The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 187 Luck
Jiang Hui was startled and quickly stepped back. It wasn't that she regretted it and didn't want to save him, but she knew that if the other person was drowning, she couldn't easily step forward to help, otherwise she would also be dragged down with him.

However, it wouldn't be right for her to just stand by and watch, so she used the retractable rope to help the other person break free of the water.

Huan Xian, who was close to the buckle, also helped out. Soon, a head emerged from the water, with soft black hair hanging limply at the temples and forehead, and the face covered in water droplets, looking quite pitiful.

As soon as Zhou Xiuwen's head came up, his face was full of "ferocious" expression.

Yes, his expression was truly ferocious, and he looked somewhat like he was holding his breath.

"No, friend, weren't you awake? Why didn't you respond earlier?" Jiang Hui muttered to herself, but quickly offered a helping hand, intending to use the rope to pull the other person up.

Before the other person could speak, as soon as their head surfaced, they immediately shouted, "Help! I'm about to fall in!"

Help? Help with what?! Didn't we already bring your head up? You should be able to breathe now. Were you injured in the sudden rush of water?
"What I have in my hand... get it up first, it's too heavy, I can't float it." The other person said breathlessly, his tone somewhat complaining, but it was clear that his entire body from the shoulders down, including his arms and elbows, was struggling to pull the thing out of the water.

Perhaps it was because the other person's expression was too "ferocious" that Jiang Hui didn't bother to ask what he was holding onto that made him risk drowning, and went to help first.

Huan Xian's fear of water remains unovercome, so he can only sit on the frame and act as a laborer, pulling the hooks and loops. The only one who can truly help is Jiang Hui.

She took the retractable rope and asked Huanxian to install it on the wall at one end as a fulcrum, while she was responsible for diving underwater to find the thing that Zhou Xiuwen said had caused him to sink to the bottom.

I didn't know until I dived underwater and saw that it was a square box, black on the outside, made of some unknown material, with a slight sheen, but just by looking at the texture I knew it was very heavy, and I had no idea what was inside.

Jiang Hui didn't want to stay in the water to study the problem, so he simply put the box over himself and floated to the surface.

A dozen minutes later, Jiang Hui, Huan Xian, and Zhou Xiuwen, all soaking wet, sat in a row on a makeshift frame with their legs dangling down and their lower legs submerged in water, but at least their entire bodies were above water.

The group looked at each other, a mixture of amusement and relief rising within them – for their own and their teammates' survival.

The dark, heavy box had already been secured with ropes and was now hanging between two frames. To prevent it from falling, they had used several layers of ropes in various ways to secure it.

After all that commotion, everyone was feeling a bit exhausted and had to stop to rest and recharge.

As for the box… let’s open it later, the stuff won’t run away for now. What they didn’t want to admit was that they were actually running out of steam—even if it was only a couple of steps. So they decided to sit for a bit first.

"Is this a supply point? I feel like we've been chased around ever since we came in, and we don't even know what we're doing. It's even more exhausting than outside. And where are the supplies?" Huan Xian could no longer maintain his nonchalant demeanor and complained expressionlessly.

Indeed, Jiang Hui also felt that they hadn't gained anything from staying at this supply point. The few hours they spent there were more exhausting than outside, and they hadn't acquired many resources despite their efforts, all while constantly being worn down.

The simulation bra is also... I wonder if there's any chance it will ever be able to recharge? They've given up hope on it now.

After this round of rinsing, they were even more uncertain. Jiang Hui was also a little irritable. She wrung out her wet, stinging trouser legs but ultimately said nothing.

As for Zhou Xiuwen, he was still lying by that shelf, completely lost in thought; it was heartbreaking to see him like that.

Jiang Hui felt a little better, but when he called out to the other person a few times without getting a response, he let it go and turned to Huan Xian, who was in better condition.

Their gazes fell on the box placed on the water.

Jiang Hui certainly didn't think that the box she retrieved under such circumstances would be a useless piece of trash, especially since it was so heavy; something just didn't seem right.

After asking Zhou Xiuwen's opinion, she and Huan Xian each opened one side of the box, and then... they were almost blinded by the light.

Did they finally have a stroke of good luck? Or did the organizers see how hard they'd worked on the escape room game and finally decide to reward them with some resources?

Are you guys finally remembering this place is called a "supply point" and going to fix the bug that there were no supply resources at all?! Isn't your reaction a bit slow?

To be honest, Zhou Xiuwen was really strong. Everyone else was swept away by the sudden flood and lost consciousness, but he was the only one who remembered to grab something and hold it in his hands, and it was such a big box of treasures.

How did he know this was the treasure box, and why wouldn't he let go even though it was about to drown? This inexplicably reminded Jiang Hui of the other person's several slips that allowed him to dodge attackers, and his experiences of finding bargains while walking with his companions.

It seems that being on the same path as someone else means you're always lucky. No matter how bumpy the journey is, the outcome is always just right, making people want to call them lucky.

Jiang Hui felt for the first time that this classmate Zhou had a strange kind of luck, the kind of good luck that kept coming, that even when the wind and rain fell on him, he could still get some benefits, like a lucky E-class player.

It's true what they say, comparisons are odious. In the same perilous situation, she could only manage to grab a base for nutrient solution, while the other person had a whole box of supplies in their hands. You can't argue with that.

No wonder it's so heavy... Jiang Hui and Huan Xian stared wide-eyed at the neatly stacked bullet pouches inside.

So if Zhou Xiuwen hadn't held on tight and had given up, he probably would have missed out on the contents of this box. This is likely why the organizers specifically chose a heavy, dark wooden box instead of lightweight, portable military packing.

This was the first time they had ever found supplies at the supply point. They wondered if it was too late to search underwater; they didn't know if there were any left.

Zhou Xiuwen seemed to have calmed down. He peeked out and, having clearly spotted the bullets, exclaimed with some delight, "These are really good stuff! All that effort I put into sifting through them was worth it!"

Jiang Hui glanced at Huan Xian beside him without showing any emotion. Seeing that Huan Xian looked calm, she said to Zhou Xiuwen, "Zhou, you can divide it up."

(End of this chapter)