3: Only children make choices. I want them all.

This... Golden Finger?

After Transmigration for so long, Jiang Lan had actually given up hope for the existence of a Golden Finger.

But he never expected it to suddenly appear during the spouse selection.

Many children, many blessings... isn't that just building a harem?

In his previous life, Jiang Lan had read quite a few web novels, so while he wasn't completely familiar with this trope, he knew most of it.

As he was still in a daze, a translucent virtual light screen appeared before Jiang Lan.

He subconsciously looked at the other people.

But everyone around him was completely self-possessed, showing no signs of having seen anything unusual.

Seeing this, Jiang Lan felt much more relaxed.

This panel should be visible only to him... [Name: Jiang Lan]

[Realm: Unranked]

[Traits: None]

[Martial Arts, Spells: None]

[Wives/Concubines: None]

[Children: None]

...Jiang Lan: “...”

He had just realized that he was a 'three-noes' person?

Before he could think any further, a strange memory flooded into Jiang Lan's mind.

The memory wasn't extensive; it was about rewards.

There were three ways he could obtain rewards from the System.

First: For every wife he married, after the wedding night, he would receive a reward.

The quality of the reward would depend on the wife's overall rating.

The rating was determined by the System, and Jiang Lan could not interfere.

Furthermore, maliciously exploiting bugs by marrying anyone and everyone would not count as a reward.

Second: For every child his wife bore him, Jiang Lan would also receive a reward.

Not only that, but the child's Realm and the Martial Arts and spells they cultivated would be 100% fed back to Jiang Lan himself.

Third: The System would periodically issue quests, and completing them would also yield rewards.

The Yamen Runner below, seeing Jiang Lan hadn't spoken for a long time, subconsciously looked up at Jiang Lan on the stage, ready to start scolding.

But as his gaze shifted, he saw a large character ' town' (Zhen) embroidered on Jiang Lan's back.

The Yamen Runner's eyes flickered.

“Up there, is that a brother from the Demon Suppression Division?”

Jiang Lan emerged from his thoughts and replied to the Yamen Runner, “Yes.”

“Haha, then we’re brothers!” The Yamen Runner laughed, then continued, “These two half-demon species really aren’t a good match for you, brother. How about waiting for the next escort team? I’ll let you pick first.”

Although Jiang Lan was facing the Yamen Runner, his peripheral vision caught that after the Yamen Runner spoke, the two half-demon species beside him both trembled slightly.

The golden-eyed girl reached out and squeezed the silver-eyed girl’s tightly clenched fist, seemingly in comfort.

Jiang Lan asked:

“If I don’t marry them, will they still be in the escort team next time?”

“Brother, you’re joking, aren’t you? Two half-demon species, who cares about them? They were picked up outside the city anyway. If you don’t want them, of course, they’ll be sent to fend for themselves. If they’re lucky, they’ll live for a while; if not...”

At this, the Yamen Runner shrugged, an expression of utter indifference on his face.

Though not explicitly stated, Jiang Lan understood.

Being sent outside the city was a dead end.

If they were lucky, they might leave a complete corpse; if not, they might become sustenance for some passing demon or ghost.

Jiang Lan felt a little suffocated and slowly exhaled.

Even without the System today, he probably wouldn't have left these two half-demon species to their fate.

It wasn't that his sense of justice was overflowing; perhaps it was just that he hadn't yet been tainted by the ignorance here.

“Brother, can I take both of them?”

A flicker of surprise crossed the Yamen Runner's eyes, and even the murmuring of the onlookers below grew a little louder than before.

He had thought Jiang Lan would wait for the next welcoming team, but he never expected him to choose to marry immediately.

And to marry two at once.

They were half-demon species, beings that others would avoid at all costs.

However, a smile soon appeared on his face.

As the person in charge of the escort team, he also had a mission.

Sending everyone off, while not bringing any benefits, at least meant he wouldn't be lectured when he returned to the county yamen.

“Yes, of course, you can.” The Yamen Runner said, “Not only that, if you take both, the county will even exempt you from an additional 10% of your taxes.”

This wasn't something the Yamen Runner made up; it was a legitimate law of Great Jing.

The more one married, the lighter the taxes.

After all, taxes could only exist with people.

If there were no people, no matter how heavy the tax, who would collect it from?

“In that case, many thanks, brother.”

“Don’t mention it.” The Yamen Runner flipped onto the stage, took out two red marriage certificates, and handed them to Jiang Lan, “These are the marriage certificates; keep them well. From today on, these two are yours.”

These women brought by the escort team all had parents.

After their daughters joined the escort team, the marriage certificates were usually kept by the parents. Only for these two half-demon species, who were parentless, would the county provide the marriage certificates.

Jiang Lan put away the certificates and glanced at the two girls.

“Come with me.”

The golden-eyed girl looked up when she heard this, her gaze towards Jiang Lan carrying a subtle wariness.

When she heard Jiang Lan wanted to marry both of them at the same time, she felt something was off.

She knew her status was disliked, especially since Jiang Lan was from the Demon Suppression Division. If he truly harbored ill intentions towards her and her sister... but unfortunately, she had no power to choose.

Not getting married meant only a dead end.

The silver-eyed girl’s thoughts were clearly much simpler; hearing that they could leave, her eyes showed joy.

“Sister, does this mean we don’t have to die?”

The golden-eyed girl didn’t speak, merely squeezed the silver-eyed girl’s hand, then bowed to Jiang Lan and said:

“Please lead the way, husband.”

Jiang Lan’s eyelids twitched.

He was already being called husband?

He still felt a sense of unreality.

In his previous life, Jiang Lan had dated girlfriends, but across two lives, being a husband, and simultaneously a husband to two people, was truly a first.

Descending from the high platform, ignoring the surrounding chatter, Jiang Lan led the two girls towards his home.

Having Transmigrated for over half a month, Jiang Lan could still find his own home.

Although his parents had both passed away, his cheap father had left him a small courtyard.

On the way, Jiang Lan paused slightly and said:

“My name is Jiang Lan.”

The golden-eyed girl looked up, stunneding for a moment, then replied:

“My name is Lin Zhaoye, and she is my younger sister, Lin Qixing. Qi from ‘qiqiu’ (pray for), and Xing from ‘xingxing’ (star).”

“Zhao Ye... Qi Xing...” Jiang Lan repeated the two names softly.

If their parents were still alive, they shouldn't be ordinary people... just these two names alone weren't something ordinary commoners in this county could come up with.

In Great Jing, most people couldn't afford private schools, and most county residents were uneducated. The most common names were things like Zhang Niqiu, Wang Tie Dan, and Zhao Ergou.

If you called out “Gou Dan” on the street, at least three out of ten people would turn around.

Even if they weren't named Gou Dan, they would more or less have friends named Gou Dan.