The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

"Ah...this is more interesting." Finally, there's something to watch, someone in the conference room couldn't help but exclaim.

"So, all those billions of people are beneath your notice, Major General, while you rely on this small group to broaden your horizons? I wonder what kind of standards are needed to catch your eye, Major General." Though it came late, this person's rebuttal always came at such an inopportune time.

Kanishkina Stewart is a major general in her prime, not yet a hundred years old. She has spent nearly 80% of her not-so-short life on the battlefield. Her life is simple and monotonous, consisting of nothing but killing the enemy. Born into a noble family and possessing a beautiful and superior appearance, she has a family background that ordinary people cannot compare to, yet she lives a life like an ascetic...

She gave up all the comfortable life she should have had, and instead went to the battlefield to fight for the safety of the empire.

Many people admire her, while many others belittle and gossip about her behind her back. However, these people rarely bring things to the surface because they are usually determined to find fault with her so they can take advantage of the situation and snatch a large piece of the pie from her.

How could someone be so completely unconcerned about such a blatant falling out? Ah, no, she and this guy didn't even have a direct conflict; they'd only worked together for a few years, and a few things had led to a falling out. Until now—

Almost every time she said something, this person would retort, deliberately so deliberately... And the worst part was that what they said often made a lot of sense and she couldn't refute it, which was the most infuriating thing.

How could the other party utter such slander? Listen to what they're saying! Kaniskina was furious and said, "What do you mean by that?!" She understood the implication; this was a truly severe accusation, almost pointing a finger at her and saying that she had taken bribes and favored someone.

Kaniskina's parents were both very rigorous researchers with impeccable conduct. Although the family was well-off, they were strict with Kaniskina's upbringing and had extremely high expectations for her character.

And indeed, she grew up to be a person of integrity, the pride of her many peers. Therefore, she naturally couldn't possibly give special treatment to any particular person as the other party claimed; she only looked at their real-time grades. It was just that the situation there was a bit special, so she checked it a couple more times.

However, there are many people who pay attention to this area, not just her, but she didn't expect to be subjected to such baseless slander.

This major general, who was actually quite mild-mannered, was unusually furious. She asked in a stern tone, rarely displayed outside of battle, "What do you mean? Can you say it again?"

Yan Bai was stunned for a moment, not realizing what he had touched on a sensitive topic. He was used to provoking this person's bottom line, but in the past, this female warrior, who had made outstanding achievements on the battlefield, had always been quite gentle, which gave him the illusion that she didn't have much of a temper.

However, this was the first time he had ever felt that undisguised sharpness from the other party, even with a hint of killing intent.

The young man felt a chill run down his spine. He was the superintendent of the Capital Military Academy, but he was essentially a civilian official, working within the political system. His upbringing was completely different from that of the soldiers; if he were to actually fight these people, he probably wouldn't even last a single blow.

In the past, perhaps because he was in the administrative system and because of his faction, the soldiers he encountered were mostly polite to him, and he rarely faced such pressure.

The current situation made Yan Bai suddenly realize just how powerful a warrior Kaniskina truly was, as her resume suggested. The reason he had been able to keep arguing with her without being beaten down was because she was polite and well-mannered, tolerating his rudeness. But when she stopped tolerating it and raised her cold, sharp weapon against him, Yan Bai realized how risky his actions had been—wasn't this like provoking a tiger?!
The young man suddenly stammered, unsure how to explain that his earlier words were unintentional, simply slips out without thinking.

"Alright, that's enough! You two stop for now. It's just a small matter, why make such a fuss? Take a look at this candidate and see what's different about her... I've observed her mental strength several times, and the wavelength of her energy field seems unusual." Mr. Duckworth intentionally or unintentionally interrupted the stalemate between the two.

Whether they found this a way to back down or genuinely became obedient, the two stopped dwelling on their minor conflict and turned their attention to the "abnormal" candidate that Principal Duckworth had mentioned.

After confirming who the principal was referring to, both of their expressions became somewhat meaningful and even intriguing... because this person was not a complete stranger. This wasn't the first time they had discussed her unusual behavior.

Yes, the person currently displayed on the screen, shown as a separate screenshot from the database, is none other than Jiang Hui, whose resume, as someone who is not yet fully awakened, is quite impressive.

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"sneeze--"

Below the base tower, Jiang Hui suddenly sneezed, attracting the attention of his teammates.

"...It's nothing, maybe the sandstorm was a bit too strong and I got choked up," Jiang Hui summarized, seemingly unconcerned about it.

That's true. This is just a virtual world simulated by mind-body integration technology. No matter how realistic a person's senses are in it, how could they possibly catch a real cold? Thinking of this is probably just foolish of them.

"Sigh, when will it finally start? This stalemate is really making me anxious. I'd rather go on stage right now and just die instantly, that would be satisfying." The team captain couldn't help but sigh again.

They had been ordered to hold this position for a while. The enemy in the distance seemed to be watching something, and after walking a short distance, they stopped and only occasionally moved their men on the left and right flanks, as if they were figuring out how to make a move on them, this "fat sheep" waiting to be slaughtered.

Well, if their faction is seen as "easy prey" by others, then those of them who can only wait under the base towers to go into battle are at best cannon fodder.

Even though they were all squatting here, even discussing the enemy's strategy with great seriousness, seemingly very optimistic, they knew better than anyone that no matter who won or lost this battle, very few of them would survive, and perhaps not even one would be left, because—they were the bait thrown out by 2856, the sacrificial pawns.