Chapter 1179 - 1045: Trouble Afoot

Chapter 1179: Chapter 1045: Trouble Afoot

Qu Jianlei pondered, and everyone’s fear of the Supreme is really understandable.

At this moment, Qinghu spoke, "Let’s just board this starship, it’s not a big deal."

Upon hearing her words, everyone gave her strange looks.

In everyone’s impression, she is not only the third combat power of the team but also introverted and prudent, rarely expressing opinions.

The Paranoid couldn’t hide his thoughts and expressed them very directly.

"You’re a bit different today; just now you were decisive, and now you’re so bold... why the change?"

Qinghu replied blankly, "I’ve always been bold, alright?"

"First of all, we can confirm that he shouldn’t be on Haima Star currently, is that clear?"

Everyone nodded upon hearing this; if Duogan were really on this planet, none of us would have reached the star port.

Qinghu continued, "Even assuming his perception is very keen and he can quickly lock onto a location, it would take him at least seven days to arrive at Haima Star."

"Even if he doesn’t land and finds out the starship’s destination while in space, he would still have to chase us to Blue Bay first, right?"

"This process requires further jumps, which would take another three or four days... and that assumes he has a starship for personal use."

"The worst-case scenario is, he could determine that this starship will go to Blue Bay from his location."

"But even if he comes over, he might not be able to make it in time, and we have a great chance of shaking him off."

"As long as we jump away quickly after landing on Blue Bay, we can completely shake him off... if nothing unexpected happens."

Granny Jia pondered for a moment and then nodded, "It’s somewhat risky, but I support you."

As a Supreme, she has to maintain her dignity and can’t avoid such a little risk.

The Paranoid also expressed, "Thinking carefully, it is indeed feasible, as long as the starship doesn’t leak information casually."

Qu Jianlei pondered for a moment and nodded, "The starship... shouldn’t be unreliable."

"Then that’s settled, right?" Qinghu’s tone relaxed, "Let’s take inventory of the gains."

With five Supremes reaching a consensus, the others naturally couldn’t oppose it further.

But Flower Scorpion still looked at Qinghu thoughtfully.

She has a refined but somewhat careless personality; she may overlook everyday matters, but she never misses any details when conducting reconnaissance.

Her time with Qinghu wasn’t short, and she was well aware of this Supreme’s usual working style—never this aggressive.

Reflecting on what the Paranoid said earlier, she was really puzzled inside.

Does she know something, and that’s why she trusts this starship so much?

Today’s battle was very dangerous, and Qu Jianlei’s side paid a heavy price.

Although relatively speaking, the other side lost over a dozen lives, it was still the most severe personnel loss since he assembled the team.

However, the gains were satisfying, with nearly five billion in Silver Notes alone.

There were also some Divine Text Treasures, indicating they spent a lot on Dream Star as well.

Laughably, most of these Divine Text Treasures weren’t worth much.

But that’s not surprising—the Imperial’s understanding of Divine Texts is so lacking that such jokes are normal.

The real treasures, besides the Sword Pill, included a slightly damaged Xun.

Notably, there was an incomplete talisman, a replica, but still sealed in a box.

The box was labeled with Imperial text, indicating it’s a talisman for seamless land traversal.

"Earth Escape Talisman!" Qu Jianlei’s lips twitched, as he realized he would be busy in the future.

Of course, he couldn’t reveal he knew what it was, merely expressing regret, "What a pity, it’s a replica."

Granny Jia dismissively replied, "It involves space rules; getting a replica already suggests a decent status."

Additionally, these six Supremes carried a lot of hard cash and materials, worth over a billion just for these.

But the Paranoid was still not satisfied, "Not even fifty billion in cash, what’s it good for?"

"Who would carry that much cash with them?" Granny Jia shook her head, "Besides, spending it outside an auction house is difficult."

Among these five Supremes, Granny Jia was the most knowledgeable about societal iters.

"Forces related to auction houses can offer cash transfer services, allowing for cash conversion afterward and earning a transaction fee."

According to her, this is a service offered in conjunction with auction houses, with more than one entity providing it.

In other words, these people converted most of their cash back into their accounts before leaving Dream Star.

Carrying so much cash to spend elsewhere would be inconvenient! (The author won’t let the protagonist suddenly get rich!)

Even so, the fact that they still held over fifty billion in cash proves money wasn’t an issue for them.

"Damn..." The Paranoid murmured softly after hearing this, "Such ridiculous rules."

He never has to worry about money, hence this murmuring.

