Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 394 - 272: A Mistaken Identity

Fortunately, Qu Jianlei is usually quite patient most of the time.

He plans to keep waiting, watching these two people to see what their next move is.

He’s prepared for a long period of waiting, not even thinking about those pioneers guarding the Star Pirates’ lair anymore.

Though he can be arrogant at times, when he’s working, as long as he’s not in a bad mood, he can be remarkably calm.

He’s just one person and can’t focus on two things at the same time.

Compared to probing the identities of those pioneers, the matter at hand is easier to manage and has practical significance.

Whether Fat Fox is trustworthy affects a series of his speculations. If not trustworthy, it’s easier to peel away the layers and analyze the intelligence.

A bird in the hand is worth more than a hundred in the woods; on this planet, he’s ultimately just a passerby.

The confrontation between the two major camps involves too many strong individuals; it’s impossible to expect him, a passerby, to have a decisive impact.

He was prepared mentally, but the outcome was somewhat unexpected.

Early the next morning, the two people left again.

Qu Jianlei took the opportunity to observe once more, and the cave was indeed empty.

Their destination was a relatively large Settlement, where they were stopped for inspection but managed to handle it easily.

In other words, they were merely spies who returned to the Secret Camp, likely to handle some affairs.

The two had fixed jobs at the Settlement: one was a professional knife sharpener who also made sugar figures; the other ran a small restaurant.

While perceiving them, Qu Jianlei unexpectedly discovered a hidden compartment under the restaurant’s swill bucket.

However, he didn’t give it much thought about what might be inside the compartment; it wasn’t necessary.

By this point, he could already determine that the people hiding in the cave had likely dispersed.

Of course, they weren’t sent out as spies; the ten people he perceived that day were all Ultimate Warriors and Modified Warriors.

So where exactly did these people go?

Qu Jianlei even thought of going to the cave alone to see what kind of supplies Fat Fox had hidden inside.

But unfortunately, the cave seemed to have a facial or iris recognition system.

Qu Jianlei cares about his reputation; if he makes mistakes, he can’t face others’ ridicule calmly.

So his next choice is to find Pan Yifu and directly ask those two B-levels of Fat Fox.

If the counterpart refuses to cooperate, he wouldn’t mind using his Earth Attribute A-level status to take on three at once.

However, unfortunately, he spent three days and didn’t find these three people.

That day, he contacted Mu Guoguo at the appointed time and surprisingly got through.

As a result, Mu Guoguo’s first sentence confused him, "Black Heaven, you’ve really caused me trouble."

Qu Jianlei heard his voice was a bit weak and couldn’t help but ask, "Are you hurt?"

"Not deadly," Mu Guoguo replied weakly, "The information you provided got me into enormous trouble."

"Trouble?" Qu Jianlei softly repeated and then curiously asked, "What trouble?"

"Quantum is reliable," Mu Guoguo sighed heavily, "The problem... is Diamond!"

Qu Jianlei remained silent, waiting for the other to explain the reason.

Mu Guoguo, after getting the news from Qu Jianlei, didn’t remain silent but instead went to the Profound-level Team’s Engineer Battalion.

He roughly explained the news, and the Engineer Battalion took it seriously—A Celestial Level Team defecting? That’s serious!

Therefore, the two teams contacted Black Rain together—they could confirm that Black Rain’s manpower hadn’t significantly changed and probably wasn’t suspect.

Upon hearing, Black Rain also took it seriously; the Star Thief had consecutively lost the seventh and ninth leaders, and the Pioneer Team’s situation was promising.

At this time, if a Celestial Level Team truly defected to the Star Thief, the pioneers’ situation wouldn’t improve but rather worsen.

Thus, Black Rain’s deputy commander Fangcao requested Mu Guoguo to thoroughly recount the dialogue process!

Upon hearing the news came from Black Heaven, Fangcao wasn’t surprised.

She had already heard that the Electromagnetic Attribute B-level Warrior met by Blazing Fire went behind enemy lines to sabotage.

Actually, she felt a bit regretful; the Electromagnetic Attribute, as long as coordinated properly, can have a greater effect in team battles.

Not to mention that person is talented in manufacturing; how many Pioneer Team Members benefited from the hydroelectric generators?

However, going behind enemy lines to engage the Star Thief indeed effectively alleviates pressure; Blazing Fire and Black Heaven made their choice, and what can she say?

And according to Black Rain’s intelligence feedback, Black Heaven is indeed active at the Star Thief’s rear, with very impressive feats.

So much so that the Star Thieves offered a reward of twenty kilograms of gold just to meet Black Heaven face to face.

After listening to Mu Guoguo’s recount, Fangcao also fell into rare contemplation. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

She truly doesn’t want to suspect any Celestial Level Team; the Four Carriages are the foundation of the Pioneer Team Camp, and missing one would be unfavorable.

But the situation is objectively there, considering Black Heaven’s attributes, cultivation level, and various deeds; it’s impossible for him to lie.

Simply relying on a B-level to kill Su Dafeng across levels, if the Pioneer Team’s camp counterattacks successfully, it would be a monumental achievement.

