Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 1137: Chapter 1003: The Storm Arrives

Qu Jianlei first went to Qinghu to conduct a small experiment, and the other party said they didn’t notice anything unusual.

But the Paranoid and Granny Jia... they were indeed different.

The two of them couldn’t sense Qu Jianlei’s Divine Sense, but both said they felt a faint sense of being watched.

The Paranoid was quite curious about what Qu Jianlei had done, "Boss, what’s this technique you’re using?"

"It’s a form of utilizing Spiritual Power," Qu Jianlei answered seriously, "There’s a certain side effect. I’ll teach you once I’ve perfected it."

Indeed, there is a side effect. Dividing a strand of one’s Spiritual Power can cause severe headaches for a period of time.

Moreover, if the Divine Sense cannot be retrieved, it results in a loss of Spiritual Power and requires time to nurture the Divine Soul.

Qu Jianlei himself wasn’t too concerned as his cultivation wasn’t based on the Awakener’s Cultivation Technique, so his Divine Sense recovers relatively quickly.

However, this drawback isn’t very friendly to the Paranoid and Granny Jia.

Especially for the latter, despite being at a Supreme Peak Cultivation Level, the influence of qi and blood makes it difficult to recover if Spiritual Power is lost.

In fact, even splitting Spiritual Power, the side effects for Granny Jia might not be small.

The Paranoid and Granny Jia didn’t doubt his words; instead, they were quite curious about what effects such a use of Spiritual Power could achieve.

After he finished explaining, the Paranoid excitedly said, "This Magic Door... I’m really looking forward to it."

After a pause, he asked again, "Is it learned from Palamera, or from the Avengers Alliance’s Secret Technique?"

Qu Jianlei replied, "It’s definitely from the Avengers Alliance; there’s quite a lot of content in there."

The Paranoid gave a thumbs up, "Boss, your Divine Text Mastery is truly remarkable."

Granny Jia looked at him helplessly, "Please, when you speak like this, aren’t you causing trouble for the boss?"

Qu Jianlei shook his head slightly, "I’m just daydreaming. The original Secret Technique might not even be like this."

"Makes sense," Granny Jia agreed, nodding, "I’ve heard that Divine Text can inspire people’s inspiration..."

"And weren’t these techniques also created by the Pioneers? If the ancients could do it, then so can people today."

In the end, Granny Jia still wanted to cover for him to prevent the news from leaking and causing the boss to be at the center of attention.

The Paranoid paused for a moment, then nodded, but his face showed a bit of disbelief—who else could trouble us?

After completing the experiment, Qu Jianlei planned to attempt to construct a Super Spirit Gathering Array.

Actually, up to now, the Super Spirit Gathering Array is basically usable.

However, since there are two devices running data, he doesn’t mind being meticulous.

It’s important to know that at this level of array, the demand for Energy Blocks is quite huge.

Even if a little can be saved, over time, it accumulates to a massive amount of wealth.

The Teleportation Array still hasn’t broken the ten million kilometers mark, but there’s no helping it as the Military currently has the entire Star System under close watch.

Even trying to use the Omen Ship to go to other Star Realms might still be detected.

When Qu Jianlei was halfway through constructing the Spirit Gathering Array, the Big Head Butterfly started spinning in his mind.

"Boss, bad news. The hidden chamber on the Lost Star has been discovered by the Military."

This is the message relayed by its avatar through those small relays. Due to confidentiality, it’s slightly behind in timeliness.

While it reported, the Military had already found the hidden chamber three or four days ago.

Qu Jianlei had moved everything from there, including the repaired Space-Air Carrier and Digital Battleship, which he hid deep in space.

There’s no real loss, but the discovery of the hidden chamber will surely trigger another wave of search storms.

"Tch," Qu Jianlei clicked his tongue helplessly, "this cultivation environment is really unfriendly."

However, this was indeed an opportunity. With the Military’s attention diverted, he could move a unit to the Homeland Star.

Previously, he didn’t want to spread the risk because the data derivation was too massive.

As the Super Spirit Gathering Array gradually improved, the data needed to run didn’t reduce much, but it became far more fragmented.

In this case, the two units didn’t have to be placed together; they could be split and each could work on their own.

Unfortunately, during this time, the Military’s patrol frequency has noticeably increased, making the journey from Paradise to Homeland quite risky.

Now that there’s this opportunity, he can seize the chance to move quickly.

The relocation process was indeed very smooth, and Qu Jianlei decided to stay on the Homeland Star to continue testing.

Testing the Super Spirit Gathering Array isn’t very convenient, but he could try Artifact Refining Skill.

Qu Jianlei originally thought with his rich repair experience and familiarity with various materials, artifact refining shouldn’t be too difficult.

But in reality, he was a bit naive. The technological forging methods are fundamentally different from the mystical ones.

After many failures and even a few explosive errors, he realized these are two completely different systems.

Just like Western medicine and Traditional Chinese medicine on Blue Star, they both can treat illnesses, but their theoretical foundations are entirely different.

