Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 573 - 443: Companion

The disappearance of Jettel was indeed caused by the organization of archaeology enthusiasts, and the details won't be elaborated.

As for the reason, it's naturally due to some conflicts of interest.

Xiang Xue's father intervened and destroyed the team Jettel belonged to, and he was the only one who escaped by luck.

Then Jettel took revenge for his companions and attempted to assassinate Xiang Xue twice, but unfortunately both attempts failed.

He didn't confess to the patrol guards or the military because his team itself was not clean.

Even if he did confess, so what? The Supreme has a death-free token in hand.

For the archaeology enthusiasts organization, the key point is to figure out if there are other survivors from that group.

This kind of person who seeks revenge indiscriminately causes headaches for any organization.

Even daring to target the Supreme's daughter, thus targeting the families of ordinary members would be no big deal.

Once everyone confirmed that only this dangerous person was left, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This shows that in a world where superpowers exist, complete eradication is indeed the basic operation for major forces.

As for how they confirmed it, Xiang Xue didn't ask, and the other party didn't voluntarily say.

In short, she is currently free, unless... her Supreme father provokes new enemies.

After lunch, the three left the academy, and Qu Jianlei chose a rather circuitous route to pass by the Fourth War Zone Headquarters.

To say pass by, actually, the nearest distance was still over five hundred meters away.

In the vicinity, they even stopped the car and casually bought some snacks to eat.

Xiang Xue was no longer a rookie, Aunt Liu was even more alert, and there wasn't much conversation while buying snacks.

After the car drove away for a while, Xiang Xue spoke, "Passing by the war zone headquarters… do you have any thoughts?"

Qu Jianlei vaguely replied, "It's always good to be cautious of others."

"Tch," Xiang Xue snorted disapprovingly and muttered, "Pretentious, is it interesting?"

Aunt Liu understood she was thinking about her Supreme father, didn't care, and asked aloud.

"Anything we need to be careful about?"

Qu Jianlei shook his head and didn't answer.

Indeed, there were no discoveries. The Fourth War Zone Headquarters was heavily guarded, maybe even guarded by the Supreme himself, how could he dare to randomly sense?

Passing by was merely killing time while doing nothing.

Unexpectedly, as night fell, they stumbled upon a squad of soldiers.

To be precise, they didn't encounter them directly, just not far apart, you could say they were simultaneous spatial companions.

What startled Qu Jianlei was the spiritual suppression released by Conwell.

Sensing the spiritual power that was naive yet relatively pure, he immediately released his perception.

The other party awakened a single attribute, but the cultivation levels differed greatly, he easily judged the other's cultivation level.

Although he never encountered an awakened with a spiritual attribute before, more or less, it should be C-level, right?

So he got interested, "Interested in meeting an awakened with a spiritual attribute?"

Xiang Xue affirmed, "Yes, I haven't seen one yet."

Aunt Liu had some concerns, after understanding the cultivation level wasn't high, she hesitated and nodded, "Spiritual attribute... is very frightening."

The Empire strictly controls awakened ones with spiritual attributes, not only because talents are rare but also because they are dangerous if out of control.

If calculated calmly, those with spiritual attribute killing enemies beyond their level is not difficult at all. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Moreover, once those with awakened spiritual attributes mishap in battle or cultivation, it is easy to cause mental confusion.

Despite numerous superpower warriors complaining about the military monopolizing spiritual attributes, in a sense, it's just talk.

If these awakened were not managed, most superpower warriors would be anxious.

Just like Aunt Liu's current reaction.

However, since Qu Jianlei confirmed, she was relieved because his perception power was too strong and... very cautious.

The three calmly arrived at the place, watching the farce before them.

Watching the group in military uniform leave, Xiang Xue spoke softly, "So, any thoughts about them?"

Qu Jianlei considered briefly and still nodded, "But haven't decided how to approach inconspicuously."

Xiang Xue looked at him, pondered, and spoke, "Dealing with such people... have you thought about how to wrap it up?"

"Actually, I'm not concerned about him," Qu Jianlei shook his head, slightly raised his chin, "Did you see that petite girl?"

"Yes," Xiang Xue nodded slightly, "She seems to have some money... her looks are average."

Qu Jianlei helplessly looked at her, "That is a C-level with light attribute... understood?"

"Light attribute?" Xiang Xue's brow slightly furrowed, "Such attribute... is rather weak in the early stages."

Qu Jianlei helplessly gave her another look, isn't your focus point a bit odd?

The rarity of the light attribute can rival the spiritual attribute, and its growth is quite tough.

He responded in a low voice, "I'm interested in the cultivation method for the light attribute..."

Xiang Xue rolled her eyes at him, "You could try using the handsome tactic, is she the type you like?"

"Don't want to expose," Qu Jianlei shook his head and then frowned as he replied, "I still want to handle some secret matters."

Xiang Xue thoughtfully looked at him, "What secret matters?"

Qu Jianlei mused and asked, "Do you have a way to have someone in the Third War Zone handle some secret matters?"

