Chapter 1226 - 1088: A Wise Old Hand

Chapter 1226: Chapter 1088: A Wise Old Hand

The Gustine family’s steward was very professional, but alas... the other party’s words were too harsh.

Having no other choice, he could only get up and leave, using the handset to contact the resident VIP.

Responsible for communication was Celestial Sound. Upon hearing how tough the other party was this time, she could only find Qinghu Supreme to report.

"The new head of the Military Police Department?" Qinghu, who always kept her emotions in check, still showed some doubt this time.

However, she immediately snorted coldly, "Is this to ensure their own promotion? Wrong move, ignore him!"

Celestial Sound clearly lacked experience in handling similar matters, but having a Supreme nearby, she just followed orders.

When the military personnel learned that the tenant refused to communicate with them, they instantly flew into a rage.

"Alright steward, now hand your handset to me, or we’ll storm in... I won’t say this a second time!"

The steward firmly shook his head, "Apologies... how about this, if you want to say something, I can help convey it!"

This was his final act of defiance, and fortunately, the soldier across considered for a moment and accepted the suggestion.

However, conveying messages is not easy.

"The military wants me to make it clear to the esteemed guest, ’If you refuse to cooperate, you’ll bear full responsibility for that individual’s disappearance’!"

There was no response from the other side of the handset, until a calm woman’s voice came through a long while later.

"Steward, tell the speaker they better first ask at the Imperial Military headquarters... does he qualify to speak to us this way?"

"If anyone dares to storm in, we will kill them on the spot, this is not a joke!"

The speaking woman was emotionally stable, but there was no doubt that her tone was very confident, even slightly disdainful.

Upon hearing this, the military personnel instantly fell silent, even though they previously felt quite indignant.

After a moment of silence, someone stomped their foot in frustration, "Simply... too much to bear!"

But despite saying this, the person turned around swiftly without a hint of hesitation.

The others, seeing the situation, exchanged a glance and left dejectedly.

Celestial Sound kept monitoring the other party’s reaction, and only after they drove away did she speak up.

"Sir, did we inform the military headquarters about this?"

"I’m not certain about that either," Qinghu casually replied, "but some people’s promises won’t disappoint anyone!"

Qu Jianlei and the others had no idea that shortly after they left, Qingyuan Star had such a reversal.

They boarded the newly seized 6503 ship, and after the leap, they arrived at the new base.

Previously, Qu Jianlei and Granny Jia spent a year transforming this place; the living environment is beyond question.

This time, many people came, and everyone worked together, quickly completing the necessary arrangements.

Then, everyone entered their positions, those who needed to cultivate did so, and those on alert remained vigilant.

In the blink of an eye, five months passed by swiftly.

On this day, Qu Jianlei successfully calculated a teleportation array over 150 million kilometers.

He pondered over the idea of choosing a time to go out and test it, when Big Head Butterfly started spinning.

"A lifeboat is approaching, 5 million kilometers away, sending weak distress signals, estimated to arrive in about a day."

"This is really..." Qu Jianlei was quite speechless, "Can’t it just settle down a bit?"

The planet he chose was quite habitable in size and density, even having an atmosphere.

The only unsuitable aspect was the temperature; the planet’s temperature was too low, at most just below thirty degrees Celsius.

The Imperial has methods to transform planets, only this one is too costly to renovate, seemingly not worth it.

After all, in the era of interstellar great voyages, there are too many planets to encounter, no need to force oneself.

But apart from the temperature, this planet is otherwise very suitable, so occasionally starships pass by.

This lifeboat probably thought the same, landing on a planet is better than drifting in space.

Such a choice can be understood, in the empty space, the potential dangers are too numerous.

Having a planet to rely on would increase safety significantly.

On a more realistic note, landing on this planet at least eliminates the need to worry about replenishing air.

Just consider Lanyun Market, in space, even air can be sold for money!

Qu Jianlei could understand the choice, but the sudden appearance of such a lifeboat still made him feel a bit uneasy.

In this situation, he was basically impossible to rescue; it wasn’t a matter of being heartless, but truly impractical.

But completely ignoring it left him feeling... emotionally not quite right.

People encountering danger in space are pitiable; given any alternative, who would choose to drift in space?

In the end, he reluctantly thought, if they could hold out until the elder’s breakthrough succeeds, he might not rule out offering some help.

Indeed, even then, he was only "possibly" going to help, because this is the new base, exposure means starting over.

One can’t understand another’s hardship, don’t persuade them to goodness, it’s not that he doesn’t want to speak of ethics, but genuinely lacks choices.

