The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 470 Abnormality
Jiang Hui didn't actually know much, and since her major wasn't mecha, she had always learned by trial and error. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was a self-taught amateur with only a smattering of knowledge.

However, this girl possesses talent and abilities unmatched by ordinary people. It's not just about that strange space; since arriving in this world, everything seems to become measurable in her hands. It is precisely this uniqueness that gives her the advantage in learning mecha. Jiang Hui has always cherished this difference and is quite diligent in her studies.

And within just a few months, the initial results were evident, even earning high praise from Carlo. However, in terms of fundamentals, she is still not quite solid and needs to be polished, which is Carlo's original assessment.

So, Jiang Hui was lectured in the pre-conclusion class, and then the other party assigned her a lot of specialized courses to attend. The access to the mecha department courses that Jiang Hui had obtained from the school was being used in this way; it was hard to know whether to be angry or amused.

When Jiang Hui first held this crescent-shaped bearing joint, she didn't notice anything wrong with it. This was the first time she had encountered this model, and it was supposedly the first time the issuing company had tried this type of bearing joint. Previously, they had only released the full-moon type, which sold very well and was considered a star product in this category.

However, it's said that sales of that particular model have recently declined, so to meet diverse customer needs, they focused on developing this new product. They reportedly already had their own supply chain, but to expand their production lines, they submitted a cooperation proposal to the Hillmans.

Aaron didn't personally handle this plan; it was handed over to him by one of his cousins. The two were quite distantly related by blood; the cousin's grandfather was Frank's cousin, but they were still from a relatively close collateral branch of the family.

The Hillman family is small in number. Although they do not advocate nepotism, it is still a clan business and they will select some talented people from the clan to employ.

This distant relative, for example, was promoted by Frank. The other person has some ability, though not outstanding, but has done a good job of overseeing things over the years. Aaron trusts him quite a bit, so when Aaron was busy with big projects at that time, Aaron only had control over the key points when the other person took over this project, unlike previous projects where everything got stuck.

However, Aaron did go to check on the day of shipment, and the quality of the goods was really good, better than expected. Even the accompanying inspection team said there were no problems.

Everything is going smoothly, and we're almost at the release stage. The Hillman family's trading company is preparing for the promotion. This is one of the few collaborative finished products they've produced; in the past, they've mostly released raw materials or semi-finished products.

Hillman gave Jiang Hui this item with Aaron's consent; otherwise, Hillman wouldn't have given it to his father so openly.

I thought it was just a simple matter, but Jiang Hui suddenly said there was something wrong with the items.

Aaron's reaction was a bit too serious, which startled Jiang Hui.

She quickly realized how incredibly presumptuous she had been. This was a product from a manufacturer, and she, a relatively unprofessional student, had barely given it two stars before criticizing it as problematic… Wouldn't that seem questionable to others?
However, the other party's attitude was clearly too serious, so Jiang Hui had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak.

At first glance, the shaft seems fine; the parameters and template are correct, which was her initial impression. Overall, it seems okay, but the material feels a bit off.

This is the second-generation product launched by the developer. It is said that the materials have also been modified. The original full moon shape has been changed to a crescent shape. The interface is different, and the shape is also slightly different. The material is said to be a higher quality and more durable raw material.

According to Hillman, the other party obtained the materials from Hillman's house.

Jiang Hui had previously salvaged this material from discarded mecha parts, and more than once; she had even gathered them together to study them. Therefore, Jiang Hui was quite familiar with this material. She didn't notice anything wrong when she first picked it up, but after shaking it for a while, she realized something was amiss. The quality was off.

The total weight is the same, exactly as advertised on the product pre-sale page, but the weight ratio of the three parts is slightly off.

According to the slogan, this is a type of direct raw material, naturally collected, and not artificially synthesized. Therefore, given that the total amount and size are the same, there should be no difference in quality, so there must be a problem.

After Jiang Hui noticed something amiss after being jostled around for a while, she tentatively tried channeling some of her spiritual energy into the part. Actually, this method was still too rough for precision parts, but mech pilots couldn't always inspect materials in fully equipped laboratories, and manual measurement was a common and quick way to verify the quality of parts.

I dare not speak for others, but Jiang Hui is a master of this art.

This shaft not only has substandard quality, but even the energy transfer resistance of the material is problematic. Although not obvious, the rate at which energy passes through is indeed different, slower than any of the raw materials she had tried. Moreover, the energy transfer resistance varies across different surfaces, suggesting uneven material composition.

These parts were cut from the same type of raw material, how could there be uneven material distribution? Jiang Hui's initial suspicion had now turned into certainty; she was sure the part was faulty, at least this one part was defective. However, Jiang Hui wasn't sure if it was due to poor quality control or something else…

Jiang Hui tried to explain to the group in relatively simple but not unprofessional terms, and afterwards noticed that Hillman's father's expression suddenly darkened.

She had wanted to say something, but for a moment she didn't know what to say, so she simply moved on to the next step.

Jiang Hui carefully explored the cut section, inch by inch, until she found a point of energy concentration that she felt was most amiss and cut it horizontally.

—Actually, she already had the answer in her heart and roughly knew what caused it, but she still couldn't be sure until she actually saw it.

Well, she was actually quite heartbroken. The item might be defective, but it was still a decent part from a template. To waste it before even using it made Jiang Hui inwardly despise her conscience as a mecha pilot; it was such a waste.

But now she was in a difficult position, and in order to prove her suspicions, she had to come up with some convincing arguments, otherwise, given the commotion she had created, it would be impossible to end the situation.

But... in the end, the thing was cut open, but there didn't seem to be anything wrong inside, at least not on the surface.

Jiang Hui seemed to hear crows flying overhead.

(End of this chapter)