CHAPTER 239: CHAPTER 239: WHOEVER GIVES MILK IS MOM

After the special training squad was confirmed, Ji You and other selected students all eagerly awaited Teacher Mu Jianling to announce exactly what the special training would involve. Of course—everyone’s focus was on the 100 points and 20 academic points they’d receive after returning from the training.

That’s what really mattered!

Yue Qiguang thought about the balance of his points, with a somewhat conflicted expression, he bravely stepped forward and asked Mu Jianling, "Teacher, can I get an advance on my 100 points?"

Mu Jianling glanced at him and didn’t make a sound.

Yue Qiguang brazenly said, "Anyway, those 100 points will be mine sooner or later. It doesn’t make a difference if you give them to me now or later, Teacher, so please advance them to me." He was worried about not having enough points to repair the Mecha on the Alliance’s internal network.

Last night, he accidentally damaged the Mecha during a match, and if he didn’t fix it today, he wouldn’t be able to continue competing.

Yue Qiguang was very anxious.

But—

Upon hearing this, Mu Jianling indifferently said, "Why can’t the dinner you eat at night be eaten in the morning instead?"

Yue Qiguang: "..."

Yue Qiguang tried his hardest to argue for the opportunity, saying, "Teacher, the two are not the same, they can’t be compared."

Mu Jianling looked at him slantwise: "How are they not the same? I think they’re exactly alike."

Yue Qiguang: "..."

Yue Qiguang returned empty-handed.

As a major holder of points, Ji You wasn’t particularly craving for points. She was more curious about what the special training content would actually be.

So, Ji You, out of persistent curiosity, couldn’t help but ask, "Teacher, can you let us know in advance what the special training is? Do we need to make any preparations in advance?"

This question was of concern to everyone, so many stopped and listened with pricked ears.

Mu Jianling said, "No need to prepare in advance, just obey."

Crowd: "..."

Could it be—were they not obedient enough?

In the whole world, it was probably impossible to find students more obedient than them. They were practically at the stage where if Elder Mu said ’one’, none would dare say ’two’.

Whimper~

Without further discussion, Mu Jianling instructed the several hundred students who were not selected to continue familiarizing themselves with Mecha operations, while the selected students began gravity training.

The training process was extremely dull and tedious. Ji You and the others gritted their teeth and persisted until Teacher Mu Jianling called a stop, at which point everyone stopped.

That day, after class, Ji You and the other special training students missed the canteen’s provision time for natural food, so Ji You didn’t bother going to the canteen and simply ate a nutrient solution to get by in the dormitory.

During this time, it seemed like their taste had been pampered to pickiness. Eating nutrient solutions not only made Ji You feel uncomfortable, but her Spiritual World’s Six Strands, all foodies, started protesting to Ji You one after the other.

Boss was the most direct, protesting and then, leading the other five Strands, solemnly declared their stance: [Starting today, we say no to garbage food!]

Second followed up: [Starting today, we say no to garbage food!]

Third echoed the sentiment.

Fourth, Old Five, and Sixth all stood up and firmly expressed their refusal of garbage food.

Fourth was more talkative than the other Strands, not only taking a stance but also jabbering at Ji You, saying: [Master! Please stop insulting us Sisi by repeatedly using garbage food. Sisi has dignity too.]

Ji You: "..."

Ji You had a bit of a headache.

To be fair, before she could see these noisy Spiritual Silk, her world seemed quiet and comfortable... but ever since the Spiritual Silk became active and communication with her became smooth, she often found them annoying.

Take now, for example. She had merely missed the distribution time for natural food and had a bit of nutrient solution to cope, and yet she was looked down upon like this by the Spiritual Silk.

Who had she offended?

Not being able to eat natural food and missing out on Senior Shi Ya’s favor, she’s already feeling terrible, okay?

Ji You, with a darkened face, said, "If you continue to make trouble, I’m going to eat nutrient solution every day for the next three days."

Six Strands: "..."

Six Strands stiffened in fright.

After a while.

Fourth, shivering, asked weakly: [Master, Master, are you serious?]

Ji You humphed: "Hmm... Do I not look serious?"

Fourth froze.

It’s... it’s because you look too serious that everyone is scared.

Frightened by Ji You’s threat, the chatterbox Fourth dared not babble on.

The other strands, thinking of such consequences, also dared not babble...

For a moment, the whole Spiritual World was filled with an eerie silence, as well as a pervasive sense of unnamed sorrow.

After a while, Boss, as the thickest and most imposing of the strands, thought it couldn’t keep silent any longer. It bravely stood up, swishing its tail, and began to argue facts and reason with the evil force, the Master: [Master! You can’t treat the strands like this. By doing so, you will really lose our affection... If the strands no longer like the Master, then they won’t work hard for the Master anymore...]

Ji You said: "Hmm~ But your unreasonable troublemaking will lose the Master’s favor as well. If the Master stops doting on the strands, then she won’t want to find nice things for the strands to eat anymore..."

Boss: "..."

Forget it.

Who made the Master control everyone’s lifeline.

Boss went into a self-imposed withdrawal.

Boss didn’t want to argue anymore.

In fact, it’s basically impossible to argue with a Master who’s unreasonable and makes a fuss.

Having successfully angered the protesting Spiritual Silk into a collective shut-down, Ji You, who well understood the principle of softening a stick with a carrot, promptly took out a large apple from her courier package that she bought online today.

This apple, Ji You bought two in total, each weighing 200 grams and costing 810 credit points per piece. It was a lavish fruit that Ji You clenched her teeth and hardened her heart to buy as a treat for herself.

This apple, she had craved for countless days and nights on the garbage planet, but due to financial embarrassment at the time, she had bitten her teeth and resisted buying it.

"Crunch..."

"Crunch..."

Without a word, Ji You washed the apple, wiped it, and took big, crunchy bites. This expensive apple was indeed worth its price; the flavor was sweet with a hint of sour, juicy, and aromatic.

Having only eaten a few bites, Ji You felt a refreshing comfort in body and spirit.

At this time, the Six Strands in her Spiritual World also regained their energy from their withdrawn state in an instant, as if they had forgotten what just happened, and surrounded Ji You blowing rainbow-colored flattery:

Boss: [Delicious! Delicious! Delicious! You are the best Master in the world.]

Second: [I will always like the Master! And I like eating this big apple too!]

Third: [Wow haha! This big apple is the tastiest thing I’ve ever eaten, and Master is the best Master in the whole world.]

Fourth, indeed more astute than the other strands, even understood to reflect on its mistakes: [Wah... Fourfour wrongly blamed the Master. The Master loves us, Master! Master! Master! I will always like the Master too...]

Old Five? Truly always the most honest one, asked to work for the Master after eating: [Master! So tasty! Master, is there anything Old Five can do for you? Old Five will help the Master right away.]

Sixth, as always trailing behind: [Delicious! Delicious! Delicious! Like the Master! Love the Master!]

Ji You: "Heh—"

A bunch of foodies who’d follow anyone for food, what use are you to me?