Chapter 463: Chapter 463: Ji You’s Private Motives
"The idea isn’t bad," Dr. Luo squinted his eyes, his smile both amiable and warm, and added, "Quite bold."
"If I’m not bold, then at least I dare to dream," Ji You said, scratching her head and revealing an even more honest and simple smile on her face.
"Slap!"
With a crisp sound, Ji You immediately covered her head, shrinking her neck and looked at Mu Jianling, her teacher who had just hit her, with a slightly aggrieved expression: "Teacher... next time, can you give me a heads-up before you start hitting me?"
Mu Jianling replied coldly: "No."
Ji You: "..."
At this point, Ji You felt a stare fixated on her head, making her skin crawl. She hurriedly turned around and said to Principal Hong, "Principal... I just love to think wild thoughts, you don’t have to look at me like that."
With a smile plastered on his face, Principal Hong turned and instructed a standby medical robot, "Where did this Iron Fool deserving of a beating come from? Toss her out to feed the Star Beasts."
Ji You: "..."
The medical robot immediately walked towards Ji You, and the corner of her mouth twitched: "Are you actually serious?"
What a guy.
Truly worthy of being called a cantankerous old man.
After leaving the testing chamber and being tattled on by the Spiritual Silk, Ji You clearly knew what Principal Hong and Teacher Mu Jianling had just been probing about her Spiritual Silk.
To summarize the Spiritual Silk in one sentence: This old geezer is really wicked.
Ji You thought that her foolish Silk wasn’t wrong.
Dr. Luo, kind and gentle as ever, stopped the medical robot. Ji You was moved beyond words, thinking that Dr. Luo indeed was as beautiful as her heart. She then heard—
Dr. Luo said with a smile: "A living test subject is countless times more precious than a dead one."
Ji You: "..."
Ji You was startled.
At this moment, the expressions of the three teachers became solemn. Dr. Luo said, "Ji You, given your uniqueness, I am very interested. Would you be willing to become the subject of my research?"
Ji You: "..."
Dr. Luo smiled and continued, "Of course, I won’t conduct reckless research, nor will I disturb you or experiment on you. I will simply observe the changes in your Spiritual Silk as a bystander and make some data records and predictions..."
Then Dr. Luo added many, many more details, including interests and risks, etc...
Ji You hesitated.
Suddenly, Mu Jianling said, "I will supervise it as well, and I will participate in the research with you."
Ji You widened her eyes: "Teacher???"
The tone of Mu Jianling’s voice remained cold, but unconsciously softened as she said, "We believe that your Spiritual Silk might have a unique use in combat. As for what that special function might be, we need observation to find out. Besides, if your condition could be applied to others and become widespread, it could have a significant impact on the current stalemate between humans and Star Beasts."
Principal Hong stopped shaking his leg and said earnestly: "We are not forcing you; it all depends on your own willingness. If you refuse, you don’t need to worry about anything else, the school will provide you with all the educational resources you’re entitled to. We will fight for you as much as we can."
Ji You pursed her lips, fell silent for a while, then said, "Teacher, I understand, I agree to your request."
Mu Jianling softly reassured, "Don’t worry, I’ll be with you during every observation."
Principal Hong also said: "I will oversee everything, constantly keeping up and understanding the situation."
Ji You lifted her face, revealing a radiant smile, "Teacher, Principal, I am not scared, nor worried. I am very willing to accept Dr. Luo’s research and observations. If it truly can be applicable to others, I would be very happy."
Mu Jianling couldn’t help herself and reached out to gently rub Ji You’s head. Somehow, looking at the child in front of her, a warmth surged through her usually cool eyes. Mu Jianling blinked, her emotions quickly returned to normal, but—conscious of her own unusual behavior, her face stiffened slightly. Then, turning her back, Mu Jianling said coldly: "Hmm."
Ji You pretended not to notice Teacher Mu Jianling’s awkwardness. She thought for a moment, then said to Dr. Luo: "Teacher Luo, as for my Spiritual Silk, I don’t know if it’s Innate or Acquired. Because my Spiritual Level was very low, I couldn’t sense the Spiritual Silk before. It was only after entering the school that I accidentally discovered they were conscious and could communicate with me."
Dr. Luo pondered for a moment and said, "Before, your spiritual power was too low to enter your own Spirit Space, so it’s normal for you not to have discovered it. But it doesn’t rule out the possibility that your situation is acquired. Well, I’ll make a record of this, and later I will ask for more details about when you first discovered the consciousness of the Spiritual Silk."
Ji You nodded: "Okay."
Ji You’s agreement wasn’t out of complete naivety. First, she trusted the teachers. Second, if it could really benefit humanity, Ji You was very willing to make her own contribution.
Third, Ji You also had her own selfish reasons. The secret of her ability to create Soul Devices couldn’t be hidden indefinitely, and if it were exposed by accident without her having the strength to protect herself, she would only become easy prey for others... Therefore, Ji You honestly revealed to the three teachers the uniqueness of her Spiritual Silk, also contemplating that when the time was right, she could reveal to the teachers about her ability to make Soul Devices, and associate the reason to the special nature of the Spiritual Silk.
Ji You believed that given the character of the three teachers, they would definitely protect her and keep her secret until she grew strong enough to protect herself.
...
There was another point, concerning the Iron Plate and Xiao You. Since this related to her own secret of transmigration and Xiao You’s safety—which was even more important than her own safety—Ji You dared not take any risks. Thus, she still didn’t plan to reveal this to the teachers. Later on, if she displayed any abnormalities, she could just attribute it to the uniqueness of the Spiritual Silk.
Meanwhile.
After Ji You made up her mind, apart from the matter about the Iron Plate and Xiao You, she cooperated with whatever Dr. Luo asked, answering all questions truthfully and in detail.
Dr. Luo was very serious and meticulous...
Mu Jianling and Principal Hong accompanied her throughout the whole process.
By the time they finished, it was already past dinner time.
Dr. Luo recorded everything, then smiled at Ji You and said, "That’s it for today. Go back and rest well."
While they were talking, suddenly—
There was a knock on the door of the medical room, the medical service robot opened the door, and everyone looked up towards the entrance. What caught their eyes was a large bunch of bright red flowers, several baskets of fruit, and a big banner that read:
[The Combat Department Class of 131 sends a delegation with heavy hearts to visit Ji You, our classmate with a third-level disability.]
Ji You: "..."
Suddenly feeling an itch in her hand...
What to do if she wants to hit someone?
Online waiting, quite urgent.