The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 157 Preparation
School really is a circle.

How could the rumors have spread like this? Jiang Hui's brows furrowed, finding it hard to believe that the person in the rumors was actually herself. Otherwise... how come she didn't know?!

But the rumor specified the time, place, and person involved, which clearly refers to that guy who inexplicably targeted someone yesterday afternoon, right? In other words, the person spreading the rumor is… her?!
This is truly a huge question mark. This is just too bizarre; it's the kind of rumor that would leave even the person involved speechless. Besides, it wasn't just a limited exchange of information. How could there be a competition or a defeat? She felt that the senior who was inexplicably slandered and utterly defeated was also unlucky to have such a reputation attached to him.

Of course, she was even more unlucky. She was the subject of fabricated rumors that spread everywhere, and she might have even offended a senior student for no reason. What if he thought she was the one who spread the rumors? Although she was upright and had nothing to hide, she didn't do anything wrong, so there was no need to worry.

She couldn't help but feel happy about the unusual reputation she had gained.

Well, the rumors are already rampant outside, and it's probably too late to take them back now. There's no need to explain, lest we only make things worse.

However, she still needed to clarify things regarding the situation in front of her. Jiang Hui was genuinely struggling to cope with Hillman's inexplicable enthusiasm, because she knew she wasn't the kind of impressive person he perceived her to be. It would be terrible if this incident caused him to develop an even stranger bias, so she definitely needed to make things clear.

Unexpectedly, Hillman's thought process was different from ordinary people. Hearing Jiang Hui's correction, he asked indifferently, "But you still won, didn't you? Jiang, you're too modest."

"It's not a real win, just a slight advantage in a small game. If it were a proper match, he would be much better than me," Jiang Hui commented objectively.

Last night, Nie Erqi chatted with her and discussed this issue with her.

The other party told her that although she was exceptionally talented and had the potential to become an outstanding marksman, as a beginner, Jiang Hui had only been involved in this sport for a very short time and lacked training and experience. Her rapid progress and performance during this period were based on her talent and the fearlessness she felt when she first started. Once she delved deeper and encountered bottlenecks, various problems would arise.

Talent is the foundation, a prerequisite for reaching the top, but not the process; you still need to build your own ladder to get there. The fearlessness of youth fades with increasing skill, replaced by caution and restraint. This is certainly a good developmental path, representing the maturity of skills, but it undoubtedly also means losing certain innate qualities.

In conclusion, Jiang Hui possesses shooting talent, but she still has a long way to go before she can surpass He Si at this stage. Nie Erqi gave her a lot of advice and guided her on some suitable methods to improve.

Nie Erqi gave Jiang Hui some advice, even though he knew the girl in front of him wasn't the type to be arrogant. But as her mentor, he still wanted to give her this reminder, hoping she would better understand her own level and position.

Hillman didn't really care about Jiang Hui's clarification, or rather, he took it all as Jiang Hui's modesty.

He certainly couldn't believe the rumors flying around. Even he thought they were exaggerated, and neither party involved had actually spoken out. The various versions of the rumors, so numerous and widespread, only made them seem more unbelievable.

After learning that one of the parties involved was Jiang Hui, Hillman became even more certain that the matter must have been spread as a rumor. He simply couldn't reconcile the arrogant shooting freshman in the "legend" with the Jiang Hui he knew; they were completely unrelated.

However, the rumor likely had some truth to it. So, when he bumped into someone today, he couldn't help but ask. And the version he got from Jiang Hui was naturally much more truthful, or rather, this was the real truth.

Hillman genuinely felt that his new friend was sometimes far too modest. Even if he truly possessed admirable abilities, he seemed unconcerned, never considering his skills anything remarkable, his clarity and composure bordering on the absurd.

But the more this happened, the more curious he became about Jiang Hui. He really wanted to be friends with someone like her.

After moving away from that topic, the two chatted about various things, including some new and interesting events that had happened in their lives, rumors about tomorrow's orienteering event, and the various events that had occurred in space these past few days... It was a rare moment of relaxation, though they wondered what the scene would be like at this time tomorrow.

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After straightening his training clothes, Jiang Hui checked his appearance in the mirror to make sure it was correct before taking off his hat and leaving the dormitory.

Today is the last part of military training: orienteering. All first-year students from all majors will participate, but to ensure the safety of students in general majors, military majors will be separated from general majors.

She received a notification last night that the school required all new students to dress neatly and arrive at the designated assembly area on time, and reminded everyone that communication devices such as personal computers were prohibited from entering the competition venue. In addition, items on the prohibited list were naturally included, so there's no need to elaborate.

She left home relatively early, but because her dormitory was quite far away, she arrived at her destination rather late. The vast area was packed with people, and it took her quite a while to finally find the group marked with her class's name.

This was Jiang Hui's first time here. It was the second largest training ground at Beska Intermediate Academy, usually used for large events, and could easily accommodate an entire grade's students. Looking around, there were indeed quite a lot of people at their school; just one grade had taken up such a large area.

After finding her team, Jiang Hui quietly blended into the crowd, serving as a suitable background figure, not wanting to attract any attention.

The instructors hadn't arrived yet, and since it wasn't time to assemble, everyone was relatively relaxed, and they mostly just stood at a fairly upright military posture.

Jiang Hui looked around the training ground and found that it was indeed slightly different... Posters and slogans about the orienteering competition were pasted in some conspicuous places, as well as densely packed signs with unreadable information. It had quite the atmosphere.

Some areas of the training ground were decorated with ribbons and banners to add to the atmosphere, and there were machines resembling large surveillance cameras at the four corners.

Everything seems to be ready.

(End of this chapter)