Chapter 386: Chapter 386: Auction Dinner

Even Jiang Qin hadn’t expected such an outcome.

To be in the limelight, these females volunteered one after another to perform group soothing at the military district.

There was even a female star who, in an attempt to one-up everyone else, promised to visit the military district three times a year.

It didn’t matter how many years she could keep it up; either way, the military district wouldn’t lose out.

The military was very savvy. Knowing what the females were after, they immediately invited reporters to interview the visiting soothing masters and present them with certificates of appreciation.

High-level females might look down on this kind of fame, but for the obscure middle- and low-level females, it was a rare and precious opportunity.

With their abilities, they were naturally incapable of performing large-scale group soothing.

So instead, they chose to be stationed there for free for seven days, just like how a Medical Master might offer seven days of free consultations.

For the military district, this was a huge windfall.

So, in terms of providing emotional validation, they went all out for these soothing masters, arranging all sorts of interviews, thank-you announcements, and so on.

They even came up with a new rule on their own.

On the last day of each month, the military district would invite all the soothing masters who had helped them to attend a party.

Besides using this to attract more females to perform soothing for the military, it was also a chance to build good relationships with them.

They might even spark a few romances. It was a way to kill several birds with one stone.

And the females got the fame and fortune they desired, plus the chance to develop relationships with High-level males.

How could this not be considered a win-win?

…

Jiang Qin was rather baffled by how this whole affair had developed.

But it was understandable, really. She was just too popular, with an incredibly high level of public recognition.

Who wouldn’t feel a little sour seeing her trending on the hot search lists every day, being praised to the high heavens?

Other things they could let slide; they didn’t have her talent, after all.

But to be praised so lavishly and even be called the most beautiful female in the Federation just for performing soothing at the military district—while getting paid for it, no less—who wouldn’t be mad about that!

People who liked Jiang Qin would think, ’My idol is amazing. I want to be just like her.’

But those who hated her would think, ’If she can do it, why can’t I?’

That’s why they all flocked to the military district, intending to copy her path to fame.

Under these circumstances, netizens even started asking other famous females in their comments sections:

[Alice, I heard a lot of females have gone to support the warriors at the military district recently. Will you be going too?]

[Of course she will! Alice has always been dedicated to charity. How could she not go?]

[I’ve been wanting to say this for a while. It’s just group soothing at the military district, right? And she gets paid for it. Who’s even hyping up that Jiang Qin?]

[Our Alice just doesn’t like to show off like a certain someone. I’m sure she’s secretly gone to support the military district many times already.]

[Alice is the kindest female in the Federation! As a rich young lady, she’s never looked down on us commoners.

Plus, every year she donates a huge batch of nutrient liquid to the Half-beastmen and even goes to the sanatorium to soothe officers with high Riot Values.]

Seeing these comments, the praised Alice didn’t feel happy at all.

Because she had never been to the military district to soothe warriors.

As for why she went to the sanatorium? ’Hilarious. The ones recuperating in the sanatorium are all officers. How can they be compared to ordinary warriors?’

When she performed soothing at the sanatorium, she could meet many outstanding High-level males. The support they could offer her was far beyond what those low-ranking soldiers could provide.

’Besides, my Calming Power is limited. How could I bear to waste it on the military district?’

But now, she had to go.

After all, this bunch of idiots had put her on a pedestal.

The main reason was that she was currently running for the position of director for the Central City Branch of the Female Protection Center.

She couldn’t afford to lose her reputation, nor could she lose these brainless supporters.

However, none of her rivals had a reputation as good as hers, so she was still confident about securing the position.

Thinking of this, she felt a little relieved.

’Thankfully, Jiang Qin is still young and has no intention of taking a position in the Female Protection Association. Otherwise, she would be a formidable rival!’

***

In fact, Jiang Qin had also recently received an invitation from the Female Protection Association.

Previously, the information she had made public was that she was a C-level female, so naturally, she wasn’t qualified to hold a position in the Association.

But now she was an S-level female, had several High-level Beastman partners, and possessed immense public recognition. She perfectly met all the Association’s requirements for a position.

Therefore, the Female Protection Association wanted to invite her to become the director of the Central City Branch. They even promised to make her the general director for the Main Star, provided she acquired ten more High-level Beastman partners.

The director’s job wasn’t actually that busy.

She wouldn’t need to clock in at the branch office every day; she would only need to process the work summaries submitted by the members under her.

But Jiang Qin was still a little hesitant.

Because once she accepted this job, she would be fundamentally tied to the Female Protection Association.

’Being responsible for one’s work is a basic principle.’

She had a good impression of the organization, but any powerful group is bound to have some dirty dealings.

’When you aren’t the ultimate decision-maker, you can only obey your superior when disagreements arise.’

She didn’t like that.

Due to her lack of understanding of the Association, Jiang Qin ultimately declined the invitation.

However, she did accept an invitation to the auction banquet the Association was holding next month.

This banquet was exclusively for A-level and above soothing masters, so all A-level, S-level, and SS-level females in the Interstellar would be invited.

Of course, a number of males would also receive this invitation.

The minimum requirement was to be S-level with a net worth of over one billion Star Coins.

This group of males was invited for the soothing masters to choose from.

Jiang Qin wasn’t interested in that. She just wanted to see the Interstellar’s High-level soothing masters and make some contact with people from the Female Protection Association.

…

The banquet was scheduled for next month, and the location was set on Ye Lai Star, a famous Entertainment Star belonging to the Empire.

This planet was located right in the middle of the travel route between the Federation and the Empire, so Jiang Qin was in no hurry to go early.

She continued to follow the production of *Journey to the West* every day, occasionally checking in on the filming of the *Rebirth Night* crew.

Since *Rebirth Night* was about to wrap up filming, she started spending more and more time with that crew.

At the end of the month, the movie finally wrapped.

After attending the wrap party with her partners, she set off for Ye Lai Star.

The planet had many entertainment venues, and they planned to arrive a few days early to have some fun before attending the banquet.

…

When their ship arrived at the planet’s spaceport, they had to show their invitation as they disembarked.

Guests without an invitation had to undergo an asset verification.

That’s right, this planet was selective about its guests. Anyone with assets below ten million Star Coins would be denied entry.

Jiang Qin didn’t have her assets verified; she chose to show her invitation instead.

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