The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 599 Farewell (Part 1)
"Taylor? Taylor, my friend." A voice called out, waking the person from their thoughts.

Like a drowning person grabbing onto a piece of driftwood, or suddenly seeing a ray of light in the darkness, he tilted his head slightly to look at the person opposite him.

The girl's eyes held a questioning look, her gaze clear and inquisitive, as if she knew everything at a glance.

His vision cleared: "It's nothing," the boy said.

After a brief period of loss of control and noticing the other person's erratic behavior, the person visibly recovered and no longer appeared to be on the verge of collapse.

Perhaps to cover up his embarrassment at his previous loss of composure, he took the initiative to change the subject to something lighter.

The other party probably only glanced at some information after waking up and hurriedly contacted her, so they didn't know everything and only knew some superficial things. Jiang Hui then told them what she could tell them.

Hearing this, the other party didn't seem surprised. After all, he came from a prestigious family and probably knew more than she did. However, he listened very attentively and occasionally added information that he couldn't obtain by staying in the star system.

Upon hearing that Jiang Hui had received her initial military rank, the other party seemed both surprised and happy for her.

He told Jiang Hui that it wasn't so easy for ordinary people in the empire to obtain a military rank. The empire's military was thriving, with wars occurring almost constantly, so the demand for soldiers was huge, and every year they would recruit citizens from all walks of life to volunteer for military service.

In this country, joining the military is clearly a very good career path. Aside from the inherent danger of the job itself, the benefits, income, and even social status are relatively high. If one can achieve some success during their service, even if they apply for discharge midway, they can still live quite well. This is also a preferential treatment the empire provides to its soldiers.

However, the military recruits young and strong men with considerable abilities, and there are certain requirements and restrictions on their mental strength and physical condition, so not everyone is qualified to enlist.

Those who are not fully awakened but possess high potential mental strength are among the rarest "resources" in the selection system. Even if they do not join the military, they will study professions that require high mental strength and contribute to the empire's development in different ways.

This is actually an implicit obligation of the citizens of the Empire. Although there are no laws or regulations that enforce it, almost everyone follows this set of rules.

This group of people often comes into contact with this topic early on, and when they are fully awakened, they choose whether to enroll in a military academy and confirm their future path of joining the army.

Therefore, military academies can be considered the most important link in the military's talent output system. They recruit almost all of the top potential talents in the entire territory, and after four years of teaching and training, their abilities and potential surpass those of ordinary sergeants.

Especially the Imperial-affiliated higher military academies, which are almost directly connected to the military system and serve as talent training bases directly under the military. It is said that students who complete their graduation tasks and graduate smoothly can obtain a preliminary military rank, generally ranging from a full-fledged soldier to a warrant officer, depending entirely on the completion of their tasks.

While slightly less prestigious military academies may not be as advantageous as these directly affiliated higher military academies, they still offer certain privileges. The vast majority of graduates from these academies are able to bypass basic conscription and quickly enter the battlefield to accumulate military merits.

Even the lowest-ranking soldier is considered a high rank among soldiers, since below them are privates, corporals, and conscripts.

This doesn't even include the advantage of being recruited within the military before graduation... It's fair to say that attending a military academy is the top priority for all awakened individuals intending to join the armed forces. Otherwise, if they only realize they want this path after several years in the workforce, they will be significantly behind the progress of military academy students.

Because ordinary people with average mental strength generally start as conscripts when they enter the military, at best they become privates, and they need to climb the ranks step by step through combat merits. This is also the difference between the social recruitment system and military academy recruitment.

Of course, if one's mental strength and physical abilities are strong enough, even if recruited from the general public, the difference between them and military academy students won't be too significant. After all, the empire can be considered a martial nation. Although other factors may influence the outcome, sufficient ability can overcome this situation, which can be considered fair in a certain sense.

It can be said that most people put in a lot of effort to go to college so that they can enter the military in a better position after graduation, and obtaining a military rank is the most important part of the graduation mission.

Jiang Hui has now directly obtained a military rank, and it's not a low one... Although those four years will be much more tiring and dangerous than those of ordinary students, she also entered the military system much earlier than others, and has more advantages than her peers.

Even Taylor himself was somewhat envious of this, even though he was born into a privileged and aristocratic family. However, the only thing he could rely on had now become a hindrance that was tightening around his neck and taking his life.

However, he also knew that Jiang Hui deserved it. She was such a good and outstanding person, and it was best for her to forge her own path as soon as possible. He sincerely hoped that she could fully utilize her talents, soar higher and higher, and have a bright future, without having to be controlled by those dirty and disgusting forces for the sake of her future.

Status and wealth that do not belong to one's true self can never truly be realized. He was determined to break free from this powerless situation, even at a great cost.

"Jiang Hui, I hope you get better and better." Keep moving forward and don't look back.

"Thank you." Jiang Hui subconsciously felt that the other person's blessing was somewhat unusual, as if it hid a deeper emotion. But upon closer inspection, the other person's expression was normal, and there was no sign of the previous excitement, so she figured it was just her imagination.

The two then discussed the temporarily postponed mecha piloting level exam. The other person said they had also received such a notification, and the location was also in the capital. As for the specific exam location and time, they were still waiting for the assignment.

It seems everyone is in the same boat. Jiang Hui couldn't help but sigh that good things often come with difficulties. A perfectly good exam was abruptly cut in two, and who knows what will happen for months. If it weren't for the events that happened on Atlantis, they probably would have finished the exam by now.

After closing the communication interface, Sanger Taylor curled up back in the airship's rear seat, expressionless.

If someone familiar with him were here, they would probably notice that something is wrong with him.

Although his face was clean, his clothes were tattered, and his entire body was covered in deep bloodstains, as if he had been whipped with something like a horsewhip. His eyes were unfocused, his expression desolate, and he had a tense, precarious air about him, as if he would collapse at any moment.

"Will you contact me again when you have time?" "No, it's unlikely. There may never be another chance."

Sanger Taylor: I'm setting sail.

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(End of this chapter)