Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 436 - 308: My Own Way

Although Pan Yifu was muttering under his breath, his voice wasn’t exactly quiet, and Linghu and Fangcao couldn’t help their faces turning red upon hearing him.

But now wasn’t the time to care about that, Fangcao cleared her throat, "Is the number of these black boxes... that important?"

Pan Yifu didn’t answer directly but asked again, "Your black boxes, they aren’t some new model, are they?"

"Not really," this time it was Linghu who answered, Qian Duoduo had put effort into constructing the control center.

Then he spoke up again, "Why are you so concerned about the black boxes, what’s going on?"

Pan Yifu still didn’t answer and continued to ask, "The four sets of the black boxes... where are they located?"

"I can go and ask about that," Fangcao replied solemnly, but clearly, there was a motive behind the other party bringing this up.

She pondered for a moment, then spoke again, "Is there something special about the black boxes? If you don’t say anything, I can’t go ask."

"There is something special," Pan Yifu replied without hesitation, "But... it’s a military secret, I can’t disclose it."

"Military secret?" Linghu and Fangcao exchanged glances and didn’t ask further questions.

But clearly, neither of them believed what the other said, the military... haha, weren’t there plenty of people from the military in the Pioneer Team?

Fangcao was truly straightforward, she thought about it for a moment and then directly expressed.

"If you don’t want to say, you don’t have to, but a military secret... I hired an Engineer Battalion through Black Rain!"

The Engineer Battalion wasn’t simply from the army, they weren’t famous for their combat power, their main role used to be auxiliary.

What they excelled in was repairing and modifying various equipment and facilities. What kind of secret could be hidden from them?

"What about the Engineer Battalion?" Pan Yifu scoffed, "Hongyun... he’s just an A-level."

"If he were Supreme, maybe he would know... do you even know what a military secret is?"

His tone was shockingly large, Fangcao and Linghu were left speechless, some things... if you don’t understand, you just don’t understand.

However, neither of them believed it completely, and immediately they suggested going to gather some information.

Tuzi and his group had already broken through the blockade and arrived at the Star Thief’s security zone.

Upon hearing that Linghu and Fangcao had contacted Black Heaven and Pan Yifu, Tuzi expressed happiness.

As for not being able to reach Wen Xin, the Earth Attribute, Tuzi’s reaction was similar to Linghu’s— a bit regretful but it didn’t affect the big picture.

But what Pan Yifu said about the secret of the black boxes immediately made Tuzi lower his defenses, "Are you kidding me, call Hongyun."

Hongyun was keeping a low profile nearby. After hearing what Fangcao said, he was also stunned, "How is this possible?"

However, after a pause, he spoke up again, "Wait a minute, this Pan Yifu... is he a Town Guard Warrior of the Garbage Star?"

Fangcao had already found out, "There isn’t just one Supreme Guard on the Garbage Star, he’s just one of many A-levels."

"That’s not how you put it," Hongyun said with a wry smile, "Who would bother the Supreme with routine trivial matters?"

"If Pan Yifu really is responsible for the relevant operations, what he knows might indeed be a bit more than mine."

"Is that so?" Fangcao was genuinely surprised at this information, "Could he be telling the truth?"

"There is such a possibility," Hongyun concluded, "But you don’t need to ask him anymore."

"Those are military secrets, and the contents are even unknown to me. Knowing them wouldn’t be good for you."

After hearing this, Fangcao had no temper left and honestly asked where the four sets of black boxes were, and Hongyun indeed remembered those.

She noted down the locations of the black boxes and walked back, feeling disgruntled, only to find Linghu also coming over with a helpless look.

Linghu received almost identical information,

A B-level warrior under Qian Duoduo even confidently stated that the black boxes indeed had other uses, but the level of secrecy was too high.

However, both of them kept their promise and informed Pan Yifu of the positions of the black boxes.

Old Pan heaved a sigh of relief, "Finally completed the final step... Black Heaven, next we’ll have to work hard together."

"Hold on," Qu Jianlei hurriedly stopped him, "You just admitted, this is a military secret."

"Once I know, the consequences... you don’t mean to trick me into the military, do you?"

Pan Yifu gave him a sideways glance, muttering softly, "Trick you... is the military that bad?"

The next moment, he straightened his expression and explained seriously.

"I’ll manage my operations. If you can understand, that’s your business. As long as I don’t teach you directly, it doesn’t count as leaking secrets."

"I have to trust that," Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but snort, you speak so confidently now, who knows if it’s true or false?

After all, Old Pan always wanted to trick him into the military, using some underhanded methods to deceive people, it wasn’t impossible.

Pan Yifu helplessly rolled his eyes, "Leak secrets... if someone pursues the matter, would your responsibility be greater than mine as the one leaking the secrets?"

"So don’t overthink it. If I had someone else to choose from, I wouldn’t even bother to say more."

That’s not necessarily true! Qu Jianlei wasn’t entirely convinced by these words.

As long as you can trick me, an Electromagnetic A-level, into the military, it’s sufficient for you to offset your crimes— leaking secrets isn’t an unforgivable sin.

