His Match Is an Interstellar Monster

Chapter 10: A Life-Saving Grace

A 100% compatibility match?

This meant that both their genetic and mental energies were completely in sync. No matter how severe the mental contamination, it could be alleviated through deep bonding. If they were to have offspring, their talents would be even more outstanding.

No one would ever reject a 100% match.

The higher the military rank, the harder it was to find a highly compatible match. The Dawn Empire hadn’t seen a 100% match in nearly ten years, let alone for an S-class Admiral. It was almost unbelievable!

Landis’s eyes widened in surprise, and he even refreshed the page to ensure he wasn’t seeing things. His adjutant Caro whistled sharply and even prepared to open a bottle of champagne in celebration.

"Commander, there's no way you can refuse this time! 100% compatibility, god, are you trying to make everyone jealous? We’ve been worrying you'd be single forever."

Landis regained his composure and glanced at him. "It’s just a match with someone I haven’t met yet. It doesn’t mean much. Besides, the other party might not even be willing to form a marriage contract with a high-ranking officer."

It was well known that high-ranking officers often brought severe mental contamination with them. Although gaining status and wealth through marriage was attractive, not everyone could bear the risk of mental contamination.

The third prince glanced at the dejected Vinci sitting beside him and shook his head with a wry smile. This luck was truly extraordinary.

Still unwilling to give up, Vinci asked, "Who is this person?"

Landis shook his head. "The information is hidden. I don’t know who it is."

Vinci then realized he had asked another foolish question.

In Haino's matching rules, mental compatibility was the first priority. To prevent factors like appearance, wealth, and profession from interfering and causing them to miss the best match, identities were usually hidden before the first meeting.

However, the true nobility always found ways to circumvent these rules.

Prince Morn smiled. "My access level is relatively high. If Lord Landis wants to know the identity of this 100% match, I can look into it."

Without waiting for a response, he activated his optical chip. Morn’s optical chip was the latest cutting-edge technology this year, adhering directly to the cornea, similar to a contact lens.

He blinked lightly, and a projection of an elegant butler in a black tuxedo appeared before everyone, bowing at the waist with his right arm resting on his hip. "Good evening, gentlemen."

Morn gave a direct order. "Query the recent match information for Landis Wencer."

Although Landis didn’t want outsiders meddling in his private affairs, out of a bit of personal curiosity, he swallowed his refusal.

A rapidly flashing stream of data projections finally merged into a semi-transparent screen, floating in front of Mo Ang. Both Wen Xi and Kalo craned their necks to get a look.

To their astonishment, aside from the mental ability column showing 100%, this person's mental ability was merely rated C. Even more striking, the notes column was labeled 'disabled individual' in large characters.

"What? Grade C?"

"How can it be a disabled person?"

Vice Officer Kalo's smile froze instantly, and he looked even more disappointed than Lan Disi himself. "Commander, is it possible that Hai Nuo's matching program has malfunctioned? How could they match you with a C-grade disabled individual? You're an S-grade!"

Lan Disi lightly furrowed his brows, looking silently at the conspicuous note on the screen.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't disappointed.

However, due to his pessimistic view on military marriages, he had low standards for a partner. He simply disliked marriages arranged for political or financial gain and did not wish to become embroiled in the royal family's political struggles.

Prince Mo Ang and Wen Xi were equally stunned, with Wen Xi initially feeling a sense of absurdity, followed by a surge of hidden joy.

He knew it was despicable, but so what? As the son of a duke, backed by the powerful Luo Te family and possessing a double-A mental ability, he was a better match for General Lan Disi than this C-grade disabled individual, wasn't he?

On the projection screen, aside from this information, all other identity information was masked with asterisks, and even the person's appearance wasn't revealed.

"Why aren't this person's name, coordinates, or even image displayed?" Mo Ang refreshed the screen several times, but it remained the same, causing some displeasure to creep into his voice.

