Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 463 - 335: Departure

When the other seven Supremes heard Hou Yueran’s news, they couldn’t sit still any longer.

The Purple Gold Mine is not only usable by A-levels, but its effects are even better when used by Supremes!

Everyone first went to the site to survey and confirmed the news was true, and also discovered that this vein... is actually more than just this.

As for the specific reserves, experts from the Empire will have to be called in to estimate.

In addition, they found hundreds of corpses, apparently left behind by the mining laborers.

Among them, over a hundred corpses hadn’t been dead for many days, obviously silenced at the last moment.

The military immediately sent people to seal off the area, leaving a 500-person elite troop to guard it.

Once these 500 people fully open fire, A-levels definitely won’t be able to withstand, and which Supreme would be so bored as to provoke the military?

However, this matter is far from over, it’s even just beginning.

Since they have the evidence, they certainly won’t hold back against Rosanna—we should interrogate the Diamond higher-ups.

However, Rosanna is really stubborn, insisting that she is completely unaware of this news.

She even stated, the missing Supreme Morani, who was previously in charge of Diamond’s pioneering at Zarif, might not necessarily be informed.

Rosanna believed it was most likely a private decision made by the deceased Grell and Diamond.

No matter which civilization, passing the blame is a common occurrence, blaming the dead is even more so.

But this time, Hou Yueran wasn’t buying it.

He sharply pointed out that there is a Supreme presence among the Star Thieves, do you think two A-levels are qualified to negotiate with a Supreme?

If they don’t understand the concept of black eating black, can they still be considered Star Thieves?

The other six Supremes agreed with Hou Yueran’s view—being in the same echelon, how could they not understand the Supreme’s stance toward the A-levels?

However, Rosanna disagreed, she believed that no matter how strong the Supreme of the Star Thieves was, the minerals were in the Diamond’s responsible area.

If they angered those two leaders, the Diamond people might not be able to defeat the opposition, but it would be easy to leak the news.

Seeing everyone reluctant to accept her explanation, Rosanna, in her anger, also pulled out the big card: the Purple Gold Mine is under Imperial control!

This matter can indeed be investigated, but none of you have the qualifications to interfere, the Empire must send people!

Among the eight Supremes present, only one was from the Empire’s official investigation team, and that person was here to investigate issues with the Relay Tower.

He had the power to make decisions on the fly, his investigation scope could be appropriately expanded, including looking into the collusion details between Diamond and Star Thieves.

But since it involved the Purple Gold Mine, and it was not a small mine, his qualifications fell short.

Rosanna was insistent, if you don’t wait for the Empire to send people, then you must have ulterior motives for the Purple Gold Mine.

They were rather speechless about this, the other side was evidently being unreasonably argumentative, but if they ignored it, it indeed could easily be misconstrued.

However, these few were not pushovers either, they stopped pushing for interrogating the Diamond members, but they leaked the information!

Before long, all the Pioneer Team members heard that Diamond betrayed the Pioneer camp because they wanted to monopolize the Purple Gold Mine!

The term "monopolize" isn’t very fitting; the Star Thieves should get a portion, but Diamond would definitely get the majority.

Rosanna, hearing that the news was out, was both anxious and angry, yet she couldn’t say anything.

The Pioneers suffered tremendous losses because of Diamond’s selfishness, don’t they have the right to know the truth?

She could imagine how terrifyingly fast this news would spread when these Pioneers returned to the Empire.

However, she also had no way to stop it, in fact, Rosanna was quite speechless about her encounter this time.

Was Diamond Headquarters unaware of Zarif’s chaos? She wouldn’t think so.

At least she was quite aware that there were many doubts about Morani’s disappearance five years ago, but Diamond Headquarters didn’t seem to react much.

So this time coming here, she was probably being plotted against by some old schemers of Diamond.

However, since she took on this task, no matter how helpless and reluctant she was, she must complete the mission properly.

Up to now, she had already well-maintained the dignity of the Diamond members, anything more... she couldn’t manage.

As for the news spreading, how passive Diamond Headquarters would become, that wasn’t her concern.

Want to dig a pit for me? Then let’s all fall into it, letting fate decide who gets ruined.

Besides the mess at Diamond, Zheng Ziyang of the Quantum Team was also a bit swamped.

When the Star Thieves retreated, they left behind a lot of Fat Fox members, all of these defectors had been detained.

But during the examination, no one claimed to have ever heard of the Purple Gold Mine.

All Fat Fox members unanimously accused Quantum Team of being too oppressive, saying if we hadn’t rebelled, we’d starve to death!

The Supreme who came from Quantum Headquarters did not agree with this, he believed his team was following the rules!

If someone had to be responsible, it should be Diamond Team... if they hadn’t colluded with the Star Thieves, would there be a shortage of supplies?

However, despite saying this, the Supreme privately cursed Zheng Ziyang: Look at the mess you’ve made!

