Jiang Lijin opened the email. The page loaded for less than half a second before a table popped up.
At the top was a line of bold text:
[Mental Energy Match List for 3S-Class Female, Ms. Jiang Lijin]
Below it were five numbers, from one to five, each followed by brief personal information.
Jiang Lijin's finger hovered over the screen. She didn't scroll down immediately, her heartbeat so loud she could hear it herself.
She took a deep breath and scrolled down.
[Match Number One: Baal Volensius
Mental Energy Level: 3S
Affiliation: Federal Military
Position: Supreme Commander of the Federal Military
Origin Galaxy: Prime Star]
[Little One, this Baal is from the Federal Military?] Jiang Lijin chewed on the term in her mind. [What is the relationship between the Empire and the Federation?]
[Oh, I know this! Simply put, the Empire is responsible for technology and civilian life, while the Federation handles military and security. The Mainmind belongs to the Empire and was developed by the Imperial Academy of Sciences. The Federation has its own military system, but they rely on the Empire for weaponry and technical support. The two sides are mutually dependent with a clear division of labor.]
[So, these two powers are actually in a cooperative relationship?]
[Right! They've coexisted peacefully for hundreds of years, at least with no major conflicts on the surface. For Baal to become the Supreme Commander of the Federal Military, that basically makes him the top boss of the entire Federation's armed forces.]
Jiang Lijin digested this massive amount of information. Anyway, all she needed to know was that this big shot was incredibly powerful. She just didn't know if he would be easy to get along with.
She continued to scroll down.
[Match Number Two: Chiron Kairos
Mental Energy Level: 3S
Affiliation: Imperial Academy of Sciences
Position: Academician of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, Director of the Prime Star Central Hospital
Origin Galaxy: Prime Star]
When she saw the name Chiron, Jiang Lijin's breath hitched, and she subconsciously covered her ears.
[Ahhhhh!!!] Little One let out a scream in her mind that rivaled a siren alarm. [I told you! I told you! He's indeed on the list! Look, Host! He must have been waiting for this email too!!]
Jiang Lijin: ...
She was somewhat prepared, but she had forgotten that Little One screamed directly inside her head. These two figures were currently within Jiang Lijin's expectations.
She subconsciously looked up, glancing across the dining table. Chiron was also looking down at his optical computer.
His expression was no different from five minutes ago. He was very calm, practically unruffled. The rhythm of his finger swiping the screen was even, making it impossible to tell if he was looking at anything important.
She stared for two seconds, but the other party didn't look up, so she withdrew her gaze and said nothing.
Little One was spinning anxiously in her mind: [Ask him! Did he see your name?! What's his reaction?!]
[What's the rush? His expression hasn't even changed.]
[What if he's holding it in?!]
[...Can you be a little normal.]
Jiang Lijin suppressed the subtle emotions in her heart and continued reading.
[Match Number Three: Tinia Yunlan
Mental Energy Level: 3S
Affiliation: Valoran Galaxy, Yunlan Group
Position: Heir to the Yunlan Group
Origin Galaxy: Valoran]
[Valoran Galaxy?] Jiang Lijin had some impression of this name, seemingly having seen it while browsing her optical computer. [The galaxy famous for its tourism industry?]
[Exactly! The Valoran Galaxy has the richest tourism resources in all the Twelve Galaxies. There are six five-star resort planets alone.] Little One quickly pulled up the data. [As for this Yunlan Group... let me check...]
[Host.] Little One's tone suddenly changed, carrying a caution of "I'm afraid you won't be able to handle this."
[Speak.]
[The Yunlan Group is the number one private conglomerate in the Twelve Galaxies in terms of comprehensive assets.]
Jiang Lijin blinked.
[What does that mean?]
[The Yunlan Group spans four major industry chains: energy, transportation, interstellar tourism, and minerals. It has over three hundred subsidiaries. Tinia is the sole heir to the group.]
[That is to say... the son of the richest man. To be more precise, the son of the richest man in the Twelve Galaxies.]
Jiang Lijin was silent for three seconds.
[What!! Doesn't that mean he eats fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, and beef for every meal?!] Jiang Lijin's facial expression was slipping. This was a literal mountain of gold!
[Host, can we have some higher aspirations... Stop thinking about food every day.]
A Supreme Commander of the Federation, an Academician of the Imperial Academy of Sciences and Hospital Director, and the only son of the richest man in the Twelve Galaxies. The first three were already of such a grand scale.
Her finger went numb as she scrolled down.
[Match Number Four: Tianyan
Mental Energy Level: 3S
Affiliation: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Origin Galaxy: Xuanli
Note: Relevant information for this candidate is temporarily missing; there is no further information in the Mainmind database.]
Jiang Lijin was stunned. What did it mean that information was missing? There was actually someone the Mainmind database couldn't look up?
[Match Number Five: Tianque
Mental Energy Level: 3S
Affiliation: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Origin Galaxy: Unknown
Note: Relevant information for this candidate is temporarily missing; there is no further information in the Mainmind database.]
This one was even more outrageous. Even the origin galaxy was unknown.
After reading the entire list, Jiang Lijin's brows knitted together.