"This information is classified. Your authority level is insufficient to access it."

Prince Mo Ang: "???"

Seeing this prompt from his terminal, he was even more shocked than when he learned that Lan Disi had a 100% match with a C-grade disabled individual.

As a prince, even if he wasn't the heir to the throne, how could his authority be insufficient to view the match of a mere courtier?

There must be something fishy going on. Was it possible that his royal brother, in an attempt to draw Lan Disi to his faction, had specifically found this person? Or perhaps it was under the emperor's orders…

In an instant, Mo Ang's mind raced through several conspiracy theories. He quickly hid his astonishment and resumed his usual amiable smile. "This is indeed strange. I'm becoming more curious about this person."

"How can this even happen?" Wen Xi looked incredulous. "Is there a bug in Hai Nuo? I heard the main control room underwent a terminal upgrade recently; maybe there's an issue with the authority settings."

Unwilling to give up, he looked hopefully at Lan Disi. "Perhaps this person doesn't even exist."

Landis’s icy blue eyes showed no emotion as he looked at Vinci. "I have already agreed to Haino's match arrangement. We’ll know if this person exists once they accept the invitation."

"Ah?" Vinci looked clearly disappointed. "My lord, are you serious? But this person—"

Good heavens! A C-grade and disabled individual! If this got out, the whole empire would find it laughable.

Landis’s ice-blue eyes shifted away, indifferent. "No need to concern yourself with it."

Although the conditions were somewhat poor, 100% compatibility is something that can be encountered but not sought. Even with his lofty pride, Landis couldn’t ask for more. More importantly, Hei Yan’s condition couldn’t be delayed any longer.

Landis subconsciously touched the back of his neck. The sharp pain from earlier had long since faded, as if the entire incident had been an illusion.

Perhaps this was fate’s arrangement? Hopefully, the other person would be easy to get along with. Landis sighed lightly inwardly.

※※※

On Zhiyang Star.

In the same auction VIP room, Xiao Sa sat on the sofa, his hand on Broken Peak’s head.

Both had their eyes tightly closed, their consciousness completely immersed in a mental link, oblivious to the outside world. Their subordinates stood nervously around them, wary of any disturbances.

……

This was the first time Xiao Sa had observed the mental realm of a person from this star domain so closely.

It was as if he were standing in the midst of a violently storming sea of clouds. Xiao Sa’s semi-transparent spirit body looked like a fragile little boat, about to capsize under the raging waves.

In the center of the sea of clouds was a massive vortex, dark and terrifying, as if one more glance would cause you to be devoured.

In someone else’s mental realm, Xiao Sa didn’t dare to be overly confident. He carefully controlled his spirit body to approach the vortex.

Suddenly, a hundreds-of-meters-long, black-brown tentacle shot up, startling him!

"What kind of monster is this?"

Frowning, Xiao Sa deftly dodged the tentacle’s attack and struck back with a void grab, a semi-transparent longsword formed from his mental energy appearing in his hand.

He jumped high and swiftly dove down from mid-air, both hands gripping the sword as he fiercely slashed down at the grotesque tentacle!

Countless black blood mists exploded instantly, scattering like the ashes of a dying flame.

The originally calm vortex shook with a thunderous boom, and three tentacles sprouted up again, lunging at him simultaneously.

Xiao Sa’s eyes turned cold as he tightened his grip on the sword’s hilt. His black cloak was lifted high by the wind and waves. Instead of retreating, he advanced, launching another assault on the unknown giant sea creature.

After an intense battle of unknown duration, Xiao Sa glimpsed a small, grayish-white octopus struggling fiercely among the writhing flesh, about to be swallowed into the monster's belly.

It continuously emitted a peculiar scent: pheromones, a distress signal. If Xiao Sa weren't an Alpha highly attuned to pheromones, other spiritual healers might not have detected the scent.

Xiao Sa forcefully severed the last massive black tentacle and finally managed to bring the octopus away from the vortex.