The Quantum Team indeed acted a bit harshly, a tradition passed down from when the headquarters was established, it’s also Quantum’s characteristic.

But when you’re talking about special qualities, can’t you pay attention to timing and occasion?

The fight with the Star Thieves has already started, and you’re still withholding from the subordinate Pioneer Team. What if they rebel and attack you directly?

So, I say, your ability to take charge alone is still lacking. If there’s a next time, at most, you could be a deputy leader.

In fact, it’s almost impossible for you to have another chance to be a leader, but the Supreme doesn’t want to hit him too hard.

If you can’t be a leader, you’ll miss out on a lot of overt and covert benefits. Zheng Ziyang finds this very frustrating and unfair.

It was suggested that he could follow Rosanna’s example and shift the blame onto the deceased White Clothes.

However, he had a good relationship with White Clothes, and the Quantum Team was very united internally.

If he really shifted blame, it would affect White Clothes’ compensation and also make him looked down upon within Quantum.

So he just quietly expressed: Then I’ll take my turn for rest, whatever Headquarters wants to evaluate, it’s not my business.

Rotation... This is Zarif’s most popular topic recently. After fighting for so long, there are countless people wanting to return.

Zarif’s changes haven’t been fully investigated, but many Pioneers are eager to return home, even the Supreme cannot ignore this.

Anyway, these Pioneer Teams made a long-lasting resistance in the face of the Star Thieves’ blockade and siege.

These people have made contributions to the Empire!

After the Supreme meeting, it was decided to send a batch of people quickly while returning some Pioneers without suspicion.

Everyone from the Diamond and Fat Fox teams must stay in Zarif and can only leave after investigations are clear.

The fact is, there were tens of thousands who once defected to the Star Thieves. Sending these people back to the Empire easily could cause issues.

So it’s better to keep them in Zarif, concentrate custody and trials, and avoid a lot of lobbying and pleas.

Next, it’s about drafting the first batch of personnel leaving.

On the first list reported by the Black Rain Pioneer Corps was Black Heaven’s name prominently.

Fangcao is a bit petty, but on the first point of "knowing gratitude and repaying kindness," there’s no issue.

As for Black Heaven’s true identity, Black Rain vouched: We believe there’s no problem with this person.

After hearing this, Qu Jianlei expressed his thanks, and then went to find Youyou, wanting to know when she would be leaving.

Youyou made significant contributions in the battle to rescue hostages, which no one can deny.

Considering she came from Garbage Star, she is also on the first list—even if she is a stowaway. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

The Garbage Star passengers who got inexplicably involved were all the first to be returned.

After all, it’s a pioneering planet, even if a little turmoil occurs, the four Celestial Level teams don’t want unrelated people staying here too long.

Five days later, the rotating team arrived, and since they brought a large amount of supplies, the fleet consisted of over one hundred ships.

These people disembarked, and then those who were leaving boarded the ship.

Qu Jianlei boarded a relatively high-tier ship, a dedicated passenger vessel.

In addition to him, Spirit Fox and Fangcao, who were going back for treatment, were also on this ship.

As for Hongyun... he wasn’t on this ship; he sat on another passenger ship with Zheng Ziyang.

When Qu Jianlei boarded the ship, his identity was questioned by the crew—how could they let him on the plane without an Identity Token?

Fangcao tried to explain, but it was useless; even the prestige of an A-level Warrior wasn’t enough.

The crew was also looking out for everyone’s best interest. In interstellar travel, too many unpredictable factors existed, and no one wanted to take risks.

In the end, Spirit Fox flashed a certificate, and the crew, startled, let Qu Jianlei through.

Qu Jianlei was curious about this certificate, but before he could ask, Spirit Fox proactively explained.

This is an entry and exit permit for the Energy Block Alliance. The holder can freely enter and exit the Energy Block Alliance; it’s otherwise of no use.

But Spirit Fox explained it well, "Since I can move freely, they have to consider whether I might mess things up..."

"These large passenger companies have a significant demand for Energy Blocks, and a slight price fluctuation can cause a huge impact."

Qu Jianlei looked at his smug face and couldn’t help but smile, "Get me more Energy Blocks next time."

"Don’t worry," Spirit Fox casually replied, "I’ve basically arranged everything for you."

After everyone sat into their positions, it was time to wait for takeoff.

This time, as many people were being evacuated, they had to queue for takeoff. Qu Jianlei’s ship was in the middle of the line, not at the front nor at the back.

This is the best position in interstellar travel; it’s not only safer from attacks, but also experiences less pull during jumps.

The ship Qu Jianlei was on was indeed of high specification, stable and quiet during takeoff, even the window shields weren’t pulled down.

As he was enjoying the beautiful scenery outside, someone walked over and nudged his elbow.

He turned his head to see a delicate face appearing in front of him—unfortunately, it had a round pancake face.

The woman smiled slightly at him, "Sir, do you have a moment right now?"

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