Chapter Summaries

Huo Yushen sent Meng Guanghui to Guiyuan Star to arrange a College Entrance Exam banquet for Xia Chujian, while also delivering her promotion papers and uniforms. After learning that the banquet would be reimbursed and discovering her new rank and pay, Xia Chujian asked whether she could keep earning a salary while attending university.

• Huo Yushen ordered Meng Guanghui to travel to Mulan City and organize Xia Chujian's College Entrance Exam banquet, then went to the branch station himself.
• Huo Yushen gave Meng Guanghui his Senior Colonel promotion papers and Xia Chujian's Major promotion papers, and arranged uniforms for both her Special Security Bureau and Fourth Interstellar Fleet roles.
• Meng Guanghui learned from Kang Shanxing that Xia Chujian officially held positions in both the Special Security Bureau and the Fourth Interstellar Fleet, then called her.
• Huo Yushen told Xia Chujian that her banquet expenses would be reimbursed, and she eagerly agreed to prepare a guest list.
• Huo Yushen explained that the Special Security Bureau had awarded Xia Chujian a two-million bonus and raised her salary to Major-level pay.
• Xia Chujian asked Huo Yushen whether she would continue receiving a salary after starting university and whether she would need to work set hours.

Xia Chujian learned more about attending Imperial Royal First Military University and decided to challenge its unfair rules for the sake of future commoner students. Quan Yuxun arrived near her home to congratulate her and offered to help, while Huo Yushen sought to change the rule governing students who fired weapons on campus.

• Huo Yushen warned Xia Chujian to study hard and explained that firing at someone on campus could lead to expulsion, so he promised to address the rule's treatment of self-defense.
• Huo Yushen asked Quan Yuxun to resolve the university's firing rule before Xia Chujian enrolled.
• Quan Yuxun reviewed Imperial Royal First Military University's rules, recognized how they disadvantaged commoner students, and prepared a proposal to amend the rule in accordance with Criminal Law.
• Quan Yuxun messaged Xia Chujian as Kirin and tried to persuade her to attend Beichen University, but she said she wanted to improve Imperial Royal First Military University for commoner students who came after her.
• Quan Yuxun offered to help Xia Chujian and asked her to open her estate's airspace so his flying vehicle could enter; Xia Chujian went to receive him.

Quan Yuxun visited Xia Chujian to congratulate her on becoming the Empire Top Scorer and asked to stay at her home with Su Buyan while they discussed a contract. After meeting her family’s pets and household robot, Quan was welcomed by Meng Guanghui and invited to attend Xia’s banquet.

• Xia Chujian granted Quan Yuxun’s small flying vehicle access to her estate’s air defense system and greeted him at the landing pad.
• Quan congratulated Xia on becoming the Empire Top Scorer and accepted her invitation to the banquet at Bai Wei Ju.
• Quan asked to stay at Xia’s home with Su Buyan for a few days, and Xia agreed despite worrying that Quan might find the house too modest.
• Xia showed Quan her home, introduced him to Wufu, Big Black, Liushun, A Wu, and A Yuan, and explained that her aunt had gone to work.
• Xia told Liushun to notify Meng Guanghui, then told him Quan would stay at her home and attend the banquet.
• Meng Guanghui greeted Quan and said his attendance would bring honor to Xia’s banquet.

Quan Yuxun’s effort to expose Imperial Royal First Military University’s discriminatory gun-firing rule sent Xia Chujian into a Star Net controversy after the school announced she had enrolled. As worried students urged her to avoid the university, Quan offered to handle the growing attention, and Xia left the matter in his hands.

• Quan Yuxun joined Meng Guanghui in reviewing the banquet guest list while his subordinates’ campaign about Imperial Royal First Military University’s expulsion rule surged across Star Net.
• Former commoner students shared stories of being expelled after firing guns in self-defense, and the Military Academy faced a growing admissions crisis.
• The Military Academy announced that Xia Chujian had been accepted, prompting students and university admissions officers to flood her with warnings and messages.
• Xia Chujian discovered that the warning topic had become a top Star Net Hot Search and showed it to Quan Yuxun and Meng Guanghui.
• Meng Guanghui explained how Huo Yushen’s mother had protected him from noble students by working at the university, and Xia wondered whether to respond to the public warnings.
• Quan Yuxun told Xia Chujian not to respond directly and offered to manage the situation for her.

