?" Cheng Haoyue surprised: "You caught them?"

Ji You slanted a look: "Want some?"

Cheng Haoyue salivated: "I think their meat must be tender and fragrant."

"Be a person." Ji You lightly snorted, coldly said: "Drilling Birds are so cute, and you can still act against them?"

Outside the screen: "..."

"Isn’t it you who should be human?"

"Drilling Birds are so cute, you can act against them?"

"Ahem... Did I misunderstand you? You’re actually cold outside, warm inside, kind-hearted, and simply wonderful girl?"

"Ahem... Brother in front, talking about being cold outside, warm inside, kind-hearted, I have some reservations, but saying she’s pure and wonderful? Brother, did you misjudge?"

"Brother in front, your glaucoma is quite severe."