Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 491 - 363: None of My Business

"Hehe," the dark-skinned man laughed upon hearing this, his tense face relaxing.

He looked at Qu Jianlei, speaking with interest, "I thought you wouldn’t say it."

"In the end, what you value most should be this final ’right’?"

It’s just a bit of verbal maneuvering, who wouldn’t understand that you’re interested in that ancient artifact?

Looking at the expression on his face as if "I’ve already seen through you," Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but smile.

"If you think I care so much about it, I can do without it... I have a fourth demand."

"You don’t want it?" The dark-skinned man was completely surprised by this statement.

That ancient object might indeed involve immense profound mysteries... this wasn’t just his own opinion.

Could we have misjudged this person’s discernment? He stared at Qu Jianlei for a moment, then lightly coughed, "Continue."

"The fourth point is... I want that gravity field technique model," Qu Jianlei stated candidly.

"That’s impossible," the dark-skinned man resolutely refused.

He hadn’t agreed to the first three demands, yet he hadn’t explicitly rejected them either, but this demand he absolutely would not accept.

Qu Jianlei tilted his head, looking at him, waiting for the other person’s reasoning without speaking.

The dark-skinned man thought for a moment, finally sighed, "It’s top secret... and besides, you’re of the wind attribute, what use would it be to you?"

Qu Jianlei pressed his lips and smiled, "I just want to study it, can’t I? I already said, I don’t accept bargaining!"

"Sorry, that’s still impossible," the dark-skinned man shook his head decisively, "Otherwise, be prepared for our endless pursuit."

"Hehe, who cares," Qu Jianlei scoffed dismissively.

He was indeed curious about the gravity field, but once he advanced to the supreme level, he would eventually access similar knowledge, so there was no rush.

Using techniques beyond his level would certainly feel great, but not learning this wouldn’t weaken his combat strength, would it?

What bothered Qu Jianlei the most now wasn’t insufficient combat power, but that he couldn’t use many of his methods unscrupulously.

All-attribute attack and defense were many times stronger than a gravity field; the key was not to expose it, right?

And once this gravity field technique is exposed, the consequences would be severe. So why should he insist on learning it just to get into trouble?

So he straightforwardly stated, "Then forget this demand, just satisfy my first three requests."

He easily gave up the fourth condition, surprisingly leaving the dark-skinned man slightly stunned: Was he that easy to talk to?

A curiosity arose within him, "Studying technique models... may I ask boldly, do you have that capability?"

"Who are you underestimating?" Qu Jianlei snorted disdainfully, "The first three demands, any issues?"

There were issues, the dark-skinned man was quite aware, "I need to seek permission... but that ancient artifact is impossible to give."

Qu Jianlei blinked and calmly said, "I said no bargaining, who gave you the confidence to negotiate?"

"It’s beyond our bottom line," the dark-skinned man replied sternly, "The rest can be discussed."

Qu Jianlei blinked once, raised his hand to form a seal, "Do you think I can’t kill you both?"

The next moment, a bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking the ground and hitting the B-level who had injured his legs.

This time, he struck with full force, instantly killing the man beyond revival.

Then he flickered away lightly, "Tried speaking nicely, but you wouldn’t listen... did you really think I’m easy to bully?"

He just left like that, leaving a group of people standing there in a daze.

The two A-level warriors, who had been fully focused on guarding against his attack, were also dumbstruck seeing this scene.

The two exchanged glances for a long time until Hilton swallowed and spoke haltingly, "A-attributeless?"

The dark-skinned man still didn’t speak, finally sighing heavily, "Not necessarily... We’re in big trouble this time!"

It really was a big deal; they had actually encountered a warrior capable of using techniques of two attributes.

Attributeless... that was the most optimistic guess, but who can guarantee he isn’t the supreme?

Regarding whether a supreme would act humble... anyway, this person initially showed himself as a modified warrior!

A-level warriors typically have some personal quirks, which is common knowledge.

The most terrifying possibility is... Panda is indeed A-level, but not attributeless, yet can use techniques of two attributes!

This implies that behind him, there is a force even larger than theirs!

This is precisely why they concluded that "attributeless is the most optimistic guess."

However, even the most optimistic isn’t all that optimistic; could an A-level attributeless warrior really have no backing?

Let alone, he mastered wind and electromagnetic attribute techniques, these two mutated attributes are notoriously difficult to cultivate!

Otherwise, why would he cast techniques and leave without a word... clearly, the intimidation was effective!

The two stayed there not knowing how long, until someone spoke up, and it was the C-level female.

She trembled as she spoke, "Sirs, Jin... he was killed."

Hilton finally came to his senses, spoke coldly, "Dead... well, then he’s dead, who told him to provoke the other party?"