With such merit, just living off the credit would suffice, not to mention they ventured to the enemy’s rear, is it worth lying over this matter?

But if the situation is true, then there really is an issue with a Celestial Level Team.

Black Rain’s intelligence system is far superior to Blazing Fire’s, most of the time, Vice Leader Fangcao’s information is much more accurate than Leader Mu’s.

She is very sure of one thing, the six to seven thousand people in that hidden bunker are definitely not just members of multiple Pioneer Teams gathered together.

When there are many people, there will be a lot of gossip. If multiple Pioneer Teams operate internally like this, there’s no way the information could be locked down so tightly.

That’s right, she’s this confident... Your Blazing Fire might be kept in the dark, but you definitely can’t keep it from my Black Rain.

The four Celestial Level Teams jointly pioneering Zarif, do you really think it’s all harmony, and won’t plant any spies in the opposing camp?

Then Fangcao maintained the calmness befitting of a Pioneer Team’s vice leader, facing the last question: is the most suspicious really Quantum?

Honestly speaking, since she’s accepted reality, she wouldn’t be surprised which of the other three Celestial Level Teams betrays.

After all, these years have been so tight, you could say it’s not a life fit for humans.

Why can the Earth-level Cyan Cloud Corps defect entirely, but the Celestial Level Team can’t think like that?

Pioneers can endure hardships, and they’re not afraid to die, but if they can’t enjoy life, what’s the point of living?

So for Vice Leader Fangcao, the most urgent matter right now is to identify the team with the highest suspicion.

She doesn’t agree with Black Heaven’s intuition—Leader Mu, at Qu Jianlei’s request, concealed his emotional perception ability.

However, without any bias, when someone gives a possibility, should she not pay attention to it?

Unfortunately, at this time, the leader and vice leader of the Diamond Team came to visit Black Rain.

They need to discuss, as Blazing Fire’s camp has been overrun, and currently, the Engineer Battalion is under attack by Star Thieves.

Undoubtedly, the Star Thieves’ ultimate goal will not stop at the Engineer Battalion, but at the Celestial Level Team, Black Rain.

So the two A-level warriors from Diamond come wanting to finalize with Black Rain, how should we cooperate with you?

Of course, this help isn’t free, although everyone shares a mutually dependent relationship, Black Rain still has some supplies.

But these are minor concerns, the best way for Pioneer Teams to cooperate is through fair trade.

With Black Rain’s leader recuperating from injuries, the task of receiving the Diamond delegation fell to Fangcao.

Diamond brought not only the leader and vice leader, both A-level, but also over a dozen B-levels, totaling nearly two hundred people.

Given the current intense atmosphere of war, this is a standard setup in case the two A-levels suffer a mishap, the Celestial Level Team would lose its core.

Vice Leader Fangcao kept a cautious mind, not telling the visitors that Engineer Battalion’s leader Hongyun was also present.

It’s expected, as the Engineer Battalion is under attack, the only A-level warrior shouldn’t be here.

However, Hongyun is exceptionally sensitive to issues of Celestial Level Team betrayal. He worried that if he didn’t come, Fangcao might not prioritize it.

After all, it’s just a message from an Earth-level team, and a misjudgment would definitely affect cooperation between Celestial Level Teams.

Fangcao hid Hongyun, then told the two leaders of the Diamond Team, I’ve received this message.

She relayed the information verbatim, the only thing omitted was the suspicion towards Quantum.

The two leaders of Diamond also expressed great shock, even finding it a bit unbelievable.

Then Fangcao voiced her position, saying she trusts the two leaders of Diamond, but... whom should I suspect?

The interactions between Celestial Level Teams are equal, she couldn’t possibly say: May I send someone to inspect your team member count?

But Diamond’s leader is a competent manager and understood her meaning.

So he proactively suggested: Black Rain can send a team to our Diamond to inspect, we will arrange people to cooperate.

If it’s verified there’s no issue from our side, our two teams can unite and then investigate the other two.

Concerning the future of the Pioneer Team camp, no amount of caution is excessive.

This promise had no issues, and Fangcao herself has always had a good impression of the two leaders of Diamond.

When distinguishing spies, she would disregard personal feelings, as the de facto leader of Black Rain, she has a responsibility to the entire team.

However, the other party agreed readily, considering their personal relations, she felt a bit apologetic—as the request was somewhat excessive.

So she relaxed her vigilance a bit, and invited them for a drink to discuss matters that night.

Unexpectedly, when the drink was midway, Diamond’s people acted together.

Supposedly Black Rain is the host, not lacking high-level combat power, Diamond’s people were a bit reckless.

But currently, the Star Thieves are strong, and there is both cooperation and competition among the four Celestial Level Teams, they also guard against each other, not easily exposing their camps.

Vice Leader Fangcao found a place in the wild, building a camp specifically to host Diamond’s visitors.

Of course, she also had many accompanying B-level warriors, far exceeding the counterpart.

But with the suddenness of the event, Diamond, with two A-level warriors, caught Black Rain off guard.