Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 495 - 367: Divine Script
Qu Jianlei froze for a good while, before he managed to suppress the shock in his heart.
Then he shook his head, "I seem to have some impression of this, but... it’s unrelated to cultivation, right?"
"How did ancient people cultivate, who could know?" The dark-skinned man looked at him, "Are you just being contrary?"
These words sounded harsh, but ultimately, it was a tactic.
He wanted to use this rhetoric to make the other party explain voluntarily, possibly obtaining some useful information.
However, Qu Jianlei didn’t argue with him, just smiled indifferently, "Whatever you say."
The three characters on the cover were truly familiar to him, but he didn’t believe this thing could help in cultivation.
The dark-skinned man’s expression dropped, "Are you saying our chips aren’t enough to collaborate with you?"
"I really wish I could say no, honestly," Qu Jianlei replied earnestly.
"But if the book you stole is this type, there’s really no need to cooperate."
"Have you researched this book thoroughly?" Hilton abruptly spoke, "If not, don’t speak too definitively, okay?"
"I haven’t fully grasped it," Qu Jianlei looked at him, with a meaningful smile, "Sorry to disappoint you."
His neither soft nor hard attitude almost explicitly told the other party: Even without fully grasping it, he definitely knew more than them!
Hilton couldn’t successfully extract information, he sulkily pouted, but the dark-skinned man presented another image.
"This is part of the beginning of the book, are you sure it’s the same as what you know?"
Qu Jianlei glanced casually, unsurprisingly, there were six handwritten Divine Land characters.
At this point, he managed his expression well, so he nodded and answered faintly, "The same."
The dark-skinned man stared at him intensely, "Are you sure the divine text you saw is exactly the same?"
Divine text? Qu Jianlei blinked, feeling a strange sensation in his heart again.
But in the end, he still smiled, "This... more or less similar."
The more vague his answer, the less satisfied the two A-level warriors felt.
The sensation of looking at flowers in the fog really made them itch with curiosity.
The dark-skinned man pondered a bit, then presented a third image, "These six divine texts, which line are they on?"
Qu Jianlei glanced at him, pulled out a cigarette to light up, speaking faintly, "You can count it yourself, can’t you?"
The dark-skinned man spoke seriously, "I hope to verify... if indeed you know this book."
Qu Jianlei laughed immediately, "You doubting me, that’s your business... asking me to help prove it, isn’t that a bit much?"
"A convenient thing, isn’t it?" the dark-skinned man stared at him, "If you agree, there are benefits."
Qu Jianlei raised his eyebrows, "Information barriers objectively exist... tell me the benefits first."
The dark-skinned man slowly spoke, "There are similar ancient texts in the organization, perhaps we can continue collaborating."
"Continue collaborating... just ’perhaps’?" Qu Jianlei’s eyes slightly brightened.
Then he pondered and nodded, "In that case... if I recall correctly, it should be the nineteenth line."
The six characters are "Kong Rong gives away pears"—is that not the nineteenth line of the Three Character Classic?
Indeed, what they stole from the Rare Books Tower turned out to be a copy of the "Three Character Classic"!
The Three Character Classic was handwritten, and what they stole should be a replica.
Nevertheless, this was a book from Blue Star; Qu Jianlei was genuinely curious.
However, he couldn’t show it yet, lest the other party notice anything.
After all, they were two A-level warriors; even if their combat ability was questionable, their observation skills were definitely not poor.
The reason he estimated the nineteenth line wasn’t to show off, but because he didn’t know if they obtained the complete book.
The two A-level warriors exchanged glances, nodding in unison—this guy really knew this book.
After a moment of silence, the dark-skinned man asked again, "What’s the meaning of these six divine texts?"
"I don’t know," Qu Jianlei decisively shook his head, then spoke seriously, "Your question... is crossing the line!"
Of course, he wouldn’t explain the meaning of these characters.
Kong Rong giving away pears happened during the Han Dynasty; although the historical background wasn’t a big issue, his main goal was not to let them master the Divine Land characters.
Qu Jianlei wasn’t certain how many books from Blue Star had spread to this world.
However, just from those words "divine text," it can be deduced that Divine Land characters were very important to the Imperial people.
Thinking further that even their numbering uses "Celestial Profound and Earthly Yellow Universe Primordial Chaos," it’s evident how much the Imperial values it.
However, although Divine Land’s text is hieroglyphics, after thousands of years of evolution, it’s really not something ordinary people can decipher.
Even on Blue Star, Divine Land scripts are notoriously difficult to learn.
Qu Jianlei absolutely believes that once he reveals his proficiency in "divine text," peaceful and leisurely life would forever leave him.
Even if he advanced to supreme, he couldn’t escape the coveting of countless people.
Moreover, the knowledge wealth accumulated by Divine Land over thousands of years, why should it be mastered by the Imperial society?
