The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 312 That Day
"...You seem preoccupied. You weren't like this yesterday." Could something have happened when you went back yesterday? Jiang Hui was a little puzzled.

Jiang Hui and Zhou Xiuwen were responsible for picking up the resource packs at the front desk. Each spectator would be equipped with such a resource pack, which added a lot of ceremony. It was a derivative of the expensive ticket. The pack included fast food, some instant supplies, and small tools such as race schedule wristbands and armbands.

The other three also had their own tasks, and they went their separate ways.

All Jiang Hui and her team needed to do was quickly collect the resource packs and return to their positions while the venue wasn't too crowded, so they could wait patiently for the match.

Picking up the resource pack was relatively simple, much easier than Clarence being assigned to arrange reservations at the Nature Restaurant. Jiang Hui originally thought she could go get it by herself, but noticed that Zhou Xiuwen seemed a bit off today... not that he was unhappy, as gentle and easygoing as ever, but he seemed to have something on his mind.

This situation is rare. He always felt that the other person was cheerful. Although he couldn't compare to Hillman, who was always happy, he was the kind of person who could adjust himself very well and was always quite at ease with no worries.

Compared to the other two members of the team who were usually "unhappy," Zhou Xiuwen was a rare exception, being an emotionally stable person. He wasn't strong-willed, but his approach to things was relaxed yet steady, and he could demonstrate a certain degree of decision-making ability in many crucial situations.

Although the other party may not be considered a big brother figure, he is like a glue that holds the team together.

So what exactly caused such a big change in the other person's emotions? Jiang Hui was quite certain that she didn't have such emotions when she met the other person yesterday... The other person's change occurred after returning home yesterday.

Did something happen after you got home? It's somehow carried over to the Open today.

The work has been almost completely assigned to the four people, and Zhou Xiuwen is the only one left, so he will probably have to go and reserve a seat first.

Since the other person was just sitting there anyway, Jiang Hui figured they might as well walk around and clear their head, so she called them up to get the things. But the other person was so agitated that Jiang Hui simply asked them about it on the way.

Of course, she was just chatting casually. The two of them have always been frank with each other, without much awkwardness, and she just asked directly what was on her mind.

What's wrong? This is a very big deal... Zhou Xiuwen thought to himself.

He had been happily participating in activities with his friends, though not as excited as Hillman to the point of being unable to sleep, but he was still happy. In his still short life so far, most of his memories are cold and austere, and he has been surrounded by extremely capable and powerful people and elders, rarely having the opportunity to interact with people his own age.

Compared to Hillman, his childhood wasn't much more comfortable or better.

He never expected that such a rare outing with friends would lead to this... How should he explain this to his friends—should he tell them that it would be better not to stay here to watch the game, because the military is going to take action against one of the main characters in this open tournament?

Putting aside the possibility of their whereabouts being exposed, even disregarding that, the sheer audacity of this act is astounding as it seems!

Although Zhou Xiuwen accepted the task from his father last night and began diligently completing it upon arriving at the competition venue, he was actually quite uneasy. Should he tell his friends or not...? He finally mustered up the courage to tell them at the assembly point, only to discover that his contact person was also in the assembly team—what a coincidence!

Of the five of them, two had already gone on missions, so how could they not go? Thus, Zhou Xiuwen had no choice but to lead his friends into danger.

With so many things on his mind, Zhou Xiuwen naturally didn't seem as natural as he had yesterday.

So Jiang Hui had already noticed. His friend was as observant as ever. Zhou Xiuwen really wanted to say it, but he couldn't be willful in this situation. Zhou Xiuwen could still tell the difference between what was important and what wasn't.

Zhou Xiuwen shook his head and changed the subject, saying, "Have you ever watched any of these kinds of open tournaments before?" Because he had noticed that the other person seemed to be very excited about everything he saw, which made him seem much more unfamiliar with the other friends who were with him.

Jiang Hui shook her head. Indeed, this was the first time either she or the original owner of this body had participated in such an event. It wasn't that they hadn't had opportunities before; the original owner's father had mentioned taking her to watch open tournaments on a few rare occasions, but the original owner had never been very interested in these kinds of things, and her studies were completely unrelated. As for Jiang Hui, it was even more impossible for her to have ever seen one; in her previous life, she had never even been to a concert.

So participating in such a mecha open competition was indeed full of novelty, and I got to experience the atmosphere of a nationwide competition.

"...Let alone open tournaments, to be honest, I've barely even watched a few mecha battles," Jiang Hui said honestly.

Of course, this excludes the mecha battles in space movies and TV shows that focus on fancy displays, because those really have a lot of artistic elements, and even she, a novice, found them awkward to watch, so she didn't use them as a reference.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiuwen raised an eyebrow in surprise; this was beyond his expectations. He hadn't anticipated that Jiang Hui, as a student majoring in combat individual combat, would only have such limited exposure to mecha. He had assumed that someone like Jiang Hui would have long since figured out his future path and was moving towards his goals, constantly absorbing and engaging with various kinds of knowledge and information.

And that's how they've always behaved, I never expected this...

"It's alright, it's not too late to start now." There's still a long way to go before they truly embark on that path, so they can think things through carefully before making a choice.

Jiang Hui didn't seem to care about that: "Speaking of which, you two seem to know each other quite well. Can you tell me about it? I heard that both participants in this open tournament are retired officers, and both came from high-ranking military units. I wonder how good their mech combat skills are?"

She genuinely didn't know anything about this, and her memories of the original owner were also vague, so after deciding to come and watch the match, she specifically looked up information about the two opponents.

The information found on the official website was quite official, but it was enough for her to get a basic understanding.

The two protagonists in this battle held similar ranks before retirement, both ultimately reaching the rank of colonel, and were both approved as lieutenant generals after retirement. Although they did not obtain the corresponding lifetime honorary rank, they were still empire-certified retired sergeants of the first rank, and were considered important figures on both sides.

I wonder which one is more skilled?
(End of this chapter)