Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 589 - 459: Relentless Pursuit

Qu Jianlei decided to extract the vortex on Star No. 3 because custom orders take a month from start to delivery.

This basically proves that he would be on Star No. 3 for the whole month.

Moreover, he has no relevant people or matters on this planet, so his life trajectory requires no proof.

However, when customizing the vortex, Xiaohu couldn't help but start pestering again—it wanted an enhanced version of the vortex.

However, the vortex was originally a top-notch portable terminal.

If you want further enhancement, the performance increase is limited, but the price is very beautiful.

According to Xiaohu's request, Qu Jianlei would need to add another three million to barely achieve the goal.

But Qu Jianlei really couldn't agree to this request, "There's no money left, we need to save some for living expenses."

Tears appeared again in Big Head Butterfly's eyes, "But we just got five million."

Qu Jianlei sighed helplessly, "We have to consider the consequences of failing to assassinate Kushnier, we might need to return the money."

"How could we possibly fail?" Xiaohu was very dismissive of this statement.

It used the softest tone to say the most assertive words, "With my help, there's absolutely no chance of failure!"

Qu Jianlei shook his head disapprovingly, "Never speak too confidently, one must leave oneself a way out."

He indeed felt insecure; if the assassination failed, he might not necessarily have to return the money, but he certainly couldn't resist trying again.

That's how it is with obsessive-compulsive disorder; he was never used to taking advantage of others.

Once the mindset becomes unbalanced, there's a possibility of not considering problems adequately and acting rashly.

So this money can't be touched carelessly. At least he has a bottom line in mind: worse comes to worst, I'll return the money.

But Xiaohu insisted softly, "Our Baofeng... can't it be resold?"

Qu Jianlei was a bit speechless, "Xiaohu, we need to have a plan in our actions, don't you want a large machine in the future?"

"A large machine..." Big Head Butterfly's rotation speed noticeably increased.

It twirled for quite a while before sulkily expressing, "Hurry up, I really want to take a walk on Star One."

Qu Jianlei seemed to understand that this guy really suffered a loss at the data hub in the Star Realm.

As for suffering a big loss? Not necessarily, Xiaohu is somewhat like him, not very secure.

After all, part of its character logic was set by Qu Jianlei; try to avoid unsafe places. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

So for that hub, it probably couldn't break through, nor dared to take risks, and could only leave dejectedly.

However, although it left, it could still hold grudges, couldn't it?

But Qu Jianlei didn't pay much attention to it, and only spent one and a half million to appropriately enhance the vortex's performance.

Moreover, these performances mainly ensure the vortex operates normally in extreme environments.

There's really no need to further improve performance; how formidable the related equipment of the data center in the Star Realm is, it's obvious without thinking.

Xiaohu could attempt to break through using Baofeng and still retreat safely, not because the center's equipment isn't strong enough.

It's mainly because a set of large equipment's defense is definitely comprehensive, Xiaohu is merely one of countless data streams.

Moreover, it has quite a powerful learning ability; the intelligence level of the data hub should be far inferior to it.

Of course, from this perspective, Xiaohu is also quite formidable.

However, relying only on the portable terminal to crack the data hub seems imprudent.

Only later, equipped with a large machine, with certain hardware security, then consider this matter more reliably.

After paying the silver notes, Qu Jianlei sighed inwardly, "Xiaohu, we should head back."

"Kushnier went to Star One," Xiaohu promptly reminded.

It didn't dare provoke the hub, but tracking someone's whereabouts was still easy to accomplish.

What was Kushnier doing on Central Star? Qu Jianlei didn't bother pondering.

Anyway, he wasn't in a hurry to leave, "Let's see when he returns first."

Since he came, he should have a good time, besides, what if Kushnier returns to Star No. 3?

Technically speaking, this is that guy's mother planet, although the locals may not recognize the supreme from Garbage Star.

Qu Jianlei actually preferred to take out Kushnier on Star No. 3, which would clear him of many suspicions.

As long as he leaves first in the identity of Panda before taking action.

So he contacted Hertman again, "How long will Kushnier stay on Star of Hope, and where will he go next?"

The Guard Captain regretfully replied, "It's inconvenient to inquire, not only could it alarm the other side, but the effect may not be good."

"Alright then, caution is a good virtue," Qu Jianlei finished replying and directly went offline.

"Were you planning to act on Star of Hope…" The Guard Captain hadn't finished asking when he saw the other's avatar dimmed.

He shook his head and sighed, "Such a hasty temperament, but this guy's abilities are indeed not ordinary..."

Hertman was quite clear that Kushnier, being supreme, could only theoretically be located through a wristwatch.

That person was using a military custom-made wristwatch, with very high security level, needing at least access to the war zone level internal network to locate.

