Chapter 23: Tomorrow Will Be Better

However, it was a pity that Dong Haoning found nothing on the StarNet.

It was also a matter of bad timing; those who had heard Jiang Qin sing at the bar on the first day were all silently camping out in her livestream room right now. Who had the time to browse the StarNet?

Mostly, no one was foolish enough to post about it and expose the secret. After all, those capable of discovering Jiang Qin’s uniqueness at the first opportunity were not the type to be stupid.

Opportunities like this—where one could get a chance at purification for the price of a mere bar entry fee—were not something anyone wanted to miss.

Therefore, under this tacit understanding of privacy, everyone kept their mouths shut and didn't leak a single word.

Of course, even if they had spoken out, it was unlikely anyone would have believed them.

If listening to songs could solve the problem of riot values, then what had the last millennium of interstellar research been for?

Dong Haoning felt the same way.

If he had truly been purified by one percent just because he listened to the little female’s song, wouldn't all the efforts of the interstellar era over these many years become a joke?

So, he pondered and wondered if perhaps he had misread the test results this morning? Or maybe his eyes had played tricks on him?

Or perhaps it was just a phantom number that had dropped on its own after a while.

Well, these reasons were all quite far-fetched, but by comparison, the idea that listening to a song could purify one was even more absurd.

Unable to make sense of it, he could only hurry back to Jiang Qin’s livestream. Whether it was true or not, he would know after experimenting one more time.

***

At this moment, Jiang Qin was singing her fourth song.

The request this time was for a nursery rhyme.

That’s right, another difficult theme. The interstellar era did have nursery rhymes, but they were purely instrumental, used as lullabies.

To this day, there wasn't one with lyrics.

And the requirement for Jiang Qin was that it had to have lyrics and be suitable for lulling someone to sleep.

This kind of deliberate difficulty actually made Jiang Qin laugh.

Did they know how many nursery rhymes were in Earth’s music library?

She was having trouble choosing.

Considering that the childhoods of interstellar citizens were monotonous—they hadn't seen many things, and their childhoods consisted only of high-tech gadgets and nanny robots—Jiang Qin chose a relatively simple one.

Sitting on the sofa, she casually began to strum her guitar.

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky..."

That’s right, it was that classic nursery rhyme, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."

Without any difficulty, Jiang Qin finished singing it.

[Ah, compared to the previous few songs, this feels a bit childish.]

[If a nursery rhyme is too hard, who would it be for? Adults? Then why call it a nursery rhyme?]

[Exactly, this song is quite nice, simple, and very interesting.]

[Hehe, tonight I’m going to open the starry sky simulation room for my cub and sing this song to him.]

"Alright, next song."

Although many people had brought others in and wanted to spam the chat to stop Jiang Qin from singing such difficult songs, the number of paid trolls was too high.

Everyone could only keep sending messages, hoping for luck.

Perhaps they would happen to catch a screenshot of their messages.

It was effective, though; this time, Jiang Qin picked a comment that told her to choose whatever she wanted.

"Since it’s 'whatever,' then let’s go with 'Tomorrow Will Be Better'."

Hearing the title, everyone understood what it meant, and instantly, everyone felt a warmth in their hearts.

In this era where the environment was so harsh, "Tomorrow Will Be Better" was truly a wish that made people yearn for the future.

"Gently awaken the sleeping soul, Slowly open your eyes, Look at the busy world, To see if it is still spinning lonely and endlessly."

The ethereal, sweet singing voice walked straight into the hearts of everyone in the livestream.

Lan Yuyan closed his eyes and listened silently.

He hadn't sent a single message; he had been listening to the songs in the livestream the entire time.

As the director of the Composition Department, he was more concerned with the quality of the songs themselves.

Jiang Qin’s songs all had different styles, but without exception, the emotions within the music were abundant.

They were very different from the hollow songs on the market.

It was just a pity that she had rejected his invitation.

If he could poach her for the Tianwen Entertainment Company, he was confident he could bring his current Composition Department back to life.

He didn't know what kind of compensation that little bar was giving her to keep her so firmly in place.

However, Lan Yuyan wasn't prepared to give up, even if he had to wait until Jiang Qin’s contract with the Moonlight Bar expired.

Actually, there was a shortcut.

He currently didn't have a female master; if he could become her partner...

But a C-rank female couldn't soothe him. He had to consider whether living a little longer was more important, or his career...

Jiang Qin didn't know that someone was planning to use a "honey trap" to poach her. At this moment, she only felt that her mood was much calmer.

Her entire spiritual sea felt as if it had caught the fragrance of fresh grass.

"Let our smiles, Be filled with the pride of youth, Offer a devout prayer for tomorrow..."

[I really hope that one day, our graduation won't be a life-and-death separation, but a rush toward the future.]

[Seeing my cub’s carefree appearance every day, I really wish she would never grow up.]

[I hope the interstellar era can have a day of true peace.]

[Sigh, I wonder where the beast tide will appear this year.]

Every year, there were two beast tides in the interstellar space, and the timing was only approximate; it couldn't be predicted exactly.

And these beasts arrived very suddenly.

The teleportation black holes could appear on any planet; even the main planet was a possibility.

However, high-level planets generally had better defenses, so they were easier to handle.

After the war, there were various subsidies.

This was the reason everyone wanted to become a citizen of a high-level planet.

In places like barren planets, aside from the weapons and guards in the central city, people living on the outskirts had to rely on themselves to survive.

To resist the beasts together, everyone would unite to kill them.

All conflicts would be put aside until after the beast tide had passed.

Jiang Qin had also experienced many beast tides, and the tragedy of them was shocking.

***

The comments in the livestream were becoming increasingly friendly, and even those who had blindly followed the trend to hate on Jiang Qin were gradually being moved.

This was not what Jiang Rumeng wanted to see.

But she was not someone who acted rashly; she just darkened her eyes and continued to observe.

As for Lilia, she was currently on a call, questioning the person behind the scenes who had advised her to frame Jiang Qin.

"Didn't you say that you could definitely ruin her reputation and that no one would believe what she said?

Why did you give me that trash song to make me embarrass myself???"

The man on the other side of the communication frowned. "Miss Lilia, that is the work of a Golden Composer, not some trash song. Our boss paid a high price for it."

Lilia laughed sarcastically. "A song composed by a Golden Composer is actually worse than a female from a barren planet?

Was this rank bought?"

The man’s eyes sharpened, and he warned, "Miss Lilia, please watch your words. Even if you are a female, you cannot slander a Golden Composer out of thin air!"

"Heh, wasn't it you who paid me to frame Jiang Qin?

If I can frame Jiang Qin, why can't I frame a loser like him?"

(End of chapter)