A Low Rank Female Goes Viral Across the Galaxy-Chapter 174: Love Brain

The next day, the top trending topic on the Star Network was a long list of captures:

Wanted criminals Sa XX, Wu XX, Wei XXX... and over twenty other culprits have been apprehended.

A public trial broadcast across the network will be held soon.

Basically, every single one of them was facing the death penalty.

This counted as good news, diluting the gloom from the rock-bottom ranking in the October survival livestream.

After the finals ended yesterday, the entire Star Network was flooded with curses.

[We pay so much in taxes every year, and the warriors we train can’t even beat the Empire’s, let alone those from the Myriad Races.]

[How dare they get a rank like that?]

[Forget it. Let’s not get our hopes up about military strength. We might as well look forward to the entertainment side of things. At least we won a championship in this year’s composing competition.]

[No wonder they’re always trying to capture Jiang Qin. And I heard that over in the Empire, some companies are already discussing inviting her for a concert tour.]

[LOL, our carefully cultivated "sharp weapons" are last in every competition. Meanwhile, a female who just came from a Barren Star and has never even been to school can win a championship.]

[I’ll never look down on celebrities again.]

[Addition: And I won’t mock her for being an illiterate from a Barren Star anymore, because I’m afraid she’d tell me I’m even dumber than an illiterate.]

Comments like these were the more rational ones.

Jiang Qin skipped over the nastier remarks.

She could understand the public’s outrage, but sometimes, effort alone wasn’t enough to bridge the gap.

After all, while you might be giving 120 percent, someone else could be giving 200 percent.

Everyone’s limits are different, too.

’It’s just one of those things. Everyone has their own struggles,’ she thought.

But today’s trending topic was indeed good news.

With these heinous criminals captured, the enraged public now had an outlet for their anger.

Cursing their own people could be misguided, but cursing these villains, who were wicked beyond measure, was a form of justice.

[I suggest hanging. The death penalty is too good for them.]

[I don’t get it. With SS-level spiritual power, you could do anything. Why choose to be a criminal?]

[Can we crowdfund a bounty for those scientists? Why do they have to keep targeting our Qin Bao?]

[That’s not realistic. Putting aside the exorbitant bounty, those scientists are too important to the Star Thieves and wanted criminals. They would never make a move against them.]

After all, these people had no way of buying various potions, weapons, and Mechas through legitimate channels.

They relied entirely on cooperating with these scientists to get what they needed.

So even if someone put a bounty on those professors, no one would dare to accept it.

Anyone who dared to make a move would find themselves an outcast on places like Chaotic Star and the Dark Web forever after.

[This is so annoying. I’m still waiting to go listen to music at Moonlight.]

[Resuming work seems a long way off. I suggest a thorough investigation. Where did these Star Thieves even sneak in from?]

[Thankfully, Admiral Mo got back in time. Otherwise, how could Jiang Qin’s bodyguards have handled two SS-level males?]

[Especially that Black Soul Spider Beastman. He was put on the wanted list for sadistically torturing and killing multiple females.]

[I can’t even imagine what would happen if Jiang Qin fell into his hands.]

[But there are still a few who haven’t been caught...]

...

’That’s right, there are still a few who haven’t been caught.’

They hadn’t been contained at the time, so finding them now would be difficult.

Especially Fox Ear, who was exceptionally cunning.

Lan Yuyan, nestled in her arms, saw her worried frown. Wanting to comfort her, he tried to bring up another topic to distract her from her troubles.

"Qinqin, the year-end ranking competition is next month. Are you participating?"

Ever since she started releasing songs, there had almost always been a song with her name on it in the top three of the new and trending charts.

So she had already qualified for the year-end competition.

On top of that, after returning from the Empire, her composer Level had been specially promoted straight from Bronze to Gold.

The main reason was that "Bronze Level Champion" didn’t sound very impressive.

In any case, whatever the reason, Jiang Qin thought it was great. It saved her a lot of trouble.

"I’ll participate." ’If I don’t, the year-end charts will probably look pretty pathetic again.’

"So, are you planning to sing yourself, or...?"

"I’ll sing one myself and find other people for the rest. When Cang Hong is signed, I’ll give one to him."

Hearing Cang Hong’s name, Lan Yuyan chose his words carefully. "Qinqin, are you thinking... of making him the fourth?"

Jiang Qin didn’t answer right away, pondering it seriously for a moment.

"I don’t know. We’ll just let things take their course."

She wasn’t clear on her own feelings at the moment. If Cang Hong could persevere, she would most likely agree.

Lan Yuyan felt a little stifled, but he didn’t interfere with her choice. After all, he himself was just the second, a latecomer who had managed to get ahead.

"In that case, do you want to go to the company tomorrow? You could call the singers in for an audition. Or you could screen their vocal timbers on your Light Computer first."

Jiang Qin: "I need to screen for vocal timber, but I’m more interested in their character first. Anyone who can’t handle hardship, isn’t hardworking, or has a stained record is out."

’I don’t want someone who needs their voice auto-tuned for every single word they sing.’

"Okay, I’ll have my assistant send you their files tomorrow."

Jiang Qin nodded, then turned to look with some worry at his cute beast form. "Do you know of any way for you to recover faster?"

"There’s no way. I just have to slowly lower my Riot Value and restore my body’s balance. Then I’ll be able to control it."

"I see." ’It really can’t be rushed.’

***

Having decided to aim for the year-end charts, Jiang Qin quickly selected the song she would sing herself.

Then, she went through the auditions from the singers at Tianwen Entertainment one by one.

After picking a few with good vocal timber and skill, she checked their names against the files sent by the assistant.

Two of them actually had some dirt on them. She crossed their names off the list and replaced them with two others.

Once she confirmed that the five singers she had chosen had no character issues and were all ambitious and diligent, she began to pick out songs tailored for them.

She spent another night alone writing out the musical scores.

By the time she notified them to come to the company, two days had passed.

"Let’s go. Back to Tianwen." Jiang Qin picked up the little blue cat and boarded a Flying Car under the protection of Yun Xie and Shi Lichuan.

Cang Hong had wanted to come along today, but he had to go back to his own company to discuss terminating his contract, so he had to leave early.

For the past two days, he hadn’t left the bar unless absolutely necessary.

Even without any official title or status, he was content to stay by her side and watch over her.

’To be honest,’ Jiang Qin thought, ’I can’t say whether I’m happy about it or not.’

She was moved by his sincerity, but she also felt as if she were tying them all down.

But right now, she didn’t have a better solution, and she needed them, so things could only stay this way for now.

Yun Xie and Shi Lichuan were fine. They didn’t care where they were, so not only was being with her not a hindrance, they were actually very happy.

As for Lan Yuyan, he was restricted by his beast form, making it difficult for him to even work.

Only Cang Hong was different. His agent was going crazy, turning down one job after another to accommodate his lovestruck brain.