Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 1123: Chapter 989: The Second Unit

Seeing that Palamera and his team were unwilling to make a move, the Big Head Butterfly whirled wildly in Qu Jianlei’s mind.

"Storage Talisman! Storage Talisman!!!"

Qu Jianlei originally didn’t want to take the risk, but thinking about the Storage Talisman... he was indeed a bit tempted, so he looked at the old lady.

Before Granny Jia could speak, Bentley stood up, "Boss, I’ll go scavenge some spoils."

He knew the team’s needs well, and the boss had treated him well, so he was willing to take this risk.

With the Thunder Ram Horn in hand, he still had the power to fight.

Palamera’s four people looked at him in astonishment: this A-level, so fierce?

Seeing this, Qinghu also quickly spoke up, "I’ll go too."

She knew Bentley had good combat power, but it couldn’t hide his fragile essence, so she had to lend a hand.

Soon after, Granny Jia also stated, "The three of us should be enough, boss, you just wait on the ship."

After all, one can’t see into people’s hearts; even though they were comrades in battle, it was always good to be cautious.

With Little Lake controlling the starship, there wasn’t much to worry about any accidents, but... why test human nature?

As soon as these words were said, the three Supreme of Palamera couldn’t sit still. If others were going to take action, how could they just watch?

The other team might be struggling, but more likely, these people just wanted to eliminate all threats.

Genetic Vine immediately spoke up, "Then let’s go together."

Five Supreme plus Bentley, six people left the starship, rushing towards the three paralyzed merchant ships.

No accidents happened; they killed all the surviving crew members, including two Supreme.

It is worth mentioning that during this process, Little Lake was the unsung hero; it secretly infiltrated the opposing system.

Otherwise, the opponent could have at least relied on some facilities for a final resistance, possibly causing unnecessary casualties.

In the previous battle, it hadn’t controlled the opponent’s system, so doing it now didn’t risk being discovered.

In fact, Palamera and the others really didn’t realize this point — the merchant ships were already damaged, who could determine the extent of the damage?

As for the Storage Talismans, there were indeed four, but they really couldn’t force it from that A-level.

The same logic applied; the person accomplished most of the battle and then took out the remaining enemies, just for the spoils.

The three of Palamera were ultimately Supreme and couldn’t bring themselves to fight for it.

This cleaning-up work wasn’t entirely fruitless; at least they knew there were also three Supreme in the other camp.

One Supreme was on a replica warship, and with its explosive destruction, the whereabouts of that Supreme were long unknown.

It’s certain they couldn’t escape death; even Supreme can only survive briefly in space with their body.

The two Supreme on the merchant ship were killed, and the identities of the three were entirely clarified.

Besides, they also found some information about the Marquis’s Mansion from the documents the other side carried.

Whether shown in the documents or analyzed from the remnants, it was determined that the mastermind behind was not just the fourth in the line of succession.

Strictly speaking, it should be a collaboration between the fourth and the sixth in the line of succession.

Moreover, the departing replica warship was indeed hired by the military’s team but was on private business.

After this battle was over, the Mining Starship took another eight days to finally exit the Black Zone.

This shows that this place really isn’t an area that ordinary starships can casually enter.

But for both Palamera and his Supreme, or the people of the Marquis Mansion, this time was surprisingly short.

Once out of the Black Zone, Palamera even actively asked, "With your capabilities, why not go to the Maiden Star Realm?"

There too was filled with chaos and unknown celestial phenomena.

They thought that relying on the other’s spatial recognition abilities, it could hugely increase success rates, not to mention space battle tactics.

The Big Head Butterfly spun again, "Right, even if we don’t go in, we can ambush on the way."

Who taught you this? Qu Jianlei felt a bit helpless, "Is it in my nature to do things like this for ill-gotten gains?"

The Big Head Butterfly muttered indifferently, "How many who bring back spoils from there are actually good guys?"

Qu Jianlei’s thoughts wavered slightly but ultimately restrained himself — the bad precedent must firmly not be set.

He shook his head and answered, "Right now, that place is a mix of dragons and snakes, if we go and join the fun, we might end in a killing frenzy."

Upon hearing this, Palamera fell silent. Indeed, the murderous intent of this group was exceedingly rare.

He initially wanted to invite these people to join him in exploring again, but hearing this, he decided against it.

He considered himself tough, but if the other side went into a killing spree, who knows what kind of trouble it would stir, it’s truly hard to say.

Patrice asked again, "Gentlemen, can I hire you again next time?"

"Let’s talk about next time when it comes," Qu Jianlei casually replied, "Money isn’t everything."

"But if you’re sincere, you could keep an eye out for large computer groups, the larger, the better."

He didn’t mind stating his needs directly, after all, when Palamera met Zhan Donglai, they would understand why he took action.

