Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 1142: Chapter 1008: Limited

Nutrient Injection... finally contacted me? Qu Jianlei actually felt a rare sense of anticipation.

For more than two months, this guy hasn’t actively contacted him.

Thankfully, Little Lake kept an eye on this person, knowing he hasn’t really left Celestial Handle recently, spending most of his time watching shows.

He occasionally put the Pioneer into the Storage Talisman, but at most five or six days, it would be released again.

This short period is basically not enough for a one-way interstellar trip, let alone a round trip.

Qu Jianlei got up intending to head out and just ran into Granny Jia at the door.

The old lady proactively stepped forward to stop him, "Two days ago, your analysis above Supreme, I found a big flaw..."

Qu Jianlei felt a bit overwhelmed, the old lady’s enthusiasm recently was affecting his other affairs.

"Wait a bit, I need to go out, let’s talk when I return."

Granny Jia was a bit unhappy, "Boss, work is never ending, you can temporarily put aside those experiments."

Qu Jianlei helplessly spread his hands, "I have to go out to meet the Nutrient Injection, he has something to discuss."

"Nutrient Injection..." Granny Jia’s impression of him was a bit complicated.

She didn’t like the A-level little guy playing mind games, but indeed, he saved her great-granddaughter.

But she didn’t want Qu Jianlei focusing on such minor things, "You can let Flower Scorpion go... at least Qinghu can, right?"

Flower Scorpion was agile, but Qinghu was Supreme, more adept at handling unexpected situations.

Just as Qinghu finished Cultivation, hearing someone mention his name, he walked over with eyebrows raised.

"Sure, I’ll accompany the boss this time, and such matters are mine to handle going forward."

"Great," Qu Jianlei shook his head, both amused and resigned, "Feels like I’ve become your exploited employee."

The three met again at the school gate, Nutrient Injection’s expression proved he found it odd, the other party had gained a companion.

However, he said nothing, leading Qu Jianlei to an empty space, then spoke softly.

"In a while, there’s going to be an auction regarding divine scripts, interested in taking a look?"

Goodness... Qu Jianlei was slightly stunned by what he heard, such types of auctions exist?

Isn’t the Imperial strict about the dissemination of divine script information, who has such guts?

Qinghu, however, furrowed his brow, seemingly pondering something, "This auction... is it secure?"

"There’s no guarantee," Nutrient Injection casually replied, "but certainly more than one Supreme is paying attention."

Qu Jianlei and Qinghu both raised their brows in surprise: more than one Supreme?

Yet, Qinghu accepted the notion faster than Qu Jianlei, "Will those Supremes appear?"

Nutrient Injection straightforwardly shook his head, "Appearance is impossible, at least we won’t see them."

"But activities organized by them, even the Imperial turns a blind eye."

Qu Jianlei understood, while there are restrictions on divine script research, they only pertain to the lower levels.

Once one reaches a certain height, rules can’t constrain them.

"So how many Supremes will be involved this time?"

"I’m not sure," Nutrient Injection shook his head, answering candidly, "but at least three or four, I can guarantee."

Qinghu heard this and cast him a strange look but remained silent.

Qu Jianlei was secretly taken aback, but smiled as he spoke, "Will there be a chance to meet them?"

"Probably not," Nutrient Injection shook his head, "as I said, generally only Supremes can see other Supremes."

"Oh," Qu Jianlei nodded, seeming slightly disappointed, while inwardly relieved.

Facing several Supremes himself, the insecurity truly stirred within him again.

Nutrient Injection stated, Supremes have their risks, but isn’t he a Supreme too?

He truly is a Golden Core, while the opponent is a Fake Nascent Soul, but it’s still a Nascent Soul.

Against one Supreme, his team could say they can barely protect themselves—at least they’d escape.

But if there’s more than one... then safety is undoubtedly compromised, losing anyone means he, the boss, failed his duties.

Let alone, his own escape isn’t guaranteed safe either.

Supremes remain hidden, behind-the-scenes alleviating much pressure, "During the auction, what is used for payment?"

Nutrient Injection answered casually, "Anything works, cash, stocks, real estate, treasures, techniques..."

"But to succeed in bidding, presenting something that can interest Supremes or above is necessary."

Qu Jianlei and Qinghu weren’t surprised, at this level of auction, money isn’t hard currency.

Qinghu voiced his question, "Auction eligibility... has no restrictions?"

"Of course there are," Nutrient Injection replied unceremoniously, "participants must at least be Supreme, along with other thresholds."

"But concerning thresholds, leave it to me, mainly bring more wealth."

Wealth... Qu Jianlei felt overwhelmed hearing that.

He gathered gold and other hard currency together, totaling a bit over three billion, and this is his entire fortune.

