The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 452 Turmoil
After finally figuring out what had happened, Stark quietly led the person away. First, he accompanied Lu Jin to the medical department for a check-up, and the ordeal didn't end until it was dark.

Stark didn't say anything, just took her to the faculty canteen for a meal and then sent her back.

Fortunately, for some reason, the canteen for teachers was not crowded today; otherwise, I probably would have been surrounded by onlookers.

Jiang Hui was a little tired, so she didn't wander around outside and went straight back to her dormitory to rest. Little did she know that the news of her breaking the list was spreading like wildfire.

This time, it wasn't just a small thread on the school forum; the entire ranking section was filled with posts about her breaking into the top 300.

"What happened?! I just went home for a long holiday and ended up missing such a big show. Please, can someone who was there tell me the details?"

"Damn it, I was there and I don't know the details, how can I tell you! Please, someone who was there can tell you."

"The school forum is so lively today. I haven't logged in for a long time. When I saw that there were 9999+ updates today, I thought the system had crashed. When has our school ever had such a high daily active user count?"

"Hey, upstairs, aren't you just asking a question you already know the answer to? You can basically extract the two most crucial keywords by just flipping through a couple of pages without even clicking on anything."

"This Jiang Hui is a freshman? Are you kidding me? 368th? Is there a problem with the individual ranking? That's the overall individual ranking!"

Yes, this ranking list, which exists in almost all mecha simulator training grounds, is also known as the individual comprehensive ranking list. It ranks all individual projects in the simulation training room. In other words, meeting the standards for all individual projects will get you into this ranking list.

In other words, on the first day of his ranking campaign, Jiang Hui only participated in the individual shooting event and managed to squeeze into the combined ranking of all other individual events.

"So this freshman really broke into the top 300 on the overall rankings on the very first day the restrictions were lifted? Those top sophomores must have spent a whole year achieving that, right?!"

"Of course, her name is still clearly listed there. But what's strange is that nobody knows where she broke the list. The training grounds are packed with people today, it's impossible that there's been no word from her until now."

"Maybe there was no one at her venue at all—could it be the next venue?"

"I heard that the first-year students also searched everywhere but couldn't find it with their own eyes, so it's probably true that it was completed in the second session."

"Tsk tsk, so it is true that if a person is capable, external conditions are not a problem. No matter how powerful they are, if they are not capable, they will still be incapable in the end. Capable people will still shine brightly even if they are quiet."

"Hey, who are you implying? The other one is just as good, okay? She ranked over 400th on the first day. These two almost represent the highest level in our grade."

"That's not what I meant. I was just saying that some people shouldn't speak so loudly, otherwise they'll end up being less skilled and it'll be incredibly embarrassing."

"Hey upstairs, don't argue with him. Didn't you notice he's anonymous? In a public forum like this where few people hide their identities, there's no need to be anonymous. This guy is obviously hiding something. He might just be jealous of Huo."

"Don't make false accusations without evidence!"

"Then do you dare to use your real name? I'm chatting with you using my real name right now. I'm Skinner from Class 3, First Year Combat Individual Soldier Department."

"I'm too lazy to talk to you..."

...Most of the people on the school forum are surfers who have nothing better to do. They might post even the smallest things that happen at school on the forum to make a fuss. Jiang Hui breaking the rankings is a hot topic for some people who want to get attention.

So, without anyone's knowledge, her name was circulated again, and apparently in a high-profile way that she wouldn't like.

Of course, besides these strangers who have nothing to do with Jiang Hui and may not even have seen her in person, there are also some acquaintances or people who know her well who have heard about this.

That evening, Hillman, who had just returned home from an important dinner party, called Zhou Xiuwen without even changing his clothes after hearing the news.

"Xiuwen, have you heard about Ahui?" Hillman asked impatiently as soon as the connection was established and the image on the other end hadn't even stabilized yet.

"Hey, what did you say? I only heard the last word. You're too impatient." Zhou Xiuwen was a little amused and exasperated. He was also dressed in what looked like formal attire, and the two of them seemed to have come from the same place.

"Never mind, I know you're talking about Jiang, right? I just found out, the school forum is practically exploding with discussion about it, and some classmates even asked me about it."

“I don’t know about those things, I haven’t had time to browse the forums. I mean, someone just told my father that there was a problem with one of the simulation training sessions at the school, and it happened to be one of the ones that Ahui went to. I heard that the construction team was called in to help. Although they said that the person has been rescued and should be fine, I heard that the person involved was a first-year student surnamed Jiang.”

"what?!"

"You contacted her? How is she now?"

"I heard from them that everything is fine, so you don't need to worry. Besides, she usually goes to bed early, so she should be resting at this time."

"Sigh, it's only been one day. If I had known something like this would happen this week, I wouldn't have come back," Hillman said, somewhat annoyed.

"You... why did you send her to the second audition for no reason?" Zhou Xiuwen wasn't blaming anyone or looking for anyone's responsibility. After all, they were all friends, and no one wanted anything to happen to their friend.

"I... I don't know. I thought they were all the same. I was stunned when the administrator came to report to my father. Who knew that such a big problem would occur in the simulation room? I heard that the data from the system seems to be out of control. Ahui encountered an A-level star beast in the simulation room."

“Grade A?” Zhou Xiuwen was genuinely surprised, and even Zhou Yuanjing, who had been quietly reading the military report, couldn’t help but glance at him.

"...Now I finally understand why she was able to climb to over 300th in the overall rankings." According to those people on the school forum, it would be impossible to rise so quickly with ordinary gameplay, at least it's unlikely that she could accumulate enough points to climb to over 300th place on the first day.

So there must be something else. Now he understands that Jiang Hui must have killed those A-level star beasts that emerged due to the data upheaval to reach this level.

"I'm not sure, I'll ask her again when I get back tomorrow. I also shamelessly asked Captain Stark, and he said it was nothing."

If Stark said so, then there really isn't a problem. Zhou Xiuwen finally felt relieved.

"But this matter seems to have blown up. My father is going there tomorrow morning, and I'm going back with him. Do you want to come along?"

"Okay, give me a ride."

(End of this chapter)