Huo Yushen concealed Xia Chujian’s Special Security Bureau identity and negotiated with Ye Chenfeng to keep her in the Fourth Interstellar Fleet while she attended university. Quan Yuxun’s legal posts cooled the viral controversy, but Zong Ruoan’s campaign team seized the attention to publicly promote his interest in Xia.

• Huo Yushen merged Xia Chujian’s Special Security Bureau records with her secret identity, Silk Ripper, and classified her pay and benefits as those of a special field operative.
• Huo Yushen and Ye Chenfeng agreed that Xia Chujian would keep her lieutenant rank while receiving major-level treatment and would spend one week of each university vacation with the fleet.
• Ye Chenfeng ordered gifts for Xia Chujian, including the Grand Duke’s Sword as a personal present.
• Quan Yuxun posted legal statements on Star Net on Xia Chujian’s behalf, challenging Imperial Royal First Military University’s rule and causing her topic to fall off the Hot Search rankings.
• Zong Ruoan’s Campaign Team backed Quan Yuxun’s call for regulations to obey the law and announced that Zong Ruoan was fond of Xia Chujian and hoped their relationship might develop.

Zong Ruoan’s campaign team used a false public confession to Xia Chujian to boost his election profile, prompting a Star Net backlash over claims that she cheated on her exam. Zong Ruoan apologized to Xia and tried to explain, but his campaign manager Hu Tu insisted that the campaign could not afford to retract the post.

• Zong Ruoan’s campaign team announced that he had confessed to Xia Chujian, and the Star Blog hashtag spread across the Beichen Galaxy.
• Star Net users questioned Xia Chujian’s exam results, so her friends, supporters, and people from Mulan City and Guiyuan Star rallied to defend her.
• Quan Yuxun promised to handle the slander, while Zong Ruoan confronted Hu Tu for posting the confession without consulting Xia.
• Zong Ruoan hesitated to retract the post because Hu Tu warned that doing so could damage the campaign, then called Xia to apologize.
• Xia Chujian accepted Zong Ruoan’s apology, but Hu Tu argued that the campaign could not make a misstep at this crucial moment.

Hu Tu tried to recruit Xia Chujian as Zong Ruoan’s Contract Girlfriend to help him counter Teng Pingmao’s popularity among Commoners. Xia Chujian understood the campaign’s emotional appeal but had not yet agreed, while Zong Ruoan promised the arrangement would stay within the boundaries of ordinary friendship.

• Hu Tu explained that Teng Pingmao, a popular Commoner and former military hero, had overtaken Zong Ruoan in the polls for Lower House Senator.
• Xia Chujian said she owed Zong Ruoan for saving her life, and Hu Tu asked her to post about it in response to his Star Blog confession.
• Hu Tu urged Xia Chujian to become Zong Ruoan’s Contract Girlfriend so the campaign could show that he was connected to the Commoners.
• Xia Chujian criticized the strategy and explained that a Commoner girlfriend would not prove Zong Ruoan supported Commoners, prompting Hu Tu to praise her insight.
• Hu Tu clarified that the public would be told Xia Chujian was Zong Ruoan’s real girlfriend, and Zong Ruoan promised their campaign appearances would not go beyond ordinary friendship.

Xia Chujian agreed to help Zong Ruoan’s campaign by investigating his opponent, Teng Pingmao, while rejecting the idea of posing as Zong Ruoan’s Contract Girlfriend. After spotting concerns in Teng Pingmao’s classified military record, she asked for a written contract to protect herself, but Hu Tu tried to secure only a verbal agreement.

• Zong Ruoan defended his refusal to use illegal tactics against Teng Pingmao, and Xia Chujian agreed to help repay him for saving her life.
• Xia Chujian rejected the Contract Girlfriend plan and asked Hu Tu for detailed information about Teng Pingmao so she could find another way to help the campaign.
• Hu Tu showed Xia Chujian Teng Pingmao’s spotless résumé, romantic history, and classified military records, while she questioned why he had retired after being promoted to colonel.
• Xia Chujian sensed something was wrong with Teng Pingmao’s service in the First Interstellar Fleet and said she would investigate him for two weeks.
• Xia Chujian demanded a contract to safeguard herself, but Hu Tu argued that a verbal agreement would be legally valid because she was eighteen.

Xia Chujian refused to become Zong Ruoan’s Contract Girlfriend but agreed to help his campaign on her own terms. After asking Quan Yuxun to review the agreement and warning that her family must not be targeted, she received the contract from Zong Ruoan’s team.

