Chapter 1722: No Need for Food

Chapter 1722: Chapter 1722: No Need for Food

He Bi and others returned to the spaceship, connected to the laboratory’s voice system via broadcast, and could have real-time conversations with Ji You.

Ji You shared her findings with everyone, and they were all very excited.

Chu Jiaojiao said, "That’s fantastic! Ji You, I feel we could leave this damn place very soon."

Yue Qiguang said, "Daddy’s had enough of this place! If I could leave, I wouldn’t stay even an extra second."

After coming back from the cell, everyone was exhausted and collapsed on the deck, too tired to even speak, but Ji You’s news was truly uplifting. Even the usually lazy Sheng Qingyan couldn’t help but lift his eyelids and said, "You dead poor guy, come on... If you really can lead us out of here, I’ll... I’ll... admit you’re the universe’s second Little Cutie."

Ji You couldn’t help but twitch her mouth, she had no interest in becoming the universe’s second Little Cutie. She took a deep breath and said, "Spicy Eye, say less, I feel my state would be better."

Sheng Qingyan covered his mouth and said, "Then work hard, I’ll say less, I’ve really only said this one sentence, and then I won’t say a second."

As he said it.

He reached out, made a gesture of zipping his mouth.

And then.

Sheng Qingyan stopped speaking.

The deck was littered with exhausted individuals. He Bi walked over them to the observation point and looked at the compartment they had all fought to break through. He said to Ji You, "Earlier, we made a rough calculation of each of our strength values. With our current strength and Old Yellow Bull’s help, we can resolve more than half of these compartments in about a year, so you shouldn’t feel too pressured. Even if we don’t manage to break them all, we’ll still be able to leave this compartment prison."

Ji You thought she misheard, "Did you say about a year?"

"Yes." He Bi nodded, "You didn’t mishear. About a year is our most optimistic calculation. Because we haven’t factored in the compartments’ self-healing speed, staying in these compartments for too long is actually very disadvantageous to us. But I think we should stay optimistic; as long as we break these compartments at our current pace, we can certainly leave within a year."

The material used to build the compartments resembles the barriers of the Space Channel, so it also has some self-healing ability. But since this is ’man-made,’ its healing capability isn’t as abnormal as the channel barriers’, and its healing is very slow. To this day, the two compartments they broke haven’t shown any signs of healing.

Ji You’s mouth dropped open, "A year? No way, the vegetables will be cold by then. We absolutely can’t drag it out that long."

He Bi grinned and said, "So, you have to keep it up; senior trusts you."

Ji You clenched her fist and said, "Don’t worry, scumbag, I can do it."

He Bi: "..."

Ji You originally wanted to continue her research but suddenly thought of a question, "Senior, do we have enough supplies left?"

He Bi paused, then smiled and said, "Don’t worry, we have enough."

Ji You said, "I’m not worried about us, since everyone brought plenty of nutrient solutions and energy, and we still have a Level 12 crystal core unused. I’m worried about Old Niu!"

Before He Bi could speak, Chu Jiaojiao jumped up in fright, "Whoa! How could we forget Old Niu? With its massive size, what’s it going to eat? Can it eat the same as us? Is our year’s worth of nutrient solution enough for one meal for it?"

The issue suddenly became serious.

This was precisely Ji You’s concern.

He Bi furrowed his eyebrows and said, "This question, you ask Old Niu later. From my understanding, most Star Beasts store considerable energy within themselves to handle extreme situations." He paused and continued, "Old Yellow Bull’s intelligence isn’t low. Since it dared to breach the Space Rift to seize that sliver of hope, then... it surely has reserved energy."

Ji You immediately put aside her current matter to communicate with Old Yellow Bull through spiritual power.

Old Yellow Bull seemed lazy and uninterested in Ji You, only responding after Ji You called several times; it flicked its tail and opened its mouth, "Mooo—"

[You’re too noisy.]

[So annoying.]

[I want to rest now.]

After saying that.

Old Yellow Bull closed its eyes, all four of them.

Ji You couldn’t help but twitch her mouth again, and patiently continued to inquire, "Old Niu, don’t sleep yet, just answer quickly. If you’re really such a glutton, don’t say I didn’t warn you that we will slaughter the ox after unloading the mill!"

If a single meal for a cow would consume a year’s worth of everyone’s rations, then better off without this cow, Ji You secretly thought.

Old Yellow Bull lifted its eyelids and snorted through its nose.

[Annoying, annoying...]

[I’m not hungry, I don’t eat you humans’ wormy trash.]

[So annoying, don’t disturb me.]

"Oh eh~"

"You punk, just after giving you a little face, you start getting uppity." Ji You hummed, but upon hearing Old Yellow Bull’s precise response, she was relieved.

After all, Old Niu was a brother on their path forward; she didn’t want to reach the point of mutual destruction with a brother in the end.

Then.

Ji You immediately shared the information she gathered with everyone.

Everyone’s hanging hearts were finally set at ease.

Chu Jiaojiao, with slight curiosity, asked, "Ji You, did you ask Old Niu why it’s not hungry? How long has it been since it last ate? How long can the energy in its stomach sustain it without eating?"

Ji You said, "It thinks I’m annoying and ignores people."

Chu Jiaojiao: "..."

Chu Jiaojiao couldn’t help but mutter, "This Old Niu is getting more temperamental. Looks like we still need to have the stinky bomb ready to use at any time."

At this time, Shen Changqing took the initiative to say, "Staying stationary or entering a sleep state is a way for Star Beasts to reduce energy consumption. Moreover, I think our Two-headed Bull will probably not need to eat for at least a year."

Star Beasts at Level 5 or above can travel through the stars; they often migrate between different Star Systems, sometimes taking days, months, and sometimes years or even decades. During migrations, they often reserve energy for the journey.

Of course, some Star Beasts will look for food along the way to maintain their energy consumption.

After Shen Changqing’s explanation, Chu Jiaojiao and the others understood, and then everyone lay back down on the deck to rest, preparing for the next assault.

Ji You also resumed decomposing materials.