The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers
Chapter 106: Use of 106 points

Chapter 106: Use of 106 points

Ji You returned to the dorm with a heavy expression on her face.

Soul Device?

Where to get one?

These items have always been priceless. She remembered Cheng Yu, Little Cutie, also known as Sheng Qingyan, all the shameless maneuvers they performed just to buy a Soul Device from her. These people, would you consider them rich?

At least, richer than Ji You.

But—they still need to ingratiate themselves with Soul Artifact Masters to purchase a Soul Device suitable for them.

Ji You logged onto Star Network and searched for sales information on Soul Devices. The medium and high-level ones were expensive, and they would sell out almost as soon as they were listed, of course, there were also a few in stock, but the prices made Ji You gasp with shock.

The low-level ones? There were plenty, but all starting from 1 million credit points.

Ah~

Poverty really makes life difficult.

Ji You could make Soul Devices herself, although the success rate wasn’t high, she was still capable of making them.

However, there was a problem that Ji You had overlooked before, and now it struck her—if proven, she would be devastated.

Because—she realized the Soul Devices she made seemed to have no effect on the growth of her spiritual power.

This was awkward.

This really hit her hard.

So—

Ji You needed to buy a Soul Device and make another one to test and verify her suspicion.

Just then, Ji You’s communicator rang, and it was Xie Lingzhi.

She answered.

Xie Lingzhi’s face was tight, and when her eyes met Ji You’s, they expressed surprise, confusion, curiosity, joy... a complex mix of emotions.

Ji You touched her chin and said, "My face, other than looking worried, is no different from usual! Sister Lingzhi, you’re staring at me like that, it’s making me scared..."

Xie Lingzhi puzzled: "Scared of what?"

Ji You curled her lips: "Scared you’re falling for me."

Xie Lingzhi: "..."

"Been there!" Ji You waved her hands: "Not interested!"

Xie Lingzhi said indignantly: "Less smug! Who would fall for you! You really know how to flatter yourself!"

Ji You sighed in relief, giggling: "That’s good, otherwise I would be really worried."

Xie Lingzhi took a deep breath: "It’s been a while, what did you do to your face? How did it get so thick?"

Ji You touched her face: "Bouncy! Not thick though."

Xie Lingzhi: "Let’s talk serious!"

Ji You put on a serious face, "What’s up?"

Xie Lingzhi stared at her: "You became famous. Famous across the whole school."

Ji You confusedly: "What?"

Xie Lingzhi asked: "Did you really get the title of ’Best Overall Performer’ for the 131st freshman exercise?"

Ji You sheepishly: "Well, that... just lucky, barely made it through to the end."

Xie Lingzhi’s expression complicated, said: "Purely by luck, but that won’t get you to the end." She didn’t want to mention that her first exercise, she was among the first eliminated.

Even now, during each exercise, she could only hang on till midway before getting eliminated.

Really—Lanyue Star Military Academy, filled with talents...

Ji You—with such poor qualifications, unexpectedly won the Best Overall Performer!

When Xie Lingzhi saw this announcement from the school, she thought there was something wrong with her eyes, a system error, or—perhaps it was someone with the same name.

But the suffix of the name "Ji You" that mentions self-funded class, Double E, and other phrases, really caught Xie Lingzhi’s attention — that’s the shameless Ji You she knew!

Ji You felt a bit shy and said, "Ah? Really? Who said that? It’s not that big of a deal, why spread it around?"

Xie Lingzhi was somewhat speechless and said, "It’s announced on the school’s official website. Each exercise, the top 10 students from each of the four grades are published across the school."

Ji You was startled: "Really?"

Xie Lingzhi continued, "So you became famous. Do you know what kind of people are on the list?"

"36 S-levels, 3 A-levels, and only you are Double E-level!"

Ji You: "!!!"

"So—I’m that impressive?" She scratched her head, a bit shy but also somewhat proud.

"I will download and watch your exercise videos." Xie Lingzhi smiled and with a sparkle in her eyes, she said, "You performed very well! I’m proud of you!"

"Eh!" Ji You jumped in shock, that didn’t sound like something Sister Lingzhi would say.

Xie Lingzhi asked, "How many points do you have now?"

Ji You checked and said, "I still have 65 points."

Xie Lingzhi was surprised: "Only that many? How is that possible?"

Ji You opened her mouth, "It’s a long story... the Heartless Principal deducted 150 points from me."

Xie Lingzhi: "..."

After a brief pause, she asked, "Principal Hong?"

Ji You nodded, "That’s him!"

A grudge over deducted points is unforgettable!

Xie Lingzhi laughed: "Oh, then it’s not surprising. You’ll know if you stay longer at school. In our second year during the exercises, everyone was thrilled to hear that Principal Hong wasn’t supervising, guessing which batch of unlucky freshmen would end up with him... turns out it was you new students..."

"Poor thing..."

That was really—

Ji You said: "Ai! The 131st batch are all unlucky ones." Everyone who dealt with this got deducted 50 points.

Xie Lingzhi smiled and said, "You need to use your points sparingly, they can be used to purchase paid courses, materials, training rooms, laboratories... basically, all chargeable items in school can be settled with points. In addition to exercises, grades from exams, results from experiments, promotions... all these provide a small reward in points."

"Moreover, students can earn each other’s points through challenges, posting reward tasks, competitions, matches..."

"And!!! The most important point, points from all the Alliance’s military academies are interchangeable! You can use your points to exchange for courses from other schools..."

"So—if someone offers to buy your points with credit points, don’t sell them easily!"

"There are many ways to get points, but they are harder to earn, and many tasks offer too few points. Points are a hard currency. Understand?"

After listening seriously, Ji You quickly said, "I got it, Sister Lingzhi."

Xie Lingzhi mentioned, "My brother and Lea are out on a mission, they won’t be around in school for some time. If you have any issues, just find me."

Ji You, deeply touched, replied, "Okay."

Xie Lingzhi continued, "By the way, your level is too low, and since you have 65 points, eat natural food in the cafeteria for a while! Keep it up for some time and see if you can raise your level."

Ji You wanted to say she had no money; she still owed a student loan of 500,000, and besides, she needed to save up to buy a Soul Device. There was no way she had enough money.

Worried that she’d lose her hair from stress, how could she afford to indulge in natural food.

Xie Lingzhi raised her hand, cutting her off, and said, "Buy it with points! The school subsidizes meals for students! 1 point can get you a meal made from natural food. Of course, that’s just the basic boxed meal, if you want something better, spend a few more points. A meal costs about 1-5 points, and you could eat very well."

Ji You was surprised: "That affordable?"

Natural food!

That’s natural food!

Xie Lingzhi smiled and said, "Yep, since Principal Hong took over, he increased the reform efforts, especially the meal subsidies for students have greatly increased. Before, the worst natural food meal would cost at least 5 points, it’s probably—the only thing he’s done that’s got the students moved."

"If you don’t have points, or can’t bear to spend them, you can use credit points. For us formally admitted students, meals are 60% off, your self-funded class, I guess not. But use your points, save them, just eat one meal a day."

Ji You: "..."

Heart-wrenching!