The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 249 Strategy (Part 1)

Things from the old era, specifically from the era of single-line firearms, are concepts from a very long time ago.

We've long since entered the mecha era, and the battlefront has expanded from a single land or planet to the vast interstellar battlefield. Tiny things like trenches are no longer sufficient for the needs of war. Therefore, this item has long since disappeared from the interstellar world's stage, and only brief records of it can be found in some ancient texts.

Putting aside where Jiang Hui learned about this thing... how do they plan to present something that has long been outdated? This really piqued their curiosity.

While Stark and Zou Yi were away, Lin Qi couldn't help but inquire about Stark's relationship with the top-ranked kid, and actually managed to pry some information out of Teacher Tan.

"I didn't learn this when I was in school. You'd have to look up a special book to find out. Captain Stark, did you teach her?" Captain Lynch asked, somewhat puzzled.

Unexpectedly, Captain Stark shook his head upon hearing this: "No, I haven't taught her any of these things." In fact, he had only met the child for the first time this month.

"Are you kidding me? How could that be... Are kids these days all this clever?" Lin Qi had assumed this was a strategy Stark had taught her, and thought the other woman would be able to explain it clearly, but it turned out even she wasn't entirely clear on it. So, were they really inferior to a child?
Unable to extract any more useful information from his colleague, Lin Qi had no choice but to give up and focus on watching the children's performance on the screen.

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What do Jiang Hui and the others plan to do? Actually, they don't really plan anything.

After all, time is running out, and dangers lurk all around. What can they do? At most, they can only resort to some emergency measures.

Although they gained an early advantage and avoided many risks, their situation is still far from optimistic.

If they were just ordinary participants like the others, they probably wouldn't be so worried, and teams like Holly's wouldn't even take them seriously. However, their five-person team already had half of its members ranked in the top ten, enough to attract most of the firepower and attention of the entire training ground.

Although Jiang Hui had already analyzed the situation, most of the people were outside the defensive line and posed no threat to them. Furthermore, if they were to force themselves to become a threat, they would inevitably suffer the consequences and might even fail to complete the charging mission in the end.

However, they still need to take necessary precautions. Because sometimes plans really can't keep up with changes, she believes that no matter what choices people make, they should prepare corresponding backup plans.

What if those guys just don't play by the rules and insist on eliminating her, the top-ranked player, even if it means sacrificing their own energy and avoiding danger? It's not impossible. Jiang Hui always likes to think about the worst-case scenario when considering how things will develop.

Returning our focus to this training ground, it was undoubtedly a battleground where marksmen reigned supreme, a fact they had proven countless times before. However, they had almost always engaged in combat in semi-concealed positions, or waited in naturally sheltered spots to ambush the enemy. But the current situation was different—

Perhaps it was the designers' twisted sense of humor, but the three or four energy points they encountered along the way were all relatively flat and open, with low, flat bushes that made them extremely vulnerable to attack. If they were besieged at such an energy point, even with nine-tenths of their strength, it would likely be reduced to six or seven-tenths—a truly frustrating prospect. So why couldn't they build some defensive "engineering" if those people could come and besiege them?
Jiang Hui was an ordinary person in her past life, and she remains so in this one. She couldn't think of any more advanced interstellar defense methods, but she did vaguely recall a "primitive" approach.

Dig trenches.

This thing is quite obscure on Earth; you might not even know much about it unless you specifically look into it. Since world peace, it has almost disappeared from actual combat, leaving only traces in literary works, documentaries, and films.

Jiang Hui only learned about this after her parents' accident. She stayed at home and didn't go out, spending her days and nights reading a lot of information to distract herself. Among them was a war-related film or television series, which was a genre she had never liked, especially since it was a modern drama. Jiang Hui really couldn't believe how she managed to watch it back then.

She didn't remember the story of how the female protagonist, who was dressed more fashionably and delicately than her, a modern person, and the male protagonist, who was a domineering CEO-type warlord, went through ups and downs before finally getting together. However, she did remember a certain part about the trenches in a certain battle.

This was the first time she had ever learned that the fierce battles between the generals were not just simple gunfire and attacks on each other, but also involved such cover methods.

It seems that the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated. Isn't this method of both defense and offense exactly what they need now?

Of course, they couldn't build those winding, interconnected trenches that could even transmit information. Even ten star-hours wouldn't be enough to dig them, let alone one. However, constructing simple trenches was possible, and they had advanced interstellar equipment to assist them.

Jiang Hui's mind raced, and a rough idea quickly formed in her mind. As soon as she spoke it, she received strong approval from everyone.

Due to time constraints, they adopted a point-digging method, carefully identifying each person's position and digging a pit, then concealing the pits with sand, gravel, and bushes. Only after the individual trenches were arranged did they begin constructing the communication channels connecting the various pits.

This part was truly beyond the capabilities of the few men. To ensure the people inside the trenches could move freely, the connecting passages should ideally be at a similar depth to the trenches. However, they simply didn't have the time to dig such a long trench while also ensuring its smooth flow; it was a truly difficult task.

This part couldn't be omitted, so Jiang Hui thought he could only "cut corners"—not digging deep but just sketching out a rough outline of the shelter, enough for a person to lie down.

This way, while it might be a little more difficult for them to change positions unnecessarily, they won't suddenly expose themselves to enemy attacks.

With the assistance of the automatic shovels, Huan Xian and Hillman completed several individual trenches in a short time. Jiang Hui and the others quickly joined the trench digging work after discussing the remaining arrangements.

The group dug with great focus, completely oblivious to their disheveled state... At this point, there were still fifty-seven star points left before the end of the second round of supplies.

(End of this chapter)