The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

"The defense is too strong; it only captured this small section."

"This is enough."

"Even if we send them out at all costs, it's useless. They won't let them..."

"It's alright. It wasn't meant to be a cover-up anyway."

"Everyone has been taken care of."

"Staging a grand show."

The person on the bed fluttered their eyelashes slightly, their brows furrowed, and their eyeballs jerked violently beneath their thin eyelids, indicating they were about to wake up.

The person on the bed opened their eyes the next moment. Their eyes were no longer clear as usual, but were as if covered by a layer of shadow and were hazy. This state only lasted for a short while before they became clear again.

She hadn't dreamed in a long time, a really long time.

After leaving Xunyue Star, Jiang Hui and Clarence traveled non-stop with the Hillman family's fleet to Jinhe Star, finally making it in time. Although the Clarence family also had businesses on Jinhe Star, it was too hasty to ask someone to make arrangements at this time, so they simply asked the Hillman family to help arrange for the two of them to stay in one of their hotels, where they could rest for one night before attending the seminar the next day.

As usual, Jiang Hui spent the night working on the manuscript for the new mecha after entering the consciousness space last night. However, when he opened and closed his eyes, he did not wake up in reality. Instead, he was dragged to an unknown place in a daze.

Jiang Hui was actually clearly aware that she was not in reality, or even in the space of consciousness, but she could not control her consciousness as it drifted freely like an out-of-body experience—from chaos to darkness and then through a colorful expanse.

She felt herself in a strange state, unable to feel her body, as if she were weightless, floating up and down, drifting in mid-air.

Then fragmented words came in, chaotic and disordered, and it was impossible to discern their specific meaning. She only knew that it seemed like many people were talking in her ear, but she couldn't hear a single word clearly.

Before Jiang Hui could finish listening, she would be tossed around by something, moved to a different setting, and continue with another meaningless fragment of conversation.

Jiang Hui's consciousness repeatedly coalesced, but each time she regained a clear consciousness for a moment, she would lose control of herself in the dream and sink back into it. For a long time, she felt as if she had vaguely heard and seen a lot of chaotic information, but she couldn't wake herself up from the dream.

After what seemed like an eternity, Jiang Hui felt the force pulling her gradually dissipate, then suddenly jolted her consciousness back to normal. And just like that, she abruptly woke up in bed.

Since arriving in interstellar space, Jiang Hui has entered another dimension every time she falls asleep. Since her consciousness space is almost the same as the real world, she has never experienced the dream world again.

Jiang Hui pulled the blanket over her face, finding it difficult to wake up from the bizarre and fantastical dream she had just experienced.

What is this?!
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The Hillman Group's headquarters are located in the heart of the northern continent of Golden Crane Star. Owning such a towering, circular skyscraper in this prime location, surrounded by buildings that are either military strongholds or politically restricted areas, speaks volumes about the Hillman family's wealth and status.

Even Clarence was here for the first time, let alone someone who was a complete "country bumpkin." Therefore, the two, seemingly calm and collected, were actually thinking about a lot of people.
As the headquarters of the Hillman Group in the central star region, it is naturally an important place for people from all walks of life to gather. At present, during the annual seminar, it is a gathering place for a continuous stream of elites.

Such occasions are naturally the domain of social elites. Young people like Jiang Hui and Clarence, who clearly look somewhat naive, seem out of place among them, attracting the curious gazes of some older people.

However, both of them were the kind of people who could remain incredibly calm on the surface despite their inner turmoil. They naturally blended into the group of adults and walked in, even taking a thorough look at the entrance of the Hillman Group.

It's clear that the Hillman Group is quite experienced in these kinds of annual seminars, with groups of staff coming out to greet attendees. However, there were so many people that the hall became increasingly crowded.

Although everyone was generally well-mannered and didn't crowd together, the interstellar people's highly sensitive mental senses made them feel uncomfortable just standing there.

Fortunately, Jiang Hui and his group received Hillman's instructions to swipe their ID cards and use the green channel, and immediately went up to the 181st floor where the seminar was being held.

Staff members immediately came to guide them and seat them in a small private room at the back. Judging from their smooth and knowing demeanor, the Hillman family had probably made arrangements beforehand, so someone came to pick them up as soon as they swiped their ID cards.

Ignoring the probing gazes, the two found a convenient spot by the window to listen and began their conversation.

"So many people," Jiang Hui said in surprise. This wasn't her first time attending a seminar; she had previously attended them at the group's headquarters in the permanent star system. This was her first time at the headquarters in the central new district. But compared to this, the other place was nothing.

This must have enclosed a small portion of the floor for seminars.

Apart from the front stage, the entire area was filled with seats. Even after Jiang Hui and his group took their seats, people continued to arrive. People of various races and attire were efficiently led in from different entrances by staff and then quietly took their seats.

Despite the large number of people and the vast space, it didn't feel noisy at all; only the sounds of footsteps, some low, some hurried, and some unhurried, echoed.

“The Hillman family has always been an oligopoly in upstream raw materials, and they have become increasingly prosperous in recent years.” Clarence wasn’t surprised. As a native interstellar person, he knew his friend’s family background very well. That guy was a true young master from a business oligarch family.

However, Clarence usually attends these kinds of events with her elders, so this is the first time she has come alone.

"This private room looks like it's for internal use." Jiang Hui looked around and his gaze fell on the complete set of office supplies inside the room, and then guessed.

Jiang Hui knew this was not the kind of treatment ordinary attendees would receive. She noticed that everyone below, regardless of their wealth or even the officers who clearly held military ranks, was simply seated outside. As for the two children—well, Clarence wasn't from an ordinary family either—it wasn't enough to justify giving them a private seat in this well-lit and enclosed front-row box with such a great view.

So they did indeed "scan their faces" to get in, but it was El's face they scanned.

(End of this chapter)