The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 453 Negotiation
When Jiang Hui woke up the next day, she was still a little dizzy. Last night, her consciousness space was also fragmented. The first half was spent eating like a starving ghost until she was dizzy, and the second half was spent immersed in the big guy in the newly expanded space.

Since the mecha Pine Tree entered her consciousness space in a strange way, Jiang Hui has a new test subject. Her consciousness space is no longer a linear route of bedroom-kitchen-study, but has become bedroom-kitchen-study-Pine Tree.

The activities at the first three points remained the same, without any major changes. She would still eat and drink excessively to replenish the lost energy after expending a lot of mental energy, or go to her study, which was filled with all kinds of books, to study in detail every day, and then go back to her room to sleep when she was tired.

She just started eating and drinking more frequently, and now she can stuff food into her mouth quickly and rhythmically without choking. Her study has also expanded considerably, accommodating even more books. Conversely, she spends far less time sleeping in her consciousness space, often only managing to sleep for less than two weeks before leaving the space and sleeping until the next day.

Now she has a fourth activity: studying the virtual image of the mecha pine tree.

Although it's just a virtual image, it's not the kind of projection that can only stay still; it can be manipulated according to Jiang Hui's will. Jiang Hui can even open its control room and enter it, where everything is a complete replica of the physical entity, one-to-one, without the slightest difference.

However, Jiang Hui could control it with her mind but couldn't touch it. It was more like a product of thought existing in the space of consciousness than a physical entity.

Okay, it's indeed a bit bizarre that she could distinguish between physical and virtual forms in a space where everything depends on consciousness. But objectively speaking, based solely on her personal senses, this mecha was an untouchable virtual object in her consciousness. What's even stranger is that although she couldn't touch it, she could still control it with her thoughts, which is truly inexplicable.

After much thought, Jiang Hui began to suspect that the energy in this space, or rather, the energy she provided, was insufficient, which was why the mecha could only appear as a phantom.

So how can we increase this supply of power?
Currently, the only known method that might enhance spatial power is reading—acquiring knowledge from different modules and fields through extensive reading. Jiang Hui feels a sense of pleasure in expanding her primal power through the process of acquiring knowledge and information.

Therefore, following this line of thought is definitely the right approach. However, Jiang Hui also felt that for the pine and cypress trees to be completely established in the consciousness space, it wouldn't be that simple; besides energy, there must be something else involved…

Finally, one day she brought the parts that she had previously replicated in the consciousness space out of the house and brought them to the pine and cypress trees, and tentatively put them inside.

Then a magical scene unfolded: this separate component seamlessly integrated with the mecha's virtual image, replacing part of the original image and hanging in mid-air as if it were an extension of the virtual image.

Jiang Hui, somewhat incredulous, activated the mecha with his mind and miraculously discovered that the physical parts had become part of the mecha's virtual image and were operating together with it, the whole process seamless.

Looking at that small part that seemed particularly out of place in the entire mecha virtual image, a thought suddenly flashed through Jiang Hui's mind: Could it be that one day, when she uses the parts to completely build the entire mecha, this Pine Tree could become a real and drivable existence in the consciousness space?
The idea was so real it was terrifying. The moment it came to mind, Jiang Hui could practically confirm it without even needing to verify it.

However, even constructing the hands and feet of a D-class mecha is quite difficult for Jiang Hui at her current level, let alone building an entire A-class Pine Tree mecha.

But so what? Since the opportunity to learn has been presented to her, she shouldn't miss it because of her timidity.

She learned little by little, and now she can independently assemble the arms and legs of the mecha. Perhaps one day she will be able to build a Class D mecha, and sooner or later she will have the opportunity to complete the construction of Pine Tree.

So from that day on, Jiang Hui worked hard to learn and build in the consciousness space every day, and her days became busier than ever before.

However, she probably lost a lot of mental energy yesterday. She ate too much in her consciousness space and then got so engrossed in studying the mecha that she didn't sleep at all. She only slept for a short while last night and felt a bit groggy.

She woke up today feeling unusually lethargic, and since it was Sunday, she decided to just rest in her dorm all day.

She didn't expect that if she stayed in bed and activated her mecha, she would be immediately overwhelmed by countless unread messages.

Grade group: 9999+
Class group: 999+
Group of 5: 99+
There were also various private messages and new applications for optical computers; the page was completely red when it loaded.

Jiang Hui: ...I thought I was dreaming, so I quickly exited and then clicked back in, but it was still the same as before.

Not a dream.

She had no intention of opening those boxes that looked alarming because of the unread numbers, so she skipped them and went straight into the five-person group chat.

She immediately noticed that Hillman, the most active member, asked everyone where they were, and she replied, "In the dorm."

Then the group seemed to freeze, and everyone fell silent.

Jiang Hui: ?

[Hillman: Jiang Hui?! Jiang Hui!! You've finally shown your face.]

[Jiang Hui: ? ?]

[Hillman: I thought you were being held up in your dorm by those crazy guys. By the way, did you... rest well yesterday? How were you feeling?]

[Jiang Hui: I wasn't blocked. Thank goodness.]

[Zhou Xiuwen: Hillman and I are on our way back to school. How about we meet up tonight? But we'll probably have to find a restaurant outside.]

Jiang Hui: Okay.

[Huanxian: On the way back, @Jiang Hui, try not to go out today.]

[Clarence: @Jiang Hui, stop simulating the second match, stop overworking your mental energy.]

Jiang Hui: ...Okay.

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On one side, Jiang Hui was "strictly ordered" and advised by his friends early in the morning, while on the other side, the school and other relevant personnel also organized a meeting to discuss the matter of the simulated training ground.

This meeting was originally scheduled for three weeks later, and it was about the safe use of the mecha simulator training ground. In the past, it was held twice a year.

However, due to Jiang Hui's unexpected situation, the meeting was proposed and convened ahead of schedule.

In addition to strengthening daily safety regulations, we also need to discuss and approve the "Proposal on Large-Scale Elimination of Outdated Simulation Training Grounds (Draft)".

As for Jiang's case, it will likely serve as an example of the latter. Of course, for such on-campus mechanical accidents, appropriate compensation from the school is essential. The school has already reached an agreement with her temporary guardian, Stark, who will also be attending the meeting today.

(End of this chapter)