He spoke in a deep voice, "Let’s not talk about this. I want to infiltrate the core area before the strong assault begins, to better coordinate with your attack."

"Infiltrate?" Fangcao looked at him in astonishment. If it weren’t for Black Heaven’s impressive track record, she would have doubted the other’s true intentions.

"Can you ensure the Star Thieves won’t discover you?"

"I have some confidence," Qu Jianlei answered calmly, "I’ve been in there more than once."

Fangcao hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, finally speaking up, "I still think it’s dangerous... Spirit Fox, what do you think?"

She is indeed a bit indecisive in her actions, compared to her, Spirit Fox’s decisiveness is much stronger.

"I think it’s best to fully trust Black Heaven, after all, he killed Su Dafeng."

"Then it’s settled," Qu Jianlei also worried about unnecessary delays, he didn’t even look at Old Pan, "Roughly, when is the main attack?"

He didn’t ask for the exact time, just a rough estimate should be fine, right?

"In the next couple of days," Spirit Fox gave the definitive answer, if Black Heaven couldn’t be trusted, then truly no one could be.

"Then I’ll pack up a bit," Qu Jianlei made the decision, "and then I won’t bid farewell to you three."

Pan Yifu’s mouth moved a bit, but in the end, he said nothing.

But Spirit Fox lightly coughed, "Wait a moment, this matter needs to be communicated to Baldy."

A great battle is about to start, someone needs to infiltrate and lay in ambush, and they are one of the main combat forces, someone must make this decision.

He didn’t mention Old Ghost or White Clothes, only Baldy’s name, which was already considerate—after all, Blazing Fire is under Black Rain’s banner.

Baldy, upon receiving the message, without thinking, said, "If Black Heaven wants to go, then let him go."

"Is it that hasty?" Spirit Fox couldn’t help but mutter, "Then I want to infiltrate too."

"You cannot infiltrate," Baldy stated unequivocally, "You will make your move during the main attack."

This is the leader of the Celestial Level Team, not to mention how rich you are, or being at the A-level peak, it means nothing before him.

"Baldy, you are not being fair," Spirit Fox was enraged but had to reason, "Why can’t I?"

"Because he is stronger than you," Baldy directly ended the communication.

During this time, he frequently inquired about Black Heaven from Mu Guoguo, even knowing that Black Heaven has potential in the Spiritual Attribute.

Who is more suitable for infiltration than someone who can discern good from bad fortunes?

Of course, if Black Heaven were A-level, it would be even better, being B-level, there is still some level of danger.

Spirit Fox found the communication cut off, almost getting infuriated to the point of a nosebleed, "Fangcao, your team’s current leader is not quite up to it."

Fangcao had her ways to deal with him, "Spirit Fox, if you also infiltrate, where would I find you when decisions need to be made?"

To be fair, although Spirit Fox lived clearly, he really couldn’t resist this logic.

He could only smile bitterly, "Your captain and vice-captain, quite the partners... Why does Baldy trust Black Heaven so much?"

Fangcao knew quite a bit about the reason since she quickly recovered thanks to Black Heaven’s potion.

But this matter? It’s hard to disclose, isn’t it? She could only smile bitterly, "Black Heaven’s mystery exceeds your imagination."

Spirit Fox heard this and remained silent, finally sighing, "Do I need you to remind me? He is likely A-level."

"A-level?" Fangcao was dumbfounded hearing this, "Electromagnetic A-level, so young... it’s worth more than a Supreme."

Seeing this, Spirit Fox breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought you all knew, turns out you don’t understand much either."

Fangcao was thoroughly curious, "I really don’t know, Spirit Fox bro, tell me."

This time, Spirit Fox was truly smug, "I can’t say, maybe he isn’t."

"I don’t think so either," Fangcao nodded, having an adorably innocent vibe, "But why do you say so?"

"Do you think I dare tell you?" Spirit Fox rolled his eyes, "Even Baldy doesn’t dare say."

Fangcao became indignant upon hearing this, "Our captain is just being tactful, respecting other’s privacy."

"Hehe," Spirit Fox laughed upon hearing this, "Yes, I’m merely respecting him too."

Fangcao was silent, after a while, she coldly snorted, "Pan Yifu, if it weren’t for your constant pressure, he wouldn’t take such risks!"

Pan Yifu was quietly sitting on the side, eavesdropping on their chatter, and was suddenly taken aback: is he getting blamed while just sitting here?

He discontentedly snorted, "He already said he has his own affairs... do you two think I can stop him?"

The two actually believed what he said—never mind Pan Yifu being unable to do anything to this B-level, neither could they. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

But Spirit Fox still said slowly, "He’s heading to the core region now, probably looking for the Black Box, right?"

This remark mainly stemmed from resentment towards Pan Yifu for his secrecy, inevitably with some veiled sarcasm.

As it happened, this remark was spot on.

Qu Jianlei originally had no specific target when entering the core region.

Initially, he planned to ambush near the Prisoner of War Camp, to rescue the captives once the fighting started.

And maybe set up a few traps to assist the Pioneer Team’s attack.

But now... it seems he can first investigate the Black Box, to find its exact location.

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