The data showed that Jiang Lijin's physical condition was even worse than he had anticipated. Long-term malnutrition had left her body extremely weak, and the functions of all her organs were in a sub-optimal state.
Most crucially, although her spiritual sea was so vast that the machines could not even detect its entirety, it was clear that it had once been in a state of extreme exhaustion and tearing.
Although only a faint trace of it could be seen now, Chiron knew this was the result of long-term, excessive overdrawing of her spiritual power.
Thinking of her three ex-husbands, a flash of coldness crossed Chiron's eyes.
For a C-grade female to forcibly try to soothe high-tier males was no different from trying to fill a vast ocean with a small cup of water. Not only was it useless, but she also risked being struck by the backlash of the males' rampage values.
Beep— The prompt sound indicating the end of the scan rang out.
The cabin door opened. Jiang Lijin sat up, rubbed her sore neck, and stepped out of the scanning pod.
How are the results? she asked.
Chiron hid the data on the screen, turned around, and looked at her.
Your foundation is very weak, Chiron said truthfully. It requires long-term conditioning. I will formulate a specific set of nutrient solutions and healing potions based on your data. You must take them on time every day from now on.
Jiang Lijin was not surprised by this result. She knew better than anyone what kind of life the original owner of this body had lived for those three years.
Alright, I will listen to you, she nodded in agreement.
Chiron walked to a nearby incubator, took out a pale blue potion, and handed it to Jiang Lijin. Drink this first. It will replenish your stamina.
Jiang Lijin took the potion, tilted her head back, and downed it in one gulp. She had originally thought it would be just as nasty as the standard nutrient supplements, but surprisingly, it tasted a bit like a blueberry-flavored yogurt drink, which was quite delicious.
Let us go, Chiron took off his white coat and hung it on the rack. The checkup is done, I will take you back.
The two walked shoulder to shoulder out of the top-floor exclusive elevator. Jiang Lijin turned her head, her gaze landing on Chiron. How does the purification department of the main star hospital usually operate?
Hearing this, Chiron's steady pace paused for half a beat. He turned his head, his brows furrowing unconsciously as he looked Jiang Lijin up and down.
With your current account balance, plus the monthly dividends I give you, and the subsidies from the Female Protection Center, Chiron's tone carried a hint of teasing, the end of his sentence rising slightly, you should not be so strapped for cash that you need to go to the purification department to earn extra money, right?
He paused for a moment and added, Most of those who go to the hospital for routine purification treatments are males with lower spiritual power levels who have not been able to match with a female. Limited by the spending power of that demographic, the pay for a single purification session there is not high. Even if you are an SSS-grade, they cannot come up with the star coins that match your worth.
Jiang Lijin shrugged, speaking nonchalantly, It is always good to understand the market conditions. Unforeseen storms can arise. What if one day all my cheap husbands run away and I go bankrupt? I still need a backup plan to make a living, do I not?
She was completely talking nonsense, her tone full of joking casualness.
Chiron, however, stopped in his tracks, turned around to face her, and there was not a hint of a joke in his gray eyes.
There will not be such an accident, he looked at her, his tone serious.
This sudden seriousness made Jiang Lijin freeze. She actually did not know if Chiron meant that her cheap husbands would not run away, or if she would not go bankrupt. But she felt that the atmosphere was off, and just as she was about to laugh it off and gloss over it...
An extremely noisy commotion came from the corner ahead, which was the mandatory path to the purification department.
Jiang Lijin simply dropped the topic, leaning half her body out to look toward the corner. Chiron, helpless, could only stretch his long legs and follow her.
The open area at the end of the corridor was currently packed tight. Seven or eight miniature holographic tracking cameras floated in mid-air, their lenses aimed at the center of the crowd from all angles without any blind spots. A female holding an audio microphone was spitting as she spoke passionately; looking at this setup, it was clearly a live interview by some interstellar media outlet.
And occupying the absolute center position of the cameras was a petite figure.
The person was wearing a pink dress, her hair meticulously styled. She was surrounded by a dozen tall males. These usually rugged men were now looking at that pink figure with eyes full of appreciation, plus undisguised adoration, without exception.
If it was not Felwin, who else could it be?
The moment she saw that face clearly, Jiang Lijin's facial features immediately scrunched together. Disgust, discomfort, and nausea surged in her heart.
Chiron stood by her side, taking in her expression entirely, and could not help but laugh out loud. A person who usually looked lazy and did not care about anything actually had such a blunt reaction when encountering someone she hated.
Let us go, let us go, it burns my eyes. Jiang Lijin decisively turned around, not even wanting to watch the spectacle anymore.
Plans could not keep up with changes. Just as she was about to slip away, a sharp-eyed doctor in a white coat at the periphery of the crowd caught a glimpse of Chiron standing not far away.
Hello, Director! The doctor had an incredibly loud voice, and this shout directly drew the attention of the entire venue.
In an instant, dozens of gazes, plus the lenses of those floating cameras, all turned in unison and locked onto Jiang Lijin and Chiron.
Jiang Lijin fell silent.
Before she could even move her legs, the reporter holding the microphone dashed over.
Oh my god! Could this be the only registered SSS-grade female in the entire interstellar at present, Ms. Jiang Lijin? The reporter practically shoved the microphone into Jiang Lijin's face, her tone so excited that her voice cracked a little.
Chiron's face instantly darkened. He took a half-step forward, his tall body firmly shielding Jiang Lijin behind him, and casually blocked the microphone that was about to poke her.
Seeing that things were going south, the doctor who had just greeted him hurried over to explain.
He could see his immediate superior's displeasure and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Director, this interview was reported to the hospital administration office in advance. It is mainly to promote our purification department, hoping to attract more females to work part-time at the hospital. So we specially allowed the team from the Interstellar Times to come in for an exclusive interview.
Chiron ignored him, his figure remaining motionless.
The reporter was also a ruthless character who wanted a scoop more than her life. Relying on the fact that it was being broadcast live across the network, she braced herself and continued to ask, Ms. Jiang! May I ask how your living situation is recently? Appearing at the Central Hospital today, do you have the intention to join the purification department and provide help to the vast number of males suffering from spiritual power torment?
Her calculations were so loud that Jiang Lijin could hear them all the way from the outer ring of the main star. This was a blatant attempt to morally kidnap her.