• Xia Chujian pressed Zong Ruoan’s campaign team for a written agreement, and Hu Tu agreed to prepare one after she invoked Quan Yuxun’s support.
• Xia Chujian rejected the Contract Girlfriend proposal, left the call, and asked Quan Yuxun and Meng Guanghui to help review the agreement.
• Xia Chujian told Quan Yuxun and Meng Guanghui that she had offered to help Zong Ruoan deal with his election opponent, Teng Pingmao, in return for a contract.
• Quan Yuxun warned Xia Chujian about the risks of getting involved in an election and agreed to review the contract, including a clause protecting her family.
• Meng Guanghui objected to Xia Chujian taking on the task, but she explained that she wanted to repay Zong Ruoan for saving her life and agreed to explain her decision to Marshal Huo.
• Xia Chujian received the contract from Zong Ruoan’s team.

Quan Yuxun defended Xia Chujian against online slander by threatening legal action and exposing the identities of the accusers, turning public attention toward former nobles. Xia Chujian remained frustrated by the scrutiny, then found comfort with Wufu and invited Quan Yuxun and Meng Guanghui to dinner.

• Quan Yuxun posted that Xia Chujian's exam results could withstand scrutiny, warned slanderers of Lawyer's Letters, and sarcastically praised Zong Ruoan's team for its supposed kindness.
• Quan Yuxun's subordinates identified the slanderous accounts, and he revealed that many were members of the Zhuo, Chu, Ji, and Lu Clans whose noble status and property had been taken away.
• Commoners rallied against the accusers, while Xia Chujian complained that the attention on her exam results was intolerable and suggested inventing a scandal about Quan Yuxun.
• Liushun served drinks, and Wufu arrived with Teacup Dog A Wu and Little Chubby Bird A Yuan before asking Xia Chujian for milk.
• Xia Chujian invited Quan Yuxun and Meng Guanghui to eat dinner with her family, but Meng Guanghui declined because he had work at the Special Security Bureau's branch station.

Huo Yushen learned that Xia Chujian had agreed to help Zong Ruoan deal with Teng Pingmao and obtained a copy of their contract, while Xia Chujian, Quan Yuxun, and Su Buyan saw a shocking video about the Beichen Imperial Family. The video showed Princess Jing using the Empress as a shield during an assassination attempt, leaving the story with the scandal spreading across the galaxy.

• Meng Guanghui told Huo Yushen that Xia Chujian had given Quan Yuxun the contract to review, and Huo Yushen asked for a copy.
• Xia Chujian sent Meng Guanghui the contract, and he forwarded it to Huo Yushen as Quan Yuxun and Huo Yushen examined it.
• Su Buyan visited Xia Chujian and questioned her about Zong Ruoan’s confession, while Xia Chujian wondered whether Liushun’s unusually advanced intelligence had evolved.
• Xia Chujian, Su Buyan, and Quan Yuxun received a network-wide Hot Search about the Beichen Empress and Princess Jing.
• The video showed Princess Jing drag the Empress in front of her to block sniper fire, then get shot herself as the Empress was hit in the chest.
• The Special Security Bureau Information Department blocked the video on its network, but it spread across foreign networks and prompted widespread debate.

The leaked video of Princess Jing using the Empress as a shield sparked public outrage, but Tantai Hongyuan decided to protect Jing and planned to name her Crown Princess. Meanwhile, Xia Chujian reassured Xia Yuanfang that Zong Ruoan’s public confession was only campaign publicity and that Quan Yuxun was reviewing the contract.

• The Special Security Bureau traced the video to a hospital lounge near the Empress’s room but found no way to identify its uploader, so Huo Yushen ordered the bureau to withdraw and leave the matter to the Emperor.
• Tantai Hongyuan berated the Royal Inner Guard Leader and gave him three days to uncover the video’s origin.
• Quan Jiuyi suggested that the sniper had deliberately targeted Princess Jing while avoiding the Empress, and Tantai Hongyuan defended Jing’s decisiveness and said he would bring her back and confer the title of Crown Princess.
• The video overwhelmed the Star Net’s attention to Xia Chujian, while Quan Yuxun and Su Buyan reviewed the Gratitude Contract sent by Zong Ruoan’s team.
• Xia Chujian told Xia Yuanfang that Zong Ruoan’s confession was campaign publicity and promised to let her read the contract after Quan Yuxun finished reviewing it.

