Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 563 - 433: Renovation

The library's renovation includes minimal civil works, since everyone researched others when building it initially.

However, making changes without affecting book access is a bit demanding.

Hence, the renovations will be done bit by bit, with a scheduled period of one and a half months.

Using Superpower Warriors for renovations would obviously be faster, but this meticulous work really tests micro operation skills.

Yet, the very advanced warriors are unaffordable, so they can only choose ordinary construction crews.

Halk even wanted Panda to help oversee the construction, but Qu Jianlei bluntly refused.

He plainly stated, "I'm here to assist, not to supervise. You should use your own people for supervision."

So, he borrowed some books and took them straight to his dorm to read.

Halk wanted to say this wasn't in line with the library rules, but he knew he had already annoyed him.

He wasn't really concerned about Panda's skills, as there was still a bigwig like Cheng Qingshan in the college.

But remembering Gradi had come to check twice, he couldn't muster the courage to be difficult.

Thus, over the next period, Qu Jianlei became more of a homebody, constantly shuttling between the cafeteria and dormitory.

After about ten days, it was finally a day off.

Xiang Xue and Aunt Liu came to invite him for shopping, and they called Zi Jiu Immortal along.

Due to the recent chaos with the Starr Clan, not only Qu Jianlei but these three were advised not to leave the campus casually.

If it weren't for that, Qu Jianlei wouldn't have been extorted by Bellini, forced to take an overpriced ride.

Now that the Starr Clan had disintegrated, there was no danger in going out, and everyone wanted to move around.

Xiang Xue felt this keenly, "When we were free to go out before, I never felt it was necessary."

"But now that it's been banned for so long, I really want to go out increasingly with the restriction."

Qu Jianlei happened to want to go out, mainly to buy some array materials.

The defense array he updated was already on its sixth version, but the little lake was nowhere to be found, making it tough to advance.

So, the next step was to experiment, but his prepared materials were quite insufficient, given the increased number of ideas.

Array materials are also pricey, thankfully, he had recently earned 600,000, eliminating the need to dip into his savings.

The feeling of living on savings isn't pleasant.

The four went out and unknowingly spent most of the day shopping and eating, without engaging in any activities.

Qu Jianlei had to marvel at the three's stomachs once again.

He could eat considerably, but his primary goal was energy absorption, whereas the three were purely driven by appetite.

On Blue Star, Qu Jianlei was a gourmet himself, but even gourmets hadn't seen such consumption.

Furthermore, buying materials wasn't going smoothly, some rare materials were incredibly scarce on Star No. 4.

Yet Xiang Xue knew what he bought materials for, after all, the defense array's partial blueprint was provided by archaeology enthusiasts.

So she seized a moment when everyone wasn't paying attention and whispered, "What's missing? Give me a list."

Upon hearing, Qu Jianlei turned his head, only to find his mouth was less than an inch from her nose.

Xiang Xue jerked back instinctively, but in the next moment, straightened up and stared at him.

Qu Jianlei stared back at her without saying anything.

After around ten seconds, Xiang Xue giggled out loud, "I can consider half-price, why stare at me like that?"

"Half-price?" Qu Jianlei frowned, pondering.

"I'll give it to you for free," Xiang Xue waved nonchalantly, "We're already comrades... What's for dinner?"

"For free... Who do you look down on?" Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes, "I was a bit lost in thought."

"Lost in thought is fine," Xiang Xue smiled, "I applied light makeup today, does it look good?"

What are you imagining? Qu Jianlei lifted his chin, gazing into the distance, "That cloud is beautiful, see for yourself."

"I see your big head! Go on, what's for dinner? It's my treat!" Xiang Xue glared at him.

"You've eaten so much, aren't you afraid of gaining weight?" Qu Jianlei blinked, "I'm heading back."

"I'm fat?" Xiang Xue almost exploded, "Then head back, Professor Zi... Let's go have dinner."

"You're not fat, huh?" Qu Jianlei snorted, pointing to the lady professor, "Look at how great Professor Zi's figure is."

Zi Jiu Immortal had a tall, nearly perfect figure by Blue Star standards.

Yet, by Imperial standards, she was too tall, too thin—a bit malnourished.

Xiang Xue was considered tall by Imperial standards, but her height was just right, around 165cm. Any taller would be excessive.

Her weight was close to 60 kilograms, a slightly plump figure by Blue Star standards, but "lean" by Imperial judgment.

"What are you thinking!" Xiang Xue glared at him fiercely, but it wasn't appropriate to call Zi Jiu Immortal "skinny twig."

Then she looked at Zi Jiu Immortal, "Professor Zi, let's eat and let him rent a vehicle home."

The four of them went out, utilizing the lady professor's free rental vehicle perks—not penniless, just for convenience.

