I Am a Salted Fish in the Interstellar Era - Chapter 21

Big spiders were easy to deal with, but the small ones were troublesome, seemingly endless. Shi Yu didn’t waste time here, quickly taking out her mecha and taking Gu Qianqian and the others back to the shelter.

Lu Dongyan and Feng Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, fearing she wouldn’t leave until she had driven away the unknown species.

On the way back to the shelter, Shi Yu set her mecha to autopilot, transferring all the small puddings she had scraped from a strong man’s waist into her own space bag, then happily took one out to eat.

The journey back was smooth. Feng Xiao and the shelter’s medical staff had communicated in advance, and as soon as Gu Mingzhan was helped out of the mecha, the medical staff came over with a stretcher.

Shi Yu silently prayed for good karma for the pale-faced Gu Mingzhan, then heard a pig-like scream nearby.

Everyone frowned and looked over, seeing a strong man howling and gasping, holding his hand missing a finger, while the medical staff in front of him had a high pile of eyebrows, clearly a bit overwhelmed by his antics.

Su Jianxing was helping the medical staff by holding down his hand, his expression also showing disgust.

Soon, Su Jianxing noticed Shi Yu and others standing aside. Seeing Shi Yu, his eyes lit up, eager to come over and say something, but Lu Dongyan quickly pulled Shi Yu away.

Feng Xiao followed into the emergency room, while Shi Yu and Lu Dongyan carrying his space bag went to submit their mission. Their space bags were full to the brim. Captain Lin Xie was at the material registration desk, smiling warmly as Shi Yu and her group entered, “You’re back. Did you encounter any danger on the way?”

Shi Yu thought for a moment, feeling that the dangers they had just encountered weren’t too significant, and then shook her head.

Lin Xie slightly raised his eyebrows, walked over to her, and patted her shoulder: “Not bad, keep up the good work for the next mission.”

Shi Yu: “…” Is it still possible to say we encountered great danger, almost losing our lives now?

Lin Xie pretended not to notice her eager-to-retract expression and walked away with a smile.

He hadn’t walked far when his brain-computer interface received a message. Others couldn’t see what was on his brain-computer interface, but they saw his smile turn into a serious expression before he hurriedly left.

Watching him leave, they exchanged looks, coincidentally it was their turn to register the supplies, so they stepped forward to hand their space bags to the registrar.

Shi Yu turned around, only to see her teammate, the cold Luo Xiaci, thoughtfully staring at Lin Xie’s departing figure, wondering what he was thinking.

Feeling her gaze, he suddenly looked over. After a brief eye contact, Luo Xiaci nodded at her and left the registration area first.

After handing over his space bag, Lu Dongyan saw Shi Yu staring at Luo Xiaci’s back and waved his hand in front of her: “What are you thinking?”

Shi Yu was jolted back to reality by his action, calmly retracting her gaze, and resting her chin on her hand: “My mecha seems to need repairs again.”

Lu Dongyan paused, recalling Shi Yu wielding a knife and slaughtering monsters, his mouth twitching: “Just take it to the repair center.”

Shi Yu acknowledged with an “Oh,” and walked away.

Lu Dongyan, confused by her actions, followed her to the repair center, only to hear her asking the technician: “Bro, how long will the mecha repair take?”

The technician exported the data of her mecha, calculated carefully, and replied: “About three hours.”

Shi Yu: “!”

Shi Yu: “That quick? I’m not in a hurry, you can take three days.”

Lu Dongyan: “…”

He couldn’t bear to listen any longer, dragging Shi Yu away under the puzzled gaze of the repair technician.

Shi Yu, huffing, was pulled by him to the emergency room, where they saw Gu Qianqian, with his face covered in blood, standing outside. Despite the pain, she took out a small pudding from her space bag and offered it to Gu Qianqian.

“The doctor just said your brother only lost too much blood and is otherwise fine. How long have you not eaten anything? Here, take this.”

Gu Qianqian looked up, his eyes bloodshot and rims red, seemingly overwhelmed by a sudden sense of grievance at the sight of Shi Yu, not taking the pudding but instead breaking down in tears.

Shi Yu was startled to see Gu Qianqian like this for the first time: “Hey, hey, don’t cry, I even took out my pudding for you.”

Gu Qianqian broke into a smile, grabbed her pudding, and gobbled it down, then stretched out his hand: “Give me a few more.”

“A few?” Shi Yu’s tone rose, but she obediently reached for more puddings, mumbling: “Eat them sparingly, I only have a little, otherwise I’ll give you nutritional liquid…”

Despite saying that, Shi Yu still handed over a few more puddings to Gu Qianqian.

Gu Qianqian unhesitatingly took them all and ate them. After finishing, he felt less aggrieved and asked: “Since when did you become so powerful? Didn’t you say you would never pilot a mecha in your life?”

Lu Dongyan, feeling invisible: “?”

Shi Yu had previously fooled him into thinking she could pilot a mecha.

After Shi Yu and Gu Qianqian became desk mates, he often dragged her around on adventures, including a mecha exhibition where he invited her to experience piloting a mecha. Shi Yu bluntly refused, declaring she would never pilot a mecha in her life.

Could this old story still be brought up?

Shi Yu thought to herself that playing dumb shouldn’t mean contradicting herself, just as the door to the emergency room suddenly opened, and Feng Xiao, wearing a white lab coat, came out.

Gu Qianqian quickly stood up and asked, “Doctor, how’s my brother?”

“He’s fine, just needs a few days of rest.”

Feng Xiao found it odd that Gu Mingzhan’s recovery was unusually fast, as if he had been treated with a physiological repair solution in advance. However, upon examination, there was no trace of such a solution in his body.

But wealthy people often have their means of preservation, so Feng Xiao didn’t dwell on it much, handing over the mecha ring and the spatial bag that belonged to Gu’s brother, “These are your brother’s belongings. Keep them safe.”

Gu Qianqian hurriedly acknowledged.

With everyone safe, Shi Yu, seeing his disheveled state, thought of taking him for a wash, when the shelter’s broadcast system suddenly activated.

?Attention all inhabitants of the shelter, Sea Blue Planet is now fully under the control of the Judgment Legion, led by Legion Commander Xie. In five minutes, Commander Xie will make a speech. Please ensure the communication channels of the Sea Blue Planet local frequency are open. The message repeats…?

Before Shi Yu could comprehend what was happening, she heard a chorus of “damn” from the corridor of the emergency room, along with whispers of “Did Commander Xie really come?” “Did I just hallucinate?” “We can definitely leave Sea Blue Planet now,” “Unknown species, prepare to die,” and similar sentiments.

Glancing at Lu Dongyan and Feng Xiao, she saw a flicker of excitement in their eyes as well.

Shi Yu became curious about this Commander Xie, her question drawing many peculiar glances.

Feng Xiao looked at her with an indescribable expression, about to enlighten her, when virtual screens popped up from their brain-computers.

On the virtual screen, a young man in dark red military uniform appeared, his high collar enclosing his neck, emanating a cold and ascetic aura. His originally slender body exuded a reassuring strength.

His silver hair was tied high at the back of his head, his usually indifferent eyes now carried an edge, yet he remained as beautiful as a painting, with a perfect jawline and a sculpted face, causing screams of excitement from those in front of the screen.

Simultaneously, the young man’s cool voice came through the virtual screen.

“I am Xie Yuyan from the Judgment Legion. From this moment on, Sea Blue Planet will be reorganized under my command.”

His voice was cool and direct, without lengthy explanations, clearly stating his identity and purpose.

Shi Yu touched her chin and smiled, squinting her eyes.