Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 983 - 849: Ingenious Ideas

We must admit, although Paranoid doesn’t like using his head, his experience is enough, and he’s guessed it completely right.After both sides met, after a few pleasantries, Claire proactively stated that renting a storefront and decorating it was purely a smokescreen.

They arrived at the Transfer Star four days ago and immediately faced the problem: Where to live to better conceal their identities?

Xiang Xue suggested an idea, she thought they could rent a storefront and pretend to start a business.

This idea was indeed bizarre, but Granny Jia agreed with it.

So they first found an empty storefront and then sought out the landlord to negotiate.

The rent paid wasn’t much, just for three months.

They explained that they’re a bit tight on funds and need to do renovations, and once the trial operation has brought in some money, they’ll extend the rent.

The landlord didn’t find this request unreasonable... since if they’re going to renovate, they wouldn’t just leave after paying three months’ rent?

The old lady’s group did indeed pay some money, but the benefits were obvious.

Someone came to inspect their identities, but considering this group intended to "invest," the inspection wasn’t that thorough.

No one would think that suspects in the limelight would actually be in the mood to rent a storefront to start a business.

In order to open a storefront within the Imperial realm, you’d also need various permits, but during renovations, it’s unnecessary to apply.

Once everything is almost ready, applying for permits won’t be too late.

However, this "almost ready" would take one or two months, providing enough buffer time to accomplish whatever they need.

Qu Jianlei was stunned by this peculiar operation: You can actually do this?

However, he was more concerned, "We’re going to Celestial Handle soon, is it appropriate to cause this much commotion?"

Claire answered, "The decision to go to Celestial Handle was actually made five days ago. Granny Jia visited a place where she used to cultivate..."

It turns out they didn’t leave Celestial Blade due to any explicit information, but because they discovered potential danger.

Ever since Qu Jianlei and the others left, they were especially attentive to external news.

Soon, news came that Rhodiola rosea’s team appeared at the Lanyun Market.

By rights, the Asteroid Belt is far from Celestial Blade, and no matter how impressive Rhodiola rosea’s team is, such minor news wouldn’t attract attention.

However, this brings us to Balrog, because his high-profile bounty thrust Rhodiola rosea into the spotlight.

Granny Jia is responsible for gathering high-level information, and upon hearing this, her reaction was: Let’s get ready to pack up.

To her, Panda showing up at Lanyun wasn’t unexpected—he was originally planning to go there.

What surprised her was the spread of this news—so many people knew, how could Balrog not know?

Soon after, there was information about Rhodiola rosea’s team raiding the Tears Star Body and extorting a large sum of money.

Upon learning this, the old lady then asked Bentley and Youyou: How did Panda use to do things?

Upon confirming Qu Jianlei’s competitive nature, she quickly decided: We should leave, immediately!

For she had a strong belief that Panda would clash with Balrog in his next actions!

— If that guy wasn’t psychologically prepared for this, how could he have brought only Paranoid and Flower Scorpion along?

In any case, precaution is necessary! And the others supported her assumption.

In other words, Qu Jianlei underestimated the old lady: they left Celestial Blade earlier than he had anticipated.

There’s no need to elaborate further, they rented a storefront at the Transfer Star, while Granny Jia kept an eye on that area.

Upon noticing someone quietly appear there, she promptly returned to gather information.

Then she realized, Rhodiola rosea didn’t just go to the Gem Blue Star Body, they also encountered a battle on their return.

This is ultimately the nearest Transfer Star to the Asteroid Belt, so such sensitive information was rapidly disseminated.

The specific situation is still uncertain, but it’s highly likely Rhodiola rosea might be in trouble—those who tracked wouldn’t appear without reason!

So they booked tickets to Celestial Handle, planning to leave in a few days.

Qu Jianlei listened and couldn’t help but nod repeatedly, ultimately he still underestimated the people of the world.

In any case, the outcome was good; the team was reunited once again.

This time, Qu Jianlei dared not underestimate the old lady again, proactively seeking her advice.

"I want to procure some repair materials and set off, where would be most suitable?"

The old lady first had him recount the happenings, and upon hearing this, she furrowed her brow, taking a while before expressing.

"With Digital Battleships dispatched, the Celestial Hook Star Realm is untenable, going back to the Asteroid Belt is even less feasible."

Her words basically eliminated the possibility of heading to the Abandoned Mine Star Body.

Qu Jianlei thought of the significant reserves there and felt a pang of heartache.

Who knows if by the time he returns, those resources would still be there.

But now isn’t the time to dwell on this, he asked in a deep voice, "Then... where would be better to go?"

The old lady’s gaze wandered a bit, taking quite some time to state, "I have two options, one is Warhammer, the other is Blade..."

Warhammer counts as the Imperial realm’s Prosperous Star Realm, while Blade is comparatively more peripheral.

The old lady prefers going to Blade, since within that star realm, the Imperial presence is weak, with many untouched areas.

