The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

"Why...why didn't you take him in?"

Jiang Hui then turned her attention to Zhou Xiuwen, only to see him looking puzzled, with a hint of resentment at having worked for nothing. This guy had been calm and collected for two years now; she hadn't seen him act so boisterous in a long time.

As Jiang Hui inserted mental energy threads into the brains of the remaining soldiers, he said, "Are they people we can afford to use?"

She genuinely felt that she couldn't control that guy at all.

It's not that a forced connection is impossible, but the threads of the mind aren't omnipotent. Jiang Hui also knew that such a forceful method could only control a person temporarily, and ultimately it wasn't a long-term solution.

Huan Xian had taught her this method, but he had also warned her not to be too superstitious about it, because people's hearts are too unpredictable. The other party might accept her connection out of necessity, but they might be outwardly friendly but inwardly hostile, and wouldn't take her work seriously. If she encountered someone with ulterior motives, she might not only fail to use them but also be completely outmaneuvered.

Therefore, this method is only applicable; everything still depends on real skills. You need to know how to operate flexibly and make backup plans.

Getting back to the main point, this 011, judging from his way of doing things, is the kind of person who is extreme and also arrogant. Once he has made up his mind, no one can change it. Even if you hold his head down and break his neck, he will not bow his head.

Jiang Hui's series of calculations, although she herself did not think they were any kind of shady methods, did not conform to the other party's views. Forced cooperation would inevitably lead to many conflicts and make it difficult to reach an agreement.

Normally, Jiang Hui might not have gone to this extent. After all, she had encountered some people like this before. Although they were not exactly the same, they were very similar. If they could communicate well, they could still cooperate and get along.

However, the unified examination is currently underway, with extremely limited time and intense competition. Jiang Hui figured that since he couldn't reach a settlement with the other party in a short time, it would be better to eliminate them directly.

Besides, she hadn't even specified how to deal with the other party, yet they had already decided to contact Xilai. In this situation, the other party was a hidden bomb, so naturally, they had no choice but to be sent away.

Zhou Xiuwen thought about it again and realized that it was true; this 011 was not so easy to control.

After Jiang Hui gave each of them new orders, instructing them to cease all combat activities and regroup, only the two of them and the driver remained in the control room. Only then did the two of them begin to have a serious conversation.

How exactly Jiang Hui got in touch with Zhou Xiuwen, and how the latter joined 011's team, is a long story... and most of it is about Zhou Xiuwen's lazy and unambitious life, so it wouldn't be interesting to tell the whole story.

In the end, the two accidentally made contact during the battle, and Jiang Hui naturally took the initiative to find a way to sneak in, intending to cooperate with her friend from the inside.

Fortunately, everything went quite smoothly. However, Zhou Xiuwen had been harboring a small question since earlier, and despite their conversation lasting a while, he couldn't help but ask it.

"Ah... okay, you're called G now. By the way, what happened to 011 in the end? I didn't see you hit him with the blade, so how come he just walked out like that?"

The standard for identifying those eliminated by the unified recruitment system is very simple: dying once in this simulated arena naturally eliminates them from the competition. And since it's just a simulated scenario, injuries sustained during the unified recruitment process will not be reflected in reality.

However, as mentioned before, if you are injured in a simulated situation, that feeling will also be imprinted in your mental energy. Even if there is no actual physical damage, that feeling will remain forever.

It is said that in the earliest days of these simulation systems, several bloody incidents nearly occurred due to poor design. Later, the Empire issued a regulation on simulation information technology, which made strict provisions for related technologies and programming. After generations of improvements, the simulation systems are now much safer and will not cause truly irreversible damage.

So if someone leaves the college entrance exam looking miserable, they probably won't feel much better when they're sober in real life. And if they were killed in a simulated scenario, the moment they wake up, they might actually feel like they died too quickly.

Of course, the one who actually does it doesn't feel good either. Unless they're naturally twisted or enjoy the thrill of bloodshed, most young test-takers will feel uncomfortable when they kill someone for the first time in a simulated scenario. Although they quickly become numb to it afterward, the psychological barrier they feel for that moment is still quite unpleasant.

Over the years, Zhou Xiuwen has gradually taken over some less important legion affairs and even participated in some important tasks. However, his position means that he cannot go to the front line at will and has not yet directly experienced much bloodshed.

Unexpectedly, the first time he felt this discomfort would be in a simulated scenario.

However, practice makes perfect. Everyone was gathered here for the unified entrance exam, so the competition was fierce—it was a fight to the death. If he hesitated, the other side would immediately resort to ruthless tactics, perhaps even more ruthless than him. So he couldn't afford to be soft-hearted, and he gradually overcame this hurdle along the way.

This is a process that most candidates must go through, and it is also one of the purposes of the unified recruitment of military academies.

But what kind of method is Jiang Hui using? Is there really such a dignified way to send someone away? Without even seeing a drop of blood... How did she do that?!

To his surprise, the girl looked at him strangely and said in an odd tone, "Isn't the elimination here just kicking out your mental energy?"

When Jiang Hui struck 011 with the hilt of her knife, she wasn't trying to break his neck—she was simply trying to save time by cutting off the data stream of his character's image and kicking his mental energy away.

Otherwise, why would those people be so terrified after she forcibly connected their mental energy to them...?

In reality, even if two people establish a command connection, it's fine as long as the other party ignores or doesn't receive it. But here, in this world where everything is a manifestation of data streams, a direct connection of mental power is equivalent to holding someone's lifeline in one's hands; she can kick them out or keep them at will.

011 was a dangerous individual, so Jiang Hui had no intention of making contact with him through his mental energy field. Although Jiang Hui wasn't afraid of comparing the strength of mental power, she still had to be careful around high-level mental power experts.

Fortunately, she managed to subdue the person directly, which made things much easier for her. She could kick the person out by directly contacting the core of the person's image and cutting off the data flow, instead of having to stab them in the heart or cut their throat.

Seriously, if eliminating people only involves such bloody "killing," how painful would that be? Humans aren't just bloodthirsty beasts. It's just an exam; there's no need to make it so gory. Doing it a few more times would drive anyone crazy.

"It's that simple?!"

Jiang Hui nodded, "It's that simple."

Zhou Xiuwen almost burst into tears. If only he had known... This scene was far too realistic. Heaven knows how much psychological trauma he suffered from being sprayed with blood.

(End of this chapter)