In the underground parking lot, the cold white lights cut the floor into regular geometric shapes. Jiang Lijin followed behind Chiron, strolling leisurely toward his parking space.
In her mind, Xiao Yi was chattering endlessly, delivering a post-battle summary.
[Host, that woman Felwin will absolutely not let this go. You embarrassed her so much today and made her bleed money; this feud is completely set in stone. Before, she was at most jealous of you, wanting to step on you to establish her pure and selfless persona. But now, she probably wants to eat you alive.]
Jiang Lijin walked at a leisurely pace and replied lazily in her heart: [Since we've already torn up all pretenses, we might as well strike first.]
[Ah? How do we strike first?] Xiao Yi stalled, its electronic voice revealing a clear, unadulterated stupidity.
Jiang Lijin rolled her eyes and complained mercilessly: [I've realized that besides gossiping with me every day, you, as a system, do not seem to have any substantial use.]
These words were highly lethal, causing Xiao Yi to bristle on the spot: [Host! This is a severe misunderstanding of this system! This is obviously because you haven't gone out to explore the world yet! As long as you unlock new galaxy sectors, the system store will be unlocked simultaneously.]
It quickly promoted its hidden functions: [The store is all-encompassing. It not only has high-tech interstellar products, but also all sorts of bizarre goods from cultivation worlds, savage worlds, and medieval worlds. Furthermore, have you forgotten our idle setting that automatically earns 0.01 points per minute?]
Reminded by it, Jiang Lijin finally remembered the matter of points.
"Then how many points do I have in my account right now?" she asked casually.
Xiao Yi checked the data panel, its tone becoming slightly subtle: [Currently, there are exactly 288 points on the books.]
Before Jiang Lijin could do the math, it hurriedly added: [However, a friendly reminder: previously, to unlock the genetic suppression layer in your body, you borrowed 500 points from the main system. Therefore, after strict mathematical calculation, you actually still owe the main system 212 points.]
Jiang Lijin fell silent.
At the income rate of 0.01 points per minute, that was only 14.4 points a day. Calculating it, she would still have to suffer for half a month to pay off this debt. However, she quickly tossed the matter to the back of her mind.
Anyway, there was nothing she absolutely had to buy recently, and unlocking the system store would require the hassle of running to a new galaxy. For someone like her, who upheld the principle of "never sitting if you can lie down," she would avoid using the system if possible. If she used it and was discovered, she would have to find a way to explain it, which was troublesome!
Seeing her not reacting for a long time, Xiao Yi brought the topic back: [So, Host, how exactly do you plan to deal with Felwin?]
Jiang Lijin ignored the noise in her head. She stopped walking and turned to look at the man beside her.
Chiron was walking on her right, maintaining a distance between them that neither crossed the line nor felt too distant. He wore a well-tailored dark uniform, with broad shoulders and long legs, exuding the natural aura of a person in power. Just now in the corridor, when facing the media, he had cooperated flawlessly, making Jiang Lijin see him in a new light.
Noticing her gaze, Chiron turned his head, his gray eyes looking at her quietly. "Is something the matter?"
"Official business." Jiang Lijin raised her chin, her tone entirely serious. "Director Chiron, since Ms. Felwin is joining the Central Hospital tomorrow, I suggest the hospital arrange a comprehensive and thorough pre-employment physical examination for her. Especially in the area of mental power testing, it's best to check a bit more carefully."
Chiron was no fool. He asked straightforwardly, "You suspect there is a problem with her mental power?"
Jiang Lijin spread her hands. She couldn't exactly say that her own system had scanned Felwin's mental power level and found it fluctuating like an electrocardiogram, could she?
"Just a woman's intuition," she spouted nonsense. "Prevention is better than cure. What if her mental power suddenly collapses while she's working? Would it count as a work injury or medical malpractice?"
Chiron looked down at her and chuckled softly.
"Ms. Jiang, actually, we 3S-grade males are naturally equipped with the ability to perceive the mental power of others." Chiron patiently explained, his tone as gentle as if he were teaching a student. "However, this perception can only capture a general magnitude and direction; it cannot be as precise as an instrument. On the day we first met, I used this ability on you."
Jiang Lijin raised an eyebrow. No wonder this man had opened his mouth and asked if she was a C-grade back in the office.
"As for Ms. Felwin," Chiron continued, "she used to come to the hospital's purification department often to do volunteer work. Out of professional habit, I have also perceived her mental power. Judging from the feedback, her mental power fluctuations are maintained around the S-grade, without any abnormalities."
After hearing this, Jiang Lijin asked back unceremoniously, "So, you don't believe me?"
Chiron paused for a moment. He looked at the female in front of him, who had her arms crossed and her face tilted up. Those clear black and white eyes were full of candor, as well as a bit of an "I don't care if you believe me or not" indifference.
"Since it is the onboarding of a new employee, a comprehensive physical examination is indeed a necessary procedure." Chiron stood up straight, his tone carrying a hint of indulgence. "I will arrange for the human resources department to add this test for her tomorrow. Deep screening level."
"Then I'll leave the hard work to Director Chiron." Jiang Lijin quit while she was ahead, pulling open the car door and sitting in the passenger seat.
The hovercar drove smoothly out of the parking lot and merged into the bustling aerial lanes of the capital star.
Jiang Lijin leaned against the seat back and closed her eyes to rest. She had fought a beautiful battle today, but she understood that this was only the beginning.
In the original book's plot, her three ex-husbands were Felwin's most loyal supporters, capable of doing anything insane for her. Also, Felwin's three A-grade beastmen husbands had not even made an appearance yet...
Just as she was thinking this, the optical computer on her wrist vibrated again.
She clicked it open and saw it was a short message from Baal.
[The Federal Military Department has many matters to attend to, and I need to leave the capital star for a few days. Pay attention to your own safety, and contact me anytime if anything happens.]
She casually replied with an "Oh" and turned off the optical computer screen.
Chiron caught her action out of the corner of his eye and asked casually, "Commander Baal?"
"Yeah, he said he has to leave the capital star for a few days." Jiang Lijin yawned.
Chiron turned the steering wheel, and the car turned onto a quiet road. He did not continue the topic, but asked softly, "What do you want to eat tonight? Since Tinia prepared a chef for you, why don't we go back and give it a try?"
At the mention of Tinia, Jiang Lijin felt a headache coming on. That blond, blue-eyed young master was as clingy as interstellar superglue.
"Let's go back to eat." She sighed. "If we don't go back soon, that kid will really start growing mushrooms at home."
