["Good morning, Princess."]
The way Little Pink rolled out the meal cart, it looked just like an interstellar prison food delivery bot.
Su An'an stared at the nutrient solution, her face scrunching up in a pout. "This stuff should be renamed 'Cosmic Blandness Juice.' After one sip, you could start a bird sanctuary in your mouth."
With that, she took a tragic slurp, as if she were drinking some vile concoction.
["Noland sent over the résumés of more than twenty male beasts. The worst ones are still B Level!"]
Little Pink opened the file, and over twenty fluffy profile pictures popped up on the Holographic Screen.
But those B Level Beastmen were basically the also-rans in an interstellar talent show.
The A Level beasts were what Su An'an was focused on.
"What's the little octopus guy doing here?"
Su An'an stared at the handsome, gray-haired Beastman in the holographic projection, who was innocently waving his eight tentacles.
Little Pink added: ["Lei Ya, A Level, age 25. Symptoms: easily excited, accelerated heart rate, flailing tentacles."]
It muttered under its breath: ["He's also Lord Lan Cangming's officer."]
"Give him a spot."
Su An'an immediately slapped the table, deciding, "At least he's a familiar fish—no, a familiar beast!"
At that very moment, Lei Ya, who was on duty with the Mermaid Fleet, suddenly shivered. His eight tentacles inexplicably tied themselves into a bow.
["Next contestant, Cedric!"]
Little Pink cheerfully switched the projection:
["A Level lion, Lord Ying Jiuyao's officer."]
A two-meter-tall, brown-haired hulk of a man popped up in the hologram.
His pecs strained against his uniform, and a scar ran defiantly from the corner of his eye to the corner of his mouth.
Su An'an let out a whistle. "Whoa! Is Big Cat's officer this wild?"
She poked the jiggling pecs on the screen. "What a shame it would be to let these genes go to waste!"
Little Pink: ["If he retired, half the gyms in the military district would go out of business."]
"Even though Big Cat has been unkind to me, I can't be unjust to him. We'll keep this one too."
Su An'an kept Cedric's profile.
Among the Five Great Beast Husbands, this Big Cat, Ying Jiuyao, was the easiest to coax.
'I can give him a little something in return!'
["And appearing next is..."]
Little Pink suddenly lowered its volume: ["Lord Night Abyss's officer, Leng Qingfeng!"]
The view shifted to a handsome man with the features of a green snake.
A chill instantly seemed to drift from the Holographic Screen.
He was bundled up in a high-collared uniform. The green scales on his cheeks were more exquisite than an interstellar viper's manicure, and his dark green pupils were like emeralds submerged in ice water.
Su An'an bristled instantly. "Wait! Why is the Poisonous Flood Dragon's officer here?!"
She reflexively touched her fair collarbone.
'He licked me there last time, and it hurt for so long!'
'I never want to see this unhinged Poisonous Flood Dragon again in my life!'
Little Pink activated its sharp-tongued mode:
["This guy chugs Spiritual Power Potions like they're cold sodas. His office is kept at a constant 28 degrees, and he's still wrapped in a blanket. If he doesn't detox soon, he's going to turn into an ice sculpture."]
["But working for a crazy psycho snake like Night Abyss, surviving to the age of 22 is practically an interstellar miracle."]
Su An'an stared at the Snake Beastman's ascetic face. "Forget it. A healer must have compassion."
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her. "But we're charging more! Tell Noland to triple the treatment fee for Night Abyss's officer!"
At that moment, Leng Qingfeng, who was reviewing official documents, suddenly sneezed. The venom corroded his entire desk.
After scanning the remaining "mild-symptom contestants," Su An'an made a decisive choice. "We'll go with these three: the Tentacle Monster, the Muscle Lion, and the Ice Beauty Snake!"
"Pull up their Beast Cores. I want to see if the Big Cat Officer really has a fatty liver and if the Poisonous Flood Dragon Officer has frozen into a popsicle."
