The man wore a crisp white suit, his face so exquisite it transcended gender.
His soft silver short hair shimmered with a moonlight-like radiance under the glow lamps, every strand flawless and impeccable.
And those magnificent ruby-red eyes held a trace of startled surprise as they glanced at Ning Shuyin with displeasure.
The only word to describe this man’s aura was dangerous.
It was Luo Lan!
Ning Shuyin recognized him immediately.
She had looked up his information on StarNet.
He had improved the Gene Repair Pod’s algorithm at thirteen, and the paper he published in Frontiers of Interstellar Medicine at fifteen had directly overturned a theory that had lasted two hundred years.
He was now 290 years old—younger than Situ Linchen—yet his titles were already numerous enough to make many old professors green with envy.
In academic journals, this excessively handsome face made it impossible to focus on the reports.
But right now, this beautiful scientist was the person Ning Shuyin feared most.
Their eyes met, and Luo Lan quickly looked away, fastidiously brushing off nonexistent dust from his clothes as he walked into the room.
[Target character Luo Lan detected.]
[Current favorability: 0 (Indifferent).]
He hadn’t recognized her.
The instinct for survival made Ning Shuyin lower her head, playing the part of an innocent bystander passing through, and continue to slip away.
However, an arm politely barred her way.
“Miss Ning, please wait.”
It was Mu Ze.
He had somehow caught up without her noticing.
“What is it?” Ning Shuyin asked in a low voice, trying not to draw the attention of the two terrifying figures in the room.
“I forgot to remind you earlier—you probably don’t have VIP access to Alice Space Station, do you?”
“Ah, that’s right. I don’t.” Ning Shuyin nodded.
The visitor threshold for Alice Space Station was extremely high. A VIP card was worth ten million Star Credits—she couldn’t afford one at all.
“Without a VIP card, you can’t move around the space station on your own. You can’t even leave this corridor.”
Mu Ze’s words instantly crushed Ning Shuyin’s idea of running away.
Her quick thinking earlier had been wasted effort.
Mu Ze noticed the hint of disappointment in her eyes and assumed the “VIP card” and “ten million Star Credits” threshold had embarrassed her.
He quickly softened his tone and comforted her: “Miss Ning, please don’t misunderstand. A VIP card doesn’t mean anything.”
“Please wait a moment. The Marshal’s meeting with Dr. Luo Lan will be quick. Once it’s over, we can send you back. The warship’s speed is far faster than an ordinary flyer.”
Refusing under these circumstances would only arouse suspicion.
Ning Shuyin had no choice but to follow Mu Ze back to the room reluctantly.
The moment she stepped back inside, Situ Linchen gave an order: “Mu Ze, guard the door. Without my command, no one is to come near.”
“Yes, Marshal.” Mu Ze immediately bowed and retreated, closing the door behind him.
After entering, Luo Lan quickly opened a briefcase.
A golden device inside activated automatically, floating above Situ Linchen’s head.
“Marshal, this is the Ability Activation Device.”
Luo Lan examined Situ Linchen as if observing a laboratory specimen, completely unbothered by propriety: “Try to mobilize your energy.”
Electric arcs once again lit up around Situ Linchen.
Soon, a translucent golden spear rapidly took shape in his hand.
The spear’s structure was intact, its tip sharp, with no sign of losing control—that golden instrument had indeed done its job.
Yet, looking closely, one could see his forehead was covered in cold sweat, his knuckles white from clenching.
Every time the energy circulated, it was accompanied by muscle spasms.
Situ Linchen was enduring immense pain.
Luo Lan, however, turned a blind eye to it.
His gaze remained fixed intently on the data on the light screen.
“Alright, Marshal, please retract your special ability.” His tone was still indifferent.
“Next, we’ll test your Ability Fluctuation Threshold. The reaction data from this phase is crucial.”
An exceptionally bright beam of light descended, piercing precisely through Situ Linchen’s body.
Situ Linchen’s body trembled uncontrollably, tensing up.
On the light screen, the curve fluctuated violently due to the stimulation.
Luo Lan merely observed the data calmly, as if what trembled before him was not flesh and blood.
When the examination ended, he took out a low-temperature sealed box from his portable instrument case.
The lid opened, cold air dispersing, revealing a row of pre-filled glowing yellow injections.
“Ability Stabilizer, Type B-7, one unit per injection.” He handed the injection to Situ Linchen. “It will keep your ability fluctuations within a controllable range. Each unit lasts 1 day; with continued use, the efficacy will diminish.”
Situ Linchen took the injection and administered it directly into his arm.
Luo Lan’s gaze swept over the bloodstains on the bed, and he said calmly, “Marshal, you should be aware that the medication can only temporarily suppress it. What you truly need is a Healer who can deeply resonate with you.”
“I know,” Situ Lin replied. With that, he glanced lightly at Ning Shuyin, who was sitting in the corner.
At that moment, Ning Shuyin was pretending to be in a daze in the room’s rest area. In reality, her mind was highly tense.
She secretly watched Luo Lan’s every move while trying to minimize her presence.
Seeing that Luo Lan had been focused on communicating with Situ Linchen and hadn’t spared her a glance, Ning Shuyin felt there was hope she could slip through unnoticed.
On the other side, Situ Linchen looked at this genius who was bustling about as if rushing from one engagement to another, and said, “What emergency happened at Alice Space Station today? That you’re in such a hurry even when treating a patient?”
Luo Lan was busy storing data, not even lifting his head. “I came to the nearby asteroid belt today to collect experimental data. The system just alerted me that my Date Matching partner is also on this space station.”
He glanced at the schedule on his Light-brain. “Since it’s on the way, I thought I’d get this date over with.”
That tone, treating a “date” like a to-do item to be handled with efficiency, made Ning Shuyin’s eyelids twitch.
The situation was clear.
This Dr. Luo Lan’s expectations for this matched date had nothing to do with pursuing romantic love.
Like Situ Linchen, he must have come with some utilitarian purpose.
But what exactly was his purpose?
Ning Shuyin speculated inwardly as Luo Lan’s diagnosis and treatment were already complete.
He efficiently packed up his instruments, showing no intention of lingering.
“Remember, the dosage is already at the limit. Any more and you’ll die.” Luo Lan left his medical advice and prepared to leave.
Ning Shuyin sat in the corner, secretly delighted.
She could finally see this plague god off.
However, just one second before Luo Lan was about to leave the Resonance Pod—
“Ding dong!”
A crisp system notification sounded abruptly in the quiet room.
It was the Light-brain on Ning Shuyin’s wrist.
Immediately after, a massive holographic projection popped out from her Light-brain, suspended in midair.
That wine-red interface with rose patterns was none other than the official push notification from the Rose Society.
A striking congratulatory message popped up.
[Congratulations, Ms. Ning Shuyin, you have successfully completed your first date with Mr. Situ Linchen!]
[Friendly reminder: Please coordinate a sweet date time with your next dating partner as soon as possible.]
[Friendly reminder: A new dating partner has been detected within 10 meters of you. Please seize the opportunity of fate!]
The atmosphere in the room froze.
Ning Shuyin was left utterly bewildered.