Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 601 - 471: Soothing Incense

Qu Jianlei was hearing for the first time that someone almost got implicated by him.

His face instantly turned dark, "Mu Huahua and Mu Guoguo... how are they?"

He really hadn't considered that there could be others affected by his actions.

If he had known earlier, he would have planned for a few more days to make Kushnier die even more miserably.

However, his face sank, and just from his aura, Baldy and Fangcao had a sense of what was going on.

Ninety-nine percent chance that Kushnier was taken out by someone he hired, and as for Steve... the probability is even higher than ninety-nine percent.

But fortunately, the two of them did give the Mu family siblings a hand, and there's no fear in saying that.

Back then, the Mu family siblings were already in danger, and luckily they intervened in time, only suffering a bit of hardship.

Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei sighed slightly with relief, then asked, "Thank you both immensely, what do I owe?"

"We helped because we know each other," Fangcao answered without hesitation, "You've helped us before."

Qu Jianlei's eyebrows furrowed slightly, a debt of gratitude... that's hard to repay.

The key was that Hertman was also starting to exert force, and he wanted to see the second-in-command's reaction to predict the next move.

Baldy reacted quickly, seeing the other party's hesitation, he thought it was indeed so, how could Black Heaven not have a backup plan?

He straightforwardly expressed, "We are friends, make a gesture and it's fine, or... how about a hundred thousand silver coins?"

"A hundred thousand?" Qu Jianlei's expression looked a bit strange, "Challenging the restrictions of the Star Domain War Zone... is that cheap?"

"Of course not," Baldy lifted a hand to adjust his drifting long hair, "that's a friendship price, after all, we've cooperated many times."

"Then... three hundred thousand," Qu Jianlei genuinely didn't know how to bargain, but he could add more.

"I don't want to owe a debt of gratitude, it's the hardest to repay... if three hundred thousand isn't enough, then five hundred thousand or more."

Fangcao finally reacted, and hurriedly shook her head upon hearing this, "Just a hundred thousand, we need your friendship too."

"Yes, friendship, not a debt of gratitude," Baldy nodded, "But if you think three hundred thousand is okay, then three hundred thousand it is."

After a pause, he smiled and said, "As long as we maintain communication... a debt of gratitude will surely build up, won't it?"

Qu Jianlei pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, then how long will it take?"

"At most three days," Baldy answered without hesitation, "My side has already made an agreement, but working the other side takes time."

Qu Jianlei nodded, "Alright, Baldy, you really don't seem like a reckless person, you're quite wise."

If he remembered correctly, the nickname 'Baldy' originated because this person liked to leave no survivors in battles.

Baldy nonchalantly smiled, "Who doesn't wear several masks in life, right?"

"Alright, it's settled then," Qu Jianlei took out a stack of Silver Notes and transferred three hundred thousand, "full payment."

"No problem," Baldy graciously accepted the Silver Notes, then stood up, "Anything else?"

Three hundred thousand was truly not enough to cover his costs, but was it about the money?

Facing an organization capable of consecutively taking down two Supreme, maintaining normal interactions was worth any cost.

Qu Jianlei thought for a moment and responded, "Don't leak my identity as Black Heaven, alright?"

"Of course," Baldy laughed at the words, "no one likes trouble, neither do we."

As the two left the room and went downstairs, Fangcao lowered her voice, "He seems to shun us, is it worth it?"

"Definitely worth it," Baldy glanced at her and smiled as he answered.

"Panda's potential is already quite astounding, although I'm not sure about his cultivation level, he can actually enlist the help of a Supreme."

To have met a Supreme, to know a Supreme, and to be able to enlist a Supreme are three entirely different levels.

Baldy also knew a Supreme and could even enlist one to mediate, but to actually enlist them... was nearly impossible.

As they were speaking, two military personnel walked over, one of whom was a B-level Wind Attribute officer.

He spoke without emotion, "Please wait, what did you talk about with Panda?"

"A Supreme asked us to convey a message," Fangcao replied in a serious tone, "Do you want to know which Supreme?"

The B-level officer frowned upon hearing this, he truly wanted to ask, but mentioning a Supreme's name was a recognized taboo.

The other party dared to ask, clearly unafraid to answer directly, but how could he dare to ask directly?

He took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "Matters related to a Supreme, I am not in a position to inquire, but can you share the message conveyed?"

Fangcao shook her head and spoke decisively, "Sorry, that's not for you to hear,"

Baldy added, "But I can responsibly say one thing, you might have misunderstood Panda."

"Misunderstood, how is that possible?" The B-level officer spoke solemnly, "He is highly suspicious, unless you have evidence."

"Asking me for evidence, you're not quite there yet!" Baldy replied without hesitation, "Don't think you can act superior just because you're waving the war zone's flag!"

The Pioneer Team is indeed a civilian organization, but the capital behind them is definitely not to be underestimated.

