Leaving the White Fox Clan, Sui Ning darted onto the Star Car parked outside the door. She first took a deep breath of the fresh air, then grinned uncontrollably.
How wonderful—not only had she not been gnawed to bones by zombies in the apocalypse, she had even been reborn into the Interstellar Beast World!
Here, she didn’t have to cut her hair short, stay filthy, act rough, and curse constantly while playing a man to avoid becoming someone’s plaything; she didn’t have to run around scavenging for supplies, going hungry one meal and full the next; and she certainly didn’t have to sleep with one eye open, fearing zombie sieges or betrayal by her own teammates.
She fumbled her way into activating the Star Car’s autopilot mode. Destination: the Interstellar Terminal. With only twenty minutes, it was enough time for her to shower while sorting through this world’s information.
The Star Car issued by the system had been configured back when the original owner’s Mental Power Level was A, so the interior was somewhat luxurious and fully equipped. Behind the seven seats trailed a compartment containing a bedroom, living room, kitchen, and bathroom—an interstellar version of an RV.
Sui Ning found some clothes in her Optical Brain’s storage space and stepped into the bathroom…
This world had developed from a primitive Beast World. It was now Star Era 3026. The entire interstellar space was divided into the Inner Domain and the Outer Domain. Celestial bodies that had been fully explored were grouped into the Inner Domain, while those still unexplored and fraught with danger belonged to the Outer Domain.
Within the Inner Domain, there were nine major main stars and over a thousand celestial bodies suitable for living, working, and resource harvesting.
The Outer Domain, besides harboring the lurking Zerg and strange beasts year-round, was mostly filled with unstable black holes, lightning, super storms, magnetic storms, and radiation…
Under the influence of all these factors, a small number of Beastmen awakened Mental Power and Special Abilities, with a female-to-male ratio of 1:200. Males possessed exceptional combat strength and could undergo beastification, but their Mental Power was fragile and prone to going berserk; once it exceeded a certain threshold, they would completely beastify and degenerate into strange beasts. Females could provide Mental Power Soothing, something no medicine or machine could replace.
To allocate resources rationally, the Beast God bound itself to the Super Central Light-brain that towered over the entire Beast World civilization, taking over marriage matching and establishing various welfare systems and regulations to protect Females…
Beast Husbands?!!
Sui Ning’s face suddenly flushed. In the apocalypse, it was the strong men who enjoyed polygamy with multiple wives—so how was it that here, she got to enjoy one husband with multiple… wait, one wife with multiple husbands?
And with the Beast God personally safeguarding the process, screening for highly compatible matches—Beast Husbands whose loyalty would be one hundred percent after truly forming a mating bond—it didn’t seem so bad after all.
She could stay alive, her life free from threats, supplies never in shortage, the air quality good, water resources abundant, people clean and dignified, plus a stable little family unit—what more could she possibly complain about!
What’s more, her Special Abilities had come along with her transmigration: dual lightning and wood attributes. Even though her ability level had reset to zero and everything needed to be cultivated anew, she now had the confidence to survive without depending on males.
Still, as she looked at the delicate, soft-featured young Female in the mirror—seven parts similar to her old self, even more ethereally beautiful after washing off the heavy makeup—she slightly furrowed her brow, dug out her makeup bag, and, using the face-altering techniques from her homeland, applied light makeup. With just a few strokes, she toned down that ethereal beauty by half. Combined with her short hair, she achieved an androgynous handsomeness that matched her cross-dressing appearance from her previous life!
Traveling from Planet N7 to the Central Star, Sui Ning transferred between two starships and arrived after three days. During the journey, she browsed the Optical Brain, absorbing and supplementing the original owner’s general knowledge…
After disembarking the spaceship, she took the Temple Academy’s Star-pod to the office building. As soon as she entered, a robot eagerly came forward to assist her, guiding her through the various procedures.
“Esteemed Female Sui Ning, upon testing, your Mental Power Level is C+, with unlimited potential for growth. You are over eighteen years of age and currently have no spouse. In order to help you better adapt to life and studies at the Sanctuary… in accordance with the Interstellar Marriage Law, the Super Central Light-brain has been connected… to conduct marriage matching for the esteemed Female Sui Ning. Please wait patiently…”
Sui Ning was stunned. The organization was just handing out husbands like this?
