The news that the new partnership and marriage law had eliminated divorce penalties for males was met with universal acclaim from males across the Empire the moment it was announced.

It immediately shot to the top of the trending charts—

"Ahhh, I’ve finally lived to see this day!"

"The Empire is finally paying attention to us males! Things are slowly getting better!"

"Seriously, I feel like crying after seeing this. It feels like I can finally see the dawn!"

"No divorce penalties, and we can take our own assets... Why is Her Majesty the Queen suddenly so good to us?!"

"I can’t believe I lived to see this day!"

"The females are probably going to cry. They won’t be able to get away with not working hard just because they can find a partner anymore!"

"It feels like the Empire is finally starting to respect us males!"

...

The Male Beastmen online were beside themselves with excitement over this change in the law.

Meanwhile, the females who saw the news were furious but dared not speak out.

Because the news had already been released, it meant the decision was irreversible; the Empire had made its choice.

While this legal amendment seemed to only concern males, it was, in fact, just as much of a change for females.

If they continued to treat their male partners as harshly as before, that approach would likely no longer work in the future.

This also instilled a sense of crisis in many females. Those who thought they could get by without doing anything, simply by finding enough male partners to support them, were about to have their dreams shattered.

Females who had no desire to improve themselves would now have to.

After all, they could no longer misappropriate their male partners’ assets or enslave them.

If they wanted to live a certain lifestyle, they couldn’t expect to do so without any effort.

After this news was released, requests for an audience with Her Majesty the Queen surged once more, but she rejected them all outright.

’An audience? What for? I’m not seeing them. It wouldn’t change anything anyway. The females of the Empire need to change.’

This was something she believed with all her heart.

The females of the Empire had been complacent for far too long; it was time to shake up their comfort zones and force them to improve.

Otherwise, they would all be ruined by the existing system.

This news was a bombshell the moment it dropped, so of course Lu Xiao knew about it. Everyone around her had been discussing it recently, including Teacher Ai Li and Teacher Sherry.

"I’ve noticed Her Majesty the Queen has changed a lot since she moved back to the Imperial Palace. I never expected her to actually change the laws concerning males."

"I think this is actually a form of protection for females." Teacher Sherry’s way of looking at things had also changed.

Upon hearing that, Teacher Ai Li immediately looked over and smiled. "How do you mean?"

"Spirit Sea disorder will soon no longer be a fatal problem for males. That means females will no longer be a necessity to them. In the future, more and more males will choose to remain single rather than pick a willful and reckless female. It’s better to loosen the constraints on males now and push females to improve. I think it’s a truly brilliant strategy. A new order can only be formed when both females and males change."

Having said all that, Teacher Sherry couldn’t help but admire herself for having such an insight.

Lu Xiao applauded her. "That was brilliantly said, Teacher Sherry!"

Teacher Ai Li nodded with a smile. "Yes, I think our dear Teacher Sherry is already improving!"

"Oh, stop it, you two. All this praise is going to make me float away! Hahaha!"

Intelligent females had long since recognized this and were actively making changes. Only those who couldn’t face reality were still daydreaming.

Take Earl Lu Ge Wei, for example. After her divorce from Admiral Clan, her life became increasingly difficult. When Admiral Clan divorced her, he took all his assets with him, leading to a severe drop in her quality of life. After all, her other side husbands and husbands were of a far lower status than the Admiral.

Even so, she could have continued to get by.

But with the loosening of the divorce policy for males, her side husbands and husbands all began to file for divorce, one after another.

Lu Ge Wei was on the verge of a breakdown!

Watching them leave one by one without a single backward glance, she finally couldn’t stop herself from asking, "Why? What did I do wrong? Why are you all doing this to me?!"

However, none of the men who were leaving so much as paused, wanting only to escape that place as quickly as possible.

As they left, the vast Earl’s Mansion fell completely silent.

When Lu Xiao heard this news, she felt nothing, not even a shred of pity.

After all, Lu Ge Wei’s downfall had been predictable for a long time.

It had simply become a reality now.

Lu Xiao suspected that even at this very moment, Lu Ge Wei still didn’t believe the problem was her own. She would blame the consequences on everyone else, believing they had all let her down.

Lu Xiao had no intention of visiting. Her relationship with Lu Ge Wei had been cleanly and completely severed long ago, with Cecilia as a witness. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Besides, Lu Xiao had been constantly running back and forth between her lab and the Fifth Research Institute lately.

Ever since Dr. Mark’s research yielded results, progress had been incredibly swift.

The remedy for S-Class male Spirit Sea disorder had been produced and was about to enter the live-subject testing phase.

This phase might be somewhat long, but it was the dawn before the sunrise.

Originally, Lu Xiao had planned to go public only after the remedy was in full production.

However, after hearing the report, Her Majesty the Queen immediately demanded that this good news be announced to give the people of the Empire a shot in the arm.

With Her Majesty the Queen making such a request, Lu Xiao naturally could not refuse.

The public announcement was entrusted to Admiral Hans, with Lu Xiao assisting him.

Admiral Hans accepted the assignment with great enthusiasm.

That very day, he held a public live broadcast from the laboratory.

The broadcast was very sudden, so at first, only a few people were watching. But as time passed, more and more viewers tuned in—

"What’s going on? Is there already a breakthrough with the remedy for Spirit Sea disorder?"

"When will this remedy be released? Do you need test subjects? I’m willing to contribute to its creation!"

"Me too! If this really is a success, I’ll go down in history, right?"

"What’s happening? Does this mean Spirit Sea disorder will no longer be a sword hanging over the heads of Male Beastmen?"

"Oh my god, I thought I’d never live to see a cure, and you’ve already developed one! Oh my god!"

"I have to say, Admiral Hans has really done so much for all of us males!"

"*Sob*... I don’t know why, but I’m so touched. It feels like the Empire never gave up on us, that there were always people silently working hard for those of us suffering from Spirit Sea disorder!"

"I’m going to work hard and make my country proud!"

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