Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 367 - 247: Spread

Mu Huahua felt a bit suspicious about Qu Jianlei’s question.

However, what the other party said also reminded her, even though they now had electricity, it only meant resources were consumed more slowly.

To build an industrial foundation from scratch, you’d better not even think about it without at least a decade.

Moreover, even if they wanted to operate like this, not to mention the availability of professionals, the Star Thieves wouldn’t give them the chance.

So after discussing it with her brother, Mu Huahua decided to intensify the efforts in spying on the control center.

Yet, as she had predicted, while the spies could gather some ordinary information, sensitive information was truly hard to get.

The Star Thieves are slightly more lenient towards the Indigenous People, but trust is not something to hope for.

A few days later, a Pioneer Team called the "Engineer Battalion" approached them.

It was a Profound Level Pioneer Team hired by Black Rain, with a very long history, having fallen from Celestial Level to Profound Level.

Since its formation, the Engineer Battalion has always paid great attention to logistics and equipment, and their main business has been support rather than combat.

However, after their level dropped, they also began leaning towards combat direction.

Some time ago, they heard Black Rain was building a reservoir and was going to make a hydroelectric generator, so they sent someone to take a look.

Although the Engineer Battalion is not what it used to be, they still retained some technical foundation, and they immediately noticed that the blueprints were quite interesting.

But for Black Rain’s technical personnel, they weren’t very impressed, feeling that their design plans had many small flaws.

Originally, Black Rain said after they finished manufacturing the hydroelectric generator, they’d help to manufacture for them as well.

But the people from the Engineer Battalion outright suggested, "How about we help you manufacture it? By the way... who drew these blueprints?"

Upon hearing it was an outsider taken in by the Blazing Fire Pioneer Team, the Engineer Battalion came directly, wanting to assess the worth of this individual.

However, seeing the reservoir built by Blazing Fire and the operational status of the hydroelectric generator, they had no more comments.

In terms of potential energy and kinetic energy, the efficiency wasn’t very high, but there was a great emphasis on durability and noise reduction.

This wasn’t the optimal reservoir, nor the optimal generator, but it was the design plan most suited to current needs.

Experts know quality when they see it, and after a conversation with Qu Jianlei, they earnestly invited him to join their team.

The Engineer Battalion’s A-level Warrior didn’t come, but three B-levels did, which showed their sincerity.

However, after Qu Jianlei inquired and found out they didn’t bring any information to this planet, he wasn’t very interested.

On the contrary, the Engineer Battalion communicated with him for three days and left with considerable gains.

In the following days, several Earth Level Pioneer Teams visited.

Everyone already knew Black Rain was creating a hydroelectric generator and would teach everyone after succeeding.

However... not many wanted to keep waiting; people had been in difficulties for too long and desperately needed change.

In the end, it’s still a matter of unease; everyone is counting their days by time, as any slight delay could brew variables.

Among all Pioneer Teams, Earth Level teams had the poorest risk-bearing capabilities, and the worry was evident in the eyes of those who came.

But Qu Jianlei didn’t want to leave here; if neither Celestial nor Profound Levels could allure him, what would others think if an Earth Level could?

However, this left Mu Guoguo distressed. If they couldn’t lure Qu Jianlei, they’d borrow those who participated in the manufacturing process.

Among these people, some were Modified Warriors, some were Ultimate Warriors, and ordinary technical personnel like Ah Hu were even more critical.

In successive days, at least twenty people were missing from the camp, and Mu Guoguo’s face was sullen all day.

Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but say, "There are fewer people in the camp; they should at least provide meals outside, right?"

"It’s not about meals," Mu Guoguo shook her head and answered sternly, "There are so many here to guard against a sudden sweep by the Star Thieves."

The Blazing Fire Pioneer Team comprises more than these four hundred people; this is just the core camp, and there are four more camps outside.

When the entire Blazing Fire Team came to Zarif, it had more than three thousand people.

The current Blazing Fire has no more than nineteen hundred people, with some having died in battle, including during exploration and fights with Star Thieves.

Some severely injured had no choice but to disguise themselves as Indigenous People.

Some others ran away and disappeared, but it was certain that some had defected to the Star Thieves.

The Blazing Fire camp also suffered multiple attacks, definitely due to traitors’ involvement.

They had to relocate the camp multiple times, giving Qu Jianlei the feel of being in the Wasteland.

However, according to Mu Guoguo, Blazing Fire remained relatively stable among Earth Level teams.

Many Earth Level teams had reduced by more than half, and it wasn’t unheard of for some to lose two-thirds or even defect entirely.

Hearing this, Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but think of a team in a similar plight - the Northeastern Kangri Guan Army.

Also suffering from grocery and ammunition shortages, struggling under heavy encirclement.

Alongside external threats were internal troubles, which were also numerous; only warriors with the strongest faith persisted.

So he asked, "Not everyone is trustworthy, right?"

