Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Qu Jianlei was a bit speechless, and finally couldn't help but ask out loud, "Cyan Blade is colluding with the Star Thieves, can't this information be spread?"

Camille understood his thoughts and shook her head helplessly; still too young.

"They were once Star Thieves, at most they haven't completed their atonement, and besides, the Star Thieves in the Blade Star Realm are different..."

The natives of Blade have a tradition of resisting the Empire, and many become Star Thieves only part-time.

This is somewhat similar to the uncivilized places on Blue Star where people pick up a hoe to farm and pick up a gun to rob.

The people of Blade are not determined Star Thieves, and the Empire knows this.

If it were somewhere else, a part-time Star Thief is still a Star Thief, but when it comes to the natives of Blade... the Empire must consider comprehensively.

After hearing the explanation, Qu Jianlei was still a bit unconvinced, "They're clearly not on the same system as the Cyan Blade Commerce Association."

His previous blunder had already proven this, the dead Ice Attribute was a force different from the Cyan Blade Commerce Association.

Is there a need to be so particular? Camille was also a bit speechless.

"In fact, this is a good thing; their identities can't see the light of day, so the Cyan Blade Commerce Association can't exert too much pressure on the government."

Qu Jianlei thought about it and agreed, "Alright then, how much is the fee for this inquiry?"

"It's free," Camille answered cheerfully, "but you must allow us to sell this information."

"This... okay," Qu Jianlei thought about it; spreading this information would be beneficial to him.

"Thank you then," Camille laughed, "I believe quite a few people will want to buy this information."

Qu Jianlei was enlightened, "Looks like the Cyan Blade Commerce Association really has a lot of enemies."

But Camille's response made his face darken again, "Their trouble-making abilities are no worse than your organization."

After hanging up the communication, Qu Jianlei thought for a moment and then contacted Aunt Liu, sending a message.

"We just attacked the second head of Jiuchuan City; you need to be wary of their retaliation!"

Aunt Liu reacted quickly this time, tapping a "surprised" emoji, then asking, "Was the loss significant?"

Qu Jianlei shook his head upon seeing this, then replied, "No significant losses, just a heads-up for you."

"No significant losses?" Aunt Liu muttered, shaking her head, "These guys are really formidable."

Then she asked, "You contacting me makes the information delayed. Should I give you a contact for Star One?"

It wasn't that she found message passing cumbersome; the key was that it took time to obtain information from Star One.

Then she had to wait for Panda to contact her, which not only delayed time but also made communication awkward.

Qu Jianlei straightforwardly asked, "Is it reliable?"

"Reliable," Aunt Liu answered briskly, "If there's anything unusual, there will be a warning. I'll give you two contacts!"

After getting the two contacts, Qu Jianlei relaxed completely; it would be easier to inquire about the reaction to last night's battle.

The next day it was still raining, and Xiao Hu didn't find any valuable information online.

By noon, Qu Jianlei emerged from the secret cave, pretending to be a tourist walking in the woods, leaving the scenic area in the afternoon.

Actually, online public opinion always has some discrepancies compared to real life.

Once Qu Jianlei stepped onto the street, he felt a subtle tension in the air.

He was now over forty kilometers away from the Cyan Blade's gathering point.

Yet even so, there were roving patrols on the street, occasionally checking on passersby.

Qu Jianlei had stayed in Jiuchuan City for more than two or three days, and had never noticed something like this.

Moreover, the idle chatter on the roadside was discussing the murder case from yesterday.

But overall, most were just spreading rumors; some claimed five A-levels were killed, others said fifteen.

Someone even claimed to be clear-headed, "Five A-levels... what a joke, how many A-levels are there in Jiuchuan?"

"What do you know? That's high-tech territory; with high-tech, who doesn't have two or three A-levels?"

"How much do you know? A-level... that's the official word; ever heard of Supreme? At least one Supreme died yesterday!"

"Hah, four Supremes, a full four... two of them were decapitated!"

Actually, the last person was the closest to reality, except for mixing up Supremes with A-levels; the rest was accurate.

When Qu Jianlei killed Kerry, it was also a swift decapitation, taking only the head, as he needed time to kill those two men.

Qu Jianlei walked casually down the road with an umbrella, getting noticed by the patrols twice.

Fortunately, his spiritual influence was growing stronger, the movement during release getting smaller, ultimately being ignored.

It was also fortunate this was a spot check; if it had been a forced inspection, sneaking through would have been much more difficult.

After all, it's easier to fool people than machines.

Eventually, Qu Jianlei even got into a taxi with someone, heading to an area about ten kilometers from the incident site.

Going further was really impossible due to mandatory checkpoints at intersections.

