Matchmaking Marriage System

After returning to the dormitory, Xi Xiu voiced her confusion: "Fanhui, why have I never seen Shally's or Corinne's husbands?"

Xue Fanhui was surprised that Xi Xiu would ask such a question.

"This is a girls' school, there are no males here. Shally and the others' husbands should live within ten kilometers of the nursery."

Zhen also said, "Xiuxiu, I heard Corinne's husband is still in the military and won't be discharged and return home until next year."

"Oh, so that's how it is. I was wondering, I always felt something was a bit strange."

"Pfft, you only just realized?"

"Yeah, why?"

"You don't know that once we turn 25, the Central Brain will match us with a husband, right?" Xue Fanhui said with a smile, finding Xi Xiu's clueless expression quite amusing for once.

What? Had she heard that right? Husbands were matched?

Xi Xiu was flustered, her small mouth slightly ajar, clearly shocked. Seeing her like this, Xue Fanhui and Zhen wondered if Xi Xiu really didn't know about this.

This was a big problem!

"Xiuxiu, you need to check the Star Net quickly, this is very important!" Zhen was also anxious. If Xi Xiu fell for someone else before the Central Brain's matching, it would be a serious issue. Although they would be given an Inhibitor, what if something went wrong!

Xi Xiu returned to her room and quickly connected to the Star Net, accessing the relevant entry.

Then she saw that there were two forms of marriage in the Alliance: Autonomous Marriage and Central Brain's Matchmaking Marriage.

Autonomous Marriage was more accurately described as Family Alliance Marriage, where two families would arrange a betrothal when their children were around eighteen, and they would marry after reaching adulthood.

This kind of marital relationship wasn't very stable, as it was all for profit. Once the benefits were gone, divorce was possible by paying a certain price.

Central Brain's Matchmaking Marriage was based on contribution points and strength levels. Everyone had three matchmaking opportunities in their lifetime.

The Alliance stipulated that the age of human adulthood was 25, but this rule did not apply to other species. After humans reached adulthood at 25, they could submit their marriage application to the Central Brain.

To be precise about their desired spouse, they could list their requirements for a husband/wife, such as height, weight, profession, appearance, hair color, skin color, eye color, and so on.

After submitting the application, the Central Brain would provide suitable candidates within three Alliance days.

Then, the two individuals would undergo a phased holographic simulated marriage life for three months.

During the simulation, the Central Brain would change scenes and maps at any time based on each person's psychological activities and needs.

The three-month holographic simulation would have about fifteen scenes. The basic eight scenes would cover the cycle of life, including birth, aging, sickness, and death, as well as all the joys and sorrows. The seven randomly added scenes would be arranged by the Brain based on the situation.

These would likely be various trials and tribulations. If they passed these during the holographic life with their partner, the Central Brain would determine the satisfaction level of both parties. After all, they would have already experienced the dangers they might encounter.

They would already have answers on how the other person handled matters and whether it suited them.

If both parties were unsatisfied after the three-month holographic simulation, they could submit their reasons for rejection to the Central Brain. If the reasons were sufficient, the Central Brain would accept them.

The first application must be submitted before the age of 30. If no application was submitted, the Central Brain would forcibly execute the first matchmaking based on genetic information, academic performance, physical fitness level, and Mental Power level, with no room for negotiation. It was said that everything was for the Alliance.

Everyone had three matchmaking opportunities in their lifetime, and applications could be submitted between the ages of 25 and 40, a span of fifteen years.

If all three matches were unsatisfactory, the Central Brain would no longer force marriage, as this indicated that the person was not suited for marriage and only suited to contribute to the Alliance.

The Alliance only had these two forms of marriage; there was no possibility of free love. When registering for marriage, the couple would undergo Gene Engraving. After the Gene Engraving was completed, both parties would be loyal to each other.

As for divorce in matchmaking marriages, it was extremely difficult. Because the marriages matched by the Central Brain had no major problems among couples for thousands of years, most of them lived quite well, and their offspring were also outstanding.

Despite this, there were still loopholes that could be exploited. For example, if they only registered for marriage but did not undergo Gene Engraving, they might fall for someone else. There were also some underground black markets and no-man's-land zones in the Alliance where other transactions existed.

When Xi Xiu learned that her husband would indeed be matched, her expression was one of utter disbelief.

This was a really big problem!

She had never paid attention to this information and didn't have the habit of browsing forums for gossip, which led her to miss such an important rule.

After reading the information, Xi Xiu pursed her lips tightly. She had sixteen years to convince herself to accept this marriage system.

If it didn't work out, she would reject the Central Brain's match, like Wei Lanshan and Vivian. In that case, she would have to work even harder to earn money.

Zhen said worriedly to Xue Fanhui, "Sister Fanhui, will Xiuxiu be alright?"

Xue Fanhui also didn't expect Xi Xiu to care so much about this matter. Everyone in the Alliance had gone through this.

Xi Xiu came to the nursery when she was five years old. She didn't know about this marriage system. Did her parents not tell her?

Xue Fanhui and the others hadn't realized that Xi Xiu had no parents. She was born unnaturally, and her current ID belonged to a deceased girl. Xi Xiu had borrowed it to have her own identity.

Wei Lanshan wouldn't have told her about something so long ago, as she herself wasn't married, so how could she have remembered to educate her on this?

Every child in the Alliance, once they could understand speech and access the Star Net, their parents were supposed to start explaining the marriage system to them, just like their Alliance education.

Zhen had heard of this system and felt nothing wrong with it.

Xue Fanhui, on the other hand, enjoyed browsing forums for inspiration out of boredom, so she knew a lot of Alliance gossip.

After checking the relevant information, Xi Xiu left a message for Zhen and Xue Fanhui on the Star Net, telling them not to worry and that she was fine.

At this moment, she lay in her room, looking at the ceiling, recalling the information she had found. She sighed inwardly, deciding to take things one step at a time.

If the matched person turned out to be decent, would she decide to get married? She would decide then. There were still fifteen years, no need to rush.

Only now did Xi Xiu understand why there were no boys in their nursery. Boys and girls were educated separately from a young age to reduce excessive contact between children in their childhood.

Only after the age of sixteen, when they went to different star systems to study, would they come into contact with boys. By then, the concept of marriage would have already been deeply ingrained and irreversible.

When they enroll, they must take an inhibitor. This is to prevent sudden developments like young boys and girls developing crushes, and also to allow them to focus their time on studying and training.

Until the marriage registration is successfully completed, the two individuals go together to receive the inhibitor-removal injection and undergo Gene Engraving. At that point, they are considered to have thoroughly imprinted each other into every part of their bodies.

Xi Xiu cursed internally several times, mentally running through the entire system from head to toe.

This Alliance regulation is a bit too overbearing. It causes so many beautiful, nascent moments to be missed.

After all, a young girl's feelings are always poetic; the love of young people is beautiful and pure.

It's truly a shame. Although she won't have such a youthful love with anyone else again, young boys and girls will miss out on a lot of pure, beautiful experiences. What a pity.

At this moment, Xi Xiu remembered her past life. The heartbeat she felt the first time she saw that young man—she could still feel that kind of leap and fullness in her heart now.

Although she didn't receive an equal response, she was quite content in her past life. After all, she had accompanied him for five years.

He should have survived in the end. Would he ever think of her, his deceased wife?

Xi Xiu sank into her memories of her past life, mentally sketching that person's appearance once more, forever burying it deep in her heart.

She hadn't expected that the entire Alliance operated on a "marry first, love later" principle!