The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 404 Conversation
"You actually dare to go watch the Open again?" Hillman asked, somewhat surprised.

“Why wouldn’t I dare?” Clarence said calmly.

"..." He was indeed a remarkable person. Last time, everyone almost lost their lives in the Mech Open. Even if it was an accident, they should still have some psychological trauma. But he turned around and went to look again without even blinking. His mental fortitude was extraordinary.

"Did your brothers give permission too?" Hillman pressed.

"What does that have to do with them?" Clarence asked, puzzled, clearly unable to see any connection between the two things.

It seems the Clarence family is quite open-minded about his upbringing. Hillman, who couldn't quite explain why, gave the boy a thumbs up.

It turns out that Clarence went to watch the Mech Open again during this week's long holiday, completely unaffected by the last one. This conversation was overheard by his friends at the gathering, and of course, the only one who was so eager to ask was Hillman; the others remained quite calm.

"Actually, the Mech Open Tournament is generally very safe," Zhou Xiuwen said with a dry laugh.

For certain special reasons, security for the Mech Open Tournament is often better than for other events, except that the last incident was particularly unusual. Zhou Xiuwen felt it necessary to set a good example for the Mech Open Tournament industry on Star 732 and even throughout the entire interstellar space. Look at that mess last time; it not only affected the cultural tourism industry that Star 732 had only just begun to develop a few years ago, but also caused the subsequent large-scale Mech Open Tournaments to be largely ignored.

But Zhou Xiuwen knew that what happened last time was indeed quite terrifying, and it was normal for people to have such psychological barriers.

"Jiang Hui, you..." Huan Xian listened to the others chatting while checking the information on his personal terminal. He glanced at Jiang Hui in his spare time and immediately paused, putting away his somewhat casual expression.

Jiang Hui was slowly digesting the beverage that was part of today's nutritional meal plan. To be honest, the taste was really terrible, and it tasted like rubber. However, it is said that this product can help you grow taller. After someone found out about this, he endured the terrible taste and ate a whole bottle of it every day. It was quite painful, but he was also very stubborn.

Like Huan Xian, she was an observer, listening only intermittently while lost in her own thoughts, until someone brought them into the conversation.

However, Huan Xian rarely hesitated like this. Jiang Hui followed his gaze and quickly stuffed the thing that had accidentally been exposed back in: "Thank you." She didn't even realize when it had been exposed. Jiang Hui felt a little haggard, as she had been thinking about things all along.

"You went to handle this the day before yesterday?" Huan Xian asked abruptly. If Jiang Hui hadn't realized what he was referring to, she wouldn't have known.

Jiang Hui wasn't surprised that the other party would guess; Huan Xian clearly wasn't an ordinary person.

"I saw you on the main mainland the day before yesterday afternoon." But I didn't bother you because I had something to do. She went to the military affairs office on Saturday and came back with this thing. It's not hard to guess that she went to register or something.

Before the two could continue their conversation, they noticed that the people around them had suddenly fallen silent and were staring at her. She hadn't yet managed to retract her hand after putting the ring back in.

Jiang Hui: They're all shrewd and have such sharp eyes.

None of the children present were from ordinary families. It was normal that they couldn't recognize other things, but they could immediately identify something like the armor ring. Hillman asked excitedly, "Is that your mecha?" The child, who was two years younger than them, was always unpredictable, especially when it came to things like this, and his attention would be immediately diverted.

Jiang Hui never intended for her friends to hear, after all, she was long past the age of wanting to show off any good things she had to her friends.

Unexpectedly, she gave herself away on the very first day because of her "lack of familiarity with the business." To be honest, the combination of the nail ring and the blue fluorescent silver chain didn't seem so bad on her wrist for a short time, but when she wore it around her neck... after half a day, she felt that her slender neck was almost being chafed red.

Jiang Hui felt restless during class in the morning and shifted a few times without noticing. However, she didn't realize that her school uniform had a wide opening, and the edge of her ring was showing, which Huan Xian noticed.

However, since they already knew and still asked, Jiang Hui wasn't embarrassed at all and nodded generously.

"That belonged to my father, and now it's been passed down to me," the girl said casually, stroking the nail ring through her clothes.

To be honest, these people didn't really know much about Jiang Hui's situation, but they could still glean some clues from their interactions. Of the five of them, only Jiang Hui and Huan Xian kept quiet about their families, which probably meant they had something going on, but out of respect for their friend, none of them bothered to find out.

While it's not uncommon for parents to pass on their mechs to their children, for most individual soldiers who love mechs dearly, giving away a mech while they're still alive requires considerable resolve and a strong sense of sacrifice.

After all, for many soldiers who have spent their lives on the battlefield, mechs are their second life, and even after they leave the battlefield, they will most likely accompany them for the rest of their lives.

But Jiang Hui's expression was anything but ordinary; it seemed as if he was using the object to observe someone... None of them were dull-witted, and they naturally understood that these were not questions they should ask.

Fearing that Hillman might bring up something dangerous if he wasn't careful, Zhou Xiuwen quickly interrupted, "Jiang Hui, you've already told everyone at school about bringing this, right?"

Jiang Hui nodded. She brought some things back that day, and the next morning she was called to the principal's office for a talk.

Principal Jason questioned her sternly, agreeing to allow her to carry the mech ring at all times, but also making numerous promises that she would not misuse the mech on campus. He stated that if she was found to have misused the mech, not only would her right to carry the mech on campus be revoked, but the school would also impose severe penalties on her. His tone was extremely serious and stern.

Then the principal changed his tune completely, gently inquiring about her recent studies and such. It was a complete contrast, leaving her utterly confused.

Jiang Hui was surprised that the other party still remembered her, so she answered honestly.

It's unclear what the other party imagined, but they seemed quite satisfied and let her go. They even had Teacher Duan, who had brought her there last time, take her to the school's on-campus notary office to have several locks put on her so that Jiang Hui could carry this ring with her from now on.

Jiang Hui didn't expect the process to go so smoothly; she thought she would have to explain it to the school again.

(End of this chapter)