So he had to slow down the pace of artifact refining and hand over this complex trial-and-error testing to the Big Head Butterfly.

The Little Lake can refine different proportions and refining methods. As for the actual material refining, it can be left to the robots.

However, he wasn’t idle either, as the Talisman Skill was waiting for him.

Qu Jianlei returned to Paradise during this period and procured a large quantity of mutant beast materials through physical markets and the internet.

In his understanding, materials must be sturdy and highly conductive in terms of energy transmission to carry the energy contained within the runes.

So mutant beast materials are currently his first choice.

Of course, this is not absolute; some highly distinctive plants and even certain minerals cannot be ruled out.

Simply put, this is not an easy task, and the environment in Paradise does not support conducting reaction-heavy experiments.

Homeland Star is relatively better, with vast lands and sparse population, some minor disturbances wouldn’t cause too much of a reaction.

However, aside from the complexity, these two directions of testing have one major characteristic: burning money!

It’s really burning money, even though Qu Jianlei was mentally prepared, watching the day-to-day expenses accumulate, he couldn’t help but click his tongue.

Besides that, procuring mutant beast materials required for talisman crafting is also a bit troublesome.

In the eyes of most Imperial people, mutant beasts are directly related to the Awakened.

Gemini Star is located in the inner circle, where resources are quite abundant; procuring a small amount of mutant beast materials is not difficult.

But Qu Jianlei, repeatedly testing and needing materials... it’s a massive quantity!

With large quantities being procured, it’s inevitable to catch the attention of the Awakened Management Division.

Thankfully, with Little Lake’s alerting, Qu Jianlei decisively stopped when the first signs emerged.

Then he had Paranoid contact Iron Skin Snake to continue procurement under the overall Guardian’s protection.

Iron Skin Snake could understand this; in his eyes, the person suspected to be Chao Yun wanting to do some research is quite normal.

So he used personal connections to have several research institutes assist in proxy purchasing.

This way, the risk is indeed much lower, yet for Qu Jianlei, this channel alone is not enough.

The amount of material he requires is enormous, not only is it costly, but Little Lake’s various provided possible ratios also result in high consumption.

If it were a small quantity of mutant beast materials, Iron Skin Snake might just treat it as granting a small favor.

However, if they procure endlessly, the overall Guardian might speculate: the material is being consumed so quickly, it’s not just a matter of money, right?

Even if Little Lake is not exposed, Iron Skin Snake would suspect: this guy is probably planning some major moves.

Maybe he’s aiming to cultivate a private Awakened army or discovered a new use for mutant beast materials...

Whatever the speculation, for the low-key Qu Jianlei, none of them would be considered good.

Thus, he also entrusted Granny Jia to leverage her network and purchase some mutant beast materials.

Granny didn’t even ask why, she simply agreed—after all, the boss’s operational capability is recognized by everyone.

In short, covertly conducting research doesn’t just cost a lot, there are also some objective constraints.

With such bumps and obstructions, Qu Jianlei tested for over a month on Homeland Star.

On this day, he received a delivery from Paradise – it was a Pioneer.

This Pioneer was originally on Celestial Handle Star, set by a robot to be automatically sent.

The robot received feedback from the Pioneer at "Nutrient Injection," triggering the conditions for sending the delivery.

Everyone on Paradise Star received the delivery, knowing it’s the boss’s aftermath, they forwarded it over.

Qu Jianlei opened the package, and the translated cipher on it reads—"Mission accomplished successfully"!

This is indeed a solid good news.

The literal meaning suggests that not only was Zi Jiu Immortal found, but her current state shouldn’t be too bad.

Qu Jianlei was about to contact Granny Jia to inform her of this information, but Paradise Star proactively initiated a communication.

The initiator was Paranoid, he used code to indicate: there’s a change on Paradise Star, need to trigger a near-earth teleportation, arrange for reception quickly!

Considering various monitoring methods, he truly couldn’t speak too clearly.

"Another change?" Qu Jianlei sighed in frustration, wanting to cultivate quietly, why is it so difficult?

But anyway, first arrange the reception.

He packed up the computer setup, instructed Fourth Master and Youyou to keep an eye on the farm, then boarded the Omen Ship to go to Paradise for reception.

As the Teleportation Array Plate vibrated, a group of people appeared before Qu Jianlei.

There were indeed quite a few people who came, apart from the four Supremes, Flower Scorpion, Bentley, Celestial Sound, and Claire had all arrived.

In the expansive lodging, only Xiang Xue remained on duty—especially crucial as the tourist peak season was imminent.

Qu Jianlei furrowed his brows and asked, "What major issue occurred?"

"That guy came," Paranoid seemed a bit dismayed, "the one we encountered at the Energy Stone Ore."

"...Storm?" Qu Jianlei blinked, he somewhat understood why the four Supremes had shifted.

After all, they had faced each other before, even though the Imperial Storm mysteriously withdrew, the person is still above Supreme.

With such cultivation level, remembering some aura is indeed normal.

However, Qu Jianlei was still a bit puzzled, "The Empire is so vast, what’s this guy doing here?"

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