The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 245 Favorable Timing and Location
“You guys say—” Jiang Hui was trying to treat her wound herself according to Huan Xian’s instructions, but she was stopped by Huan Xian, who was supervising her, because she was too rough in cleaning the wound.

"Hiss... I mean, from what I've heard, the second round of charging only lasts for about a week. I wonder if anyone else knows about this time limit."

The others all looked thoughtful, but they genuinely couldn't provide a concrete answer, because none of them had connected to the other main energy block. The only one with this experience was—

"No," the only person who knew the answer said definitively. "L3 only reported the limited charging capacity."

Since being untied, Clarence has been unusually quiet, finding a place that is neither too close nor too far from the others, giving off an impression that he is not one of them.

Due to the circumstances, the beginning was far from pleasant, and the other party's somewhat resistant attitude was to be expected. However, the other party was now one of them, not only giving them three chances to survive but also eliminating the possibility of this powerful enemy pointing a gun at any of them.

By any measure, they've come out on top.

As for whether people will be uncooperative... there's nothing that can be done. Even within the team, they each rely on their own abilities to get what they need, and they don't necessarily seek absolute authority among the team members.

Jiang Hui had initially thought she would have to ask a few more questions, and she was even considering asking Hillman to communicate with him if he didn't answer. Along the way, she noticed that Hillman seemed to have a knack for communicating with this classmate, Clarence.

Sure enough, being overly friendly is the bane of all kinds of people. Even Jiang Hui couldn't resist inexplicably becoming friends with the other person at first. Come to think of it, it seems like quite a few things have been overlooked…

Clarence answered the questions from those who were currently his teammates casually, then subtly shifted his gaze to Jiang Hui's trouser leg, which was bandaged and stained with a few red spots, before quickly looking away.

In fact, Jiang Hui's ability to judge people still needs improvement.

She had interacted with Clarence quite a few times, even more than anyone else present. However, because Clarence always had a stern face, didn't like to communicate, and was unyielding, Jiang Hui's impression of him was rather stereotypical: arrogant, confident, and powerful, possessing the typical traits of a strongman.

That's true, but Clarence ultimately grew up in a relatively complex family environment. Arrogance was ingrained in him, but there were many other things he wouldn't show. Because that was a place where one had to wear a mask to survive, and if he constantly exposed his true self, he might have been "swallowed up" by that behemoth long ago.

Unlike Holly, Clarence was so arrogant that he refused to accept people or things that were below his level of understanding.

If you don't have the ability to truly reach their level of understanding, then they may never see you in their entire lives.

Truly, nothing is beneath one's notice.

Therefore, the prerequisite for having an equal dialogue with this person is to defeat him, forcing him to look at you at eye level or even look up to you.

While capturing Clarence wasn't something Jiang Hui accomplished alone, it was the collective achievement of Team T186. They worked together to defeat this arrogant lone wolf, and along the way, they forced him to do many things against his will.

These were failures in Clarence's eyes; their images were now reflected in his eyes, which seemed unable to see anyone else.

Since he lost, he had to accept defeat; he wasn't actually someone who was unwilling to admit his failure.

The moment Clarence dropped his weapon and headed towards T186, he had already conceded defeat and accepted whatever consequences this failure might bring. Therefore, his accurate reading of the total energy block's range and landmarks for T186 wasn't due to any threat. Therefore, even when limited, he never considered any underhanded tactics, not because he couldn't. Therefore, even before being added to the team, he secretly helped scout the area.

He has actually already admitted to being a member of Squad R186.

Since they were considered members of the same team, how could he possibly act recklessly and spitefully over such trivial matters? Naturally, he would say whatever came to mind.

Of course, out of politeness, he was still unwilling to give the others a friendly look. These guys were just too barbaric; he'd never seen anything like this before, carrying people away like bandits. Couldn't they at least try to negotiate?

His journey in the competition is not over yet. Even if he "loses" or is pulled into a smaller team, the competition is not over yet, so he still has a chance.

Third place was not the limit he wanted to reach. He wanted to surpass Holly above him, Jiang Hui above him, and everyone who followed him below him, and reach the far top.

He wanted to achieve absolute victory, a desire that would never change.

Unaware that her newly joined teammate still wanted to challenge her to a duel, Jiang Hui was quite pleased with the teammate's softened attitude.

Having received the answer, Jiang Hui nodded thoughtfully and said, "But this point suddenly has this friendly reminder. Could it be because this is a point with unlimited charging? Do you think other energy points might not have this feature?" Her eyes lit up.

Huan Xian shook his head, seemingly having some doubts: "We encountered several total energy blocks during the first round of supply points. The infinite energy point we encountered later did announce the time, but it announced whole numbers, which could be randomly selected. Moreover, this is the second round of supply, and the method is different from before, so we can't make such a hasty conclusion."

“Hmm…actually, I don’t think it matters whether they know about this news or not.” Zhou Xiuwen said thoughtfully.

Upon hearing this, everyone, including Clarence who seemed not to be listening, looked at him.

Zhou Xiuwen had just said it casually, not expecting it to immediately attract the attention of his teammates. He immediately became a little embarrassed: "N-nothing, it's just... sigh, the broadcast point can't possibly lie to us, right? Since he said there's only a little over a week left to recharge, then everyone else is naturally in the same boat."

Regardless of whether the other participants know this information or not, the current situation is very unfavorable for them.

L11 is located in a remote area, and only two points can reach L11 in a short time: L6 and L3, as well as the scattered soldiers lurking in the surrounding area.

As for the remaining energy points… Zhou Xiuwen drew a line connecting the four points L12, L10, L1, and L5, indicating that participants outside this line would need at least forty star points to reach L11 in order to "slay the dragon." Moreover, they would have to start immediately and come without stopping to achieve this speed; otherwise, it would take even longer.

"How much time do we have left to wear them down?" Zhou Xiuwen's lips curled into a cold smile.

He had no idea how unlike himself he was at that moment, nor how much he resembled the person who had given him life.

(End of this chapter)