Chapter 1177 - 1043: As You Wish

Chapter 1177: Chapter 1043: As You Wish

Qu Jianlei was well aware that when storing wealth in the billions, one could never be too careful.

However, if it were up to him, he wouldn’t be so cautious, or rather, only while he’s alive do these riches have any meaning.

After all, it’s because he is all alone, not only without a family but without anyone to care about.

He feels a strong sense of isolation from this world, finding it very difficult to fit in.

Is this what the saying "Without a permanent source of income, there’s no constant heart" means—though can this phrase really be interpreted this way?

Qu Jianlei was silent for over ten seconds before asking Little Lake, "Can it be unlocked?"

Big Head Butterfly circled around, "Unlocking from the outside... is very difficult, and it has nothing to do with my computational power."

This statement is easy to understand; no matter how advanced the artificial intelligence is, it cannot overcome the constraints of application types.

No matter how powerful Little Lake is, can it withstand the shutdown of power by others?

However, Qu Jianlei also noticed something, "If it can’t be unlocked from the outside, maybe it can be unlocked from the inside?"

To dare to ask this requires some courage—if it can’t be opened from the outside, yet attempting to go inside to open the door?

Nonetheless, Big Head Butterfly slowly turned halfway, "Indeed, but it’ll take some time... at least two minutes!"

It’s really not a case of Versailles; despite the precision of this safe, it is still just a lock.

A truly formidable artificial intelligence takes two minutes to deal with a lock—this difficulty is already very high, isn’t it?

And that’s not all, "When the time comes, send a metallic needle at the point I specify, with a penetration depth of 196 millimeters."

One hundred and ninety-six... millimeters? Qu Jianlei raised his head, gesturing to Paranoid.

Paranoid walked over, "What’s up?"

Qu Jianlei took out a small cold light pen, "Later, where I point, release a Golden Needle Technique..."

Paranoid didn’t feel the Golden Needle Technique was beneath him; if the boss arranged it this way, there must be a reason.

Sure enough, upon hearing the specific depth requirement, he nodded, "Hmm, only I can do this job."

The team has several Gold Attribute experts, and micro-operation at the millimeter-level isn’t too difficult, let alone Qinghu, even Zi Jiu Immortal could probably achieve it.

However, the safe is made of composite materials; the difficulty of piercing through is absolutely different, and the penetration coefficients of different layers may differ vastly.

The key is the time requirement; achieving it both quickly and well, Paranoid feels only he can carry it out reliably!

It should be known, the item in this safe might be the auction piece the boss has been thinking about, valued at close to five hundred billion!

Do not be fooled by Paranoid’s usual carefree demeanor, appearing to see through everything, but that’s because he genuinely sees through it!

Things he hasn’t seen before still pique his interest.

Especially since he just learned the Instant Flash skill, which is merely a small Inner Breath trick, but indeed proves really useful.

Thus, regarding the auction item the boss failed to acquire yet constantly reminisces about, he is extraordinarily interested.

Qu Jianlei looked again at Granny Jia, "Keep control of the scene, try to stay here for a few more minutes."

The old lady nodded silently; although everyone used to habitually run after fighting, now the situation needs clarification.

Two minutes later, Qu Jianlei raised his hand and dropped the blood of the Gold Attribute Supreme onto the dial of the safe.

He then raised the cold light pen in his hand, a ray of cold light shot toward the side of the safe, the spot being the size of a mung bean.

"Right here, within three seconds, the smaller the cross-section, the better."

"One second is enough," Paranoid chuckled lightly, suddenly a grayish long needle appeared in his hand.

The diameter of the needle was about one millimeter, slightly over two hundred millimeters long, truly incredibly slender.

He pinched the thin needle, effortlessly piercing it into the safe, as if puncturing a block of tofu.

However, Qu Jianlei could faintly sense that it seemed casual, but his whole aura was surging.

Unperturbed, the aura rushed straight toward the two fingers holding the silver needle, truly demonstrating the art of making light of heavy burdens.

Granny Jia was on guard around them but couldn’t help but sigh softly at the sight, "This dexterity and micro-operation... admirable!"

Indeed, experts recognize the intricacies in things; don’t be fooled by the simplicity of stabbing a needle, the simpler the action, the more skill it reveals!

To the ignorant observer, they’ll think they could pull it off too, truly unaware of the saying "Great wisdom is like ignorance, great skill appears clumsy."

In fact, being able to notice this isn’t an instant technique, confirming it’s gold attribute convergence in action, is already quite remarkable.

After the needle was inserted, the safe showed no reaction.

A second later, Big Head Butterfly started spinning, "It’s done, input the password..."

Qu Jianlei tapped swiftly with both hands, striking sixty-three times in rapid succession, before confirming three times consecutively.

On the last two attempts, warning lights illuminated on the safe; uninformed individuals would likely opt to "Cancel."

The Gold Attribute Supreme initially paid no mind to what they intended to do, merely squinting.

It appeared his injuries were severe, rendering him a bit listless, but he knew deep down this safe couldn’t be breached.

