Chapter 4: and

In the interstellar era, there are no pianos; their music has long relied on software synthesis rather than musical instruments.

Therefore, no one present recognized this as a musical instrument.

Jiang Qin had never received formal training on how to soothe others using spiritual power, but after leaving the Jiang family in her previous life, she had gained some understanding of the process.

To put it simply, it was just a matter of immersing herself and diffusing her spiritual power.

For her, entering this state was incredibly simple.

If there was anything that brought her joy during that short first life, it was the various courses arranged by her agent.

While others found them exhausting, she did not; she only felt happy, learning as much as she possibly could.

Dance, vocal music, painting, calligraphy, flower arrangement, etiquette...

These courses, which were meant to craft a perfect persona for her, were all just knowledge in her eyes.

Knowledge does not distinguish between high and low.

So, whenever she took these classes, she would be fully immersed, sometimes even forgetting to eat or sleep, hungrily absorbing everything she could.

To ensure that her job would go smoothly and that she could reliably enter the state of immersion to diffuse her spiritual power, Jiang Qin chose the clumsy method of playing and singing herself.

She didn't know how the interstellar academies taught females, so she could only fumble around to find what worked best for her.

The bar owner was very cooperative. After all, it wasn't easy to hire a female, so when Jiang Qin proposed that she needed a few instruments for her work, he agreed immediately.

However, he didn't understand instruments either; he simply hired someone to manufacture them based on the blueprints Jiang Qin provided.

He had spent a large sum of money to rush the completion of one piano, while the other instruments were still in production.

In the corner of the bar, the head of security, Zhu Yongkang, asked in a low voice, "She's just a C-rank female. Isn't the investment you're making a bit too large?"

Standing next to him was the owner of Moonlit Bar, You Wei, a young beastman of fifty.

Hearing his subordinate's skepticism, he didn't get angry, only replying, "You will understand. I, You Wei, never do business at a loss."

To this day, he still remembered the surprisingly impressive performance the female gave on the day of her interview.

Zhu Yongkang remained somewhat doubtful.

It wasn't that he looked down on C-rank females, but the spiritual power of a C-rank female was truly negligible.

Especially for A-rank males like himself and the boss, her soothing power was effectively zero.

That was why he was so confused by You Wei’s decision to reassign him to protect this little female.

***

Once everything was ready, Jiang Qin played a short test melody.

Then, she began her work for the day.

Since it was her first day, she still needed to introduce herself.

"Hello everyone, I am Jiang Qin, a C-rank female. Starting today, I will be working at Moonlit Bar every night.

My method of soothing is through singing, so I will now perform a song titled 'As You Wish'."

Jiang Qin liked this song very much because it contained beautiful wishes.

A gentle melody flowed from the piano.

The males, who had been planning to chat, instantly fell silent.

"As You Wish" (Lyrics: Tang Tian, Composition: Qian Lei, Vocals: Faye Wong)

[You are the distant road, The lamp in the thick fog of the mountains and fields. I am the child walking in your eyes. You are the bright moon and the clear breeze, I am the dream you watch over...]

As her gentle, ethereal voice emerged, everyone was stunned.

For some reason, looking at the female on the high stage and listening to this melody, they felt their moods calming down.

Their spiritual power, which was restless at every moment, seemed to ease.

[You are the long river of time, The sky ignited by sparks. I am the one looking up, singing you into a song...]

An Zeyu, who was currently livestreaming, was also stunned.

He had originally heard that a new female had come to Moonlit Bar, so he came to take a look, hoping to find a topic for his stream.

He never expected to encounter a female who used singing as a means of soothing.

This unheard-of method—before he and the netizens in his chat could even begin to mock it, they were captivated the moment she opened her mouth.

He didn't even notice that his livestream room was filling up with people.

The audience had already reached ten million...

[And I will dream the reunion you dream of, Wish for the eternity you wish for, Walk the long road you walk. Loving you like this, I will also see the world you have yet to see...]

On stage, Jiang Qin was completely immersed in her own world.

She thought of everything back on Earth.

The companions who ostracized her, the weak and pale An Xin, the greedy orphanage director, the cold and rational agent, Sister Zhang...

And those who loved her.

The fans who called her "daughter."

Her first life might have been terrible, but it hadn't been entirely bad.

[I promise you a lifetime of clarity, Like your youthful face...]

You Wei noticed the spiritual power overflowing throughout the bar and smiled with satisfaction.

He hadn't bet on the wrong horse!

Although this little female's spiritual power was weak, she possessed a powerful attraction that could lead everyone into a peaceful world.

When Jiang Qin stopped playing and retreated backstage, the people in the bar finally snapped out of it.

"Oh my god, the little female sings so well. What song is this? It makes my heart ache; I actually feel like crying."

"Me too, me too. And the little female's eyes were a bit red just now."

"Wuwuwu—what do I do? I think I've fallen in love with the little female."

"Will she do another soothing session later? I'm going to call all my friends over to boost her numbers!!!"

An Zeyu also pulled himself out of that bittersweet emotion.

"Family, I'm so strange. I really want to cry. This little female's singing is just too infectious."

In the livestream chat, others felt the same way.

Little Wolf: [Same, I want to cry too. Moonlit Bar, right? I'm on my way!]

Shy Grass: [Ahhhhh, I'm not on Azure Planet, I can't get to the scene. So sad (┯_┯).]

[Is it a new song? Why have I never heard it before? Did the little female write it herself?]

[Brother Yu, go ask her quickly, does the little female do two soothing sessions a day?]

[Are you all crazy? It's just singing well. Who knows if this "singing" method of soothing is actually useful?]

[Exactly. The interstellar world isn't short of singers; it's short of females who can soothe males. Everyone spends star coins at a bar to feel a bit of soothing, not to listen to music. If it were me, I'd definitely make the boss give me a refund!]

[She's just a C-rank female anyway, and she's doing a large-scale soothing session. She should be doing it properly instead of pulling stunts like this to waste males' star coins and time. It's disgusting.]

[I know this female. She came from a barren planet and never even went to school!]

Seeing more and more comments questioning Jiang Qin in the chat, An Zeyu frowned.

However, he wasn't the type to be biased, so he just said impartially, "Whether it's useful or not, we'll know once we test it."