The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 144 Mistake
Because the five-person team was changed to a three-person team, Jiang Hui's position naturally had to be moved to the back, and it was several rounds later when it was her turn.

Perhaps she had developed some resistance to this kind of pressure, because Jiang Hui seemed much more relaxed than before, with an air of lightness and fearlessness.

Meanwhile, someone who had been focused on shooting in the middle, out of Jiang Hui's sight, exchanged a glance with the person next to him and instantly switched positions, now sitting at the far left.

Jiang Hui happens to be in the first position on the far right.

The two positions are in a opposing formation.

Jiang Hui, who had been focused on looking ahead, noticed the change in her surroundings and turned her head to look at the table next to her with some confusion. She saw that the person sitting next to her had changed.

However, this guy seemed quite aloof, only showing her a sharply defined profile, and appeared to be the cold, indifferent type... Why do I keep running into this type lately? This thought flashed through Jiang Hui's mind, but she quickly dismissed it. After all, she had more important things to prepare right now.

But in Nierqi's eyes, the scene became somewhat strange.

Since the goal was to intimidate these young upstarts, the chosen benchmarks naturally had to be exceptionally outstanding. These three second-year students were personally selected by Nie Erqi, who had witnessed their individual abilities firsthand.

The most outstanding among them was a student named Hess from Captain Manolin's class. He was a skilled shooter with a calm and composed demeanor, showing the bearing of a great general. At such a young age, he had already grasped the essence of shooting and devoted himself to it wholeheartedly, unlike the others who only used it as an auxiliary skill.

He was a promising talent, which even tempted Nie Erqi. It took him a lot of effort to convince himself not to force the child's development. This child was just a young person receiving secondary education, so he would wait until he entered university before making any decisions.

Jiang Hui, however, is different. She's a naturally gifted archer, currently undeveloped and flawed, appearing immature in many ways, with her base stats not particularly outstanding. Such individuals are the most unpredictable but also possess immense potential. Therefore, he pays considerable attention to this child.

Seeing that Hess, who had always been so composed, suddenly changed positions without warning, Nierqi felt a sense of unease. This was not like the other man's usual style.

Since arriving at the training ground to compete with the other students, the opponent hadn't shown much enthusiasm. Indeed, he just lacked any real drive. It wasn't that he wasn't taking the shooting seriously; he fired each shot with care, but he lacked passion and motivation, as if it were just a task to be completed, and there was no spark in his eyes.

But the other person was visibly different now. Not only did he move his position, but his wooden face, which had always seemed unchanged, suddenly became more lively. Jiang Hui thought the other person was calm and composed, but Nie Erqi noticed that he glanced at Jiang Hui several times.

Nie Erqi realized that the guy clearly knew Jiang Hui, and it seemed that he had somehow gotten into a grudge against her.

These two are from different years, one a first-year and the other a second-year student, completely unrelated. Their expressions also suggest a lack of familiarity, so they're probably not acquaintances—unless their acting is truly exceptional. So what's the reason these two are at odds? It can't be that He Si has a keen eye and immediately recognized Jiang Hui's exceptional talent, wanting to challenge her?
...Okay, she couldn't even keep up the story anymore.

Something must have happened that he didn't know about to cause this. It's not Nie Erqi's fault. After all, he came during the last week of military training, so he naturally didn't watch the live broadcast of the field training and had no way of knowing about Jiang Hui's unintentional "battle" with He Si, let alone that He Si had developed a slight obsession because of Jiang Hui.

His first instinct was to step forward and stop him.

Some might wonder, what's the point of stopping this? These two may have some grudges, but in this simple shooting contest, it doesn't matter who they compete against or how they compete; after all, their initial purpose was simply to intimidate and give them a warning… and isn't giving someone a warning the same thing?
That's certainly different. Nie Erqi's "show of force" was only within a reasonable range, and he also instructed the second-year students to be careful not to go too far, lest it dampen the fighting spirit of these little brats.

Seeing He Si's clearly targeted behavior, he naturally had to stop him. Both of them were promising talents he had his eye on; it would be a loss if they harmed each other.

However, his movements were not as fast as those two brats. Nie Erqi had only taken half a step when the two of them were already ready, the bolts cocked and in place, just waiting to pull the trigger.

One shot, and he was hit.

Jiang Hui was very satisfied; she was in good form today, hitting the target on her first shot. Looking at the area and degree of color application with the laser pigment, it was a significant improvement compared to yesterday. She was in excellent form, and it seemed her hard work these past few days had paid off.

But why does it feel like today... well, the feel is a little different, and the visual effect is slightly different? Jiang Hui couldn't quite put her finger on it either.

As she was pondering, she felt a burning gaze fall upon her. Who's to her right…? Jiang Hui suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a group of senior students giving a demonstration next door. She had been so engrossed in her thoughts that she hadn't even remembered to watch their demonstration before going on stage.

At that moment, Jiang Hui didn't realize that she had not only forgotten to watch the demonstration, but her actions also seemed to be going too far...

Since the primary role of these three individuals was to demonstrate, almost every group of freshmen would shoot a step later, watching the other group of upperclassmen practice first. This was exactly the effect Nie Erqi wanted to see, so he didn't stop them, and even intentionally adjusted the pace so that the freshmen could see the demonstration clearly.

Unexpectedly, this time there was a fool who didn't quite understand the situation and got so caught up in it that he just followed the orders and started shooting.

In other words, Jiang Hui was shooting at the group next door, but not at the same level as his own three-person squad.

Moreover, Jiang Hui's shooting stance and final shooting effect were comparable to, or at least on the surface, that of the senior student next to him. Given this, it was impossible for Jiang Hui not to stand out.

After performing this action, the person involved stood there in a daze for a while. Did they completely disregard others?
Of course, for the freshmen whose morale had just been dampened, it was a different kind of triumph. They disregarded the fact that it was still training time and spontaneously erupted in cheers, instantly adding much-needed energy to the previously oppressive training ground.

(End of this chapter)