Zi Jiu Immortal hesitated for a moment but still said, "It's getting late, we should head back. Unless you two want to wander some more?"

Aunt Liu spoke up, "Miss, let's go back. Recently, Fengrao's security is not great, it's dangerous once it's dark."

That's indeed the case. Although the Starr Clan has split apart, Fengrao's security has become even more chaotic.

This is mostly due to the multi-faction battles that have thrown Fengrao into turmoil.

A new planet, a new city, it's just the time for various forces to scramble for territory. Fights and killings are all too common.

Fengrao City worked hard for several years to suppress this wave of chaos, but now dense incidents are occurring again.

In such matters, once someone leads, others will immediately follow suit.

Those causing trouble have either been suppressed or have backed off, but the forcibly suppressed wild emotions are uncontrollable!

Why is the fourth-hand so anxious to handle this matter? Because everyone knows Fengrao City cannot afford chaos!

Now it's starting again, although not as chaotic as before, cleaning it up is not something that can be done overnight.

But Aunt Liu also understands that it's not as chaotic as during the early days of development, two B-level can basically protect themselves.

However, she is even more aware that she is the escort, ensuring the safety of the young lady is the first priority.

Two B-level are just theoretically safe, the most responsible approach is to take the lady back to the College now.

Xiang Xue has quite a temper and is rather proud, but Aunt Liu was arranged by her father, she respects her a lot.

So the four of them did not argue anymore and went straight back to the College.

Qu Jianlei called out to them, "You ate a lot during the day, don't go to the cafeteria, I'll cook for you."

Xiang Xue looked at him suspiciously, "You can cook? Not planning to drug us, are you?"

Aunt Liu gave a soft cough, "Miss, behave yourself... we're not scared of him drugging us."

She had already noticed the young lady's good impression of Qu Jianlei, so rare a joke.

"If you don't want to eat, you can go to the cafeteria," Qu Jianlei replied in a muffled voice.

"My Spirit Beast Meat is already in short supply, finally made a dish that's at least palatable."

He really couldn't stand the cafeteria meals; although they weren't exactly bad and had subsidized Spirit Beast Meat, the taste was monotonous.

Last time he went out, he bought quite a lot of seasonings. After returning, he tinkered for quite a while and discarded most of the prepared dishes.

But he also crafted some satisfactory flavors, which he improved later on.

Qu Jianlei himself had a compulsive attribute, the dishes he could present were definitely not bad.

But it's slightly regrettable that none of the three female B-level could cook, not even to assist.

After using an hour and a half, it was already quite dark, Qu Jianlei finally served four dishes and a soup.

The portions were substantial, each served in a large basin, Superpower Warriors have large appetites, especially when eating Exotic Beast Meat. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

The College cafeteria had subsidized Exotic Beast Meat; unfortunately, Qu Jianlei couldn't benefit from this as he was posing as a Modified Warrior.

So this home-cooked meal consisted of Exotic Beast Meat and some rare fruits and vegetables containing Energy.

Qu Jianlei intentionally made the flavors heavier, thinking that if they couldn't finish it, tomorrow's breakfast would be sorted.

However, the three women initially furrowed their brows slightly, then began eating faster and faster.

Zi Jiu Immortal was a typical case; initially eating with Superpower Rice to neutralize the flavors.

But after two bowls of Superpower Rice, she also started eating large mouthfuls of food and frequently drinking wine.

The final result was that most of the four dishes and the soup were gone.

Xiang Xue expressed with a deep feeling, "Never thought you had such skills, won't go to eat in the cafeteria anymore."

"Now you're thinking too much," Qu Jianlei shook his head, "Occasionally is fine, but expecting me to be a chef, you're not quite qualified."

Aunt Liu also commented, "Everything's good, just the flavors are a bit strong."

The female professor was not really able to hold her liquor, even though it was a very low-alcohol fruit wine, she drank till her eyes were unfocused.

"Why do I feel like you're a bit anxious today?"

"You noticed that?" Qu Jianlei looked at her in surprise, then smiled.

"It's nothing, I'm just insecure, tend to overthink."

Aunt Liu didn't drink much, hearing this she immediately looked over, "Is there a situation?"

"Not necessarily," Qu Jianlei shook his head, "Seems like military has probed us a few times."

"Military?" Aunt Liu furrowed her brows; she belonged to the Archaeology Enthusiasts Organization and had some instinctive aversion to the military.

"That's normal," the female professor chimed in, she talked quite a lot after drinking.

"The College communicates quite a bit with the military, especially institutes like this Engineering College, professional talent is also needed by the military."

Qu Jianlei ponderingly nodded,

But he still felt a bit puzzled, even if the military wanted to do something, they should come to the College, why follow his group?

Is it because of my trouble-attracting nature... causing issues as soon as I step out?

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