CHAPTER 690: IRON FOOLS

After telling Mengmeng about the final exams and that she won’t be able to visit for a while, Ji You left under Mengmeng’s reluctantly longing gaze.

The firepot restaurant owner watched Ji You’s departing figure and thought of his young master. He couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh, "Ah! The young master transferred schools a month ago, but he still doesn’t fit in."

It’s said that the young master has no friends in the Combat Department and always keeps to himself...

Thinking of this, the firepot restaurant owner felt incredibly sad: the young master used to be such a cheerful child, always smiling, sweet-talking, mischievous yet measured... Not at all like now, as if he has become a completely different person.

He just hoped... that Ji You’s cheerfulness could somewhat influence the young master.

...

The firepot restaurant owner thought so.

Ji You returned to her dorm, having had a feast of cherries which are great for nourishing spiritual power, even comparable to regular Butterfly Honey. Hence, her entire Spiritual World was very lively.

The Six Strands bickered:[More! More! More!]

Ji You glared at them: "Shut up, keep it up, and you won’t get to eat ever again."

The Six Strands:[...]

After some quiet, Old Five, the honest strand, encouraged by Fourth, was the first to speak up:[Master, Master, why didn’t you take the 10 pounds of cherries the boss offered?]

Before leaving, the firepot restaurant owner wanted to give Ji You 10 pounds, but she refused.

This nearly caused an uproar in the Spiritual World among the six foodie strands.

Old Five scratched his head, genuinely puzzled.

Ji You glanced at Fourth shrinking above Old Five’s head and said irritably, "Be content, we’ve already eaten so much. Asking for a packing too? You might not have shame, but I do."

Sixth whispered:[But... didn’t Master say, ’the world is great and eating is the greatest, who needs face’?]

Ji You gave it a stare: "When did I say that?"

Sixth looked at Old Five, who turned to Third, Third glanced at Second, Second looked at Boss, who swished his tail and pulled Fourth down from the top of Old Five’s head. Fourth twirled its tail mid-air and landed smoothly—

Upon landing, Fourth straightened up, looking serious:[It must be Sixth who remembered wrong! Master never said that. Sixth is the most careless of us all, always forgetting things...]

Ji You gave the strands a side glance, feeling a major headache:

Just six strands, and each one so cunning?

She wondered how people managing millions of Spiritual Silks handle it.

Cough cough...

Of course, Ji You knew her Spiritual Silks were a bit special; others’ Spiritual Silks lacked independence, akin to inanimate objects, entirely controlled by their masters...

Thinking this way, although it’s a headache, having a few active strands for company isn’t so bad.

For a moment, Ji You wasn’t bothered by them anymore. She opened her eyes, curled her lips and said, "Now, I’m going to pick a Sisi to work, but who will it be?"

At those words—

Instantly, the six strands all ran far away.

Ji You: "..."

Ji You frowned, "The reward is enjoying a Candy Bean all by itself."

In a blink, all six strands rushed back.

Ji You looked at these opportunist strands, raised her hand to her forehead and said, "I’m not choosing anymore, let’s go with Old Five."

Old Five wagged his tail: [Master, I’ll definitely work hard!]

Boss, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth:[Unfair, why is it always Old Five who gets the good stuff?]

Ji You hummed, "Why don’t you ever wonder why the bad things are also Old Five’s?"

Other five strands: [Also right——]

Ji You: "Mmhmm~"

Then, Ji You waved her hand grandly and said, "Old Five, get to work!"

This time, Ji You only intended to make a few low-level soul artifacts; she didn’t dare to take on more challenging tasks, fearing her Spiritual World might collapse again, which would have been troublesome. Moreover, Ji You didn’t plan to make too many at once tonight, just about 1-3, which Old Five’s single strand should be able to handle.

After the previous incident, Ji You really didn’t dare to be reckless anymore.

There are 2 days left until the final exam. She would continue the work tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

Of course, everything depends on her physical condition. If she feels good, Ji You decides to make a few more.

On the workbench, there lay a few worthless ores and some tools.

Ji You concentrated and began crafting.

Old Five, having gotten used to this kind of work, coordinated perfectly. Ji You completed it in one go, successfully creating a low-level soul artifact. She used the leftover scraps from her Material Department homework for this batch of materials.

It was a butterfly with spread wings, lifelike, almost as if it was about to flutter its wings and fly away...

It was a hairpin.

Very exquisite, beautiful, and cute, and even though Ji You held back, the quality of this soul artifact hairpin still reached the Low-level Peak, about to break through to Intermediate...

Ji You held it in her hand, examined it closely, and smiled: "It feels like it really suits classmate Liu Beibei."

Then.

Ji You carefully put the hairpin away in a box.

Following that.

She felt her spiritual power for a moment, the consumption didn’t seem too significant. Ji You asked, "Old Five, can you make another one?"

Old Five perked up: [Master! Can do!]

Beside them, Fourth quietly tugged its tail, whispering, [Stupid! You should say you can’t do it without Candy Beans for recovery...]

Old Five quivered all over, immediately wagged its tail frantically: [Master, Sisi said I need a Candy Bean to recover, can you give me one?]

Fourth: [...]

Dummy!

Really, with such Iron Fools, out of sight is the best policy!

Fourth was half dead with anger, instantly went stiff and lay on the floor, playing dead...

Ji You: "..."

As the Master, how could she be deceived about everything that happened in the Spiritual World? Fourth, this guy, not beaten for a day and he’s ready to tear the roof off, instigated Old Five, and dared to play dead?

Humphing inwardly, Ji You then promptly took out a Candy Bean, smiling warmly: "Old Five, good job. Have another Candy Bean as a reward."

Fourth: [!!!]

Fourth leaped up in a puff of smoke, back and legs no longer ached, no longer feigning death, and it circled Ji You: [Master! Master! Master! Old Five worked hard, how about putting Sisi in charge instead? Sisi is actually more capable than Old Five!]

Ji You glanced at Fourth with a smile and warmly said, "How could I trouble you?"

Fourth: [No trouble, no trouble...]

Aside from Fourth, Boss, Second, Third, and Sixth also wagged their tails, circling around Ji You, eagerly volunteering.

Ji You’s lips curled up into a smile, "Don’t disturb others for what one person can handle. This laborious task is best left to Old Five."

Fourth, Boss, and the others: [Yingyingying...]

Though Old Five is simpleminded, it’s not incredibly foolish. The moment the Master handed over the Candy Bean, it instantly opened its mouth and swallowed it, urging: [Master! Let’s start working! Let’s start!]