"The Third War Zone?" Xiang Xue spoke in astonishment, slightly trailing behind in realization, "Isn't it the Fourth War Zone?"

Qu Jianlei heard and nodded slightly, "The military caused some trouble earlier, so I specially asked someone to look into it."

Xiang Xue was not very clear about the inside story, but Aunt Liu knew. She asked thoughtfully, "Is it the annual mutual inspection?"

"Yes," Qu Jianlei nodded, then glanced at her, "Are you familiar with these matters?"

"Not as familiar as you," Aunt Liu slightly shook her head; his energy was indeed extraordinary.

Unknowingly, he could actually find out about C-level Spiritual and Light Attributes.

In any war zone, this is considered a secret, especially the movements of these people outside; it can be said to be top secret.

"I've also heard about the annual inspection," Xiang Xue promptly spoke up, indicating that she was not that shallow.

"But since you can obtain this kind of information, isn't it convenient to get things done through people?"

Qu Jianlei shook his head, answering in a deep voice, "The route is different...that one is a more normal channel."

What he needed to do was inconvenient to go through Zi Jiu Immortal's route.

Xiang Xue hesitated a bit, though she wasn't afraid to get into trouble, she wasn't particularly fond of taking it on either.

However, thinking of that short woman across from her, she felt a bit uncomfortable inside.

The other was in a military uniform, but judging from the accessories, her family conditions were good, but the key was the rare Light Attribute.

"I can help you inquire about the cultivation method for the Light Attribute, that secret...must it go through people from the Third War Zone?"

Everyone was currently on Star No. 4, so finding people locally was actually more convenient.

"Yes," Qu Jianlei nodded, "It's not appropriate to go through the Fourth War Zone."

Xiang Xue hesitated for a moment, looking towards the female guard, "Aunt Liu?"

Aunt Liu frowned and asked thoughtfully, "Through some underground channels?"

"Yes," Qu Jianlei nodded, "We also need to avoid people from the Fourth War Zone."

"This...is not a big problem, I'll arrange it," Aunt Liu hesitated for a moment but still nodded, "So we won't expose ourselves, right?"

Qu Jianlei nodded, it's just more straightforward to talk to someone who understands.

The itinerary for the Third War Zone exchange group had already been set; they were originally supposed to stay at headquarters for five days, then move to local garrisons.

After returning from local garrisons, they would have about five days of vacation to stroll around Fengrao City.

This was what Conwell had said, having enough time to go around later on.

However, at noon on the fourth day, before going to the garrisons, three out of four A-level individuals were informed that they had packages to sign for.

Among these three was Kushnier's former assistant Dennis.

But the strange thing was that no one knew where these packages came from, and even the surveillance footage didn't show anything.

The footage had been tampered with; it might have been done by people from the Third War Zone, or possibly the Fourth War Zone.

The security level of the exchange group was high, but they used the Fourth War Zone's network and surveillance.

In some key areas, the exchange group also had its own surveillance, but these places were not numerous.

And the delivery of packages was obviously not considered a very important place.

Unknown origin packages definitely needed to be checked.

The Third War Zone even notified the Fourth War Zone people, letting them prepare the instruments.

The Third War Zone came to the allied territory; there was no need to bring these instruments.

The inspection result showed no problems; inside, it seemed to be ordinary paper.

Dennis volunteered, being the first to open a package, and after seeing the content inside, his brow slightly furrowed.

Then he spoke calmly, "There's no danger, but...it's a bit surprising."

Immediately, he moved to a female A-level individual beside him—this was the only A-level from the Third War Zone who had not received a package.

The female A-level's face slightly changed, frowning as she asked, "What do you mean?"

To have reached an A-level Cultivation Level, basically, there was no one naïve.

She was the only one who hadn't received a package, and a bad feeling had already arisen within her.

At this moment, a voice leisurely sounded, it was the supreme Dennis leading the team, "Open those other two packages as well."

She was not on the scene; such a small matter was not worthy of the supreme's personal visit.

However, not paying attention was impossible. The Third War Zone had only come with four A-levels, and three of them received mysterious packages.

The other two A-levels opened their packages, their expressions also changing slightly.

A Gold Attribute A-level made a forced smile, "Allied forces from the Fourth War Zone...it has nothing to do with you."

Among the people from the Fourth War Zone was Gavin, who furrowed his brow, "I request to observe."

He was responsible for overseeing military discipline; with inexplicable packages appearing, the Military Discipline Officer certainly had the right to question who was negligent.

The Gold Attribute A-level's face darkened, "Gavin, it's an internal matter of our Third War Zone."

His impartiality was well-known, not just in the Fourth War Zone but even in the Third War Zone, causing considerable headaches.

But Gavin remained unmoved, speaking with a cold face, "I report directly to the war zone's military discipline jurisdiction."

The Third War Zone people wanted to argue their case when a light sigh came from the air from Dennis.

"Observing is allowed, but if you leak anything, you're disregarding me."

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