But Qu Jianlei understood immediately; isn’t this just like underground banking?

He didn’t bother to interrupt, feeling a bit unhappy about the windfall.

"Take out the treatment equipment, Professor Zi and Celestial Sound both need some treatment, as do those siblings."

They carried quite a bit of medical equipment, even a stolen Nutrition Pod for limb regeneration.

By rights, they gained quite a lot, the siblings also participated in the battle and were injured, they should share some of the spoils.

But perhaps because a large sum of cash was lost, nobody mentioned this matter.

Qu Jianlei didn’t want to bring it up proactively, so he arranged for better treatment over some time.

Once settled, the starship crew began boarding the ship.

After about an hour, another group arrived, but the group that agreed to board from Haima Star didn’t come.

The captain notified the two remaining groups of passengers on the ship—the new group had an accident and delayed their trip.

It was a postponement again, which the starship definitely wouldn’t agree to, rules are essential.

In fact, for the two groups of passengers, it meant they waited those five days for nothing, it’s normal for someone to seize the chance to quibble.

However, one side was willing to explain, and the other didn’t fuss, so the starship unexpectedly took off early.

Life on the starship was very dull, but this time everyone’s yield was great, ensuring each person had a Divine Text Treasure to research.

Whether they could understand it or not, even Flower Scorpion, a semi-literate, watched with great interest.

After the transition, in about three days, they’d arrive at Blue Bay Star.

After the transition ended, Paranoid came to find Qu Jianlei, "This thing... why can’t I make it sound?"

"I already said, it’s somewhat damaged," Qu Jianlei shook his head helplessly.

"I only said it might be an instrument, researching treasures isn’t a one-day task, take your time."

He hadn’t tried it yet, whether this likely sound attack Dharma Artifact could still be used.

But there’s a point, if Paranoid really made it sound on the starship, the crew... might be in danger.

He thought about how the Supreme with Gold Attribute carried this instrument around and never used it, so it probably wasn’t easy to sound.

That’s why he gave it to Paranoid to research, not expecting he actually wanted to go all out!

But, Paranoid wouldn’t be so foolish, he stared at the box and Sword Pill on the table, cleared his throat.

"Boss, this 48.5 billion... what do you estimate it to be?"

Qu Jianlei helplessly rubbed his forehead, this guy rarely called him boss.

"Don’t call me boss anymore, you’re my boss, okay? I already said we haven’t figured it out yet."

Paranoid sighed and muttered softly, "Really want... to drive the Dharma Artifact a bit."

He’s not one to act cute, but... he’s certainly paranoid enough.

After wasting half a day with no progress, Jia Shuqing approached.

She carried a one-legged bronze figure, "Boss, these meridians... are different from ours, and there are many more acupuncture points."

The Imperial also spoke of meridians and acupuncture points but their theories were relatively crude.

Qu Jianlei was speechless, "You study it first, it needs to be taken slowly, plus we need someone for experimentation later."

He wondered if there were slight genetic differences between himself and the Imperial people.

However, even in the Divine Land, the origin of meridians and acupuncture points remains debatable and untraceable.

So, whether this set of theories comes from a higher-tech alien dimension cannot be definitively ruled out.

Then Qinghu approached, holding Paranoid’s "Teleportation Array" treasure.

She didn’t rush to engage with these newly acquired treasures, preferring to digest existing knowledge first.

"Boss, take a look, I feel... these Divine Texts involve space rules."

About to praise her steadiness when it almost became illusions... Qu Jianlei glanced at her helplessly.

Then he rubbed his forehead again, "I’m not sure what these words mean, but I haven’t perceived space rules."

The drawback of having many Divine Text Treasures is precisely this.

Originally, everyone was used to having just one or two treasures, research could be paced.

But now that large numbers of Divine Text Treasures have appeared, and one per person is more than enough, how can anyone resist?

In the blink of an eye, half a day passed.

When the starship passed a giant meteorite, six small starships suddenly sprang out from behind it.

The meteorite’s diameter exceeded 100 kilometers, not commonly seen in space.

However, the starship was over 500,000 kilometers from the meteorite, barely impacted by its gravity. ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

As the crew often says, "There’s no need to use it for acceleration," just fly straight by.

Yet, the six small starships were extremely fast, 500,000 kilometers was not far at all.

"Something’s up!" came a voice from the loudspeaker, "Attack ships of unknown intent are approaching!"

Screens in each suite projected the situation outside the ship.

Flower Scorpion frowned, speaking puzzledly, "At least three... four fast attack ships, are they coming for us?"