It’s not that he’s cold and heartless, it’s that everyone in this society is very realistic.

The person is already dead, no matter how much you fuss they can’t come back to life, and hindsight is meaningless.

The key is that the opponent is A-level, and an A-level with a strong background. If we seek revenge, the whole organization wouldn’t know what resources we’d sacrifice.

The Imperial superpower warriors don’t solely rely on cultivation levels, but cultivation and strength are indeed important indicators.

When a superpower warrior kills an ordinary person, they basically don’t have to pay with their life, it’s just based on this logic.

Similarly, high tier superpower warriors killing low tier ones usually don’t have to pay with their lives either.

Low tier offending high tier in itself is a mistake, much like an ordinary person offending a superpower warrior.

Don’t talk about fairness or unfairness, low cultivation added to a lack of awareness is already a path to self-destruction.

The C-level female warrior couldn’t accept this result, "My lords, he only said he wanted to break the opponent’s legs."

Hilton looked at her helplessly, "The killing was to show us... Understand?"

Originally it was just to break legs, but the opponent killed without hesitation, definitely with the intention of provoking.

The woman’s face turned pale, she glanced unkindly at Rose, "Then this case..."

"Try laying a finger on her," the dark-skinned man rolled his eyes helplessly, "A brain is a good thing."

"But..." The woman hesitated to speak, "What if she says something she shouldn’t?"

The dark-skinned man smirked dismissively, "If it comes to that, it won’t be just us wanting to kill her."

Rose’s face turned pale, she shook her head frantically, "Don’t worry, I absolutely won’t say anything."

The others didn’t give her any thought, to these people, her life wasn’t more important than an ant’s.

Hilton was still a bit unwilling, after thinking about it he spoke, "He went to the library, he must have a motive."

"You’re still hung up on this?" The dark-skinned man rolled his eyes helplessly, "You should be thinking about what he’s doing now!"

Hilton thought for a moment, his face grew even paler, "You mean... he leaked our information?"

"At the very least, he’s holding a trump card," the dark-skinned man replied, pausing to sigh.

"The issue is, we absolutely can’t stop him. If the two of us had tried to act earlier, we definitely couldn’t have stopped him."

He had a clear understanding of the power comparison between the two sides.

He didn’t believe the opponent could definitely kill all of them — in his view, this possibility was extremely slim.

But they definitely couldn’t stop the opponent, and there’s a large chance of defeat, which made him hesitant to take risks.

The opponent killed one person just due to the "broken leg" threat to vent anger, if an all-out war breaks out, the consequences will only be worse.

Hilton sighed, "What a shame, if earlier we’d have suddenly focused all our efforts, maybe we could’ve taken him down."

"Is there any point in saying this?" The dark-skinned man’s face was dark as water, "We’ve already missed the best opportunity."

Indeed, earlier focusing was the best opportunity, now knowing the opponent’s difficulty, acting again would be unwise.

The C-level female warrior rolled her eyes, raised her hand to knock Rose unconscious, and then spoke, "What if he doesn’t have anyone behind him?"

It’s not that they can’t kill this guy, even if five or six A-level can’t do anything to him, they can still mobilize Supreme after all?

So the crux of the problem is, what kind of people are backing the opponent?

"To ask that question, how stupid do you have to be?" Hilton snapped at her impatiently.

"I’m formally warning you, don’t take things lightly. Taking care of your corpse is minor, but affecting organizational matters, you’re not up to it!"

As these words were spoken, everyone present fell silent.

After a long while, Hilton softly muttered, "That guy... really isn’t afraid of us exposing his identity."

The dark-skinned man’s mouth twitched, "Whether he’s afraid is hard to say, the key is we are afraid."

What he said was completely correct, Qu Jianlei brazenly killed someone in the end, venting was just a trivial reason.

The key is he realized that the opponent was even more worried about the information being leaked.

Since you’re afraid, then I’m not afraid, killing someone not only clears his mind but also serves as a warning.

I act so brazenly and arrogantly, if you can’t stomach it, then come on.

Including him leaving without another word, it was the same — if you’re dissatisfied, continue, I’m waiting.

As for the speculation that he might’ve prepared a trump card, Qu Jianlei said that was purely their imagination, it has nothing to do with him.

In fact, even if he wanted to leave a trump card, he wouldn’t know who to leave it for.

As for whether Rose’s life can be saved, it’ll depend on whether the opponent is sensible or not.

If they’re truly senseless, he has no choice but to opt for vengeance for Rose.

He absolutely can’t show that he cares about her life, it’s not that he’s cold-hearted, but doing so would harm her instead.

But, what exactly caused these people to take an interest in the library?

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