Three Beast Cores were displayed side-by-side on the Holographic Screen, looking for all the world like a dark cuisine display case in an interstellar pharmacy:
Lei Ya's Beast Core was gray and hazy, covered in layers of limescale.
Cedric's Beast Core was riddled with cracks, on the verge of shattering.
Leng Qingfeng's Beast Core was black with a purplish tinge, as if it had been poisoned by pesticides.
Su An'an scribbled and sketched, and after determining the components of the Beast Core contamination, she wrote out corresponding treatment plans.
"Little Pink! Initiate the treatment simulation program."
Su An'an connected to the smart-brain using her Spiritual Power Tentacles.
On the Light Screen, green tentacles twisted frantically.
For the octopus, she used the [Toilet Cleaner Offensive] for physical dissolution.
On the Big Cat Officer, she smeared the [502 Super Glue Special Drink] to fight poison with poison.
Into the snake aide, she injected the [DDT Antidote]—literally.
[DING! Treatment simulation successful. Your technique is steadier than a driving school student taking their Interstellar practical exam!]
Little Pink spouted a stream of flattery:
[A 90% cure rate, and you only used 60 spiritual power! That's practically super power-saving mode!]
[Even an S Level female would have to call you the "Tentacle Mother" after seeing this!]
Su An'an rolled her eyes. "Tentacle Mother? Should I open up a Beast Core bathhouse then, just to scrub the backs of all the furry monsters?"
Little Pink frantically threw confetti. ["Princess, if you opened a bathhouse, every Beastman in the galaxy would be on their knees begging for a ticket."]
"Stop sucking up."
Su An'an flicked the smart-brain's casing. "Reply to Noland. It's these three!"
She shook the vial of Blood Frenzy Pills, as if she could already see the future:
The tentacles of that stinky fish Lan Cangming's officer, tied in knots.
The aide of that silly cat Ying Jiuyao, bursting into tears on the spot.
The right-hand man of that psycho snake Night Abyss, shouting "Miracle Healer!"
"Stinky fish, silly cat, and psycho snake!"
"You all ignored me before, but soon, you won't even be in my league!"
In the Director's office of the [Beastman Soothing] division, a roar echoed.
"Noland, if you want to die, go jump off a building! Don't drag our entire livestreaming section down with you!"
A gray-haired Jackal Wolf Beastman pointed at Noland and roared:
"Giving a 50 million annual salary to some female of unknown origin and unknown Level—are you insane?"
Noland frowned and wiped the spittle from his face as a list suddenly popped up in a dialogue box.
Jiu Su: ["Just these three."]
The Jackal Wolf Beastman caught sight of the black and red symbols on the list and his expression turned to one of disbelief.
"You're making the new streamer soothe three Mad Beasts at the same time?"
"Last time Lei Ya went berserk, he couldn't control his tentacles and tore down half the medical department!"
"Cedric went feral on a mission and couldn't distinguish friend from foe! Half his squad was seriously injured."
"And then there's that cold-blooded green snake, who just reported our livestreaming section for lewd and obscene content."
"Are you trying to destroy the section just so you can go off and start your own thing?"
"Instead of wasting your breath roaring at me, why don't you go clean up the mess you made last time?"
Noland pressed a button. A purple isolation shield suddenly expanded, and the shockwave sent Nick stumbling backward.
"Noland, don't think you can do whatever you want around here just because you have the big boss backing you,"
Nick's fangs ground together with a GRATING sound.
"When those three A Level Mad Beasts tear your precious streamer to shreds, I'll personally turn your fox tail into a scarf."
Noland ignored the raving Nick and carefully sent a message to Jiu Su:
["Your Excellency, not even an S Level female would dare to soothe three A Level Mad Beasts at once."]
The next second,
a data chart showing a [90% CURE RATE] was shoved in his face on the Light Screen.
Noland's beastly pupils shrank to pinpricks, and a BUZZING sound filled his ears.
Finally, with trembling fingertips, he typed out a few lines:
["As you command."]
["I will arrange the 'Tentacle Monster + Muscle Lion + Ice Beauty Snake' deluxe combo meal for you right away."]