CHAPTER 383: CHAPTER 383: AN UNEXPECTED INVITATION

Four hours had passed since Ji You started her challenge, and during these hours, the Material Department’s grand auditorium went from empty to bustling to standing room only...

All of this was hugely related to Ji You’s brilliant performance.

Now—

As the morning was about to end, Ji You had been playing weak and pitiful on stage, yet not a single person stepped up to challenge her. It wasn’t that the audience was truly afraid; it was because the morning’s insights were too significant. These material research enthusiasts, practical by nature, were each holding a pen, meticulously taking notes, fearing they might forget the inspiration they’d just gained.

So, nobody paid any attention to Ji You.

Not just the students, but Professor Ye Hong and Professor Jiang Yulan were also furiously scribbling with their pens, absorbed in whatever they were writing...

Ji You, seeing her efforts were futile, immediately said, "Fellow students, it’s lunchtime. How about we all go and eat? After lunch, you can continue to challenge me?"

Silence.

Ji You, with a stiff smile on her face, said, "I’ve rented this arena for the entire day, so it definitely will be open for the entire day. You don’t have to rush this moment, after eating, we can continue in the afternoon."

Still, silence.

Scribble, scribble, scribble—

The sound of pens against paper was the only noise.

Ji You: "..."

Ji You took a deep breath and said, "Does anyone want to make an appointment for a challenge in advance? The competition this afternoon is sure to be more intense. If you make a reservation now, you can enjoy the privilege of not having to queue."

No response.

Ji You: "..."

Just as Ji You thought about resorting to some extreme method to get everyone’s attention, suddenly—Professor Ye Hong threw down his electronic coins, shut off his Light Computer, stood up, and announced, "No one is allowed to go on stage for challenges this afternoon."

Ji You: "..."

As these words from Professor Ye Hong were spoken, the sound of writing came to a stop as everyone lifted their heads, a bit confused as to what was happening.

Ji You forced a smile and said, "Professor Ye, I paid for this arena for the whole day. It’s my arena..." So, if you don’t let people come up to challenge me, what exactly are you trying to do?

Professor Ye Hong snorted and looked at Ji You with complex eyes, saying, "What’s the use of these flashy contests? It’s better to do some real work."

Ji You: "..."

Even the forced smile on Ji You’s face was hard to maintain.

This terrible old man...

Absolutely detestable.

A million times more detestable than when he frequently rejected her work via email.

The atmosphere started to turn awkward due to Professor Ye Hong’s words, but then Professor Jiang Yulan chuckled softly and said, "Professor Ye speaks quite directly. It’s not that you can’t hold the competition this afternoon. Professor Ye and I just discussed, and we both agree that there’s little point to just letting you kids scrap about. Coincidentally, the method you used this morning to eliminate the damaged molecules inside the Snow Juice is very worth investigating. Both Professor Ye and I are very interested in continuing to discuss this with you. Ji You, would you like to turn this afternoon’s contest into a seminar for the Material Department?"

Ji You: "!!!"

Audience: "!!!"

What?

Did I hear that wrong?

What’s happening?

Not only was Ji You dumbfounded, but so was the audience.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then simultaneously revealed a trace of ecstatic joy! The cooperation between Professor Ye Hong and Professor Jiang Yulan, leading a seminar with freshman Ji You—

This was simply a grand event for the Material Department of Lanyue Star.

Ji You was stunned, eyes wide: "Professor Jiang... you... what do you mean?"

Professor Jiang Yulan nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, we are together inviting you to figure out the reasons behind the changes in the Snow Juice material this morning."

Ji You gaped: "I... I am willing."

Professor Jiang Yulan was very pleased and said, "Then, Ji You, we’ll see you this afternoon."

Ji You was still gaping: "...Okay... okay."

When Professor Jiang Yulan and Professor Ye Hong left the auditorium, Ji You still hadn’t snapped back to reality for a long time. Her entire Spiritual World was boiling over; the Six Spiritual Threads kept circling around the virtual space...

Spiritual Silk, that was equivalent to Ji You.

When Ji You was happy, the Spiritual Silk was, of course, also happy, each dancing and cavorting with such enthusiasm they might as well have flipped the virtual space upside down.

And then—

The happiest of all was Xiao You.

Xiao You covered her blushing face, repeating over and over: "Sister, are you serious? What you said just now, is it true?"

Ji You, over and over, replied tirelessly: "Yeah, it’s true."

Xiao You clasped her face: "It was really Professor Jiang Yulan who personally invited you?"

Ji You nodded: "Yes, yes, you heard it yourself just now."

Xiao You touched her cheek, smiled shyly, and said, "I... I really did hear it, so I can hardly believe it."

Professor Jiang Yulan, currently a senior class mentor, was not only famous at Lanyue Star Military Academy, but she was also very well-known in the Alliance. She was the Material Master that Xiao You admired the most.

And so—

Xiao You was so excited.

"Yeah, we also have to work hard this afternoon." Ji You chuckled and then said, "But later, after I’ve eaten, I’ll need to replenish some Candy Beans, otherwise, the Spiritual Threshold depletion’s too great and I won’t recover."

The entire morning, the combat trial with Gao Jie, trials with other students, and ’performing’ onstage with Professors Ye and Jiang—Ji You may have seemed relaxed on the surface, but it was actually because she’d taken a Candy Bean earlier that morning that she was able to maintain such abundant energy in battle.

Additionally, today’s victory wasn’t contributed to by Ji You the most, but rather Xiao You; the victory over Gao Jie, and the joint presentation with Professors Jiang and Ye on stage, were all directed by Xiao You from inside the Iron Plate, with Ji You executing the actions.

It could be said that today’s victory was the result of the joint efforts of Xiao You and Ji You.

Without Xiao You, Ji You wouldn’t have won so easily, nor would she have solved so many problems so effortlessly.

...

"Hey! What are you doing? Let’s go, let’s go." Yue Qiguang was the least patient, and when Professors Ye and Jiang left, Director Wang also departed, and the other students had scattered, Ji You was still standing there motionless. Yue Qiguang, after waiting a bit, grew impatient and began to urge her.

Ji You didn’t make a sound or move; she was too excited, jabbering away with Xiao You in the Spiritual World.

Chu Jiaojiao was the first to glare at Yue Qiguang in dissatisfaction, saying, "She’s probably too surprised and hasn’t calmed down yet. We shouldn’t rush her or disturb her. Let her come around on her own."

Yue Qiyuan looked around and said, "Waiting a bit is fine, but it might delay getting food at the cafeteria."

Shen Changqing said, "Let’s wait."

Sheng Qingyan lifted her head from the table, yawned, and asked, "What time is it? Is it over?"