A Low Rank Female Goes Viral Across the Galaxy-Chapter 240: Multiple Considerations
A massive number of Federation netizens flooded the Star Network.
Just as the Empire had expected, while many Federation officials chose to remain spectators, there were also quite a few who were eager to use this opportunity to crush the other side’s two great commanders.
Thus, the Federation’s high command was currently holding a video conference, with three factions locked in a heated argument.
"This is a golden opportunity. If we can just persuade that female, we can make the Empire lose a Young Marshal and an Imperial heir!"
"I disagree. If the nest falls, will any eggs survive?
The Alien Beasts have been making unusual movements recently. We need to work together to repel them. This is not the time to damage our collective combat strength."
No matter how much they fought amongst themselves, they, as Beastmen, were ultimately all on the side of humanity.
The Alien Beasts, the Insect Race, the Deep Space Monsters, and even the Myriad Races—those should be their common enemies!
After all, since ancient times, their ancestors have said it countless times: those who are not our kin cannot be trusted!
Don’t be fooled by the Myriad Races and the Insect Race acting docile now. It’s only because the power of the Myriad Races is too decentralized for them to unite, and the Insect Race is currently weak.
The main reason for this peace is the presence of common enemies like the Deep Space Monsters and the Alien Beasts.
The day the front lines no longer need defending, the current peaceful situation will surely be shattered.
"It’s true that we don’t get along with the Empire. The Empire sees us as a side branch of the family—they won’t allow us to become strong, but they won’t go so far as to make it impossible for us to survive.
Ultimately, we all come from the same roots. When facing an external enemy, we will always stand united."
If the Federation were ever to be overrun by Alien Beasts or attacked by another power, the only ones who would surely extend a helping hand would be the Empire.
Likewise, if any power tried to destroy the Empire, the Federation would intervene without a second thought.
Their relationship is one of mutual dependence; if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.
"We worry about all Beastmen, but the Empire has never shown such consideration. Kicking a man when he’s down is the only way to win!"
The Radical Faction: "Exactly! Indecisiveness will get us nowhere. Do you want to be forever beneath the Empire?
As long as we seize every opportunity to weaken them, we might be able to snatch an energy mine from their grasp and never be controlled by them again!"
The Conservative Faction: "I disagree. The most important thing right now is to maintain our combat strength to deal with the Alien Beasts."
The Neutral Faction: "Why don’t we try to negotiate? Of the two males, one comes to our Federation, and we’ll drop the matter of the other one?
One is an S-level Black Dragon Beastman, the other is an SS-level male. No matter who they give up, it’s a win for us."
The Radical Faction: "That could work, but they’d need a new female master. We need to pair them with a more powerful female.
Perhaps the next generation could inherit their powerful beast Genes. That way, our Federation would finally have a dragon of its own."
The homeworld has always had myths about dragons, and over in the Empire, they also revere Dragon Beast Genes.
One can only imagine how powerful a Dragon Beast is!
But all Dragon Beast Genetic Beastmen in the Interstellar era come from the Imperial Royal Family; there are none to be found outside of it.
That’s why the Federation has never had a Beastman with Dragon Beast Genes.
The Conservative Faction sneered, "You must be dreaming. How could the Empire possibly be willing to give up that Black Dragon?"
The Radical Faction: "So what? Getting an SS-level male isn’t bad either. He has Black Wolf Leopard Genes, right? That’s good too."
The Neutral Faction: "Have you all forgotten? The origin of this whole incident is that they forced a female."
The member of the Neutral Faction truly thought their colleagues were insane.
She already has partners!
Right now, all their discussions were just about one possible way to approach the female. Who could guarantee she would even side with the Federation?
The Radical Faction: "She’s a Federation female. If she doesn’t side with the Federation, is she going to side with the Empire?
Even if she can emigrate with her Imperial partner, what about her family? What about her Federation partner’s family?"
"Listen to us. Contact the female, tell her to stick to her story and not back down, and demand the death penalty for those two males!"
When the time comes, as long as we guide public opinion and blow this up into a matter of protecting the entire female population, the Female Protection Association will naturally get involved.
It would be difficult for the Empire to protect them then. Even if they managed to, the men would still face no less than ten years in prison.
The representative for the Conservative Faction sighed. "We still maintain our opposition. When will this cycle of revenge ever end?
We are born of the same root, so why be so eager to destroy each other?
This approach is self-destructive. We could absolutely choose a win-win solution."
The members of the Neutral Faction watched the two sides argue with cold detachment.
Until this moment, not a single one of them had thought to first ask the victimized female for her opinion.
The importance of a C-level female was, in the end, as fleeting as a passing cloud.
And as for Jiang Qin’s talents, they held no benefit for them.
Perhaps ever since she refused to devote herself to scientific research, some had already come to despise her.
***
「While the Federation and the Empire held their meetings.」
Jiang Qingfeng was already kneeling at the door of Jiang Qin’s hotel room.
Although he had restrained himself and hadn’t actually forced the female to... you know...
But he had indeed...
Kissed her, touched her—he had done it all.
Even though she had invited him while she wasn’t clear-headed, what was done was done. He knew he had committed a crime, and he wouldn’t make excuses.
So he was also sincere in his desire to atone.
Time passed, drop by drop.
Jiang Qin watched Yun Xie lean against the balcony railing, endlessly, relentlessly puffing on an Inhibitor. Seeing he had no intention of letting Jiang Qingfeng in, she started to feel antsy.
"Shouldn’t we let him in? If the media catches him out there, there’s no telling what kind of stories they’ll spin."
Of course, Interstellar females didn’t have to protect their chastity or anything.
Even if one was photographed entering a room with three partners at once and not coming out for days, it would only earn a couple of teasing remarks at most.
But coercion was different.
In the eyes of Interstellar People, this was an extremely insulting act toward a female, something met with absolute zero tolerance.
That was why the trending topics on the Star Network were currently unreadable.
If she didn’t know for a fact that she hadn’t actually been forced, she would probably be starting to pity her own circumstances.
People with ulterior motives were blowing the matter out of proportion, magnifying the shame, trying to provoke her and block off any chance of survival for the two men.
The more they did this, the more she wanted to make a big deal into a small one, and a small one into nothing.
When it first happened, she had indeed felt it was... unacceptable.
It was three people, after all...
One handsome face had just left her lips when the next one forcibly pried them open, conquering her territory.
The hands of both men were restless, too.
She had never experienced anything so wild, so when she came to her senses, she was genuinely mortified and angry.
But once her reason returned, she came to terms with it. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
’I have three husbands already,’ she thought. ’And they aren’t ugly. It was just a few kisses. I didn’t really lose out much.’
The most important thing was that she also wanted to calm the situation, keep the news from spreading, and see what benefits could be manipulated out of it.
But those people’s intention to use her as a weapon was so obvious they didn’t even bother to hide it.
They claimed to feel sorry for her and sympathize with her plight, but no one bothered to verify the facts. Instead, they started fabricating and spreading lewd details, trying to gaslight her into feeling a profound sense of shame.
She simply couldn’t swallow this insult, and she certainly wouldn’t give them the satisfaction of getting what they wanted!