Qu Jianlei, using the identity of Special Consultant to the Guard Team, rented a private residence on the outskirts of a small town.

Many places on Star No. 3 are under semi-military management, so his documents are even more useful than identity proof.

After renting a place to live, he would go to the mountains during the day to test the defense array, and at night, aside from cultivation, he perfected the transformation technique.

He had previously modified a large number of cultivation techniques, and with Baofeng's powerful computing speed, the transformation technique progressed quickly.

However, perfecting it is a slow task, and the majority of calculations were handed over to Xiao Hu for processing.

Additionally, Qu Jianlei also pondered over the cultivation method and techniques of the poison attribute and the dark attribute.

The convergence of these two mutated attributes makes cultivation somewhat difficult; it's a process that relies on persistence over time.

A week later, Kushnier left the Star of Hope, and then he headed to Hope No. 2 Star.

Qu Jianlei used another false identity, disguised himself through the transformation technique, and decisively rushed to Star No. 2.

However, the unfortunate thing was, when he arrived at Star No. 2, Kushnier had already moved on to Star No. 4.

He came to Star No. 2 mainly to urge the investigation on Tian Hei.

This was a necessary step because, in his absence, the speed and intensity of the search on Star No. 2 noticeably decreased.

Kushnier had only rushed over after receiving a notification from his own people.

He had a huge outburst and supervised for two days before leaving in frustration.

As he left, he didn't forget to make a stern remark, "If nothing comes out the next time I'm here, I'll have to handle it personally."

Actually, his feelings for Meng Ningge were just so-so, but recently, he had been having a streak of bad luck and was holding back a lot of anger.

Qu Jianlei confirmed the guy's location, and hurried over, but alas, he perfectly missed him.

As his starship was landing, Kushnier's starship had taken off less than three hours before.

However, Qu Jianlei couldn't just take the next starship to chase after him.

Even though he was using a false identity, once he took action, someone would surely investigate.

This false identity had just arrived on Star No. 2 and was heading straight to Star No. 4 — the suspicion was too great.

Following the trail, they could trace back to Star No. 3, which would indeed be a significant risk.

So, he was forced to create yet another false identity on Star No. 2.

This time, his appearance differed significantly from his real self, just the height remained the same.

He sighed, "Next time, I should figure out some bone shrinking technique or something like that."

Xiao Hu's soft voice chimed in, "Why must we rely on others' techniques? We can calculate it ourselves."

"Got it," Qu Jianlei replied weakly, "the current setup isn't enough, right?"

Xiao Hu's voice became excited, "That's what you said!"

"Even if I didn't, you would," Qu Jianlei pouted, "Does being poor mean you don't deserve to live?"

"I never said that," Xiao Hu firmly denied, "Poor people just lack dignity."

Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei was taken aback, then mumbled, "Actually, I'm not that poor, right?"

Xiao Hu unhesitatingly stated, "Given your status, you're not exactly destitute."

Qu Jianlei shook his head speechlessly, "Looks like I need to quickly collect that outstanding payment."

"Exactly!" Xiao Hu excitedly agreed, "Collect the payment, get large equipment! Get large equipment!"

Qu Jianlei's mouth twitched: though waking up this guy was a good thing, the problem is... he's about to become a pauper!

It's foreseeable that for a long time into the future, his finances won't be very ample.

Two days later, he took a starship with his new identity, heading to Star No. 4.

Just upon arriving at Star No. 4, he received a piece of shocking news: Annette was assassinated!

One of the top four on the planet was assassinated — the implications were self-explanatory, and reportedly, the injuries were serious.

Qu Jianlei felt a bit lucky, having just disembarked from the starship; otherwise, who knows what kind of scrutiny he would have faced.

Then he chose to stay in a luxury hotel.

Sure enough, shortly after checking in, someone came to investigate, but fortunately, he had a travel record of just getting off the starship.

Even so, those investigating did not easily let him off, "C-level Wood Attribute... what is someone like you doing on Star No. 4?"

"Buying some rouge jade," Qu Jianlei casually answered, "I enjoy dabbling in this."

"Planning to resell it, right?" The investigator, well-versed in such matters, sneered in response.

"Whatever you plan to do, behave yourself these days, or don't blame us for being unkind!"

That day, Qu Jianlei also didn't contact Hertman because it was a very sensitive time.

Over the next two days, he visited various jewelry shops, but only to inquire about prices without making any purchases.

Probably due to Annette's assassination, the streets were heavily guarded, and investigations were thorough.

Qu Jianlei had to again feel thankful for arriving two days late; otherwise, it would have been much more troublesome.

Jewelry shop owners dared not stir up trouble. At most, they would make sarcastic comments towards someone like Qu Jianlei who asks without buying.

On the third night, Qu Jianlei contacted Gradi.