The octopus looked like a newborn. He poked its round forehead with his finger and frowned. "It’s still alive, right? It didn’t die, did it?"

"Waaaahh!!!"

The baby octopus suddenly burst into a wail, its distress signal now conveying fear, terror, and pain, making Xiao Sa almost toss it aside.

With a blank expression, he released his own pheromones and transformed the mental energy blade in his hand into a charcoal stove to calm it. "Stop crying. If you keep crying, I’ll roast you into cumin-flavored octopus skewers."

"!!!" The baby octopus immediately shut up.

…

Meanwhile, the others in the room watched Xiao Sa and Broken Peak with great tension.

The pirate leader’s thick eyebrows were furrowed, his cheeks twitching from time to time, veins bulging in his temples and neck, as if in immense pain. Even Xiao Sa, who was usually calm and composed, wore an extremely serious expression.

The squad leader swallowed hard. "It’s been so long. Why haven’t we heard anything yet? Will it even work?"

Deken rubbed his sweaty palms and murmured a prayer. "Boss, you’re blessed with great fortune. Please don’t get into trouble."

He did find it strange. Normally, when spiritual healers used mental links to cleanse contaminants, they would manifest their mental entity—a special symbol of the healer.

Why hadn’t Xiao Sa’s mental entity appeared? Did he even need it?

After what felt like an eternity, Broken Peak’s massive body suddenly wobbled and was immediately supported by Deken, slowly regaining consciousness in his arms.

"Leader! You're awake? How do you feel?" DeKen and the others asked all at once, a barrage of questions making Broken Peak's head throb.

"……Don't worry, I feel much better in my mind," Broken Peak sighed deeply, his previously tense nerves now completely relaxed, as if they had undergone a cleansing.

His brows relaxed, and he wiped the sweat from his forehead. With a mental command, a newborn mental entity in the form of a baby octopus appeared in his palm, lazily extending its soft, pliable tentacles.

Broken Peak said with satisfaction, "With proper care, it will grow."

Seeing the leader's mental entity reappear, DeKen's eyes reddened, his voice choked with emotion. "This is wonderful, truly wonderful!"

Across from him, Xiao Sa also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Cleaning someone else's mind was no easy task and had drained him significantly.

Since he was "sunburned" last time, he had spent several days in the hospital to recover and had since been unable to go out during the day.

But now, he had noticed something peculiar.

After differentiating into an S-rank Alpha upon adulthood, his mental power level had been set. He had never expected that, after coming to this star region, enduring multiple episodes of near mental depletion, his mind surprisingly began to expand again!

Could this star region enable a second evolution?

"Sir."

With DeKen's help, Broken Peak slowly rose. His beast-like legs had not yet healed, but a few spines on his knees had snapped off, and the unsightly scales on his skin were graying and flaking off.

He had thought he was doomed, unable to even retain his human body, but unexpectedly, there was a turn of fate, a moment of survival against all odds. How could he not be profoundly moved?

Broken Peak gazed deeply at Xiao Sa, gently pushed DeKen aside, and with great effort, knelt down on one knee, his right fist clenched, lightly biting his thumb and then gently pressing his left chest, over his heart, bowing to the other man.

"Respected Alpha sir, I, Morlandton Woz, Deputy Leader of the Fourth Legion of the Dawn Empire, now leader of the Broken Peak pirate group, express my deepest gratitude for your magnanimity and life-saving assistance!"

Seeing their leader so solemn, DeKen and the other small team leaders dared not say otherwise and quickly followed suit, bowing in gratitude.

Xiao Sa was taken aback and casually waved his hand. "No need to be so formal."

He had gained quite a bit from this too.

Just as he was about to extend a hand to help the man up, his wrist terminal emitted a beeping sound, indicating an important message notification.

Xiao Sa glanced down.

"You have a matchmaking request, please take a look!"

Xiao Sa: "???"