Xia Chujian reassured Xia Yuanfang that she had no romantic feelings for Zong Ruoan, then went to check on the Phoenix-Tailed Luan Birds. Little Chubby Bird subdued the birds and got them to eat, while Xia Chujian began to suspect that Liushun’s Mechanical Intelligence was unusually advanced.

• Xia Chujian told Xia Yuanfang that she was grateful to Zong Ruoan but did not love him, and Xia Yuanfang advised her not to confuse dating with marriage.
• Xia Chujian left with Wufu to inspect the Phoenix-Tailed Luan Birds, which had refused to eat the food and water in their garden.
• When the birds attacked Wufu, Little Chubby Bird removed its beak guard and froze them in the air with its chirps.
• Little Chubby Bird made the Phoenix-Tailed Luan Birds descend and eat and drink, and A Wu confirmed that the birds would satisfy its appetite.
• Xia Chujian asked Liushun to bathe A Wu and A Yuan, then reflected that Liushun’s intelligence seemed far greater than that of an ordinary Housekeeping Robot.

Xia Chujian and Quan Yuxun negotiated a tightly limited, confidential contract for her to help Zong Ruoan deal with Teng Pingmao. The chapter ended with Su Buyan announcing that Shao Siming Second Generation Mecha would soon enter mass production, drawing excited attention to Xia Chujian’s new award.

• Quan Yuxun negotiated revisions to Zong Ruoan’s contract, specifying its purpose, limits, duration, compensation, and penalties for misuse or leaks.
• Hu Tu agreed to have the campaign staff who knew about the contract sign Secrecy Contracts, while Zong Ruoan reminded his family to keep the assignment confidential.
• Huo Yushen had Meng Guanghui propose that Xia Chujian and Zong Ruoan never meet alone, and Xia Chujian suggested that she be allowed to record events requiring her presence.
• Su Buyan announced on Star Blog that Royal Mecha would present Xia Chujian with a First Generation Shao Siming Black Silver Mecha and that the Second Generation would enter mass production.
• Mecha enthusiasts flooded Su Buyan’s account with questions about the Shao Siming Mecha.

Su Buyan’s announcement that the Shao Siming Mecha could be mass-produced alarmed rival nations and prompted them to publicly seek cooperation with the Beichen Empire. Xia Chujian accepted Quan Yuxun’s gifts and learned that Xia Yuanfang was working on Humanoid Gene Optimization, which she promised to explain that night.

• Su Buyan’s Workshop released the Shao Siming Mecha promotional video, and rival nations’ leaders panicked before issuing statements congratulating the Beichen Empire and proposing cooperation.
• Xia Chujian questioned Su Buyan about publicly giving her a Shao Siming Black Silver Mecha, while Quan Yuxun offered her a Villa near Imperial Royal First Military University.
• Quan Yuxun explained that the Villa was his personal College Entrance Exam gift and repayment for Xia Chujian’s mineral deposit map, and Xia Chujian accepted it along with a dry-share contract for the Senze Star Mineral Deposit.
• Xia Chujian asked Liushun to bring Sixi home and considered finding new identities for Aunt Chen and Zhu Yingying, who could not appear before Quan Yuxun and Su Buyan.
• Xia Yuanfang told Xia Chujian that she had discussed plans for Zhu Yingying with Ning Sa and was conducting Humanoid Gene Optimization, promising to explain it later.

Xia Yuanfang explained her research into correcting Humanoid genes and revealed that some Humanoids carried Divine Beast genes. She told Xia Chujian that San Zong was a Dang Kang Divine Beast, while Quan Yuxun and Su Buyan learned that Imperial Royal First Military University had abolished its rule penalizing students who fired weapons in self-defense.

• Xia Chujian invited Quan Yuxun and Su Buyan to dinner, and Xia Yuanfang served them a meal they praised and eagerly finished.
• Xia Yuanfang excused herself so Xia Chujian could speak with her guests, while Quan Yuxun saw that Imperial Royal First Military University had abolished the rule targeting Commoner students who fired weapons in self-defense.
• Xia Chujian went to Xia Yuanfang's Workshop and asked what she was researching.
• Xia Yuanfang explained that she was correcting unstable Humanoid Gene Chains, while Xia Chujian questioned whether Humanoids would want to lose their animal traits.
• Xia Yuanfang explained that Zhu Yingying, Aunt Chen, San Zong, and Ning Zheng were exceptions because they carried Divine Beast genes, which she aimed to balance with human genes.
• Xia Yuanfang revealed that San Zong was a Dang Kang Divine Beast whose traits included a planting Superpower.