Moreover, every Pioneer Team inevitably has intricate ties with the Military.

Without a military background, it's impossible to sustain a Pioneer Team's operation.

The bald man, as an A-level member of the Pioneer Team, was not much influenced by the military system when faced with this officer.

This is like how the military personnel in the Fourth War Zone buy things on Star No. 4, some shopkeepers are not afraid of the military at all and dare to scam them as usual.

The reason? These shopkeepers also have their backing within the military and do not mind offending lower-level officers.

The B-level officer's face instantly turned dark upon hearing this, "Have you considered the repercussions of what you're saying?"

"I think you should consider your own consequences," the bald man answered seriously, "Really!"

"Quantum Team is nothing, but what about adding Hoyel?"

"Then I have to remind you of one thing, if you guessed it right, Panda has a backing organization that can kill Supreme!"

"This organization certainly can't provoke the Star Domain War Zone, but if their anger falls on you, can you handle it?"

The B-level officer's face became even darker, "Dare to kill me?"

"Ha-ha," the bald man let out a long laugh and walked out, "Think about where Kushnier died?"

The mighty Supreme died at the doorstep of the Fourth War Zone Headquarters, within a straight-line distance of fewer than ten kilometers.

Two days later, the bald man and Fei Fangcao returned to the hotel to inform Qu Jianlei that the restriction order had been lifted.

Qu Jianlei didn't have the relevant permissions, so he couldn't see his own status.

Little Lake might be able to search some information, but Qu Jianlei thought Little Lake's vast computing power shouldn't be wasted here.

However, Fangcao's ability was great, she asked someone to check the database and provided a screenshot.

The database showed that "Panda" was still in a restricted state.

The good thing was, there was a red icon saying "Temporarily Forbidden" in the status of the restriction.

The restriction order wasn't revoked, but it was temporarily forbidden—I forbade your restriction order.

Qu Jianlei found this status a bit strange, "Temporarily forbidden... for how many days?"

"There is no time limit," Fangcao answered solemnly, "If it drags on long enough, you can wait for the previous order to be voided."

The time was indeed long enough, Qu Jianlei nodded, "I'll buy tomorrow's ticket."

At noon the next day, he arrived at the spaceport, and indeed no one blocked him anymore.

Although this was expected, he was still a bit surprised.

He didn't expect the Pioneer Team to have such a huge influence. Bigger than Hoyel's.

This is probably the different paths of fish and shrimp, different ways of survival, isn't it?

However, after boarding the starship and entering the cabin, he was slightly taken aback, "Why is it you?"

He booked a business cabin, with two persons per cabin, second only to a single deluxe cabin, and very attractively priced. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

But he really didn't expect that the person sharing the cabin with him would be Fangcao!

Fangcao smiled unconcernedly, "I'm conveniently going to Star No. 4 for business, and I'll help you shoo away those oblivious people."

"No need to be so courteous, right?" Qu Jianlei felt a bit embarrassed.

But the next moment, he noticed the key point, "Will there still be people picking a fight?"

"Not necessarily," Fangcao shook her head and answered naturally, "Those military people can pull off anything!"

But once we take off, I'm not afraid, Qu Jianlei helplessly smiled, "Who would dare trouble me on Star No. 4?"

In terms of official power, he has Hoyel... and his Guard Captain Hertman, while the head has almost no presence.

In terms of individual strength, if really pushed, he can bring out Granny Jia.

The B-level officer with Wind Attribute didn't dare to let him return, isn't that just fearing his influence on Star No. 4?

"Don't be so sure," Fangcao replied unconcernedly, "Every interstellar journey is a gamble, did you know?"

"Alright," Qu Jianlei hurriedly waved his hand, "Say something auspicious."

With a tendency to attract misfortune, he's most afraid of flag-planting like this.

But this time, perhaps his tendency failed, because even upon entering the jump, nothing unexpected happened.

The interstellar jump process wouldn't be long, Qu Jianlei could withstand it physically, but... isn't he a Modified Warrior now?

To avoid drawing attention, he honestly entered the Life Support Pod.

Fangcao, however, didn't enter a Life Support Pod, but when she looked at Qu Jianlei's pod, her expression was a bit peculiar.

She was genuinely hesitant... If I act now, the feeling of taking down the opponent is quite tempting, isn't it?

She knows Panda's potential is great, but a genius who hasn't grown up, is that still a genius?

After pondering for a long time, she finally suppressed her greed: facing an opponent like this is too dangerous.

After sitting for a while, a faint fragrance entered the cabin, she couldn't help but sigh internally: it's coming!

This fragrance, she knew it well, was Soothing Incense, which assists Superpower Warriors in calming their mind for cultivation.

But at the same time, Soothing Incense has a downside, it can cause cultivation obsession and inability to move.

Therefore, only in the safest situations do Superpower Warriors choose to use Soothing Incense to aid cultivation, as it's quite expensive.