The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 173 New Challenge

"Huh?" Principal Xia, who was watching with the others, suddenly asked in confusion.

Teacher Duan glanced at him sideways without even blinking, his face seemingly saying, "What are you up to now?" Clearly, he knew the principal's style very well.

This sparked a discussion... and it's still so pretentious after all these years.

Jason, seemingly oblivious to the disdain in his old partner's eyes, said with a hint of amusement, "Looks like I made the right choice asking Dennis to help design the competition. This year is definitely more interesting than last year, quite fun, and worth the money."

"Only you would dare to go after that old man Denis. Heaven knows I thought you were crazy... How much money are you planning to throw in to even see a splash? I'm afraid you'll not only pour in your funds, but you'll also lose your entire fortune," Duan Wenyao said irritably.

At this point, Principal Xia's expression became somewhat embarrassed, because the other party was indeed telling the truth.

Dennis Sullivan, the professor of the second-year mecha department, is an extremely renowned intermediate mecha pilot at the school, and also notorious for skimming profits.

Not only is the salary exorbitantly high, but the custom-made mechs from him are also notoriously expensive, so much so that they are known far and wide, even in the inner and central star systems.

Jason spent a large sum of money to get that guy's help this time. Even with increased funding from both the school and the investors, it was still considered a "large sum." According to past experience, as Duan Wenyao said, he might even have to put in a lot of money out of his own pocket.

But Principal Xia was naturally unwilling to admit it. He wasn't stupid; why would he pay out of his own pocket? It wasn't that the school was funding it and saying money wasn't an issue; they wanted to organize a grand event that the entire resident star system would know about, which is why he boldly invited people. If he really had to pay for it himself, he'd rather not do it at all.

While Denis is indeed expensive, he's truly skilled. Otherwise, how could so many people commission him for custom orders, with orders booked from the beginning to the end of the year and still not guaranteed to be fulfilled? And the availability of orders is entirely dependent on his mood.

We were lucky to find him to design the arena and props this time, as he happened to have time available; otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to get a spot.

"Alright, alright, I know you're doing this for the school's good, Mr. Duan. But shh... we've already hired someone to do this, and things are going quite well, aren't they? Just make sure no one hears us, or we won't be able to clean up the mess." Principal Jason quickly interrupted him.

Although the person didn't come today, who knows if there are any of their people nearby? If word gets back to them, they can forget about hiring that person again. And if the other party is even more petty, they might have to find another top lecturer.

Teacher Duan couldn't help but roll her eyes back then. Who was it that argued with Dennis last time and complained to his face about how expensive they were? In the end, they still had to pay 1.1 times the price to keep them.

You were so angry back then, you spent the whole day complaining about him.

Now that the other party has helped you, and even paid you for it, and the business has been handed to them, you immediately praise them... Do you even know how much that amount of money is? So, Principal Xia, you truly deserve to be called a scion of a wealthy family in the capital; you don't really understand the value of money at all.

But whatever, Denis really has real skills. The school is always worried that he will abandon his work and jump ship to another school for no reason, so they often give them instructions to find someone to talk to, for fear that he will run away.

The principal's actions actually align with the school's intentions; he and the principal are playing the good cop/bad cop routine, essentially fulfilling their respective duties.

Of course, the off-field incident was just a minor episode. Let's turn our attention back to the training ground, or rather, the supply point.

Because the viewing area screens had almost completely switched the view to the aid station, observing the condition of all the participants entering the aid station from various angles, directions, and levels.

The broadcast center informed the participants that they could enter the supply point to replenish supplies and energy, but did not tell them more information about the supply point. However, this does not mean that people outside did not know.

Because this hidden information will be broadcast in its entirety to outsiders.

They could clearly see on the observation screen that three supply sites appeared simultaneously in the two training grounds.

The vast majority, or rather almost all, of the participants who heard the announcements chose to find the nearest supply point and enter it. This action was completed within ten minutes or so, as everyone feared that if they were even a step slower, they would fall behind and miss out on resources.

Of course, some people refused to believe this and tried to find another way, avoiding the supply points. Little did they know that the moment they made that choice, they were destined to be eliminated.

According to regulations, all participants must wear a simulated bra until the end of the competition. Besides serving as a standard tool for judging the competition results, it is also a multi-functional protective device customized by Dennis Intermediate Mech Pilots for all students, designed to ensure the safety of all participants during the competition.

After all, this is just a competition. These young and vibrant students have a long future and a much greater journey ahead of them, and they must not allow themselves to be harmed by momentary pleasure. This is also the principle of the military and the school. They truly want to prioritize safety over competition.

The energy consumption of a simulated bra varies depending on the protection mode used, so the energy consumption of a simulated bra will also vary from person to person.

However, even under such high-intensity operation, it can only last for about eleven or twelve hours on average before the power runs out.

At this point, the device needs to be recharged, which is what the school calls "energy replenishment." Jiang Hui and the others guessed correctly; this energy replenishment is indeed specifically designed for the simulated bra. Once the simulated bra's energy is depleted, the user will be eliminated, thus ensuring the user's safety.

In other words, they must enter the aid station to replenish their energy in order to continue using their simulated bras; otherwise, they will have to wait until the next quarter of the race. But can simulated bras last that long...? This means that those who give up entering the aid station are essentially giving up their ability to continue the race and are destined to be unable to go any further.

Of course, the broadcasting center did not report this, because it was also a small test, a test of everyone's decisiveness—a test of whether they would be satisfied with temporary comfort or give up the opportunity in front of them because of potential danger.

However, for those who entered the supply point without hesitation, it wasn't so easy to get through; everything was just beginning.

New venues, new rules, an unknown journey... everyone will face new challenges.

(End of this chapter)