[Little One, why can't the Mainmind find any information on Tianyan and Tianque? Isn't the Mainmind the core of the Empire's entire technology?]
[Theoretically yes, but the Mainmind isn't omnipotent. If someone lives long-term in a remote galaxy far from the Mainmind's coverage area, like this Xuanli... I just searched it up. It's a galaxy near the edge of the Twelve Galaxies. It's said that the entire galaxy's civilization leans toward classical styles, and its technological penetration rate has always been very low.]
[Classical?]
[Right, the kind of place that advocates traditional cultivation and doesn't connect much to the Mainmind network. It makes sense that Tianyan comes from there. As for Tianque, not even having a record of his origin galaxy is even more extreme. Either he actively used some special means to shield his personal information, or the Mainmind never recorded his files in the first place.]
Jiang Lijin nodded, scanned the list from beginning to end once more, and then continued scrolling down. There was a footnote at the end of the email.
[Please fill in your current residential address in the system within three days, so that the candidate males may proceed to your residence for initial contact.]
Fill in an address?
She was currently living in Chiron's house. The specialist the Empire said would be sent to arrange housing for her hadn't arrived yet.
Before the housing was assigned, she couldn't just put down Chiron's address, could she?
There was no rush. She would wait until the housing situation was settled.
She closed the email and was just about to turn off her optical computer's screen.
[Host! Quickly look at the forum! Quick, quick, quick!] Little One's voice suddenly exploded, speaking so fast in its anxiety that the words blurred together.
[What?]
[The forum! The Interstellar Forum! Your matching information has been made public! The homepage is all about you!]
Jiang Lijin froze, then switched over to the Interstellar Forum. The moment the homepage refreshed, her hand almost lost its grip on the optical computer.
The screen was filled with her name. Out of the top ten trending searches, seven were related to her.
#First 3S-Class Female in the Interstellar Confirmed, Who is Jiang Lijin#
#3S-Class Match List Exposed#
Trending: Jiang Lijin matched with five 3S-grade males
Trending: Baal is on the list
Trending: Director Chiron is also on the matching list
Trending: Matching information of Tinia, heir to the Yunlan Group, leaked
Trending: Who are Tianyan and Tianque
Jiang Lijin clicked into the most popular post.
[The Main Brain just sent out an interstellar announcement. The 3S-grade mental power matching list has been officially established. Candidate 3S female: Jiang Lijin. There are five candidate males, and the list is as follows— (Screenshot attached)]
The replies below were already in utter chaos.
"Lord Baal!!! I'm already crying!"
"Director Chiron is here too... I'm jealous but I dare not say it out loud."
"Tinia? That Tinia from the Yunlan Group?? The son of the richest man???"
"Does anyone know who Tianyan and Tianque are?"
"Don't bother asking, upstairs. If even the Main Brain can't find information on them, do you think we can?"
"Can I just cry for Lord Baal for a moment... His mental power has been unstable for years, and the military has been suppressing the news to keep it from spreading. If he hadn't made it to today, he might have really..."
"Never mind Baal, Director Chiron's situation isn't much better. If 3S-grade males go for a long time without purification and mental channeling from a matched female, their lifespans will be drastically shortened."
"So Miss Jiang Lijin is the only person in the entire universe who can save their lives?"
"Yes! Before her, the matching columns for 3S-grade males were completely blank. The Main Brain ran for hundreds of years without producing a single result, and all the previous 3S-grade lords died from going berserk... And a 3S-grade berserk state is extremely dangerous!"
"I'll be jealous first as a sign of respect... But thinking carefully, with her around, at least Lord Baal and Director Chiron won't die young. Thinking about it this way, I'm not jealous anymore."
"Please wake up, everyone. If she doesn't step up, none of these 3S-grade big shots will live long. Do you want her to treat them well, or do you want the big shots to die an early death?"
"Exactly! Can those who are jealous just shut up! Without her, your favorite would be dead!"
Jiang Lijin scrolled down, reading them one by one.
To be honest, she was prepared to be scolded. After all, with her background as a divorced former C-grade female, suddenly matching with the top five males in the entire universe, anyone who saw it would ask what gave her the right.
But there was hardly anyone scolding her. Some were jealous, but right under those sour remarks, someone would immediately follow up with: "What are you jealous of? Without her, your favorite guy wouldn't even be able to get a mental channeling. Do you think he's living too long?"
And then the jealous person would fall silent.
Among them, the top comment had been upvoted tens of thousands of times.
"There has never been a female who could save a 3S-grade. She is the first, and the only one. I hope Lady Jiang Lijin will always be well!"
Looking at this comment, Jiang Lijin's thumb hovered over the screen, pausing for quite a while.
She had never been so highly anticipated since she was a child. Not when she was in the orphanage, not when she transmigrated to the first world to be a hopeless romantic, and especially not when she was trampled as trash by her three ex-husbands in this interstellar world...
Suddenly feeling a bit choked up, she quickly swiped the page away.
"The matter about the list, you saw it?" Chiron's voice sounded.
Jiang Lijin lifted her head from the optical computer screen. The person opposite her put down the cup in his hand and was looking at her.
