Chapter 42: Chapter 42: A New Guise

They were currently inside the cockpit of a starship.

Besides Fox Ear, there were six or seven other males here. From their conversation, Jiang Qin learned that they had several other groups outside responsible for luring people away.

“Fox Ear, all the exits on Blue Star are sealed. Someone is intercepting starships.”

Fox Ear was quite calm. “We did just kidnap a very special female. Interceptions are to be expected.”

“Stick to the plan.”

They got busy, and no one paid any more attention to Jiang Qin. ’She’s just a female, after all,’ they probably thought. ’What can she do besides stay put obediently?’

After all, opening the starship’s cabin doors required clearance.

Under these circumstances, let alone escaping, even trying to jump from the starship to her death was impossible.

There was really nothing Jiang Qin could do. It was almost funny; although she had lived two lives in this Interstellar era, this was only her second time on a starship.

The first time was when Jiang Yulian’s partner picked her up from the Barren Star.

Meanwhile, the news of her kidnapping had already spread.

After all, with so many guests present tonight, one or two were bound to have seen something. The news was impossible to contain.

The entire Blue Star was thrown into a panic, and on the Star Network, the official site for the Blue Star Guard Army crashed from the attacks.

[What the hell is the Guard Army good for? They can’t even protect a single female.]

[Everyone, be sure to keep a close eye on your females lately. Those damn Beastmen are starting to capture our females again.]

[Why would they grab Jiang Qin? What can a C-level female even do?]

[Did the poster above just get back from a Pioneer Star? Who hasn’t seen the video of the two females’ Spiritual Bodies manifesting on their own by now?]

[If you ask me, instead of letting those lunatics benefit, we should be the ones studying her.]

[Study her? How do you propose we do that? By digging into her brain? Or draining all her blood?]

[Why are you being so extreme? Was the previous poster wrong? She’s just a C-level female, anyway. Sacrificing just one of her might lead to a breakthrough—something that can provide soothing whenever needed.]

Things like serums, machines, and even pseudo-females.

The males hoped to escape this situation where their fates were controlled by females, while the females feared being stripped of this ability.

Once a substitute appeared, they would undoubtedly become victims of the era once again.

Perhaps they would still have reproductive value, but they would definitely lose their current transcendent social status.

That was why the first Advanced females had stepped up to establish the Female Protection Center.

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“Time to get off the starship, cutie.” Fox Ear pulled Jiang Qin over and fastened a chain to her wrist.

As for her Light Computer, it had already been ripped off.

Jiang Qin didn’t know what Fox Ear had done with the Light Computer, but she figured her chances of getting it back were slim to none.

’And I bought that Light Computer with an advance on my salary, too.’ Her heart bled at the loss.

’It’s superstitious, I know, but I can’t help feeling like I’m cursed to be broke. I earn money fast enough, but I can never seem to hold onto it…’

After getting off the starship, Fox Ear pulled her along and transferred to a Flying Car.

The scenery outside was already remote, and they deliberately flew toward even more desolate areas.

Finally, they stopped at an abandoned junkyard.

The reason Jiang Qin guessed this place might have been a junkyard was that there was a lot of scrap piled up, mostly buried in the dirt with only a few corners and edges showing.

Furthermore, the surroundings were overgrown with weeds. It looked like no one had been here for quite some time.

After they got out of the car, only Fox Ear, Jiang Qin, and two other males remained.

The others had already taken identical Flying Cars and headed in different directions along the way.

This group was extremely cautious. None of them had a Light Computer on their wrist, and they carried a lot of high-tech gear for evasion.

For instance, she watched with her own eyes as Fox Ear, who had wavy blond hair, sprayed some concoction on it, turning it gray.

He then tied his hair into a few dirty-looking braids, pulling it all back to reveal his roguishly charming face.

She then saw him holding a syringe, and without even blinking, he jabbed it into his arm.

A few minutes later, something incredible happened.

Originally around six-foot-one, he suddenly shrank to about five-foot-seven. His well-proportioned build wasted away until he was stick-thin, and his complexion darkened to a bronze color.

Then, he smeared something unknown on his face, and his features changed completely.

His large eyes became small.

His high-bridged nose became flat, and his thin lips grew slightly thicker. His entire face now looked average—neither ugly nor handsome.

Next, he took off his clothes and changed into a gray Combat Suit. It was old and tattered with signs of battle.

The other two men did the same.

Jiang Qin stared, wide-eyed, as three naked men stripped and changed right in front of her without a second thought…

Thankfully, they showed some restraint. Otherwise, she felt like she might get a sty just from watching.

“Well, cutie, are you going to change by yourself, or do you want me to help you~”

Jiang Qin: “…”

“Could you put up a privacy screen for me?”

“Hmph, alright. Can’t say no to a face like yours. Pretty little things always get special privileges.”

Fox Ear was surprisingly accommodating.

He pulled a partition made of a special material directly from his Space Button and set it up on the ground.

Then he added with a smiling reminder, “Three minutes. If our little cutie isn’t done in three minutes, I’d be more than happy to come in and help you~”

Jiang Qin glanced at the chain on her wrist. “Can you undo this first?”

“I don’t like cuties who ask for too much.”

Although Fox Ear was still grinning, his smile held a distinct threat.

Jiang Qin pressed her lips together, took the filthy-looking clothes, and went behind the partition to change.

She had no choice but to use all her strength to rip the sleeve on the arm she couldn’t free from the chain.

If she hadn’t drunk the Physique Enhancement Liquid, she probably wouldn’t have even had the strength to tear a piece of clothing.

She knew her only choice was to be obedient for now. She couldn’t afford to provoke these men, not knowing what they might do to her.

They weren’t the type to handle women with care. In the eyes of outlaws like these, a female was nothing more than a tool.

The moment three minutes were up, Fox Ear didn’t even ask if she was done, simply retracting the partition back into his Space Button.

Seeing that Jiang Qin, though her clothes were on crookedly, was at least dressed, his eyes showed a hint of disappointment.

“Oh my, our cutie didn’t need any help after all. What a shame~”

Though his words expressed regret, his actions were anything but gentle.

He jabbed a needle directly into her slender arm and then smeared something haphazardly all over her face.

Finally, he ruined the hairstyle she’d managed and let her black hair fall loose.

Fox Ear lifted a few strands of her hair with his fingers, brought them to his nose, and took a deep sniff. “Your hair smells so good, cutie,” he purred. “It almost feels like a waste to spray this cheap stuff on it.”

Jiang Qin remained silent. ’Right, he couldn’t bear to spray the stuff on me,’ she thought dryly. ’So he crushed a pill instead.’

And then she smelled a foul, rotting stench emanating from her body…

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