Until Paranoid materialized the thin needle, he slowly opened his eyes—after all, he too was a Gold Attribute Supreme.

Upon witnessing the effortless piercing of the thin needle into the safe, his pupils shrank sharply: How is this possible?

He always believed that among the Supremes of the same attribute, he was already at the peak.

Other attributes aside, within the Gold Attribute... who is there besides him?

Even after today’s crushing defeat, he still believed it was due to his underestimation of the enemy. If only he had regarded them more seriously...

But seeing the Paranoid’s move, he started to understand—it might not be underestimation, perhaps it was truly due to strength!

However, thinking about this, he felt somewhat unsatisfied: If I could exert my full power... even if you were twice as strong, it wouldn’t be enough!

It’s just unfortunate, really a matter of bad timing.

As for that "boss" on the other side, pulling that stunt, he just saw it as a joke: That’s not how you open a safe!

During the two alarms afterward, though he was lying on the ground, he still saw the red light emitted by the alarm.

This red light was very dim and diffused, permeating the fine rain, forming a small, faint halo!

"Damn it!" At this moment, his heart truly ached. Once the self-destruct was activated, the treasures inside... it was really hard to say!

Among the Divine Text Treasures, some are very sturdy, but most are not as durable as people think.

Can even the most powerful treasures withstand the erosion of time?

At least among the known Divine Text Treasures of the Imperial, more than ninety percent are damaged.

Including the Wooden Umbrella auctioned off by the other side, which was also damaged, but its power remained.

However, because of the Divine Text, that piece of junk ended up in the main auction hall!

Realizing he might face unexpected consequences, he hoped the treasures would be damaged by the safe’s self-destruct.

Yet, at this moment, he found himself a bit conflicted... Would it be better if they were not damaged?

However, reality once again went beyond his expectations. The boss gently raised his hand, and the safe door opened silently.

In the eyes of the Gold Attribute Supreme, countless blood vessels suddenly appeared, staring at the boss: No! That’s absolutely impossible!

Nothing is impossible. Qu Jianlei reached out and took out that ancient box.

He was not worried about the other side tampering with the box.

Maybe some people really are rich and powerful, not caring about damaging treasures, but setting up a mechanism without damage is still a huge project.

He casually handed the box to the Paranoid, "Take a look, remember to shield it from the rain."

Granny Jia had already withdrawn the Ice Seal Technique, reducing much of the chill, but she was still in control, wary of potential approaching individuals.

Without conflict, she could appropriately divert attention, controlling the rain in a certain area.

However, this would consume Inner Breath and transmit an Energy Fluctuation, what’s the point?

The Paranoid dared not stir his own Inner Breath to ward off the rain, fearing it would damage the treasure, so he directly took out a Sun Umbrella.

Standing under the Sun Umbrella, he carefully received the box—this was a treasure worth forty-eight billion and five hundred million!

When he opened the box, even Celestial Sound, whose face was swollen like a pig’s head, leaned in inquisitively.

Qinghu nodded thoughtfully, "As expected, it’s another Divine Text..."

Flower Scorpion blinked a couple of times, unable to resist asking, "This little sphere is worth that much?"

Qu Jianlei was a little lost, only slowly shaking his head after a while, "Actually... it’s hard to say the value."

For most people, this thing is unlikely to be useful in the short term, but to him, the sentiment is priceless.

So these fools drove the price so high, buying it back to bury it in the bottom of a chest, how unwise?

Not to mention, the other side probably raised the bid because he auctioned off an item, blindly wanting to follow suit and steal.

Thinking about this, he glanced at the Gold Attribute Supreme again, a hint of disdain appearing on his face.

"Should I say you’re impulsive or stupid? Never seen someone so eager to give a gift!"

The Gold Attribute Supreme was so enraged that his eyes almost popped out.

It’s just that he had only half a body left, with insufficient blood supply, otherwise his face would probably be turning purple with anger.

It was just too insulting, he spoke through gritted teeth, "You have guts, then kill me."

This is the third time you’ve asked! Qu Jianlei expressionlessly raised his hand and executed a Finger Technique: As you wish!

A Golden Needle flashed by, piercing through the opponent’s forehead, leaving a finger-thick round hole.

A Supreme can survive beheading, but if the brain is destroyed directly, no one can save them.

Because his blood was almost drained, not much blood flowed from his forehead.

On either side of the blood hole, there was a pair of bewildered eyes. Until his death, he couldn’t figure out why the other side suddenly struck!

——I clearly already said, above the Dogan Supreme is my great-grandmother, how dare you?

Also, you’re visibly a Dark Attribute Supreme, how is your Golden Needle Technique so skillful...

Qu Jianlei’s actions surprised everyone slightly.

Even the Paranoid was no exception. It’s important to know, initially, he decisively killed a Wood Attribute Supreme.

But as the other side repeatedly claimed a relationship with Dogan, even he felt a bit overwhelmed.

The gap between Supreme and A-level, everyone knew, could be described as a chasm.

But the gap between above Supreme and Supreme, that is a great divide.

Just think why Supreme is called Supreme? Because it’s the ceiling for the Awakened!