Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 943 - 811: The Team Has Fallen Apart

Qu Jianlei’s devised plan, although not entirely flawless, represents his utmost effort.The Paranoid withdrew not long after, and soon, a large contingent of military personnel arrived to evacuate the four Supremes.

James, upon returning to the camp, insisted that the attacker was a cohort of Jia Shuqing.

He demanded the immediate arrest of Jia Shuqing, and to force out the two Supremes who ambushed them — who gave you the courage to attack the military personnel?

Yet, at this point, it was no longer up to him alone to decide.

The military’s Fire Attribute Supreme remained silent, but the outsider Earth Attribute was blunt in response, "Who exactly is Sophie?"

"I’ve already told you, she’s fabricated!" James was a bit annoyed, questioning him as an outsider?

But, the Earth Attribute could rival Jia Shuqing’s genius, and spoke straightforwardly.

"Sorry, I can respond to the military’s requests, but I do not wish to be embroiled in some inexplicable personal vendetta."

"You’re being a bit presumptuous!" James’s face was somewhat pale, due to excessive blood loss.

"We are now executing orders from the Star No. 3 military, possibly even the Star Domain Military, what personal vendetta are you talking about?"

"I am still sorry," the Earth Attribute Supreme shook his head, "I currently see no potential for executing orders!"

The crowd fell silent upon hearing these words, and the scene plunged into an eerie stillness.

Indeed, among the four Supremes present, the military’s two Supremes were heavily injured, and the Fire Attribute was completely incapacitated.

Outside the military system, the Water Attribute Supreme was lightly injured, but even the Earth Attribute, least injured, was advised against any action for the time being.

Supremes are resilient, even half-dead, they can persist for a month or so.

But Supremes are also vulnerable, their recovery time often measures in years or decades.

Take this Earth Attribute Supreme, for instance, basically he’s fine, and can continue fighting after a few days of rest.

Yet, if he aims to surpass the Supreme level, restoring his body to peak condition, a few days would be far from sufficient!

He would need at least a few months, possibly one or two years for recovery!

If anyone dares to say he lacks potential to surpass the Supreme level, don’t bother thinking too much — do you have the guts to try saying it?

He hardly accedes to Jia Shuqing, so who would dare assert he lacks qualification for advancement?

Currently, all four Supremes are injured, and yet they still talk of arresting Jia Yongqing; what are they thinking?

In this silence, the Water Attribute Supreme spoke — another outside-the-military-system Supreme.

"James, your colleagues are uncomfortable speaking, so I’ll ask for them."

"If because of your concealed information, we misjudge the direction... can you bear the full responsibility?"

This question left James speechless; how could he possibly bear the full responsibility?

Even if he claimed he could, others must believe, right?

And the greatest problem is, he doesn’t dare say so — knowing about Sophie, what more might the opposition know?

Seeing his silence, others didn’t push, eventually, the Water Attribute Supreme sighed lightly.

"Forget it, I need to get treated... I regret to say I cannot participate in the subsequent actions."

As he turned, the Earth Attribute Supreme also silently followed, without uttering another word.

"Damn it!" James slammed a fist onto the table, the alloy tabletop crumbled to powder instantly.

"Have we come to this, only to be thwarted at this point?"

At this moment, someone voiced, "Unless you can prove Sophie... is unrelated to this affair."

The speaker was his colleague, the Fire Attribute Supreme, already immersed in nutrient liquid with only his head exposed.

Although just a head remained, his face showed no expression.

On the third night, Qu Jianlei and his party disembarked the "Omen Ship," arriving at the Granny’s estate by dawn.

Outside the estate, two elite military squads stood guard, various advanced instruments fully engaged.

But Qu Jianlei was too fatigued to observe them, directly using perception to locate the Paranoid.

Remarkably enough, the Paranoid really knew how to hide; even with Qu Jianlei’s current perception, he couldn’t find him.

Though this wasn’t his full strength, especially given the military squad’s equipment nearby, he dared not cause too much commotion.

Yet, he couldn’t exert full perception, neither could the Paranoid, but the latter easily sensed him.

An exceedingly subtle spiritual power greeted him, roughly meaning: Should we eliminate these people?

"Forget it," Qu Jianlei transmitted a message via spiritual power, his figure eerily disappearing into the estate.

Granny Jia was there dozing, abruptly alert, glancing around silently.

Qu Jianlei’s figure appeared before her, "Long time no see, what’s the situation now?"

"Hasn’t he made his move?" Despite not leaving the house, Granny was well-informed and communicated with the Paranoid.

"The military hasn’t bothered me in two days, I was just saying I can leave... ought to hurry with cultivation."

Qu Jianlei considered before responding, "Not quite convenient to leave now unless we switch to another starship."