She couldn’t help pressing her palms together in front of her chest, lowering her head slightly in silent prayer—hoping the other party would be physically healthy, not too old, decent-looking, and most importantly, emotionally stable and of good character!
“Ding! Congratulations, Female Sui Ning, on your successful marriage match. Your Beast Husband’s information has been sent to your Optical Brain. Please check it promptly…”
A series of instructions followed. Although the System Matching was successful, the marriage would only become official once they formed a mating bond and the Male offered up his Beast Mark.
Within three months, if they didn’t get along, the Female would have one chance to dissolve the bond, but the Male would have to pay a penalty of five hundred thousand. Moreover, if more than half of the matches were dissolved, the system would continue matching.
Sure enough, Sui Ning felt her Optical Brain vibrate. She took a deep breath and looked down at the message.
“Esteemed Female Sui Ning, your marriage matches are as follows:
Mo Che, 22 years old, Combat Power Value Level 8, Mental Power Level S;
Bo Zhou, 23, Level 9, S;
Jun Lin, 25, Level 10, S+;
Yu Zhou, 26, Level 12, SS;
Jin Hao, 27 years old, Level 9, S+;
Xu Sheng, 29, Level 14, SS+;
Mu Chi, 30 years old, Level 12, SS;
Yun Can, 32, Level 11, SS;
Cong Yi, 34, Level 14, SS;
Jing Huai, 39, Level 15, SSS!”
At the same time, the ten Males also received the marriage notification: “Hello, Male. The Super Central Light-brain system has matched you with Female Sui Ning. Please contact your Wife-Lord as soon as possible and complete the Contract Binding within three months. Wishing you a happy marriage!”
Ten—ten of them?!
Even though Sui Ning was a soul from another world, she had browsed the forums on her Optical Brain and knew that matches were usually three to five people. How had hers been doubled and more?
“…Here is your accommodation information… class schedule… as well as the various rules and regulations of the Temple Academy… This weekend, the Temple Academy cordially invites you to attend the opening ceremony…”
Sui Ning shook her head with a wry smile. A C+ Mental Power Female like herself—how was she worthy of matching with these big shots?
The original owner’s five ex-husbands had only been S-rank, yet they had been pampered like stars on Planet N7, arrogant and condescending, and they couldn’t wait to find their next match—let alone these prodigies who started at S-rank.
Sui Ning had a clear sense of her own situation and had long prepared herself for the possibility of being asked to dissolve the bond. She just hoped the system’s second-round matching would be more reliable. All she wanted was to lie low and live a quiet life!
Smiling, she instinctively thanked the robot and headed off to find her dormitory based on the information.
The original owner’s Mental Power Level had previously dropped to C-, but perhaps because of the entry of her otherworldly soul, the level had been raised by two minor stages to C+.
Dorm assignments were arranged according to Female Mental Power Levels. She was placed in a tube-shaped apartment building, with two rows of forty to fifty units per floor. Each unit had two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a balcony—barely forty square meters in total.
The sunny side housed C+ and C ranks, while the shady side was for C-. Dorms were reassessed and reassigned annually; the first two years required living on campus, and only in the last three years were day students permitted.
“Hi, hello! I’m Zhang Yunwei, just checked in today. Want to go shopping together and pick up some things?” A Female with long pink hair grinned, leaning against the doorframe.
Sui Ning looked at the room with only simple furniture, pressed her lips into a light smile, and nodded. “Hello, I’m Sui Ning.”
“I’m Bo Yuqiao. Can I come along?” Hearing the commotion, the door across the hall opened, and a Female with a baby face asked timidly.
“Sure,” Zhang Yunwei nodded, but she smilingly hooked her arm through Sui Ning’s and leaned in for a light sniff. “Sui Ning, what kind of Female are you? Your scent is so faint. If you didn’t look exactly like your photo at the entrance, I’d have thought you were a Male.”
It was rare for a Female to have short hair, and her outfit—a neutral T-shirt and overalls—leaned androgynous too.
Sui Ning’s eyes flickered. In the apocalypse, zombies had the keenest senses of smell and hearing. Her Special Ability had undergone two advancement Differentiations: beyond attack and defense, her wood element had derived healing—withered trees blooming in spring—and a mimicry with Breath Concealment, while her lightning element had derived pollution purification and elemental conversion.
She had instinctively concealed her own aura. In the Interstellar Beast World, one’s aura was a walking form of identification.