The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 613 Drop
Great, we've moved on to the next stage.

Jiang Hui was extremely grateful that she was in a simulation field. When she entered, the crowd seemed dense, but when she landed, she landed alone, just like when she entered, obviously intentionally separated.

Although being alone certainly made her feel more at ease, it was also quite unsettling in the current situation, as if she were all alone in this world.

This forest feels like a primeval forest, so are they really planning to teach them wilderness survival? Jiang Hui ducked to avoid a large clump of strange-looking plants, then carefully dodged a tangled ball of tree roots, while the chirping of some unknown bird kept echoing in his ears, sounding rather eerie.

At this moment, she didn't even have a suitable weapon, and she had a strong sense of crisis of being exposed to danger.

Jiang Hui forced herself to walk forward for a while, but then felt like she didn't know where to start... Really, the questions didn't have to be this open-ended. Was this how the unified exams were in previous years?
If so, she really had to admire those predecessors from previous years; it was truly impressive that they could make a name for themselves in such an exam.

But what could he do now that things were like this? He could only keep walking and see what happened; as long as he kept moving forward, he couldn't go wrong. Jiang Hui was quite certain of this.

She was already being very careful, leaping over a tangled mass of tree roots buried deep in the ground, but the vegetation in this primeval forest was so incredibly diverse, growing haphazardly in all directions; even when she pressed down with both hands, a stray plant would occasionally pop out. She successfully dodged one of them but was accidentally hit by another bouncing stray.

Unexpectedly, the seemingly ordinary plant root had a large number of barbs on its surface. With just a light swipe, Jiang Hui felt a burning sensation on the spot where her skin touched, accompanied by a stinging pain, and a burst of intense pain.

You got infected so easily?
Jiang Hui managed to steady himself, but there was no time to look down, and he stepped right into a large clump of tangled tree roots.

Her intuition proved to be spot on. These strange plant roots were unusual; the moment she stepped on them, it was as if she had triggered a mechanism. The intertwined roots contracted like an octopus—no, they began to wriggle erratically, startling her so much that she had to jump to the side.

Her mind immediately conjured up images of hidden star beasts or exotic plants, and her entire body tensed to the extreme. Jiang Hui recalled her two extremely unpleasant encounters with star beasts, and for a moment she even forgot that she was actually in a simulation arena and wouldn't be truly harmed.

However, things didn't seem to go as she expected. Just as Jiang Hui's spiritual power was surging out in all its might, she noticed that the tangled tree roots suddenly stopped moving and then "spit out" something that floated in mid-air.

Yes, it "spit out," Jiang Hui was certain her description was accurate. It appeared as if it had been suddenly squeezed out of a tree root, its appearance quite magical, enveloped in bubbles.

Jiang Hui had a sense of unease but couldn't quite put her finger on it. After a long while, she realized where that sense of familiarity came from... This strange feeling was just like a game! Who designed this level? A proper assessment felt like instructions for playing a game.

She was somewhat dazed, and her body, before her brain could process it, poked the bubble. The contents inside popped out and landed steadily on the ground.

This is a bottle of... an energy supplement? Jiang Hui was full of question marks.

And this really does seem more like it; the way it appears and the logic behind it are just like resource drops in a game. So does this mean there are many other items hidden in this forest? Right now, she's only found a stamina potion, but later she could find something else even more useful—if she's lucky enough.

This is a good start. Jiang Hui felt that this assessment finally had some hope, unlike before when she felt stuck and didn't know where to start.

With this shift in perspective, Jiang Hui's eyes lit up as she looked at the vast primeval forest stretching out before her.

However... she looked at the bottle of stamina replenishment with some difficulty. Although it was just a bottle of stamina replenishment, it was enough to show that even though she had a way to obtain resources, she still couldn't fundamentally solve the problem of having nothing in her hands.

She can still hold this bottle in her hand, but what if she picks up too many later? She can't possibly carry them all on her body.

What if she finds more and more things? If she can only move around in this forest with a small amount of supplies using the most primitive methods, how far can she go?
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As the test takers gradually explored the unfamiliar simulated terrain, a group of people outside were also observing them tirelessly.

The imperial higher education institutions' unified enrollment system was not just for show; all the major universities, including the directly affiliated military academies, were watching closely. Although each university would allocate a certain percentage of places to the higher-ups each year and also recruit some students directly, their main source of students was still the unified enrollment system.

The so-called direct admission usually refers to universities conducting early assessments and admitting students with special talents or those who have been discovered and marked early. Even if these students do not participate in the unified entrance examination, countless universities will flock to recruit them.

The unified enrollment naturally refers to the unified enrollment of the imperial higher education institutions in front of us, and the scope has been expanded to include all eligible awakened individuals in the entire interstellar space.

The dedicated system used for assessing and selecting students is not something that can be built casually; rather, it is a simulated system collaboratively created by senior architects from various universities and experts from various fields. It is said to be able to reproduce a real-world scenario almost 1:1. The remaining 10% is not because it cannot be simulated, but rather a margin reserved to ensure security.

Because if the scene and senses were to be realistically replicated one-to-one, any problem with the user would inevitably cause severe psychological damage. Therefore, the remaining space is reserved for program slots to build security procedures.

This system has been in use for many years now, and with the help of a dedicated cabin, it has maintained a zero accident rate all these years. However, no one dares to let their guard down, because throughout history, countless accidents have occurred when people are complacent.

To this end, the empire mobilized thousands of security agencies to oversee the system's operation, and to immediately address any unusual activity.

Meanwhile, professors at various levels from different schools were focused on another important matter. They hadn't forgotten why they had gathered here in the first place: to scout out outstanding students for their own schools.

(End of this chapter)