Chapter 2: Vying for Favor
With that thought, he launched his offensive.
“Respected Miss Miantang, you can also choose to come to my manor. There is a natural bathing pool there, surrounded by all kinds of colorful flowers. It’s beautiful, and I’m sure you’ll love it!”
Fred frowned, looking at his brother.
The two brothers, who had been perfectly harmonious just a moment ago, now had a faint scent of gunpowder between them.
Su Miantang was somewhat flattered by their eager invitations.
Although they were the ones who saved her, it wouldn’t be appropriate for a girl like her to go to the home of two men she had just met to take a bath, would it?
She hesitated.
Fred was keen enough to sense her emotions and realized how offensive he had been.
Inviting a female he had known for less than a day to his home for a bath—under Imperial law, that could practically be classified as a rogue’s crime!
In the past, he had always despised those males who showed flattery and wagged their tails in front of females like groveling dogs.
He hadn’t expected that when he met the female of his dreams, he would be even worse.
“Apologies, I was presumptuous. I will contact the Female Protection Agency immediately.”
“Alright, thank you.”
Su Miantang nodded, but besides the black ash, her body also emitted a foul odor, similar to the mucus of a stink bug, which she couldn’t stand for another second.
“I see there’s a bathroom here. Can I use it first?”
Fred and Enzo turned their faces to look at the narrow, temporary bathroom in the medical room and protested in unison, “No, this bathroom is too small and crude. It doesn’t befit your status at all!”
Su Miantang: “?” What was her status?
“It’s fine, I don’t mind!”
She was truly about to vomit. She dashed into the bathroom, and before the two could react, she shyly poked her head out a few seconds later. “…Could I trouble you to find me a set of clothes?”
“O-Of course!”
The two brothers watched as she poked out her small head, her expression shy yet carrying a cautious request. Their hearts were about to melt from the cuteness.
Because females were scarce in the Empire, every single one enjoyed the highest level of courtesy and the most favorable conditions. It was inevitable that they would develop arrogant, domineering, and bossy personalities.
But after Su Miantang woke up, she used honorifics with them in every sentence and showed shy and grateful eyes. Every word she spoke in that soft, sweet voice was like a tiny electric current, making their hearts tingle.
She was truly special.
They… liked her very much.
Finding a female on the Planet of Toxic Insects and sending her to the medical center for testing, then calling the Female Protection Agency to start an investigation into her identity and the cause—the process should have ended there. The two young officers should have had nothing more to do with it.
But they were completely unwilling to leave, standing guard outside the little female’s bathroom like two loyal bodyguards.
Su Miantang stepped into the fully automatic bathroom and found an auto-sensing screen on the wall as well. When her eyes looked over, a 3D cartoon bee flew out, flapping its wings and asking: What would you like to know?
She reached out and touched the option below—Imperial Civilization.
As it turned out, the planet she had been blown to was called the Central Planet. it was a centralized planet ruled by a royal family, covering hundreds of star systems and organizations.
The level of technology here was years ahead of Earth, and the human race was different as well. They had all evolved from beasts!
Legend had it that a thousand years ago, the Central Planet was covered with rare and exotic beasts. They absorbed the essence of the sun and moon and gradually evolved into human form. Males gained combat power and glands, while females gained pheromones, used to soothe and mark males to prevent them from breaking down mentally and reverting to wild beasts during estrus or when their combat value was too high.
Glands and pheromones?
Su Miantang was very interested in these fresh terms and clicked to learn more.
[Glands]: Generally located at the back of the neck in males, used for females to inject pheromones, mark partners, etc.
When marked, a male will experience intense pleasure, and may even feel as though they are dying of happiness. This is often divided into Pseudo-marks, Temporary marks, and Lifelong marks.
- Pseudo-mark: When a male is in estrus or experiencing a slight mental breakdown, the female can gently stroke his glands and release a small amount of pheromones to soothe him successfully.
- Temporary mark: When a male is in estrus or experiencing a sustained mental breakdown, the female can lick his glands and release a large amount of pheromones to soothe him successfully.
- Lifelong mark: When a male is in estrus or experiencing a complete mental breakdown, the female can bite through his glands and plant pheromones deep within his body. If the soothing is successful, it is a lifelong mark. (Note: A male who is thoroughly marked will become obsessed and addicted to that female’s pheromones, remaining loyal for life until death.)
[Pheromones]: Unique to females, stored in the information sea. They are graded by concentration and type, ranging from low to high: Grade D, Grade C, Grade B, Grade A, Grade S, and the highest grade currently recorded in history—Queen Jenny’s Grade SS Perfume Lily pheromones.
Pheromones of the same grade can soothe males of the same or lower combat power. The highest grade can soothe and mark all males!
Additionally, pheromones can release different categories and concentrations such as ‘Warning,’ ‘Suppression,’ and ‘Kill’ for a female’s self-defense in combat. (Note: This can be used against members of the same sex, but as Imperial females are precious, fighting each other is strictly prohibited; otherwise, it will violate criminal law.)
How magical.
Su Miantang was very interested and continued to look down, seeing a very important entry.
A hundred years ago, during a great war between the Central Planet and its mortal enemy Planet X, the opponent shamelessly used miasma bombs—strictly forbidden by the Interstellar Union—causing a large number of physically weak females to perish.
Since then, the ratio of females to males in the Empire had plummeted, reaching an exaggerated ratio of 1:90. The state urgently issued the “Female Protection Law,” “100 Articles of Female Privilege,” and a polygamous marriage system (one female, multiple males) to maintain social stability.
So, the reason those two high-ranking officers outside, Colonel Fred and Major Enzo, were so polite and attentive to her was simply because she was a female.
This couldn’t help but remind her of a joke she had seen before. A: What kind of degree do you have? (Literal: What kind of “Shi” are you?) B: I am a Master. (Shuoshi) C: I am a Doctor. (Boshi) D: I am a Gentleman! (Nanshi)
Now, she could also proudly say: I am a Lady! (Nushi)
The difference was that the “gentleman” in the joke was used by the author to express irony, whereas here, it was a truly female-honored, male-subservient society.
Being born female meant receiving respect and preferential treatment from everyone without needing any additional factors.
Just thinking about it made Su Miantang feel delightful.
However, she soon woke up from her dream. This range probably didn’t include her. She was a human and had no pheromones at all.
Having seen enough, she curiously typed the names “Fred” and “Enzo” into the search bar.
Information on both men appeared before her eyes.
[Colonel Fred and Major Enzo are twin brothers and the two youngest, brightest “Twin Stars” of the Imperial combat teams. They are handsome, free-spirited, and brave in battle. Born into a century-old noble family, both are noble S-grade males in terms of combat power and are currently unmarried.]
S-grade combat power? That impressive?
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