Thinking a bit further, if the Imperial masters the Divine Land script and calculates Blue Star’s position, then there will be big trouble.
If the Imperial’s starship can reach Blue Star, it would definitely be a disaster for Blue Star.
This isn’t just unfounded worry; just think about the situation on Garbage Star, where the Imperial cruelly uses a planet’s people for experiments.
Whether from the perspective of information barriers or out of concern for his home planet, Qu Jianlei would never explain these texts.
Not to mention this also concerns his personal quality of life and even his safety.
The dark-skinned man noticed his changed expression and couldn’t help but hint, "Sir, we have other Divine Text Documents."
The implication is clear: if you don’t bring out some substantive content, then this cooperation... might be hard to say.
Qu Jianlei sneered inwardly; what the other party didn’t know is that he’s not really interested in other Divine Land Documents!
What he most wants to know is through which channel these documents are being circulated.
As for what other documents the other party possesses, he really isn’t very concerned; having them is good, but not having them is no big deal.
If comparing collections, the small lake almost contains all the Divine Land books he’s aware of.
There’s no need to compare—a society that treats "Three Character Classic" as a treasure, how can he expect their collection?
He just "slightly brightened his eyes" merely because he thought he should have this expression and emotion upon hearing about Divine Text Documents.
Otherwise, it would raise suspicion.
Hearing the other’s veiled threat, Qu Jianlei nonchalantly replied, "Then what should I say... sorry?"
The dark-skinned man looked at him thoughtfully, "Divine Text Documents... don’t you care?"
Qu Jianlei shook his head, and calmly answered, "I didn’t say I don’t care, but your demands are too high, so I have to give up."
The two A-level warriors found him unyielding, left with no temper, and the reception room fell into silence.
After a long while, Hilton finally spoke up, "This ancient book... is it really not related to cultivation?"
Qu Jianlei looked at him helplessly, "How many times do you want me to say it? If you don’t believe it, you really don’t need to ask me!"
Hilton spoke up again, "Then how many Divine Words are in the full text of this ancient book?"
"What?" Qu Jianlei was stunned for a moment, before answering, "Why don’t you count them yourself?"
He found the other party’s question too childish.
However, Hilton’s response was, "The Rare Books Tower only has incomplete copies."
"Incomplete copies, indeed?" Qu Jianlei was a bit taken aback; he had just assumed the book was incomplete, and turns out he guessed right!
Nevertheless, even a replica of an incomplete "Three Character Classic" is valued so highly... he was also speechless.
Those who don’t understand it might even think this thing is some sacred relic.
"Indeed?" Hilton caught the key point, "You guessed it was incomplete?"
Qu Jianlei felt a bit uninterested and was too lazy to deal with the other party anymore, "All afternoon it’s been you asking me, is that appropriate?"
Hilton instantly fell silent at this, while the dark-skinned man raised his hand slightly, "Then you ask." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
Qu Jianlei lit a cigarette, squinting his eyes while speaking, "That Eight Trigrams Map... where did you get it from?"
The dark-skinned man’s expression turned peculiar, "You said we crossed the line... but you did the same when you spoke?"
"Crossed the line?" Qu Jianlei raised his eyebrows, "Looks like it’s another swindle, isn’t it?"
"There’s no problem with how it was obtained," the dark-skinned man answered seriously, "but the channel is not easy to disclose."
Alright then, Qu Jianlei nodded, "When you got it, was there anything cultivation-related along with the Eight Trigrams Map?"
"There were some," the dark-skinned man answered candidly this time, "We can share the information with you."
Qu Jianlei didn’t respond, quietly watching the other... Now, please speak out your ’but.’
"But doing it this way, we’re losing out too much, not conforming to cooperation terms, you should offer some returns."
Qu Jianlei coughed lightly, "I like a matter-of-fact attitude, regarding returns, I’ve already given them... "
"The message that this ancient book is unrelated to cultivation saves you a lot of trouble, do you have any objections?"
The dark-skinned man hesitated but eventually nodded, "Alright, what you said... also makes sense."
After pausing for a moment, he spoke again, "Since there’s no need to study this book, our cooperation should involve other projects..."
"But regarding related cooperation matters, I need to report back to the organization to see what conditions can be secured."
Qu Jianlei nodded slightly, "Alright, but next time you come, I hope to see Superpower Rice and Crystal."
Although the cooperation was not reached and no alliance was formed, information was exchanged, which is better than nothing.
Next, he needs to fulfill other agreements and procure some Superpower Rice and Crystal.
The dark-skinned man drove Hilton away, halfway he asked, "What do you think of this person?"
"He is indeed quite mysterious," Hilton shook his head and sighed, "Our initial contact process was flawed."
The contact methodology was planned by him, and now he had to admit his mistake.
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