Just then, someone suddenly exclaimed, "There’s a military starship!"

After the battle ended, some of Patrice’s crew voluntarily took over some tasks, including maintenance of various systems.

——After a fierce battle, there will always be some equipment needing maintenance.

These tasks were previously done by robots, but now that there are people willing to help, Qu Jianlei wouldn’t disagree.

Others took over the external observation posts, as for the Bentley—who could let this fierce man keep staring at the screen?

Regarding the suddenly appearing warship, Qu Jianlei just glanced at it and then casually remarked, "This is our starship."

It was the 3344 ship that had come, originally here to support them in engaging the enemy, surprisingly not needing to be used at all.

However, had they come out any later, the 3344 ship would have been searching in the Black Zone.

Seeing the Mining Starship emerge, the Gao Fang warship approached briefly, confirmed there was no issue, and then left again.

Rusna glanced thoughtfully at Qu Jianlei, "Do you have contacts with the military?"

Qu Jianlei did not answer, but Flower Scorpion interjected, "It only involves some members."

Two more days of travel took them away from the Black Zone, and the Mining Starship confirmed its coordinates, beginning teleportation.

This starship had sustained multiple attacks during battle and incurred some damage, though they were minor and not affecting teleportation.

After the teleportation ended, the Purple Star was not far away.

Palamera, somewhat reluctant to lose this assistance, spoke up, "How can we contact you if we want to collaborate in the future?"

"Discuss with your senior first," Qu Jianlei replied bluntly.

He paid careful attention to the protocol of doing things, initially contacting Zhan Donglai; doing it willy-nilly was pointless.

"If Zhan Donglai agrees, you can go to Ping’an Trading Group... don’t bother with trivial matters, and remember to consider the cost."

It was an aloof response, but Genetic Vine secretly gave a thumbs-up: the approach was very honest.

When the Mineral Starship landed on the Purple Star, it did not attract any inspection.

In the skies above the Star Port, it was assigned a very remote landing point.

Undoubtedly, this was Zhan Donglai’s handiwork; as Governor, he could provide such conveniences.

After landing, Qu Jianlei and his five companions left quietly, not even interested in meeting Zhan Donglai.

Upon reaching Shanshui Small Building, they received news: Xiao Qin could soon attempt to reach A-level.

Qu Jianlei had initially evaluated Xiao Qin as doing well if she advanced to B-level, considering A-level to be a lifetime achievement.

Not only did he think this, but also Granny Jia, Paranoid, and others agreed—Awakeners truly depended on talent.

Even Xiao Qin herself had little hope for advancing to A-level.

However, over the years, she completely let go of her Garbage Star preoccupations, achieved peace of mind, and practiced the Cultivation Technique modified by the leader.

Before this, she repeatedly received guidance from Youyou, who shared the Wood Attribute, and recently, she felt close to the A-level threshold.

But according to Xiao Moshan’s estimation, for her to formally attempt A-level, she’d need one or two more years of accumulation.

Regardless, this was a good sign; if she could advance to A-level, the team’s shortcoming would largely be addressed.

Only two B-levels would remain, but they possessed Light Attribute and Dark Attribute, both with limitless growth potential.

For this purpose, Qu Jianlei specifically guided her for two days, advising patience in her cultivation.

The group waited a few days in Shanshui Small Building, anticipating Zhan Donglai’s final reply.

The Governor handled matters beautifully and, a couple of days later, informed Ping’an’s Jilt that the computer group would arrive soon.

Including the month and a bit it took Qu Jianlei’s team to complete the commission, the whole endeavor took just over a month and a half, quite a swift speed.

The newly arrived computer group was stronger than the previous sixteen-billion unit, with a formal channel purchase costing at least around twenty-five billion.

However, Zhan Donglai stated that fifteen billion was sufficient; the seller’s other businesses depended on his influence as Governor.

Qu Jianlei did not insist on having Palamera pay; saving ten billion was already satisfactory.

Seeking favors just for that amount would indeed be embarrassing.

Up next was the computer group’s assembly and debugging, and removing the backdoor.

This process lasted nearly a month.

During this time, Qu Jianlei took the opportunity to modify the computer group’s structure.

Having already transformed one before, the modification of this one went much smoother.

After he returned to the Purple Star for a month and a half, the five once again teleported to the Omen Ship, beginning their return to Paradise.

Just three days after their departure, Zhan Donglai arrived at Ping’an Headquarters, expressing a desire to meet with them.

After contacting Duoduo, Jilt regretfully explained, "Apologies, they have already left."

"Is that really the case?" Zhan Donglai was perplexed. He even tasked people to observe incoming and outgoing flights but received no relevant information.

"Do you know which flight they took?"

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