The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

"This way——"

How exactly do socially awkward people and socially adept people become friends?!

Yes, I'm talking about you, Zhou.

A few years ago, this guy seemed like a naive and somewhat arrogant young master, but in just a few years, his skin has become as thick as a brick wall. Giving him a social climber title would be an understatement. And it's one thing for him to be eye-catching himself, but he shouldn't be so quick to add to the drama for others.
But what can I do if I make friends myself?

Under the scrutinizing and probing gazes of many, Jiang Hui "overcame all difficulties" to finally reunite with her friends in full view of everyone. (Exhausted)
"Ahui, what happened? I sent you a text message and you didn't reply. I was worried something had happened to you. Luckily, you made it in time." Zhou Xiuwen was happy to see him and, ignoring the many anxious gazes on him, put his arm around the person's shoulder.

"It might be a problem with the waterway and the signal might be bad," Jiang Hui said honestly.

In fact, the spaceship she was on was traveling on a military route. Such routes are typically equipped with communication barriers, making it impossible to send or receive ordinary information. Therefore, she only received and replied to the messages her friends had sent her shortly after disembarking.

Moreover, she never expected that her ride would land directly at the training ground, so the moment she stepped off the spaceship, she couldn't wait to let her friends know she was safe. She was surprised to find herself less than a kilometer away from everyone. Before she even needed to say hello, she was greeted like a celebrity, making sure her friends spotted her immediately among the crowd.

If she had known that hitchhiking would lead to this situation, she would never have tried to save herself that little bit of trouble. She would have honestly taken the shuttle ship arranged by the exam center to school, so that she could have at least kept a record when registering at the school.

Well, what's done is done. It's just that her appearance was slightly eye-catching. It's alright, she's experienced, she can handle it.

"Why did you come back on a dedicated spaceship?" Huan Xian glanced at the large spaceship not far away and asked with some surprise. Clearly, he was much more familiar with the military's resource allocation and immediately pointed out that Jiang Hui had traveled on a dedicated spaceship.

These types of spacecraft are publicly available for use by military personnel, but are generally used for transfers or missions. Although they are not the kind of tools with extremely strict and rigorous control, a special report is still required for each use, and a record is kept in the military archives.

“Actually, there are return spaceships arranged at the exam site, but the schedule is taking too long, and I’m the only one on this route, which is a bit of a waste of resources. Fortunately, the military affairs office is near the exam site,” Jiang Hui said, shaking his head.

The exam was scheduled for the day before school started, and it would last for two days. The planet where she took the exam was also quite a distance from the Imperial Military Academy. All these factors combined meant that no matter what mode of transportation she took to get back to school, she would probably be late.

Therefore, Jiang Hui had already prepared to be late, intending to stall and explain the situation once she arrived at school. She had also prepared a report for the delay application in advance, and the school had approved it through the normal procedure.

Unexpectedly, after the exam, the sergeant in charge of proctoring, perhaps seeing Jiang Hui's youthful appearance and hearing that she needed to rush back for her practical training, suggested she try her luck at the military affairs office. She did have a military rank and the authority to travel on the dedicated airship. If she happened to be there when sergeants were changing trains for their missions, she might be able to hitch a ride on the dedicated airship.

Then she went.

She didn't have much hope, but the spaceship prepared for the exam was still undergoing testing, which would take at least a few weeks, so she went to take a look.

The result was naturally no. The Military Affairs Department was an important department directly under the military, and its various affairs were quite busy. It wasn't exactly a convenient transportation hub. There were indeed a few dedicated spaceships waiting, but their destinations were all far from the Imperial United Military Academy. Therefore, the possibility of Jiang Hui catching a ride was not high, something she had already anticipated before arriving at the Military Affairs Department.

The staff at the military affairs office were quite professional. Upon learning Jiang Hui's purpose, and perhaps still wanting to accommodate those who hadn't fully awakened, they helped her find nearby dedicated airships.

If there's no direct route, transferring to a ship near the school would be acceptable. After all, dedicated spaceships are several times faster than regular ships. Even if a direct route doesn't reach the destination, transferring back to a regular ship nearby would still take significantly less time than taking a regular ship back to school. Surprisingly, a closer look revealed a suitable ship. Coincidentally, about half a week later, a dedicated spaceship would land at the Military Affairs Department, just in time to arrange for a group of personnel to travel to the Imperial United Military Academy.

The timing was perfect, and the location was exactly the same. If we could hitch a ride on this wave, it couldn't be more perfect.

Jiang Hui was pleasantly surprised upon hearing this. A spaceship of this size would take at most two days to reach the Imperial United Military Academy. Although it couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't be late at all, it was still much better than the two or three days they had previously expected, and it wouldn't waste resources.

Yes, because Jiang Hui was the only one in this exam who hadn't fully awakened. Both her age and circumstances were somewhat special, so after the qualification exam, the exam organizers arranged for her to be transported to the Imperial United Military Academy by aircraft.

Furthermore, since Jiang Hui is not yet able to pilot the aircraft back to school herself, it would be too troublesome for the examination organizers to arrange a special pilot to take her back to school.

If we could hitch a ride, that would be the best thing. That's what Jiang Hui thought.

Therefore, even though he had to face the slightly awkward situation of sharing a room with a group of unfamiliar military officers while hitching a ride on the spaceship, Jiang Hui accepted it.

Unexpectedly, the awkward situation not only didn't end, but escalated.

Forget about it. Even without this incident, she was bound to be the center of attention sooner or later, since she had already made a big splash during the college entrance exam.

Clarence, who was standing a little further away, also saw the person and approached them at some point. He first asked about what he was most concerned about: "How did the exam go?"

Jiang Hui's expression relaxed somewhat as she said, "It's rare for things to go so smoothly."

"pass?"

"of course."

Meanwhile, the students who seemed to be casually eavesdropping nearby were bewildered.

What kind of dedicated spaceship? What kind of exam? And although I don't know what kind of exam it is, what's with that matter-of-fact expression on her face? Who is this person? She made such a high-profile entrance, and everyone who pops up seems to know her—

"That's the guy. The one who knows Zhou Xiuwen from Class 1 of the Individual Soldier Department and who also got Clarence from Class 2, who never talks to anyone, to talk to is the one who's always been rumored to be unseen."

Jiang Hui, the top student in the second class of the individual soldier training program, was admitted to the National Higher Education Institutions in the entire star system this year.

(End of this chapter)