Chapter 1668

Chapter 1668: Chapter 1668

He Bi nodded.

Ji You was skeptical and asked again, "Is it really just a youngling?"

He Bi nodded, saying, "That’s why I told you all not to mess around. You were lucky to encounter a youngling weak as a kitten. If you had met an adult, you wouldn’t even have the chance to utter ’damn’ before you’d be dead."

Ji You clutched her chest, "No way, I feel a bit confused."

He Bi ignored her and the bewildered Chu Jiaojiao beside her, raising his head to look at where K-Q75 disappeared, frowning, "It’s a pity K-Q75 vanished; otherwise, I could have felt the power of that big thing up close."

Chu Jiaojiao opened her mouth, "Senior, I stayed on K-Q75 for so long and didn’t... didn’t feel a bit of the big thing’s power."

He Bi said, "Your spiritual power is too weak, that’s why you can’t sense it."

That was harsh.

Chu Jiaojiao felt extremely frustrated after hearing that.

Could it be that her inability to sense was simply because she had not reached the threshold to perceive its spiritual power?

Shen Changqing, Yue Qiyuan, Sheng Qingyan... everyone was listening intently, contemplating, when Shen Changqing suddenly asked, "Senior, why would a youngling of that alien species be in a Space Rift? Shouldn’t they be carefully protected in their own plane?"

"That’s a very good question." He Bi frowned and continued, "It’s said that these aliens have a tradition of casting out their younglings. They believe in the survival of the fittest. Only those who survive on their own are deemed worthy inheritors of their kind."

"Sounds extremely cruel..."

"But how gentle is the human survival environment? It’s equally ruthlessly brutal." He Bi soliloquized, answering his own question, "The difference is we are humans, a species with warmth."

The group listened quietly.

He Bi dispelled the earlier gloom, with a clear voice said, "Ji You, the youngling you and Chu Jiaojiao encountered should have just hatched and happened to smell the scent of an adult on K-Q75, which is why it was pushing K-Q75."

Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao blinked; Ji You said, "We stood on K-Q75, occasionally feeling shaking, was it because it was pushing?"

He Bi said, "If my estimation is correct, it should be like that."

Ji You asked, "Why was it pushing? Was it just because it discovered the scent of an adult of its kind on K-Q75?"

"It’s likely a freshly fledged youngling chasing, seeking the protection of adults. Just like our infants will instinctively rely on their parents..." He Bi frowned, "I’m not sure, just heard about it but haven’t seen it myself, so I don’t know for now."

Continuing on.

He Bi took a deep breath, "Now comes the question—did those small crayfish roll away K-Q75 also because they discovered the scent of the alien adult on it?"

The question left everyone speechless.

They fell into deep thought.

At this point, Yue Qiguang scratched his head, quite annoyed, "But, wasn’t the senior saying that being is terribly scary? Its powers are top-notch, considered the kind we should most avoid during space rift travels, wouldn’t usual creatures instinctually run away upon encountering such a formidable being? Yet—just now we trashed these small crayfish, which were so weak."

A bunch of weaklings, yet not afraid of a strong one?

That’s totally illogical.

Powerful wild animals, once becoming the king of a mountain, just need to mark their territory with some urine to warn others trying to get close—

Thus, other weaker animals dare not approach.

Thinking thus, Yue Qiguang naturally believed that those aliens devoured by Ji You, if really leaving a scent, would likewise use it to intimidate and deter other species.

He Bi, Ji You, and others pondered deeply but suddenly heard Yue Qiguang say this, everyone’s expressions changed.

"No, it’s not right."

"I just limited my thinking earlier." He Bi pinched the center of his forehead, then said, "The alien adult may have left something on K-Q75, such things could aid the youngling’s survival, and its scent could be specially left to guide younglings to seek it out."

"I... I think that might be the case. But—" Ji You couldn’t help but raise a hand, rub her forehead, "Chu Jiaojiao and I searched the spaceship and found nothing impressive, valuable, or seemingly strange."

"Really nothing." Chu Jiaojiao said, "We searched everywhere. Didn’t see anything."

He Bi glanced at Chu Jiaojiao and pointedly remarked, "You can’t even see what an alien creature looks like, so it’s normal for you not to see what it left behind."

Chu Jiaojiao: "..."

He Bi said, "So, did the crayfish rush out to snatch the spaceship because they also detected what the adult left for the youngling?"

The always silent Yue Qiyuan suddenly asked, "What thing?"

He Bi shook his head, "The information I have isn’t more than yours. Here’s my guess, the thing attracting the crayfish is related to spiritual power, or rather, its function might be akin to the Soul Devices for humans—"

Soul Device?

Upon hearing this, everyone’s spirits rose instantly.

Ji You clutched her chest and tentatively asked, "Senior... are you intending to use Soul Devices to fish for those crayfish?"

"Yes." He Bi nodded, and casually praised Ji You, "Quick thinking."

Ji You: "..."

"Cough cough..." Ji You cleared her throat, "Such a lavish crayfish fishing action, I’d rather cheer you on from the side."

The others all looked at He Bi, while the always laid-back Sheng Qingyan suddenly jumped up, "Senior, are we really going to use Soul Devices to fish for crayfish? But I don’t have any Soul Device, what to do?" He truly had none left...

Back when they encountered a bear group, under crisis, all of Sheng Qingyan’s Soul Devices were damaged, moreover, all were crafted by Green Glaze Master.

This was particularly distressing for Sheng Qingyan.

He Bi had no intentions of collecting Soul Devices from everyone; instead, he waved his hand, "Let me try with mine first."

He Bi indeed had Soul Devices, but their level wasn’t high; just a low-level soul artifact. Without hesitation, he took off a Jade Pendant from around his neck. Only then did everyone notice it was a Jade Pendant.

He Bi found a resilient and firm thin rope, tied the Jade Pendant tightly, secured one end to his hand, and tossed the end with the Soul Device off the spaceship.

Everyone felt their hearts leap instantly.