The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 547 Chance Encounter
This antique bookstore called "Zhiwu" is quite famous in Daxizhou. Every year, many people from the deep sea area come here because of its reputation, and its name has even gradually spread to other stars.

I heard this is a chain store, with its headquarters in the central star region. It's financially strong, has a complete supply chain, and its online reviews are quite good. Jiang Hui was feeling a bit bored on Atlantis, and now she could finally relax, since she'd been stuck at the outpost for quite a few days.

Although the military reassigned everyone to a new post in a less developed area, there was a famous shopping mall nearby.

Located on the west side of Vesik Island, it is the tallest building on the west side. Its overall shape resembles water ripples, and upon closer inspection, one can faintly perceive the flow of water—a truly magical sight. Furthermore, the building exudes different lusters from different directions, making it appear quite mystical and a beautiful landmark in the area.

Jiang Hui had seen its 3D floor plan online, along with numerous descriptions and eulogies praising it as a building of exceptionally high artistic merit. But now, standing before it in person, she realized just how inadequate words truly are…

Is it really possible for human beings to construct such a crystal-clear building, which looks as if it were cut from a section of a mountain in nature?
That's true... She's already in the interstellar world now, so it's naturally different.

Interstellar space is inherently full of infinite possibilities.

Jiang Hui looked up to admire the amazing building for a moment, then quickly returned to normal and went inside.

Although the building was indeed uniquely beautiful, it wasn't enough to completely bewitch her. She hadn't forgotten her purpose for coming; she still had important business to attend to.

This is a fairly well-known shopping mall with a large flow of people, yet even on this busy weekend, it doesn't feel crowded. Of course, it's also possible that the mall is very large and the interior space is designed in a way that allows for a relatively spacious feel despite the flow of people.

Zhiwu Antique Bookstore operates on an appointment-only system; entry is not permitted without a reservation, and the shop generally does not entertain visitors. Therefore, customers need to call ahead to arrange a sales assistant and arrive within the specified timeframe... There are quite a few rules indeed.

However, places like this that sell old and out-of-print books are becoming increasingly rare. This antique bookstore even sells books with specific themes and regions, and it's rumored that someone once bought a celebrity's handwritten note here. Of course, the latter part might be the store's advertising slogan, but in any case, it emphasizes producing high-quality items.

Jiang Hui deliberately scheduled the meeting for around 3 p.m., so that she could wander around the mall before the appointed time.

It's been almost three years since she arrived in the interstellar world. She's gained a lot of knowledge and experience and has gradually adapted to life here. But every time she goes out, she can't help but marvel at the amazing technology of this era, always feeling like she's in a dream.

Her lifestyle—food, clothing, housing, and transportation—is dozens, even hundreds of times better than that of the Earth. It's no exaggeration. Even the wealthiest people on Earth probably don't live as comfortably in interstellar space as she does.

Of course, regardless of the era, shopping malls have always operated on the same sales model. They offer all sorts of gimmicky goods, food with packaging that outweighs its substance, and increasingly outlandish concept products… all designed to lure passersby into making a purchase, essentially treating people like lambs to the slaughter.

Jiang Hui ate at two restaurants that were supposed to have local specialties, but the food was just average, or perhaps it just didn't suit her taste. In any case, she left with a rather hefty bill each time, and she still wasn't very full.

She browsed through several more themed stores, but in the end, she left one of the earth-themed stores empty-handed... How to put it? She could only say that she wasn't the type of person who would buy from these kinds of places. First, she simply didn't know how to appreciate them, and second, she would never buy anything from them. Jiang Hui was somewhat disheartened and prepared to go up to the fifth floor to take a look at the themed area when she bumped into a group of people.

"Jiang, classmate?" Several voices exclaimed simultaneously, their tone tinged with surprise.

Jiang Hui naturally looked in the direction of the voice and found a group of people she didn't expect: "What a coincidence, what are you all doing here?!"

It turned out to be a group of students from Class 2; they had also come to Weixi Island.

If we go back half a month, Jiang Hui wouldn't be surprised at all. After all, their class's interstellar travel destination was also set on Atlantis. They arrived at the port together to board the starship, so theoretically, it wouldn't be strange if they bumped into each other.

The problem is, these two groups shouldn't have met in the first place. The school planned a two-week, fourteen-day trip, but it's already well past two weeks... Why are the students from Class Two still here?

Seemingly noticing the confusion in her expression, Man, who was somewhat familiar with Jiang Hui in the group, explained that according to the plan, they should have returned long ago... However, due to the instability of interstellar travel routes, coupled with some special intelligence received by the school, after careful consideration, the students were notified not to return to the city for the time being and to stay where they were and await further instructions. However, it was said that news of their return journey should arrive soon, probably within the next two or three days.

After exploring several deep-sea areas, the group set their sights on Vessian Island, the center of Atlantis. However, this place wasn't easily accessible; it required an application and approval, and was not readily available to the average person.

However, there are always one or two students in the class who have connections, and through their efforts, everyone eventually obtained the login qualification.

This shopping mall was their first stop here. After leaving, they planned to find a place to stay temporarily while waiting for the school's final arrangements. However, they ran into Jiang Hui after only a few hours of shopping. It was quite a coincidence.

They were unaware of the cheating that had begun, and naturally, they didn't know that Jiang Hui had encountered an accident during her exam. They were still wondering why she had stayed here for three weeks when the exam was only supposed to last three days.

Although the military has lifted the ban on her, the incident involved too many people and things, and the nature of the incident was not very honorable, so Jiang Hui dared not publicize it and only said that she had also received a notification.

The students in Class Two didn't think much of it and assumed that she was also stranded on Atlantis due to various reasons related to exam arrangements, and a sense of sympathy arose between them.

Since they had run into each other here, the group invited Jiang Jianghui to join them for a stroll. She figured she still had several weeks until her appointment, so she figured she might as well just wander around with the others for a bit first.

(End of this chapter)