The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 147 Bidding
Unaware that she had unwittingly become a target, Jiang Hui was actually aware of the gazes directed at her. And not just one, but another—the gaze of another acquaintance.

Okay, okay, she really didn't understand why these people liked to waste their time focusing on others. But she was destined to disappoint them, because Jiang Hui usually only paid attention to herself.

After all, aren't we all here for shooting training? Why can't we just practice properly? Why do we all have to create an imaginary enemy for ourselves?

And what she really wanted to say was... young people, you haven't seen enough of the world. You casually encounter someone in your lives and immediately think of them as a rival. Can't you have grander ideals? There are plenty of geniuses out there, a galaxy of stars. If you're truly jealous, how can you possibly feel resentment?

She tightened her calm expression and forced herself to calm down.

She couldn't let others drag her down, because the orienteering competition was in two days. Stark had been nagging her about it several times these past few days, so it seemed like a pretty important event. She figured she should take advantage of the limited time to practice and not waste it on figuring out other people or things.

So she tried her best to ignore the intense gaze from not far away, secretly grumbling about who had arranged her position. It was rather twisted of them to have that person so close; she was afraid they'd shoot a positioning net at her and then launch a projectile straight at her face.

Although her mind was wandering, upon hearing Nie Erqi's solemn command, she subconsciously adjusted her body's functions and subtle movements, her eyes slightly darting around, accurately finding the target through the scope, and pulling the trigger in response.

Hmm... you missed?! Jiang Hui was somewhat surprised.

She's been practicing for days and has gradually found her footing in shooting. While she wouldn't dare call herself a sharpshooter, she has her own set of standards when it comes to shooting. In particular, that inexplicable intuition hidden deep within her mind allows her to vaguely judge her progress in a task, and quite accurately at that.

She clearly felt that her shooting path was perfect and should have hit the marker precisely, so why did she miss in the end...? And there were no numbers displayed on the marker, which meant that no one hit it.

Jiang Hui was somewhat bewildered. She had been too focused on the shot and hadn't noticed what happened in the latter part of the firing, so she had no way of analyzing what went wrong. Could it really be that her aim was bad?

There were over forty students, including three elite second-year students, but only three out of ten labelers were correct. This group of students was weaker than Nie Erqi had anticipated, and he was slightly disappointed.

He had thought he should get at least five, but two of them went wrong, so even with those two, it was still barely acceptable.

Thinking of those two troublesome kids, Nie Erqi couldn't help but pinch the bridge of his nose.

Jiang Hui didn't see it clearly, but he saw it very clearly.

In fact, Jiang Hui's shot was extremely precise, and her series of movements were so standard that they could be used as a demonstration. Moreover, judging from her shooting trajectory, she was certain to hit the target marker.

But someone just didn't intend for her to succeed. He Si and Jiang Hui chose the same marker. Even though He Si was at a disadvantage by choosing Jiang Hui's marker, given the different angle and distance, which would lead to greater variables in the shooting process, he still chose it anyway.

Moreover, this person was extremely capable; he actually calculated it accurately. The two pigment bullets collided just two or three centimeters in front of the marker, and in the end, they canceled each other out, leaving no trace.

Isn't this just nonsense? Nie Erqi was having a headache with this student named He Si. He thought He Si looked calm and composed, but he didn't expect him to do such an unreliable thing.

He turned a perfectly good sparring session into a solo show... Why couldn't he just blend in with the crowd and compete in the next round? Qualifying in the end would have been the same, so why resort to such an extreme method? Nierqi wanted to step in and stop him from interfering with the teaching, but Stark, who was watching nearby, stopped him and shook his head.

Since Nerch took over Class Two and began providing specialized shooting training, Stark had been observing the class closely, rarely speaking or offering any opinions. He simply watched as the students, under Nerch's tutelage, began their basic shooting training.

The other party's two rare inquiries were discussed privately with him after training sessions, and they never interfered in training matters in such situations. I didn't expect them to make an exception today.

Although I don't know why Stark let that kid cause trouble, I'll just let him be.

Besides, this person seems to be very persistent. If we don't let him achieve his goal, who knows what kind of trouble he'll cause later? It's better to let him compete.

You won't know who's better unless you compare them. And also—

Nie Erqi was quite curious to know what the other party cared about regarding Jiang Hui; he was actually a little curious himself.

It would be a lie to say she wasn't disappointed after her first defeat. Jiang Hui herself knew that her skill level was still too unstable. Yesterday, she thought she had made significant progress because her accuracy rate was gradually increasing, but she didn't expect to be back to square one today.

However, her gaze tightened slightly as she looked ahead, and she unconsciously pursed her lips. There were still nine rounds to go.

After scoring the points for those who hit the target in this round, Nierqi ordered everyone to quickly move on to the second round of shooting.

This time, Jiang Hui was even more focused than in the previous round.

As usual, he carried out the shooting preparations and operations. Just as he pulled the trigger, Jiang Hui felt as if he had entered an indescribable and wonderful realm.

Her entire gaze seemed to be pulled by some powerful force to a wide-angle perspective, focused on something moving very fast, with the wind whistling in her ears and the faint sound of wind breaking in the air.

她就这样以一种奇异的视线和感官随着这发子弹直直的朝着一条既定且分毫不偏移的路线而去，2.8星米……1.6星米……0.8星米……0.56星米………0.3……快要到就在眼前！这一次一定能中。

"Bang".

A swift shadow struck her colored bullet with a "boom" from a sideways angle.

Jiang Hui suddenly felt dizzy, as if all her senses and thoughts were thrown out, vibrating and churning, before finally returning to reality. For a long time, her mind was still buzzing.

When she recovered from that terrible state, the first thing she did was follow the faint trace she sensed and look in a certain direction, only to be met with a pair of dark eyes.

(End of this chapter)