The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 661 Bet
"Useless!" A voice rang out from the tallest tower in the center of the cluster of several base towers in the southwest corner. The owner of the voice roared almost like a madman.

The noise was quite loud; even though the tower's soundproofing was good, the guards outside heard it. However, they were used to it; after all, this person had never been one to have a good temper, and it wasn't uncommon for him to send people in to give them a good scolding if he wasn't satisfied.

Several people had already been verbally abused by him and ended up swallowing their anger, probably because they were outmatched.

Of course, Xi Lai felt he hadn't been too harsh. Ever since he started participating in the unified entrance exam, he had spent dozens of hours in a single day putting up with idiots—all sorts of idiots. He realized he was being incredibly stupid by staying here and playing along with a bunch of idiots.

Hearing this, many people might think that Xilai is too arrogant. After all, there are always people more capable than you, and he has not yet dominated the entire inner circle. He is only facing a part of it. Why should he be so self-important?

However, if we look at this person's background, we can roughly understand his mentality.

Xilai comes from Egron Intermediate Academy, yes, the same academy Taylor attended, a very prestigious school in the Central Sector. He also comes from the school's flagship program—Command.

Yes, the top intermediate academies in the central star region each have their own strengths, and without a deliberate comparison, it's difficult to determine which is superior. However, if a biased comparison is made, the rankings become numerous.

Of the ten intermediate academies in the central star sector, only Valerenga Academy and Egron Intermediate Academy are known for their command programs. Another academy specializing in individual combat is Grid Intermediate Academy. Valerenga Academy is a private, customized academy with limited enrollment, exclusively for select individuals. Those admitted are usually family members or relatives of high-ranking officials; ordinary students have no access to it.

The latter refers to intermediate-level high schools in the general sense. Although they mostly recruit students from wealthy and privileged backgrounds, those with outstanding performance and superior talent are also within their recruitment scope. The most renowned institution of Eglon Intermediate Academy is its command department.

Prior to this, all the command graduates from this intermediate academy over the past fifty years had been sent to major universities, where they either inherited their family businesses or entered the military system for further training. In short, to put it dramatically, everyone who graduated from the command department of this school was either a successor or a high-ranking officer reserve; there wasn't a single mediocre person among them.

It's easy to imagine how fierce the competition was there, and Xilai originated from there.

His original name was Lester Sivir, a native of the Central Sector. Both his parents were high-ranking military officers and S-class psychic awakeners. He has completed three awakenings and has been recruited by the Imperial First Military Academy, where he plans to enroll this year.

In other words, some schools had already accepted him, but for some reason he still participated in the unified entrance examination. However, because his file had been intercepted, he only participated in the ranking competition and did not enter the admission pool.

The reason he participated in the unified entrance examination after being admitted was not because he wanted any fame like most people from similar family backgrounds. After all, in such a mixed environment, it is not easy to stand out. Opportunities to stand out are rare and hard to come by. More often than not, it is a waste of effort and time.

People like them value their time very much; they would rather use that time for training.

But he's here because he made a bet with a sworn enemy.

The two applied to the same college without knowing each other's identities, only to find out after receiving their acceptance letters that they were grouped with their arch-rivals. As the saying goes, how can one tolerate a tiger sleeping soundly beside one's bed? Although studying in the same department at such a large university might not necessarily cause any problems, it would still be too restrictive and could easily scatter one's star.

So the two made a bet: whoever got a higher spot in the unified entrance exam would stay at the Imperial First Military Academy, while the other would have to accept the loss and leave. Although for people of their family background and talent, there were other schools that would accept them after leaving the Imperial First Military Academy. And if someone had even a little more ability, going to a higher institution wasn't impossible.

Universities have always welcomed talented individuals, but to be expelled from school in this way is an immense humiliation for people like them.

The command circle is only so big. If they lose in such a small setting before they can even fight their first real battle, they will become a laughing stock. Therefore, both of them are giving this unusual bet their utmost attention.

However, while Xi Lai was arrogant, he was also a bit too independent. He couldn't let go of his pride and was even unwilling to endure the slightest grievance, which made him somewhat eager for quick success and instant benefits in his actions.

He easily gathered a large number of subordinates and was preparing to fight a decisive battle against someone in the north. However, before this grand plan could even unfold, it was ruined by his partner who had been with him all along.

Xi Lai had assumed that the other party would be as easy to deal with as the enemies he had encountered in the past, but the reality was quite the opposite.

With the troublesome person still not being eliminated, and the situation escalating, coupled with the lack of progress on the map, Xi Lai's patience had completely run out.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with his abilities. With his perfect plan, if his subordinates had executed it properly, such an outcome would have been impossible. So either the people carrying out the orders were incompetent... or they simply didn't follow his plan at all.

So the group that returned to report to him were naturally given a severe scolding.

However, since the unstable factors are there, we cannot let them develop unchecked. The more this happens, the more we must eradicate them as soon as possible so that they can have a fresh start.

After some deliberation, Xi Lai finally decided to abandon his risky plan to personally take action.

Before he could arrange for the next person to take over, his expression suddenly changed, as if he had heard some extremely unpleasant information, and his face turned pale.

The group of people who had just been scolded saw that the other party seemed stunned, and knew that the other party must be contacting someone and probably had obtained some information.

But this feeling seemed ominous, as if they had thought of something... Everyone shuddered, fearing they would suffer the same fate as the person who had been dealt with earlier, and the atmosphere in the entire space suddenly froze.
After what seemed like an eternity, they finally heard the man say in a somber yet leisurely tone, "Someone go and invite 011 over."

Everyone knows that Xi Lai has three trusted deputies, each currently managing their own sub-towers, and 011 is Xi Lai's most trusted deputy—without exception.

(End of this chapter)