Chapter 26 Menstrual False: He's different from other men.
The members of the Co-Prosperity Group had been waiting for a long time. As soon as a group of people appeared, one of the girls greeted them warmly, "Over here, over here."
Ying Suixin quickly checked the time: "Hey, I'm not late."
The girl smiled, revealing a dimple on one side: "No, no, we just arrived too early."
The male leader of the Co-prosperity Group also smiled and said to Chu Jue, "Long time no see."
Yun Qiandu found it incomprehensible; how could three days be considered a long time?
Chu Jue nodded perfunctorily, his gaze then drawn to the numbers above his head.
This time the number has truly reached 2000+, whereas just three days ago it was almost 2000.
What has he done now?
Chu Jue initiated a casual conversation: "What have you been up to lately? Any thoughts of killing me?"
Yun Qiandu: ?
What's going on? Now they've added end-of-life care as an extra step?
A hint of surprise flashed across Erqian's face, somewhat taken aback by Chu Jue's question: "Are you...preparing for the exchange meeting?"
"That's all?"
Two Thousand thought for a moment and said, "It should be gone."
"Um."
Chu Jue ended the conversation, left 2,000 behind, and walked towards the female members of the Gongrong Group.
Two thousand: Hmm?
I don't understand.
The talkative girl also introduced herself to them:
"The person who contacted Sister Chu Jue on the forum before, hehe, is me. My name is Zhu Xi, and I am a martial artist. You can call me Xi Xi or A Xi. I hope everyone will take good care of me at this exchange meeting."
"Okay, Xixi."
After introducing themselves to each other, Zhu Xi and her two companions quickly started chatting with Group 111.
Let's go.
The hovercar marked as being for the central area was parked in the designated spot, and Yun Qiandu went to greet it first.
After all the women were in the car, Yun Qiandu casually turned on the driving mode.
The hovercar door closed, leaving the remaining men behind.
The men: ...
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"Hey, the team leader and the others haven't..."
Zhu Xi, engrossed in her conversation, belatedly realized that the journey was already halfway over before she belatedly noticed the problem.
"This train is too crowded; they're waiting for the next one."
Yun Qiandu didn't care about them and continued chatting with Zhu Xi.
She had assumed that the list would be filled by veteran members of the Co-Prosperity Group, but she learned from casual conversation that Zhu Xi had only joined the Co-Prosperity Group this year, and in terms of seniority, she was still a newcomer.
Zhu Xi said, "My family is relatively rich and powerful. Because we can bring some support to the group, they will also give me preferential treatment in these kinds of places."
Yun Qiandu: ...
Young man, what a blunt way to speak.
"If you only joined this year, you should be getting to know everyone by now, right?"
"Mm." Zhu Xi nodded. "There are more girls in the group, so it's easier to get to know each other quickly. I'm not as familiar with the male members, so Xiao Mi interacts with them more."
Xiao Mi was one of the members of the Co-Prosperity Group present. She didn't talk much, and Yun Qiandu thought she was a bit reserved.
Another member who was closer to Xiaomi was named Cookie, which made Chu Jue want to eat a cookie.
Yun Qiandu gossiped, "So what do you think of your team leader? Is he really like what they say online...?"
Zhu Xi was taken aback: "Him? He's a good guy, isn't he? He doesn't make you feel distant."
Yun Qiandu thought to himself that power was the secret to creating a sense of intimacy.
“He asked Sister Cookie to take good care of me and he cares a lot about the members. Sister Cookie said that when she first proposed to create a mutual aid team, the team leader immediately expressed his support.”
Cookie smiled and said, "Yes, I was a little worried that the team leader might object, but he is very different from those men. He is indeed the kind of person who can lead the Co-Prosperity Group."
Follow your curiosity: "Hmm... how is it different?"
They look quite alike; the nose is a nose, and the mouth is a mouth.
Cookie nudged Little Fan and joked, "Oh dear, this is where our team leader's number one fan girl has to tell us about it."
Xiao Mi nudged her back, initially a little shy. But then, remembering that everyone present was a girl, she loosened up: "Well, she's really pretty—"
"And he doesn't exude 'masculinity' just because he's good-looking, I think you know what I mean... that's a very rare quality for a man."
He nodded and yawned, but actually didn't understand much.
Seeing that she agreed, Xiao Mi became even more interested, displaying the demeanor expected of a number one fan:
"Many male group members treat me as a friend, and they are all nice people, but from time to time, a few of them will make impolite and chauvinistic remarks, which makes me quite uncomfortable."
"Although they didn't say it on purpose, and they apologized in the end... even if you can forgive them, you still can't help but feel embarrassed."
"But! The team leader is completely different. I can only say that the team leader truly lives up to his title—he is a paragon among men, a god of genderless narrative! He is genuinely committed to promoting our organization's ideals."
"Everyone is equal, there should be no class distinction between spiritual and non-spiritual beings, and there is never discrimination against any gender. In an environment where women are treated as vulnerable, he genuinely respects women—it's truly hard not to be captivated by his charm."
Yun Qiandu thought to herself, "She actually respects men very much, so why is no one captivated by her charm?"
"Before Cookie's mutual aid team started, the group leader had already been organizing this matter. He not only proposed at the central district meeting that 'female spiritualists should account for a larger proportion of the organization,' but also made sure to relax the requirements for women when recruiting."
"At this stage, when there are even fewer female spiritual practitioners, the group leader has put in a lot of effort to accomplish this."
"The overwhelmingly superior gender ratio is proof of the group leader's hard work—ah, but your group isn't number one anymore after you appeared. Your group's philosophy is probably similar, right? It's somewhat similar to the Co-prosperity Group. But the group leader doesn't care about that at all, and even had Zhu Xi invite you to join."