Though they only checked outbound, it was easy to get in... but how to get out?

Qu Jianlei made a decisive decision to get out, walk back a bit, then get another taxi.

The taxi was indeed hailed correctly; just as it passed that intersection, several cars came from behind and started setting up roadblocks.

Qu Jianlei directed the taxi to circle around for a bit before finally paying and getting off.

After getting off, he walked about two kilometers and entered a tea shop.

While sipping tea, he took out a Pioneer smart terminal.

This he had swiped from Kerry's room yesterday, wanting to see what useful data it contained.

Unfortunately, the terminal stored lots of entertainment programs, but not much useful information.

So, Little Lake directly reset the system, making it ready to use at any time.

In fact, to ordinary people, the Pioneer Terminal was considered high-end; most couldn't afford to buy one even if it was available.

Thankfully, most of the clientele here at the tea shop were middle-class, still, there was an air of pretentiousness, just not overly so.

If it were a Baofeng Terminal, it would definitely be seen as flaunting wealth.

The Big Head Butterfly icon slowly expanded on the Pioneer, starting to connect with the Earth Scholar on Star One.

Qu Jianlei had just sent the message, "Hello, no need to reply, just type out what you want," and the other side immediately responded.

As if they had been waiting all along.

"Hello, are you a partner? We heard the news yesterday, thanks for your concern, no worries."

The efficiency was quite impressive! Qu Jianlei couldn't help but silently praise, unlike when asking Liu Aunty about something—that would always take forever.

However, there's still a bit of a lack of warmth about it!

But then again, in a society that advocates jungle laws, warmth is a luxury and not necessary to insist on.

"What news did you hear, can you repeat it? We aren't quite at liberty to seek it out now."

The other party wasn't surprised by this request; avoiding suspicion after doing something is an essential part of risk control.

They didn't even ask "why," just typed out a large chunk swiftly, truly fast.

Indeed, professionals are different.

After the Cyan Blade Commerce Association's gathering point was attacked yesterday, the City Guard quickly arrived, wanting to consult relevant details.

Yet, the association couldn't reveal any secrets, and they didn't even expose their identity—they were just a research center.

Of course, among the top ranks of the City Guard, some understood the situation, but they could only understand it themselves.

The City Guard also asked who the attacker might be, and the center's answer was—our competitors are numerous.

The City Guards understood, so it's like you just want to use our influence to scare off the attackers?

This is indeed the normal social ecosystem, what stays within the underworld stays within the underworld; the outsiders generally don't want to involve the government.

It's not that they couldn't provoke the government; it's more that there's no need—the Cyan Blade Commerce Association has never feared the government.

Yet, it can't be denied that once the authorities arrive, the ordinary folks just scatter and retreat, and then deal with it later.

The City Guard understood the logic, but they still couldn't quite accept it, who were they underestimating?

We are situated at the center city of the Central Star in the Hope Star Realm, and aren't regular city guards, but Special City Guards!

The City Guard exerted some pressure, and then most of the people from Cyan Blade Commerce Association fled.

This wasn't just because of governmental pressure, the main point was everyone from the association knew, their rival had found them.

The Earth Scholar didn't know much about the situation at the gathering point, otherwise, he wouldn't have been seeking the location all the time.

But there were too many places for infiltration within the City Guard, so they heard many things.

Including many higher-ups from the City Guard, they knew the situation before, but it wasn't convenient to share just anytime.

Now the Cyan Blade Commerce Association had made such a big mistake, assisting further would offend all other forces.

Nonetheless, the Earth Scholar didn't elaborate much on what happened that night—the actions of the opposite party can't be done completely unaware of the internal details.

They emphasized one point; besides the association people, there were collaborators from outside.

The deceased, with Ice Attribute Genes, was one of them; this person was a special envoy hired by the Environmental Department.

"A special envoy hired by the Environmental Department?" Qu Jianlei felt a bit familiar; could it be that besides him, there were others hired?

But the Environmental Department... this unit's function has never been impressive, right?

Since the emergence of environmental girls on Blue Star, Qu Jianlei had researched the environmental industry thoroughly—it really doesn't make money!

He didn't believe at all that an A-level Warrior, who was once involved with Star Thieves, would be doing this line of work.

So he straightforwardly stated, "He couldn't possibly be an Environmental Department special envoy, that's simply a joke!"

"Why not possible?" the opposite side was a bit taken aback.

Their reaction was lacking warmth, yet was clear in reasoning, "You say this, must have theoretical support..."

"We'd like to obtain detailed information, price negotiable."

Surely in business, there's no indecision.

Qu Jianlei lightly coughed, "I have his genetic sequence here, you can check it... surely it will offer deeper insight into this person."

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