However, according to common analysis, those who can ride a lifeboat are likely to have much better conditions than those in a survival capsule.

No need to say more, as long as they have a storage talisman and bring enough food, water, nutrient injections, and energy blocks during distress, they can sustain themselves for a long time.

As long as these survivors can plan carefully and are not affected by panic, sustaining themselves for about a year is not a problem.

A day later, the lifeboat landed, and the landing location was more than three thousand kilometers away from the new base.

But soon after their landing, a new problem arose—they actually sent out a rather strong signal.

"Calling the Imperial Military, calling the Imperial Military."

"This is Tongda Explorer Starship 0318, this is Tongda Explorer 0318. Survivors are requesting assistance, requesting assistance."

"Damn..." Qu Jianlei heard and smirked. "Are they trying to extort us?"

Coincidentally, even the nutrient injection wasn’t busy and couldn’t help but ask, "Is this the explorer starship from two months ago?"

Things indeed work in mysterious ways; the other party is actually the starship they had driven away.

Back then, the 0318 starship came here intending to thoroughly survey this planet, looking for any areas worthy of development.

This place is not suitable for a habitable star because there are no living organisms, nor is there a need to pioneer it.

However, could it become a mineral star? If valuable minerals could be surveyed, it would be great!

Similar explorers really aren’t too few in space.

There will always be someone with the mindset of getting rich overnight or with the courage to risk everything, trying to make life more brilliant.

Of course, these explorers might also transform into star thieves when necessary, but there’s no need to elaborate on those things.

At that time, 0318 had obvious "explorer" markings.

And from the appearance, there were multiple platforms for external equipment, which also had the characteristics of a explorer starship.

Before they had even reached the planet, Little Lake had already discovered their arrival.

So, Qu Jianlei sent Starship 6503 into the air to intercept the other party.

The 6503’s paint had been modified, and the hull number was gone, but experienced people could still see at a glance that it was a warship.

Qu Jianlei didn’t want the other party to start surveying here because he wasn’t sure what detection methods they had.

Different explorer starships use different methods, with some methods being inconvenient to announce due to black technology.

Interstellar exploration focuses on "what others don’t have, I do; what others have, I excel." This doesn’t need further explanation.

The probability of the new base inside the mountain being discovered by them is not high, but why take that risk?

After Starship 6503 took off, it clearly stated it was a military warship conducting missions here, ordering the other party to leave quickly.

For explorers, encountering such a situation is not surprising; military operations in space are really numerous.

Anyway, this is just a desolate planet; at most, there might be some minerals, and the other party didn’t even have time to survey.

With this retreat, they at most just consumed some energy blocks, which really isn’t a big deal.

However, the 318 ship is part of the Tongda Conglomerate’s exploration team, which ranks solidly in the Empire’s top fifty.

Empire’s top fifty... sounds a bit underwhelming, but it isn’t.

Thinking about Blue Star’s "Fortune 500," one can generally sense how strong such a conglomerate is.

At least in a relatively remote star realm like the Blade, such a conglomerate can definitely be considered a giant.

So when the 318 ship received the warning, they were in no hurry to leave; instead, they revealed their identity and asked whether the military needed help.

However, it’s obvious that the so-called help was just an excuse; they were probably trying to inquire why the military was appearing here.

Qu Jianlei was not pampering the other party and bluntly stated that if you don’t leave immediately, you don’t have to leave!

The 318 ship decisively stated that since you don’t need help, we’ll leave right away.

It was actually "whether there’s anything or not, just take three knocks; since no information can be probed, we’ll just obediently leave."

When they retreated, the 318 ship showed strong vigilance and retreated in a quite orderly manner.

It’s clear the other party is also an old hand at interstellar exploration, wary that the opposite party might not be a military warship.

——In space, there are indeed countless strange things; being more cautious might allow one to live longer.

Qu Jianlei certainly couldn’t play the part of a star thief; with the other party leaving obediently, he couldn’t be bothered to meddle further.

But precisely because of this, after the 318 ship left far away, they actually said.

"Finally confirmed, it’s really a military warship... we can actually consider helping!"

Qu Jianlei just replied coldly with one word, "Get lost!"

The result was the other party leaving with laughter, obviously finding it quite amusing to tease the military a bit.

Qu Jianlei’s impression of these people wasn’t too bad, but also not particularly good.

At this moment, these people actually returned with a lifeboat, making him feel quite amused.

Clearly, the other party still believed more in the "military warship" here, so they chose this escape route.

But the nutrient injection frowned, "What they’re doing might really attract a military warship!"