Early the next morning, Jiang Lijin was woken up by Xiao Yi's wake-up service.
[Host, host, host, host! Wake up, the sun is already high in the sky! Today we are going to see the super incredibly handsome Chiron!]
Jiang Lijin instinctively covered her head with a pillow, even though doing so couldn't block out Xiao Yi's shouting in her mind at all. She asked with a muffled voice, "What time is it?"
[Seven thirty!] Xiao Yi's voice was full of energy. [Didn't you say yesterday that you still need to go for psychological counseling today? The earlier you go, the earlier you return, saving you from those ex-husbands picking a fight again. The early bird gets the worm, and the early host avoids getting mad!]
Jiang Lijin sighed and resignedly got up. She threw off the covers, dragging herself out of the warm and cozy bed.
While she was washing up, Xiao Yi didn't stay idle, continuously giving her real-time broadcasts in her mind.
[Host, Arden just left the house, probably heading to the Mercenary Guild. Kieran went to the military headquarters at seven twenty, and Rex is still in his room. However, according to his movement patterns, he usually doesn't leave until eight thirty. If you go downstairs now, you won't run into them.]
Jiang Lijin mumbled while brushing her teeth, "You even know all this?"
[Of course!] Xiao Yi said triumphantly. [I set up surveillance alerts and hacked into all the security camera systems in this villa. I'll know the moment they step out. Don't worry, Host, with me around, I absolutely won't give them another chance to get near you.]
Jiang Lijin spat out the toothpaste foam. The face in the mirror looked a bit better than yesterday, probably because she had a good night's sleep. This system wasn't entirely useless after all; having a little informant was actually quite nice.
When she headed out, the living room was indeed empty. Jiang Lijin swaggered out, pushed the door open, and left directly.
Along the way, Xiao Yi didn't rest either, chattering away non-stop.
[Host, the weather is great today. The artificial sunlight index is at level seven, perfect for going out!]
[Host, are you hungry? Do you want to buy breakfast first? There is a highly-rated breakfast shop at the hospital entrance that specializes in all kinds of nutritious breakfasts. It's much tastier than nutrient solutions!]
[Host, your account balance still has over eight thousand Star Coins, which is more than enough for breakfast. Moreover, today is the third day, so the compensation money from your three ex-husbands should be transferred to your account today. I've already set up an arrival alert. I'll notify you as soon as the money hits your account!]
Jiang Lijin was amused by its nagging. She felt that Xiao Yi was intentionally saying so much just to let her know how useful it was.
Playing along, she praised it, "How do you know everything?"
Xiao Yi instantly became delighted: [Of course! I am your companion system. My mission is to help you explore this world, and mastering information is the most important thing! Plus, I also casually checked Chiron's schedule for today!]
Jiang Lijin smiled without breaking her stride. "Didn't you say his file was top secret? How could you find out his schedule?"
[Hehehe...] Xiao Yi laughed meaningfully. [His file is classified, true, but his schedule is public and can be found online. Yesterday at the villa, I connected to the home network and found it in a flash. From nine to eleven in the morning, he will be in his office dealing with documents. He has a meeting at two in the afternoon, and some sort of banquet in the evening. If you go now, you'll run right into him!]
"Why did you check his schedule?" For some reason, Jiang Lijin felt that Xiao Yi's way of speaking and tone were becoming more and more human-like.
[Because...] Xiao Yi's tone suddenly became a bit bashful. [I want to help create an opportunity for you, Host.]
"What opportunity?"
[You know...] Xiao Yi stammered. [Didn't you think he was quite interesting? Besides, last night, I detected that your spiritual power level is still rising. It has now broken through S-rank and is somewhere between S-rank and SS-rank! In other words, there is not a single female in this world with a rank higher than yours right now! Any male worthy of you, Host, would have to be someone like Chiron!]
"What?!"
Jiang Lijin stopped in her tracks, raising her voice and speaking out loud almost involuntarily. This caused the people around her to turn and look.
She quickly lowered her head and quickened her pace, walking to a relatively empty corner before speaking in her mind again.
[Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?]
Xiao Yi sounded like a child who had done something wrong, its voice dropping a little. [Because when I noticed it, you were already asleep, Host... I couldn't just wake you up, could I?]
Jiang Lijin laughed out of sheer exasperation.
She suddenly remembered that she still needed to go to the hospital's spiritual power department for a retest.
What day was her appointment again? It seemed she shouldn't go for the next couple of days; she needed to wait until her spiritual power completely stabilized. If it suddenly spiked halfway through the test, that would be quite a spectacle.
At the hospital entrance, Jiang Lijin indeed saw the best breakfast shop on the main planet that Xiao Yi had highly recommended. The storefront was small, but there was a long line at the door. She waited in line for nearly twenty minutes before finally buying four piping-hot meat buns.
Most importantly, the ingredients used by this breakfast shop were not scientifically processed artificial flour and artificial meat, but contained real lean meat and real flour. In this interstellar era where plants and livestock were scarce and precious, this was simply a luxury! Therefore, these four meat buns were ridiculously expensive, costing Jiang Lijin a whole thousand Star Coins!!
This price was enough to buy 200 low-grade nutrient solutions.
When Jiang Lijin took her first bite, she was almost moved to tears.
That familiar taste exploded on the tip of her tongue, making her feel dazed for a moment as if she had returned to her original world, sitting at a street stall eating buns that cost five yuan for two. She ate as she walked, and although her heart was still bleeding over the cost, thinking about the one million Star Coins that would hit her account in the afternoon slowly put her bleeding heart at ease.
After that special incident yesterday, she finally realized the importance of a portable optical computer. If she had possessed a portable optical computer, she wouldn't have needed to go upstairs at all yesterday; she could have called the complaint center right in front of them, which would have made for an even more spectacular scene. So she stayed up late last night and ordered the latest model of a portable optical computer, spending ten thousand Star Coins. Now, she only had over eight thousand Star Coins left in her entire account.
After visiting Chiron later, she would have to go look for a place to live.
[Host, we went to the wrong place yesterday. Building 7 is the administration building, and Building 5 is the psychological counseling center. Also, there is a signal jammer over at Building 7, so I couldn't connect to the network at all. Stumbling into the director's office by mistake yesterday was purely a stroke of incredible luck. Are we going to Building 7 or Building 5 today?]
Jiang Lijin took a bite of her bun and mumbled, "Obviously, we're going to find Chiron. Didn't he say 'I'll wait for you here' yesterday? Since he said that, he definitely agreed to let me keep going. Besides, you looked up so much information for me today; don't you want me to go?"
Xiao Yi chuckled twice in her mind, the sound heavy with implication, before falling completely silent.
Third floor, C-07.
When Jiang Lijin reached the doorway, the door was already open. Chiron stood with his back to her, facing the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at something unknown.
He was wearing a dark blue shirt today, the sleeves rolled up to his elbows as usual. His short black hair caught a soft sheen in the sunlight. Just standing there, he looked like he had stepped straight off the cover of a fashion magazine.
Jiang Lijin's breath hitched.
[Wow—] Xiao Yi's voice rang out in her mind, drawing out the sound. [Host, he got even more handsome! I can see him perfectly clearly this time!]
Jiang Lijin rolled her eyes inwardly. [You're hopeless.]
Hearing her approach, Chiron turned around. The moment he saw her, something seemed to flicker in his light gray eyes, but it disappeared before she could be sure.
"You're here," he said in a mild tone, offering a simple greeting.