Warhammer is a mature Star Realm, she does have relatively safe destinations, but the constraints there are also quite a lot.

Paranoid couldn’t help but speak out, "Let’s go to Warhammer, we used Blade’s starship before."

The starship seized from the Cyan Blade Commerce Association had already been traded away by Granny Jia, and what they got in return was the Omen Ship.

The old lady was doing some things in the Hope Star Realm, and the reliability was certainly guaranteed, but under this sky, there is no eternal secret.

Especially since the mess they’ve made this time is big enough, it’s no surprise that something unexpected might arise under high pressure.

Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but become serious after hearing this, "Then I’ll procure as soon as possible, strive to leave within three days."

"Let’s leave tomorrow," Paranoid couldn’t resist, "the Warhammer Star Realm is much more prosperous than here, what doesn’t it have?"

Qu Jianlei blinked, "Aren’t they saying... many sensitive items can only be bought in the Edge Star Realm?"

Granny Jia succinctly stated, "Don’t think about that, just give me the list and I’ll see what resources can be bought here."

As it turned out, the old lady’s subjective initiative was quite astonishing when unleashed.

Not only did she select the relevant materials, but she personally went to procure them the next day.

Her procurement efficiency was significantly higher than Qu Jianlei’s, some sensitive materials that Qu Jianlei didn’t even know where to buy.

What was rare was that the old lady still dealt in ready cash and inventory, able to transport things on the spot.

Before it got dark, she announced, "Everything that needs to be bought has been bought, and the rest we can purchase at Warhammer, we can leave now."

However, even leaving requires a strategy, there’s no need to take a private starship, but they also can’t draw attention to the Omen Ship.

That evening, after the workers settled their wages, Claire stopped them.

"We’re going hunting, we’ll advance you ten days’ wages. If we haven’t returned in ten days, we’ll make up the difference after we come back."

On the Transfer Star, there really are places for hunting, and it is quite an expensive pastime.

This planet originally didn’t have any decent animals, at most just some single-celled organisms.

It was only after humanity arrived that they brought some cold-resistant animals, gradually forming wild populations here.

Anyway, hunting for ten days isn’t surprising, if they got into it, a month or two is also possible.

Of course, the possibility of never returning also exists.

There aren’t any particularly fierce animals here, and the hunters’ weapons are nothing to scoff at.

But here exists the most ferocious animal of the Imperial domain—human beings!

Anyway, accidents during hunting are not rare, and quite a few are left as unsolved cases.

But these matters can’t be pursued, most of those who come to the Transfer Star are audacious and combative, not a single one is afraid of trouble.

Among these people, how many are kind souls? Moreover, the victims might not necessarily be innocent.

Anyway, the workers had already decided, after ten days, if you haven’t returned from hunting, then we’ll just take a break,

Time flies like a shuttle, in the blink of an eye, ten days passed, the workers followed their instincts and voluntarily halted work.

Two days later, the landlord came over, "Why has the work stopped, where are the people?"

After he learned of the situation, there was nothing he could do—the tenants had already paid the rent, hunting was their own business.

Anyway, he really didn’t believe that they had secretly run away—no one would be that stupid, right?

As more days passed, people came to investigate, but he insisted that those people might have died from hunting.

And those investigating didn’t think that these people could have known the news and escaped beforehand, so no one suspected the Omen Ship.

Later, when the lease expired, the landlord naturally repossessed the house, and the old demolition of interior decorations by the tenants didn’t affect renting it out.

In the years that followed, whenever he occasionally thought of these people, all he could do was sigh: the Transfer Star is indeed a bit dangerous.

It must be admitted, Qu Jianlei’s team truly had talent in abundance, this escape was very successful.

At the same time, Qu Jianlei and his group finally warped into the Hammer Star Realm.

It’s not that they didn’t want to come sooner, it’s just that... that massive heap of starship wreckage was too time-consuming.

These wreckages weren’t just slow, but they also had to be avoided, which was the main delay in their journey.

There was no choice, many of the wreckages were unique military starships, instantly recognizable as different.

Over ten main battleships, plus many smaller ships, the sheer volume was imaginable.

After warping, no one dared to linger, they sped away directly.

Ultimately, the greater the mass during warping, the more significant the spatial aberrations caused.

They split into three waves to warp, but even so, with the largest wave, Qu Jianlei was on edge.

The Fourth Master couldn’t help but snark, "Wow, it’s almost as noisy as two Division Level battleships warping."

He had commanded Division Level battleships and was an authority in this aspect.

"Those two Space-Air Carriers aren’t small," Qu Jianlei replied offhandedly, "it’s best we hurry and leave."

After warping, Granny Jia had already planned the route, and everyone just followed the Star Map on a mad dash.

Alright, you can’t run too fast either, otherwise, quite a few starships might fall apart.

After sprinting for half a day like this, the Big Head Butterfly suddenly stirred, "Huh, there’s actually a detector?"

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