Mu Guoguo has always been quite prideful, but at this moment he couldn’t help but nod, "I don’t want to admit it."

Qu Jianlei pondered for a moment and finally pointed out, "There’s an earth attribute person named Sedifei who doesn’t seem very welcoming."

"Him?" Mu Guoguo was taken aback, Sedifei is a pillar of the Blazing Fire Pioneer Team.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that he’s only C-level; he’s already at the peak. If he weren’t stuck here, the possibility of advancement is very high.

Moreover, he was aware that Sedifei had some thoughts regarding his sister and performed remarkably during expeditions and battles against Star Thieves.

He explained his assessment and finally stated, "Huahua has been chatting with you a lot recently; perhaps he misunderstood."

Are you kidding me? Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but roll his eyes, "Huahua is now over fifty, right? I’m not even thirty!"

"Not even thirty and already B-level?" Mu Guoguo was shocked, "You said you have amnesia... Did you remember the age right?"

"Stop worrying about whether it’s right or wrong," Qu Jianlei waved his hand, "He wasn’t happy when I arrived, and I’ve always been too lazy to mention it."

"You think he might be jealous... But I’m curious, what made him uncomfortable at first sight?"

That guy indeed has a strong monopolistic mindset; Mu Guoguo understood this well, but the news from Black Heaven was also worth considering.

After all, he’s just C-level, Mu Guoguo nodded slightly, "Leave this to me to arrange... Anything else?"

Qu Jianlei simply didn’t hide it, "There’s also a wind attribute person named Gordo who rejected me at first sight."

He had to speak prudently about Gordo because wind attribute warriors are not only rare but are also natural scouts.

Though they’re fragile and not as rare as electromagnetic, dark, or spiritual attributes, they’re indispensable in team battles.

Imagining a pioneer team without a wind attribute warrior is unimaginable.

However, being a scout, wind attribute warriors, though skilled in shielding, have a consistently high mortality rate.

Currently in Blazing Fire, perhaps there’s only one wind attribute left.

"Gordo?" Mu Guoguo’s expression turned quite strange upon hearing this, "Rest assured, there’s no issue with this person."

"Is that so?" Qu Jianlei wasn’t concerned about his attitude; who wouldn’t protect a wind attribute warrior?

Hold on, Xiao Moshan wasn’t protected though... But that might involve a different level of conflict.

Thus, he merely stated lightly, "I’ve already greeted; as long as he doesn’t harm me, I won’t mind!"

Mu Guoguo felt uneasy inside, how should one interpret this... If Gordo intends to harm us, Black Heaven, you won’t intervene?

He solemnly stated, "Gordo is trustworthy, he might suspect you’re a spy, wind attribute, being a bit sensitive is normal."

Do you really think I don’t understand wind attributes? Qu Jianlei laughed indifferently but was too lazy to say more.

Mu Guoguo grew anxious upon seeing this, "He originally wasn’t part of my Blazing Fire, but from the Cyan Cloud Pioneer Team."

"The vice leader of Cyan Cloud attacked the leader, and the entire team defected to the Star Thieves; he was one of the few who refused to defect."

He’s been tested? Now Qu Jianlei understood why Captain Mu vouched for him.

People with such painful experiences indeed have the right to doubt any outsider.

Qu Jianlei still disliked the guy but no longer felt as resentful as before,

"Alright, you’re the leader, it’s your call, I’m just a traveler passing by."

"Come on, everyone can sit down and talk, clear up misunderstandings," Mu Guoguo wanted to reconcile the relationship between both parties.

Besides Black Heaven, whom he is diligently pursuing, he already considered Gordo in his reach.

The Cyan Cloud Team in Zarif was completely wiped out, but the headquarters should still retain some people.

Once the Pioneer Team escapes Zarif and spreads the related process, the Cyan Cloud Pioneer Team could basically dissolve.

Thus, those worth recruiting from the Cyan Cloud Team can be approached now.

"No need," Qu Jianlei waved his hand, does he have to bother?

He’s not one to judge solely by level, but an outsider who isn’t friendly at first glance isn’t worth further contact.

Another ten days passed, and more people came borrowing others, even the earth-level and profound-level pioneer teams from other families sent people.

However, the diamond, crimson, and quantum celestial level pioneer teams did not send anyone.

Rumor has it these three have already found Black Rain, probably considering Blazing Fire’s level too low to proactively approach.

A month later, Blazing Fire’s core camp had fewer than three hundred people.

Meanwhile, the quality of life in the camp visibly improved.

One day, Mu Huahua found Qu Jianlei, saying a herd of armored cattle had appeared seventy kilometers from camp and invited him to hunt.

This planet doesn’t have mutant beasts, but the animals are quite fierce; such an armored cattle herd makes modified warriors flee.

The main issue is the limited ammunition in the camp currently, so typically it’s ultimate warriors and modified warriors dealing using cold weapons.

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