"Speaking of this, he’s a bit annoyed, "I mean, why did you find an Omen Ship?"

"Omen Ship?" Granny Jia blinked at the words, "No way, who’s daring to fool me?"

She knew full well what an Omen Ship was, but the people she entrusted were definitely reliable.

However, she didn’t dwell on it, "I’ll look into it again... if I can’t leave, I’ll just stay on Star No. 2 for now."

Qu Jianlei was surprised to hear this, "Do you still have relatively secret places?"

"I’ll just disappear for a few days," Granny Jia replied nonchalantly, "They’ll most likely think I’ve left."

Qu Jianlei thought for a moment, then slowly nodded, "Do you have a plan for your next destination?"

"I actually want to stay in the Hope Star Realm," Granny Jia murmured softly.

She had spent most of her life here, and the thought of leaving made her a bit reluctant.

"There needs to be a suitable place," Qu Jianlei spoke gravely, "Otherwise, how do we set up the array?"

"Array..." Upon hearing these words, all her unwillingness turned into bubbles.

In the end, she shook her head, "I have some other businesses, but they’re not very confidential."

She was indeed the true prodigy within the system, having some enterprises with somewhat concealed information.

—Supremes are lofty, and to prevent unwanted harassment, confidentiality is a must.

But unlike Qu Jianlei, she didn’t have special confidentiality needs, so related enterprises couldn’t be hidden from those with an interest.

Qu Jianlei wasn’t surprised by this; why demand the same crisis awareness from someone who’s a potato outside the system?

He nodded, "Let’s wait a few days, then we’ll go to the Celestial Hook Star Realm."

There, in Celestial Hook, Ran Bingluan’s turmoil hasn’t passed, and the Anomalous Management Division should still be searching around.

But Qu Jianlei had nowhere else to go... he couldn’t possibly head to the Blade Star Realm, right?

Luckily, he still had some hideouts there, and with the Haiyin Clan to help facilitate, staying low-key wouldn’t be an issue.

Early the next morning, the military team responsible for surveillance outside the manor discovered that Jia Shuqing had disappeared the night before.

There was no signal from her watch, and her friends couldn’t provide any information.

The team sent a request to their superiors, asking if they should enter the manor for a search.

Previously, Jia Shuqing had always blocked their searches, not even giving face to the four Supremes.

Those four didn’t dare act recklessly either—Supremes’ private territories are sacred and inviolable, let alone for someone as strong as Granny Jia.

Back when Qinghu’s Half-Star Island was forcibly investigated, it was because there was evidence indicating the appearance of strange lightning on the island.

Otherwise, Qinghu could openly use force to refuse entry.

Granny Jia dared to leave at ease because, after this stalemate, the aura from the stone chamber had dissipated entirely.

Regardless of any high-tech means, or even if someone above a Supreme came, they wouldn’t find any clues.

But the military’s search team wasn’t aware of this, and for them, going in to search was still necessary.

In the end, however, their superior asked lightly if they were confident they wouldn’t be detected by the other side.

This question was hard to answer; maintaining the original state after a search was not difficult, but not being detected... who dared to underestimate a Supreme’s methods?

Key is, the soldiers also knew their reliant Supreme was in trouble. The information was sealed, but it definitely wasn’t a rumor.

Otherwise, Granny Jia wouldn’t have disappeared, and surely, some Supreme would have come to check.

Yet, some dare to gamble on becoming wealthy—it takes courage to earn military merits!

But the superior made it very clear, "If you want to search, it’s your own idea, don’t expect the military to take the blame!"

The mindset of these young soldiers wasn’t hard to understand at all, but the key is, as it stands, the military might not be able to back them up!

This answer completely dispelled some people’s wishful thinking—without relying on the military, who would foolishly offend a Supreme?

In fact, they hadn’t noticed that there were others stealthily watching the manor.

The observer was Qu Jianlei, who also knew that the manor couldn’t have any residual aura but felt that keeping an eye was still necessary.

Anyone daring to think Granny Jia’s disappearance warranted a secret search of a Supreme’s domicile, he’d certainly deal with them severely.

Was it worth it to get so serious with a group of young soldiers? Qu Jianlei thought it was, as it involved the dignity of the Supremes.

Like "Supremes cannot be humiliated"—doesn’t matter if the offender is A-level or ordinary, what matters is to act to punish!

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, five days passed. The military used all sorts of relations to look for Jia Shuqing but still found nothing.

Some speculated, "Could she have already left Star No. 2?"

Star No. 2 currently also had some entry and exit controls, but they weren’t very strict.

Granny had been lurking here for years, and everyone believed she had secret channels.

Others suggested, "She still has some family on this planet, should we... conduct a detailed search on these people?"

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