The Strongest Brain in the Interstellar

In the end, with the help of the all-knowing tree hole friends, Jiang Hui figured out what the Hologram was all about…

If she wanted to enter the holographic world, the first thing she needed was a holographic pod, which would connect to her light brain to log in. The original host either hadn’t had one bought for her by her family before or had lost that memory, so she had no relevant recollection.

Furthermore, these holographic pods were considered large appliances in the interstellar world, not something every household was equipped with. However, people who frequently worked with high mental energy usually had one installed at home for convenience.

Jiang Hui did a search on the Star Net shopping mall and found that these pods were quite expensive, with no models priced under fifty thousand interstellar coins. Even the basic model, which still had functional limitations, cost around sixty to seventy thousand. As for limited edition customized versions, they were even more expensive, potentially reaching over a million.

Of course, someone like Jiang Hui didn’t need to buy that kind. After briefly looking at styles, types, and prices, she discovered that they were generally divided into a few categories.

One type was a basic model specifically designed by manufacturers to save costs and lower the entry threshold for ordinary interstellar people who didn’t need many functions. These models would restrict the users’ access to certain simulated areas in order to differentiate the market. Using such a holographic pod meant that some regions would be off-limits.

Another type was the regular-priced standard model, or what could be called the business version, which met the operational needs of most high mental energy users. The main difference between this and the basic model was that this version offered nearly full permissions, opening all areas, and most importantly, included a mecha simulation combat function.

Lastly, there was the noble version. Just one word: expensive. This customized product offered more privileges than the first two types. Depending on the brand and style, it also had various personalized functions, making it almost a luxury item. Very few people in the interstellar world chose to purchase such products.

Jiang Hui looked at the prices of the standard version and the basic model, which differed by at least thirty thousand interstellar coins. If she wanted to choose a more reliable brand, the price would rise even further, but the functionality gap between the two was quite significant. So in the end, she decided not to skimp on that little bit of money, especially since the original host had died due to a machine malfunction.

Then Jiang Hui recalled that after the smart system in her apartment was removed, she hadn’t had time to purchase another one. So she thought about buying a holographic pod along with the new smart system.

Adding it all up, the two large home appliances would cost her over a hundred thousand interstellar coins, which was quite a hefty expense. Fortunately, the Hailusi Group had compensated her for the highest-priced TM series smart system.

Jiang Hui couldn’t help but sigh. She had only been in the interstellar world for a few days, hadn’t even gotten her bearings, and still hadn’t learned how to make money, yet she was spending it all. Plus, she still had to pay tuition, buy stationery, books, and daily necessities for school, all of which cost money.

It seemed that she could no longer slack off in the coming days; she needed to study hard, adapt to this world, and find her footing early on to truly establish herself here.

Jiang Hui closed her light brain, intending to check the time, but suddenly, her surroundings changed, and she was transported to another space.

After the “rehearsals” of the past few days, Jiang Hui was no longer surprised by such a spectacle.

Oh, it was time to enter the mental space again. Perhaps she had been too excited while browsing the Interstellar Mall and had lost track of time; she guessed it was past midnight again.

She had originally planned to go to her bedroom to sleep, but as she walked, she suppressed the urge to turn back and instead headed to the study.

In truth, there wasn’t much to see in the study; it was filled with the books Jiang Hui had “scanned” during the day.
Yes, Jiang Hui referred to this process of manifesting her reading into her mental world as “scanning.” From the functionality and effect, it did resemble electronic scanning.

However, this scanning process was not an easy task. Jiang Hui had tried using a rough reading method, skimming through ten lines at a glance, but that always resulted in her being unable to manifest the book in her mental space. Only by reading the text word by word in reality could she successfully copy its contents intact into her mental space.

The same applies to objects. She had previously experimented and found that simpler structures were easier to manifest in her mental space. For instance, the night she tried to manifest a tissue, she succeeded immediately.

However, there were many things with slightly more complex structures or vague concepts that Jiang Hui was unable to manifest. Sometimes, if she overexerted herself, she would feel faint, with dizziness and blurred vision.

Jiang Hui speculated that activities in this mental space also relied on her mental strength. If she overused it, it would naturally lead to a burden on her mental power.

Thus, Jiang Hui didn’t dare to experiment too much and could only focus on manifesting books for the time being. First, manifesting words and books was currently the easiest task in the space; second, having more books in her mental space would help her pass the time there.

She certainly didn’t dare to keep sleeping in the mental space anymore. This mental space was almost like a bug; although its twenty-four hours were virtual, if Jiang Hui slept too much in there, she would return to the real world feeling too refreshed and would find it impossible to sleep again.

This meant that while Jiang Hui could effectively stretch one day into two, those twenty-four hours came with significant limitations. Given her current situation, she couldn’t make good use of those twenty-four hours. Moreover, out of a total of forty-eight hours, she could only sleep for a day’s worth; otherwise, excessive rest would leave her feeling dizzy and bloated.

Therefore, Jiang Hui planned to spend the time before school started not only learning various interstellar knowledge but also collecting books to manifest in her mental space. Otherwise, she wouldn’t know how to spend the extra twenty-four hours each day in the future.

She couldn’t just sleep in the mental space every day while exhausting herself in the real world. While this might not have a significant effect on her mental state, she was aware that too much sleep could impact her physical health, and she didn’t want to risk a sudden death.

As for the manifested books, while she wouldn’t say she could thoroughly digest them, she had memorized their contents. Rereading them naturally diminished the fun. She contemplated whether to find a batch of professional or craft-related books to study, which would allow her to learn rather than just passively read.

Speaking of which, were there any other transmigrators like her in the world, who clearly possessed a bug-like cheat but still had to struggle to figure out how to use it?

Sigh, it really is a waste for this thing to end up in her hands. After all, Jiang Hui is a liberal arts student with almost zero practical skills…