The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 783 In the Darkness (Part 1)
As the planetary auction progressed, the competition intensified, and numerous unexpected incidents occurred, causing the auction's direction to gradually become uncontrollable.

Of course, these things had little to do with Jiang Hui and the other teenagers. Even Zhou Xiuwen, who might have had a stake in this matter, relaxed after completing the task specifically assigned by Commander Zhou and showed little interest in the planets to be auctioned later.

Although everything around seemed shrouded in gloom due to some unseen conspiracy, the naturally active young man was still able to regulate his emotions, and his silence did not last long before he shifted his attention.

After Huan Xian completed his mission and shared a 'marching star chart,' the group immediately perked up and began discussing it with great interest. After all, for young people, this kind of "grand spectacle" arising from a struggle for interests is essentially a game of money and power; the unseen battles are naturally not as interesting as real combat.

Especially Clarence and Jiang Hui, both of them are hidden military enthusiasts. One is a natural fighter who exudes a warlike aura from the inside out, and the other says he just wants to get a job but when he actually gets into a fight, he is more violent than anyone else. Looking at the star chart, it is much more interesting than the numbers game below.

Ignoring the two who were having a heated discussion about the star chart, Huan Xian asked Zhou Xiuwen, who was watching from the side.

K: [@Xiuzhu, two stars ago, Commander Zhou received intelligence that he had left Star 732.]

Xiuzhu: [He told me that this was a pre-arranged itinerary, so there's no need to worry.]

A simple conversation, yet it contained a wealth of information, instantly captivating another wave of enthusiastic people.

Theofele: [What happened?]

Zhou Yuanjing's health has always been poor, a fact known not only to the five-person group but also throughout the entire interstellar space.

This legendary figure of the empire had sacrificed his health for the safety of the empire and had been unable to walk for over a decade. He and his son had been recuperating on their home planet, number 732, for many years and had hardly ever gone out. However, his recent frequent outings seemed to be closely related to the recent chaotic situation.

The group of five had recently experienced some accidents, so they were somewhat sensitive to this slightly strange and tense atmosphere.

Xiuzhu: [No, no, it's really nothing serious, otherwise I wouldn't be sitting here so calmly. Father said he'll handle it.]

That's true. If something were to happen to Zhou Yuanjing, Zhou Xiuwen would be the first to be restless. Even if he wanted to cover something up, his attitude wouldn't be so nonchalant. The other party seemed perfectly normal until just now, so we can rule out that possibility.

But it really is strange.
The absence of the elders, the young people like Zhou Xiuwen and Clarence who clearly cannot represent the family's decisions, and the elaborate yet strangely atmospheric auction—any one of these elements would be considered a coincidence by Jiang Hui.

However, the truth is that when so many coincidences come together, they become anything but coincidences.

Combined with the hints and veiled comments from Huan Xian and Zhou Xiuwen earlier, this auction clearly has some kind of purpose. It's just that it's unlikely to be made public or discovered by ordinary attendees.

Jiang Hui: [To be honest, I think it would be better if we left now?] Don't you guys think something's starting to feel off outside? —Theofele: [What's that sound?]

Xiuzhu: [Oh my god, what happened again?! They clearly said this was just a regular auction!]

Huan Xian: 【Wait for me!】

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The cutest me: [Haha, friends, I'm here! Nothing can stop me from surfing. Let me tell you, I finally got it after all that hard work, huh?]

So what happened at this moment in the venue?

Jiang Hui sometimes feels like she has a knack for avoiding crowded places. She stays home even on a nice day, but as soon as she goes out and gets into a crowd, something bad happens. If this were made into a TV series, she could be stuck with the Grim Reaper.

The group had just been discussing Zhou Yuanjing's sudden departure from Star 732 in the group chat when problems arose on the spot.

This auction invited people from all walks of life, and the venue was filled with various spiritual energies and technology from the very beginning. To be honest, being in such an environment is quite challenging, especially for high-level awakened individuals. They need to consciously control their spiritual energy activity to avoid losing control due to the stimulation of the surrounding various energies.

However, for advanced Awakened beings who use their mental energy as if it were another pair of hands and feet, this restraint is merely a temporary solution; complete shielding is simply impossible. Things will remain the same outside; it's impossible for their surroundings to become quiet just because they deliberately lower their mental energy activity.

To be honest, this kind of operation is like stuffing yourself into a thin cover. There is a thin barrier on the outside, and you can feel countless "tentacles" from the outside moving around, but they all carefully avoid the barrier. Well, you could say that there is some order in this chaos.

However, the most uncontrollable factor and variable in this world is people. When countless people gather together, things are bound to change—to some extent, Jiang Hui's statement is correct.

Jiang Hui was the first to notice something was wrong. Her mental sensitivity has always been very high, and it has become even more acute as her brain has matured, to the point that she can easily analyze the energy flowing within a one-kilometer radius. Currently, among the five, the only one whose mental sensitivity can compare to Jiang Hui's is Huan Xian, whose mental power is even more abnormal.

The various mental energies that had been "peeking out" outside the enclosure began to "bar their fangs and claws," creating a chaotic scene that, in keeping with the surrounding chaos, resembled a demonic dance. However, this chaos quickly took a turn for the worse, transforming from wisps of mental energy into octopus tentacles in the blink of an eye.

This is definitely not an ordinary mental disturbance—someone is interfering with the energy field and using it to trigger a disturbance in the energy throughout the entire area. These "mental filaments," as thick as octopus tentacles, were all forcibly created in an instant, and the owners connected to them inevitably encountered the energy disturbance at that moment.

This was no small matter. If left unchecked, the various forces might turn on each other, leading to chaos and even loss of control. Jiang Hui immediately realized something was wrong and instinctively protected his mental core. However, before they could make their next move, the venue descended into further chaos.

Everything in front of me suddenly went black.