The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 197 Mental Energy Supplement
The temporary resting spot that Jiang Hui found happened to be against an inward-facing wall. Jiang Hui and Huan Xian, who were sitting inside, could not see the activity on the other side of the tunnel. Only Zhou Xiuwen, who was sitting on the outermost side, could see it.

Although the line of sight isn't as good, the concealment is somewhat guaranteed. With your back against the wall, you don't have to worry about being attacked from behind. It's just that the person keeping watch will have to be more careful.

As the top choice for this round of weather forecasting, Zhou Xiuwen has looked back several times, which is a bit unusual, as the frequency seems a bit high for weather forecasting.

"...It seems like something is floating over here." Before Jiang Hui could even ask, the other party gave the answer first.

She instinctively wanted to go into the water to check, but remembering her previous disappointments, Jiang Hui's enthusiasm immediately waned.

Oh, this time it's either packaging paper or the base shell, anyway, there are no resources. Jiang Hui just doesn't understand, the things falling are indeed increasing, but they're all useless packaging waste, not a single usable thing.

The feeling of reaching out and grabbing empty-handed several times was really unpleasant. After all the ups and downs, Jiang Hui was a little numb, and even narrowly thought that the box of bullets from earlier was probably the best one available.

So this time it'll probably be the same as before... right?

No, they're not the same. It turns out that people really are different. Jiang Hui couldn't help but burst into tears.

Why did she only find packaging bags, nutrient solution bases, and even tattered cardboard? Why do other people find and scoop up only good stuff? Is this some kind of targeted attack?!

Although they had given up hope of finding the item, Jiang Hui was the only one of the three capable of moving in the water, so it was natural for her to retrieve it. However, Zhou Xiuwen stopped her before she could go into the water and bring the item up.

He said he looked at the direction and angle of the thing's drifting and estimated that it would drift directly to the side. Then he could just bend down and reach out to pick it up, without having to trouble Jiang Hui to go back into the water.

Hearing this, Jiang Hui didn't care. She could just retrieve the item if it drifted too far away, saving herself some effort.

Sure enough, a moment later, Zhou Xiuwen was seen pulling something out of the water.

The other person initially made a casual lifting motion, but seemed to pause for a moment when applying force, and then used more strength in their wrist to scoop the item up.

"It's a bit heavy," Zhou Xiuwen said objectively, placing the item on his lap.

Jiang Hui's eyebrows twitched, and she instantly sensed something different.

Zhou Xiuwen retrieved another small box, made of similar material to the one used to store bullets earlier. Without a doubt, regardless of whether it contained anything now, it had previously been used to store resources. They seemed to have vaguely figured out the pattern for distributing resources in this level.

Seeing such a small box, Jiang Hui didn't have much hope. She had retrieved two similar things before, one of which was even heavier and seemed solid, but when she opened it, it was either empty or contained useless scraps of paper, which made her very angry.

This one might also be empty.

However, Zhou Xiuwen's comment about "having some weight" wasn't just a casual remark. Weight could refer to the box itself or the contents. They'd encountered the former several times before, and Zhou Xiuwen didn't even need to check; a quick look inside was enough to tell. But the latter… his "having some weight" implied that there was at least something moving inside, and it wasn't lightweight.

Then, under the watchful eyes of Jiang Hui and Huan Xian, the other party didn't say much and directly opened the box. Uh... good heavens, is this what they call the unevenness of the world? How much worse is her luck than Zhou Xiuwen's? How come he always manages to grab something perfectly every time? And hers is all garbage! Is God playing a trick on her?!
Perhaps Jiang Hui's expression, which seemed to be about to complain, was too obvious, causing the atmosphere to freeze. Everyone fell silent, and at that moment they seemed to hear something like something shattering.

If Jiang Hui could hear their thoughts, she would probably tell them that this is the sound of a broken heart.

Fine, fine, she should have accepted her fate long ago; her blind hands are just like this.

Jiang Hui took a deep breath, composed herself, and urged Zhou Xiuwen to quickly take it out and take a look.

After he took it out and turned it over to read the instructions, everyone's eyes lit up with surprise. This was—

"...Mental energy replenishment!"

Although this is a common type of supplement on the market, it is specifically designed for mental strength. In their current state of physical and mental exhaustion, it is a timely help and exactly the kind of essential resource they need.

After all, none of the three had similar resources before. To be able to snag one at this time was incredibly lucky.

"Good lad, you're incredibly lucky. This stuff is just as good as the stuff in that box before." Jiang Hui had completely forgotten her disappointment. Although she hadn't gotten it herself, she had still managed to get it back for her teammates, and it was exactly what their team needed. So, she was practically living up to her good fortune.

Jiang Hui was even thinking that next time there was something, she should just ask Zhou Xiuwen to come and try to retrieve it. Because she had tried five, six, seven or eight times before and all of them came up empty-handed, while Zhou Xiuwen had only tried twice and succeeded both times. It was impossible not to believe in such luck.

The group was struggling, with one person carrying two others, and they had to learn to swim on the spot. Those who were afraid of water had to force themselves to overcome their fear, making their ordeal more and more arduous than the last. After such a difficult journey, they still hadn't seen much good news, and they couldn't help but feel exhausted and discouraged.

So this box of mental energy supplements acted almost like an encouraging banner, instantly energizing them. It seemed to prove that their hard work and perseverance during this period had been worthwhile and not in vain. Perhaps many more resources awaited them in the future.

Thinking this, even Huan Xian, who had always been rather listless, couldn't help but smile.

As is customary, Zhou Xiuwen was in charge of distributing the items. The group had already reached a certain balance and had a tacit understanding when it came to dividing the items, so there was no need for further explanation.

But this time, Jiang Hui stopped Zhou Xiuwen's actions directly. She separated the four vials of medicine that the other party had given her, took two of them and gave them to Huan Xian, and handed one back to Zhou Xiuwen. She kept only one for herself.

Mental energy supplements are a scarce commodity; there are only five in a row, so they're all gone in one go.

"I don't want it..." Huan Xian was unwilling to accept it.

"Keep it, I don't really need it. You two have been conducting mental energy transfer the whole way, haven't you? That must have used up a lot of your mental energy. You two need it more," Jiang Hui said.

This time it was Zhou Xiuwen's turn to be puzzled: "Did I accidentally send it to you?"

(End of this chapter)