The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

The venue used for this off-site auction was a circular hall, its size seemingly unimaginable at first glance. Aside from the main auction stage specially set aside in the center, the surrounding open-air area was densely packed with seats, now completely full, looking like sesame seeds, not a single seat available. It felt like it could hold almost half the planet's population, not even counting the people in the upper-level private boxes.

Private rooms are generally reserved for long-term VIPs of Sihai Trading Company, and their enclosed space and comfort are far superior to those of open-air seating.

"So what exactly is being auctioned this time that has attracted so many people?" Jiang Hui lingered through the viewing window to watch the spectacle, only returning when her eyes were almost sore from watching.

Compared to her, who was there purely to broaden her horizons, Clarence and Zhou Xiuwen seemed much calmer, probably having participated in many such activities before.

"Didn't you say?" Zhou Xiuwen glanced at Clarence with a puzzled look upon hearing this.

“I was only notified at the last minute, so I don’t know much either,” Clarence said calmly.

Zhou Xiuwen:
Well, two guys who know nothing but still dare to join in the fun.

"I really don't know what to say to you two. No wonder you were so careless as to only bring the two of you. You should have at least brought a few more capable fighters with you." He also said that these two were the most reliable of his friends, and usually had clear minds. How could they be so reckless in this matter?

Have they forgotten the time when their group of five almost got wiped out after agreeing to watch the Mech Open? With the current situation so chaotic, who knows what might happen at a mixed auction?

Seeing his friend's increasingly disapproving expression, Clarence had no choice but to speak up and prove that he wasn't just a mindless follower who came to watch the show: "Originally, it was supposed to be my father who came, but he received an emergency summons from the government and won't be able to leave Jupiter for the next week."

Meanwhile, his mother, General Lowton, and his three siblings were also tied up at the HG13 defensive line and definitely couldn't spare the time. The rest of the family might not be on their side either. So, all things considered, Clarence was actually the only one in his family who could find the time to come out.

Mr. Clarence, the head of the family, said he had no choice but to accept the situation. He was also bombarded by his wife and daughter for "encouraging" his youngest son to attend a dangerous event. Even his eldest son, who usually listened to his father, turned against him and complained about his father putting his younger brother in the middle of the storm.

But Stephen Clarence ultimately stuck to this approach. He was a father, but also the head of a clan. Having experienced the ups and downs of officialdom and the complexities of human nature, he understood better than anyone that rights and responsibilities, abilities and obligations, go hand in hand.

He cherished his young son and didn't want him to be exposed to the storms of life, but he was even more unwilling for the boy to one day pay the price for his naivety and innocence in a place he couldn't see.

As a direct descendant of the Clarence family, he has an obligation to participate in family affairs and decision-making, a responsibility he cannot shirk.

Rather than being forced into a role by the vicissitudes of life, Stephen preferred to teach himself. Well, after clearly conveying this idea, Stephen still got a beating from his protective wife and children.

And so this is the result of the barely agreed-upon consensus. Of course, Clarence couldn't have really come alone.

Stephen had actually arranged a group of followers for his son, but they encountered a common problem with interstellar travel when they arrived. The main route was restricted and blocked, causing them to miss the auction.

However, he couldn't really let his youngest son risk his life traveling. So he mobilized some of Clarence's trusted confidants from the vicinity. These people were placed in adjacent boxes, but since they were only temporary, Stephen didn't arrange for them to meet the child. He instructed them to keep a close eye on Clarence's safety and to immediately intervene if anything happened. Not only that, he also asked some old friends with whom he had a good relationship to look after the child as well; they would also be attending the auction.

In short, even though Clarence is alone now, the number of people secretly watching over and protecting him is probably no less than the number of people following Zhou Xiuwen.

Given the high value of the items being auctioned and the large number of parties involved, a single laser cannon shot could easily wipe out a large number of people. If something goes wrong, the impact would be far greater than that of the last open tournament.

Therefore, not only were the various forces participating in the auction afraid, but the Sihai Trading Company was also afraid. They were all on high alert, and each side sent people to keep the venue tightly guarded, ensuring that no accidents would be allowed to happen.

Therefore, despite the many ups and downs and undercurrents surrounding the auction, security can still be guaranteed. Stephen sending his child to the auction alone isn't entirely outrageous; it's just a bit unreliable.

"So those people who went into the next room were also from your family?" No wonder when the three of them walked over, the group from next room also went in, and they nodded to Clarence from afar. Jiang Hui was thinking that the Clarence family was indeed a famous noble family, but they had only been here a short while and they had already run into old acquaintances.

Clarence nodded. He recognized those men; they seemed to be foreign businessmen from the Clarence family outside the outer ring of the central star sector. Their area of ​​operation was not on the side of Falling Moon Star, so he guessed Stephen had temporarily transferred them to look after him.

"So thorough?" Jiang Hui was somewhat taken aback upon hearing this. Coming from an ordinary background, without any elders to guide her, and unfamiliar with the rules of the upper class, she genuinely believed Clarence had come alone. Turns out, he hadn't.
It's likely that every time he replied to the computer on the way, he was responding to his father's arrangements.

Sigh, Jiang Hui couldn't help but lament that the living environments of her friends were also somewhat complicated, surrounded by rules and regulations, and even making a choice required a lot of consideration.

However, everyone has their own life, and even she herself is gradually integrating into the new network in the days and nights of this new world.

Jiang Hui and Clarence had discussed this auction before, thinking it was too complicated for "newbies" like them to venture into. Unexpectedly, they ended up here anyway. Now that an insider had arrived, they naturally wanted to dig into the inside story.

Compared to Jiang Hui, who knew nothing, and Clarence, who was forced into the role, Zhou Xiuwen was clearly aware of the inside story.

Jiang Hui and the others finally understood why Sihai Trading Company dared to defy public opinion and hold the auction again, and why so many forces endorsed it. It was because Sihai Trading Company now possessed something that they all desperately wanted.

This item cannot even be priced normally; it can only meet the transaction needs of all parties through auction bidding.

"Planet?"

(End of this chapter)