As they listened, a sense of unease crept in. The implication was that they needed to be eternally grateful and disregard past debts.
And who actually shares their views? This is just trying to extort money from someone of a higher level.
Ying Suixin: "Oh, my boss is very generous. Her ability to mentor your team leader is just a side job, it won't be a burden at all, so you can rest assured."
I heard they only extended the invitation for 2v2 team formation. What's the difference between being able to team up with Chu Jue and being a pre-selected champion? The Gongrong team should be secretly happy.
Xiao Mi's expression stiffened.
Cookie facepalm.
As one of the members present at the "Forum Challenge Day," she had experienced Chu Jue's pressure up close. Her strength was clearly above that of the group leader, after all, the group leader wasn't known for his combat abilities.
However, Xiaomi has been busy with team matters recently and is unaware of this.
As a staunch supporter of the group leader, she was already somewhat averse to women who were close to the group leader, and consequently, she didn't like Zhu Xi very much either... Xiao Mi herself didn't realize that her admiration for the group leader carried a subtle possessiveness.
At this moment, she seemed to subconsciously regard Chu Jue, whom the "team leader wanted to recruit," as a hypothetical enemy.
In addition, since Group 111 was not well-known before, Xiaomi completely misjudged their level...
"We still have a whole exchange session to go," Cookie tried to smooth things over.
"Team Leader Chu Jue is indeed very capable. Joining forces with such a strong team would benefit both of us. Xiao Mi doesn't mean that..."
Ying Suixin: "Huh? What do you mean by 'she didn't mean that'?"
What is this being said? Why doesn't she understand?
Ying Suixin's expression of genuine doubt made Cookie even more embarrassed.
Xiao Mi felt like she had been deliberately provoked and didn't give him a friendly look.
It's fine if you disagree with her point of view; she knows how good the team leader is. But is it necessary to be sarcastic and mean to her like this? Why can't she just say what she thinks?
Speak your mind freely: "Why is nobody chatting anymore?"
Yun Qiandu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Cookie, forcing herself to continue smoothing things over:
"Haha, the group leader really did a great job. He also helped me a lot with the mutual aid team. This was my first time organizing such a team, and I had no experience at all. I was quite nervous at first. But the group leader kept helping me solve problems, which made me feel very reassured."
"And he even thinks about our menstrual cycles. He's such a considerate and thoughtful team leader."
Ying Suixin: "Oh? He cares about that?"
Xiao Mi saw doubt in her expression, which made her already strained relationship even more frustrating.
"What are you thinking? The reason for registering menstrual periods is because the team leader is promoting menstrual leave."
The number of women in the Co-prosperity Group gradually increased, and the thoughtful male group leader even set up menstrual periods for them.
What incredibly touching and meticulous care!
Chu Jue: "Isn't this what I should do?" What does it have to do with his concern?
Xiao Mi: ?
No, is this something to argue about?
Xiao Mi rolled her eyes inwardly:
"Uh, this wouldn't even exist if the team leader hadn't done this. Don't take the power the team leader gives you for granted as a privilege you should receive. It's really strange of you to take it for granted like that."
They really don't know how to be grateful at all.
"It would be strange if it weren't taken for granted," Chu Jue said in surprise. "How can a right that humans should have be called a privilege?"
In the Empire, this was just an ordinary thing, so ordinary that Chu Jue didn't even realize that this matter required gratitude—it seems that she still needs to get used to the different cultures in different star systems.
Zhu Xi and Qu Qi were taken aback.
It seems...it seems to make some sense?
Ying Suixin: "The boss is right, I will give him my full support."
Chu Jue: ...
Should we consider changing "support" to "support"?
Is his concern just like menstrual leave?
Besides these, what other "preferential treatments" does she take for granted here?
“Menstrual leave is one of them,” Cookie said. “We organize physical examinations within the team every quarter, and all female members receive this benefit.”
Yun Qiandu: "A physical exam every quarter? Isn't that a bit too frequent...?"
Given the physical capabilities of a spiritual being, a single scan using the medical pod would provide the results directly.
The term "physical examination" implies a more in-depth test that requires blood and genetic analysis, and a report is generated only after the medical system has made its judgment.
Xiao Mi: "Because he cares a lot about the members' health, and this is a rare benefit for women, which male members don't even get."
These words instinctively aroused Ying Yi's suspicion. She exchanged a glance with Chu Jue and saw the same emotion in his eyes.
Yun Qiandu responded with an "oh".
"There are even benefits that are only for women? How pitiful are the men? Didn't you say that your group's philosophy is equality for all? How can it be so unfair to the men?"
They keep waving the banner of equality, but if it's really a good thing, why not apply it to the entire group? It sounds really strange.
Xiao Mi was angry: "You..."
"This is a very rare benefit," Ying Yi said. "May I ask about the contents of your physical examination? Our group 111 would like to take advantage of that as well."
“Of course,” Cookie replied happily.
Chu Jue glanced at the bracelet she handed him; it displayed detailed human data, and the key areas being monitored looked increasingly familiar to her.
Menstrual cycles are recorded, blood is collected, and genetic testing is conducted—this is the only special treatment reserved for women.
The human body data that is the focus of the study does not seem to be feedback to the person being tested, but rather a kind of data collection.
...Data collection.
Chu Jue was suddenly reminded of the Third Princess—of what she had been doing in private using similar rhetoric.
She is using live experiments to study defective products.
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Author's Note: Third Princess: Me again?
The commenters' guess about the pen name was correct: "Bankruptcy" = "Bankrupt Group" (a cyber tombstone game featuring a broken group).
The element silver is actually a direct translation of "ag," but it's also equivalent to lettuce [kissing emoji].
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