Currently, he carries only around two billion.

For ordinary people... even for the general Supreme, this is a massive fortune.

But to attend such a level of auction... even thinking with toes, it’s really not sufficient.

Nutrient Injection remained silent, evidently having no say in matters of wealth.

Qinghu was thinking about something else, "If the bid is successful, can we ensure a safe departure?"

"Safety..." Nutrient Injection shook his head slowly, "Inside the auction, there’s a ninety-nine percent chance of safety."

For an auction organized by multiple Supreme entities, no one dares to disrespect it, but leaving the auction is another matter.

Qu Jianlei nonchalantly remarked, "Just taking a look to broaden our horizons is always fine."

As long as the auction house is safe, if we don’t buy anything, it is ninety-nine percent unlikely to attract attention.

Moreover, the little money he had didn’t qualify him to covet good items.

Qinghu roughly knew how much wealth the team had—not precisely, but not far off.

"I have some bearer securities, from Celestial Hook Bank, and I’ll handle them as soon as possible, estimated to sell for about one billion."

Indeed, for the Supreme, although he hadn’t shown much financial power usually, squeezing a bit could still produce something.

Qu Jianlei slightly shook his head, adding your billion, our assets are still lacking.

"I can help you handle this," Nutrient Injection glanced at her, "provided you trust me."

"But if it really is bearer securities, just using them for payment will do, Celestial Hook Bank... its reputation is passable."

Qinghu nodded slightly, glancing again at Qu Jianlei, "Talk to the others, gathering another two or three billion shouldn’t be a problem."

She was well aware that in such places, the money in the boss’s hands truly wasn’t enough.

Actually, even pooling five or six billion, if stumbling upon something attractive, it would still fall short, but perhaps we could take a risky gamble.

Just then, Nutrient Injection spoke again, "This lord, I am only taking your boss."

"Hmm?" Qinghu was indeed surprised, casting a cautious glance at the other, "What do you mean by this?"

"Reporting to the lord, the slots are limited," Nutrient Injection respectfully answered.

However, so-called respect was merely in wording, his speaking attitude had a somewhat equal conversational tone.

"This..." Qinghu pondered, her face expressionless.

She now had some feelings for this small team, having gone through much together.

But without the boss, the team would surely fall apart, neither Granny Jia nor Paranoid had enough cohesion.

Putting aside combat power, solely discussing the boss’s proficiency in divine script and research capability, he was unmatched.

Not to mention near-earth jump and such, who would, due to personal research needs, splurge on a massive computer setup?

Yet the boss did so, purchasing two sets.

Previously she was somewhat used to it, feeling that this was indeed what the team leader should be like.

But only now did she truly feel, the team really couldn’t function without the boss.

She glanced at Qu Jianlei shaking her head, "Forget it, going alone is really too risky."

Even if your combat ability is slightly lacking, shouldn’t you at least take Paranoid and Jia Shuqing?

Nutrient Injection watched her expressionlessly, remaining silent.

Qu Jianlei also felt this demand was a bit sudden, it’s impossible he didn’t feel suspicious.

Long line fishing like this really isn’t uncommon. If he fell for such a trap, it would indeed be a laughing stock.

But glancing again at the small figure beside him, for some reason, he couldn’t help but develop a vague sense of trust.

"When is this auction happening?"

"In about a month," Nutrient Injection replied expressionlessly—are you suggesting the timing is inconvenient?

"Alright then," Qu Jianlei made up his mind, nodding slightly, "I’ll prepare a bit and contact you in a couple of days."

"Uh..." Qinghu looked at him, clearly wanting to say something but ultimately remained silent.

"Very well," Nutrient Injection nodded, glancing at Qinghu once more, then turned and left.

Two Supreme entities left there were looking at each other in dismay.

Qinghu finally couldn’t help it, "I remember you always being very cautious, boss!"

"You’re right," Qu Jianlei nodded, "but if there’s a need to take risks, I don’t shy away from trying."

"Besides, he’s already set conditions, if I don’t dare go, wouldn’t that be admitting weakness?"

"Then let it be weakness," Qinghu felt the boss was a bit obsessed.

"You’re already a Supreme, is it worth it to argue with such small figures?"

Qu Jianlei shook his head, "This might be a test from the Supreme entities behind him, anyway, there’s no reason not to respond."

He’s not alone; there’s a team behind him, and he can’t afford to gamble.

However, is he really only trying to show that they’re not afraid of trouble? This really... is hard to say.

In fact, Qu Jianlei faintly felt that the other party might be connected to the abrupt departure during the last Imperial Storm.

Because at that time, it very possibly involved some things above the Supreme level.

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