Xia Chujian asked Xia Yuanfang about Gene Evolution and discussed why a military academy suited her, while Xia Yuanfang warned her to protect herself. At Xia Chujian’s College Entrance Exam banquet, the conspicuous media event drew attention to Quan Yuxun and Su Buyan, who announced his gift of a Second Generation Mecha as Huo Yushen watched for suspicious guests.

• Xia Yuanfang said she was researching ways to restore humanoids such as San Zong, but could not help Xia Chujian undergo Gene Evolution.
• Xia Chujian and Xia Yuanfang agreed that military academy suited Xia Chujian’s abilities, and Xia Yuanfang urged her to stay safe after graduation.
• Huo Yushen investigated the banquet guest list but found nothing unusual before the event began.
• Xia Chujian arrived at Bai Wei Ju with Xia Yuanfang, Quan Yuxun, and Su Buyan, where a red carpet and media crowd greeted them.
• Quan Yuxun introduced himself as Xia Chujian’s acting lawyer and offered additional banquet tables to the media.
• Su Buyan told reporters he had come to deliver a First Generation Machine of a Second Generation Mecha to Xia Chujian, then rebuked a Royal Television Station anchor.

After the banquet, Xia Chujian considered Zong Ruoan’s message and discussed the Second Generation Mecha and incoming foreign spies with Su Buyan, Huo Yushen, and Quan Yuxun. She rejected Quan Yuxun’s suggestion that she consider Zong Ruoan, then accepted Huo Yushen’s video call, where he said he needed to have a meeting with her.

• Su Buyan brought Xia Chujian and her companions into Bai Wei Ju, where the Second Generation Mecha drew attention from guests and media.
• Zong Ruoan stayed away from the banquet, sent Xia Chujian a red envelope and a wish for her happiness, and reflected on their growing distance.
• Su Buyan advised Xia Chujian to use the Shao Siming Black Silver Mecha openly, while Huo Yushen warned that foreign spies were heading to Guiyuan Star.
• Quan Yuxun suggested that Xia Chujian reconsider Zong Ruoan, but she rejected the idea and asked Quan Yuxun to watch Zong Ruoan’s campaign manager.
• Xia Chujian left Su Buyan’s group chat after he began advising her about marriage, then accepted Huo Yushen’s video call and heard him call it a meeting.

Xia Chujian accepted a genuine fake identity from Huo Yushen and prepared to travel to Kanli Star to deal with Teng Pingmao. As she packed, A Yuan insisted on going with her and transformed into a little girl, leaving Xia Chujian trying to keep her quiet when the bedroom doorbell rang.

• Huo Yushen offered to make Xia Chujian's operation a Special Security Bureau mission, but she accepted only a fake identity and Face Mask.
• Seven Lù could not access Teng Pingmao's classified military records, but found that he was holding election rallies in Galuo City on Kanli Star.
• Meng Guanghui gave Xia Chujian a scan-blocking backpack and a disguised gun-case Suitcase, and she packed weapons and supplies for her trip.
• Xia Chujian bought a ticket to Galuo City on Kanli Star and prepared to leave with her new identity.
• A Yuan demanded to accompany Xia Chujian, transformed into a little girl, and refused to change back when Xia Chujian asked her to.

Xia Chujian left home for a Special Security Bureau mission and traveled under the alias Shen Xing to Galuo City, where she planned to observe Teng Pingmao’s campaign rallies. She arrived in East District and prepared for the evening rally, unaware that Huo Yushen was secretly following her to assess her abilities.

• Xia Chujian persuaded Liushun that the voices in her room came from an electronic charm, then warned A Wu and A Yuan to behave or she would take them to Exotic Beast Forest.
• Xia Chujian told her family she was leaving on a mission, arranged to bring Blood Kirin, and boarded an Interstellar Spaceship bound for Galuo City using identification under the name Shen Xing.
• Huo Yushen traveled in the cabin next to Xia Chujian and followed her in disguise to evaluate her operational abilities.
• Xia Chujian passed security at Skyport and took a Space Shuttle into Galuo City, where she checked into a Hotel near Teng Pingmao’s East District rally.
• Xia Chujian recognized Huo Yushen’s disguise from their earlier journeys but dismissed him as a possible pursuer after he acted as if he did not know her.
• Xia Chujian used Seven Lù to check her room for surveillance devices and waited for Teng Pingmao’s rally that evening.