Chen Nan didn’t understand why he felt so down at the thought of Ning Xuan having other Contractors in the future. Before, his greatest hope in being matched with a Contractor was that they would allow him to fight on the battlefield, not keep him bound to their side.

"Ms. Ning, you still need to have your brain domain width tested. It’s on the third floor. Please come with me!" The male staff member was now looking at Ning Xuan as if he had seen some rare treasure, wanting to get closer but not daring to, eager yet reserved.

Ning Xuan followed the staff member to the third floor. The machine for testing brain domain width was a cabin shaped like a spaceship. Ning Xuan walked in as the staff member instructed and sat on the chair in the very center. There was a screen directly in front of her. She pressed the button in the middle of the chair, and the screen lit up with a SWISH. Immediately after, the screen shot out countless rays of light, enveloping her completely. Ning Xuan felt as if she were bathing in sunlight, a warm sensation washing over her!

The light rays seemed to be some kind of energy, and she could feel it seeping into her Spiritual Sea. Ning Xuan subconsciously activated the Soul Nourishing Scripture. Instantly, her senses sharpened and her spiritual power began to rise rapidly. Her Spiritual Sea was now unusually active, and it seemed these rays of light could accelerate her spiritual power cultivation.

Just as Ning Xuan was getting into her cultivation, with a HISS, the screen went dark. Outside the cabin, the staff member glanced at Chen Nan, who was staring at him nervously. "Major General Chen, Ms. Ning’s brain domain width is A-level. However, the testing time was too short, so it might not be accurate. I recommend a retest with a higher-level instrument!"

The staff member felt it was very strange. A brain domain width test usually took at least 20 minutes to complete, but the machine had automatically shut down in under five. Furthermore, the amount of energy it consumed in those five minutes was equivalent to the entire previous month’s consumption.

"Understood. We’ll have it retested in the future." Chen Nan breathed a sigh of relief. ’A-level is perfect. It won’t attract too much attention for now.’

While taking a Flying Car back to school, Ning Xuan noticed that her personal information on her Light Computer had been updated.

Profile

Status: Civilian (Minor)

Name: Ning Xuan

Sex: Female

Age: 17

Mother: Ning Zilan (Deceased)

Father: Bai Xiwen (Deceased)

Registered Address: Xingluo Bay, Zone 4 Residence, D618 Planet, D-level Star

School: Xingluo Bay Middle and High Level Joint Academy

Major: Alchemy

Spiritual Power: C-level (875)

Brain Domain Width: A-level

Companion Spirit (Superpower Body): Not Awakened

Superpower Talent: Slash

Contractors: 5 (4 identities concealed)

Below that was Chen Nan’s information.

The Flying Car had an auto-drive function. Ning Xuan looked at Chen Nan, who was sitting primly and properly beside her, and asked in a serious tone, "Ah Nan, how long does this heat period of yours last?"

Chen Nan’s face flushed bright red. He turned his head away in embarrassment, unable to look at Ning Xuan. For her to ask a man such a private and shameful question, even with their close relationship, was mortifying for him.

"Uh, Ah Nan, I didn’t mean anything by it. It’s just... I want to go to the Mysterious Barrier Land to look for something, and I was wondering when you’d be available." Seeing his reaction, Ning Xuan realized her question had been a bit blunt. She had just been browsing a post on the Star Network where a mercenary squad mentioned discovering a patch of peculiar plants in the Zone D Mysterious Barrier Land. The part above ground consisted of a few leaves, while large rhizomes grew underground.

The mercenary had also posted a picture of the plant’s rhizomes. At a glance, they looked a bit like large taro roots.

The Mysterious Barrier Land was the source from which every planet’s Exotic Beasts and Exotic Plants were born, making it the most dangerous of places.

"Contractor, I am available at any time. But you cannot go. You could awaken your Companion Spirit at any moment and must stay in a safe environment. If you go to the Mysterious Barrier Land, even a D-level one, there’s no guarantee that an accident won’t happen!" Chen Nan said in a serious tone.

Seeing that Ning Xuan was a little unhappy, he bit his lip. "Contractor, what are you looking for? I’ll go find it for you!" Chen Nan crouched before her and looked up, eager to please.

Ning Xuan looked at the golden-haired beauty kneeling before her and couldn’t resist pulling him toward her. "Aren’t you supposed to be very powerful? If I take you with me, can’t you protect me?" Of course, Ning Xuan wasn’t actually angry. She just couldn’t help but want to tease him when she saw him acting so meek and subservient to placate her.

"Contractor..." Chen Nan was trying to form the words to explain, but Ning Xuan’s mischievous hand had already slipped inside his clothes. Under her teasing touch, his body trembled and his skin flushed red. The words he wanted to say were now stuck in his throat.

Ning Xuan had looked up information about the male heat period. During their heat, male Spirit Controllers would become restless, extremely sensitive, and have an intense craving for physical intimacy, wanting to cling to their Contractor at all times. Originally, seeing how Chen Nan acted, she had thought all that information was nonsense. But now, seeing his body’s reaction, she realized it wasn’t that he didn’t desire it; he was just always restrained and good at enduring.

In fact, male Spirit Controllers in heat were not suited to appear in public. No matter how much they endured, it was difficult to completely suppress their restless Superpower Body, making it easy for others to notice something was off.

"It’s nothing important. I’ll post a request in the Mercenary Hall and have someone else look for it. Go to school today and request time off. We won’t be going out for the next month." Chen Nan was stunned by Ning Xuan’s words. He never expected she would be willing to go this far for him.

Ning Xuan had just learned medicine purification methods and needed the practice. She planned to earn some money by purifying medicine. With Chen Nan in his current state, and after receiving so much care from him, she felt it was only right to be good to him. Besides, Chen Nan himself—and his body—were very much to her liking. She was more than willing to spend a shameless, steamy honeymoon with him.

Today was Ning Xuan’s retest, and Dean Wang and Teacher Zhao were paying close attention to the results. When they saw in Ning Xuan’s personal profile that her new Spiritual Power Value was 875, they were instantly thrown into a state of wild elation.

"The heavens are smiling upon us! To think our Xingluo Bay High-Level Alchemy Department has produced a genius! Quick, Student Ning, you must immediately join the special training class for the Alchemist competition! I’m sure that with this special training, you’ll be able to bring a grand prize back to our academy!" Dean Wang said to Ning Xuan with fervent enthusiasm.

"Uh, I’m sorry, Dean Wang, but I’m afraid I can’t join the special training class right away. I need to request a one-month leave of absence." This was the first time Ning Xuan had even heard of an Alchemist competition. Although she was interested, she had just promised Chen Nan she would stay home with him, and she couldn’t go back on her word.

"Why request a leave? Never mind, it’s not a problem. I have a lot of foundational alchemy knowledge here that you need to master anyway. You can use this month to go over all of it, and then come back to join the special training class. How does that sound?"